Dishwasher and method of controlling the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsTae-Young Jung, Sam-Yong Jang
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Abstract
A dishwasher includes a casing arranged within the dishwasher, an odor eliminating material installed within the casing, a shutter which selectively opens a part of the casing to expose the odor eliminating material, and a shutter driving device which operates the shutter. A control unit of the dish washer counts an actual drying time in a drying operation of the dishwasher, and opens the shutter by operating the shutter driving device in response to the counted drying time being equal to or greater than a preset drying time. The odor eliminating material eliminates odors in the dishwasher.
Claims11
A dishwasher, comprising:
- a washing tub formed to the dishwasher;
- a door to selectively open the washing tub;
- a casing arranged on an inner surface of the door;
- an odor eliminating material, which eliminates odors in the dishwasher, installed within the casing;
- a shutter which selectively opens a part of the casing to expose the odor eliminating material;
- a shutter driving device which operates the shutter, the shutter driving device comprising a control unit to control the shutter to open or close based upon a drying time of a drying operation of the dishwasher;
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- a ventilation fan installed to the door, provided separately from the casing, which allows communication between an inside of the dishwasher and the outside,
- wherein the casing comprises a holding plate which accommodates the odor eliminating material and a guide rail which is formed in one or more portions of the casing, and slidably receives the holding plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.