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US 7,794,550 B2Granted
Dishwasher with induction heat utensil drying
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorRyan Kevin Roth
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Abstract
An automatic dishwasher comprises a wash tub having an access opening to define an open-faced wash chamber for holding utensils to be washed, a door movable relative to the wash tub for selectively closing the open-faced wash chamber, a utensil holder located within the wash chamber, and an induction heater for drying utensils within the wash chamber. The induction heater generates a useful magnetic field that projects into the utensil holder.
Claims8
An automatic dishwasher, comprising:
- a wash tub having an access opening to define an open-faced wash chamber for receiving utensils for washing;
- a door movable relative to the wash tub for selectively closing the open-faced wash chamber and having an inner surface and an outer surface, which is spaced from the inner surface to define an interior, with a portion of the inner surface being non-metallic;
- a utensil holder located within the wash chamber and adjacent to the non-metallic portion of the inner surface;
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- an induction heater located in the interior of the door and generating a useful magnetic field that passes through the non-metallic portion of the inner surface and projects into the utensil holder.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.