Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Dishwasher having condensing duct and return duct
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Application No.: US17508525Application Date: 2021-10-22
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Publication No.: US11659976B2Publication Date: 2023-05-30
- Inventor: Hyung Man Park , Seungyoun Kim , Min Jae Jeong , Kijoong Kang , Youngsoo Kim
- Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
- Applicant Address: KR Seoul
- Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
- Current Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Seoul
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Priority: KR 20200137875 2020.10.22
- Main IPC: A47L15/48
- IPC: A47L15/48

Abstract:
A dishwasher includes a tub, a door, and a drying device configured to supply air to a washing space in the tub. The drying device includes a drying duct that is disposed outside the tub and includes a condensing duct and a return duct, a fan configured to cause a flow of air in the drying duct, and a heater configured to heat the air in the drying duct. The condensing duct includes a first condensing duct connected to an inlet port configured to receive moist air from the washing space, and a second condensing duct disposed vertically below a bottom portion of the tub and connected to the first condensing duct. The return duct includes a return upstream end connected to the second condensing duct and a return downstream end connected to an outlet port configured to supply air to the tub.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220125278A1 DISHWASHER Public/Granted day:2022-04-28
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