Dishwasher comprising a fan receptacle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9351628-B2
Application number	US-201214370037-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 27, 2012
Priority date	Dec 30, 2011
Publication date	May 31, 2016
Grant date	May 31, 2016

Abstract

The present invention relates to a dishwasher ( 1 ) comprising a tub ( 2 ) wherein the items to be washed are placed, a body ( 4 ) having two side walls ( 3 ) that surround the tub ( 2 ), a fan receptacle ( 5 ) located between the tub ( 2 ) and the side wall ( 3 ), an air channel ( 8 ) located in the fan receptacle ( 5 ), having an inlet ( 6 ) that provides the humid air in the tub ( 2 ) to be received therein and an outlet ( 7 ) that provides the dehumidified air to be sent back to the tub ( 2 ), a fan ( 9 ) located in the fan receptacle ( 5 ), providing the humid air in the tub ( 2 ) to be sucked during the drying step, a hole ( 10 ) arranged on the fan receptacle ( 5 ), that allows the air received from the outer environment to enter into the air channel ( 8 ) and a guiding member ( 11 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A dishwasher ( 1 ) comprising
a tub ( 2 ) wherein the items to be washed are placed,
a body ( 4 ) having two side walls ( 3 ) that surround the tub ( 2 ),
a fan receptacle ( 5 ) located between the tub ( 2 ) and the side wall ( 3 ),
an air channel ( 8 ) located in the fan receptacle ( 5 ), having an inlet ( 6 ) that provides the humid air in the tub ( 2 ) to be received therein and an outlet ( 7 ) that provides the dehumidified air to be sent back to the tub ( 2 ),
a fan ( 9 ) located in the fan receptacle ( 5 ), providing the humid air in the tub ( 2 ) to be sucked during the drying step and
a hole ( 10 ) arranged on the fan receptacle ( 5 ), that allows the air received from the outer environment to enter into the air channel ( 8 ), characterized by
a guiding member ( 11 ) that is located in the air channel ( 8 ), between the inlet ( 6 ) and the hole ( 10 ) and that forms a wall between the humid air entering the air channel ( 8 ) through the inlet ( 6 ) and the outer environment air entering into the air channel ( 8 ) through the hole ( 10 ), thus enabling them to flow a portion of the distance they cover in the air channel ( 8 ) without mixing with each other.

2. A dishwasher ( 1 ) as in claim 1 , characterized by the hole ( 10 ) and the guiding member ( 11 ) that are positioned so as to be close to the ceiling of the body ( 4 ).

3. A dishwasher ( 1 ) as in claim 2 , characterized by a lower rack ( 12 ) and an upper rack ( 112 ) wherein the items to be washed are placed, the inlet ( 6 ) that is positioned so as to enable the humid air coming from the tub ( 2 ) to enter the air channel ( 8 ) at the level of the upper rack ( 112 ) and the hole ( 10 ) positioned at a higher level than the inlet ( 6 ).

4. A dishwasher ( 1 ) as in claim 3 , characterized by the outlet ( 7 ) that is positioned so as to provide air to be sent between the racks ( 12 , 112 ).

5. A dishwasher ( 1 ) as in claim 4 , characterized by an air mixing cell ( 13 ) that is located in the air flow direction after the guiding member ( 11 ) and wherein the outer environment air and the humid air flowing without mixing with each other by being separated by means of the guiding member ( 11 ) are mixed, and the air channel ( 8 ) that provides the mix formed in the air mixing cell ( 13 ) to flow therethrough to enter the tub ( 2 ).

6. A dishwasher ( 1 ) as in claim 5 , characterized by the guiding member ( 11 ) that enables the air moving through the air channel ( 8 ) to flow first in the horizontal direction, then in the vertical direction.

7. A dishwasher ( 1 ) as in claim 6 , characterized by the guiding member ( 11 ) in form of a horizontally tilted L.

8. A dishwasher ( 1 ) as in claim 7 , characterized by the air channel ( 8 ) comprising at least one barrier ( 14 ) that prolongs the distance the air flowing therein covers, thus providing it to leave more of its moisture.

9. A dishwasher ( 1 ) as in claim 8 , characterized by a cutlery basket ( 15 ) wherein small-sized items are placed and the outlet ( 7 ) that is positioned so as to direct the dehumidified air coming from the air channel ( 8 ) towards over the lower part of the cutlery basket ( 15 ).

10. A dishwasher ( 1 ) as in claim 1 , characterized by a lower rack ( 12 ) and an upper rack ( 112 ) wherein the items to be washed are placed, the inlet ( 6 ) that is positioned so as to enable the humid air coming from the tub ( 2 ) to enter the air channel ( 8 ) at the level of the upper rack ( 112 ) and the hole ( 10 ) positioned at a higher level than the inlet ( 6 ).

11. A dishwasher ( 1 ) as in claim 10 , characterized by the outlet ( 7 ) that is positioned so as to provide air to be sent between the racks ( 12 , 112 ).

12. A dishwasher ( 1 ) as in claim 1 , characterized by an air mixing cell ( 13 ) that is located in the air flow direction after the guiding member ( 11 ) and wherein the outer environment air and the humid air flowing without mixing with each other by being separated by means of the guiding member ( 11 ) are mixed, and the air channel ( 8 ) that provides the mix formed in the air mixing cell ( 13 ) to flow therethrough to enter the tub ( 2 ).

13. A dishwasher ( 1 ) as in claim 1 , characterized by the guiding member ( 11 ) that enables the air moving through the air channel ( 8 ) to flow first in the horizontal direction, then in the vertical direction.

14. A dishwasher ( 1 ) as in claim 1 , characterized by the guiding member ( 11 ) in form of a horizontally tilted L.

15. A dishwasher ( 1 ) as in claim 1 , characterized by the air channel ( 8 ) comprising at least one barrier ( 14 ) that prolongs the distance the air flowing therein covers, thus providing it to leave more of its moisture.

16. A dishwasher ( 1 ) as in claim 1 , characterized by a cutlery basket ( 15 ) wherein small-sized items are placed and the outlet ( 7 ) that is positioned so as to direct the dehumidified air coming from the air channel ( 8 ) towards over the lower part of the cutlery basket ( 15 ).

Assignees

• Arcelik As
• Arcelik As

Inventors

• Erozkan Gonca
• Atabey Orhan

Classifications

• F26B21/50

  Ducting arrangements from the source of air or other gases to the materials or objects being dried · CPC title

• A47L15/48

  Drying arrangements · CPC title

• A47L15/486 Primary

  Blower arrangements · CPC title

• F26B21/004

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic