Dishwasher

Abstract

A dishwasher includes a tub defining a washing chamber, and a door rotatably connected to the tub. The door includes a door cover and a door liner connected to a rear side of the door cover. A condenser is disposed between the door cover and the door liner to condense stream, and a fan assembly sucks steam inside the tub and supplies the sucked steam to the condenser.

Description

[0001]This application claims the benefit of Korea Patent Application No. 10-2006-0093869, filed Sep. 27, 2006, which is hereby incorporated by reference for all purposes as if fully set forth herein.DESCRIPTION OF THE RELATED ART[0002]The present application is related to a dishwasher that sprays wash liquid through spray nozzles under high pressure to remove food residue left on dishes.[0003]The dishwasher includes a tub defining a washing chamber and a sump mounted on a bottom of the tub to contain the wash liquid. A washing pump is installed inside the sump to pump the wash liquid to the spray nozzles. The wash liquid is sprayed under high pressure through spray holes formed the ends of the spray nozzles. The wash liquid sprayed under high pressure collides against the surfaces of the dishes, so that food residue and impurities on the dishes are washed away to the tub.[0004]High-temperature steam in the dishwasher can be processed using a ventilation-type drying method and a cir...

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Benefits of technology

[0009]Accordingly, a dishwasher that substantially obviates one or more problems due to limitations and disadvantages of the related art would be beneficial.

Problems solved by technology

However, a dishwasher using the ventilation-type drying method has a drawback in that high-temperature, high-humidity air is directly discharged out of the tub, creating a hot and humid environment that would make a user feel uncomfortable.

Also, due to the direct discharge of the high-temperature, high-humidity air, the user or child may be scalded.

During the discharge of the high-temperature, high-humidity air, steam may condense around a steam outlet and drip down to the floor, so that the floor becomes wet.

Further, is a danger that the user slips down onto the floor due to the condensed water collected on the floor.

Moreover, mildew may form from the collected the condensed water on the floor corner.

A dishwasher using the circulation-type drying method has a drawback in that steam is not condensed sufficiently because the condenser is small in size.

Due to the small-sized condenser, it takes a long time to dry the dishes and an additional condenser is required.

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