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Method for implementing a drying program section in washing equipment with a condensation drying device

US8671587B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7Claims

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Assignee

MIELE & CIE. KG · DE

Inventors

Erik Berends · Bielefeld, DE
Martin Kornberger · Bielefeld, DE
Dirk Wegener · Bielefeld, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 6, 2008
Grant date	Mar 18, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 29, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
CPC primaryE05Y2900/304
WIPO fieldFurniture, games
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A method for carrying out a drying step in a dishwasher that includes a housing, a washing tub, a door with a hinged lower region operable to close the washing tub, an opening device for automatically opening the door to an ajar position and a condensation drying system including a cooling-air flow generator. The method includes guiding a portion of a cooling-air flow along a portion of an underside of a countertop covering a top of the dishwasher housing both before and after the door is opened to an ajar position.

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