US 11,723,512 B2
DOS air barrier with door condensation
Philip J. Czarnecki, Saugatuck, MI (US); Annie Marie Stuart, St. Joseph, MI (US); and Mateusz Michal Wolowicz, Lower Silesian District (PL)
Assigned to WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed on Apr. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/245,738.
Prior Publication US 2022/0346624 A1, Nov. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. A47L 15/00 (2006.01); A47L 15/42 (2006.01); A47L 15/48 (2006.01)
CPC A47L 15/488 (2013.01) [A47L 15/006 (2013.01); A47L 15/0063 (2013.01); A47L 15/4257 (2013.01); A47L 15/4278 (2013.01); A47L 15/483 (2013.01); A47L 15/486 (2013.01); A47L 2401/18 (2013.01); A47L 2401/20 (2013.01); A47L 2501/22 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dishwasher system for cleaning dishes, comprising:
a dishwasher having a tub configured to house dishes therein and run a dishwasher cycle having a plurality of phases including a drying phase;
a door assembly configured to selectively seal the tub, the door assembly including an inlet nozzle extending across the width of the door assembly and arranged on the inside along the width of the door assembly of the door assembly to receive hot and moist air from the tub following a rinse phase of the cycle; and
a duct fluidly connected to the inlet nozzle and configured to transfer the air through the door assembly and out an outlet nozzle during the drying phase of the dishwasher cycle to cool the air within the tub.