US 12,402,774 B2
Dishwasher
Sung Sik Kim, Seoul (KR); Dongho Lee, Seoul (KR); and Jongyoung Kim, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Nov. 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/990,073.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0159662 (KR), filed on Nov. 18, 2021; application No. 10-2021-0159664 (KR), filed on Nov. 18, 2021; application No. 10-2022-0028084 (KR), filed on Mar. 4, 2022; and application No. 10-2022-0028086 (KR), filed on Mar. 4, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0148831 A1, May 18, 2023
Int. Cl. A47L 15/48 (2006.01)
CPC A47L 15/488 (2013.01) [A47L 15/486 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dishwasher, comprising:
a tub that defines a wash space configured to accommodate a wash target, the tub having a front surface that is open;
a dry air supply configured to generate dry air for drying the wash target; and
an airflow guide configured to guide the dry air generated by the dry air supply to the wash space,
wherein the dry air supply comprises:
a connection duct that extends upward and passes through a lower surface of the tub, the connection duct being coupled to the airflow guide and configured to supply the dry air into the airflow guide, and
a movement limiter configured to, based on the airflow guide being coupled to the connection duct, limit a rotational movement and a downward movement of the airflow guide relative to the connection duct,
wherein the airflow guide comprises a duct coupling part that receives an upper end of the connection duct, and
wherein the movement limiter comprises:
a screw thread provided at the connection duct and configured to limit the downward movement of the duct coupling part, and
protruding ribs that are provided at the airflow guide and protrude downward from a lower end of the duct coupling part toward the screw thread.