Dishwasher having at least one drying unit comprising a sorbent

Abstract

A dishwasher includes a dishwasher cavity for receiving crockery, glasses, and/or cutlery to be processed. The dishwasher cavity is provided with a movable front door for loading and unloading. A drying unit which includes a sorbent is designed for passage of air from the dishwasher cavity in a drying phase, wherein the dishwasher is designed to guide during the drying phase a portion of the air out of the dishwasher cavity over the sorbent and to guide a portion of the air outwards to an air outlet, while the front door remains closed during an entire duration of the drying phase.

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         18 . A dishwasher, comprising:
 a dishwasher cavity for receiving crockery, glasses, and/or cutlery to be processed, said dishwasher cavity provided with a movable front door for loading and unloading; and   a drying unit comprising a sorbent and designed for passage of air from the dishwasher cavity in a drying phase,   wherein the dishwasher is designed to guide during the drying phase a portion of the air out of the dishwasher cavity over the sorbent and to guide a portion of the air outwards to an air outlet, while the front door remains closed during an entire duration of the drying phase.   
     
     
         19 . The dishwasher of  claim 18 , constructed in a form of a household dishwasher. 
     
     
         20 . The dishwasher of  claim 18 , wherein the air is moist air. 
     
     
         21 . The dishwasher of  claim 18 , wherein the air outlet for blowing air out of the dishwasher cavity is arranged in a lower quarter of a height of the dishwasher and extends as a slot outlet over at least two thirds of a width of the dishwasher. 
     
     
         22 . The dishwasher of  claim 18 , wherein the drying phase comprises a first section in which drying prevails over the sorbent, and a subsequent section in which drying prevails by way of blowing out air. 
     
     
         23 . The dishwasher of  claim 22 , wherein the first section lasts at least one third half of a time of the drying phase. 
     
     
         24 . The dishwasher of  claim 22 , wherein during the first section, the air is guided completely over the sorbent and in the subsequent section the air is guided completely through the air outlet. 
     
     
         25 . The dishwasher of  claim 18 , wherein the drying phase is designed such that the air is guidable out from the dishwasher cavity selectively or together to the air outlet and/or to the drying unit. 
     
     
         26 . The dishwasher of  claim 25 , further comprising:
 a conveyor organ designed to draw air from the dishwasher cavity; and   a valve controller arranged downstream of the conveyor organ and designed to further forward a flow of the air.   
     
     
         27 . The dishwasher of  claim 26 , wherein the valve controller comprises a valve for opening or closing a blow-out line leading to the air outlet. 
     
     
         28 . The dishwasher of  claim 26 , wherein the valve controller comprises a three-way valve for setting different modes of operation. 
     
     
         29 . The dishwasher of  claim 28 , wherein the air outlet comprises a first air guiding element for a targeted discharge of air into a region in front of a front side of the dishwasher, said first air guiding element designed to push outflowing air downward with a component. 
     
     
         30 . The dishwasher of  claim 18 , wherein the air outlet is arranged on a user-facing front side of the dishwasher to blow out the air forward with a component. 
     
     
         31 . The dishwasher of  claim 29 , further comprising a wall downwardly delimiting the air outlet and embodying a second air guiding element, the first and second air guiding elements embodying a blow-out channel sized of several centimeters in length and pointing in a direction of the front side. 
     
     
         32 . The dishwasher of  claim 18 , wherein the air outlet extends essentially horizontally and has a rear formed with a channel which extends across a width of the air outlet and is upwardly open and in which partial flows of air are guidable, said channel having a front edge which adjoins the air outlet at an angle. 
     
     
         33 . The dishwasher of  claim 32 , wherein the partial flows are divided out of a shared airflow coming from the dishwasher cavity in an air distributor which leads into the channel at the rear. 
     
     
         34 . The dishwasher of  claim 18 , wherein the air outlet has an overall width of at least 40 centimeters wide, when the dishwasher has a width of 60 cm. 
     
     
         35 . The dishwasher of  claim 18 , wherein the air outlet is embodied as a flat slot outlet with a height-to-width ratio of between 1:20 and 1:200. 
     
     
         36 . The dishwasher of  claim 18 , wherein the air outlet is embodied as a flat slot outlet with a height-to-width ratio of approximately 1:100. 
     
     
         37 . The dishwasher of  claim 18 , further comprising:
 a base; and   a base panel attached flush to a front of the base,   wherein the air outlet overlaps the base panel and projects with respect to the base panel at least equidistantly from a front side of the dishwasher.