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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2018
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Alvaro Vallejo, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Sylvan J. Amos, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/48 (2006.01); B01D 5/00 (2006.01); A47L 15/42 (2006.01); B01D 53/26 (2006.01); F28B 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/483 (2013.01); A47L 15/4214 (2013.01); A47L 15/4219 (2013.01); A47L 15/4291 (2013.01); A47L 15/488 (2013.01); B01D 5/0075 (2013.01); B01D 5/0081 (2013.01); B01D 5/0084 (2013.01); B01D 53/265 (2013.01); F28B 3/02 (2013.01); A47L 15/4229 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for removing moisture from moist air in an appliance, such as a treating chamber of a dishwasher, wherein a drying system includes a condensing system and heat exchange systems that enhance condensation with both ambient air and cold water. Optionally, the method can also include a charge or charges of warm, ambient air or ambient air with moist air during recirculation of moist air.