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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2019
Applicant:
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Changyoon Jung, Seoul, KR;
Sangheon Yoon, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/42 (2006.01); A47L 15/48 (2006.01); A47L 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/4287 (2013.01); A47L 15/0031 (2013.01); A47L 15/4223 (2013.01); A47L 15/4285 (2013.01); A47L 15/483 (2013.01); A47L 15/486 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a dishwasher having a heat pump, including a dishwasher body provided with a tub configured with a washing space therein and a sump provided at a bottom of the tub to temporarily accommodate washing water; a heat pump having a compressor, an evaporator, an expansion apparatus, and a condenser provided on an inner bottom surface of the tub to exchange heat with washing water inside the tub; and a controller that controls the heat pump to be driven to increase the temperature of the washing water inside the tub. As a result, the heating time of washing water may be shortened.