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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2022
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Hyung Man Park, Seoul, KR;
Deok Won Kang, Seoul, KR;
Jeongkon Kim, Seoul, KR;
Min Jae Jeong, Seoul, KR;
Jeong In Kim, Seoul, KR;
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A dishwasher includes a tub, a door coupled to a front of the tub, and a drying device disposed at the door and configured to dry an inside of the tub. The drying device includes a bracket that defines a space configured to receive the wet air and the dry air, an impeller coupled to the bracket and configured to cause the wet air and the dry air to be mixed, where the impeller is configured to generate a flow of the mixed air. The drying device further includes a cover coupled to the bracket, and an air guide disposed between the bracket and the cover and configured to guide the flow of the mixed air into the impeller. The impeller is rotatably coupled to the air guide.