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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2004
Volker Marks, Bielefeld, DE;
Volker Marks, Bielefeld, DE;
Miele & Cie, KG, Guetersloh, DE;
Abstract
A dishwasher includes a door, a washing tub closable by the door, and a water softener including an ion exchanger and a salt container. The salt container is disposed in an area of the door and includes a first and a second side wall, a bottom, narrow connecting walls, a water inlet and a brine outlet. Two side walls are disposed in the salt container, the dividing walls extending from the side walls to the bottom, dividing the salt container into a water distribution duct including the water inlet, a salt chamber, and a brine collecting duct including the brine outlet. The dividing walls, each including a respective screen surface in a region adjacent to the bottom, separate the water inlet and a brine outlet from each other. The screen surfaces are arranged in a v-shape relative to each other.