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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2008
Applicants:
Erik Berends, Bielefeld, DE;
Martin Kornberger, Bielefeld, DE;
Dirk Wegener, Bielefeld, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Miele & Cie. KG, Guetersloh, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 7/00 (2006.01); B08B 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for carrying out a drying step in a dishwasher that includes a housing, a washing tub, a door with a hinged lower region operable to close the washing tub, an opening device for automatically opening the door to an ajar position and a condensation drying system including a cooling-air flow generator. The method includes guiding a portion of a cooling-air flow along a portion of an underside of a countertop covering a top of the dishwasher housing both before and after the door is opened to an ajar position.