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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2005
Timothy Martin Wetzel, Louisville, KY (US);
Joseph Duane Tobbe, Taylorsville, KY (US);
Timothy Martin Wetzel, Louisville, KY (US);
Joseph Duane Tobbe, Taylorsville, KY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A dishwasher includes a cabinet having a wash chamber defined therein, a tub positioned within the wash chamber, a door coupled to the cabinet, and a fan positioned within the cabinet. An air conduit is positioned within the dishwasher and includes a conduit body configured to be mounted onto the door. The conduit body includes an air inlet and an air outlet, the air inlet is configured to be coupled in flow communication with the fan. The air conduit body is configured to channel air from the wash chamber through the conduit to an outside of the dishwasher, isolate the air within the conduit body from contacting the door, and provide a receptacle for condensed water other than a wash chamber tub.