A domestic dishwasher includes a wash container which has a loading opening. The loading opening of the wash container can be closed by a door. A suction apparatus is provided to suction steam and/or air, in particular moisture-laden air, escaping from the loading opening. The suction apparatus has at least one inlet window located outside a wet chamber of the wash container.

A dishwashing appliance includes a tub defining a wash chamber. The tub includes an inlet and an outlet. The dishwashing appliance also includes a drying system in fluid communication with the wash chamber. The drying system includes a heat pipe heat exchanger having a condenser section and an evaporator section. The evaporator section is downstream of the outlet. The condenser section is downstream of the evaporator section and upstream of the inlet. A thermoelectric assembly is in thermal communication with the heat pipe heat exchanger.

A dishwasher appliance includes a tub that defines a wash chamber. A door is mounted to the tub for selectively accessing the wash chamber of the tub. A vortex air dryer has four vents and a fan. The four vents are positioned and oriented for forming a vortex air flow in the wash chamber during operation of the fan.

An apparatus for removing moisture as liquid from moisture-laden air in an appliance is provided. The apparatus includes a body that defines a channel extending from a first position to a second position and a serpentine flow path between the first position and the second position that operates to redirect the moisture-laden air to remove the liquid from the moisture-laden air. The body includes an opening at the serpentine flow path that is closed when the apparatus is secured to the wall of the appliance. In operation, the body cooperates with the wall to cause the moisture-laden air entering the channel at the first position through an inlet opening in the wall to pass into the serpentine flow path to remove the liquid from the moisture-laden air before the liquid exits the channel at the second position through an outlet opening in the wall.

Strategies for providing aesthetically acceptable ventilation for appliances requiring ventilation are described. In one or more implementations, a notch is cut along the upper edge of a cabinet toe kick to allow ambient air to enter and exit an air cavity disposed behind the toe kick. A fence or trim piece is then installed in front of the notch to hide the notch from view and to create a labyrinth vent allowing ambient air to enter and exit the air cavity. This ambient air flow is required for proper operation of appliances requiring ventilation.

A dishwasher configured for drying dishes with the dishwasher having a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber and a closed loop condensation system for extracting liquid from air within a treating chamber of the dishwasher and a controller configured to control the dry cycle for drying of the dishes in the treating chamber of the dishwasher.

A conveyor warewasher has at least one washing zone, at least one rinsing zone and a conveyor apparatus. A camera system is arranged above or below or to the side of the conveyor apparatus and is configured in order capture at least one image of a portion of the conveyor apparatus, preferably continuously or at predetermined or determinable times and/or events. An evaluation device is configured in order to evaluate and determine on the basis of the at least one image whether, at the time of the image capture, washware of the following washware category was present in the portion of the conveyor apparatus: reusable plasticware, in particular in the form of plastic trays, plastic mugs, plastic bowls, plastic covers for plastic bowls, and/or plastic plates.

A conveyor warewasher has at least one washing zone, at least one rinsing zone and a conveyor apparatus. A device for sensing a loading of the conveyor apparatus, which device is configured in order to determine, continuously or at predetermined or determinable times and/or events, a loading of the conveyor apparatus with washware. A control device is configured in order to, during a learning or observation phase over at least one observation period or over a plurality of observation periods each relating to a washing shift or a washing day of the conveyor warewasher or a portion thereof, determine a chronological profile of the loading of the conveyor apparatus with washware to be conveyed, wherein the control device is configured in order to deduce a pattern or a regularity based on the determined chronological profile of the loading of the conveyor apparatus with washware.

A warewash machine includes a chamber with a wash zone and front, left and right access openings. At least one spray arm is disposed to spray liquid toward the wash zone. A multi-sided hood assembly is movable between a lowered and closed position for washing and a raised open position for inlet and outlet of wares. An air exchange system is provided for extracting hot water vapor from the chamber and for providing heated air into the chamber.

A dishwasher including a tub including an opening; a door configured to open and close the opening; a first blower positioned at a first side of the tub; and a second blower positioned at a second side of the tub; wherein the first blower is configured to, while the door is positioned to open the opening, discharge a portion of air inside of the tub through the opening to outside of the tub so as to lower humidity inside of the tub, and the second blower is configured to, while the door is positioned to open the opening, circulate air inside of the tub that is not discharged by the first blower.