Patent ID: 9480388
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: A47L,B01D,D06F

Claim Text:
1. A dishwasher comprising: a main body; a wash tub provided in the main body; a drying duct including a plurality of inside-air suction holes and an inside-air discharge hole communicating with interior of the wash tub, and an outside-air suction hole and an outside-air discharge hole communicating with outside of the wash tub; and at least one dehumidifying agent placed in the drying duct, wherein the drying duct internally defines a plurality of inside-air suction paths communicating with each of the plurality of inside-air suction holes such that air inside of the wash tub is suctioned thereinto, an outside-air suction path communicating with the outside-air suction hole such that air outside of the wash tub is suctioned thereinto and an inside/outside air movement path communicating with the plurality of inside-air suction paths and the outside-air suction path, wherein the dishwasher further comprising a suction path change device configured to open and close the plurality of inside-air suction paths and the outside-air suction path to selectively communicate any one of the plurality of inside-air suction paths and the outside-air suction path with the inside/outside air movement path, wherein the suction path change device includes a plurality of inside-air suction path shutters, each of the plurality of inside-air suction path shutters having a shutter surface corresponding to a cross section of each of the plurality of inside-air suction paths, and an outside-air suction path shutter having a shutter surface corresponding to a cross section of the outside-air suction path, and wherein each of the inside air suction paths arranged on opposite sides of the outside air suction path, and the plurality of the inside-air suction path shutters and the outside-air suction path shutter are connected to each other on a single shaft to have a predetermined angle therebetween.