Patent ID: 8221555
Filing Date: 2012-07-17
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. A dishwasher machine comprising: a washing container; spray devices for spraying items to be washed with a washing solution; and a control device for controlling execution of at least one wash program having at least a partial program step of rinsing the items in the washing container and a partial program step of drying the items in the washing container that have previously been subjected to the partial program step of rinsing; and a sound wave generator for generating sound waves that travel within an interior of the washing container, the sound wave generator being operable during the partial program step of drying the items in the washing container to generate sound waves having a property that assists a drying process of the items, wherein the sound wave generator is a device discrete from the spray devices and operates independent of the spray devices, and wherein the sound wave generator generates sound waves having different frequencies and amplitudes.