Patent ID: 9072421
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. A dishwasher comprising: a washing chamber; a steam generation unit for generating steam to wash dishes loaded in the washing chamber; and a steam passage along which the steam generated from the steam generation unit is supplied to the washing chamber; wherein the steam generation unit comprises a body, a barrier divides an internal space of the body into a storage chamber for storing water used for generating the steam and a heating chamber for heating the water supplied from the storage chamber; a supply passage along which the water stored in the storage chamber is supplied to the heating chamber; a flow control unit for controlling an amount of the water being supplied to the heating chamber; and a heating tube disposed in the heating chamber and fluidly connected to the supply passage in which water can flow; a heater disposed in the heating chamber for heating the water flowing through the heating tube, wherein the heater is proximate to the heating tube.