Patent ID: 8940107
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. A dishwasher for batch-wise washing of wash items, comprising: a wash chamber, arranged to accommodate wash items and in which at least one sprayer, to spray out washing liquid and rinsing liquid, is disposed; a wash tank, arranged to contain washing liquid which, during a wash phase, is supplied to the wash chamber via the at least one sprayer; a recirculating rinse tank, arranged to contain used rinsing liquid which, during a rinse phase, is supplied to the wash chamber via the at least one sprayer; wherein the recirculating rinse tank is provided with an opening at a to thereof so that rinsing liquid can spill over an upper edge of the opening and run out into the wash tank, the opening of the recirculating rinse tank is covered by a cap, which allows overspill from the recirculating rinse tank down into the wash tank while at the same time, the cap prevents liquid from the wash chamber from being washed down into the recirculating rinse tank from above; supplier to supply final-rinse liquid which, during a final-rinse phase, is supplied to the wash chamber via the at least one sprayer; and a collecting device, arranged to collect liquid which has been sprayed out into the wash chamber via the at least one sprayer; and a pump, arranged to pump used rinsing liquid from the collecting device to the recirculating rinse tank.