Patent ID: 9101254
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: A47L,D06F

Abstract:
1. A dishwasher, comprising: a tub to accommodate items to be washed; and a bottom assembly disposed below the tub and including at least one fluid collection apparatus which comprises a main reservoir having a fluid overflow safety unit and at least one additional intermediate reservoir for collecting leakage and/or overflow fluid from at least one member selected from the group consisting of the tub and at least one fluid-conducting component, said at least one additional intermediate reservoir being disposed and configured in such a manner that solid particles contained in the leakage and/or overflow fluid can largely be deposited and/or retained in the at least one additional intermediate reservoir, said at least one additional intermediate reservoir being connected to the main reservoir by at least one run-off to conduct fluid out of the at least one additional intermediate reservoir into the main reservoir when a predetermined fill level top limit in the at least one additional intermediate reservoir is exceeded, said runoff having a gradient from the at least one intermediate reservoir to the main reservoir.