Patent ID: 7846270

Claim:
A dishwashing machine comprising: a washing container having a washing container exit outlet and a washing container entrance inlet; at least one device for washing crockery using a washing solution; and a sorption drying device communicated with the washing container for the passage of air between the sorption drying device and the washing container, the sorption drying device having a housing containing reversibly dehydratable material that operates to withdraw moisture from the air during the passage of the air through the sorption drying device, the air exiting from the washing container via the washing container exit outlet, thereafter flowing directly into the housing of the sorption drying device and along a flow path through the sorption drying device, and eventually exiting the sorption drying device to return to the washing container via the washing container entrance inlet, wherein the washing container exit outlet is directly connected to the housing of the sorption drying device without an air duct disposed therebetween for the passage of the air directly between the washing container and the housing of the sorption drying device, and the washing container entrance inlet is directly connected to the housing of the sorption drying device without an air duct disposed therebetween for the passage of the air directly between the housing of the sorption drying device and the washing container, wherein the sorption drying device is arranged in a bottom region of the dishwasher underneath the washing container, and the washing container exit outlet and the washing container entrance inlet are arranged in the bottom region of the washing container.