Patent ID: 8920225

Claim:
A dishwasher, comprising: a tub having a washing space therein; and a door rotatably provided at a front of the tub, the door comprising: an outer cover; an inner cover detachably mounted to the outer cover, wherein the inner cover includes a plurality of condensation channels formed therein, wherein widths of the plurality of condensation channels become narrower along a water vapor moving direction; first and second water vapor inlets respectively formed at two opposite peripheral ends of the inner cover, wherein the first and second water vapor inlets are each connected to a corresponding condensation channel of the plurality of condensation channels arranged at a bottom position of the plurality of condensation channels such that the first and second water vapor inlets are configured to guide water vapor from an interior of the dishwasher to the corresponding condensation channel; a condensed water outlet provided at a central portion of the inner cover so as to be physically separated from the first and second water vapor inlets, wherein the condensed water outlet is configured to receive water vapor from the first and second water vapor inlets via the corresponding condensation channel and drain the received water vapor to an interior of the dishwasher; and one or more water vapor vents provided on the outer cover and exhausting water vapor, each of the one or more water vapor vents comprising: upper and lower horizontal members and a plurality of vertical members positioned therebetween partially impeding a flow of water vapor through the water vapor vent, wherein the first and second water vapor inlets are disposed at two opposite ends of the plurality of condensation channels formed in the inner cover, and wherein the condensed water outlet is disposed beneath a lowermost of the plurality of condensation channels.