Patent ID: 7585373

Claim:
A dishwashing machine comprising: a washing container; at least one device for washing crockery using a washing solution; a heating device; and a sorption drying device communicated with the washing container for a passage of air between the sorption drying device and the washing container, the sorption drying device containing a reversibly dehydratable material that operates to withdraw moisture from air during a passage of air through the sorption drying device, air exiting from the washing container via a washing container outlet into an air duct of the sorption drying device communicated therewith and thereafter flowing along a flow path through the sorption drying device and eventually exiting the sorption drying device to return to the washing container via a washing container inlet, and the air duct of the sorption drying device being configured at least in part as a condensation surface, wherein the condensation surface is formed by a heat-conducting connection to one of a heat-conducting connection to the washing container and a heat-conducting connection to ambient air.