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Dishwasher insulation blanket

  • US 9,427,133 B2
  • Filed: 03/10/2015
  • Issued: 08/30/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/10/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A moisture management system for a dishwasher, comprising:

  • a first insulation blanket disposed over a top wall and two side walls of a dishwasher tub;

    wherein the insulation blanket comprises a sound reflecting layer and a porous sound absorbing layer;

    wherein the sound reflecting layer is positioned between the dishwasher tub and the the porous sound absorbing layer; and

    wherein the sound reflecting layer retains heat from a wash cycle and releases the heat through the top wall and the two side walls, thereby driving moisture away from a front door of the dishwasher;

    wherein the sound reflecting layer is disposed over only a forward portion of the dishwasher tub and wherein a width Ws of the sound reflecting layer is less than one half of a width Wp of the porous sound absorbing layer to drive moisture from a forward portion of the tub toward a rearward portion of the tub.

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