METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISHWASHER WITH COMMON HEATING ELEMENT FOR MULTIPLE TREATING CHAMBERS
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1. A dishwasher for treating dishes according to an automatic cycle of operation, comprising:
- a first tub at least partially defining a first treating chamber;
a second tub at least partially defining a second treating chamber physically separate from the first treating chamber;
a liquid supply system fluidly coupled to at least one of the first and second treating chambers to supply liquid thereto;
an air supply system fluidly coupled to the first and second treating chambers to supply air thereto;
a heating system for heating the supplied air; and
an air diverter coupled to the air supply system to control the flow of air from the air supply system to the first and second treating chambers.
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Abstract
A dishwasher with multiple physically separate treating chambers includes an air supply system selectively supplying drying air to the treating chambers, and a drying air exhaust system selectively removing drying air from the treating chambers. A method for operating a dishwasher selectively supplies heated drying air to and exhausts drying air from at least one treating chamber.
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1. A dishwasher for treating dishes according to an automatic cycle of operation, comprising:
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a first tub at least partially defining a first treating chamber; a second tub at least partially defining a second treating chamber physically separate from the first treating chamber; a liquid supply system fluidly coupled to at least one of the first and second treating chambers to supply liquid thereto; an air supply system fluidly coupled to the first and second treating chambers to supply air thereto; a heating system for heating the supplied air; and an air diverter coupled to the air supply system to control the flow of air from the air supply system to the first and second treating chambers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of treating dishes in a dishwasher having multiple, physically separated treating chambers, the method comprising:
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supplying liquid to the multiple treating chambers from a liquid supply system; and supplying heated air to the multiple treating chambers from an air supply system by diverting heated air from the air supply system to the treating chambers. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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