TABLEWARE DRYING MACHINE, AND METHOD FOR DRYING TABLEWARE IN SUCH A MACHINE

A cycle dishwasher (301, 401) comprising a chamber (302, 402) wherein tableware is accommodated, and a recirculation tank (305, 405) for collecting the liquid falling from the tableware, comprises means (350, 351, 450, 451) for isolating, during at least part of a drying step of the tableware sanitizing cycle, the chamber (302, 402) at least partially from the liquid contained in the recirculation tank (305, 405), the recirculation tank (305, 405) being provided for collecting the rinsing water, and possibly the washing liquid solution falling from the tableware, in order to change a fraction of the washing liquid solution, to be used in the successive sanitizing cycles. A method for drying tableware in a cycle dishwasher (301, 401) comprising a single chamber (302, 402) wherein tableware is sanitized, and a recirculation tank (305, 405) for collecting the liquid falling from the tableware, the method comprising isolating the chamber (302, 402) at least partially from the liquid contained within the recirculation tank (305, 405), during the entire drying or during part of the drying only, the recirculation tank (305, 405) being provided for collecting the rinsing water, and possibly the washing liquid solution falling from the tableware, in order to change a fraction of the washing liquid solution, to be used in the successive sanitizing cycles.