CN111150353A

CN111150353A - Dish washing machine

Info

Publication number: CN111150353A
Application number: CN202010087013.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 倪海南; 杨琳
Original assignee: Foshan Shunde Midea Washing Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Current assignee: Foshan Shunde Midea Washing Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-02-11
Filing date: 2020-02-11
Publication date: 2020-05-15

Abstract

The invention discloses a dishwasher, comprising: the side part of the box body assembly is provided with an opening; the bowl basket assembly is movably arranged in the box body between a position for opening the opening and a position for closing the opening; the top plate assembly is movably arranged on the box body between a first position and a second position; the linkage subassembly, linkage subassembly and bowl basket subassembly and roof subassembly cooperation to convert the motion of bowl basket subassembly into the activity of roof subassembly, under the state that bowl basket subassembly is in the open-ended position, the roof subassembly is in the first position and gets to put the mouth with bowl basket subassembly and separate, and under the state that bowl basket subassembly is in the closed open-ended position, the roof subassembly is in the second position and gets to put the mouth with covering bowl basket subassembly. According to the dishwasher provided by the embodiment of the invention, the bowl basket component and the top plate component synchronously move, so that the convenience in operation is improved, the manufacturing cost is reduced, the overall structure is simple, the assembly is convenient, and the use experience of a user is good.

Description

Dish washing machine

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of kitchen appliances, in particular to a dish washing machine.

Background

The dishwasher in the prior art is generally provided with a top cover on a washing cavity, and a closed washing cavity is defined between the top cover and a box body door body when the door body is closed, so that tableware can be washed conveniently, and after the tableware is washed, the top cover needs to be driven by a motor to be opened, and the door opening operation can be realized. However, such a dishwasher requires a separate motor for driving the top cover to move, and has complicated wiring, troublesome operation, and high cost, and thus there is room for improvement.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to solving at least one of the problems of the prior art. To this end, an object of the present invention is to propose a dishwasher which is simple and inexpensive.

A dishwasher according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a case assembly having an opening at a side thereof; the bowl basket assembly is movably arranged on the box body between a position for opening the opening and a position for closing the opening; the top plate assembly is movably arranged on the box body between a first position and a second position; a linkage assembly, the linkage assembly with bowl basket assembly with the cooperation of roof subassembly, in order with the motion conversion of bowl basket assembly is in the activity of roof subassembly bowl basket assembly is in and opens under the state of open-ended position, the roof subassembly is in first position with the getting of bowl basket assembly is put mouthful and is spaced apart bowl basket assembly is in and closes under the state of open-ended position, the roof subassembly is in the second position is in order to cover the getting of bowl basket assembly is put mouthful.

According to the dishwasher provided by the embodiment of the invention, the linkage component is arranged, so that when the bowl basket component is opened, the top cover component is spaced from the taking and placing opening under the action of the linkage component, the bowl basket component can move conveniently, the bowl basket component and the top plate component move synchronously, the convenience of operation can be improved, a motor for driving the top plate component to move can be omitted, the manufacturing cost is reduced, the integral structure is simple, the assembly is convenient, the circuit is not required to be communicated, the assembly efficiency is improved, and the use experience of a user is good.

According to the dishwasher provided by the embodiment of the invention, the bowl basket component can move along the front-back direction, and the linkage component drives the top plate component to move along the up-down direction under the condition that the bowl basket component moves along the front-back direction.

According to the dishwasher of the embodiment of the invention, the linkage assembly comprises: the driving piece is connected with the bowl and basket assembly to move along with the bowl and basket assembly; the movable piece is matched with the top plate component and is suitable for driving the top plate component to move up and down under the driving of the driving piece.

In some examples, the drive member has drive teeth and the moveable member has mating teeth, the drive teeth cooperating with the mating teeth to engage the drive member and the moveable member.

In some examples, the drive member is formed as a rack extending in the direction of movement of the bowl and basket assembly, the rack being provided with the drive teeth.

In some examples, the moveable member is formed as a cam, at least a portion of a peripheral wall of the cam having the mating teeth.

In some examples, the moveable member comprises: a cam engaged with the top plate assembly; the cooperation gear, the cooperation gear is located one side of cam and with the cam synchronous revolution, the cooperation tooth is located the cooperation gear.

In some examples, further comprising: the transmission part is arranged on the box body and is respectively matched with the driving part and the moving part.

In some examples, the transmission member is a gear, the driving member has driving teeth, and the movable member has engaging teeth, and the driving teeth are engaged with the engaging teeth through the gear.

In some examples, the movable member rotates around a fixed axis, the movable member rotates around another fixed axis, and the reference circle diameter of the transmission member is smaller than the reference circle diameter corresponding to the matching tooth.

According to the dishwasher of the embodiment of the invention, the top plate assembly comprises a bracket and a top plate, the bracket extends along the vertical direction, the top plate is arranged on the bracket, and the linkage assembly is matched with the bottom of the bracket.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of a dishwasher according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a partial schematic structural view of a dishwasher according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which a top plate assembly is located at a second position;

FIG. 3 is a partial structural schematic view of a dishwasher according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which a top plate assembly is located at a first position.

Reference numerals:

the dishwasher 100 is provided with a dishwasher control system,

the shape of the box 10, the opening 11,

the bowl and basket assembly 20 is shown in the drawings,

the assembly of the top plate assembly 30, the bracket 31,

the linkage assembly 40, the driving piece 41, the driving tooth 411, the movable piece 42, the matching tooth 421, the first arc-shaped contour line 4211, the second arc-shaped contour line 4212, the transition section 4213 and the transmission piece 43.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are illustrative only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "central," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," "circumferential," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the invention and to simplify the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are therefore not to be considered limiting of the invention. Furthermore, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

A dishwasher 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to fig. 1 to 3.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, a dishwasher 100 according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: a cabinet 10, a bowl and basket assembly 20, and a top plate assembly 30.

The side part of the box body 10 component is provided with an opening 11, the bowl and basket component 20 is movably arranged on the box body 10, the bowl and basket component 20 can move between the positions of opening the opening 11 and closing the opening 11, the bowl and basket component 20 moves to the position of opening the opening 11 to expose a taking and placing opening of the bowl and basket component 20, so that the tableware can be conveniently taken and placed, and the bowl and basket component 20 moves to the position of closing the opening 11 to wash the tableware; the top plate assembly 30 is disposed in the housing 10, and the top plate assembly 30 is movable between a first position and a second position, when the top plate assembly 30 is located at the first position, the top plate assembly 30 is spaced apart from the access opening of the basket assembly 20, and when the top plate assembly 30 is located at the second position, the top plate assembly 30 covers the access opening of the basket assembly 20 to define a sealed washing cavity with the basket assembly 20, so as to facilitate the washing of the dishes.

The dishwasher 100 further comprises a linkage assembly 40, the linkage assembly 40 cooperates with the bowl and basket assembly 20 and the top plate assembly 30 to convert the movement of the bowl and basket assembly 20 into the movement of the top plate assembly 30, that is, the linkage assembly 40 can drive the top plate assembly 30 to move synchronously during the movement of the bowl and basket assembly 20, wherein the top plate assembly 30 is at the first position when the bowl and basket assembly 20 is at the position for opening the opening 11, the top plate assembly 30 is at the second position when the bowl and basket assembly 20 is at the position for closing the opening 11, and the linkage assembly 40 drives the top plate assembly 30 to move from the second position to the first position when the bowl and basket assembly 20 moves from the position for closing the opening 11 to the position for opening the opening 11.

According to the dishwasher 100 provided by the embodiment of the invention, the linkage assembly 40 is arranged, so that when the bowl basket assembly 20 opens the opening 11, the top cover assembly is spaced from the taking and placing opening under the action of the linkage assembly 40, the bowl basket assembly 20 can move conveniently, the bowl basket assembly 20 and the top plate assembly 30 can move synchronously, the convenience of operation can be improved, a motor for driving the top plate assembly 30 to move can be omitted, the manufacturing cost is reduced, the overall structure is simple, the assembly is convenient, the communication with a circuit is not needed, the assembly efficiency is improved, and the use experience of a user is good.

As shown in fig. 1, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the bowl and basket assembly 20 is drawably disposed on the housing 10, the opening 11 is located at the front side of the housing 10, the bowl and basket assembly 20 can move back and forth to open the opening 11 or close the opening 11, the access opening is located at the top of the bowl and basket assembly 20, the top plate assembly 30 is located above the bowl and basket assembly 20, under the condition that the bowl and basket assembly 20 moves back and forth, the linkage assembly 40 drives the top plate assembly 30 to move up and down, when the bowl and basket assembly 20 is located at the position of closing the opening 11, the top plate assembly 30 and the bowl and basket assembly 20 define a sealed washing chamber, a certain negative pressure is generated in the washing chamber during the dish washing process, which results in the top plate assembly 30 and the bowl and basket assembly 20 being not easily separated, if the top plate assembly 30 remains still, the bowl and basket assembly 20 can not move, and under the action of the linkage assembly 40, when the bowl basket assembly 20 is pulled, the linkage assembly 40 drives the top plate assembly 30 to move upwards, so that the bowl basket assembly 20 can be pulled out, and meanwhile, the taking and placing opening is exposed, and tableware can be conveniently taken and placed.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the linkage assembly 40 includes: the driving part 41 and the moving part 42, the driving part 41 is connected with the bowl basket assembly 20, the driving part 41 can move along with the bowl basket assembly 20, the moving part 42 is matched with the top plate assembly 30, the driving part 41 can drive the moving part 42 to move, and under the driving of the driving part 41, the moving part 42 drives the top plate assembly 30 to move up and down, so that the top plate assembly 30 can move up and down under the condition that the bowl basket assembly 20 can move along the front-back direction, and then the taking and placing opening is exposed, and the taking and placing of tableware are convenient to achieve.

As shown in fig. 2, in some examples, the driving element 41 has a driving tooth 411, the moving element 42 has a matching tooth 421, and the driving tooth 411 matches with the matching tooth 421, so that the driving element 41 and the moving element 42 can be meshed, and by adopting a matching manner of meshing, reliability of matching between the driving element 41 and the moving element 42 is ensured, and higher transmission efficiency, smooth transmission and good stability of the overall structure can be ensured.

Of course, the matching form of the driving element 41 and the movable element 42 is not limited to engagement, for example, the driving element 41 and the movable element 42 may adopt a link mechanism, and the driving element 41 and the movable element 42 are rod-shaped members respectively, and are hinged to each other, so that when the driving element 41 moves, one end of the movable element 42 is driven to move up and down; or the driving member 41 and the movable member 42 adopt a cam link mechanism, and the link drives the cam to rotate; alternatively, the driving element 41 and the movable element 42 may be a crank-slider mechanism.

In some examples, the driving member 41 is formed as a rack extending along the moving direction of the bowl and basket assembly 20, the rack is provided with driving teeth 411, the rack moves along with the bowl and basket assembly 20 during the moving process, and the movable member 42 moves by engaging with the rack through the engaging teeth 421, so as to drive the top plate assembly 30 to move up and down.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, in some examples, the driving member 41 is formed as a rack, the rack is provided with a driving tooth 411, the movable member 42 is formed as a cam, at least a portion of the peripheral wall of the cam has a matching tooth 421, the rotating shaft of the cam is fixed on the box body 10, the lower end of the top plate assembly 30 abuts against the outer edge of the upper end of the cam, when the bowl and basket assembly 20 moves, the rack is driven to move, the matching tooth 421 is meshed with the driving tooth 411, so that the cam rotates, the distance between the outer edge of the upper end of the cam and the rotating shaft thereof continuously changes, and the top plate assembly 30 is driven to move upwards or downwards, so that the top plate assembly 30 can move between the first position and the second position.

In other examples, the driving member 41 is formed as a rack, and the movable member 42 includes: a cam and a matching gear, wherein the rotating shaft of the cam is fixed on the box body 10, the lower end of the top plate component 30 is matched with the outer edge of the upper end of the cam, the matching gear is arranged at one side of the cam and synchronously rotates with the cam, the matching gear is provided with matching teeth 421 and is meshed with the rack through the matching teeth 421,

when the bowl basket assembly 20 moves, the rack is driven to move, the matching teeth 421 are meshed with the driving teeth 411, so that the matching gears rotate, the cam is driven to rotate synchronously, the distance between the outer edge of the upper end of the cam and the rotating shaft of the cam is changed continuously, the top plate assembly 30 moves upwards or downwards, and the top plate assembly 30 moves between the first position and the second position.

In still other examples, the driving member 41 is formed as a connecting rod, the movable member 42 is formed as a cam, a first end of the connecting rod is connected to the bowl basket assembly 20, a second end of the connecting rod is connected to the cam for driving the cam to rotate, a rotating shaft of the cam is fixed on the box body 10, a lower end of the top plate assembly 30 is abutted against an outer edge of an upper end of the cam, when the bowl basket assembly 20 moves, the connecting rod is driven to move, the second end of the connecting rod drives the cam to rotate, so that a distance between the outer edge of the upper end of the cam and the rotating shaft of the cam is continuously changed, and the top plate assembly 30 is driven to move upwards or downwards, thereby enabling the top plate assembly 30.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, in some examples, linkage assembly 40 includes: the driving member 41, the transmission member 43 and the movable member 42, the transmission member 43 is disposed on the box 10, and the transmission member 43 is respectively engaged with the driving member 41 and the movable member 42, that is, the driving member 41 firstly drives the transmission member 43 to move, and then the transmission member 43 drives the movable member 42 to move, on one hand, the assembly of the linkage assembly 40 in the dishwasher 100 can be facilitated, and on the other hand, because the movement stroke of the basket assembly 20 is far greater than that of the top plate assembly 30, the transmission ratio between the driving member 41 and the movable member 42 can be changed by disposing the transmission member 43, thereby realizing the deceleration movement of the top plate assembly 30.

As shown in fig. 2, in some examples, the transmission member 43 is a gear, the driving member 41 has driving teeth 411, the moving member 42 has engaging teeth 421, and the driving teeth 411 engage with the engaging teeth 421 through the gear, so that the engaging reliability between the driving member 41 and the transmission member 43, between the transmission member 43 and the moving member 42, and the high transmission efficiency, the smooth transmission and the good stability of the overall structure can be ensured.

In some examples, the movable element 42 rotates around a fixed axis, the transmission element 43 rotates around another fixed axis, and the reference circle diameter of the transmission element 43 is smaller than the reference circle diameter corresponding to the matching tooth 421, so that when the driving element 41 drives the transmission element 43 to rotate, the rotating speed of the movable element 42 is reduced, and the movable element 42 is prevented from rotating too much to affect the movement of the top plate assembly 30.

In some examples, the transmission member 43 includes two gears coaxially disposed, the two gears have different radii, the gear with the larger radius is engaged with the driving member 41, and the gear with the smaller radius is engaged with the movable member 42, so that when the driving member 41 moves, the two gears are driven to rotate, and since the gear with the smaller radius is engaged with the movable member 42, the rotating speed of the movable member 42 can be reduced, so that the top plate assembly 30 can move within a certain range.

As shown in fig. 2, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the top plate assembly 30 includes a support 31 and a top plate (not shown in the figure), the top plate is located in the box 10, the support 31 extends in a vertical direction, the top plate is disposed on the support 31, the linkage assembly 40 is engaged with the bottom of the support 31, by disposing the support 31, not only is the driving engagement between the linkage assembly 40 and the top plate facilitated, but also the stability of the top plate during the movement process can be improved by limiting the vertical displacement of the support 31, and the sealing performance of the bowl and basket assembly 20 is prevented from being affected by the horizontal displacement of the top plate during the vertical movement.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the linkage assembly 40 includes two linkage assemblies 40, the two linkage assemblies 40 are respectively disposed at the left and right sides of the bowl and basket assembly 20, and the linkage assembly 40 can move the left and right sides of the top plate assembly 30 up and down synchronously when the bowl and basket assembly 20 moves back and forth, thereby improving the stability of the whole structure, and a specific embodiment will be described below with reference to fig. 2 and 3 by taking the linkage assembly 40 at one side of the bowl and basket assembly 20 as an example.

The linkage assembly 40 comprises a driving element 41, a transmission element 43 and a movable element 42, the driving element 41 is fixedly connected with the bowl and basket assembly 20, the top plate assembly 30 comprises a support 31 and a top plate, the support 31 extends along the vertical direction, the top plate is arranged on the support 31, the top plate is used for covering a taking and placing opening of the bowl and basket assembly 20, and the movable element 42 is matched with the bottom of the support 31.

The driving part 41 is a rack, the transmission part 43 is a gear, the movable part 42 is a cam, an outer contour line of the cam comprises a first arc contour line 4211 and a second arc contour line 4212, two ends of the first arc contour line 4211 are respectively connected with two ends of the second arc contour line 4212 through a transition section 4213, the matching teeth 421 are arranged on the second arc contour line 4212, the matching teeth 421 can extend to the transition section 4213, the top plate assembly 30 is matched with the first arc contour line 4211, a rotation center of the cam is located on one side close to the second arc contour line 4212, curvatures of any positions on the first arc contour line 4211 are the same, curvatures of any positions on the second arc contour line 4212 are also the same, and the curvature radius of the first arc contour line 4211 is larger than that of the second arc contour line 4212.

When the bowl basket assembly 20 is located at the position for closing the opening 11, the top plate assembly 30 is located at the second position, the support 31 of the top plate assembly 30 is abutted to one end of the first arc-shaped contour line 4211, the rack moves rightwards along with the opening of the bowl basket assembly 20 to drive the gear to rotate along the anticlockwise direction, the cam rotates along the clockwise direction, the cam jacks up the support 31, the support 31 is gradually contacted with the middle part of the first arc-shaped contour line 4211, the vertical distance from the contact point of the cam and the support 31 to the rotation center of the cam is gradually increased, and then the top plate is spaced from the taking and placing opening above the bowl basket assembly 20; when the top plate assembly 30 moves to the first position, the bowl and basket assembly 20 is synchronously moved to a position for opening the opening 11, thereby facilitating the user to access the dishes.

When the bowl basket assembly 20 closes the opening 11, the rack moves leftwards along with the bowl basket assembly 20, the gear rotates clockwise to drive the cam to rotate anticlockwise, the support 31 moves downwards along with the cam, and therefore the top plate is driven to cover the position of the taking and placing opening of the bowl basket assembly 20, and sealing of the washing cavity can be achieved.

Other constructions and operations of the dishwasher 100 according to embodiments of the present invention are known to those of ordinary skill in the art and will not be described in detail herein.

In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise expressly specified or limited, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may comprise the first and second features being in direct contact, or may comprise the first and second features being in contact, not directly, but via another feature in between. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature.

In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples" or the like mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

While embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A dishwasher, comprising:

a case assembly having an opening at a side thereof;

the bowl basket assembly is movably arranged on the box body between a position for opening the opening and a position for closing the opening;

the top plate assembly is movably arranged on the box body between a first position and a second position;

a linkage assembly cooperating with the bowl and basket assembly and the top plate assembly to convert movement of the bowl and basket assembly into movement of the top plate assembly,

the top plate assembly is in the first position to be spaced apart from the access opening of the bowl and basket assembly when the bowl and basket assembly is in the state of opening the position of the opening, and the top plate assembly is in the second position to cover the access opening of the bowl and basket assembly when the bowl and basket assembly is in the state of closing the position of the opening.

2. The dishwasher of claim 1, wherein the basket assembly is movable in a fore-and-aft direction, the linkage assembly driving the top plate assembly to move in an up-and-down direction under the condition that the basket assembly is moved in the fore-and-aft direction.

3. The dishwasher of claim 1, the linkage assembly comprising:

the driving piece is connected with the bowl and basket assembly to move along with the bowl and basket assembly;

the movable piece is matched with the top plate component and is suitable for driving the top plate component to move up and down under the driving of the driving piece.

4. The dishwasher of claim 3, wherein the drive member has drive teeth and the movable member has mating teeth, the drive teeth mating with the mating teeth to engage the drive member and the movable member.

5. A dishwasher as claimed in claim 4, wherein the drive member is formed as a rack extending in the direction of movement of the basket assembly, the rack being provided with the drive teeth.

6. The dishwasher of claim 4, wherein the movable member is formed as a cam, at least a portion of a peripheral wall of the cam having the engagement teeth.

7. The dishwasher of claim 4, wherein the movable member comprises:

a cam engaged with the top plate assembly;

the cooperation gear, the cooperation gear is located one side of cam and with the cam synchronous revolution, the cooperation tooth is located the cooperation gear.

8. The dishwasher of claim 3, further comprising: the transmission part is arranged on the box body and is respectively matched with the driving part and the moving part.

9. The dishwasher of claim 8, wherein the transmission member is a gear, the drive member has a drive tooth, and the movable member has an engagement tooth, the drive tooth engaging the engagement tooth through the gear.

10. The dishwasher of claim 9, wherein the movable member rotates about a fixed axis and the drive member rotates about another fixed axis, the drive member having a reference circle diameter that is smaller than a reference circle diameter corresponding to the mating tooth.

11. The dishwasher of claim 1, wherein the top plate assembly comprises a rack extending in a vertical direction and a top plate provided on the rack, the linkage assembly cooperating with a bottom of the rack.