CN100595463C - Connector and tableware cleaning machine using the same - Google Patents

Connector and tableware cleaning machine using the same Download PDF

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CN100595463C
CN100595463C CN200710161669A CN200710161669A CN100595463C CN 100595463 C CN100595463 C CN 100595463C CN 200710161669 A CN200710161669 A CN 200710161669A CN 200710161669 A CN200710161669 A CN 200710161669A CN 100595463 C CN100595463 C CN 100595463C
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河合一广
榛地义和
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The invention provides a connector preventing leaking outwards and a dishware washing machine. The connector is held with a water supply tube terminal in a water supply tube holding space between a fixing portion and a fixing cap portion of the water supply tube terminal to flexibly joint a clamped protruding piece arranged on the fixing cap portion of the water supply tube terminal and a clampingpiece arranged on the fixing portion of the water supply tube terminal. The invention closes the fixing cap portion of the water supply tube terminal on the fixing portion of the water supply tube terminal, installs the connector on the installation parts at the machine side of the frame of the dishware washing machine, presses the fixing cap portion of the water supply tube terminal on the installation parts at the machine side to make the water supply tube terminal, the fixing portion of the water supply tube terminal and the fixing cap portion of the water supply tube terminal connect together and clamp.

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Connector and the Dish washing machine that uses it
Technical field
The present invention relates in machines such as Dish washing machine, use, water supply hose is connected connector on the private water supply flexible pipe in the machine and the Dish washing machine that uses it.
Background technique
Dish washing machine is that water supply hose and scupper hose are coupled together use, still, particularly in the built in type Dish washing machine in being installed on whole kitchen, is necessary to constitute compactly the joint of water supply hose and scupper hose.
As the existing Dish washing machine of built in type, for example Dish washing machine and its employed connector that is disclosed in TOHKEMY 2003-210378 communique described.
Fig. 8 A is used to illustrate the side view that the example of existing connector is installed on existing Dish washing machine.Fig. 8 B is the stereogram of seeing from back side that is used to illustrate on existing Dish washing machine example that existing connector is installed.
In existing Dish washing machine 70, shown in Fig. 8 A, 8B, it has following structure, promptly, above the back side 72 of Dish washing machine main body 71, dispose water supply hose 74, water supply valve 75 and scupper hose 76, in the purge chamber, supply water from water supply hose 74 by water supply valve 75, and outside Dish washing machine, carry out draining from scupper hose 76.In order to effectively utilize the depth size of Dish washing machine main body 71, at least one side in the slot part 73 at the back side 72 that is arranged on Dish washing machine body 71 in configuration water supply hose 74 and the scupper hose 76, and from 72 tops, the back side of Dish washing machine main body 71 outside by the back side 72 sets pipeline.
In such Dish washing machine 70, in water supply hose 74, bear high hydraulic pressure, at every turn when opening and closing water supply valve 75, in the joint of water supply valve 75 and water supply hose 74, also often bear high hydraulic pressure repeatedly, therefore, use under the situation about sustaining damage because of long-time in this attachment portion, leak from this damaged portion sometimes.
In Japanese kokai publication hei 9-38013 communique, disclose to have and to detect the leak existing Dish washing machine of situation of this joint from water supply hose.Fig. 9 is the rear view that is used to illustrate on existing Dish washing machine the example that existing other connector is installed.
As shown in Figure 9, in this existing Dish washing machine 80, when the joint from water supply valve 82 leaks, leak to prevent the floor of getting wet in order to receive to leak and detect, be communicated with to detect the anomalous sea level detection unit 85 of anomalous sea level and be provided with purge chamber 81.In addition, the lower position of the water supply valve 82 outside purge chamber 81 is provided with water tank 83, and to be provided with the lid with inlet 84 of water tank 83 with purge chamber's 81 outside ways of connecting.Then, when the joint from water supply valve 82 leaked, the tegmentum 84 that leaks was received, and entered in the water tank 83 from covering 84 inlet, when reaching anomalous sea level in the water tank 83, can detect this situation by anomalous sea level detection unit 85.
Yet, in this existing Dish washing machine 80, though recognize this fact of seepy question take place in the joint of water supply valve 82, but can only detect anomalous sea level in the water tank 83 preventing the floor of getting wet by anomalous sea level detection unit 85, its do not disclose on the joint of water supply valve 82, be used to prevent self to leak prevent effective technology such as water-leaking structure.
On the other hand, the joint of the water supply valve of Dish washing machine produce leak former because: during when each switching water supply valve, attachment portion at water supply valve and water supply hose is often born high hydraulic pressure repeatedly, therefore, the inventor proposes to be built-in with the water supply valve of flow control valve in the exterior arrangement of Dish washing machine, so that the hydraulic pressure that is applied in the secondary water supply hose between the water supply joint (connector) from the water supply valve to the Dish washing machine reduces.
But,, can not determine the structure of the water supply joint (connector) that can prevent to leak even in adopting the Dish washing machine of this structure.In addition, actual conditions are can be installed in the existing Dish washing machine shown in the TOHKEMY 2003-210378 communique, and can realize preventing that the connector that leaks is still untapped goes out.
Summary of the invention
The Dish washing machine that the object of the present invention is to provide a kind of connector and use it, this connector constitutes and can be housed in the machine of Dish washing machine compactly, under it is loaded into situation in the machine body, the end of water supply hose can be connected on the connector reliably, thereby can prevent to leak to the outside from the attachment portion of this end and this connector.In addition, also providing a kind of can exchange and install with the connector that uses in existing machine, can prevent connector that branch leaks to the outside and the Dish washing machine that uses it equally.
For this reason, connector of the present invention by with the water supply hose end fixedly cap be closed on the water supply hose end fixing part, and with the water supply hose end clips be held in water supply hose end fixing part and water supply hose end fixedly between the cap formed water supply hose keep in the space, be maintained at water supply hose keeps in the space in the water supply hose end, be arranged on the water supply hose end and fixedly ended tab and the hooking sheet resilient engagement that is arranged on the water supply hose end fixing part by card on the cap by making, with the water supply hose end fixedly cap be closed under the state on the water supply hose end fixing part, in the time of on connector being installed in machine side assembly, water supply hose end fixedly cap is pushed machine side assembly, make water supply hose end and water supply hose end fixing part and water supply hose end fixedly cap connect airtight and be held.
According to this connector, fixedly being blocked of cap ended tab and the hooking sheet resilient engagement that is arranged on the water supply hose end fixing part to be arranged on the water supply hose end, with the water supply hose end fixedly cap be closed under the situation on the water supply hose end fixing part, if connector is installed on the machine body, then the fixing cap contact machine side assembly and push water supply hose end fixing part side of water supply hose end is kept closed condition.Meanwhile, because the water supply hose end also under the state that is extruded and be held, therefore can prevent from this attachment portion leaking to the outside reliably.
In addition, the connector that the present invention relates to constitute compactly so-called with the water supply hose end fixedly cap be closed on the water supply hose end fixing part, and, can exchange and install with the connector that in existing machine, uses by being installed in the simple structure that produces extruding force on the machine side assembly.
Connector of the present invention further fixedly is formed with multistage (layer) semicircular ring projecting strip part on each inner peripheral surface of cap at water supply hose end fixing part and water supply hose end, and this semicircular ring projecting strip part engages and it is pushed with multistage ring groove on the outer circumferential face that is formed on the water supply hose end.
According to this connector, by engaging the fixedly ring groove of the end of the semicircular ring projecting strip part of cap and water supply hose of water supply hose end fixing part and water supply hose end, and can the semicircular ring projecting strip part closely be contacted with ring groove and make its sealing in plurality of positions, make and can not leak downwards from this attachment portion.
Connector of the present invention further is formed with the spilling water opening with the top position of the semicircular ring projecting strip part adjacency that forms on the inner peripheral surface of water supply hose end fixing part, on the outer circumferential face of water supply hose end fixing part, uprightly in the position, the left and right sides that clips the spilling water opening be provided with perpendicular wall, below the spilling water opening, be provided with cross wall, and below cross wall, found the skew wall that is provided with to tilt to low level along with away from the spilling water opening so that the mode that engages left right vertical wall is upright.
According to this connector, in case with the joint of water supply hose in leak, the water that then spills rests on the fixedly top of formed semicircular ring projecting strip part on the inner peripheral surface of cap of water supply hose end fixing part and water supply hose end, but flow out to the outside rapidly from the spilling water opening by the spilling water opening being set, can making the water that spills.And the water that spills is from by on the cross wall that left right vertical wall clipped, and towards the true dip direction of skew wall and be discharged from, promptly along with from the stream of the outside square one-tenth of water supply hose end fixing part and be discharged from.Like this, can in the space that limits, set the stream of fugitive water compactly, and the water that can prevent to result to spill is directed the subcomponent to machine body along fixing stream, soaks parts of electric etc. unintentionally and cause the generation of unfavorable condition.In addition, if set the spilling water sensor, then can go out to leak by this spilling water sensor in the part of the last water that flows out of guiding.
Connector of the present invention further tilts downwards and on the wall of the perpendicular wall that is mounted, is provided with the portion of dripping that cuts a lower end part and form at skew wall.
According to this connector, can make from the spilling water opening and flow out, water along skew wall guiding is directed downwards via a side's of perpendicular wall wall, drips from the portion of dripping that is arranged on its lower end, can prevent to result to soak unintentionally parts of electric etc. reliably and causes bad generation.
Connector of the present invention, further, clip the spilling water opening upright establish about a side of perpendicular wall constitute the part of the framework of support scupper hose.
According to this connector, by keeping the part of the framework of scupper hose, and can constitute connector compactly, and alleviate and use material (weight) with this perpendicular wall dual-purpose.
Connector of the present invention, further, its water supply hose end fixedly cap by with the integrally formed resin hinge of water supply hose end fixing part and combine with this water supply hose end fixing part hinge.
According to this connector, the resin hinge that constitutes by one, can be simply with the water supply hose end fixedly cap combine with water supply hose end fixing part elasticity, be used for this combination owing to not needing to prepare other parts, so can constitute connector compactly.In addition, with resin die encapsulation molding connector the time, also can form the resin hinge simultaneously with identical mould.
Connector of the present invention further is provided with the hose coupling container in the top position of water supply hose end fixing part, the position near water supply hose end fixing part in this hose coupling container is formed with accommodating groove, and, at the fixing upright contact plate that is provided with in position of the described relatively accommodating groove on cap top of water supply hose end.Be inserted with the hose coupling mounting plate that keeps hose coupling in accommodating groove, when fixedly cap was closed on the water supply hose end fixing part with the water supply hose end, contact plate was pushed the hose coupling mounting plate.
According to this connector, though accommodating groove contact plate relative with the hose coupling mounting plate that is accommodated in the hose coupling container by this accommodating groove and that push it constitutes compactly, but, when fixedly cap is closed on the water supply hose end fixing part with the water supply hose end, can be on this container fixing hose coupling (joint) reliably.
Connector of the present invention further is provided with private water supply flexible pipe rotation limitation part in the extension of the upper end portion of hose coupling container along continuous straight runs, this private water supply flexible pipe rotation limitation part be rotatably installed in described hose coupling mounting plate on and the curved tube portion that is connected with the private water supply flexible pipe contact, to limit it, make it not rotate to foreign side from this contact position.
According to this connector, utilize this so-called compact structure that is arranged on the private water supply flexible pipe rotation limitation part of hose coupling container top, and the rotating range of restricted internal water supply hose (curved tube portion) reliably.
Connector of the present invention further dispose with the resin hinge in abutting connection with and have open parts that prevent of conjugate foramen, water supply hose end fixedly cap is provided with and is engaged tab, when fixedly cap is closed on the water supply hose end fixing part with the water supply hose end, make to be engaged sheet and to engage, keep the fixedly closed condition of cap of water supply hose end with conjugate foramen.
According to this connector; therefore because water supply hose end fixedly cap is bound in water supply hose end fixing part reliably in the resin hinge side, can in the space that water supply hose end fixing part and water supply hose end fixedly form between the cap, fixing reliably maintenance protect flexible pipe.In addition,, therefore can constitute connector compactly, in addition, with resin die encapsulation molding connector the time, also can form the resin hinge simultaneously with identical mould because such constraint keeps not preparing other parts.
As previously discussed, according to connector of the present invention, constitute on the machine that can be accommodated in Dish washing machine etc. compactly, and be encased under the situation of machine body, the end of water supply hose can be connected on the connector reliably, can prevent from this attachment portion leaking to the outside.In addition, can exchange and install, can prevent from the attachment portion leaking equally to the outside with the connector that on existing machine, uses.
In addition, about the Dish washing machine that the present invention relates to, it comprises: machine frame; Be arranged on the purge chamber of this machine frame inside; The water supply hose that acceptance is supplied water in this purge chamber from the water supply valve that is arranged on this machine frame outside; Be arranged on the inside of machine frame, the private water supply flexible pipe that connects water supply hose and supply water to the purge chamber; Scupper hose from purge chamber's draining; On the machine side assembly that is installed in machine frame, and the connector of connection water supply hose and private water supply flexible pipe.Use the connector of stupid invention as this connector.
According to this Dish washing machine, be arranged on the water supply hose end and fixedly ended tab and the hooking sheet resilient engagement that is arranged on the water supply hose end fixing part by card on the cap.With the water supply hose end fixedly cap be closed under the situation on the water supply hose end fixing part, if in a single day connector is encased on the machine body, then the fixing cap contact machine side assembly and push water supply hose end fixing part side of water supply hose end maintains closed condition.Meanwhile, the water supply hose end is also seized on both sides by the arms with the state that is extruded, and therefore can prevent from this attachment portion leaking to the outside reliably.
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Fig. 1 is the side view that is used to illustrate an application examples of the connector that on Dish washing machine of the present invention installation is involved in the present invention.
Fig. 2 be used to illustrate connector involved in the present invention summary, the fixing stereogram of the state after the cap opening of expression water supply hose end.
Fig. 3 is stereogram summary, the state of expression water supply hose end after fixedly cap is closed that is used to illustrate connector involved in the present invention.
Fig. 4 is the side view after part structure, presentation graphs 1 that is used to illustrate connector involved in the present invention enlarges.
Fig. 5 be used to illustrate connector involved in the present invention structure, the fixing plan view of the state after the cap opening of expression water supply hose end.
Fig. 6 is plan view structure, the state of expression water supply hose end after fixedly cap is closed that is used to illustrate connector involved in the present invention.
Fig. 7 is the rear view that is used to illustrate the structure of connector involved in the present invention.
Fig. 8 A is used to illustrate the side view that the example of existing connector is installed on existing Dish washing machine.
Fig. 8 B is the stereogram of seeing from back side that is used to illustrate on existing Dish washing machine example that existing connector is installed.
Fig. 9 is used to illustrate on existing Dish washing machine existing other the rear view of example of connector is installed.
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Below, by Fig. 1~Fig. 7, to connector of the present invention and use its related preferred implementation of Dish washing machine to be elaborated.
Fig. 1 is the side view that is used to illustrate an application examples of the connector that on Dish washing machine of the present invention installation is involved in the present invention.Fig. 2 is stereogram summary, the state of expression water supply hose end fixed jacket portion after open that is used to illustrate connector involved in the present invention, and Fig. 3 is the stereogram of the state of water supply hose end after fixedly cap is closed.Fig. 4 is the side view after the part of Fig. 1 enlarges.In addition, Fig. 5 be used to illustrate connector involved in the present invention structure, the fixing plan view of the state after the cap opening of expression water supply hose end, Fig. 6 is the plan view of the state of water supply hose end after fixedly cap is closed, Fig. 7 is its rear view.In addition, the following mode of execution that discloses think that for to illustrate with whole aspects it is also unrestricted.Technical scope of the present invention is interpreted as, the content of being not only in mode of execution to be disclosed, and comprise and also comprise the content that record disclosed of claim and the meaning of claim equalization and the whole changes in the scope.
As shown in Figure 1, connector 1 involved in the present invention for example is installed on the sidewall (machine side assembly 63) of machine frame 61 of Dish washing machine 60 of one embodiment of the present invention, and this connector 1 will be connected with purge chamber 62 and it is supplied with the private water supply flexible pipe 67 of rinse water and couples together from Dish washing machine 60 outer water supply hoses 64.In the present embodiment, be provided with water supply valve 65 at the upstream side of the water supply hose 64 that is connected, in the downstream side of this water supply valve 65, connector 1 couples together water supply hose 64 (primary side) and private water supply flexible pipe 67.
The upstream side water supply hose 66 (primary side) of water supply valve 65 bears high hydraulic pressure, but by being installed in the unshowned flow control valve of figure on the water supply valve 65, is adjusted to the hydraulic pressure of downstream side water supply hose 64 (primary side) lower than the hydraulic pressure of primary side.In addition, water supply hose 64 has double-layer structure, forms the structure that is covered the water supply hose 64a with resistance to pressure by protection flexible pipe 64b.
In addition, connector 1 forms the structure that scupper hose 68 upper and that discharge to machine exterior is temporarily guided in the draining that also maintains after being used for wash dishes used into.
Connector 1 comprises: the fixing water supply hose end fixing part 10 of the end of water supply hose 64 (protection flexible pipe 64b) (protection flexible pipe 64c); Be positioned at the water supply hose holding part 20 of water supply hose end fixing part 10 belows and clamping water supply hose 64 (protection flexible pipe 64b); And the hose coupling container 30 that is used to take in the hose coupling 40 that connects the water supply hose 64 (water supply hose 64a) that is positioned at water supply hose end fixing part 10 tops and private water supply flexible pipe 67.Such connector 1 utilizes synthetic resin such as acrylic resin or polycarbonate resin and forms as one.
Water supply hose end fixing part 10 makes the protection hose end 64c of protection flexible pipe 64b accommodate towards the top and fixes this protection hose end 64c, and it has the trunk wall 10a of portion that is the inner peripheral surface of semicircular cylinder shape along the outer circumferential face of protection hose end 64c.Be formed with multistage (in the present embodiment for up and down 2 sections) semicircular ring projecting strip part 10b on this trunk wall 10a of portion, this semicircular ring projecting strip part 10b engages with multistage (in the present embodiment 2 sections) ring groove 64d on being arranged on protection hose end 64c.
In addition; on water supply hose end fixing part 10; be provided with resin hinge (hinge) 12 integratedly on the axial square end face (end face in Fig. 5 left side) of this protection hose end 64c, water supply hose end fixedly cap 11 can be connected with water supply hose end fixing part 10 by this resin hinge 12 with opening.
Water supply hose end fixedly cap 11 is provided with the trunk wall 11a of portion in lower portion; the trunk wall 11a of portion has the inner peripheral surface that is the semicircular cylinder shape along the outer circumferential face of protection hose end 64c, is being formed with on this trunk wall 11a of portion and is being arranged on the two sections semicircular ring projecting strip part 11b that protects the two sections ring groove 64d on the hose end 64c to engage.
At the water supply hose end fixing part 10 of the connector 1 that constitutes like this and water supply hose end fixedly between the cap 11 in the formed space, accommodate and keep protecting hose end 64c.Then; when fixedly cap 11 is closed on the water supply hose end fixing part 10 with the water supply hose end; on the two sections ring groove 64d that semicircular ring projecting strip part 10b, 11b that water supply hose end fixing part 10 and water supply hose end fixedly form on the inner peripheral surface of cap 11 form on by the outer circumferential face that is pressed in protection hose end 64c, thereby obtain higher connecting airtight property.
In addition; water supply hose end fixedly cap 11 has contacting part 11c in the position above it; this contacting part 11c forms planar; the size of its depth direction is set at roughly 1/2 of protection hose end 64c external diameter, is set at and protects the external diameter of hose end 64c roughly the same the size of its width direction.Then; carrying out size sets; make when fixedly cap 11 is closed on the water supply hose end fixing part 10 with the water supply hose end; accommodate the outer surface of contacting part 11c of back side in the space of protection hose end 64c, more outstanding slightly than the machine attachment face 1a (on Fig. 4, representing) that connector 1 is all with dot and dash line.
Therefore, with the water supply hose end fixedly cap 11 be closed on the water supply hose end fixing part 10, and keep cap 21 to be closed under the state on the water supply hose holding part 20 water supply hose, if connector 1 is installed on the machine side assembly 63, then machine attachment face 1a contacts with machine side assembly 63.Yet, owing to be the outer surface structure outstanding a little with respect to machine attachment face 1a of contacting part 11c, so contacting part 11c pushes fixedly cap 11 of water supply hose end in water supply hose end fixing part 10 sides.Thus, with the water supply hose end fixedly cap 11 maintain closed condition, simultaneously, at semicircular ring projecting strip part 10b, 11b pushes under the state of ring groove 64d of protection hose end 64c, continues clamping protection hose end 64c.Therefore, can prevent reliably from connector 1 leaking to the below of water supply hose end fixing part 10.
In addition, the water supply hose end fixedly cap 11 with end faces resin hinge 12 opposition sides on be equipped with by card and end tab 11d, go up the upright hooking sheet 10c (hook) that is provided with at the end face (end face) of other direction of water supply hose end fixing part 10, make towards the opening of water supply hose end fixing part 10 and with to be ended tab 11d by card relative on Fig. 5 right side.Then, engage with hooking sheet 10c, close the opening of water supply hose end fixing part 10, and in the space that water supply hose end fixing part 10 and water supply hose end fixedly form between the cap 11, hose end 64c is protected in fixing maintenance by being ended tab 11d by card.
In addition, at the water supply hose end fixedly on the end face of the connection resin hinge 12 of cap 11, be equipped with and be engaged tab 11e, on the end face that is provided with resin hinge 12 sides of water supply hose end fixing part 10, the upright open parts 10d that forbids that is provided with on the position relative with conjugate foramen 10e with being engaged tab 11e.Then, with the water supply hose end fixedly cap 11 be closed under the state on the water supply hose end fixing part 10, by being engaged that tab 11e engages with conjugate foramen 10e and with the water supply hose end fixedly cap 11 be strapped in reliably on the water supply hose end fixing part 10 in resin hinge 12 sides.For this reason, can be in the space that water supply hose end fixing part 10 and water supply hose end fixedly form between the cap 11, the more fixing protection hose end 64c that keeps.
Water supply hose holding part 20 is positioned at the below of water supply hose end fixing part 10; be used for the protection flexible pipe 64b of clamping near protection hose end 64c, this water supply hose holding part 20 has along the inner peripheral surface of the outer circumferential face of protection flexible pipe 64b, the trunk wall 20a of portion that the cross section roughly is the U font.In addition, along on the axial side's of protection flexible pipe 64b the end face (end face on Fig. 5 right side), can be connected with water supply hose by resin hinge 22 with opening and keep cap 21, water supply hose keeps cap 21 to have forming the flat trunk wall 21a of portion.In addition, with the depth direction of the trunk wall 20a of portion and the size of width direction, be set at and protect the external diameter of flexible pipe 64b roughly the same.
In addition, on water supply hose keeps cap 21 and end faces resin hinge 22 opposition sides, be equipped with and end tab 21b by card, on end face (end face) the scupper hose constraint framework 52 that side set of other direction of water supply hose holding part 20 in Fig. 5 left side, stand and be provided with hooking sheet 52b (hook), make it towards the opening of water supply hose holding part 20 and with only tab 21b is relative by card.Engage with hooking sheet 52b by being ended tab 21b, close the opening of water supply hose holding part 20, keep in the space of formation between the cap 21, keep protection flexible pipe 64b in water supply hose holding part 20 and water supply hose by card.
In addition, keep at water supply hose on the end face of connection resin hinge 22 of cap 21, be equipped with and be engaged tab 21c, on the end face that is provided with resin hinge 22 sides of water supply hose holding part 20, the upright open parts 20b that forbids that is provided with on the position relative with conjugate foramen 20c with being engaged hole tab 21c.Water supply hose being kept cap 21 be closed under the state on the water supply hose holding part 20, engage with conjugate foramen 20c by being engaged hole tab 21c, keep cap 21 to be strapped in reliably on the water supply hose holding part 20 water supply hose in resin hinge 22 sides.Therefore, can keep in the space of formation between the cap 21, keep protection flexible pipe 64b more reliably in water supply hose holding part 20 and water supply hose.
The two sections semicircular ring projecting strip part 10b that forms on the trunk wall 10a of portion of water supply hose end fixing part 10 separately directly over the position, be provided with the spilling water opening 10f that runs through the trunk wall 10a of portion.In addition, on the outside of the trunk wall 10a of portion (back side), clipping these left and right sides of two-layer spilling water opening 10f up and down, the upright first perpendicular wall 13a (on the right side of Fig. 7) and the second perpendicular wall 13b (in the left side of Fig. 7) of being provided with.In addition, below spilling water opening 10f with the upright cross wall 13c that is provided with of the shape that engages left right vertical wall 13a, 13b, and, the thereunder upright skew wall 13d that tilts downwards along with near the first perpendicular wall 13a side of being provided with.Then, perpendicular wall 13a, 13b, cross wall 13c and the skew wall 13d with these constitutes spilling water path of navigation 13.In case the joint (joint of straight pipe portion 47 and water supply hose 64a at aftermentioned hose coupling 40, the perhaps joint of curved tube portion 43 and private water supply flexible pipe 67) situation of leaking, then, spilling water is guided to the below of the first perpendicular wall 13a via this spilling water opening 10f and spilling water path of navigation 13 (perpendicular wall 13a, 13b and cross wall 13c and skew wall 13d).Then, in the lower end of the first perpendicular wall 13a, cut its part and form the 13e of portion (portion that dewaters, Japanese: water is cut portion (flashing)) that drips, the spilling water that guides to the below drips on the 13e of portion that drips.Then, can utilize to be arranged on this spilling water sensor 69 of the 13e of portion below that drips, and detect the generation of leaking.
Hose coupling container 30 is formed at the top position of water supply hose end fixing part 10.Separate the bottom of the left and right sides sidewall 32 of given size upward at diapire 31,, between this prominent silver 33 and diapire 31, be formed with accommodating groove 34 to be provided with prominent silver 33 with diapire 31 opposed modes from hose coupling container 30.Then, in this accommodating groove 34, insert the hose coupling mounting plate 41 of hose coupling 40.Like this, closing the water supply hose end fixedly during cap 11, upright be located at the water supply hose end fixedly the contact plate 11f on cap 11 tops contact with the fixing part 46 of hose coupling mounting plate 41 belows, hose coupling 40 taken in be fixed in the hose coupling container 30.
In addition, more top at side's sidewall 32 of hose coupling container 30 (sidewall) in Fig. 5 left side, with the upright private water supply flexible pipe rotation limitation part 35 that is provided with of outstanding to the inside mode, the curved tube portion 43 of fixedly hose coupling 40 described later is by contacting with this private water supply flexible pipe rotation limitation part 35, and be limited, make it not rotate to foreign side from this contact position.
Fixedly hose coupling 40 is used to connect water supply hose 64a and private water supply flexible pipe 67, above hose coupling mounting plate 41, is provided with outer screw section 42 integratedly.Terminal side in the curved tube portion 43 that private water supply flexible pipe 67 connects, and outer screw section 42 between be equipped with under the state of check valve 44, rotatably screw togather by nut part 45 with outer screw section 42.Meanwhile, fixing part 46 is arranged on the below of hose coupling mounting plate 41, and the straight pipe portion 47 that is connected with water supply hose 64a is set below fixing part 46 integratedly.
Back side in water supply hose end fixing part 10 and hose coupling container 30, it is circular-arc that scupper hose keeps framework 50 and scupper hose support frame 51, separate to exist side by side with retainable interval and be provided with scupper hose 68, in the space that this scupper hose keeps forming between framework 50 and the scupper hose support frame 51, contain scupper hose 68.Meanwhile, utilize the upright scupper hose that is located to keep the tab 50a and the upright tab 51a that is located at the edge part of scupper hose support frame 51 of the edge part of framework 50 to keep scupper hose 68, and the upright support plate 51b that is located at the edge part of scupper hose support frame 51 of utilization, support scupper hose 68, so that it does not break away from from this containing space.
In addition, end face (the end face) outside that keeps cap 21 at water supply hose in Fig. 5 left side, be provided with the scupper hose constraint framework 52 that the cross section roughly is the U font integratedly, remain on the below part of the scupper hose 68 in scupper hose maintenance framework 50 and the scupper hose support frame 51, bending is strapped in this scupper hose constraint framework 52.Meanwhile, utilize the upright support plate 52a that is located at its edge part, keep scupper hose 68.
Between scupper hose support frame 51 and scupper hose constraint framework 52, have the upright first perpendicular wall 13a that is located at the back side of water supply hose end fixing part 10, can make exterior side (on Fig. 7 right side) support plate that acts on guide support scupper hose 68 of this first perpendicular wall 13a.Therefore, there is no need to be provided with other dunnage, can cut down the parts number of packages, can closely constitute connector 1, and alleviate use material (weight).
In addition; in the above-described embodiment; at the water supply hose end fixedly on the trunk wall 11a of portion of cap 11; be formed with and be arranged on the two sections semicircular ring projecting strip part 11b that the two sections ring groove 64d on the protection hose end 64c engages, but ring groove 64d and semicircular ring projecting strip part 11b also can be by constituting more than 3 sections.For semicircular ring projecting strip part 10b in like manner.In addition, thereupon, the spilling water opening 10f that each that is arranged on semicircular ring projecting strip part 10b just going up the position also can be arranged on more than 3 places.
Connector of the present invention, constitute on the machine that can be accommodated in Dish washing machine etc. compactly, can prevent from from attachment portion to leak, in addition to the outside with water supply hose, value height on this industry can be exchanged and installation with the connector that uses on existing machine.

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1. connector is characterized in that:
This connector by the water supply hose end fixedly cap the end of water supply hose is closed on the water supply hose end fixing part; and with the end clips of described water supply hose be held in described water supply hose end fixing part and described water supply hose end fixedly between the cap formed water supply hose keep in the space; wherein; described water supply hose has resistance to pressure; its outside is covered by the protection flexible pipe
Described connector comprises:
The straight pipe portion that connects described water supply hose;
Be arranged on described water supply hose end and fixedly ended tab by card on the cap; With
With described by card end the tab resilient engagement, be arranged on the hooking sheet on the described water supply hose end fixing part,
With described water supply hose end fixedly cap be closed under the state on the described water supply hose end fixing part, when described connector being installed on the machine side assembly, described water supply hose end fixedly cap pushes described machine side assembly, make the end of described water supply hose and described water supply hose end fixing part and described water supply hose end fixedly cap connect airtight and be held.
2. connector as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that:
Fixedly be formed with multistage semicircular ring projecting strip part on each inner peripheral surface of cap at described water supply hose end fixing part and described water supply hose end, the multistage ring groove that described semicircular ring projecting strip part constitutes on the outer circumferential face with the end that is formed on described water supply hose engages and it is pushed.
3. connector as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that:
Be formed with the spilling water opening with the top position of the described semicircular ring projecting strip part adjacency that on the inner peripheral surface of described water supply hose end fixing part, forms,
On the outer circumferential face of described water supply hose end fixing part, uprightly in the position, the left and right sides that clips described spilling water opening be provided with perpendicular wall,
Below described spilling water opening with the upright cross wall that is provided with of the shape that engages described left right vertical wall,
And below described cross wall the upright skew wall that tilts to low level along with away from described spilling water opening of being provided with.
4. connector as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that:
On a wall of described skew wall close described perpendicular wall, be provided with the portion of dripping that cuts a lower end part and form downwards along with tilting.
5. connector as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that:
Clip described spilling water opening upright establish about a side of described perpendicular wall, constitute the part of framework of scupper hose that support has the equipment of described connector.
6. connector as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that:
Described water supply hose end fixedly cap by with the integrally formed resin hinge of described water supply hose end fixing part and combine with this water supply hose end fixing part hinge.
7. connector as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that:
Top position at described water supply hose end fixing part is provided with the hose coupling container,
Position at the approaching described water supply hose end fixing part of described hose coupling container is formed with accommodating groove,
And, at the fixing upright contact plate that is provided with in position of the described relatively accommodating groove on cap top of described water supply hose end,
In described accommodating groove, be inserted with the described hose coupling mounting plate that keeps hose coupling,
When fixedly cap was closed on the described water supply hose end fixing part with described water supply hose end, described contact plate was pushed the fixing part of described hose coupling mounting plate below.
8. connector as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that:
Upper end portion along continuous straight runs in described hose coupling container has extended private water supply flexible pipe rotation limitation part,
Described private water supply flexible pipe rotation limitation part, be rotatably installed in described hose coupling mounting plate on and the curved tube portion that is connected with the private water supply flexible pipe contact, to limit it, make it not rotate to foreign side from this contact position.
9. connector as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that:
Dispose with described resin hinge in abutting connection with and have open parts that prevent of conjugate foramen,
Described water supply hose end fixedly cap is provided with and is engaged tab,
When fixedly cap is closed on the described water supply hose end fixing part with described water supply hose end, the described tab that is engaged is engaged with described conjugate foramen, keep the fixedly closed condition of cap of described water supply hose end.
10. a Dish washing machine is characterized in that, comprising:
Machine frame;
Be arranged on the purge chamber of described machine frame inside;
The water supply hose that acceptance is supplied water in described purge chamber from the water supply valve that is arranged on described machine frame outside;
Be arranged on the inside of described machine frame, the private water supply flexible pipe that connects described water supply hose and supply water to described purge chamber;
Scupper hose from the draining of described purge chamber; With
Be installed on the machine side assembly of described machine frame, and connect described water supply hose and described private water supply flexible pipe as each described connector in the claim 1~9.
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