CN108245109B

CN108245109B - Bowl basket assembly and dish washer

Info

Publication number: CN108245109B
Application number: CN201810341172.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 关浩轩; 徐敏; 关庆文
Original assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; Foshan Shunde Midea Washing Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Current assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; Foshan Shunde Midea Washing Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Priority date: 2018-04-16
Filing date: 2018-04-16
Publication date: 2023-07-28
Anticipated expiration: 2038-04-16
Also published as: CN108245109A

Abstract

The invention discloses a bowl basket assembly and a dish washer, wherein the bowl basket assembly comprises: a bowl basket body; the support piece is arranged on the side wall of the bowl basket body; and the connection position of the cup holder and the supporting piece can be movably adjusted along the up-down direction, so that the cup holder has a plurality of supporting positions with different heights, and in any one supporting position, the cup holder is opened relative to the side wall of the bowl basket body to form a space for placing tableware. The cup bracket of the bowl basket assembly can be flexibly adjusted in the height direction, so that the bowl basket assembly can be well suitable for tableware with different height specifications, and the application range of the cup bracket is effectively improved.

Description

Bowl basket assembly and dish washer

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of kitchen electrical equipment, in particular to a bowl basket assembly and a dish washer.

Background

The bowl basket of the dish washer is generally configured with a cup holder for loading cup-shaped tableware, and since the specifications of the tableware are different, it is necessary to adjust the supporting state of the cup holder to be suitable for various types of tableware. In the related art, most of the cup stand is arranged on the bowl basket body through the rotating shaft, and the rotating connection position of the cup stand and the bowl basket body is fixed, so that the cup stand can only realize the angle adjustment with the bowl basket body, and can not be adjusted in the height direction of the bowl basket body. However, the cup holder with a fixed height cannot be well applied to cup tableware with different heights, so that the application range of the cup holder is limited.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention mainly aims to provide a bowl and basket assembly, and aims to solve the technical problem that the cup bracket of the existing bowl and basket assembly cannot realize flexible adjustment on the height position, so that the application range of the cup bracket is limited.

To achieve the above object, the present invention proposes a bowl and basket assembly comprising:

a bowl basket body;

the support piece is arranged on the side wall of the bowl basket body; and

the cup bracket is movably adjusted along the up-down direction at the connection position with the supporting piece, so that the cup bracket is provided with a plurality of supporting positions with different heights, and in any supporting position, the cup bracket is opened relative to the side wall of the bowl basket body to form a space for placing tableware.

Preferably, the support piece is provided with a sliding connection structure, and the sliding connection structure is provided with a limiting surface; the cup bracket is provided with a sliding part which is in sliding fit with the sliding structure along the up-down direction; the support piece is also provided with a clamping structure, and the cup stand is also provided with a clamping part;

in any one of the support positions, the limiting surface is in limiting fit with the sliding part, and the clamping structure is in limiting fit with the clamping part, so that the cup stand is opened relative to the side wall of the bowl basket body.

Preferably, the support member has a first mounting surface and a second mounting surface opposite to each other in a first direction, the first mounting surface is connected to a side wall of the bowl basket body, and the sliding structure is a chute provided on the second mounting surface and extending in an up-down direction.

Preferably, the sliding connection structure comprises a first groove body and a second groove body which extend and are communicated in the vertical direction, and the first groove body is positioned at one side of the second groove body, which is close to the second installation surface; in the second direction, the width of the first groove body is smaller than that of the second groove body, so that the inner wall surface, close to the first groove body, of the second groove body forms the limit surface;

the sliding part comprises a connecting arm arranged at the lower edge of the cup holder, and a sliding shaft arranged at the free end of the connecting arm and extending along the second direction, wherein the connecting arm is in sliding fit with the first groove body, the sliding shaft is in sliding fit with the second groove body, and the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction.

Preferably, the sliding structure is formed with a T-shaped slot through the top surface of the support, and the sliding part is inserted into the sliding structure from the slot to slidably fit with the sliding structure.

Preferably, the clamping structure is a plurality of clamping grooves which are arranged on the second mounting surface and are arranged along the up-down direction, and the clamping part is clamped with or separated from each clamping groove, so that the cup bracket can be switched between the supporting positions.

Preferably, the clamping structure is arranged in the middle of the second mounting surface, and two sliding connection structures are respectively arranged on two opposite sides of the clamping structure in the first direction.

Preferably, the sliding part and the sliding structure can be in rotatable fit, any clamping groove is arranged in a flaring way from inside to outside, and an avoidance space for the clamping part to rotate along with the cup stand is formed.

Preferably, the cup holder further has a stowed position in which the cup holder is rotated upwardly to a vertical position.

The present invention also proposes a dishwasher comprising a basket assembly comprising:

a bowl basket body;

the support piece is arranged on the side wall of the bowl basket body; and

According to the technical scheme, the cup holder is arranged on the bowl basket body through the supporting piece, and the connection position between the cup holder and the supporting piece can be movably adjusted along the up-down direction, so that the cup holder has a plurality of supporting positions with different heights, and a user can select the supporting position with the proper height according to the height of the tableware to be placed, so that stable supporting of the tableware is ensured. The cup bracket of the bowl basket assembly can be flexibly adjusted in the height direction, so that the bowl basket assembly can be well suitable for tableware with different height specifications, and the application range of the cup bracket is effectively improved.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings that are required in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly described, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and other drawings may be obtained according to the structures shown in these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

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

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of an embodiment of a bowl basket assembly according to the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a partially exploded view of the bowl basket assembly of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged partial schematic view of FIG. 3A;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged partial schematic view at B in FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the bowl basket assembly of FIG. 2 from another perspective;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view in internal cross-section of the cup holder of FIG. 6 in a first support position;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view in internal cross-section of the cup holder of FIG. 6 in a second support position;

FIG. 9 is a schematic internal cross-sectional view of the cup holder of FIG. 6 in a stowed position;

FIG. 10 is a schematic view in internal cross-section of the cup holder and support of FIG. 6 in sliding engagement.

Reference numerals illustrate:

the achievement of the objects, functional features and advantages of the present invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in conjunction with the embodiments.

Detailed Description

The following description of the embodiments of the present invention will be made clearly and fully with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is evident that the embodiments described are only some, but not all embodiments of the invention. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the invention without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the invention.

It should be noted that, if directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, and rear … …) are included in the embodiments of the present invention, the directional indications are merely used to explain the relative positional relationship, movement conditions, etc. between the components in a specific posture (as shown in the drawings), and if the specific posture is changed, the directional indications are correspondingly changed.

In addition, if there is a description of "first", "second", etc. in the embodiments of the present invention, the description of "first", "second", etc. is for descriptive purposes only and is not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In addition, the technical solutions of the embodiments may be combined with each other, but it is necessary to base that the technical solutions can be realized by those skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be realized, the combination of the technical solutions should be considered to be absent and not within the scope of protection claimed in the present invention.

The present invention proposes a bowl basket assembly 10 for a dishwasher 100.

In particular, the dishwasher 100 includes a rack, a liner, and a bowl basket assembly 10 disposed within the liner. Wherein, the inner bag is connected with the support in a sliding way and can be pulled out from the support, and the top of the inner bag is provided with a mounting opening for mounting or taking out the bowl basket assembly 10. The following description is primarily directed to specific embodiments of the bowl and basket assembly 10.

In an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 2, 3 and 6, the bowl and basket assembly 10 includes a bowl and basket body 11, a support 12 and a cup holder 13. Wherein the support piece 12 is arranged on the side wall of the bowl basket body 11; the cup bracket 13 is connected with the supporting piece 12, and the connection position of the cup bracket 13 and the supporting piece 12 can be movably adjusted along the up-down direction, so that the cup bracket 13 has a plurality of supporting positions with different heights, and in any supporting position, the cup bracket 13 is opened relative to the side wall of the bowl basket body 11 to form a space for placing tableware.

In the present embodiment, the bowl basket body 11 is mainly used for placing dinner plates, bowls, dishes and other tableware, and the cup holder 13 is mainly used for placing cup-shaped tableware, such as teacups, coffee cups or goblets and the like. The bowl basket body 11 comprises a bottom wall and a side wall, and a containing cavity for placing tableware is formed between the bottom wall and the side wall in a surrounding mode. The support 12 is provided on a side wall of the bowl basket body 11, and the cup bracket 13 is connected with the bowl basket body 11 through the support 12.

Specifically, the support member 12 and the bowl basket body 11 can be detachably connected by a screw connection, a snap connection, or the like, and of course, the support member 12 can also be mounted on the bowl basket body 11 in a non-detachable manner. In practical applications, preferably, the supporting member 12 is a plastic member, and the supporting member 12 is detachably fixed on the bowl basket body 11, so that a user can selectively install the supporting member 12 on different side walls of the bowl basket body 11 according to practical situations, so as to maximize the space utilization of the bowl basket assembly 10.

For example, in the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, the side wall of the bowl basket body 11 includes a plurality of transverse ribs 111 and vertical ribs 112 that are disposed in a crossing manner, one surface of the supporting member 12, which is matched with the side wall of the bowl basket body 11, is provided with a plurality of first clamping members 123 and second clamping members 124, the second clamping members 124 are located at the lower sides of the first clamping members 123, and the first clamping members 123 and the second clamping members 124 are both clamped and fixed on the transverse ribs 111. Preferably, the first clamping member 123 has a first opening slot with a downward opening, the second clamping member 124 is provided with a second opening slot at the outer end in the horizontal direction, when assembling, the first clamping member 123 is firstly clamped on the transverse rib 111 from top to bottom, and then the supporting member 12 is rotated towards the side wall direction of the bowl basket body 11 so that the second clamping member 124 is clamped on the lower transverse rib 111, the assembling is simple and convenient, and the assembling stability is better. Preferably, the portion of the transverse rib 111 corresponding to the second clamping member 124 is concavely formed with a limiting groove 1111, and the second clamping member 124 is clamped to the bottom of the limiting groove 1111, so that two side walls of the limiting groove 1111 can play a certain limiting role on the support member 12 in the transverse direction.

The cup holder 13 is mounted to the bowl basket body 11 by a support 12 for holding cutlery. In practical application, in order to reasonably utilize space, the cup holder 13 is generally set to be a rectangular hollow plate structure, and the length direction of the cup holder is consistent with the extending direction of the side wall of the bowl basket body 11, the cup holder 13 is generally made into a grid plate shape in an injection molding mode, and one side, far away from the side wall of the bowl basket body 11, of the cup holder 13 is provided with a plurality of mounting grooves for placing goblets in the length direction. In the support position, the cup holder 13 is angled relative to the side wall of the bowl basket body 11 to form a space for placing cutlery. And when in the supporting position, the cup holder 13 is inclined upwards relative to the bottom wall of the bowl basket body 11, so that tableware can be abutted against the side wall of the bowl basket body 11 while being placed on the cup holder 13, and the tableware is prevented from sliding off the cup holder 13.

The connection position between the cup holder 13 and the support 12 is movably adjustable in the up-down direction so that the cup holder 13 has a plurality of support positions of different heights. For example, the connection between the cup holder 13 and the support 12 can be adjusted in different height positions by means of a sliding fit, a rotating fit or a telescopic fit. In practical application, different adjusting gears can be set according to the size specification of different tableware, for example, two adjusting gears of low gear or high gear can be set. Of course, one or more intermediate adjustment gears may also be provided to accommodate more gauges of cutlery.

Specifically, the user can select different adjustment gears according to actual conditions to enable the cup bracket 13 to be in the supporting positions with different heights. Referring to fig. 7 to 9, for example, when only a shorter cup (such as a coffee cup) is to be cleaned, the supporting position of the cup holder 13 can be adjusted upward to the first supporting position (as shown in fig. 7), so that the placement of the shorter cup is satisfied, and more space is left below the cup holder 13 for placing tableware with larger size. When a cup with a higher size (such as a large teacup) needs to be cleaned, the supporting position of the cup bracket 13 can be adjusted downwards to a second supporting position (as shown in fig. 8), so that enough rest space can be reserved between the cup bracket 13 and the side wall of the bowl basket body 11, and the cup with the higher size can be stably placed on the cup bracket 13 and abutted against the side wall of the bowl basket body 11, thereby avoiding sliding damage in the cleaning process. Of course, an intermediate support position may also be provided between the first support position and the second support position.

According to the technical scheme, the cup bracket 13 is mounted on the bowl basket body 11 through the support piece 12, and the connection position between the cup bracket 13 and the support piece 12 can be movably adjusted in the up-down direction, so that the cup bracket 13 has a plurality of support positions with different heights, and a user can select the support position with the proper height according to the height of the tableware to be placed, so that stable support of the tableware is ensured. The cup holder 13 of the bowl basket assembly 10 can be flexibly adjusted in the height direction, so that the bowl basket assembly is well applicable to tableware with different height specifications, and the application range of the cup holder 13 is effectively improved.

Further, referring to fig. 4 and 5, the supporting member 12 is provided with a sliding structure 121, and the sliding structure 121 has a limiting surface 1211; the cup bracket 13 is provided with a sliding part 131 which is slidably matched with the sliding structure 121 along the up-down direction; the support piece 12 is also provided with a clamping structure 122, and the cup stand 13 is also provided with a clamping part 132; in either supporting position, the limiting surface 1211 is in limiting engagement with the sliding portion 131, and the clamping structure 122 is in limiting engagement with the clamping portion 132, such that the cup holder 13 is opened relative to the side wall of the bowl basket body 11.

In the present embodiment, the cup holder 13 can be slidingly adjusted in the up-down direction with respect to the support 12 by the engagement of the sliding portion 131 with the sliding contact structure 121. When the height position of the cup bracket 13 needs to be adjusted, the sliding part 131 is only required to slide to the required height, then the clamping part 132 on the cup bracket 13 is clamped with the clamping structure 122 on the supporting piece 12, at this time, the limiting surface 1211 of the sliding structure 121 and the sliding part 131 form limiting fit, so that the cup bracket 13 can be kept fixed at the required height position, and meanwhile, a certain angle can be opened relative to the side wall of the bowl basket body 11 to form a space for placing tableware. In the present embodiment, the sliding structure 121 not only plays a role of sliding fit with the sliding portion 131, but also plays a limiting role in multiple directions with the clamping structure 122 when in the supporting position, so that the reliability of the supporting position can be ensured.

Further, in an embodiment, the support 12 has a first mounting surface 12a and a second mounting surface 12b opposite to each other in the first direction, the first mounting surface 12a is connected to a sidewall of the bowl basket body 11, and the sliding structure 121 is a chute provided on the second mounting surface 12b and extending in the up-down direction. In the present embodiment, the sliding contact structure 121 is a chute provided on the second mounting surface 12b, and the slide portion 131 is engaged with the chute, so that the cup holder 13 can be flexibly adjusted in the up-down direction. Of course, in other embodiments, the sliding structure 121 may be a bar-shaped slider extending in the up-down direction, and the sliding portion 131 is provided with a sliding slot in sliding fit with the slider.

Further, as shown in fig. 4, the sliding structure 121 includes a first slot 1212 and a second slot 1213, which extend in the vertical direction and are communicated, and the first slot 1212 is located at a side of the second slot 1213 close to the second mounting surface 12 b; in the second direction, the width of the first slot 1212 is smaller than the width of the second slot 1213, so that the inner wall surface of the second slot 1213, which is close to the first slot 1212, forms a limit surface 1211; the sliding portion 131 includes a connecting arm 1311 disposed at a lower edge of the cup holder 13, and a sliding shaft 1312 disposed at a free end of the connecting arm 1311 and extending along a second direction, wherein the connecting arm 1311 is slidably engaged with the first slot 1212, and the sliding shaft 1312 is slidably engaged with the second slot 1213, and the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction.

In this embodiment, the sliding structure 121 is a T-shaped groove structure extending in the vertical direction, and has a first groove 1212 and a second groove 1213 that are adjacent and communicated, and correspondingly, the sliding portion 131 includes a connecting arm 1311 and a sliding shaft 1312, and has a T-shaped structure adapted to the sliding structure 121. The connecting arm 1311 is slidable up and down along the first slot 1212, and the slide shaft 1312 is slidable up and down within the second slot 1213. And the inner wall surface of the second groove 1213, which is close to the first groove 1212, forms a limiting surface 1211, and when the cup holder 13 is in the supporting position, the sliding shaft 1312 can abut against the limiting surface 1211, so that the cup holder 13 can be opened by a fixed angle relative to the side wall of the bowl basket body 11.

Preferably, the sliding structure 121 is formed with a T-shaped slot through the top surface of the support 12, and the sliding portion 131 is inserted into the sliding structure 121 from the slot to slidably engage with the sliding structure 121. By providing the top surface of the support 12 with a T-shaped notch, the cup holder 13 can be easily attached and detached. Specifically, the sliding connection with the supporting member 12 can be realized by inserting the sliding portion 131 into the sliding connection structure 121 from the notch, and when the cup bracket 13 needs to be removed, the sliding portion 131 is taken out from the notch, so that the operation is simple and convenient, and time and labor are saved.

Further, the lower edge of the cup holder 13 is further provided with a plurality of limit buckles 133, the limit buckles 133 are consistent with the extending direction of the connecting arms 1311, the free ends of the limit buckles 133 are provided with U-shaped notch grooves, when the cup holder 13 is positioned at the supporting position, the limit buckles 133 are clamped with the vertical ribs 112 on the side wall of the bowl basket body 11 from the notch, so that the cup holder 13 is supported and limited to a certain extent, and the cup holder 13 can be kept at the supporting position without shaking.

Further, the locking structure 122 is a plurality of locking grooves disposed on the second mounting surface 12b and arranged along the up-down direction, and the locking portion 132 is locked to or separated from each locking groove, so that the cup holder 13 can be switched between the supporting positions. In the present embodiment, the locking structure 122 is a locking groove provided on the second mounting surface 12b, and the locking portion 132 may be locked in the locking groove when the cup bracket 13 is at the supporting position. When the support position needs to be adjusted to other support positions, the clamping part 132 is pulled out from the current clamping groove and then clamped into the corresponding clamping groove.

Specifically, referring to fig. 7, the clamping groove has an upper wall surface and a lower wall surface opposite to each other in an up-down direction, wherein the upper wall surface is an inclined surface extending obliquely from inside to outside and upwards, and when the cup holder 13 is at the supporting position, the upper wall surface can abut against the supporting surface of the cup holder 13 to limit and fix the cup holder 13. In order to facilitate the engagement of the clamping portion 132 with the clamping groove, the end portion of the clamping portion 132 engaged with the clamping groove is tapered.

Further, in an embodiment, the clamping structure 122 is disposed in the middle of the second mounting surface 12b, and two sliding structures 121 are disposed on two opposite sides of the clamping structure 122 in the first direction. Specifically, as shown in fig. 4, the clamping structure 122 is a plurality of clamping grooves arranged in the middle of the second mounting surface 12b and extending in the up-down direction, the sliding structure 121 is a sliding groove extending downward from top to bottom, the plurality of clamping grooves are located between the two sliding grooves, correspondingly, two sliding parts 131 are correspondingly arranged on the cup bracket 13, and the clamping part 132 is located between the two sliding parts 131. By providing two sliding connection structures 121 which are respectively in sliding connection with two sliding parts 131, the sliding connection between the cup bracket 13 and the supporting piece 12 can be effectively ensured to be more stable and reliable.

Further, the sliding portion 131 and the sliding structure 121 can be rotatably matched, and any clamping groove is formed in a flaring manner from inside to outside, so that an avoidance space for the clamping portion 132 to rotate along with the cup bracket 13 is formed. The sliding part 131 and the sliding structure 121 can be matched in a rotating way, namely, the cup holder 13 can rotate in the sliding structure 121 by taking the sliding part 131 as a rotating shaft, so that the opening angle between the cup holder 13 and the side wall of the bowl basket is adjusted.

Specifically, referring to fig. 10, in an embodiment, the sliding portion 131 includes a connecting arm 1311 and a sliding shaft 1312, the sliding shaft 1312 has a cylindrical shape and extends along a first direction, and two ends of the sliding shaft 1312 are notched. The sliding structure 121 includes a first slot 1212 and a second slot 1213, and the sliding shaft 1312 can slide up and down in the second slot 1213, and simultaneously can rotate in the second slot 1213, so that the cup holder 13 can be rotatably adjusted to a proper opening angle. The draw-in groove is inside-out flaring setting, for example, the last cell wall of draw-in groove is from inside-out and slope up, and the lower cell wall of draw-in groove is from inside-out and slope down, and is formed with dodges the space, so, when the height of cup bracket needs to be adjusted, can rotate the cup bracket earlier, make joint portion 132 roll out from the draw-in groove, the rethread sliding part 131 along the height of upper and lower direction regulation cup bracket 13 can, easy operation is convenient.

Further, as shown in fig. 5 and 9, the cup holder 13 also has a retracted position in which the cup holder 13 is rotated upward to a vertical state. In this embodiment, the cup holder 13 also has a retracted position, so that when the cup holder 13 is not required to be used, the cup holder 13 can be rotated upward to be placed in a vertical state, so that more placement space can be made for the bowl basket body 11 to increase the loading capacity of the bowl basket body 11. Preferably, a plurality of clamping buckles 134 are provided on the supporting surface of the cup holder 13, and when the cup holder 13 rotates to the retracted position, the clamping buckles 134 are clamped with the side wall of the bowl basket body 11, for example, can be clamped with the transverse ribs 111 or the vertical ribs 112, so that the cup holder 13 can be kept in the retracted state without overturning downwards.

Referring to fig. 1, the present invention further provides a dishwasher 100, where the dishwasher 100 includes a rack, a liner and a bowl basket assembly 10, and the specific structure of the bowl basket assembly 10 refers to the above embodiment, and since the dishwasher 100 adopts all the technical solutions of all the embodiments, at least has all the beneficial effects brought by the technical solutions of the embodiments, and will not be described in detail herein. Wherein, the inner bag is connected with the support in a sliding way and can be pulled out from the support, and the top of the inner bag is provided with a mounting opening for mounting or taking out the bowl basket assembly 10. The bottom of the inner container is provided with a water cup and a spray arm rotationally connected with the water cup. The back of the inner container is provided with an air inlet and drainage assembly, and the front side of the inner container is provided with an air outlet assembly.

The foregoing description is only of the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, and all equivalent structural changes made by the description of the present invention and the accompanying drawings or direct/indirect application in other related technical fields are included in the scope of the invention.

Claims

1. A bowl basket assembly comprising:

a bowl basket body;

the support piece is arranged on the side wall of the bowl basket body; and

the cup bracket is movably adjusted in the vertical direction at the connection position with the supporting piece, so that the cup bracket is provided with a plurality of supporting positions with different heights, and in any supporting position, the cup bracket is opened relative to the side wall of the bowl basket body to form a space for placing tableware;

the support piece is provided with a sliding connection structure, and the sliding connection structure is provided with a limiting surface; the cup bracket is provided with a sliding part which is in sliding fit with the sliding structure along the up-down direction; the support piece is also provided with a clamping structure, and the cup stand is also provided with a clamping part; in any supporting position, the limiting surface is in limiting fit with the sliding part, and the clamping structure is in limiting fit with the clamping part, so that the cup stand is opened relative to the side wall of the bowl basket body;

the support piece is provided with a first installation surface and a second installation surface which are opposite in a first direction, the first installation surface is connected to the side wall of the bowl basket body, and the sliding connection structure is a chute which is arranged on the second installation surface and extends along the up-down direction; the sliding connection structure comprises a first groove body and a second groove body which extend and are communicated in the vertical direction, and the first groove body is positioned at one side of the second groove body, which is close to the second installation surface; in the second direction, the width of the first groove body is smaller than that of the second groove body, so that the inner wall surface, close to the first groove body, of the second groove body forms the limit surface; wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction.

2. The bowl basket assembly of claim 1 wherein the sliding portion comprises a connecting arm provided at a lower edge of the cup holder, and a sliding shaft provided at a free end of the connecting arm and extending in the second direction, the connecting arm being slidably engaged with the first slot, the sliding shaft being slidably engaged with the second slot, the sliding portion being of a T-shaped configuration adapted to the sliding configuration.

3. The bowl basket assembly of claim 1 wherein the slip-on structure defines a T-shaped slot through a top surface of the support member, the slide being inserted into the slip-on structure from the slot to slidably engage the slip-on structure.

4. A bowl basket assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 3 wherein the engagement structure is a plurality of engagement grooves provided on the second mounting surface and arranged in a vertical direction, the engagement portion being engaged with or disengaged from each of the engagement grooves to switch the cup holder between the support positions.

5. The bowl basket assembly of claim 4 wherein said clamping structure is disposed in a middle portion of said second mounting surface, said clamping structure having one of said sliding structures on each of opposite sides of said first direction.

6. A bowl basket assembly as in claim 4 wherein the sliding portion is in rotational engagement with the slip engaging structure, any of the slots being flared inwardly and outwardly to define a relief space for rotation of the engaging portion with the cup holder.

7. The bowl basket assembly of claim 6 wherein the cup holder further has a stowed position in which the cup holder is rotated upward to a vertical position.

8. A dishwasher comprising a bowl basket assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 7.