CN110870752A - Chopstick cage of dish washing machine, use method of chopstick cage and dish washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a chopstick cage of a dish-washing machine, a use method of the chopstick cage and the dish-washing machine. The separation units are arranged on the upper cover, so that tableware such as cutlery and the like pushed together in the chopstick cage can be dispersed in the plurality of separation units by penetrating the upper parts of the tableware through the separation units, and the separation units form support for the tableware, so that the accumulation of the tableware is avoided, the uniform distribution of the tableware in the chopstick cage is favorably kept, and the gaps among the tableware are kept; is favorable for spraying water flow and improves the cleaning rate of the tableware. The upper cover is detachably arranged, so that tableware such as cutlery and the like can be placed in the tableware after the upper cover is detached; and is beneficial to the inspection, the cleaning and the like of the chopstick cage.

Description

Chopstick cage of dish washing machine, use method of chopstick cage and dish washing machine

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the technical field of dish washing machines, and particularly relates to a chopstick cage of a dish washing machine, a using method of the chopstick cage and the dish washing machine with the chopstick cage.

Background

At present, along with the continuous improvement of the quality of life of people, a dish washing machine gradually becomes a common household appliance, is mainly used for cleaning and drying tableware such as bowls and dishes, the dish washing machine is used for washing the tableware, the fussy manual labor can be greatly reduced, only the tableware to be washed needs to be put into the dish washing machine, a water tap is opened, a button can be used for doing other things as far as possible, the dish washing machine can automatically complete the operation because people do not need to wait in the washing process, the labor intensity of people is reduced, and the working efficiency is improved.

A shelf for placing bowls, dishes, chopsticks and the like is arranged in the dish washer, and the chopsticks, the knife and the fork and the like are placed horizontally in a set area of the shelf. In order to reduce the occupied area, the chopstick cage is arranged for containing slender tableware such as chopsticks, knife and fork, spoons and the like so as to be washed and dried, and therefore, whether the structure of the chopstick cage is reasonable or not directly influences the cleaning rate of the tableware such as the chopsticks, the knife and fork, the spoons and the like. However, the current chopstick cage structure inevitably causes mutual contact between the tableware when the tableware such as knife and fork is placed due to the limitation of space, and the pollutants at the contact part are blocked by the tableware and can not or hardly be washed by the washing water flow, thereby causing the problem of low cleaning rate; when a large number of chopsticks, knife and fork are vertically placed, the chopsticks, knife and fork lean against the upper edge of the chopstick cage in an inclined manner and are gathered together, so that the chopsticks, knife and fork and the like are tightly attached to one part and are not easy to wash, and the problem of low cleaning rate is caused; in addition, because vertical placing such as chopsticks, knife and fork for the surface adhesion's such as chopsticks, knife and fork rivers flow downwards after washing, the bottom surface of current chopsticks cage is planar otter board structure, and the bottom surface often deposits water, causes breeding of bacterium easily.

Disclosure of Invention

Aiming at the problems in the prior art, the invention provides a chopstick cage of a dish washing machine, which avoids the accumulation of tableware by arranging an upper cover and a separation unit on the upper cover, is beneficial to keeping the uniform distribution of the tableware in the chopstick cage and improves the cleaning rate of the tableware.

In order to achieve the technical purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:

a chopstick cage of a dish washing machine comprises a chopstick cage body with an open upper end and an upper cover which is detachably arranged above the open end of the chopstick cage body, wherein a plurality of separation units used for separating tableware in the chopstick cage are arranged on the upper cover, and the upper part of the tableware extends out of the separation units.

Furthermore, adjacent separating units share a separating rib which encloses the separating units, and two first guide surfaces which are relatively inclined and close to each other and are intersected at the upper ends of the separating ribs are arranged at the upper ends of the separating ribs.

Furthermore, adjacent separating units share a separating rib which encloses the separating units, and the lower ends of the separating ribs are provided with two second guide surfaces which are relatively inclined and close to each other and the lower ends of the second guide surfaces are intersected.

Furthermore, the upper cover is provided with an upper cover body and a plurality of support legs which extend downwards and are arranged along the edge of the upper cover body at intervals, and the support legs are positioned on the upper wall surface of the chopstick cage body.

Furthermore, at least one supporting leg of the upper cover body is provided with a limiting part which is bent inwards and extends downwards, and the limiting part is matched with the inner wall of the chopstick cage body to realize limiting.

Furthermore, a first clamping jaw extends downwards along the limiting part, the chopstick cage body is provided with a bottom wall and a cylindrical side wall, and the first clamping jaw is clamped and fixed on the side wall.

Furthermore, a plurality of side grids are arranged on the side wall, and the first clamping jaws are clamped and fixed in the side grids.

Furthermore, a second claw which is bent inwards and extends downwards is arranged on the supporting leg.

Furthermore, a plurality of convex ribs are arranged on the outer sides of at least two adjacent supporting legs of the upper cover.

Furthermore, the chopstick cage body is provided with a bottom wall and a cylindrical side wall, a plurality of side grids are arranged on the side wall, and the second clamping claws are clamped and fixed in the side grids.

Further, the chopstick cage body is provided with a handle, and the upper cover body is provided with an avoiding notch for avoiding the handle.

Furthermore, two upper covers which are arranged side by side are arranged on the chopstick cage body.

Furthermore, at least one partition board which is vertically arranged is arranged in the chopstick cage body, and the space in the chopstick cage body is divided into a plurality of separated spaces by the partition board.

Furthermore, the handle is clamped and assembled on the chopstick cage body.

The chopstick cage comprises a chopstick cage body and is characterized in that an assembly sliding groove with a vertical opening is formed in the chopstick cage body, and an assembly part assembled in the assembly sliding groove is arranged at the lower part of a handle.

Further, after the handle is assembled and fixed, the assembling sliding groove is flush with the upper portion of the handle.

Furthermore, the side wall of the chopstick cage body is provided with two inwards-concave assembling sliding grooves which are vertically arranged relatively, and the assembling part is arranged along the outer side of the lifting handle in a downward extending mode.

Further, after the handle is assembled, the outer side of the assembling part is flush with the side surface of the side wall of the chopstick cage body.

Further, the assembly portion is arranged along the inner side of the handle in a downward extending mode, and the assembly sliding groove is arranged in a vertical opening mode on the inner side.

Furthermore, the lower end of the assembling part is provided with a vertical clamping groove, a clamping block matched with the clamping groove is arranged in the assembling sliding groove, and the clamping block is assembled in the clamping groove.

Furthermore, the clamping groove comprises a clamping groove outer wall extending downwards along the outer side of the assembling portion and a clamping groove inner wall which is arranged inwards and extends downwards and is arranged along the inner side of the assembling portion, a clamping hook is arranged at the lower end of the clamping groove inner wall, and the clamping hook is clamped on the clamping block.

Furthermore, the clamping hook is provided with a vertical part which is upward along the inner wall of the clamping groove and a hook part which is obliquely and upwards extended along the tail end of the vertical part, and the hook part protrudes out of the vertical surface where the inner wall of the clamping groove is located.

Furthermore, a bayonet matched with the clamping hook is formed in the clamping block, and the clamping hook is clamped and fixed at the bayonet.

Furthermore, an inwards concave holding groove used for holding the inner wall of the clamping groove is formed in the assembling sliding groove, and the inner wall of the clamping groove is located in the holding groove.

Based on the chopstick cage of the dish washing machine, the invention also provides a using method of the chopstick cage of the dish washing machine, which comprises the following steps: A. the upper cover is disassembled, and tableware such as knife and fork are placed in the chopstick cage body;

B. judging whether the upper cover needs to be installed or not according to the number of the tableware placed in the chopstick cage body; if the installation is needed, entering the step C; if the installation is not needed, entering the step D;

C. covering the upper cover on the chopstick cage body, so that the upper ends of tableware such as knife and fork respectively penetrate through the plurality of separation units; then the upper cover is fixed on the chopstick cage body;

D. and placing the chopstick cage in a dish washing machine.

Further, a step C1 is provided after the step C, in which the chopsticks and the like are inserted into the chopstick cage body after passing through the plurality of partition units from the upper part of the upper cover.

Based on the chopstick cage of the dish washing machine, the invention also provides the dish washing machine with the chopstick cage, and the upper cover and the separation unit on the upper cover are arranged, so that the accumulation of tableware is avoided, the uniform distribution of the tableware in the chopstick cage is favorably kept, and the cleaning rate of the tableware is improved.

A dish washing machine comprises the chopstick cage.

According to the chopstick cage of the dish washing machine, the separation units are arranged on the upper cover, so that tableware such as cutlery, chopsticks and the like which are pushed together in the chopstick cage can be dispersed in the separation units by penetrating the upper parts of the tableware through the separation units, and the separation units form support for the tableware, so that the accumulation of the tableware is avoided, the uniform distribution of the tableware in the chopstick cage is favorably kept, and the gaps among the tableware are kept; is favorable for spraying water flow and improves the cleaning rate of the tableware. The upper cover is detachably arranged, so that tableware such as spoons, knives and forks can be placed after the upper cover is detached; and is beneficial to the inspection, the cleaning and the like of the chopstick cage.

Other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the invention when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of an embodiment of a chopstick container of a dish washer according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the structure of FIG. 1 with the upper cover opened;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged schematic view of region A in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged schematic view of region B in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged schematic view of the upper cover of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged schematic view of region C of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a schematic front view of the structure of FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is a schematic sectional view taken along line D-D in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged schematic view of region E in FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged schematic structural view of the chopstick cage body in FIG. 2;

FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of the handle of FIG. 2;

FIG. 12 is an enlarged schematic view of a portion of the structure of FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a bottom view of the structure of FIG. 10;

FIG. 14 is a schematic sectional view taken along line G-G in FIG. 13;

FIG. 15 is an enlarged schematic view of a portion of the structure of FIG. 14;

FIG. 16 is a schematic sectional view taken along line H-H in FIG. 13;

FIG. 17 is an enlarged schematic view of a portion of the structure of FIG. 16;

FIG. 18 is a schematic view of the structure of FIG. 1 from another angle;

FIG. 19 is an enlarged view of the region M in FIG. 18;

FIG. 20 is a schematic view of the structure of FIG. 1 after being placed in the inner container;

FIG. 21 is a schematic illustration of FIG. 20 with the filter structure cleaned;

FIG. 22 is an enlarged schematic view of the shelf of FIG. 20;

FIG. 23 is a schematic view of the structure of FIG. 22 from another angle;

FIG. 24 is an enlarged view of the region N in FIG. 23;

fig. 25 is a schematic structural view of the first hinge structure in fig. 24.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "inside", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", etc. indicate the positional relationship based on the positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, but do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed in a specific orientation and be operated, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

Referring to fig. 1 to 25, which are one embodiment of the chopstick container of the dish washing machine of the present invention, the chopstick container 3 of the dish washing machine comprises a chopstick container body 31 with an open upper end, a chopstick container cover 32 detachably disposed above the open end of the chopstick container body 31, and a handle 33 mounted on the chopstick container body 31.

Referring to fig. 5, a plurality of partition units 321 for partitioning the dishes such as chopsticks, cutlery, etc. placed in the chopstick cage 3 are opened at the upper cover 32, wherein the upper portions of the dishes protrude from the partition units 321. By arranging the separation units 321 on the upper cover 32, the tableware such as cutlery, chopsticks and the like which are positioned in the chopstick cage 3 and pushed together can be dispersed in the plurality of separation units 321 by penetrating the upper parts of the tableware through the separation units 321, and the separation units 321 form support for the tableware, so that the accumulation of the tableware is avoided, the uniform distribution of the tableware in the chopstick cage 3 is favorably kept, and the gap between the tableware is kept; is favorable for spraying water flow and improves the cleaning rate of the tableware. The upper cover 32 is detachably arranged, so that tableware such as spoons, knives and forks can be placed in the tableware after the upper cover 32 is detached; and is beneficial to the inspection, the cleaning and the like of the chopstick cage.

Referring to fig. 8 and 9, adjacent partition units 321 share a partition rib 322 enclosing the partition unit 32, and the lower end of the partition rib 322 is provided with two second guide surfaces 324 which are relatively inclined and close to each other and the lower ends of which intersect; thus, after the upper cover 32 is detached, the tableware such as knife, fork, spoon and the like are put into the chopstick cage body 31, and then the upper cover 32 is buckled; the upper ends of the cutlery, the spoon and the like can extend into the separation unit 32 along the second guide surface 324, so that the lower end of the separation rib 322 is prevented from abutting against the upper ends of the chopsticks and the like, the efficiency of loading the cutlery into the separation unit 32 is improved, and the time is saved.

In other embodiments, two first guide surfaces which are relatively obliquely close and intersect with each other may be arranged at the upper end of the separating rib 322; when putting chopsticks and other tableware from the upper part of the upper cover 32, the chopsticks and other tableware can enter the separation unit 32 along the first guide surface, so that the upper end of the separation rib 322 is prevented from propping against the lower ends of the chopsticks and other tableware, the loading efficiency of the chopsticks and other tableware is improved, and the time is saved.

Referring to fig. 5, the upper cover 32 has an upper cover body 325, and a plurality of legs 326 extending downward and spaced along the edge of the upper cover body 325, the legs 326 being located on the upper wall surface of the chopstick cage body 31. Through the plurality of spaced support legs 326, a certain distance is formed between the chopstick cage body 31 and the upper cover body 325, and a larger space is provided, which is beneficial for water flow to enter the upper cover body 325.

In this embodiment, the upper cover body 325 is a square structure, a handle 33 is arranged in the middle of the upper cover body 325, two upper covers 32 are arranged side by side, the two upper covers 32 are adjacent to each other at the handle 33, and the upper covers 32 are also square; four legs 326 are provided at four corners of the upper cover body 325 such that two legs 326 are located at the corners of the upper cover body 325 and the other two legs 326 are located at the handle 33; the handle 33 is in the shape of an inverted U.

Referring to fig. 3 and 5-7, at least one leg 326 of the upper cover body 325 is provided with a limiting part 327 bent inward and extending downward, and the limiting part 327 is matched with the inner wall of the chopstick cage body 31 to realize limiting; a first claw 328 is extended downward along the limiting portion 327; the chopstick cage body 31 has a bottom wall 311 and a cylindrical side wall 312, and the first jaw 328 is snap-fixed to the side wall 312. Specifically, the side wall 312 is provided with a plurality of side grids 3121, so that water entering the chopstick cage body 31 can flow out of the side wall 312, and water accumulation in the chopstick cage body 31 is avoided; the first claw 328 is snap-fitted into the side grill 3121. Through setting up first jack catch 328 block in side grid 3121, avoided setting up on lateral wall 312 with first jack catch 328 assorted special cooperation structure, be favorable to simple structure to be favorable to guaranteeing the structural strength of lateral wall 312, and the integrality of outward appearance.

In this embodiment, the leg 326 without the stopper portion 327 is provided with a second claw 329 bent inward and extending downward, and the second claw 329 is also fixed in the side mesh 3121 by snap-fitting. A plurality of ribs 3261 are arranged on the outer sides of two adjacent legs 326 of the upper cover 32, and preferably, the ribs 3261 are arranged on two adjacent legs 326 of the handle 33; the arrangement of the convex rib 3261 is beneficial to increase the friction force when the upper cover 32 is detached, and the convenience of detaching operation is increased. When the upper cover 32 is detached, the second jaw 329 is disengaged from the side lattice 3121 by placing on the ribs 3261 of the two legs 326 by hand, pinching in a direction to approach each other by hand, and pulling the upper cover 32 upward; and then the two outer first claws 328 of the upper cover 32 are separated from the side grids 3121. An escape notch 3251 for escaping the handle 33 is provided on the upper cover body 325.

In this embodiment, referring to fig. 2, at least one partition 313 is vertically disposed in the chopstick cage body 31, and the partition 313 divides the space in the chopstick cage body 31 into a plurality of partitioned spaces; the knife, the fork, the chopsticks and the like can be respectively placed in different separated spaces, so that tableware is prevented from being contacted with each other, and the cleaning rate is improved; preferably, the partition 313 is a solid plate capable of separating water flow, so that the water flow entering one partition space can not flow to other partition spaces in the water flow spraying and washing process of the dishwasher, and the condition that the water flow carries pollutants on one type of tableware to reach another type of tableware is effectively avoided.

In this embodiment, referring to fig. 18 and 20, the chopstick cage body 11 has a bottom wall 311 and a cylindrical side wall 312 surrounding the side of the bottom wall 311; the bottom wall 311 includes a plurality of bottom grid cells 3111 and a downwash bar 3112 extending obliquely downward along a corner of the bottom grid cells 3111. By arranging the bottom grid unit 3111 and the downwash ribs 3112, water falling into the chopstick cage 3 in the spraying and cleaning process can fall through the grids of the grid unit 3111, and water gathered on the frame walls of the grid unit 3111 flows down from the chopsticks, the side walls 312 and the like after spraying is finished, can flow down along the downwash ribs 3112, and is prevented from flowing down along the downwash ribs 3112 extending downwards along the corners of the bottom grid unit 3111; so that the water dropping to the bottom wall almost completely drops, water is prevented from being stored in the bottom wall, and the chopstick cage is safe and sanitary. Through setting up water muscle 3112, be favorable to increasing the structural strength of diapire 311, increase life.

In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 15, the downstream ribs 3112 are provided along all the corners of the bottom grid cell 3111, and since the area of the corners is large, the downstream ribs 3112 are provided at all the corners so as to extend downward to the corners in order to prevent water droplets from accumulating; and a plurality of downwash ribs 3112 on each bottom grid unit 3111 are arranged to intersect at the lower end, so that water flowing to the end of the downwash ribs 3112 is collected and dropped, and the cleanness of residual water dropping is further improved. The bottom grid unit 3111 is a regular polygon, and preferably, the bottom grid unit 3111 is square, and the plurality of water bars 3112 of the bottom grid unit 3111 intersect on a central vertical line of the bottom grid unit 3111, that is, an included angle between the plurality of water bars 3112 of each bottom grid unit 3111 and a plane where the bottom grid unit 3111 is located is the same, that is, a length of water flowing through each water bar 3112 is the same. The downwash ribs 3112 on different bottom grid cells 3111 are also of equal length.

In this embodiment, the upper end of the water guiding rib 3112 is provided with an arc upper drainage segment 31121 connected to the bottom grid cell 3111, the lower end of the water guiding rib 3112 is provided with an arc lower drainage segment 31122, and the arc lower drainage segments 31122 of the plurality of water guiding ribs 3112 of each bottom grid cell 3111 intersect.

In this embodiment, referring to fig. 1 and 2, the handle 33 is engaged with the chopstick cage body 31, and the handle 33 is engaged with the chopstick cage body 31, which is beneficial to improving the assembling speed and reducing the assembling cost. Preferably, the chopstick cage body 31 is provided with a fitting chute 315 having a vertical opening, and the handle 33 is provided at a lower portion thereof with a fitting portion 331 fitted in the fitting chute 315. By arranging the assembling sliding groove 315 with a vertical opening, the assembling part 331 can deform or extend towards the vertical opening direction in the assembling process, which is beneficial to improving the assembling efficiency; the size of the matched clamping structure is larger, and the firmness after fixation is improved; and the assembly speed can be improved, and the production cost can be reduced.

In this embodiment, referring to fig. 10 to 12, the assembling sliding groove 315 is vertically open outward, and in order to increase the uniformity of the outside, after the handle 33 is assembled and fixed, the assembling sliding groove 315 is flush with the upper portion of the handle 33; or the inner side surface of the assembling chute 315 is flush with the inner side surface of the upper part of the handle 33, and the cross section of the assembled chute 315 and the assembled part 331 after being fixed is the same as that of the upper part of the handle 33. Preferably, two inward assembling sliding grooves 315 are formed on the side wall of the chopstick cage body 31, and the assembling portion 331 extends downward along the outer side of the handle 33. After the handle 33 is mounted to the chopstick cage body 31, the inner side of the assembly sliding groove 315 is flush with the inner side of the upper portion of the handle 33, and at the same time, the outer side of the lower portion of the handle 33 is flush with the outer side of the sidewall of the chopstick cage body 31.

In other embodiments, the fitting chute 315 may be formed to be vertically open inward, so that the fitting portion 331 is required to be extended inside the lower portion of the handle 33.

In this embodiment, a vertical slot 332 is formed in the lower portion of the mounting portion 331, a latch 316 matched with the slot 332 is disposed in the mounting sliding slot 315, and the latch 315 is mounted in the slot 332. That is, the latch 332 includes a latch outer wall 333 extending downward along the outer side of the fitting portion 331, and a latch inner wall 334 extending inward and downward along the inner side of the fitting portion 331, and a hook 335 is provided at the lower end of the latch inner wall 334, and the hook 335 is engaged with the latch 316. Thus, when the handle 33 is installed, the handle 33 is installed in the fitting chute 315 from the upper portion and pushed downward, so that the handle 33 moves downward; the clamping groove 332 covers the outer side of the clamping block 316 and is locked by the clamping hook 335.

In this embodiment, the hook 335 has a vertical portion 3351 extending upward along the inner wall 334 of the card slot, and a hook portion 3352 extending obliquely upward along the end of the vertical portion 3351, and the hook portion 3352 protrudes out of the vertical surface where the inner wall 334 of the card slot is located; and the hook portion 3352 has a horizontal upper end surface engaged with the latch 316. By arranging the vertical surface where the hook portion 3352 protrudes from the inner wall 334 of the slot, the hook portion 3352 can stop the relative movement of the fixture block 316; the hook portion 3352 is horizontally arranged on the upper end surface matched with the fixture block 316, so that the clamping contact area between the hook portion 3352 and the fixture block 316 is increased, and the fixation firmness is increased. Preferably, a bayonet 3161 matched with the hook 335 is formed on the latch 316, and the hook 335 is fastened and fixed at the bayonet 3161, as shown in fig. 17. An accommodating groove 3151 which is concave and is used for accommodating the inner wall 334 of the card slot is arranged in the assembling sliding groove 315, and the inner wall 334 of the card slot is positioned in the accommodating groove 3151.

In this embodiment, referring to fig. 10, an insertion plate 317 extending upward is disposed on the assembly sliding groove 315, an insertion groove matched with the insertion plate 317 is disposed on the handle 33, and the insertion plate 317 is fixed in the insertion groove. Because the clamping groove 332 and the clamping hook 335 are both arranged at the lower end of the assembling portion 331, in order to increase the fixing property of the upper end of the assembling portion 331 after assembling, a structure of the slot and the inserting plate 317 is arranged, and the fixing firmness is increased. The assembling sliding grooves 315 are arranged in the up-down direction of the chopstick cage body 31, that is, the height of the assembling sliding grooves 315 is the same as that of the chopstick cage body 31; an inserting plate 317 positioned at the upper part of the assembling sliding groove 315 and a matched inserting groove 336 are arranged between the chopstick cage body 31 and the handle 33, and a clamping block 316 positioned at the lower part of the assembling sliding groove 315, a matched clamping groove 332 and a matched clamping hook 335 are arranged, so that after the chopstick cage body 31 and the handle 33 are assembled, the stability after fixation is ensured.

The method for using the chopstick container 3 of the dishwasher is described as follows, which comprises the following steps: A. the upper cover 32 is removed and tableware such as cutlery is placed in the chopstick cage body 31.

B. Judging whether the upper cover 32 needs to be installed or not according to the number of the tableware placed in the chopstick cage body 31; if the installation is needed, entering the step C; and entering the step D if the installation is not needed.

Specifically, if there are few dishes in the chopstick cage body 31 and no stacking occurs, the upper cover 32 does not need to be placed, i.e., the step C does not need to be performed.

C. The upper cover 32 is put on the chopstick cage body 31 so that the upper ends of the cutlery, such as cutlery, pass through the plurality of partition units 321, respectively; and then the upper cover 32 is fixed to the chopstick cage body 31.

Specifically, the upper ends of the cutlery, the fork, the spoon and the like can extend into the separation unit 32 along the second guide surface 324, so that the lower ends of the separation ribs 322 are prevented from abutting against the upper ends of the chopsticks and other cutlery, the efficiency of loading the cutlery into the separation unit 32 is improved, and the time is saved; the long and thin tableware loaded in the chopstick cage 3 can be dispersed in the plurality of separating units 321, and the separating units 321 form support for the tableware, so that the accumulation of the tableware is avoided, the uniform distribution of the tableware in the chopstick cage 3 is favorably kept, and the gaps among the tableware are kept; is favorable for spraying water flow and improves the cleaning rate of the tableware.

D. The chopstick cage 3 is placed in the dish washer.

In other embodiments, it is possible to load chopsticks from the upper part of the upper cover 32, that is, to have a step C1 after the step C, and load chopsticks and the like into the chopstick cage body 31 after passing through the plurality of partition units 321 from the upper part of the upper cover 32, respectively. When chopsticks and other tableware are placed from the upper part of the upper cover 32, the chopsticks and other tableware can enter the separation unit 32 along the first guide surface 323, so that the upper end of the separation rib 322 is prevented from abutting against the lower end of part of chopsticks and other tableware, the loading efficiency of the chopsticks and other tableware is improved, and the time is saved.

Referring to Figs. 20 to 25, the structure of the shelf for housing the chopstick cage 3 will be described. The shelf 5 comprises a bracket 51, various tableware racks 52 arranged on the bracket, and a rotating rack 53 hinged on the bracket 51, wherein the rotating rack 53 is used for cleaning the filtering structure 7, and the chopstick cage 3 is placed on the rotating piece 53 after being closed; after the shelf 5 has been placed in the tub 30 of the dishwasher, the filter structure 7 can be placed by opening the swivel bracket 53. By arranging the rotating frame 53, when the filtering structure 7 needs to be cleaned, the filtering structure 7 can be taken out only by rotating and opening the rotating frame 53; after the filtering structure 7 is cleaned, the filtering structure 7 is installed at the bottom of the inner container 30, and finally the rotating frame 53 is closed; thus, when the filtering structure 7 is cleaned, the shelf 5 is prevented from being taken out, and only the rotating frame 53 needs to be rotated and opened; the operation of cleaning the filtering structure is simple and convenient, and the cleaning efficiency is improved. Fig. 4 is a schematic view of the filter structure 7 when the rotating frame 53 is opened.

Referring to fig. 23, the bottom of the bracket 51 has a plurality of first and second support bars 511 and 512 arranged to cross vertically, the bottom of the bracket 51 is formed by the first and second support bars 511 and 512 in the lateral and longitudinal directions, and an upward bend is provided at an edge of the bottom of the bracket 51. In order to ensure the removal of the filter structure 7, the bracket 51 is provided with an access 513 for the passage of the filter structure 7, i.e. the support bar 511 is broken at the access 513. When the rotating frame 53 is closed, the rotating frame 53 is stopped above the doorway 513, and the first support bar 511 and the second support bar 512 around the doorway 512 support the rotating frame 53.

Referring to fig. 24, in order to realize the rotation of the rotating frame 53, a first hinge structure 54 is disposed between the rotating frame 53 and the bracket 51, the rotating frame 53 is a U-shaped bracket, a first hinge end 531 bent and relatively close to the opening end of the rotating frame 53 is disposed at the opening end of the rotating frame 53, a first hinge receiving groove 541 for receiving the first hinge end 531 is disposed at the first hinge structure 54, and the first hinge end 531 rotates in the first hinge receiving groove 541 during the opening and closing of the rotating frame 53.

In order to ensure that the first hinge structure 54 is fixed on the bracket 51, the first hinge structure 54 is further provided with a first receiving groove 542 for receiving the first support rod 511, the first receiving groove 541 protrudes upwards and extends at both ends of the first receiving groove 542 to form a first hinge end 531, and the first hinge receiving groove 541 is communicated with the first receiving groove 542. That is, the first hinge receiving groove 541 is located above the first receiving groove 542, and the first hinge receiving groove 541 and the first receiving groove 542 have the same direction.

Referring to fig. 24 and 25, a groove 543 for accommodating the second support bar 512 is formed on a lower end groove wall of the first accommodating groove 542, and a second accommodating groove 544 is formed by extending outwards along the groove 543, and the second accommodating groove 544 is perpendicular to the first accommodating groove 542. The second supporting rod 512 passes through the second receiving groove 544. In this way, the first hinge structure 54 is engaged and fixed to the first support bar 511 and the second support bar 512 which are vertically crossed, and is hinged to the rotating frame 53.

In order to improve the space utilization rate on the shelf 5 and ensure the convenience of cleaning the filtering structure 7, the chopstick cage 3 is arranged on the rotating frame 53; when the filtering structure 7 needs to be cleaned, the chopstick cage 3 is taken down, and the rotating frame 53 is rotated and opened.

The foregoing is directed to preferred embodiments of the present invention, other and further embodiments of the invention may be devised without departing from the basic scope thereof, and the scope thereof is determined by the claims that follow. However, any simple modification, equivalent change and modification of the above embodiments according to the technical essence of the present invention are within the protection scope of the technical solution of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. The chopstick cage of the dish washing machine comprises a chopstick cage body with an open upper end, and is characterized by further comprising an upper cover which is detachably arranged at the open end of the chopstick cage body, a plurality of separation units which are used for separating tableware in the chopstick cage are arranged on the upper cover, and the upper parts of the tableware extend out of the separation units.

2. A chopstick cage as claimed in claim 1, wherein adjacent separating units share a separating rib for enclosing the separating unit, and the upper end of the separating rib is provided with two first guide surfaces which are relatively inclined and close to each other and the upper ends of which intersect.

3. A chopstick cage as claimed in claim 1, wherein adjacent separating units share a separating rib for enclosing the separating unit, and the lower end of the separating rib is provided with two second guide surfaces which are relatively inclined and close to each other and the lower ends of the two second guide surfaces intersect.

4. The chopstick cage of claim 1, wherein the upper cover has an upper cover body, and a plurality of downwardly extending legs spaced along an edge of the upper cover body, the legs being positioned on an upper wall surface of the chopstick cage body.

5. The chopstick cage of claim 4, wherein at least one leg of the upper cover body is provided with an inwardly bent and downwardly extending limiting part, and the limiting part is matched with the inner wall of the chopstick cage body to realize limiting.

6. The chopstick cage of claim 5, wherein a first claw is arranged along the limiting part and extends downwards, the chopstick cage body is provided with a bottom wall and a cylindrical side wall, and the first claw is clamped and fixed on the side wall.

7. The chopstick cage of claim 4, wherein a second jaw bent inward and extending downward is provided on the leg; the chopstick cage body is provided with a bottom wall and a cylindrical side wall, a plurality of side grids are arranged on the side wall, and the second clamping jaws are clamped and fixed in the side grids.

8. A chopstick cage as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein a plurality of ribs are provided on the outer sides of at least two adjacent legs of the upper cover.

9. A dishwasher characterized by having a chopstick container as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8.

10. A method for using a chopstick container of a dishwasher as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8, comprising the following steps:

A. the upper cover is disassembled, and tableware such as knife and fork are placed in the chopstick cage body;

B. judging whether the upper cover needs to be installed or not according to the number of the tableware placed in the chopstick cage body; if the installation is needed, entering the step C; if the installation is not needed, entering the step D;

C. covering the upper cover on the chopstick cage body, so that the upper ends of tableware such as knife and fork respectively penetrate through the plurality of separation units; then the upper cover is fixed on the chopstick cage body;

D. and placing the chopstick cage in a dish washing machine.

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