CN111166271A

CN111166271A - Dish washing machine

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Publication number: CN111166271A
Application number: CN201811332915.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 赵祥; 李宁; 陆峰; 杨林
Original assignee: Qingdao Haier Dishwasher Co Ltd
Current assignee: Qingdao Haier Dishwasher Co Ltd
Priority date: 2018-11-09
Filing date: 2018-11-09
Publication date: 2020-05-19

Abstract

The invention discloses a dish washing machine, which comprises an inner container and a drying and disinfecting structure, wherein the drying and disinfecting structure comprises an air dispersing unit for rotatably spraying dry hot air to tableware in the inner container. The air dispersion unit sprays dry hot air to the tableware rotation in the inner bag for the tableware in the inner bag all can evenly receive the blowing of dry hot air, and even drying reduces drying time, avoids breeding the bacterium, also avoids locally blowing the drying unevenness and the extension drying time that dry hot air leads to.

Description

Dish washing machine

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the field of tableware treatment, and particularly relates to a dish washing machine.

Background

As is known, tableware is used as an indispensable tool in daily life, the washing of the tableware also becomes one of necessary activities in daily life, and the appearance of the dish washing machine lightens the difficulty of people in washing the tableware.

The existing dish washer only depends on high-temperature water with the temperature of 70 ℃ for disinfection, and after washing is finished, the dish washer depends on residual heat in the container for drying. However, in the actual use process, water drops on the tableware still remain for a long time, and bacteria are easy to grow in a warm environment. And the effect of drying water drops on the tableware by waste heat is poor, and after the tableware is washed, the environment in the damp and hot liner is not favorable for keeping the tableware sanitary continuously. After the washing process is finished, along with the gradual reduction of the temperature in the liner and the influence of residual water drops in the liner, the tableware in the liner is difficult to be completely dried in a short time, and the environment in the wet and hot liner is easy to breed microorganisms instead for a long time, so that the sanitation of the tableware is not facilitated.

The present invention has been made in view of this situation.

Disclosure of Invention

The technical problem to be solved by the invention is to overcome the defects of the prior art and provide a dish washing machine.

In order to solve the technical problems, the invention adopts the technical scheme that:

the invention aims to provide a dishwasher, which comprises an inner container and a drying and disinfecting structure, wherein the drying and disinfecting structure comprises an air dispersing unit for rotatably spraying dry hot air to tableware in the inner container.

In a further scheme, the dishwasher further comprises a water pump, and the air dispersion unit is communicated with the water pump through a three-way pipeline so as to spray water to the tableware in the inner container in a rotating manner.

In a further proposal, the drying and sterilizing structure also comprises an air pump, the air dispersing unit is respectively communicated with the air pump and the water pump through a three-way pipeline,

preferably, a check valve for preventing water flow from entering is arranged in a gas path of the three-way pipeline communicated with the air pump.

In a further proposal, the air dispersion unit comprises at least two bodies which are distributed in a spiral blade shape, the air dispersion unit is rotatably arranged in the inner container,

preferably, the air dispersion unit is disposed on a vertical axis of the inner container.

In a further proposal, a cavity for containing hot air/water is arranged in the body, a plurality of air outlet holes communicated with the cavity are arranged on the surface of the body facing the tableware in the inner container,

preferably, the air outlets are uniformly distributed on the body.

In a further scheme, an upper shelf and a lower shelf for placing tableware are arranged in the inner container, a conduction pipe for conducting air and/or water is arranged between the upper shelf and the lower shelf, the air dispersing unit is rotatably connected on the conduction pipe and is communicated with the conduction pipe,

preferably, the air dispersing unit body is provided with air outlets on the surfaces facing the upper shelf and the lower shelf.

In a further scheme, two ends of the conduction pipe extend towards the side wall of the inner container and are connected to the side wall of the inner container, the air dispersing unit is communicated with the air pump and the water pump through the conduction pipe and the three-way pipeline,

preferably, two ends of the conduction pipe are fixedly connected to the middle position of the side wall of the inner container through a steel plate and a screw,

more preferably, the air pump and the water pump are both arranged at the bottom of the dish washing machine and outside the inner container, and the three-way pipeline part is arranged in the side wall of the dish washing machine.

In a further proposal, a heating part is arranged at the air outlet of the air pump,

preferably, the heating part is a heating wire wound around an air outlet of the air pump.

In a further scheme, the air dispersion unit is a middle spray arm.

In a further scheme, when a washing program is carried out, water flow reaches the air dispersion unit from the water pump through the three-way pipeline and the conduction pipe, and tableware is sprayed and washed; after the washing program is finished, the drain valve is closed, the hot air reaches the air dispersion unit from the air pump through the three-way pipeline and the conduction pipe, and the tableware is sprayed, dried and sterilized.

After adopting the technical scheme, compared with the prior art, the invention has the following beneficial effects:

1. the air dispersion unit sprays the dry hot air to the tableware in the inner container in a rotating manner, so that the tableware in the inner container can be uniformly blown by the dry hot air, the drying is uniform, the drying time is reduced, the breeding of bacteria is avoided, the drying unevenness caused by local blowing of the dry hot air is avoided, and the drying time is prolonged.

2. The air dispersion unit can spray water to wash tableware, and can spray air to dry the tableware after the tableware is washed, so that bacteria are prevented from breeding in a damp and hot environment.

3. The invention makes the dishwasher spray, disinfect and dry the tableware in the inner container by hot air after the washing program is finished, and keeps the tableware sanitary and clean.

4. The air dispersion unit can be used for washing and spraying tableware, and can also be used for spraying, disinfecting and drying the tableware in the container, so that the tableware is kept sanitary and clean.

5. The air dispersion unit is arranged between the upper shelf and the lower shelf, and the spraying coverage is wide, so that hot air flow is rotated, the drying process of tableware in the inner container is accelerated, and the washed tableware is dry and sanitary and can be directly taken out.

The following describes embodiments of the present invention in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention, are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the invention without limiting the invention to the right. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments, and that for a person skilled in the art, other drawings can be derived from them without inventive effort. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a dishwasher liner of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the dishwasher liner of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is an air/water spray pattern for a dishwasher;

fig. 4 is a schematic view of an air pump.

In the figure, 1 an inner container, 2 an air dispersing unit, 3 a conduction pipe, 4 an upper shelf, 5 a lower shelf, 6 a water pump, 7 an air pump, 8 a one-way valve and 9 a heating part.

It should be noted that the drawings and the description are not intended to limit the scope of the inventive concept in any way, but to illustrate it by a person skilled in the art with reference to specific embodiments.

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 will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and the following embodiments are used for illustrating the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "inner", "outer", etc., indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

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

Example one

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, the present embodiment provides a dishwasher, which includes a tub 1, and further includes a dry sterilizing structure including an air dispersing unit 2 for rotatably spraying dry hot air to dishes in the tub 1.

The existing dish washer only depends on high-temperature water with the temperature of 70 ℃ for disinfection, and after washing is finished, the dish washer depends on residual heat in the container for drying. However, in the actual use process, water drops on the tableware still remain for a long time, and bacteria are easy to grow in a warm environment. And the effect of drying water drops on the tableware by waste heat is poor, and after the tableware is washed, the environment in the damp and hot liner is not favorable for keeping the tableware sanitary continuously. After the washing process is finished, along with the gradual reduction of the temperature in the liner and the influence of residual water drops in the liner, the tableware in the liner is difficult to be completely dried in a short time, and the environment in the wet and hot liner is easy to breed microorganisms instead for a long time, so that the sanitation of the tableware is not facilitated. The embodiment of the application provides a dry disinfection structure in dish washer, can lead to the hot air futilely and lead to the water droplet on inner bag 1 in order to dry the tableware after the washing is accomplished, prevents that damp and hot environment from breeding the bacterium. The drying and disinfecting structure comprises an air dispersing unit 2, wherein the air dispersing unit 2 sprays dry hot air to the inner container 1 in a rotating manner, so that the inner container 1 can be uniformly blown by the dry hot air, the dry air is uniformly dried, the drying time is shortened, bacteria are prevented from breeding, and the drying unevenness and the prolonged drying time caused by the local blowing of the dry hot air are also avoided.

Further, the dishwasher further comprises a water pump 6, and the air dispersion unit 2 is communicated with the water pump 6 through a three-way pipeline so as to spray water to the tableware in the inner container 1 in a rotating manner.

In the scheme, the air dispersing unit 2 can spray water to wash tableware, and can spray air to dry the tableware after the tableware is washed, so that bacteria are prevented from breeding in a damp and hot environment.

Further, the drying and sterilizing structure also comprises an air pump 7, the air dispersing unit 2 is respectively communicated with the air pump 7 and the water pump 6 through a three-way pipeline,

preferably, a check valve 8 for preventing water flow from entering is arranged in an air path of the three-way pipeline communicated with the air pump 7.

In the above scheme, the drying and sterilizing structure further comprises an air pump 7, in one embodiment, the air pump 7 is connected with an air inlet of the dishwasher, and air dried outside the dishwasher is led to the tableware in the inner container 1. The one-way valve 8 is arranged in the air path to prevent water flow from entering the air pump 7 to damage the air pump 7.

Further, the air dispersion unit 2 comprises at least two bodies distributed in a spiral blade shape, the air dispersion unit 2 is rotatably arranged in the inner container 1,

preferably, the air dispersion unit 2 is disposed on the vertical axis of the inner container 1.

In the above-mentioned scheme, the body is the distribution of spiral blade piece for when the venthole that distributes on the body is given vent to anger or goes out water, reaction force leads to the blade rotatory, makes the rotatory injection of air on the tableware, and is dry more even, and drying effect is better, and/or makes the water rotation spray on the tableware, and it is more even clean to wash. In a preferred embodiment, the air dispersion unit 2 is arranged on the vertical axis of the inner container 1, so that the washing and drying effects generated by the rotary sprayed water or the rotary sprayed air can be more uniform, and washing and drying dead corners can not occur. For a dishwasher provided with a single-layered rack, the air dispersion unit 2 may be disposed at the top center or the bottom center of the dishwasher to uniformly wash or dry. For a dishwasher provided with double shelves, the air dispersion unit 2 may be disposed at the center between the upper and lower shelves 5. In this embodiment, the air dispersing unit 2 may be a spraying structure originally provided in the dishwasher, and after spraying is finished, the spraying structure sprays dry hot air to dry and sterilize the tableware.

Furthermore, a cavity for containing hot air is arranged in the body, a plurality of air outlet holes communicated with the cavity are arranged on the surface of the body facing the tableware in the inner container 1,

preferably, the air outlets are uniformly distributed on the body.

In the above scheme, water and/or air are sprayed to the tableware from the air outlet holes, and the air outlet holes face the tableware, so that the tableware can be washed and dried more easily. In a preferred embodiment, the air outlets are uniformly distributed on the body, so that the air outlet and/or water of the air dispersion unit 2 is uniform, and tableware is washed and dried more uniformly.

Example two

As shown in fig. 1-4, on the basis of the first embodiment, in the present embodiment, an upper shelf 4 and a lower shelf 5 for placing tableware are arranged in the inner container 1, a conducting pipe 3 for conducting air and/or water is arranged between the upper shelf 4 and the lower shelf 5, the air dispersing unit 2 is rotatably connected to the conducting pipe 3 and is communicated with the conducting pipe 3,

preferably, the air dispersing unit 2 is provided with air outlets on the surfaces facing the upper shelf 4 and the lower shelf 5.

In the above scheme, the dishwasher comprises an upper rack 4 and a lower rack 5, and the air dispersion unit 2 is rotatably arranged between the upper rack 5 and the lower rack 5 so as to conveniently wash or dry and sterilize the dishes on the upper rack 5 and the lower rack 5 at the same time. The conduction pipe 3 is provided, i.e., it can be used as a medium for the air dispersion unit 2 to conduct air and/or water, and the air dispersion unit 2 can be provided at the center of the upper rack 4 and the lower rack 5 of the dishwasher. In a preferred embodiment, the air dispersing unit 2 is provided with air outlets on the surfaces of the upper shelf 4 and the lower shelf 5 to facilitate the drying, disinfection and washing of the dishes on the upper shelf 4 and the lower shelf 5.

Furthermore, two ends of the conduction pipe 3 extend towards the side wall of the inner container 1 and are connected with the side wall of the inner container 1, the air dispersion unit 2 is communicated with the air pump 7 and the water pump 6 through the conduction pipe 3 and a three-way pipeline,

preferably, two ends of the conduction pipe 3 are fixedly connected to the middle position of the side wall of the inner container 1 through a steel plate and a screw,

more preferably, the air pump 7 and the water pump 6 are both arranged at the bottom of the dishwasher and outside the inner container 1, and the three-way pipeline part is arranged in the side wall of the dishwasher.

In the above scheme, the conduction pipe 3 is connected to the side wall of the inner container 1 so as to conveniently and fixedly connect the conduction pipe 3. In a preferred embodiment, the steel plate and the screw are fixedly connected, so that the installation and the disassembly are simple and stable. The three-way pipeline is hermetically connected with the conduction pipe 3, so that water and air are prevented from leaking. In a more preferable embodiment, the air pump 7 and the water pump 6 are both arranged at the bottom of the dishwasher and outside the inner container 1, so that the air pump 7 and the water pump 6 are prevented from being polluted by the washing water. The three-way pipeline part is arranged in the side wall of the dishwasher, so that the space is saved.

EXAMPLE III

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, in the first and second embodiments, in this embodiment, a heating portion 9 is disposed at the air outlet of the air pump 7, and preferably, the heating portion 9 is a heating wire wound around the air outlet of the air pump 7.

In the above scheme, air outlet department of air pump 7 is equipped with heating portion 9 to the convenience is dried and is disinfected the tableware to the dry air of heating. In a preferred embodiment, the heating part 9 is a heating wire wound around an air outlet of the air pump 7, and has a simple structure and a good heating effect.

Example four

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, in addition to the first, second, third and fourth embodiments, in this embodiment, the air dispersing unit 2 is a middle spray arm. That is to say that the well spray arm of dish washer had both realized the effect of shower water, had realized the effect to the rotatory hot air that sprays of tableware again, spray arm in the rational application, and drying equipment has not additionally been increased, has reached drying effect, simple structure, great saving the cost.

EXAMPLE five

As shown in fig. 1-4, in the first, second, third, fourth and fifth embodiments, when the washing process is performed, the water flow from the water pump 6 reaches the air dispersing unit 2 through the three-way pipe and the conducting pipe 3, and the dishes are sprayed and washed; after the washing program is finished, the drain valve is closed, the hot air reaches the air dispersing unit 2 from the air pump 7 through the three-way pipeline and the conduction pipe 3, and the tableware is sprayed, dried and sterilized. The drain valve is closed to prevent the hot air from directly discharging out of the dishwasher and failing to dry.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions and alterations can be made herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A dishwasher comprises an inner container and is characterized by further comprising a drying and disinfecting structure, wherein the drying and disinfecting structure comprises an air dispersing unit which sprays dry hot air to tableware in the inner container in a rotating mode.

2. The dishwasher of claim 1, further comprising a water pump, wherein the air dispersion unit is communicated with the water pump through a three-way pipeline to spray water to the dishware in the inner container in a rotating manner.

3. The dishwasher of claim 2, wherein the drying and sterilizing structure further comprises an air pump, the air dispersing unit is respectively communicated with the air pump and the water pump through a three-way pipeline,

4. A dishwasher according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the air dispersal unit comprises at least two bodies arranged in the form of helical vanes, the air dispersal unit being rotatably disposed within the inner container,

5. The dishwasher of claim 4, wherein the body is provided with a cavity for receiving hot air/water therein, the surface of the body facing the dishes in the inner tub is provided with a plurality of air outlet holes communicated with the cavity,

preferably, the air outlets are uniformly distributed on the body.

6. The dishwasher of claim 4, wherein an upper rack and a lower rack for placing dishes are provided in the inner container, a conduction pipe for conducting air and/or water is provided between the upper rack and the lower rack, the air dispersing unit is rotatably connected to and communicated with the conduction pipe,

7. The dishwasher of claim 6, wherein both ends of the conduction pipe extend to the sidewall of the inner container and are connected to the sidewall of the inner container, the air dispersing unit is communicated with the air pump and the water pump through the conduction pipe and the three-way pipeline,

8. The dishwasher of claim 3, wherein a heating portion is provided at an air outlet of the air pump,

9. A dishwasher according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the air dispersal unit is a central spray arm.

10. The dishwasher according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein a washing process is performed in which water flows from the water pump to the air dispersing unit through the three-way pipe and the conduction pipe to spray and wash dishes; after the washing program is finished, the drain valve is closed, the hot air reaches the air dispersion unit from the air pump through the three-way pipeline and the conduction pipe, and the tableware is sprayed, dried and sterilized.