CN111904353A

CN111904353A - Bearing assembly and electrical equipment

Info

Publication number: CN111904353A
Application number: CN201910391564.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 行晓亮; 程繁华; 李翔; 许平平
Original assignee: Foshan Shunde Midea Washing Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Current assignee: Foshan Shunde Midea Washing Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-05-10
Filing date: 2019-05-10
Publication date: 2020-11-10

Abstract

The invention discloses a bearing component and electrical equipment. The bearing assembly comprises a bearing basket, a bracket and a transmission assembly. The rack comprises a first accommodating part and a second accommodating part, and the first accommodating part is used for placing tableware. The carrier basket includes a body and a helical structure. The body is arranged in the second accommodating part and can rotate relative to the support, the body is provided with a cavity, and an inlet is formed in the cavity. The spiral structure is arranged in the cavity and connected with the body, and the spiral structure is used for screwing the tableware in the first accommodating part into the cavity from the inlet and carrying the tableware under the condition that the body rotates relative to the bracket. The transmission assembly is arranged on the support and connected with the body, and the transmission assembly is used for driving the body to rotate relative to the support by the driving piece. So, user's accessible driving piece drive transmission assembly rotates in order to drive the body and to bear the weight of on helical structure in can be with the cavity of tableware screw in the body of bearing the weight of the basket relatively to the support to realize the automation of tableware and be drawn into and put automatically.

Description

Bearing assembly and electrical equipment

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of electric appliances, in particular to a bearing assembly and electric appliance equipment.

Background

At present, when the tableware is washed by using the dishwasher, the tableware is generally placed in a bowl basket, and then the bowl basket with the tableware is placed in an inner container of the dishwasher for washing. However, in the process of putting dishes into the basket, the user needs to spend much time putting the dishes at predetermined positions of the basket, which reduces the convenience of use of the basket.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, the present invention provides a bearing assembly and an electrical apparatus.

The bearing assembly of the embodiment of the invention is used for bearing tableware, and comprises:

the rack comprises a first accommodating part and a second accommodating part, wherein the first accommodating part is used for placing tableware; and

the bearing basket comprises a body and a spiral structure, the body is arranged in the second accommodating part and can rotate relative to the support, the body is provided with a cavity, an inlet is formed in the cavity, the spiral structure is arranged in the cavity and connected with the body, and the spiral structure is used for screwing the tableware in the first accommodating part into the cavity from the inlet and bearing the tableware under the condition that the body rotates relative to the support; and

the transmission assembly is arranged on the support and connected with the body, and the transmission assembly is used for driving the body to rotate relative to the support by a driving piece.

In the bearing assembly of the embodiment, in the process of bearing tableware, a user only needs to stack the tableware in the first accommodating part, then the driving part drives the transmission assembly to drive the body to rotate relative to the support, so that the tableware can be screwed into the cavity of the body of the bearing basket through the spiral structure and borne on the spiral structure, automatic rolling and automatic placing of the tableware are realized, the time for bearing the tableware is saved, and the use convenience of the bearing assembly is improved.

In some embodiments, the carrier basket is detachably mounted to the second receptacle, and the body is coupled to the transmission assembly and is capable of rotating relative to the frame when the carrier basket is mounted to the second receptacle.

In some embodiments, the carrying assembly includes a plurality of pulleys mounted at intervals on a side wall of the second receiving portion and capable of rotating relative to the second receiving portion, and the body abuts against the plurality of pulleys and is capable of rotating relative to the plurality of pulleys when the carrying basket is mounted in the second receiving portion.

In some embodiments, one of the second receiving portion and the body is formed with a groove, and the other of the second receiving portion and the body is formed with a protrusion, the groove and the protrusion cooperating and rotatably connected to mount the body to the second receiving portion.

In some embodiments, the outer peripheral wall of the body is formed with an annular tooth portion;

the transmission assembly comprises a driving gear, the driving gear is used for connecting a driving shaft of the driving piece, and the annular tooth part is meshed with the driving gear; or

The transmission assembly comprises a driving gear and a driven gear set, the driving gear is used for being connected with a driving shaft of the driving piece, and the driven gear set is meshed with the driving gear and the annular tooth portion respectively.

In some embodiments, the first accommodating portion is opened with a placement groove for placing the tableware, and the inlet communicates with the placement groove when the body is mounted to the second accommodating portion.

In some embodiments, the bracket comprises a third receiving portion, and the first receiving portion and the third receiving portion are respectively connected with the second receiving portion and are located on two opposite sides of the second receiving portion;

the chamber is formed with an outlet, the spiral structure is further configured to rotate the dishes carried in the spiral structure out of the chamber from the outlet upon rotation of the body relative to the rack, and the third receiving portion is configured to collect the dishes rotated out of the outlet.

In some embodiments, the body comprises a first part and a second part, the first part and the second part being relatively closable and openable, the helix being mounted to the first part or the second part.

In some embodiments, the body comprises a first part and a second part, the first part and the second part can be closed and opened relatively, the helical structure comprises a first structure and a second structure, the first structure is arranged on the first part, the second structure is arranged on the second part, the first structure is connected with the second structure to form the helical structure when the first part and the second part are in a relatively closed state, and the first structure is separated from the second structure when the first part and the second part are in a relatively open state.

An electrical apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes:

a cavity; and

the carrier assembly of any preceding embodiment, wherein the carrier basket is located within or outside the cavity.

Among the electrical equipment of above-mentioned embodiment, at the in-process that bears the weight of the tableware, the user only needs to stack the tableware in first holding portion, then drives the body through driving piece drive transmission assembly and rotates for the support, can bear the weight of on helical structure with the cavity of the body of bearing the weight of basket with the tableware screw in through helical structure to realize the automation of tableware and be drawn into and put automatically, practiced thrift the time that bears the weight of the tableware, improved the convenience that bears the weight of the subassembly and use.

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

Drawings

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

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

FIG. 2 is an exploded schematic view of a load bearing assembly of an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view of a load bearing assembly of an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the load bearing assembly of FIG. 3 taken along line IV-IV;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural view of a bracket of a load bearing assembly of an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is an exploded schematic view of a bracket of a load bearing assembly of an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural view of a carrier basket of the carrier assembly of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is another structural schematic view of a carrier basket of the carrier assembly of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of a carrier basket of the carrier assembly of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the carrier basket of FIG. 9 taken along line X-X;

FIG. 11 is a further structural schematic view of a carrier basket of the carrier assembly of the present invention;

fig. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of an electric apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Description of the main element symbols:

an electrical device 2000;

a carrier assembly 1000;

the bearing basket 100, the body 10, the chamber 11, the inlet 111, the outlet 112, the annular tooth 12, the first through hole 13, the first part 101, the second part 102, the spiral structure 20, the spiral unit 21, the first structure 22 and the second structure 23;

a bracket 200, a first accommodating part 201, a placement groove 2011, a second accommodating part 202, a second through hole 203, a first bracket 204, a second bracket 205, a third accommodating part 206, a collecting groove 2061, a supporting part 207, a mounting part 208 and a pulley 209;

a transmission assembly 301, a drive gear 3011;

cavity 400, door body 500.

Detailed Description

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

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", and the like, indicate orientations and positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are used only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and 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 considered as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, features defined as "first", "second", may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the described features. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically defined otherwise.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected unless otherwise explicitly stated or limited. Either mechanically or electrically. Either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

Referring to fig. 1 to 5, a carrying assembly 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention is used for carrying dishes, and the carrying assembly 1000 includes a carrying basket 100, a support 200 and a driving assembly 301. The rack 200 includes a first receiving portion 201 and a second receiving portion 202, and the first receiving portion 201 is used for placing tableware. The carrier basket 100 comprises a body 10 and a helical structure 20. The body 10 is disposed in the second accommodating portion 202 and can rotate relative to the bracket 200, the body 10 is opened with a cavity 11, and the cavity 11 is formed with an inlet 111. A screw structure 20 is disposed in the chamber 11 and connected to the body 10, and the screw structure 20 is used to screw the dishes in the first receiving portion 201 from the inlet 111 into the chamber 11 and to carry the dishes when the body 10 rotates relative to the stand 200. The transmission assembly 301 is disposed on the bracket 200, the transmission assembly 301 is used for driving the body 10 to rotate relative to the bracket 200 by a driving member (not shown).

In the process of carrying tableware by the carrying assembly 1000, a user only needs to stack the tableware in the first accommodating part 201, then drives the body 10 to rotate relative to the support 200 by the driving part driving transmission assembly 301, and the tableware can be screwed into the cavity 11 of the body 10 of the carrying basket 100 through the spiral structure 20 and is carried on the spiral structure 20, so that the automatic rolling and the automatic placing of the tableware are realized, the time for loading the tableware is saved, and the use convenience of the carrying assembly 1000 is improved.

Referring to fig. 12, the carrier assembly 1000 may be used in an electrical apparatus 2000 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and the electrical apparatus 2000 includes household appliances such as a dishwasher, a disinfection cabinet, and a washing machine. Specifically, the electrical device 2000 includes a cavity 400. In the present embodiment, the body 10 has a substantially cylindrical shape, in one example, when a user carries dishes, the rack 200 can be horizontally placed on a kitchen range or a table top, that is, the carrier assembly 1000 is located outside the cavity 400 of the electrical apparatus 2000, the carrier basket 100 is horizontally disposed in the second accommodating portion 202, and the user can stack the dishes and place the stacked dishes in the first accommodating portion 201 of the rack 200, so that the dishes can be screwed into the cavity 11 of the body 10 of the carrier basket 100 and supported on the spiral structure 20 by the spiral structure 20 only by driving the driving member to drive the transmission assembly 301 to rotate the body 10, and then the user can take the carrier basket 100 with the dishes off the rack 200 and place the carrier basket 100 in the cavity 400 to wash or sterilize the dishes. In another example, the carrier assembly 1000 may be mounted to the electrical device 2000, the second receiving portion 202 of the carrier assembly 1000 and the carrier basket 100 may be located in the cavity 400, and the driving member may be located outside the cavity 400 and separated from the cavity 400. Like this, when needs are drawn into the tableware, only need directly place the tableware in first holding portion 201 then drive body 10 through driving piece drive transmission assembly 301 and rotate and can be drawn into the tableware in body 10 and electrical equipment 2000's cavity 400, and need not the manual work and take off 100 with bearing basket and put into in cavity 400 again, the operation is more convenient, has improved user experience. Also, in this example, the driving member may be an electric driving member, such as a motor, which is located outside the cavity 400 and is spaced apart from the cavity 400, so that, when the dishes are washed, water in the cavity 400 does not drip onto the driving member to cause malfunction of the driving member. Of course, the driving member may be removed from the cavity 400 after the body 10 is driven to rotate by the driving member to place the dishes thereon. In some embodiments, the carriage assembly 1000 may include a driving member, and the driving member may be installed at the bottom of the second accommodating portion 202 and connected to the transmission assembly 301.

Taking a dishwasher as an example, the dishwasher comprises a cavity formed with a washing chamber. In one example, before the assembly 1000 carries dishes, the assembly 1000 is placed as shown in fig. 4 (the basket 100 is placed horizontally), the dishes can be stacked in the first receiving portion 201 of the rack 200, and then the body 10 of the basket 100 is rotated by the driving member and driving assembly 301, and the dishes are automatically screwed into the cavity 11 from the inlet 111 and carried on the spiral structure 20 due to the existence of the spiral structure 20. After that, the user may take the basket 100 with the tableware from the rack 200 and take the basket into the washing chamber, close the chamber, and then open the dishwasher to wash the tableware, and after the washing is finished, the user may further take the basket 100 out and place the basket on the top of a kitchen range or a table, at this time, the basket 100 may be used as a rack for placing the tableware. In another example, the carrying assembly 1000 may be directly installed in a dishwasher, and specifically, the second accommodating portion 202 and the body 10 may be placed in a washing chamber, and the first accommodating portion 201 and the driving member are disposed outside the washing chamber, so that the dishes can be stacked in the first accommodating portion 201 of the rack 200, and then the dishes can be rotated into the chamber 11 of the body 10 by driving the body 10 to rotate through the driving member and the transmission assembly, in which case, the dishes are directly located in the washing chamber, and then the dishwasher may be directly opened to wash the dishes.

It can be understood that, in the present embodiment, due to the existence of the spiral structure 20, the dishes are automatically spaced apart, so that not only the automatic placement of the dishes but also the cleaning effect can be ensured.

It should be noted that, in the illustrated embodiment, the spiral structure 20 is formed spirally from a side where the inlet 111 is located to a side opposite to the inlet 111. In other embodiments, the spiral structure 20 may also be formed by a spiral from a side opposite to the inlet 111 to a side where the inlet 111 is located, and is not limited herein.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, the driving member comprises a driving shaft (not shown) which is connected with the transmission assembly 301. In particular, the drive member may be a motor and the drive shaft may be a motor shaft of the motor. In the illustrated embodiment, the outer peripheral wall of the body 10 is formed with an annular tooth portion 12, the transmission assembly 301 includes a driving gear 3011, the driving gear 3011 is used for connecting a driving shaft of a driving member, and the annular tooth portion 12 is engaged with the driving gear 3011.

Thus, when the tableware is required to be rolled in, the motor is turned on, and the motor shaft drives the driving gear 3011 to rotate, so that the body 10 is driven to rotate relative to the bracket 200 by the ring-shaped teeth 12 engaged with the driving gear 3011 to screw the tableware into the cavity 11 of the basket 100 and bear on the spiral structure 20.

It will be appreciated that in other embodiments, the transmission assembly 301 may also be a drive shaft including a drive gear and a driven gear set with the drive gear coupled to the drive member, the driven gear set meshing with the drive gear and the annular gear respectively. For example, the driven gear set may include two gears coaxially and fixedly connected, a driving gear for connecting the driving shaft of the driving member and meshing with one of the gears, and an annular gear meshing with the other gear. Of course, the driven gear set may also include more intermeshing gears, without limitation. Thus, the transmission assembly employs at least two stages of transmission, and can transmit greater torque from a motor with less power. In addition, it can also be understood that the transmission assembly can also adopt transmission modes such as transmission belt transmission, worm gear transmission and the like to drive the body, and the specific arrangement mode can be determined according to actual conditions.

Referring to fig. 1 to 5, in the present embodiment, in order to place the dishes, the first accommodating part 201 is opened with a placing groove 2011, the placing groove 2011 is used for placing the dishes, and when the body 10 is mounted to the second accommodating part 202, the inlet 111 communicates with the placing groove 2011.

In this manner, when the dishes are placed in the placement groove 2011, the dishes can be screwed into the cavity 11 from the inlet 111 of the cavity 11 through the screw structure 20 and carried on the screw structure 20. It will be appreciated that the cutlery will typically be stacked adjacent the access opening 111 such that the cutlery can be more quickly and automatically threaded into the access opening 111 upon rotation of the body 10 of the basket 100.

In addition, the placement groove 2011 has a substantially semicircular shape and a diameter substantially identical to that of the inlet 111 of the chamber 11, while, in a case where the body 10 is mounted in the second accommodating part 202, an end of the chamber 11 where the inlet 111 is located is connected to an end of the placement groove 2011 so that the inlet 111 corresponds to and smoothly connects to the placement groove 2011. In this way, the tableware can be screwed into the cavity 11 from the inlet 111 in a desired manner and carried on the screw structure 20, for example, the tableware, of which the inlet 111 corresponds to and smoothly connects with the placement groove 2011, can be screwed into the cavity 11 more smoothly and conveniently.

In this embodiment, the bracket 200 and the basket 100 may be made of a plastic material with good thermal plasticity, such as Polypropylene (PP). That is, the stent 200, the body 10 and the helical structure 20 may be made of PP material. In addition, the driving gear and the driven gear set in the transmission assembly 301 may also be plastic gears. Therefore, the bearing assembly 1000 is light in weight and good in heat resistance, and meanwhile, the plastic material is easy to machine and form, so that the machining time can be saved, and the manufacturing cost is reduced. It is understood that the load bearing assembly 1000 may be made of other plastic or non-plastic materials.

It should be understood that, in the present embodiment, the body 10 and the spiral structure 20 of the carrying basket 100 may be integrally formed, or may be separately formed and then fixedly connected together by thermal welding, etc. in the embodiment shown in fig. 2, the body 10 and the spiral structure 20 are integrally formed.

Referring to fig. 2 to 5, in some embodiments, the carrier basket 100 is detachably mounted to the second receiving portion 202, and the body 10 can rotate relative to the stand 200 when the carrier basket 100 is mounted to the second receiving portion 202.

Thus, after the loading of the dishes, the basket 100 may be removed from the rack 200, and then the basket 100 may be placed in the electric device 2000 to clean or sterilize the dishes, and meanwhile, after the washing is completed, the basket 100 may be reloaded on the rack 200 to load and dry the dishes. In addition, the carrier basket 100 can be easily disassembled to facilitate cleaning and replacement of the carrier basket 100 and the rack 200.

Specifically, referring to fig. 1, 2, 5 and 6, in some embodiments, the bracket 200 may include a first bracket 204 and a second bracket 205 detachably or rotatably connected, the second accommodating portion 202 includes a first portion 2022 and a second portion 2023, the first bracket 204 forms a first accommodating portion 201 and a first portion 2022, the second bracket 205 forms a second portion 2023, the second bracket 205 is connected to the first bracket 204 such that the first portion 2022 is connected to the second portion 2023 to form the second accommodating portion 202, and the first accommodating portion 201 and the second accommodating portion 202 are connected along a length direction of the bracket 200 (as shown in fig. 1 and 2). In this manner, the carrier basket 100 may be easily removed from the stand 200. Specifically, when the carrier basket 100 needs to be detached from the stand 200, the second stand 205 may be detached or the second stand 205 may be rotated relative to the first stand 204 to expose the carrier basket 100 from the second receiving portion 202, and then the carrier basket 100 may be removed as a whole. The detachable connection can be, for example, a screw connection or a snap connection or a direct contact connection or the like.

With reference to fig. 1, fig. 2, fig. 5 and fig. 6, in some embodiments, the carrying assembly 1000 includes a plurality of pulleys 209, the plurality of pulleys 209 are mounted at intervals on a sidewall of the second accommodating portion 202 and can rotate relative to the second accommodating portion 202, and when the carrying basket 100 is mounted in the second accommodating portion 202, the body 10 supports the plurality of pulleys 209 and can rotate relative to the plurality of pulleys 209.

Specifically, the second accommodating portion 202 is substantially hollow cylindrical, a plurality of pulleys 209 are provided at both ends of the second accommodating portion 202, and the plurality of pulleys 209 at each end are uniformly spaced in the circumferential direction of the second accommodating portion 202. The pulley 209 may be rotatably mounted on a side wall of the second accommodating portion 202 by a rotation shaft.

Thus, under the condition that the carrier basket 100 is installed in the second accommodating portion 202, the body 10 can contact with the pulley 209, and when the body 10 rotates, the pulley 209 can also rotate, so that the resistance of the body 10 during rotation can be effectively reduced, and the body 10 can rotate more smoothly without being blocked.

It is understood that, in some embodiments, the second receiving portion 202 may be formed with a groove (not shown), and the body 10 may be formed with a protrusion (not shown), the groove and the protrusion cooperating and rotatably connecting to mount the body 10 to the second receiving portion 202.

Specifically, the second accommodating portion 202 is substantially cylindrical, the protrusions protrude outwards from the body 10 and are circular, the number of the protrusions is two and are located at two ends of the body 10, the grooves are formed in the inner wall of the second accommodating portion 202 and are circular-arc-shaped, circular-ring-shaped or circular-arc-shaped with other radians, the number of the grooves is two and are located at two ends of the second accommodating portion 202, and the protrusions can be matched with the grooves and can rotate along the grooves in the grooves. This also allows the body 10 to smoothly rotate relative to the second accommodating portion 202 when mounted to the second accommodating portion 202.

It will be appreciated that in other embodiments, the body may have a recess and the second receiving portion may have a protrusion, and the recess and the protrusion cooperate and are rotatably coupled to mount the body to the second receiving portion. This also enables the body to rotate relative to the bracket when the body is mounted in the second accommodating portion, and the specific arrangement is not limited herein.

Referring to fig. 1 to 6, in some embodiments, the bracket 200 further includes a third accommodating portion 206, and the first accommodating portion 201 and the third accommodating portion 206 are respectively connected to the second accommodating portion 202 and located at two ends of the second accommodating portion 202. The chamber 11 is formed with an outlet 112, the spiral structure 20 is also used to screw the dishes carried on the spiral structure 20 out of the chamber 11 from the outlet 112 when the body 10 rotates relative to the stand 200, and the third receiving portion 206 is used to collect the dishes screwed out from the outlet 112.

Specifically, in the illustrated embodiment, the first bracket 204 forms a third receptacle 206. The third receiving portion 206 is opened with a collecting groove 2061, the collecting groove 2061 is used for collecting tableware, and the outlet 112 communicates with the collecting groove 2061 in the case that the body 10 is mounted to the second receiving portion 202.

Thus, when the tableware in the cavity 11 needs to be taken out, the tableware can be unscrewed from the outlet 112 of the cavity 11 only by continuously driving the body 10 to rotate through the driving member and the transmission assembly 301 and then collected into the collecting groove 2061, and the carrying basket 100 does not need to be manually taken out of the bracket 200 and then taken out, so that the convenience of the carrying basket 100 for a user is improved.

Furthermore, the collection gutter 2061 is also substantially semicircular and has a diameter substantially corresponding to that of the outlet 112 of the chamber 11, while, in the case where the body 10 is mounted in the second housing portion 202, the outlet 112 of the chamber 11 is located at an end connected to an end of the collection gutter 2061 so that the outlet 112 corresponds to and is smoothly connected to the collection gutter 2061. In this way, the tableware can be unscrewed from the outlet 112 in a desired manner to be collected in the collecting gutter 2061, for example, the outlet 112 corresponding to and smoothly connecting with the collecting gutter 2061 may enable the tableware to be unscrewed and collected in the collecting gutter 2061 more smoothly and conveniently.

It can be understood that, in the above embodiment, after the previous washing is finished, the dishes are still located in the chamber 11 and supported on the spiral structure 20, at this time, when another dish needs to be washed, only the dish that is not washed needs to be placed in the placing groove 2011 of the first accommodating portion 201, and then the driving member continues to drive the body 10 to rotate through the transmission assembly 301, so that the washed dish in the chamber 11 can be screwed out into the collecting groove 2061, and at the same time, the dish that is not washed in the placing groove 2011 can be screwed into the chamber 11 and supported on the spiral structure 20, so that the washed dish can be screwed out, and the dish that is not washed can be screwed into the chamber 10 to wash the dish, so that the total time that the dish needs to be washed can be shortened, and the washing efficiency can be improved.

In addition, it can be understood that, taking a dishwasher as an example, when the whole carrying assembly 1000 is directly installed on the dishwasher, the second accommodating portion 202 and the body 10 are placed in the washing chamber, the first accommodating portion 201 and the third accommodating portion 206 can be disposed at two sides outside the washing chamber, and the dishwasher can be directly opened while screwing in the dishes, so that the dishes can be washed simultaneously during screwing in, and can be unscrewed from the outlet 112 and collected in the collecting tank 2061 after washing, so that the loaded dishes can be washed while loading the dishes, and can be automatically unscrewed and collected in the collecting tank 2061 after washing, without first screwing in the dishes, then opening the dishwasher for washing, and then unscrewing after washing, so that the time required for washing the dishes can be further shortened, and the washing efficiency can be improved. Such a method is particularly suitable for the washing of dishes in a line operation, such as a water tank type dishwasher in the catering industry.

In addition, in other embodiments, when the dishes are to be taken out, the basket 100 can be removed from the rack 200, and then the basket 100 is placed vertically, in which case the basket 100 can also be used alone as a rack for placing the dishes, and when the dishes are to be taken out by the user, the user can lift the basket 100, in which case the dishes can slide out of the chamber 11 along the spiral structure 20 through the outlet 112 and can be automatically stacked. It should be noted that for fragile tableware (such as glass tableware and ceramic tableware), the user needs to lift the carrying basket 100 more slowly to avoid the breakage of the tableware due to rapid falling. It is understood that in other embodiments, the outer shape of the body 10 may be other shapes, such as a square column shape, a polygonal shape, an irregular shape, or the like.

Referring to fig. 1, 2, 5 and 6, in some embodiments, the bracket 200 further includes a supporting portion 207, the supporting portion 207 is disposed at a bottom of the bracket 200, and the supporting portion 203 is used for maintaining stability of the bracket 200. In this way, the supporting portion 207 can support the bearing assembly 1000, thereby preventing the bearing assembly 1000 from toppling over.

Furthermore, in the illustrated embodiment, the bracket 200 further comprises a mounting portion 208, the mounting portion 208 being located below the second receiving portion 202, the mounting portion 208 being adapted to mount a driving and transmission assembly 301, such as a motor, a motor shaft and a gear, etc. It will be appreciated that in order to avoid malfunction due to ingress of water into the drive member (e.g. motor), in some embodiments, when the entire carrier assembly 1000 is directly mounted on the electrical device 2000, the drive member may not be mounted on the mounting portion 208 but rather mounted outside the cavity 400, and then the drive shaft of the drive member and the transmission assembly 301 are mounted on the mounting portion 208.

Referring to fig. 2, 7 and 8, in some embodiments, a plurality of first through holes 13 are formed at intervals on a sidewall of the body 10, and the first through holes 13 communicate with the chamber 11.

In this manner, when the carrier assembly 1000 or the carrier basket 100 is laterally placed in the dishwasher or the like 2000 to wash dishes, the washing water can enter the chamber 11 through the plurality of first through holes 13 to efficiently wash the dishes. In the illustrated embodiment, the first through holes 13 are elongated and extend along the length direction of the body 10, and the plurality of first through holes 13 are uniformly arranged along the circumferential direction of the body 10. It is understood that in other embodiments, the shape of the first through hole 13 may also be a regular shape such as a circle or an irregular shape.

Further, referring to fig. 5 and 6, in order to prevent the main body 10 of the carrying assembly 1000 from having more washing water remained therein, the second accommodating portion 202 is provided with a plurality of second through holes 203 at intervals, and the first through holes 13 communicate the chamber 11 and the second through holes 203. Thus, when washing dishes, the washing water can flow out of the bearing assembly 1000 through the first and second through

holes

13 and 203 to ensure a washing effect on the dishes. It is understood that the second through-hole 203 may have an elongated shape or a regular shape such as a circular shape or an irregular shape, as with the first through-hole 13.

Referring to FIG. 9, in some embodiments, the inner diameter D of the spiral structure 20 is smaller than the outer dimension of the dish, and the outer diameter D of the spiral structure 20 is greater than or equal to the outer dimension of the dish.

In this way, the cutlery does not fall off the screw structure 20 when the cutlery is screwed into the chamber 11 along the screw structure 20 and is carried on the screw structure 20. In addition, since the outer diameter D of the spiral structure 20 is larger than or equal to the outer diameter of the tableware, the tableware can be smoothly and smoothly screwed into the cavity 11 along the spiral structure 20 and supported on the spiral structure 20 without causing the dinner plate to be stuck in the spiral structure 20.

Typically, for a generally circular plate, the outer dimension of the plate is the outer diameter, which is typically between 210mm and 370mm, so that in this embodiment the outer diameter D of the helix 20 is greater than or equal to the outer diameter of the plate, e.g. the outer diameter D of the helix 20 is greater than or equal to 210mm at a plate diameter of 210mm, and the inner diameter D of the helix 20 is less than the diameter of the plate, e.g. the inner diameter of the helix 20 is less than 370mm at a plate diameter of 370 mm. It will be appreciated that in other embodiments, for dishes that are non-circular and have a circumcircle, the rim dimension may be the diameter of the circumcircle of the dish, for example, when the dish is square or triangular. In addition, in some embodiments, for irregularly shaped dishes as well as dishes that do not have a circumscribed circle, the outer edge dimension refers to the diameter of the smallest circle that can enclose the dish throughout.

Referring to fig. 10, in some embodiments, the pitch P of the spiral structure 20 is greater than or equal to the height of the dishes.

In this way, the cutlery can be smoothly screwed into the cavity 11 and carried on the screw structure 20 without causing the cutlery to be too high to be jammed in the screw structure 20.

Further, with continued reference to fig. 10, in some embodiments, the spiral structure 20 includes a plurality of spiral units 21 connected along the spiral direction of the spiral structure 20, and each spiral unit 21 is used for carrying one tableware.

In this way, each screw unit 21 can carry a single dish, so that the screw structure 20 can automatically space the dishes apart to prevent the dishes from piling up in the screw structure 20 and affecting the cleaning effect.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, a plurality of spiral units 21 are connected to each other up and down to form the spiral structure 20, and the pitch of each spiral unit 21 in the up and down direction is the size of the pitch P of the spiral structure 20.

Typically, for a typical dish, the height is typically between 30mm and 50mm, and the pitch P of the helix 20 is preferably in the range of 40mm to 60mm, so that neither multiple utensils are stacked together on the same helix unit 21 due to too large pitch P, nor is there an insufficient load of one utensil per helix unit 21 due to too small pitch P.

Referring to fig. 11, in some embodiments, the body 10 includes a first part 101 and a second part 102, the first part 101 and the second part 102 can be relatively closed and opened, the first part 101 and the second part 102 define a chamber 11 together when the first part 101 and the second part 102 are relatively closed, the spiral structure 20 includes a first structure 22 and a second structure 23, the first structure 22 is installed on the first part 101, the second structure 23 is installed on the second part 102, the first structure 22 is connected with the second structure 23 to form the spiral structure 20 when the first part 101 and the second part 102 are in a relatively closed state, and the first structure 22 is separated from the second structure 23 when the first part 101 and the second part 102 are in a relatively opened state.

In this way, when the tableware is required to be taken out of the cavity 400, the cavity 11 can be opened by opening the first part 101 and the second part 102 of the body 10 relatively, so that the user can conveniently and quickly take the tableware out of the first structure 22 or the second structure 23. When carrying the cutlery, the first part 101 and the second part 102 are closed and locked, after which the user screws the cutlery through the inlet 111 along the screw structure 20 into the chamber 11 and bears on the screw structure 20.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, the first and

second parts

101 and 102 of the body 10 are symmetrical to each other, and the first and

second structures

22 and 23 of the helical structure 20 are symmetrical to each other, which is easy to manufacture. The first member 101 has a first tooth 121 formed therein, the first tooth 121 having a semicircular ring shape, the second member 102 has a second tooth 121 formed therein, and the second tooth 122 also has a semicircular ring shape. When the first member 101 and the second member 102 are in a relatively closed state, the first tooth 121 connects the second tooth 121 to form the annular tooth 12, and when the first member 101 and the second member 102 are in a relatively open state, the first tooth 121 connects the second tooth 121 and separates.

In addition, the first part 101 and the second part 102 are rotatably connected, for example, by means of a shaft connection. Alternatively, first part 101 and second part 102 may be detachably connected, for example, in the case of no locking between first part 101 and second part 102, first part 101 and second part 102 may be openable and separable as a part for placing tableware independently. When first and

second parts

101 and 102 are closed and locked, the loading, washing, placing, etc. of dishes can be performed as carrier basket 100. The first part 101 and the second part 102 can be locked by means of snap fit, interference fit, etc., and the specific manner of locking is not limited.

It is understood that in some embodiments, the helical structure 20 may also be integrally mounted to the first component 101 or the second component 102.

Specifically, in the case that the spiral structure 20 is installed on the first member 101, the spiral structure 20 may be integrally formed with the first member 101, and the second member 102 may be formed with the first member 101 to form the basket 100.

Of course, the spiral structure 20, the first part 101 and the second part 102 may also be mounted on the first part 101 after the spiral structure 20, respectively, has been formed.

In the case where the spiral structure 20 is installed in the second member 102, the same as the above case, and the explanation thereof will not be repeated.

Referring to fig. 12, an electrical apparatus 2000 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a cavity 400 and a carrier assembly 1000 according to any one of the above embodiments, wherein a carrier basket 100 of the carrier assembly 1000 is located inside the cavity 400 or outside the cavity 400.

In the electrical apparatus 2000 according to the embodiment of the present invention, during the process of loading the dishes, a user only needs to stack the dishes in the first accommodating portion 201, and then drives the transmission assembly 301 to drive the body 10 to rotate relative to the bracket 200 through the driving member, so that the dishes can be screwed into the cavity 11 of the body 10 of the basket 100 through the spiral structure 20 and loaded on the spiral structure 20, thereby achieving automatic rolling and placing of the dishes, saving the time for loading the dishes, and improving the convenience of using the loading assembly 1000.

The electrical devices 2000 include, but are not limited to, dish washers, disinfection cabinets, and washing machines, etc. the electrical devices 2000. Taking a dishwasher as an example, after the loading assembly 1000 has loaded dishes, in one example, the user may remove the basket 100 with the dishes from the rack 200 and place the basket in the cavity 400 to wash the dishes. In another example, the entire carrier assembly 1000 may be installed on a dishwasher with the second receptacle 202 and carrier basket 100 of the carrier assembly 1000 both located within the cavity and the driving member located outside of the cavity 400 and separated from the cavity 400. Like this, when needs are drawn into the tableware, only need directly place the tableware in first holding portion 201 then drive body 10 through driving piece drive transmission assembly 301 and rotate and can be drawn into the tableware body 10 and cavity 400 in, and need not to let the manual work take off 100 with the carrier basket and put into cavity 400 again, the operation is more convenient, has improved user experience.

Referring to fig. 12, in some embodiments, the electrical apparatus 2000 further includes a door 500, and the door 500 can rotate relative to the cavity 400 to open and close the cavity 400.

Thus, when the tableware needs to be cleaned or sterilized, the door 500 can be opened, the carrying assembly 1000 or the carrying basket 100 containing the tableware is placed in the cavity 400, then the door 500 is closed, and then the electrical equipment 2000 is started to clean or sterilize the tableware.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, "above" or "below" a first feature means that the first and second features are in direct contact, or that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact with each other via another feature therebetween. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

The disclosure herein provides many different embodiments or examples for implementing different features of the invention. In order to simplify the disclosure of the present invention, the components and arrangements of specific examples are described herein. Of course, they are merely examples and are not intended to limit the present invention. Furthermore, the present invention may repeat reference numerals and/or letters in the various examples, such repetition is for the purpose of simplicity and clarity and does not in itself dictate a relationship between the various embodiments and/or configurations discussed. In addition, the present invention provides examples of various specific processes and materials, but one of ordinary skill in the art may recognize applications of other processes and/or uses of other materials.

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

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

Claims

1. A carrier assembly for carrying cutlery, the carrier assembly comprising:

2. The carrier assembly of claim 1, wherein the carrier basket is removably mounted to the second receptacle, and wherein the body is coupled to the drive assembly and is rotatable relative to the cradle when the carrier basket is mounted to the second receptacle.

3. The carrying assembly of claim 1, wherein the carrying assembly includes a plurality of pulleys mounted at intervals on the side wall of the second receiving portion and capable of rotating relative to the second receiving portion, and wherein the body abuts against and is capable of rotating relative to the plurality of pulleys when the carrying basket is mounted in the second receiving portion.

4. The load bearing assembly of claim 1, wherein one of the second receptacle and the body is formed with a recess and the other of the second receptacle and the body is formed with a projection, the recess and the projection cooperating and rotatably coupled to mount the body to the second receptacle.

5. The carrier assembly of claim 1, wherein the outer peripheral wall of the body is formed with an annular tooth;

6. The carrying assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first receiving portion defines a placement slot for placing the dishware, and the inlet communicates with the placement slot when the body is mounted to the second receiving portion.

7. The load bearing assembly of claim 1, wherein the rack includes a third receptacle, the first receptacle and the third receptacle being connected to the second receptacle and located on opposite sides of the second receptacle;

8. The load bearing assembly of claim 1, wherein the body includes a first component and a second component that are relatively closable and openable, the helix being mounted to the first component or the second component.

9. The load bearing assembly of claim 1, wherein the body includes a first component and a second component that are relatively closable and openable, the helical structure includes a first structure mounted to the first component and a second structure mounted to the second component, the first structure connecting the second structure to form the helical structure with the first component and the second component in a relatively closed state, the first structure being separable from the second structure with the first component and the second component in a relatively open state.

10. An electrical device, comprising:

a cavity; and

the carrier assembly of any one of claims 1-9, wherein the carrier basket is located within or outside of the cavity.