CN115989988A - Tableware cleaning machine - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a dishwasher which can prevent a trouble of a storage container and a supply device even when a solid treating agent is erroneously supplied to the storage container. A dish washing machine (1) of the present invention comprises a housing (3) and a mobile body (5). The moving body (5) is provided with a cleaning tank (7), a storage container (15), and a supply device (13). A cleaning space (7 h) is formed in the cleaning tank (7). The storage container (15) and the supply device (13) are respectively arranged on the cleaning tank (7) and are positioned outside the cleaning space (7 h). The storage container (15) stores a liquid detergent (300) as a treating agent. A replenishment port (19 a), a storage chamber (170), and a guide portion (19 b) are provided in the storage container (15). The guide part (19 b) is located between the replenishment port (19 a) and the storage chamber (170). The guide portion (19 b) extends in a labyrinth shape and communicates with the replenishment port (19 a) and the storage chamber (170).

Description

Tableware cleaning machine

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a dish washing machine.

Background

Japanese patent application laid-open No. 2019-180764 discloses a conventional dish washing machine. The dishwasher includes a housing and a movable body. The housing has a housing opening that opens the front. The movable body is provided so as to be movable in the front-rear direction with respect to the housing.

The moving body has a cleaning tank, a storage container, and a supply device. A cleaning space is formed in the cleaning tank. The cleaning space accommodates the object to be cleaned therein and cleans the object to be cleaned. The storage container is fixed on the cleaning tank and is positioned outside the cleaning space. The storage container stores a liquid treatment agent for an object to be cleaned. The storage container is provided with a replenishment port and a storage chamber. The supply port supplies the treatment agent. The storage chamber is located downstream of the supply port in the flow direction of the treatment agent, and stores the treatment agent supplied from the supply port. The supply device is fixed to the storage container and is located outside the washing space. The supply device supplies the treatment agent stored in the storage container into the cleaning space. In addition, in relation to the dishwasher, the treatment agent is a rinse agent (ring).

In this dishwasher, in addition to washing the object to be washed stored in the washing space, the treatment agent stored in the storage container is supplied into the washing space by the supply device. Thus, the dishwasher can easily treat an object to be washed with the treating agent without directly supplying the treating agent to the washing space by the user himself.

However, as for the kind of the treating agent, there are solid treating agents formed into powder, sheet, or the like in addition to liquid treating agents. In this case, the dishwasher using the liquid treating agent is designed such that the storage container and the supply device are dedicated to the liquid treating agent. Therefore, when the solid treatment agent is supplied to such a storage container, the treatment agent is not supplied to the cleaning space by the supply device, but also causes a failure in the storage container and the supply device. Therefore, when the wrong type of treatment agent is supplied to the storage container, the treatment agent needs to be removed from the storage container.

However, with the conventional dish washing machine, even when a solid treatment agent is erroneously supplied to the storage container, it is difficult for the user to notice the problem. In addition, with this dish washing machine, it is also difficult to remove the treatment agent from the replenishment port to the storage chamber.

Disclosure of Invention

Accordingly, one of the non-limiting problems of the present invention is to provide a dish washer capable of preventing the storage container and the supply device from malfunctioning even when a solid treating agent is erroneously supplied to the storage container. This problem is solved by the teaching of claim 1. Further developments of the invention are described in the dependent claims.

The dishwasher of the invention comprises: a housing having a housing opening that opens a front; and a moving body provided so as to be movable in a front-rear direction with respect to the housing,

the moving body has: a cleaning tank which is formed with a cleaning space that accommodates an object to be cleaned therein and cleans the object to be cleaned; a storage container which is attached to the cleaning tank and is located outside the cleaning space, and which stores a liquid treating agent for the object to be cleaned; and a supply device which is installed outside the washing tank and is located outside the washing space, and supplies the treating agent stored in the storage container into the washing space,

the storage container is provided with: a replenishment port for replenishing the treatment agent; a storage chamber which is located downstream of the replenishment port in the flow direction of the treatment agent and stores the treatment agent replenished from the replenishment port; and a guide portion that is located between the replenishment port and the storage chamber, extends in a labyrinth shape, and communicates with the replenishment port and the storage chamber.

In the dish washing machine of the present invention, the liquid treating agent is stored in the storage container, and the treating agent is supplied to the washing space by the supply device. That is, the storage container and the supply device are designed to be dedicated to the liquid treatment agent. Here, the storage container is provided with a supply port, a storage chamber, and a guide portion, and the guide portion is located between the supply port and the storage chamber in the flow direction of the treatment agent. Thus, in this dish washing machine, the treatment agent supplied from the supply port does not directly reach the storage chamber but passes through the guide portion.

The guide portion extends in a labyrinth shape and communicates with the supply port and the reservoir. Therefore, when the user supplies the liquid treatment agent from the supply port, the flow of the treatment agent is hindered to some extent during the passage from the guide portion, but the treatment agent can reach the reservoir. In contrast, when the user supplies the solid treatment agent to the storage container, the treatment agent is difficult or impossible to pass through the guide portion. Thus, the user easily feels abnormality, and as a result, it is easy to notice that the solid treating agent is erroneously supplied to the storage container.

In addition, in the case where the user supplies the solid treatment agent to the storage container, the treatment agent is difficult to reach the storage chamber and to store in the storage chamber. Thus, in the dishwasher, the treatment agent is easily removed from the storage container as compared with the case where the solid treatment agent has already reached the storage chamber.

Therefore, according to the dish washing machine of the present invention, even when the solid treatment agent is erroneously supplied to the storage container, the storage container and the supply device can be prevented from malfunctioning.

In another aspect of the present invention, the guide portion may include: a 1 st guide wall through which the treatment agent supplied from the supply port can flow; a 1 st opening which communicates with the 1 st guide wall and through which the treatment agent flows after flowing through the 1 st guide wall; a 2 nd guide wall which is located downstream of the 1 st opening in the flow direction and through which the treatment agent flows after flowing through the 1 st opening; and a 2 nd opening which is disposed downstream of the 1 st guide wall and the 1 st opening in the flow direction, communicates with the 2 nd guide wall, and allows the treatment agent flowing through the 2 nd guide wall to flow. Preferably, the 1 st opening and the 2 nd opening are disposed at different positions from each other when the storage container is viewed from above the movable body.

In this case, the structure of the guide portion can be simplified, and the guide portion can be formed in a labyrinth shape. When the storage container is viewed from above the moving body, the 1 st opening and the 2 nd opening are positioned at different positions from each other, and the treatment agent flowing through the 1 st opening can be appropriately prevented from flowing through the 2 nd opening without passing through the 2 nd guide wall.

In another aspect of the present invention, the 1 st guide wall is preferably inclined downward toward the 1 st opening. In this case, the treatment agent can be properly circulated to the 1 st opening by its own weight.

In another aspect of the present invention, the 2 nd guide wall is preferably inclined upward toward the 2 nd opening. In this case, the solid treatment agent hardly flows through the 2 nd guide wall toward the 2 nd opening, and therefore the solid treatment agent is deposited on the 2 nd guide wall. Thus, when the solid treatment agent is erroneously supplied from the supply port, the user can more easily notice the problem, and the treatment agent can be prevented from being stored in the storage chamber with high reliability. In addition, since the solid treating agent is deposited on the 2 nd guide wall, the treating agent can be easily removed.

In another aspect of the present invention, the storage container preferably has: a container body provided with a storage chamber and fixed to the cleaning tank; and an auxiliary container provided with a supply port and a guide portion and detachably attached to the container body.

In this case, even when the solid treatment agent is erroneously supplied from the supply port, the treatment agent in the auxiliary container can be easily removed by removing the auxiliary container from the container body.

In another aspect of the present invention, it is preferable that a filter is provided in the auxiliary container, the filter being located between at least one of the replenishment port and the guide portion and between the guide portion and the reservoir chamber, and preventing foreign matter from entering the reservoir chamber.

In this case, even when the foreign matter enters the auxiliary container together with the treatment agent from the outside of the storage container at the time of replenishing the treatment agent, the foreign matter is hard to reach the storage chamber and further reach the supply device. Therefore, the dishwasher can appropriately prevent malfunction of the storage container and the supply device due to foreign matter. Further, since the auxiliary container can be attached to and detached from the container body, foreign matter trapped by the filter can be easily removed.

In another aspect of the present invention, the container body may be provided with: an inlet port which is located on the upstream side in the flow direction from the reservoir chamber and which allows the auxiliary container to enter the container body; and a supply port which is located downstream of the reservoir in the flow direction and which flows the treatment agent stored in the reservoir to the supply device. Preferably, the inlet port and the supply port are disposed at different positions from each other when the container body is viewed from above the movable body.

In this case, even when the solid treatment agent is erroneously supplied from the inlet port in a state in which the auxiliary container is detached from the container main body, the treatment agent can be appropriately prevented from directly reaching the supply port from the inlet port and further directly reaching the supply device.

Other aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description and the embodiments disclosed in the accompanying drawings, the illustrations illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and the concepts of the invention disclosed throughout the specification and the drawings.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a dish washing machine of an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the dish washing machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a movable body of the dish washing machine according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a movable body of the dish washing machine according to the embodiment.

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a container main body, an auxiliary container, and the like of the dish washing machine according to the embodiment.

Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the auxiliary container is detached from the container main body in the dish washing machine according to the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of the dish washing machine of the present embodiment, as seen from the direction D1 of FIG. 6, of the container main body.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the main body of the container, the auxiliary container, and the like when the liquid treating agent is supplied from the supply port in the dish washing machine according to the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the main part of a container body, auxiliary container, etc. of the dishwasher of the embodiment when the powdery treating agent is supplied from the supply port.

Description of the reference numerals

1 … dishwasher; 3 … shell; 3h … shell opening; 5 … moving body; 7 … rinse tank; 7h … cleaning space; 13 … feed means; 15 … storage containers; 17 … container body; 19 … auxiliary container; 19a … supply port; 19b … guide; 19c … vessel 1 filter (filter); 19d … container 2 filter (filter); 170 … storage compartments; 172 … supply port; 175 … inlet; 300 … detergent (treating agent); 901 … guide wall 1; 902 … opening 1; 903 … guide wall 2; 904 … opening 2; TW1 … tableware (washed object).

Detailed Description

Embodiments according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the dish washing machine 1 of the embodiment is assembled to the combination kitchen 100 and is disposed below the top plate CT1 of the combination kitchen 100. The dish washing machine 1 includes a housing 3 and a movable body 5.

In this embodiment, the front-rear direction and the up-down direction of the dish washing machine 1 are defined by the arrows shown in fig. 1 and 2. In fig. 3, the front-rear direction of the dish washing machine 1 is defined in addition to the front-rear direction of the dish washing machine 1, corresponding to fig. 1 and 2, and the left-right direction, that is, the width direction of the dish washing machine 1 is defined. In fig. 4 and thereafter, the front-rear direction, the up-down direction, and the left-right direction of the dish washing machine 1 are defined in correspondence with fig. 1 to 3. The front-rear direction, the up-down direction, and the left-right direction are orthogonal to each other.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the housing 3 is formed in a box shape having an approximately rectangular shape. The housing 3 has a housing opening 3h. The housing opening 3h is located at the front of the housing 3. The housing opening 3h opens the front, thereby allowing the inside of the housing 3 to communicate with the outside.

A cover member 35, a water supply pipe P1, a water supply solenoid valve 37, and a water discharge pipe P2 are provided in the housing 3. The cover member 35 is disposed in the housing 3 at a position above the movable body 5.

The water supply pipe P1 supplies water to the supply device 13 from a water supply source, not shown, provided outside the dish washing machine 1. The water supply solenoid valve 37 opens and closes the water supply pipe P1 to switch the supply and stop of water to the supply device 13. The drain pipe P2 discharges the washing water in the washing tub 7 to the outside of the dish washing machine 1. In addition to the supply device 13 and the cleaning tank 7, cleaning water will be described later.

The moving body 5 includes a cleaning tank 7, a front surface plate 9, an upper surface plate 11, a control unit C1, a supply device 13, and a storage container 15.

The cleaning tank 7 has an approximately rectangular shape. The cleaning tank 7 is formed with a cleaning space 7h, an exhaust passage 7a, and a heater chamber 72. The cleaning space 7h is located at substantially the center in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction of the cleaning tank 7. The washing space 7h is opened at the upper portion, and can house the dishes TW1 therein and wash the housed dishes TW 1. The tableware TW1 is, for example, not only a food container such as a teabowl, a dish, or a glass, but also a food or drink tool such as chopsticks, spoons, or forks, and is an example of the "object to be washed" of the present invention. In addition, a cutlery basket 70 is disposed inside the washing space 7 h. The cutlery TW1 is mounted to the cutlery basket 70.

The cleaning space 7h has a water storage chamber 71. The water storage chamber 71 is located at the lower portion of the washing tub 7. The water storage chamber 71 can store washing water. The water storage chamber 71 is connected to a drain pipe P2 at a lower portion. Here, the cleaning water is composed of water flowing through the water supply pipe P1 alone, and is also composed by mixing the liquid detergent 300 with water flowing through the water supply pipe P1 (see fig. 8). The detergent 300 is an example of the "treating agent" of the present invention.

The water storage chamber 71 is provided with a nozzle 73 and a water storage chamber filter 74. The nozzle 73 has a plurality of discharge holes, and can discharge the washing water from each discharge hole into the washing space 7 h. Here, the spray direction of the washing water in the spray nozzle 73 can be changed to various directions so that the dishes TW1 can be washed, and the inner wall surface of the washing space 7h and the dish basket 70 can be washed. The water storage chamber filter 74 removes foreign matter such as leftovers mixed into the washing water.

The exhaust passage 7a communicates with the cleaning space 7h at the rear end, extends forward inside the cleaning tank 7, and opens at the front surface plate 9. Thereby, the exhaust passage 7a communicates the washing space 7h with the outside of the washing tub 7, that is, the outside of the dish washing machine 1. The exhaust passage 7a may be formed as follows: communicates with the cleaning space 7h and opens at the upper surface plate 11.

The heater chamber 72 is disposed at the rear lower portion of the cleaning tank 7. A heater 72a is provided inside the heater chamber 72. The heater 72a can heat the washing water and the air in the washing space 7h to a predetermined temperature.

The cleaning tank 7 is provided with a water level sensor (not shown) in addition to the pump 75 and the drying fan 77. The pump 75 is assembled to the lower portion of the water storage chamber 71. The pump 75 supplies the washing water passing through the reservoir filter 74 in the reservoir 71 to the nozzle 73 during the normal rotation operation. The pump 75 circulates the washing water to the drain P2 when the reverse operation is performed.

The drying fan 77 is configured to supply air from the outside of the dish washing machine 1 to the washing space 7h by rotating the same. The air supplied into the washing space 7h by the drying fan 77 flows through the washing space 7h while drying the dishes TW1, and is discharged from the exhaust passage 7a to the outside of the washing tub 7. A part of the washing water can flow into the inside of the water level sensor, whereby the water level sensor monitors the water level of the washing water in the washing space 7h by the washing water.

As shown in fig. 3, the front surface plate 9 is formed in a rectangular plate shape extending in the up-down direction and the left-right direction. The front surface plate 9 is located in front of the cleaning tank 7, and is mounted to the front of the cleaning tank 7. At this time, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, a housing space 90 is formed between the front surface plate 9 and the cleaning tank 7 and is attached to the front portion of the cleaning tank 7. Thus, the front surface plate 9 constitutes the front surface of the moving body 5. In fig. 3, for ease of explanation, the front surface plate 9 is shown by a phantom line.

As shown in fig. 4, the upper surface plate 11 is located in front of and above the cleaning tank 7, and is mounted on the upper portion of the cleaning tank 7. Thus, the upper surface plate 11 is positioned above the front surface plate 9 on the moving body 5. The upper surface plate 11 has a main body portion 11a and an extension portion 11b. The main body 11a is located at the front end of the upper surface plate 11, and extends approximately rectangular in the left-right direction. As shown in fig. 3, a grip 111 is provided at a substantially center of the main body 11a in the lateral direction.

The extension portion 11b is integrally formed with the main body portion 11a, and extends rearward from the main body portion 11 a. Thereby, the extension 11b is located at the upper portion of the cleaning tank 7, and is adjacent to the cleaning space 7h in the front-rear direction. In addition, a communication port 112 is formed in the extension portion 11b. The communication port 112 is formed in a rectangular shape penetrating the extension portion 11b in the up-down direction, and communicates with the housing space 90. The cover 112a is swingably attached to the extension 11b. The cover 112a is displaceable between a closed position shown by a solid line in fig. 4 and an open position shown by a phantom line. The cover 112a covers the communication port 112 from above at the closed position and closes the communication port 112. On the other hand, the cover 112a opens the communication port 112 to the outside of the mobile body 5 at the open position.

The extending portion 11b is provided with an operating portion 40 and a liquid crystal panel 41. The operation unit 40 is composed of a plurality of operation buttons, and is used for a user of the dish washing machine 1 to operate the dish washing machine 1. Specifically, the user selects the type of the cleaning operation, the time of the cleaning operation, and the like through the operation unit 40. The liquid crystal panel 41 displays the type of the washing operation, the time, and the like selected by the user. The liquid crystal panel 41 also functions as a notification device for displaying the remaining amount of the detergent 300 stored in the storage container 15. Further, a notification lamp or the like may be employed as the notification device. In addition, the following structure may be formed: the remaining amount of the detergent 300 stored in the storage container 15 is checked by visual observation by the user without using the liquid crystal panel 41, the notification lamp, or the like.

As shown in fig. 3, the control unit C1 is mounted on the front portion of the cleaning tank 7 and is located in the housing space 90. The control unit C1 stores: a control program for controlling the operation of the dish washing machine 1. The control unit C1 is electrically connected to the operation unit 40, the liquid crystal panel 41, the water supply solenoid valve 37, the heater 72a, the pump 75, and the drying fan 77, and is also electrically connected to the supply device 13 and the water level sensor. The control unit C1 controls the supply device 13 and the like based on the control program, and causes the dish washing machine 1 to perform an operation.

The supply device 13 is mounted on the front lower portion of the cleaning tank 7 and is located below the housing space 90. As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the supply device 13 includes a device main body 13a, a supply passage 13b, and a connection passage 13c. The device main body 13a is connected to the water supply pipe P1. Although not shown in detail, the apparatus main body 13a is provided with a water supply pump, an electric motor for operating the water supply pump, and solenoid valves for opening and closing the supply passage 13b and the connection passage 13c, respectively. The supply passage 13b connects the device main body 13a with the cleaning tank 7 so that the device main body 13a communicates with the water storage chamber 71. The connection passage 13c extends upward from the device main body 13a, and is connectable to the storage container 15.

In the supply device 13, water flows from the water supply pipe P1 to the device main body 13a. The device main body 13a supplies water to the water storage chamber 71 and further to the washing space 7h through the supply passage 13 b. In the supply device 13, the detergent 300 (see fig. 8) in the reservoir tank 15 is caused to flow into the device main body 13a through the connection passage 13c. Thereby, the device main body 13a supplies the detergent 300 to the water storage chamber 71 together with water.

The storage container 15 includes a container main body 17, a float 18, and an auxiliary container 19. The container main body 17, the float 18, and the auxiliary container 19 are made of resin. The storage container 15 stores the liquid detergent 300. That is, the storage container 15 is designed to be dedicated to the liquid detergent 300. The supply device 13 is also designed to be dedicated to the liquid detergent 300.

As shown in fig. 5, the container body 17 has a 1 st bottom wall 17a, an upper wall 17b, and a 1 st peripheral wall 17c. The 1 st bottom wall 17a is located at the lower portion of the container body 17. The upper wall 17b is located at an upper portion of the container body 17. The 1 st peripheral wall 17c is located between the 1 st bottom wall 17a and the upper wall 17 b. The 1 st peripheral wall 17c extends in the up-down direction, and is connected to the 1 st bottom wall 17a and the upper wall 17b by being wound around the 1 st bottom wall 17a and the upper wall 17b in the circumferential direction along the outer peripheral edges of the 1 st bottom wall 17a and the upper wall 17 b. The container body 17 is formed in a substantially rectangular box shape extending in the front-rear direction, the up-down direction, and the left-right direction by the 1 st bottom wall 17a, the upper wall 17b, and the 1 st peripheral wall 17c, and a reservoir 170 is provided therein.

More specifically, the 1 st bottom wall 17a includes a 1 st main body 171 and a supply port 172. The 1 st main body 171 is formed in an approximately rectangular shape extending in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction. Here, the 1 st main body portion 171 is designed to: the length in the left-right direction is longer than the length in the front-rear direction. The supply port 172 is integrally formed in the 1 st main body 171, and penetrates the 1 st main body 171 in the vertical direction. The supply port 172 is disposed on the left side of the center in the left-right direction of the 1 st main body 171. That is, the supply port 172 is located on the left side of the 1 st bottom wall 17 a. The supply port 172 communicates with the reservoir chamber 170 at a lower portion of the reservoir chamber 170. The supply port 172 is provided with a connection portion 172a. The supply port 172 is connected to the connection passage 13c of the supply device 13 via a connection portion 172a.

The upper wall 17b has a 2 nd main body 173 and a holding portion 174. The 2 nd main body 173 is formed in an approximately rectangular shape extending in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction. The 2 nd main body 173 is designed to follow the shape of the 1 st main body 171: the length in the left-right direction is longer than the length in the front-rear direction. The holding portion 174 is integrally formed with the 2 nd main body portion 173, and extends in a rectangular tubular shape upward from the 2 nd main body portion 173. The holding portion 174 is disposed on the right side of the center in the lateral direction of the 2 nd main body portion 173. That is, the holding portion 174 is located on the right side of the upper wall 17 b. The holding portion 174 is connected to the reservoir 170 at an upper portion of the reservoir 170.

Further, an inlet 175 is formed at the upper end of the holding portion 174. As shown in fig. 7, the inlet port 175 is formed approximately rectangular, and the reservoir 170 is made to open upward. Here, the holding portion 174 is located on the right side of the upper wall 17b, and therefore, the access port 175 is also located on the right side of the upper wall 17 b. In fig. 7, for ease of explanation, the float 18 is not shown, and the 1 st mounting screw 21a and the 2 nd mounting screw 21b described later are not shown.

As shown in fig. 5, the 1 st peripheral wall 17c includes a 1 st portion 176 and a 2 nd portion 177. The 1 st part 176 constitutes the lower portion of the 1 st peripheral wall 17 c. The 1 st portion 176 is connected to the 1 st main body 171 of the 1 st bottom wall 17a, and extends upward. Further, a 1 st mounting flange 178, a 2 nd mounting flange 179, and a holding groove 701 are formed in the 1 st portion 176. The 1 st mounting flange 178 and the 2 nd mounting flange 179 are located outside the reservoir 170, and are disposed at the left end and the right end of the 1 st portion 176, respectively. The holding groove 701 is located on the right side of the 1 st portion 176 and is disposed in the reservoir 170. The holding groove 701 may be located in the reservoir 170 or may be located on the left side of the 1 st portion 176.

The 2 nd portion 177 constitutes an upper portion of the 1 st peripheral wall 17 c. The 2 nd portion 177 is connected to the 2 nd main body portion 173 of the upper wall 17b, and extends downward. In a state where the float 18 is accommodated in the reservoir 170, the 2 nd portion 177 is engaged with the second portion 176. Thus, the 2 nd portion 177 is integrally formed with the 1 st portion 176.

As shown in fig. 3, the container body 17 is connected to the supply port 172 and the apparatus body 13a of the supply apparatus 13 via the connection portion 172a and the connection passage 13 c. In this state, the 1 st mounting flange 178 is fixed to the front portion of the washing tub 7 by the 1 st mounting screw 21a, and the 2 nd mounting flange 179 is fixed to the front portion of the washing tub 7 by the 2 nd mounting screw 21 b. In this way, the container main body 17 is fixed to the front portion of the cleaning tank 7 in a state of being connected to the supply device 13. Thus, with respect to the container main body 17, the inlet 175 is located below the communication port 112 (see fig. 4) of the upper surface plate 11, and is formed in a state of facing the communication port 112. Although not shown, a monitoring member capable of monitoring the magnetic force of the magnet 802 described later is provided in the 1 st bottom wall 17a and the 1 st peripheral wall 17 c. The monitoring member is electrically connected to the control unit C1.

As described above, the inlet 175 is disposed on the right side of the upper wall 17b of the container body 17. On the other hand, the supply port 172 is disposed on the left side of the 1 st bottom wall 17 a. Accordingly, when the container body 17 is viewed from the direction D1 shown in fig. 6, that is, when the container body 17 is viewed from above the moving body 5 in a state of being fixed to the front portion of the cleaning tank 7, the inlet 175 and the supply port 172 are arranged apart from each other in the left-right direction as shown in fig. 7. More specifically, the supply port 172 is not located immediately below the intake port 175, and the intake port 175 and the supply port 172 are arranged in a state in which portions thereof do not overlap in the vertical direction and are completely separated in the horizontal direction.

As shown in fig. 5, the float 18 includes a float body 18a, an arm 18b, and a coupling shaft 18c. The float body 18a is formed in a box shape of an approximately rectangular shape, and an air chamber 801 is formed inside. The air chamber 801 is sealed from the outside of the float body 18a. A magnet 802 is provided in the air chamber 801. The magnet 802 is fixed to the float body 18a. Further, the shape of the float body 18a may be appropriately designed.

The arm 18b extends in the left-right direction and is connected to the float body 18a at the left end. The right side of the arm 18b is away from the float body 18a and extends upward. The connecting shaft 18c is provided at the right end of the arm 18b, and is formed integrally with the arm 18 b. The connecting shaft 18c linearly extends in the front-rear direction.

The float 18 is held by the holding groove 701 of the 1 st peripheral wall 17c so that the coupling shaft 18c can swing in a state of being accommodated in the reservoir 170. Thereby, the float 18 is coupled to the 1 st peripheral wall 17c by the coupling shaft 18c. The float 18 can swing up and down around the swing axis in the reservoir 170 with the axis of the coupling shaft 18c as the swing axis.

The auxiliary container 19 is smaller than the container main body 17, and is formed in a size that can enter the holding portion 174 of the container main body 17. The auxiliary container 19 has a 2 nd bottom wall 191 and a 2 nd peripheral wall 192. The 2 nd bottom wall 191 is located at a lower portion of the auxiliary container 19, and is formed in a rectangular shape extending in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction. The 2 nd peripheral wall 192 is connected to the 2 nd bottom wall 191. The 2 nd peripheral wall 192 surrounds the 2 nd bottom wall 191 one turn in the circumferential direction of the 2 nd bottom wall 191 along the outer periphery of the 2 nd bottom wall 191, and extends upward from the 2 nd bottom wall 191. As shown in fig. 8 and 9, the 2 nd peripheral wall 192 has a left side surface 192a at the left end and a right side surface 192b at the right end. The left side surface 192a and the right side surface 192b face each other in the left-right direction.

As shown in fig. 5 and 6, the auxiliary container 19 is detachably provided to the container main body 17. Specifically, as shown in fig. 5, the auxiliary container 19 enters the inside of the holding portion 174 from the access port 175 in a state where the 2 nd bottom wall 191 faces downward. The auxiliary container 19 is held by the holding portion 174 and attached to the container main body 17. At this time, the auxiliary container 19 is formed in the following state: an upper portion of the 2 nd bottom wall 191 protrudes upward from the container main body 17. In this way, the auxiliary container 19 is attached to the container main body 17 and disposed in front of the cleaning tank 7. At this time, the auxiliary container 19 is located below the communication port 112 (see fig. 4) of the upper surface plate 11.

The auxiliary container 19 is attached to the container body 17 so that the container body 17 is positioned above the storage chamber 170. That is, the auxiliary container 19 is located upstream of the reservoir 170 in the flow direction of the detergent 300.

On the other hand, as shown by the white arrow in fig. 6, the auxiliary container 19 is pulled upward from the inlet 175, whereby the holding of the holding portion 174 is released, and the auxiliary container 19 can be detached from the container main body 17. In this way, the auxiliary container 19 detached from the container main body 17 can be taken out to the outside of the upper surface plate 11, and further, to the outside of the moving body 5 through the communication port 112 shown in fig. 4. Here, in the dish washing machine 1, the auxiliary container 19 is attached to the container main body 17, except for the case of washing the auxiliary container 19 and the case of performing maintenance of the container main body 17, the supply device 13, and the like.

As shown in fig. 8 and 9, the auxiliary tank 19 is provided with a supply port 19a, a guide portion 19b, a 1 st tank filter 19c, and a 2 nd tank filter 19d. The 1 st container filter 19c and the 2 nd container filter 19d are examples of "filters" of the present invention.

The replenishment port 19a is arranged at the upper end of the 2 nd bottom wall 191, i.e., at the upper end of the auxiliary container 19, and is opened in a substantially rectangular shape. The auxiliary container 19 is formed into a bottomed tubular shape having an upper end opened by the 2 nd bottom wall 191, the 2 nd peripheral wall 192, and the replenishment port 19 a. Further, as shown in fig. 5, the auxiliary tank 19 is attached to the tank main body 17, whereby the replenishment port 19a is made to communicate with the communication port 112 shown in fig. 3 from the lower side. The auxiliary container 19 is supplied with the detergent 300 through the supply port 19 a.

The guide 19b is disposed in the auxiliary container 19 and communicates with the replenishment port 19 a. As shown in fig. 8, the guide portion 19b includes: guide wall 1 901, opening 1, guide wall 2 903, and opening 2, 904.

The 1 st guide wall 901 is integrally formed on the left side surface 192a of the 1 st peripheral wall 92, and extends toward the right side, i.e., the right side surface 192b, in the auxiliary container 19. The 1 st guide wall 901 guides the detergent 300 supplied from the supply port 19a to the right side in the auxiliary container 19. Here, the 1 st guide wall 901 does not connect the left side surface 192a and the right side surface 192b in the left-right direction, but is separated from the right side surface 192 b. The 1 st guide wall 901 is inclined downward as approaching the right side surface 192 b. Further, the angle at which the 1 st guide wall 901 is inclined may be appropriately designed.

The 1 st opening 902 is located on the right side of the 1 st guide wall 901 and between the 1 st guide wall 901 and the right side surface 192 b. That is, the 1 st guide wall 901 is inclined downward toward the 1 st opening 902. The 1 st opening 902 allows the detergent 300 guided by the 1 st guide wall 901 to flow to a position below the 1 st guide wall 901 in the auxiliary container 19.

The 2 nd guide wall 903 is disposed below the 1 st guide wall 901 and the 1 st opening 902 in the auxiliary container 19, that is, downstream of the 1 st guide wall 901 and the 1 st opening 902 in the flow direction of the detergent 300. The 2 nd guide wall 903 is integrally formed on the right side surface 192b and extends toward the left side in the auxiliary container 19. The 2 nd guide wall 903 guides the detergent 300 flowing through the 1 st opening 902 to the left side in the auxiliary container 19. Here, the 2 nd guide wall 903 does not connect the right side surface 192b to the left side surface 192a in the left-right direction in the auxiliary container 19, but is separated from the left side surface 192 a. The 2 nd guide wall 903 is inclined upward at an angle θ as approaching the left side surface 192 a. In other words, the 2 nd guide wall 903 is inclined upward at an angle θ with respect to an imaginary straight line L extending horizontally in the left-right direction. Regarding the angle θ, it is set to about 1 ° in the present embodiment. Further, the value of the angle θ may be appropriately designed. In fig. 8, 9, and the like, the inclination of the 2 nd guide wall 903 is exaggeratedly shown for ease of explanation.

The 2 nd opening 904 is located on the left side of the 2 nd guide wall 903 and between the 2 nd guide wall 903 and the left side 192 a. That is, the 2 nd guide wall 903 is inclined upward at an angle θ toward the 2 nd opening 904. The 2 nd opening 904 allows the detergent 300 guided by the 2 nd guide wall 903 to flow to a position below the inside of the auxiliary container 19 with respect to the 2 nd guide wall 903.

Here, the 1 st opening 902 is located between the 1 st guide wall 901 and the right side 192b, while the 2 nd opening 904 is located between the 2 nd guide wall 903 and the left side 192 a. Thus, when the auxiliary container 19 is viewed from above the mobile body 5, the 1 st opening 902 and the 2 nd opening 904 are arranged apart from each other in the left-right direction. More specifically, the 2 nd opening 904 is not present at a position directly below the 1 st opening 902, and the 1 st opening 902 and the 2 nd opening 904 are arranged in a state in which portions thereof do not overlap with each other in the up-down direction and are completely separated in the left-right direction.

The guide portion 19b is formed in the auxiliary container 19 by the 1 st guide wall 901, the 1 st opening 902, the 2 nd guide wall 903, and the 2 nd opening 904 as described above: a labyrinth extending in the up-down direction while meandering in the left-right direction and communicating with the supply port 19a and the reservoir 170.

The 1 st container filter 19c and the 2 nd container filter 19d are disposed downstream of the 2 nd opening 904 and the guide portion 19b in the direction of flow of the detergent 300 in the auxiliary container 19. Thus, when the auxiliary container 19 is attached to the container main body 17, the 1 st container filter 19c and the 2 nd container filter 19d are positioned between the guide portion 19b and the reservoir 170. In other words, the 1 st container filter 19c and the 2 nd container filter 19d are located downstream of the guide portion 19b and upstream of the reservoir 170 in the flow direction of the detergent 300.

The 1 st container filter 19c is provided on the 2 nd peripheral wall 192. Here, the 1 st container filter 19c is provided on the front surface and the rear surface of the 2 nd peripheral wall 192, respectively. On the other hand, the 2 nd container filter 19d is provided on the 2 nd bottom wall 191. Thus, the 2 nd tank filter 19d is located downstream of the 1 st tank filter 19c in the flow direction of the detergent 300.

The 1 st container filter 19c and the 2 nd container filter 19d are formed in a net shape. Thus, when the auxiliary container 19 is attached to the container main body 17, the 1 st container filter 19c and the 2 nd container filter 19d allow the inside of the auxiliary container 19 to communicate with the reservoir 170. Thus, the detergent 300 supplied from the supply port 19a and circulated through the guide 19b passes through the 1 st container filter 19c and the 2 nd container filter 19d and is stored in the storage chamber 170.

Further, the 1 st container filter 19c and the 2 nd container filter 19d can catch foreign matters entering the auxiliary container 19 together with the detergent 300 when the detergent 300 passes through themselves. Further, as the foreign matter, for example, food, leftovers, and the like falling from the tableware TW1, there may be mentioned refuse attached to the periphery of the lid 112a and the communication port 112 shown in fig. 4. Further, the 1 st container filter 19c or the 2 nd container filter 19d may be omitted. In addition, both the 1 st container filter 19c and the 2 nd container filter 19d may be omitted.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, in the dish washing machine 1, the movable body 5 is coupled to a rail mechanism (not shown) provided in the casing 3, and moves in the front-rear direction with respect to the casing 3. Thereby, the movable body 5 can move between the storage position shown in fig. 1 and the open position shown in fig. 2. Specifically, the storage position shown in fig. 1 is a position where the movable body 5 moves to the rearmost position with respect to the housing 3. The movable body 5 is placed in the storage position such that the entire cleaning space 7h of the cleaning tank 7 is located inside the housing 3. On the other hand, the open position shown in fig. 2 is a position where the movable body 5 moves to the forefront with respect to the housing 3. The moving body 5 is in the open position, so that the cover 112a is located outside the housing 3, except that the cleaning space 7h is located outside the housing 3.

The cover member 35 moves in the vertical direction inside the housing 3 in conjunction with the movement of the movable body 5 in the front-rear direction with respect to the housing 3. Thus, as shown in fig. 1, when the movable body 5 is in the storage position, the cover member 35 moves downward to close the upper portion of the cleaning space 7 h. When the movable body 5 is in the open position shown in fig. 2, the movable body 5 is moved to a position forward of the storage position, and the cover member 35 is moved upward of the cleaning tank 7. Thereby, the cover member 35 opens the upper portion of the cleaning space 7h and allows the movable body 5 to move forward.

In the case where the dish washing machine 1 starts washing the dishes TW1, the user of the dish washing machine 1 moves the movable body 5 from the storage position shown in fig. 1 to the open position shown in fig. 2. In this state, the user stores the dishes TW1 in the dish basket 70 in the washing space 7 h. Then, the user operates the operation unit 40 and moves the movable body 5 to the storage position shown in fig. 1. Accordingly, the control unit C1 performs various operation controls of the water supply solenoid valve 37, the supply device 13, and the like based on the control program, and starts the washing operation of the tableware TW 1.

When the washing operation of the tableware TW1 is started, the water supply solenoid valve 37 is opened, and water is supplied into the water storage chamber 71 by the water supply pipe P1 and the supply device 13. The detergent 300 stored in the storage chamber 170 is appropriately supplied into the water storage chamber 71 by the supply device 13. Thus, the dishes TW1 are washed with the washing water for a predetermined period of time in the washing space 7 h. In addition, during the washing of the dishes TW1, the water level sensor monitors the water level of the washing water in the washing space 7 h. The control unit C1 appropriately controls the operation of the water supply solenoid valve 37 and the like based on the water level of the washing water detected by the water level sensor.

After the washing of the dishes TW1 is completed, the washing water is discharged through the drain pipe P2. Further, the drying fan 77 is operated to dry the water droplets adhering to the tableware TW 1. This ends the washing operation of the dishes TW 1.

In this way, in the dishwasher 1, the detergent 300 stored in the storage chamber 170 and further in the storage container 15 is automatically supplied to the water storage chamber 71 by the supply device 13. Therefore, in the dishwasher 1, when washing the dishes TW1, the user does not need to put the detergent 300 into the washing space 7h by himself. In the dishwasher 1, a proper amount of the detergent 300 is automatically supplied to the water storage chamber 71 by the supply device 13. Thereby, the convenience of the dish washing machine 1 is improved.

In addition, since the float 18 is provided in the storage chamber 170, the user can easily grasp the remaining amount of the detergent 300 stored in the storage chamber 170. Specifically, when the remaining amount of the detergent 300 stored in the storage chamber 170 is large, the float body 18a of the float 18 moves upward in the storage chamber 170 due to buoyancy. On the other hand, if the remaining amount of the detergent 300 stored in the storage chamber 170 is small, the float body 18a moves downward in the storage chamber 170. The float body 18a moves up and down in the reservoir 170 in this way, and the magnetic force of the magnet 802 monitored by the monitoring unit changes. In this way, the control unit C1 causes the liquid crystal panel 41 to display the remaining amount of the detergent 300. Thus, in the dishwasher 1, the user can grasp the remaining amount of the detergent 300 without directly visually observing the inside of the storage compartment 170. In this regard, the convenience of the dish washing machine 1 is also improved.

If the remaining amount of the detergent 300 stored in the storage chamber 170 is small, the user supplements the detergent 300 to the storage chamber 170. Specifically, the user moves the moving body 5 to the open position shown in fig. 2. Further, the user displaces the cover 112a to the open position. Thereby, the storage container 15 is formed in the following state: the replenishment port 19a communicates with the outside of the mobile body 5 through the communication port 112. In this state, the user supplies the detergent 300 into the auxiliary container 19 through the communication port 112 and the supply port 19 a. In this dishwasher 1, the storage container 15 and the supply device 13 are designed to be dedicated to the liquid detergent 300, so that the user supplements the liquid detergent 300.

As shown in fig. 8, the detergent 300 supplied from the supply port 19a into the auxiliary container 19 flows through the guide portion 19 b. That is, the 1 st guide wall 901 allows the detergent 300 to flow to the right in the auxiliary container 19. After flowing through the 1 st opening 902, the detergent 300 is circulated through the 2 nd guide wall 903 toward the left side in the auxiliary container 19 and through the 2 nd opening 904, whereby the detergent is brought to a position below the guide portion 19b in the auxiliary container 19. That is, the detergent 300 meanders in the left-right direction in the guide portion 19b, and flows downward in the auxiliary container 19, that is, downstream in the flow direction of the detergent 300. The detergent 300 passes through the 1 st container filter 19c and the 2 nd container filter 19d, and flows from the auxiliary container 19 into the container main body 17, and is stored in the storage chamber 170.

In the dish washing machine 1, since the 2 nd guide wall 903 is inclined upward toward the 2 nd opening 904 in the guide portion 19b, the flow rate of the detergent 300 is reduced to some extent in the 2 nd guide wall 903. That is, since the guide 19b is provided between the supply port 19a and the storage chamber 170 in the dish washing machine 1, the flow of the detergent 300 supplied from the supply port 19a is hindered to some extent during the passage of the detergent 300 through the guide 19b, as compared with the case where the detergent 300 directly flows from the supply port 19a to the storage chamber 170.

However, in the dish washing machine 1, if the detergent 300 supplied from the supply port is in a liquid form, the detergent 300 can flow into the storage chamber 170 through the guide portion 19b, the 1 st container filter 19c, and the 2 nd container filter 19d even if the flow is hindered to some extent while passing through the guide portion 19 b.

In the dish washing machine 1, even if foreign matter enters the auxiliary container 19 together with the detergent 300 when the detergent 300 is supplied from the supply port 19a, the foreign matter is caught by the 1 st container filter 19c and the 2 nd container filter 19d when the detergent 300 passes through the 1 st container filter 19c and the 2 nd container filter 19 d. Thus, with this dish washing machine 1, foreign matter is less likely to enter the storage chamber 170.

However, in the dish washing machine 1, the storage container 15 and the supply device 13 are designed to be dedicated to the liquid detergent 300 as described above, but the types of the detergent 300 include solid detergents 300 formed into powder, flakes, or the like in addition to the liquid detergent 300. Therefore, the user may erroneously supply the solid detergent 300 from the supply port 19 a. However, the storage container 15 may be clogged at the supply port 172, for example, by the replenishment of the solid detergent 300. In addition, the supply device 13 may be clogged in the supply passage 13b and the connection passage 13c, for example, and may cause an abnormal operation in the device main body 13 a. In this way, the storage container 15 and the supply device 13 may be out of order due to the solid detergent 300.

In this regard, in the dish washing machine 1, even when the solid detergent 300 is supplied, the storage container 15 and the supply device 13 are less likely to fail. This operation will be specifically described by taking the case of replenishing the powdery detergent 300 as an example.

As shown in fig. 9, even when the powdery detergent 300 is erroneously supplied from the supply port 19a into the auxiliary container 19, the detergent 300 is to pass through the guide portion 19b and flow to the storage chamber 170. Here, since the 1 st guide wall 901 of the guide 19b is inclined downward toward the 1 st opening 902, the detergent 300 flows toward the 1 st opening 902 even if it is in the form of powder. Moreover, the detergent 300 falls down from the 1 st opening 902 onto the 2 nd guide wall 903. However, since the 2 nd guide wall 903 is inclined upward toward the 2 nd opening 904, the detergent 300 falling down to the 2 nd guide wall 903 cannot flow toward the 2 nd opening 904 against gravity. Thus, the detergent 300 falling down from the 1 st opening 902 to the 2 nd guide wall 903 may be accumulated on the 2 nd guide wall 903. As a result, the powdery detergent 300 hardly passes through the guide 19b, and thus cannot reach the reservoir 170.

In addition, since the powdery detergent 300 is deposited on the 2 nd guide wall 903, clogging of the detergent 300 occurs in the guide portion 19b of the dish washing machine 1. Thus, the user feels an abnormality and easily notices that the powdered detergent 300 is erroneously supplied into the auxiliary container 19.

The storage container 15 is also configured such that the auxiliary container 19 is detachable from the container main body 17. Thus, when the powdered detergent 300 is supplied erroneously, the user can detach the auxiliary container 19 from the container main body 17 as shown in fig. 6. Thus, by cleaning the auxiliary container 19, the powdery detergent 300 existing in the auxiliary container 19 can be properly removed.

As described above, even when the detergent 300 in powder form is supplied from the supply port 19a to the dish washing machine 1, the detergent 300 is difficult to store in the storage chamber 170. Therefore, it is also difficult for the powdery detergent 300 to reach the supply device 13 from the storage container 15, and it is difficult for the supply device 13 to supply the powdery detergent 300 into the cleaning space 7 h. Although not shown, the same applies to the case of supplying the sheet-like detergent 300 from the supply port 19 a. In addition, since the detergent 300 is formed in a sheet shape, if it is larger than the 1 st opening 902, such detergent cannot pass through the 1 st opening 902. Thus, the user feels abnormality more easily. In addition, such a detergent 300 is not stored in the storage chamber 170.

Therefore, according to the dish washing machine 1 of the embodiment, even when the solid detergent 300 is erroneously supplied to the auxiliary container 19, the storage container 15 and the supply device 13 can be prevented from malfunctioning.

In addition, as described above, in the dish washing machine 1, the auxiliary container 19 is detachable from the container main body 17. Therefore, even when the liquid detergent 300 is supplied, the auxiliary container 19 is removed from the container main body 17 and the auxiliary container 19 is periodically cleaned, whereby the foreign matters trapped by the 1 st container filter 19c and the 2 nd container filter 19d can be removed. With this configuration, the dish washing machine 1 can keep the auxiliary container 19, and thus the storage container 15 clean.

In the dish washing machine 1, the guide 19b includes a 1 st guide wall 901, a 1 st opening 902, a 2 nd guide wall 903, and a 2 nd opening 904. This can simplify the structure of the guide 19b, and can form the guide 19b into a labyrinth shape communicating with the supply port 19a and the reservoir 170.

Here, since the 1 st guide wall 901 is inclined downward toward the 1 st opening 902, the detergent 300 can properly flow to the 1 st opening 902 by its own weight. Therefore, in the dish washing machine 1, the obstruction of the circulation of the detergent 300 in the guide portion 19b can be minimized, and the detergent 300 can be quickly replenished. In addition, with respect to the dish washing machine 1, no dedicated power is required for circulating the detergent 300 to the 1 st opening 902.

On the other hand, the 2 nd guide wall 903 is inclined upward toward the 2 nd opening 904 at an angle θ, and the angle θ is set to about 1 ° with respect to the dish washing machine 1. Thus, the liquid detergent 300 can be circulated in the 2 nd guide wall 903 toward the 2 nd opening 904 while suppressing as much as possible a decrease in flow rate when the liquid detergent is circulated in the 2 nd guide wall 903. However, as described above, the solid detergent 300 can be appropriately prevented from flowing through the 2 nd guide wall 903 toward the 2 nd opening 904.

The 1 st opening 902 and the 2 nd opening 904 are arranged in a state where portions thereof do not overlap in the up-down direction but are completely separated in the left-right direction. Thus, the detergent 300 flowing through the 1 st opening 902 does not reach the 2 nd guide wall 903 but flows through the 2 nd opening 904.

As shown in fig. 7, the container body 17 is provided with an inlet 175 and a supply port 172, and when the container body 17 is viewed from above the moving body 5, the inlet 175 and the supply port 172 are arranged in a state in which portions thereof do not overlap with each other in the vertical direction but are completely separated in the left-right direction. Therefore, even in the case where the auxiliary container 19 is erroneously supplied with the solid detergent 300 from the communication port 112 in a state where the auxiliary container 19 is removed from the container main body 17, the dishwasher 1 can appropriately prevent the detergent 300 from directly reaching the supply port 172 from the inlet port 175 and further directly reaching the supply device 13.

The present invention has been described above with reference to the embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and needless to say, the present invention can be applied to the above embodiments with appropriate modifications within the scope of the present invention.

For example, in the dish washing machine 1 of the embodiment, the liquid detergent 300 is the "treating agent" of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the liquid rinsing agent may be the "treating agent" of the present invention.

In addition to the storage container 15 and the supply device 13, a container for rinsing agent that stores rinsing agent and a supply device for rinsing agent that supplies rinsing agent to the cleaning space 7h may be provided.

In the dish washing machine 1 of the embodiment, the storage container 15 includes a container main body 17 and an auxiliary container 19. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the inlet 175 of the container body 17 may be referred to as a "supply port" of the present invention, and the guide 19b may be provided between the inlet 175 and the storage chamber 170, so that the auxiliary container 19 may be omitted to construct the storage container 15.

In addition, with the dish washing machine 1 of the embodiment, the 2 nd guide wall 903 is inclined upward at an angle θ toward the 2 nd opening 904. However, the 2 nd guide wall 903 is not limited thereto, and may extend horizontally in the left-right direction toward the 2 nd opening 904. The 2 nd guide wall 903 may be inclined downward at a predetermined angle toward the 2 nd opening 904.

Further, the 1 st container filter 19c and the 2 nd container filter 19d may be disposed: a position between the supply port 19a and the guide portion 19b, that is, a position downstream of the supply port 19a in the flow direction of the detergent 300 and upstream of the 1 st guide wall 901 in the flow direction of the detergent 300.

In addition, the following structure may be formed: the 1 st tank filter 19c is provided on the downstream side of the replenishment port 19a and on the upstream side of the guide portion 19b, and the 2 nd tank filter 19d is provided on the downstream side of the guide portion 19b and on the upstream side of the reservoir 170.

Further, it may be formed as follows: the 1 st guide wall 901 is constituted by 2 plates separated in the left-right direction, and the 1 st opening 902 is arranged between the two plates. The same applies to the 2 nd guide wall 903 and the 2 nd opening 904.

The guide portion 19b may be formed in a labyrinth shape that meanders in the vertical direction in the auxiliary container 19 and communicates with the supply port 19a and the reservoir 170.

Further, with the dish washing machine 1 of the embodiment, the container main body 17 is fixed to the front portion of the washing tub 7. However, the vessel body 17 is not limited to this, and may be fixed to the right and left sides of the cleaning tank 7. In this case, the inlet 175 and the supply port 172 may be arranged to be separated from each other in the front-rear direction when the container body 17 is viewed from above the movable body 5 with respect to the container body 17. The same applies to the 1 st opening 902 and the 2 nd opening 904.

In the dish washing machine 1 of the embodiment, the inlet 175 and the supply port 172 may be arranged so as to be separated from each other in the left-right direction when the container body 17 is viewed from above the movable body 5, and the inlet 175 and the supply port 172 may partially overlap each other in the up-down direction. Even in this case, when the solid detergent 300 is erroneously supplied from the communication port 112 in a state where the auxiliary container 19 is removed from the container main body 17, the detergent 300 can be prevented to a certain extent from directly reaching the supply port 172 from the inlet port 175. The same applies to the 1 st opening 902 and the 2 nd opening 904.

The dish washing machine 1 of the present embodiment is not limited to the case of being assembled in the combination kitchen 100, and may be provided independently of the combination kitchen 100.

The invention can be used in a dish washing machine, a dish washing dryer, a kitchen appliance or the like.

Claims (7)

1. A dishwasher (1) is characterized in that,

the dish washing machine (1) is provided with: a housing (3) having a housing opening (3 h) that opens at the front; and a moving body (5) provided so as to be movable in the front-rear direction with respect to the housing (3),

the moving body (5) has: a cleaning tank (7) in which a cleaning space (7 h) is formed, wherein the cleaning space (7 h) accommodates an object to be cleaned therein and cleans the object to be cleaned; a storage container (15) which is attached to the cleaning tank (7) and is located outside the cleaning space (7 h) and stores a liquid-like treatment agent (300) for the object to be cleaned; and a supply device (13) that is mounted on the cleaning tank (7) and is located outside the cleaning space (7 h) and that supplies the treatment agent (300) stored in the storage container (15) into the cleaning space (7 h),

The storage container (15) is provided with: a replenishment port (19 a) for replenishing the treatment agent (300); a storage chamber (170) which is located downstream of the replenishment port (19 a) in the flow direction of the treatment agent (300) and stores the treatment agent (300) replenished from the replenishment port (19 a); and a guide portion (19 b) that is located between the replenishment port (19 a) and the storage chamber (170), extends in a labyrinth shape, and communicates with the replenishment port (19 a) and the storage chamber (170).

2. The dish washing machine (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that,

the guide part (19 b) has:

a 1 st guide wall (901) through which the treatment agent (300) supplied from the supply port (19 a) can flow;

a 1 st opening (902) which communicates with the 1 st guide wall (901) and through which the treatment agent (300) flows after the 1 st guide wall (901) flows;

a 2 nd guide wall (903) which is located downstream of the 1 st guide wall (901) and the 1 st opening (902) in the flow direction and through which the treatment agent (300) flowing through the 1 st opening (902) can flow; and

a 2 nd opening (904) which is located downstream of the 1 st guide wall (901) and the 1 st opening (902) in the flow direction, communicates with the 2 nd guide wall (903), and allows the treatment agent (300) flowing through the 2 nd guide wall (903) to flow through,

When the storage container (15) is viewed from above the mobile body (5), the 1 st opening (902) and the 2 nd opening (904) are disposed at different positions from each other.

3. The dish washing machine (1) according to claim 2, characterized in that,

the 1 st guide wall (901) is inclined downward toward the 1 st opening (902).

4. A dishwasher (1) as claimed in claim 2 or 3, characterized in that,

the 2 nd guide wall (903) is inclined upward toward the 2 nd opening (904).

5. The dish washing machine (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that,

the storage container (15) has: a container body (17) provided with the storage chamber (170) and fixed to the cleaning tank (7); and an auxiliary container (19) provided with the replenishment port (19 a) and the guide portion (19 b) and detachably attached to the container body (17).

6. The dish washing machine (1) according to claim 5, characterized in that,

a filter (19 c, 19 d) is provided in the auxiliary container (19), and the filter (19 c, 19 d) is located between the replenishment port (19 a) and the guide portion (19 b) and at least one of the guide portion (19 b) and the storage chamber (170) to prevent foreign matter from entering the storage chamber (170).

7. The dish washing machine (1) according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that,

the container body (17) is provided with: an inlet (175) which is located on the upstream side of the storage chamber (170) in the flow direction and which allows the auxiliary container (19) to enter the container body (17); and a supply port (172) which is located downstream of the reservoir (170) in the flow direction and which flows the treatment agent (300) stored in the reservoir (170) to the supply device (13),

when the container body (17) is viewed from above the moving body (5), the inlet (175) and the supply port (172) are disposed at different positions from each other.

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