CN210931270U

CN210931270U - Tray assembly for dish washing machine and dish washing machine with same

Info

Publication number: CN210931270U
Application number: CN201921150960.0U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 郭中元; 齐明
Original assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc
Current assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc
Priority date: 2019-07-22
Filing date: 2019-07-22
Publication date: 2020-07-07
Anticipated expiration: 2029-07-22

Abstract

The embodiment of the utility model discloses a dish washer that is used for tray subassembly of dish washer and has it, the tray subassembly includes: the fixing part is arranged on the body of the dish washing machine and is provided with a stopping part; the tray is hinged with the fixing part and can rotate between a first position and a second position; the first end of the supporting part is hinged with the tray; wherein, under the condition that the tray rotates to the second position, the second end of the supporting part is suitable for supporting the stopping part. According to the tray assembly for the dish washing machine, the tray can rotate between the first position and the second position by arranging the tray and the fixing part which are mutually hinged, so that the storage function of the tray can be realized, and the space occupied by the tray is reduced; moreover, through the supporting role of supporting part to the tray, stability when can improve the tray and be located the second position to avoid the tableware to fall from the tray.

Description

Tray assembly for dish washing machine and dish washing machine with same

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a kitchen appliance technical field especially relates to a dish washer that is used for tray subassembly of dish washer and has it.

Background

The related art provides a dish washer with a dirty dish platform and a clean dish platform, the dirty dish platform and the clean dish platform are respectively arranged on two sides of the dish washer, wherein the dirty dish platform is used for placing unwashed tableware, and the clean dish platform is used for placing tableware cleaned by the dish washer. However, the dish-washing machine has the defects of large floor space, complex processing, high cost and the like due to the fact that the dish-washing table and the dish-cleaning table are usually fixedly connected with the machine body of the dish-washing machine.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The embodiment of the utility model provides a dish washer that is used for tray subassembly of dish washer and has it to solve one or more technical problem among the prior art.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a tray assembly for a dishwasher, including: the fixing part is arranged on the body of the dishwasher and is provided with a stopping part; the tray is hinged with the fixing part and can rotate between a first position and a second position; a support portion, a first end of the support portion being hinged to the tray; wherein the second end of the support portion is adapted to be supported by the stopper portion under a condition that the tray is rotated to the second position.

In one embodiment, the tray is provided with a first hinge portion and a second hinge portion, the first hinge portion and the second hinge portion being provided at an interval in a longitudinal direction of the tray, the first hinge portion being hinged to the fixing portion, and the second hinge portion being hinged to the first end of the support portion.

In one embodiment, the first hinge portion is provided with a first hinge hole, the fixing portion is provided with a first hinge fitting hole, and the first hinge hole and the first hinge fitting hole are connected by a first bushing.

In one embodiment, the stopping portion is disposed on a side edge of the fixing portion and away from the first hinge fitting hole.

In one embodiment, the first hinge fitting holes are two oppositely disposed, and the first hinge hole and the first sleeve are two correspondingly disposed with the two first hinge fitting holes, respectively.

In one embodiment, the fixing portion includes two opposite side walls, and the two first hinge-fitting holes are respectively formed in the two side walls.

In one embodiment, the second hinge portion is provided with a second hinge hole, and the support portion is provided with a second hinge fitting hole, and the second hinge hole and the second hinge fitting hole are connected by a second bushing.

In one embodiment, the second hinge fitting holes are two oppositely disposed, and the second hinge hole and the second bushing are two correspondingly disposed with the two second hinge fitting holes, respectively.

In one embodiment, the support portion comprises: the two support rods are arranged side by side, each support rod is provided with a fixing edge, and each fixing edge is provided with a second hinge matching hole; at least one connecting rod, the connecting rod is connected in two between the bracing piece.

In one embodiment, the loading surface of the tray is arranged parallel to a horizontal plane with the tray in the second position.

In one embodiment, the support is a single piece.

In one embodiment, the loading surface of the tray is arranged parallel to the horizontal plane or inclined upwards relative to the horizontal plane in a direction away from the body of the dishwasher in a condition in which the tray is in the second position.

In one embodiment, the tray assembly is two and is respectively disposed at opposite sides of a body of the dishwasher.

In a second aspect, the present invention provides a dishwasher, including a tray assembly for a dishwasher according to an embodiment of the present invention.

One of the above technical solutions has the following advantages or beneficial effects: through setting up mutual articulated tray and fixed part to make the tray can rotate between primary importance and second position, use the back at the tray, can rotate the tray to primary importance, in order to play the effect of accomodating the tray, thereby reduce the space that the tray occupy, reduce dishwasher's external dimension. Moreover, through the supporting role of supporting part to the tray, stability when can improve the tray and be located the second position to avoid carrying the tableware on the face to fall from carrying the face, improved the reliability of tray subassembly in the use.

The foregoing summary is provided for the purpose of description only and is not intended to be limiting in any way. In addition to the illustrative aspects, embodiments, and features described above, further aspects, embodiments, and features of the present invention will be readily apparent by reference to the drawings and following detailed description.

Drawings

In the drawings, the same reference numeral indicates the same or similar element throughout the several figures unless otherwise specified. The figures are not necessarily to scale. It is appreciated that these drawings depict only some embodiments in accordance with the disclosure and are not to be considered limiting of its scope. Wherein:

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a tray assembly for a dishwasher in a first position according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a tray assembly for a dishwasher in a second position according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view of a tray assembly for a dishwasher, according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view of a support portion of a tray assembly for a dishwasher according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of a fixing part of a tray assembly for a dishwasher according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals:

a dishwasher 1000;

a tray assembly 100;

a fixed part 10; a stopper portion 11; a side wall 12; a first hinge fitting hole 12 a;

a tray 20; a carrier surface 20 a; a first hinge portion 21; the first hinge hole 21 a; a second hinge 22; the second hinge hole 22 a;

a support portion 30; a first end 31; a second end 32; a support bar 33; a fixed rim 331; a second hinge fitting hole 332; a connecting rod 34;

a first bushing 40;

a second bushing 50;

a body 200.

Detailed Description

In the following, only certain exemplary embodiments are briefly described. As those skilled in the art will recognize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the drawings and description are to be regarded as illustrative in nature, and not as restrictive.

The following disclosure 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 below. 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 reference letters in the various examples, which have been repeated for purposes of simplicity and clarity and do not in themselves dictate a relationship between the various embodiments and/or arrangements discussed. In addition, the present disclosure provides examples of various specific processes and materials, but one of ordinary skill in the art may recognize applications of other processes and/or use of other materials.

A tray assembly 100 for a dishwasher according to an embodiment of a first aspect of the present invention is described below with reference to fig. 1 to 5.

As shown in fig. 1 to 5, the tray assembly 100 includes a fixing portion 10, a tray 20, and a supporting portion 30. The fixing part 10 is mounted on the body 200 of the dishwasher 1000, and the fixing part 10 is provided with a stopper 11. For example, the fixing part 10 may be detachably mounted to a wall surface of the body 200 of the dishwasher 1000 by a fastening means such as a bolt.

The tray 20 has a loading surface 20a for temporarily storing uncleaned dishes or cleaned dishes. The tray 20 is hinged to the fixing portion 10 so that the tray 20 can be rotated between a first position and a second position. It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the tray 20 may be driven to rotate manually by a user, or the tray 20 may be driven to rotate automatically by a driving device, where the driving device may include a motor.

In one example, as shown in fig. 1, the first position may be a position where the tray 20 stays without being supported by an external force. Specifically, a wall surface of the body 200 of the dishwasher 1000 may be vertically (i.e., vertically in the drawing), the fixing portion 10 may be attached to the wall surface of the body 200 of the dishwasher 1000, and the tray 20 may be hinged to the fixing portion 10, so that the tray 20 may be in a position parallel to the wall surface of the body 200 and the position may be the first position when the tray 20 is not applied with an external force.

As shown in fig. 2, the second position may be a position where the tray 20 is rotated to the loading surface 20a parallel to the horizontal plane, so that the loading surface 20a can smoothly place the dishes. At this time, the tray 20 is supported by the first end 31 of the supporting portion 30, and the user can manually support the second end 32 of the supporting portion 30 by the stopper 11 of the fixing portion 10 to prevent the tray 20 from rotating to the first position, so that the tray 20 is maintained at the second position.

The first end 31 of the support portion 30 is hinged to the tray 20, and the second end 32 of the support portion 30 is adapted to be supported by the stopper portion 11 under the condition that the tray 20 is rotated to the second position, so that the tray 20 can be maintained at the second position. It is understood that the first end 31 and the second end 32 are opposite ends of the support 30 in the longitudinal direction.

According to the tray assembly 100 for the dishwasher of the present invention, the tray 20 and the fixing part 10 are hinged to each other to allow the tray 20 to rotate between the first position and the second position. When the tray 20 is located at the second position, the loading surface 20a of the tray 20 can be used for placing tableware, and after the use is finished, the tray 20 can be rotated to the first position to take in the tray 20. Thus, the space occupied by the tray 20 can be reduced, and the space utilization rate of the kitchen can be improved.

Furthermore, by providing the supporting portion 30 with the first end 31 hinged to the tray 20, and under the condition that the tray 20 rotates to the second position, the second end 32 of the supporting portion 30 can be supported on the stopper portion 11. Therefore, the tray 20, the supporting portion 30 and the fixing portion 10 can form a triangular structure, so that the stability of the tray assembly 100 is improved, the tray 20 can be prevented from rotating to the first position when being located at the second position, the tableware on the object carrying surface 20a is prevented from falling off from the object carrying surface 20a, and the reliability of the tray assembly 100 in the using process is improved.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, the tray 20 is provided with a first hinge portion 21 and a second hinge portion 22, the first hinge portion 21 and the second hinge portion 22 are provided at an interval in the longitudinal direction (i.e., the left-right direction in the drawing) of the tray 20, the first hinge portion 21 is hinged to the fixing portion 10, and the second hinge portion 22 is hinged to the first end 31 of the support portion 30. Here, the length direction of the tray 20 may be a direction of the tray 20 toward the fixing part 10 or away from the fixing part 10.

Further, as shown in fig. 2, the portion of the fixing portion 10 hinged to the first hinge portion 21 and the stopper portion 11 are provided at an interval in the height direction (i.e., the vertical direction in the drawing) of the fixing portion 10. Thus, under the condition that the tray 20 is rotated to the second position, the supporting portion 30, the tray 20 and the fixing portion 10 may constitute a triangular structure, so that structural stability of the tray assembly 100 may be improved.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 3 and 5, the first hinge part 21 is provided with a first hinge hole 21a, the fixing part 10 is provided with a first hinge coupling hole 12a, and the first hinge hole 21a and the first hinge coupling hole 12a are connected by a first bushing 40. Specifically, the first sleeve 40 includes a first section and a second section, wherein the first section is rotatably disposed in the first hinge hole 21a, and the second section is rotatably disposed in the second hinge hole 22a, so as to realize the hinge connection between the first hinge portion 21 and the fixing portion 10.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 5, the stopping portion 11 is disposed at a side edge of the fixing portion 10 and is far away from the first hinge-fitting hole 12 a.

In one example, the stopping portion 11 may be provided at a side edge of the fixing portion 10 away from the first hinge fitting hole 12a, and the stopping portion 11 is configured as a stopping edge extending from the side edge to a direction away from the body 200 of the dishwasher 1000. Thereby, the stopper portion 11 is provided apart from the first hinge fitting hole 12a in the vertical direction (i.e., the up-down direction in the drawing).

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 5, the first hinge coupling holes 12a are two oppositely disposed, and the first hinge hole 21a and the first sleeve 40 are two correspondingly disposed with the two first hinge coupling holes 12a, respectively. It should be noted that the two first hinge holes 21a are disposed oppositely, and a central connecting line of the two first hinge holes 21a is a rotating shaft for the tray 20 to rotate relative to the fixing portion 10. Therefore, the connection effect between the tray 20 and the fixing portion 10 is good, and the rotation of the tray 20 relative to the fixing portion 10 is more stable.

In one example, the first hinge 21 includes a connecting portion and two bent portions. The connecting portion is connected to a side surface of the tray 20 opposite to the object carrying surface 20a, the two bending portions are respectively connected to two ends of the connecting portion, and the bending portions extend from end portions of the connecting portion in a direction (i.e., a left-right direction in the drawing) perpendicular to a longitudinal direction (i.e., a front-back direction in the drawing) of the connecting portion. Each of the bent portions is provided with a first hinge hole 21a, and the first hinge hole 21a penetrates the bent portion in a thickness direction (i.e., a front-rear direction in the drawing) of the bent portion.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 5, the fixing portion 10 includes two side walls 12 disposed oppositely, and two first hinge-fitting holes 12a are respectively formed in the two side walls 12. Specifically, the two side walls 12 are respectively located at both ends of the fixing portion 10 in a length direction (i.e., a front-rear direction in the drawing), and the two side walls 12 respectively extend in a direction away from the body 200 of the dishwasher 1000. Wherein the first hinge-fitting hole 12a penetrates the side wall 12 in the thickness direction (i.e., the front-rear direction in the drawing) of the side wall 12 where it is located.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, the second hinge portion 22 is provided with a second hinge hole 22a, the support portion 30 is provided with a second hinge coupling hole 332, and the second hinge hole 22a and the second hinge coupling hole 332 are connected by the second bushing 50. In the embodiment of the present invention, the second sleeve 50 may have the same structure as the first sleeve 40, or may have a different structure. For example, the second sleeve 50 may include a first section rotatably inserted into the second hinge hole 22a and a second section rotatably inserted into the second hinge coupling hole 332 to hinge the tray 20 to the support 30.

In one embodiment, the second hinge coupling holes 332 are two oppositely disposed, and the second hinge hole 22a and the second bushing 50 are two correspondingly disposed with the two second hinge coupling holes 332, respectively. The central line of the two second hinge holes 22a is a rotation axis for the tray 20 to rotate relative to the support portion 30. Therefore, the connection effect between the tray 20 and the support part 30 is good, and the rotation of the tray 20 relative to the support part 30 is more stable.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 4, the support portion 30 includes two support bars 33 and at least one connecting bar 34. The two support bars 33 are arranged side by side, each support bar 33 has a fixing edge 331, each fixing edge 331 is provided with a second hinge-fitting hole 332, and the connecting rod 34 is connected between the two support bars 33. The fixing edge 331 is provided at an end of the support bar 33 and extends in a longitudinal direction of the support bar 33, and the second hinge coupling hole 332 penetrates the fixing edge 331 in a thickness direction (i.e., a front-rear direction in the drawing) of the fixing edge 331. In addition, the support bar 33 and the connecting bar 34 may be connected by screws or other means. Preferably, the connecting rod 34 is plural, and the plural connecting rods 34 are connected side by side between the two support rods 33.

In one embodiment, support 30 is a unitary piece. That is, the support 30 is manufactured through an integral process. Therefore, the assembling process of the support rod 33 and the connecting rod 34 is omitted, the processing and the manufacturing of the support part 30 are convenient, and the structural strength of the support part 30 is improved.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, in a condition that the tray 20 is located at the second position, the loading surface 20a of the tray 20 is disposed parallel to a horizontal plane or is disposed to be inclined upward in a direction away from the body 200 of the dishwasher 1000. Preferably, the tray 20 is disposed to be inclined upward with respect to the horizontal plane in a direction away from the body 200. Therefore, the tableware can be smoothly placed on the carrying surface 20a, the tableware can be prevented from sliding off from the carrying surface 20a, water on the carrying surface 20a can be prevented from being scattered to the ground, and the cleanness of the kitchen environment can be kept.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present invention, there may be one or two tray assemblies 100. In order to separately place the dishes to be washed and the clean dishes, it is preferable that the tray assembly 100 is two and provided at opposite sides of the body 200 of the dishwasher 1000, respectively, as shown in fig. 1 and 2. Specifically, one of the two tray assemblies 100 may serve as a dish stand for placing dishes to be washed; another tray assembly 100 may be used as a dish washing station for holding cleaned dishes after washing. Therefore, the dirty and clean tableware after being cleaned can be avoided, and the convenience for the user to use is further improved.

In a second aspect, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, embodiments of the present invention provide a dishwasher 1000 including a tray assembly 100 for a dishwasher according to embodiments of the present invention. It should be noted that other components of the dishwasher 1000 according to the embodiment of the present invention, such as the body 200, the pump body, the control device, etc., may adopt various technical solutions known by those skilled in the art now and in the future, and will not be described in detail herein.

According to the utility model discloses dish washer 1000, through utilizing according to the utility model discloses a tray subassembly 100 for dish washer, tray subassembly 100 has the function of accomodating to can reduce dish washer 1000's external dimension, be favorable to reducing the shared space of dish washer 1000, be favorable to improving the space utilization in kitchen.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "length", "width", "thickness", "front", "rear", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplification of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or assembly referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed in a specific orientation, and be in contact, and therefore, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples," etc., mean 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 invention. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, various embodiments or examples and features of different embodiments or examples described in this specification can be combined and combined by one skilled in the art without contradiction.

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, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically limited otherwise.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "fixed" are to be construed broadly and may, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; the connection can be mechanical connection, electrical connection or communication; the two components can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and the two components can be communicated with each other or mutually interacted. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific situations by those skilled in the art.

In the present disclosure, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may comprise direct contact between the first and second features, or may comprise contact between the first and second features not directly. 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 above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser level than the second feature.

The above description is only for the specific embodiments of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily think of various changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present invention, which should be covered by the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A tray assembly for a dishwasher, comprising:

the fixing part is arranged on the body of the dishwasher and is provided with a stopping part;

the tray is hinged with the fixing part and can rotate between a first position and a second position;

a support portion, a first end of the support portion being hinged to the tray;

wherein the second end of the support portion is adapted to be supported by the stopper portion under a condition that the tray is rotated to the second position.

2. The tray assembly for a dishwasher of claim 1, wherein the tray is provided with a first hinge portion and a second hinge portion, the first hinge portion and the second hinge portion being spaced apart in a length direction of the tray, the first hinge portion being hinged with the fixing portion, the second hinge portion being hinged with the first end of the supporting portion.

3. The tray assembly for a dishwasher of claim 2, wherein the first hinge part is provided with a first hinge hole, the fixing part is provided with a first hinge fitting hole, and the first hinge hole and the first hinge fitting hole are connected by a first bushing.

4. The tray assembly for a dishwasher of claim 3, wherein the stopper is provided at a side edge of the fixing portion and is disposed away from the first hinge fitting hole.

5. The tray assembly for a dishwasher of claim 3, wherein the first hinge fitting hole is two oppositely disposed, and the first hinge hole and the first hub are two correspondingly disposed to the two first hinge fitting holes, respectively.

6. The tray assembly for a dishwasher of claim 5, wherein the fixing portion comprises two side walls disposed oppositely, and the two first hinge fitting holes are respectively provided at the two side walls.

7. The tray assembly for a dishwasher of claim 2, wherein the second hinge part is provided with a second hinge hole, the support part is provided with a second hinge fitting hole, and the second hinge hole and the second hinge fitting hole are connected by a second bushing.

8. The tray assembly for a dishwasher of claim 7, wherein the second hinge coupling hole is two oppositely disposed, and the second hinge hole and the second collar are two correspondingly disposed to the two second hinge coupling holes, respectively.

9. The tray assembly for a dishwasher of claim 8, wherein the support portion comprises:

the two support rods are arranged side by side, each support rod is provided with a fixing edge, and each fixing edge is provided with a second hinge matching hole;

at least one connecting rod, the connecting rod is connected in two between the bracing piece.

10. The tray assembly for a dishwasher of claim 9, wherein the support is a unitary piece.

11. A tray assembly for a dishwasher according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the loading surface of the tray is disposed parallel to the horizontal plane or is disposed inclined upwardly relative to the horizontal plane in a direction away from the body of the dishwasher with the tray in the second position.

12. The tray assembly for a dishwasher of any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the tray assembly is provided in two and respectively disposed at opposite sides of a body of the dishwasher.

13. A dishwasher, characterized by comprising a tray assembly for a dishwasher according to any one of claims 1 to 12.