EP0797949B1 - Dishwasher basket with foldable plate-holding racks - Google Patents

Dishwasher basket with foldable plate-holding racks Download PDF

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EP0797949B1
EP0797949B1 EP97830134A EP97830134A EP0797949B1 EP 0797949 B1 EP0797949 B1 EP 0797949B1 EP 97830134 A EP97830134 A EP 97830134A EP 97830134 A EP97830134 A EP 97830134A EP 0797949 B1 EP0797949 B1 EP 0797949B1
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basket
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Roberto Bertazzoni
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L15/00—Washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware
    • A47L15/42—Details
    • A47L15/50—Racks ; Baskets
    • A47L15/503—Racks ; Baskets with foldable parts

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  • the present invention relates to dishwasher baskets, and in particular to a dishwasher basket with foldable plate-holding racks.
  • dishwasher baskets are made from lengths of steel wire welded together and covered by a plastic coating, and the basket structure may be adapted to different functions.
  • At least one of the dishwasher baskets, usually the lower basket, includes one or more rows of substantially vertical supporting rods intended to hold and space apart the plates. This structure is effective and efficient for washing the plates, but it makes difficult to use the basket for washing pots, pans and the like.
  • the plate-holding supports may be connected together so as to form a removable rack. Once the rack has been removed, the basket bottom is an empty plane suitable for placing pots thereon.
  • this solution has the drawback that when the rack (which is quite bulky) is not being used it must be stored somewhere outside the dishwasher.
  • a second solution is to connect a row of vertical plate-holding supports by means of a horizontal rod which can rotate about its axis.
  • This connecting rod has at least one end stop allowing to lock its rotation when the supports are in the vertical position.
  • the stop is disengaged through a roto-translational movement, the rod can rotate to take the supports to a substantially horizontal position so as to obtain an empty plane without removing the rack from the basket.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide an improved basket suitable to overcome the above-mentioned drawbacks.
  • the main advantage of the improved basket according to the present invention is that the stop-guiding track is also made from steel wire and integrated in the basket structure. This allows a reduction of the manufacturing and assembly costs, and furthermore the risk of the track coming off the basket is eliminated.
  • a further advantage of the present structure is that the track can not become a repository of dirt, thus assuring a greater reliability.
  • a dishwasher basket formed by a structure of steel wire as previously mentioned.
  • the right portion of said basket structure has the conventional scheme with a pair of horizontal longitudinal wires 1 having vertical ends 2 welded to wires 3 which form the peripheral edge of the basket.
  • These longitudinal wires 1 are supported by transverse wires 4 of similar configuration, and carry two parallel rows of vertical rods 5 acting as plate-holding supports so as to form a plate-holding rack.
  • the left portion of the basket is provided with foldable racks.
  • These racks consist of supporting rods 5' welded to rotatable connecting rods 1' having C-shaped ends 2 facing inwards. At the positions where the connecting rods 1' rest on the transverse wires 4, the latter have stiffening projections 6 to the right and/or to the left of said rods 1'.
  • each end 2' acts as a stop for the relevant connecting rod 1' by engaging a shaped locking member 7.
  • Said member 7 is integrated in the basket structure, since it is made from steel wire and welded to the peripheral wires 3.
  • the shape which defines the guiding track for stop 2' consists of two vertical opposite U-shaped loops, namely a lower loop 8 open downwards and an upper loop 9 open upwards.
  • the mutual distance and the depth of the two loops 8 and 9 are such that in the situation of the plate-holding rack locked in the vertical position, as illustrated with continuous lines, a horizontal end portion 10 of stop 2' abuts on the bottom of the upper loop 9 while rod 1' passes through the lower loop 8. In this way, two points of reaction are provided and any force applied to the supporting rods 5' does not cause a rotation of the plate-holding rack.

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EP97830134A 1996-03-27 1997-03-24 Dishwasher basket with foldable plate-holding racks Expired - Lifetime EP0797949B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
IT96MI000602A IT1284434B1 (it) 1996-03-27 1996-03-27 Cestello per lavastoviglie con supporti reggipiatti ribaltabili
ITMI960602 1996-03-27

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EP0797949A2 EP0797949A2 (en) 1997-10-01
EP0797949A3 EP0797949A3 (it) 1997-10-29
EP0797949B1 true EP0797949B1 (en) 2001-11-21

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IT1298279B1 (it) * 1998-02-18 1999-12-20 Smeg Spa Cestello con mensola ribaltabile per lavastoviglie
DE29921601U1 (de) * 1999-12-08 2000-02-17 Whirlpool Corp., Benton Harbor, Mich. Geschirrkorb für Geschirrspülmaschinen
AU5285801A (en) * 2000-04-20 2001-11-07 Arcelik A.S. Foldable glass-holding racks
AU2002228584A1 (en) * 2000-05-12 2002-04-29 Arcelik, A.S. Dishwasher basket with foldable crockery holder racks
DE10204692B4 (de) * 2002-02-06 2004-02-26 Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V. Verschwenkbar im Geschirrkorb einer Geschirrspülmaschine angeordnetes Anlageelement
DE20321573U1 (de) * 2003-10-14 2008-08-14 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Geschirrkorb mit höhenverstellbaren Ablagen
DE102004035726A1 (de) 2004-07-23 2006-03-16 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Geschirrkorb zur variablen Aufnahme von Geschirrteilen
DE102005044264B4 (de) * 2005-09-15 2007-06-06 Miele & Cie. Kg Geschirrkorb
DE102005050182A1 (de) * 2005-10-19 2007-04-26 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH Geschirrkorb zur Aufnahme von Geschirrteilen, insbesondere für eine Geschirrspülmaschine, sowie Geschirrspülmaschine mit einem Geschirrkorb
KR101290375B1 (ko) * 2010-09-02 2013-07-26 엘지전자 주식회사 식기 세척기
ITTO20110744A1 (it) * 2011-08-05 2013-02-06 Indesit Co Spa Cestello per macchina lavastoviglie comprendente dei supporti ripiegabili/basculanti e almeno un elemento d'arresto separabile dal cestello
CN102908081A (zh) * 2012-11-19 2013-02-06 雅鼎卫浴股份有限公司 折叠式挂墙浴室网篮
ITTO20131090A1 (it) * 2013-12-31 2015-07-01 Indesit Co Spa Lavastoviglie e relativo accessorio di cesto
ITTO20131089A1 (it) * 2013-12-31 2015-07-01 Indesit Co Spa Lavastoviglie e relativo accessorio di cesto

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DE3417744A1 (de) * 1984-05-12 1985-11-21 Miele & Cie GmbH & Co, 4830 Gütersloh Geschirrkorb, insbesondere oberkorb fuer eine geschirrspuelmaschine
IT235015Y1 (it) * 1994-04-01 2000-03-31 Zanussi Elettrodomestici Cesto per lavastoviglie con setto mobile

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ES2166966T3 (es) 2002-05-01
IT1284434B1 (it) 1998-05-21
DE69708360D1 (de) 2002-01-03
ITMI960602A1 (it) 1997-09-27
DE69708360T2 (de) 2002-07-11
EP0797949A2 (en) 1997-10-01
EP0797949A3 (it) 1997-10-29

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