EP1005827B1 - Rack with elements of double axis of rotation for dishwashers - Google Patents

Rack with elements of double axis of rotation for dishwashers Download PDF

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EP1005827B1
EP1005827B1 EP19990122921 EP99122921A EP1005827B1 EP 1005827 B1 EP1005827 B1 EP 1005827B1 EP 19990122921 EP19990122921 EP 19990122921 EP 99122921 A EP99122921 A EP 99122921A EP 1005827 B1 EP1005827 B1 EP 1005827B1
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crankshaft
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Jean-Yves c/o Whirlpool Europe Pat.Dep. Le Galle
Manfred c/o Whirlpool Europe Pat.Dep. Schroeder
Fabio c/o Whirlpool Europe Pat.Dep. Sergio
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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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  • This invention relates to a rack for domestic dishwashers of the type defined in the introduction to the accompanying main claim.
  • racks are still produced comprising support parts, generally for small cups, which can rotate about a horizontal axis such as to be brought into two positions, in one of which they act as a support, and in the other they are inoperative so as not to hinder the loading of an article of greater height on the underlying support region.
  • the main object of this invention is to provide a rack comprising movable parts and which, compared with the known art, can be adapted to receive a wide variety of crockery, saucepans etc., can be used in a number of configurations greater than two, can be adjusted while loaded, and which allows wide freedom in the choice of loading and unloading sequences for the articles concerned.
  • the reference numeral 1 indicates overall a domestic dishwasher rack, conventionally constructed of plastic coated metal rods bent to provide a rest and support for crockery and the like to be washed.
  • the rod assembly defines a front wall formed partly by transverse rods 2 and 3, a rear wall formed partly by transverse rods 4 and 5, and two side walls indicated overall by 6 and 7 respectively.
  • the rack 1 is provided, for greater versatility, with a supplementary base structure indicated overall by 8.
  • the structure 8 comprises preferably a pair of identical end supports 9 of plastic material which, although rigid, has a certain elasticity.
  • These structures comprise a pair of clips 10 by which they are secured respectively to the rods 2 and 4 of the front and rear walls. They also comprise, on the opposite side to the clips 10, a ring toothing 11 facing the interior of the rack and acting as a frontal toothed wheel, at their centre they also rotatably supporting the pivot parts 12 of a metal bar 13 bent as a crankshaft.
  • This bar 13 is thus bent to assume the configuration shown in Figure 3 and defined by the two end pivots 12, followed by an intermediate portion 14 forming a right angle to the relative pivot 12, and an intermediate portion 15 parallel to said pivots and hence at a right angle to the intermediate portions 14.
  • the portions 14 are positioned to engage in the interdental spaces of the toothing 11, while being able to be (manually) moved from one of these spaces to another by virtue of the intrinsic elasticity of the material of the supports 9 for that bent bar, and also by virtue of the form of the toothings.
  • Such a construction enables the bars 13 to be made to assume different angular positions.
  • the number of teeth and hence the interdental spaces can be two or more, depending on the number of discrete angular positions to be obtained.
  • each comb formation 16, 17 is formed from a series of shaped parallel teeth 19 extending from a common connection rod 20 which at one end (the outer) carries a frontally toothed member 21 (also provided with a snap-mounting slot) and is arranged to also cooperate with the portion 14 of the bar 13 (see Figure 3) so that the inclination of the comb formations (16, 17) can be modified.
  • Each comb formation is moulded in one piece from plastic.
  • an elastic compensator element 130 can be mounted between them on the portion 15 to urge the comb formations outwards and hence urge the toothed members 21 into engagement with the portions 14 of the bar 13.
  • the two comb formations 16, 17 can assume different spatial positions, the base structure 8 presenting two axes of rotation, one defined by the pivots 12 and the other by the portion 15 of the shaped bar 13.
  • the base structures can be arranged in different positions of the rack, and the portions 14 be given different lengths (for example the left portion 14 being shorter than the right portion).
  • This figure also shows different positions of the comb formations of the base structure 8, the purpose of this figure being to demonstrate the versatility of the invention.
  • the base structure 8 can assume an inoperative position in which the relative comb formations do not intervene to modify the intrinsic loading capacity of the fixed part of the rack, which is unchangeable.
  • These structures 30 rotatably support the pivots 12a of the shaped bar 13a which rotatably carries on its portion 15a a comb formation 16a with signal teeth (shorter teeth alternating with longer teeth).
  • the end tooth or teeth carry a projecting transverse lug 31 intended to rest on the portion or portions 14a of the shaped bar 13a.
  • the shaped bar 13a can hence assume two positions, shown one with full lines and the other with dashed lines. These two positions are for example established (see Figure 5b) by the structure 30 the end of which forms two angularly spaced steps 32, 32 on which the portion 14a rests in the two positions indicated.
  • the comb formation 16a can assume three positions, two of which are obtainable when the shaped bar 13a is in the position shown by full lines (these positions are indicated by A and B) and the third when in the position shown by dashed lines.
  • the position B is obtained by rotating the comb formation 16a about the portion 15a of the crankshaft-shaped bar 13c.
  • a protuberance 34 present on the comb formation halts against bars which form the grid structure of the rack.
  • inventive concept also includes numerous possible variants.
  • different formations can be provided, for example in the form of a solid panel but provided with apertures for the necessary water passage.
  • the positions which the rotatable shaped bar and the formation mounted on it can assume can be set by stops which can be provided in suitable positions and formed by parts of the rack grid structure.

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ITMI982610 IT1303812B1 (it) 1998-12-02 1998-12-02 Cestello con elementi a doppio asse di rotazione per lavastoviglie.
ITMI982610 1998-12-02

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US7665475B2 (en) 2004-06-02 2010-02-23 Maytag Corporation Utility shelf for a dishwasher dish rack
ITTO20110740A1 (it) * 2011-08-05 2013-02-06 Indesit Co Spa Cestello per macchina lavastoviglie comprendente un supporto ripiegabile, preferibilmente per il posizionamento di pentolame.
ITTO20110741A1 (it) * 2011-08-05 2013-02-06 Indesit Co Spa Cestello per macchina lavastoviglie comprendente dei supporti basculanti e ripiegabili.

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US3612285A (en) * 1970-02-16 1971-10-12 Whirlpool Co Dishwasher dishrack
DE3135458A1 (de) * 1981-09-08 1983-03-24 Licentia Patent-Verwaltungs-Gmbh, 6000 Frankfurt "geschirrkorb fuer geschirrspuelmaschinen"
US5580025A (en) * 1995-06-06 1996-12-03 Cross; Robert Dishwasher retaining device

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ES2198839T3 (es) 2004-02-01
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