EP3089648B1 - Accessoire de panier de lave-vaisselle - Google Patents

Accessoire de panier de lave-vaisselle Download PDF

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EP3089648B1
EP3089648B1 EP14841412.1A EP14841412A EP3089648B1 EP 3089648 B1 EP3089648 B1 EP 3089648B1 EP 14841412 A EP14841412 A EP 14841412A EP 3089648 B1 EP3089648 B1 EP 3089648B1
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Marta CHMIELARZ
Roberto Giorcelli
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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
    • A47L15/502—Cutlery baskets
    • 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
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    • A47L15/50—Racks ; Baskets
    • A47L15/505—Inserts, e.g. for holding baby bottles, stemware or cups

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  • the present invention relates to household dishwashing machines and has been developed with particular reference paid to accessories for dish racks of these machines.
  • Household dishwashing machines usually comprise a washtub, within which at least two dish racks and at least two sprinklers are extractably housed, the sprinklers being usually located one underneath the lower rack and the other underneath the upper rack.
  • Some dishwashers also include a third sprinkling member, set above the upper dish rack, for example a shower-type sprinkler, mounted at the upper wall of the tub.
  • the racks usually have a load-bearing structure formed by metal rods welded together and coated with plastic material, for example a polyamide-based material.
  • Some machines - in particular those provided with the aforesaid third sprinkler - also have a cutlery-tray accessory, set in a position generally comprised between the upper dish rack and the upper wall of the tub.
  • the accessory includes a tray with a corresponding supporting frame, which is mounted so that it can be pulled out at the front from the tub like a drawer, in the same way as the dish racks.
  • the accessory consists of a tray that is mounted in a removable way directly on the structure of the upper dish rack.
  • a solution of the second type referred to is known, for example, from EP 2364636 A1 .
  • This document describes a tray, suitable for supporting items to be washed, such as cutlery and glasses, the longitudinal ends of which are shaped so as to define respective guides, which enable sliding and removable coupling of the tray to the upper end of two opposite walls of a dish rack.
  • the grid-like portion of the tray is divided into two supporting faces, each of which declines laterally as far as the area where it joins to a respective longitudinal side wall of the tray.
  • the longitudinal walls of the tray have recesses, at their upper edge, in particular semicircular recesses. In this way, between an inclined part of the bottom and a recess of the corresponding longitudinal wall of the tray there may be positioned a glass, in a generally inclined position.
  • the preamble of Claim 1 is based on US 2004/0079713 A1 .
  • This document discloses a tray that can be used in a dishwasher for holding utensils to be washed in a horizontal orientation.
  • the tray includes a lattice bottom, opposite side walls and opposite end walls. Handles are formed in each of the side walls and end walls and allow the tray to be placed into the rack and removed from the rack. Legs on the bottom of the tray prevent the tray from sliding within the dishwasher rack.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a dishwasher rack accessory comprising a tray presenting increased flexibility and ease of use and handling by users.
  • a further aim of the invention is to provide such an accessory that is simple and economically advantageous to produce but at the same time guarantees good washing and drying results.
  • references to "an embodiment” or “one embodiment” in the framework of the present description is intended to indicate that a particular configuration, structure, or characteristic described in relation to the embodiment is comprised in at least one embodiment.
  • terms such as “in an embodiment” or “in one embodiment” and the like that may be present in various points of the present description do not necessarily all refer to one and the same embodiment.
  • the particular configurations, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any adequate way in one or more embodiments.
  • the references used in what follows are provided merely for convenience and do not define the sphere of protection or the scope of the embodiments.
  • the accessory described hereinafter in relation to the invention comprises a tray, defined as "cutlery tray” for simplicity, given that one of its main purposes is just to support items of cutlery that have to be washed.
  • the tray possibly with suitable variation of the geometry thereof, can be used for the purpose of supporting or positioning other items to be washed, such as small spirit glasses and the like, as in a particularly advantageous embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 1 Represented schematically in Figure 1 is a dishwashing machine for household use according to a possible embodiment of the present invention.
  • the machine 1 is illustrated limitedly to the parts of immediate interest for an understanding of the present invention. It is assumed that the machine of Figure 1 is a dishwasher with reduced lateral encumbrance, such as a dishwasher of the type commonly defined as "45-cm dishwashers".
  • the machine 1 has a structure 2 that comprises a washtub 3, below of which a housing space is defined, located in which are various functional components of the machine 1, amongst which a washing pump 4, a discharge pump 5, a part of a sump 6 for collecting the water, as well as other components (not represented in the figure for reasons of greater clarity of representation).
  • the washtub 3, which is of a conception as a whole known, comprises an upper wall, a lower wall and four side walls, one of which - the front wall - is constituted by an internal shell of the door of the machine (here not represented).
  • a lower rack 7 and an upper rack 8, which are to contain respective loads of dishes.
  • the racks 7 and 8 are mounted - via guides 7a and 8a in themselves known - so that they can be pulled out and/or removed through the front opening of the tub 3.
  • the machine 1 has a sprinkler system, which includes a first sprinkling member 9, for spraying with water from beneath the dishes contained in a corresponding rack (here the lower rack 7).
  • the sprinkler system also includes a second sprinkling member 10, for spraying the dishes contained in the upper rack 8 with water from beneath.
  • the sprinkler system of the machine 1 further comprises an upper sprinkler 11, set above the upper rack 8 of the machine, for example a substantially shower-type revolving sprinkler, mounted at the upper wall of the tub 3.
  • the sprinkler system is supplied by means of the washing pump 4, via a hydraulic circuit (not represented), of any type known in the field.
  • the machine 1 comprises a dish-rack accessory according to the invention, comprising a tray a cutlery tray, designated as a whole by 20.
  • the tray 20 can be positioned in the tub 3 in a space comprised between the upper rack 8 and the upper wall of the tub 3: as may be appreciated, in this way, the upper sprinkler 11 can sprinkle water from above also on the tray 20.
  • the structure of the rack 8 of the machine 1 is formed starting from a plurality of metal rods or wires 8a, which generally cross one another and are welded together, preferably metal wires coated with a plastic material.
  • the rack 8 has a generally quadrilateral shape, with two longitudinal walls S, as well as a front wall F and a rear wall R. In the case exemplified, one of the rods 8a of the front wall F defines a front grip H.
  • the structure of the rack 8 then comprises a bottom, designated as a whole by B, the metal wires 8a of which are appropriately shaped so as to define supports for the dishes, according to techniques known in the field.
  • the longitudinal walls S of the structure are guide devices, (not represented), for enabling support and extraction of the rack 8 from the tub of the dishwasher.
  • these devices may be of any conception known in the field and comprise, for example, wheels via which the rack 8 is slidably coupled to lateral telescopic guides mounted on the side walls of the tub 3, for example the guides 8a of Figure 1 .
  • the tray 20 is illustrated in a condition where it is coupled to the rack 8, in particular between the two longitudinal walls S.
  • the tray 20 has a generally elongated body, preferably made of plastic material moulded in a single piece.
  • the body of the tray 20 has a grid-like bottom 21, preferably formed by a plurality of longitudinal and transverse bottom elements 22-25, set according to a criss-cross configuration.
  • the body of the tray 20 then comprises a peripheral wall, designated as a whole by 26, which defines with the bottom 21 a supporting space for items to be washed.
  • the aforesaid space is divided into two lateral areas 27 and a central area 28, for the purposes described hereinafter.
  • the peripheral wall 26 includes two opposite end walls 26a and two opposite side walls 26b that extend between the end walls 26a and are generally transverse thereto, with the peripheral wall 26 that hence has an approximately quadrangular shape.
  • the body of the tray 20 has a shape that is preferably symmetrical at least with respect to a vertical plane passing through the vertical mid-line (M, Figure 5 ) of the end walls 26a.
  • the body of the tray 20 is shaped so as to define a releasable coupling guide 29 in each of two opposite end parts, here the longitudinal ends of the tray, for removable coupling to two opposite walls of the rack 8, here the walls S.
  • the guides 29 are shaped for coupling on the upper ends of the walls S, as is clearly visible in Figure 6 , in such a way that the tray 20 may also be made to slide thereon.
  • the former Via slidable coupling of the tray 20 to the walls S, the former may be made to translate freely on the latter, so that it is possible to displace the tray into the position deemed most convenient, for example so as not to constitute a hindrance to underlying dishes contained in the rack 8.
  • the walls F and R of the rack 8 are shaped for limiting the travel of sliding of the tray 20 on the walls S.
  • the guides 29 may be made in various ways. However, in a preferred embodiment, the guides 29 comprise end recesses, some designated by 29a, defined at the lower edge or profile of the peripheral wall 26 substantially at respective regions of transition between the walls 26b and the walls 26a, as is clearly visible, for example, in Figures 3 and 5 .
  • the bottom 21 also has, at its longitudinal ends, a portion 21a for connection to an intermediate area of the corresponding wall 26a. At least one part of there connection portions 21a generally faces a corresponding part of the walls 26a, at a distance therefrom, so as to delimit longitudinally a respective guide 29.
  • the body of the tray 20 has a handle 30 defined in each of the two aforesaid opposite end parts - here the longitudinal end portions - for lifting the tray, as may be seen, for example, in Figure 3 .
  • the body of the tray 20 has lower supports 31, for keeping its bottom 21 in a raised position with respect to a generic resting surface of the tray, when the latter is removed from the rack 8, as may be seen, for example, in Figure 5 , where the aforesaid resting surface is designated by PS.
  • the handles 30 define precise points where the tray 20 can be gripped, facilitating the user when he or she has to position the tray on or remove the tray from the dish rack 8.
  • the opposed handles 30, which are at the same height at the two ends of the tray 20, afford a balanced grip that facilitates the user also in carrying the tray, in particular when items to be washed or items already washed are positioned thereon.
  • the presence of the lower supports 31 prevents the bottom 21 from coming into contact with the resting surface PS when the tray 20 is removed from the rack 8. In this way, the points of contact between the tray and the surface PS are minimized.
  • the tray may in this way be used also outside the context of the dishwasher, for example for resting thereon items washed or pre-washed manually to remove the coarser residue: in this way, the fact that the bottom 21 is raised with respect to the resting surface PS, for example the surface of a sink, in any case guarantees draining of the water and circulation of air, which favours natural drying of the aforesaid items.
  • the presence of localized supports, and hence contact between the bottom 21 and an underlying surface also prevents the risk of indirectly wetting the items contained in the tray 20 when the latter is rested on a wet surface PS.
  • the lower profile or edge of the walls 26a it is preferable for the lower profile or edge of the walls 26a to extend further down with respect to the lower profile of the walls 26b and to the bottom 21 in order to define there the lower supports 31.
  • the supports 31 advantageously function also as references for the user for positioning the tray 20 on the rack 8. In this way, the points of contact between the body of the tray 20 and the resting surface PS are limited to the two longitudinal ends of the tray itself, provided with the handles 30. In a preferred embodiment, this also enables provision of handles 30 sufficiently large in height as to facilitate gripping of the tray 20 also when this rests on the surface PS.
  • a handle 30 and a lower support 31 is formed at the lower profile of the peripheral wall 26, preferably at its longitudinal end portions, here corresponding to the walls 26a.
  • a handle 30 and a lower support 31 are formed at the lower profile of one and the same wall portion 26a, to the advantage of simplicity of construction and use of the tray 20.
  • each handle 30 comprises an intermediate recess 30a of the lower profile of the corresponding wall 26a.
  • the recesses 30a may include a generally arched portion of the lower profile of the walls 26a, as in the case exemplified in the figures.
  • each of the supports 31 comprises a pair of supporting parts 31a, where each supporting part 31a is defined by a respective portion of the wall 26a, which extends between the intermediate recess 30a and the end recess 29a of a guide 29, as is clearly visible, for example, in Figure 3 .
  • This embodiment further simplifies production of the tray 20.
  • the tray 20 is shaped for positioning small objects of a substantially cylindrical shape, such as small glasses, that have to supported in a substantially vertical or upright position.
  • At least one grid-like portion of the bottom 21 is substantially flat, so as to define a generally horizontal resting plane for items to be supported - particularly both when the tray is installed on the rack 8 and when it is resting on a generic surface PS - and the grid-like bottom 21 comprises, at this portion, two walls shaped so as to define a recurrent pattern that comprises a series of crests and valleys alternating with one another.
  • the aforesaid portion of the bottom is the one corresponding to the intermediate area 28, and the aforesaid walls with recurrent pattern - defined hereinafter for simplicity also as "undulated walls" - are designated by 24 in Figures 3 and 4 , with some of the corresponding crests and valleys designated by 24a and 24b, respectively.
  • the corresponding resting plane is designated by P1 in Figure 5 .
  • the two undulated walls 24 extend facing one another, preferably generally parallel and between two opposite sides of the bottom 21 - here the longitudinal sides - so that the facing valleys 24b of the two undulated walls 24 define between them a plurality of receptacles for positioning items to be washed, as may well be appreciated from Figures 7 and 8 , where some of these receptacles are occupied by the mouth portions of spirit glasses designated by 100, set upside down and in an upright position.
  • the presence of a horizontal resting plane guarantees vertical positioning of the glasses 100 to the advantage of effectiveness of washing and drying thereof.
  • the aforesaid receptacles identify precisely the points where the glasses 100 are to be positioned, contributing to guaranteeing positioning thereof both during operation of the dishwasher and during displacement of the rack 8 with respect to the washtub, as well as during handling of the tray 20.
  • the portion of the bottom 21 identified by the undulated walls 24 includes at least one further bottom element, designated by 25, which extends in an intermediate position between the undulated walls 24 and is also preferably set between the two aforesaid opposite sides of the bottom 21 so as to define at least one respective part of the resting plane P1.
  • the element 25 has a smaller height than the undulated walls 24, so that the resting plane P1 is generally lowered with respect to the upper profile of the undulated walls 24. In this way, the area for positioning the items 100 is clearly identified, with the undulated walls 24 that counter any possible lateral displacements of the glasses 100, without, however, leading to any substantial increase of the encumbrance of the bottom 21 in the vertical direction.
  • the walls 24 and the bottom element 25 are not strictly indispensable for the walls 24 and the bottom element 25 to extend completely between two opposite walls of the bottom 21, their length possibly also being less than the distance between the aforesaid opposite walls.
  • the undulated walls 24 face one another at a respective major face, whilst the bottom element 25 defines with its major face at least part of the resting plane P1 for the items 100.
  • the bottom element 25 can be replaced by a number of elements, for example in the form of bars criss-crossing one another (or longitudinal or transverse), like the bottom elements designated by 22 and 23, but of smaller height, or by a perforated wall.
  • the intermediate area 28 of the space for containing of the tray 20 includes just one pair of undulated walls 24, but in possible variants there may be provided more than one pair of walls 24, even with one and the same undulated wall exploited for defining two series of receptacles set side by side. It is also possible to provide the entire bottom 21 so as to define parallel series of receptacles of the type referred to above.
  • the intermediate area 28 of the tray 20 is delimited by two transverse walls 23a having a greater height than the bottom elements 22 and 23 of the lateral areas 27.
  • This arrangement is advantageous in order to prevent items set in the lateral areas 27, for example cutlery, from possibly coming into contact with the items 100.
  • the resting plane P1 it is preferable for the resting plane P1 to have a plurality of through openings.
  • the bottom element 25 has a plurality of through openings 25a generally aligned.
  • the part of the bottom 21 including the walls 24 and the element 25 also comprises a plurality of further longitudinal bottom elements, one of which designated by 22b in Figure 4 , generally set transverse with respect to the element 25, which connect the latter to a respective undulated wall 24.
  • Transverse bottom elements, one of which designated by 23b in Figure 4 may also be provided for connecting the element 25 to the walls 26b and/or to the walls 24.
  • the elements 22b and/or 23b have a smaller height than the undulated walls 24, in particular a height similar to that of the bottom element 25, in order to provide respective parts of the resting surface P1.
  • the bottom element 25 has two generally undulated opposite side edges, each facing a respective undulated wall 24, with the through openings 25a that have a rounded profile in order to improve emptying-out of the washing water and circulation of air.
  • the element 25 extends according to a respective axis A between the longitudinal sides of the bottom 21, and the through openings 25a have a substantially elliptical profile, the major axis B of which intersects the axis A to form an angle of other than 90° therewith.
  • Such an arrangement is advantageous in order to hang items to be washed that have a handle or other generally elongated part and have a small cross section, at the area 28, for example teaspoons 200, as exemplified in Figures 7 and 9 , in particular when the receptacles of the area 28 are not occupied, or not completely occupied, by the items 100.
  • the elliptical shape of the openings 25a and their parallel arrangement inclined with respect to the axis A enables a preferential positioning of the items 200 to be obtained, which minimises their lateral encumbrance between the undulated walls 24, at the same time guaranteeing separation between them and increasing the number of items 200 that can be loaded therein.
  • the bottom elements 22 and 23 define, in the lateral areas 27, respective portions of the grid-like bottom 21, which are substantially plane in order to define a second resting plane - designated by P2 in Figure 5 - that is generally parallel to the resting plane P1 and that extends at a greater height than the latter.
  • this is determined by the fact that the bottom elements 22 and 23 substantially have the same height as the undulated walls 24, which is greater than the height of the bottom element 25 and of the elements 22a.
  • the tray 20 is designed for being mounted between the side walls S of the rack 8, but of course it may be sized also for being releasably coupled between the front wall F and the rear wall R when these substantially have the same height.
  • FIG. 10 Illustrated in Figures 10 is 11 is a variant embodiment, in which an accessory according to the invention comprises a pair of supports that can be releasably coupled to a dish rack.
  • an accessory according to the invention comprises a pair of supports that can be releasably coupled to a dish rack.
  • the same reference numbers as those adopted in the previous figures are used in order to designate elements that are technically equivalent to the ones already described above. It is assumed that in this case the machine 1 is a dishwasher with normal or standard lateral encumbrance, such as a so-called "60-cm dishwasher".
  • the accessory according to the invention comprises, in addition to a tray 20 (here not illustrated), two supports 40, which are preferably the same as one another and are configured for coupling to the rack designated by 8', in positions substantially parallel to one another, in particular at two opposite walls of the rack 8', here represented by the longitudinal walls S.
  • the longitudinal walls S of the rack 8' substantially have the same height as the rear wall R.
  • Each support 40 has a longitudinally extending structure, with two end portions 40a and an intermediate portion 40b.
  • the end portions 40a have members 41 for releasable engagement to the rack 8' : in the case exemplified, the members 40 are configured for engagement at vertical supports or guides 42 of respective drop-down shelves (not illustrated), i.e., small drop-down shelves, which in the condition of normal use project in cantilever fashion towards the inside of the rack 8', according to known technique.
  • drop-down shelves are usually provided in upper racks of dishwashers for supporting small dishes, such as coffee cups, or functioning as wine-glass supports.
  • the members 41 can be conceived for releasable engagement to rods of the relevant walls of the rack 8'.
  • the structure of the supports 40 is preferentially a wire or rod structure, very preferably a structure formed by metal rods coated with plastic material, like the rods that form the structure of the rack 8', whilst the engagement members 41 have a respective body made of plastic material, in particular an injection-mouldable thermoplastic material.
  • the guides 29 of the tray 20 of Figures 1-10 can be releasably and slidably coupled to the intermediate portions 40b of the supports 40.
  • the user of the dishwasher is free to use or not the accessory including the tray 20 and the supports 40, according to the particular need, it remaining understood that, as has been said, the tray 20 can in any case be used also separately from the dishwasher.
  • the walls 24 do not necessarily have to be continuous walls, these possibly presenting interruptions, while at the same time retaining a shape presenting a recurrent pattern such as to define a plurality of positioning receptacles.
  • the grid-like bottom 21 can be shaped so as to define a single resting plane for the items to be supported, also in presence of the shaped walls 24, which may in this case also have a greater height with respect to such resting plane

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  1. Accessoire pour panier de lave-vaisselle, comprenant un plateau ayant un corps allongé (20), avec un fond semblable à une grille (21) et une paroi périphérique (26) qui définissent un espace de support (27, 28) pour des articles à laver et avec un guide d'accouplement libérable (29) dans chacune de deux parties d'extrémité opposées du corps de plateau (20), pour l'accouplement amovible à un panier de lave-vaisselle (8; 8'),
    dans lequel le corps de plateau (20) a une poignée (30) définie dans chacune des deux parties d'extrémité opposées, pour le levage du plateau, et dans lequel le corps de plateau (20) a des supports inférieurs (31) pour maintenir le fond semblable à une grille (21) dans une position élevée par rapport à une surface de repos générique (S) du plateau, lorsque ce dernier est enlevé du panier de lave-vaisselle (8 ; 8'),
    caractérisé en ce que l'au moins une des poignées (30) et l'un des supports inférieurs (31) sont formés au niveau d'un profil inférieur de la paroi périphérique (26).
  2. Accessoire selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le corps de plateau (20) a au moins un dit support inférieur (31) formé dans chacune des deux parties d'extrémité opposées.
  3. Accessoire selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel la paroi périphérique (26) comprend deux premières parois opposées (26a) et deux secondes parois opposées (26b) s'étendant entre les premières parois (26a) et globalement transversales à ces dernières, le profil inférieur de la première paroi (26a) s'étendant au-dessous du profil inférieur des secondes parois (26b), pour définir en leur sein lesdits supports inférieurs (31).
  4. Accessoire selon la revendication 3, dans lequel une dite poignée (30) et un dit support inférieur (31) sont formés au niveau du profil inférieur de la même première paroi (26a).
  5. Accessoire selon la revendication 3 ou la revendication 4, dans lequel les guides d'accouplement libérables (29) comprennent des parties en retrait d'extrémité (29a), définies dans le profil inférieur de la paroi périphérique (26) sensiblement au niveau de régions de transition respectives entre les premières parois (26a) et les secondes parois (26b).
  6. Accessoire selon l'une quelconque des revendications 3 à 5, dans lequel chaque guide d'accouplement libérable (29) est délimité de façon longitudinale par une portion latérale respective (21a) du fond semblable à une grille (21) qui au moins partiellement fait face à une partie inférieure d'une première paroi respective (26a) et espacé de cette dernière, ladite partie inférieure de la première paroi (26a) incluant le profil inférieur correspondant.
  7. Accessoire selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel chaque poignée (30) comprend une partie en retrait intermédiaire (30a) du profil inférieur d'une première paroi respective (26a).
  8. Accessoire selon les revendications 5 et 7, dans lequel chaque support inférieur (31) comprend un couple de parties de support (31a), chaque partie de support (31a) étant définie par une première paroi respective (26a) entre ladite partie en retrait intermédiaire (30a) et ladite partie en retrait d'extrémité (29a).
  9. Accessoire selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel
    - au moins une première portion du fond semblable à une grille (21) est sensiblement plate pour définir un premier plan de support globalement horizontal (P1) pour des articles à laver (100),
    - la première portion du fond semblable à une grille (21) inclut au moins deux parois (24) mises en forme pour définir une combinaison récurrente qui comprend une série de crêtes (24a) et de creux (24b),
    - les deux parois mises en forme (24) s'étendent sensiblement en se faisant face, de préférence entre deux côtés opposés du fond semblable à une grille (21), d'une telle façon que les creux se faisant mutuellement face (24b) des deux parois mises en forme (24) définissent entre eux une pluralité de réceptacles de positionnement pour des articles respectifs à laver (100).
  10. Accessoire selon la revendication 9, dans lequel la première portion du fond semblable à une grille (21) inclut au moins un élément de fond (25) qui s'étend dans une position intermédiaire jusqu'aux deux parois mises en forme (24), de préférence entre lesdits deux côtés opposés du fond semblable à une grille (21), pour définir au moins une partie respective du premier plan de support (P1), l'au moins un élément de fond (25) ayant une hauteur plus petite que les parois mises en formes (24), d'une telle façon que ladite partie du premier plan de support (P1) est globalement abaissée par rapport à un profil supérieur des parois mises en forme (24).
  11. Accessoire selon la revendication 10, dans lequel la première portion du fond semblable à une grille (21) inclut une pluralité d'éléments de fond supplémentaires (22b, 23b), qui raccordent l'au moins un élément de fond (25) à une paroi respective mise en forme (24), les éléments de fond supplémentaires (22b, 23b) ayant une hauteur plus petite que les parois mises en forme (24).
  12. Accessoire selon l'une quelconque des revendications 9 à 11, dans lequel au moins une seconde portion du fond semblable à une grille (21) est sensiblement plate pour définir un second plan de support (P2) sensiblement parallèle au premier plan de support (P1), le second plan de support (P2) s'étendant à une hauteur plus élevée que le premier plan de support (P1).
  13. Accessoire selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant un couple de supports (40) ayant une structure s'étendant de façon longitudinale, avec deux portions d'extrémité (40a) et une portion intermédiaire (40b), dans lequel les portions d'extrémité (40a) de la structure de chaque support (40) ont un moyen (41) pour la mise en prise libérable au niveau de deux parois opposées (S) d'un panier de lave-vaisselle (8'), les guides d'accouplement (29) du corps de plateau (20) étant configurés pour un accouplement libérable aux portions intermédiaires (40b) des structures des supports (40).
  14. Lave-vaisselle comprenant un accessoire de panier selon une ou plusieurs des revendications précédentes, le lave-vaisselle (1) ayant de préférence une cuve de lavage (3) avec un élément arroseur (11) au niveau d'une paroi supérieure de ladite cuve (3), l'accessoire (20; 20, 40) étant configuré pour un accouplement libérable à un panier supérieur (8 ; 8') du lave-vaisselle (1).
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