EP3175766B1 - Cutlery drawer for a dishwasher - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a cutlery drawer for a dishwasher, comprising a support frame mounted so that it can be pulled out in a washing container of a dishwasher and a plurality of cutlery inserts movably arranged on the support frame, on which items of crockery to be washed, in particular cutlery, can be placed, with at least one of the cutlery inserts transverse to the pull-out direction of the cutlery drawer is arranged horizontally and vertically displaceable on the support frame with one of its two long sides extending in the pull-out direction of the cutlery drawer.

A cutlery drawer of the type mentioned at the beginning, ie of the generic type, is from the EP 2 754 377 A1 known.

The ones from the EP 2 754 377 A1 The previously known cutlery drawer has a support frame on which three cutlery inserts are arranged, namely a middle cutlery insert on the one hand and two cutlery inserts adjacent to it, which accommodate the middle cutlery insert between them on the other. The middle cutlery insert is arranged on the support frame so that it can be moved in the vertical direction. The other two cutlery inserts are each arranged horizontally transversely to the pull-out direction of the cutlery drawer and each with their long side facing away from the middle insert, which extends in the pull-out direction of the cutlery drawer, arranged vertically on the support frame. The middle insert can therefore be placed in either an upper or a lower height position. If the middle insert is in its lower height position, one of the other two inserts can be moved horizontally over the middle insert which is in the lower height position. In the non-shifted starting position, the two outer cutlery inserts can also be tilted as a result of a vertical displacement of the long side facing away from the middle insert.

The adjustment option of the individual cutlery inserts provided with the previously known cutlery drawer advantageously allows larger items of cutlery or crockery to be accommodated in the cutlery drawer if necessary.

Although the previously known cutlery drawer has proven itself in everyday practical use, it is not free from disadvantages. It has proven to be particularly disadvantageous that the support frame provided for guiding the cutlery inserts, due to its design, reduces the clear height available for loading of a crockery basket positioned below the cutlery drawer in the washing compartment. In this respect, the ability to equip the upper basket is also limited even if the individual cutlery inserts in the cutlery drawer are in their upper position.

Another generic cutlery drawer is from the EP 2 789 286 A1 known. This known cutlery drawer has a fixed middle part which has cutlery inserts arranged on both the left and right sides so that they can be pivoted and moved with respect to the pull-out direction of the cutlery drawer. To adjust the cutlery inserts relative to the middle part, a link guide is provided, which provides guide grooves into which pins on the cutlery insert side engage. This known construction allows the cutlery inserts to be extended horizontally like a wing and to be placed at an angle in the extended position. The disadvantage of this design is in particular the complex and expensive construction as well as the reduced depth of the cutlery drawer in the pull-out direction due to the provided link guide, which limits the usable area of the cutlery inserts. In addition, the guide grooves of the link guide have the disadvantage of being prone to contamination. Even when used as intended, dirt particles and impurities can undesirably accumulate in the guide grooves.

The US 2014/137906 A1 and the WO 2014/067243 A1 each disclose a cutlery drawer with a support frame and two cutlery inserts arranged next to each other in one position. One of the inserts is held by the support frame so that it can be moved both horizontally and vertically transversely to the extension direction of the cutlery drawer, so that it can be moved under the other insert in a lowered position. Based on what has been described above, the object of the invention is to further develop a cutlery drawer of the generic type in such a way that simplified handling for the user is achieved while at the same time increasing the equipping flexibility.

To solve this problem, the invention provides a cutlery drawer with the Features of claim 1 proposed.

According to the construction according to the invention, the cutlery insert movably arranged on the support frame can be moved horizontally transversely to the pull-out view of the cutlery drawer and vertically with respect to its two long sides extending in the pull-out direction of the cutlery drawer. In contrast to the prior art, this means that not only an inclined position of the cutlery insert is permitted. Rather, this can be moved horizontally, tilted and brought vertically into a first and a second height position. These adjustment options result in greater flexibility in equipping the cutlery drawer compared to the prior art.

According to a preferred embodiment, the cutlery drawer according to the invention has a total of three cutlery inserts. A fixed middle insert and two cutlery inserts designed to be movable in accordance with the invention are provided, which accommodate the middle cutlery insert between them. The middle cutlery insert is arranged at a lower height, so that it is permitted to move one of the movable cutlery inserts in a horizontal direction over the middle cutlery insert. In their non-moved starting position, the movable cutlery inserts can also be tilted by moving the long side opposite the middle insert downwards in the vertical direction. Regardless of this first long side, the second long side of the respective cutlery insert can also be moved downwards in the height direction, which allows the movable cutlery inserts to also be moved into a lower position in the height direction, in which position they are essentially at the same height level as the fixed middle insert.

The construction according to the invention allows a variety of setting options. Both or only one of the two movable cutlery inserts can be placed in an upper or lower height position or in an inclined position. Furthermore, one of the two movable cutlery inserts can be moved horizontally over the middle, fixed insert. Overall, with the cutlery drawer according to the invention, a cutlery drawer is proposed which, due to its adjustment options, enables a high degree of flexibility with regard to the items to be washed and is also easy to operate by the user.

According to a further feature of the invention, it is provided that at least one of the movable cutlery inserts is detachably received from the support frame on the user side. If necessary, the cutlery insert can be removed from the support frame by the user. On the one hand, this enables replacement with a different cutlery insert and/or an increase in space for accommodating larger items to be washed in the washing compartment of the dishwasher.

According to a further feature of the invention, the at least one movable cutlery insert on the one hand and the support frame on the other hand each provide a guide geometry which is designed to correspond to one another in such a way that the support frame holds the cutlery insert arranged thereon in a captivity. With regard to their geometric design, the cutlery insert and the support frame work together in such a way that the cutlery insert is securely received and held by the support frame, so that unintentional loosening, in particular the cutlery insert falling out of the support frame, is prevented.

The design according to the invention is particularly characterized by its simplicity. The support frame on the one hand and the cutlery insert on the other hand are coordinated in their geometric dimensions in such a way that the cutlery insert can be easily adjusted and locked without complex, expensive and dirt-prone mechanics. This takes advantage of the fact that the cutlery insert can be adjusted in the horizontal direction and to this extent there is forced guidance through the support frame. The different positions of use that can be assumed by the cutlery insert result from the mutually adapted guide geometries, whereby the positive guidance ensures that the cutlery insert does not unintentionally detach from the support frame. Due to this corresponding geometry of the support frame and cutlery insert, a complex and expensive locking mechanism can be dispensed with. In addition, the total number of components used is reduced, which simplifies production and makes it more cost-effective.

According to the invention it is provided that the cutlery insert has a support element on its long side, which extends in the pull-out direction and faces away from the support frame, which is releasably connected to a rib carried by the support frame interacts, the support element having a cam contour on the rib side.

The cutlery insert is therefore supported against the support frame not only along its long side facing the support frame, but also along its second long side facing away from the support frame, i.e. the long side opposite the first long side. For this purpose, the second longitudinal side facing away from the support frame has a support element which interacts with a rib provided by the support frame. The support element that interacts with the rib has a cam contour on the rib side, which according to the invention has a locking recess into which the rib with a rib extension can dip when the cutlery insert is in the appropriate position.

In the starting position, the cutlery insert is supported by the support frame both on one long side and on its other long side. In the manner already described, the long side assigned to the support frame can be adjusted in the height direction, which allows the cutlery insert to be tilted, as a result of which the cutlery insert is oriented obliquely downwards, starting from a central part of the support frame towards the outside of the support frame. Starting from this inclination of the cutlery insert, the other long side of the cutlery insert can also be moved downwards in the height direction, for which purpose the cutlery insert is to be moved on the user side in the horizontal direction, as a result of which the cam contour of the support element slides along the rib provided by the support frame until the Rib engages in the locking recess provided by the cam contour. In this position, the cutlery insert is moved downwards in the vertical direction with respect to both one and the other long side and at the same time is fixed in position in the horizontal direction against an unwanted movement.

In addition to an adjustment option in the vertical direction, the cutlery insert can also be moved horizontally, in particular in order to transfer it from a use position to a non-use position. In order to ensure that when the cutlery insert is transferred to the non-use position that it does not fall out of the support frame unintentionally, it is provided according to a further feature of the invention that the support frame provides a guide cam which releasably cooperates with a guide contour formed on the cutlery insert, the Guide cam one Provides support surface on which the guide contour rests in the event of contact.

When the cutlery insert is moved in the horizontal direction, it is supported by the guide contour provided by the cutlery insert on a support surface which is provided by a guide cam on the support frame side. This support ensures that the cutlery insert cannot fall out of the support frame.

According to a further feature of the invention, it is provided that the guide cam has a section serving as a movement stop for the cutlery insert, which interacts with an abutment provided by the guide contour of the cutlery insert. In this respect, the guide cam has a number of tasks. On the one hand, it serves, in the manner already prescribed, to ensure movement of the cutlery insert in a horizontal direction. Furthermore, when the cutlery insert is moved downwards in the height direction, the guide cam ensures that the support surface is prevented from infiltrating. Structurally, this is achieved by the guide cam having a section that serves as a stop. The guide contour rests against this stop with an abutment, which ensures that a displacement movement in the horizontal direction is only possible again when the cutlery insert is transferred from its lower height alignment to its upper height alignment, in which orientation the guide contour is again on the from Guide cam rests on the support surface provided.

According to a further feature of the invention, it is provided that the cutlery insert has guide means which engage under holding rails provided by the support frame. This constructive measure ensures two things. On the one hand, it is guaranteed that the cutlery insert with its guide contour does not slip off the support surface provided by the guide cam. Furthermore, it is ensured that the cutlery insert does not tilt relative to the support frame when the cutlery insert is displaced in the horizontal direction. This ensures that the cutlery insert is operated safely and without jamming by the user.

According to a further feature of the invention, it is provided that the cutlery insert has a holding element on its first longitudinal side, which extends in the pull-out direction and faces the support frame and which can be detached from the support frame provided abutment cooperates, the abutment being designed in two stages to support the holding element in a first and a second height position.

Due to their design, the cutlery drawers known from the prior art provide support for the movable cutlery insert on the front and rear transverse sides in the pull-out direction of the cutlery drawer. The design according to the invention takes a completely different approach. The cutlery insert is thus accommodated on the support frame in a replaceable manner on the user side, with the cutlery insert being supported on the support frame in the position of use via its long sides running in the pull-out direction of the cutlery drawer. For this purpose, a holding element is provided on the long side of the cutlery insert facing the support frame, which interacts with an abutment on the support frame side. In order to enable adjustment of the cutlery insert in the vertical direction, i.e. in the height direction, the abutment is designed in two stages, so that the holding element interacts with the abutment either in a first or a second position.

According to a further feature of the invention, the support frame-side abutment provides a retaining web that interacts with the retaining element and a retaining tab that interacts with the retaining element.

The cutlery insert can be adjusted in the vertical direction, i.e. in the height direction relative to the support frame. A starting position and a lowered position in comparison to this are preferably possible. In the starting position, the longitudinal side of the cutlery insert on the support frame is supported by means of the holding element on the holding web provided by the abutment. For this purpose, the holding element preferably has a hook extension which is latched onto the holding web. Due to this latching, unwanted displacement in the horizontal direction is prevented.

In the lowered position of the cutlery insert, the holding element of the cutlery insert is supported against a holding tab provided by the abutment. It is envisaged that the retaining tab provides a receptacle for the retaining element, on which the retaining element rests. The retaining web of the abutment and the retaining tab of the abutment are aligned with one another in their geometric configuration in such a way that, according to a further feature of the invention, the retaining element can reach under the retaining web when the retaining tab comes into full engagement. In this respect it is ensured that the Cutlery insert cannot be unintentionally moved upwards in the height direction, since the holding element rests against the holding bar by reaching under it, whereby the holding bar blocks unintentional movement of the cutlery insert upwards in the height direction.

The cutlery drawer according to the invention provides more flexibility overall through more adjustment options, which allow easy adjustment to the load in the dishwasher. In particular, the multi-stage height adjustment of the cutlery insert over a larger range offers more flexibility when loading cutlery and crockery both in the cutlery drawer and with crockery in the upper basket arranged below the cutlery drawer. Due to the design of the cutlery drawer according to the invention, the clear height in the upper basket arranged below the cutlery drawer is not limited.

The solution according to the invention is comparatively simple and the number of components is reduced compared to the prior art. In particular, no additional locking mechanisms or complex slide guides are required. As a result, this saves space and allows the cutlery drawer to be loaded with at least 14 place settings. In addition, the costs are low due to the relatively small number of components.

Last but not least, the tendency to get dirty is relatively low due to the small number of components, also because there are no complex locking mechanisms and link guides.

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in schematisch perspektivischer Darstellung eine erfindungsgemäße Besteckschublade;

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in schematischer Explosionsdarstellung die Besteckschublade nach Fig. 1;

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in schematisch perspektivischer Darstellung den Tragrahmen samt Verstärkungsrahmen der erfindungsgemäßen Besteckschublade, jeweils mit Drahtverstärkung;

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in schematisch perspektivischer Darstellung einen Besteckeinsatz mit Drahtverstärkung;

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in schematisch perspektivischer Darstellung die erfindungsgemäße Besteckschublade in einer ersten Stellung der Besteckeinsätze;

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in schematisch perspektivischer Darstellung die erfindungsgemäße Besteckschublade in einer zweiten Stellung der Besteckeinsätze;

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in schematisch perspektivischer Darstellung die erfindungsgemäße Besteckschublade in einer dritten Stellung der Besteckeinsätze;

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in schematischer Detailansicht den Ausschnitt nach Fig. 7;

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in schematisch perspektivischer Darstellung die erfindungsgemäße Besteckschublade in einer vierten Stellung der Besteckeinsätze;

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in einer schematischen Detailansicht den Ausschnitt nach Fig. 9;

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in schematisch perspektivischer Darstellung von unten die erfindungsgemäße Besteckschublade in der ersten Stellung der Besteckeinsätze;

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in einer schematischen Detailansicht den Ausschnitt nach Fig. 11;

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in einer schematischen Detailansicht den Ausschnitt nach Fig. 11;

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in schematisch perspektivischer Darstellung von unten die erfindungsgemäße Besteckschublade in der zweiten Stellung der Besteckeinsätze;

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in einer schematischen Detailansicht den Ausschnitt nach Fig. 14;

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in schematisch perspektivischer Darstellung von unten die erfindungsgemäße Besteckschublade in der dritten Stellung der Besteckeinsätze;

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in einer schematischen Detailansicht den Ausschnitt nach Fig. 16;

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in einer schematischen Detailansicht den Ausschnitt nach Fig. 16;

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in schematischer Perspektivdarstellung von unten die erfindungsgemäße Besteckschublade in der vierten Stellung der Besteckeinsätze;

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in einer schematischen Detailansicht den Ausschnitt nach Fig. 19;

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in einer schematischen Detailansicht den Ausschnitt nach Fig. 19;

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in schematischer Perspektivdarstellung die erfindungsgemäße Besteckschublade in der ersten Stellung der Besteckeinsätze;

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in einer schematischen Detailansicht den Ausschnitt nach Fig. 22;

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in schematisch perspektivischer Darstellung die erfindungsgemäße Besteckschublade in einer fünften Stellung der Besteckeinsätze;

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in einer schematisch perspektivischen Darstellung einen zweiten Besteckeinsatz der erfindungsgemäßen Besteckschublade.

Further features and advantages of the invention result from the following description based on the figures. Show it

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a schematic perspective view of a cutlery drawer according to the invention;

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The cutlery drawer is shown in a schematic exploded view Fig. 1 ;

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in a schematic perspective view, the support frame including the reinforcing frame of the cutlery drawer according to the invention, each with wire reinforcement;

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a schematic perspective view of a cutlery insert with wire reinforcement;

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a schematic perspective view of the cutlery drawer according to the invention in a first position of the cutlery inserts;

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a schematic perspective view of the cutlery drawer according to the invention in a second position of the cutlery inserts;

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a schematic perspective view of the cutlery drawer according to the invention in a third position of the cutlery inserts;

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in a schematic detailed view of the section Fig. 7 ;

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a schematic perspective view of the cutlery drawer according to the invention in a fourth position of the cutlery inserts;

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in a schematic detailed view of the section Fig. 9 ;

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in a schematic perspective view from below, the cutlery drawer according to the invention in the first position of the cutlery inserts;

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in a schematic detailed view of the section Fig. 11 ;

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in a schematic detailed view of the section Fig. 11 ;

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in a schematic perspective view from below, the cutlery drawer according to the invention in the second position of the cutlery inserts;

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in a schematic detailed view of the section Fig. 14 ;

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in a schematic perspective view from below, the cutlery drawer according to the invention in the third position of the cutlery inserts;

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in a schematic detailed view of the section Fig. 16 ;

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in a schematic detailed view of the section Fig. 16 ;

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in a schematic perspective view from below the cutlery drawer according to the invention in the fourth position of the cutlery inserts;

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in a schematic detailed view of the section Fig. 19 ;

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in a schematic detailed view of the section Fig. 19 ;

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a schematic perspective view of the cutlery drawer according to the invention in the first position of the cutlery inserts;

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in a schematic detailed view of the section Fig. 22 ;

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a schematic perspective view of the cutlery drawer according to the invention in a fifth position of the cutlery inserts;

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in a schematic detailed view of the section Fig. 24 and

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in a schematic perspective view a second cutlery insert of the cutlery drawer according to the invention.

Fig. 1 shows a cutlery drawer 1 according to the invention in a schematic perspective view. When used as intended, the cutlery drawer 1 is inserted into the washing compartment of a dishwasher (not shown in detail in the figures). On the user side, it can be moved in the pull-out direction

The cutlery drawer 1 has, in a manner known per se, a support frame 2 and a cutlery insert 3 movably arranged on the support frame 2. The cutlery insert 3 serves to actually hold items to be cleaned, ie dishes, in particular cutlery items. As will become apparent later, the cutlery insert is 3 arranged transversely to the extension direction X of the cutlery drawer 1 both horizontally and vertically on the support frame 2. In addition to the cutlery insert 3, the cutlery drawer 1 according to the embodiment according to the figures has a second cutlery insert 4, which is designed in an analogous manner to the cutlery insert 3.

The support frame 2 of the cutlery drawer 1 according to the invention is made of plastic and is designed as an injection molded part. He disposes - like in particular Fig. 3 can be seen - via a wire reinforcement 11 embedded by injection molding into the plastic of the support frame 2, which in the exemplary embodiment shown has two U-shaped wire brackets 12 and 13, each of which extends along three sides of the support frame 2. The first wire bracket 12 thus extends beyond the plane of the drawing Fig. 3 left long side of the support frame 2 and in sections over the front side with respect to the extension direction X on the one hand and the rear side on the other hand. The second wire bracket 13 is designed in a corresponding manner and extends with respect to the plane of the drawing Fig. 3 over the right long side of the support frame 2 and in sections over the front side with respect to the extension direction X on the one hand and the rear side on the other hand.

The wire brackets 12 and 13 of the wire reinforcement 11 advantageously stiffen the support frame 2, not only against bending stress, but in particular also against torsional stress.

The support frame 2 has a reinforcing frame 9, as shown in particular in the illustration Fig. 2 can be recognized. The reinforcing frame 9 is formed in one piece with the support frame 2 and is therefore also made of plastic. In the exemplary embodiment shown, the reinforcing frame 9 is arranged in a plane with the interposition of two spacers 10, which lies below the plane spanned by the support frame 2. As will become apparent later, this arrangement of support frame 2 on the one hand and reinforcing frame 9 on the other hand achieves the advantage that the cutlery inserts 3, 4 and 5 accommodated by the frames are arranged at different height levels, which means that the cutlery inserts can be equipped on the user side 3, 4 and 5 with different sized dishes.

Like this again Fig. 3 As can be seen, the reinforcing frame 9 also has a wire reinforcement 14 embedded in the plastic by overmolding. This Wire reinforcement 14 in turn has a first wire bracket 15 and a second wire bracket 16, which two wire brackets 15 and 16 are each U-shaped. In an analogous design to the support frame 2, the two wire brackets 15 and 16 of the reinforcing frame 9 also lie opposite each other with their open sides. This ensures that the reinforcing frame 9 is designed to be resistant to bending and torsion.

As can be seen in particular from the exploded view Fig. 2 results, the cutlery drawer 1 has two cutlery inserts movably arranged on the support frame 2, namely a first cutlery insert 3 and a second cutlery insert 4. These two cutlery inserts 3 and 4 are designed analogously to one another, whereby Fig. 4 the first cutlery insert 3 can be seen as an example.

As can be seen from the illustration Fig. 4 results, the cutlery insert 3 is designed as an injection molded part and is made of plastic. It has a wire reinforcement 17 embedded in the plastic by overmolding, which has a first wire bracket 18 and a second wire bracket 19. In the manner already described with reference to the support frame 2 and reinforcement frame 9, the design of the wire reinforcement 17 achieves an overall bending and torsion-resistant design of the cutlery insert 3. The same applies to the second cutlery insert 4, not shown, which is designed in an analogous manner to the first cutlery insert 3.

In the final assembled state, the cutlery drawer 1 has a centrally arranged third cutlery insert, the so-called middle insert 5. This middle insert 5 is designed as an injection-molded part without additional wire reinforcement. In the final assembled state it is locked with the reinforcing frame 9, for which purpose the reinforcing frame 9 has corresponding locking means which engage in corresponding recesses in the center insert 5 in the assembled state.

For movable arrangement within a washing compartment of a dishwasher, the cutlery drawer has rollers 6 arranged on the support frame 2 on the outside of the support frame 2, as can be seen from the Figures 1 and 2 results. To arrange the rollers 6 on the support frame 2, axle bolts are provided, which are embedded at least in sections by injection molding into the plastic of the support frame 2, as can be seen in particular from the illustration Fig. 2 results. The rollers 6 are mounted on the axle bolts connected to the support frame 2 as part of an assembly by the manufacturer clip on, whereby the rollers 6 have appropriate locking means that ensure a secure positioning on the axle bolts.

Like the exploded view Fig. 2 can also be seen, the front side of the support frame 2 with respect to the extension direction X provides a recess 7 into which a handle cover 8 is inserted in the final assembled state. This improves the user's feel.

Both the first cutlery insert 3 and the second cutlery insert 4 are each held by the support frame 2 so that they can be moved both horizontally and vertically transversely to the extension direction X of the cutlery drawer 1. The Figures 5 to 21 show in different views the possible adjustments of the cutlery inserts relative to the support frame 2 with the construction according to the invention, using the first cutlery insert 3 as an example. The second cutlery insert 4 can be adjusted in an analogous manner, which is not shown in more detail in the figures for better clarity.

Fig. 5 shows the starting position in a first position of the cutlery insert 3. In this position, all cutlery inserts 3, 4 and 5 are accessible to the user and are ready to be equipped with dishes to be cleaned, in particular cutlery items.

Fig. 6 shows a second position of the cutlery insert 3, according to which the first cutlery insert 3 relaxes in the horizontal direction with respect to the plane of the drawing Fig. 6 is shifted to the right. As can be seen from the illustration Fig. 6 can be seen, the first cutlery insert 3 is moved over the middle insert 5 and is supported against it. This displacement movement is possible because the central insert 5 is supported by the reinforcing frame 9, which is arranged in a plane below the support frame 2. The first cutlery insert 3 can therefore be moved over the middle insert 5. According to this position, the result is with reference to the plane of the drawing Fig. 6 On the left side of the first cutlery insert 3 there is a free space that can be used by the user to place larger items of crockery, such as wine glasses or the like, in a crockery basket (not shown in the figures and arranged below the cutlery drawer 1), which are then placed on the foot side in the free space created in the cutlery drawer 1 can protrude into it.

The first cutlery insert 3 has a first longitudinal side 20 which extends in the extension direction X and faces the support frame 2. This is equipped with two holding elements 21, each of which interacts with an abutment 22 provided by the support frame 2. In the first position of the cutlery insert 3 according to Fig. 5 The cutlery insert 3 is therefore supported on the support frame 2 by means of its longitudinal holding elements 21, as can be seen from a synopsis of the Figures 11 and 13 results.

Like this in particular Figure 13 As can be seen, the holding element 21 has two hook extensions 23 which are arranged at a distance from one another, leaving a gap, each of which opens into a blocking extension 26 on the top side. In the first position of the cutlery insert 3 according to Fig. 5 the hook extensions 23 interact with a retaining web 24 provided by the abutment 22. In this way, the first cutlery insert 3 is supported on the support frame 2 on the left side. On the right side, the cutlery insert 3 with its associated second long side 42 rests on the central insert 5 or the reinforcing frame 9 and is supported by it.

To transfer the cutlery insert 3 from the position to Fig. 5 into the position Fig. 6 The cutlery insert 3 is to be grasped by the user on the handle 41 and moved upwards in the height direction so that the holding element 21 comes out of engagement with the abutment 22. The cutlery insert 3 can then be moved in the horizontal direction with reference to the plane of the drawing Fig. 6 be made.

In order to move the cutlery insert 3 out of position Fig. 5 into the position Fig. 6 To prevent the cutlery insert 3 from falling out of the support frame 2, the support frame 2 has a guide cam 32 on the inside on both the front and the rear edge, as can be seen in particular from the Figures 12 and 15 results.

The guide cam 32 provides a support surface 36. In the event of displacement, a guide contour 34 provided by a guide rail 33 of the cutlery insert 3 rests on this support surface 36. In this respect, the guide cams 32 support the cutlery insert 3, which prevents the cutlery insert 3 from falling out of the support frame 2 downwards.

The guide cams 32 also provide a guide surface 35. These guide surfaces 35 ensure that the cutlery insert 3 is also fixed in position in the extension direction X during a movement, which counteracts the cutlery insert 3 from tilting.

As can be seen in particular from the illustration Fig. 12 results, the guide cam 32 also provides a section 37 serving as a movement stop for the cutlery insert 3. This section interacts with an abutment 38 provided by the guide contour 34, which ensures that in the event of a displacement movement of the cutlery insert 3, the guide contour 34 actually comes to rest on the support surface 36 provided by the guide cam 32.

Fig. 7 shows a third position of the cutlery insert 3, corresponding to the plane of the drawing Fig. 7 The left-hand long side 20 is moved downwards in the vertical direction, which means that the cutlery insert 3 is tilted. In this position, the cutlery insert 3 is supported on the right side, ie with its second long side 42, still on the middle insert 5, as can be seen from this Fig. 8 results.

The cutlery insert-side holding element 21 and the support frame-side abutment 22 serve to support the cutlery insert 3 on the left side, the holding element 21 being supported by a second stage of the abutment 22, as can be seen in particular from the illustration Fig. 18 results. To transfer the cutlery insert 3 from the position to Fig. 5 into the inclined position Fig. 7 The user has to take the handle 41. The cutlery insert 3 is to be raised in the height direction so that the connection between the holding element 21 and the abutment 22 is in accordance with Fig. 13 solves. As soon as this has happened, the cutlery insert 3 can be moved downwards until the in Fig. 18 The position shown is reached, in which the abutment 22 engages under the holding element 21 with a holding tab 25, so that it comes to rest on the holding tab 25. The already explained interaction between guide cams 32 on the one hand and guide rail 33 on the other hand ensures positive guidance of the cutlery insert 3, so that even if the user drops it, it automatically moves with its holding elements 21 into the associated abutment 22 as shown Fig. 18 threads. This prevents the cutlery insert 3 from accidentally falling out of the support frame 2.

The Figures 9 and 10 or 19 to 21 show a fourth position of the cutlery insert 3. According to this position, the cutlery insert 3 is also lowered on the right side, with the cutlery insert 3 coming to rest on the associated rib 28 with its locking recess 30 provided by the cam contour 29 of the support element 27, so that a rib web 31 engages in the locking recess 30, as is the case especially from the illustration Fig. 10 results. In addition, according to Fig. 20 the abutment 38 provided by the guide contour 34 on the associated section 37 of the guide cam 32. In this respect, an arrangement of the cutlery insert 3 that is resistant to displacement in the horizontal direction is guaranteed.

As can be seen from the illustration Fig. 21 results, in this position of the cutlery insert 3, the holding element 21 with its blocking extension 26 engages under the holding web 24 of the associated abutment 22. This ensures that unintentional lifting of the cutlery insert 3, ie a movement of the cutlery insert 3 upwards in the height direction, is prevented.

The Figures 22 to 25 show an example of the second cutlery insert 4 in a first position according to Figures 22 and 23 and in a second position according to Figures 24 and 25 , according to which position the second cutlery insert 4 is moved horizontally. As can be seen in particular from the detailed illustrations Figures 23 and 25 results, the cutlery insert 4 has guide sections 39 which engage under the holding rails 40 provided by the support frame 2. This design measure prevents the cutlery insert 4 from falling out of the guide provided by the guide cams 32. In addition, this construction creates a kind of lateral drawer guide, which prevents the cutlery insert 3 from tilting when moving.

Fig. 26 shows an example of the second cutlery insert 4 in a detailed view, with this representation in particular showing the design of the guide contour 34, which is based on the plane of the drawing Fig. 26 is curved upwards, which achieves the effects already described.

The above-described functionality and design of the cutlery drawer 1 according to the invention ensures that the cutlery inserts 3 and 4 can be easily adjusted and locked even without complex, expensive and dirt-prone mechanics. The two cutlery inserts 3 and 4 are shown Embodiment each stored on its outer long sides 20 in two places. For this purpose, abutments 22 are provided on the support frame side, each of which provides a retaining web 24 for an upper latching position and a retaining tab 25 for a lower latching position. To transfer the cutlery inserts to a lower position, as shown in Fig. 9 As shown, the respective cutlery insert must be grasped by the user, lifted slightly and then dropped. Due to the curved guide contour 34, the cutlery insert moves slightly outwards in relation to the support frame, whereby the holding elements 21 of the cutlery insert automatically come into engagement with the associated abutments 22 in the manner already described. In addition, in this position, the holding elements 21 reach under the abutment 22 at least in sections, so that the cutlery insert is secured in the height direction.

The possible change between the above-described positions of the cutlery inserts relative to the support frame 2 enables optimal space for cutlery items in the cutlery inserts, because this specifically ensures that none of the holding elements 21 is above the cutlery support surface and thus limits the space for cutlery. The lock provided according to the design according to the invention also ensures that if you accidentally reach under the cutlery inserts, the cutlery items carried by them do not shoot up or fall out.

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Cutlery drawer

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Support frame

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first use of cutlery

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second cutlery insert

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Use of resources

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Roller

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recess

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Handle cover

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Reinforcement frame

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Spacers

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Wire reinforcement (support frame)

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Wire bracket (support frame)

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Wire bracket (support frame)

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Wire reinforcement (reinforcement frame)

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Wire bracket (reinforcement frame)

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Wire bracket (reinforcement frame)

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Wire reinforcement (first cutlery insert)

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Wire hanger (first cutlery insert)

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Wire hanger (first cutlery insert)

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Holding element

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abutment

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Hook process

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holding bridge

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retaining tab

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Blocking process

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Support element

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rib

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Cam contour

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locking recess

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rib bar

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Guide cam

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Guide rail

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Guide contour

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Leadership tools

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Claims (9)

1. Cutlery drawer for a dishwasher, comprising a support frame (2) which can be mounted so as to be extendable in a washing container of a dishwasher when used as intended, and a plurality of cutlery inserts (3, 4) which are arranged so as to be movable on the support frame (2), and on which crockery parts to be washed, in particular cutlery, can be deposited, at least one of the cutlery inserts (3, 4) being arranged on the support frame (2) so as to be horizontally displaceable transversely to the pull-out direction (X) of the cutlery drawer (1), and vertically displaceable with one of its two longitudinal sides (20), which extend in the pull-out direction (X) of the cutlery drawer (1),

   the other, second longitudinal side (42) of the cutlery insert (3, 4), which extends in the pull-out direction (X) of the cutlery drawer (1), is opposite the first longitudinal side (20) facing the support frame (2) and faces away from the support frame (2), also being arranged on the support frame (2) so as to be vertically displaceable, characterised in that

   the cutlery insert (3, 4) comprises a support element (27) on the second longitudinal side (42), which support element releasably interacts with a rib (28) supported by the support frame (2), the support element (27) comprising a lobe contour (29) on the rib side,

   which lobe contour has a latching recess (30) that a rib projection of the rib (28) can enter when the cutlery insert is in a corresponding position.
2. Cutlery drawer according to claim 1,
   characterised in that
   the cutlery insert (3, 4) is received by the support frame (2) so as to be removable by a user.
3. Cutlery drawer according to either claim 1 or claim 2,
   characterised in that
   the cutlery insert (3, 4) and the support frame (2) each provide a guide geometry, which geometries are designed to correspond to one another in such a way that the support frame (2) receives the cutlery insert (3, 4) arranged thereon in a captive manner.
4. Cutlery drawer according to any of the preceding claims,
   characterised in that
   the support frame (2) provides a guide lobe (32) which releasably interacts with a guide contour (34) formed by the cutlery insert (3, 4), the guide lobe (32) providing a support surface (36) on which the guide contour (34) rests in the event of contact.
5. Cutlery drawer according to claim 4,
   characterised in that
   the guide lobe (32) comprises a portion (37) which is used as a movement stop for the cutlery insert (3, 4) and interacts with an abutment (38) provided by the guide contour (34) of the cutlery insert (3, 4).
6. Cutlery drawer according to any of the preceding claims,
   characterised in that
   the cutlery insert (3, 4) comprises guide means (39) which engage under holding rails (40) provided by the support frame (2).
7. Cutlery drawer according to any of the preceding claims,
   characterised in that
   the cutlery insert (3, 4) comprises a retaining element (21) on its first longitudinal side (20) which extends in the pull-out direction (X) and faces the support frame (2), which retaining element releasably interacts with an abutment (22) provided by the support frame (2), the abutment (22) being designed in two stages in order to support the retaining element (21) in a first and a second height position.
8. Cutlery drawer according to claim 7,
   characterised in that
   the abutment (22) provides a retaining web (24) which interacts with the retaining element (21), and a retaining tab which interacts with the retaining element (21).
9. Cutlery drawer according to claim 8,
   characterised in that
   the retaining element (21) engages under the retaining web (24) of the abutment (22) in at least one position.

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