EP3357398A1 - Clamping holder - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a clamping holder for items to be washed, in particular for items to be washed (4) made of plastic, for arrangement on a dish rack (5) of a dishwasher or on its attachments, in particular on a cup support (3), with two extending from a common base (6). extending arms (7, 8), which are arranged to form a receiving slot (9) spaced from each other, wherein the arms (7, 8) in each case in the receiving slot (9) projecting clamping element (10, 11) carry, which consists of a soft -elastic plastic are formed.

Description

The invention relates to a clamping holder for items to be washed, in particular for items made of plastic, for placement on a dish rack of a dishwasher or on its attachments, in particular on a cup pad.

Dishwashers have in known manner a washing container which provides a washing compartment. When used as intended, the washing compartment serves to receive items to be cleaned. For a positionally secure accommodation of items to be washed in the dishwasher usually serve crockery baskets, depending on the design of the dishwasher at least one lower and one upper crockery basket are provided.

A crockery basket known from the prior art is typically formed from a wire mesh of a plastic coated wire and provides support surfaces for receiving items to be cleaned. It can also Spülgutaufnahmen in the form of spikes, loops and / or the like. Be provided.

From the prior art, it is also known that a dish rack for creating further recordings for to be cleaned dishes has attachments, such as cup pads. Such attachments are preferably pivotally mounted on the crockery basket and can be transferred whether their pivotability from a use position to a non-use position and vice versa. In this case, such add-on parts in their position of use serve to be able to receive, in particular, small-size items to be washed. In their non-use position, however, such add-on parts are comparatively space-saving aligned, so that comparatively large items to be washed can be taken up by the dish rack, without causing disability with the accessories provided by the crockery basket.

Although previously known crockery basket designs have proven themselves in everyday practical use, there is room for improvement, especially with regard to plastic items to be cleaned, such as lunchboxes, Tupper bowls and / or the like. Thus, in fact, the practice has shown that in particular plastic containers, such as lunchboxes, Tupper bowls and / or the like. Can not be accommodated in a space-saving conventional baskets. They hinder either the inclusion of a variety of otherwise recordable items to be cleaned, especially plates, or they are on a cup in use position cup and thus obstruct the arrangement of towering items to be cleaned, such as glasses. In addition, plastic items are comparatively light, which can also lead, in the intended use, to the washing liquid dispensed by a spraying device of the dishwasher in the direction of the items to be cleaned, leading to an unwanted lifting of a piece of dishes formed of plastic. In the case of a plastic container, this may cause the plastic container, contrary to its original orientation, to turn around in the dish rack and then to fill with rinsing liquid. Even in a subsequent drying cycle, this remaining in the plastic container rinsing liquid can not be removed by drying, so that at the end of a rinse a not insignificant residual amount of rinsing liquid in the reversed plastic container remains, which is perceived by the user as disadvantageous.

It is therefore starting from the above, the object of the invention to provide a clamp holder for items to be washed, especially for items made of plastic, which allows a space-saving accommodation in the washing compartment of the dishwasher at the same time secure fixation of the items.

To solve this problem, the invention proposes a clamping holder for items to be washed, in particular for items made of plastic, for placement on a Geschirkorb a dishwasher or on its attachments, especially on a cup pad, with two extending from a common base arms, the training a receiving slot spaced from each other, wherein the arms each carry a projecting into the receiving slot clamping element, which are formed of a soft-elastic plastic.

The inventively provided clamping holder has a receiving slot. This takes in the intended use case of a recorded ware by clamping, so that it is secured in position. It is for this purpose Provided clamping elements which protrude into the receiving slot. These clamping elements consist of a soft-elastic plastic, so that on the one hand they enable a dishwashing-gentle absorption of the items to be washed, and on the other hand they cause a clamping effect due to their elastic properties. Thus, the clamp holder is particularly suitable for receiving items to be washed of plastic, ie, for receiving relatively light items, the clamp holder ensures in the intended use case that the items not changed due to a dispensed in the direction of the dishes rinse in its position secured position or even is turned around.

To form a receiving slot, the clamping holder according to the invention has two arms. These extend from a common base, wherein they are spaced apart to form the receiving slot. In the intended use case, the arms of the clamping holder take the edge of a piece of goods in some areas between them, wherein due to the protruding into the receiving slot formed between the two receiving clamping elements a positional fixation of the so housed items is reached.

Unlike the crockery basket or its attachments that absorb ware that they support it following the weight, a recording of items to be cleaned is made possible with the clamping holder according to the invention, accordingly a clamping of the ware, which ensures a particularly secure storage, especially with a view on comparatively lightweight items such as those made of plastic.

Moreover, since the clamping holder according to the invention permits a clamping reception of items to be washed, it is not necessary to provide a support surface corresponding to the size of the items to be washed on the basket side. Rather, the items to be washed can be accommodated on one side by the clamping holder, so that on the other side it projects into an otherwise free area of the washing compartment provided by the dishwasher. The items to be washed are thus arranged by means of the clamping holder according to the invention in a further Spülgutebene the Spülraums, which allows a more optimized utilization of the provided by the dishwasher dishwasher.

The clamp holder according to the invention therefore not only allows an improved, because position-safe arrangement of particularly comparatively light items to be washed, it also allows an improved space utilization of the provided by the dishwasher dishwasher.

According to a further feature of the invention, the clamping holder is characterized by a further extending from the base arm, which is arranged to form a further receiving slot spaced from one of the two first arms.

According to this embodiment, therefore, the clamping holder has a total of three arms, wherein adjacent arms are each arranged to form a receiving slot spaced from each other, resulting in each terminal holder a total of two receiving slots. For the arrangement of a dishwashing material in the clamping holder, two receiving slots are optionally available on the user side, thus per clamping holder, i. the items to be cleaned can be introduced to the arrangement of the clamping holder on the user side either in the first receiving slot or the second receiving slot.

The receiving slots provided by the clamping holder preferably differ in their geometric configuration. It is provided in particular that the slot width of the two receiving slots are formed differently. For example, the slot width of the second receiving slot is smaller than the slot width of the receiving slot formed between the two first arms. Further, the receiving slots between them forming arms may be formed differently in height direction. The receiving slots can therefore differ from each other in terms of slot width and slot length.

The different geometric configuration of the receiving slots has the advantage that in the geometric configuration different items to be washed can be taken equally well and safely from the clamp. Thus, a comparatively large trained receiving slot serves in particular to accommodate correspondingly large trained items, the smaller in its geometrical dimensions formed receiving slot is used accordingly to be able to accommodate smaller sized dishes. This ensures that the clamp holder can equally reliably accommodate both comparatively large items to be washed and comparatively small items to be washed, because it is different in terms of geometry formed receiving slots, the ability to select a receiving slot in accordance with the size configuration of the items to be washed.

According to a further feature of the invention, it is provided that the arms delimiting the further receiving slot also carry clamping elements which protrude into the second receiving slot. In this case, these clamping elements are preferably formed of a soft-elastic plastic.

The clamp holder is characterized according to a further feature of the invention by a base body, a mounting strip connected thereto and a terminal block, wherein the terminal block is arranged between the base body and mounting strip. In this case, the terminal strip is preferably formed in one piece and provides the protruding into the receiving slots clamping elements.

The clamp holder is sandwiched in its structural design, because it has a base body and a mounting bar, which receive a terminal strip in the final assembled state between them. In this case, the base body and the mounting strip of a comparatively hard and thus stable plastic, whereas the terminal block is formed of a soft-elastic plastic. For reasons of simplified assembly, the terminal block is integrally formed. It provides the respectively projecting into the receiving slots clamping elements available, which is achieved in a simple manner, for example, by the fact that the terminal block projecting in the direction of the respective receiving slots on the base body and the mounting bar addition. The terminal strip thus provides in the respective receiving portion projecting portions available that record in the intended use case a recorded by the receiving slot items to be clamped between them and insofar are to be referred to as clamping elements.

The clamping elements have according to a further feature of the invention receiving slot side on a wavy edge contour. This edge contour can basically be formed in any desired manner and have only one corrugation peak or else a plurality of corrugation peaks, wherein the wave-shaped configuration also includes a zig-zag configuration. In this case, the advantage of a wave-shaped configuration is to be seen in particular in that one regardless of the geometry of the intended use case of the receiving slot Given connection geometry is provided on male items to be cleaned, which allows a position-secure fix a wide variety of items to be washed.

According to a further feature of the invention, it is provided that the main body has the mounting strip and the terminal strip overlapping windows. These windows serve as a flow-through opening for rinsing liquid so that rinsing liquid dispensed from a spraying device of the dishwasher can reach the items to be washed picked up by the holder and that rinsing liquid applied to the items can flow away, so that no unwanted rinsing liquid puddles form on the items to be washed, especially in the case of drying can.

It is provided according to a further feature of the invention that the main body has articulated blocks. These serve for the pivotable arrangement of the clamping holder on a dish rack or on its attachments. If necessary, the clamping holder can therefore be pivoted from a position of use into a non-use position and vice versa on the user side.

The invention further proposes a clamping device for items to be washed, in particular for items to be washed of plastic, for arrangement on a dish rack of a dishwasher or on its attachments, in particular on a cup support, which clamping device has two clamping holder of the type described above.

A clamping device according to the invention thus has two clamping holders of the type described above. In the intended assembly case, a washware picked up by the clamping device is thus fixed in position by two clamping holders. The formation of two clamp holders for receiving a washware has the advantage of an additional position assurance compared to the use of only one clamping holder, in particular with regard to a Verdrehschutzes. In this case, the two clamping holders of the clamping device are preferably formed in mirror image to each other, so that a purposefully held by the clamping device washware is held either by the respective first receiving slot or the respective second receiving slot of the clamping holder.

According to a further feature of the invention it is provided that the clamping holder of Clamping device are pivotally mounted on a cup support and can be transferred from a position of use to a non-use position and vice versa. The clamping device therefore has two clamping holders, each clamping holder being arranged in each case pivotably on a cup support. In this case, each clamp can be selectively transferred from a use position to a non-use position and vice versa. On the user side, therefore, either a clamp holder, both clamp holders or neither of the two clamp holders can be used.

The invention further proposes a cup support for receiving items to be washed with a clamping device arranged thereon of the type described above, wherein the cup support is characterized by a receiving space in which the clamping holder of the clamping device come to rest in non-use position.

The cup support proposed by the invention has a receiving space. This receiving space takes up the clamping holder of a clamping device in non-use position to save space. In the non-use position of the clamping holder, the cup support can therefore be used as a cup support known from the prior art. For the transfer of the clamping holder in its position of use, they are to be pivoted relative to the cup support, being pivoted as a result of such a pivoting movement from the space provided by the cup support receiving space out in its upright position.

With the embodiment according to the invention, a clamping device is proposed as a whole, into which, in particular, plastic containers can be clamped at the edges, whether in their light weight position-safe. In this case, the clamping device preferably has two clamping holder, so that a position-secure fixing of a plastic ware can be made. The clamping holder of the clamping device are pivotally mounted on a dish rack or its attachments and can be transferred from a space-saving non-use position into a position of use either.

However, it is particularly preferred to form the clamping device on a cup support of a dish rack lower in the height direction of the dishwasher, the so-called lower basket. This is because such a quasi-fourth cleaning level is created. Because a plastic container is usually larger in its base area as the cup pad and can not be absorbed by this. The clamping device according to the invention nevertheless allows the position-safe arrangement, which virtually creates an additional cleaning level. In the case of assembly, the plastic container to be cleaned projects beyond the cup support so that it would fall off the cup support without the clamping device according to the invention.

It is particularly preferred to arrange the clamping holder of the clamping device foldable on the cup support. As a result, when the clamping device is not used, the cup support can be used in a conventional manner. When unfolded clamping cup serving in the manner already described for clamping arrangement of a plastic container to be cleaned. In non-use position of the clamping device is therefore no disturbance to the arrangement of cups and / or similar items before.

Fig. 1

in schematisch perspektivischer Ansicht einen erfindungsgemäßen Klemmhalter;

Fig. 2

in schematischer Explosionsdarstellung den erfindungsgemäßen Klemmhalter nach Fig. 1;

Fig. 3

in schematisch perspektivischer Ansicht eine mit einer erfindungsgemäßen Klemmeinrichtung ausgerüstete Tassenauflage, wobei sich die Klemmeinrichtung in Gebrauchsstellung befindet;

Fig. 4

in schematisch perspektivischer Ansicht eine mit einer erfindungsgemäßen Klemmeinrichtung ausgerüstete Tassenauflage, wobei sich die Klemmeinrichtung in Nicht-Gebrauchsstellung befindet;

Fig. 5

in schematisch perspektivischer Darstellung ein Geschirrkorb, der über eine Tassenauflage mit einer daran angeordneten Klemmeinrichtung gemäß der Erfindung verfügt;

Fig. 6

in schematisch perspektivischer Darstellung ein von einer erfindungsgemäßen Klemmeinrichtung aufgenommenes Spülgut gemäß einer ersten Ansicht und

Fig. 7

in schematisch perspektivischer Darstellung ein von einer erfindungsgemäßen Klemmeinrichtung aufgenommenes Spülgut gemäß einer zweiten Ansicht.

Further features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description with reference to FIGS. Show

Fig. 1

in a schematic perspective view of a clamping holder according to the invention;

Fig. 2

in a schematic exploded view of the clamp holder according to the invention Fig. 1 ;

Fig. 3

in a schematic perspective view equipped with a clamping device according to the invention cup pad, wherein the clamping device is in the position of use;

Fig. 4

in a schematic perspective view equipped with a clamping device according to the invention cup pad, wherein the clamping device is in non-use position;

Fig. 5

in a schematic perspective view of a dish rack, which has a cup support with a clamping device arranged thereon according to the invention;

Fig. 6

in a schematic perspective view of a recorded by a clamping device according to the invention ware according to a first view and

Fig. 7

in a schematic perspective view of a recorded by a clamping device according to the invention items according to a second view.

Fig. 1 can be seen in a schematic perspective view of a clamp holder 1 according to the invention. The clamping holder 1 has a base 6, from which in the embodiment shown three arms, namely the arms 7, 8 and 12 extend. In this case, adjacent arms are spaced from each other and each form a receiving slot between them. Thus, the arms 7 and 8 between them the receiving slot 9 and the arms 8 and 12 between the receiving slot 13 ready.

In the receiving slots 9 and 13 project respectively clamping elements 10 and 11 or 14 and 15, which are each formed of a soft-elastic plastic. In the intended use case, as he, for example, in the FIGS. 6 and 7 is shown, take the clamping elements 10 and 11 or 14 and 15 a recorded by the clamp holder 1 4 by clamping between them, whereby a position-safe recording of the items to be washed 4 is achieved by the clamp holder 1.

In the final assembled state, the clamping holder 1 is preferably pivotably arranged on a dish rack 5 or on an attachment of the dish rack 5, for example a cup support 3, for which purpose the clamping holder 1 has bearing blocks 16 and 17.

Like this in particular the side view after Fig. 1 can be seen, which is provided by the clamping elements 10, 11, 14 and 15 each receiving slot side edge contour 18 wave-shaped, in the simplest case, only a wave crest can be provided. In addition, the undulating configuration of the edge contour 18 ensures that, regardless of the material thickness of the male ware 4 to be absorbed, a secure clamping between the respective associated clamping elements 10 and 11 or 14 and 15 is reached.

Fig. 2 lets recognize the clamp holder 1 according to the invention in an exploded view. As can be seen from this view, the terminal holder 1 is formed in three parts and has a base body 20, a mounting strip 21 and a terminal block 22. In the final assembled state, the mounting strip 21 is arranged on the base body 20, wherein the terminal block 22 between the base body 20 and mounting rail 21st is arranged, resulting in an overall sandwich-like structure.

For arranging the mounting strip 21 on the base body 20, the base body 20 has mandrels 23, which engage in the final assembled state in correspondingly formed recesses 24 of the mounting strip 21.

There are also provided on the mounting rail 21 formed tabs 26 which engage in the final assembled state in corresponding thereto formed receptacles 27 of the body 20.

For the purpose of mounting the clamping holder 1, the mounting rail 21 is to introduce their tabs 26 ahead in the respective associated receptacles 27 of the body. Then, the mounting strip 21 is to pivot about a defined by the tabs 26 pivot axis, so that there is an insertion and subsequent locking of the mandrels 23 in the associated recesses 24 of the mounting rail 21.

The arranged between the base body 20 and mounting rail 21 terminal block 22 has openings 25 through which the mandrels 23 of the main body 20 project through the endmontierten state. As a result, a position-safe arrangement of the terminal block 22 is achieved relative to the base body 20 and the mounting bar 21.

The main body 20, the mounting strip 21 and the terminal block 22 each have windows 19 which are superimposed congruent in the final assembled state, as shown in particular in the illustration Fig. 1 evident. These windows 19 serve as a flow opening for rinsing liquid, so that on the one hand from a sprayer of the dishwasher dispensed rinsing liquid can be achieved by the recorded by clamping holder 1 items 4 and that on the other hand, previously applied to the wash rinse liquid, especially in the drying case can flow, so that no unwanted Spülflüssigkeitspfützen remain on the clamp holder 1 back.

The terminal block 22 is formed as a one-piece component, which provides the clamping elements 10 and 11 or 14 and 15. In this case, the clamping elements 10 and 11 or 14 and 15 as sections of the terminal strip 22, which protrude beyond the arms 7, 8 and 12 out into the respective associated receiving slots 9 and 13.

The main body 20 and the mounting strip 21 are formed in particular for reasons of strength of a comparatively hard plastic. In contrast, the terminal block 22 is formed of a soft-elastic plastic, which has corresponding spring properties, so that by the clamping bar provided by the clamping elements 10, 11, 14 and 15 in the intended use, a corresponding clamping force on a recorded by the clamp holder 1 4 can be exercised.

The invention further relates to a clamping device 2, as in the FIGS. 3 to 7 is shown. In this case, a clamping device 2 has two clamping holder 1 of the type described above.

It is particularly preferred to arrange the clamping device 2 pivotably on a cup support, as shown in the FIGS. 3 to 7 is shown by way of example.

Both clamping holder 1 of the clamping device 2 are each arranged pivotably on the cup support 3 and can be transferred from a position of use to a non-use position and vice versa. Fig. 3 shows in this context a position of use of the clamp holder 1, according to which they are brought into an upright position. Fig. 4 shows the non-use position of the clamping device, according to which the clamp holder 1 are pivoted into a provided by the cup pad receiving space 28 inside.

In the non-use position of the clamping device 2, as in Fig. 4 is shown, the cup support 3 can be used in a conventional manner and used to accommodate particular kleinteiligem items. In the position of use of the clamping device 2 after Fig. 3 serves the cup support 3 thanks to the arranged thereon clamping device 2 for receiving items to be washed 4, which could not be taken up safely without clamping device 2 according to the invention of the cup support. In that regard, by means of the clamping device 2 according to the invention an additional Cleaning level provided within the provided by the dishwasher 1 Spülraums, as in particular from a synopsis of FIGS. 6 and 7 evident.

Fig. 5 can be seen in a schematic perspective view of a known from the prior art dish rack 1 for a dishwashing machine not shown in the figures. The crockery basket 1 is formed in the embodiment shown as a lower basket and consists of a wire mesh of a plastic-coated wire 29. In the intended use of the crockery basket 5 is the inclusion of dishes to be cleaned, for what purpose the Spülkorb 5 via appropriate recordings in the form of spikes, loops and the like. Has.

The dish rack 5 further has a cup support 3. This is pivotally mounted on a provided by the dish rack 5 side wall. Leave it Fig. 5 the cup support 3 in folded down position, ie recognize the position of use, in which a recording of particular kleinteiligem items is possible. In its non-use position, the cup support 3 is folded counterclockwise upwards.

In the exemplary embodiment shown, the cup support 3 is equipped with a clamping device 2 according to the invention, which in turn has two clamping holders 1 arranged pivotably on the cup support 3. In the illustration shown, the clamp holder 1 are folded upwards, so they are in their position of use. As Fig. 5 can recognize, extend the arms 7, 8 and 12 of each clamping holder 1 in the position of use of the clamping device 2 is substantially perpendicular to the provided by the cup support 3 receiving surface.

In the position of use of the clamping device 2, this can be equipped with to be cleaned dishes, as exemplified in the FIGS. 6 and 7 is shown. As can be seen from these figures, the clamping device 2 according to the invention makes it possible to accommodate also larger ware 4 from the cup support 3, which protrudes beyond the cup support 3, so that it would fall down without the clamping device 2 according to the invention.

The clamping device 2 according to the invention provides two significant advantages. On the one hand is made possible by the clamped recording of items 4, that even comparatively light items to be kept 4 is secure. Thus, the clamping device 2 is particularly suitable for receiving items formed from plastic, which is ensured by the clamping arrangement that the items to be washed 4 is not changed by acting on the items 4 in the intended use rinse liquid in its position relative to the cup support 3 and possibly even is turned around. In addition, it allows caused by the clamping device 2 according to the invention clamped recording of items to be washed 4, that also on the cup support 3 protruding items 4 can be kept safe, which is created within the provided by the dishwasher dishwasher an additional cleaning level. Thus, the clamping device 2 according to the invention allows a more optimized use of space of the dishwasher provided by the dishwasher.

reference numeral

1. 1. clamp holder
2. 2. Clamping device
3. 3. Cup pad
4. 4. Washware
5. 5. Wash basket
6. 6th base
7. 7th arm
8. 8. Arm
9. 9. Recording slot
10. 10. clamping element
11. 11. Clamping element
12. 12th arm
13. 13th receiving slot
14. 14. Clamping element
15. 15. Clamping element
16. 16th bearing block
17. 17th bearing block
18. 18. Edge contour
19. 19th window
20. 20th basic body
21. 21. Mounting strip
22. 22. Terminal block
23. 23. Thorn
24. 24. recess
25. 25th breakthrough
26. 26. Tab
27. 27. Recording
28. 28th recording room
29. 29. wire

Claims (11)

Clamping holder for items to be washed, in particular for items of laundry (4) made of plastic, for arranging on a dish rack (5) of a dishwasher or on its attachments, in particular on a cup support (3), with two arms (7) extending from a common base (6) , 8), which are spaced apart to form a receiving slot (9), wherein the arms (7, 8) each carry a in the receiving slot (9) projecting clamping element (10, 11) formed of a soft-elastic plastic are. Clamping holder according to claim 1,
marked by
a further extending from the base (6) arm (12) which is arranged to form a further receiving slot (13) spaced from one of the two first arms (7,8). Clamping holder according to claim 2,
characterized in that
the slot width of the further receiving slot (13) is smaller than the slot width of the receiving slot (9) formed between the two first arms (7, 8). Clamping holder according to claim 2 or 3,
characterized in that
the further receiving slot (13) limiting arms (7, 8, 13) in the further receiving slot (13) projecting clamping elements (14, 15) carry, which are formed of a soft-elastic plastic. Clamping holder according to one of the preceding claims,
marked by
a base body (20), a mounting strip (21) connected thereto and a clamping strip (22) arranged between base body (20) and mounting strip (21), wherein the clamping strip (22) is integrally formed and which fits into the receiving slots (9, 13) protruding clamping elements (10, 11, 14, 15) provides. Clamping holder according to claim 5,
characterized in that
The clamping elements (10, 11, 14, 15) receiving slot side each have a wavy edge contour (18). Clamping holder according to claim 5 or 6,
characterized in that
the base body (20), the mounting strip (21) and the terminal block (22) have mutually covering window (19). Clamping holder according to one of the preceding claims 5 to 7,
characterized in that
the base body (20) bearing blocks (17) for pivotally mounting the clamping holder (1) on a dish rack (5) and / or its attachments. Clamping device for items to be washed, in particular for items to be washed (4) made of plastic, for arrangement on a dish rack (5) of a dishwasher or on its attachments, in particular on a cup support (3),
marked by
two clamping holders (1) according to one of the preceding claims 1 to 8. Clamping device according to claim 9,
characterized in that
the clamping holder (1) are pivotally mounted on a cup support (3) and are formed from a position of use in a non-use position and vice versa pivotable. Cup cover for items to be washed, with a clamping device according to claim 9 or 10, characterized by
a receiving space (28) into which the clamping holders (1) of the clamping device (2) come to lie in non-use position of the clamping device (2).

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