JP2000254069A - Dishwasher - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a dishwasher which facilitates connecting work of piping and the cleaning of a floor by eliminating protrusion of extra piping into a lower part of a base of a machine room. SOLUTION: In a dishwasher which is provided with a washing chamber 17 of dishes at an upper part thereof and a machine room 10 at a lower part thereof and has leg parts at a lower part of the base of the machine room 10, the machine room 10 is provided with a rinsing water tank 13 and a washing water tank 11. A connection port 51a of a feed water pipe 51 to the rinsing water tank 13 and a connection port 53a of a drain pipe 53 from the washing water tank 11 are arranged above the base 55 of the machine room 10.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dishwasher provided with a rinse water tank and a washing water tank.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a rinsing water tank and a washing water tank are provided, and water is supplied to a rinsing water tank. Rinse water injected into a washing chamber is collected in the washing water tank. Dishwashers that operate through a tank are known.

FIGS. 4 and 5 show such a dishwasher.
As shown in FIG. 7, a dishwashing room 71 is provided at an upper portion, a machine room 72 is provided at a lower portion, and a leg portion 73 is provided at a lower portion of a base of the machine room 72. Further, in the conventional configuration, a rinsing water tank 75 and a washing water tank 76 are provided in the machine room 72, and a water supply pipe connection port 75a to the rinsing water tank 75 and a drain pipe connection port 76 from the washing water tank 76 are provided.
“a” is disposed below the base of the machine room 72.

[0004]

However, in the case where the water supply pipe connection port 75a and the washing water tank 76 are provided at the lower portion of the base of the machine room 10, the positions are too low, so that the pipe connection work becomes difficult. There is a problem. Further, in the conventional configuration, there is a problem that it is difficult to clean the floor because extra pipes project below the base of the machine room 10.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, to facilitate the work of connecting pipes, to prevent extra pipes from protruding below the base of the machine room, and to clean the floor. It is an object of the present invention to provide a dishwasher capable of facilitating cooking.

[0006]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
A dishwashing machine having a dishwashing room at an upper portion, a machine room at a lower portion, and a lower portion of a base of the machine room, a dishwasher having legs, including a rinse water tank and a washing water tank in the machine room,
A connection port of a water supply pipe to the rinsing water tank and a connection port of a drain pipe from the washing water tank are arranged above a base of the machine room.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a tableware washing room is provided at an upper portion, a machine room is provided at a lower portion, and a leg portion is provided at a lower portion of a base of the machine room. A dishwasher provided with a pair of opposed openings, the opening provided with a rinsing water tank and a washing water tank in a machine room, and a connection port of a water supply pipe to the rinsing water tank, and The connection port of the drain pipe from the washing water tank is disposed above the base of the machine room, and the connection port of the water supply pipe and the water supply pipe and the drain pipe connected to the connection port of the drain pipe are connected to the tableware. , Which can be derived in both input directions.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a dishwasher. The dishwasher 1 has an outer box 3. The outer box 3 is provided with a top plate 5 formed in a substantially semi-cylindrical shape and a tableware insertion table provided on the outer peripheral portion of the outer box 3 so as to face each other. It includes a pair of opening / closing doors 7 provided at the opening and a machine room 10. 9 is a handle of the door.

A washing water tank 1 for supplying washing water to nozzles located in the outer box 3 is provided in a machine room 10 below the outer box 3.
1, a cleaning device 15 including a cleaning water pump 12 and the like,
And a rinsing water tank 13 for supplying rinsing water to the nozzle,
A rinsing device 16 including a rinsing water pump 14 and the like are stored.

A thick pipe 19 extends from the cleaning device 15. The pipe 19 has a substantially U shape, and extends into the cleaning chamber 17 along the wall surface of the outer box 3. The upper end 19a and the lower end 19b of the pipe 19 are bent, extend almost to the center of the cleaning chamber 17, and face up and down.
The upper cleaning nozzle 21 and the upper rinsing nozzle 22 are rotatably mounted on the lower cleaning nozzle 2 on the lower end 19b.
3, and a lower rinsing nozzle 24 are rotatably mounted.

The above-mentioned opening and closing door 7 is, as shown in FIG.
It is provided in two openings on both sides of the outer box 3 so as to be movable up and down, and each opening and closing door 7 is opened and closed by grasping the handle 9 and moving up and down (moving in the direction of arrow A).

At the lower end of each opening / closing door 7, a holder 3 is provided.
5 is fixed, and a coil spring 33 is stretched between the holder 35 and a member 34 fixed on the upper part of the pipe 19. A pair of left and right stoppers 37 are provided on both sides of the upper end of the one door 7A.
7, a shock absorbing member 37a is provided at the tip of the coil spring 3 when the other opening and closing door 7B is fully opened.
3 contracts and comes into contact with the shock absorbing member 37a of one of the doors 7A to stop the opening of the door 7B.
In the state where the door 7B is closed, one of the doors 7B is closed.
When opening the door A, the impact absorbing member 3 provided on the door 7A
It goes without saying that 7a collides with the other opening / closing door 7B and performs a stopper function.

In this embodiment, the rinsing water tank 13
Is connected to a water supply pipe 51 connected to a water pipe (not shown). Water supply through the water supply pipe 51 is performed to the rinse water tank 13. Water is supplied to the cleaning water tank 11 by rinsing the rinsing water from the rinsing water tank 13 into the cleaning chamber 1.
After rinsing the rinsing water into the washing water tank 11 through the tank filter 41, the rinsing water is collected. The operation of supplying water to the washing water tank 11 is hereinafter referred to as a hot water supply operation.

When the dishwashing operation is performed, first,
The opening and closing door 7 is opened and closed, and dirty tableware is put into the washing room 17. Next, the cleaning water pump 12 is operated, and the cleaning water from the cleaning water tank 11 is supplied to the pipes 19a, 19, 19.
b, the upper and lower cleaning nozzles 21 and
23, and is sprayed from there into the washing chamber 17 to wash the dishes (washing step). After that, rinse water pump 1
4, the rinsing water from the rinsing water tank 13 is
As shown by the dotted line, the liquid is supplied to the upper and lower rinsing nozzles 22 and 24 through the thin conduit 38, and is sprayed from the nozzles to the washing chamber 17 to rinse the dishes (rinse process).

During the washing operation, the washing water and the rinsing water injected into the washing chamber 17 are returned to the washing tank 11 through the tank filter 41, and the garbage and the like adhering to the dishes are removed from the tank filter. Collected at 41.

When the level of the washing water collected in the washing tank 11 exceeds a predetermined level, the washing water exceeding the predetermined level is drained through an overflow pipe (not shown). When the cleaning tank 11 is emptied, a valve (not shown) is opened, and the drain pipe 5 connected to the cleaning tank 11 is opened.
Drained from 3.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a tableware washing room 17 is provided in the upper part, and a machine room 10 is provided in the lower part. 56.

A rinsing water tank 13 and a washing water tank 11 are provided in the machine room 10, and a connection port 51a of a water supply pipe 51 to the rinsing water tank 13 and a connection port 53a of a drain pipe 53 from the washing water tank 11 are provided. Is the base 5 of the machine room 10
5 is provided above. The water supply pipe 51 and the drain pipe 53 connected to the connection port 51a of the water supply pipe 51 and the connection port 53a of the drain pipe 53 are led out in both directions of the tableware, that is, both directions indicated by the arrow A in FIG. It is configured to be possible.

In this embodiment, the water supply pipe connection port 51a and the drain pipe connection port 53a are arranged above the base 55 of the machine room 10, so that their positions are higher than those of the conventional one, and Connection work becomes easy.

Further, since extra piping does not project below the base 55 of the machine room 10, the floor can be easily cleaned.
And the like.

Further, since the water supply pipe 51 and the drain pipe 53 connected to the water supply pipe connection port 51a and the drain pipe connection port 53a can be led out in both directions indicated by arrow A in FIG. 2, the water supply pipe 51 and the drain pipe 5
The wall of the kitchen, etc., is not located in the direction in which the dish 3 is led out, and even if the dishwasher 1 is arranged in contact with the wall of the kitchen, the piping can be easily connected by piping.

Although the present invention has been described based on one embodiment, it is apparent that the present invention is not limited to this.

[0024]

According to the present invention, a connection port for a water supply pipe to the rinse water tank and a connection port for a drain pipe from the wash water tank are provided between the bottom of the rinse water tank and the wash water tank and the base of the machine room. As a result, each position is higher than the conventional one, which facilitates pipe connection work, and facilitates floor cleaning because no extra piping protrudes below the base of the machine room. The effect of is obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial sectional view of a dishwasher according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the dishwasher.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the dishwasher.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a dishwasher showing another embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a side view of a dishwasher showing another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 dishwasher 7, 7A, 7B opening and closing door 10 machine room 11 washing water tank 12 washing water pump 13 rinsing water tank 14 rinsing water pump 17 washing room 51 water supply pipe 51a connection port 53 drain pipe 53a connection port 55 base 56 legs

Continuing from the front page (72) Inventor Masataka Takagi 2-5-2-5 Keihanhondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Yoshihiro Yamamura 2-5-2-5 Keihanhondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka F term in Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (reference) 3B082 BD01 BD02 BD04

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A dishwasher having a dishwashing room at an upper portion, a machine room at a lower portion, and a leg at a lower portion of a base of the machine room, wherein a rinse water tank and a washing water tank are provided in the machine room. With
A dishwasher, wherein a connection port of a water supply pipe to the rinse water tank and a connection port of a drain pipe from the washing water tank are disposed above a base of the machine room. 2. A tableware washing room is provided at an upper portion, a machine room is provided at a lower portion, and a leg portion is provided at a lower portion of a base of the machine room. A dishwasher provided with an opening / closing door at the opening, comprising a rinsing water tank and a washing water tank in the machine room,
A connection port of a water supply pipe to the rinse water tank and a connection port of a drain pipe from the washing water tank are disposed above the base of the machine room, and a connection port of the water supply pipe and a connection of the drain pipe are provided. A dishwasher characterized in that a water supply pipe and a drainpipe connected to a mouth are configured to be able to be led out in both directions of tableware.