JP2001190481A - Dish basket and dish washer and drier provided with the dish basket - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a dish basket which improves handleability by improving freedom on housing with the contrivance of the shape of the dish basket. SOLUTION: The dish basket 1 is provided with supporting wires for supporting dishes and a wire for a frame for holding these supporting wires and has plural parallel supporting wires 2 having recess parts 3 bent in a vertical direction as the supporting wires in parallel to each other to form glass supporting part 5 for placing glasses upside down with the parts 3 of the wires 2. Since there is not such a pin in the vertical direction as regulates the positions of the glasses, dishes can be placed freely anywhere in the dish basket to improve handleability.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a tableware basket such as a dishwasher for storing and using tableware such as glasses and dishes, and to increase the degree of freedom when storing tableware in a tableware basket. The present invention relates to a configuration for improving usability.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A dishwasher such as a conventional dishwasher is
A large number of pins are provided for placing tableware such as glasses and dishes, and these are regularly stored.

The basic structure of a general dishwasher will be described with reference to FIG.

[0004] As a configuration for washing and drying dishes, a washing tank 21, a washing water supply means 22, a water amount detecting means 23, and washing water pressurized for washing by spraying the washing water. It has a cleaning nozzle 24a and a cleaning pump 24b for pressurizing the cleaning water. Further, a heating means 25 for heating the washing water and a temperature detecting means 26 for the washing water are provided. The operation of the water supply means 22, the washing pump 24b, the heating means 25, and the like is controlled by the control device 27.
In addition, an operation panel 28 for a user to operate the control device 27 is provided. Then, in accordance with an input from the operation panel 28, the control device 27 executes some operation methods in which the washing time and the washing or rinsing temperature are changed. Each of the above components is housed in a housing 29, and a tableware basket 30 for storing tableware is mounted in the washing tank 21. Although not shown, a drain pump for discharging washing water out of the washing machine, a blower for sending outside air to the washing tank 21, a lid for opening and closing the opening of the washing tank 21, and the like are provided. The stored tableware can be washed and dried. A description of a specific washing and drying operation method is omitted.

Next, how to use the tableware basket 30 is shown in FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIG. In such a dishwasher, the tableware basket 30 is pulled out with the lid opened, and the tableware is stored in the tableware basket 30. Tableware basket 30,
A straight pin A31 as a supporting wire for supporting tableware,
It has a pin B32, and a linear frame wire A33, a frame wire B34, and an outer frame wire 35 that hold the supporting wire. A storage shelf 36 is provided above the tableware basket 30.
Are formed by linear supporting wires 37. The storage shelf 36 has a mounting portion 38 at one end thereof for rotatably mounting to the tableware basket 30, and can be stored upright in the vertical direction, or can be rotated horizontally to be used as a shelf.

[0006] In the tableware basket 30, a place for storing each tableware type is designated, and the pin A3 of the tableware basket 30 is designated.
1 and the frame wire A33,
The bowls are mainly supported by 2 and the frame wire B34,
Tableware is stored as shown in FIG. In addition, storage shelves 36
The glasses can be placed face down by the supporting wire 37. As described above, in the standard use state, the dishes are regularly stored by placing each of the dishes, bowls, and glasses in the designated place in the dish basket 30.

In this conventional example, the pin A31 and the pin B32 are linear having a length of 50 to 100 mm.
Often bent in the middle. In addition, the glasses can be placed face down so as to cover the pins A31 and B32 depending on the depth and diameter.

[0008]

In the dishwasher 30 having the above-described structure of the dishwasher, pins A31 and pins B32 are provided as pin-shaped supporting wires corresponding to the shape of the dish, and bowls and glasses are provided. Types and dishes must be arranged in the designated places. However, since the shape of the pin and the shape of the tableware almost correspond to each other, it is difficult to store the tableware at a position other than the designated position. Therefore, skill is required for the tableware storage operation, and it takes time to store the tableware in the tableware basket 30.

Further, since the tableware basket 30 is configured on the assumption that the type and the number of tableware to be stored are constant in a standard state, the tableware basket 30 can be stored efficiently if the number is the ratio. However, when there is a bias in the type and number of tableware, for example, when most are glasses, or when there are many types of tableware, tableware cannot be stored properly.

[0010] In addition, each type of tableware has a tableware basket 30.
, The types of tableware that can be newly added and stored are limited even if there is a little free space for each type. For example, even if there are few dishes and there is an empty space, it is not usually possible to store glasses having a diameter larger than the thickness of the dishes in that place.

That is, in the case of a conventional dishwasher such as a dishwasher or the like, there is a problem that the storage time is troublesome, the number of dishes cannot be fully accommodated even if the number is small, or the number of stored dishes is actually insufficient. There is.

As a matter of course, the pin shapes and arrangements which are easy to use have been devised corresponding to various shapes of tableware, as disclosed in JP-A-11-206691 and JP-A-3-2622.
5, JP-A-9-201324 and the like are disclosed. However, in each case, the dishes are supported by the pins, and the above-mentioned problems are similar.

The present invention solves the problems of the above-described dishwasher such as a conventional dishwasher and dryer. In particular, it is an object of the present invention to provide a tableware basket in which the degree of freedom of the tableware storage method is increased by devising the shape of the tableware basket, and the usability is improved.

[0014]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A tableware basket according to the present invention comprises a supporting wire for supporting tableware, and a frame wire for holding the supporting wire, and has a concave portion bent in a vertical direction as a supporting wire. Arranging a plurality of parallel support wires having in parallel,
The glass supporting portion on which the glasses are placed face down is formed by the concave portion of the parallel supporting wire.

According to the present invention, the glasses can be stored face down on the glass support portion of the parallel support wire. Since the parallel support wire does not have a vertical pin hitting the tableware, the tableware can be freely placed anywhere in the tableware basket, and a convenient tableware basket can be provided.

[0016]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The invention according to claim 1 comprises a supporting wire for supporting tableware, a frame wire for holding the supporting wire, and a concave portion bent in a vertical direction as the supporting wire. A plurality of parallel support wires were arranged in parallel, and a glass support portion on which glasses were placed face down was formed by a concave portion of the parallel support wire, and the tableware was set.

By using the embodiment of the present invention as an embodiment, glasses can be stored in a state of being laid down on the glass support portion of the parallel support wire. Since the parallel support wire does not have a vertical pin hitting the tableware, the tableware can be freely placed anywhere in the tableware basket, and the usability can be improved.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the bottom surface of the concave portion of the parallel support wire is a tableware whose vertical surface is inclined.

By using the embodiment of the present invention as an embodiment, the tableware placed in the recess of the parallel support wire is inclined, so that dirt and water drops do not remain on the bottom surface, and the usability is good. At the same time, cleaning performance and drying performance are improved.

The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2
In the invention described above, a plurality of orthogonal support wires are provided below the parallel support wires in a direction orthogonal to the parallel support wires, and a dish support portion in which dishes are placed upright is formed by the orthogonal support wires.

By using the embodiment of the present invention as an embodiment, in a single tableware basket, glasses can be stored in a recess in the parallel support wire, and dishes can be stored upright on the orthogonal support wire. Either tableware can be stored, and the usability can be further improved.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect of the present invention, the orthogonal supporting wires are formed with concave portions or convex portions at substantially the same intervals as the parallel supporting wires, and are used as tableware.

By using the embodiment of the present invention as an embodiment, when dishes are stored in an upright position, the space between the dishes is appropriately secured regardless of the diameter of the dishes to accommodate more dishes. be able to.

The invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to claims 1 to 4.
In any one of the inventions, the axial direction of the parallel supporting wire is arranged in the front-rear direction of the equipment provided with the tableware basket, and the tableware basket is taken.

By using the embodiment of the present invention as an embodiment, tableware including not only glasses but also dishes can be stored at opposite positions from anywhere, regardless of the installation direction of the equipment provided with the tableware basket. , The convenience of use can be realized.

The invention according to claim 6 is the invention according to claims 1 to 5
The dishwasher according to any one of the above items is provided in a dishwasher, and by using this configuration as an embodiment, an easy-to-use dishwasher that exhibits the effects described in the above claims is realized. can do.

[0027]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

The dish basket 1 of the present embodiment is used for a dish washer and dryer, but the basic configuration and operation method of the dish washer and dryer are the same as those of the conventional example. The storage means will be mainly described.

FIG. 1 is a plan view of the tableware basket 1, and FIG. 2 is a main sectional view of the tableware basket. The tableware basket 1 has a parallel supporting wire 2 as a supporting wire for supporting the tableware. This parallel support wire 2 is a wire provided with a concave portion 3 bent in the vertical direction, and is parallel at substantially equal intervals (hereinafter also referred to as pitch).
A plurality is arranged. There are an outer frame wire 4 and a linear auxiliary wire 4a as frame wires for holding the parallel support wire 2.

The concave portion 3 of the parallel supporting wire 2 has a width W enough to store glasses or pots having a relatively small diameter in a prone manner, and forms a glass supporting portion 5. When the glasses are placed face down on the glass support portion 5, the glasses are supported by the concave portions 3 of the two or three parallel support wires 2 depending on their diameters.

Of course, the tableware basket 1 as a whole has several sizes in which the pitch of the parallel supporting wires 2 is different in order to cope with the difference in the thickness of the glasses having a small diameter and the dishes described below. Also in this case, the glasses are supported by at least two parallel support wires 2.

The bottom surface of the concave portion 3 of the parallel support wire 2 is inclined in the vertical direction. For this reason, the tableware stored prone to the recess 3 of the parallel support wire 2 is similarly inclined. Therefore, the bottom surface of the glasses or pots placed in the concave portion 3 is inclined, and dirt and water droplets on this surface easily flow down and do not remain, so that the cleaning performance and the drying performance are improved, and the operation time can be reduced. .

As shown in FIG. 3, the tableware basket 1 is provided with two orthogonal support wires 6 below the parallel support wires 2 in a direction orthogonal to the parallel support wires 2. When the dishes are inserted into the gap formed by the parallel support wire 2, the orthogonal support wires 6 support the lower end of the dishes, and the dishes are formed by the unevenness of the parallel support wire 2, in this embodiment, the unevenness due to the concave portion 3. Hold so that you do not fall. Dish support section 7 for storing dishes upright in this way
Is formed.

In this embodiment, for example, the middle plate 8 is supported by the orthogonal support wires 6 depending on the diameter of the plates, but the platter 9 is supported by the auxiliary wires 4a to support the weight of the parallel support wires 2. The unevenness, in this embodiment, the unevenness due to the concave portion 3 allows the platter to be placed upright without falling over. In addition, in order to prevent a small-diameter plate from dropping and to hold the middle plate 8 more stably, it has an orthogonal auxiliary wire 6a. Of course, the present invention is not limited to this, and indicates various support states depending on the diameter and shape of the dishes.

Further, as shown in FIG.
Are formed with a plurality of convex portions 10 at the same interval as the parallel support wire 2. As a result, the plates inserted from the gaps formed by the parallel support wires 2 are fixed in position by the lower end contacting the projections 10, and the intervals between the plates are properly secured. Things. Particularly, it is possible to prevent a dish having a small diameter or a dish having a small thickness from entering the gap of the parallel support wire 2 more than necessary and inclining. The inclination of the dishes stored in this way is suppressed, and many dishes can be stored in the same area.

It is to be noted that not only the convex portion 10 as in the present embodiment but also a concave portion for holding a dish or a short pin provided in a vertical direction, in short, the position of the dish on the orthogonal support wire 6. What is necessary is just to form the fixing means.

Further, this prevents the dishes from coming into contact with each other, so that the washing performance and the drying performance do not deteriorate. Of course, at the time of storage and removal, damage due to contact between dishes can also be prevented. Therefore, even if the user is not aware,
The dishes are stored at the required intervals and are easy to use.

The ease of use of the tableware basket 1 according to the embodiment will be described below based on some tableware storage cases.

First, in the storage example 1 shown in FIG. 5, glasses and dishes are stored together in FIG. The dish basket 1 of the embodiment is mounted on the dishwasher which is wide and narrow in the left and right directions from the front. Therefore, since the axial direction of the parallel support wire 2 is arranged in the front-rear direction of the tableware basket 1 and is configured substantially symmetrically, the tableware can be stored in the left and right opposite positions. Thus, not only when the dishwasher is placed horizontally in front of the user, but also when the dishwasher is placed vertically on the right or left side, the glasses and dishes can be freely stored both in the back and in the front. In other words, regardless of the positional relationship between the dishwasher or the dish basket 1 and the user, it can be stored in a position where it can be easily inserted.

It is also possible to replace the glass 11 shown in FIG. Because there is no pin in the recess 3 of the parallel support wire 2 that regulates the position of the glasses, the position of the glasses can be freely adjusted left and right. On the other hand, the pitch of the parallel parallel supporting wires 2, that is, the space for accommodating the dishes is the same everywhere, and the dishes can be freely inserted. In this way, the glasses and dishes can be freely placed from anywhere, which is convenient.

Next, in the storage example 2 of FIG. 6, it can be seen that glasses can be stored in the tableware basket 1 anywhere from front to back, right and left, and from anywhere. Even when there are many glasses and cups, they can be washed and dried together.

Further, since there is no pin for regulating the position of the tableware in the parallel support wire 2, bowls and glasses can be placed on the recess 3 of the parallel support wire 2 having the same shape. Of course, the bowl 13 having a large diameter comes out of the recess 3 as shown in FIG. 7, but can be placed face down. Therefore, bowls and glasses can be stored face down from anywhere in the tableware basket 1, and the usability is good.

Although the tableware basket 1 of this embodiment has two recesses 3 at the front and rear, one is provided in accordance with the form of the equipment.
There may be two places or two or more places.

The dish basket of the present embodiment can be used not only for dishwashers and dryers but also for various other appliances equipped with baskets such as washing machines for dishes and parts other than dishes and dryers.

It is needless to say that the tableware can be dried in a short time because the tableware can be efficiently stored by being mounted on the tableware dryer with little overlap of the tableware. Thus, the amount of air for drying and heating can be reduced, and energy can be saved.

In addition to washing and drying, the present invention may be used as equipment for storage, display, etc., for example, as a cupboard, a storage shelf for a system kitchen, a hanging cabinet, a showcase, a drain basket, or the like. Things.

If the tableware is mounted on a cupboard, the tableware can be freely put in and taken out from any place with little overlapping of the tableware, so that the usability is improved.

[0048]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a parallel support having a support wire for supporting tableware and a frame wire for holding the support wire, and having a concave portion bent in the vertical direction as the support wire. By arranging a plurality of wires in parallel and forming the glass support portion on which the glasses are laid down by the concave portion of the parallel support wire, tableware such as glasses and pots is laid down on the glass support portion of the parallel support wire. Can be stored. Since the parallel support wire does not have a vertical pin hitting the tableware, the tableware can be freely placed anywhere in the tableware basket, and a convenient tableware basket can be provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the bottom surface of the concave portion of the parallel supporting wire is a tableware inclined in the vertical direction, so that the tableware is placed face down in the concave portion of the parallel supporting wire. As a result, dirt and water droplets do not remain on the bottom of the dish, and it is possible to provide a tableware basket that is easy to use and has improved washing performance and drying performance.

The third aspect of the present invention is the first or second aspect.
In the invention of the present invention, by providing a plurality of orthogonal support wires in a direction orthogonal to the parallel support wire below the parallel support wire, and forming a dish support portion on which the dishes are erected with the orthogonal support wire, the glasses are The parallel support wires can be stored in a recessed state, and dishes can be stored upright on the orthogonal support wires. Any tableware can be stored freely, and a more convenient tableware basket can be provided.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect of the present invention, the orthogonal supporting wires are formed with concave portions or convex portions at substantially the same interval as the parallel supporting wires, so that the dishes can be erected. When storing the tableware, it is possible to appropriately secure the interval between the tableware according to the shape of the tableware, and to provide a tableware basket capable of storing more tableware.

The invention according to claim 5 provides the invention according to claims 1 to 4.
In the invention according to any one of the above, the axial direction of the parallel support wire is arranged in the front-rear direction of the equipment provided with the tableware basket, so that the tableware including the glasses as well as the dishes is stored in the left and right opposite positions. It is possible to provide a tableware basket that is easy to use and can be used in accordance with the installation direction of the device provided with the tableware basket.

The invention according to claim 6 is the invention according to claims 1 to 5
By using a dishwasher provided with the dish basket described in any one of the above, it is possible to realize a convenient dishwasher with increased freedom in storing the dishes in the dish basket.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a tableware basket according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a main part of the tableware basket according to the embodiment in which the glass is stored face down;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the main part showing the vertical storage of dishes in the tableware basket of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a convex portion of the orthogonal support wire of the tableware basket of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing an example 1 of storing tableware in the tableware basket of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a storage example 2 of the tableware in the tableware basket of the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing a main part of the tableware basket according to the embodiment in which the bowls are placed face down.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view of a main part of a conventional dishwasher.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of the tableware basket of the conventional example.

FIG. 10 is a plan view of an upper storage shelf of the tableware basket of the conventional example.

FIG. 11 is a plan view showing an example of storing tableware in a tableware basket of the conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Tableware basket 2 Parallel support wire 3 Depression 4 Outer frame wire 4a Auxiliary wire 5 Glass support part 6 Orthogonal support wire 6a Orthogonal auxiliary wire 7 Dish support part 8 Middle plate 9 Large plate 10 Convex part 11 Glass 12 Plate 13 bowl

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Emi Akutsu 1006 Kadoma Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Terms (reference) 3B082 FF01 FF07

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A supporting wire for supporting tableware and a frame wire for holding the supporting wire, and a plurality of parallel supporting wires having concave portions bent in a vertical direction as the supporting wire are arranged in parallel. A tableware basket in which a glass supporting portion on which glasses are placed face down is formed by the concave portion of the parallel supporting wire. 2. The dish basket according to claim 1, wherein the bottom surface of the concave portion of the parallel support wire is inclined in a vertical direction. 3. A plate supporting portion for placing a plurality of orthogonal supporting wires under the parallel supporting wires in a direction perpendicular to the parallel supporting wires, and a dish supporting portion for standing dishes is formed by the orthogonal supporting wires.
The tableware basket described. 4. The dish basket according to claim 3, wherein the orthogonal support wires have recesses or protrusions formed at substantially the same intervals as the parallel support wires. 5. The parallel support wire according to claim 1, wherein the axial direction of the parallel support wire is arranged in the front-back direction of the apparatus provided with the tableware.
Tableware basket described in section. 6. A dishwasher / dryer provided with the dish basket according to claim 1.