JP2002136465A - Dish dryer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a dish dryer by which water in a water receiving tray which is arranged on the bottom surface of a draining basket is surely discharged only through a dish dryer main body and the water receiving tray is easily cleaned. SOLUTION: The water receiving tray 12 is disposed so as to be freely attachable/detachable on the lower surface of the draining basket 7 which is arranged inside a dish drying chamber 11 so as to be attachable/detachable and where dishes are put. A drain valve 14 is formed on the bottom surface of the water receiving tray 12, the drain valve 14 is opened only when the tray 12 is set inside the dish drying chamber 11 and water in the tray 12 is drained only through the dish drying chamber 11.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dish dryer, and more particularly to a drain tray for a drain basket.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 11 and FIG.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is the whole perspective view and sectional drawing which show the conventional tableware dryer shown by 207332 gazette. In the figure, reference numeral 31 denotes a main body, which has a water receiving plate 32 inside, and a motor 33 and a fan 34 driven by the motor 33 are provided below the water receiving plate 32.
And a heater 35 provided in an air flow path formed on the back surface of the water receiving plate 32. Reference numeral 37 denotes a drainage basket provided above the water receiving plate 32. The drainage basket 37 has a handle portion 38 protruding from two outer peripheral portions, and tableware 39 is stored in the basket. When carrying the drainage basket 37 containing tableware 39 to a sink or the like, a handle portion 38
Can be grasped firmly. Numeral 40 designates a water tray provided on the front of the main body.
The water is collected in the water receiving tray 40 from the hole 41 provided in the second container 2. Projections 42 projecting upward are provided on both side walls of the main body 31, and a lid 44 is pivotally mounted on the support 43 of the projection 42,
The lid 44 covers the upper opening of the main body 31.
The lid 44 is formed in a size capable of storing the drain basket 37.

A drain tray 45 is provided below the drain basket 37 and is detachably attached to the drain basket 37 by a claw 46 (see FIGS. 13 and 14).
Reference numeral 47 denotes a wall for preventing water droplets from scattering, which is provided around the water receiving tray 45. Reference numeral 48 denotes an opening for drainage formed in the bottom surface of the water receiving tray 45, and 49 is a drain valve provided in the opening 48 when the water receiving tray 45 is attached to the water receiving plate 32 in FIG.
5 (a), open the water receiving tray 45 and set the water receiving plate 4
It is closed as shown in FIG. 50 is a spring.

[0004] In the conventional dish dryer having such a configuration, when the dishes 39 washed in the sink are loaded in the drain basket 37 and transported together with the drain basket 37, the water droplets of the dishes 39 fall into the drain basket 37. It falls downward and accumulates in a water receiving tray 45 attached below the drain basket 37.
At this time, the drain valve 49 of the water receiving tray 45 is pushed by the spring 50 to close the opening 48, and prevents water drops from dropping on the floor or carpet during transportation. Then, when drying the dishes 39 loaded in the drain basket 37,
When the drainage basket 37 is set in the main body 31 and the water receiving tray 45 is mounted on the water receiving plate 32, the draining tray 4
The drain valve 49 of No. 5 is pushed up to the floor of the water receiving plate 32 to be opened, and the water collected in the water receiving tray 45 is recovered from the drain valve 49 to the water receiving tray 40 through the hole 41 of the drain plate 32. The hot air from the hot air generator 36 is sent below the drainage basket 37, and the blown hot air passes through the drainage basket 37 to dry the dishes 39.

[0005]

In the conventional dish dryer as described above, water drops are not dropped on a carpet or the like when the tableware 39 washed in the sink is transported while being stored in the drain basket 37. Since the water drain valve 49 is formed, it is difficult to clean the water receiving tray 45, and garbage such as sewage remains in the vicinity of the water drain valve 49, and the function of the water drain valve 49 is not fulfilled due to the clogging of the garbage. There was a problem that sometimes. Further, when the tableware 39 is loaded on the drain basket 37, the drainage valve 49 of the water receiving tray 45 is set.
There is a problem in that the tableware 39 may hit the water drain valve 49. In addition, since the water drain valve 49 has a projection projecting downwardly pushed up by the water receiving plate 32 and is opened, when the work of loading the tableware 39 on the drain basket 37 is performed on the dining table, the water drain valve is not provided. 49 is pushed up on the floor of the table to be in an open state, and there is a problem that water drops of the tableware 39 fall on the table.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is easy to clean the water receiving tray by draining the water accumulated in the water receiving tray only in the dishwasher body. A dish dryer is obtained.

[0007]

According to the present invention, in a dish dryer, a main body provided in a heating device, a dish drying room to which heat from the heating device is supplied, and a tableware drying room which is detachable. A drain basket for loading tableware, a lid for covering an opening of the dish drying chamber, and a water receiving tray detachably provided on a lower surface of the drain basket. A drain valve for draining water in a water receiving tray is formed on a bottom surface, and the drain valve is opened only when the drain basket is stored in a dish drying room.

Further, a member for opening the drain valve by fitting the drain tray with the drain valve body of the water receiving tray is formed in the dish drying chamber.

The drain valve is formed so as to be detachable from the water receiving tray.

[0010] Also, a main body provided in the heating device, a dish drying chamber to which heat from the heating device is supplied, a drainer removably disposed in the dish drying chamber, and an opening of the dish drying chamber. A lid for covering the drainage basket, and a water receiving tray detachably provided on the lower surface of the drain basket, wherein a drain valve for draining water in the water receiving tray is formed on a bottom surface of the water receiving tray, A cover that covers the periphery of the valve body is provided.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiment 1 FIG. 1 is an overall sectional view showing a tableware dryer according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and FIG.
Is a sectional view of a main part. In the drawing, reference numeral 1 denotes a tableware dryer main body, which has a water receiving plate 2 therein, and a motor 3, a fan 4 driven by the motor 3, and a water receiving plate 2 below the water receiving plate 2.
And a heater 5 provided in an air flow path formed on the back surface of the device. Reference numeral 7 denotes a drain basket provided above the water receiving plate 2 and stores tableware (not shown). Projections 8 projecting upward are provided on both side walls of the main body 1, and a lid 10 is pivotally mounted on a support portion 9 of the projection 8, the upper opening of the main body 1 is covered with the lid 10, and a drain basket 7 is provided. Is formed in the drying chamber 11 in which is stored. A drain tray 12 is detachably attached to the lower surface of the drain basket 7. Reference numeral 13 denotes an opening for drainage formed in the bottom surface of the water receiving tray 12, and a drain valve body 14 is provided.

The structure of the drain valve 14 will be described. 3 and 4 are cross-sectional views of the drain valve body 14. Reference numeral 15 denotes a drain valve bottom cover that is fitted from below the opening 13 of the water receiving tray 12 and drains water drained from the water receiving tray 12. A hole 16 is provided. Reference numeral 17 denotes a drain valve body upper cover that fits above the drain valve body lower cover 15, and the water receiving tray 12 is sandwiched between the drain valve body upper cover 17 and the drain valve body lower cover 15 fitted into the opening 13. And fixed with the screw portions 18a and 18b. Reference numeral 19 denotes a support rod, the upper end of which is supported by a hole 20 formed in the drain valve upper cover 17, and the lower end of which is provided with a drain valve 21 and is disposed immediately above the drain hole 16. Reference numeral 22 denotes a spring for pressing the drain valve 21 into the drain hole 16, 23 denotes a packing for preventing water leakage from between the water receiving tray 12 and the drain valve body lower cover 17, and 24 denotes a water receiving plate 2. The projection is formed at the hole 20 of the drain valve body lower cover 15, that is, at a position facing the drain valve 21. Reference numerals 25a and 25b denote horizontal holes formed in the side walls of the drain valve lower cover 15 and the drain valve upper cover 17, respectively, when the drain valve lower cover 15 and the drain valve upper cover 17 are fixed by screws. The side holes 25a and 25b are in communication.

In the dish dryer constructed as described above, when the water receiving tray 12 is removed from the dish dryer main body 1, the drain valve 21 of the drain valve body 14 remains closed because there is nothing to be pushed up. is there. If the drainage basket 7 is placed in a place where there is no protrusion below the drainage valve 21 of the drainage valve body 14 and the tableware (not shown) is loaded, the drainage valve 21 will not be opened, When loading tableware (not shown) in the basket 7, the drainage basket 7 can be placed beside the sink to work. And tableware (not shown)
In the loading operation, the drain valve body 14 is
, So that loading work can be performed without being damaged even if tableware (not shown) is hit.

The dishes (not shown) washed in the sink in this manner are placed in the drain basket 7 and transported together with the drain basket 7 to the dish dryer body 1. Water drops of tableware (not shown) fall below the drain basket 7 and accumulate in a water receiving tray 12 attached below the drain basket 7. The drain basket 7 is set in the drying chamber 11 of the tableware dryer main body 1. That is, the draining tray 12 is set on the water receiving plate 2. At this time, the protrusion 24 formed on the water receiving plate 2 penetrates the hole 20 and pushes up the drain valve 21 (see FIG. 4). The drain valve 21 is opened, and the water collected in the water receiving tray 12 is drained. . Then, the hot air from the hot air generator 6 is sent below the drainage basket 7, and the sent hot air passes through the drainage basket 7 to dry the dishes (not shown).

The support rod 19, the drain valve 21, and the spring 22 may be disassembled, or the spring 22 and the drain valve body upper cover 17 may be integrated.
And the drain valve 21 may be integrated. The spring 22 may be fixed to the inner wall of the drain valve body lower cover 15 as shown in FIG.

Embodiment 2 6 to 8 are sectional views of a main part of a dish dryer according to a second embodiment of the present invention, which is a modified example of a method of fixing the drain valve lower cover 15 and the drain valve upper cover 17 to each other. 7 is a press-fit type, and FIG. 7 is a claw type in which a claw 27 at the tip of the drain valve body lower cover 15 is fitted and fixed in a hole 28 formed in the top surface of the drain valve upper cover 17. Is a structure in which the drain valve upper cover 17 is directly screwed to the water receiving tray 12 with the screw 29, so that the drain valve lower cover 15 is not required, and the opening 13 is closed by the drain valve 21. Since the drain valve body upper cover 17 shown in FIGS.
And the water receiving tray 12 can be cleaned.

Embodiment 3 FIG. 9 is a sectional view of a main part of a dish dryer according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention, in which the drain valve 21 in each of Embodiments 1 and 2 has a spherical shape. Reference numeral 30 denotes a spherical drain valve, which may have any shape as long as it can close the hole 20 or the opening 13 of the drain valve lower cover 15.

Embodiment 4 Fourth Embodiment FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of a dish dryer according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, which has a structure in which the spring 22 is not used in the third embodiment. Since the drain valve 30 is opened by being pushed up by the projection 24, the drain valve 30 is placed on the hole 16 without the spring 22, and is not opened unless an upward force is applied to the drain valve 30. The same effect can be obtained not only in the third embodiment but also in the drain valve 21 in the first and second embodiments.

[0019]

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

A main body provided in the heating device, a dish drying chamber to which heat from the heating device is supplied, a drainer removably disposed in the dish drying chamber for loading dishes, A lid for covering the opening of the chamber, and a water receiving tray detachably provided on the lower surface of the drain basket, wherein a drain valve body for draining water in the water receiving tray is formed on a bottom surface of the water receiving tray. The drain valve body is opened only when the drain basket is stored in the dish drying room, so that the drain valve is drained only in the dish dryer and is easy to use.

Further, since a member for opening the drain valve is formed in the dish drying chamber by fitting the drain valve with the drain tray of the water receiving tray, the drain is drained only into the dish dryer. Is not drained where it is not desired,
Easy to use.

Further, since the drain valve is formed so as to be detachable from the water receiving tray, the drain valve can be detached and cleaned to every corner. In the event that the gas does not fulfill the function of drainage, the drain valve can be removed for cleaning.

Further, a main body provided in the heating device, a dish drying chamber to which heat from the heating device is supplied, a drainer removably disposed in the dish drying chamber, and an opening of the dish drying chamber. A lid for covering the drainage basket, and a water receiving tray detachably provided on the lower surface of the drain basket, wherein a drain valve for draining water in the water receiving tray is formed on a bottom surface of the water receiving tray, Since the cover that covers the periphery of the valve body is provided, the drain valve is not damaged even if the dishes hit the drain valve when the dishes are loaded in the drain basket.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall sectional view of a dish dryer according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the dish dryer according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the dish dryer according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a main part of the dish dryer according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the dish dryer according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a main part of a dish dryer according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of a dish dryer according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of a dish dryer according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view of a main part of a dish dryer according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of a dish dryer according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is an overall perspective view showing a conventional tableware dryer.

FIG. 12 is an overall sectional view showing a conventional tableware dryer.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a main part showing a conventional tableware dryer.

FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing a conventional tableware dryer.

FIG. 15 is a sectional view of a main part showing a conventional tableware dryer.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 tableware dryer body, 2 water receiving plate, 3 motors, 4 fans, 5 heaters, 6 hot air generator, 7 draining basket,
8 Projection, 9 Support, 10 Lid, 11 Drying room, 12
Water receiving tray, 13 opening, 14 drain valve, 15
Drain valve lower cover, 16 drain hole, 17 drain valve upper cover, 18a, 18b screw, 19 support rod, 20 holes,
21 drain valve, 22 spring, 23 packing, 2
4 protrusions, 25a, 25b side hole, 26 spherical drain valve.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A main body provided in a heating device, a tableware drying room to which heat from the heating device is supplied, and a drainer removably disposed in the tableware drying room and for loading tableware,
A drain valve body that includes a lid that covers an opening of the dish drying chamber, and a water receiving tray that is detachably provided on a lower surface of the drain basket, and drains water in the water receiving tray to a bottom surface of the water receiving tray. Wherein the drain valve body is opened only when the drain basket is stored in a dish drying room. 2. The dish dryer according to claim 1, wherein a member for opening the drain valve by fitting the drain tray with a drain valve of the water receiving tray is formed in the dish drying chamber. 3. The tableware dryer according to claim 1, wherein the drain valve body is formed so as to be detachable from the water receiving tray. 4. A main body provided in a heating device, a dish drying room to which heat from the heating device is supplied, a drainer removably disposed in the dish drying room, and an opening of the dish drying room. A lid for covering the drainage basket, and a water receiving tray detachably provided on the lower surface of the drain basket, wherein a drain valve for draining water in the water receiving tray is formed on a bottom surface of the water receiving tray, A dish dryer having a cover for covering the periphery of a valve body.