JP2003024262A - Tableware washing and drying machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tableware washing and drying machine capable of simply and efficiently storing a variety of tableware and cooking utensils different in size and shape. SOLUTION: The storage basket (17) of the tableware washing and drying machine (10) is made by assembling several kinds of support frames (20) to (24) in which a plurality of support pins (31), (31), or the like against which tableware (16), (16), and the like, are leaned, and in the support frames (20) to (24), the support pins (31), (31), as the like are attached in a manner that allows the adjustment of their angles of inclination, horizontally movable attached or removably attached.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dishwasher / dryer for washing and drying dishes and cooking utensils.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in a dish washer / dryer, when a storage basket storing dishes and cooking utensils is set in a washing tank and operation is started, washing water is sprayed into the washing tank to perform washing. . After the cleaning, hot air is blown into the cleaning tank to dry the cleaning tank.

[0003]

However, the storage basket of the conventional dishwasher / dryer has a plurality of support pins for leaning dishes and the like fixed, and the arrangement and spacing thereof are fixed, so that the storage basket of the size and shape is fixed. It is difficult to store a variety of different tableware and cooking utensils efficiently, and it is difficult to store deep dishes, so the types of tableware and cooking utensils that can be stored may be limited, and the degree of freedom is low. It had a cage shape.

Moreover, as shown in FIG.
When accommodating large cooking utensils (2) (2) such as frying pans and pots in (1), it was designed to cover multiple support pins (3) (3) ... The storage efficiency was poor.

Further, using one storage basket,
Moreover, since one operation time from washing to drying is long, about 70 minutes, it is difficult to perform efficient work in accordance with the flow of eating habits from cooking to eating and cleaning up.

Therefore, the present invention solves the above problems and provides various tableware and cooking utensils having different sizes and shapes,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a dishwasher / dryer with excellent workability that can be easily and efficiently stored.

[0007]

In order to solve the above problems, a dishwasher / dryer according to the present invention is provided with a storage basket for tableware suitable for storing tableware and a cookware suitable for storing cooking utensils. A storage basket is provided, and the storage basket can be selectively attached to the cleaning tank.

Concretely, each storage basket is assembled with several kinds of support frame members in which a plurality of support pins for leaning tableware and cooking utensils are arranged, and some or all of these support frame members can be removed. is there.

Further, in one or a plurality of support frame members, a part or all of the support pins may be attached so that the tilt angle thereof can be adjusted, horizontally movable, or detachably attached. ing.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 12, a dishwasher / dryer (10) according to an embodiment of the present invention is of a drawer type incorporated in a system kitchen (11).

And, the washing tank of this dishwasher (10)
Inside the (15) are the tableware (16) (16) as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.
And a storage basket (17) for tableware suitable for storing
A cooking utensil storage basket (19) suitable for accommodating cooking utensils (18) (18) ... As shown in FIG. In addition, in FIG. 12, (12) is a worktop, and (13) is a drawer for storing cooking utensils, regular items, and the like.

As shown in FIG. 1, a storage basket (17) for tableware comprises several types of supporting frame members (20) to (24) assembled together, and a folding net rack (25) on which cups are placed. It also has an accessory case (26) for accommodating accessories such as chopsticks and spoons.

Then, a supporting frame member (20) for the storage basket (17)
Of the (24) to (24), the support frame materials (22) and (23) are removable, and can be replaced with another type of support frame material, or the large tableware (16) ( 16) It can be used for housing etc.

Each of the supporting frame members (20) to (24) crawls on the bottom of the cleaning tank (15), and a pair of base materials (30) (30) extending parallel to each other along the lateral direction, Tableware (16) (16) that stands up from these base materials (30) (30) and is placed over the base materials (30) (30)
It is composed of a plurality of support pins (31) (31) that lean against.
In the removable support frame members (22) and (23), a pair of base materials (30) and (30) are connected by a connecting member (32).

The support pins (31), (31) ... are arranged so that one base material (30) side and the other base material (30) side face each other.
They are arranged on the 0) and (30) at almost equal intervals. 5 and 6
Shows a mounting structure of the support pins (31) (31). Each support pin (31) is composed of a rod-shaped portion (34) and a spherical portion (35) integrally attached to the root of the rod-shaped portion (34), and the spherical portion (35) is a square rod-shaped base material. It is attached to the base material (30) by being pressed into a substantially spherical fitting hole (36) formed on the upper surface of the (30). The rod-shaped portion (34) and the spherical portion (35) are made of different materials, and in particular, the spherical portion (35) is made of a relatively soft material and has stretchability, while deforming during press fitting. The fitting hole (36) is fitted into the fitting hole (36) and, after fitting, is pressed against the hole wall of the fitting hole (36).

In this attached state, the tableware (16) (16) ...
The support pin (31) will not move just by leaning against it, but if a greater force is applied, the support pin (31) will tilt up and down around the spherical part (35), and its tilt angle Can be adjusted. Further, when the support pin (31) is pulled with a force of a certain level or more, the support pin (31) can be pulled out from the base material (30). That is, the support pins (31) (31) ...
Removably attached to the base material (30) (30).

As a result, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, it is possible to change the inclination of the support pins (31) (31) ... Or to open and close the opposing support pins (31) (31) as shown in FIG. You can Also, by partially removing the support pins (31) (31), the spacing between the adjacent support pins (31) (31) can be changed, or the support pins (31) (31) with different lengths and shapes can be used. It can also be exchanged.

Therefore, the user does not set the dishes (16) (16) ... according to the shape of the basket, but supports pins (31) (3).
By moving 1) ..., you can set dishes (16) (16) ... intuitively, and various dishes (1) with different sizes and shapes can be set.
6) (16) ... and even deep ones can be easily and efficiently accommodated.

The mounting structure of the support pins in the support frame members (20) to (24) is not limited to the above, and may be the structure shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, for example.
In this mounting structure, each support pin (40) is
The substantially tubular fitting portion (41) formed at the root portion of 4) is externally fitted to the round bar-shaped base material (42) to be attached to the base material (42). The fitting portion (41) has a lower end cut out in the axial direction, and the support pin (40) is pushed in so that the opening portion (43) fits along the base material (42). This allows the base material (42) to be externally fitted while elastically deforming.

Further, the base material (42) (42) ... Has an annular groove portion.
(45) (45) ... are formed at intervals, and these grooves (4
5) The protrusion (46) formed on the inner peripheral surface of the fitting portion (41) fits into any one of (45), (45), and the movement of the support pin (40) toward the base material is restricted.

In this attached state, the dishes (16) (16) ...
The support pin (40) does not move just by leaning against, but if a larger force in the direction of the substrate is applied,
The protrusion (46) of (41) comes out from the groove (45) of the base material (40),
The fitting part (41) slides in the axial direction, and the support pin (40) is used as the base material.
It can be moved horizontally along (42). Further, when a force of a certain level or more is applied, the support pin (40) can be rotated around the base material (42).

As a result, the spacing between the adjacent support pins (40) (40) is changed, the opposing support pins (40) (40) are opened and closed, and the support pins (40) (40) ... The support pins 40, 40 of different lengths and shapes can be exchanged. Therefore, it is possible to easily and efficiently accommodate various dishes (16), (16) ... Of different sizes and shapes, and even deep dishes.

Incidentally, the support pins of all the supporting frame members (20) to (24) are not necessarily required to be attached so that the angle can be adjusted, horizontally moved and detachable as described above. The support pins may be fixed, or a part of the support pins may be fixed in one support frame member.

As shown in FIG. 3, the storage basket (19) for cooking utensils comprises several types of supporting frame members (50) to (53) assembled. And, of the support frame members (50) to (53) of the storage basket (19), the support frame members (51) and (52) are removable,
It can be used by replacing it with another type of support frame material or by storing large cooking utensils (18) (18) in the space after removal.

Each of the supporting frame members (50) to (53) is composed of a pair of base materials (30).
(30) and a plurality of support pins (31) (31) ... Comparing with the support frame materials (20) to (24) of the storage basket (17) for tableware, the tableware (16) (16) The number of support pins (31) (31)… is small because the cooking utensils (18) (18) that are larger than… are accommodated, and the spacing between the adjacent support pins (31) (31) is large. However, the mounting structure of the support pins (31) (31) ... Is the same. Therefore, even in the storage basket (19) for cooking utensils, various cooking utensils (18) (18) ... With different sizes and shapes, and even deep ones can be stored easily and efficiently.

As in the case of the storage basket (17) for tableware, the support pin mounting structure may be the structure shown in FIGS. 9 to 11. In addition, the storage basket (1
In 9), there is no net rack or accessory case,
You may make it provide suitably.

In the dishwasher / dryer (10) equipped with two different types of storage baskets (17) and (19), a standard course of about 70 minutes from washing to drying and drying are omitted. There are two types of driving courses, a rapid course of about 10 minutes, in which only cleaning is performed.

Therefore, after cooking using the cooking utensils (18) (18) ..., the cooking utensils (18) (18) ... By accommodating in (19) and washing quickly in a rapid course, food and cookware (1
8) (18)… We can clean up almost in parallel.
Then, after eating, cookware that has been washed (18) (18)
Take out ... and return it to the specified position, move the storage basket (19) to a dedicated basket storage area provided under the stove in the kitchen, for example, and store the used tableware (16) (16) ... in the storage basket (19). It is possible to perform efficient work that fits the flow of eating habits, such as accommodating in 17) and washing in a standard course.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and it goes without saying that many modifications and changes can be made to the above embodiment within the scope of the present invention. For example, the tableware washer / dryer of the present invention is not limited to the drawer type as in the above-described embodiment, but may be, for example, a forward folding type or an upward opening type. Further, it is not limited to the built-in type incorporated in the kitchen, and may be a table type. Further, the support pin of each storage basket may be made of wire, and the inclination angle of the support pin may be adjustable by bending the root portion.

[0030]

As is apparent from the above description, in the dishwasher / dryer of the present invention, two types of storage baskets for tableware and cooking utensils can be used separately, so that one dish and cooking utensil can be stored. Compared with the conventional one that is housed in the basket at the same time,
It is possible to store tableware and cooking utensils easily and efficiently to improve usability. Moreover, the workability can be improved by effectively using the two types of storage baskets properly according to the flow of eating habits and washing the dishes and cooking utensils.

Further, since the support frame member can be removed from the storage basket, the shape of the inside of the basket can be changed as appropriate.
The storage form can be wide.

Furthermore, since the support pins of the storage basket are movable or detachable, the inclination, height, spacing, etc. of the support pins can be freely changed, and various tableware and cooking utensils having different sizes and shapes can be obtained. Moreover, it is possible to realize a basket shape with a high degree of freedom, in which even deep-sea ones can be easily and efficiently accommodated.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an internal structure of a dishwasher / dryer equipped with a storage basket for dishware according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the tableware is also housed.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an internal structure of a dishwasher / dryer equipped with a storage basket for cooking utensils.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the cooking utensil is also accommodated.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing a support pin attachment structure.

FIG. 6 is a front sectional view of the same.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a movement of a support pin.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a movement of a support pin.

FIG. 9 is a view showing another support pin mounting structure.

FIG. 10 is a front sectional view of the same.

FIG. 11 is a side sectional view of the same.

FIG. 12 is a front view of a system kitchen with a built-in dishwasher.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a state in which tableware and cooking utensils are accommodated in a conventional dishwasher / dryer.

[Explanation of symbols]

(10) Dishwasher (15) Cleaning tank (16) Tableware (17) Storage basket for tableware (18) Cookware (19) Storage basket for utensils (20) ~ (24) (50) ~ (53) Support frame material (31) (40) Support pin

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Takayuki Nakamura             Sekisui Ha 1-88 Oyodo Naka 1-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka City             Inside Us Co., Ltd. F term (reference) 3B082 FF01 FF07

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A storage basket for tableware suitable for storing tableware and a storage basket for cooking utensils suitable for storing cooking utensils, and these storage baskets can be selectively mounted in a cleaning tank. A dishwasher / dryer. 2. Each storage basket is assembled with several kinds of support frame members in which a plurality of support pins for leaning tableware and cooking utensils are arranged, and some or all of these support frame members can be removed. Item 1. A dishwasher / dryer according to item 1. 3. The dishwasher / dryer according to claim 2, wherein a part or all of the support pins are attached to one or a plurality of the support frame members so that the inclination angle thereof can be adjusted. 4. The dishwasher / dryer according to claim 2, wherein a part or all of the support pins are attached to one or a plurality of support frame members so as to be horizontally movable. 5. One or a plurality of support frame members, wherein some or all of the support pins are detachably attached.
5. The dishwasher / dryer according to any one of 4 to 4.