JP2003038406A - Storing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a storing apparatus enabling a lid to surely open and close an opening part, and capable of moving a container to be stored and drawn out with a small operating force. SOLUTION: A cover support means F for supporting the lid 10 freely movably in the opening and closing direction is adapted to support the lid 10 to be moved to the closing state side when it is moved in the storing direction and to be moved to the opening state side when the cover 10 is moved in the draw-out direction. A lid opening and closing operation means 11 for pushing the lid 10 to be moved in the storing direction and in the draw-out direction is provided on the storing apparatus body 1 to be freely moved to the closing operation position for operating the lid 10 to be closed and the opening operation position for operating the same to be opened. As the container 2 is moved to be stored, the lid opening and closing operating means 11 is pushed and moved to the closing operation position, and when the container is drawn out and moved, the lid opening and closing operation means 11 is pushed and moved to the opening operation position.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a storage device body,
A container that can be stored and moved in and out of the storage space of the storage device main body, and a lid body that is held in the storage device main body so as to be movable in the opening and closing direction with respect to the opening of the container are provided. The lid is closed as it is stored in the storage device body, and the lid is opened when the container is pulled out of the storage device body. Storage device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In such a storage device, a container having an opening in its upper surface which is horizontally or substantially horizontally insertable and removable in a storage space inside a storage device main body, and a lid for opening and closing the opening of this container And a storage device body. The lid is configured to move in the opening / closing direction in conjunction with the operation of the container, and when the container is stored in the storage device body, the lid closes the upper opening of the container to open the container. When pulled out from the main body of the storage device, the lid is configured to close the upper opening of the container.

As a specific example of such a storage device, there is a dishwasher, for example, and a washing tank, which is an example of a container, is configured so that it can be moved and withdrawn in the storage space of the dishwasher body. A lid that is held in the dishwasher main body so as to be movable in the opening and closing direction with respect to the opening of the bath is installed, and when the washing bath is stored in the dishwasher main body, the lid closes the opening of the washing bath. When the washing tank was pulled out from the dishwasher body, the lid was designed to open the opening of the washing tank.

In the conventional storage device, as in the dishwasher disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-46300, for example, a link mechanism for guiding and moving the lid for opening and closing the upper part of the container in the opening and closing direction, and the lid. A biasing unit that biases the body in the opening direction is provided, and when the container is pulled out from the storage device body, the lid body that is opened when moved in the pulling direction acts on the lid body in the pulling direction. When the container is stored in the main body of the storage device, the lid body that is closed when moved in the storage direction is configured to be closed by being pushed and moved by the container toward the storage direction. Was there.

[0005]

In the conventional storage device,
In order to move the lid that closes the opening of the container from the closed state to the open state, only the urging force of the urging means is used. In other words, this urging means produces an urging force enough to move the lid. Therefore, in the storage operation for storing and moving the container, the lid is pushed and moved toward the storage direction while moving and storing the container, so that the container is moved in the storage direction against the biasing force of the biasing means. Will be moved, and as a result,
There is a problem that a large operating force is required for the storage operation. Incidentally, it is conceivable to reduce the urging force of the urging means in order to reduce the operating force in the storage operation, but if the urging force is reduced, it may become uncertain to operate the lid body in the open state. Yes, it was difficult to put into practical use. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to reliably perform an opening / closing operation in which a lid body opens and closes an opening of a container, and to store and move the container with a small operating force. An object is to provide a storage device that can be used.

[0006]

Means for Solving the Problems [Invention of Claim 1]
The invention according to claim 1 is the storage device main body, a container that can be stored and moved in and out of the storage space of the storage device main body, and the storage device main body that is movable in the opening and closing direction with respect to the opening of the container. And a lid body that is held in the storage device body, and the lid body is closed as the container is stored and moved in the storage device body, and the container is pulled out from the storage device body and moved. A storage device configured such that the lid is operated in an open state,
Lid support means for movably supporting the lid in the opening / closing direction moves the lid to the closed state side when the lid is moved in the container housing direction, and opens when the lid is moved in the container withdrawing direction. A lid opening / closing operation tool that is configured to support to move to the state side and that pushes and moves the lid in the container storage direction and the container withdrawal direction operates the storage device body to close the lid. The lid opening / closing operation tool is provided movably between a closing operation position and an opening operation position for operating the lid body in the opened state, and the container opening / closing operation tool is moved as the container is housed in the housing device body. It is characterized in that it is configured to push and move to the closing operation position and push and move the lid opening / closing operation tool to the opening operation position as it is pulled out from the storage device main body. To

That is, when the container is stored and moved in the storage device main body, the lid opening / closing operation tool is moved from the opening operation position to the closing operation position, and the lid opening / closing operation tool pushes and moves the lid body. As a result, the lid is moved in the container storage direction, the lid is operated from the open state to the closed state, and the lid closes the opening of the container.
On the other hand, when the container is pulled out from the storage device body and moved,
The lid opening / closing operation tool is moved from the closing operation position to the opening operation position, and the lid opening / closing operation tool acts to push and move the lid, thereby moving the lid in the container withdrawing direction. Then, the lid is operated from the closed state to the open state, and the opening of the container is opened.

Therefore, when the container is stored in the storage device body and moved, and when the container is pulled out from the storage device body, the lid body is moved toward the closed state by the movement in the storage direction, and Since the movement of the lid to the open state side by moving the container in the pull-out direction is performed in a form in which the container and the lid are interlocked by the lid opening / closing operation tool,
The lid can be opened and closed reliably. Then, the operating force for moving and storing the container and the operating force for pulling and moving the container act in the container storing direction and the pulling direction of the lid, so that the lid is biased in the opening direction. It is possible to eliminate the need for the biasing means to operate, or to reduce the necessary inactive force even if the biasing means is provided. Therefore, the opening / closing operation of the lid body can be surely performed along with the storage movement and the withdrawal movement of the container, while the storage movement and the withdrawal movement of the container can be performed with a small operation force.

[Invention of Claim 2] In the invention of Claim 2, the opening / closing operation tool is configured to be swingable between the closing operation position and the opening operation position, and the container is opened / closed. An engagement hole for operating the operating tool is provided so that the pin-shaped operated portion provided in the opening / closing operation tool is disengaged by the swing of the opening / closing operation tool, and the opening / closing operation tool opens the container. Of the entire strokes for moving and retracting with respect to the main body of the storage device, the operated portion is operated for operating the opening / closing operation tool only between the final storage position and the position on the front side of the set amount. It is characterized in that it is adapted to engage the dowel.

That is, when the container is pulled out further toward the front side than the set amount front side position, the opening / closing operation tool swings, so that the pin-shaped operated portion provided in the opening / closing operation tool is disengaged. Of the total strokes for moving and retracting the container with respect to the storage device main body, only between the final storage position and the position on the front side of the set amount,
The pin-shaped operated portion of the opening / closing operation tool engages with the engaging hole for operating the opening / closing operation tool provided in the container.

Therefore, the pin-shaped operated portion provided in the opening / closing operation tool corresponds to the entire stroke of moving and retracting the container with respect to the main body of the storage device, and the engaging hole for operating the opening / closing operation tool. The size of the opening / closing operation tool can be reduced as compared with the case of being configured to be engaged with, and the structure for opening / closing the lid can be realized with a compact configuration.

[Invention according to claim 3] The invention according to claim 3 is the storage apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a biasing means for biasing the lid opening / closing operation tool to return to the opening operation position is provided. It is characterized by

That is, the lid opening / closing operation tool is urged to return to the open operation position by the urging means.

Therefore, even if the lid opening / closing operation tool is disengaged from the engagement hole of the container, it can be properly held at the opening operation position by the urging means. The operation tool can be reliably engaged with the operated portion, and the opening / closing operation of the lid body can be easily performed accurately.

[Invention of Claim 4] The invention of Claim 4 is characterized in that a pair of the lid opening / closing operation tools is provided corresponding to each of the left and right side portions of the container. .

That is, when the container is moved and stored and pulled out, the operating force for pushing and moving the container can be transmitted to the lid body from both the left and right sides of the lid body.

Therefore, when the container is moved and stored and moved, the operating force for pushing the container acts on the lid from the left and right, and the opening and closing operation of the lid when the container is moved and pulled out is performed. , And smooth operation can be performed in a state in which a malfunction such as a twist is unlikely to occur.

[Invention of Claim 5] The invention of Claim 5 is configured such that the lid support means distributes and installs a cam member and a cam follower between the storage device body and the lid. It is characterized by the point.

That is, the opening / closing movement of the lid body due to the horizontal movement of the container causes the lid body to move in the vertical and forward / backward directions along the locus determined by the cam action of the cam member and the cam follower. .

Therefore, when the lid is moved in the opening / closing direction,
Although it can be linked by a link mechanism, in that case, the link mechanism becomes complicated and may cause a cost increase.However, by adopting a cam mechanism composed of a cam member and a cam follower, a simple structure is achieved. With the structure, smooth operation can be obtained.

[Invention of Claim 6] In the invention of Claim 6, the container is a washing tank of a dishwasher, the main body of the storage device is a main casing of the dishwasher, the washing tank, It is characterized in that it is configured to be moved and retracted along a horizontal or substantially horizontal direction with respect to the main body casing.

That is, a main body casing, a cleaning tank and a lid body are provided as those corresponding to the main body of the storage apparatus, the container and the lid body which compose the storage apparatus of the present invention. It is configured so that it can be moved and stored with respect to the casing.
The structure of the present invention is applied to the dishwasher in which the lid is configured to open and close the upper opening of the cleaning tank. By the way, such a dishwasher stores dishes in a washing tub, and the washing tub containing the dishes has a large weight. Therefore, the washing tub containing the dishes is moved and retracted. Requires a large operating force. In this dishwasher, when the lid is moved to the closed state by the operation force for storing and moving the washing tank, the biasing force acts in the opening direction. Therefore, a large operation force is required as an operation force when the cleaning tank is stored and moved.

Therefore, by applying the present invention to a dishwasher equipped with a washing tank for storing dishes, as the washing tank is moved and stored,
While the lid can be reliably opened and closed, the cleaning tank can be stored and drawn out with a small operating force.

[0024]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments in which the storage device of the present invention is applied to a dishwasher will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the dishwasher includes a main body casing 1 as a box-shaped storage device main body having an open front surface, and is horizontally or substantially horizontally inserted into and removed from a storage space inside the main body casing 1. The cleaning tank 2 is provided as a container having an open upper portion.

To further explain, as shown in FIG. 2, a pair of left and right slide mechanisms 7 composed of rails and the like are provided inside the main body casing 1, and via the pair of left and right slide mechanisms 7, The cleaning tank 2 can be inserted into and removed from the storage space of the main body casing 1 in the horizontal or substantially horizontal direction as described above, that is, the slide movement in the storage movement direction indicated by the arrow A and the drawer indicated by the arrow B. It is configured to be able to slide in the moving direction.

A main body lid 9 having a handle 8 and the like is attached to the front surface of the cleaning tank 2, and the handle 8 is used to
By sliding the cleaning tank 2 in the pull-out moving direction B, the cleaning tank 2 is moved to the main casing 1 as shown in FIG.
The tableware 5 and the washing basket 6 can be taken out and stored by being pulled out to the front side of the, and by sliding the washing tank 2 in the storing movement direction A, as shown in FIG.
A cleaning tank 2 is housed in the main body casing 1 so that dishes can be washed and dried.

As shown in FIG. 2, a lid 10 for opening and closing the opening in the upper part of the cleaning tank 2 is provided in a state of being held by the main body casing 1 so as to be movable in the opening and closing direction. The lid 10 is configured to be opened and closed so that the cleaning tank 2 is closed when the cleaning tank 2 is housed and moved in the main body casing 1, and is opened when the cleaning tank 2 is pulled out from the main body casing 1. In the closed state, the washing water is prevented from being scattered from the washing tank 2 when washing dishes, and in the opened state, the dishes 5 and the like can be put in and taken out of the washing tank 2. It will be. As shown in FIGS. 3, 5, and 7, this lid 10 is
The lid support means F is supported so that the lid 10 is moved to the open state side when moved in the washing tank drawing direction, and is moved to the closed state side when the lid body 10 is moved to the washing tank housing direction. As will be described later, when the cleaning tank 2 is stored and moved, the cleaning tank 2 is moved in the cleaning tank housing direction to be in a closed state, and when the cleaning tank 2 is pulled out and moved, it is moved in the cleaning tank drawing direction and opened. Is configured to be.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a pair of left and right toggle mechanisms 27, which act as the cleaning tank 2 is moved in the storage direction and the withdrawal direction, are provided at the rear portion of the main casing 1. The cleaning tank 2 is held in a stored state.

Next, the lid supporting means F and the left and right toggle mechanisms 27 will be described. First, the lid supporting means F will be described. At both left and right edges of the lid 10,
A metal edge member 19 is attached, and each edge member 19 is provided with two cam pins 37 that function as a cam follower that is a guided body so as to project to the outside on the left and right. Further, a locking portion 20 is provided above the edge member 19, and the locking portion 20 and the main body casing 1 are provided.
A lid spring 38, which is a coil spring for urging the lid body 10 toward the upper front side, is interposed between
A seal member 21 made of an elastic material is attached to the outer periphery of the lower surface of the lid 10. And the main body casing 1
A pair of holding tongue pieces 23 formed by cutting out a plate material forming the main body casing 1 are provided on the left and right inner sides of the pair so as to correspond to the cam pins 37 on the lid body 10 side. By 23, the clamp member 26 that cooperates with the cam pin 37 is movably held in the opening / closing direction of the lid 10 with respect to the upper opening of the cleaning tank 2 indicated by the arrow C.

The clamp member 26 is formed of a synthetic resin or metal molded product, and has a cam groove functioning as a cam member into which the cam pin 37 of the lid 10 is fitted, as shown in FIG. 22 is provided, and below the cam groove 22, a holding piece 24 that is held in contact with the upper edges of the pair of holding tongue pieces 23 is provided. Further, the clamp member 2
A contact portion 25 for receiving and preventing movement in the opening / closing direction C by contact with the cleaning tank 2 is provided below the cleaning tank 2, and the cam groove 22, the holding piece 24, and the contact portion. The portion 25 and the like are provided on the same surface side of the clamp member 26.

The cam groove 22 is shown in FIG.
As shown in (a), the lowermost position a where the cam pin 37 is located when the cleaning tank 2 is housed in the main body casing 1.
And an uppermost position b located when the cleaning tank 2 is pulled out from the main body casing 1, and the lowermost position a is located on the vertical center line L of the clamp member 26. In this state, a pair of left and right sides are continuously provided, and the clamp member 26 itself is also symmetrically formed about the center line L. Then, such a clamp member 26 is in a state in which the cam grooves 22 and the like are directed inward by the four pairs of holding tongue pieces 23 provided on the left and right inner sides of the main body casing 1, in other words, each clamp member 26 is , The cleaning tank 2 is configured to be bilaterally symmetrical in a direction orthogonal to the storage movement direction A and the drawer movement direction B, and is located on both the left and right sides of the cleaning tank 2 in the storage movement direction A and the drawer movement direction B. The pair of holding tongue pieces 23 are movably held in the opening / closing direction C, and the cam pins 37 are fitted in the cam grooves 22 of each clamp member 26.

Next, a pair of left and right toggle mechanisms 27 will be described. Each toggle mechanism 27 is composed of a substantially L-shaped lever 29 having a notch 28 for engagement at one end thereof and a coil spring 30. An intermediate portion of the L-shaped lever 29 is rotatably attached to the main body casing 1 via a pivot pin 31, and a coil spring is provided between the other end portion of the L-shaped lever 29 and the main body casing 1. 5, the direction in which the L-shaped lever 29 acts due to the biasing force of the coil spring 30 acts as shown in FIG.
It is configured to switch in the opposite direction around the setting switching position D shown in (a).

The cleaning tank 2 has an opening edge portion that bulges outward along the outer periphery of the upper surface opening portion thereof, that is, a pair of left and right lateral opening edge portions that bulges laterally left and right sides of the cleaning tank 2. 32, a rear opening edge portion 33 that bulges backward, and a front opening edge portion 34 that bulges frontward are integrally provided, and the pair of left and right lateral opening edge portions 32 includes the lateral opening edge portion. Two receiving surfaces 35 formed so as to project downward from the portion 32 are provided so as to correspond to the abutting portions 25 of the clamp member 26. A pair of left and right engagement pins 36 fitted into the engagement notches 28 of the L-shaped lever 29 constituting each toggle mechanism 27 are provided on the left and right lateral sides on the rear side of the cleaning tank 2.
Is projected.

Next, the lid supporting means F having the above construction
The operation of the toggle mechanism 27 associated with the storage movement and the withdrawal movement of the cleaning tank 2 will be described. When the cleaning tank 2 is stored in the storage space of the main body casing 1, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7A, the pair of left and right engaging pins 36 protruding from the cleaning tank 2 configure each toggle mechanism 27. The lever 29 is fitted in the engaging notch 28 of the lever 29, and the turning force of the lever 29 due to the biasing force of the coil spring 30 acts on the storage movement direction A side of the cleaning tank 2. Further, since the front side contact portion 17 of the cleaning tank 2 contacts the guide pin 14 and the guide pin 14 is engaged with the cover groove 16, the cover body 10 is pressed toward the storage movement direction A side. Therefore, the total of four cam pins 37 protruding from the lid 10 are
Each clamp member 26 is located at the lowermost position a in the cam groove 22, and the lid 10 seals the upper opening of the cleaning tank 2 as described later in detail.

When the cleaning tank 2 is pulled out from this stored state in the moving direction B, the cam pin 37 moves along with it.
The L-shaped lever 29 is rotated in the pull-out moving direction B side against the biasing force of the coil spring 30, and at the same time, the lid body 10 is moved by the biasing force of the lid spring 38 as the guide pin 14 moves. While being moved to the pull-out direction B side, the four cam pins 37 are moved to the pull-out direction B side in each cam groove 22. When the L-shaped lever 29 exceeds the setting switching position D shown in FIG. 5A, as shown in FIGS. 3A and 4, the L-shaped lever 29 is caused by the biasing force of the coil spring 30. The turning force of the lever 29 is switched so as to act on the pull-out movement direction B side, and the washing tank 2 is pushed out by the biasing force of the coil spring 30 toward the pull-out movement direction B side, and the four cam pins 37 are connected to the respective cam pins 37. While moving to the uppermost position b in the groove 22, after that, the engagement pin 36 is disengaged from the engagement notch 28, the closure of the upper opening of the cleaning tank 2 by the lid 10 is released, and the cleaning tank 2 is removed. It is pulled out from the main body casing 1.

When the cleaning tank 2 is pushed into the storage movement direction A from this pulled-out state, the pair of left and right engaging pins 36 protruding from the cleaning tank 2 engage with the L-shaped lever 29 constituting each toggle mechanism 27. The L-shaped lever 29 is rotated in the storage movement direction A side against the biasing force of the coil spring 30, contrary to the time of pulling it out, by fitting it into the combined cutout 28. Then, when the L-shaped lever 29 exceeds the setting switching position D, the turning force of the L-shaped lever 29 is switched so as to act in the storage movement direction A side, and the coil spring 30.
By the urging force of the cleaning tank 2, the cleaning tank 2 is pulled in the storage movement direction A side, and at the same time, the front side contact portion 17 of the cleaning tank 2 contacts the guide pin 14 to press and move in the storage movement direction A side. Accordingly, the lid body 10 is pushed and moved toward the storage movement direction A, and the four cam pins 37 at the uppermost position b in the cam groove 22 of each clamp member 26 are moved toward the lowermost position a. Be moved.

By the movement of the cam pin 37 in the cam groove 22, the lid 10 is moved downward, that is, in the opening / closing direction C side with respect to the opening of the cleaning tank 2, and at the same time, the respective clamp members 26 are moved upward, that is, , Is moved to the opening / closing direction C side. Then, finally, each cam pin 37 is moved to the lowermost position a in each cam groove 22, and the abutment portion 25 of each clamp member 26 is moved to the lateral opening edge portion 3 of the cleaning tank 2.
2 is abutted against the receiving surface 35 protruding from the position 2, the movement of the crank member 26 in the opening / closing direction C is prevented, and the cover body 10 cooperates with the cam groove 22 and the cam pin 37.
6 is pressed against the cleaning tank 2 side, and as shown in FIG. 6, the sealing member 21 provided on the lid 10 is brought into close contact with the upper surfaces of the opening edge portions 32, 33, 34 of the cleaning tank 2, and the cleaning tank 2 The upper surface opening is securely sealed.

Next, the construction for opening and closing the lid 10 by moving the lid 10 in the washing tank withdrawing direction and the washing tank containing direction by moving the washing tank 2 out and moving it in the housing will be described.

As shown in FIG. 9, a pair of left and right guide levers 11 as a lid opening / closing operation tool are arranged at the upper left and right side portions on the inner rear side of the main body casing 1. It is composed of a mounting and fixing portion 12 to the casing, a swing support shaft 39, a push lever 13 and a guide pin 14. The one end side of the push lever 13 is
The swinging support shaft 39 of the mounting / fixing portion 12 is mounted so as to be rotatable and swingable in the storage and withdrawal directions of the cleaning tank 2, and a guide pin 14 is vertically attached to the other end of the push lever. It is formed in a cylindrical shape so as to extend vertically along the same axis with 13 in between.

In the cleaning tank 2, as shown in FIG. 9, a pair of cleaning tank grooves 15 as engaging holes for opening / closing operation tools are provided in the upper part behind the cleaning tank 2 so as to correspond to the guide levers 14. There is. The cleaning tank groove 15 has a width capable of being fitted to the guide pin 14, and as shown in FIG. 3B, the front side contact portion 17 contacts the rear side so as to extend to the side surface of the cleaning tank 2. The part 18 is formed so as to retreat rearward on the way, and the push lever 1
It is configured to be disengaged from the guide pin 14 below the push lever 13 by the swinging of the push lever 3.

The lid 10 has elongated hole-like lids on the left and right sides of the rear portion, which have a width and a set length that can be fitted with the guide pins 14 at right angles to the direction in which the cleaning tank 2 is pulled out. A groove 16 is formed, and as shown in FIG.
It is configured to engage with the guide pin 14 on the upper side. Then, when the guide pin 14 is in the opening operation position, the lid 10 reaches the movement reaching point on the open state side, and the guide pin 1
The lid 10 is configured to be in a closed state in which the opening of the cleaning tank 2 is closed when the lid 4 is in the closing operation position.

Next, the operation of the guide lever 11, the cleaning tank 2, and the lid 10 in association with the storage movement and the withdrawal movement of the cleaning tank 2 will be described. When the cleaning tank 2 is moved in the storage direction from the pulled-out state, the guide pin 14 and the cleaning tank groove 15 should engage with each other as shown in FIG. 3B when the cleaning tank 2 is pulled out. Instead, the guide pin 14 is held on the front side in the opening operation position. As the cleaning tank 2 is moved in the storage direction, the guide pin 14 and the cleaning tank groove 15 are still not engaged in the range from the position where the cleaning tank 2 is pulled out to the position on the front side of the final storage position by the set amount. The guide pin 14 is held in the open operation position. Then, when the cleaning tank 2 reaches the position on the front side of the set amount from the final storage position, the front contact portion 17 of the cleaning tank groove 15 and the guide pin 14 contact as shown in FIG. When the tank is further moved in the storage direction, the guide pin 14 is pushed and moved in the storage direction while the push lever 13 is rotated. Then, when the cleaning tank 2 is moved to the final storage position, as shown in FIG.
As shown in (b), the guide pin 14 reaches the rearmost side of the swing range that is the closing operation position. The swinging of the guide pin 14 due to the movement of the cleaning tank 2 causes the guide pin 14 to move toward the lid groove 1.
Since it is engaged with 6, the operation of the guide pin 14 acts on the lid groove 16 to guide the operation of the lid 10 as described later.

When the lid 10 is located from the position where the cleaning tank 2 is pulled out to the position on the front side of the set amount from the final storage position, the guide pin 14 is held at the opening operation position, and the position shown in FIG.
As indicated by the alternate long and short dash line (b), the lid body 10 is maintained in the open state while maintaining its posture at the movement arrival position in the washing tank drawing direction. Then, when the cleaning tank 2 is moved from the position on the front side of the final storage position by the set amount to the final storage position, the guide pin 14 is moved from the opening operation position to the closing operation position as described above. ,
When the lid 10 is moved in the washing tank housing direction and reaches the rearmost side of the swing range where the guide pin 14 is in the closing operation position, as shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. The cleaning tank 2 is in a closed state in which the opening is closed.

On the other hand, when the cleaning tank 2 is moved from the final storage position in the pull-out direction, the guide pin is provided in the range in which the cleaning tank 2 is moved in the pull-out direction from the final storage position to a position a set amount front side from the final storage position. 14 is a cleaning tank groove 15
The push lever 13 is pushed and moved from the closing operation position toward the opening operation position by contacting the back side contact portion 18. Then, when the cleaning tank 2 passes through the position on the front side of the set amount from the final storage position and is further pulled out, the back side contact portion 18 is formed so as to retreat to the rear side on the way. 14 is disengaged from the cleaning tank groove 15 and is moved to the most front side of the swing range which is the opening operation position by the action of the biasing means provided in the lid body 10, and the lid body 10 is in the open state. Becomes

As described above, when the cleaning tank 2 is moved to be housed and pulled out, by the action of the guide lever 11,
The operation force acting on the cleaning tank 2 is transmitted to the lid body 10, and the operation of the cleaning tank 2 and the operation of the lid body 10 are interlocked with each other, so that the lid body 10 is opened and closed.

[Another Embodiment] (1) In the dishwasher of the previous embodiment, the cam member and the cam follower are installed as the lid supporting means separately between the main body of the storage device and the lid, and the lid is installed. An example in which the guide movement is performed in the opening / closing direction has been shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, it may be configured such that the lid body is guided and moved in the opening / closing direction by a link mechanism.

(2) In the dishwasher of the previous embodiment, an example in which the main casing is provided with a toggle mechanism has been shown, but this toggle mechanism is not always necessary, and the toggle mechanism may be eliminated. You can also

(3) In the dishwasher of the previous embodiment, the storage device according to the present invention is applied to a dishwasher, but the invention is not limited to the dishwasher. It can also be applied to various storage devices such as a device and a storage device for frozen foods. Further, as the storage device, the storage direction and the withdrawal direction of the container are not limited to the horizontal direction, and the storage direction and the withdrawal direction of the container may be inclined vertically or obliquely.

[Brief description of drawings]

1] Overall perspective view of a dishwasher

FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional side view of the essential parts of the dishwasher when the washing tank is pulled out.

FIG. 3 is a lateral cross-sectional view of the cleaning tank and the guide lever, and a side view of the lid support means and the toggle mechanism when the cleaning tank is pulled out.

FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional side view of a main part of the dishwasher when the cleaning tank is at a position closer to the set amount than the final storage position.

FIG. 5 is a lateral cross-sectional view of the cleaning tank and the guide lever, and a side view of the lid supporting means and the toggle mechanism when the cleaning tank is at the set amount front side position from the final storage position.

FIG. 6 is a vertical cross-sectional side view of the essential parts of the dishwasher when the washing tank is at the final storage position.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the cleaning tank and the guide lever, and a side view of the lid supporting means and the toggle mechanism when the cleaning tank is in the final storage position.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a lid and a guide lever.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a cleaning tank and a guide lever.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a clamp member.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Storage device body 2 containers 10 Lid 11 Lid opening / closing operation tool 14-pin operated part 15 Engagement holes for opening / closing operation tools 22 Cam member 37 Cam Follower 38 Biasing means F Lid support means

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor, Teranishi Kan             1-152 Oka, Minami-shi, Minato-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka             Harman Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 3B060 LA00 MA01                 3B082 BA01 BB01 BB04 BB06

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A storage device main body, a container that can be stored and moved in and out of a storage space of the storage device main body, and a container that is movably held in the opening and closing direction with respect to the opening of the container. A lid is provided, and the lid is closed as the container is stored and moved in the storage device main body, and the lid is closed as the container is pulled out from the storage device main body. A storage device configured to be operated in an open state, wherein a lid support means for movably supporting the lid in the opening / closing direction moves to a closed state when the lid is moved in the container storage direction. The lid opening and closing is configured to move and to support the lid to move to the open state side when the lid is moved in the container drawing direction, and pushes and moves the lid in the container storing direction and the container drawing direction. An operation tool is movably provided on the storage device body between a closing operation position for operating the lid body in a closed state and an opening operation position for operating the lid body in the open state, and the container is the storage container. The lid opening / closing operation tool is pushed and moved to the closing operation position as it is stored and moved in the apparatus body, and the lid opening / closing operation tool is moved as it is pulled out from the storage apparatus body. A storage device configured to be pushed and moved to the opening operation position. 2. The opening / closing operation tool is configured to be swingable between the closing operation position and the opening operation position, and the container has an engagement hole for operating the opening / closing operation tool of the opening / closing operation tool. A full stroke that is provided such that a pin-shaped operated portion provided in the opening / closing operation tool is engaged and disengaged by rocking, and the opening / closing operation tool stores and moves the container with respect to the storage device main body. The operation part is configured to be engaged with the engagement hole for operating the opening / closing operation tool only between the final storage position and the position closer to the set amount than the final storage position. The described storage device. 3. The storage device according to claim 2, further comprising urging means for urging the lid opening / closing operation tool to return to the opening operation position. 4. Corresponding to the left and right sides of the container,
A pair of the lid opening / closing operation tools is provided.
The storage device according to any one of 1. 5. The lid supporting means is configured by distributing and installing a cam member and a cam follower between the housing main body and the lid. Storage device. 6. The container is a washing tank of a dishwasher, the storage device main body is a main casing of the dishwasher, and the washing tank is horizontal or substantially horizontal to the main casing, The storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the storage device is configured to be moved and stored and moved.