JP2003180600A - Dishwasher - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce exhaust temperature or moisture from a dishwasher. <P>SOLUTION: A front panel 103 with an exhaust window 124 is fixed on the front surface of a washing compartment 101, the washing compartment has an exhaust hole 101a on a side wall, and moist air exhausted from the exhaust hole is discharged from the exhaust window to the outside of the dishwasher through an exhaust passage formed with an exhaust cover 125 fixed on the outside surface of the side wall so as to surround the exhaust hole. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a dishwasher.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A dishwasher is equipped with a cleaning tank installed in a frame so as to be able to move forward and backward, a means for supplying and draining the cleaning tank, a means for feeding dry air into the cleaning tank, and heating a cleaning liquid and dry air. A configuration including a heater and a control device for controlling them, injecting a cleaning liquid toward the dishes or cooking utensils housed in the cleaning tank to wash them, and sending dry air to heat them by the heater to dry them with warm air Is. The moist air that has taken away moisture in the cleaning tank and is moistened is exhausted to the outside from the exhaust hole provided in the front of the cleaning tank, and discharged outside the machine from the exhaust window of the front panel attached to the front of the cleaning tank. is there.

[0003]

In such a dishwasher, the wet air in the washing tank in hot air drying is immediately discharged to the outside from the exhaust window of the front panel adjacent to the front side wall of the washing tank. Therefore, it is discharged indoors in a state where the temperature is relatively high and a large amount of moisture is contained. 1 of the present invention
One purpose is to reduce the temperature of the moist air discharged into the room from the exhaust window. Another object of the present invention is to reduce the humidity of the moist air discharged into the room through the exhaust window. Still another object of the present invention is to prevent the condensed water generated in the exhaust passage from leaking out of the machine through the exhaust window.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to a cleaning tank installed in a frame so as to be able to move forward and backward, a means for supplying and draining the inside of the cleaning tank, a means for feeding dry air into the cleaning tank, and a cleaning tank. In a dishwasher equipped with a heater for heating the cleaning liquid and the dry air and a control device for controlling them, a front panel having an exhaust window is attached to the front surface of the cleaning tank, and the cleaning tank has an exhaust hole on a side wall. The humid air exhausted from the exhaust hole is guided to the exhaust window through an exhaust passage formed by an exhaust cover attached to the outer surface of the side wall so as to surround the exhaust hole, and the humid air is exhausted from the exhaust window to the outside of the machine. It is characterized in that it is configured to release to. And
The exhaust passage is configured so that the exhaust hole side is gradually lowered, and the dew condensation water in the exhaust passage is allowed to flow into the cleaning tank.

[0005]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a dishwasher incorporated in a system kitchen. The dishwasher in this embodiment has two dishwasher tank units 100,
This is an installation form in which 200 are assembled in the system kitchen 300 in a state of being combined so as to be stacked vertically in two stages.

Two dish washing tank units 100, 200
Since most of them have the same structure, the common structure will be described by exemplifying the dish washing tank unit 100 located in the upper stage.

The dishwashing tank unit 100 accommodates a drawer-type washing tank 101 in a case 102 constituting a frame so that the dishwasher 101 can be moved forward and backward. (Wash, rinse, dry). The front panel 103 provided on the front side surface of the cleaning tank 101 includes an operation panel 104 provided on the front edge side surface of the front panel 103 and an operation panel 105 provided on the upper end surface.

Two dishwasher units 100, 200
The upper and lower two-tier stacking is the dishwasher tank unit 2 in the lower
No. 00 case 102 is combined and joined so that the lower end surface of the case 102 of the upper dish washing tank unit 100 comes into contact with the upper end surface of the case 102.

The overall structure of the dishwashing tank unit 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. The cleaning tank 101 for storing dishes is formed by resin molding into a box shape with an open upper side. A flat brushless motor 106 is attached to the outside of the bottom wall of the cleaning tank 101, and the inner end portion of the rotating shaft of the brushless motor 106 penetrates the bottom wall of the cleaning tank 101 and projects into the cleaning tank 101. The cleaning pump blade 107 is fitted. Around the brushless motor mounting portion on the bottom wall of the cleaning tank 101, a water reservoir 108 is formed to be low, and the cleaning liquid is mounted with a gap forming a suction passage of the cleaning pump blade 107 between the cleaning liquid and the bottom wall. The suction guide 109 is provided so that the suction force of the cleaning pump blade 107 can be efficiently applied to the cleaning liquid in the water reservoir 108. The nozzle arm 110 has a water inlet 110a formed at the center thereof, which is the cleaning pump blade 10 described above.
The cleaning liquid suction guide 109 is rotatably fitted so as to surround the discharge port 7 and receive the cleaning liquid discharged from the cleaning pump blade 107. The nozzle arm 110 is
The cleaning liquid received from the cleaning pump blade 107 is sprayed obliquely upward from the cleaning spray hole 110b provided on the upper surface of the nozzle arm 110, and is rotated by the flow of the cleaning liquid received from the cleaning pump blade 107 and the reaction force of the spray.

Cleaning liquid suction guide 109 and nozzle arm 1
A partition plate 111 with a filter mesh for partitioning the bottom of the cleaning tank 101 into upper and lower parts is installed between the 10 and 10.
A residue put filter 112 is detachably attached to one corner of the corner, and a substantially annular sheathed heater 113 is installed on the back side (lower side) of the partition plate 111.

A drain pump vane 114 is fitted on the outer end of the rotary shaft of the brushless motor 106, and a drain pump case 115 surrounding the drain pump vane 114 is attached. The drainage pump case 115 includes the cleaning tank 1
Water inlet 115a connected to the bottom of 01 and the drain hose 1
16 and a drain port 115b for connecting an air vent hose 117 to the inside of the cleaning tank 101 so as to open in the cleaning tank 101.
15c is provided.

The drainage pump blade 115 does not exhibit a drainage pump function when the brushless motor 106 is normally rotated (washing mode), but exhibits a drainage pump function when it is reversely rotated (drainage mode). To do.

Outside the front side wall of the cleaning tank 101, a drying air supply fan 11 for sending drying air into the cleaning tank 101.
8 is installed, and dry air is blown into the bottom of the cleaning tank 101 through the blower cover 119 to circulate it. Cleaning tank 101
The moist air inside is a vertically long exhaust hole 101a formed in the side wall.
Exhaust from.

The front panel 103, which covers the outside of the front side wall of the cleaning tank 101, has the control processing device 120 mounted inside thereof, and the mounting flanges 101b at both front ends of the cleaning tank 101.
Front panel substrate 121 that is screwed to the operation panel substrate 12 that is attached to the upper edge of the front panel substrate 121.
2 and a support frame 123 attached to both side edges and a lower edge of the front panel substrate 121 and for sandwiching a decorative panel (not shown) on the front side of the front panel substrate 121 in cooperation with the operation panel substrate 122. The operation panel substrate 122 includes the operation panels 104 and 105 and an exhaust window 124. The exhaust window 124 and the exhaust hole 101a have a wide and thin exhaust cover 125 attached to the outer surface of the cleaning tank 101 in an airtight state via packing so as to surround the exhaust hole 101a, and the exhaust cover 125. An exhaust relay passage 10 formed on the front surface of the cleaning tank 101 so as to communicate with the
1c is made to communicate with each other through the connecting duct 126. The relatively long exhaust passage that guides the moist air from the exhaust hole 101a to the exhaust window 123 functions to lower the temperature of the exhaust, so that water droplets condensed on the wall surface of the passage form the exhaust hole 101.
exhaust hole 101a so as to flow into the cleaning tank 101 from a
The configuration is such that the sides are gradually lowered.

A lower cover 127 is attached and covered on the lower side of the cleaning tank 101 constructed as described above.

Further, in the cleaning tank 101, a tableware placing table 128 is installed so as to be located above the nozzle arm 110. In the tableware washing tank unit 200 located in the lower stage, the tableware placing table 128 is configured such that the cooking utensil placing table can be selectively installed for each tableware placing. As shown in FIG. 6, the tableware placing table is configured to be suitable for placing tableware such as bowls, plates and cups. It is configured to be suitable for placing tableware and cooking utensils such as pots and balls side by side.

A packing contact collar 101d for contacting and sealing the hollow packing 129 is formed on the entire circumference of the upper edge of the cleaning tank 101.

Slide rails 130 and rollers 131, which are installed in the case 102 so as to be able to move forward and backward, are attached to both outer side surfaces of the cleaning tank 101 thus configured.

The case 102 is formed by bending a steel plate into a substantially U shape so as to open in the front-rear direction and the upward direction, and both upper open edges are bent inward to form an eaves 102a. The upper open surface is closed by abutting the upper surface of the edge portion of the seal top plate 132 against the inner side of the eaves 102a (the lower surface of the eaves 102a) and screwing. Further, the upper part of the open side on the rear side is screwed to the case 102 and the seal top plate 132 so that the auxiliary pad plate 133 made of a steel plate having the eaves 133a formed by bending the upper edge inward is pressed and pressed from the outside. And reinforce. In this way, the frame body in this embodiment is mainly configured by connecting the case 102, the seal top plate 132, and the auxiliary pad plate 133.

In the lower dish washing tank unit 200, the eaves 102a of the case 102 and the eaves 133 of the auxiliary pad plate 133 are used.
The a also functions as a contact surface on which the lower end surface of the case 102 of the upper dish washing tank unit 100 is placed when the upper dish washing tank units 100 are stacked and joined.

Fixed rails 134 and rollers 135 combined with the slide rails 130 and rollers 131 of the cleaning tank 101 are attached to the inner surfaces of both sides of the case 102.

Further, connecting plate abutment seats 102b and 102c are formed on the upper and lower edges of both sides of the case 102. The connecting plate abutment seats 102b, 102c are used to stack the two dishwashing tank units 100, 200 on top of each other to form a two-stage structure dishwasher, and thus the upper edge of the case 102 of the lower dishwashing tank unit 200. The upper and lower cases 102 are connected by abutting and screwing the connecting plate abutment seat 102b of the above portion and the connecting plate 136 across the connecting plate abutment seat 102c of the lower edge portion of the case 102 of the upper dish washing tank unit 100. Use as you would.

Further, the left and right front edges of the case 102 are
The reinforcing frame 137 is abutted and screwed to reinforce and blind, and leg mounting holes 102d into which height adjusting screw legs 138 are fitted are provided at four corners of the bottom surface.

Reference numeral 139 is an auxiliary pad plate that reinforces the front edge portion of the seal top plate 132, and 140 is an air pump unit that supplies and exhausts the hollow packing 129 via an air supply and exhaust hose 141.

These dish washing tank units 100, 20
0 has a control device 150 as shown in FIG. This control device 150 is a control system 15 for executing conventional dishwashing control in the upper dishwashing tank unit 100.
1 and a control system 152 for executing cooking utensil or dish washing control in the dish washing tank unit 200 in the lower stage.
Since the respective control systems 151 and 152 are configured in the same manner centering on the microcomputers 153 and 154, respectively,
Here, the control system 151 will be described.

The microcomputer 153 executes a program stored in the memory 156 and executes cleaning control according to an operation input from the operation panel switch group 155 which is a switch of the operation panels 104 and 105. The microcomputer 153 and the memory 156 constitute the control processing device 120 in this embodiment.

The microcomputer 153 includes a water level sensor 157 for detecting the water level of the cleaning liquid, a door sensor 158,
An air pump unit 140 that inputs detection signals from the hollow packing air pressure sensor 159, a water temperature sensor 160 that detects the temperature of the cleaning liquid, and an overheat sensor 161, and controls air supply and exhaust to the hollow packing 129, and a water supply solenoid valve 144 ( 144b, 144c), the sheath heater 113, the brushless motor 106, the dry air supply fan 118, and the display 164 and the buzzer 165 provided on the operation panels 104, 105.

The hollow packing air pressure sensor 159 in this embodiment has an accuracy of such a degree that it can detect whether the minimum air pressure is reached (whether the air pump unit 140 is functioning normally). This is the configuration, and in practice, the one incorporated in the air pump unit 140 is used. Although not shown in the drawings, the air pump unit 140 includes an air pump, an exhaust solenoid valve, and the hollow packing air pressure sensor 15.
9 is provided.

Dishwashing tank units 100 and 200 at each stage
The microcomputers 153 and 154 in the control systems 151 and 152 of FIG. 9 respectively execute the dishwashing control as shown in FIG. Here, a dishwashing control process executed by the microcomputer 153 of the upper dishwashing tank unit 100 is illustrated.

Step S11 When the power switch 155a is input, the operation panel 10
The course is set based on the input from the course setting switch 155d.

Step S12: When the start / pause switch 155b is input,
The water supply solenoid valve 144b is opened to supply water up to a predetermined water level in the cleaning tank 101, and the brushless motor 106 is operated in the forward rotation (cleaning mode) to rotate the cleaning pump blades 107 to store the water in the cleaning tank 101. The cleaning liquid is sucked up from the portion 108 and supplied to the nozzle arm 110, and is sprayed from the cleaning spray 110b toward the dish placement table 128 to perform dishwashing and cooking utensil washing. The cleaning liquid is energized to heat the sheathed heater 113 as needed. When the washing is completed, the brushless motor 106 is rotated in the reverse direction (drainage mode) so that the drainage pump blade 114 functions and the washing tank 1
Drain the cleaning liquid in 01.

In step S13, the water supply solenoid valve 144b is opened to supply the cleaning water to the predetermined water level in the cleaning tank 101, and the brushless motor 106 is controlled to rotate the cleaning pump blade 107 in the cleaning mode to rinse the water. , Rotate in drainage mode to drain.

In step S14, the water supply solenoid valve 144b is opened to supply the rinse water up to a predetermined water level, the sheath heater 113 is energized to heat the rinse water, and the brushless motor 106 is controlled to rotate the cleaning pump blade 107 in the cleaning mode. To rinse with warm water, then rotate in drain mode to drain.

Step S15: Air is supplied into the cleaning tank 101 by the dry air supply fan 118,
The sheath heater 113 is used to heat and dry with warm air. The air supplied into the cleaning tank 101 uses the sheathed heater 113.
It is circulated in the washing tank 101 while being heated by, to evaporate water droplets and water adhering to the dishes, the washing tank 101, the basket 128, the seal top plate 132, etc.
Through the exhaust cover 125, the exhaust relay passage 101c, the connecting duct 126, and the exhaust window 124. At the end of the drying, the sheath heater 113 is shut off to perform the cooling operation.

[0035]

According to the present invention, the wet air discharged from the tank through the exhaust hole formed in the side wall of the cleaning tank is guided to the exhaust window through the relatively long exhaust passage and is discharged into the room. The temperature of the discharged air can be lowered, and the dew condensation on the wall surface of the exhaust passage can reduce the exhaust humidity. Further, since the dew condensation water generated on the wall surface of the exhaust passage flows into the cleaning tank, it is possible to prevent the condensed water from leaking out of the machine through the exhaust window.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a system kitchen incorporating a dishwasher according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional front view of the dish washing tank unit according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional side view of the dish washing tank unit shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view around a washing tank in the dish washing tank unit according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view around a case in the dish washing tank unit according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a state in which an upper-stage dishwashing tank unit of the dishwasher shown in FIG. 1 is pulled out.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a state in which the lower dishwashing tank unit of the dishwasher shown in FIG. 1 is pulled out.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of the control device of the dishwasher according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a dishwashing control process executed by a microcomputer in the dishwasher unit in the upper stage of the dishwasher according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

100 ... upper dish washing tank unit, 101 ... washing tank,
101a ... Exhaust hole, 101d ... Packing abutment collar, 10
2 ... Case, 102a ... Eaves, 110 ... Nozzle arm, 1
18 ... Dry air supply fan, 125 ... Exhaust cover, 129 ...
Hollow packing 129c ... Air supply / exhaust port, 132 ... Seal top plate, 140 ... Air pump unit, 141 ... Air supply / exhaust hose, 150 ... Control device, 153, 154 ... Microcomputer, 155 ... Operation panel stitch group, 200 ...
The lower dish washing tank unit.

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Dr. Ogawa             1-1-1 Higashitaga-cho, Hitachi City, Ibaraki Prefecture             Inside the ceremony company Hitachi Taga Electronics (72) Inventor Ryoichi Kobayashi             1-1-1 Higashitaga-cho, Hitachi City, Ibaraki Prefecture             Inside the ceremony company Hitachi Taga Electronics F-term (reference) 3B060 GC01                 3B082 BA04 BB01 BE01 BF01 BF04                       BF05

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A cleaning tank installed in a frame so as to be able to move forward and backward, means for supplying and draining the inside of the cleaning tank, means for feeding dry air into the cleaning tank, and heating the cleaning liquid and dry air in the cleaning tank. In a dishwasher equipped with a heater and a control device for controlling these, a front panel having an exhaust window is attached to the front surface of the cleaning tank, the cleaning tank has an exhaust hole in a side wall, and an outer surface of the side wall is provided. The humid air exhausted from the exhaust hole is guided to the exhaust window through an exhaust passage formed by an exhaust cover attached so as to surround the exhaust hole, and is discharged to the outside of the machine from the exhaust window. A dishwasher characterized by. 2. The dishwasher according to claim 1, wherein the exhaust passage is configured so that the exhaust hole side is gradually lowered. 3. The dishwasher according to claim 1, wherein the exhaust window is formed on an operation panel that constitutes a front panel. 4. The dishwasher according to claim 1, wherein the exhaust hole is vertically long and the exhaust cover is wide and thin.