JP2004215900A - Dishwasher - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To house and wash more dishes by preventing washing water jetted from a washing nozzle 2 from being interrupted by the arrangement of the dishes thereby eliminating restriction in arrangement of the dishes to be housed in a dish basket in a dishwasher for washing the dishes by jetting the washing water toward the dishes through the sashing nozzle. <P>SOLUTION: The dish basket 4 for housing the dishes 3 is arranged in a washing tub 8 with the washing nozzle 2 arranged therein, and the washing water discharged from the washing nozzle 2 is reflected via a curved part 9 or a reflector 10 formed on the side wall of the washing tub 8 to wash dishes 3. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a dishwasher for washing dishes by injecting washing water from the washing nozzle toward the dishes.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, this type of dishwasher has been configured as shown in FIG. Hereinafter, the configuration will be described.
[0003]
As shown in FIG. 4, the washing tank 1 is provided with a washing nozzle 2 for spraying washing water inside the washing tank 1, and a dish basket 4 for accommodating the dish 3. The cleaning water in the cleaning tank 1 is heated by a heater 5, sucked from a drain port 7 by a cleaning pump 6, and fed to a cleaning nozzle 2 by pressure. The tableware 3 accommodated in the tableware basket 4 is configured to be washed with washing water that is vigorously jetted from the washing nozzle 2 (for example, see Patent Document 1).
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-2001-046307
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In such a conventional dishwasher, there is a problem that the washing water jetted from the washing nozzle 2 is shut off due to the arrangement of the tableware 3 accommodated in the tableware basket 4, and a part of the tableware 3 cannot be washed.
[0006]
Therefore, when the tableware 3 is set in the tableware basket 4, there is a problem that the arrangement of the tableware 3 can be restricted and a sufficient tableware capacity cannot be secured.
[0007]
The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and eliminates the restriction on the arrangement of tableware to be stored in a tableware basket by preventing washing water sprayed from a cleaning nozzle from being blocked by the tableware arrangement. The purpose is to be able to wash.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention arranges a tableware basket containing tableware in a washing tank provided with a washing nozzle, and reflects washing water discharged from the washing nozzle via a side wall or a reflector of the washing tank. It is designed to wash dishes.
[0009]
Thereby, the washing water sprayed from the washing nozzle can be prevented from being interrupted by the arrangement of the tableware, and the restriction on the arrangement of the tableware to be accommodated in the tableware basket can be eliminated, so that more dishes can be accommodated and washed. .
[0010]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention includes a cleaning tank provided with a cleaning nozzle, and a tableware basket disposed in the cleaning tank and containing tableware, wherein the cleaning water discharged from the cleaning nozzle is supplied to the cleaning tank. The washing water is configured to be reflected through the side wall or the reflecting plate of the washing tank to wash the dish, and the washing water jetted from the washing nozzle is reflected through the side wall or the reflecting plate of the washing tank, whereby the washing water is washed. Can be prevented from being interrupted by the arrangement of the tableware, eliminating the restrictions on the arrangement of tableware to be stored in the tableware basket, making it possible to effectively use the space in the washing tank and washing more tableware it can.
[0011]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the tableware basket has an upper and lower two-stage structure, and the washing water jetted from the washing nozzle is reflected through a side wall or a reflecting plate of the washing tank to form an upper stage. The washing water is configured to wash the dishes stored in the basket, and the washing water jetted from the washing nozzle is reflected through the side wall or the reflection plate of the washing tank to wash the dishes stored in the upper basket. Can be prevented from being interrupted by the arrangement of the tableware accommodated in the lower basket, the restrictions on the arrangement of the tableware accommodated in the lower basket can be eliminated, and more dishes can be accommodated and washed.
[0012]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the present invention, the reflecting plate is attached to a lower basket of the tableware basket, and the reflecting plate is provided on the lower basket according to the arrangement of the tableware of the upper basket and the lower basket. By installing a reflector, it is possible to reflect the washing water sprayed from the washing nozzle and wash the dishes arranged in the upper basket, effectively using the space in the washing tank, and more dishes Can be housed and washed.
[0013]
【Example】
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Components having the same configuration as the conventional example are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.
[0014]
(Example 1)
As shown in FIG. 1, the cleaning tank 8 has a curved portion 9 formed at substantially the interruption of the inner side wall, and a curved or flat reflecting plate 10 is provided. The washing water discharged from the washing nozzle 2 is reflected to change the direction in the direction of the arrow, and the washing water jetted from the washing nozzle 2 is configured to wash part of the dishware 3 in the dish basket 4 that does not directly hit the washing water.
[0015]
The operation of the above configuration will be described. In the tableware 3 arranged in a part of the tableware basket 4 where the cleaning water jetted from the conventional cleaning nozzle 2 does not directly hit the tableware, the cleaning water discharged from the cleaning nozzle 2 by the curved portion 9 and the reflection plate 10 is also used. By reflecting and changing the direction in the direction of the arrow, it is possible to wash a part of the tableware 3 of the tableware basket 4 to which the washing water jetted from the washing nozzle 2 does not directly hit. It can be used effectively, and can accommodate and wash more dishes 3.
[0016]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, since the washing water discharged from the washing nozzle 2 is reflected through the curved portion 9 formed on the side wall of the washing tank 8 and the reflecting plate 10 to wash the tableware 3, the washing is performed. By reflecting the washing water injected from the nozzle 2 through the curved portion 9 formed on the side wall of the washing tank 8 and the reflecting plate 10, the washing water can be prevented from being interrupted by the arrangement of the tableware 3, and The restriction on the arrangement of the tableware 3 to be stored can be eliminated, the space in the washing tank 8 can be used effectively, and more tableware 3 can be stored and washed.
[0017]
In the present embodiment, the curved portion 9 is formed on the side wall of the cleaning tank 8 and the reflection plate 10 is provided. However, only one of them may be provided, or a plurality of any of them may be provided. Similar functions and effects can be obtained.
[0018]
(Example 2)
As shown in FIG. 2, the tableware basket 11 has an upper and lower basket 11 a and a lower basket 11 b, and is arranged in a washing tank 12. The cleaning tank 12 has a curved portion 13 formed at substantially the interruption of the inner side wall, and a curved or flat reflecting plate 14 is detachably provided. The washing water to be discharged is reflected, the direction is changed in the direction of the arrow, and the tableware 3 accommodated in the upper basket 11a to which the washing water jetted from the washing nozzle 2 does not directly hit is washed.
[0019]
The operation of the above configuration will be described. The washing water sprayed from the conventional washing nozzle 2 is cut off by the tableware 3 arranged in the lower basket 11b, and the tableware 3 arranged in the upper basket 11a to which the washing water sprayed from the washing nozzle 2 does not directly hit also curves. The table 13 disposed in the upper basket 11a can be washed by reflecting the washing water discharged from the washing nozzle 2 by the portion 13 and the reflecting plate 14 and changing the direction in the direction of the arrow, and thus the washing tank 12 The space inside can be used effectively, and more dishes 3 can be accommodated and washed.
[0020]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the tableware basket 11 has a two-stage configuration in which the washing water jetted from the washing nozzle 2 is reflected via the curved portion 13 formed in the washing tank 12 and the reflecting plate 14. Since the tableware 3 housed in the basket 11a is configured to be washed, the washing water sprayed from the washing nozzle 2 is reflected through the curved portion 13 formed in the washing tank 12 and the reflecting plate 14 so that the upper basket 11a is washed. The washing water for washing the stored tableware 3 can be prevented from being interrupted by the arrangement of the tableware 3 stored in the lower basket 11b, and the restriction on the arrangement of the tableware stored in the lower basket 11b can be eliminated, so that more tableware 3 can be stored. And can be washed.
[0021]
In the present embodiment, the curved portion 13 is formed on the side wall of the cleaning tank 12 and the reflecting plate 14 is provided. However, only one of them may be provided, or a plurality of any of them may be provided. Similar functions and effects can be obtained.
[0022]
Further, in this embodiment, the reflection plate 14 is provided detachably, but may be configured integrally with the cleaning tank 12.
[0023]
(Example 3)
As shown in FIG. 3, the reflection plate 15 is a curved flat plate, and the lower basket 11 b of the dish basket 11 is provided below a part of the dish 3 which does not directly hit the washing water of the upper basket 11 a of the dish basket 11. The washing water discharged from the washing nozzle 2 is reflected by the reflection plate 15 to change the direction in the direction of the arrow, and the dish 3 stored in the upper basket 11a, which is not directly hit by the washing water ejected from the washing nozzle 2, is washed. It is configured as follows.
[0024]
The operation of the above configuration will be described. By disposing the tableware 3 in the lower basket 11b of the tableware basket 11, when the washing water jetted from the cleaning nozzle 2 does not directly hit the tableware 3 on the tableware 3 of the upper basket 11a, it is reflected on the lower basket 11b. The plate 15 is attached, and the washing water sprayed from the washing nozzle 2 can be reflected and washed. Thereby, the space in the washing tank 1 can be used effectively, and more tableware 3 can be accommodated.
[0025]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, since the reflecting plate 15 is attached to the lower basket 11b of the tableware basket 11, the reflecting plate 15 is attached to the lower basket 11b in accordance with the arrangement of the tableware 3 of the upper basket 11a and the lower basket 11b. By attaching, the washing water jetted from the washing nozzle 2 can be reflected to wash the tableware 3 arranged in the upper basket 11a, and the space in the washing tank 1 can be used effectively, and more The tableware 3 can be stored and washed.
[0026]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, since the washing water discharged from the washing nozzle is configured to be reflected through the side wall or the reflecting plate of the washing tank to wash the dishes, the washing nozzle is provided. Can be prevented from being blocked by the arrangement of the tableware, eliminating the restrictions on the arrangement of the tableware to be stored in the tableware basket, can store and wash more tableware, and the entire tableware Cleaning performance can be ensured.
[Brief description of the drawings]
1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a dishwasher according to a first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of a dishwasher according to a second embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a third embodiment of the present invention; Longitudinal sectional view of a conventional dishwasher [Figure 4] Longitudinal sectional view of a conventional dishwasher [Explanation of reference numerals]
2 Cleaning nozzle 3 Tableware 4 Tableware basket 8 Cleaning tank 9 Curved portion formed on side wall 10 Reflector

Claims (3)

A washing tank provided with a washing nozzle; and a dish basket arranged in the washing tank and accommodating tableware, wherein the washing water discharged from the washing nozzle is reflected via a side wall or a reflection plate of the washing tank, and the dish is provided. Dishwasher configured to wash. 2. The dishwasher according to claim 1, wherein the dish basket has a two-tiered structure, and washing water jetted from a washing nozzle is reflected through a side wall or a reflecting plate of the washing tank to wash dishes stored in the upper basket. 3. The dishwasher according to claim 2, wherein the reflector is attached to a lower basket of the dish basket.

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