JP2004222775A - Dish guide in dishwasher - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a dish guide putting dishes in a stacked state before washing therein at an arbitrary timing by an operation from the outside through an opening part without any hard labor and storing and retaining the dishes after the washing to the dish guide at an arbitrary timing. <P>SOLUTION: This dish guide 15 in a dishwasher 1 puts the dishes 2 therein through the opening part 4 of a casing 3 from the dish guide 15 mounted on the upper surface of the casing or discharges them to the dish guide 15. The dish guide 15 is provided with a dish stopper 20 storing and retaining the dishes 2 in their stacked state and the dish stopper 20 so constitutes the dish guide 15 that the retaining of the dishes 2 is released by an external operation body 21 provided in the dish guide 15. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a dish dish guide in a dish dish washing apparatus which is inserted or discharged through an opening of the dish from a dish dish guide provided on an upper surface of a casing.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been used a dishwashing apparatus for automatically washing a dishplate on which foods such as sushi are placed without the need for human intervention. As described in Patent Literature 1, this type of dishwashing apparatus includes a housing in which an input port and a discharge port of a dishware are formed on an upper surface, and a transport unit for passing the dishware through a washing unit. A guide tube is provided to extend from the input port to the discharge port, and a guide tube through which the tableware can be inserted is provided below the input port and the discharge port toward the transport unit. In addition, a plurality of guide bars are erected around the inlet and the outlet in an evenly distributed state. (For example, see Patent Document 1)
[0003]
In addition, as a dish transfer tool used when transporting the stacked dishes to another place, a holder claw is rotatably arranged at the bottom of the cylinder that can store the dishes, and received on the upper end surface of the cylinder. In some cases, an arm is installed, and the stacked dishes are housed in a cylinder so as to be sandwiched between a holder claw and a receiving arm, so that they can be transported. (For example, see Patent Document 2)
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-2002-86091 (paragraphs 0014-0017, FIGS. 2 and 4)
[Patent Document 2]
JP-A-59-4985 (page 2, FIGS. 1 and 2)
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, at the opening of the dishwasher configured as described above, the dishes before and after washing have to be inserted or discharged vertically along the guide bar. Did not. For this reason, the worker lifts the dish to a position above the guide bar fixed to the upper part of the dishwashing apparatus, and throws in or discharges the dish according to the arrangement of the guide bar, which is a task involving heavy labor.
[0006]
Further, in the above-mentioned Patent Document 2, it is necessary to operate the holder claw from inside to transfer the stacked dishes housed in the cylindrical body to the dish receiving cylinder. Is inconvenient, and because the receiving arm is provided on the upper end surface of the cylinder, it is difficult to put the dish in and out from above the cylinder.
[0007]
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and in a state in which the dishes are stacked, without any heavy labor, the dishes before washing can be inserted through the opening at an arbitrary timing by an external operation. It is another object of the present invention to provide a dish tray guide that can store and hold a washed dish in the dish tray guide at an arbitrary timing.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned object, the dish dish guide in the dish dish washing device of the present invention is configured such that the dish is thrown in or put into the dish through an opening of the casing from the dish dish guide placed on the upper surface of the casing. A dish guide in a dish dish washing device discharged to a dish guide, wherein the dish guide has a dish stopper capable of storing and holding the dish in a stacked state, and the dish stopper is provided with the dish guide. It is characterized in that the holding of the dish can be opened by an external operating body provided on the body.
According to this feature, the tableware before washing can be inserted through the opening at an arbitrary timing by operating the external operation body, and the dishware after the cleaning can be stored and held in the dish guide at an arbitrary timing.
[0009]
In the dish dish guide in the dish dish washing apparatus of the present invention, the dish dish guide has a cylindrical body having a cylindrical inner surface having substantially the same diameter as the opening, and a plurality of guides extending vertically from the cylindrical body. It is preferable that a bar is provided, and a dish stopper is provided on the inner surface of the tubular body, and an external operating body is provided on the outer surface of the tubular body.
In this way, by providing the dish stopper and the external operating body on the cylindrical body, a simple and easy-to-use dish dish guide can be constructed.
[0010]
In the dish dish guide in the dish dish washing apparatus of the present invention, it is preferable that the dish stopper is constituted by a plurality of engaging pieces, and the plurality of engaging pieces are operated by one external operating body.
In this way, the lamination holding after the loading and unloading of the dish can be operated with one hand.
[0011]
In the dish dish guide of the dish dish washing apparatus of the present invention, it is preferable that the dish dish guide is transportable and can be detachably attached to the opening.
With this configuration, when the dishware guide is placed in the housing, the dishware guide is transported to the opening of the housing with the dishware being stored in the dishware guide, After the dish guide is attached to the opening, the dish stopper can be opened by opening the dish stopper, and when the dish is discharged from the housing, the dish discharged from the opening is removed. Is stored in the dish guide, and the dish stopper is closed, whereby the stacked dish can be removed from the opening of the housing together with the dish guide and transported.
[0012]
In the dish dish guide of the dish dish washing apparatus of the present invention, it is preferable that a fitting body that can be fitted into the opening is provided below the dish dish guide.
With this configuration, the dishware guide can be easily attached to and removed from the upper portion of the opening with a simple structure.
[0013]
In the dish dish guide of the dish dish washing apparatus of the present invention, it is preferable that a handle is provided on the outer surface of the tubular body.
With this configuration, the tableware can be stably transported since the handle is attached to the cylindrical body having a firm structure.
[0014]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing an overall image of a dish dish washing apparatus as an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 3 is an enlarged side sectional view of a dish dish inlet in the washing apparatus, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a dish dish guide in the dish dish washing apparatus, and FIG. 4 (a) is a dish stopper of the dish dish guide closed. It is an upper sectional view showing a state, (b) is an upper sectional view showing the state where the dish stopper of the dish tray guide was opened, and Drawing 5 is a perspective view showing the example of use of the dish tray guide.
[0015]
First, FIG. 1 shows a dish-washing apparatus to which the present invention is applied. Reference numeral 1 denotes a dish-washing apparatus, and the dish-washing apparatus 1 includes a sealed substantially rectangular parallelepiped casing 3. Inside the washing section, devices are accommodated, and in the washing section, a transport screw 8 for transporting the dish 2 from one side to the other is provided.
[0016]
More specifically, with reference to FIG. 1, the dishwasher 1 includes a dish-shaped dish guide 15 for stocking dishware 2 stacked before washing in a plurality of guide bars 14. An inlet guide tube 5 for guiding and supplying the dishware 2 before washing is provided at an upper portion of the inlet 4 as an opening at the left end of the inlet 3, and a lower portion of the inlet guide tube 5 at the lower portion of the inlet 4. A supply roller 7 having a pair of grooves 6 for holding and dropping the tableware dishes 2 in the introduction guide cylinder 5 one by one from the lower end thereof, and being provided directly below the supply roller 7 in a left-right direction in parallel with each other; A pair of left and right transfer screws 8 that receive the outer peripheral edge of the dish 2 sequentially dropped one by one from the supply roller 7 by a spiral groove and convey it to the right, and upper and lower surfaces of the tableware 2 being conveyed. A pair of upper and lower rotating brushes 9 for wiping off, and contact between the two rotating brushes 9 and the dishware 2 A pair of upper and lower cleaning nozzles 10 for injecting water, hot water, a cleaning liquid, etc., and a pair of upper and lower air nozzles 11 for drying by blowing compressed air (or hot air pressure) on the upper and lower surfaces of the dish 2 A push-up / discharge device 12 is provided on the side close to the right end of the screw 8 so as to be able to move up and down and pushes up the dishware 2 after drying, and a push-up / discharge device provided at the right end of the housing 3. The washed dishware 2 pushed up by 12 is successively accommodated one by one, and is prevented from descending by a support claw (not shown) to guide the dishware 2 to an outlet 4 ′ as an upper opening. It is provided with a discharge guide tube 13 for stocking and stacking in a plurality of guide bars 14 'of an upright dish dish guide 15'.
[0017]
The vicinity of the inlet 4 will be described in more detail. As shown in FIG. 2, the tableware 2 before the washing is inserted above the inlet 4 as an opening formed in the top plate 16 of the housing 3. A dish guide 15 is detachably attached to the upper surface of the top plate 16. A plurality of guide bars 14 for vertically guiding the unwashed dish plate 2 passing through the inside of the dish plate guide body 15 extend in the vertical direction. The dishware 2 before washing is loaded.
[0018]
As shown in FIG. 2, below the tableware guide 15, the well-known plurality of tableware dishes 2 are supported in a stacked state, and are separated one by one and dropped onto the transport screw 8. The supply rollers 7 are arranged, and the plurality of dish plates 2 guided and supported by the plurality of guide bars 14 of the dish tray guide 15 are separated one by one by the supply rollers 7 and dropped onto the transport screw 8. Is done.
[0019]
The dish guide 15 placed on the input port 4 of the top plate 16 of the housing 3 will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 3, the dish guide 15 may be prepared separately from the housing 3. The tableware dish guide 15 has a cylindrical body 17 having a cylindrical inner surface having substantially the same diameter as the input port 4, and is constituted by four guide bars 14 extending vertically from the upper surface of the cylindrical body 17, A handle 18 is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical body 17. By gripping the handle 18, the dish 2 can be easily carried in a state where the dish 2 is stored in the dish guide 15, and the handle 18 is attached to the cylindrical body 17 having a stable structure, so that the handle 18 is stable. And the tableware 2 can be transported.
[0020]
In addition, a fitting body 19 having an outer periphery having the same diameter as the inner periphery of the charging port 4 is provided at a lower portion of the cylindrical body 17, and since the fitting body 19 can be fitted to the charging port 4, With a simple structure, the dish tray guide 15 can be easily attached to and removed from the upper portion of the insertion port 4. Therefore, with the dish tray guide 15 separated from the housing 3, the dish tray 2 can be put into the dish tray guide 15 and can be taken out from the dish tray guide 15.
[0021]
Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of locking pieces 20 as dish stoppers are arranged on the inner peripheral surface of the tubular body 17, and the dish 2 is securely stored in the dish guide 15. It can be held by. A lever 21 as an external operating body for operating the locking piece 20 is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the tubular body 17, and by manually operating the lever 21, the locking piece 20 is released and opened. It is possible to close it.
[0022]
Referring to FIG. 4, the locking piece 20 as a dish stopper of the dish tray guide 15 will be described in more detail. FIG. 4A shows a state in which the locking piece 20 is closed, and the cylindrical body 17 is an outer cylindrical body. 22 and an inner cylindrical body 23, and a lever 21 as an external operating body extends from the inner cylindrical body 23 toward the outside of the cylindrical body 17, and this lever 21 It projects outside of the cylindrical body 17 from a hole 24 provided in the outer cylindrical body 22.
[0023]
Locking pieces 20 are arranged at four places inside the cylindrical body 17, and the locking pieces 20 have a substantially semicircular shape in a top view, and a spring 25 attached to the inner periphery of the outer cylindrical body 22. As a result, it is constantly pressed toward the inside of the cylindrical body 17 and protrudes inward of the cylindrical body 17 from a hole 26 provided in the inner cylindrical body 23.
[0024]
(B) shows a state in which the locking piece 20 is opened as a dish stopper, and by moving the lever 21 in the direction of the arrow, the inner cylindrical body 23 rotates, and the hole formed in the inner cylindrical body 23 is opened. By shifting the position of 26, the locking piece 20 is stored inside the tubular body 17. Therefore, not only can the dish 2 pass from above the cylindrical body 17 to below, but also it can pass from below the cylindrical body 17 to above.
[0025]
When closing the locking piece 20 as a dish stopper, the inner cylinder 23 is rotated by moving the lever 21 in the direction of the arrow (a), and the hole 26 formed in the inner cylinder 23 is rotated. Corresponds to the locking piece 20, it is possible to project from the hole 26 provided in the inner cylindrical body 23 to the inside of the cylindrical body 17, so that the dish 2 is inserted into the dish guide 15. As a result, the tableware 2 can be transported while being stored in the tableware guide 15.
[0026]
According to such a configuration, by providing a plurality of locking pieces 20 as a dish stopper and a lever 21 as an external operating body on the cylindrical body 17, a simple and easy-to-use dish dish guide body 15 can be constructed. By operating one lever 21, the plurality of locking pieces 20 can be operated, so that the lamination holding after the loading and discharging of the dish plate 2 can be operated with one hand, and the operation of the lever 21 before washing can be performed. The dish plate 2 can be put in through the slot 4 at an arbitrary timing, and the dish plate 2 after washing can be stored and held in the dish plate guide 15 at an arbitrary timing.
[0027]
When putting the stacked dish plates 2 before washing into the housing, as shown in FIG. 5, a plurality of dish plate guides 15 are prepared, and the dish stoppers of the respective dish plate guides 15 are set. In a state where the dish tray guide 15 is separated from the housing 3 while being closed, the dish tray 2 before washing is inserted into the dish tray guide 15 and laminated. In a state in which the stacked dish plates 2 are stored in the dish plate guide 15, they are transported to the input port 4 as an opening provided in the top plate 16 of the housing 3, and the table dish guide 15 is placed in the input port 4. After being placed on the upper part and attached, by opening the dish stopper, the stacked dish dishes 2 can be thrown into the housing 3, so that the stacked dish dishes 2 can be easily attached without heavy labor. Can be put into the dishwasher 1.
[0028]
By preparing a plurality of dish dish guides 15 as shown in FIG. 5, the dish dishes 2 before washing are stored in the dish dish guides 15, and the dish dishes 2 are stacked one after another before washing. Since the tableware 2 can be transported to the tableware washing device 1 and put therein, the work efficiency is improved.
[0029]
In the above embodiment, the tableware guide 15 attached to the input port 4 of the housing 3 has been described. However, as shown in FIG. A dish guide 15 'is provided so that the dish dish 2 after washing can be discharged similarly.
[0030]
When the dishware 2 after washing is discharged from the dishwasher 1, a plurality of dishware guides 15 'are prepared, and the dishware guides 15' are discharged with the dish stoppers opened. It is installed above the outlet 4 ′, and then the dishware 2 after washing is lifted from below by the discharging device 12, so that the dishware 2 is discharged from the discharge port 4 ′ to the outside of the housing 3, and the dishware guiding body 15 ′. Will be stocked.
[0031]
After a fixed number of washed dishware 2 are stocked in the dishware guide 15 ', the dish stopper of the dishware guide 15' is closed, so that the washed dishware 2 can be dishwashed. The body 15 ′ can be removed from the discharge port 4 ′ of the housing 3 and transported, and the stacked dishware 2 can be easily discharged from the dishwasher 1. After the dishware guide 15 'is removed from the outlet 4' and another dishware guide 15 'is set above the outlet 4', the washed dishes discharged from the dishwasher 1 one after another. The plate 2 can be moved.
[0032]
As described above, the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and even if there are changes and additions without departing from the gist of the present invention, they are included in the present invention. It is. For example, although the dish tray guide has been described as being transportable, the dish tray guide may be fixedly attached to the slot so that the holding of the dish is opened by an external operating body.
[0033]
【The invention's effect】
The present invention has the following effects.
(A) According to the first aspect of the present invention, a dish plate before washing can be put in through an opening at an arbitrary timing by operating an external operating body, and a dish plate after washing can be placed at an arbitrary timing. It can be stored and held in the dish guide.
[0034]
(B) According to the second aspect of the present invention, by providing the dish stopper and the external operation body on the tubular body, a simple and easy-to-use dish dish guide can be constructed.
[0035]
(C) According to the third aspect of the present invention, the lamination holding after the loading and discharging of the dish can be operated with one hand.
[0036]
(D) According to the invention as set forth in claim 4, when the dishware guide is placed in the housing, the dishware guide is housed in a state in which the dishware is stored in the dishware guide. Not only can the tableware be loaded by opening the dish stopper, but also when the tableware is discharged from the housing, By storing the dishes discharged from the opening in the dish guide, and closing the dish stopper, the stacked dishes can be removed together with the dish guide from the opening of the housing and transported. it can.
[0037]
(E) According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the dish dish guide can be easily attached to and removed from the upper portion of the opening with a simple structure.
[0038]
(F) According to the invention of claim 6, since the handle is attached to the cylindrical body having a firm structure, the tableware can be stably transported.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing an overall image of a dishwashing apparatus as an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an enlarged side sectional view of a dish dish inlet in the dish dish washing apparatus.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a dish dish guide in the dish dish washing apparatus.
FIG. 4A is an upper cross-sectional view showing a state where a dish stopper of a dish guide is closed, and FIG. 4B is an upper cross-sectional view showing a state where a dish stopper of the dish guide is opened. is there.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an example of use of a dish tray guide.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Dishwasher 2 Dishwasher 3 Dishware 3 Case 4 Inlet 4 'Outlet 5 Inlet guide tube 6 Groove 7 Supply roller 8 Conveying screw 9 Rotary brush 10 Wash nozzle 11 Air nozzle 12 Ejector 13 Ejection guide tube 14, 14' Bars 15, 15 'Dish dish guide 16 Top plate 17 Cylindrical body 18 Handle 19 Fitting body 20 Locking piece 21 Lever 22 Outer cylinder 23 Inner cylinder 24 Hole 25 Spring 26 Hole

Claims (6)

A dish dish guide in a dish dish washing device in which dish dishes are inserted or discharged from a dish dish guide placed on an upper surface of a casing through an opening of the casing, wherein the dish is arranged. The guide body has a dish stopper capable of storing and holding the dish in a stacked state, and the dish stopper can be opened by an external operating body provided on the dish tray guide. A dish dish guide in a dish washer. The dish tray guide includes a cylindrical body having a cylindrical inner surface having substantially the same diameter as the opening, and a plurality of guide bars extending in a vertical direction from the cylindrical body. The dish dish guide in the dish dish washing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the stopper is provided with an external operation body on the outer surface of the tubular body. The dish tray guide according to claim 2, wherein the dish stopper is constituted by a plurality of locking pieces, and the plurality of locking pieces are operated by one external operating body. The dish tray guide according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the dish tray guide is transportable, and can be detachably attached to the opening. The dish dish guide in the dish dish washing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein a fitting body that can be fitted into the opening is provided at a lower portion of the dish dish guide. The dish dish guide in the dish dish washing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein a handle is provided on an outer surface of the tubular body.

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