JP2005118103A - Dishwasher - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely press light-weight dishes. <P>SOLUTION: A dish basket 23 which houses dish is provided in a washing tub 9. The dish basket 23 is equipped with a dish pressor 37 with flexibility. Both ends of the dish pressor 37 are attached to the tableware basket 23, and the dish pressor 37 presses light dish 27 such as dish made of plastic. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a dishwasher provided with a tableware presser in a tableware basket.

In the dishwasher, an injection body for injecting cleaning water is provided at the lower part of the washing tank, and a dish basket is accommodated in an upper part of the injection body. The tableware and containers (hereinafter referred to as tableware) to be washed by the dishwasher are mainly made of ceramics or glass, but there are also plastic tableware.
Such plastic tableware has a relatively light weight, and has a problem that the cleaning power is difficult to reach due to the washing water sprayed from the ejector being lifted or skipped from the tableware basket. In order to solve this problem, a tableware basket is provided with a structure in which a holding unit made of steel wire is rotatably provided and the tableware is pressed by the holding unit (for example, Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-30748

However, in the above-described conventional one, the holding unit has a configuration in which one end can be rotated and the other end is placed on a light tableware by its own weight. There was a risk that the intended cleaning effect could not be obtained due to the change of the orientation of the kind or the shift of the position. Moreover, there also existed a problem that it was hard to hold down depending on the shape of tableware.
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a dishwasher that can reliably press down lightweight tableware and obtain the desired cleaning effect. is there.

The present invention comprises a table basket for storing tableware in a washing tank,
The tableware basket is characterized in that the tableware basket is provided with a tableware presser having both ends attached to the tableware basket and comprising a flexible binding member for pressing light tableware such as plastic tableware.

  According to this, since the tableware presser is composed of a flexible binding member, it can be pressed by matching the shape of a light tableware such as plastic, and both ends of the binding member are attached to the tableware basket. Since it is used by being attached, it is possible to reliably hold the dishes so as not to be lifted by the band member.

A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
First, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of the dishwasher, and shows the dishwasher main body 1, the door 2 provided on the front surface thereof, and the operation panel 3. Among them, the main body 1 is configured to include an outer box 4 that roughly constitutes an outer shell thereof, a cleaning tank 9 and a cleaning mechanism section 11 (both of which are shown in FIG. 1) and the like that are provided inside the outer box 4. .

  The door 2 includes a lower door 2a that rotates with a lower end portion as a fulcrum, and an upper door 2b that rotates with an upper end portion as a fulcrum, and the lower door 2a has a configuration that interlocks with a door lock mechanism (not shown). Therefore, the lock release button 5 and the handle 6 are provided. Therefore, when the door 2 is opened, if the handle 6 is pulled forward while pressing the lock release button 5, the lower door 2a is rotated downward. The upper door 2b is pivoted upward in conjunction with the opening so that the front surface is largely opened. The upper door 2b is provided with an exhaust port 7 communicating with the cleaning tank.

On the other hand, the operation panel 3 is used for setting the operation course of the dishwasher and performing operations related to start and stop of the operation. Although not described in detail, various operation keys 3a such as a course setting key and a start key are provided. I have.
A control device 8 comprising a microcomputer or the like is disposed on the back side of the operation panel 3 as shown in FIG. 1, and this is based on the operation input of the operation panel 3 and the overall operation of the dishwasher. To control.

  Next, the internal configuration of the main body 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. First, FIG. 2 is a front view of the main body 1 with the door 2 removed, and FIG. 1 is a longitudinal side view showing the main part 1 cut away. As shown in FIG. 1, the above-described cleaning tank 9 is disposed in the outer box 4. The washing tank 9 forms an entrance / exit 10 for the tableware whose front is largely open, and is closed watertight by the door 2 (the lower door 2a and the upper door 2b) that opens and closes the entire surface of the entrance / exit 10. Yes.

  The above-described cleaning mechanism 11 is disposed at the bottom of the cleaning tank 9. The mechanism unit 11 includes a cleaning pump 12, a pump motor 13 that drives the cleaning pump 12, and an injection body 16 that will be described later. A drainage pump 14 that is arranged coaxially with the cleaning pump 12 is also included in the pump motor 13. Are controlled so that they can be driven in common. As the control means, a motor capable of rotating the pump motor 13 forward and backward is used. For example, the cleaning pump 12 normally functions as a pump during clockwise rotation, while the drain pump 14 does not function, and drains during reverse rotation. The pump 14 normally functions as a pump and can drain from the drain pipe 15 to the outside of the machine, but the washing pump 12 is configured to have a pump runner shape or a clutch mechanism so as not to function.

  An injection body 16 functioning as a rotary nozzle is communicated and supported on the inner bottom side of the cleaning tank 9 with a shaft cylinder portion 17, and the shaft cylinder portion 17 is connected to the discharge side of the cleaning pump 12, thereby providing a cleaning mechanism. The unit 11 is configured. Further, the suction side of the cleaning pump 12 is connected to the recess 9a, which is the lowest part of the cleaning tank 9, via the connecting pipe 18, so that, for example, during the cleaning operation, the cleaning mechanism 11 is driven to drive the cleaning tank. The cleaning water supplied into 9 is pumped from the recess 9 a to the spray body 16 via the cleaning pump 12 and is sprayed upward from the spray body 16 in the cleaning tank 9. Repeat the water cycle. In this case, the ejector 16 is rotated by utilizing a reaction when the cleaning water is ejected in the lateral direction.

  Furthermore, a heater 19 such as a sheathed heater is disposed at the inner bottom of the cleaning tank 9 so that the outside air taken in during the cleaning water heating or drying operation is heated and heated. As the warm air heating means, although details are omitted, a blower 20 is disposed on the back side of the cleaning tank 9, and the outside air taken in by the blower 20 is supplied from the vicinity of the heater 19 below the cleaning tank 9. The heater 19 is heated and warmed.

  As a means for supplying water to the cleaning tank 9, a water supply valve 21 is provided so that water can be supplied inward from the back side of the cleaning tank 9, and tap water which is an external water supply source can be supplied. In order to control the amount of water supplied by the water supply means, a water level detection device 22 is provided, which includes, for example, a float type switch (not shown) that operates by detecting a predetermined water level. It is provided in communication with the inner bottom.

As is apparent from FIGS. 1 and 2, a table basket 23 arranged in two upper and lower stages is accommodated in the washing tank 9 so that it can be taken in and out of the entrance 10.
In the following, the tableware basket 23 will be described in detail. This tableware basket is arranged at the lower stage to store so-called tableware such as tableware such as tea bowls and cups and cooking utensils (tools) such as pots and chopping boards. 23a and a tableware basket 23b arranged in the upper stage, and in the present embodiment, these tableware baskets 23a and 23b are respectively independent components so that they can be operated independently. Yes. Each of these tableware baskets 23a and 23b is formed in a container shape having a generally rectangular frame shape formed by assembling steel wires and having an open upper surface.

  First, the lower tableware basket 23a will be described. This forms a storage space for tableware having a relatively shallow container shape. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. A storage space A for arranging so-called tall dishes that are vertically long when storing a large plate 24, a long spoon 25, chopsticks 26, etc. is provided, and the remaining left half is a relatively large area such as plastic tableware or containers. The storage space B is arranged as a storage space B in which light tableware 27 and general tableware such as tea bowls and bowls (not shown) are arranged (not shown).

  Therefore, a plurality of long tableware supports 28 erected from the bottom are disposed in the tall storage space A of the tableware on the right side of the figure, and a cylindrical accessory case 29 is held upright. Therefore, between the tableware supports 28, in the illustrated example, among the dishes 24, a small bowl 24a having a small diameter and a middle dish 24b having a large diameter are arranged in a line in the horizontal direction in a standing state, and The accessory case 29 accommodates and supports the spoon 25, the chopsticks 26, and the like.

  On the other hand, in the general tableware storage space B on the left side of the drawing, a plurality of short tableware supports 30 (see FIG. 1) standing upside down from the bottom are arranged. As shown in FIG. 1, the support 30 is composed of first and second supports 30a and 30b which are long and short. Accordingly, the light utensils 27 are arranged and supported so that the individual light dishes 27 are sandwiched between the supports 30a and 30b, and as shown in FIG. As the tableware 27, there are tupperware (trade name) and the like, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, a rectangular one (reference numeral 27a), a square one (reference numeral 27b), or a circular one (reference numeral 27c). and so on.

  In the lower tableware basket 23a, a frame-shaped rising portion 23c is formed at the rear portion of the portion corresponding to the storage space B in such a manner that a part of the wire material (steel wire) constituting the tableware basket 23a is raised. On the upper side of the rising portion 23c, substantially concave upper hanging portions 23d and 23d for hanging one end of a later-described tableware presser 37 are formed. Further, a lower hanging portion 23e (see FIGS. 1 and 5) for hanging the other end of the tableware presser 37 so as to face the upper hanging portion 23d is formed below the rising portion 23c. . The lower hanging portion 23e uses the tableware basket 23a as it is.

The lower tableware basket 23a having such a configuration is disposed above the ejector 16 and is provided at the lower left and right sides of the lower tableware basket 23a with respect to the rail members 31 fixed to the left and right side walls of the washing tub 9. It is mounted and supported so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction via the mounted slide member 32.
Next, the general configuration of the upper tableware basket 23b will be described first with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. This is configured so that the height of the bottom is different on the left and right. That is, a portion corresponding to the upper part of the storage space A for the tall tableware on the right side of the lower tableware basket 23a is formed as a so-called shallow storage space C with the bottom at the top, and the storage space B on the left side is also formed. A so-called deep storage space D having a bottom portion at a lower position is formed in a portion corresponding to the upper side of the head. In the illustrated example, relatively small dishes such as a cup 33 and a mug (not shown) are stored in the right shallow storage space C, while the left deep storage space D includes a pot. Large tableware such as 34 can be stored.

  As the support means for the upper tableware basket 23b, the slide members 36 mounted on the left and right sides of the tableware basket 23b are slidable with respect to the rail members 35 fixed to the left and right side walls of the washing tub 9. The sliding support means is configured to be engaged and supported, and the slide support 36 and the rail member 35 are engaged and supported so that the height of the upper table basket 23b can be changed in the vertical direction. The position can be changed.

  Now, the lower tableware basket 23b is provided with tableware pressers 37, 37 so as to be detachable, for example. As shown in FIG. 6, the tableware holder 37 includes a spring 37 a made of a spring steel material as a binding material. The spring 37a is composed of a tension coil spring having a small spring constant, and the cross section in the direction orthogonal to the extending direction is an oval as shown in FIG. That is, the spring 37a is a wide binding member. For example, metal hook members 37b and 37b are attached to both ends of the spring 37a. FIG. 7 shows a state in which the tableware presser 37 is extended.

The operation of the above configuration will be described. When the tableware holder 37 is not in use, as shown in FIG. 5, one hook member 37b is hung on the upper hanging portion 23d and the other hook member 37b is temporarily fixed on the lower hanging portion 23e. deep.
When the light tableware 27 is stored in the tableware basket 23, it is set in the storage space B so that the opening side is obliquely downward. Then, one hook member 37b hung on the upper hanging portion 23d is removed and extended to the front of the tableware 27, and the one hook member 37b is attached to the tableware basket 23 so as to hold the tableware 27 from above. Hang on the appropriate part. At this time, since the tableware press 37 is wide, the contact area is wide and the tableware 27 can be easily pressed.

In this manner, the cleaning operation is started with the tableware 27 held by the tableware presser 37. In this case, the tableware 27 is not moved by the washing water ejected from the ejector 16 even if it is lightweight.
According to such a present Example, since the tableware presser 37 was comprised from the flexible binding member (spring 37a), it is possible to match and match the shape of the light tableware 27, such as a plastic, The spring 37a, which is a binding member, is used with its both ends attached to the tableware basket, so that it can be securely pressed, and the tableware 27 does not change its direction or shift its position.

  Moreover, since the tableware press 37 is provided with the wide spring 37a which is a wide binding material, the contact area with the tableware 27 is large, and the tableware 27 can be more reliably pressed down. Further, since the spring 37a is used as the binding member, it is excellent in elasticity, can be adapted to the size of the tableware 27 and the size of the tableware basket, and can be made compact when not in use.

  Since the hook members 37b are provided at the ends (both ends) of the spring 37a and the tableware 27 is pressed by attaching the hook members 37b to the tableware basket 23, the tableware presser 37 can be easily attached and the tableware presser It is also possible to attach 37 to any part, and it is easy to use. Moreover, the tableware presser 37 can be removed from the tableware basket 23, which is convenient.

Moreover, since the upper hanging part 23d and the lower hanging part 23e, which are parts for temporarily fixing the tableware presser 37 when not in use, are provided in the tableware basket 23, they are stored in the tableware basket 23 when the tableware presser 37 is not used. And can be used immediately when it is used.
The present invention is not limited to the first embodiment, and may be implemented as follows. As shown in FIG. 9 as the second embodiment of the present invention, the coil shape of the spring 37a may be a wide rectangle. Further, as shown in FIG. 10 showing the third embodiment of the present invention, the wide binding member in the tableware holder 37 may be a net member 41, which may be made of metal, plastic, or It may be made of yarn. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 11 shown as the fourth embodiment of the present invention, a flexible porous member 42 may be used. The porous member 42 may be formed by punching a flexible metal plate, or may be constituted by a flexible porous plastic plate.

Further, as shown in FIG. 12 showing the fifth embodiment of the present invention, the binding member in the tableware presser 37 may be composed of a wide sheet-like member 43 and two springs 44.
Furthermore, the tableware presser may be configured such that only one end is detachable from the tableware basket and the one end is attached to the basket to hold the tableware. If it does in this way, while being able to prevent loss of a tableware presser reliably, only the attachment or detachment work of only one end is sufficient, and the tableware presser operation becomes easy.

1 is a longitudinal side view of a dishwasher showing a first embodiment of the present invention. Front view of the dishwasher with the door omitted Perspective view of dishwasher Perspective view of light tableware Perspective view of main parts Perspective view of tableware presser in free state Perspective view of tableware holder in stretched state Cross section of tableware presser FIG. 8 equivalent view showing the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 equivalent view showing a third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 equivalent view showing the fourth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 equivalent view showing the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

In the drawings, 1 is a main body, 9 is a cleaning tank, 11 is a cleaning mechanism, 16 is a spray body, 19 is a heater, 20 is a blower, 23 is a tableware basket, 23b is a lower tableware basket, 27 is light tableware, 23d is an upper hanging part (part to be temporarily fixed), 23e is a lower hanging part (part to be temporarily fixed), 37 is a tableware presser, 37a is a spring (binding member), 37b is a hook, 41 is a net, 42 is a porous member , 43 is a sheet-like member, and 44 is a spring.

Claims (7)

In the one equipped with a tableware basket for storing tableware in the washing tank,
A dishwasher comprising a tableware presser comprising a flexible binding member that is attached to the tableware basket at both ends and that holds light tableware such as plastic tableware.   2. The dishwasher according to claim 1, wherein the tableware presser is formed on a wide binding member.   2. The dishwasher as claimed in claim 1, wherein the wide binding member is made of a spring.   2. The dishwasher according to claim 1, wherein the wide binding member is a net member or a porous member.   2. The dishwasher according to claim 1, wherein the tableware presser is configured to hold the tableware by attaching a hook member provided at an end thereof to the tableware basket.   2. The dishwasher according to claim 1, wherein only one end of the tableware holder is detachable from the tableware basket, and the one end is attached to the tableware basket to hold the tableware. . The dishwasher according to claim 1, wherein the tableware basket is provided with a portion for temporarily fixing the tableware presser when not in use.

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