JP2006081803A - Dishwasher - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily set washed objects in a lower tableware basket and to greatly improve the convenience of a dishwasher by easily moving an upper dish basket with the washed objects set in the upper dish basket. <P>SOLUTION: The dishwasher comprises a washing tub 2 and two upper/lower dish baskets consisting of the upper dish basket 13 and the lower dish basket 14 for storing the washed objects 8. The upper dish basket 13 is structured to be turned around a support part 2a provided in the washing tub 2 while retaining the posture when the washed objects 8 are set. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a dishwasher for cleaning by irradiating washing water onto an object to be cleaned such as dishware.

  Conventionally, a general dishwasher has been configured as shown in FIG. Hereinafter, the configuration will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the dishwasher body 1 has a washing tub 2 inside, and when the washing tub 2 is pulled forward, the upper part is opened, and the object to be washed (tableware) can be taken in and out from above. It has become. Further, water or hot water is supplied into the cleaning tank 2 by a water supply valve 3. Here, the supply of the washing water is set to an appropriate water level using a water level sensor (not shown), and water supply from the water supply valve 3 is automatically stopped.

  A drainage hole 4 is provided at the bottom of the washing tank 2, and a washing pump 5 that is connected to the drainage hole 4 and is driven by a motor is attached. The washing pump 5 circulates washing water into the washing tank 2. is doing. Further, the drain hole 4 is provided with a residue filter 6 for collecting the residue. Further, a heater 9 for heating the cleaning water is provided between the cleaning nozzle 7 and the bottom of the cleaning tank 2, and an object to be cleaned 8 can be arranged orderly above the cleaning nozzle 7, so that the cleaning water is effective. The upper table basket 10 and the lower table basket 11 composed of upper and lower stages configured to be sprayed onto the article 8 to be cleaned are installed for efficient cleaning. And the control means 12 which drives and controls electrical components, such as the water supply valve 3 and the washing pump 5, is provided.

  The operation in the above configuration will be described. The cleaning water supplied into the cleaning tank 2 passes through the residual filter 6, is sucked into the cleaning pump 5, and is supplied from the cleaning pump 5 to the cleaning nozzle 7 provided at the inner bottom of the cleaning tank 2. The washing water sprayed from the washing nozzle 7 circulates along a route that returns to the drain hole 4 again after washing the object (tableware) 8 to be washed. At this time, the residue or the like dropped off from the object to be cleaned 8 flows into the residue filter 6 together with the washing water, and the residue having a size that cannot pass through the residue filter 6 is collected by the residue filter 6.

  In the lower table basket 11 of the lower part of the upper table basket 10, a short article to be cleaned 8a is arranged, and in the lower table basket 11 having no upper table basket 10 on the upper side, a tall article to be cleaned 8b is arranged. Yes. Further, it is possible to set a small item to be cleaned 8c such as a cup in the upper tableware basket 10 (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

There is also known a dishwasher having a configuration in which the upper dish basket 10 is rotated and folded so that the article to be cleaned 8a can be easily set in the lower dish basket 11 of the lower part thereof.
JP 2002-17643 A

  However, in such a conventional configuration, since the object to be cleaned is set from above the cleaning tank, it can be easily set when the upper dish basket is folded and the object to be cleaned is set, but the object to be cleaned is placed in the upper dish basket. If you are trying to set the item to be cleaned at the position directly below it, you would normally set the item in the upper table basket after setting the item in the lower table basket. Therefore, the object to be cleaned cannot be set in the upper dish basket until the object to be cleaned once placed in the upper dish basket is once cleared or the lower dish basket is set. This is very inconvenient because it is difficult to set the items to be cleaned because it is customary to place the items in the upper table once when the items to be cleaned occur between meals or between meals. There was a problem of being.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and it is possible to easily set an object to be cleaned in a lower tableware basket by simply moving the upper tableware basket while the object to be cleaned is set in the upper tableware basket. The purpose is to improve the usability of the dishwasher.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises a washing tub and upper and lower two-stage tableware that is housed in the washing tub and contains an object to be cleaned and a lower tableware basket. The basket is configured to be rotatable around the support portion provided in the cleaning tank while maintaining the posture when the object to be cleaned is set.

  Accordingly, the tableware can be easily set on the lower side of the upper tableware basket by simply moving the upper tableware basket while the object to be cleaned is set in the upper tableware basket. Therefore, since the object to be cleaned can be easily set over the entire surface of the lower tableware basket, the usability of the dishwasher can be greatly improved.

  The dishwasher of the present invention can easily set an object to be cleaned in the lower dish basket below the upper dish basket by simply moving the upper dish basket while the object to be cleaned is set in the upper dish basket. Therefore, the usability of the dishwasher can be greatly improved.

  1st invention is equipped with the washing | cleaning tank and the upper and lower two-stage tableware baskets which are accommodated in the said washing tank and accommodates to-be-washed | cleaned object, and the upper tableware basket is washable While maintaining the posture when setting objects, it is configured to be able to rotate around the support provided in the washing tank, so that objects to be cleaned can be placed in the upper tableware basket even when the tableware is set in the tableware basket. By moving the entire upper table basket while it is set, you can free up space in the lower table basket that is covered with the upper table basket, and you can easily set the items to be cleaned from the upper table in the lower table basket. Therefore, the usability of the dishwasher can be greatly improved.

  According to a second invention, in the first invention, the upper tableware basket is movable along a substantially arc-shaped trajectory that swells upward, and the shelf portion on which the tableware is set is rotatably attached to the base portion. The tableware basket moves around the rotation support part in the base part while maintaining the posture of the tableware set on the shelf part with a substantially arc-shaped locus that swells upward, so the upper tableware basket set in the lower tableware basket Since the trajectory can escape and move without interfering with the tall tableware on the side with no side and the upper tableware basket, the usability of the dishwasher can be greatly improved.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, the cleaning tank is provided with a substantially arc-shaped groove portion, and the upper tableware basket is movable along the groove portion. The tableware basket's movement trajectory is almost arc-shaped and rotates along the groove while rotating around the rotation support part, so that the posture of the tableware can be kept almost unchanged, greatly improving the usability of the dishwasher can do.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect of the present invention, the upper table basket is provided with a rotatable sliding member that engages with the groove portion of the washing tub, and is rotatable attached to the shelf portion of the upper table basket. Provided is a dishwasher with good operability when moving the entire upper dish basket composed of a base portion and a shelf portion because the sliding member can smoothly move between the groove portions of the guide attached to the washing tank. be able to.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the third or fourth aspect of the present invention, at least one locking portion is provided in the groove portion of the cleaning tank, and the guide is provided even when the movement locus of the shelf portion of the upper tableware basket is substantially arc-shaped Since it becomes possible to let the upper tableware basket stand still by the concave locking part provided on the lower side of the groove portion, the usability of the dishwasher can be greatly improved.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, the thing of the same structure as a prior art example attaches | subjects the same code | symbol, and abbreviate | omits description. Further, the present invention is not limited by this embodiment.

(Embodiment 1)
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the dishwasher body 1 is provided with a washing tub 2 inside, and the washing tub 2 is open upward. 8a and 8b can be taken in and out. In the washing tank 2, an upper table basket 13 and a lower table basket 14 each having two upper and lower stages are installed. The upper table basket 13 is configured so as to cover a part of the lower table basket 14, and the uncovered portion is configured so that the tableware 8b taller than the covered portion can be set.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the upper tableware basket 13 is composed of a base portion 13a and a shelf portion 13b on which a short tableware is placed, and the shelf portion 13b is rotatably attached to the base portion 13a. The base portion 13a is attached to be rotatable about a rotation support portion 2a attached to the inner surface of the cleaning tank 2. A sliding member 15 is attached to a part of the shelf portion 13 b of the upper tableware basket 13.

  As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the guide 16 composed of two ribs mounted in a substantially arc shape bulging upward on the side wall of the cleaning tank 2 forms a groove, and the shelf portion 13b is a tableware between them. It is installed so that it can move while maintaining the posture when 8c is set.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of recesses 18 in which the sliding member 15 can be hooked at various places are provided on the lower side of the guide 16. At the final point of the movement trajectory, as shown in FIG. 5, the end of the groove is closed so that the upper table basket 13 does not deviate from the trajectory, and a recess 18a is provided there.

  The operation and action of the above configuration will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 2A, the tableware 8c is set on the shelf portion 13b of the upper tableware basket 13.

  Next, in order to set the article to be cleaned 8a in the space of the lower tableware basket 14 that is directly below the upper tableware basket 13, the base portion 13a is first rotated around the rotation support portion 2a.

  Then, the shelf portion 13b is rotated together with the base portion 13a while maintaining its posture, and the sliding member 15 attached to the shelf portion 13b is set in the lower table basket 14 through the groove of the substantially arc-shaped guide 16. While avoiding tableware, the sliding member 15 is moved to the concave portion 18a of the part to be finally moved on the lower side of the guide 16 according to the groove of the guide 16, and the sliding member 15 is hooked on the concave portion 18a and left still. This state is as shown in FIGS. 2B and 5, and the final point of the guide 16 has a closed end, so that the upper table basket 13 can be removed from the groove of the guide 16 without going too far. There is nothing.

  Further, since a plurality of recesses 18 as shown in FIG. 4 are provided in the guides 16, the upper table basket 13 can be stopped even in the middle by locking the sliding member 15 of the shelf portion 13 b in the recesses 18. I can leave. Further, since the sliding member 15 is constituted by a rotating roller and can be easily slid between the grooves of the guide 16, the moving operation can be smooth and light.

  By moving the upper table basket 13 in this way, a space directly above the lower table basket 14 can be emptied, and an object to be cleaned can be set in the lower table basket 14 from the vacant space. Become. Further, when an object to be cleaned is not set in the upper tableware basket 13, the shelf portion 13 b of the upper tableware basket 13 is folded upward while being lifted upward in the direction of the side wall of the cleaning tank 2, thereby directly above the lower tableware basket 14. The space is almost completely opened, and the object to be cleaned can be set or taken out from the upper opening of the cleaning tank 2 in the lower tableware basket 14.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, since the upper tableware basket can be moved while maintaining the posture in which the item to be cleaned is set, the lower tableware below the item to be cleaned is set in the upper tableware basket. It becomes easy to set the tableware in the basket, and the object 8c cannot be placed in the upper table 13 until the object to be cleaned in the upper table 13 is cleared or the lower table 14 is set. Therefore, it is not necessary to try to put the tableware in the lower table 14 while forcibly lifting the upper table 13. Moreover, since the track of the guide 16 is substantially arc-shaped, the upper tableware basket 14 can be moved so that tall dishes do not come on the movement track of the upper tableware basket 14, so that the usability of the dishwasher is markedly improved. It becomes possible to improve. In addition, by lifting and folding the upper tableware basket 13 upward, the space of the lower tableware basket 14 covered by the upper tableware basket 13 is almost completely opened, and a set object to be washed and taken out can be freely set in the lower tableware basket 14. become able to.

  In the present embodiment, the dishwasher has a washing tub having an opening on the upper side, but the dishwasher having an opening on the front also has the same problem in a type having two upper and lower tableware baskets. Similar effects can be obtained.

  As described above, in the dishwasher according to the present invention, in the dishwasher provided with the upper and lower two-stage dish baskets, the upper dish basket is movable while maintaining its posture in a state where an object to be cleaned is set. By making it possible to make the space for the lower tableware basket closed by the upper tableware basket, it is possible to easily set and remove the items to be cleaned from the upper tableware basket. Since the usability of the dishwasher can be greatly improved, the dishwasher is useful as a dishwasher for washing by spraying washing water onto an object to be washed such as dishware.

(A) Vertical sectional view of the state in which the upper dish basket of the dishwasher according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention is folded (b) Vertical sectional view of the state in which the upper dish basket is engaged with the guide (A) Longitudinal sectional view of the dishwasher set in the upper dish basket (b) Vertical sectional view of the dishwasher upper dish basket moved to the end of the guide Plan sectional view of the dishwasher Enlarged view of the main parts of the dishwasher Enlarged view of the main parts of the dishwasher Vertical section of a conventional dishwasher

Explanation of symbols

2 Washing tank 2a Supporting part 13 Upper tableware basket 14 Lower tableware basket 15 Sliding member 16 Guide 18 Recessed part (locking part)

Claims (5)

A cleaning tank and an upper and lower tableware basket each of which is stored in the cleaning tank and accommodates an object to be cleaned are provided in two upper and lower tableware baskets, and the upper tableware basket is used for setting an object to be cleaned. A dishwasher configured to be rotatable around a support provided in the washing tank while maintaining a posture. The dishwasher according to claim 1, wherein the upper tableware basket is movable along a substantially arc-shaped trajectory bulging upward. The dishwasher according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a substantially arc-shaped groove is provided in the washing tub, and the upper tableware basket is movable along the groove. 4. The dishwasher according to claim 3, wherein the upper dish basket includes a rotatable sliding member that engages with a groove of the washing tank. The dishwasher according to claim 3 or 4, wherein at least one locking portion is provided in the groove of the washing tank.

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