JP2007236439A5 - - Google Patents

Description

dishwasher

  The present invention relates to a dishwasher for washing and drying dishes and the like.

  Conventionally, this type of dishwasher has been configured as shown in FIG. Hereinafter, the configuration will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the washing tub 2 provided in the dishwasher main body 1 housed in the system kitchen is provided with a tub opening 3 on the upper side and a table basket 5 for accommodating the ware 4 inside. Yes. A cleaning nozzle 6 is rotatably provided below the tableware basket 5, and the cleaning water accumulated in the cleaning tank 2 is circulated by the pump 7 and sprayed from the cleaning nozzle 6 to clean the tableware 4.

  Further, an exhaust port 9 is provided at the upper part of the front panel 8 provided in front of the cleaning tank 2, and the air in the cleaning tank 2 is discharged from the exhaust port 9 to the outside by the blower 10 to dry the dishes 4. do. A decorative board 11 made of the same material as the door of the system kitchen is attached below the front panel 8 to improve the design of the system kitchen. A first rail 12 is fixed below the washing tank 2, and the first rail 12 is supported by a second rail 13 fixed to the dishwasher body 1 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction (for example, Patent Document 1).

When the tableware 4 is put in and out, the handle 14 formed integrally with the front panel 8 is grasped, the washing tank 2 is pulled out forward, and the tableware 4 is accommodated from the tank opening 3. Next, when the washing tub 2 is returned to the dishwasher main body 1 and the operation is started, the washing water is sprayed from the washing nozzle 6 toward the tableware 4 while the washing water is heated by the heater 15 arranged at the bottom of the washing tub 2. Then, a cleaning process is performed to clean the dishes 4. Then, after rinsing the tableware 4, a drying process is performed and the operation is finished.
JP 2001-046301 A

  However, in such a conventional configuration, the air blowing means 10 sucks air outside the apparatus and blows it into the cleaning tank 2 and exhausts air containing a large amount of moisture in the cleaning tank 2 outside the apparatus. In order to prevent condensation in the system kitchen to be stored, it is necessary to exhaust the exhaust outside the system kitchen, and the front panel 8 is provided with an exhaust port 9 for exhausting the exhaust forward. Therefore, the design of the system kitchen can be improved by attaching the decorative plate 11 provided below the front panel 8. However, since the front panel 8 has an appearance, the color, shape and size of the front panel 8 are improved. Some have had the problem that they cannot adapt to the diversified system kitchen design.

  The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and is a dishwasher with excellent design, in which a decorative board having the same material and size as the door of the system kitchen to be stored is applied to the entire front surface while satisfying the drying function. The purpose is to provide a machine.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a washing tub provided in a dishwasher body provided with an opening in the front thereof so as to be freely drawn out, a door provided on the front surface of the washing tub and covering the opening, And an exhaust port for discharging the air in the cleaning tank, and the exhaust from the exhaust port is discharged from above the door body.

  Accordingly, it is possible to provide a dishwasher with excellent design, in which a decorative plate having the same material and size as the door of the system kitchen to be stored is applied to the entire front surface while satisfying the drying function.

According to the invention described in claim 1 of the present invention, a washing tub provided in a dishwasher body provided with an opening in the front thereof so as to be freely drawable, and a door provided on the front surface of the washing tub and covering the opening. And an exhaust port for exhausting air in the cleaning tank, and exhaust air from the exhaust port is exhausted from above the door body. It is possible to provide a dishwasher with excellent design, in which a decorative plate of the same material and size as the door is applied to the entire front surface.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a washing tub provided in a dishwasher body having an opening in the front thereof so as to be freely drawn out, a door provided on the front surface of the washing tub to cover the opening, and air in the washing tub. The exhaust function is exhausted from above the door body, and a rectifying plate is provided on the upper side of the opening to change the exhaust forward, thereby satisfying the drying function. However , it is possible to provide a dishwasher with excellent design that has a decorative plate of the same material and size as the door of the system kitchen to be stored on the front , and the exhaust exhausted upward is forward It is possible to prevent the exhaust from flowing into the system kitchen to be changed.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the size of the decorative plate mounted on the front surface of the door body is substantially the same as the door used for the adjacent cabinet by setting the exhaust direction of the exhaust port upward. In this state, it is possible to prevent the exhaust plate from colliding with the decorative plate and reduce the exhaust performance, and to maintain the drying performance.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1)
As shown in FIG. 1, a dishwasher body 16 housed in a system kitchen and provided with a washing tub 22 in and out is provided with an opening 17 on the front surface, and the opening 17 is provided in the dishwasher. When stored in the main body 16, it is covered with a door body 18. The door body 18 includes a decorative plate 19 having the same material and size as the door of the system kitchen drawer storage and the like, and an operation panel 21 that fixes the decorative plate 19 and has an operation portion 20 formed on the upper portion thereof. The operation unit 20 is configured to be able to instruct a driving operation such as selecting a washing program from above the dishwasher.

  Further, the washing tub 22 provided inside the dishwasher main body 16 is provided with a tub opening 23 on the upper side, and a table basket 25 for accommodating tableware 24 is disposed inside. A cleaning nozzle 26 that jets cleaning water is rotatably provided below the tableware basket 25, and a pump 27 that circulates the cleaning water stored in the cleaning tank 22 through the cleaning nozzle 26 is provided. In addition, a heater 29 for heating the cleaning water and the air blown by the first blowing means 28 is disposed at the bottom of the cleaning tank 22.

  A first exhaust port 30 is disposed above the front portion of the cleaning tank 22 so as to be positioned between the door body 18 and the cleaning tank 22. It is configured to discharge the air.

  An exhaust path 32 is provided in front of the cleaning tank 22 so as to communicate with the first exhaust port 30 provided in the cleaning tank 22. The exhaust path 32 is U-shaped in the front-rear direction with a bent portion disposed below.

In front of the exhaust path 32, a blower path 35 is disposed so that at least a part of the exhaust path 32 is in surface contact with the exhaust path 32 in the front-rear direction. The second blower 34 is connected to the other end. Then, it communicates with the exhaust path 32 at an intermediate position between the both ends and is discharged from the cleaning tank 22 via the first exhaust port 30 and the exhaust path 32 until reaching the second exhaust port 31. The air is mixed with the outside air.

  The second air blowing means 34 has substantially the same capacity as the first air blowing means 28, communicates outside air with the air blowing path 35 disposed behind the door body 18, and blows air to the second exhaust port 31. It is configured. The second air blowing means 34 is disposed in a space below the U-shaped bent portion of the exhaust path 32, and the exhaust path 32, the air blowing path 35, and the second air blowing means 34 constitute a compact unit. Yes.

  Further, the second exhaust port 31 is positioned slightly rearward from the front surface of the operation panel 21 at the upper end portion of the operation panel 21, and the second exhaust port 31 is connected to the first exhaust port 30 and the exhaust path 32. The exhaust direction is arranged upward while communicating with each other, and the air discharged from the first exhaust port 30 is discharged from the upper side of the door body 18 to the outside of the machine.

  The exhaust path 32 and the air blowing path 35 are units integrally molded or pre-assembled with a resin material, and are attached to the front surface of the cleaning tank 22.

  Further, a rectifying plate 33 is disposed on the upper side of the opening 17 of the dishwasher body 16 above the second exhaust port 31, and this rectifying plate 33 changes the direction of the exhaust from the top to the front. In order to prevent the exhaust from being exhausted into the system kitchen, the cross-section is approximately L-shaped, and the dimensions and mounting position are set so that the front end is almost the same as the front end of the counter top of the system kitchen. It is set.

  Further, a damper 36 is provided at the second exhaust port 31, and the damper 36 opens the second exhaust port 31 in a state where the washing tub 22 is stored in the dishwasher main body 16, and the washing tub 22. It is configured to be hermetically sealed when pulled out.

  Further, a temperature detection means 37 for detecting the temperature of the cleaning water is provided outside the outer wall at the lower part of the cleaning tank 22, and the control means 38 for sequentially controlling each process of cleaning, rinsing and drying is a signal of the temperature detection means 37. Thus, the operation time of the first blower means 28 and the second blower means 34 is controlled. In the cleaning process or the rinsing process, when the cleaning tank 22 detects a certain temperature (for example, 50 ° C.), the second blowing unit 34 is operated. When the drying process is started, the second blowing unit 34 is operated and the second blowing unit 34 is operated. The first blower means 28 is operated intermittently for several minutes and then continuously operated, and then the operation of the second blower means 34 is stopped after a predetermined time has elapsed.

  A pair of left and right first rails 39 are fixed below the washing tank 22, and the first rails 39 are moved in the front-rear direction to a pair of left and right second rails 40 fixed to the dishwasher body 16. Supported as possible. When the tableware 24 is put in and out, the handle 41 attached to the decorative plate 19 is grasped, the washing tub 22 is pulled forward, and the tableware 24 is put in and out from the upper tub opening 23. .

  The operation and action of the above configuration will be described. The handle 41 provided on the decorative panel 19 is grasped, the washing tub 22 is pulled out from the dishwasher main body 16, and the operation panel 20 is operated from above to select a desired washing program. Then, the dirty tableware 24 is set in the tableware basket 25. Next, when the washing tub 22 is returned to the dishwasher main body 16 and the operation is started, the washing water is heated by the heater 29 disposed at the bottom of the washing tub 22 and then toward the dishes 24. The cleaning process of spraying and removing the dirt of the tableware 24 is performed. Thereafter, after rinsing several times, the rinse water is rinsed while being heated to about 80 ° C. by the heater 29, and after the heating rinse process, the rinse water is drained and the heater 29 is heated while air is heated. While the heated air containing a large amount of moisture is discharged from the first exhaust port 30 by the first air blowing means 28, the drying operation is performed to dry the interior of the tableware 24 and the cleaning tank 22, and the operation is terminated.

  In the drying process, while the air in the cleaning tank 22 is heated by the heater 29, high-temperature heated air containing a lot of moisture is discharged from the first exhaust port 30 by the first blower 28, and the first exhaust The air discharged from the port 30 joins with the outside air sent by the second air blowing means 34 through the path to the second exhaust port 31, the temperature and humidity are reduced, and the system above the door body 18. It is discharged out of the machine through the gap between the upper end surface of the door 18 and the lower surface of the counter top, below the counter top of the kitchen. Since this exhaust is discharged from the first exhaust port 30 having the same opening as the area of the conventional exhaust port, it is discharged from the second exhaust port 31 while maintaining the exhaust performance and satisfying the drying performance. Since the outside air is mixed and the temperature and humidity are reduced, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of condensation in the system kitchen even when stored in the system kitchen.

  Moreover, since the decorative board 19 covers the front surface of the door body 18 and is the same material and the same size as the door of the system kitchen, the design is not impaired.

  Moreover, in the state which made the magnitude | size of the decorative board 19 with which the front direction of the door body 18 was mounted | worn with the door used for an adjacent cabinet by making the exhaust direction of the 2nd exhaust port 31 upward, It is possible to prevent the exhaust plate from colliding with the decorative plate 19 and reduce the exhaust performance, and to maintain the drying performance.

  Further, the exhaust system discharged upward from the second exhaust port 31 by the rectifying plate 33 provided on the upper side of the opening 17 of the dishwasher main body 16 is changed to the front without deteriorating the exhaust performance, and is stored. It is possible to prevent the exhaust gas from flowing into the interior.

  As described above, according to the dishwasher of the present embodiment, the washing tub provided in the dishwasher main body provided with the opening in the front thereof so as to be freely drawable, and the door provided on the front surface of the washing tub and covering the opening. And an exhaust port that discharges air in the cleaning tank, and exhausted from the exhaust port is discharged from above the door body, so that the system kitchen can be stored while satisfying the drying function. Can provide a dishwasher with excellent design, with a decorative plate of the same material and size as the door.

  In addition, by setting the exhaust direction of the exhaust port upward, the decorative plate mounted on the front surface of the door body has the same size as the door used for the adjacent cabinet, and the exhaust is exhausted on the decorative plate. It is possible to prevent the exhaust performance from deteriorating due to a collision and maintain the drying performance.

  In addition, a rectifying plate that changes the exhaust air forward is provided on the upper side of the opening, so that the exhaust discharged upward is changed forward and the exhaust gas is prevented from flowing out into the stored system kitchen. can do.

  In the present embodiment, the exhaust path 32 and the air blowing path 35 are integrated with each other, and they are separate from the cleaning tank 22. However, as long as the separate and integrated are functionally equivalent, Well, the present invention is not limited by the present embodiment.

  As described above, the dishwasher according to the present invention can be applied to the entire front surface with the same material and size as the door of the system kitchen, and thus is useful as a dishwasher or the like incorporated in the system kitchen.

Side sectional view of the dishwasher according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. Front view of the dishwasher Cross-sectional side view of the main part of the dishwasher Side view of a conventional dishwasher

Explanation of symbols

16 Dishwasher body 17 Opening portion 18 Door body 22 Washing tank 30 First exhaust port 31 Second exhaust port (exhaust port)

Claims (4)

A washing tub provided in the dishwasher main body having an opening in the front so as to be freely drawn out, a door provided on the front surface of the washing tub to cover the opening, and an exhaust port for discharging air in the washing tub A dishwasher provided with a rectifying plate that discharges the exhaust from the exhaust port from above the door body and changes the exhaust forward on the upper side of the opening . The dishwasher according to claim 1, wherein an exhaust direction of the exhaust port is upward. First air blowing means for blowing air into the washing tank, air in the washing tank is discharged from the exhaust port via the exhaust path, and second air blowing means sends air to the exhaust path via the air blowing path. , a portion of the exhaust path, dishwasher according to claim 1 or 2 in contact with at least a portion surface of said air flow path. A temperature detecting means provided outside the outer wall of the washing tank, and a control means for controlling each process of cleaning, rinsing and drying controls the operating time of the first and second air blowing means by a signal of the temperature detecting means The dishwasher according to claim 3.