JP2008119204A - Dishwasher - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a dishwasher capable of smoothly performing the operation of drawing out a door while allowing dishes to be easily stored/taken out of a dish basket drawn out forward from a washing tub. <P>SOLUTION: A front opening part 4 of the washing tub 2 is closable with the door 5. The door 5 is supported as raised in the vertical direction by slide rails 53 and 54 attached to the outer surfaces of both side walls of the washing tub 2 in the height direction. Accordingly, even if the weight of dish baskets 23 and 24 is heavy, the door 5 can be smoothly drawn out. Since these slide rails 53 and 54 are attached at positions lower than the upper end of the lower dish basket 24, the dishes can be smoothly taken out/stored in the dish baskets 23 and 24 without hindrance. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a dishwasher in which a door is configured to be drawn forward from a washing tank by a slide rail.

The drawer type dishwasher has a structure in which the washing tank with the upper surface opened as the door is pulled out is pulled forward, but because the tableware is taken in and out from the upper surface opening, it is difficult to take in and out the tableware and the weight is large. It ’s not easy to use.
On the other hand, in the thing of patent document 1, while providing the tableware basket in the back surface of a door, providing the door in a washing tank so that a support structure can draw out a horizontal direction is proposed. According to such a structure, when the door is pulled out, not only the upper side of the tableware basket but also the left and right sides are opened, so that the tableware can be taken in and out easily.
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  However, since the thing of patent document 1 is a structure which supports the rear end of a support structure to a washing tank, in the state which pulled out the door from the washing tank, only the rear end of a support structure is supported by a washing tank. If the weight of the tableware stored in the tableware basket is large, a large load acts on the door. For this reason, there exists a possibility that a door may fall forward, and the improvement of the drawer | drawing-out operativity of a door is desired.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and the object thereof is to smoothly perform the operation of pulling out the door while having a configuration in which the tableware can be easily put in and out of the tableware basket drawn forward from the washing tank. It is to provide a dishwasher that can.

  The present invention cleans a washing tub having a front opening, a door for closing the front opening of the washing tub, a tableware stored in the cleaning tub, and a tableware stored in the tableware basket. In the dish washing apparatus comprising a cleaning means, a slide rail is provided to support the door so that the door can be pulled out forward, and the slide rail can be used to put in and out the tableware with the door pulled out forward. It is attached to the lower part on both sides of the door which does not become an obstacle.

  According to the present invention, when the door is pulled out, the door is supported by the slide rail, so that the door can be pulled out smoothly. Moreover, since the circumference | surroundings of the tableware basket pulled ahead from the washing tank are open | released, taking in and out of the tableware to a tableware basket becomes easy. In this case, since the slide rail is attached to the lower part of both sides of the door that does not interfere with the taking in and out of the tableware, the tableware can be smoothly put in and out even if the door is supported by the slide rail. it can.

Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a built-in type dishwasher will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 3 is a longitudinal side view schematically showing the overall configuration of the dishwasher. In FIG. 3, the dishwasher 1 is incorporated in a system kitchen (not shown), and an outer box 3 composed of a plurality of outer plates 3 a to 3 (see FIG. 1) is assembled outside the washing tank 2. A predetermined space is formed between the cleaning tank 2 and the outer box 3. The front surface of the cleaning tank 2 is open, and the front opening 4 is closed by a door 5.

  FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an upper front portion of the door 5. As shown in FIG. 5, a handle portion 6 is provided on the front upper portion of the door 5, and a lock lever 7 is provided on the handle portion 6. A power supply operation unit 8 is provided at a portion adjacent to the handle unit 6 on the front surface of the door. As shown in FIG. 6, the power operation unit 8 is provided with a power switch 9, a power lamp 9a, and a start / pause button 10.

  A selection operation unit 11 is provided on the upper surface of the door 5. As shown in FIG. 7, the selection operation unit 11 includes an area selection button 12 for selecting a cleaning area, a course selection button 13 for selecting a cleaning course, and a drying time selection button 14 for selecting a drying time. Are provided, and display units 15 to 17 for displaying the selected cleaning area, cleaning course, and drying time are provided corresponding to the selection buttons 12 to 14, respectively.

An exhaust port 18 is provided in the upper part of the front surface of the door 5, and the exhaust port 18 communicates with the rear side of the door 5 through the duct 19 (see FIG. 3), and hence the inside of the cleaning tank 2.
In FIG. 3, the operation units 8 and 11 provided on the door 5 and the electronic devices provided on the cleaning tank 2 side are connected by wiring 20.

  A heater 21 made of, for example, a sheathed wire is disposed at the bottom of the cleaning tank 2 and is energized when the cleaning water in the cleaning tank 2 is heated at the time of cleaning and rinsing, or when the blown air is heated at the time of drying. Is done. In the cleaning tank 2, a temperature sensor 22 (see FIG. 23) for detecting the temperature of the cleaning water heated by the heater 21 is disposed.

  In the washing tank 2, an upper table basket 23 and a lower table basket 24 are arranged in the height direction. The upper tableware basket 23 is suitable for storing small tableware such as tea bowls or hot drinks, and the lower tableware basket 24 is suitable for storing large tableware such as dishes. A plurality of wheels 25 are mounted along the front-rear direction on both sides of the bottom rear portion of the upper tableware basket 23. A plurality of wheels 26 are mounted on both sides of the bottom surface of the lower tableware basket 24 along the front-rear direction.

  A movable rail 27 is disposed on the upper side wall of the cleaning tank 2. As shown in FIG. 4, the movable rail 27 is supported in a state where the upper and lower rail surfaces are sandwiched by a plurality of wheels 29 arranged along the front-rear direction on the mounting member 28, and is located in the cleaning tank 2. It is slidably provided between a storage position (position shown in FIG. 3) and a protruding position (position shown in FIG. 4) in which the front half protrudes forward from the cleaning tank 2. The rear end of the movable rail 27 is closed by a stopper 27a, and the front end is closed by an openable / closable stopper 27b. The wheel 25 of the upper table basket 23 is moved into the movable rail 27 with the stopper 27b opened. It can be stored from the front. Therefore, when the upper tableware basket 23 is pulled out forward, the movable rail 27 slides forward by the front wheel 25 coming into contact with the stopper 27b, and the upper tableware basket 23 is stored in the washing tub 2. In this case, the movable rail 27 moves backward by the rear wheel 25 coming into contact with the stopper 27a. The reason why such a structure is adopted is to prevent the upper tableware basket 23 drawn forward from the cleaning tank 2 from being accidentally dropped from the movable rail 27.

The movable rail 27 projecting forward from the washing tub 2 is located on the side of the upper tableware basket 23 so as not to obstruct the taking in and out of the tableware in the upper tableware basket 23. In order to remove the upper tableware basket 23, the stopper 27b provided at the front end of the movable rail 27 may be opened while the upper tableware basket 23 is pulled forward. The stopper 27b is automatically returned to a position where the tip of the movable rail 27 is closed by a biasing means (not shown).
A rail 30 is attached to the lower portion of the side wall in the cleaning tank 2 along the front-rear direction, and a wheel 26 attached to the lower table basket 24 runs on the upper rail 30 a of the rail 30.

A water supply valve 31 for supplying water into the cleaning tank 2 is attached to the upper back of the back wall of the cleaning tank 2, and a water pipe (not shown) is connected to the water supply valve 31.
A water storage tank 32 communicating with the inside of the cleaning tank 2 is connected to the lower side of the bottom surface of the cleaning tank 2. A dust filter 33 (see FIG. 13) is detachably disposed at a portion communicating with the water storage tank 32 on the bottom surface of the cleaning tank 2. A water level switch unit 34 is disposed at the lower back of the back wall of the cleaning tank 2 and is connected to the water storage tank 32 by a connecting pipe 35. The water level switch unit 34 includes a normal water level detection switch 36 and an abnormal water level detection switch 37 (see FIG. 23). When the cleaning water in the cleaning tank 2 is appropriate, the normal water level detection switch 36 is When the cleaning water is abnormal, the abnormal water level detection switch 37 is turned on.

  A pump motor 38 is disposed below the bottom surface of the cleaning tank 2. The pump motor 38 is integrally provided with a cleaning pump (corresponding to a cleaning means) 39 and a drain pump 40. The pump motor 38 is capable of normal rotation and reverse rotation, and drives only the cleaning pump 39 in the normal rotation state and drives only the drainage pump 40 in the reverse rotation state. The water storage tank 32 and the suction port of the cleaning pump 39 are directly connected to each other, and the water storage tank 32 and the suction port of the drainage pump 40 are connected by a connecting pipe 41 (see FIG. 2). A flowing water switching valve 43 is arranged at the lower back of the back wall of the cleaning tank 2, the discharge port of the cleaning pump 39 is connected to the flowing water switching valve 43 by a connection pipe 42, and the discharge port of the drain pump 40 is a drain pipe 44. (See FIG. 2). The flowing water switching valve 43 switches the water supply of the cleaning water, and is connected to a water supply arm (corresponding to water supply means) 45 mounted on the rear wall in the cleaning tank 2.

  FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the flowing water switching valve 43, the water supply arm 45, and the tableware baskets 23 and 24. In FIG. 10, the flowing water switching valve 43 has a water supply receiving port 43a to which cleaning water is supplied from the cleaning pump 39, a first water supply port 43b, and a second water supply port 43c. 43a, the 1st water supply port 43b, and the 2nd water supply port 43c are connected, and only the water supply receiving port 43a and the 1st water supply port 43b are connected in an ON state. The water supply arm 45 has a long and flat shape with a passage inside, and has a first water supply receiving port 45a and a second water supply receiving port 45b on the back side, and upper water supply ports 45c on both ends on the front side. And a lower water supply port 45d. The water supply arm 45 supplies the cleaning water supplied to the first water supply receiving port 45a from the upper water supply port 45c, and supplies the cleaning water supplied to the second water supply receiving port 45b from the lower water supply port 45d. Yes. In this case, the first water supply port 45 a of the water supply arm 45 is connected to the first water supply port 43 b of the water flow switching valve 43, and the second water supply port 45 b of the water supply arm 45 is connected to the second water supply port 43 c of the water flow switching valve 43. It is connected.

  The upper table basket 23 and the lower table basket 24 are each equipped with an injection unit (corresponding to a cleaning means) 46. The injection unit 46 is configured by rotatably attaching an injection arm 48 to the tip of a water passage pipe 47, and a plurality of injections formed on the upper surface of the injection arm 48 in a state where water is supplied to the water passage pipe 47. Washing water is jetted from the mouth 48a. The injection unit 46 is mounted with one touch from below the tableware baskets 23 and 24, and can be easily removed. The water flow pipe 47 of the injection unit 46 can be mounted on the water supply ports 45c and 45d of the water supply arm 45, and the mounting structure will be described.

  FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of the upper water supply port 45 c of the water supply arm 45 shown with the water flow pipe 47 attached. In addition, since the lower water supply port 45d is also the same structure, the description is abbreviate | omitted. As shown in FIG. 11, a check valve 49 is attached to the upper water supply port 45 c of the water supply arm 45, and when the water pipe 47 is removed, the upper water supply port 45 c is placed inside by the check valve 49. (The state indicated by the two-dot chain line in the figure). A packing 50 is attached to the outer periphery of the upper water supply port 45c, and the packing 50 is between the water supply pipe 47 and the upper water supply port 45c in a state where the water supply pipe 47 is attached to the upper water supply port 45c of the water supply arm 45. Sealed with water. A rod-shaped pressing portion 51 is integrally formed on the inner peripheral side of the distal end portion of the water pipe 47 so as to be oriented in the mounting direction. The water pipe 47 is connected to the upper water inlet 45c of the water arm 45 as shown in FIG. In the mounted state, the pressing unit 51 pushes the check valve 49 in the mounting direction, so that the injection unit 46 and the water supply arm 45 communicate with each other.

  With the above configuration, when water is supplied from the water supply to the cleaning tank 2 through the water supply valve 31, the cleaning water is stored in the water storage tank 32 and in the lower part of the cleaning tank 2, and the stored cleaning water is washed. The water is sucked from the water storage tank 32 by the pump 39 and is pumped from the flowing water switching valve 43 to the injection unit 46 through the water supply arm 45. The pumped washing water is ejected from a plurality of ejection ports 48a of the ejection arm 48 of the ejection unit 46, and the ejection arm 48 is rotated by reaction of the ejection. Accordingly, the washing water is uniformly sprayed into the washing tub 2, and the tableware stored in the tableware baskets 23, 24 is washed and rinsed.

On the other hand, the drain pump 40 sucks the cleaning water in the cleaning tank 2 from the water storage tank 32 during draining, and discharges it outside the machine through the drain pipe 44.
Returning to FIG. 3, a drying fan 52 is disposed on the upper back of the rear wall of the cleaning tank 2. The drying fan 52 sucks outside air during drying after washing and rinsing the tableware, and sends it into the inside of the cleaning tank 2 through a duct (not shown). At the time of this drying, the air in the washing tank 2 is heated by the heater 21 to be warmed.

Now, the door 5 is configured to be able to be drawn forward from the cleaning tank 2 by a slide rail, and the configuration will be described.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the cleaning tank 2 showing the state where the door 5 is pulled out from above, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the cleaning tank 2 showing the state where the door 5 is pulled out from below. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, fixing portions 53 a and 54 a of the upper slide rail 53 and the lower slide rail 54 are fixed in the height direction on the lower outer surface of both side walls of the cleaning tank 2, respectively. The tips of the movable parts 53b and 54b are fixed to the back surface of the door 5 (see FIG. 8). With such a configuration, the door 5 is supported in a state in which the door 5 stands upright by a total of four slide rails 53, 54, two on each side. The door 5 is supported by the two upper and lower slide rails 53 and 54 as described above, so that the support strength of the slide rails 53 and 54 with respect to the door 5 is increased and the door 5 is prevented from falling due to the weight of the tableware. This is to improve the operability when the door 5 is pulled out. In this case, the slide rails 53 and 54 are provided so as to be positioned below the upper end of the lower tableware basket 23. This is to prevent the slide rails 53 and 54 from becoming an obstacle to taking in and out of the tableware in the tableware baskets 23 and 24 with the door 5 pulled out.

  A wiring tool 55 is attached to the movable portion 54 b of the lower slide rail 54. The wiring tool 55 supports the wiring 20 extending from the door 5 into the cleaning tank 2, and when the door 5 is closed, an intermediate portion of the wiring 20 extending from the wiring tool 55 is shown in FIG. It is slacking down greatly. Further, in the state where the door 5 is pulled out, as shown in FIG. 4, the amount of slackness of the wiring 20 is reduced by the wiring tool 55 moving forward. By using such a wiring tool 55, the wiring 20 can be concealed or protected from the user in a state where the door 5 is pulled out, and therefore, for example, wiring processing of lead wires can be easily performed. it can.

A water seal packing is attached to the entire inner peripheral edge of the front opening 4 of the cleaning tank 2, and the configuration thereof will be described.
FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the cleaning tank 2 shown with the door 5 removed. In FIG. 13, an upper packing 56 made of silicon rubber, a left and right packing 57, and a lower packing unit 58 are continuously attached to the front opening 4 of the cleaning tank 2 as water sealing packing. In the present embodiment, the bottom surface of the cleaning tank 2 and the side wall connected to the bottom surface are formed to project forward, and the lower packing unit 58 is attached to the projecting portion 59.

  14 is a perspective view of the lower packing unit 58 viewed from the front, FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the lower packing unit 58 viewed from the rear, and FIGS. 16 to 20 are a front view, a plan view, and a side view of the lower packing unit 58, respectively. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG. 16, FIG. 16, and BB sectional drawing of FIG. 14 to 20, the lower packing unit 58 mainly includes a wiper blade-shaped lower packing 60 and square packings 61 located on both sides of the lower packing 60. End water receiving portions 60a are integrally formed on the left and right sides of the lower packing 60, and the lower packing 60 and the square packing 61 are integrally formed through the end water receiving portion 60a. Due to such a shape, the end water receiving portion 60 a is located on the front surface of the square packing 61. Further, on the rear surface side of the lower packing 60, a rear surface side water receiving portion 60b that connects the end water receiving portions 60a on both sides is integrally formed. A front side water receiving portion 60 c is integrally formed on the front side of the lower packing 60 along the lower packing 60.

  The upper end of the square packing 61 is inclined forward (meaning forward when the cleaning tank 2 is attached), and the wiper blade-shaped connection packing 61a is integrally formed so as to protrude sideways along the upper end. ing. A hole 61 b is formed in the corner packing 61, and the corner packing 61 is attached to the side wall of the protruding portion 59 of the cleaning tank 2 through the hole 61 b. In a state where the lower packing unit 58 is attached to the protrusion 59 of the cleaning tank 2, the left and right packings 57 attached to the front opening 4 of the cleaning tank 2 and the connection packing 61 a of the square packing 61 attached to the protrusion 59 are provided. The continuity of the packing is maintained by contact with the rear end (see FIG. 21).

  FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the back surface of the door 5. In FIG. 8, the distal ends of the movable portion 53 b of the upper slide rail 53 and the movable portion 54 b of the lower slide rail 54 are fixed to the lower portions on both sides of the back surface of the door 5 in the height direction. An inner lid 62 for closing the front opening 4 of the cleaning tank 2 is attached to the rear surface of the door 5. The inner lid 62 is formed to have a frame portion 63 corresponding to the outer peripheral shape of the front opening 4 of the cleaning tank 2, and the frame portion 63 is formed in the cleaning tank 2 in a state where the door 5 is closed. It contacts with each side packing 56-58 for water sealing. The frame part 63 has a shape in which the upper side part 63a, the left and right side parts 63b, and the inclined surface part 63c are connected, and the part surrounded by them has a depressed shape. A window portion 64 is formed at a portion below the inner lid 62 on the back surface of the door 5, and the tip of the inclined surface portion 63 c enters the door 5 from the window portion 64. In this case, a water receiving portion 65 (see FIG. 21) is provided at the lower inner side of the door 5, and the tip of the inclined surface portion 63 c is located above the water receiving portion 65.

  In the closed state of the door 5, the upper side portion 63 a and the left and right side portions 63 b of the frame 63 are in contact with the upper packing 56 and the left and right packings 57 on the cleaning tank 2 side, and the inclined surface portion 63 c is the lower packing 60 of the lower packing unit 58. And it contacts the connection packing 61a of the square packing 61. In a state in which the inclined surface portion 63c is in contact with the lower packing 60 and the connection packing 61a, as shown in FIG. 21, the tip of the lower packing 60 is tilted backward and comes into contact with the connection packing 61a. Continuity between is established. Thereby, the continuity of the upper packing 56, the left and right packings 57, the connection packing 61a, and the lower packing 60 is maintained, and the entire front opening 4 of the cleaning tank 2 is sealed with the packing. Further, in a state where the door 5 is closed, the front end of the front side water receiving portion 60 c of the lower packing unit 58 enters the door 5 from the window portion 64, and the water receiving portion 65 provided at the lower portion of the door 5. It is located above.

A bent portion 5 a is formed so that a portion forming the lower side of the window portion 64 in the lower rear portion of the door 5 enters the door 5 in an inclined state.
Returning to FIG. 8, car fixtures 66 and 67 are attached to the inner lid 62 attached to the back surface of the door 5 in the height direction. The car fixtures 66 and 67 have a bowl shape in which inclined portions 66a and 67a are formed at the tips. This is because when the door 5 is closed in a state in which the tableware baskets 23 and 24 are stored in the washing tank 2, the tips of the tableware baskets 23 and 24 are slanted portions 66a and 67a of the basket fixtures 66 and 67 due to vertical play. This is because the car can be caught by the car fixing members 66 and 67 by slipping over. With such a configuration, the tableware baskets 23 and 24 are detachably attached to the door 5.

  Although not shown in FIG. 8, a tray 68 is attached to the lower back of the door 5 as shown in FIG. The tray 68 is made of a heat-resistant resin and is attached to a depressed portion of the inner lid 62 that is above the inclined surface portion 63c. The tray 68 is for receiving leftovers and remaining water falling from the tableware stored in the tableware baskets 23, 24, and is located between the lower tableware basket 24 and the heater 21 in a state where the tray 68 is located in the washing tub 2. It is located so as to shield. Wheels 69 are mounted on both sides of the rear end of the tray 68, and the wheels 69 run on the lower rail 30 b (see FIG. 3) of the rail 30 attached to the side wall in the cleaning tank 2. Yes. Thereby, when the tray 68 is pulled out forward, the tray 68 can be stably moved, and generation of abnormal noise during the movement can be prevented.

  Here, the tip of the lower rail 30b of the rail 30 for guiding the tray 68 protrudes into a protruding portion 59 formed in the lower portion of the cleaning tank 2, as shown in FIG. This is because, as shown in FIG. 22, when the door 5 is pulled forward, the wheels 69 of the tray 68 can be moved to the protruding portion 59, thereby pulling the tray 68 forward, and hence the door 5 being pulled forward. This is to increase the amount. The tray 68 is mounted on the door 5 so as to be slightly inclined rearward, and the inclined state is maintained even when the tray 68 is pulled forward from the cleaning tank 2. This is because the remaining water from the tableware received by the tray 68 flows down into the washing tub 2 in a state where the door 5 is drawn forward. Further, the tray 68 is attached so as to correspond to the lower packing 60. When the door 5 is pulled out, the lower packing 60 is relatively slid on the back surface of the tray 68 as shown in FIG. It has become.

  FIG. 23 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the dishwasher 1. In FIG. 23, the control unit 71 is arranged in parallel with the drying fan 52 on the back upper part of the back wall of the cleaning tank 2 (see FIG. 3), the operation units 8 and 11 provided on the door 5 side, the door Based on signals from the switch 70, the abnormal water level detection switch 37 provided on the cleaning tank 2 side, the normal water level detection switch 36, and the temperature sensor 22, the display of the display units 15 to 17 on the door 5 side is controlled and the cleaning is performed. The pump motor 38, the water supply valve 31, the flowing water switching valve 43, the motor of the drying fan 52, and the heater 21 on the tank 2 side are controlled.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described.
When the user cleans the tableware, the door 5 that closes the cleaning tank 2 is pulled forward. In this case, the door 5 is supported in a state in which the door 5 stands upright in the vertical direction by the four slide rails 53, 54, that is, in a state in which the door 5 is maintained parallel to the front opening 4 of the cleaning tank 2. It can be pulled out smoothly from the washing tank 2. At the same time, the tableware baskets 23 and 24 attached to the door 5 and the tray 68 attached to the lower back of the door 5 are also drawn forward. At this time, since the wiring tool 55 attached to the movable portion 54b of the lower slide rail 54 is also drawn forward, the weight of the wiring 20 extending from the door 5 into the cleaning tank 2 directly acts on the door 5. The door 5 can be pulled out smoothly. Moreover, in the state where the door 5 is pulled out, the wiring 20 is housed in the wiring tool 55, so that the wiring 20 can be concealed from the user by the wiring tool 55 and can be protected. .

  When there are many dishes to be cleaned, large dishes are stored in the lower table basket 24 and small dishes are stored in the upper table basket 23. At this time, since the slide rails 53 and 54 supporting the door 5 are positioned below the upper end of the lower tableware basket 24, the slide rails 53 and 54 are used for storing the tableware in the tableware baskets 23 and 24. There is no obstacle. Further, since the door 5 is supported by the four slide rails 53 and 54 with high strength, the door 5 falls forward even if the weight of the tableware stored in the tableware baskets 23 and 24 is large. There is no end to it. Furthermore, when storing tableware in the tableware baskets 23 and 24, even if leftovers fall from the tableware or residual water falls, they are received by the tray 68 located below the lower tableware basket 24. So the kitchen floor won't get dirty.

  When the door 5 is closed after a predetermined amount of the dishwasher detergent is put into the washing tub 2, the upper side 63 a of the frame portion 63 of the inner lid 62 provided on the back surface of the door 5 is washed. The left and right side portions 63 b come into contact with the left and right packings 57. Further, as shown in FIG. 21, the inclined surface portion 63c constituting the frame portion 63 abuts on the lower packing 60 and the connecting packing 61a of the square packing 61, so that the packing 56, 57, 61a, 60 can be used to The front opening 4 is sealed with a door 5. At the same time, the water flow pipe 47 of the injection unit 46 mounted on the tableware baskets 23 and 24 is connected to the water supply ports 45 c and 45 d of the water supply arm 45 provided in the cleaning tank 2.

  Next, when the door 5 is locked by the lock lever 7 and the power switch 9 provided in the power operation unit 8 is turned on, “up / down” is selected by the area selection button 12 provided in the selection operation unit 11. At the same time, a desired course is selected by the course selection button 13 and a drying time is selected by the drying time selection button 14, and then the start / pause button 10 of the power operation unit 8 is operated.

As described above, when the power switch 9 is turned on, the control unit 71 executes an operation program in accordance with power feeding.
FIG. 24 shows a flowchart of the operation program of the control unit 71. The control unit 71 selects the upper area when the cleaning area, the cleaning course, and the drying course are selected (S1: YES, S2: YES, S3: YES) and the start / pause button 10 is operated. It is determined whether it has been performed (S5). In this case, since the upper and lower areas are selected (S5: NO), a normal cleaning process is executed (S6). That is, the cleaning water is supplied to the cleaning tank 2 by driving the water supply valve 31, and when the normal water level detection switch 36 is turned on, the water supply valve 31 is stopped, and the heater 21 is energized and simultaneously the pump motor 38 is turned on. Roll. Then, the cleaning pump 39 is driven, and hot cleaning water stored in the water storage tank 32 and the cleaning tank 2 is supplied to the water supply arm 45 through the flowing water switching valve 43. When this normal washing process is performed, since the flowing water switching valve 43 is turned off, water is supplied to the water supply arm 45 from the first water supply port 43b and the second water supply port 43c of the flowing water switching valve 43. As a result, the washing water is pumped to both the injection units 46 attached to the tableware baskets 23 and 24, so that the washing water is vigorously injected from both the injection arms 48 into the tableware baskets 23 and 24. The injection arm 48 rotates. Therefore, since the hot wash water containing the detergent is sprayed uniformly and strongly on the tableware stored in the tableware baskets 23 and 24, the dirt attached to the tableware can be removed.

  Here, as described above, while the dishwasher 1 is in operation, the cleaning water is strongly jetted from the spray arm 48 into the cleaning tank 2, but the front opening 4 of the cleaning tank 2 is the inner lid 62 of the door 5. Since the water is sealed by coming into contact with each packing, the cleaning water is prevented from leaking from the cleaning tank 2.

When the control unit 71 detects that the cleaning water has risen to a predetermined temperature by the temperature sensor 22, the control unit 71 ends the cleaning process and reverses the pump motor 38 to drive the drainage pump 40. The dirty cleaning water stored in the cleaning tank 2 is drained.
When the cleaning process is completed as described above, the controller 71 performs a well-known rinsing process on the tableware stored in the upper tableware baskets 23 and 24 (S7), and the heater 21 and the drying process. A drying process for energizing the fan 52 is executed (S8). At this time, since the tray 68 is positioned between the lower tableware basket 24 and the heater 21, even if heat is radiated from the heater 21, the heat can be blocked by the tray 68, and the tableware basket 23 , 24 can be prevented from receiving the heat from the heater 21 directly.
In addition, the control part 71 notifies a user of completion | finish of a course by a buzzer when all the processes are complete | finished as mentioned above.

  When the user finishes washing and drying the dishes by the dishwasher 1, the user unlocks the door 5 and then pulls the door 5 forward. At this time, since the slide rails 53 and 54 that support the door 5 are located below the upper end of the lower tableware basket 24, the tableware stored in the lower tableware basket 24 can be easily taken out.

  Now, when the door 5 is opened, water droplets attached to the upper packing 56 and the left and right packings 57 attached to the front opening 4 of the cleaning tank 2 fall into the cleaning tank 2 through the left and right packings 57. Therefore, the water droplet does not fall from the front opening 4 of the cleaning tank 2.

  Further, when the tray 68 is pulled forward as the door 5 is pulled forward, the lower packing 60 slides relative to the back surface of the tray 68 as shown in FIG. Water droplets adhering to the back surface of the water are wiped off by the lower packing 60 and are collected in the cleaning tank 2 through the rear side water receiving portion 60b. Thereby, it can prevent that a water drop falls on the floor surface of a kitchen from the back surface of the tray 68 pulled out ahead of the washing tank 2. FIG. In this case, since the rear portion of the tray 68 is inclined downward, when the lower packing contacting the back surface of the tray 68 slides relatively, the amount of elastic deformation of the lower packing gradually increases, and accordingly. Therefore, the resistance force when the door 5 is pulled out also increases.

On the other hand, when the tableware to be washed is small and small, the tableware is stored in the upper table basket 23 and the operation is performed with the “top only” course selected by the area selection button 12 of the selection operation unit 11.
When the upper area is selected as shown in FIG. 24 (S5: YES), the controller 71 turns on the flowing water switching valve 43 (S9), and then executes the cleaning process and the rinsing process (S10, S11). ). In this case, since the washing water is supplied from the flowing water switching valve 43 only to the injection unit 46 attached to the upper table basket 23 through the water supply arm 45, the dishes stored in the upper table basket 23 are efficiently washed and rinsed. Can do. And when a rinse process is complete | finished, the small tableware accommodated in the upper tableware basket 23 can be efficiently dried by performing a drying process (S12). As described above, by performing cleaning with only the upper table basket 23, effects such as water saving and power saving can be expected.

  If the tableware to be cleaned is large only, the upper tableware basket 23 is removed. Then, the check valve 49 provided in the upper water supply port 45c of the water supply arm 45 closes the upper water supply port 45c from the inside. Thus, when wash | cleaning tableware only with the lower tableware basket 24, an upper and lower area is selected as a washing | cleaning area, and driving | operation is started. In this case, the cleaning water pumped to the water supply arm 45 is cleaned only from the lower water supply port 45d to the spray arm 48 attached to the lower table basket 24 because the upper water supply port 45c is closed by the check valve 49. Since the water is pumped, large dishes stored in the lower table basket 24 can be washed effectively.

  By the way, when the door 5 is opened, water droplets adhering to the back surface of the tray 68 can be wiped off by the lower packing 60, but water droplets left on the back surface of the tray 68 may adhere. . In such a case, when the lower packing 60 slides in the opposite direction relative to the back surface of the tray 68 when the door 5 is closed, water droplets remaining on the back surface of the tray 68 are removed from the lower packing 60. Although it flows down to the front surface side, the front side water receiving portion 60c is provided on the front surface of the lower packing 60. Therefore, water drops flowing down to the front side of the lower packing 60 are reliably collected by the front side water receiving portion 60c. be able to. In this way, the water droplets received by the front-side water receiver 60c are naturally evaporated.

  Further, when the water sealing function of the lower packing 60 deteriorates due to long-term use, water drops leaked forward from the lower packing 60 during the operation of the dishwasher 1, and the water received by the front water receiving portion 60c. In the state where the door 5 is closed, the front side water receiving portion 60c enters the door 5 from the window portion 64 on the rear side of the door 5 as shown in FIG. Water droplets overflowing from the water receiving portion 60 c can be received by the water receiving portion 65 below the door 5. In this way, the water droplets received by the water receiver 65 of the door 5 spontaneously evaporate.

  Further, in the lower packing unit 58, the end water receiving portion 60a is positioned on the front surface of the square packing 61. Therefore, when water leakage from the square packing 61 due to aging or defective parts occurs, the door is further opened. When water droplets wrap around the front side of the square packing 61 when 5 is opened, the water droplets can be received by the end water receiving portion 60a of the lower packing unit 58 and collected in the cleaning tank 2.

Further, when water droplets adhere to the inner lid 62 on the back surface of the door 5 during operation of the dishwasher 1, the water droplets flow down the inner lid 62 on the rear surface of the door 5, but the frame of the inner lid 62. Since the tip of the inclined surface portion 63 c constituting the strip portion 63 is located in the door 5, water drops that have fallen along the inner lid 62 can be received by the water receiving portion 65 at the lower portion of the door 5.
As a result of adopting the packing structure as described above, water droplets do not collect on the front side of each packing during operation. Therefore, when the user opens the door 5, water droplets are generated from the front opening 4 of the cleaning tank 2. It won't fall and wet the kitchen floor.

  According to such an embodiment, the door 5 for closing the cleaning tank 2 is supported by the four slide rails 53 and 54 with high strength, and the slide rails 53 and 54 are moved to the tableware baskets 23 and 24. Since it is provided at the lower part on both sides of the door 5 that does not obstruct the loading and unloading of the tableware, when the door 5 is pulled out, the upper side and the side of the tableware baskets 23 and 24 are open. The tableware can be taken in and out easily. Therefore, unlike the conventional example in which the rear end of the support structure is slidably provided in the washing tank, the tableware can be easily put in and out of the tableware baskets 23 and 24, but the tableware is heavy. Even if it exists, while the door 5 will not fall forward by the weight of tableware, the operativity with respect to the door 5 will not deteriorate.

  Moreover, since each tableware basket 23 and 24 is hooked on the basket fixtures 66 and 67 provided in the back surface of the door 5, each tableware basket 23 and 24 is pulled out of the washing tank 2 by pulling the door 5 forward. Can be pulled forward. Moreover, when the door 5 is closed, the tableware baskets 23 and 24 are automatically hooked on the basket fixtures 66 and 67, so that it is not necessary to perform the operation of hooking the tableware baskets 23 and 24, and the operability is good. is there.

  Furthermore, since the spray unit 46 is attached to each tableware basket 23, 24, the washing water can be sprayed onto the tableware from the vicinity of the tableware, so that the cleaning performance of the tableware can be enhanced. In this case, since the injection unit 46 attached to the tableware baskets 23 and 24 is detachable, the injection unit 46 can be easily removed and cleaned or replaced.

  In addition, since the wiring tool 55 for supporting the wiring 20 is attached to the movable portion 54b of the lower slide rail 54, the weight of the wiring 20 is prevented from directly acting on the door. 5 can be opened and closed smoothly, and the wiring 20 drawn from the cleaning tank 2 can be concealed or protected from the user by the wiring tool 55.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be modified or expanded as follows.
Six or more slide rails for supporting the door 5 may be provided.
You may make it arrange | position three or more tableware baskets accommodated in the washing tank 2 in the height direction.
When “upper” is selected by the area selection button 12, the air may be concentrated from the drying fan 52 only to the upper table basket 23.
The spray arm 48 may be fixedly disposed in the cleaning tank 2 instead of the table baskets 23 and 24.
You may make it abbreviate | omit the protrusion part 59 provided in the lower part of the washing tank 2. FIG.
The present invention may be applied to a stationary dishwasher.

The perspective view which shows the state which removed the outer case of the dishwasher in one Example of this invention. Fig. 1 equivalent view from diagonally below Vertical side view of a dishwasher FIG. 3 equivalent view showing the door pulled out Perspective view showing the top of the door Front view of the power operation unit Front view of selection operation unit Perspective view of the door showing the tray removed from the back FIG. 8 equivalent view showing the tray attached Perspective view of water flow switching valve and water supply arm shown with the injection pipe unit removed Sectional drawing which shows the connection structure of a water supply arm and an injection unit The perspective view which shows the connection state of a water supply arm and an injection unit Perspective view of cleaning tank Perspective view of lower packing unit 14 equivalent view shown from the back side Front view of lower packing unit Top view of lower packing unit Side view of lower packing unit AA sectional view in FIG. BB sectional view in FIG. Side view of the lower packing unit shown in contact with the door Vertical side view of the lower packing unit shown with the tray pulled out Block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the dishwasher Flow chart showing operation of control unit

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  In the drawings, 1 is a dishwasher, 2 is a washing tub, 4 is a front opening, 5 is a door, 23 and 24 are tableware baskets, 31 is a water supply valve, 39 is a cleaning pump (cleaning means), 45 is a water supply arm ( (Cleaning means, water supply means), 46 is an injection unit (cleaning means), 48 is an injection arm, 53 and 54 are slide rails, 55 is a wiring tool, 68 is a tray, and 66 is a basket fixing tool.

Claims (7)

A cleaning tank having a front opening;
A door for closing the front opening of the cleaning tank;
The tableware basket stored in the washing tank,
In the dish washing apparatus provided with washing means for washing the tableware stored in the tableware basket,
A slide rail that supports the door so that it can be pulled out forward is provided.
The said slide rail is attached to the lower part of the both sides of the said door which does not become an obstacle of the taking in / out of the tableware in the state where the said door was pulled out ahead, The dishwasher characterized by the above-mentioned.   2. The dishwasher according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the slide rails are attached to both sides of the door in the height direction.   The dishwasher according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the tableware basket is provided so that it can be pulled out forward as the door is pulled out forward. A plurality of the tableware baskets are provided in the height direction,
The dishwasher according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein at least the uppermost tableware basket is detachably attached to the door.   When the door is closed in a state in which the tableware detachable from the door is housed in the washing tub, a basket fixture is provided for automatically connecting the tableware basket to the door. The dishwasher of Claim 4. The cleaning means includes a water supply means provided in the cleaning tank, and an injection arm that is provided in the tableware basket and ejects water while rotating according to the water supplied from the water supply valve,
The dish washing machine according to claim 4 or 5, wherein a jet arm provided in at least the uppermost tableware basket is detachably attached to the water supply means. The door is provided with wiring extending to the cleaning tank,
7. The dishwasher according to claim 1, further comprising a wiring tool provided on the slide rail and supporting the wiring extending from the door in a concealed state when the door is opened. Machine.

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