JP3059862B2 - dishwasher - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dishwasher to be installed in a sink.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a dishwasher of a type which is installed in a sink, the door is made to be flush with the surface of the sink, as shown in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 5-115406. Accommodating. Also, in order to match the indentation formed at the lower end of the sink, the indentation is formed by the front surface of the outer frame and the lower end of the door projecting forward from the front surface.

[0003]

However, the height of the sink of the sink differs depending on the manufacturer, and in the conventional dishwasher, the height of the sink cannot be adjusted corresponding to each sink. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, a step may be formed between the recess 102 of the dishwasher 101 and the recess 104 of the sink 103.

[0004] As a result, a corner A of the dishwasher or the sink appears at the boundary between the dishwasher 101 and the sink 103, and the user's foot is slightly beaten during work on the sink. When hitting the part A, there is a fear that an injury may occur. In addition, when the sink and the dishwasher were viewed as a system, the appearance was worse.

The present invention solves such a problem.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided a washing chamber provided in an outer frame, an input port provided in a front surface of the outer frame for putting tableware in the washing chamber, and at least a main surface of the washing chamber. In a dishwasher comprising a panel and a frame body into which the decorative panel is fitted, and a door attached to the front of the outer frame so as to open and close the inlet, the frame body includes an upper frame and a horizontal frame. And a lower frame attached between both lower ends of the horizontal frame to support a lower end of the decorative panel after the decorative panel is fitted into the main frame,
A plate-shaped bottom supporting the back surface of the decorative panel on the main frame.
And a slide plate provided on the lower frame on the bottom plate.
Forming a fixed portion into which the flannel is fitted, and extending the horizontal frame from a position lower than the input port by a predetermined length,
The extensions to allow cleavage at any position, the decorative panel, and can be cut to correspond to the cutting of the extension, before
So that the lower frame can be fixed to the cutting position of the extension
The slide panel is fixed to the fixing portion .

[0007]

When the dishwasher is installed in the sink, the extension of the horizontal frame is cut using a tool such as a cutter or a saw so that the height from the bottom to the lower end of the door matches the height of the sink of the sink. Then, the decorative panel is cut in accordance with this, the cut decorative panel is fitted into the main frame, and the lower frame is attached. Thus, the door is completed.

In other words, the door is extended further downward from the position required to cover the opening, and the length of the extended portion is adjusted to make the height from the bottom to the lower end of the door, that is, the height of the dishwasher. Adjust the height of the garbage.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 to 3, reference numeral 1 denotes a dishwasher according to the present invention. In the dishwasher 1, dishes are stored in a washing chamber 3 provided in an outer frame 2, and washing water stored in the bottom of the washing chamber 3 is sent to a spray nozzle (not shown) by a circulation pump (not shown). ), And the washing water sprayed from the spray nozzle is applied to the dishes to wash the dishes.

In the dishwasher 1, reference numeral 4 denotes a door mounted on the front surface of the outer frame 2, which opens and closes a tableware input port 5 provided on the front surface of the dishwasher 3 in order to put the dishes in the washing room 3.

The dishwasher 1 is installed so as to be incorporated into a sink. At this time, a recess is formed between the lower end of the door 4 and the lower front part of the outer frame 2 in accordance with the recess at the lower end of the sink. In addition, the position of the lower end of the door 4 can be adjusted so that the height of this recess matches the height of the sink. Hereinafter, the structure of the door 4 will be described in detail.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a metal reinforcing frame whose lower end is supported by a shaft 7 provided at the lower end of the inlet 5 so as to be able to open forward. Reference numeral 8 denotes a control box attached to the upper end of the reinforcing frame 6. An operation panel 9 having various operation keys and a power switch 10 are provided on the front surface thereof. The operation box is connected to the operation keys and the power switch 10. It houses a control circuit board (not shown).

Reference numeral 11 denotes a main frame attached to the front of the reinforcing frame 6. The main frame 11 includes a bottom plate 12 having substantially the same size as the front surface of the reinforcing frame 6, and an upper frame 13 and a horizontal frame 14 formed from an upper edge and side edges of the bottom plate 12, respectively. An extension 14a is a part of the horizontal frame 14 formed by extending the horizontal frame 14 further below the bottom plate 12. The extension 14a can be cut at an arbitrary position using a tool such as a cutter or a saw.

Reference numeral 15 denotes a decorative panel which is fitted into the main frame 11 to form a front surface of the door 4 together with a front surface of the control box 8. The decorative panel 15 fitted in the main frame 11 has its back surface on the bottom plate 1.
Supported by two. And this decorative panel 15
Can be cut corresponding to the cutting of the extension 14a of the horizontal frame 14.

Reference numeral 16 denotes a lower frame attached between both lower ends of the horizontal frame 14 (extended portion 14a) for supporting a lower end of the decorative panel 15 after being fitted into the main frame 11. The lower frame 16 together with the main frame 11 constitutes a frame 27 of the present invention.

The lower frame 16 is formed from the back surface of the lower frame 16. The lower frame 16 is attached to the two horizontal frames 14 (both extending portions 1).
4a) There is a slide panel that fits between them. Reference numeral 18 denotes a group of boss holes arranged symmetrically at two places near both sides of the surface of the slide panel 17, and is composed of a plurality of boss holes 18a arranged in three rows. If you make the boss hole like this,
With only one row, the vertical gap S between the holes cannot be made too short due to the contour of the boss. Therefore, in this embodiment, by arranging the rows in three rows, many holes are formed at the shortest possible intervals in the vertical direction. I have. In this embodiment, the vertical interval S between the boss holes 18a is 5 mm.

Reference numeral 19 denotes the horizontal frames 14 (both extension portions 14a).
A fixing portion formed by recessing the lower end of the bottom plate 12 along the back surface of the slide panel 17 inserted between the fixing portions. The area of the fixing portion 19 is equal to the length of the slide panel 17 from the lower end of the bottom plate 12. 20 is this fixed part 1
9, three screw holes are provided in one horizontal row corresponding to the three rows of the boss hole groups 18. Numeral 21 is a guide groove formed in the vertical direction from three places in the fixing portion 19 at equal intervals.

Reference numeral 22 denotes an area where the slide panel 17 slides, that is, from the upper end of the fixing portion 19 to the extension portion 1.
In the area up to the lower end of 4a, partition ribs formed from the inner side wall of the horizontal frame 14 support the rear surface of the side end of the decorative panel 15 fitted into the main frame body 11 by its front wall 22a, 22b supports the surface of the side end of the slide panel 17 which is also fitted to the main frame 11.
Reference numeral 23 denotes a guide rib standing upright from the surface of the side end of the slide panel 17 so as to be along the upper surface 22c of the partition rib 22 when the slide panel 17 is slid. 2
4 is a slide panel 1 so that it slides into the guide groove 21 when the slide panel 17 is slid.
7 is a mating rib formed from the back surface of FIG.

When the lower frame 16 is attached to the main frame 11, when the extension 14a of the horizontal frame 14 is not cut at all, the uppermost boss hole 18a is located at the position of this hole. Corresponding to the screw hole 20 corresponding to the row to be set. The lower frame 16 can be fixed to the main frame 11 by passing the screw 25 through the matched boss hole 18a and screw hole 20. Then, as the extension portion 14a is cut short, the lower portion is screwed using the lower boss hole 18a and the screw hole 20 corresponding to the row where the hole is located. However, as mentioned above,
Since the vertical interval S between the boss holes 18a is 5 mm, the extension 14a is cut at intervals of 5 mm in accordance with this.

Thus, when the dishwasher 1 of the present embodiment is installed on a sink, first, with the main frame 11 removed, the main body is incorporated into the accommodation space of the sink. next,
For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the extension 14a of the horizontal frame 14 is cut from the lower end by H1, and when the main frame 11 is attached to the main body, the height up to the lower frame 16 becomes the sink height H of the sink.
The dimensions of the horizontal frame 14 are adjusted so that Further, the decorative panel 15 is cut in accordance with this. Then, the cut-off decorative panel 15 is fitted into the main frame 11 from below, and then the lower frame 16 is attached and screwed as described above. Finally, the main frame 11 in which the decorative panel 15 has been fitted is attached to the front surface of the reinforcing frame 6.

When the dishes are put into the dishwasher 1 in use, the door 4 can be opened forward with the shaft 7 as a fulcrum. At this time, the lower end of the door 4 is lower than the shaft 7. When the door 4 is opened, the lower end portion may hit the front surface. For this reason, in this embodiment, the door 4
A concave portion 26 is formed on the front surface so as to avoid the trajectory of the lower end portion of the cover.

As described above, in the present dishwasher, the height of the recess formed by the lower end of the door 4 and the lower portion of the front surface of the outer frame 2 is made to match the height of the sink of the sink. The corners of the dishwasher and the sink can be prevented from appearing at the boundary with the sink, and there is no risk of injuries due to feet hitting these corners, and the sink can be used with confidence. In addition, the beauty of the system of the sink and the dishwasher can be improved.

In this embodiment, the boss hole 18a of the slide panel 17 for fixing the lower frame 16 is 5 mm.
The extension 14a of the horizontal frame 14 is 5 m
Although cutting is performed at intervals of m, the boss hole 18a may be elongated to eliminate the gap between the holes, and the extension 14a may be cut at an arbitrary position.

Further, in order to make it easy to measure the size at the time of cutting, a scale may be provided on the extension portion 14a at a predetermined interval.

Further, in order to easily cut with a tool,
The extension 14a may be thinner than other frames.

[0027]

According to the structure of the dishwasher of the present invention, the length of the lower end of the door is adjusted, and the height to the lower end of the door is adjusted to the height of the sink of the sink in which the dishwasher is installed. Can be used to prevent the corners of the dishwasher and sink from appearing at the boundary between the dishwasher and the sink. it can. In addition, the beauty of the system of the sink and the dishwasher can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the structure of a dishwasher according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing an attachment structure of a main frame and a lower frame.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 1 showing a state where the extension of the horizontal frame is installed without cutting.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 1, showing a state where the extension portion is cut to fit the sink height of the sink and installed.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the structure of a conventional dishwasher.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 outer frame 3 washing room 4 door 5 inlet 11 main frame 13 upper frame 14 horizontal frame 14a extension 15 decorative panel 16 lower frame 27 frame

────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Hajime Suzuki 2-18-18 Keihanhondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (56) References Japanese Utility Model 4-96238 (JP, U) (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A47L 15/42

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A washing chamber provided in an outer frame, an input port provided on a front surface of the outer frame for putting dishes in the washing chamber,
A dishwasher comprising at least a main surface including a decorative panel and a frame into which the decorative panel is fitted, and a door attached to a front surface of the outer frame so as to open and close the slot, wherein the frame includes: A main frame body integrally formed with an upper frame and a horizontal frame,
After the decorative panel is fitted into the main frame, a lower frame is provided between both lower ends of the horizontal frame to support the lower end of the decorative panel, and the main frame supports the rear surface of the decorative panel. Plate bottom
And a slide plate provided on the lower frame on the bottom plate.
Forming a fixed portion into which the flannel is fitted, extending the horizontal frame from a position lower than the input port by a predetermined length, and enabling the extended portion to be cut at any position, the decorative panel includes: And the lower frame is fixed at the cutting position of the extension.
Fix the slide panel to the fixing part
A dishwasher characterized by having a configuration as described above .