JP3912299B2 - dishwasher - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a dishwasher that cleans dishes and the like by spraying washing water.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, this type of dishwasher has been configured as shown in FIG. Hereinafter, the configuration will be described.
[0003]
As shown in FIG. 3, the washing tank 2 for storing the tableware 1 includes a resin-made bottom component member 3 and a metal (stainless steel plate) washing tank member 4 provided on the bottom component member 3. It is composed. The cleaning tank 2 has an opening 5 in front of the metal cleaning tank member 4. The cleaning nozzle 2 opens and closes the opening 5 with a door body 6 and injects cleaning water onto the resin bottom component 3. 7 is rotatably arranged, and a table basket for storing the tableware 1 is arranged in the washing tub 2. The metal cleaning tank member 4 constitutes a side wall surface that is noticeable by the user when using the product, and the upper surface uses the same metal and is joined by welding or the like.
[0004]
Further, the cleaning tank 2 has a coupling structure in which a metal cleaning tank member 4 is inserted from above the resin bottom component member 3 and is restricted in the vertical removal direction, and water leakage from the joint 8 is prevented. It is set as the structure collect | recovered in the bottom part structural member 3 by the upward rising part 9 provided in the bottom part structural member 3 (for example, refer patent document 1).
[0005]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2000-296087 A (page 3, FIG. 1)
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In such a conventional configuration, the connection between the member constituting the side surface of the metal cleaning tank member 4 and the member constituting the upper surface is welded or sealed with a sealing material so as not to leak the cleaning water to the outside. Therefore, there is a problem that the manufacturing cost becomes high.
[0007]
Moreover, the member which comprises the upper surface of the washing tank member 4 is comprised by another member, and this separate member is reversed and the same shape as the junction part of the bottom part structural member 3 and the metal washing tank member 4 is used for upper part. In the case of the washing tub 2 composed of three parts, the bonding of each part can be mounted without using any special equipment, so the bonding strength of the washing tub 2 alone is insufficient, and the dishwasher is manufactured. The process had a problem of poor handling.
[0008]
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-mentioned problem, and constitutes a washing tank without using welding or a sealing material, improves the bonding strength of the members constituting the washing tank, is easy to manufacture, and has a low manufacturing cost. The purpose is to provide a machine.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a washing tank provided inside the dishwasher main body, a resin-made upper surface constituting member having an upper portion and a groove portion on the outer periphery of the lower surface, and a washing made of a metal plate constituting the side surface. A tank member, a resin bottom component member having a bottom portion and having a groove on the outer periphery of the upper surface, and a connecting member that is located on the outer side surface of the cleaning tank member and connects the upper surface component member and the bottom component member. The upper and lower end portions of the cleaning tank member are respectively inserted into the groove portion of the upper surface component member and the groove portion of the bottom component member, and the connecting member is sandwiched between the upper surface component member and the bottom component member. The upper surface constituent member and the bottom portion constituent member are coupled together to form an integrated structure, and the dishwasher body has the upper surface constituted by the upper surface constituent member .
[0010]
Thereby, while being able to comprise the washing tank comprised by the upper surface component, the bottom part component, and the washing tank member, without using welding or a sealing material, the joint strength of each member which constitutes the washing tank can be improved. It is possible to provide a dishwasher that is easy to manufacture and inexpensive to manufacture.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
According to a first aspect of the present invention includes a dishwasher main body, and a cleaning tank provided inside of the dishwasher main body, wherein the cleaning tank includes a resin having a groove on the lower surface periphery constitutes the upper part of its and manufacturing of the upper surface component, and the cleaning tank member made of a metal plate constituting the side surface, a bottom forming member made of resin having a groove on an upper surface outer periphery constitutes a bottom, positioned outside the side surface of the cleaning tank member And a connecting member that connects the upper surface component and the bottom component, and the upper and lower ends of the cleaning tank member are inserted into the groove of the upper surface component and the groove of the bottom component, respectively. wherein the cleaning tank member integrally constituted by connecting the bottom forming member and the upper surface component member by the connecting member in a state of being held between the bottom forming member and the upper surface constituting member, the dishwasher body, its The upper surface constituting member is the upper surface. Is obtained by construction, the cleaning tank, which is composed of a top component and a bottom component and the cleaning tank member, it is possible configurations without using welding or sealant, improve the bonding strength of the respective members constituting the cleaning tank Therefore, it is possible to provide a dishwasher that is easy to manufacture and inexpensive to manufacture.
[0012]
The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of door bodies for opening and closing an opening provided in the cleaning tank, and a plurality of support members for supporting the door body so as to be freely opened and closed. And at least two of the plurality of support members are rotatably supported by the connecting member, and at the same time as the cleaning tank is connected by the connecting member, the opening of the cleaning tank and the plurality of doors Positioning with the body is possible.
[0013]
The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the connecting member has a substantially plate shape, and the space between the outer side surface of the washing tub member and the dishwasher body can be reduced. At the same time, it can be configured to be easily processed by a press or the like.
[0014]
Invention according to claim 4, in the invention described in the claims 1 to 3, the cleaning tank is lower while retaining one end of the connecting member to the engaging portion provided on the side upper portion of the upper surface component the other end of the previous SL connecting member while restricting is obtained by integrally constructed by fastening from the side to the bottom forming member, ensuring the sealing property between the cleaning tank member and the upper surface constituting member, and bonding Work can be facilitated.
[0015]
【Example】
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0016]
As shown in FIG. 1, the washing tub 10 is provided inside the dishwasher main body 11, and is made of a metal washing tub member 12 such as a stainless steel plate constituting the side surface and a resin made up of the upper portion of the washing tub member 12. It is comprised by the upper surface structural member 13 and the resin-made bottom structural members 14 which comprise a bottom part. Moreover, the dishwasher main body 11 shares the resin-made upper surface constituent member 13 which comprises the upper part of the washing tank member 12, and is comprised by this upper surface constituent member 13 and the dishwasher main body member 15 which comprises a side surface.
[0017]
The cleaning tank 10 has an opening 16 in front of the cleaning tank member 12 and is configured to be opened and closed by an upper door body (door body) 17 and a lower door body (door body) 18. An upper support member 19 is fixed to the upper door body 17, and the upper support member 19 is pivotally supported on a connecting member 21 by an upper fixed pivot 20. Further, a lower support member 22 is fixed to the lower door body 18, and this support member 22 is rotatably supported on the connecting member 21 by a lower fixed pivot 23.
[0018]
In addition, a groove portion into which the cleaning tank member 12 is inserted is provided on each of the outer peripheral lower surface of the upper surface constituent member 13 and the outer peripheral upper surface of the bottom constituent member 14, and It is set as the structure inserted in order from.
[0019]
Further, the connecting member 21 is formed in a substantially plate shape, and as shown in FIG. 2, the upper part is bent into a substantially L shape on the upper surface constituting member 13 side constituting the cleaning tank 10 and formed integrally with the upper surface constituting member 13. A first through hole 25 that is joined to the upper restriction rib 24 is provided and inserted into the upper restriction rib 24. Further, a second through hole 26 into which a screw enters is provided at the lower part of the connecting member 21, and the screw is fastened to the outer wall surface of the bottom component member 14.
[0020]
The operation of the above-described configuration will be described. The cleaning tank 10 configured by inserting the top structural member 13, the cleaning tank member 12, and the bottom structural member 14 in the vertical direction includes the connecting member 21 on the top structural member 13. By inserting the upper restricting rib 24 from the side, restricting the upper surface constituting member 13 downward, and screwing to the bottom constituting member 14 from the side, it can be easily prevented from coming off in the vertical direction.
[0021]
Therefore, even if the coupling force between the upper surface constituting member 13 and the cleaning tank member 12 and the bottom portion constituting member 14 and the cleaning tank member 12 is loosened, the joining strength of each member can be improved by the connecting member 21. When the cleaning tank 10 is manufactured by loosening the coupling forces of the component member 13 and the cleaning tank member 12 and the bottom component member 14 and the cleaning tank member 12, the top surface component member 13 and the cleaning tank member 12 are respectively bottom parts. When the components 14 are inserted in order from above, the required insertion force can be reduced, and the washing tank 10 having a high bonding strength can be easily manufactured without requiring special equipment.
[0022]
In this embodiment, the upper restricting rib 24 is provided on the upper surface constituting member 13, but the lower restricting rib 14 may be provided on the bottom constituting member 14 and screwed to the upper constituting member 13 to obtain the same effect. It is done.
[0023]
In addition, when the upper regulating member 24 is provided with the upper regulating rib 24 and the bottom regulating member 14 is provided with the lower regulating rib so that the insertion from the side is facilitated, screw fastening is not required and the same effect can be obtained. can get.
[0024]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the upper surface component 13 and the bottom portion member 14 are joined by the connecting member 21 located on the outer side surface of the cleaning tank member 12, so that the upper surface component 13 and the bottom portion are joined together. The cleaning tank 10 constituted by the constituent member 14 and the cleaning tank member 12 can be configured without using welding or a sealing material, and the bonding strength of each member constituting the cleaning tank 10 can be improved. A dishwasher that is easy and inexpensive to manufacture can be provided.
[0025]
Further, an upper support member 19 and a lower support member 22 for opening and closing the upper door body 17 and the lower door body 18 for opening and closing the opening 16 provided in the cleaning tank 10 are rotatably supported by the connecting member 21. Therefore, at the same time when the cleaning tank 10 is connected by the connecting member 21, the opening of the cleaning tank 10, the upper door body 17, and the lower door body 18 can be positioned.
[0026]
Further, since the connecting member 21 has a substantially plate shape, the space between the outer side surface of the washing tub member 12 and the dishwasher main body 11 can be reduced and can be easily processed by a press or the like, so that it can be manufactured at low cost. .
[0027]
Further, since at least one of the upper surface component 13 and the bottom component 14 is engaged with the connecting member 21, the joining operation can be facilitated.
[0028]
【The invention's effect】
According to the invention described in claim 1 of the present invention as described above, comprises a dishwasher body and a cleaning tank provided inside of the dishwasher main body, the cleaning tank constitutes an upper portion of its lower surface and the upper surface constituting member made of resin having a groove on the outer periphery, and the cleaning tank member made of a metal plate constituting the side surface, a bottom forming member made of resin having a groove on an upper surface outer periphery constitutes a bottom, the cleaning tank member A connecting member that connects the upper surface component and the bottom component, and the upper and lower ends of the cleaning tank member are groove portions of the upper surface component and the groove of the bottom component member. Respectively, and the upper surface constituent member and the bottom constituent member are connected and integrated by the connecting member in a state where the cleaning tank member is sandwiched between the upper surface constituent member and the bottom constituent member , The top of the dishwasher Because constituted by the upper surface component member, a cleaning tank that is constituted by the upper surface component and the bottom forming member and the cleaning tank member, it is possible configurations without using welding or sealant, bonding of each member constituting the cleaning tank It is possible to provide a dishwasher that can improve strength, is easy to manufacture, and is inexpensive to manufacture.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a dishwasher according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of an essential part of the dishwasher. FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of a conventional dishwasher.
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Washing tank 11 Dishwasher main body 12 Washing tank member 13 Top surface structural member 14 Bottom part structural member 21 Connecting member

Claims (4)

It includes a dishwasher main body, and a cleaning tank provided inside of the dishwasher main body, wherein the cleaning tank constitutes an upper surface component made of resin having a groove on the lower surface periphery constitutes the upper part of its, the side surface a cleaning tank member made of a metal plate, and the bottom structure member made of resin having a groove on an upper surface outer periphery constitutes a bottom, and positioned outside the side surface of the cleaning tank member, and the upper surface constituting member and the bottom forming member And connecting upper and lower end portions of the cleaning tank member to the groove portion of the upper surface component member and the groove portion of the bottom component member, respectively, and the cleaning tank member to the upper surface component member and the bottom portion. The upper surface constituent member and the bottom part constituent member are connected and integrated by the connecting member in a state of being sandwiched between the constituent members, and the dishwasher body has an upper surface constituted by the upper surface constituent member .   A plurality of doors for opening and closing openings provided in the cleaning tank; and a plurality of support members for supporting the doors so as to be openable and closable. At least two of the plurality of support members are connected to a connecting member. 2. The dishwasher according to claim 1, which is movably supported.   The dishwasher according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the connecting member has a substantially plate shape. Cleaning tank is fastened to the bottom forming member and the other end of said connecting member at one end of the connecting member to the engaging portion provided on the side upper while locking with regulations under the top components from the side The dishwasher of any one of Claims 1-3 which comprised integrally .

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