JP3950435B2 - Tableware basket and dishwasher - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a dish basket and a dishwasher using the dish basket.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, as a dishwasher, an open / close door, in which a tableware basket on which tableware is placed, is housed in a casing and is pivotally connected around a support shaft, is positioned on either the left or right side of the front surface of the casing. It is known that the tableware can be taken in and out by being folded as described above (for example, see Patent Document 1).
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-2002-282188 [0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the dishwasher, the open / close door is opened in a state where it is folded to either the left or right of the front surface of the casing. When putting and removing tableware in and out of the casing, it is convenient to be able to pull out the tableware basket, but it becomes difficult to pull out the tableware basket because the door is obstructed. Specifically, the dishes are accommodated side by side in the lateral portion of the casing, and when the dishes pull out the tableware basket, they interfere with the open door.
[0005]
Then, this invention makes it a subject to provide the tableware basket and dishwasher which can perform taking in and out of tableware smoothly.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
As a means for solving the above problems, the present invention provides:
In a dishwasher comprising a casing and an openable / closable door that is pivotally connected about a support shaft and can be folded so as to be positioned on either the left or right side of the front surface of the casing. A tableware basket that is accommodated and allows the placed tableware to be taken in and out by folding the open / close door to either the left or right side,
A main basket portion that is provided so as to be able to be pulled out in front of the casing;
And at least one hand of the right side or the left side of the main basket portion, is pulled out of the main car unit, provided at a position interfering with the door, and a dish can be placed auxiliary basket portion Prepared,
Said auxiliary basket section, when pulling out the main basket portion from the casing, those dishes placed thereon, so as not to interfere with the folded door, the withdrawal direction and slidable in the opposite direction to the main car unit It is.
[0007]
With this configuration, even when the main cage portion is pulled out of the casing with the tray placed on the auxiliary cage portion, the auxiliary cage portion slides and thus does not interfere with the open / close door that opens the tray.
[0008]
When the main cage portion is pulled out from the casing, the auxiliary cage portion is prevented from moving by a stopper portion provided in the casing, and the tray placed thereon is opened and closed by sliding relative to the main cage portion. What is necessary is just not to interfere with.
[0009]
What is necessary is just to set it as the structure provided with the guide part which can be attached or detached to the rail extended in the front-back direction formed in the said casing, and is slidably mounted.
[0010]
It is preferable that the auxiliary basket portion is provided rotatably on the main cage portion, and can be folded inward so as not to interfere with the opening / closing door when being taken out from the casing.
[0011]
Further, the present invention provides a means for solving the above-described problems,
The dish basket in which the tableware is placed is accommodated in the washing tank in the casing, and the open / close door that is pivotally connected around the support shaft is folded so as to be positioned on either the left or right side of the front surface of the casing. In the dishwasher that allows the tableware to be taken in and out,
The tableware basket is provided with a main basket portion that can be pulled out in front of the casing;
An auxiliary basket portion that is at least one of the right side portion and the left side portion of the main cage portion and that is provided at a position that interferes with the opening / closing door when the main cage portion is pulled out, and on which a dish can be placed. ,
Said auxiliary basket section, when pulling out the main basket portion from the casing, those dishes placed thereon, so as not to interfere with the folded door, the withdrawal direction and slidable in the opposite direction to the main car unit It is.
[0012]
In the casing, when pulling out the main basket portion, a stopper portion for preventing the moving contact with the auxiliary basket portion provided dish placed on the auxiliary basket portion may be Re be so as not to interfere with the opening and closing door.
[0013]
The casing includes a rail extending in the front-rear direction,
The tableware basket may be configured to include a guide portion that is detachably mounted on the rail and is slidably mounted.
[0014]
It is preferable that the auxiliary basket portion is rotatably provided in the main basket portion and can be folded inward so that the auxiliary basket portion does not interfere with the opening / closing door when taking out the tableware basket from the casing.
[0015]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0016]
FIG. 1 shows a dishwasher according to this embodiment. In this dishwasher, the open / close door 2 provided on the front surface of the casing 1 is opened, and the tableware can be taken in and out of the tableware basket 4 accommodated in the internal washing tank 3 as shown in FIG.
[0017]
The casing 1 is provided with an operation panel 5 (details not shown) below the front surface. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 2, the casing 1 has an internal space partitioned into a cleaning tank 3 and a lower space by a partition wall 6. On the lower side of the cleaning tank 3, rails 7 extending in the front-rear direction are provided at predetermined intervals in the left-right direction of the casing 1. In addition, a saucer plate 8 is provided at the lower edge of the front opening of the cleaning tank 3.
[0018]
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, the saucer plate 8 is attached to the casing 1 via a holding member 9, and stands in a vertical position (indicated by a solid line in FIG. 6) and a horizontal surface protruding from the cleaning tank 3. It can be rotated between positions (indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 6). In the saucer plate 8, a water catching recess 10 having a circular arc cross section is formed in order to store water drops falling from the tableware on the upper surface at the horizontal position. Further, the saucer plate 8 is formed with a first notch 11 removed in an arc shape at the edge on the rotation center side, and a second notch 12 removed in an arc on the edge on the free end side. And the detergent supply part 13 which protrudes in circular arc shape is formed, respectively. The first cutout portion 11 is a relief for exposing the grip portion 15 extending from the wire mesh 14 detachably provided in a part of the cleaning tank 3. The wire mesh 14 collects food residues and the like attached to the tableware. The second notch 12 is a relief for allowing a portion of the tableware basket 4 to be exposed and gripped when the tableware basket 4 is pulled out from the washing tub 3. The detergent supply unit 13 is a space for preparing a detergent to be supplied into the cleaning tank 3.
[0019]
As shown in FIG. 5, the holding member 9 includes a holding portion 17 that holds protrusions 16 a and 16 b that protrude from the both side edge portions of the saucer plate 8 at two locations, and a bearing portion 19 in which a spring 18 is disposed. .
[0020]
The holding portion 17 has locking receiving portions 20 a and 20 b formed at two locations corresponding to the protrusions 16. One locking receiving portion 20 a only supports the protrusion 16 a, but the other locking receiving portion 20 b is composed of a guide piece 21 and a locking receiving piece 22. The locking receiving piece 22 includes a locking projection 23 on the inner surface side, and is elastically deformable. As a result, when the protrusion 16b guided by the guide piece 21 reaches the locking receiving piece 22, the locking protrusion 23 comes into pressure contact with the protrusion 16b and stops.
[0021]
The bearing portion 19 is formed with a through hole 24 through which the shaft portion 1a provided in the casing 1 passes, and a recess 25 in which an extension portion of one end of the spring 18 wound around the shaft portion 1a is positioned and pressed. . The other end extending portion of the spring 18 is in pressure contact with the spring receiving portion 1 b of the casing 1. Thus, the spring 18 biases the saucer plate 8 through the holding member 9 so as to rotate in the vertical direction.
[0022]
A stopper 26 (see FIG. 2) is provided at the bottom of the washing tub 3 so as to abut against a second auxiliary basket of the tableware basket 4 to be described later and prevent its movement. In addition, a nozzle or the like for injecting cleaning water to the tableware is disposed in the lower portion of the cleaning tank 3, and a motor and a control device for driving the nozzle are accommodated in the lower space. Since it is not directly related, its illustration and description are omitted.
[0023]
As shown in FIG. 1, the open / close door 2 is composed of a pair of door bodies 28 that are rotatably connected around a support shaft 27, and is opened in a state of being folded to either the left or right side of the casing 1 ( For details, see, for example, JP-A-2002-282188.
[0024]
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the tableware basket 4 includes a main basket portion 29 and auxiliary basket portions 30 provided on both sides thereof.
[0025]
The main basket portion 29 is a pair of wire rods (support wire rods 31) arranged so as to be separated upward at a predetermined interval, and are integrated in parallel by welding or the like to a wire rod that is latticed in the front, rear, left, and right directions. Soup bowls or dishes can be placed side by side in the horizontal direction of the washing tank 3. The main basket portion 29 has a guide portion 32 attached to two wires extending in the front-rear direction. The guide part 32 is mounted on the rail 7 provided in the cleaning tank 3 and is slidably supported.
[0026]
The auxiliary basket part 30 is attached to the wire located on both sides of the main basket part 29. In FIG. 3, the auxiliary basket portion (first auxiliary basket portion 30 a) located on the left side is a space for placing a teacup or the like, and like the main basket portion 29, the teacup is parallel to the left-right direction by a pair of wires. It can be placed on. The first auxiliary basket is connected to the wire so as to rotate between a horizontal position for placing the tableware and a vertical position folded when the tableware basket 4 is taken out from the washing tub 3.
[0027]
Further, in FIG. 3, the auxiliary basket portion (second auxiliary basket portion 30 b) located on the right side is a space for placing an intermediate dish or the like, and the intermediate dish is paired with a pair of wires like the main basket portion 29. It can be placed parallel to the left-right direction. The dish is placed in a state where it protrudes in the front-rear direction beyond the space occupied by the second auxiliary basket 30b. Similar to the first auxiliary basket 30a, the second auxiliary basket 30b not only rotates between a horizontal position and a vertical position, but also slides in the front-rear direction when the table basket 4 is pulled out from the washing tub 3. It is connected to the wire so that it can.
[0028]
Next, the operation of the dishwasher configured as described above will be described. In the following description, only the parts related to the operation of the tableware basket 4 which is a characteristic part of the present invention are described, and the other operations are omitted.
[0029]
When putting tableware, the open / close door 2 is opened to either the left or right, and the tableware basket 4 is pulled forward. In the state in which the open / close door 2 is opened, the saucer plate 8 stands in a vertical position by the biasing force of the spring 18, but a part of the tableware basket 4 can be gripped through the second notch 12. Therefore, the tableware basket 4 can be pulled out easily. When the tableware basket 4 is pulled out, the tray plate 8 is pressed by the tableware basket 4, rotates horizontally against the biasing force of the spring 18, and is positioned below the tableware basket 4 drawn out from the washing tub 3. . For this reason, when placing tableware on the tableware basket 4, water drops falling from the tableware are not scattered on the operation panel or the like. Moreover, although the weight of the protrusion part from the washing tank 3 will also increase by placing tableware in the tableware basket 4, this part will be supported by the saucer board 8, and will maintain the stable state.
[0030]
When the storage of the tableware in the tableware basket 4 is completed, the detergent is prepared in the detergent supply unit 13 of the tray plate 8 and the tableware basket 4 is pushed into the washing tub 3. The saucer plate 8 automatically rises to a vertical position according to the urging force of the spring 18, and the detergent in the detergent supply unit 13 and the water in the water receiving recess 10 move into the cleaning tank 3. Then, after opening and closing the door 2 and operating the operation panel 5 to perform a predetermined setting, cleaning and drying of the tableware (only cleaning or only drying may be started).
[0031]
When the cleaning of the tableware and the like is completed, the open / close door 2 is opened and the tableware basket 4 is pulled forward as described above. The tableware basket 4 is supported by the saucer plate 8 rotated in the horizontal direction, and the pulled-out state is stable. Further, the second auxiliary basket portion 30b of the tableware basket 4 slides in contact with the stopper portion 26 of the cleaning tank 3, and the movement amount is limited. Therefore, even if a dish is placed on the second auxiliary basket 30b, the dish basket 4 can be pulled out without interfering with the open / close door 2 that is opened (on the right side).
[0032]
Thus, according to the tableware basket 4, since the tableware can be taken out and put in the state pulled out from the washing tub 3, it is easy to work. Moreover, the space in the cleaning tank 3 can be effectively used by allowing the inner dish to be placed on the second auxiliary basket 30b. In addition, when pulling out the tableware basket 4, the middle dish of the second auxiliary basket portion 30 b does not interfere with the door 2.
[0033]
In addition, when cleaning the inside of the washing tank 3, etc., the tableware basket 4 can be easily taken out from the washing tank 3 by folding the first and second auxiliary basket portions 30a and 30b inward. Further, if there is a food residue or the like adhering to the tableware on the wire mesh 14, the wire mesh 14 is removed and cleaned. In this case, when the saucer plate 8 is rotated to the horizontal position, the grip portion 15 is exposed through the first cutout portion 11, so that the wire mesh 14 can be easily detached by gripping the grip portion 15.
[0034]
【The invention's effect】
As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, the tableware basket is composed of the main basket portion and the auxiliary basket portion slidably provided therein, so even if the tableware basket is pulled out from the casing, The dish placed on the auxiliary basket does not interfere with the open door. Therefore, in spite of the simple configuration, it is possible to smoothly put in and out of the tableware while securing the storage space for the plate.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a dishwasher according to the present embodiment.
2 is a partial vertical cross-sectional view of FIG. 1, wherein (a) shows a state when the tableware basket is housed, and (b) shows a state when the tableware basket is pulled out.
3 is a cross-sectional plan view of FIG. 1, showing a state when the tableware basket is housed. FIG.
FIG. 4 is a plan sectional view of FIG. 1, showing a state when the tableware basket is pulled out.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a part of a holding member and a saucer plate.
FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the turning operation of the tray member.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Casing 2 ... Opening / closing door 3 ... Washing tank 4 ... Tableware basket 5 ... Operation panel 6 ... Partition wall 7 ... Rail 8 ... Dish plate 9 ... Holding member 10 ... Water receiving recessed part 11 ... 1st notch part 12 ... 2nd notch Section 13 ... Detergent supply section 14 ... Wire mesh 15 ... Holding section 16 ... Projection 17 ... Holding section 18 ... Spring 19 ... Bearing section 20 ... Locking receiving section 21 ... Guide piece 22 ... Locking receiving piece 23 ... Locking protrusion 24 ... through hole 25 ... recess 26 ... stopper 27 ... support shaft 28 ... door body 29 ... main basket 30 ... auxiliary basket 30a ... first auxiliary basket 30b ... second auxiliary basket 31 ... support wire 32 ... guide Part

Claims (8)

In a dishwasher comprising a casing and an openable / closable door that is pivotally connected about a support shaft and can be folded so as to be positioned on either the left or right side of the front surface of the casing. A tableware basket that is accommodated and allows the placed tableware to be taken in and out by folding the open / close door to either the left or right side,
A main basket portion that is provided so as to be able to be pulled out in front of the casing;
And at least one hand of the right side or the left side of the main basket portion, is pulled out of the main car unit, provided at a position interfering with the door, and a dish can be placed auxiliary basket portion Prepared,
Said auxiliary basket section, when pulling out the main basket portion from the casing, dishes placed thereon, so as not to interfere with the folded door, it is a pull-out direction and slidable in the opposite direction to the main car unit Tableware basket characterized by. When the main cage portion is pulled out from the casing, the auxiliary cage portion is prevented from moving by a stopper portion provided in the casing, and the tray placed thereon is opened and closed by sliding relative to the main cage portion. dishes basket according to claim 1, characterized in that so as not to interfere with. The tableware basket according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a guide portion that is detachably mounted on a rail formed in the casing and extending in the front-rear direction, and is slidably mounted. 4. The auxiliary basket portion according to claim 1, wherein the auxiliary cage portion is rotatably provided on the main cage portion, and can be folded inward so as not to interfere with the opening / closing door when being taken out from the casing. Tableware basket according to item. The dish basket in which the tableware is placed is accommodated in the washing tank in the casing, and the open / close door that is pivotally connected around the support shaft is folded so as to be positioned on either the left or right side of the front surface of the casing. In the dishwasher that allows the tableware to be taken in and out,
The tableware basket is provided with a main basket portion that can be pulled out in front of the casing;
An auxiliary basket portion that is at least one of the right side portion and the left side portion of the main cage portion and that is provided at a position that interferes with the opening / closing door when the main cage portion is pulled out, and on which a dish can be placed. ,
Said auxiliary basket section, when pulling out the main basket portion from the casing, dishes placed thereon, so as not to interfere with the folded door, it is a pull-out direction and slidable in the opposite direction to the main car unit Dishwasher characterized by. And characterized in that in the casing, when pulling out the main basket portion, a stopper portion for preventing the moving contact with the auxiliary basket portion is provided, is dish placed on the auxiliary basket portion is prevented from interfering with the opening and closing door The dishwasher according to claim 5. The casing includes a rail extending in the front-rear direction,
The dishwasher according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the dish basket includes a guide part that is detachably mounted on the rail and is slidably mounted. 6. The auxiliary basket portion is provided rotatably on the main cage portion, and can be folded inward so that the auxiliary basket portion does not interfere with the door when the tableware basket is taken out from the casing. The dishwasher of any one of thru | or 7.

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