JP4026210B2 - dishwasher - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a dishwasher that takes in outside air from the outside of a washing tub, circulates in the washing tub, and dries the dishes stored in a tableware basket.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, dishwashers that take in outside air from the outside of a washing tank, heat it with a heater, and circulate it in the washing tank to dry the dishes stored in the dish basket have become mainstream.
[0003]
Conventionally, this type of dishwasher has been configured as shown in FIGS. Hereinafter, the configuration will be described.
[0004]
As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the washing tub 1 accommodates tableware 2, the washing nozzle 3 is rotatably supported in the washing tub 1, and the washing water fed by the washing pump 4 is taken as tableware. It spouts toward Class 2. A heater 5 is disposed at the bottom of the cleaning tank 1, and the cleaning water ejected from the cleaning nozzle 3 is heated in the cleaning and rinsing process to clean and rinse the dishes 2.
[0005]
When the cleaning and rinsing process is completed, the cleaning water in the cleaning tank 1 is drained out of the apparatus by the drain pump 6 and proceeds to the drying process. During the drying process, the air supply means 7 disposed outside the cleaning tank 1 is operated, and the outside air is supplied from the air supply port 8 communicating with the cleaning tank 1 as indicated by an arrow A. The supplied outside air hits the tableware 2 while being heated by the heater 5, and vaporizes water droplets adhering to the tableware 2 during the washing and rinsing process and drying them. In addition, an exhaust port 9 is provided on the top surface of the cleaning tank 1, and gas containing moisture in the cleaning tank 1 is pushed out of the apparatus by supply from the air supply port 8 and exhausted.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In such a conventional dishwasher, since the outside air supplied to the washing tub 1 is supplied in one direction during the drying process, it concentrates on a specific part of the tableware 2 stored in the washing tub 1. As a result, the outside air hits and the drying of the dishes 2 varies. Thereby, in order to dry all the tableware 2 in the washing tank 1, there existed a problem that drying time became very long.
[0007]
In addition, if the temperature of the tableware 2 is increased by the heater 5 in a state where the supply of outside air is biased, the temperature of the tableware 2 in a place where the outside air is not hit increases rapidly, which may damage the tableware 2. was there.
[0008]
The present invention solves the above-mentioned problem, disperses the outside air supplied into the washing tank and applies it to the dishes, improves the drying efficiency and shortens the drying time, and places where the tableware temperature becomes higher than necessary. The purpose is to prevent the tableware from being damaged by heat.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention supplies outside air to the washing tank for storing dishes by the air supply means through the air supply port, and exhausts the outside air supplied by the air supply means to the outside of the machine from the exhaust port. The air supply port is provided integrally with the air supply means, and is fixed to the cleaning tank at the outer periphery from the inside of the tank, and the air supply port is formed with an outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the air supply port. A wind direction guide plate that is substantially V-shaped and guides the outside air supplied from the air means to the tableware and has an opening in the valley is fixed and integrated with the air supply means .
[0010]
As a result, the outside air supplied into the cleaning tank can be dispersed in a plurality of directions, variation in drying of the dishes can be eliminated, the drying can be efficiently performed, and the drying time can be shortened. Moreover, since the location where the tableware temperature becomes higher than necessary can be eliminated, it is possible to prevent the tableware from being damaged by heat. In addition, maintainability during service can be improved.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cleaning tank for storing tableware, an air supply means for supplying outside air to the cleaning tank through an air supply port, and external air supplied by the air supply means. The air supply port is provided integrally with the air supply means, and is fixed to the cleaning tank at the outer periphery thereof from the inside of the tank, and the air supply port has an inner diameter of the air supply port. An air diameter guide plate having a substantially V shape and having an opening in a trough is fixed to be integrated with the air supply means. is obtained by reduction, it can be dispersed outside air supplied into the cleaning tank by the airstream direction guide plate to a plurality of directions, eliminates the variations in the drying of crockery, can be efficiently dried, shorten the drying time can do. Moreover, since the location where the tableware temperature becomes higher than necessary can be eliminated, it is possible to prevent the tableware from being damaged by heat. Further, when removing the air supply means at the time of service replacement, the air direction guide plate can be removed even in a state where the air direction guide plate is fixed to the air supply port, and maintenance at the time of service can be improved.
[0012]
The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein the wind direction guide plate is configured to set a substantially right and left guide angle corresponding to the arrangement of the tableware in the washing tank. By changing the direction of the outside air to disperse, the outside air can be efficiently applied to the tableware away from the air supply opening, eliminating variations in the drying of the tableware, and drying efficiently to shorten the drying time. In addition, it is possible to eliminate the place where the tableware temperature becomes higher than necessary, and to prevent the tableware from being damaged by heat.
[0013]
The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the wind direction guide plate is fixed by a claw fitting to a support portion provided so as to cross the air supply port. The structure of the guide plate can be simplified, the number of parts can be reduced, and an inexpensive dishwasher can be provided.
[0014]
【Example】
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, the thing of the same structure as a prior art example attaches | subjects the same code | symbol, and abbreviate | omits description.
[0015]
As shown in FIG. 2, an air supply means 7 having an air supply port 10 is disposed outside the cleaning tank 1, and the outer periphery of the air supply port 10 and the cleaning tank 1 are nuts in a state where the air supply means 10 communicates with the cleaning tank 1. 11 is fixed. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the air supply port 10 has a support portion 12 so as to traverse the opening, and the claw portion 13 is integrated with the support portion 12 as shown in FIG. The substantially V-shaped wind direction guide plate 14 is fixed.
[0016]
As shown in FIG. 5, the wind direction guide plate 14 has a substantially circular shape when viewed from the front, and its outer diameter is smaller than the inner diameter of the air supply port 10 to which the wind direction guide plate 14 is fixed. The substantially V-shaped valley is provided with an opening 15 that can supply outside air in the front direction. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the substantially V-shaped guide angle corresponds to the arrangement of the dishes 2 in the cleaning tank 1 and is set to an angle θ1 and an angle θ2 and is provided in a substantially V-shaped valley. In combination with the opening 15, the outside air supplied from the air supply port 10 can be dispersed in three directions.
[0017]
The operation of the above configuration will be described. When the cleaning and rinsing process is completed and the process proceeds to the drying process, outside air is supplied from the air supply port 10 into the cleaning tank 1 by the air supply means 7. At that time, outside air hits the wind direction guide plate 14 fixed to the air supply port 10, and is divided into three directions of an angle θ 1, an angle θ 2, and an opening 15 as shown in FIG.
[0018]
The outside air supplied from the opening 15 is linearly supplied as indicated by an arrow A, but the outside air supplied along the angle θ1 and the angle θ2 is an abbreviation of the air supply port 10 as indicated by arrows B and C. Supplied corresponding to tableware 2 stored on the left-hand side. For this reason, it is possible to efficiently dry the tableware 2 at locations that are difficult to hit with the outside air supplied from the opening 15, and to prevent the temperature of the tableware 2 from rising more than necessary.
[0019]
Further, since the airflow direction guide plate 14 is fixed by fitting the support portion 12 provided so as to cross the opening of the air supply port 10 and the claw portion 13 integrally provided in the airflow direction guide plate 14, it is fixed. Therefore, it is possible to provide an inexpensive dishwasher with a simple configuration without requiring separate parts such as screws.
[0020]
Furthermore, since the outer periphery of the airflow direction guide plate 14 is smaller than the inner diameter of the air supply port 10 that fixes the airflow direction guide plate 14, the airflow direction guide plate 14 is fixed to the air supply port 10 when removing the air supply means 7 during service replacement. The nut 11 can be removed even in the state, and the maintainability during service can be improved.
[0021]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the cleaning tank for storing the dishes, the air supply means for supplying the outside air to the cleaning tank through the air supply port, and the supply by the air supply means An exhaust port for exhausting the outside air to the outside of the machine, the air supply port is provided integrally with the air supply means, and is fixed to the cleaning tank from the inside of the washing tank at the outer periphery thereof, the paper reduced by forming the outer diameter than the inner diameter of the outlet port, fixing the wind direction guide plate having an opening in the valleys in a substantially V-shape of the air supply outside air to guide the dishes from the air supply means Since it is integrated with the air supply means, it is possible to disperse the outside air supplied into the washing tank by a wind direction guide plate in a plurality of directions, eliminate variations in drying of dishes, and can be efficiently dried. Drying time can be shortened. Moreover, since the location where the tableware temperature becomes higher than necessary can be eliminated, it is possible to prevent the tableware from being damaged by heat. Further, when removing the air supply means at the time of service replacement, the air direction guide plate can be removed even in a state where the air direction guide plate is fixed to the air supply port, and maintenance at the time of service can be improved.
[0022]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the airflow direction guide plate is set so that the substantially right and left guide angles correspond to the arrangement of the tableware in the washing tub. In other words, the outside air can be efficiently applied to the tableware away from the air supply port, the variation in the drying of the tableware can be eliminated, the drying time can be efficiently reduced, and the drying time can be shortened. The place where the tableware temperature becomes high can be eliminated, and the tableware can be prevented from being damaged by heat.
[0023]
According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the wind direction guide plate is fixed to the support portion provided so as to cross the air supply port by claw fitting, the configuration of the wind direction guide plate is simplified and the number of parts is reduced. And an inexpensive dishwasher can be provided.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an essential part of a dishwasher according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the dishwasher. FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of an essential part of an air inlet of the dishwasher. Fig. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of the wind direction guide plate of the dishwasher. Fig. 6 is an enlarged plan view of the wind direction guide plate of the dishwasher. Fig. 7 is a longitudinal section of a conventional dishwasher. [Figure 8] Perspective view of essential parts of the dishwasher [Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Washing tank 2 Tableware 7 Air supply means 9 Exhaust port 10 Air supply port 14 Airflow direction guide plate 15 Opening part

Claims (3)

A cleaning tank for storing tableware, an air supply means for supplying outside air to the cleaning tank through an air supply port, and an exhaust port for exhausting the external air supplied by the air supply means to the outside of the apparatus. The mouth is provided integrally with the air supply means, and is fixed to the cleaning tank at the outer periphery thereof from the inside of the tank. The air supply port is formed with an outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the air supply port. A dishwasher integrated with the air supply means by fixing a wind direction guide plate which is substantially V-shaped and guides the outside air supplied from the means to the tableware and has an opening in the valley.   2. The dishwasher according to claim 1, wherein the wind direction guide plate sets a substantially right and left guide angle corresponding to the arrangement of the dishes in the washing tank.   The dishwasher according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the wind direction guide plate is fixed to a support portion provided so as to cross the air supply port by claw fitting.

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