JP6460943B2 - Dishwasher - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a dishwasher, and more particularly to a dishwasher that takes in and out dishes by pulling out a washing tank from the front surface of a housing.

  A so-called built-in dishwasher installed by being installed in a system kitchen includes a housing having a washing tub for storing and washing dishes and a door body for opening and closing the front surface of the housing. And this kind of dishwasher is comprised so that a sense of unity with a system kitchen can be acquired when a housing | casing is closed (for example, refer patent document 1 below).

  In addition, since this type of dishwasher is multifunctional in recent years, a display that guides the user's operation and a display of information on the cleaning operation status can be visually recognized from the front of the door body.

JP 2012-016371 A

  By the way, when the dishwasher is incorporated in the system kitchen, if various information is displayed on the door body of the dishwasher, these displays may deteriorate the good appearance of the system kitchen. There is.

  In view of the above points, an object of the present invention is to provide a dishwasher with high appearance quality, which can display a relatively large amount of information on a door body without deteriorating the appearance of the system kitchen.

In order to achieve such an object, the present invention provides a dishwasher comprising a housing provided with a washing tub for storing and washing tableware, and a door for opening and closing the front surface of the housing. A front display unit capable of displaying a front display item set in advance for displaying on the forward facing surface of the door body, and a top display item set in advance for displaying on the upward surface of the door body An upper surface display unit that enables display, and the front display unit emits light for displaying the front display items by light emission, and the light emitter emits light by covering the light emitter and restricting light transmission. the example Bei a covering member for the front display items visible in the state, the top surface display unit, and other light emitting element for emitting displaying the top display item, the said other light emitter The other light emitters emit light by covering and limiting the light transmission And the other covering member for making the upper surface display item visible in the state, the covering member of the front display portion is a half mirror, and the other covering member of the upper surface display portion is a half mirror It is not a mirror .

  According to the present invention, since the light emitting body of the front display unit is covered with the covering member, the front display items can be made invisible when the light emitting body is in a non-light emitting state. . Thus, for example, when the cleaning operation is performed, the operation status is displayed, and when the cleaning operation is not performed, the display on the front surface of the door body is turned off, thereby preventing the appearance of the system kitchen from being deteriorated due to the display. Therefore, a dishwasher with high appearance quality can be provided.

Further, since the other light emitters of the upper surface display portion are covered with another covering member, the upper surface display items can be made invisible when the other light emitters are in a non-light emitting state. Become. Thus, for example, the upper surface display item is not visually recognized when it is not necessary when the power is off, and the upper surface display item is visually recognized when the power is on, so that the user can change the operating state of the dishwasher. It can be clearly shown.

  In the present invention, the upper surface display section may include a character string display section that displays a character string in a predetermined display area. According to this, a relatively large amount of information can be displayed on the upper surface display unit. In particular, by adopting a character string display unit having a scroll function, a very large amount of information can be displayed even in a small display area without deteriorating the appearance of the system kitchen.

  Specifically, as means for constituting the light emitter, the other light emitter, and the character string display section, a light source LED, a 7-segment LED display, an organic EL display, a backlight liquid crystal display, or the like is used. Can be mentioned. Specific examples of the covering member and the other covering member include a half mirror, a so-called cut-out character plate in which a colored plate is applied to a transparent plate or a transparent sheet and a character to be displayed is removed. .

  Moreover, in this invention, it is preferable that the said upper surface display part is provided in the position which becomes a concealment state when the said door body closes the front surface of the said housing | casing.

  According to this, since the upper surface display unit is hidden during the cleaning operation in which the door is closed, the display item display on the door can be minimized and the appearance of the system kitchen can be prevented from being deteriorated. .

  Moreover, in this invention, it is preferable that the said front display item is a display regarding the condition of a washing operation. According to this, since the user can confirm the driving situation from the front during the cleaning operation in which the door is closed, it is easy to use.

  Moreover, in this invention, it is preferable that the said upper surface display item is a display regarding a user's operation. The user can check the operation status from above while performing the operation related to the cleaning operation when the door is opened, which is convenient.

The figure which shows a part of system kitchen incorporating the dishwasher of embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory side view of the dishwasher of this embodiment, FIG. 2A shows the state which closed the housing | casing, and FIG. 2B shows the state which opened the housing | casing. An explanatory perspective view showing a door. 4A is an explanatory perspective view showing a display state of the front display unit and the upper display unit, and FIG. 4B is an explanatory perspective view showing a non-display state of the front display unit and the upper display unit. The disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of the principal part of a door body. FIG. 6A is a perspective view showing a back surface of a main part of the decorative panel, and FIG. 6B is a perspective view showing a light emitting recess.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the dishwasher 1 of this embodiment is incorporated in a system kitchen 2. A door body 3 is provided on the front surface of the dishwasher 1. The door body 3 includes an upper frame portion 4 that is long along the upper edge, and a rectangular face member 5 that is provided below the upper frame portion 4.

  The face material 5 is exchangeable, and the same color tone and design as the surface material such as the storage door 2a constituting the system kitchen 2 are attached. Thereby, when the dishwasher 1 is incorporated in the system kitchen 2, a sense of unity with the surrounding system kitchen components can be obtained.

  As shown in FIG. 2A, the door body 3 is provided so as to open and close the front surface of the housing 6. As shown in FIG. 2B, a cleaning tank 7 whose upper side is opened is accommodated inside the housing 6. The door body 3 is integrally connected to the cleaning tank 7. The tableware (not shown) can be taken in and out of the cleaning tank 7 by pulling the cleaning tank 7 forward of the housing 6 through the door body 3.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the upper frame portion 4 of the door body 3 is formed in a rectangular column shape that is laid sideways, and a grip portion 8 is provided at the center thereof, and a distance is provided on one side of the grip portion 8. Exhaust port 9 is provided. The grip portion 8 is a portion that the user grips when pulling out the cleaning tank 7 from the housing 6. The exhaust port 9 is for discharging the drying air sent into the cleaning tank 7 during the drying operation to the outside of the machine, and communicates with the inside of the cleaning tank 7.

  The upper frame portion 4 of the door body 3 includes a front display portion 10 and an upper surface display portion 11 that are the gist of the present invention. Hereinafter, the front display unit 10 and the upper display unit 11 will be described in detail.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the front display unit 10 is provided on the front surface of the upper frame part 4, and the upper surface display unit 11 is provided on the upward surface of the upper frame part 4. Then, as shown in FIG. 4A, the front display unit 10 displays a plurality of front display items by light emission, and the top display unit 11 displays a plurality of top display items by light emission. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4B, the front display unit 10 and the upper display unit 11 are configured such that each display item cannot be visually recognized in a state where no light is emitted.

  The front display items of the front display unit 10 are items set in advance for display on the front-facing surface of the door body 3, and as shown in FIG. 4A, in this embodiment, “Reserving” and “Washing”. The display indicates the operation status from the five items of “rinse”, “heat rinse”, and “dry” (corresponding to the display relating to the status of the cleaning operation in the present invention).

  As shown in FIG. 5, the front display unit 10 includes a plurality of light emitting recesses 13 formed side by side on the front surface of the upper frame main body 12 of the upper frame 4, and a decorative panel 14 (covering member) that covers each light emitting recess 13. And. The decorative panel 14 is a plate material that covers the front surface of the upper frame portion 4 excluding the grip portion 8 and the exhaust port 9, and improves the appearance of the door body 3.

  As shown in FIG. 6A, the decorative panel 14 employs a half mirror in which a mirror layer is formed on the back surface of a transparent plate portion 14a made of glass or acrylic. Thereby, the decorative panel 14 has a metallic luster and has a beautiful appearance.

  Moreover, as shown to FIG. 6A, the light-shielding coating material 14b is apply | coated to the further back surface side of the mirror surface layer of the transparent plate part 14a. The light shielding paint 14b is not applied to the portion displaying the predetermined item on the back side of the mirror surface layer, and a part of the mirror surface layer is exposed in a square shape. And the character print 14c is given by the light-shielding coating material in the part which a mirror surface layer exposes in quadrilateral shape.

  The light emitting recess 13 is formed at a position corresponding to the mirror surface layer exposed on the back side of the decorative panel 14, and as shown in FIG. 6B, an LED 15 (light emitter) for light source is provided on the back side. When the LED 15 is turned on, as shown in FIG. 4A, light passes through the mirror layer and the character print 14c is visually recognized as a predetermined display item.

  The front display unit 10 thus formed can individually display each front display item according to the driving situation by turning on the LED 15 at each display position according to the driving situation. Then, by turning off the LED 15, as shown in FIG. 4B, the display on the front display unit 10 disappears from the decorative panel 14 and is no longer visible. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 1, the unity of the system kitchen 2 and the door body 3 is obtained, and the high aesthetics of the system kitchen 2 can be maintained.

  In addition, in this embodiment, although the front display part 10 comprised what comprised the surface (vertical surface) which looks straight from the front of the dishwasher 1, this invention is not restricted to this, A light-emitting body (LED15) The front display unit 10 may be tilted upward or downward as viewed from the front as long as is visible in the light emitting state. Furthermore, the front display unit 10 does not have to be a flat surface, and may be configured by a curved surface.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the upper surface display unit 11 includes an operation switch unit 16 and a screen unit 17 (character string display unit) such as an organic EL display. Then, as shown in FIG. 2A, the upper surface display unit 11 is a part (front end) of the system kitchen 2 when the door 3 is in a state of closing the housing 6 (when the cleaning tank 7 is accommodated inside the housing 6). The portion is covered from above and concealed.

  The upper surface display item of the upper surface display unit 11 is an item set in advance for display on the upward surface of the door 3, and as shown in FIG. 4A, in the operation switch unit 16, display related to the operation by the user. It has become. Specifically, the display in this embodiment is “course”, “reservation”, “drying”, and “start”. Further, functions and the like determined by operating the operation switch unit 16 are displayed on the screen unit 17. Examples of display on the screen unit 17 include confirmation items when the switch is operated (for example, names such as “standard”, “speedy”, “careful”, “cleaning inside the chamber” indicating a plurality of courses in the cleaning operation), timer time (Display shown in FIG. 4A), error content, or message to the user (for example, “repair is necessary. Please contact the store where you purchased the product”). When a relatively long sentence is displayed on the screen unit 17, the character string constituting the sentence is scrolled at a visually recognizable speed.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the upper surface display unit 11 includes a plurality of operation switch units 16 shown in FIG. 4A arranged side by side on the upper surface of the upper frame body 12 of the upper frame unit 4 (four in this embodiment). The switch surface 18 is composed of a dark sheet 19 (other covering member) having a light shielding property that covers each switch surface 18.

  The dark color sheet 19 (black sheet in the present embodiment) allows light of a portion corresponding to the screen portion 17 to pass through, and the portions corresponding to the switch surfaces 18 are removed as shown in FIG. 4A. It is a character (light can pass through the character part).

  As shown in FIG. 5, a light source LED (other light emitter) (not shown) is embedded in the upper frame main body 12 corresponding to the switch surface 18. This LED is turned on by pushing the “start” position in the state shown in FIG. 4B (the LED is turned off).

  In addition, the operation position displayed as “start” is used both as a switch for instructing operation start (a driving operation is started when the door 3 is closed) and a power ON / OFF switch. The letters “start” are visible even when the power is off. In addition to this, when the door body 3 is closed (when the cleaning tank 7 is in the pulled-out state), an LED corresponding to the letter “START” may be lit. Further, although not shown, a switch indicating “start” and a power ON / OFF switch may be provided separately.

  In the upper surface display unit 11, the LEDs at the respective operation positions are turned on when the power is turned on ("press" operation of "Start"). Thereby, on the upper surface display unit 11, each upper surface display item (position to be pressed) shown in FIG. 4A is displayed with high luminance, and items and messages corresponding to the operation contents are displayed on the screen unit 17. Then, by turning off the LED, as shown in FIG. 4B, the display on the upper surface display unit 11 disappears and is not visually recognized.

  As described above, only when the user tries to operate, the operation position is conspicuous with high brightness, and further, the operation content can be confirmed by the screen unit 17, so that an operation error can be eliminated and smooth. The operation can be prompted. During the cleaning operation, as described above, the upper surface display unit 11 is hidden in a part of the system kitchen 2, so that an erroneous operation can be prevented.

  In addition to the character string, what is displayed on the screen unit 17 may be a picture (illustration) or figure whose meaning is understood, or a picture (illustration), figure, and character may be displayed simultaneously. .

  In the present embodiment, the front display unit 10 and the upper display unit 11 use different LEDs (light emitters). However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and is common to the front display unit 10 and the upper display unit 11. The LED (light emitter) may be provided.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Tableware washing machine, 3 ... Door body, 6 ... Housing | casing, 7 ... Washing tank, 10 ... Front display part, 11 ... Upper surface display part, 14 ... Cosmetic panel (covering member), 15 ... LED (light-emitting body), 17... Screen portion (character string display portion), 19... Dark sheet (other covering member).

Claims (6)

In a dishwasher comprising a housing provided with a washing tub for storing and washing tableware, and a door for opening and closing the front surface of the housing,
The door body is set in advance to display a front display item capable of displaying a front display item set in advance for display on a front surface of the door body, and to display on an upward surface of the door body. An upper surface display unit that can display upper surface display items;
The front display unit is configured to display the front display item when the front light is in a light emitting state by covering the light emitter and restricting light transmission by emitting light to display the front display item. Bei example a covering member for a,
The upper surface display unit includes another light emitter for light-emitting display of the upper surface display item, and the other light emitter covering the other light emitter and restricting light transmission so that the other light emitter is in a light emitting state. With other covering members for making the top display item visible,
A dishwasher , wherein the covering member of the front display unit is a half mirror, and the other covering member of the top display unit is not a half mirror . 2. The dishwasher according to claim 1 , wherein the other covering member of the upper surface display portion is a dark sheet . The dishwasher according to claim 1 or 2,
The upper surface display unit includes a character string display unit that displays a character string in a predetermined display area. In the dishwasher in any one of Claims 1-3,
The upper surface display unit is provided at a position where the door body is concealed when the front surface of the housing is closed. In the dishwasher in any one of Claims 1-4,
The front surface display item is a display related to the state of the washing operation. In the dishwasher in any one of Claims 1-5,
The upper surface display item is a display related to a user's operation.