JPH06197856A - Dish washer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To use a dish washer with a good appearance by apparently harmonizing the dish washer with a system kitchen in which the dish washer is incorporated. CONSTITUTION:The length of projection of legs 18 from a dish washer is adjustable through thread means, and an attaching plate adapted to be attached with a cover 3 for covering the lower part of a door 17 is positionally adjustable back and forth by elongated holes 29 and screws 31, holes and engaging parts, or threaded holes and threaded rods. Further, the cover 32 is positionally adjustable up and down, relative to the attaching plate, by means elongated holes 33, threaded holes 34 and the like so that the lower edge 17a of the door 17 of the dish washer is aligned with the lower edge of a door of a system kitchen or the lower edge of a front panel, and the front surface of the cover 32 is aligned with the front surface of a skirt part (kick-in part) of the system kitchen while the leg 18 is invisible.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dishwasher which can be incorporated in a system kitchen for use.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a dishwasher, as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the thing which can be incorporated and used in the system kitchen 1 is provided. Further, generally, in a dishwasher, a door 2 is provided on the front surface and legs 3 are provided on the bottom.

[0003]

When the dishwasher is installed in the system kitchen 1, the lower edge 2a of the door 2 of the dishwasher is the lower edge 4a of the door 4 of the system kitchen 1 and other front plates 5. May not match the lower edge 5a, and the leg 3 may be visible under the door 2 of the dishwasher, or the leg 3
Even if a cover (not shown) is provided so that the cover cannot be seen, the front of the cover is the door 4 of the system kitchen 1.
There is a problem that it cannot be used in a good appearance because it may not match with the front surface of the so-called kicking portion 6 located at the retracted position under the other front plate 5.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and therefore an object thereof is to achieve apparent harmony with the system kitchen when it is incorporated in the system kitchen, and to use it in a good appearance. To provide a dishwasher.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, in the dishwasher of the present invention, a front door has a door and a bottom has a leg, and the protrusion amount of the leg is It is characterized in that it is provided with a protruding amount adjusting means for adjusting, a cover for covering a lower portion of the front portion of the door, and a position adjusting means for adjusting the position of the cover forward and backward and up and down.

In this case, the position adjusting means may be composed of a front and rear position adjusting means for adjusting the front and rear positions of the cover mounting member and a vertical position adjusting means for vertically adjusting the cover with respect to the cover mounting member.

[0007]

According to the above means, the lower edge of the dishwasher door can be matched with the lower edge of the system kitchen door or other front plate by adjusting the protrusion amount of the legs. or,
By adjusting the position of the cover back and forth and up and down, the front surface of the cover can be matched with the front surface of the hem plate (raised part) of the system kitchen, and the legs can be hidden.

Position adjusting means for adjusting the position of the cover in the front-back and up-down directions, front-rear position adjusting means for adjusting the position of the cover mounting member in the front-rear direction, and vertical position for adjusting the position of the cover in the up-down direction with respect to the cover mounting member. With the configuration including the adjusting means, the necessary position adjustment of the cover can be reliably performed separately in the front and rear and the upper and lower.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. First, FIG. 3 shows a system kitchen 11 and a dishwasher 12 incorporated therein. Of these, the system kitchen 11 has a door 14 in front of the portion where the cleaning sink 13 exists, and the door 14 and another front plate 1 having the lower edges (14a, 15a) aligned therewith.
5 has a hem plate (raised part) 16 at the lower retracted position.

On the other hand, the dishwasher 12 has a door 17 at the front and legs 18 (see FIG. 1) at the bottom, and has a well-known washing chamber (not shown) inside. Have

The bottom of the dishwasher 12 is constituted by a bottom plate 19 shown in FIG. 1, and legs 18 are provided on the bottom plate 19. In detail, the leg 18 is composed of a pedestal 21 having an external thread 20 engraved on the outer periphery thereof and a cushion 22 integrated at the lower end of the pedestal 21.
Pass through the leg holes (not shown) provided at the four corners of the bottom plate 19,
Further, they are respectively screwed into nuts 23 fixed to the back side thereof. Here, if the pedestal 21 is screwed back and forth with respect to the nut 23, the amount of protrusion of the leg 18 from the bottom plate 19 is adjusted. Thus, the male screw 20 and the nut 23 of the pedestal 21 are connected to the leg 18. It is designed to function as a protrusion amount adjusting means for adjusting the protrusion amount.

Further, the front portion of the bottom plate 19 is formed with notches 24 extending from the front to the rear on both sides shown in FIG. 2, and a stop piece 25 is provided on one side of each front portion of the notches 24. And a gate-shaped guide portion 26 is formed in the rear portion.

As shown in FIG. 1, the guide portion 26 has guide receiving portions 28 extending to the rear lower portions on both sides of a mounting plate 27 which is a cover mounting member and a position adjusting means for the cover. The guide receiving portion 28 of the mounting plate 27 is placed on the bottom plate 19 so as to be movable back and forth. A guide plate 30 having a long hole 29 extending in the front-rear direction is cut and raised in the guide receiving portion 28, and a screw 31 passing through the long hole 29 is provided with the notch 24.
It is adapted to be screwed into the stopper piece 25 and tightened. Here, again, if the screw 31 is loosened and the tightening is released, the mounting plate 27 can be moved back and forth, and if the screw 31 is tightened again after the movement, the mounting plate 27 is fixed at the position after the movement. Thus, the long hole 29 and the screw 31 of the contact plate 30 function as a front-back position adjusting means for adjusting the position of the mounting plate 27 (cover mounting member) in the front-back direction.

Further, a cover 32 is provided on the front surface of the mounting plate 27. In detail, the cover 32 is also made of a flat plate whose lower edge is bent rearward, and has elongated holes 33 extending vertically on both sides, and screws that pass through the elongated holes 33, respectively. By mounting 34 on both sides of the mounting plate 27 and tightening them, the mounting plate 27 is mounted. Here, if the screw 34 is further loosened to release the tightening,
The cover 32 can be moved up and down, and if the screw 34 is tightened again after the movement, the cover 32 is fixed at the position after the movement. Thus, the long hole 33 of the cover 32 and the screw 34 are fixed to the cover 32. It is designed to function as an up-and-down position adjusting means for vertically adjusting the position.

The front-rear position adjusting means and the up-down position adjusting means function as a whole as a position adjusting means for adjusting the position of the cover 32 in the front-rear and up-down directions.

Therefore, in the case of the above structure, when the dishwasher 12 is assembled in the system kitchen 11, first, the protruding amount of the legs 18 is adjusted so that the lower edge 17a of the door 17 is below the door 14 of the system kitchen 11. The edge 14a and the lower edge 15a of the other front plate 15 are matched. Next, after mounting the dishwasher 12 in the system kitchen 11, the mounting plate 27
The front and back of the cover 32 so that the front surface of the cover 32 matches the front surface of the hem plate (raised part) 16 of the system kitchen 11, and then the cover 32 is vertically adjusted (downward) to adjust its lower edge. The part contacts the floor surface 35.

By doing so, the lower edge 17a of the door 17 of the dishwasher 12 can be matched with the lower edge 14a of the door 14 of the system kitchen 11 and the lower edge 15a of the other front plate 15, and , The front surface of the cover 32 can be matched with the front surface of the hem plate 16 of the system kitchen 11 so that the legs 18 cannot be seen. It can be used with good appearance by achieving an apparent harmony with.

Further, particularly in the above-mentioned structure, the cover 32
As described above, the position adjusting means for adjusting the front and rear and the up and down positions is the front and rear position adjusting means for adjusting the front and rear positions of the mounting plate 27 which is the cover mounting member, and the cover 32 is vertically positioned with respect to the mounting plate 27. By configuring with the vertical position adjusting means for adjusting, the necessary position adjustment of the cover 32 can be reliably performed separately for the front and back and the up and down.

In contrast to the above, FIG. 4 shows a different embodiment of the present invention, and only the difference from the above embodiment will be described, which is that the boss 36 is provided in the cutout portion 24 of the bottom plate 19, A locking piece 37 is attached to this with a screw 38, and on the other hand, a required number of engaging holes 39 are formed in the guide receiving portion 28 of the mounting plate 27 in the front and rear direction. There is a position where the mounting plate 27 is adjusted back and forth by locking 37. Therefore, in this case,
The locking piece 37 and the engagement hole 39 are made to function as front-back position adjusting means.

FIG. 5 shows a further different embodiment of the present invention. Also, only the difference from the above embodiment will be described. It is a screw hole that opens back and forth in the cutout portion 24 of the bottom plate 19. Protrusions 41 having 40 are provided, while the mounting plate 2
The guide receiving portion 28 of FIG.
The screw rod 43 inserted through 2 is screwed into the screw hole 40 of the convex portion 41, and the screw rod 43 is moved back and forth to adjust the mounting plate 27 forward and backward. Therefore, in this case, the screw rod 43 and the screw hole 40 of the convex portion 41 are made to function as front-back position adjusting means.

In addition, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and shown in the drawings, but may be implemented with various modifications without departing from the scope of the invention.

[0022]

The dishwasher of the present invention is as described above and has the following effects. 2. The dishwasher according to claim 1, further comprising a protrusion amount adjusting means for adjusting a protrusion amount of the legs, a cover for covering a lower portion of the front portion of the door, and a position for adjusting the position of the cover in the front-rear direction and the up-down direction. With the adjustment means, the bottom edge of the dishwasher door can be aligned with the bottom edge of the system kitchen door or other front plate, and the front of the cover can be aligned with the front of the hem plate of the system kitchen. It can be matched, and the legs can be hidden so that it can be apparently harmonized with the system kitchen and can be used with good appearance.

In the dishwasher of claim 2, further,
Since the position adjusting means is composed of the front-back position adjusting means for adjusting the position of the cover mounting member in the front-rear direction and the vertical position adjusting means for adjusting the position of the cover vertically with respect to the cover mounting member, The adjustment can be done reliably by dividing into front and rear and up and down.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional side view of a main portion showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the same portion.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the entire system assembled in a system kitchen.

FIG. 4 is a view corresponding to FIG. 1 showing a different embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a view corresponding to FIG. 1 showing still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a view corresponding to FIG. 3 showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 is a system kitchen, 12 is a dishwasher, 17 is a door, 18 is a leg, 20 is a male screw (projection amount adjusting means), 23
Is a nut (projection amount adjusting means), 27 is a mounting plate (cover mounting member, position adjusting means), 29 is a long hole (front and rear position adjusting means, position adjusting means), 31 is a screw (front and rear position adjusting means,
Position adjusting means), 32 is a cover, 33 is a long hole (upper and lower position adjusting means, position adjusting means), 34 is a screw (upper and lower position adjusting means, position adjusting means), 37 is a locking piece (front and rear position adjusting means, position) Adjusting means), 39 is an engaging hole (front and rear position adjusting means, position adjusting means), 43 is a screw rod (front and rear position adjusting means, position adjusting means), and 40 is a screw hole (front and rear position adjusting means, position adjusting means). Show.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A front door having a door and a bottom leg having a protrusion amount adjusting means for adjusting a protrusion amount of the leg, and a cover for covering a lower portion of the front portion of the door, A dishwasher comprising a position adjusting means for adjusting the position of the cover in the front-rear direction and the up-down direction. 2. The position adjusting means comprises front and rear position adjusting means for adjusting the position of the cover mounting member forward and backward, and vertical position adjusting means for adjusting the position of the cover up and down with respect to the cover mounting member. The dishwasher according to claim 1.