JPH06254022A - Tableware washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the tableware washing machine provided with an inner case which can be attached and detached easily, and also, can prevent a water leakage and stagnancy of water. CONSTITUTION:An inner case which is provided in an outer case 1 attached to the upper part of a main body 5 and forms a washing chamber in the inside is assembled from a side plate which becomes the lower part of the opposed side wall part of the inner case, and the upper part member in which a partial side wall and a top part to which this side plate is attached to the lower parts, respectively are formed integrally. Also, these side plate and upper part member are formed in such dimensions as they can be inserted and detached into and from an opening formed in the outer case 1 and opened and closed by doors 4a, 4b, by which the inner case can be attached and detached easily. Moreover, by allowing a scatter preventing part which is formed in the respective lower ends of the side plates, and bent outwards to abut on a side wall of a washing water receiver in the upper part of the lower part nozzle part provided in the washing chamber, scattering of washing water, etc., to the outside of the inner case is prevented.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dishwasher which forms a washing chamber inside an inner box provided inside an outer box attached to the upper part of a main body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional dishwasher is attached to an upper portion of a main body having a washing water receiver arranged on an upper surface thereof, and has an opening which is opened and closed by a door (hood) on at least one side. An outer box that is formed of two outer side walls facing the top and a side wall that faces the top and forms a cleaning chamber inside the outer box;
There is a hood-type dishwasher having an upper nozzle section and a lower nozzle section provided in a cleaning chamber.

As a method of assembling such a dishwasher, as shown in FIG. 4, after the inner box 2 is installed inside the outer box 1, the doors are opened at the openings 3 formed on both sides of the outer box 1. 4a, 4
There is one that is attached with b. In the figure, reference numeral 5 is a main body having a wash water receiver arranged on the upper surface.

However, in this assembling method, when it is necessary to take out the inner box 2 for maintenance of the inner box 2 itself or the dishwasher, the whole dishwasher must be disassembled and maintainability is improved. There is a problem that it is bad.

Therefore, as an assembling method for improving the maintainability, as shown in FIG. 5, after the doors 4a and 4b are attached to the outer box 1, the inner box 2 is formed, for example, one side plate 2A.
And an L-shaped member 2B in which the side wall portion 2a and the top portion 2b are integrally formed are inserted into the outer case 1 through the opening 3, and the rear side plate 2A
And an L-shaped member 2B is connected to the inner box 2 inside the outer box 1.

[0006]

However, in such a conventional dishwasher, the height dimension of the side plates and the L-shaped member, particularly the L-shaped member, that is, the height of the side wall portion can be inserted through the opening. Are limited to such dimensions.

Therefore, when the inner box is assembled to form the cleaning chamber, a gap is created between the side wall of the L-shaped member and the cleaning water receiver of the main body, and the cleaning water and the rinsing water (hereinafter referred to as "cleaning water") are formed from this gap. There is a problem in that water or the like) is scattered outside the inner box, which causes water to invade the outer surface of the outer box and the inner box, and in some places water is accumulated and corrosion occurs.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the connecting portion 2 of the inner box is
Since C is a corner of the top part 2b, this connecting part 2
There is a problem that the cleaning water directly hitting C or the cleaning water adhering to the top 2b leaks out from the joint 2C and collects on the outer surface of the top 2b.

An object of the present invention is to provide a dishwasher having an inner box which can be easily attached and detached and which can prevent water leakage and water accumulation.

[0010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is an outer box which is attached to an upper portion of a main body having an upper surface provided with a washing water receiver, and at least one side of which has an opening opened and closed by a door. And a top part, and a side wall part facing each other, and an inner box that is internally provided in an outer box to form a cleaning chamber inside, and a dishwasher including an upper nozzle part and a lower nozzle part provided in the cleaning chamber. In the machine, the inner box is constructed by a side plate which is a lower part of a side wall of the inner box, and an upper member integrally formed with a side wall part to which the side plate is attached to the lower part and the top part. Is.

According to the present invention, the side plate and the upper member are
The size is such that it can be inserted and removed from the opening of the outer box.

Further, according to the present invention, the lower end of each of the side plates is bent outward and hits the side wall of the wash water receiver above the lower nozzle portion to bring the wash water or the like to the outside of the inner box. A scattering prevention portion is formed to prevent the scattering of the.

[0013]

With this structure, the inner box, which is internally provided in the outer box attached to the upper part of the main body and forms the cleaning chamber therein, has the side plates serving as the lower parts of the side walls facing each other and the side plates, respectively. It can be assembled from an upper member in which the partial side wall attached to the lower part and the top part are integrally formed.

By forming the side plate and the upper member in such a size that they can be inserted and removed from the opening formed in the outer box and opened and closed by the door, the inner box can be easily attached and detached.

Further, the scattering prevention portions formed at the lower ends of the side plates and bent outward are brought into contact with the side walls of the cleaning water receiver above the lower nozzle portion provided in the cleaning chamber. It is possible to prevent the washing water and the like from scattering outside the inner box.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a partial perspective view of a dishwasher according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the washing chamber. 1 and 2, the same symbols as those in FIG. 4 indicate the same or corresponding portions.

In FIG. 1, L1 indicates the height dimension of an opening (not shown) of the outer box 1 attached to the upper surface of the main body 5. Further, in FIG. 2, 6a and 7a are an upper cleaning nozzle and an upper rinsing nozzle that form an upper nozzle portion, and 6b and 7b are a lower cleaning nozzle and a lower rinsing nozzle that form a lower nozzle portion.

Reference numerals 8 and 9 denote two side plates which are lower portions of the side wall portion of the inner box 2, and 10 denotes a partial side wall 10a and a top portion 10b to which the side plates 8 and 9 are attached respectively.
And are upper members integrally formed. A cleaning chamber 11 is formed inside the inner box 2.

The two side plates 8 and 9 and the upper member 10 can be disassembled as shown in FIG. Further, the height dimension L2 of the side plates 8 and 9 and the height dimension L3 of the upper member 10 are smaller than the height dimension L1 of the opening of the outer box 1 shown in FIG. After the outer case 1 is assembled, the side plates 8 and 9 and the upper member 10 from the opening of the outer case 1 even with the doors 4a and 4b attached.
Can be inserted and removed.

When the side plates 8 and 9 are attached to the upper member 10 by, for example, screws, the side plates 8 and 9 enter the inside of the wash water receiver 12 of the main body 5 by the lower washing nozzle 6b and the lower rinsing nozzle 7b. It is intended to prevent the washing water and the like from scattering outside the inner box 2.

For this reason, the lower ends of the side plates 8 and 9 are bent outward to form the scattering prevention portions 8a and 9a,
As shown in FIG. 2, the scattering prevention portions 8a and 9a are brought into contact with the side wall of the cleaning water receiver 12 above the lower cleaning nozzle 6b and the lower rinsing nozzle 7b, so that the inner box 2 of the cleaning water or the like can be kept outside. I try to prevent it from scattering.

The height L2 of the side plates 8 and 9 can be prevented from scattering by forming the height L2 so as to be positioned below the lower cleaning nozzle 6b when attached. If the lower end is bent outward to form the scattering prevention portions 8a, 9a as in the embodiment, the side plates 8,
The height dimension L2 of 9 can be made smaller, and the side plates 8 and 9 can be easily inserted and removed.

On the other hand, since the position of the connecting portion between the side plates 8 and 9 and the upper member 10 is the side wall portion of the inner box 2, the cleaning nozzles 6a and 6b and the rinsing nozzle 7 that directly contact the connecting portion.
Cleaning water from a and 7b, and the partial side wall 1 of the upper member 10
Even if the washing water or the like coming down through 0a leaks from the joint portion, the washing water or the like goes down through the outer walls of the side plates 8 and 9 and collects in the washing water receiver 12, so that the inner box 2 There is no water pool on the outer surface of the.

Next, the attaching / detaching operation of the inner box of the dishwasher thus constructed will be described.

First, after assembling the outer case 1 to the main body 5, when the inner case 2 is installed inside the outer case 1 with the doors 4a and 4b attached to the outer door 1, as shown in FIG. The two side plates 8 and 9 of the inner box 2 which have been disassembled into
And fix it to the outer box 1. Here, these side plates 8 and 9
Since the height dimension L2 is smaller than the height dimension L1 of the opening of the outer box 1, it can be easily inserted.

The shroud prevention portions 8a and 9a formed at the lower ends of these two side plates 8 and 9 come into contact with the side walls of the cleaning water receiver 12 above the lower cleaning nozzle 6b and the lower rinsing nozzle 7b. It is fixed in such a position.

Next, the upper member 10 is inserted into the outer case 1 through the opening of the outer case 1, and the partial side wall 10a of the upper member 10 is attached to the two side plates 8 and 9 which are already fixed. Here, since the height dimension L3 of the upper member 10 is smaller than the height dimension L1 of the opening, it can be easily inserted. As a result, the inner box 2 is formed, and the cleaning chamber 11 is formed inside the inner box 2.

On the other hand, when the inner box 2 is taken out for maintenance or the like, after the two side plates 8 and 9 and the upper member 10 are separated, the two side plates 8 and 9 are first attached to the outer box 1. The upper member 10 is pulled out from the opening and then the upper member 10 is pulled out. As a result, the inner box 2 can be removed without removing the outer box 1 and the doors 4a and 4b.
Can be removed.

In this way, the inner box 2 has heights L2 and L3 which are smaller than the height L1 of the opening of the outer box 1.
After the outer case 1 is assembled to the main body 5 by dividing it into the side plates 8 and 9 and the upper member 10, the doors 4a and 4b are attached to the outer case 1.
The inner box 2 can be attached and detached from the opening of the outer box 1 even with the attached.

Further, by forming the scattering prevention portions 8a and 9a at the lower ends of the side plates 8 and 9, it is possible to prevent the cleaning water and the like from scattering to the outside of the inner box 2.

[0032]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to assemble the inner box by the two side plates and the upper member which are formed so as to be insertable and removable from the openings formed in the outer box. The inner box can be easily attached and detached even after the outer box is assembled to the main body. In addition, the splash prevention portions formed at the lower ends of the two side plates can prevent the wash water and the like from splashing outside the inner box, and can prevent water leakage and water pooling.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial perspective view of a dishwasher according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of a washing chamber of the dishwasher.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of an inner box of the dishwasher.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an example of an assembling method of the conventional dishwasher of the dishwasher.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing another example of an assembling method of the conventional dishwasher of the dishwasher.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Outer box 2 Inner box 3 Opening 8,9 Side plate 10 Upper member

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An outer box, which is attached to an upper part of a main body having a cleaning water receiver arranged on an upper surface and has an opening opened and closed by a door on at least one side, and a top part, which face each other. In a dishwasher provided with an inner box formed of a side wall part and internally provided in an outer box to form a cleaning chamber therein, and an upper nozzle part and a lower nozzle part provided in the cleaning chamber, wherein the inner box is A side plate which is a lower part of the side wall of the inner box,
A dishwasher characterized in that the side plate is assembled from a partial side wall part attached to the lower part and an upper member integrally formed with the top part. 2. The dishwasher according to claim 1, wherein the side plate and the upper member have dimensions that allow them to be inserted into and removed from the opening of the outer box. 3. The lower end of each of the side plates is bent outward and hits the side wall of the cleaning water receiver above the lower nozzle portion to prevent scattering of cleaning water to the outside of the inner box. The dishwasher according to claim 1, wherein a scattering prevention portion for preventing the scattering is formed.