JPH0671462B2 - Dishwasher - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a dishwasher that sprays warm water mixed with a detergent onto dishes to wash away stains, and then rinses with warm air to dry.

"Conventional technology" Conventionally, there was a technique for washing dishes by forming a water tank at the bottom of the washing chamber into which dishes are put, and forming a water storage tank at the bottom of the washing chamber, and blowing up water from the water tank from the fountain blade. .

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In the above-mentioned conventional technology, when drying dishes after washing, if a structure for performing drying is provided separately from a structure for performing washing, the structure of the dishwasher becomes It becomes complicated and costly. Therefore, by using a structure for cleaning, that is, when the water pump is idled and air is sent from the fountain blades to the cleaning chamber, a special structure for drying is unnecessary,
The structure of the dishwasher can be simplified and the cost can be reduced, and like the water, the wind can be uniformly supplied to the dishes in the washing chamber from the fountain blades, and the uneven drying can be prevented. However, it is difficult to obtain a high air blowing effect only by the suction action of the water pump, and since only the air containing a large amount of moisture after cleaning is circulated, there is a problem that the drying time cannot be shortened significantly. It was

"Means for Solving Problems" However, the present invention provides a dishwasher for drying dishes by discharging compressed air from the fountain vanes into the washing chamber by the idle operation of the water pump, and at the water inlet of the water pump. It is provided with a blower fan that sends in outside air.

[Action] Therefore, the blower fan forcibly blows the outside air into the water inlet of the water pump, which greatly promotes the air blow action of the water pump, and the air mixed with the air in the washing chamber cleans the fountain blades. It is introduced into the room and the drying time can be greatly shortened, and by simply incorporating a blower fan into the structure for cleaning, the drying function can be improved without losing the effect of drying when using the cleaning structure. Is.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. First
The figure is a cross-sectional side view, and a synthetic resin main body case (2) integrally forming a cleaning tank (1), a side cover (3) that is continuously connected and fixed to the rear side and left and right sides of the main body case (2), A lid cover (5), which is an upper lid that forms a door with a single plate-shaped body having lattice-shaped protrusions (4) on the inner surface of the upper surface, is provided, and the lid cover (5) is extended to the upper surface and the front surface. Then, the washing box (1) and the covers (3) and (5) form a rectangular box-shaped washing chamber (6).
And the lid cover (5) that can be opened and closed centering on the spindle (7) at the rear edge of the upper surface, and put dishes in through the guide rails (8) on both sides of the washing tank (1). Install (9) so that it can be freely moved in and out.

In addition, a water supply port (10) is opened at the bottom of the cleaning tank (1), a water supply valve (12) having a water supply solenoid (11) is provided at the water supply port (10), and a water supply hose (13) communicating with the up and down path. Is connected to the water supply port (10) via the valve (12), and the valve (12) is opened and closed to supply an appropriate amount of water into the cleaning tank (1).

In addition, a water storage tank (14) is formed at the bottom of the cleaning tank (1),
The water intake case (15) is fixed to the bottom of the tank (14), the tank (14) and the water intake case (15) are communicated with each other through a lattice plate (16) for preventing swirl, and also to the tank (14). The heater (17) is installed inside, the drawer (19) that is retracted by the spring (18) is attached, the removable dust case (20) is placed on the drawer (19), and the tank (14) is placed.
A dust case (20) is attached to the top surface so that it can be freely inserted and removed to collect dust.

In addition, a hollow water-conducting shaft (21) is located approximately in the center of the bottom of the cleaning tank (1).
Is fixed, a fountain vane (23) having a plurality of jet nozzles (22) is rotatably attached to the upper end of the water guide shaft (21), and a water feed pump (25) with a built-in water feed vane (24) is installed in a cleaning tank. (1) Installed on the bottom side of the bottom part, the forward rotation discharge port (26) of the pump (25) is connected to the lower end of the water guide shaft (21), and the reverse rotation discharge port (27) of the pump (25) is drained. Pipe (2
Drain hose (29) that connects 8) and communicates with the sewer
The drain pipe (28) is connected to the water intake pipe (32) via the check valve body (30) and the secondary side drain pipe (31), while the water suction pipe (32) communicating with the water intake case (15) is connected to the water pump (25). ) The water pump (2
5) Forward rotation of water from the tank (14) forward rotation (2)
6) to the washing room (6) while the water pump (2
5) Reverse the water in the tank (14) by reversing the outlet (2
It is configured to discharge from 7) to the sewer.

A control box (33) is attached to the front side of the main body case (2), and a start switch (34), a stop switch (35), a door open switch (36), etc. are arranged.

Furthermore, as is clear from FIG. 2, the drain pipe (28)
A check valve (38) is provided in the check valve body (30) to close the outlet side of the valve with the pressure of a spring (37), and the drain valve (38) is closed by the forward rotation of the water supply blade (24) and opened by the reverse rotation ( 39) is installed in the reverse outlet (27), and the drain pipe (2
8) The middle and the water supply pipe (32)
8) It is connected by a return pipe (40) having a diameter smaller than that of (32). The forward rotation discharge port (26) is connected to the fountain vane (23) in the forward and reverse feed water pump (25). The reverse rotation discharge port (27) of the water supply pump (25) is connected to the drainage pipe (28) through the drainage valve (39), and the drainage pipe (28) is provided with a check valve body (30). Valve (39)
The drain pipe (28) between the check valve body (30) and the check valve body (30) is connected to the water suction side of the water pump (25).

Furthermore, as is clear from FIG. 3, the dust case (2
A plurality of water leakage holes (41) are opened in the dust receiver of (0), and the dust case (20) is attached against the notch (42) of the dust case (20) against the spring (18). The water pump (25) includes a dust extraction mechanism (45) having a lock arm (43) supported at a position and a dust extraction solenoid (44) for ejecting the lock arm (43) from the notch (42). In association therewith, the solenoid (44) is controlled, and a dust case (20) for receiving the washed dust is provided in the cleaning chamber (6) so that it can be freely moved in and out, and after the cleaning operation and before the rinsing operation is finished. The dust case (20) is automatically moved to the outside of the cleaning chamber (6).

Further, a magnet (46) is embedded and fixed in the dust case (20), and a reed switch or the like is operated by the magnet (46) at a mounting position where the lock arm (43) is engaged with the notch (42). The dust receiving sensor (47) is fixedly supported on the body case (2), and the dust case (2
0) When mounting is detected, based on the detection result of this sensor (47), the water supply valve (12) and the water pump (25)
The cleaning chamber (6) is equipped with a sensor (47) for performing a water supply and cleaning operation only when the dust case (20) is mounted inside the cleaning chamber (6), and is separated from the cleaning tank (1). The sensor (47) is attached to the body case (2) side.

Further, as is clear from FIG. 4, a plurality of hooks (4) are provided at the upper opening edge of the water guide shaft (21) made of synthetic resin.
8) is integrally formed, and the hook (4) is attached to the inner end surface of the boss (49) of the fountain blade (23) fitted to the outer circumference of the water guide shaft (21).
8) ... is locked, the boss portion (49) is rotatably fitted and supported on the water guide shaft (21), and the thin wall groove (50) is provided on the upper surface side of the fountain blade (23) facing the boss portion (49). ) Is formed and a detachable injection nozzle (22) is provided at a substantially central position of the fountain blade (23) facing the boss (49), and when the fountain blade (23) is removed, A notch is formed to form an opening, or a central nozzle (22) is removed to form an opening, and a jig is inserted from the opening to detach the hook (48). The discharge port (26) of the water pump (25) ) Is attached by a hook (48) as an engaging means so as to be freely rotatable.

Further, as is clear from FIGS. 4 and 5, the washing motor (51) for rotating the water supply pump (25) in the forward and reverse directions is provided, and the blade portion (24a) and the disk portion integrally bonded and fixed. A shaft hole (53) is formed in the shaft part (52) of the water supply blade (24) consisting of (24b), and a retaining ring (54) and a key (55) for retaining are placed inside the shaft hole (53). It is provided.

Further, a rotary shaft (56) fitted into the shaft hole (53) is provided in the motor (51), and a key (55) is engaged with a wheel groove (57) into which the protrusion wheel (54) is engaged. A key groove (58) is formed on the rotary shaft (56), and a spring (59) is elastically wound around the outer circumference of the shaft portion (52). The water supply blade (24) is built into the water supply pump (25). A spring (59) is wound around the outer periphery of the shaft part (52) of the water supply blade (24) with respect to the rotating shaft (56) to be inserted.
The shaft part (52) is elastically fixed, and the water supply blade (24) is fixedly supported by the rotating shaft (56).

Further, as is clear from FIG. 4, the intake pipe (62) is connected to the water intake pipe (32) through the intake valve (61) having the drying solenoid (60) to connect the water in the water storage tank (14). When the intake valve (61) is opened after drainage, air is sucked into the water pump (25) through the intake pipe (62) and the water supply pipe (32), and the normal rotation outlet (2
6) and the fountain vane (23) are used to send the compressed air from the water feed pump (25) into the cleaning chamber (6), and the compressed air is blown by the idle operation of the water feed pump (25). ) To the washing room (6) to dry the dishes.

Further, a blower fan (63) is provided on the other end side of the rotating shaft (56) of the motor (51), and the fan (63) blows the outside air into the intake pipe (62) so that the blower action of the water feed pump (25) is achieved. It is configured to assist.

Further, as is apparent from FIG. 6, the lock body (67) which slides through the pin (64) and the long hole (65) to move in and out of the notch (66) of the lid cover (5), and the output gear. (68
a) and an automatic lock motor (68) for reciprocally sliding the lock body (67) via the rack gear (68b), and an advance / retreat switch (69) for controlling the motor (68) in the forward and reverse directions.
An interlock mechanism (71) provided with (70) is provided, and the lock body (67) is engaged with the notch (66) to fix and support the lid cover (5) in the closed position. A lock body (67) that is a locking means for restricting the opening operation of the lid cover (5) that is a door is provided, and the lock body (67) is released by operating the door open switch (36) or turning off the power. Is configured.

Further, as is apparent from FIG. 7, a washing circuit (72) including a microcomputer is provided, and the switches (34) to (36) (69) (70) and the dust receiving sensor (47) are provided in the circuit. The solenoid (11) (44) (60) is connected to the circuit (72) while being connected to the circuit (72). The sensor (47) may be attached at a position where the operation of the solenoid (44) is detected.

In addition, the heater (17) is connected to the circuit (72) through the AC circuit (73) and the half-wave rectification circuit (74) so that the heater (17) installed in the cleaning chamber (6) can be used as a power source for the AC. The cleaning motor (51) is configured to selectively use the output and the half-wave rectification output, and the forward rotation and reverse rotation circuits (75) (76) are used, and the forward rotation and reverse rotation circuits (77) (78) are also provided. The auto lock motor (68) is connected to the circuit (72) through the output of the automatic lock motor (68) to continuously and automatically wash, rinse and dry the dishes.

This embodiment is configured as described above. The lid cover (5) is opened and closed to put the shelves (14) in which dishes are arranged in the washing chamber (6) and the dust case (17) is set to the main body case ( The water supply cleaning operation is started as shown in the flow chart of FIG. 8 by mounting the water supply valve (12) at the predetermined position of 2) and operating the start switch (34). The water is opened, a predetermined amount of water is put into the water storage tank (14), and the water in the tank (14) is heated by a heater (17) which is continuously operated through an AC circuit (73).

Then, the forward rotation of the water pump (25) causes the tank (1
The water of 4) is sent to the fountain vane (23), and the jet nozzle (22)
Water is jetted upward from the washing chamber (6), the blade (23) is rotated by the jetting force of the water, and the jetted water hits the dishes to wash away the dirt, while reaching the ceiling of the washing chamber (6). The scattered water falls from the surface of the ridge (4) almost directly below, and the stains on the dishes are washed off from the upper surface side.

In addition, dirty water that has dropped to the bottom of the cleaning tank (1) is
After returning to the tank (14) through (0), dust is collected, only water is circulated, and dishes are washed for a certain period of time.

Further, when the washing time has elapsed, the water supply pump (25) rotates in the reverse direction to discharge the dirty water in the tank (14), and the water supply valve (12) is opened to newly supply water, and the water supply pump (25) is turned on. The first rinsing is performed by rotating in the forward direction. When the first rinsing operation is completed after a certain period of time, the dust extraction solenoid (44) is activated, and the spring (18) moves the dust case (20) to the outside of the wash water circulation path as shown in FIG. In addition to waiting, the water in the tank (14) is replaced to perform the second rinsing operation and the third rinsing operation as in the first rinsing operation.

Further, when the rinsing operation is completed, all the water in the tank (14) is discharged, the heater (17) is intermittently operated via the half-wave rectifier circuit (74), and the intake solenoid valve (60) operates the intake valve ( 61) open operation, water pump (25)
To dry the dishes with the air heated by the heater (17) by injecting compressed air into the cleaning chamber (6) through the normal rotation discharge port (26) and the fountain vane (23). .

Further, as shown in the flow chart of FIG. 9, when the stop switch (35) is operated or the power is turned off, like the door open switch (36) operation, the exit switch (70)
The auto lock motor (68) is operated so that the lock is turned on, and the notch (66) of the lid cover (5) moves from the lock body (67).
When the above cleaning operation is performed by operating the start switch (34) while escaping the
The auto lock motor (68) is operated so that the lock is turned on, the lock body (67) is retained in the notch (66) of the lid cover (5), and the lid cover (5) is fixedly supported at the closed position. ,
It prevents the lid cover (5) from opening during cleaning.

"Effects of the Invention" As is clear from the above embodiments, according to the present invention, the tableware is dried by drying the tableware by discharging the compressed air from the fountain blades (23) into the washing chamber (6) by the idle operation of the water pump (25). The washing machine is provided with a blower fan (63) for sending outside air to the water intake port of the water supply pump (25). Since the blower fan (63) forcibly sends outside air to the water intake port of the water supply pump (25). , The air blowing action of the water supply pump (25) is greatly promoted, and the air in which the air in the cleaning chamber (6) is mixed with the outside air is discharged from the fountain blade (23) into the cleaning chamber (6) and dried. The time can be greatly shortened, and by only incorporating the blower fan (63) into the structure for cleaning, the drying function can be improved without losing the effect of drying by the cleaning structure. It has a remarkable effect.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 is a sectional side view showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of a water pump, FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of a dust case, and FIG.
The figure is an illustration of the fountain blade and the water supply pump, FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the water supply blade, FIG. 6 is an illustration of the interlock mechanism, FIG. 7 is a control circuit diagram, and FIGS. 8 and 9 are flowcharts. is there. (6) …… Washing room (23) …… Fountain blade (25) …… Water pump

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A dishwasher for drying dishes by discharging compressed air from a fountain vane (23) into a washing chamber (6) by idle operation of the water pump (25), and absorbing water from the water pump (25). A dishwasher characterized by having a blower fan (63) for sending outside air into the mouth.