JPH0723888A - Cage for tableware washing and drying machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make it possible to stably install plural pieces of tablewares without inclination forward and interference even in the case of installation of the tablewares each having a cup shape and a bowl shape with the cage for housing the tablewares for a tableware washing and drying machine constituted to wash the tablewares by discharging washing water. CONSTITUTION:First wires 1 for placement of peripheral ends of trays are fixed to a bottom frame 2 of the cage and plural second wires 3 for supporting the outer peripheral surfaces of the trays are fixed at one end to these first wires 1 at nearly specified intervals. These second wires 3 are curved wires and are constituted at their other ends as free ends 4. The second are elastically deformed along the outer peripheral shapes of the tableware and the outer peripheral parts of the tableware are supported on the upper side even if the tableware having the cup shape and the bowl shape are installed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a basket for storing dishes in a dishwasher for washing dishes by discharging washing water.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, dishwashers for washing dishes stored in a basket by washing water sprayed from a nozzle rotating in a washing tank have become mainstream.

Conventionally, this type of dishwasher and the basket thereof have been constructed as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. The configuration will be described below.

As shown in the figure, the cleaning water in the cleaning tank 7 is heated by the heater 8 to be warmed, sucked from the drain port 10 by the cleaning pump 9 and sent under pressure to the cleaning nozzle 11. Then, the tableware 1 stored in the basket 12 by the washing water jetted vigorously from the rotating washing nozzle 11.
Wash 3.

The basket 12 has a first wire 14 for mounting the peripheral end portion of the dishes, and a second wire 15 for supporting the outer peripheral surface of the dishes.
It is composed of a car bottom frame 16 and is made of a wire rod made of iron, and is coated with nylon for rust prevention. A plurality of second wire rods 15 are arranged side by side at regular intervals and are fixed to the first wire rod 14.
It is fixed to the basket bottom frame 16.

When the dishes are installed in the dish supporting portion of the basket of the dishwasher having the above-mentioned structure, the second wire 15a has two peripheral points at which the second wire 15a intersects the first wire 14. The inner peripheral surface side of the portion is supported, and two points on the outer peripheral surface of the dishes are supported by the second wire 15b standing next to the second wire 15a.

[0007]

In such a conventional basket of the dishwasher / dryer, when the bowl-shaped and bowl-shaped dishes are installed on the plate supporting portion, the second wire 15 is a linear wire. Therefore, the supporting point on the outer peripheral surface of the tableware 13 becomes lower, the tableware 13 leans forward and interferes, and the installation state becomes unstable. There was a problem of deterioration and breakage of the tableware 13.

The present invention is intended to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is a first object of the present invention to enable stable installation of a plurality of tablewares without tilting or interfering with each other even when installing bowl-shaped or bowl-shaped tablewares. The purpose is.

A second object is to achieve the first object and improve the workability.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned first object, the present invention provides a car bottom frame, a first wire rod fixed to the car bottom frame for mounting the peripheral end portion of dishes. A plurality of second wire rods supporting the outer peripheral surface of the dishes, wherein the second wire rod is
The first problem-solving means is that one end of the curved wire is fixed to the first wire at substantially constant intervals, and the other end is a free end.

Further, in order to achieve the second object, the plurality of second wire rods of the above-mentioned first problem-solving means have the free ends thereof connected to each other as the second problem-solving means.

[0012]

According to the first means for solving the above problems, the present invention provides:
When setting bowl-shaped and bowl-shaped tableware on the plate support, one set of the curved second wire rods supporting the outer peripheral surface of the plate is located on the inner peripheral surface side of the peripheral edge of the tableware opening. Support and this second
The second wire standing next to the wire is elastically deformed by the elastic force along the outer shape of the tableware, and the outer peripheral part of the tableware can be supported at a higher position, thus stably supporting a plurality of tableware without interference. can do.

Further, by connecting the free ends of the second wire by the second means for solving the problem, it becomes possible to increase the rigidity, and it is possible to use a thin wire having a better workability.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG.

As shown in the figure, the first wire 1 is for mounting the peripheral end portions of dishes and is fixed to the car bottom frame 2,
The second wire 3 supports the outer peripheral surface of the dishes and has a stepwise curved shape, and one end thereof is fixed to the first wire 1 at a substantially constant interval. The other end of the second wire 3 is a free end 4, which has elasticity to deform in the radial direction of the dish peripheral surface. 3a is an arbitrary second wire rod and 3b is a second wire rod standing next to the arbitrary second wire rod 3a.

In the above configuration, when the bowl-shaped and bowl-shaped tableware is installed, the second wire 3b has a step-like curved shape and is elastically deformed along the shape of the outer peripheral surface of the tableware. The support point on the plane can be set higher. Further, since the second wire 3a can support the peripheral edge portion of the dish opening surface at four or more points, it is possible to stably support the plurality of dishes vertically without tilting and interfering with each other. .

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The same components as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in the figure, the free ends 4 of the plurality of second wire rods 3 are fixed to the third wire rods 5 and are connected to each other.

In the above configuration, the installation state of the tableware will be described with reference to FIGS. 3A to 3C. FIGS. 3A to 3C show the deformed state of the wire rod when the bowl-shaped tableware is installed. Left side view of
A front view and a right side view are respectively shown, and when the tableware 6 is installed, the second wire 3b, which was in a state represented by a broken line in the initial state, follows the shape of the outer peripheral surface of the tableware 6 in the direction of the arrow. It moves to the state shown by a solid line and supports the outer peripheral surface of the tableware 6 at the points indicated by black circles in FIG. 3 (C), and is indicated by black circles in FIG. 3 (A) by the second wire 3a. The peripheral edge of the opening of the tableware 6 can be supported by the four points. Therefore, the plurality of dishes 6 can be supported vertically and stably without tilting and interfering.

The second wire 3 having the structure of the first embodiment 1
When a thin table is used for the table, when a heavy tableware is installed, the second wire 3 is largely deformed and sinks downward, so that the second wire 3 is likely to be permanently deformed. In this case, since the free end 4 of the second wire 3 is fixed to the third wire 5 and connected to each other, the amount of displacement of the free end 4 of the second wire 3 can be suppressed.
It is possible to reduce the sinking of heavy tableware to the bottom, and avoid permanent deformation even when using thin wire.

Considering the washing performance of the dishwasher,
Since the wash water passes through the basket bottom frame 2 and hits the dishes 6, the thinner wire rod of the basket bottom frame 2 is advantageous because the resistance to the wash water is smaller. In addition, the coating process for rust prevention is to apply heat to the wire and apply a coating to the surface of the wire by immersing it in the coating agent.If there is a difference in the diameter of the wire, the difference in heat capacity Occurs,
Pinholes are likely to occur on the coating surface of the thinner wire, and cracks are more likely to occur at the ends of the wire. Therefore, the performance of the coating process is more stable if the wire diameters used for the same car are the same.

From the above, in the structure of the first embodiment, since the second wire 3 must be thick to some extent, the car bottom frame 2 must also be thick. In the case of the present embodiment, since a thin wire can be used for the second wire 3, the car bottom frame 2 can also use a thin wire, which is excellent in workability and has superior cleaning performance. Can provide a basket.

[0023]

As is apparent from the above-described embodiments, according to the present invention, the car bottom frame, the first wire rod for mounting the peripheral edge portion of the pans fixed to the car bottom frame, and the pans A plurality of second wire rods for supporting the outer peripheral surface, wherein the second wire rod is a curved wire rod having one end fixed to the first wire rod at substantially constant intervals, and the other end is free. Since it is configured as an end, even when bowl-shaped and bowl-shaped tableware is installed, it is possible to stably install the tableware without causing a plurality of tableware to lean forward and interfere.

Further, since the free ends of the plurality of second wire rods are connected to each other, the rigidity of the second wire rod can be increased and the diameter of the wire rod to be used can be reduced.
Workability can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part of a basket of a dishwasher according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part of a basket of a dishwasher according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[FIG. 3] (A) to (C) An enlarged left side view, front view and right side view of essential parts when bowl-shaped tableware is installed in the basket of the dishwasher / dryer.

FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view of a conventional dishwasher / dryer.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of a main portion of a conventional dishwasher basket.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 First wire 2 Car bottom frame 3 Second wire 4 Free end

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A car bottom frame, a first wire rod fixed to the car bottom frame for mounting a peripheral edge portion of the dishes, and a plurality of second wire rods for supporting an outer peripheral surface of the plates, The basket of the dishwasher, wherein the second wire rod is a curved wire rod having one end fixed to the first wire rod at substantially constant intervals, and the other end being a free end. 2. The basket for the dishwasher according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of second wire rods are interconnected at their free ends.