JPH0736627Y2 - Dishwasher basket - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial application] The present invention relates to a dishwasher basket for holding dishes in a dishwasher.

[Prior Art] In a dish basket for a dishwasher, a large number of dish support pins are arranged in order to support the dish upright in order to enhance the cleaning effect.

The tableware support pins are made of resin-coated steel rods or molded of resin. However, when they are made of steel rods, there is a problem that rust may occur. On the other hand, when a tableware support pin is made of resin, it is necessary to have sufficient strength to withstand the load that occurs when supporting tableware, so the cross-sectional shape of the tableware support pin has conventionally been made into a petal-shaped cross with ribs extended in the vertical and horizontal directions. .

[Problems to be solved by the invention] By the way, if the dish support pin has a cross-shaped cross section, four wasted spaces are occupied between the ribs that are widened in the vertical and horizontal directions, and the dish support pin becomes large in size. Will end up.

However, especially in a domestic dishwasher or the like, the size of the washing chamber is narrowed due to downsizing, and if the dish support pin itself is large, the space for storing dishes is reduced. Also, since the tableware support pins are upright with the ribs extended in the vertical and horizontal directions, they obstruct the jet of the cleaning liquid in both vertical and horizontal directions,
This will reduce the ability to wash dishes.

The present invention has been made to address the above problems,
An object of the present invention is to provide a dishwasher basket for dishwashers, which has a necessary and sufficient strength, has a large dishwasher storage space, and has a dishware support pin that does not disturb the jet of the washing liquid as much as possible.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the structural features of the present invention are as follows.
In a dishwasher dish basket in which a large number of dish support pins are arranged with different vertical and horizontal pitches, the cross-sectional shape of the dish support pins should be thin in the direction of small pitch and thick in the direction of large pitch. There is something.

[Operation] In the dishwasher, the tableware is supported by the tableware support pins inclined, but the inclination is small as shown in FIG.
The tableware is supported upright.

In such a case, as schematically shown in FIG. 11, the pitch between the tableware support pins is small, and when the tableware support pins are densely arranged, the inclination (θ) of the tableware is also small. The horizontal component force (F) of the load supported by the tableware support pins is small, and the tableware support pins are not required to have much strength in the same direction.

However, as shown schematically in FIG. 12, when the pitch between the tableware support pins is large and the tableware support pins are roughly arranged,
The inclination (θ) of tableware becomes large. Then, the component force (F) in the horizontal direction of the load supported by the tableware support pins also increases, and the tableware support pins are required to have some strength in the same direction.

In the present invention, because of the above-described configuration, the shape of the tableware support pin thickened with respect to the direction in which the pitch is large can withstand the load from the tableware with a large inclination and maintain the strength, and the small pitch. The thin shape reduces the space occupied by the tableware support pin, and
I try not to disturb the jet of cleaning liquid as much as possible. Also,
At this time, since a large load is not applied in the direction of thinning the shape, the strength does not become insufficient.

[Effects of the Invention] As can be understood from the above description of the operation, according to the present invention, since the tableware support pin requires only a small occupied space, it maintains the necessary and sufficient strength in each direction. It is possible to increase the space for storing dishes in the dish basket for the dishwasher, and to make the jet of the cleaning liquid easily reach the dishes to improve the cleaning ability.

[Embodiment] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 to 4 show a dishwasher basket for a dishwasher according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, in order to make the tableware support pins in the basket removable, two members, the tableware installation member 10 supporting the tableware support pins and the frame member 20 serving as the entire frame, are used. Both of these members are integrally molded of resin.

The tableware installation member 10 is arranged on the intersection of the pair of end walls 11, the lattice-shaped bottom wall 12 having different vertical and horizontal pitches, and the bottom wall 12.
Twenty-five dish support pins 13 and twenty dish stop projections provided on the bottom wall 12 between the intersections in the grid direction with a large pitch
It is composed of 14.

When the tableware installation member 10 is housed in the frame member 20, the end wall 11 makes surface contact with the frame member 20 to stabilize the fixation of both, and the bottom wall
12 has a lattice shape to improve the passage of the cleaning liquid.
The tableware support pins 13 are arranged on the bottom wall 12 at positions having different vertical and horizontal pitches, and have a shape in which a central column is reinforced with ribs from two directions. Further, the thickness seen from the upper surface is thicker in the direction of larger pitch (l), as shown in FIG.
It becomes thinner (s) in the direction of smaller pitch. In addition, in the present embodiment, the tableware support pins 13 are arranged at the intersections of the lattice, but the present invention is not limited to this.

The dish stop projection 14 is provided so as to project upward so that it can be positioned according to the size of the table when the table is leaned against the table support pin 13. In addition, in each corner of the bottom wall 12
a is provided and will be described later.

The frame member 20 is composed of a peripheral wall 21 and a lattice-shaped bottom wall 22 having different vertical and horizontal pitches. The peripheral wall 21 has twelve openings 21a, three on each side and a total of twelve openings 21a, and lateral ribs 21b, 21c, 21d, 21e and vertical ribs 21f for reinforcement.

The grid of the bottom wall 22 of the frame member 20 has substantially the same shape as the grid of the bottom wall 12 of the tableware installation member 10, and when the tableware installation member 10 is incorporated into the frame member 20, both grids are superposed. , Facilitates the passage of jets. Further, on the bottom wall 22, a projection 12a for fitting and fixing the frame member 20 and the tableware installation member 10 is provided at a position facing each recess 12a on the tableware installation member 10.

In the present embodiment configured as described above, in order to use the tableware basket, first, the tableware installation member 10 and the frame member 20 are integrally fitted while positioning the recesses 12a and the protrusions 22a of both. Fix it. Then, the dishes to be washed are stored so as to lean against the dish support pins 13.

At this time, if the tableware is set up in a direction in which the pitch between the tableware support pins 13 is narrow, the tableware is naturally close to an upright state, and the load in the direction supported by the tableware support pins 13 is reduced. On the other hand, if the pitch is raised in a wide direction, the angle at which the tableware inclines becomes large, and the load in the same direction supported by the tableware support pins 13 becomes slightly large.

By the way, when the tableware is projected against the tableware support pin 13 using the tableware stopping projection 24, the inclination of the tableware becomes small,
The horizontal load supported by the tableware support pins 13 becomes small, and no problem occurs.

When a jet of the cleaning liquid passes through the tableware setting member 10 and the bottom walls 12 and 22 of the frame member 20, when the tableware support pins 13 face a wide pitch, the course of the jets is increased because the tableware support pins 13 are wide. Is hindered. This is unavoidable because the tableware support pins 13 must withstand the horizontal load from the tableware.

However, when facing the direction where the pitch is narrow, since the tableware support pin 13 is thin, the jet flow does not obstruct its course,
Get to the tableware. Therefore, the cleaning ability is improved. If the cross section is a cross as in the conventional case, the course of the jet flow is obstructed even in such a direction, and the cleaning ability is deteriorated.

It is also apparent that the tableware support space is improved by reducing the width of the tableware support pin 13.

5 to 10 show a modification of the shape of the tableware support pin in order to show another embodiment of the present invention.

It may have a cross shape with different widths in the vertical and horizontal directions (see FIGS. 5 and 6), an elliptical shape (see FIGS. 7 and 8), or a rectangular prismatic shape (see FIGS. 9 and 10). The same effect can be obtained as well.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a tableware installation member that constitutes an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view of the same tableware installation member, FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view of a tableware support pin in the same, and FIG. Is an overall perspective view of a dish basket for a dishwasher, FIG. 5 is a plan view of a dish support pin according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a side view thereof.
FIG. 7 is a plan view of a tableware support pin according to another embodiment, FIG. 8 is a side view of the same, FIG. 9 is a plan view of a tableware support pin according to another embodiment, and FIG. FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of the dishwasher, and FIGS. 12 and 13 are schematic diagrams showing loads received by the dish support pins. Explanation of symbols 10 ... Tableware setting member, 13 ... Tableware supporting pin 20 ... Frame member

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A dishwasher dish basket in which a large number of dish support pins are arranged with different vertical and horizontal pitches. In the dish basket, the cross-sectional shape of the dish support pins is reduced in the direction in which the pitch is reduced and the pitch is increased. Dishwasher dish basket characterized by thickening in the direction.