JPH1142196A - Dishwasher - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Problem] To provide a dishwasher rotating type dishwasher which can use high-temperature washing water, has excellent cleaning properties, and can use the center part effectively and conveniently. SOLUTION: In a dishwasher for rotating a dish basket in a washing room and spraying washing water toward the dish basket to wash the dish placed on the dish basket, the dish basket is mounted and rotated. The tableware-mounted rotating body is made of a resin molded product, the tableware basket on which the tableware is placed is made of a wire-shaped product, and the tableware-mounted rotating body and the tableware basket are detachably mounted. In addition, a chopstick housing for accommodating chopsticks and spoons is provided at the center of the tableware basket. The tableware basket is set so that the height at the center is lower than the height at the periphery.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dishwasher rotating type dishwasher in which washing is performed by rotating a dishwasher in a washing room and spraying washing water toward the dishwasher, and more particularly to a rotating dishware. It is related to the basket structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG.
The structure shown in FIG.
No. 0 is proposed.

[0003] The dish basket 51 is rotatably and detachably disposed in a washing chamber 52, and the dish is washed with washing water jetted from a washing nozzle 54 while being rotated by the rotational force of a rotary drive motor 53. Things.

A gear 5 of a rotary drive motor 53 is provided on the outer periphery of the bottom.
A gear 51a meshing with 3a is formed over the entire circumference, and a roller 55 is provided on the lower surface of the bottom so that the tableware basket 51 rotates smoothly by receiving the rotational driving force of the motor 53.

As shown in FIG. 8, a plurality of ribs and poles 56 for holding tableware such as small plates and bowls are provided on a tableware basket 51.
Is integrally formed with the bottom of the tableware basket, and a support bar 57 for attaching a small basket (not shown) and a chopstick / spoon container is fixed to the pole 56.

In the dishwasher / dryer of the model name QW-RT1-H marketed by the applicant, ribs for holding dishes such as small plates and bowls are similar to those proposed above.
A support member corresponding to the pole 56 and the support bar 57 is formed by wire forming and integrally formed on the bottom, and the two are fixed to form a tableware basket.

On the other hand, since the food poisoning incident caused by Escherichia coli "O157", it has been desired to wash and dry dishes at a high temperature (70 ° or more).

Further, the large number of dishes that can be washed is also desired as a performance of the dishwasher.

[0009]

The dishwasher proposed above and the commercially available dishwasher have the following problems.

[0010] 1. The tableware holding rib integrally formed on the bottom of the tableware basket may be softened by high-temperature washing water and deformed by the weight of the held tableware.

2. The tableware basket is formed by fixing the bottom of the tableware basket of the resin molded product and the support member (top of the tableware basket) of the wire rod molded product.
Difficult to clean.

3. In the case of a rotating tableware basket, the center was difficult to use, and the tableware storage capacity was relatively low.

4. In a rotating tableware basket, a layout in which small dishes are radially placed from the center to the periphery is effective in increasing the dish storage capacity, and the small dishes are arranged from the center to the periphery. Therefore, when a layout in which the tableware is placed radially is adopted, there is a possibility that the tableware basket rotates poorly due to the tableware protruding from the tableware basket.

[0014]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and a dishwasher according to a first aspect of the present invention rotates a dish basket in a washing room and cleans the dish basket toward the dish basket. A dishwasher for washing tableware placed on a tableware basket by spraying water, wherein a tableware-equipped rotating body for mounting and rotating the tableware basket is formed of a resin molded product, and the tableware is placed thereon. The tableware basket for performing is made of a wire rod molded product, and the tableware washing machine according to claim 2, wherein the tableware basket mounting rotating body and the tableware basket are detachably mounted. It is characterized by the following. The structure for detachably mounting is not limited to the embodiment.

A dishwasher according to a third aspect of the present invention is a dishwasher that rotates a dish basket in a washing room and sprays washing water toward the dish basket to wash dishes placed on the dish basket. There is provided a chopstick container for accommodating chopsticks, spoons, etc. in the center of the tableware basket,
The dishwasher according to claim 4, wherein a chopstick storage portion is provided at the center of the dish basket, and a plurality of fall-prevention pieces for preventing the fall of the small plates are radially arranged on the outer portion thereof. A mounting portion is provided, and the height of the fall prevention portion piece at the center portion side is lower than the height at the peripheral portion side. Note that the chopstick housing portion may be formed integrally with the tableware basket and directly house chopsticks or spoons, or may be provided with a separate container for housing chopsticks or spoons. In addition, the tableware basket according to claims 3 and 4 is not limited to a wire rod molded product, and the above-mentioned falling prevention piece is an upper open U-shaped wire and a lower open U-shaped wire when the tableware basket is a wire rod molded product. Pins and ribs can be considered if the tableware basket is a resin molded product.

[0016]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional perspective view of a tableware rotating body according to the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a tableware basket made of a wire rod molded product, and 2 denotes a tableware basket which is rotated by mounting the tableware basket 1. This is a rotating tableware-equipped rotating body made of a resin molded product to be given. The tableware basket 1 is a single piece and has an external shape as shown in FIG. 2, and a chopstick receiving portion 3 for storing chopsticks and spoons is provided at the center of rotation, and a hook 4 of a chopstick receiving container 4 shown in FIG.
A wire 3a for hooking a is provided at the middle position.

At the bottom of the tableware basket 1, a large plate storage unit 5, a bowl storage unit 6, and a small plate storage unit 7 are respectively formed by a plurality of bent wire pieces outside the chopstick storage unit 3. A cup / small article storage section 8 for approximately half the circumference is provided above the bowl storage section 6 and the small dish storage section 7. The cup / small articles storage section 8 combines an arc-shaped wire 8a, an L-shaped wire 8b, a wire 8c, and the like. When the glass cup 9 is placed as shown in FIG.
So that the center side is low and the peripheral side is high,
Assembled with a slight slope.

As shown in FIG. 4, the arc-shaped wire 8a is fixed to the bottom of the cup / small-pieces accommodating portion 8 so that the closer the center, the wider the gap. The reason is to reduce the number of wires 8a as much as possible to reduce the cost. When the glass cup 9 is placed on the center side, the cup 9 tilts slightly and the side of the cup 9 contacts the wire 8c and is supported. This is because the cup 9 is stable even if the distance between the wires 8a on the center side is widened.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, U-shaped wires 7a which are open upward are arranged radially at equal intervals in the small-dish receiving portion 7, and the small dishes are placed between the U-shaped wires 7a. Prevents the small dishes from falling down, but since the U-shaped wires 7a are arranged radially, the interval between the U-shaped wires 7a on the center side is narrower than the interval between the U-shaped wires 7a on the peripheral edge side. Become.
Therefore, the height of the center of the U-shaped wire 7a is made lower than the height of the peripheral edge so that the small dishes can be placed and held on the center of the tableware basket as much as possible. This will be specifically described with reference to FIG. When the tapered small plate 10 is placed between the U-shaped wires 7a, the outer peripheral end of the small plate on the front side is one of the U-shaped wires 7.
a is supported by the center-side rising portion 7aa, and the back side of the small dish is supported by the center-side rising portion 7ab of the other U-shaped wire 7a. Center-side rising portion 7a of U-shaped wire 7a
b. If the height is high, the small plates must be placed on the periphery of the tableware basket due to the taper of the small plates. The tableware can be placed on the side to prevent the tableware from sticking out of the tableware basket to prevent poor rotation from the tableware.

The tableware-mounted rotating body 2 is made of a polypropylene resin having excellent heat resistance and chemical resistance so as to have an external shape as shown in FIG. 6, and the rotary drive motor 53 described in the prior art. A gear 2a meshing with the gear 53a is formed on the entire outer circumference of the bottom, and as shown in FIG. Are formed on the upper surface, and three rollers 11 are mounted on the lower surface.

[0022]

The present invention is constructed as described above. According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the entire dish basket is made of wire, high-temperature washing water can be used. It becomes a dishwasher.

According to the invention described in claim 2,
At the time of cleaning, the tableware basket and the tableware-mounted rotating body can be separated and cleaned, so that the cleaning property is improved.

According to the invention described in claim 3,
By arranging the chopstick storage section in the center, the center can be used effectively and conveniently, and the number of tableware storage points can be increased.

According to the invention described in claim 4,
The small dishes can be placed and held on the center side of the tableware basket, and it is possible to reduce the poor rotation of the tableware basket due to the protrusion of the tableware from the tableware basket, which is a drawback of the tableware basket rotation type.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an assembled perspective view of a tableware basket and a tableware-equipped rotating body according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of a tableware basket according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an external perspective view of the chopstick container according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing a state where tableware is placed on an assembly of a tableware basket and a tableware-equipped rotating body according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view for explaining a relationship between a tipping prevention piece (U-shaped wire) and a small plate according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an external perspective view of the tableware-equipped rotating body according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing a conventional dishwasher.

FIG. 8 is an external perspective view showing a tableware basket of the related art.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Tableware basket 2 Tableware mounting rotating body 2b, 2c Tableware basket mounting part 3 Chopsticks storage part 4 Chopsticks storage container 7 Small dishes storage part 7a U-shaped wire (fall prevention part piece)

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A dishwasher for rotating a dish basket in a washing chamber and spraying washing water toward the dish basket to wash dishes placed on the dish basket, wherein the dish basket is mounted. A dishwasher characterized in that a tableware-equipped rotating body for rotation is formed of a resin molded product, and the tableware basket for mounting the tableware is formed of a wire rod molded product. 2. The dishwasher according to claim 1, wherein the tableware-equipped rotating body and the tableware basket are detachably mounted. 3. A dishwasher for rotating a dish basket in a washing chamber and spraying washing water toward the dish basket to wash dishes placed on the dish basket. A dishwasher characterized by having a storage section for storing small items such as chopsticks and spoons. 4. A small plate placing portion, wherein said container portion is provided at a center portion of said tableware basket, and a plurality of fall preventing portions for preventing the small plates from falling are arranged radially outside said container portion. The dishwasher according to claim 3, wherein a height of the fall prevention portion piece at a center portion side is lower than a height at a peripheral portion side.