KR101459296B1 - Dishwasher having shake off water - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a dish washer having a water shake-off unit, and, more particularly, to a dish washer having a water shake-off unit which raises dishes to a predetermined height and drops the dishes by a water shake-off unit when dishes pass a washing room and a rinsing room while being conveyed by a conveyer, so as to shake off water of the dishes or food trays, thereby saving energy required to dry the dishes. The dish washer includes: a conveyer having a plurality of seating protrusions which are connected to be arranged in parallel with the conveying direction and support plates which convey dishes transferred from a dish return place and support the seating protrusions at both sides from a lower part; a washing room for washing the dishes conveyed from the conveyer; a rinsing room for rinsing the dishes which are conveyed by the conveyer after being washed in the washing room; and a water shake-off unit which has drop plates formed between the washing room and the rinsing room and in an empty space between the support plates at a rear side of the rinsing room and which raises and drops the drop plates to shake off water of the dishes.

Description

[0001] Dishwasher having shake off water [0002]

More particularly, the present invention relates to a dishwasher having a water hull, and more particularly, to a dishwasher having a water hull, The present invention relates to a dishwasher and a dishwasher, and more particularly, to a dishwasher having a water hood that can save energy for drying a dishwasher or a dishwasher.

As the living environment changed, there were many changes in the eating environment.

Especially, in places where group life such as hotels, hospitals, schools, factories, armies, etc. are provided, meals are being delivered to large restaurants in groups.

In such a group feeding place, a tableware such as a plate is mainly used, and a dishwasher which automatically cleans the tableware is used.

The dishwasher is composed of a washing chamber and a rinsing chamber. In the washing chamber, the detergent solution diluted with water is sprayed through a plurality of nozzles to wash the dishes. In the rinsing chamber, the rinsing is diluted with water The rinsing solution is sprayed by a nozzle, and after the rinsing operation is completed, the solution is transferred to a dryer to be dried.

The dishwashing apparatus includes a conveyor for conveying a tableware, a water spray device for spraying washing water and rinsing water into the food tray and the bowl to be conveyed, a drying device for drying the tableware by blowing air heated by a heater or a gas booster And a drying device for drying the water.

Patent No. 10-2008-18687

In the above-mentioned patent document, a dishwasher equipped with a dish dryer for washing, rinsing, and drying a tableware transported and inserted into a case is provided with a gas booster for heating a rinse water and supplying an exhaust heat source to a drying chamber, The present invention relates to a dishwasher equipped with a dish dryer having an effect of shortening the drying time and improving the drying performance as well as reducing the fuel cost by further reducing the fuel cost by recycling the heat energy to be exhausted .

However, in the case of the above dishwasher, since the separate space for drying the dishwasher after rinsing is provided and the drying device necessary for the dishwasher is provided, the space of the kitchen is narrowed and the waste heat to be exhausted is recovered and used. And even if the fuel can be saved, not only does it require a considerable amount of energy to heat the drying air, but also requires additional power to drive the drying apparatus, There is a problem that energy consumption is wasted because consumption is increased.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and its object is to provide a dishwashing apparatus comprising a washing chamber and a rinsing chamber, wherein a water hull portion is formed between the washing chamber and the rinsing chamber, (60 ° C or so) and rinsing process (about 80 ° C or so) at a high temperature by reducing the latent heat of evaporation required for drying by allowing the liquid film to remain in the tableware by removing the liquid drops adhering to the tableware And it is an object of the present invention to provide a dishwasher having a water hull which can reduce energy for drying a dishware by eliminating the need for a separate drying apparatus for drying the dishware by allowing the dishware to be naturally dried by the dishwasher.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for mounting a plurality of seating protrusions, the plurality of seating protrusions being coupled in parallel to each other in a feeding direction, A conveying conveyor comprising a support plate for supporting the seating projections; A washing chamber in which the tableware transferred from the conveying conveyor is washed; A rinsing chamber in which the tableware cleaned in the cleaning chamber is conveyed and rinsed by the conveying conveyor and a drop plate is formed between the cleaning chamber and the rinsing chamber and in a space portion between the support plates on the rear side of the rinsing chamber And a water hull portion for raising and lowering the drop plate to shake off the water stuck to the tableware.

In one embodiment, the water hull is a drop plate having a predetermined area in a space between the support plates; Two or more cams provided at a lower portion of the drop plate; A camshaft connected to the center of the cam, and a driving unit coupled to the camshaft.

In one embodiment, the support plate and the drop plate are protrusions fixed to the four corners of the lower surface of the drop plate. And a supporting member provided on an inner wall surface of the support plate and supporting the accommodating unit.

According to the dishwasher of the present invention, the water of the dishwasher which has been cleaned and rinsed is washed off through the water hairs. First, the dishwasher is washed and rinsed like a conventional dishwasher, There is no need to provide a separate drying device for drying the water, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost.

Second, it is easy to secure the space of the kitchen according to the necessity of the drying device, and thus the work efficiency of the workers is increased.

Thirdly, a considerable amount of energy is required to drive the drying apparatus as in the prior art. In the present invention, since the consumption of the apparatus is not consumed, the operator of the dishwashing apparatus reduces the cost and increases the economical efficiency.

Fourthly, there is an effect of conserving resources because the energy consumption is reduced in the national level.

Fifth, by installing the water hair part, the detergent sprayed in the washing process can be shaken together with the water droplets, thereby solving the sanitation problem caused by the residual detergent of the tableware. In addition, since the amount of the residual detergent is small, the amount of rinse water used in the rinsing process can be reduced, so that the heat load of the dishwasher can be reduced as a whole, thereby improving the economical efficiency.

1 is a schematic view schematically showing a dishwasher having a water hull of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged view of the water hull of FIG. 1; FIG.
Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the water hair part of Fig. 2; Fig.
FIGS. 4A to 4C are diagrams showing an operating state of the dishwasher having the water hairs of the present invention.

For a better understanding of the present invention, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiments of the present invention may be modified into various forms, and the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments described in detail below. The present embodiments are provided to enable those skilled in the art to more fully understand the present invention. Therefore, the shapes and the like of the elements in the drawings can be exaggeratedly expressed to emphasize a clearer description. It should be noted that in the drawings, the same members are denoted by the same reference numerals. Further, detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations that may be unnecessarily obscured by the gist of the present invention are omitted.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a dish washing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Prior to the description, the conveying conveyor, the cleaning chamber, and the rinsing chamber including the seating protrusions for conveying the tableware from the dishwashing apparatus have been performed by a known technique, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted in the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a dishwasher in accordance with the present invention. FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged view of the water hull of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a cross- It is a perspective view.

1 to 3, the dishwasher according to the present invention includes a plurality of seating protrusions 11 connected to each other so as to be arranged in parallel with each other in the feeding direction, A conveying conveyor 10 is provided which comprises a supporting plate 12 for conveying the receiving projections 11 and supporting the receiving projections 11 at both sides thereof. The support plate 12 is formed in a shape of a cross section and is installed on the left and right sides to be opposed to each other. Therefore, the spaces between the support plates 12 are formed as empty spaces.

On the other hand, a washing chamber 20 is installed on the conveying conveyor 10 in which the tableware 100 transferred from the conveying conveyor 10 is washed. The upper and lower portions of the washing chamber 20 are provided with spray nozzles 21 for washing the dishes.

A rinsing chamber 30 is installed on the conveying conveyor 10 where the tableware 10 washed in the washing chamber 20 is conveyed and rinsed by the conveying conveyor 10. In the upper and lower portions of the rinsing chamber 30, an injection nozzle 31 for washing the dishes is provided.

The washing chamber 20 and the rinsing chamber 30 are arranged side by side and can be variously changed depending on the conditions and the size of the site where the dishwasher is used. Preferably, two or more of the washing chambers 20 and at least one of the rinsing chambers 30 are provided.

A rectangular drop plate 41 formed in a space between the washing chamber 20 and the rinsing chamber 30 and the space between the left and right supporting plates 12 on the rear side of the rinsing chamber 30, And a water hairs 40 for raising and lowering the drop plate 41 to shake off the moisture adhering to the tableware 100.

Specifically, the water hair portion 40 includes the drop plate 41 formed in the hollow space between the support plates 12, two or more cams 42 provided at a lower portion of the drop plate 41, A camshaft 43 connected to the center of the cam 42, and a driving unit 44 driven by being coupled with the camshaft 43. Although the drive unit 44 is shown separately, the camshaft 43 may be rotated through a drive unit connected to the conveying conveyor 10.

The support plate 12 and the drop plate 41 may have projections 45 fixed to the four corners of the lower surface of the drop plate 41 and projections 45 formed on the support plate 12, And a receiving portion 46 which is fixedly connected to each end of the both sides so as to correspond to the respective projections 45. In addition, the supporting portion 47 is provided so that the receiving portion 46 is fixed to the inner wall surface of the supporting plate 12. [

Hereinafter, an operating state of the dishwasher having the water hull of the present invention will be described.

FIGS. 4A to 4C are diagrams showing an operating state of the dishwasher having the water hairs of the present invention.

First, in a dishwasher transported from a dining room exit of a group living place (hotel, hospital, school, factory, army, etc.), a dishware, which is processed by a worker, is loaded by the conveying conveyor 10, (20).

Thereafter, the tableware 100, which has been introduced, is cleaned with food wastes or the like, which are adhered to the surface of the tableware 100 by the washing water sprayed by the spraying nozzle 21 of the washing chamber 20.

Thereafter, a large amount of water remains on the surface of the dishes 100 that have passed through the washing chamber 20, so that the surface of the dishes 100 is wiped off by the water hairs 40.

Specifically, the cam 42 provided at the lower portion of the drop plate 41 is rotated by the camshaft 43. At this time, the projected portion of the cam 42 is rotated in the order shown in Figs. 4A and 4B The drop plate 41 is lifted up to the upper side when it is brought into close contact with the lower surface of the drop plate 41.

As shown in FIG. 4C, the projecting portion of the cam 42 and the drop plate 41 are separated from each other, so that the drop plate 41 is dropped downward. Depending on the weight of the plates 100 when dropped, A small impact is applied to the side wall of the receiving portion 46 or the supporting plate 12 or the cam 42. As a result, the water on the surface of the plate 100 is blown down by the action-reaction rule, Most of the water is removed.

Then, the tableware 100 having passed through the water hairs 40 flows into the rinsing chamber 30 again. The tableware 100 is rinsed by the rinsing water sprayed by the spraying nozzle 31 of the rinsing chamber 30. At this time, the amount of rinse water can be reduced because the water containing the detergent has already been removed.

Thereafter, a large amount of water remains on the surface of the dishes 100 that have passed through the rinsing chamber 30, so that the surface of the dishes 100 is covered with the water. The surface of the water is shaken off, leaving only the liquid film.

Finally, since the dishes 100 having passed through the rinse chamber 30 have already been heated to a high temperature through the washing and rinsing operations, the dishes 100 having passed through the water hairs 40 are heated by the latent heat remaining therein, The small amount of water remaining in the water evaporates quickly.

Therefore, since it is not necessary to provide a separate drying device in the separate dishwashing device, it is possible to secure space in the kitchen, and it is unnecessary to install a drying device for drying the dishes, So that the economical efficiency is increased.

The embodiments of the dishwasher having the water hairs of the present invention described above are merely illustrative and those skilled in the art can make various modifications and equivalent embodiments without departing from the scope of the present invention. You can see that it is. Therefore, it is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments. It can also be used for various other types of dishwashers, such as household dishwashers, commercial dishwashers, rack-conveyor type dishwashers, for the purpose of eliminating the drying process or facilitating drying. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims. It is also to be understood that the invention includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. That is, all kinds of dishwashers include various methods by which a drop plate is formed and a shock is applied thereto by various methods to remove water droplets.

10: conveying conveyor 11:
12: support plate 20: cleaning chamber
30: rinsing chamber 40:
41: drop plate 42: cam
43: camshaft 44:
45: projection 46: receiving portion
47: Support body 100: Tableware

Claims (3)

A plurality of seating protrusions (11) are arranged to be arranged in parallel with each other in the conveying direction, and the tableware (100) conveyed from the ejection port is conveyed, and the seating projections (11) And a support plate (12) for supporting the mount projections (11) in a part of the conveying conveyor (10);
A washing chamber (20) in which the tableware (100) transferred from the conveying conveyor (10) is washed;
A rinsing chamber 30 in which the tableware 10 washed in the washing chamber 20 is conveyed and rinsed by the conveying conveyor 10,
A space formed between the washing chamber 20 and the rinsing chamber 30 and between the backing plate 12 of the rinsing chamber 30 and a space formed between the supporting plates 12, And a cam shaft 43 connected to a central portion of the cam 42 and a cam shaft 43. The cam shaft 43 is coupled to the cam shaft 43, And a water hairs part (40) composed of a driving part (44) for raising and lowering the drop plate (41) to remove moisture from the tableware (100) Device. delete The method according to claim 1,
The support plate (12) and the drop plate (41)
A protrusion 45 fixedly connected to the four corners of the lower surface of the drop plate 41;
A receiving portion 46 which is fixedly connected to each end of the support plate 12 on both sides where the drop plate 41 is cut to correspond to the respective projections 45,
Further comprising a support (47) provided on an inner wall surface of the support plate (12) to support the receiving portion (46).

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