KR101672323B1

KR101672323B1 - Dishcloth dehydrator

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Publication number: KR101672323B1
Application number: KR1020150076333A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 김성환
Original assignee: 김성환
Priority date: 2015-05-29
Filing date: 2015-05-29
Publication date: 2016-11-03

Abstract

The present invention relates to a multifunctional laundry dehydrator, comprising: a base body (10) including a motor support (11) on which a motor (M) is supported and a drain portion (15) exposed to the outside; A dewatering space 21 formed on the inner side of the base body 10 and an overdrain space 22 partitioned by a partition 23 on the outer side of the dewatering space 21, A main drain pipe 25 for draining dehydrated water from the drain part 15 to the drain part 15 and a sub drain connected to the drain part 15 by being connected to an over drain hole 23a formed on the upper side of the partitions 23, An upper body (20) comprising a tube (24); A dewatering container 30 connected to the rotation axis M1 of the motor M in a state of being built in the dewatering space 21 and having a plurality of dewatering holes 31; A valve (40) installed in the base body (10) for selectively connecting or disconnecting the main drain pipe (25) and the drain portion (15); And a heater (50) for heating the water to be filled in the dewatering space (21).

Description

{Dishcloth dehydrator}

The present invention relates to a multifunctional dishwasher, and more particularly, to a multifunctional dishwasher which can be sterilized at the same time as the dishwasher is dewatered, and is compact and can be used in a narrow kitchen.

Generally, a home or a restaurant uses several dishes (or towels) for the purpose of removing water such as washed dishes or cutlery, cleaning the table or dishwasher cleanly, or cleaning kitchen utensils. Such a dish is made of a rectangular cloth having a length of about 20 cm, and the above-mentioned kitchen work is performed while alternately using several dish dishes.

However, since the dishwasher is attached with dirt, when the dishwasher is left for decoration, various germs reproduce and transfer various diseases and infectious diseases. Therefore, the dishwasher should always be cleaned and dried.

If it is not possible to remove enough water from the dishwasher, the drying time becomes longer and the possibility of propagation of the bacteria increases. Especially, in a high temperature and high humidity environment such as rainy season,

However, when there is a lot of work in the kitchen, for example, in a restaurant, a lot of cloths (wipes) are used. In the process of wiping the cloths to remove the water from the cloths, a lot of wrists go to the wrists, When the dish was strong, the dish was not twisted, and it became damp. As a result, there is a growing need for a dishwasher to sufficiently remove water from the dishwasher without manually wiping the dishwasher.

Prior art relating to this is disclosed in Patent Publication No. 10-2004-0046142 entitled " Dishwashing / sanitary towel dehydrating and sterilizing apparatus ".

An object of the present invention is to provide a multifunctional dishwasher which is capable of sufficiently removing water contained in a dishwasher and further capable of living a dishwasher.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a multifunctional dishwasher which can be compactly mounted so as to be housed in a kitchen and can be easily used.

In order to achieve the above object, a multifunctional laundry dehydrator according to the present invention comprises:
A base body 10 including a motor support portion 11 to which the motor M is supported and a drain portion 15 to be exposed to the outside; A dewatering space 21 formed inside the base body 10 and formed on the upper side of the base body 10 so as to be separated from the dewatering space 21 by partition walls 23, A main drain pipe 25 for draining the water dehydrated in the dehydration space 21 to the drain portion 15 and an overdrainer 20 formed on the upper side of the partition 23, An upper body 20 including a sub drain pipe 24 connected to the drain portion 15 and connected to the lower drain pipe 23a. A dewatering vessel 30 connected to the rotation axis M1 of the motor M in a state of being built in the dewatering space 21 and having a plurality of dewatering holes 31 formed on an outer circumferential surface thereof; A valve (40) installed in the base body (10) for selectively connecting or disconnecting the main drain pipe (25) and the drain portion (15); A heater (50) for heating water to be filled in the dewatering space (21); And a lid 27 attached to and detached from the inlet of the upper body 20 and attached and detached from the upper body 20 together with the lid 27. The dehydrated container 30 is connected to the upper body 20, And a drying unit (60) for supplying high temperature;
The heater 50 has a through hole 51 formed at the center thereof and has a donut shape as a whole. The heater 50 is disposed between the dehydration container 30 and the bottom of the dehydration space 21, M1) through the through-hole (51);
The lid 27 includes a step 27a protruding from the lower side thereof and an O-ring 27b provided on the outer circumferential surface of the step 27a and closely attached to the inner circumferential surface of the inlet of the upper body 20 and;
The drying unit 60 includes a dry humidifier 61 installed at the center of the lid 27 and a drying unit 60 for supplying air to the inside of the dewatering container 30 after passing the dry- And an exhaust end 63 formed on an edge side of the lid 27 and formed with a plurality of exhaust holes 63a through which the air passed through the inside and outside of the dehydrating container 30 is formed, .

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In the present invention, when the upper body 20 is filled with water, it is installed at a position corresponding to the overdrawn hole 23a, and detects a water level corresponding to the overdrawn hole 23a, And a water level sensor 26 that generates water level.

The apparatus may further include a temperature sensor 55 for measuring the temperature of the water heated by the heater 50 and generating a corresponding temperature signal.

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In the present invention, it further includes a battery 70 installed in the base body 10 to supply power for operating the motor M.

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According to the present invention, a motor M is installed on a base body 10, and an upper body 20 having a dehydration container 30, which is rotated by a motor M, is incorporated in an upper portion of a base body 10 As a result, a compact dishwasher can be realized, so that it can be used in a narrow kitchen.

Further, dehydration can be performed using the dehydrating container 30 rotating at a high speed, so that it is not necessary to manually cut the dish.

In addition, by filling the dehydration space 21 of the upper body with water and operating the heater 50, it is possible to cook the dishwasher placed in the dehydration vessel 30, thereby eradicating the parasitic bacteria in the dishwasher.

Furthermore, when the drying unit 60 is employed, it is possible to completely remove the moisture from the tray, and accordingly, there is no need to provide a separate tray for drying.

1 is a perspective view of a multifunctional laundry dehydrator according to the present invention,
Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the multifunctional dishwasher of Figure 1,
Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing a heater taken in Fig. 2,
4 is a view for explaining that a drying unit is employed in the multifunctional dishwasher of FIG. 2,
FIG. 5 is a view for explaining the operation of the dishwasher dehydrator employing the drying unit of FIG. 4;

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a multifunctional dishwasher according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a multifunctional dishwasher according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the multifunctional dishwasher of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a heater taken in FIG.

As shown in the drawing, the multifunctional laundry dewatering machine according to the present invention includes a base body 10 including a motor support portion 11 on which a motor M is supported and a drain portion 15 exposed to the outside; A dewatering space 21 formed on the inner side of the base body 10 and an over drain space 22 partitioned by a partition 23 on the outer side of the dewatering space 21, A main drain pipe 25 for draining the dehydrated water to the drain part 15 and an over drain hole 23a formed on the upper side of the partitions 23, An upper body 20 including a sub drain pipe 24 connected to the drain portion 15; A dewatering vessel 30 connected to the rotation axis M1 of the motor M in a state of being built in the dewatering space 21 and having a plurality of dewatering holes 31; A valve (40) installed in the base body (10) for selectively connecting or disconnecting the main drain pipe (25) and the drain portion (15); And a heater 50 installed in the dewatering space 21 for heating water to be filled in the dewatering space 21.

2, a motor support portion 11 for supporting the motor M is provided at the center of the base body 10 and a rotation axis M1 of the motor M supported by the motor support portion 11 And protrudes toward the upper side of the upper body 20.

The shaft M2 of the dewatering container 30 to be described later is engaged with the rotation axis M1 of the motor. The shaft M2 extends upward and is supported so that the dewatering container 30 is not removed to one side when the container fitting tube 32 of the dewatering container described later is caught by the shaft rod M2. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the vibration from being generated when the dewatering vessel (30) is rotated.

The drain portion 15 protrudes from the side of the base body 10 and drains water to be drained through the main drain pipe 25 or water to be drained through the sub drain pipe 24 to be described later. The drain 15 may be connected to a hose (not shown) extending in the countertop range, and may be in the form of a connector such that the hose may be detached therefrom.

The upper body 20 includes the dewatering space 21, the overdrain space 22, the partition 23, the main drain pipe 25 and the sub drain pipe 24 described above. The upper body 20 further includes a water level sensor 26 for generating a warning signal when the water is filled up to the upper side overdrawn hole 23a and a water level sensor 26 installed at the inlet of the upper body 20, And a lid 27.

The upper body 20 has the overdrain space 22 in which the dehydration space 21 is partitioned by the partition 23 so that the overdrain space 22 serves as an insulating body. Accordingly, even if the heater 50, which will be described later, heats the water for boiling the dish, it is possible to prevent the high temperature from being conducted to the upper body 20, thereby preventing the wearer from touching the upper body 20 by carelessness .

The water level sensor 26 is provided at a position corresponding to the overdrawn air hole 23a and when the water is filled in the dehydrating space 21 of the upper body for boiling the dish, And generates a warning signal. These warning signals are transmitted to the control unit (not shown). And generates a warning sound through a speaker (not shown) or generates a warning light through an LED (not shown).

When a warning signal is generated when the upper body 20 is filled with water, the user does not add water any more. The water over the over drain hole 23a is drained to the drain portion 15 through the main drain pipe 25 so that the water overflowing from the upper body 20 is prevented from being overflowed can do.

The lid 27 is coupled to the inlet of the upper body 20 to prevent the user's hands from inadvertently entering the dewatering vessel 30 during dehydration. At this time, a step 27a is formed to protrude from the lower side of the lid 27, and an O-ring 27b which is in close contact with the inner circumferential surface of the inlet of the upper body 20 is provided on the outer circumferential surface of the step 27a. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the lid 27 from being severely shaken during dehydration, thereby preventing noise from being generated.

The dewatering container 30 is provided with a container insertion tube 32 in which a shaft M2 to be coupled to the motor rotation shaft M1 is inserted in the center side. The container fitting tube 32 is extended upward to support the dehydrating container 30 so as not to be offset when the container fitting tube 32 coupled to the motor rotating shaft is engaged.

The valve 40 selectively drains water that has been dewatered or water that has been filled for sterilization by selectively connecting or disconnecting the main drain pipe 25 and the drain portion 15 through the drain portion 15.

The heater 50 is for heating the filled water when the upper body 20 is filled with water to boil the dishes housed in the upper body 20. [ The heater 50 has a through hole 51 formed at its center so as to have a donut shape as a whole and is disposed between the dewatering container 30 and the bottom of the dewatering space 21 so that the rotation axis Ml of the motor M Through hole (51).

The present invention may further include a temperature sensor 55 for measuring the temperature of water heated by the heater 50 and generating a corresponding temperature signal. The temperature sensor 55 generates an overheating signal for shutting off the power supplied to the heater 50 when the temperature of the water reaches a predetermined temperature, for example, 80 ° C or more. The overheat signal is transmitted to a controller (not shown) and used as a signal to cut off the power applied to the heater 50.

Typically, most microorganisms die at 65 ° C within 10 minutes, and even heat-resistant bacteria die within 5-10 minutes at 75-80 ° C. Strong bacteria such as food poisoning bacteria or Salmonella o-157 are killed by heating for 2-3 minutes at a temperature of 75 degrees or higher.

Meanwhile, the multifunctional laundry dehydrator of the present invention may further include a battery 70 installed in the base body 10 to supply power for operating the motor M. In this case, the multifunctional laundry dehydrator of the present invention can be used in a state where it is kept in a place where power is not supplied.

Since the kitchen is usually a very narrow space and uses a lot of water, there are restrictions on the place where the power plug is installed, or power plugs are not installed at all. The battery 70 may be employed so as to be able to use the dish washer according to the present invention, regardless of whether the power plug is installed or not.

FIG. 4 is a view for explaining that a drying unit is employed in the multifunctional dishwasher of FIG. 2, and FIG. 5 is a view for explaining the operation of the dishwasher using the drying unit of FIG.

The multifunctional laundry dewatering machine of the present invention may further include a drying unit (60) for supplying a high heat to the dewatering vessel (30) to dry the dewatered dishwasher. The drying unit 60 includes a drying hater 61 installed in the lid 27 and a drying fan 62 for supplying the air to the inside of the dewatering container 30 after passing the dryer 61 through the dryer 61 And an exhaust end 63 formed with a plurality of exhaust holes 63a through which air passing through the inside and outside of the dewatering vessel 30 is discharged.

5, the outside air passes through the dryer 61 by the drying fan 62 and is heated by the dryer 61 by the dryer 61. As a result, The air passes through a dish (D) which is in close contact with a sidewall of the dewatering container (30) in a dehydrating process and evaporates the water contained in the dish (D). Thereafter, the evaporated water is exhausted through the exhaust stage 63 along the direction of the arrow in the state of being contained in the air, and in this process, the dish D is dried.

As described above, according to the present invention, the motor M is installed in the base body 10, and the upper body 20, in which the dewatering container 30, which is rotated by the motor M, ), It is possible to implement a compact dishwasher, and accordingly, it can be used in a narrow kitchen.

Furthermore, when the drying section 60 is employed, it is possible to completely remove moisture from the tray, and accordingly, it is not necessary to separate the tray for drying.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

M ... Motor M2 ... Axis
10: base body 11: motor support
15 ... drain part 20 ... upper body
21 ... dehydration space 22 ... overdrain space
23 ... partition wall 23a ... overdrawn
24 ... main drain pipe 25 ... sub drain pipe
26 ... water level sensor 27 ... cover
27a ... only jaw 27b ... O-ring
30 ... dehydration vessel 31 ... dehydration vessel
32 ... Valve fitting tube 40 ... Valve
50 ... heater 55 ... temperature sensor
60 ... Dryer 61 ... Dryer
62 ... dryer fan 63 ... exhaust stage
70 ... battery

Claims

A base body 10 including a motor support portion 11 to which the motor M is supported and a drain portion 15 to be exposed to the outside;
A dewatering space 21 formed inside the base body 10 and formed on the upper side of the base body 10 so as to be separated from the dewatering space 21 by partition walls 23, A main drain pipe 25 for draining the water dehydrated in the dehydration space 21 to the drain portion 15 and an overdrainer 20 formed on the upper side of the partition 23, An upper body 20 including a sub drain pipe 24 connected to the drain portion 15 and connected to the lower drain pipe 23a.
A dewatering vessel 30 connected to the rotation axis M1 of the motor M in a state of being built in the dewatering space 21 and having a plurality of dewatering holes 31 formed on an outer circumferential surface thereof;
A valve (40) installed in the base body (10) for selectively connecting or disconnecting the main drain pipe (25) and the drain portion (15);
A heater (50) for heating water to be filled in the dewatering space (21); And
And is installed in a lid 27 attached to and detached from the inlet of the upper body 20 and is detached from the upper body 20 together with the lid 27. In order to dry the dewatered dish, And a drying unit (60) for supplying the drying unit (60).
The heater 50 has a through hole 51 formed at the center thereof and has a donut shape as a whole. The heater 50 is disposed between the dehydration container 30 and the bottom of the dehydration space 21, M1) through the through-hole (51);
The lid 27 includes a step 27a protruding from the lower side thereof and an O-ring 27b provided on the outer circumferential surface of the step 27a and closely attached to the inner circumferential surface of the inlet of the upper body 20 and;
The drying unit 60 includes a dry humidifier 61 installed at the center of the lid 27 and a drying unit 60 for supplying air to the inside of the dewatering container 30 after passing the dry- And an exhaust end 63 formed on an edge side of the lid 27 and formed with a plurality of exhaust holes 63a through which the air passed through the inside and outside of the dehydrating container 30 is formed, Multi-functional cloth dewatering machine.

The method according to claim 1,
A water level sensor (not shown) installed at a position corresponding to the overdrawn hole 23a and sensing a water level corresponding to the overdrawn hole 23a when the upper body 20 is filled with water, 26). &Lt; / RTI >

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The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a temperature sensor (55) for measuring a temperature of water heated by the heater (50) and generating a corresponding temperature signal.

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The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a battery (70) installed in the base body (10) to supply power for operating the motor (M).