KR20060010363A - A functioning method of a dish washer equipped with revolving racks - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a dishwasher, and more particularly, to a driving method of a dishwasher having a circular rotating rack structure to enable the rack for storing dishes.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of driving a dish washing machine having a rotating rack structure, the method including: storing dishes in a cylindrical dish rack; A washing condition input step of selecting a dish rack to be rotated; Performing a washing process according to the input washing conditions; The step of completing the cleaning process according to the input conditions; includes.

By the configuration as described above, since the dish rack rotates in the washing process, the high-pressure washing water sprayed from the spray nozzle hits the dish evenly and the washing power is improved, the washing time is shortened.

Crockery rack, spray nozzle, tub

Description

A functioning method of a dish washer equipped with revolving racks}

1 is a perspective view showing a rack structure of a conventional dish washer.

Figure 2 is a perspective view schematically showing a dish washer provided with a rotating rack structure according to the spirit of the present invention.

3 is a cross-sectional view of the dishwasher.

Figure 4 is another embodiment of a dish washer provided with a rotating rack structure according to the spirit of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of driving a dishwasher equipped with a rotating rack structure according to the inventive concept.

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100: dishwasher 110: tub 120: upper rack

130: lower rack 140: water guide 150: top nozzle

160: upper nozzle 170: sump 180: washing pump

190: motor 200: rack rotation axis

The present invention relates to a dishwasher, and more particularly, to a driving method of a dishwasher having a circular rotating rack structure to enable the rack for storing dishes.

In general, the dishwasher is a household appliance for washing dishes to remove food waste from the dishes by the water pressure of the washing water sprayed from the upper nozzle and the lower nozzle mounted inside the tub.

1 is a perspective view showing a rack structure of a conventional dish washing machine.

Referring to FIG. 1, a conventional dishwasher 10 includes a tub 11 forming an appearance, a door 13 mounted on a front surface of the tub to open and close a washing tub, and an upper portion of the tub 11. It includes a top cover 12 seated on.

In addition, the tub 11 is installed inside the upper rack 14 and the lower rack 15 to accommodate the dishes, and wash water is sprayed onto the dishes accommodated in the upper rack 14 and the lower rack 15. Upper nozzle 16 and lower nozzle 17 are included. In detail, the upper nozzle 16 is branched from a water guide (not shown), which is connected to a sump (not shown) and is a passage through which the washing water moves.

Here, the dish racks 14 and 15 into which the dishes are stored form a hexahedral shape, while the spray nozzles 16 and 17 are rotated so as to be stored at the corners of the dish racks 14 and 15. A phenomenon that the sprayed water does not reach the prepared tableware is generated.

In addition, since the dish racks 14 and 15 rotate to remove the dirt on the dish while the spray nozzles 16 and 17 rotate, the cleaning becomes uneven and the cleaning time is long. have.

In addition, there is a disadvantage that the washing power is lowered because the dishes are washed while the spray nozzles (16) and (17) rotate.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above problems, by improving the shape and washing method of the dish rack installed inside the washing tank, to provide a dish washing machine that can be uniformly washed, the dish washing time can be shortened It aims to do it.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of driving a dish washing machine having a rotating rack structure, the method including: storing dishes in a cylindrical dish rack; A washing condition input step of selecting a dish rack to be rotated; Performing a washing process according to the input washing conditions; The step of completing the cleaning process according to the input conditions; includes.

By the configuration as described above, since the dish rack rotates in the washing process, the high-pressure washing water sprayed from the spray nozzle hits the dish evenly and the washing power is improved, the washing time is shortened.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the spirit of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments presented, and other embodiments included within the scope of other inventive inventions or the scope of the present invention can be easily made by adding, changing, or deleting other elements. I can suggest.

2 is a perspective view schematically showing a dish washer having a rotating rack structure according to the spirit of the present invention, Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the dish washer.

2 and 3, the dish washing machine 100 having a rotating rack structure according to the present invention is a tub 110, the washing tank is formed therein, the tub 110 is mounted on the front of the washing tank Rotating the door 111 and the tub 110, the upper rack 120 and the lower rack 130 is installed inside the tub 110 to accommodate the dishes, and rotates the upper rack 120 and the lower rack 130 Rotating shaft 200, and the top nozzle 150 and the upper nozzle 160 is sprayed with the washing water for washing the dishes contained in the upper rack 120 and the lower rack 130.

In addition, the sump 170 mounted on the bottom of the tub 110 to store the washing water, a washing pump 180 for pumping the washing water stored in the sump 170, and driving the washing pump 180 The motor 190 and a water guide 140 to which the washing water pumped by the washing pump 180 is moved. In detail, one end of the water guide 140 is connected to the sump 170, the other end is connected to the top nozzle 150. In addition, the upper nozzle 160 is branched at a position that is a predetermined height from the lower end of the water guide 140.

On the other hand, the upper rack 120 and the lower rack 130 is a rack frame having a predetermined diameter is connected in a net form, and forms a cylindrical shape of the upper opening. In addition, the rotation shaft 200 penetrates the center of the bottom surface of the racks 120 and 130. In addition, centers of the bottom surfaces of the upper rack 120 and the lower rack 130 are fixed to the rotation shaft 200. And, the end of the rotary shaft 200 is connected to the motor shaft of the motor 190, when the motor 190 is driven, the rotary shaft 200 rotates. As the rotary shaft 200 rotates, the washing pump 180 is also driven so that the washing water is pumped to the water guide 140.

In addition, unlike the conventional dishwasher, which requires the user to pull the dish rack by hand to take out or store the dish, the user may store or take out the dish from the side while rotating the upper rack 120 or the lower rack 130. . Therefore, when a lot of dishes are stored in the dish rack, the user does not need to exhaust the force to pull the dish rack.

In addition, the user inputs an operating condition to selectively rotate only one of the upper rack 120 or the lower rack 130, thereby reducing power consumption by preventing idle racks that are not accommodated from idling.

In addition, the top nozzle 150 may be manufactured in the same size as the diameter of the upper rack 120, to be evenly sprayed on the entire surface of the upper rack (120). In addition, the upper nozzle 160 may be manufactured in the same size as the lower rack 130, the spraying to about half of the lower rack (130). In detail, even if the upper nozzle 160 is the radius of the lower rack 130, the lower rack 130 is rotated, thereby producing the same effect as sprayed on the entire lower rack 130.                     

However, the shape or mounting position of the injection nozzle is not limited to the embodiment of the present invention, it will be found that various shapes or mounting positions can be proposed.

Figure 4 is another embodiment of a dish washer equipped with a rotating rack structure according to the spirit of the present invention.

Referring to Figure 4, the dishwasher 100 is provided with a rotating rack structure according to the invention is characterized in that the tub 110 having the same shape as the shape of the rotating rack.

In detail, the dish rack according to the present invention has a cylindrical shape and rotates about the rotating shaft 200. Therefore, the shape of the tub 110 may be formed to be curved with the same radius of curvature as the dish racks 120 and 130.

In more detail, the tub 110 may have a cylindrical shape having a predetermined diameter, such that the door 111 may be curved at a predetermined curvature. Alternatively, the door 111 may have a flat rectangular shape like a conventional dish washing machine, and the side and bottom surfaces of the tub 110 may be manufactured in the same shape as the curvature of the dish racks 120 and 130.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of driving a dishwasher equipped with a rotating rack structure according to the spirit of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the process of driving the dishwasher 100 having a rotating rack structure according to the present invention may include first storing the dishes in the dish rack 110 and storing the dishes in the dish rack. Closing the door (120), the user enters the washing condition is performed.                     

In detail, the step of inputting the washing condition by the user includes selecting 130 of the upper rack 120 or the lower rack 130 to be rotated. In more detail, the user may select an operating condition to rotate both the upper rack 120 and the lower rack 130, or may select to rotate only one.

On the other hand, if the user enters the operating conditions and then press the start washing button the motor 190 is driven (140). In addition, when the motor 190 is driven, the washing pump 180 operates to pump the washing water, whereby the washing water 150 is sprayed through the spray nozzle. Here, the washing water is sprayed and at the same time the rotating rack input by the user in the operating condition selection process is rotated together (160). After a predetermined time, the washing is finished 170, and the next step, the rinsing step 180, is started. Then, when the rinsing step 180 is finished, the drying step 190 is performed, thereby driving the dishwasher 100 according to the present invention. Then, the user opens the door 111 and rotates the dish racks 120 and 130, and takes out the washed dishes from the side surfaces of the dish racks 120 and 130.

By the driving step as described above, the dish washing time is shortened, the washing can be made uniform.

By the driving method of the dishwasher equipped with a rotary rack structure according to the present invention constituting the configuration as described above, the washing water sprayed from the spray nozzle hits the dishes evenly has an effect that the washing is uniform.                     

In addition, since the dish rack rotates instead of the spray nozzle, the washing force is improved and the washing time is shortened compared to the conventional dish washing machine which washes the dishes while the spray nozzle is rotated.

Claims (7)

Storing dishes in a cylindrical dish rack; A washing condition input step of selecting a dish rack to be rotated; Performing a washing process according to the input washing conditions; Comprising a step of completing the washing process according to the input condition; Drive method of the dishwasher provided with a rotating rack structure comprising a. The method of claim 1, The dish storage step of the dishwasher driving method provided with a rotating rack structure, characterized in that the user stores the dishes from the side while rotating the dish rack. The method of claim 1, In the washing condition input step, the user may select a rotating rack to rotate only the dish rack in which the dishes are stored. The method of claim 1, The washing step is performed, the step of the rinsing process is performed after the cleaning process is finished; And a drying rack is performed after the rinsing process is completed. The method of claim 1, The dish rack is integrally connected with a rotating shaft passing through the center, and the rotating shaft is connected to the driving motor to rotate the rotating rack structure, characterized in that the driving method of the dish washing machine. The method of claim 1, A rotating shaft for rotating the dish rack and a washing pump for pumping the washing water are driven by a single drive motor. The method of claim 1, Wherein the washing step is the step of washing water is sprayed, the step of rotating the dish rack is a drive method of a dish washing machine equipped with a rotating rack structure, characterized in that is performed at the same time.

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