KR20070008807A - Rack structure for dish washer - Google Patents

Abstract

A rack structure of a dish washer is provided to receive dishes with various sizes by rotating the moving rack, and stably fix the moving rack by preventing the rack from being longitudinally moved. A rack structure of a dish washer is composed of: at least one horizontal frame; at least one vertical frame whose both ends are connected to the horizontal frame and plurally bent; a moving rack laid at the floor surface of the vertical frame at front/rear and left/right directions and rotatably formed; and a rack holder(200) connected to the end of the moving frame to control the rotary angle of the moving rack and to prevent the moving rack from being longitudinally moved. The rack holder contains a holder body(202) having an uneven part with plural bulged and recessed parts, a mounting and removing part, and a moving rack mounting part(208) combined with the end of the moving rack.

Description

Rack structure for dish washer

1 is a perspective view schematically showing a dish washing machine according to the present invention.

2 is a perspective view of an upper rack provided with a rack structure according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the rack structure according to the present invention provided in the upper rack.

4 is a perspective view of a rack holder according to the present invention;

5 is a plan view of a rack holder according to the present invention.

6 is a rear view of the rack holder according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a plan view of a rack holder according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

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100: dishwasher 110: upper rack 120: lower rack

130: movable rack 132: tin 134: tin support

136: angle adjustment stage 200: rack holder 202: holder body

204: First detachable part 206: Second detachable part 208: Movable rack mounting part

210: upper fixing protrusion 211: lower fixing protrusion

The present invention relates to a dishwasher, and more particularly, to a rack structure of a dishwasher to enable the movable rack mounted to insert the dish, and to stably fix the movable rack having a constant length.

In general, the dishwasher is a home appliance for cleaning the food residue on the surface of the dish by the high-pressure washing water sprayed from the spray nozzle. In detail, the dishwasher includes a tub in which a washing tank is formed and a sump mounted on the bottom of the tub to store washing water. Then, the washing water is moved to the spray nozzle by the pumping action of the washing pump mounted inside the sump, and the washing water moved to the spray nozzle is sprayed at high pressure through the spray hole formed at the dispensing nozzle end. In addition, the washing water sprayed at a high pressure hits the surface of the tableware, and dirt, such as food residues on the tableware, falls to the bottom of the tub.

On the other hand, at least one dish rack for storing dishes is mounted in the dish washing machine, and generally two are mounted on the upper side and the lower side inside the tub so as to be pulled out.

In detail, tools such as cutlery are accommodated inside the dish rack as well as a bowl or a cup. In addition, the dishes stored in the rack may not be arranged at regular intervals because they vary in type and size. Furthermore, dishes such as a bowl are inverted and stored slightly inclined so that the water on the surface of the bowl is quickly controlled.

On the other hand, the inside of the dish rack is provided with a plurality of tines for easily inserting the plate of a variety of sizes, the plurality of tines are attached to the tine support is formed long in the lower end.

However, the conventional tine structure as described above is fixed to the bottom frame and / or the side frame, or is adjustable only at an angle of 0 degrees or 90 degrees, so that the size of the tableware accommodated or the size of the plate is accommodated. Therefore, there is a problem that the position of another person can not be adjusted.

On the other hand, even when the rack holder is formed to allow the other to be rotatable, if the length of the tine support is formed long, the coating of the tine is peeled off during rotation. There is a problem.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to propose a rack structure that can accommodate a variety of tableware of different sizes by allowing the movable rack mounted on the table rack to be rotatable. do.

In addition, it is an object of the present invention to propose a rack structure that can be rotated irrespective of the length of the movable rack, and can stably fix the movable rack.

Dishwasher according to the present invention for achieving the object as described above is at least one horizontal frame formed at a predetermined interval up and down; At least one vertical frame having both ends connected to the horizontal frame and bent a plurality of times; A movable rack placed on the bottom surface of the vertical frame in the front and rear or left and right directions and rotatably formed; And a rack holder connected to an end of the movable frame to adjust the rotation angle of the movable rack and to prevent longitudinal swing of the movable rack.

By the above configuration, by allowing the movable rack mounted on the dish rack to be rotatable, it is possible to accommodate different kinds of tableware of different sizes together, and to rotate regardless of the length of the movable rack, There is an effect that can be fixed stably.

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.

First embodiment

1 is a perspective view schematically showing a dish washing machine according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the dishwasher 100 according to the present invention includes a case 102 forming an appearance and opening the front thereof, and a door 104 sealing the opened front of the case 102. A tub 106 in which the washing water is accommodated is disposed in the dish washing machine 100, and a sump 170 is disposed at the lower side of the tub 106 to collect the washing water and to filter out the foreign matter.

In detail, a table is accommodated in the tub 106, upper and lower racks 110 and 120 which are provided on the upper and lower sides and drawn out of the tub 106, and the upper and lower racks ( Nozzles 150 and 160 for spraying the washing water toward the 110 and 120 are formed. In addition, the rail 108 supporting the movement of the upper rack 110 extends in the front-rear direction from the side of the tub 106. In addition, a filter 172 is disposed below the tub 106 to filter foreign matter from the washing water passing through the filter 172.

In addition, the door 104 is coupled to the case 102 by a hinge (not shown) at the lower end of the door 104, it is possible to rotate in the vertical direction about the hinge by the user's operation. In addition, an exhaust fan 180 may be formed at a predetermined position of the door 104 such that the internal air of the tub 106 may be forcibly discharged to the outside by the exhaust fan 180. A rinse box 185 is formed on the rear surface of the door 104 to supply a rinse during washing, and a detergent box 190 is formed at one side of the rinse box 185 by a predetermined amount of detergent. When the dishwasher 100 is operated, a predetermined amount of detergent is supplied from the detergent box 190.

Referring to the operation of the dishwasher 100 according to the present invention as described above, first press the operation button of the dishwasher 100 wash water flows into the sump (170). In addition, the washing water introduced into the sump 170 is pumped to the upper nozzle 150 and the lower nozzle 160 by a predetermined pumping action. Here, the pumped wash water is alternately supplied toward the upper nozzle 150 and the lower nozzle 160 at predetermined time intervals.

Therefore, in the tub 106, the washing water is sprayed through the lower nozzle 160 for a predetermined time, and after a predetermined time, the dish is washed while repeating the process of spraying the washing water through the upper nozzle 150. do.

Hereinafter, the structure of the dish rack will be described in detail.

2 is a perspective view of an upper rack provided with a rack structure according to the present invention, Figure 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the rack structure according to the present invention provided in the upper rack.

Here, the rack structure according to the present invention can be installed in both the upper rack 110 and the lower rack 120, hereinafter will be described by taking the upper rack 110 as an example.

Referring to FIG. 2, the upper rack 110 having the rack structure according to the present invention is formed on the front of the outer frame 112 and the outer frame 112 forming the frame of the upper rack 110. A rack handle 140 is included to facilitate the withdrawal of the upper rack 110.

In detail, the outer frame 112 is a horizontal frame 113 of the closed curve forming the upper and lower frames, and both ends are coupled to the horizontal frame 113, the vertical frame 114 of the shape recessed to a predetermined depth And a rack roller 142 coupled to both lower ends thereof to allow the upper rack 110 to move in the front-rear direction.

In addition, the vertical frame 114 is the front and rear rack frame 115, one end is coupled to the front of the horizontal frame 113, the other end is coupled to the rear of the horizontal frame 113, and one end is Left and right rack frame 116 is coupled to the left side of the horizontal frame 113, the other end is coupled to the right side of the horizontal frame 113.

Therefore, the front and rear rack frame 115 and the left and right rack frame 116 is provided with a plurality, the overall shape of the bottom surface of the upper rack 110 is a mesh shape can be stored tableware.

In addition, the movable rack 130 is formed in a direction parallel to the front and rear rack frame 115 or the left and right rack frame 116 is included. In detail, the movable rack 130 may be selectively formed in a left and right direction or a front and rear direction, and may be rotated at an angle corresponding to the shape or size of the tableware.

In addition, the movable rack 130 is fixed and / or rotatable, and includes a rack holder 200 that is detachably formed on the outer frame (112). In detail, the rack holder 200 may be selectively formed in left and right directions or front and rear directions. That is, it is formed at a position corresponding to the formation position of the movable rack 130 to enable the fixing and / or rotation of the movable rack 130.

Hereinafter, the movable rack 130 mounted on the left and right rack frames 116 will be described as an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 3, the movable rack 130 according to the present invention is positioned in a direction parallel to the left and right rack frames 116 and is seated on the rack holder 200. The movable rack 130 includes a tine 132 for storing flat dishes such as a plate and a tine support 134 that is substantially perpendicular to the tine 132 and supports the tine 132. . Here, the tine support 134 is a rotating shaft of the movable rack 200. In addition, the tine support 134 is formed with an angle adjusting end 136 in which one end and / or both ends are bent to a predetermined length.

In addition, the movable rack 130 is mounted to the rack holder 200 to be fixed and / or rotated. In detail, the tine support 134 is detachably mounted to the rack holder 200, and the angle adjusting end 136 is positioned in a substantially vertical direction to be fixed by the rack holder 200, or a predetermined angle. It is fixed by the rack holder 200 in the rotated state. That is, the angle adjustment end 136 is moved along the bent portion formed in the rack holder 200 is to enable the rotation of the movable rack 130.

In addition, the rack holder 200 is detachably mounted to the rear portion at the point where the horizontal frame 113 and the left and right rack frame 116 intersect, and the bottom is detachably mounted to the left and right rack frame 116. It is fixed.

Hereinafter, the structure of the rack holder 200 on which the movable rack 130 is mounted will be described in detail.

4 is a perspective view of a rack holder according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a plan view of the rack holder according to the present invention.

4 and 5, the rack holder 200 according to the present invention includes a holder body 202 forming an appearance and a detachable part detachably mounted to the outer frame 112.

In detail, the holder body 202 may be integrally formed by plastic injection. In addition, a first detachable part 204 that is detachably mounted at an intersection of the horizontal frame 113 and the left and right rack frames 116 is formed at an upper side of the holder body 202, and the holder body 202 is formed. The lower side of the second detachable portion 206 detachably mounted to the left and right rack frame 116 is protruded downward. Therefore, the rack holder 200 is fixed to the upper rack 110 by the first detachable part 204 and the second detachable part 206.

In addition, the angle adjusting end 136 is rotatable on the front portion of the holder body 202, a concave-convex portion consisting of a plurality of convex portion and concave portion is formed.

In addition, the holder body 202 is configured to be bent at a predetermined radius of curvature so as to be accurately seated upon rotation of the angle adjusting end 136.

In detail, a plurality of concave portions are formed as the front portion of the holder body 202 is bent, and a central concave portion 213 is formed in the center and at both sides of the central concave portion 213 at predetermined intervals. Side recesses 214 are formed, the recessed depth of which is less than that of the central recesses 213. In another aspect, the side recess 214 is formed to protrude more than the central recess 213. And the protruding length of the convex part formed in the center part is formed smaller than the protruding length of the convex part formed in the outer side.

In addition, the movable rack mounting portion 208 on which the tine support 134 is mounted is protruded upward in detail in the movable rack 130 on the upper side of the second detachable portion 206. In addition, the movable rack mounting part 208 is formed with an upper fixing protrusion 210 protruding toward the central recess 213 to fix the angle adjusting end 136.

When the movable rack 130 is mounted at an angle of approximately 90 degrees, the angle adjusting end 136 is seated in the central concave portion 213 so as not to move in the left / right directions, and the upper fixing protrusion 210 ) Is not moved in the forward / backward direction during the washing process by a predetermined force.

In other words, when the length of the tine support is not constant, especially when the length of the tine support is short, when the angle adjusting end 136 is seated in the approximately vertical direction of the rack holder 200. It is seated in the central recess 213 and is fixed by a predetermined force by the upper fixing protrusion 210, thereby preventing fluctuation in the longitudinal direction. In the rotated position, the angle adjusting end 136 is recessed less than the recessed depth of the central recess 213 to be seated on the side recess 214 that protrudes substantially to the front of the rack holder 200. Therefore, the side concave portion 214 is fixed by receiving a predetermined force to prevent the fluctuation in the longitudinal direction.

Second embodiment

The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment, and the difference is in the shape of the concave portion of the rack holder and the number of protrusions formed in the movable rack detachable portion. Therefore, other configurations, reference numerals, and the like will be described in detail only with respect to those parts which use the first embodiment and differ specifically.

6 is a rear view of the rack holder according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a plan view of the rack holder according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

6 and 7, the rack holder 200 according to the present invention has a plurality of recesses formed as the front portion is bent, and the recesses are formed to have the same depth.

In addition, an upper fixing protrusion 210 is formed at one side of the movable rack mounting portion 208 to protrude toward the central recess 213 to be fixed in a state where the angle adjusting end 136 is mounted at an angle of about 90 degrees. do. In addition, a lower fixing protrusion 211 is formed below the upper fixing protrusion 210 to fix the angle adjusting end 136 in a rotated state. Here, unlike the first embodiment, the depth of the concave portion 215 is formed to be the same, so that the means for fixing the angle adjusting end 136 is rotated is required. Accordingly, the angle adjusting end 136 is fixed by the lower fixing protrusion 211 in the rotated state.

That is, when the length of the tine support 134 is not constant, especially when the length of the tine support 134 is formed short, regardless of the position of the angle adjusting end 136 by the rack holder 200 It is fixed stably.

By the rack structure of the dishwasher according to the present invention having the configuration as described above, by allowing the movable rack mounted on the dish rack to be rotatable, there is an effect that can be accommodated with different kinds of dishes of different sizes.

In addition, it is possible to rotate regardless of the length of the movable rack, there is an effect that the movable rack can be stably fixed by preventing the longitudinal swing of the movable rack.

Claims (10)

At least one horizontal frame formed at a predetermined interval up and down; At least one vertical frame having both ends connected to the horizontal frame and bent a plurality of times; A movable rack placed on the bottom surface of the vertical frame in the front and rear or left and right directions and rotatably formed; And And a rack holder connected to an end of the movable frame to adjust an angle of rotation of the movable rack and to prevent longitudinal fluctuations of the movable rack. The method of claim 1, The rack holder is a holder body including a concave-convex portion consisting of a plurality of convex portions and concave portion on the front portion; A detachable part detachably mounted to the vertical frame and / or the horizontal frame; Rack structure of the dishwasher including a movable rack mounting portion coupled to the ends of the movable rack. The method of claim 2, The movable rack is a tine support that is arranged a plurality of tine, Both ends of the tine support is bent a predetermined length, rack structure of the dishwasher including an angle adjusting end fitted to the recess. The method of claim 2, The concave portion and / or the convex portion of the rack structure of the dishwasher, characterized in that the depression depth and the protrusion length is formed different. The method of claim 2, The uneven portion of the rack structure of the dishwasher, characterized in that the depth of the recess formed in the central portion is the maximum. The method of claim 2, The uneven portion of the rack structure of the dishwasher, characterized in that the protruding length of the convex portion formed in the center is smaller than the protruding length of the convex portion formed on the outside. The method of claim 2, The uneven portion of the rack structure of the dishwasher, characterized in that the curvature is curved. The method of claim 2, The detachable portion is formed on the upper side of the holder body and the upper detachable portion for detaching the vertical frame and the horizontal frame together; The bottom structure of the holder body is a rack structure of the dishwasher including a lower detachable portion to be detachable to the bottom of the vertical frame. The method of claim 2, Is formed on one side of the movable rack mounting portion protruding, rack structure of the dishwasher including at least one or more fixing projections to prevent the swing in the longitudinal direction in the process of rotating the movable rack. The method of claim 3, wherein An upper fixing protrusion protruding from one side of the movable rack mounting portion to prevent longitudinal fluctuation in the vertical state of the angle adjusting end; A rack structure of the dish washing machine further includes a lower fixing protrusion formed on the lower side of the upper fixing protrusion to prevent the angle adjusting end from swinging.

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