KR20080062621A - Dish washer - Google Patents

Abstract

A dishwasher is provided to enhance washing performance for dishes and increase capacity of the dishwasher, by alternately providing a plurality of dish holder groups in row direction with respect to each other. A dishwasher comprises a rack assembly, and a plurality of dish holders(32). The rack assembly is drawable from the inside of a washing tub. The dish holders comprising a plurality of dish holder groups(142,144,146) disposed in parallel within the rack assembly, are installed inside the rack assembly to allow dishes to be alternately placed within the rack assembly. The dish holder groups are apart from each other within the rack assembly, in a row direction of the dish holder groups toward a spaced direction of the dish holder groups, so as to prevent interference between neighboring dishes placed on each different dish holder.

Description

Dishwasher {Dish washer}

1 is a perspective view showing a dish washer according to an embodiment of the present invention,

2 is an exploded perspective view showing a frame and a basket of the rack assembly shown in FIG. 1;

3 is a plan view showing a frame and a basket of the rack assembly shown in FIG.

4 is an enlarged perspective view of 'A' shown in FIG. 3;

5 is a plan view showing a state in which tableware is disposed in the basket of the dishwasher according to one embodiment of the present invention;

6 is a plan view showing a state in which the tableware is placed in the basket of the dishwasher according to another embodiment of the present invention,

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1: dishwasher 4,5,6: rack assembly

12,13: rack 14,15: movement guide

20: frame 30: basket

32: dish holder 33,34: fitting

40: tableware holder group 50: table cutlery

The present invention relates to a dishwasher, and more particularly, to a dishwasher that can improve the washing performance of the dishware by preventing interference of the dishware disposed in the rack assembly.

In general, a dishwasher is a device that automatically cleans food residues on dishes, cutlery, and various cooking utensils (hereinafter, referred to as “dishware”) using detergents and washing water.

A washing tank having a cavity of a predetermined size is disposed in the dish washing machine, and a rack assembly in which the dishes are placed is disposed in the washing tank so as to be pulled out. The washing tank is provided with a washing water spraying mechanism for spraying washing water with the dishware placed in the rack assembly.

However, a plurality of tableware cutlery and a cooking tool, which are narrow and long in the tableware, are arranged in a row in the rack assembly. Therefore, the number of the cutlery or cooking utensils is placed in a limited space, such as the rack assembly, to increase the washing capacity. The table cutlery includes a knife, a spoon, a fork, and the like, and the cooking utensils include a ladle, an esophagus and an inverter.

When the dishwasher is placed on the rack assembly, the dishwasher pushes the rack assembly into the washing tank, the high-pressure washing water is injected into the rack assembly by the washing water spraying mechanism and the dishes placed in the rack assembly are washed water. It is washed by.

However, since the dishwasher and the cooking utensils are arranged in a plurality of rows in the limited space of the rack assembly, the dishwasher and the cooking utensils are in contact with each other while overlapping each other. .

Therefore, since the washing water sprayed by the washing water spraying mechanism is not transferred to the interference portion between the table cutlery and the cooking utensils, there is a problem that the washing performance of the tableware is lowered. Of course, it is also possible to arrange the dishes in the rack assembly at sufficient intervals, in this case, the number of dishes placed on the rack assembly is reduced, thereby reducing the space utilization of the rack assembly.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a dishwasher, in which interference of tableware disposed in a rack assembly is prevented, thereby improving washing performance of the tableware and preventing a decrease in space utilization for the rack assembly.

The present invention provides a dishwasher including a rack assembly disposed to be pulled out of a washing tank, and a plurality of dish holders formed inside the rack assembly such that dishes are alternately arranged in the rack assembly.

The dish holders include a plurality of dish holder groups arranged in a row in the rack assembly. The dish holder group is arranged in a plurality of spaced apart in the interior of the rack assembly, the dish holder group is the dish holder group with respect to the spaced direction of the dish holder groups so as not to interfere with the dishes mounted on the different dish holder group They may be staggered in the direction of the columns. Alternatively, the plurality of dish holder groups may be arranged in parallel in the rack assembly, and the dish holder groups may be arranged in the spaced apart direction of the dish holder groups so that the dishes placed in different dish holder groups do not interfere. The odd rows and even rows of the holder groups may be alternately arranged.

The dish holder includes a pair of spaced fitting protrusions such that a cutlery or a cooking tool is fitted and fixed. In the dish holder group, a plurality of dish holders may be arranged in a line in a direction in which the pair of fitting protrusions are spaced apart.

The rack assembly includes a frame releasably disposed on the washing tank, and a basket detachably mounted to the frame and the dish holders formed therein. The basket and the dish holder are integrally injection molded.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view showing a dishwasher according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figures 2 and 3 are an exploded perspective view and a plan view showing a frame and a basket of the rack assembly shown in Figure 1, Figure 4 is a 5 is a perspective view showing an enlarged view of 'A', and FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a state where dishes are placed in a basket of a dish washer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the dishwasher 1 includes a washing tank 3 disposed inside the cabinet 2 and having a cavity having a predetermined size, and arranged to be pulled out of the washing tank 3 so that dishes are placed thereon. A plurality of rack assemblies (4) (5) (6) which are lost, and a washing water spray disposed inside the washing tank (3) to spray washing water onto dishes placed on the rack assemblies (4) (5) (6). Mechanism 7.

An entrance 8 is formed in front of the cabinet 2 and the washing tank 3, and a door 9 for opening and closing the entrance 8 is rotatably installed in the cabinet 2. The door 9 is opened and closed in a drop-down manner.

The washing water spraying mechanism (7) is a device for spraying the washing water to the dishes placed inside the rack assembly (4) (5) (6). That is, the washing water spraying mechanism 7 includes a pump (not shown) disposed between the cabinet 2 and the washing tank 3 to pump the washing water, and a plurality of nozzles for spraying the washing water pumped by the pump into the dishware. 10 and a washing water flow path 11 formed between the nozzles 10 and the pump. The nozzles 10 are disposed below or above the rack assemblies 4, 5, 6, respectively.

1 and 5, the rack assemblies 4, 5, 6 are arranged in three stages in the vertical direction in the washing tank 3. That is, the first stage rack assembly 4 and the second stage rack assembly 5 are disposed at the lower side and the middle of the washing tank 3 to accommodate dishes such as dishes and dishes therein, and at the upper side of the washing tank 3. The three-stage rack assembly 6 is arranged to accommodate tableware such as cutlery 50 or cooking utensils therein. However, one or two or more rack assemblies may be installed in the washing tank 3 according to the design conditions of the dishwasher 1, and the type of dishes arranged on each rack assembly may also be changed. .

The rack assemblies 4, 5 and 6 are formed in the racks 12 and 13 on which the dishes are placed, the racks 12 and 13 and the washing tub 3, and the racks 12 and Moving guides (14) and (15) for supporting the movable member (13) in a forward and backward direction.

The racks 12 and 13 are formed in a grill shape so that the washing water sprayed from the washing water spraying mechanism 7 is effectively transmitted to the dishes. The rack 12 of the one-stage rack assembly 4 and the two-stage rack assembly 5 is generally produced in a grill shape by a rod of metal material. The rack 13 of the three-stage rack assembly 6 includes a basket 30 injection molded into a grill shape.

A plurality of movement guides 14 of the first stage rack assembly 4 are disposed below the rack 12 such that the rack 12 is movable on the inner surfaces of the door 9 and the washing tank 3. Includes four wheels. The movement guide 15 of the two-stage rack assembly 5 and the three-stage rack assembly 6 includes roller mechanisms 16 disposed on both sides of the racks 12 and 13 and the washing tank 3. It is formed on both sides and includes a guide rail 17 for guiding the movement of the roller mechanism 16. Of course, guide rails may be formed on both sides of the rack 12 and 13, and roller mechanisms may be disposed on both sides of the washing tank 3.

2 and 3, the rack 13 of the three-stage rack assembly 6 includes a frame 20 arranged to be pulled out of the washing tank 3 by the moving guide 15, The basket 30 is detachably mounted to the frame 20 and has a plurality of dish holders 32 supporting the table cutlery 50 and cooking utensils.

The frame 20 is a rectangular frame made of steel rods. That is, the frame 20 is formed in a rectangular shape and spaced apart in the vertical direction and the upper frame 21 and the lower frame 22, and connecting the upper frame 21 and the lower frame 22 and In addition, the basket 30 includes a connection frame 23 forming a plurality of seating portions 25 are seated. The connecting frame 23 includes a plurality of connecting parts 24 having upper and lower ends respectively connected to the upper frame 21 and the lower frame 22, and the frame 20 is connected to the connecting parts 24. It is formed to protrude inwardly of the defining space includes a plurality of seating portion 25 on which the basket 30 is seated.

The frame 20 may be divided into a plurality of interiors as necessary. Hereinafter, in the present embodiment, the space defined by the frame 20 is divided to the left and right, so that two basket seating spaces 20a and 20b are formed, respectively. On the left and right sides of the frame 20, the roller mechanism 16 is disposed to correspond to the guide rail 17 of the washing tank 3, respectively.

The basket 30 is a basket-shaped injection into which the table cutlery 50 is accommodated. The basket 30 is detachably disposed up and down in the basket seating spaces 20a and 20b defined by the frame 20. The basket 30 is provided with a plurality of support portions 31 seated on the seating portions 25. The inner bottom of the basket 30 is formed with a plurality of tableware holder 32 to which the table cutlery 50 or the cooking utensil is fitted. The dish holder 32 includes a pair of fitting protrusions 33 and 34 to which the table cutlery 50 and the cooking utensil are sandwiched and fixed. The pair of fitting protrusions 33 and 34 may be formed to face each other in the basket 30 so that the table cutlery 50 or the cooking utensil is more stably fitted and fixed. The fitting protrusions 33 and 34 are integrally injection molded on the inner bottom surface of the basket 30.

3, 4, and 5, some of the dish holders 32 may be formed in the basket 30 along the direction XX in which the pair of fitting protrusions 33 and 34 are spaced apart from each other. It is arranged in line inside. That is, the dish holders 32 include a dish holder group 40 in which the pair of fitting protrusions 33 and 34 are arranged in a line. The dish holder group 40 includes a first dish holder group 42 formed on one side of the basket 30 and a direction YY perpendicular to the column direction XX of the first dish holder group 42. The second table holder group 44 formed in parallel with the first table holder group 42 on the other side on the basket 30 is spaced apart.

The first and second tableware holder groups 42 and 44 may be spaced apart from each other in the separation direction YY of the first and second tableware holder groups 42 and 44 such that the table cutlery 50 does not interfere with each other. They are staggered from each other in the column direction XX. Hereinafter, in this embodiment, the column direction XX of the 1st, 1st, and 2nd tableware holder groups 42 and 44 is a left-right direction, and the separation direction YY of the 1st, 1st and 2nd tableware holder groups 42 and 44 is lateral. It demonstrates only to this front-back direction.

That is, the first and second tableware holder groups 42 and 44 may move each of the tableware holders 32 in opposite directions along the left and right directions, or each of the tableware holders 32 may move along the left and right directions. The structure is moved at different distances. Therefore, the dish holders 32 of the first dish holder group 42 are disposed to face the space between the dish holders 32 of the second dish holder group 44, respectively.

Looking at the operation and effect of the dishwasher 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

First, the door 9 is opened to open the doorway 8 formed in the front of the dishwasher 1, and the rack assemblies 4, 5, 6 are taken out of the washing tank 3. The various kinds of dishes to be washed are placed in the rack assemblies 4, 5 and 6, respectively. Then, the rack assembly (4) (5) (6) is pushed into the washing tank (3), and the door (9) is closed to shield the entrance (8).

When the dishes are accommodated in the washing tank 3 as described above, the dishwasher 1 is operated to wash the dishes placed in the rack assemblies 4, 5, 6 with the washing water of the washing water spraying mechanism 7. do.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 1, the rack assemblies 4, 5, and 6 of the dishwasher 1 are arranged in three stages, and the uppermost three stage rack assembly 6 has a table cutlery. (50) or a special rack (13) for washing the cooking utensils (Culinary), the table cutlery 50 or cooking utensils are formed in the basket 30 of the three-stage rack assembly (6) It is washed while being fitted to the holders 32.

Referring to FIG. 5, the table cutlery 50 is fitted into and fixed to the dish holders 32 of the first and second dish holder groups 42 and 44 formed in the basket 30, respectively. Here, the handle of the table cutlery 50 is sandwiched and fixed between the pair of fitting protrusions 33 and 34 forming the table holder 32, and the blade of the table cutlery 50 is different from the other table holder. It is arranged toward the tableware holder 32 of the group 40.

However, since the tableware holders 32 of the first and second tableware holder groups 42 and 44 are alternately arranged with each other, the table cutlery fitted to the first and second tableware holder groups 42 and 44 is disposed. 50 are also staggered with each other. That is, the table cutlery 50 inserted into the first dish holder group 42 is disposed between the table cutlery 50 mounted to the second dish holder group 44. Therefore, the interference of the table cutlery 50 inserted into the first and second dish holder groups 42 and 44 is prevented, and the washing performance is generated because the wash water does not penetrate into the interference portion of the table cutlery 50. The fall of is also prevented beforehand.

6 is a plan view illustrating a state in which tableware is disposed in a basket of a dishwasher according to another embodiment of the present invention. In Fig. 6, the same reference numerals as those shown in Fig. 5 denote the same members. Hereinafter will be described focusing on the points different from one embodiment of the present invention.

The dishwasher illustrated in FIG. 6 is different from the dishwasher 1 illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 5, in which the rack 113 of the three-stage rack assembly 6 is connected to the frame 20 and the basket 130. Including, there are three or more tableware holder group 140 is formed inside the basket 130.

That is, the dish holder group 140 may include a first dish holder group 142 having the dish holders 32 arranged in the left and right directions at the rear of the basket 130, and the first dish holder group 142. And the second dish holder group 144 in which the dish holders 32 are arranged in the left and right directions in front of the basket 130 so as to be parallel to the first and second dish holder groups 42 and 44. The third and second tableware holder groups 42 and 44 are configured to include a third tableware holder group 146 arranged in the left and right directions. However, the dish holder group 140, of course, four or more inside the basket 130 may be formed to be spaced apart from each other in various directions.

The first, second, and third tableware holder groups 142, 144 and 146 may have odd rows and even rows in front and rear directions so that table cutlery 50 and cooking utensils mounted on different table holder groups do not interfere. They are alternately arranged in the left and right directions with respect to each other. Therefore, the utilization of the internal space of the basket 130 is improved.

As described above with reference to the drawings illustrated in the dishwasher according to the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments and drawings, and various modifications are possible by those skilled in the art within the scope of the technical idea of the invention Of course.

That is, according to the present invention, a table holder group for fixing a table cutlery or a cooking utensil to a rack of a single rack assembly or a two rack assembly may be formed. In addition, the present invention may be used with a dish holder of various structures.

The dishwasher of the present invention has the advantage that the interference of the dishes arranged in the rack assembly is prevented, thereby improving the washing performance of the dishes.

In addition, the dishwasher of the present invention has the advantage that the number of mounting of the dishes is increased while the space utilization of the rack assembly is increased to prevent interference of the dishes.

Claims (8)

A rack assembly disposed to be pulled out of the washing tank; And a plurality of dish holders formed in the rack assembly such that the dishes are alternately arranged inside the rack assembly. The method according to claim 1, The dishwasher is a dishwasher including a group of dish holders are arranged in a plurality in a row inside the rack assembly. The method according to claim 2, The dish holder group is arranged in a plurality of spaced apart in the interior of the rack assembly, the dish holder group is the dish holder group with respect to the spaced direction of the dish holder groups so as not to interfere with the dishes mounted on the different dish holder group Dishwashers staggered across the rows of fields. The method according to claim 2, The dish holder groups may be arranged in parallel in the rack assembly, and the dish holder groups may be arranged in the dish holder groups with respect to the spaced apart direction of the dish holder groups so that the dishes placed in different dish holder groups do not interfere. A dishwasher with odd rows and even rows of staples. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The dish holder includes a pair of spaced fitting protrusions for inserting and fixing a table cutlery or a cooking tool. The method according to claim 5, The dish holder group is a dish washing machine in which a plurality of dish holders are arranged in a line in a direction in which the pair of fitting protrusions are spaced apart. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The rack assembly, the dishwasher including a frame removably disposed on the upper portion of the washing tank, the basket detachably mounted to the frame and the dish holders formed therein. The method according to claim 7, The basket and the dish holder are integrally injection molded dishwasher.

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