KR20090024004A

KR20090024004A - Dishwasher

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Publication number: KR20090024004A
Application number: KR1020070089176A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 박필근
Original assignee: 엘지전자 주식회사
Priority date: 2007-09-03
Filing date: 2007-09-03
Publication date: 2009-03-06

Abstract

The present invention relates to a dishwasher, comprising: a dish rack in which dishes are stored; And a cup holder mounted on one side of the dish rack and maintaining a mounted state or a mounted position of a cup to be seated, even if strong washing water is sprayed, the first mounted state or mounted without falling or moving in a cup inverted state. It provides a dishwasher that can maintain its position and improve the cleaning inside the cup.

Description

Dishwasher {DISHWASHER}

The present invention relates to a dishwasher, and more particularly, to a dishwasher having a cup holder for fixing and seating cups in a tableware and preventing cups from moving or colliding with each other by movement of the dish rack or washing water. will be.

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.

1 is a perspective view schematically showing a conventional dish washing machine, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the upper dish rack according to FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a cup rack mounted to the upper dish rack according to FIG. 2.

Referring to FIG. 1, a dish rack 10 equipped with a cup rack according to the present invention includes a case 11 forming an appearance and opening the front, and a door 14 sealing the opened front of the case 11. Includes, the tub 12 is placed inside the dishwasher 10, the washing water is accommodated, the lower side of the tub 12 is a sump (17) for collecting the washing water and filtering the foreign matter to be sprayed again.

Dishes are accommodated in the tub 12, and the upper rack 20 and the lower rack 40 and upper and lower racks 20 and 30 which are provided on the upper and lower sides and drawn out of the tub 12. The nozzles 15 and 16 which spray the washing water toward the () are formed.

The door 14 is coupled to the case 11 by a hinge (not shown) at the lower end of the door 14, and is rotatable in a vertical direction about the hinge by a user's operation.

In addition, a cup rack 40 is provided on one side of the upper rack 20 to accommodate the cup is washed, the other side of the upper rack 20 knife rack 50 to accommodate a long tool such as a knife Is provided.

Referring to FIG. 2, the upper rack 20 on which the cup rack 40 is mounted is formed at an approximately central portion of the lower side of the upper rack 20, and supplies washing water to the dishes stored in the upper rack 20. Is connected to the upper nozzle 15 to be washed, and the upper nozzle 15 is extended to the inside of the upper rack 20, the nozzle holder 18 to allow the wash water to be included.

In addition, the knife is provided on one side of the outer frame 23, the cup rack 40 to allow the cup is accommodated and washed, and the other side of the outer frame 23, the knife to accommodate the long tools such as knives received A rack 50 is included.

The outer frame 23 is a horizontal frame 21 of the closed curve forming the upper and lower frames, both ends are coupled to the horizontal frame 21, the vertical frame 22 of the shape recessed to a predetermined depth, both sides It is coupled to the bottom includes a rack roller 25 to allow the upper rack 20 to move in the front and rear direction.

In addition, the vertical frame 22 has one end is coupled to the front of the horizontal frame 21, the other end is coupled to the front and rear rack frame 22a, the rear end of the horizontal frame 21, and one end is a horizontal frame ( 21 is coupled to the left side, the other end is composed of a left and right rack frame 22b coupled to the right side of the horizontal frame 21.

Therefore, since the front and rear rack frame 22a and the left and right rack frame 22b are provided in plural, the overall shape of the bottom surface of the upper rack 20 becomes a mesh shape so that dishes can be stored.

On the other hand, the cup rack 40 is formed detachably on one side of the horizontal frame (21). In addition, a plurality of cup racks 40 may be provided. Here, the cup rack 40 is formed to be inclined to a predetermined angle when mounted on the horizontal frame 21, so that the washing water is sprayed to the inside of the cup when the cup is seated and washed in the cup rack 40, washing water in the cup Do not accumulate.

Referring to FIG. 3, the cup rack 40 includes a frame 41 forming an appearance and a detachable part 42 formed at one side of the frame 41 to be detachable from the horizontal frame 21. .

The frame 41 may be formed of a plastic injection molding, and is generally formed in a mesh shape so that the cup is seated and washed, and the washing water is formed to fall downward.

In addition, the upper surface of the frame 41 is formed at a predetermined depth step downward from a point spaced apart from one end by a predetermined distance, the first surface 45 of the side on which the detachable portion 42 is formed, and the cup is seated It is divided into a second surface 46 that is. The first surface 45 on the side where the detachable portion 42 is formed is formed to be substantially horizontal, and the second surface 46 on which the cup is seated further forms an angle at which the cup is seated, thereby improving drying performance of the cup. It is formed to be inclined to a predetermined length toward the first surface 45 at one end of the second surface 46 to be. That is, the upper surface of the frame 41 is formed to be inclined by a predetermined length and a predetermined angle toward the other end where the detachable portion 42 is formed at one end, so that the second surface is inclined with the first surface 45 formed horizontally The surface 46 is divided, and the first surface 45 and the second surface 46 are stepped.

Here, the upper surface of the frame 41 is inclined only by a predetermined length so that the second surface 46 is formed. The upper surface is inclined only by the predetermined length so that the second surface 46 is spaced apart from the detachable portion 42. The cup does not touch the outer frame 23 when the cup is placed.

Therefore, the upper surface of the frame 41 is formed to be inclined, so that the cup can be inclined at more angles to the cup rack 40, thereby improving the drying performance of the cup, and preventing the cup from slipping by the step. Will be.

However, the conventional cup rack 40 has a problem that the fixing and seating of the cup is not clear because there is no structure capable of fixing the cup to be mounted.

For this reason, there is a problem in that the cup is moved or collided with each other in the process of drawing the cup rack 40 to the upper rack 20 after mounting the cup to the cup rack 40, thereby causing the cup to be broken.

In addition, when there are not many cups to be washed, the mounted cups may not be in place by the strong water current of the washing water and move back and forth.

In addition, in order to wash the cup with the cup upside down and seated on the cup rack, it is necessary to mount enough cups on the cup rack to prevent the cup from falling over by the water of the washing water. It was hard to maintain. That is, even though the cup is mounted on the cup rack with the opening of the cup facing down, the cup could not be fixed and the cup could not be washed cleanly because the cup fell by the strong water of the wash water.

The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, by providing a separate cup holder for fixing the cup to provide a dishwasher that the user can clearly know the fixing and seating of the cup It is done.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a dishwasher having a cup holder having a predetermined length in the depth direction of the cup so that the user can easily mount the cup.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a dishwasher having a cup holder or a cup rack that can prevent cups from colliding with each other when taking out of the table rack.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a dishwasher having a cup holder having a cup fixing member formed of a rubber material at the end thereof so that the cup can be kept in the first mounting state even if strong washing water is sprayed.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a dishwasher having a cup holder that does not worry that the cup falls by the water of the wash water in the state in which the cup is turned upside down even if one cup.

The present invention, in order to achieve the object as described above, the tableware is a tableware is stored; And a cup rack mounted on one side of the dish rack, wherein the cup rack provides a dishwasher having a cup holder for individually supporting a cup to be seated.

Thus, by providing the cup holder which supports each cup individually, it can prevent that cups collide with each other at the time of taking out of the said dish rack or washing | cleaning.

In addition, the tableware rack is stored tableware; And a cup holder mounted to one side of the dish rack and maintaining a mounted state or a mounted position of the cup to be seated.

By this configuration, the user can hold the cup in the initial state of the dishwasher or maintain the mounting position, thereby preventing the cup from flipping over the strong water of the washing water or moving the cup when the upper dish rack is pulled out. Can be.

Here, the cup holder includes at least two support bars, and the support bars are preferably formed of an elastic body that can be bent and have a length substantially equal to the depth or height of the cup to be mounted. As a result, the support bar is positioned inside the cup to stably support the cup, and can firmly support the cup even if the circumferences of the ends of the support bar are larger than the inner diameter of the cup.

In addition, one end of the support bar may further form a cup fixing member in contact with the cup to be seated to prevent the cup from moving. This may reduce damage to the inner surface of the cup, such as scratching the cup by the end of the support bar.

On the other hand, the cup fixing member is formed of a rubber, characterized in that the part in contact with the cup is formed in a curved surface. This prevents the cup from being scratched by the end of the support bar and can increase the support area of the cup.

In addition, the spacing between the support bar is formed to gradually increase from the lower portion of the support bar toward the top, or the support bar is preferably formed to form an inverted triangle with the neighboring support bar. As described above, by forming the lower ends of the plurality of support bars to be gathered in one place or by forming the intervals of the upper ends larger than the intervals of the lower ends, even cups having different inner diameters may be supported using the same cup holder.

On the other hand, the cup rack or the cup holder is rotatably mounted to the table rack or characterized in that the removable from the table rack. Therefore, when the cup rack or cup holder is not used, the table rack or cup holder may be rotated to stand or the cup rack or cup holder may be separated from the table rack, thereby storing more dishes in the table rack.

In addition, the cup rack or the cup holder is characterized in that mounted on the upper table rack installed on the upper of the table rack. For this reason, large tableware, such as a plate, can be accommodated in the lower table rack installed in the lower part of the said dish rack, and the narrow space formed easily between the upper table rack and the tub of the dish washing machine can be utilized efficiently.

As described above, the present invention provides a dishwasher in which a user can clearly know the fixing and seating of the cup by providing a separate cup holder capable of individually fixing the cup.

In addition, the present invention provides a dishwasher in which the user can easily mount the cup because the user only needs to turn the cup upside down to the cup holder having a predetermined length in the depth direction of the cup.

In addition, the present invention provides a dishwasher having a cup holder or a cup rack that can prevent cups from colliding with each other or falling from the cup rack when cups are drawn out.

In addition, the present invention is provided with a cup holder formed with a rubber cup fixing member at the end, even if the strong washing water is sprayed, the cup can be maintained in the original mounting state or mounting position without falling or moving in the inverted state, A dishwasher is provided that can improve the cleaning condition inside the cup.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail with respect to the configuration and operation according to an embodiment of the present invention. The following description is several aspects of the invention as claimed, and the following description forms part of the detailed description of the invention.

However, in describing the present invention, a detailed description of known functions or configurations will be omitted for clarity of the gist of the present invention.

In addition, the same reference numerals are given to the same and the same components as those described above, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

First, Figure 4 is a side view of a cup rack with a cup holder according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 5 is a plan view schematically showing the main portion of the cup holder according to FIG.

As shown in Figure 4, the cup rack 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is formed on the frame 110 and the upper surface of the frame 110, which functions to hold or support the cup to individually cup the cup It is configured to include a cup holder 150 for maintaining the original mounting state or position of the cup to be supported or mounted.

Here, at one side of the bottom surface of the frame 110, a dish support protrusion 111 for contacting one end of the dishes stored in the table rack under the cup rack 100 to support the dishes is formed.

On the other hand, on one side of the frame 110, a detachable portion 112 for mounting or detaching the cup rack 110 to the upper table rack (see 20, 30 of Figure 1) is formed. An opening 112a is formed in the detachable part 112 so as to be caught in the dish rack, and the cup rack 100 is removed from the dish rack unless the user artificially separates the cup rack 100 from the dish rack. The cup rack mounting protrusion 112b is formed so as not to be separated.

The cup holder 150 is provided at an approximately center portion of the upper surface of the frame 110. For convenience of description, in FIG. 4, only one cup holder 150 is formed in the cup rack 110, but in order to effectively mount the cup, a plurality of cup holders 150 may be provided.

The cup holder 150 has a shape similar to several stems branched from one root. The cup holder 150 includes a rod-shaped support bar 151 having a predetermined length, and a cup fixing member 152 formed at one end of the support bar 151, that is, at the top thereof, and the support bar 151 is at least two. Dogs are formed, preferably three.

Referring to FIG. 5, the support bars 151 have lower ends gathered at one connection contact point 153, upper ends are separated from each other, and a cup fixing member 152 is formed at the upper ends.

At this time, the upper end of the cup fixing member 152 or the support bar 151, preferably as shown in Figure 5 is substantially circular. This is because most of the cups mounted on the cup holder 150 have circular openings.

In FIG. 5, an example of three support bars 151 is illustrated as an example. In the case of three support bars 151, forming the upper end of the support bar 151 to form an equilateral triangle indicates the stability of the cup. Most effective at raising

In addition, the support bar 151 is preferably formed of an elastic body that can be bent to have a length substantially equal to the depth or height of the cup to be mounted. Therefore, the support bar 151 is located inside the cup to stably support the cup, and can firmly support the cup even if the perimeter of the ends of the support bar 151 is larger than the inner diameter of the cup. .

That is, the upper ends of the plurality of support bars 151 should enter the inside of the cup, if the support bar 151 is made of a material that is not bent, than the diameter of the circular connecting the top of the support bar 151 It is not possible to mount a cup with a small diameter opening.

On the other hand, the cup fixing member 152 is formed on one end of the support bar and in contact with the cup to be seated so that the cup does not move, thereby causing damage to the inner surface of the cup, such as scratching the cup by the end of the support bar 151 Can reduce the amount of

Here, the cup fixing member 152 is formed of a material capable of deformation, such as rubber, it is effective to form a portion in contact with the cup in a curved surface. This is because the cup may be prevented from being scratched by the upper end of the support bar 151 and the contact area between the cup and the cup fixing member 152 may be widened.

That is, when the support bar 151, which is bent by the elastic force of the support bar 151 in contact with the inner surface of the cup on which the cup fixing member 152 is mounted, returns to its original state, is applied to the inner surface of the cup. As the shape of the cup fixing member 152 changes, the surface contact with the inner surface of the cup is almost performed.

In addition, the interval between the support bars 151 is formed to gradually increase from the lower portion of the support bar 151 toward the upper portion, or to form each support bar 151 to form an inverted triangle with the neighboring support bar. desirable. As such, by forming the lower ends of the plurality of support bars 151 in one place (see FIG. 5) or by forming the upper gaps larger than the lower gaps, the same cup holder may be formed in various cups having different diameters. 150 can be used.

That is, since the cup is directly covered, that is, the upper end of the hanging cup holder 150 is extended than the lower part, when the top is collected and the cup is covered, most cups except the cup having an opening having a very small diameter are covered. Can be mounted.

Meanwhile, the cup rack 100 may be rotatably mounted to the table racks 20 and 30 or may be detachably mounted from the table racks 20 and 30. Therefore, when the cup rack 100 is not used, the cup rack 100 may be rotated to stand or the cup rack 100 may be separated from the table racks 20 and 30 to store more dishes in the table rack.

To this end, as shown in FIG. 4, at one side of the cup rack 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, a detachable part 112 having an opening 112 a and a cup rack mounting protrusion 112 b is formed. Since the inner surface of the opening 112a and the cup rack mounting protrusion 112b is approximately circular, the cup rack 100 may be rotated or separated.

Meanwhile, a stopper 113 protrudes from an upper surface of the upper surface of the frame 110 corresponding to both sides of the cup holder 150. The stopper 113 is for preventing the cup from slipping on the upper surface of the frame 110 when the cup not mounted on the cup holder 150 is seated on the upper surface of the frame 110.

In addition, the cup rack 100 is preferably mounted to the upper table rack 20 installed on the upper portion of the table rack (see 20, 30 of Figure 1). For this reason, large tableware, such as a plate, can be accommodated in the lower table rack 30 installed in the lower part of the said table rack, and the tub (FIG. 1 of FIG. 1) of the upper table rack 20 and the dishwasher (refer FIG. 1). The cup can be stored using a narrow space formed between them.

Until now, the cup holder 150 formed integrally with the cup rack 100 has been described. However, only the cup holder may be mounted on the dish rack without a separate cup rack, which will be described below.

6 is a partial front view of a dish rack with a cup holder according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a partial side view of the dish rack with a cup holder according to FIG. 6.

6 is a dishwasher which includes a dish rack 101 in which dishes are stored, and a cup holder 250 mounted on one side of the dish rack 101 to maintain a mounted state or a mounted position of a cup seated thereon. Is disclosed. Here, since the configuration of the dishwasher except for the cup holder 250 is the same as described above, a description thereof will be omitted.

In this configuration, since the user can hold the cup at the initial use of the dishwasher or maintain the mounting position, the cup is turned upside down by the strong water of the washing water or the cup is moved when the dish rack 101 is withdrawn. It can prevent.

Referring to FIG. 6, the cup holder 250 has a lower end of the support bar 251 coupled to a first cup holder mounting member 253 having a wire shape, one end of which is mounted to the dish rack 101, and a support bar. The cup fixing member 252 is mounted on the upper end of the 251.

On the other hand, the other end of the first cup holder mounting member 253 is connected to one end of the second cup holder mounting member 254 formed in the form of a wire, the other end of the second cup holder mounting member 254 is dish rack 101 Is mounted on.

One end of the first cup holder mounting member 253 has a ring-shaped first locking portion 253a formed thereon, and the other end has a ring-shaped second locking portion 253b. One end of the second cup holder mounting member 254 has an annular first locking portion 254a formed therein, and the other end has a ring-shaped second locking portion 254b.

Here, the first locking portion 253a of the first cup holder mounting member 253 is fastened to the table rack 101 in a detachable state, and the second locking portion 253b is the second cup holder mounting member 254. The connecting rod 255 is hinged by inserting the connecting rod 255 while maintaining the concentricity with the second locking portion 254b.

The first locking portion 254a of the second cup holder mounting member 254 is fastened to the dish rack 101 in a detachable state.

Here, since the first locking portion 253a of the first cup holder mounting member 253 and the first locking portion 254a of the second cup holder mounting member 254 are opened, the cup holder 250 is formed. Is not only rotatable in the state mounted on the dish rack 101 can be separated from the dish rack 101. Therefore, when the cup holder 250 is not used, the cup holder 250 may be rotated to stand up or the cup holder 250 may be removed from the dish rack 101 to store more dishes in the dish rack 101. Can be.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 7, the connecting rod 255 is longer than the diameter of the cup to be mounted, or a rod shape longer than the diameter of the circle formed by connecting the cup fixing member 252 of the cup holder 250 .

In addition, the second locking portion 253b of the first cup holder mounting member 253 and the second locking portion 254b of the second cup holder mounting member 254 should be connected to both sides of the connecting rod 255, respectively. Therefore, the first cup holder mounting member 253 and the second cup holder mounting member 254 are preferably two each.

Here, the dish rack 101 is effectively an upper dish rack installed on the tub top of the dishwasher.

On the other hand, both sides of the dish rack 101 is equipped with a storage wheel 160, the storage wheel 160 is characterized in that the height can be adjusted. Therefore, when the cup mounted on the cup holder 250 is large or long, the height of the storage wheel 160 may be lowered to prevent the cup mounted on the cup holder 250 from hitting the tub ceiling of the dishwasher.

By using the cup holder or cup rack described so far, the user can accurately recognize the seating position and mounting state of the cup, and the cup is broken or the cup is inverted due to the strong water of the drawer rack or the washing water. Can be prevented.

In addition, the dishwasher described so far should be understood as the technical spirit of the present invention or the minimum description of the present invention which can be grasped from various viewpoints, and should not be understood as the boundary limiting the present invention.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above by way of example, the scope of the present invention is not limited to these specific embodiments, and may be appropriately changed within the scope of the claims.

1 is a perspective view schematically showing a conventional dish washing machine,

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the upper table rack according to Figure 1,

3 is a perspective view of the cup rack mounted to the upper table rack according to FIG.

4 is a side view of a cup rack having a cup holder according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a plan view schematically showing the main part of the cup holder according to FIG. 4;

6 is a partial front view of a dish rack provided with a cup holder according to another embodiment of the present invention;

7 is a partial side view of the dish rack with the cup holder according to FIG. 6.

** Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings **

100: cup rack 101: upper tableware rack

110: cup rack frame 111: dish support

112: detachable part 113: stopper

150,250: Cup Holder 160: Rack Wheel

151,251: support bar 152,252: cup fixing member

253: first cup holder mounting member 254: second cup holder mounting member

Claims

A dish rack in which dishes are stored; And

Includes; Cup rack mounted on one side of the dish rack,

The cup rack is provided with a dish holder for supporting the cup to be seated separately.

A dish rack in which dishes are stored; And

And a cup holder mounted on one side of the dish rack to maintain a mounted state or a mounted position of a seated cup.

The method according to claim 1 or 2,

The cup holder, the dishwasher, characterized in that it comprises at least two support bars.

The method of claim 3, wherein

At one end of the support bar, a cup fixing member for contacting the seated cup and prevents the cup from moving is further formed.

The method of claim 4, wherein

The cup fixing member is formed of rubber, the portion in contact with the cup is a dishwasher, characterized in that formed in a curved surface.

The method of claim 5, wherein

The interval between the support bar, the dishwasher, characterized in that gradually increases from the bottom of the support bar toward the top.

The method of claim 5, wherein

The support bars are dishwasher, characterized in that forming an inverted triangle with a neighboring support bar.

The method of claim 4, wherein

The cup rack or the cup holder is rotatably mounted to the dish rack.

The method of claim 8,

The cup rack or the cup holder, the dishwasher, characterized in that the removable from the table rack.

The method of claim 4, wherein

The cup rack or the cup holder, the dish washing machine, characterized in that mounted to the upper table rack installed in the upper portion of the rack.