KR20170021602A - Auxiliary basket for dishwasher and dishwasher having the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a washing machine comprising a washing tank for forming a washing space, a storage unit which is detachably provided in the washing tank and accommodates a tableware, an auxiliary storage unit which is stacked on the storage unit, Wherein the auxiliary storage portion is rotatably provided on one side of an upper portion of the main body, the main storage portion having a main body defining a cleaning space for the tableware, wherein the auxiliary storage portion includes a plurality of insertion portions And a lid part for changing the space to reduce the flow space of the tableware.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dishwasher,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dishwasher, and more particularly, to a dishwasher which can be drawn out and stored in a dishwasher and which can be easily arranged.

Generally, a dishwasher is a device for spraying washing water to a dishwasher accommodated therein and spraying the washing water at high pressure, followed by drying. Specifically, in the dishwasher, washing water is sprayed at a high pressure into the tub in which the dishes are stored, and the washing water to be sprayed contacts the dishware, and the impurities such as food waste remaining on the surface of the dishware are cleaned.

Such a dishwasher can filter the food waste contained in the washing water by a filter, recycle the used washing water, and supply the detergent to the washing water so that the food waste can be smoothly separated. In recent years, a dishwasher has been widely used in which the temperature of the washing water is raised by a heater, or steam is generated to increase the efficiency of washing.

The dishwasher according to the related art includes a case for forming an outer shape, a washing tank provided inside the case for forming a washing space for the tableware, a door for opening and closing the washing tank located in front of the washing tank, A driving unit for supplying, collecting, circulating and draining washing water for washing, a lower / upper / top spraying unit for spraying the washing water supplied by the driving unit with the tableware, and a lower / upper / And a lower / upper / top storage unit that can be selectively loaded according to the type and size of the tableware.

Here, each of the accommodating portions is provided with a plurality of moving rollers at the bottom thereof, and is guided by separate guide rails provided inside the washing tub, and can be taken out and stored.

Meanwhile, the above-mentioned lower storage part is positioned adjacent to the lower spray part, and a relatively large sized tableware is seated. The upper storage part is located adjacent to the upper spray part, and the tableware of a relatively small size is seated. (E.g., a cutlery, a knife, etc.) and a cooking tool (e.g., a scoop, a foaming machine, etc.) of a size smaller than that of the dishware.

Further, the lower storage portion or the upper storage portion may be provided with an auxiliary storage portion for separately storing a tableware (e.g., a spoon, chopsticks, etc.) that is not stored in the top storage portion.

Meanwhile, in order to use a dishwasher to clean a tableware or the like, a user opens a door of the dishwasher, draws out one of the storage compartments in the washing tank, stores the tableware in the drawn-out compartment, After pushing into the washing tub, the door is closed to store the dishes.

In the case of the auxiliary storage unit, a tableware having a predetermined length such as a spoon, a fork, or a knife is inserted in an upright state, and the auxiliary storage unit with the tableware inserted therein is loaded on the lower storage unit or the upper storage unit.

Then, when the dishwasher is operated, washing water is separately or simultaneously supplied to the upper / lower / top spraying portions and the auxiliary storage portion according to the operation of the driving portion, and the washing of the tableware loaded on the lower / upper / do.

On the other hand, a tableware such as a food spoon or a fork is housed in the auxiliary storage portion. In general, in the case of the auxiliary storage portion according to the conventional art, a tableware such as a spoon, a fork, or a knife is simply stored in the auxiliary storage portion, Or the upper storage portion to carry out washing of the tableware.

However, in the case of dishware such as a spoon, a fork, a knife, etc., the length and thickness thereof are very various. In case of a tableware larger than the size of the insertion port when it is stored in the auxiliary storage portion, There is a problem that the washing is difficult due to the occurrence of the flow due to the washing water.

That is, in the case of the auxiliary storage unit according to the related art, the tableware must be stored in the storage unit of the same standard irrespective of the length and thickness of the tableware to be accommodated, thereby inconveniencing the user, .

Disclosure of Invention Technical Problem [10] Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a dishwasher which is capable of minimizing the flow of a tableware, irrespective of the size of a tableware loaded when a tableware such as a spoon, a fork, And it is an object of the present invention to provide an auxiliary storage portion and a dishwasher which can increase the cleaning effect.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an auxiliary storage unit including a main body defining a cleaning space for a tableware, a rotatable main body disposed on one side of the main body, And a lid portion for varying the insertion space to reduce the flow space of the tableware.

The lid part is rotatably coupled to one side of the upper part of the main body, and includes a rotating lid having a fixed insertion hole for receiving a tableware of a predetermined size, a movable lid removably inserted into the rotatable lid, And a slide cover on which the insertion hole is formed.

It is preferable that slide grooves extending in the longitudinal direction of the rotating lid are formed on both sides of the rotating lid when the slide lid is opened, and slide protrusions are formed on both sides of the slide lid to be inserted into the slide grooves.

The slide cover is formed with a movable insertion hole corresponding to the fixed insertion hole. As the slide cover is moved, the fixed insertion hole is formed in the fixed insertion hole, And the insertion space formed by the movable insertion hole may be varied.

The hinge unit may include a hinge unit for pivotally connecting the pivot cover to one side of the main body, and a fastening unit for fastening the pivot cover to the hinge unit may be formed on the other side of the pivot cover.

The hinge unit may include a rotation shaft extending from the main body, and the coupling unit may include an upper surface pressing hook for pressing the upper surface of the rotation shaft and a lower surface pressing hook for pressing the lower surface of the rotation shaft.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a dishwasher including a washing tub which forms a washing space, a storage unit which is detachably installed in the washing tub and accommodates a tableware, The auxiliary dishwasher includes a main body defining a washing space for the dishware, a main body for rotating the main body on the upper side of the main body, And a lid part for reducing the flow space of the tableware by varying an insertion space in which the tableware is accommodated as the tableware is housed.

The lid part is rotatably coupled to one side of the upper part of the main body, and includes a rotating lid having a fixed insertion hole for receiving a tableware of a predetermined size, a movable lid removably inserted into the rotatable lid, And a slide cover on which the insertion hole is formed.

According to the auxiliary storage unit and the dishwasher using the auxiliary storage unit according to the present invention, when the tableware such as a spoon, a fork, and a knife is loaded for washing in a dishwasher, the flow of the tableware is minimized irrespective of the size of the tableware, The effect can be increased.

1 is a perspective view showing a dishwasher according to the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a schematic view briefly showing the internal structure of the dishwasher according to the present invention.
3 is a perspective view illustrating an auxiliary storage unit of the dish washer according to the present invention.
4 is an exploded perspective view showing an auxiliary storage unit of the dish washer according to the present invention.
5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a lid portion of the auxiliary storage portion according to the present invention.
6 to 7 are perspective views showing the use state of the cover portion of the auxiliary storage portion of the dish washer according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Hereinafter, a storage unit according to an embodiment of the present invention and a dishwasher using the same will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In describing the present invention, the names of the individual components to be defined are defined in consideration of the functions of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention should not be construed as limiting the technical elements of the present invention. Further, the respective names defined for each component may be referred to by other names in the art.

The dishwasher according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a dishwasher according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic view briefly showing an internal structure of a dishwasher according to the present invention.

1 to 2, the dishwasher 100 according to the present invention includes a case 120 having an outer shape, a cleaning space provided inside the case 120 to clean the dishware, A door 122 for opening and closing the open side of the washing tub 130 and a driving unit 140 for supplying, collecting, circulating and draining washing water for washing the dishware, A plurality of accommodating portions 150, 160 and 170 detachably installed in the washing tub 130 and on which the tableware is placed and a variable auxiliary water tank 150 for fixing the insertion state of the tableware such as a spoon, a fork, And a plurality of jetting parts 132, 133 and 134 provided adjacent to the respective receiving parts 150, 160 and 170 for jetting washing water for washing the tableware.

Here, in the structure of the dishwasher 100 described above, the washing tub 130, the driving unit 140, and the respective injection units can be realized by the same or similar structure as the conventional art. Therefore, a detailed description will be omitted.

The plurality of storage units 150, 160, and 170 are provided to be able to be drawn out from the inside of the washing tub 130 to the open side of the washing tub 130. Each of the storage units includes a first storage unit 150 disposed at a lower portion of the washing tub 130 and storing a relatively large tableware therein and a second storage unit 150 disposed above the first storage unit 150, And a third storage unit 170 located at an upper portion of the washing tub 130 and accommodating dishes and the like.

The plurality of jetting portions 132, 133, and 134 are provided to spray washing water into dishes or the like stored in the respective receiving portions 150, 160, and 170. Each of the jetting units 132, 133 and 134 includes a lower jetting unit 134 positioned below the washing tub 130 and jetting washing water to the first receiving unit 150, An upper spray part 133 positioned between the first and second storage parts 160 and 160 for spraying the washing water to the first and second storage parts 150 and 160, Or a top spraying part 132 for spraying the washing water to the second storage part 160.

On both sides of the washing tub 130 are provided guide rails (not shown) for guiding the drawing of the first, second and third receiving portions 150, 160 and 170, Guide guide rails (not shown) in the form of a simple rail for guiding the withdrawal and insertion of the first and second storage compartments 150 and 160 and the second and third storage compartments 160 and 170, (Not shown) in which the pull-out distance is increased according to the pulling out of the guide rails 170.

On the other hand, the door 122 is for opening and closing an opening formed on the front surface of the washing tub 130 described above. The door 122 is generally provided at a lower portion of the opening 122 with a hinge portion (not shown) for opening and closing the door 122, and the door 122 is opened with the hinge portion as a rotation axis.

The outer surface of the door 122 is provided with a handle 124 for opening the door 122 and a control panel 123 for controlling the dishwasher 100. The inner surface of the door 122 forms one surface of the washing tub 130 when the door 122 is closed and forms a seating surface on which the first containing portion 150 can be seated when the door 122 is opened . For this purpose, when the door 122 is opened, the seating surface of the door 122 preferably forms a horizontal surface state in which the first receiving portion 150 is extended to the guide rail.

Meanwhile, the present invention is characterized in that a tableware such as a spoon, a fork, and a knife is stored separately from the first, second and third storage units 150, 160 and 170 and is loaded on the first storage unit 150 or the second storage unit 160 To the auxiliary storage part (200). Therefore, the general construction of the dishwasher 100 and the first, second and third storage units 150, 160 and 170 will not be described in detail.

Hereinafter, the auxiliary storage unit 200, which is a main part of the present invention, will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6 attached hereto.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an auxiliary storage unit of a dishwasher according to the present invention, FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing an auxiliary storage unit of a dishwasher according to the present invention, FIG. 5 is a cross- to be.

3 to 5, the auxiliary storage part 200 according to the present invention includes a main body 210 having a shape of a body and seated on the first storage part 150 or the second storage part 150, 210, and lids 220, 230 for changing the insertion space of the tableware when the tableware is inserted.

The lid units 220 and 230 are rotatably coupled to the main body 210 to cover the upper open side of the main body 210. The lid units 220 and 230 are slidably coupled to the rotating lid 220, And a slide cover 230 for changing the insertion space of the slide cover 230.

The tableware housed in the auxiliary storage part 200 according to the present invention has a predetermined length such as a spoon, a fork and a knife and is inserted into the insertion holes 222 and 232 formed in the cover parts 220 and 230 (For example, a bowl or a sake of a spoon) which can be inserted into each of the insertion holes 222,

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the auxiliary storage unit 200 is described as being mounted on a spoon. However, the spoon is not limited to the tableware to be loaded in the auxiliary storage part 200 and may be included in the technical contents of the present invention in the case of the tableware which can be placed in the respective insertion holes 222 and 232 of the cover parts 220 and 230 have.

The main body 210 is formed as a housing having an opened upper surface and a hinge portion 211 to which the rotating lid 220 of the lid portions 220 and 230 is rotatably coupled. In addition, a plurality of communication holes 214 for draining the wash water supplied from the dishwasher 100 or the washing water remaining in the spoon are formed on each side surface of the main body 210, and a plurality of communication holes 214 for draining the inflow washing water A through hole (not shown) is formed.

Each side of the main body 210 is formed of a lattice structure or a honeycomb structure by a plurality of communication holes 214 and is connected to the dishwasher 100 by a plurality of communication holes 214. [ The washing water injected from each of the spraying parts 132, 133 and 134 of the washing machine is smoothly supplied to the main body 210 and the washing water that has been introduced into the main body 210 and washed with the spoon can be drained smoothly.

The through hole formed in the lower surface of the main body 210 may be formed to be smaller than the through hole 214 formed in the side surface of the main body 210. The lower end of the spoon supported by the rotating lid 220 or the second lid 230 may be supported on the lower surface of the main body 210. The lower end of the spoon may be formed as a through hole having a size smaller than that of the communication hole 214. [

The hinge portion 211 is formed at one end of the upper side of the main body 210 and the turning lid 220 of the lid portions 220 and 230 is pivotally coupled. On the other hand, the rotating lid 220 is configured to open and close the open top of the main body 210 as it is rotated.

The hinge portion 211 is provided at one end of the upper portion of the main body 210 and has a pivot shaft 212 to which the pivot cover 220 is rotatably coupled. In addition, a locking protrusion 213 is provided on the outer side of the pivot shaft 212 to prevent the detachable lid 220, which is coupled to the pivot shaft 212, from coming off. The hinge portions 211 may be provided on a pair of upper and lower sides of the main body 210. The hinge portions 211 of the pair of hinge portions 211 may have hooking protrusions 213, And a rotating lid 220 is rotatably supported between the respective latching jaws 213. As shown in Fig.

The rotating lid 220 is rotatably coupled to the hinge portion 211 of the main body 210 to close the upper opening of the main body 210. The rotating lid 220 may be a spoon, A slide groove 227 slidably coupled to the lower surface of the storage surface 221 to slide the slide lid 230 therebetween; a storage surface 221 on which a plurality of fixed insertion holes 222 are formed, A fastening portion 223 fastened to the hinge portion 211 is formed on one side of the storage surface 221. [

The housing surface 221 has an outer shape corresponding to the upper opening of the main body 210. The plurality of fixing insertion holes 222 formed in the housing surface 221 are formed to have the same size, And at least one tableware may be inserted and supported in each of the fixing insertion holes 222. [

The fastening portion 223 is formed at a position corresponding to the hinge portion 211 so as to protrude from the outer circumferential surface of one side of the receiving surface 221 of the rotating lid 220. The fastening portion 223 has a top surface pressing hook 224 for pressing the upper surface of the rotating shaft 212 with a predetermined elastic force and a bottom pressing hook 225 for pressing the bottom surface of the rotating shaft 212 with a predetermined elastic force Respectively. The rotating lid 220 is rotatably coupled to the rotating shaft 212 by a predetermined elastic force by the upper surface pressing hook 224 and the lower surface pressing hook 225 so that the rotating lid 220 moves to the hinge portion 211 It is possible to maintain the rotated state.

On the other hand, the slide groove 227 is formed on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the rotating lid 220 on the lower surface of the rotating lid 220 so that the slide lid 230 can be inserted and withdrawn.

A handle 226 is formed on the outer circumferential surface of the other side of the housing surface 221 of the swing lid 220 so that the user can rotate the swing lid 220 to close or open the opening of the main body 210.

The slide lid 230 is slidably inserted between a pair of slide grooves 227 formed on the lower surface of the rotary lid 220 and inserted into the fixing insertion hole 222 of the rotary lid 220, .

The slide lid 230 has an insertion surface 231 in which a plurality of movable insertion holes 232 are formed in a shape corresponding to the fixed insertion hole 222 of the rotation lid 220, A slide protrusion 234 inserted into the fixing insertion hole 222 of the rotating lid 220 is formed at both side edges and a leading protrusion 233 for pulling out the slide lid 230 is formed at the tip end of the insertion surface.

In the case of the movable insertion hole 232, the same size, the same position, and the same shape as the fixed insertion hole 222 of the rotating lid 220 are formed. When the slide lid 230 is inserted into the inside of the swivel lid 220, the fixed insertion hole 222 of the swivel lid 220 and the movable insertion hole 232 of the slide lid 230 are overlapped with each other, Thereby forming a hole.

That is, when the slide lid 230 is completely inserted into the swivel lid 220, the fixed insertion hole 222 of the swivel lid 220 and the movable insertion hole 232 of the slide lid 230 coincide with each other, (L, see FIG. 6). When the slide lid 230 is extended a predetermined distance from the rotation lid 220, the fixed insertion hole 222 of the rotation lid and the movable insertion hole 232 of the slide lid 230 do not coincide with each other, Thereby forming an insertion space L '(see FIG. 7).

Accordingly, the installation state of the auxiliary storage unit 200 provided in the dishwasher 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Each element mentioned below should be understood with reference to the above description and drawings.

First, in order to use the dishwasher 100 to clean a tableware or the like, a user opens the door 122 of the dishwasher 100 and opens the door 130 of the dishwasher 130. The first and second storage units 150 and 160 And the third storage unit 170. The user then pushes the storage unit having the tableware loaded into the washing tub 130 of the dishwasher 100, The door 122 is closed to accommodate the dishes.

When the dishwasher 100 is operated, washing water is separately or simultaneously supplied to the upper spray portion 133, the lower spray portion 134, and the top spray portion according to the operation of the driving portion 140, 170, washing, rinsing and drying of the tableware. In the case of washing, rinsing and drying the tableware, the operation of the dishwasher 100 is very similar to that of the conventional dishwasher 100, so that a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Before the operation of the dishwasher 100 as described above, the dishes must be stored in the storage units 150, 160, and 170. In order to store the dishes, certain storage units must be taken out and stored inevitably .

In the case of the first storage part 150, the first storage part 150 is guided and guided by the fixed guide rails provided at the lower both inner sides of the washing tub 130, is seated on the seating surface of the door 122 opened when the laundry is drawn out, And the tableware is received in the state of being seated on the tray 125.

In the case of the second storage portion 160 and the third storage portion 170, in the state where the drawing is guided by the elastic guide rails provided on both inner surfaces of the washing tub 130 and the drawing distance is adjusted and supported by the elastic guide rail Loading of tableware is done.

Meanwhile, in the case of the auxiliary storage part 200, a tableware (for example, a spoon, a fork, a knife, etc.) is accommodated by the user separately from the first, second and third storage parts 150, And is used by being seated in the housing part 150 or the second housing part 170.

Hereinafter, the storage of dishes in the auxiliary storage part 200 will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

6 to 7 are perspective views showing the use state of the cover portion of the auxiliary storage portion of the dish washer according to the present invention.

6 to 7, in order to store the dishes in the auxiliary storage unit 200 according to the present invention, the lid units 220 and 230 rotatably provided on the main body are rotated to close the open side of the main body , And the tableware is inserted into the lids 220 and 230 and loaded.

At this time, the slide lid 230 of the lid units 220 and 230 is fully inserted into the inside of the turnable lid 220 and is inserted into the fixed insertion hole 222 of the turnable lid 220 and the movable insertion hole 232 of the slide lid 230 ) Remain fully aligned and form an expanded insertion space L for insertion of the tableware.

The user inserts the tableware into the extended insertion space L and draws the slide lid 230 from the lid 220 by a predetermined distance using the draw-out protrusion 233 of the slide lid 230. [

As the slide lid 230 is pulled out, the movable insertion hole 232 formed in the slide lid 230 is separated from the fixed insertion hole 222 of the rotation lid 220, The insertion space L in which the hole 232 is expanded is reduced to the reduced insertion space L '.

Therefore, in the case of the tableware loaded on the auxiliary storage unit 200, the table space is deformed from the expanded insertion space L to the reduced insertion space L 'when the tableware is loaded. In the case of the reduced insertion space L' Thereby fixing the tableware inserted into the movable insertion hole 222 and the movable insertion hole 232 or reducing the space in which the tableware can flow.

As described above, in the case of the auxiliary storage part 200 according to the present invention, since the slide lid 230 is drawn out after the tableware is housed, the space in which the loaded tableware can flow can be reduced, It is possible to prevent the occurrence of noise while preventing it.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is clearly understood that the same is by way of illustration and example only and is not to be taken by way of limitation, The present invention may be modified in various ways. Therefore, modifications of the embodiments of the present invention will not depart from the scope of the present invention.

100: washer 120: case
130: washing tub 140:
150: first storage portion 160: second storage portion
170: third storage part 200: auxiliary storage part
210: main body 220: rotating cover
230: Slide cover

Claims (8)

A main body for forming a washing space of the tableware,
And a lid part which is rotatably provided on one side of the upper part of the main body and which reduces an amount of the flow space of the tableware by varying an insertion space in which the tableware is accommodated when the tableware is received. 2. The apparatus of claim 1,
A rotating lid rotatably coupled to one side of an upper portion of the main body and having a fixed insertion hole for receiving a tableware of a predetermined size,
And a slide lid which is detachably inserted into the rotating lid and in which a movable insertion hole is formed at a position corresponding to the fixed insertion hole. The slide fastener according to claim 2, wherein a slide groove extending in the longitudinal direction of the rotating lid is formed on both sides of the rotating lid, and slide projections are formed on both sides of the slide lid to be inserted into the slide groove. pay. The slide lid according to claim 2, wherein the rotating lid is formed with a receiving surface on which a fixed insertion hole for inserting the tableware is formed, wherein the slide lid is formed with a movable insertion hole corresponding to the fixed insertion hole, And the insertion space formed by the fixed insertion hole and the movable insertion hole is changed. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the main body has a hinge portion to which the rotation cover is rotatably fastened, and a fastening portion to be fastened to the hinge portion is formed on the other side of the rotation cover. The hinge unit according to claim 5, wherein the hinge unit includes a rotation shaft that extends from the main body, and the coupling unit includes a top surface pressing hook for pressing an upper surface of the rotation shaft and a bottom pressure hook for pressing a bottom surface of the rotation shaft Wherein the auxiliary receiving portion is provided with an auxiliary receiving portion. The washing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising: a washing tub which forms a washing space; a storage unit which is detachably provided in the washing tub and into which the tableware is stored; an auxiliary storage unit which is mounted on the storage unit; In the dishwasher including an ejection portion, the auxiliary storage portion
And a lid part which is rotatably provided on one side of the upper part of the main body and reduces the flow space of the tableware by changing an insertion space in which the tableware is accommodated as the tableware is housed, Wherein the dishwasher is a dishwasher. 8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the lid
A rotating lid rotatably coupled to one side of an upper portion of the main body and having a fixed insertion hole for receiving a tableware of a predetermined size,
And a slide lid which is detachably inserted into the rotating lid and in which a movable insertion hole is formed at a position corresponding to the fixed insertion hole.

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