TWI725226B - Bowl drying machine with improved heater space allocation - Google Patents

Abstract

A bowl drying machine with improved heater space allocation, which includes a body having an opening and a containing space in communication with the opening, the body also has a top surface facing the containing space and a first lateral surface connecting to the top surface, a heater disposed in the containing space and connected to the top surface, the heater has a first surface opposite to the top surface and spaced a distance from the first lateral surface, and a first bowl basket disposed in the containing space, the heater is located between the first bowl basket and the top surface, the first basket has a first section corresponding to the heater and a second section corresponding to the top surface.

Description

Dish dryer with improved heater space distribution

The present invention relates to a dishwasher for kitchen use, and particularly relates to a dishwasher with an improved heater space distribution.

Generally, the dish dryers on the market are used to dry washed dishes or cooking utensils, and the general dish dryers are designed to be embedded in the kitchen cabinets. Therefore, the size of the dish dryer is not easy to change, and the inside of the dish dryer is not easy to change the size. The space is more difficult to expand, and there is a heater on the front of the dishwasher, and there is a panel on the heater, which allows the user to set the time for drying the bowl. However, there is still a heater behind the heater of the general dishwasher. The space is blocked by the heater and the panel, so that the basket in the dish dryer cannot be too close to the heater, so that the number of baskets in the general dish dryer is only two, and because the space cannot be increased, it is difficult to increase The number of bowls and baskets.

1 and 2, a general dish dryer mainly includes a shell body 10, the shell body 10 has an accommodating space 11 and an opening 12 connected, and the shell body 10 has an opening facing the accommodating space 11 A groove top surface 101, a groove bottom surface 102, two groove side surfaces 103 and a groove end surface 104, one end of the two groove side surfaces 103 is connected to the groove top surface 101, the other end of the two groove side surfaces 103 is connected to the groove bottom surface 102, and One of the groove top surface 101, the groove bottom surface 102, and the two groove side surfaces 103 is connected to the groove end surface 104, so that the The tank top surface 101, the tank bottom surface 102, the two tank side surfaces 103 and the tank end surface 104 jointly define the accommodating space 11; and the accommodating space 11 of the dishwasher is additionally provided with a deep bowl basket 20 and a shallow bowl Basket 30 and a heater 40. The deep bowl basket 20 is used to place larger cooking utensils or tableware, such as pots or plates, and the shallow bowl basket 30 is used to place smaller tableware, such as tableware and chopsticks. The heater 40 is provided for blowing hot air toward the accommodating space 11 to dry the tableware or cooking utensils in the accommodating space 11; the heater 40 is installed on the top surface 101 of the tank, and the heater 40 The two sides are respectively connected to the two groove side surfaces 103, and the heater 40 has a panel 41 located in the opening 12, and the heater 40 has a first side surface 401 facing the groove end surface 104, and the first side surface 401 is opposite One side of the panel 41 and the first side surface 401 and the groove end surface 104 are at a distance, and the two sides of the deep bowl basket 20 and the shallow bowl basket 30 are respectively installed on the two groove side surfaces 103, the deep bowl basket 20 is closer to the bottom surface 102 of the tank, and the shallow bowl basket 30 is located between the heater 40 and the deep bowl basket 20; when the general user uses it, the deep bowl basket 20 and the shallow bowl basket 30 Load cooking utensils or tableware, and press the button on the panel 41 to start the heater 40, and then the cooking utensils and tableware in the shallow bowl basket 30 and the deep bowl basket 20 are dried.

Please refer to FIG. 2 again, the first side surface 401 of the heater 40 extends to the panel 41 as a first extension direction X1, and the direction from one of the groove side surfaces 103 to the other groove side surface 103 is a second extension Direction Y1, and the length of the heater 40 along the first extension direction X1 is smaller than the length of the accommodating space 11 along the first extension direction X1, so that the heater 40 is at a distance from the groove end surface 104 , And the distance of the heater 40 along the second extension direction Y1 is equal to the length of the accommodating space 11 along the second extension direction Y1, the shallow bowl 30 has a first area corresponding to the heater 40 Section 31 and a second section 32 corresponding to the top surface 101 of the groove, the first section 31 is a section close to the opening 12, the second section 32 Is a section close to the groove end surface 104, and the distance from the first section 31 of the shallow bowl basket 30 to the heater 40 is a first distance 311, and the second section 32 of the shallow bowl basket 30 extends to The distance from the top surface of the tank 101 is a second distance 321. Since the distance from the heater 40 to the shallow bowl 30 is shorter than the distance from the top surface of the tank 101 to the shallow bowl 30, the first distance The length of 311 is smaller than the second distance 321.

However, the general user places the dishes from the opening 12. Since the two sides of the heater 40 are respectively connected to the two groove sides 103, when the user puts relatively high tableware or cooking utensils in the shallow bowl 30, The tableware or cooking utensils will be caught by the heater 40, so the user can only place the tableware or cooking utensils less than the first distance 311 in the shallow bowl 30, and the second section 32 of the shallow bowl 30 In fact, tableware or cooking utensils that are as high as the second distance 321 can be placed. Due to the insufficient first distance 311 of the first section 31, tableware or cooking utensils larger than the first distance 311 cannot enter, causing the The waste of space in the accommodating space 11.

What's more, since the aforementioned dish dryer is mostly embedded in the kitchen cabinet, the volume of the shell body 10 cannot be changed arbitrarily, resulting in a small space for tableware or cooking utensils that can be accommodated in the accommodating space 11 thereof.

In view of the aforementioned dish dryer, because of the position of the heater 40, when tableware or cooking utensils greater than the first distance 311 are placed in the shallow bowl 30, the tableware or cooking utensils will be blocked by the heater 40, resulting in failure Enter the second section 32 of the shallow bowl basket 30.

The purpose of the present invention is to solve the lack of proper use of the accommodating space due to the installation position of the heater in the conventional dish dryer, which causes part of the tableware to be blocked by the heater.

In order to solve the foregoing deficiencies, the present invention is a dish dryer with improved heater space distribution, comprising: a shell body with a communicating opening and an accommodating space, the shell body having a groove top facing the accommodating space Surface and a first groove side surface, the groove top surface is connected with the first groove side surface; a heater is installed in the accommodating space, and the heater is connected with the groove top surface, the heater has an opposite A first surface of the top surface of the tank, a distance between the heater and the side surface of the first tank; and a first bowl installed in the accommodating space, and the heater is located in the first bowl and the side surface of the first tank. Between the top surface of the tank, the first bowl has a first section corresponding to the heater and a second section corresponding to the top surface of the tank. The shortest distance from the first section to the heater is A first distance, the shortest distance that the second section extends to the top surface of the groove is a second distance, and the first distance is smaller than the second distance.

In a preferred embodiment, the shell body further has a second groove side surface facing the accommodating space, and the heater is connected with the groove top surface, the second groove side surface and the groove end surface.

In a preferred embodiment, there is a second bowl basket, which is slidably installed in the accommodating space, so that the second bowl basket can slide out from the opening, and the second bowl basket is located in the first bowl. A door leaf is arranged between a bowl basket and the bottom surface of the groove, and a surface of the second bowl basket opposite to the end surface of the groove, and the door leaf is used to close the opening.

In a preferred embodiment, the side of the operation panel facing the opening is a panel, and the panel is used for the user to operate the heater to turn on or turn off.

In a preferred embodiment, there is another third bowl basket, which is slidably installed in the accommodating space, so that the third bowl basket can slide out from the opening, and the third bowl basket can slide out from the opening, and the third bowl basket is slidably installed in the accommodating space. The three bowl basket is located between the first bowl basket and the second bowl basket.

With the present invention, the heater is reduced, the usable accommodating space is increased, and all of its space can be used to place items, so that the accommodating space can be properly used, and the increase in the accommodating space enables the bowl to be dried The bowl can be added in the machine, so that more knives, forks, chopsticks, spoons and other tableware can be placed in the dryer without wasting space.

Acquaintance

10: Shell body

101: Groove top surface

102: groove bottom

103: groove side

104: groove end face

11: accommodating space

12: opening

20: Deep bowl basket

30: shallow bowl basket

31: The first section

311: first distance

32: Second section

321: second distance

40: heater

401: first side

41: Panel

X1: the first extension direction

Y1: second extension direction

this invention

50: Shell body

501: Groove top surface

502: first slot side

503: second groove side

504: Groove Bottom

505: groove end face

51: opening

52: accommodating space

60: heater

601: first side

602: second side

603: third distance

61: Operation panel

70: first bowl basket

71: The first section

711: first distance

72: Second section

721: second distance

80: second bowl basket

81: The Door

90: third bowl basket

X: first extension direction

Y: second extension direction

Figure 1 is a three-dimensional view of a conventional dish dryer.

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional dish dryer.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the present invention opened in a preferred embodiment.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the present invention closed in a preferred embodiment.

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view based on the line 5-5 in Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view based on the section line 6-6 in Fig. 4.

In order to enable your reviewer to have a further understanding and understanding of the purpose, features and effects of the present invention, the following will be accompanied by a brief description of the drawings in detail as follows: Please refer to Figures 3 to 6, the present invention is a kind of improved heating The dish dryer with the container space distribution includes: a shell body 50 with a communicating opening 51 and an accommodating space 52, the shell body 50 has a groove top surface 501 facing the accommodating space 52, and a first groove Side surface 502, a second groove side surface 503, a groove bottom surface 504, and a groove end surface 505, one end of the first groove side surface 502 and the second groove side surface 503 The two opposite ends of the groove top surface 501 are respectively connected, and the other ends of the first groove side surface 502 and the second groove side surface 503 are respectively connected to the two opposite ends of the groove bottom surface 504, and the groove end surface 505 is connected to the groove One end of the top surface 501, the first groove side surface 502, the second groove side surface 503, and the groove bottom surface 504 are connected so that the groove top surface 501, the first groove side surface 502, the second groove side surface 503, and the groove bottom surface 504 and the groove end surface 505 jointly define the accommodating space 52. The groove top surface 501, the first groove side surface 502, the second groove side surface 503, and the groove bottom surface 504 surround one end of the groove end surface 505 to define the Opening 51; a heater 60 installed in the accommodating space 52, and the heater 60 is connected to the top surface 501 of the groove, the second groove side surface 503 and the groove end surface 505, the heater 60 has an opposite to the A first surface 601 of the top surface 501 of the tank. The first surface 601 faces a surface of the bottom surface 504 of the tank. There is a distance between the heater 60 and the side surface 502 of the first tank. The heater 60 has an operating panel. 61. The operation panel 61 is located on the side facing the opening 51, and the operation panel 61 allows the user to operate the heater 60 to turn on or off; a first bowl 70 is slidably installed in the accommodating space 52, the first bowl 70 can slide out from the opening 51, the heater 60 is located between the first bowl 70 and the top surface 501 of the groove, and the first bowl 70 has a corresponding heater 60 A first section 71 corresponding to the top surface 501 of the tank and a second section 72 corresponding to the top surface 501. The shortest distance from the first section 71 to the heater 60 is a first distance 711, and the second section 72 The shortest distance extending to the top surface 501 of the groove is a second distance 721, and the first distance 711 is smaller than the second distance 721; a second bowl 80 is slidably installed in the accommodating space 52, The second bowl basket 80 can slide out from the opening 51, the second bowl basket 80 is located between the first bowl basket 70 and the bottom surface 504 of the groove, and the second bowl basket 80 is opposite to the groove end surface 505. A door 81 is provided on the top, and the door 81 is used to close the opening 51.

In this embodiment, the direction in which the heater 60 extends to the groove end surface 502 is a first extension direction X, and the direction in which the first groove side surface 502 extends to the second groove side surface 503 is a second extension direction. Y, the first extension direction X is perpendicular to the second extension direction Y, and the length of the heater 60 along the first extension direction X is the same as the length of the accommodating space 52 along the first extension direction X The length of the heater 60 along the second extension direction Y is less than the length of the accommodating space 52 along the second extension direction Y, so that there is a distance between the heater 60 and the side surface 502 of the first groove, The tableware or cooking utensils can enter the accommodating space 52 through the opening 51, and the first section 71 and the second section 72 are two sections along the first extending direction X.

Preferably, a dish dryer with improved heater space distribution of the present invention is further provided with a third bowl basket 90 which is slidably installed in the accommodating space 52 so that the third bowl basket 90 is slidably installed in the accommodating space 52, so that the The three bowl basket 90 can slide out from the opening 51, and the third bowl basket 90 is located between the first bowl basket 70 and the second bowl basket 80.

Finally, the heater 60 has a second surface 602 opposite to the groove end surface 505, and there is a third distance 603 between the second surface 602 of the heater 60 and the groove end surface 505, because the heater 60 and the groove end surface There is the third distance 603 between 505.

The above is the structural configuration and connection relationship of the present invention. The use of the present invention is as follows: Please refer to Figures 3 to 6, when the user drags the door door 81, the second bowl 80 is driven out of the container. And then drag the first basket 70 out of the accommodating space 52, the user can put pots and other larger cooking utensils in the second basket 80, because the first basket 70 The first section 71 and the second section 72 can be placed at different heights. The first distance 711 of the first section 71 is relatively short, so that the first section 71 can place smaller bowls, chopsticks or Soup spoon, and the second distance 721 of the first section 71 is longer, so that the second section 72 can place larger bowls, plates and other tableware.

Due to the different positions of the heater 60, it can use more space, and the third bowl 90 is added, so that the dishwasher with the improved heater space distribution of the present invention can accommodate more tableware and cooking utensils. .

As a result, the reduction of the heater 60 of the present invention increases the accommodating space 52. The accommodating space of the dish dryer of the present invention has an improved heater space distribution. All of the space can be used to place items, and the heater 60 is reduced. This increases the space so that the accommodating space 52 can be properly used, and bowls can be added in the dishwasher, so that more knives, forks, chopsticks, spoons and other tableware can be placed in the shell body 50 without causing There is a waste of space.

50‧‧‧Shell body

502‧‧‧The side of the first groove

51‧‧‧Open

61‧‧‧Operation Panel

70‧‧‧First bowl basket

80‧‧‧Second Bowl Basket

81‧‧‧Door

90‧‧‧The third bowl basket

X‧‧‧First extension direction

Y‧‧‧Second extension direction

Claims (5)

A dish dryer with improved heater space distribution, comprising: a shell body with a communicating opening and an accommodating space, the shell body having a groove top surface and a first groove side surface facing the accommodating space , A second groove side surface, a groove bottom surface and a groove end surface, the two sides of the groove top surface are respectively connected with the first groove side surface and the second groove side surface, and the two sides of the groove bottom surface are respectively connected with the first groove The side surface is connected to the side surface of the second groove, and the groove end surface is connected to one side of the groove top surface, the first groove side surface, the second groove side surface, and the groove bottom surface. The groove top surface and the first groove The side surface, the second groove side surface, the groove bottom surface and the groove end surface jointly define the opening and the accommodating space; a heater is installed in the accommodating space, and the heater is connected to the top surface of the groove, the The heater has a first surface opposite to the top surface of the groove, the heater is at a distance from the side surface of the first groove, the heater has a second surface opposite to the end surface of the groove, and the second surface of the heater There is a third distance from the end surface of the tank; and a first bowl is installed in the accommodating space, the heater is located between the first bowl and the top surface of the tank, the first bowl There is a first section corresponding to the heater and a second section corresponding to the top surface of the tank. The shortest distance from the first section to the heater is a first distance, and the second section extends to The shortest distance of the top surface of the groove is a second distance, the first distance is smaller than the second distance, the heater abuts against the side surface of the second groove, and the direction in which the heater extends to the end surface of the groove is a first extension Direction, and the direction from the side surface of the first groove to the side surface of the second groove is a second extending direction, the first extending direction is perpendicular to the second extending direction, and the length of the heater along the first extending direction The length of the accommodating space along the first extension direction is the same, and the length of the heater along the second extension direction is less than the length of the accommodating space along the second extension direction, so that the heater and the first extension direction There is a distance between the side surfaces of a groove, so that the tableware or cooking utensils can enter the accommodating space through the opening. The dish dryer with improved heater space distribution according to claim 1, wherein the shell body further has a second groove side surface facing the accommodating space, the heater and the top surface of the groove, the second groove The side surface is connected with the end surface of the groove. The dish dryer with improved heater space distribution as described in claim 1, so that it has a second bowl, slidably installed in the accommodating space, so that the second bowl can slide from the opening The second bowl basket is located between the first bowl basket and the bottom surface of the groove, and a door leaf is provided on one surface of the second bowl basket opposite to the groove end surface, and the door leaf is used to close the opening. The dish dryer with improved heater space distribution according to claim 1, wherein the heater has an operation panel, and the operation panel is located on the side facing the opening as a panel, and the panel is provided for the user to operate the heating The device starts or shuts down. The dish dryer with improved heater space distribution as described in claim 3, wherein there is a third bowl basket slidably installed in the accommodating space, so that the third bowl is slidably installed in the accommodating space. The bowl basket can slide out from the opening, and the third bowl basket is located between the first bowl basket and the second bowl basket.

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