Bowl basket assembly, dishwasher

Abstract

The present invention relates to the technical field of kitchen and bathroom appliances, and particularly relates to a bowl basket assembly and a dishwasher. A bowl basket assembly includes: a bowl basket having two opposite side edges, and roller groups are adapted to be installed on the side edges; wherein, the roller group has at least two rollers simultaneously supported on a guide member; and at least two roller groups are arranged at intervals along the height direction of the bowl basket on each side edge of the bowl basket. In the present invention, the adjustment of the lifting height of the bowl basket is in the form of arranging multiple roller groups. When the bowl basket needs to be raised or lowered, the user only needs to support the roller group at the corresponding height in the bowl basket on the guide member. Since it is manually adjusted by the user, there is no problem that the bowl basket suddenly drops due to accidentally touching the lifting adjustment structure, thereby damaging the tableware.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of kitchen and bathroom appliances, and particularly relates to a bowl basket assembly and a dishwasher. Background Art

[0002] Existing dishwashers generally have a multi-layer bowl basket structure. In order to accommodate tableware of different sizes in the dishwasher, a lifting structure for adjusting the height of the upper bowl basket in the inner cavity of the dishwasher is generally provided at the upper bowl basket of the dishwasher. By adjusting the distance between the upper bowl basket and the top wall of the inner cavity, the placement of tableware of different sizes can be realized.

[0003] However, in actual operation, when the user takes out the upper bowl basket, there is a phenomenon that the user is prone to accidentally touch the switch of the lifting structure. If the upper bowl basket is in the upper position close to the top wall of the inner cavity and the lifting switch is triggered, the upper bowl basket will quickly fall, which is likely to damage the tableware. Summary of the Invention

[0004] Therefore, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to overcome the defect that the bowl basket lifting structure in the prior art is prone to be accidentally touched by the user, resulting in damage to the tableware in the bowl basket, so as to provide a bowl basket assembly and a dishwasher.

[0005] To solve the above problems, the present invention provides a bowl basket assembly, including:

[0006] A bowl basket having two opposite side edges, and roller groups are adapted to be installed on the side edges;

[0007] Wherein, the roller group has at least two rollers that are simultaneously supported on the guide member;

[0008] And at least two of the roller groups are arranged at intervals along the height direction of the bowl basket on each of the side edges of the bowl basket.

[0009] Optionally, in the height direction of the bowl basket, the distance dimension between two adjacent roller groups is adapted to the guide member.

[0010] Optionally, the roller group further includes a mounting portion, and the roller is arranged on the mounting portion.

[0011] Optionally, the mounting portion includes a base body, a roller shaft is arranged on one side of the base body, and the roller is sleeved on the roller shaft.

[0012] Optionally, an elastic buckle is arranged at the shaft end of the roller shaft away from the base body, and the roller is clamped at the elastic buckle.

[0013] Optionally, the mounting portion further includes a buckle arranged on the base body and opposite to the roller shaft, and the buckle is adapted to be clamped on the bowl basket.

[0014] Optionally, the roller sets are arranged at the rear end of the bowl basket.

[0015] Optionally, the roller in each roller set that is away from the rear end of the bowl basket is arranged towards the lower end of the bowl basket.

[0016] Optionally, an included angle a exists between the connecting line of the centers of the two rollers in each roller set and the length direction of the guiding member.

[0017] Optionally, the included angle a is greater than 0 degree and less than or equal to 2 degrees.

[0018] Optionally, a limiting wheel is further included and is arranged below the roller sets.

[0019] The present invention further provides a dishwasher, including: a frame body on which an inner container is formed;

[0020] a guiding member arranged on the inner container wall;

[0021] and a bowl basket assembly as described in any one of the above, wherein the roller sets are supported on the guiding member.

[0022] Optionally, a limiting protrusion protrudes from the guiding member near the opening of the inner container.

[0023] Optionally, two adjacent roller sets are arranged in a staggered manner in the length direction of the guiding member.

[0024] The technical solution of the present invention has the following advantages:

[0025] 1. The bowl basket assembly in the present invention includes: a bowl basket having two opposite side edges, and roller sets are adapted to be installed on the side edges; wherein, each roller set has at least two rollers that are simultaneously supported on the guiding member, and at least two roller sets are arranged at intervals along the height direction of the bowl basket on each side edge of the bowl basket.

[0026] In the present invention, the adjustment of the lifting height of the bowl basket adopts the form of arranging multiple roller sets. When the bowl basket needs to be raised or lowered, the user only needs to support the roller set at the corresponding height in the bowl basket on the guiding member. Since it is manually adjusted by the user, there is no problem that the bowl basket suddenly drops due to accidentally touching the lifting adjustment structure, thereby damaging the tableware.

[0027] 2. In the bowl basket assembly of the present invention, in the height direction of the bowl basket, the spacing dimension between two adjacent roller sets is adapted to the guiding member. This design limits the guiding member between the two roller sets, reduces the assembly gap, and can prevent the bowl basket from tipping over due to the existence of the assembly gap during the process of being gradually pulled out.

[0028] 3. In the bowl basket assembly of the present invention, the mounting portion further includes a buckle disposed on the base body and opposite to the roller shaft. The buckle is adapted to be snapped onto the bowl basket. Since the structure of the bowl basket mostly adopts a rib structure, it is convenient to operate for the buckle to be snapped onto the rib, with a simple structure and low cost.

[0029] 4. In the bowl basket assembly of the present invention, the rollers in each roller group away from the rear end of the bowl basket are arranged towards the lower end of the bowl basket. Since the roller group is arranged at the rear end of the bowl basket, in order to prevent the bowl basket from having a tendency to tilt when the tableware in the bowl basket is unevenly placed, especially when there is more tableware placed at the front end of the bowl basket, resulting in unsmooth sliding of the rollers, this design is adopted to facilitate the removal of the bowl basket.

[0030] 5. In the bowl basket assembly of the present invention, there is an included angle a between the line connecting the centers of the two rollers in each roller group and the length direction of the guiding member. The included angle a is greater than 0 degree and less than or equal to 2 degrees. This angle range ensures that the bowl basket is easy to remove while avoiding the risk of the bowl basket sliding out automatically under the action of the component of gravity.

[0031] 6. In the present invention, the guiding member protrudes with a limiting protrusion near the opening of the inner container. Two adjacent roller groups are arranged in a staggered manner in the length direction of the guiding member. Due to the setting of the limiting protrusion, the bowl basket cannot be directly pulled out horizontally and needs to be lifted to a certain height. However, when the bowl basket is lifted, interference is likely to occur between the upper and lower roller groups. Therefore, the roller groups need to be arranged in a staggered manner to form a clearance at the limiting protrusion for the convenience of removing the bowl basket. Description of the Drawings

[0032] In order to more clearly illustrate the specific embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required to be used in the description of the specific embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the following drawings are some embodiments of the present invention. For those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative efforts, other drawings can also be obtained based on these drawings.

[0033] Figure 1 It is a schematic structural diagram of the roller group in Embodiment 1 provided by the present invention;

[0034] Figure 2 It is a schematic structural diagram of the bowl basket assembly in Embodiment 1 provided by the present invention;

[0035] Figure 3 It is a side view of the bowl basket assembly in Embodiment 1 provided by the present invention;

[0036] Figure 4 It is a partially enlarged view of the dishwasher in Embodiment 2 provided by the present invention.

[0037] Description of the Reference Numerals:

[0038] 1 - Bowl basket;

[0039] 2 - Roller group; 21 - Roller; 22 - Mounting part; 221 - Substrate; 222 - Roller shaft; 223 - Elastic buckle; 224 - Buckle;

[0040] 3 - Guide; 31 - Limit projection;

[0041] 4 - Limit wheel. Detailed implementation manner

[0042] The technical solutions of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are some, but not all, of the embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

[0043] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc. is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. It is only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation to the present invention. In addition, the terms "first", "second", "third" are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0044] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installation", "connection", "connection" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and it can be the communication inside two elements. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0045] In addition, the technical features involved in different embodiments of the present invention described below can be combined with each other as long as they do not conflict with each other.

[0046] Embodiment 1

[0047] As Figures 1 to 3 shown, a bowl basket assembly provided in this embodiment includes: a bowl basket 1 having two opposite side edges, and the side edges are adapted to mount a roller group 2; wherein, the roller group 2 has at least two rollers 21 that are simultaneously supported on the guide 3; the rollers are adapted to be supported on the guide 3, and at least two roller groups 2 are arranged at intervals along the height direction of the bowl basket 1 on each side edge of the bowl basket 1.

[0048] The bowl basket assembly in this embodiment is used on a dishwasher and is installed in the inner cavity of the dishwasher.

[0049] Compared with the dishwashers using the automatic lifting structure of the bowl basket in the prior art, in this embodiment, the adjustment of the lifting height of the bowl basket adopts the form of setting multiple roller groups. When the bowl basket needs to rise or fall, the user only needs to support the roller group corresponding to the height in the bowl basket on the guiding member. Because it is manually adjusted by the user, there is no problem that the bowl basket suddenly drops due to accidental touch of the lifting adjustment structure, thus damaging the tableware.

[0050] It should be noted that the inner cavity of the dishwasher is a box structure with one end open. Guiding members 3 are provided on the two side surfaces close to the opening. The guiding member 3 is a common rail structure, and the roller 21 can be clamped on the guiding member 3 and roll. The two side edges in the bowl basket 1 are correspondingly arranged with the inner cavity wall where the guiding member 3 is installed.

[0051] Each roller group 2 in this embodiment includes two rollers. As a variant, it can also be three, four, etc. to achieve stable support.

[0052] In this embodiment, along the height direction of the bowl basket 1, two roller groups 2 are installed at intervals on each side edge. As a variant, three, four, etc. roller groups can also be provided, and the actual number set can be determined according to the need for adjusting the height of the bowl basket.

[0053] When setting, in the height direction of the bowl basket in this embodiment, the distance dimension between two adjacent roller groups 2 is adapted to the guiding member 3. Specifically, the upper and lower end faces of the guiding member 3 are respectively supported on the rollers of the adjacent roller groups 2. This design limits the guiding member 3 between the two roller groups 2, reduces the assembly gap, and can prevent the bowl basket 1 from tipping over due to the existence of the assembly gap during the process of being gradually pulled out.

[0054] The following specifically describes how the roller group 2 is installed on the bowl basket 1:

[0055] The roller group 2 in this embodiment further includes an installation part 22, and the roller 21 is arranged on the installation part 22. Specifically, the installation part 22 includes a base body 221. The base body 221 is a common installation plate structure. A roller shaft 222 is integrally formed on one side of the base body 221. A shaft hole is machined in the middle position of the roller 21, and the roller 21 is sleeved on the roller shaft 222. In order to limit the roller 21 from disengaging from the roller shaft 222, an elastic buckle 223 is provided at the shaft end of the roller shaft 222 away from the base body 221, and one end face of the roller 21 is clamped at the elastic buckle 223.

[0056] In order to install the roller set 2 on the bowl basket 1, the mounting portion 22 in this embodiment further includes a buckle 224 provided on the base body 221 and disposed opposite to the roller shaft 222, that is, the roller shaft 222 and the buckle 224 are respectively disposed on two end faces of the base body 221, and the buckle 224 is adapted to be snap-fitted on the bowl basket 1, specifically, it is snap-fitted on the rib of the bowl basket. Of course, the above-mentioned rib structure is separately provided on the bowl basket to realize the installation of multiple roller sets.

[0057] The following specifically describes the arrangement mode of the roller set 2:

[0058] First of all, in order to facilitate pushing and pulling, the roller set 2 is disposed at the rear end of the bowl basket 1 to reduce the burden on the user. Further, in this embodiment, the roller 31 away from the rear end of the bowl basket 1 in each roller set 2 is disposed toward the lower end of the bowl basket 1. Since the roller set is disposed at the rear end of the bowl basket, in order to prevent the bowl basket from tilting when the tableware in the bowl basket is unevenly placed, especially when there are more tableware placed at the front end of the bowl basket, resulting in an unsmooth sliding of the roller, this design is adopted to facilitate the removal of the bowl basket. Specifically, the connecting line of the centers of the two rollers 21 in each roller set 2 has an included angle a with the length direction of the guide member 3. The included angle a is greater than 0 degree and less than or equal to 2 degrees. This angle range ensures that the bowl basket is easy to remove while preventing the risk of the bowl basket sliding out automatically under the action of the component of gravity.

[0059] As Figure 2 shown, this embodiment further includes a limiting wheel 4 disposed below the roller set 2, mainly at the position of the lowermost roller set, to realize the snap-fitting cooperation with the guide member 4.

[0060] Embodiment 2

[0061] As Figure 4 shown, a dishwasher provided in this embodiment includes: a frame body on which an inner container is formed; a guide member 3 disposed on the inner container wall; and the bowl basket assembly in Embodiment 1, the roller set 2 is supported on the guide member 3 and has all its technical advantages, which will not be elaborated one by one here.

[0062] In order to prevent the bowl basket 1 from directly disengaging from the guide member 3 during the pulling-out process, there is a risk of falling. In this embodiment, the guide member 3 is provided with a limiting protrusion 31 protruding near the opening of the inner container. As Figure 4 shown, the limiting protrusion in this embodiment is a common hemispherical bump structure to prevent the roller 21 from withdrawing. Further, two adjacent roller sets 2 are arranged in a staggered manner in the length direction of the guide member 3. The setting of the limiting protrusion causes the bowl basket not to be directly pulled out horizontally and needs to be lifted to a certain height. However, when the bowl basket is lifted, interference is likely to occur between the roller sets arranged up and down. Therefore, the roller sets need to be arranged in a staggered manner to form a clearance at the limiting protrusion to facilitate the removal of the bowl basket.

[0063] Obviously, the above embodiments are merely examples for clear illustration and not limitations on the implementation manners. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other different forms of changes or modifications can be made based on the above description. It is not necessary and impossible to enumerate all implementation manners here. The obvious changes or modifications derived therefrom still fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A bowl basket assembly, characterized in that, Comprising: A bowl basket (1) having two opposite side edges, on which roller sets (2) are adapted to be mounted; Wherein, the roller set (2) has at least two rollers (21) simultaneously supported on a guide member (3); And at least two of the roller sets (2) are spaced apart along the height direction of the bowl basket (1) on each of the side edges of the bowl basket (1), the roller sets (2) are arranged at the rear end of the bowl basket (1), and the roller (21) in each roller set (2) that is far from the rear end of the bowl basket (1) is arranged towards the lower end of the bowl basket (1), and an included angle a exists between the line connecting the centers of the two rollers (21) in each roller set (2) and the length direction of the guide member (3), and the included angle a is greater than 0 degree and less than or equal to 2 degrees.

2. The bowl basket assembly according to claim 1, wherein, In the height direction of the bowl basket, the spacing dimension between two adjacent roller sets (2) is adapted to the guide member (3).

3. The bowl basket assembly according to claim 1, wherein, The roller set (2) further includes a mounting portion (22), and the roller (21) is arranged on the mounting portion (22).

4. The bowl basket assembly according to claim 3, wherein, The mounting portion (22) includes a base body (221), and a roller shaft (222) is arranged on one side of the base body (221), and the roller (21) is sleeved on the roller shaft (222).

5. The bowl basket assembly according to claim 4, wherein An elastic buckle (223) is arranged at the shaft end of the roller shaft (222) far from the base body (221), and the roller (21) is clamped at the elastic buckle (223).

6. The bowl basket assembly according to claim 4, wherein, The mounting portion (22) further includes a buckle (224) arranged on the base body (221) and opposite to the roller shaft (222), and the buckle (224) is adapted to be clamped on the bowl basket (1).

7. The bowl basket assembly according to claim 1, wherein It further includes a limiting wheel (4) arranged below the roller set (2).

8. A dishwasher, characterized in that, Comprising: A frame body on which an inner container is formed; A guide member (3) arranged on the inner wall of the inner container; And a bowl basket assembly according to any one of claims 1 - 7, wherein the roller set (2) is supported on the guide member (3).

9. The dishwasher according to claim 8, characterized in that, A limiting protrusion (31) protrudes from the guide member (3) near the opening of the inner container.

10. The dishwasher according to claim 9, wherein, Two adjacent roller sets (2) are arranged in a staggered manner in the length direction of the guide member (3).

Images