Dish rack assembly for household appliance and household appliance

Abstract

The utility model relates to a dish rack assembly for a household appliance and the household appliance. The dish rack assembly comprises a dish rack and a top opening; the storage rack is arranged at the top of the dish rack; the commodity shelf comprises two shelves which are arranged at intervals in the vertical direction, at least one shelf can slide in the left-right direction relative to the dish rack, so that the commodity shelf is in a first position state or a second position state, when the commodity shelf is in the first position, the vertical projection of one shelf falls into the vertical projection of the other shelf, and when the commodity shelf is in the second position, the vertical projection of the other shelf falls into the vertical projection of the other shelf. At the moment, the space above the dish rack is emptied by the movable shelf, so that tableware on the dish rack can be conveniently taken and placed; when the storage rack is located at the second position, the two storage racks are sequentially arranged in the left-right direction, the vertical projections of the two storage racks are partially overlapped or completely staggered in the vertical direction, at the moment, the overall area of the storage rack is large, and a large number of tableware can be placed on the storage rack.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of household appliances, and in particular to a bowl rack assembly for household appliances and the household appliance. Background Art

[0002] Household appliances such as washing machines and disinfection cabinets have greatly facilitated people's lives. In the prior art, such household appliances have an inner cavity, in which a bowl rack assembly for placing tableware is provided. In order to increase the number of items to be washed, at least one bowl rack is usually provided.

[0003] For example, in the Chinese utility model patent disclosed with patent number CN202020511328.0 (publication number CN213219555U), titled "A composite bowl basket for a disinfection cabinet and its disinfection cabinet", the composite bowl basket includes a bowl basket body; the bowl basket body includes a chopstick box, an upper bowl basket and a lower bowl basket. The upper bowl basket and the lower bowl basket are arranged side by side to accommodate bowls, cups and plates of different calibers and small pots. The chopstick box is slidably arranged on one side of the top of the upper bowl basket, and a chopping board rack for accommodating a chopping board is also provided on one side of the bowl basket body.

[0004] If the chopstick box (equivalent to the storage rack below) of this patent is large in size, it will block a large area of ​​the upper bowl basket (equivalent to the bowl rack below). Even if the chopstick box slides relative to the upper bowl basket, the area it blocks on the upper space of the upper bowl basket will not change, which makes it inconvenient to take tableware into and put it on the upper bowl basket. If the size of the chopstick box is designed to be smaller, although the covering area of ​​the upper bowl basket is small, it is convenient to take tableware into and put it on the upper bowl basket, but the number of tableware that can be placed in the chopstick box is small; moreover, the chopstick box of this patent cannot be designed to fully cover the upper bowl basket, otherwise the chopstick box cannot move horizontally. Utility Model Content

[0005] The first technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a bowl rack assembly for household appliances in view of the current status of the existing technology, which can hold a large amount of tableware and is convenient for taking and placing tableware on the bowl rack.

[0006] The second technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a household appliance using the above-mentioned bowl rack assembly in view of the current status of the existing technology.

[0007] The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve the above-mentioned first technical problem is: a bowl rack assembly for household appliances, comprising

[0008] a bowl rack with an open top;

[0009] A storage rack is located on top of the bowl rack;

[0010] It is characterized in that the storage rack includes two shelves arranged at intervals in the vertical direction, and at least one of the shelves can slide in the left and right direction relative to the bowl rack, so that the storage rack is in a first position state or a second position state. When the storage rack is in the first position, the vertical projection of one of the shelves falls within the vertical projection of the other shelf; when the storage rack is in the second position, the two shelves are arranged sequentially in the left and right direction, and the vertical projections of the two shelves partially overlap or are completely staggered in the vertical direction.

[0011] To further facilitate placing and removing tableware from the dish rack, both racks can slide left and right relative to the dish rack. If only one rack is movable, the fixed rack will always block the top of the dish rack, making it difficult to place and remove tableware in that area. However, if both racks are movable, when placing and removing tableware in a certain area of ​​the dish rack, the rack directly above that area can be moved to the side, thus avoiding the situation where the top of the dish rack is always blocked by the rack.

[0012] In order to guide the moving trajectory of the shelf, guide members are provided on the front and rear sides of the bowl rack, and the guide members are located at the top of the bowl rack. Two guide rails are provided on each guide member at intervals in the up and down directions, and each guide rail extends in the left and right directions. Sliders are provided on the two shelves, and each slider slides with a guide rail.

[0013] In the above solution, the slider is provided with an embedding groove for the corresponding guide rail to be embedded therein, so that the slider and the guide rail are positioned in the front-to-back direction.

[0014] To connect the slider to the shelf, the shelf is a hollow structure composed of multiple ribs. A first clip and a second clip are provided at the top of the slider. Both the first clip and the second clip have a C-shaped cross-section. Each of the first clips allows a rib extending in the left-right direction to enter and exit through its notch, and each of the second clips allows a rib extending in the front-to-back direction to enter and exit through its notch. The notches of the first and second clips are both elastic, and the size of the notch is naturally smaller than the outer diameter of the corresponding rib. The first and second clips work together to effectively position the shelf. Furthermore, the connection between the first and second clips allows the shelf to be detached. For example, when replacing a shelf of a different size, as long as the size of the rib that mates with the clip remains unchanged, the shelf can be assembled and disassembled with the clip.

[0015] Preferably, the guide member can be detachably mounted on the dish rack, so that when the rack is not needed, the rack and the guide member can be removed, leaving only the dish rack for use.

[0016] In order to allow the guide member and the bowl rack to be detachably connected, the bowl rack is a hollow structure composed of multiple frame bars. The bottom of the guide member is provided with a third clip and a fourth clip. The cross-sections of the third clip and the fourth clip are both C-shaped. Each of the third clips can allow a horizontally extending frame bar to enter and exit from its opening, and each of the fourth clips can allow a vertically extending frame bar to enter and exit from its opening. The openings of the third clip and the fourth clip are both elastic, and the size of the opening is smaller than the outer diameter of the corresponding frame bar in a natural state. Taking the third clip as an example, when the frame bar squeezes the opening of the third clip, the opening will expand to allow the frame bar to enter and exit the third clip. When the frame bar is inserted into the third clip, because the size of the opening is naturally smaller than the outer diameter of the frame bar, the frame bar cannot easily escape from the third clip without external force. The same principle applies to the fourth clip.

[0017] The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve the above-mentioned second technical problem is: a household appliance, characterized in that it includes a cavity and the above-mentioned bowl rack assembly, the top or side of the cavity is open, and the bowl rack assembly is arranged in the cavity.

[0018] Preferably, the top of the cavity is open so as to facilitate access to the shelf from top to bottom and then push the shelf to move left and right.

[0019] Preferably, the bottom of the bowl rack is provided with supporting feet, which can be placed on the bottom wall of the cavity, so that the bowl rack assembly can be moved out of the cavity as a whole, and the design of the supporting feet facilitates the drainage of the bowl rack assembly.

[0020] The household appliance may be a disinfection cabinet, or may be a washing machine capable of washing tableware and / or fruits and vegetables.

[0021] Compared with the prior art, the advantages of the present invention are as follows: the present invention splits the storage rack into two shelves spaced apart in the vertical direction, and at least one of the shelves can slide in the left and right direction relative to the bowl rack, so that the storage rack is in a first position state or a second position state. When the storage rack is in the first position, the vertical projection of one shelf falls within the vertical projection of the other shelf. At this time, the moving shelf frees up the space above the bowl rack to facilitate the removal and placement of tableware on the bowl rack; when the storage rack is in the second position, the two shelves are arranged in sequence in the left and right directions, and the vertical projections of the two shelves partially overlap or are completely staggered in the vertical direction. At this time, the overall area of ​​the storage rack is larger, and a larger number of tableware can be placed. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] Figure 1 This is a structural diagram of a bowl rack assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 2 for Figure 1A schematic diagram of the structure in another direction;

[0024] Figure 3 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure in another direction;

[0025] Figure 4 for Figure 3 A magnified view of point A;

[0026] Figure 5 for Figure 1 A schematic structural diagram of the guide member in FIG.

[0027] Figure 6 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the structure of the first clip, the second clip and the slider. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] The present invention will be described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0029] like Figures 1 to 6 As shown, the household appliance of this preferred embodiment is a washing machine capable of washing dishes and / or fruits and vegetables, and can certainly also be a disinfection cabinet.

[0030] The household appliance includes a cavity (not shown in the figure) and a bowl rack assembly. The top of the cavity is open, and the bowl rack assembly is arranged in the cavity. The bowl rack assembly includes a bowl rack 1 with an open top and a storage rack arranged on the top of the bowl rack 1.

[0031] The storage rack includes two shelves 2 arranged at intervals in the upper and lower directions, and at least one of the shelves 2 can slide in the left and right directions relative to the bowl rack 1, so that the storage rack is in a first position state or a second position state. When the storage rack is in the first position, the vertical projection of one shelf 2 falls within the vertical projection of the other shelf 2. At this time, the moving shelf 2 frees up the space above the bowl rack 1 to facilitate the removal and placement of tableware on the bowl rack 1; when the storage rack is in the second position, the two shelves 2 are arranged in sequence in the left and right directions, and the vertical projections of the two shelves 2 partially overlap or are completely staggered in the vertical direction. At this time, the overall area of ​​the storage rack is larger, and a larger number of tableware can be placed.

[0032] In this embodiment, both racks 2 can slide left and right relative to the dish rack 1. If only one rack 2 is movable, the fixed rack 2 will always block the top of the dish rack 1, making it inconvenient to take out and put dishes in that area of ​​the dish rack 1. However, if both racks 2 are movable, when you need to take out and put dishes in a certain area of ​​the dish rack 1, you can just move the rack 2 directly above that area to the side, thus avoiding that part of the top of the dish rack 1 is always blocked by the rack 2.

[0033] like Figure 3 、 4As shown in Figures 6 and 7, guide members 3 are provided on the front and rear sides of the bowl rack 1. The guide members 3 are located at the top of the bowl rack 1. Two guide rails 31 are provided on each guide member 3 at intervals in the up and down directions. Each guide rail 31 extends in the left and right directions. Sliders 21 are provided on the two shelves 2. Each slider 21 slides with a guide rail 31 to guide the movement trajectory of the shelf 2. The slider 21 is provided with an embedding groove 211 for the corresponding guide rail 31 to be embedded in it, so that the slider 21 and the guide rail 31 are positioned in the front and back directions.

[0034] The shelf 2 is a hollow structure composed of multiple ribs 22. A first clip 4 and a second clip 5 are provided at the top of the slider 21. Both the first clip 4 and the second clip 5 have C-shaped cross-sections. Each first clip 4 allows a rib 22 extending in the left-right direction to enter and exit through its notch, and each second clip 5 allows a rib 22 extending in the front-to-back direction to enter and exit through its notch. The notches in both the first and second clips 4 and 5 are elastic, and the size of the notch is naturally smaller than the outer diameter of the corresponding rib 22. The first and second clips 4 and 5 work together to effectively position the shelf 2. Furthermore, the connection between the first and second clips 4 and 5 also allows the shelf 2 to be detached. For example, if a shelf 2 of a different size needs to be replaced, as long as the shelf 2 has ribs 22 that can cooperate with the clips, it can be assembled and disassembled with the clips. Taking the first buckle 4 as an example, when the rib 22 squeezes the notch of the first buckle 4, the notch will expand so that the rib 22 can enter and exit the first buckle 4. When the rib 22 is inserted into the first buckle 4, because the size of the notch is naturally smaller than the outer diameter of the rib 22, the rib 22 cannot easily fall out of the first buckle 4 in the absence of external force; the second buckle 5 also operates on the same principle.

[0035] In this embodiment, a first clip 4, a second clip 5 and a slider 21 are integrally connected to form an integrated component with a compact structure. Multiple integrated components can be provided.

[0036] The guide member 3 is detachably mounted on the dish rack 1 , so that when the rack is not needed, the rack and the guide member 3 can be removed, leaving only the dish rack 1 for use.

[0037] The bowl rack 1 is a hollow structure composed of multiple frame bars 11. The bottom of the guide member 3 is provided with a third buckle 6 and a fourth buckle 7. The cross-sections of the third buckle 6 and the fourth buckle 7 are both C-shaped. Each third buckle 6 can allow a horizontally extending frame bar 11 to enter and exit through its opening, and each fourth buckle 7 can allow a vertically extending frame bar 11 to enter and exit through its opening. The openings of the third buckle 6 and the fourth buckle 7 are both elastic, and the size of the opening is smaller than the outer diameter of the frame bar 11 in its natural state. Taking the third buckle 6 as an example, when the frame bar 11 squeezes the opening of the third buckle 6, the opening expands to allow the frame bar 11 to enter and exit the third buckle 6. When the frame bar 11 is inserted into the third buckle 6, because the size of the opening is naturally smaller than the outer diameter of the frame bar 11, the frame bar 11 cannot easily escape from the third buckle 6 in the absence of external force. The same principle applies to the fourth buckle 7.

[0038] The bottom of the bowl rack 1 is provided with a support foot 12, which can be placed on the bottom wall of the cavity, not only allowing the entire bowl rack 1 assembly to be removed from the cavity, but also the design of the support foot 12 facilitates the drainage of the bowl rack assembly.

[0039] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential" and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are 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. Since the embodiments disclosed in the present invention can be set in different directions, these terms indicating directions are only for illustration and should not be regarded as limitations. For example, "up" and "down" are not necessarily limited to directions opposite to or consistent with the direction of gravity.

Claims

1. A bowl rack assembly for household appliances, comprising: A bowl rack (1) with an open top; A storage rack, arranged on the top of the bowl rack (1); It is characterized in that The storage rack comprises two shelves (2) arranged at intervals in the vertical direction, and at least one of the shelves (2) can slide relative to the bowl rack (1) in the left-right direction, so that the storage rack is in a first position state or a second position state. When the storage rack is in the first position, the vertical projection of one of the shelves (2) falls within the vertical projection of the other shelf (2); when the storage rack is in the second position, the two shelves (2) are arranged in sequence in the left-right direction, and the vertical projections of the two shelves (2) partially overlap or completely stagger in the vertical direction.

2. The bowl rack assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The two shelves (2) can both slide relative to the bowl rack (1) along the left and right directions.

3. The bowl rack assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that: The bowl rack (1) is provided with guide members (3) on both the front and rear sides. The guide members (3) are located at the top of the bowl rack (1). Each of the guide members (3) is provided with two guide rails (31) at intervals in the up-down direction. Each guide rail (31) extends in the left-right direction. The two shelves (2) are provided with sliders (21). Each slider (21) is slidably matched with a guide rail (31).

4. The bowl rack assembly according to claim 3, characterized in that: The sliding block (21) is provided with an embedding groove (211) in which the corresponding guide rail (31) is embedded.

5. The bowl rack assembly according to claim 3, characterized in that: The shelf (2) is a hollow structure composed of a plurality of ribs (22). A first buckle (4) and a second buckle (5) are provided on the top of the slider (21). The cross-sections of the first buckle (4) and the second buckle (5) are both C-shaped. Each of the first buckles (4) can allow a rib (22) extending in the left-right direction to enter and exit from its notch. Each of the second buckles (5) can allow a rib (22) extending in the front-back direction to enter and exit from its notch. The notches of the first buckle (4) and the second buckle (5) are both elastic. The size of the notch is smaller than the outer diameter of the corresponding rib (22) in a natural state.

6. The bowl rack assembly according to any one of claims 3 to 5, characterized in that: The guide member (3) is detachably mounted on the bowl rack (1).

7. The bowl rack assembly according to claim 6, characterized in that: The bowl rack (1) is a hollow structure composed of a plurality of frame strips (11). The bottom of the guide member (3) is provided with a third buckle (6) and a fourth buckle (7). The cross-sections of the third buckle (6) and the fourth buckle (7) are both C-shaped. Each of the third buckles (6) can allow a horizontally extending frame strip (11) to enter and exit from its opening. Each of the fourth buckles (7) can allow a vertically extending frame strip (11) to enter and exit from its opening. The openings of the third buckle (6) and the fourth buckle (7) are both elastic. The size of the opening is smaller than the outer diameter of the corresponding frame strip (11) in a natural state.

8. A household appliance, characterized in that: It comprises a cavity and a bowl rack (1) assembly as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the top or the side of the cavity is open, and the bowl rack (1) assembly is arranged in the cavity.

9. The household appliance according to claim 8, characterized in that: The household appliance is a washing machine capable of washing dishes and / or fruits and vegetables.

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