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, and the dish rack assembly comprises a dish rack which is internally provided with an accommodating space; the rest stand comprises two storage racks which can move relative to the dish rack; when the shelving frames are in the first position state, the two shelving frames horizontally extend and are located above the dish rack, and the two shelving frames are arranged side by side in the left-right direction; when the shelf is in the second position, the two shelves are respectively located outside the containing space of the dish rack and vertically extend, and when the shelf is in the third position, one shelf is located outside the containing space of the dish rack and vertically extends, and the other shelf is horizontally located above the dish rack. Compared with an existing scheme that the storage rack is stored in the dish rack, the storage rack does not occupy the containing space in the dish rack when being stored.

Description

Technical Field

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

[0002] Household appliances such as washing machines, as equipment for automatically washing bowls, chopsticks, plates, dishes, knives, forks, fruits and vegetables, pots and the like, have greatly facilitated people's lives. In the prior art, a washing machine has a washing chamber inside, and a dish rack assembly for placing tableware is provided in the washing chamber. In order to increase the number of items to be washed, at least one dish rack is usually provided, and it is best to enable at least one of the dish racks to be in use or storage according to the number of items to be washed.

[0003] If the dish rack is not in use and is stored outside the washing machine, it is inconvenient to specially make space for the dish rack. To address this problem, a Chinese utility model patent with patent number CN202221059984.7 (publication number CN217429968U) discloses a double-layer dish rack. In the double-layer dish rack, the interior of the fixed frame is hollow to form a cavity with an open top for holding tableware. Among the four circumferential sides of the fixed frame, any two opposite sides are respectively provided on the inner sides of the adjacent cavities. The shelf rack has a supporting structure, and the first frame and the second frame of the shelf rack are folded or unfolded so that the shelf rack can be adjusted to different usage states as needed after being assembled with the supporting structure of the fixed frame. When the first frame and the second frame are arranged side by side to unfold the entire shelf rack, the shelf rack has a sufficient supporting area. After being assembled with the fixed frame, the double-layer bowl rack can be stored in layers. When it is necessary to take or put down the tableware on the lower layer, it is only necessary to overlap the first frame and the second frame and flip the shelf rack to the side of the fixed frame. The operation is simple and the use is convenient.

[0004] The shelf of the patent is located inside the fixed frame in the folded state, so there is no need to prepare space outside the washing machine to place the shelf. However, the shelf is stored inside the fixed frame, which will interfere with the placement of tableware inside the fixed frame. Utility Model Content

[0005] The first technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to provide a dish rack assembly for household appliances, wherein the shelf can be stored outside the dish rack, in view of the current status of the prior art.

[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 prior art.

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

[0008] A bowl rack having a storage space therein;

[0009] A shelf, the shelf comprising two shelves that can move relative to the bowl rack;

[0010] It is characterized in that the shelf rack has three position states: when the shelf rack is in a first position, the two shelves are extended horizontally and located above the dish rack, and the two shelves are arranged side by side in the left-right direction; when the shelf rack is in a second position, the two shelves are respectively located outside the accommodating space of the dish rack and extend vertically; when the shelf rack is in a third position, one of the shelves is located outside the accommodating space of the dish rack and extends vertically, and the other shelf is located horizontally above the dish rack.

[0011] There may be no connection between the shelf and the dish rack, and the shelf is merely placed on the dish rack. However, this makes it difficult to control the movement trajectory of the shelf, so each shelf is connected to the dish rack via a connecting piece, and the shelf can rotate up and down relative to the dish rack to a horizontal state or a vertical state, and the shelf can move up and down to the top of the dish rack or to the side of the dish rack in the vertical state, so that the shelf has a first working state in which it is horizontally located above the dish rack and a second working state in which it is vertically located outside the accommodating space of the dish rack.

[0012] When the shelf is in the second position, the two shelves may be located at adjacent sides of the dish rack. Preferably, when the shelf is in the second position, the two shelves are located at opposite sides of the dish rack.

[0013] The connecting member can be a rope that binds the bowl rack and the shelf together. Preferably, the connecting member is a rod with an axis extending in the front-to-back direction. The shelf can rotate up and down around the axis of the connecting member to a horizontal state or a vertical state, and the shelf can move up and down relative to the connecting member to the top of the bowl rack or the side of the bowl rack in the vertical state.

[0014] In order to guide the vertical movement trajectory of the shelf, a guide rail is provided on the shelf, and the connecting piece is relatively fixedly installed on the bowl rack. One end of the connecting piece extends into the guide rail and the two are slidably matched. When the shelf is in the first working state, the guide rail extends in the left and right direction; when the shelf is in the second working state, the guide rail extends vertically.

[0015] Preferably, when the shelf is in the first working state, the shelf is supported on the bowl rack to improve the stability of the shelf.

[0016] Preferably, the connecting piece is arranged on the top of the dish rack, and when the rack is in the first working state, the guide rail is supported on the top of the dish rack. The contact area between the guide rail and the dish rack is large, so that the stability of the rack is good.

[0017] Preferably, the guide rails are provided on opposite sides of the shelf, and correspondingly, there are two connecting members, which not only makes the shelf evenly stressed during movement, but also further increases the contact area between the guide rails and the bowl rack, thus improving the stability of the shelf.

[0018] Preferably, the connecting member is located at the top of the bowl rack, and when the rack is in the second working state, the connecting member is lower than the highest point of the rack, so that when the rack is in the first working state, there is a larger space above it to place tableware and / or pots and / or fruits and vegetables.

[0019] Preferably, the cross section of the bowl rack is square, and the connecting piece is arranged adjacent to the corner of the bowl rack to facilitate the rack to flip to the side of the bowl rack.

[0020] The technical solution adopted by the utility model to solve the above-mentioned second technical problem is: a household appliance, characterized in that it includes a box body and the above-mentioned bowl rack assembly, the box body has an inner cavity with an open top or side, the bowl rack assembly is arranged in the inner cavity of the box body, and when the shelf is vertically located outside the accommodating space of the bowl rack, the shelf is located between the bowl rack and the side wall of the inner cavity.

[0021] The household appliance may be a disinfection cabinet, or may be a washing machine for washing tableware and / or fruits and vegetables.

[0022] Compared with the prior art, the advantages of the utility model are as follows: when in use, the shelf of the utility model can be located above the bowl rack to place tableware and / or fruits and vegetables. When not in use or when it is necessary to take tableware into and put in the storage space of the bowl rack, the shelf can be moved to the outside of the storage space of the bowl rack and extended vertically, that is, the shelf is stored outside the bowl rack. Compared with the existing solution of storing the shelf inside the bowl rack, the shelf does not occupy the storage space inside the bowl rack when stored, and the shelves are two independent shelves, and the status of the two shelves can be controlled separately as needed, which is suitable for different usage scenarios. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an embodiment of the utility model (the shelf is in the first position);

[0024] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the decomposition of

[0025] Figure 3 for Figure 1 A magnified image of point A;

[0026] Figure 4 for Figure 3 A cross-sectional view of

[0027] Figure 5It is a structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of the utility model (the shelf is in the second position). DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] The present invention will be described in further detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0029] like Figures 1 to 5 As shown, the household appliance may be a disinfection cabinet, etc. The household appliance in this embodiment is a washing machine for washing tableware and / or fruits and vegetables, and the tableware includes bowls, plates, pots, etc.

[0030] The household appliance includes a box body (not shown in the figure) and a bowl rack assembly. The box body has an inner cavity with an open top or side. The top of the inner cavity in this embodiment is open. The bowl rack assembly is arranged in the inner cavity of the box body. The bowl rack assembly includes a bowl rack 1 and a shelf. The bowl rack 1 has a accommodating space 10 inside. The shelf includes two shelves 2 that can move relative to the bowl rack 1.

[0031] Each shelf 2 is connected to the dish rack 1 via a connecting member 3. In this embodiment, the connecting member 3 is in the shape of a rod with an axis extending in the front-to-back direction. The shelf 2 can rotate up and down around the axis of the connecting member 3 relative to the dish rack 1 to a horizontal state or a vertical state, and the shelf 2 can move up and down relative to the connecting member 3 in the vertical state to the top of the dish rack 1 or the side of the dish rack 1, so that the shelf 2 has a first working state in which it is horizontally located above the dish rack 1 and a second working state in which it is vertically located outside the accommodating space 10 of the dish rack 1.

[0032] In addition, a guide rail 4 is provided on the shelf 2, and the connecting member 3 is relatively fixedly installed on the top of the bowl rack 1, and one end of the connecting member 3 extends into the guide rail 4 and the two are slidably matched.

[0033] When the rack 2 is in the first working state, the guide rail 4 extends in the left-right direction, and in this state, the guide rail 4 is supported on the top of the bowl rack 1 , so that the rack 2 is supported on the bowl rack 1 .

[0034] When the shelf 2 is in the second working state, the guide rail 4 extends vertically to guide the vertical movement trajectory of the shelf 2 .

[0035] Each shelf 2 is provided with guide rails 4 on opposite sides (front and rear sides), and correspondingly, there are two connecting members 3. This not only makes the shelf 2 evenly stressed during movement, but also further increases the contact area between the guide rails 4 and the bowl rack 1, making the shelf 2 more stable.

[0036] The shelf 2 and the guide rail 4 together form a U-shaped structure. When the shelf 2 is in the second working state, a part of the bowl rack 3 is enclosed in the U-shaped area of ​​the U-shaped structure.

[0037] The connecting member 3 is located at the top of the bowl rack 1. When the rack 2 is in the second working state, the connecting member 3 is lower than the highest point of the rack 2, so that when the rack 2 is in the first working state, there is a larger space above it to place tableware and / or pots and / or fruits and vegetables.

[0038] The cross section of the dish rack 1 is square, and the connecting member 3 is disposed adjacent to the corner of the dish rack 1 so as to facilitate the shelf 2 to be turned over to the outside of the accommodating space 10 of the dish rack 1 .

[0039] The bowl rack 1 is provided with a fixing member 11, and the connecting member 3 is provided on the fixing member 11. In this embodiment, an elliptical roller 31 is rotatably sleeved on the connecting member 3, and a circle of embedded grooves 311 is provided on the circumference of the roller 31, and the guide rail 4 is partially embedded in the embedded grooves 311; of course, the longitudinal section of the connecting member 3 can also be made into a perfect circle, and a circle of embedded grooves 311 can be directly provided on the circumferential wall of the connecting member 3.

[0040] The shelf 2 can move relative to the bowl rack 3 to a first working state or a second working state, so that the shelf has three position states: when the shelf is in the first position, Figure 1 As shown, the two racks 2 extend horizontally and are located above the bowl rack 1, and the two racks 2 are arranged side by side in the left and right directions, that is, the two racks 2 are in the first working state; when the shelf is in the second position, as shown Figure 5 As shown, the two shelves 2 are respectively located outside the accommodating space 10 of the dish rack 1 and extend vertically, the shelves 2 are located between the dish rack 1 and the side wall of the inner cavity, and the two shelves 2 are respectively located on opposite sides of the dish rack 1, that is, the two shelves 2 are in the second working state; when the shelf is in the third position (not shown in the figure), one of the shelves 2 is located outside the accommodating space 10 of the dish rack 1 and extends vertically, that is, the shelf 2 is located between the dish rack 1 and the side wall of the inner cavity, and the other shelf 2 is horizontally located above the dish rack 1, that is, one of the shelves 2 is in the first working state, and the other shelf 2 is in the second working state.

[0041] The "horizontal" mentioned above includes that the component extends straight in the horizontal direction, that is, the two ends of the component are on the same horizontal plane, but is not limited to this direction, as long as the overall extension direction of the component is in the horizontal direction, such as the component extends along the front and back or left and right directions as a whole, but the two ends of the component are not on the same horizontal plane.

[0042] Similarly, "vertical" includes components extending straight in the vertical direction, that is, the two ends of the component are on the same plumb plane, but is not limited to this direction, as long as the overall extension direction of the component is in the vertical direction, for example, the component extends in the up and down direction as a whole, but the two ends of the component are not on the same plumb plane.

[0043] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "horizontal", "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.

[0044] The "fluid communication" referred to in the present invention refers to the spatial position relationship between two parts or parts (hereinafter collectively referred to as the first part and the second part), that is, the fluid (gas, liquid or a mixture of the two) can flow from the first part along the flow path or / and be transported to the second part. The first part and the second part can be directly connected, or the first part and the second part can be indirectly connected through at least one third party. The third party can be a fluid channel such as a pipe, channel, duct, guide member, hole, groove, etc., or it can be a chamber allowing fluid to flow through, or a combination of the above.

Claims

1. A bowl rack assembly for household appliances, comprising: A bowl rack (1) having a storage space (10) therein; A shelf, the shelf comprising two shelves (2) both movable relative to the bowl rack (1); It is characterized in that The shelf rack has three position states: when the shelf rack is in a first position, the two shelves (2) extend horizontally and are located above the bowl rack (1), and the two shelves (2) are arranged side by side in the left-right direction; when the shelf rack is in a second position, the two shelves (2) are respectively located outside the accommodating space (10) of the bowl rack (1) and extend vertically; when the shelf rack is in a third position, one of the shelves (2) is located outside the accommodating space (10) of the bowl rack (1) and extends vertically, and the other shelf (2) is located horizontally above the bowl rack (1).

2. The bowl rack assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: Each of the shelves (2) is connected to the bowl rack (1) via a connecting piece (3); the shelves (2) can be rotated up and down relative to the bowl rack (1) to a horizontal state or a vertical state, and the shelves (2) can be moved up and down to the top of the bowl rack (1) or to the side of the bowl rack (1) in the vertical state, so that the shelves (2) have a first working state in which they are horizontally located above the bowl rack (1) and a second working state in which they are vertically located outside the accommodating space (10) of the bowl rack (1).

3. The bowl rack assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that: When the shelf is in the second position, the two shelves (2) are respectively located on opposite sides of the bowl rack (1).

4. The bowl rack assembly according to claim 3, characterized in that: The connecting member (3) is in the shape of a rod with an axis extending in the front-to-back direction. The shelf (2) can rotate up and down around the axis of the connecting member (3) to a horizontal state or a vertical state, and the shelf (2) can move up and down relative to the connecting member (3) to the top of the bowl rack (1) or to the side of the bowl rack (1) in the vertical state.

5. The bowl rack assembly according to claim 4, characterized in that: The shelf (2) is provided with a guide rail (4), the connecting member (3) is relatively fixedly mounted on the bowl rack (1), one end of the connecting member (3) extends into the guide rail (4) and the two can be slidably matched; when the shelf (2) is in a first working state, the guide rail (4) extends in the left-right direction, and when the shelf (2) is in a second working state, the guide rail (4) extends vertically.

6. The bowl rack assembly according to claim 5, characterized in that: When the shelf (2) is in a first working state, the shelf (2) is supported on the bowl rack (1).

7. The bowl rack assembly according to claim 6, characterized in that: The connecting member (3) is arranged on the top of the bowl rack (1); when the shelf (2) is in the first position, the guide rail (4) is supported on the top of the bowl rack (1).

8. The bowl rack assembly according to claim 7, characterized in that: The guide rails (4) are provided on opposite sides of each shelf (2), and correspondingly, there are two connecting members (3).

9. The bowl rack assembly according to any one of claims 4 to 8, characterized in that: The connecting member (3) is located at the top of the bowl rack (1); when the shelf (2) is in the second working state, the connecting member (3) is lower than the highest point of the shelf (2).

10. The bowl rack assembly according to any one of claims 4 to 8, characterized in that: The cross section of the bowl rack (1) is square, and the connecting piece (3) is arranged adjacent to a corner of the bowl rack (1).

11. A household appliance, characterized in that: The invention comprises a box body and a bowl rack assembly as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the box body has an inner cavity which is open at the top or the side, and the bowl rack assembly is arranged in the inner cavity of the box body, and when the shelf (2) is vertically located outside the accommodating space (10) of the bowl rack (1), the shelf (2) is located between the bowl rack (1) and the side wall of the inner cavity.

12. The household appliance according to claim 11, characterized in that: The household appliance is a washing machine for washing dishes and / or fruits and vegetables.

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