Chopstick cleaning basket

Abstract

The utility model provides a chopstick cleaning basket which comprises a basket frame used for containing chopsticks and further comprises a separating device, and the separating device is provided with a plurality of separating devices which only allow single chopsticks to penetrate through so as to separate the chopsticks. And a moving guide mechanism is arranged between the basket and the separating device, so that the separating device can move in the basket along the depth direction of the basket. According to the chopstick cleaning basket, chopsticks can be better separated through the separating device movably arranged in the basket frame. When the chopsticks are placed, the separating device is firstly placed at the bottom of the basket, and after the chopsticks are placed in the basket, the separating device is lifted upwards and maintained at the position far away from the bottom of the basket, so that the chopsticks have a good placing sequence and are not overlapped or crossed with one another, and the cleaning and drying effects of the chopsticks are improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of chopstick containers, and particularly relates to a chopstick cleaning basket. Background Art

[0002] A dishwasher is a device for automatically cleaning tableware such as bowls, chopsticks, plates, dishes, knives, forks, spoons, pots, etc. The fully automatic dishwashers on the market can be divided into two categories: household and commercial. Household fully automatic dishwashers are only suitable for families and mainly include built-in, tabletop, sink-integrated and independent types. There are certain problems with cleaning chopsticks in a dishwasher. That is, if a certain number of chopsticks are directly placed in an open cleaning basket or cleaning tray, the chopsticks will contact, stack or cross each other, making it difficult for the cleaning liquid to impact each chopstick, so it cannot ensure that the chopsticks are completely cleaned. During the drying process, due to poor ventilation between the stacked chopsticks, there may be a problem of partial non-drying. Whether the cleaning is incomplete or the drying effect is unstable, it will affect the cleanliness and hygiene of the tableware.

[0003] In this regard, the utility model application with the publication number CN208973775U named "A Chopstick Basket for a Dishwasher" in the prior art has provided a basket cover with partition holes at the opening of the basket body for guiding chopsticks. However, obviously, there are some problems with this technical solution. First, the basket cover is arranged at the opening of the basket body. After the chopsticks are arranged at the opening of the basket body, the chopsticks will tilt to one side after being blocked by the basket cover, and thus will hang obliquely on the basket cover or pour out of the opening of the basket body to the outside of the basket. Second, considering that even if the basket cover and the basket body are provided, although the chopsticks can be effectively separated at the basket cover, the chopsticks may still enter obliquely when passing through the basket cover. And because the position of the basket cover is too far from the position of the bottom of the basket body, the chopsticks will still cross or contact between the basket cover and the bottom of the basket body, thus affecting the cleaning or drying effect. Summary of the Utility Model

[0004] Aiming at the problem that the existing chopstick cleaning basket still does not have the expected cleaning or drying effect, the utility model provides a chopstick cleaning basket.

[0005] The technical solution of the utility model provides a chopstick cleaning basket, which includes a basket frame for accommodating chopsticks, and also includes a partitioning device. The partitioning device has a plurality of partition holes each allowing only a single chopstick to pass through to partition the chopsticks; the partitioning device is movably arranged in the basket frame along the depth direction of the basket frame.

[0006] Preferably, a moving guiding mechanism is arranged between the basket and the separating device; the moving guiding mechanism includes a guiding groove and a protruding portion; the guiding groove is formed in the circumferential side of the basket along the depth direction; the protruding portion is arranged at a corresponding position on the edge of the separating device; when the separating device is placed in the basket, the protruding portion is located in the guiding groove for guiding movement.

[0007] Preferably, the flat cross-section of the basket is quadrilateral, and a set of guiding grooves are respectively arranged on at least one group of opposite side surfaces on the circumferential side of the basket, and the opposite guiding grooves are symmetric about the central plane.

[0008] Preferably, the protruding portion extends out of the plane where the separating device is located by a set length along the depth direction of the basket.

[0009] Preferably, a positioning structure is arranged between the basket and the separating device, and the positioning structure is used for fixing the separating device when it moves to a proper position.

[0010] Preferably, the positioning structure includes a positioning hole arranged on one of the basket and the separating device and a positioning block arranged on the other and adapted to the positioning hole; at the set position, the positioning block is wedged into the positioning hole to fix the position of the separating device.

[0011] Preferably, a moving guiding mechanism is arranged between the basket and the separating device; the moving guiding mechanism includes a guiding cylinder extending upward from the bottom of the basket and a guiding column arranged on the separating device; the guiding cylinder is hollow, and the guiding column is movably arranged in the guiding cylinder.

[0012] Preferably, a positioning structure is arranged between the basket and the separating device, and the positioning structure includes a positioning tenon and a positioning buckle; the positioning tenon is arranged at the upper end of the guiding cylinder and protrudes into the hollow part of the guiding cylinder, and the positioning buckle is arranged at the lower end of the guiding column of the separating device and has a buckling groove adapted to the positioning tenon. Preferably, a handle portion extending upward is arranged on the upper surface of the separating device.

[0013] Preferably, a moving guiding mechanism is arranged between the basket and the separating device; the moving guiding mechanism includes a guiding column extending along the depth direction of the basket arranged at the bottom of the basket and a hollow structure formed in the handle portion; the guiding column is accommodated in the hollow structure of the handle portion, and the moving guiding is completed through the cooperation between the guiding column and the hollow structure of the handle portion when the separating device moves.

[0014] Preferably, at least one of the following methods is further included:

[0015] Method 1: Hollow holes are formed in the bottom of the basket of the basket frame, and the hollow holes are arranged in a wavy shape;

[0016] Method 2: Hollow side holes are formed in the side wall of the basket frame, and the hollow area of the hollow side holes expands from bottom to top; Method 3: The protruding part of the separating device is a hexagonal hole.

[0017] The chopstick cleaning basket of the present utility model realizes better separation of chopsticks through a separating device movably arranged in the basket frame. That is, when putting in the chopsticks, the separating device is first placed near the bottom of the basket frame to ensure that the lower parts of the chopsticks do not cross. Then, the separating device is lifted upward and maintained at a position away from the bottom of the basket frame, pulling the distance between the support points of the chopsticks at the bottom of the basket frame and the support points on the separating holes, so that the chopsticks have a better placement order and do not overlap or cross with each other, thereby improving the cleaning and drying effects of the chopsticks. Description of the Drawings

[0018] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the chopstick cleaning basket of the present utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the separated chopstick cleaning basket of the present utility model;

[0020] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of the chopstick cleaning basket of the present utility model;

[0021] Figure 4 is the chopstick cleaning basket at Figure 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the chopstick cleaning basket at the A-A cross-section;

[0022] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the splicing of the chopstick cleaning basket of the present utility model.

[0023] In the figure,

[0024] W: Chopsticks 1: Basket frame 2: Separating device 11: Guide groove 12: Guide cylinder 13: Basket bottom 14: Splicing tenon 15: Splicing groove 2W: Separating hole 21: Protruding part S1: Positioning structure 22: Guide post 121: Positioning tenon 221: Positioning buckle 23: Handle part 141: Wide head 142: Necking part 151: Docking area 152: Locking area. Detailed Embodiments

[0025] The following will describe the present utility model in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. In this specification, the size ratios in the drawings do not represent the actual size ratios. They are only used to reflect the relative positional relationship and connection relationship between components. Components with the same name or the same reference numeral represent similar or the same structures, and are for illustrative purposes only.

[0026] Figure 1 This is a schematic structural diagram of the chopstick cleaning basket of the present utility model. It includes a basket frame 1 for accommodating chopsticks W, that is, after loading the chopsticks W, it is used for cleaning or other purposes of the chopsticks W. In order to avoid the problem that multiple chopsticks W tilt to one side and gather together or cross each other in the basket frame 1, resulting in ineffective action of cleaning liquid, etc. on all chopsticks W during the cleaning process and causing unclean cleaning, the chopstick cleaning basket of the present utility model further includes a partitioning device 2. The partitioning device 2 has a plurality of partitioning devices 2 each allowing only a single chopstick W to pass through, so that when the chopsticks are placed, the chopsticks W can be separated from each other by the partitioning device 2. The partitioning device 2 is movably arranged in the basket frame 1 along the depth direction of the basket frame 1. Two main effects are considered. One is that setting the partitioning device 2 inside the basket frame 1 and movably arranging it can select a suitable initial height of the partitioning device 2 according to the length of the chopsticks. This can at least ensure that before the end of the chopsticks W touches the partitioning device 2 when the chopsticks W are placed in the basket frame 1, the chopsticks W will not tip to one side due to insufficient length entering the basket frame 1, and thus avoid the problem of finally falling outside the basket frame 1. The other is that when the partitioning device 2 is movably arranged in the basket frame 1, the partitioning device 2 can be set at a position relatively closer to the bottom of the basket frame 1 before the chopsticks W are placed. Then, after the chopsticks W completely slide into the basket frame 1 from the partitioning device 2, the partitioning device 2 is lifted towards the opening of the basket frame 1, and finally the partitioning device 2 is positioned at a position relatively far from the bottom of the basket frame 1 to separate the chopsticks W and maintain the cleaning or drying of the chopsticks W. When the partitioning device 2 is located at a position relatively close to the basket frame 1, the chopsticks W first pass through the partitioning device 2 and then sit on the bottom of the basket frame 1. Since the partitioning device 2 is not far from the bottom of the basket frame 1, this makes the part of the chopsticks W between the bottom of the basket frame 1 and the partitioning device 2 relatively regularly arranged, reducing or avoiding the situation of the chopsticks W crossing or contacting in the area below the partitioning device 2, which is also beneficial to the cleaning of the lower part of the chopsticks W. However, at this time, the part of the chopsticks W protruding above the partitioning device 2 is relatively large, that is to say, the chopsticks W may still have problems of spatial crossing or contact in the part above the partitioning device 2. In order to further solve the problem here, next, the partitioning device 2 is lifted upward. As the partitioning device 2 is lifted, the length of the chopsticks W above the partitioning device 2 decreases, so that the part of the chopsticks W above the partitioning device 2 can gradually get out of crossing and contact. Generally speaking, the final effect is that the chopsticks W are relatively more neatly and parallelly arranged in the basket frame 1, reducing the occurrence of spatial crossing and mutual contact between the chopsticks W, which is thus beneficial to improving the cleaning effect or drying effect of the chopsticks W.

[0027] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structural composition of the chopstick cleaning basket of the present utility model. As described above, the chopstick cleaning basket includes a basket frame 1 and a partitioning device 2, Figure 2The figure shows a schematic diagram after the basket 1 and the separating device 2 are separated. The basket 1 is in the shape of a cylinder with one end open. To facilitate ventilation and drainage, the bottom and the circumferential side of the basket 1 are both provided with hollowed-out holes, which generally cover the circumferential side and the bottom of the basket 1 in a large area to ensure good drainage and air permeability, thus facilitating the cleaning and drying of chopsticks. Although the separating device 2 can move within the basket 1 without additional design, in order to achieve a relatively smooth sliding of the separating device 2 within the basket 1, it is preferably to provide a targeted movement guiding structure between the basket 1 and the separating device 2, which is usually a structural feature that forms a movement fit between the basket 1 and the separating device 2 and can move along a predetermined depth direction. For example, in the figure, the circumferential side of the basket 1 is provided with guiding grooves 11 opened along the depth direction, and the separating device 2 is provided with protrusions 21 at corresponding positions on its edge. When the separating device 2 is placed within the basket 1, the protrusions 21 are limited within the guiding grooves 11, so that the separating device 2 is guided by the guiding grooves 11 when moving. Obviously, equivalent technical solutions should also include providing guiding ribs along the depth direction on the basket 1 and providing matching notches on the edge of the separating device 2. The movement guiding structure is usually arranged in a plurality around the circumferential direction of the basket 1 to ensure the stability and relatively accurate positioning of the guiding grooves 11 during movement. Especially when the cross-section of the basket 1 is quadrilateral, the guiding grooves 11 are provided in at least one set on at least one pair of opposite side surfaces on the circumferential side of the basket 1, and the guiding grooves 11 in each set are preferably symmetrically positioned along the central plane. To ensure the direction stability of the separating device 2, the protrusions 21 preferably extend out of the plane where the separating device 2 is located along the depth direction of the basket 1, so as to provide a certain length of stable guiding along the depth direction and maintain the directionality of the separating device 2.

[0028] The position of the separating device 2 can be maintained after moving on the basket 1 through the movement resistance between the protrusions 21 and the guiding grooves 11. However, the preferred solution is to provide a corresponding positioning structure between the basket 1 and the separating device 2. The protrusions 21 are also provided with guiding columns 22 for maintaining the position of the separating device 2 when it moves to a suitable position. Specifically, as shown in the figure, a positioning structure S1 is correspondingly provided on the basket 1 and the separating device 2. The positioning structure S1 includes positioning holes correspondingly provided between the basket 1 and the separating device 2 and positioning blocks for wedging into the positioning holes. When reaching the predetermined position, usually the end of the upward stroke of the guiding grooves 11, the positioning blocks of the positioning structure S1 are wedged into the positioning holes to fix the position of the separating device 2. After applying a certain external force, the positioning blocks of the separating device 2 are disengaged from the positioning holes to enable the separating device 2 to resume moving within the basket 1.

[0029] Figure 3This is another embodiment of the chopstick cleaning basket of the present utility model. Among them, the moving guiding structure is not arranged on the periphery of the basket frame 1 and the edge of the partitioning device 2, but is composed of a guiding cylinder 12 growing from the bottom of the basket frame 1 and a guiding column 22 on the partitioning device 2, etc. As Figure 3 shown, the guiding cylinder 12 is hollow, arranged at the center of the bottom surface of the basket frame 1 and extending along the depth direction, and a guiding column 22 that can slide in the guiding cylinder 12 is arranged at the center of the lower surface of the partitioning device 2. Therefore, the moving guiding of the partitioning device 2 and the relative fixation of the direction of the partitioning device 2 can be realized through the guiding movement of the guiding column 22 in the guiding cylinder 12. Further, a positioning structure can also be arranged between the basket frame 1 and the partitioning device 2. As Figure 4 shown in the schematic cross-sectional view taken along the A-A direction, a positioning tenon 121 protruding into the hollow part is arranged at the upper end of the guiding cylinder 12 on the basket frame 1. Correspondingly, a positioning buckle 221 with a fastening groove matching the positioning tenon 121 is arranged at the lower end of the guiding column 22 of the partitioning device 2. The guiding column 22 is hollow or grooved at the positioning buckle 221 to facilitate the deformation of the positioning buckle 221 after being stressed and its fastening with the positioning tenon 121, so as to fix the partitioning device 2 at a predetermined position in the basket frame 1. The setting positions of the above-mentioned positioning tenon 121 and positioning buckle 221 can be equivalently exchanged. Obviously, the moving guiding structure can be provided with a combination of a guiding groove 11 and a protruding part 21 and a combination of a guiding cylinder 12 and a guiding column 22 at the same time to ensure the stable guiding of the partitioning device 2 at any position.

[0030] Just as Figure 2 and Figure 2 shown in the embodiments, in order to facilitate moving the position of the partitioning device 2 after putting in the chopsticks, a handle part 23 extending upward is preferably arranged on the upper surface of the partitioning device 2. When the partitioning device 2 is at a lower position in the basket frame 1, such as at the bottom of the basket frame 1, after putting in the chopsticks, the partitioning device 2 is immersed by the chopsticks, so it is not convenient to contact the partitioning device 2 and pull the partitioning device 2. By adding the handle part 23, after putting in the chopsticks, the handle part 23 is still at a position outside the basket frame 1 and higher than the height of the chopsticks, so the partitioning device 2 can be conveniently contacted and lifted. On this basis, the moving guiding structure in the embodiment in the foregoing Figure 3 can also be set as a structure composed of a guiding column arranged at the center of the bottom of the basket frame 1 and a hollow part formed in the handle part 23. The guiding column is accommodated in the hollow part of the handle part 23, and moving guiding is carried out between the guiding column and the hollow part of the handle part 23 when the partitioning device 2 moves. Its advantage is that there is no such large initial height as in the Figure 3 embodiment shown, and the partitioning device 2 can still set the initial position at a height relatively close to the bottom of the basket frame 1 as in Embodiment 1, so as to better avoid the crossing of chopsticks.

[0031] As Figure 4 shown, the hollow holes on the bottom 13 of the basket 1 of the basketball hoop are preferably arranged in a undulating manner. On the one hand, this reduces the contact area between the bottom of the basketball hoop 1 and the end of the chopsticks. On the other hand, through the uneven holes at the bottom of the basketball hoop 1, the end of the chopsticks W is restricted to the trough position of the undulating bottom of the basketball hoop 1 in a wave shape, avoiding the movement of the bottom of the chopsticks W during the process of reducing the crossing and contact between the chopsticks W by lifting the separation device 2 as described above. Finally, the hollow holes with undulating protrusions and depressions are arranged at the bottom of the basketball hoop 1, and at the same time, the outflow area can be enlarged to accelerate the entry and exit of water and air, improving the cleaning and drying effects. In a more preferred solution, the troughs at the bottom of the basketball hoop 1 overlap with the separation holes 2W on the separation device 2 in the depth direction. This enables the chopsticks to stand upright in a relatively vertical manner in the basketball hoop 1 after the chopsticks are placed and the separation device 2 is lifted, which is beneficial to ensuring that the chopsticks are parallel to each other, thereby reducing the resistance to the cleaning liquid during cleaning and ensuring that each chopstick can be fully cleaned. The hollow holes on the side wall of the basketball hoop 1 are preferably enlarged from bottom to top. At the lower position of the basketball hoop 1, the area of the hollow holes is small, and the chopsticks will not leak out from the hollow holes. At the upper position of the basketball hoop 1, there is no need to consider the problem of chopsticks leaking out, and the hollow holes can be made larger to improve the flow efficiency. The protruding part 21 of the separation device 2 is preferably a hexagonal honeycomb hole. The special size and diamond-shaped separation ribs design make it difficult to get stuck or enter the same hole whether the round head is facing down, the square head is facing down, or both the square head and the round head are facing down, and it has the largest number of chopstick accommodation under the same arrangement area, and can separate the chopsticks more efficiently.

[0032] The chopstick cleaning basket of the present utility model may also be optionally provided with a splicing function. This is achieved by a connection structure provided on the peripheral side of the basketball hoop 1. The connection structure is composed of a splicing tenon 14 and a splicing groove 15 provided on the side of the basketball hoop 1. The adjacent basketball hoops 1 are spliced by limiting the splicing tenon 14 in the splicing groove 15. Preferably, at least one set of the splicing tenon 14 and the splicing groove 15 should be provided on the same basketball hoop 1 to achieve the chain-like continuous splicing of the basketball hoops 1. Specifically, on the same side of the basketball hoop 1, preferably one set of the splicing tenon 14 and the splicing groove 15 are provided to achieve the Figure 5 bidirectional clamping structure shown as Figure 4As shown in the figure, the splicing tenon 14 includes a wide head and a neck with a cross-section smaller than that of the wide head. The splicing groove 15 has a connected docking area 151 and a locking area 152. The docking area 151 allows the wide head 141 to pass through, and the locking area 152 only allows the necking part 142 to pass through. During use, the two basket frames 1 are butted, the wide head 141 passes through the docking area 151, and then the splicing tenon 14 is moved within the splicing groove 15 so that the splicing tenon 14 enters the locking area 152. Since the wide head 141 cannot pass through the locking area 152, the necking part 142 is limited in the locking area 152, realizing the splicing between the basket frames 1.

[0033] The above content only describes the preferred embodiments of the present invention and does not limit the scope of the present invention. Without departing from the design spirit of the present invention, various deformations and improvements made by those of ordinary skill in the art to the technical solutions of the present invention shall fall within the protection scope determined by the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A chopstick cleaning basket, comprising a basket frame (1) for accommodating chopsticks (W), characterized in that , further comprising a separation device (2), the separation device (2) having a plurality of separation holes (2W) each of which is only for a single chopstick (W) to pass through, so as to separate the chopsticks (W); the separation device (2) is arranged in the basket frame (1) so as to be movable along the depth direction of the basket frame (1); When the partition device (2) is moved to a suitable position, its position is maintained; The partition device (2) can be maintained at a position close to the bottom of the basket frame (1) and a position away from the bottom of the basket frame (1).

2. The chopstick cleaning basket according to claim 1, characterized in that: A movable guide mechanism is provided between the basket frame (1) and the partition device (2); the movable guide mechanism comprises a guide groove (11) and a protrusion (21); the guide groove (11) is opened along the depth direction on the peripheral side of the basket frame (1); the protrusion (21) is provided at a corresponding position on the edge of the partition device (2); when the partition device (2) is placed in the basket frame (1), the protrusion (21) is located in the guide groove (11) to guide the movement.

3. The chopstick cleaning basket according to claim 2, characterized in that: Also includes at least one of the following methods: Mode 1: The basket frame (1) has a quadrilateral cross section, and the guide grooves (11) are provided on at least one set of opposite side surfaces around the basket frame (1), and the opposite guide grooves (11) are symmetrical along the center plane. Mode 2: The protrusion (21) extends in the depth direction of the basket frame (1) beyond the plane where the partition device (2) is located by a set length.

4. The chopstick cleaning basket according to claim 2, characterized in that: A positioning structure (S1) is provided between the basket frame (1) and the partition device (2), and the positioning structure (S1) is used to fix the partition device (2) when it moves to a suitable position.

5. The chopstick cleaning basket according to claim 4, characterized in that: The positioning structure (S1) comprises a positioning hole provided on one of the basket frame (1) and the partition device (2) and a positioning block provided on the other of the basket frame (1) and adapted to the positioning hole; when setting the position, the positioning block is wedged into the positioning hole to fix the position of the partition device (2).

6. The chopstick cleaning basket according to claim 1, characterized in that: A movable guide mechanism is provided between the basket frame (1) and the partition device (2); the movable guide mechanism comprises a guide cylinder (12) extending upward from the bottom of the basket frame (1) and a guide column (22) provided on the partition device (2); the guide cylinder (12) is hollow, and the guide column (22) is movably provided in the guide cylinder (12).

7. The chopstick cleaning basket according to claim 6, characterized in that: A positioning structure (S1) is arranged between the basket frame (1) and the partition device (2), the positioning structure (S1) comprising a positioning tenon (121) and a positioning buckle (221), the positioning tenon (121) being arranged at the upper end of the guide cylinder (12) and protruding toward the hollow part of the guide cylinder (12), the positioning buckle (221) being arranged at the lower end of the guide column (22) of the partition device (2) and having a buckling groove cooperating with the positioning tenon (121).

8. The chopstick cleaning basket according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper surface of the partition device (2) is provided with a handle portion (23) extending upward.

9. The chopstick cleaning basket according to claim 8, characterized in that: A movable guide mechanism is provided between the basket frame (1) and the partition device (2); the movable guide mechanism comprises a guide column provided at the bottom of the basket frame (1) and extending in the depth direction of the basket frame (1), and a hollow structure formed in the handle portion (23); the guide column is accommodated in the hollow structure of the handle portion (23), and when the partition device (2) moves, the movable guide is completed by the cooperation between the guide column and the hollow structure of the handle portion (23).

10. The chopstick cleaning basket according to claim 2, characterized in that: It also includes at least one of the following methods: Method 1: hollow holes are provided on the basket bottom (13) of the basket frame (1), and the hollow holes are arranged in a wave-like manner; Method 2: A hollow side hole is provided on the side wall of the basket frame (1), and the hollow area of ​​the hollow side hole increases from bottom to top; Mode three: the protrusion (21) of the partition device (2) is a hexagonal hole.

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