Dish-washing machine inner container and dish-washing machine

By using a one-piece molded plastic inner liner and an interlaced reinforcing rib structure, the problem of complex structures that cannot be made with stainless steel inner liners and the cumbersome connection of plastic parts is solved, thus achieving high strength of the inner liner and simplified installation.

CN223667906UActive Publication Date: 2025-12-16ZHEJIANG YOUJIA ELECTRIC APPLIANCES CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202423268214.5
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-30
Publication Date
2025-12-16
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-30

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Technical Problem

Most dishwashers currently available have stainless steel inner tubs, which cannot be made into complex or irregular shapes. Furthermore, the connection between plastic parts and the inner tub is cumbersome, prone to leakage, and affects assembly efficiency.

Method used

The inner liner is made of plastic material and is injection molded in one piece. The inner liner body includes a left side wall, a right side wall, a rear side wall and a top side wall that are molded in one piece. The outer side is provided with crisscrossing reinforcing ribs, and the inner wall is provided with a sliding section and a groove section. Support ribs and installation structures are integrally molded in specific positions to simplify component installation.

Benefits of technology

It improves the overall strength and integrity of the inner liner, prevents water leakage, simplifies component installation, and increases assembly efficiency.

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Abstract

The dish-washing machine inner container comprises an inner container body, the inner container body comprises a left side wall, a right side wall, a rear side wall and an upper side wall, and the left side wall, the right side wall, the rear side wall and the upper side wall are integrally formed; a plurality of outer reinforcing ribs are integrally formed on the outer side of the inner container body. Openings are formed in the front side and the lower side of the inner container body. The lower portions of the inner sides of the left side wall and the right side wall are each provided with a sliding way part, the sliding way parts protrude towards the inner side of the inner container body, and the two sliding way parts are used for jointly supporting a dish-washing machine dish basket in a sliding mode. Groove parts are formed in the positions, corresponding to the sliding way parts, of the outer sides of the left side wall and the right side wall, the groove parts correspond to the sliding way parts in shape, and a plurality of supporting ribs are fixedly connected into the groove parts. According to the utility model, the integrally formed inner container is adopted, the integrity of the inner container can be improved, and the reinforcing ribs are formed on the outer side of the inner container, so that the overall strength performance of the inner container can be improved.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to a dish-washing machine, more particularly to a dish-washing machine inner container, and further to a dish-washing machine with the same. BACKGROUND

[0002] The existing dish-washing machine inner container is mostly made of stainless steel, and the side walls of the inner container are formed into an integral structure by sheet metal processing. However, due to the limitation of sheet metal material, the stainless steel inner container cannot be made into a complex or special-shaped structure, and water leakage may occur at the edge of the side wall of the inner container processed by sheet metal. Moreover, various components, such as a ventilation mechanism, need to be installed in the inner container of the dish-washing machine. The shell of the ventilation mechanism is usually made of plastic, and the plastic part needs to be fixed to the outer wall of the inner container through an anchor point fixed outside the inner container. The anchor point is usually connected by welding or bonding, which is relatively complicated to process and is not conducive to the assembly of the inner container and the dish-washing machine.

[0003] Therefore, a new scheme is needed to solve this problem. SUMMARY

[0004] The utility model aims at overcoming the defects of the prior art and providing a dish-washing machine inner container and a dish-washing machine.

[0005] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:

[0006] A dish-washing machine inner container comprises an inner container body, the inner container body comprises a left side wall, a right side wall, a rear side wall and an upper side wall, and the left side wall, the right side wall, the rear side wall and the upper side wall are integrally formed; a plurality of outer reinforcing ribs are integrally formed on the outer side of the inner container body; the front side and the lower side of the inner container body are both provided with an opening; a slide part is arranged on the inner side of the lower part of the left side wall and the right side wall, the slide part protrudes towards the inner side of the inner container body, and the two slide parts are used for jointly slidingly supporting a dish-washing machine basket; a groove part is formed on the outer side of the left side wall and the right side wall corresponding to the position of the slide part, the shape of the groove part corresponds to the shape of the slide part, and a plurality of supporting ribs are fixedly connected in the groove part.

[0007] The utility model is further provided with the following arrangement: the supporting ribs run in an up-down direction in the groove part and are fixedly connected with the inner wall of the groove part; and the supporting ribs are evenly distributed along the groove part.

[0008] The utility model is further provided with the following arrangement: the outer reinforcing ribs are arranged in a longitudinal and transverse staggered manner and comprise outer reinforcing rib one and outer reinforcing rib two.

[0009] The utility model is further provided with the following arrangement: the outer reinforcing rib one runs horizontally and is fixedly connected to the outer side of the left side wall, the right side wall and the rear side wall.

[0010] The utility model further sets up, part outer reinforcing rib one extends from rear side wall to left side wall and / or right side wall.

[0011] The utility model further sets up, part outer reinforcing rib two extends to the outside of upper side wall, and the outer reinforcing rib two of rear side wall outside and the outer reinforcing rib two of left side wall, right side wall outside interlaced.

[0012] The utility model further sets up, the left side wall is provided with ventilation hole part one, and the outside of left side wall is fixedly connected with annular protruding one, and annular protruding one surrounds ventilation hole part one, and is used for installing ventilation mechanism, right side wall is provided with ventilation hole part two, and the outside of right side wall is fixedly connected with annular protruding two, and annular protruding two surrounds ventilation hole part two, and is used for installing ventilation mechanism.

[0013] The utility model further sets up, the upper side wall is provided with installation hole part, and installation hole part is used for installing ultraviolet sterilizer.

[0014] The utility model further sets up, the inside of rear side wall is fixedly connected with the spray arm installation part for installing spray arm waterway, and spray arm installation part is integrally formed with rear side wall, and the inside of upper side wall is equipped with the spray arm installation groove for installing top spray arm, and the outside of upper side wall forms protruding portion corresponding to the position of spray arm installation groove.

[0015] The utility model also provides a kind of dishwasher, including the dishwasher liner as described above, the strength of this dishwasher liner is stable, also cannot produce the situation of water leakage between each side wall, improve the integrity of liner.

[0016] Summarized above, the utility model has following beneficial effects:

[0017] By adopting integrally-formed liner, the integrity of liner can be improved, and reinforcing rib is formed on the outside of liner, to further improve the overall strength performance of liner. The inner wall of liner is integrally formed with protruding slide portion, which can support the bowl basket slide, and the inside of slide portion is formed as hollow structure, recess portion is formed on the outside of left side wall and right side wall, and reinforcing rib is integrally formed in recess portion, to improve the strength performance of slide portion, and maintain stable sliding support for bowl basket. The liner body is made of plastic material by injection molding, to form integrated structure, and during injection molding, buckle portion or anchor point for screw connection can be integrally formed on the inside or outside of liner, to facilitate assembly of liner and components of dishwasher. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 To the three-dimensional of a kind of dishwasher liner in the embodimentFigure 1 ;

[0019] Figure 2 is a perspective view of a washing machine inner container in the embodiment Figure 2 ;

[0020] Figure 3 is a perspective view of a washing machine inner container in the embodiment Figure 3 ;

[0021] Figure 4 is a right side view of a washing machine inner container in the embodiment

[0022] Figure 5 is a left side view of a washing machine inner container in the embodiment

[0023] Figure 6 is Figure 1 an enlarged view of A in the embodiment.

[0024] Reference signs: inner container body 1; left side wall 101; right side wall 102; rear side wall 103; upper side wall 104; slide channel portion 2; slide channel 20; upper slide channel surface 21; side slide channel surface 22; guide surface 23; recess portion 201; reinforcing rib 202; air exchange through hole portion one 3; annular protrusion one 301; air exchange through hole portion two 4; annular protrusion two 401; spray arm mounting portion 5; spray arm mounting slot 6; protrusion portion 601; support rib 602; mounting through hole portion 7; outer reinforcing rib 8; outer reinforcing rib one 801; outer reinforcing rib two 802; flow limiting rib 9; extension portion 901; DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0026] The present embodiment discloses a washing machine inner container, referring to Figures 1-6 , the washing machine inner container comprises an inner container body 1, the inner container body 1 adopts an integral structure and is integrally injection molded by using a plastic material.

[0027] In the present embodiment, the inner container body 1 comprises a left side wall 101, a right side wall 102, a rear side wall 103 and an upper side wall 104, which are integrally formed and form an arc-shaped transition at the connecting edge. The front side and the lower side of the inner container body 1 are both open, wherein the opening at the lower side is used to mount the inner container base of the washing machine, and the front side forms an opening which can be covered by the door body of the washing machine.

[0028] In order to improve the overall strength of the inner container, a plurality of outer reinforcing ribs 8 are integrally formed on the outer side of the inner container body 1. The strength performance of the side wall can be improved by the reinforcing ribs 8, and the overall strength of the inner container can be improved. The outer reinforcing ribs 8 are distributed in a longitudinal and transverse staggered manner, including outer reinforcing rib one 801 and outer reinforcing rib two 802, forming a grid-like support structure to improve the strength performance.

[0029] Referring to Figure 3 , Figure 4 As shown, the outer reinforcing rib one 801 is horizontally transversely oriented, fixedly connected to the outer side of the left side wall 101, the right side wall 102 and the rear side wall 103, protruding from the outer side of the side wall, forming a slight protrusion, which can improve the bending resistance. Part of the outer reinforcing rib one 801 extends from the rear side wall 103 to the left side wall 101, and part of the outer reinforcing rib one 801 extends from the rear side wall 103 to the right side wall 102. Part of the outer reinforcing rib one 801 can connect two side walls together, and form an arc transition at the connection of the two side walls, which can adapt to the curved arc of the edge of the inner container.

[0030] In addition, the outer reinforcing rib two 802 is vertically oriented, fixedly connected to the outer side of the left side wall 101, the right side wall 102 and the rear side wall 103. Part of the outer reinforcing rib two 802 extends upward to the outer side of the upper side wall 104, and the outer reinforcing rib two 802 on the outer side of the rear side wall 103 forms a trend in the front-rear direction of the dishwasher on the upper side wall 104; the outer reinforcing rib two 802 on the outer side of the left side wall 101 and the right side wall 102 forms a trend in the left-right direction on the upper side wall 104. The outer reinforcing rib two 802 on the outer side of the rear side wall 103 and the outer reinforcing rib two 802 on the outer side of the left side wall 101 and the right side wall 102 are staggered with each other, thereby forming a well-like staggered structure on the outer side of the upper side wall 104. The outer reinforcing rib two 802 can connect and fix the left and right side walls, the rear side wall and the upper side wall, and the outer reinforcing rib two 802 can also form an arc-shaped reinforcing support at the transition position between the two side walls, thereby improving the strength performance of the side wall edge.

[0031] The slide portion 2 is integrally formed inside the inner container body 1, and the slide portion 2 can slide and support the basket. The slide portion 2 is located at the inner lower part of the left side wall 101 and the right side wall 102, and protrudes inwardly from the inner container body 1. The two slide portions 2 can jointly slide and support the dishwasher basket, and a support surface is formed at the upper part of the slide portion 2, which can roll and slide with the rollers on both sides of the basket, and can slide and support the basket.

[0032] In detail, referring to Figure 6As shown, the slide groove 20 is arranged on the upper side of the slide portion 2 near the middle position of the inner container body 1, and has an upward upper slide surface 21 and a side slide surface 22 facing the middle position of the inner container body 1. The side slide surface 22 and the upper slide surface 21 are substantially perpendicular to each other, can be matched with the slide members of the basket component, and can limit the slide members of the basket. In addition, the side slide surface 22 and the front side position facing the inner container body 1 are formed with a guide surface 23 which is inclined away from the middle position of the inner container body 1. The guide surfaces 23 of the two slide portions 2 are formed in a reverse inclined manner, forming a flared guide structure which can facilitate the loading of the slide members of the basket into the slide portion 2.

[0033] The outer side of the left side wall 101 and the right side wall 102 corresponds to the position of the slide portion 2 and is formed with a groove portion 201. The shape of the groove portion 201 corresponds to the shape of the slide portion 2. The slide portion 2 is formed in a substantially hollow structure, which does not need to be completely filled, can reduce the use of materials, and can reduce the weight of the inner container.

[0034] In order to increase the strength performance of the slide portion 2, a plurality of support ribs 602 are fixedly connected in the groove portion 201. The support ribs 602 can improve the strength performance of the slide portion 2 and stably support the basket. The support ribs 602 are arranged in an up-down manner in the groove portion 201 and are fixedly connected with the inner wall of the groove portion 201. The support ribs 602 can support the upper and lower inner walls of the groove portion 201, thereby improving the support stability of the slide portion 2 to the basket. The support ribs 602 are uniformly distributed along the groove portion 201 and in the front-rear direction of the dishwasher. The support ribs 602 can separate the hollow position of the slide portion 2 into a multi-grid support structure, improve the strength performance, and avoid bending deformation of the slide portion 2 inside the inner container.

[0035] Further, the left side wall 101 is provided with an air exchange through hole portion one 3, and the right side wall 102 is provided with an air exchange through hole portion two 4. The air exchange through hole portion one 3 and the air exchange through hole portion two 4 are both porous structures, forming air exchange holes of the inner container. The air inlet assembly and the air exhaust assembly can be respectively installed on the outer side of the through hole portion one 3 and the through hole portion two 4, thereby forming an air exchange mechanism for the inner cavity of the dishwasher.

[0036] The outer side of the left side wall 101 is fixedly connected with an annular protrusion one 301 which surrounds the air exchange through hole portion one 3. The outer side of the right side wall 102 is fixedly connected with an annular protrusion two 401 which surrounds the air exchange through hole portion two 4. The housing of the air exchange mechanism can be installed at the annular protrusion one 301 and the annular protrusion two 401, and can be covered with the corresponding annular protrusion to form the housing of the air exchange mechanism. Thus, the air exchange mechanism can communicate with the air exchange through hole portion one 3 and the air exchange through hole portion two 4 of the inner container, and the hot air and exhaust air can flow smoothly.

[0037] Referring to Figure 1 、 Figure 5 As shown in the drawings, a flow limiting rib 9 is integrally formed on the outer side of the left side wall 101. The flow limiting rib 9 is located at the lower outer periphery of the annular protrusion one 301 and can form an additional water blocking structure on the outer periphery of the annular protrusion one 301. The upper half of the flow limiting rib 9 is in an arc-shaped structure and is adapted to the trend of the air exchange hole part one 3, and the lower half extends downward to the lower edge of the inner container body 1.

[0038] During use, if part of the accumulated water at the air exchange hole part one 3 leaks from the lower edge of the annular protrusion one 301, the accumulated water can be received by the upper side of the flow limiting rib 9 on the lower side and guided along the extension 901 of the flow limiting rib 9 to the lower side, thereby guiding the water away from the vulnerable components such as electrical appliances, and achieving additional water protection.

[0039] Since the annular protrusion one 301 and the annular protrusion two 401 are integrally formed on the outer side of the inner container, they can serve as half of the shell of the air exchange mechanism, and there will be no leakage between the half shell and the inner container, facilitating the installation of the air exchange mechanism.

[0040] Further, an installation hole part 7 is formed in the upper side wall 104, and an ultraviolet sterilizer is installed at the position of the installation hole part 7. The ultraviolet lamp of the ultraviolet sterilizer can partially extend into the installation hole part 7, so that the ultraviolet light can irradiate into the inner cavity of the dishwasher, and the inner cavity of the dishwasher can be subjected to ultraviolet sterilization treatment.

[0041] A waterway for installing a spray arm of the dishwasher is needed on the rear side wall 103 of the inner container of the dishwasher. A protruding spray arm mounting part 5 is integrally formed on the inner side of the rear side wall 103, and the spray arm waterway is installed and fixed at the spray arm mounting part 5. According to the fixing structure of the spray arm waterway, a protrusion for buckling and screw connection can be formed on the inner side of the rear side wall 103, facilitating the installation and fixation of the spray arm waterway, improving the installation strength and stability of the spray arm waterway, and eliminating the need for additional installation structure in the inner container of the dishwasher.

[0042] In addition, an upwardly recessed spray arm mounting groove 6 is provided on the inner side of the upper side wall 104, and the spray arm mounting groove 6 is used to install a top spray arm of the dishwasher. The shape of the spray arm mounting groove 6 is adapted to the shape of the top spray arm, and a protruding part for screw connection or a buckle can also be provided in the spray arm mounting groove 6, so as to maintain the installation stability of the top spray arm.

[0043] In addition, a protruding part 601 is formed on the outer side of the upper side wall 104 corresponding to the position of the spray arm mounting groove 6, and a supporting rib 602 can also be integrally formed on the outer side of the protruding part 601, so as to improve the strength performance and stability of the protruding part 601.

[0044] The embodiment also discloses a dishwasher, which comprises the dishwasher inner container in the above embodiment, the dishwasher inner container is stable in strength, and water leakage is not caused between the side walls, and the integrity of the inner container is improved.

[0045] The preferred embodiments of the utility model are described above, the protection scope of the utility model is not only limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and all technical schemes under the idea of the utility model belong to the protection scope of the utility model. It should be pointed out that for ordinary skilled in the art, some improvements and decorations without departing from the principle of the utility model, these improvements and decorations should also be considered as the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. A dishwasher tub, characterized in that, The inner container body (1) comprises a left side wall (101), a right side wall (102), a rear side wall (103) and an upper side wall (104) which are integrally formed; a plurality of outer reinforcing ribs (8) are integrally formed on the outer side of the inner container body (1); the front side and the lower side of the inner container body (1) are both provided with openings; the inner side lower part of the left side wall (101) and the right side wall (102) are both provided with slide portions (2) which protrude inwardly of the inner container body (1), and the two slide portions (2) are used for jointly slidingly supporting a dishwasher basket; the outer side of the left side wall (101) and the right side wall (102) is formed with groove portions (201) corresponding to the positions of the slide portions (2), the groove portions (201) have shapes corresponding to those of the slide portions (2), and a plurality of support ribs (602) are fixedly connected in the groove portions (201).

2. The dishwasher tub according to claim 1, characterized in that The support ribs (602) are arranged in an up-down direction in the groove portions (201) and are fixedly connected with the inner walls of the groove portions (201); the support ribs (602) are uniformly distributed along the groove portions (201).

3. The dishwasher tub according to claim 1, characterized in that The outer reinforcing ribs (8) are arranged in a longitudinal and transverse interlaced manner and comprise outer reinforcing rib one (801) and outer reinforcing rib two (802).

4. The dishwasher tub according to claim 3, characterized in that The outer reinforcing rib one (801) is arranged in a horizontal transverse direction and is fixedly connected to the outer sides of the left side wall (101), the right side wall (102) and the rear side wall (103).

5. The dishwasher tub according to claim 4, characterized in that Part of the outer reinforcing rib one (801) extends from the rear side wall (103) to the left side wall (101) and / or the right side wall (102).

6. The dishwasher tub according to claim 4, characterized in that The outer reinforcing rib two (802) is arranged in an up-down direction and is fixedly connected to the outer sides of the left side wall (101), the right side wall (102) and the rear side wall (103); part of the outer reinforcing rib two (802) extends upwardly to the outer side of the upper side wall (104), and the outer reinforcing rib two (802) on the outer side of the rear side wall (103) is interlaced with the outer reinforcing rib two (802) on the outer sides of the left side wall (101) and the right side wall (102).

7. The dishwasher tub according to claim 1, characterized in that The left side wall (101) is provided with a ventilation hole portion one (3), the outer side of the left side wall (101) is fixedly connected with an annular protrusion one (301) which surrounds the ventilation hole portion one (3) and is used for installing a ventilation mechanism; the right side wall (102) is provided with a ventilation hole portion two (4); the outer side of the right side wall (102) is fixedly connected with an annular protrusion two (401) which surrounds the ventilation hole portion two (4) and is used for installing a ventilation mechanism.

8. The dishwasher tub according to claim 1, characterized in that The upper side wall (104) is provided with a mounting hole portion (7) which is used for installing an ultraviolet sterilizer.

9. The dishwasher tub according to claim 1, characterized in that The inner side of the rear side wall (103) is fixedly connected with a spray arm mounting part (5) for mounting a spray arm waterway, the spray arm mounting part (5) is integrally formed with the rear side wall (103); the inner side of the upper side wall (104) is provided with a spray arm mounting groove (6) for mounting a top spray arm, and the outer side of the upper side wall (104) forms a protruding part (601) corresponding to the position of the spray arm mounting groove (6).

10. A dishwasher, characterized in that A dishwasher tub comprising a dishwasher tub according to any one of claims 1 to 9.