Cleaning machine

By incorporating an openable and closable opening and a drive mechanism at the top of the dishwasher cabinet to raise and lower the dish rack, the problem of requiring users to bend down to operate existing dishwashers is solved, thus improving the user experience and ease of operation.

CN223746332UActive Publication Date: 2026-01-02NINGBO FOTILE KITCHEN WARE CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202520047820.X
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-01-09
Publication Date
2026-01-02
Estimated Expiration
2035-01-09

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Technical Problem

Existing dishwashers require users to bend down to place or retrieve dishes, which is inconvenient, especially when there are many dishes, and negatively impacts the user experience.

Method used

An opening that can be opened or closed is provided on the top of the dishwasher, and the dish rack can be raised and lowered through a baffle assembly and drive mechanism, allowing the upper part of the dish rack to rise above the opening, making it easier to place the tableware and reducing the need for the user to bend over.

Benefits of technology

The automated bowl rack lifting structure reduces the need for users to bend over when placing tableware, improving user experience and ease of use.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to a cleaning machine which comprises a box body, a door body and a dish rack, the box body is provided with a front side opening, the door body is arranged in front of the box body and used for opening or closing the front side opening, the dish rack can be arranged in the box body in a mode of being capable of being pulled out from the opening, and the top of the box body is provided with an opening corresponding to the dish rack and a baffle assembly capable of opening or closing the opening. A driving assembly capable of enabling at least the upper part of the dish rack to move up and down so as to rise to the opening or fall into the box body is arranged in the box body and is close to the side wall of the box body. On the basis that the opening in the front side of the box body is reserved, the opening capable of being opened or closed through the baffle assembly is formed in the top of the box body, and when the opening is opened through the baffle assembly, the upper portion of the dish rack can be lifted to the position above the opening through the driving assembly, so that tableware can be conveniently placed in the dish rack; the user does not need to bend down to place tableware for a long time, great convenience is provided for the user, and the user experience is improved.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to dish washer technical field, concretely point to a kind of for cleaning tableware, fruit and vegetable cleaning machine. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the improvement of people's living standards, dish washer gradually enters mass family, becomes the convenient tool of people's tableware cleaning.

[0003] For example, the Chinese patent application with the application publication number CN115349798A "an energy-saving dish washer and control method thereof" (application number: CN202210959362.8) discloses a structure, which includes an inner container with a washing cavity, the inner container is provided with an open front side and a door body capable of opening or closing the open front side, the washing cavity is provided with an upper bowl rack and a lower bowl rack capable of being pulled out from the open front side, the upper bowl rack and the lower bowl rack are both used for placing tableware to be cleaned, and during the washing process, a water column is sprayed from bottom to top in the washing cavity to the upper bowl rack and the lower bowl rack to wash the tableware.

[0004] The dish washer with the above structure usually needs to be operated by bending down when placing or taking out tableware in the bowl rack, and if there are many tableware to be placed, it brings great inconvenience to consumers and affects user experience. INVENTION CONTENTS

[0005] The utility model solves the technical problem in the prior art, and provides a cleaning machine that facilitates tableware placement and improves user experience.

[0006] The utility model solves the above technical problem by adopting the following technical scheme:

[0007] A cleaning machine includes a box body, a door body and a bowl rack, the box body is provided with an open front side, the door body is arranged in front of the box body and used for opening or closing the open front side, the bowl rack is arranged in the box body and can be pulled out from the open front side, the box body is provided with an opening corresponding to the arrangement of the bowl rack and a baffle assembly capable of opening or closing the opening, and the box body is provided with a driving mechanism capable of moving the upper part of the bowl rack up and down so as to be lifted above the opening or lowered into the box body, and the driving mechanism is arranged close to the side wall of the box body in the box body.

[0008] The utility model retains the open front side of the box body, and the opening capable of being opened or closed by the baffle assembly is arranged on the top of the box body, the upper part of the bowl rack can be lifted above the opening by the driving mechanism in the open state of the opening by the baffle assembly, which facilitates the placement of tableware in the bowl rack, users no longer need to bend down for a long time to operate, which provides great convenience for users and helps to improve user experience.

[0009] Preferably, the baffle assembly comprises a front plate and a rear plate capable of being opened or closed relative to each other, the front edge of the front plate is rotationally connected to the front edge of the opening, and the rear edge of the rear plate is rotationally connected to the rear edge of the opening. With the above structure, when the front plate is flipped backward to cover the opening and the rear plate is flipped forward to cover the opening, the front plate and the rear plate are relatively spliced into a complete plate to cover the opening as a whole, and when the front plate is flipped forward and the rear plate is flipped backward, the two plates can be relatively separated to expose the opening, thereby facilitating the opening or closing of the opening.

[0010] Preferably, the side of the box is provided with a first drive assembly for driving the front plate to flip up and down with the front edge of the opening as the rotation axis, and a second drive assembly for driving the rear plate to flip up and down with the rear edge of the opening as the rotation axis. With the above structure, the automatic opening and closing of the opening is facilitated.

[0011] Preferably, the first drive assembly comprises a first gear, a second gear, and a first motor, the front edge of the side of the front plate is provided with a first rotating shaft extending outward, the first rotating shaft is arranged through the side wall of the box and connected with the first gear located outside the box, the second gear is in meshing transmission with the first gear, and the first motor is arranged on the outer side wall of the box and connected with the second gear. With the above structure, the front plate can be flipped forward and backward.

[0012] Preferably, the second drive assembly comprises a third gear, a fourth gear, and a second motor, the rear edge of the side of the rear plate is provided with a second rotating shaft extending outward, the second rotating shaft is arranged through the side wall of the box and connected with the third gear located outside the box, the fourth gear is in meshing transmission with the third gear, and the second motor is arranged on the outer side wall of the box and connected with the fourth gear. With the above structure, the rear plate can be flipped forward and backward.

[0013] Preferably, the bowl rack comprises an upper bowl rack and a lower bowl rack, and the upper bowl rack is movably arranged on the lower bowl rack by the driving mechanism. Preferably, the side wall of the upper bowl rack is provided with a transversely extending sliding rail, and the driving mechanism is arranged on the side wall of the lower bowl rack and connected with the sliding rail at the upper end. With the above structure, the upper bowl rack can be arranged in the box without the need of a special support structure, and the upper bowl rack can be lifted up and down, which is reasonable, compact and convenient to operate.

[0014] Preferably, the driving mechanism is a cylinder provided with an upwardly extending driving rod, the upper end of the driving rod is shaped as a U-shaped slot capable of clamping the slide rail therein, and the upper dish rack is supported on the lower dish rack and capable of moving forward and backward with the slide rail and the U-shaped slot. Preferably, the upper dish rack and the lower dish rack are respectively provided with at least two groups of driving mechanisms on two sides, and the U-shaped slots on the upper ends of the driving rods arranged adjacently together form a sliding slot for bearing the slide rail. With the above structure, the U-shaped slot on the upper end of the driving rod is used to support and slide the upper dish rack forward and backward, and the upper dish rack can be directly taken out when not in use, which is convenient to operate.

[0015] Preferably, the inner side wall of the door body is provided with a mechanical hand capable of placing tableware in the lower dish rack. The lower dish rack can be manually placed by bending down, or the mechanical hand can be used to reduce manual operation and further improve user experience.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the advantages that: on the basis of reserving the open front side of the box body, the utility model sets the opening capable of being opened or closed through the baffle assembly on the top of the box body, and the upper part of the dish rack can be lifted above the opening through the driving mechanism in the opened state of the opening, which is convenient for placing tableware in the dish rack, and users no longer need to bend down for a long time to operate, which provides great convenience for users and is helpful to improve user experience. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 is a structural schematic view of an embodiment of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 2 is Figure 1 a sectional view;

[0019] Figure 3 is Figure 1 an exploded view;

[0020] Figure 4 is an assembly structure view of the upper dish rack and the lower dish rack in the embodiment of the utility model. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] The utility model will be further described in detail below in combination with the embodiment of the drawings.

[0022] As Figures 1 to 4As shown, the cleaning machine of the embodiment comprises a cabinet 1, a door body 2 and a rack 3, the cabinet 1 is provided with a front opening, the door body 2 is arranged in front of the cabinet 1 and is used to open or close the front opening, the rack 3 is arranged in the cabinet 1 and can be pulled out from the opening, the top of the cabinet 1 is provided with an opening corresponding to the arrangement of the rack 3 and a shutter assembly 4 capable of opening or closing the opening, the cabinet 1 is provided with a driving mechanism 5 capable of moving the at least upper part of the rack 3 up and down so as to be lifted above the opening or lowered into the cabinet 1, and the driving mechanism 5 is arranged in the cabinet 1 close to the side wall of the cabinet 1.

[0023] The embodiment retains the front opening of the cabinet 1, and provides an opening capable of being opened or closed by the shutter assembly 4 at the top of the cabinet 1. In the opened state of the opening by the shutter assembly 4, the upper part of the rack 3 can be lifted above the opening by the driving mechanism 5, which is convenient for placing tableware in the rack 3. Users no longer need to bend down for a long time to place tableware, which provides great convenience for users and helps to improve user experience.

[0024] The shutter assembly 4 comprises a front plate 41 and a rear plate 42 capable of being relatively opened or closed, the front edge of the front plate 41 is rotationally connected to the front edge of the opening, and the rear edge of the rear plate 42 is rotationally connected to the rear edge of the opening. With the above structure, when the front plate 41 is flipped backward to cover the opening and the rear plate 42 is flipped forward to cover the opening, the front plate 41 and the rear plate 42 are relatively spliced into a complete plate to cover the opening as a whole, and when the front plate 41 is flipped forward and the rear plate 42 is flipped backward, the two can be relatively separated to expose the opening, which is convenient for opening or closing the opening.

[0025] The side of the cabinet 1 is provided with a first driving assembly 61 for driving the front plate 41 to flip up and down with the front edge of the opening as the rotation axis, and a second driving assembly 62 for driving the rear plate 42 to flip up and down with the rear edge of the opening as the rotation axis. With the above structure, it is convenient to realize the automatic opening and closing of the opening.

[0026] The first driving assembly 61 comprises a first gear 611, a second gear 612 and a first motor 613, the front edge of the side of the front plate 41 is provided with a first rotating shaft 411 extending outward, the first rotating shaft 411 is arranged through the side wall of the cabinet 1 and connected with the first gear 611 located outside the cabinet 1, the second gear 612 is in meshing transmission with the first gear 611, and the first motor 613 is arranged on the outer side wall of the cabinet 1 and connected with the second gear 612. With the above structure, it is convenient to realize the forward and backward flipping of the front plate 41.

[0027] The second driving assembly 62 comprises a third gear 621, a fourth gear 622, a second motor, a second rotating shaft extending outwardly arranged at the rear edge of the side of the rear plate 42, the second rotating shaft is arranged through the side wall of the box body 1 and connected with the third gear 621 arranged outside the box body 1, the fourth gear 622 is in meshing transmission with the third gear 621, and the second motor is arranged on the outer side wall of the box body 1 and connected with the fourth gear 622. With the above structure, the rear plate 42 can be conveniently realized to be flipped forward and backward.

[0028] The bowl rack 3 comprises an upper bowl rack 31 and a lower bowl rack 32, and the upper bowl rack 31 is movably arranged on the lower bowl rack 32 by the driving mechanism 5. Preferably, the side wall of the upper bowl rack 31 is provided with a transversely extending sliding rail 311, and the driving mechanism 5 is arranged on the side wall of the lower bowl rack 32 and connected with the upper end of the sliding rail 311. With the above structure, the arrangement of the upper bowl rack 31 in the box body 1 can be realized without the need of arranging a special supporting structure, and the upper bowl rack 31 can be lifted up and down, so that the structure is reasonable, compact and convenient to operate.

[0029] The driving mechanism 5 is a cylinder provided with a driving rod 51 extending upwardly, the upper end of the driving rod 51 is shaped as a U-shaped groove 52 capable of clamping the sliding rail therein, and the upper bowl rack 31 is supported on the lower bowl rack 32 and can move forward and backward by the sliding cooperation of the sliding rail and the U-shaped groove 52. Preferably, at least two groups of driving mechanisms 5 are arranged on the two sides of the upper bowl rack 31 and the lower bowl rack 32 respectively, and the U-shaped grooves 52 of the upper ends of the driving rods 51 arranged adjacently jointly form a sliding groove for supporting the sliding rail 311. With the above structure, the support and forward and backward sliding of the upper bowl rack 31 are realized by the U-shaped grooves 52 of the upper ends of the driving rods 51, and when the upper bowl rack 31 is not needed to be used, the upper bowl rack 31 can be directly taken out, so that the operation is convenient.

[0030] The inner side wall of the door body 2 is provided with a mechanical hand 7 capable of placing tableware in the lower bowl rack 32. The lower bowl rack 32 can be manually placed by bending down, or the manual operation can be reduced by arranging the mechanical hand 7, and the user experience is further improved.

[0031] In the description and claims of the present application, terms are used to describe various example structures and elements of the present application as used in the description and claims of the present application, such as "front", "back", "up", "down", "left", "right", "side", "top", "bottom", etc. are used to describe various example structures and elements of the present application, but these terms are used only for the purpose of convenient description and are determined based on the example orientation shown in the drawings. Since the embodiments disclosed in the present application can be arranged in different directions, these terms indicating the direction are only for description and should not be regarded as limitation, for example, "up", "down" are not necessarily limited to the direction opposite or consistent with the direction of gravity.

Claims

1. A cleaning machine comprising a cabinet (1), a door (2) and a bowl rack (3), the cabinet (1) is provided with a front opening, the door (2) is arranged in front of the cabinet (1) and is used to open or close the front opening, the bowl rack (3) is arranged in the cabinet (1) and can be pulled out of the opening, characterized in that: The box (1) top is provided with an opening (11) corresponding to the arrangement of the bowl rack (3) and a shutter assembly (4) capable of opening or closing the opening (11), the box (1) is provided with a drive mechanism (5) capable of moving the at least upper part of the bowl rack (3) up and down so as to rise above the opening (11) or fall into the box (1), which is arranged near the side wall of the box (1).

2. The cleaning machine of claim 1, wherein: The shutter assembly (4) comprises a front plate (41) and a rear plate (42) capable of being relatively opened or closed, the front edge of the front plate (41) is rotatably connected to the front edge of the opening (11), and the rear edge of the rear plate (42) is rotatably connected to the rear edge of the opening (11).

3. The cleaning machine of claim 2, wherein: The side of the box (1) is provided with a first drive assembly (61) for driving the front plate (41) to rotate about the front edge of the opening (11) as the rotation axis to turn up and down, and a second drive assembly (62) for driving the rear plate (42) to rotate about the rear edge of the opening (11) as the rotation axis to turn up and down.

4. The cleaning machine of claim 3, wherein: The first drive assembly (61) comprises a first gear, a second gear and a first motor, the front edge of the side of the front plate (41) is provided with a first rotating shaft extending outward, the first rotating shaft passes through the side wall of the box (1) and is connected with the first gear located outside the box (1), the second gear is in meshing transmission with the first gear, and the first motor is arranged on the outer side wall of the box (1) and is connected with the second gear.

5. The cleaning machine of claim 3, wherein: The second drive assembly (62) comprises a third gear, a fourth gear and a second motor, the rear edge of the side of the rear plate (42) is provided with a second rotating shaft extending outward, the second rotating shaft passes through the side wall of the box (1) and is connected with the third gear located outside the box (1), the fourth gear is in meshing transmission with the third gear, and the second motor is arranged on the outer side wall of the box (1) and is connected with the fourth gear.

6. The cleaning machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: The bowl rack (3) comprises an upper bowl rack (31) and a lower bowl rack (32), and the upper bowl rack (31) is movably arranged on the lower bowl rack (32) by the drive mechanism (5).

7. The cleaning machine of claim 6, wherein: The side wall of the upper bowl rack (31) is provided with a transversely extending sliding rail, and the drive mechanism (5) is arranged on the side wall of the lower bowl rack (32) and the upper end thereof is connected with the sliding rail.

8. The cleaning machine of claim 7, wherein: The drive mechanism (5) is a gas cylinder, which is provided with an upwardly extending driving rod (51), the upper end of the driving rod is shaped as a U-shaped groove (52) capable of clamping the sliding rail therein, and the upper bowl rack (31) is supported on the lower bowl rack (32) and moves back and forth with the sliding rail and the U-shaped groove.

9. The cleaning machine of claim 8, wherein: At least two groups of drive mechanisms (5) are arranged on the two sides of the upper bowl rack (31) and the lower bowl rack (32) respectively, the U-shaped grooves at the upper ends of the driving rods arranged adjacently jointly form a sliding groove for supporting the sliding rail.

10. The cleaning machine of claim 6, wherein: The inner side wall of the door body (2) is provided with a mechanical hand (7) capable of placing tableware into the lower bowl rack (32).

Citation Information

Patent Citations

  • Energy-saving dishwasher and control method thereof

    CN115349798A