Height-adjustable commodity shelf structure

By introducing a height adjustment assembly consisting of a mounting plate, handle, and adjustment piece into the dishwasher, the inconvenience of having to remove the dish rack for height adjustment in existing technologies is solved, enabling convenient adjustment of the dish rack height and improving ease of operation.

CN223746346UActive Publication Date: 2026-01-02NINGBO FOTILE KITCHEN WARE CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202520059503.X
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-01-10
Publication Date
2026-01-02
Estimated Expiration
2035-01-10

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Technical Problem

The height adjustment of the upper rack in existing dishwashers requires removing and reinstalling the rack, which is inconvenient.

Method used

The height adjustment assembly consists of a mounting plate, a handle, a first elastic element, and an adjusting element. The adjusting element drives the handle to overcome the elastic force of the elastic element and rotate, thereby releasing the limit on the shelf and allowing it to move to a low or high position under the action of gravity, achieving simple height adjustment.

Benefits of technology

It enables convenient adjustment of the height of the dishwasher's upper rack, simplifies the operation process, and improves ease of use.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a height-adjustable commodity shelf structure, which comprises a commodity shelf body (1) and two groups of height adjusting components (2), and is characterized in that each height adjusting component (2) comprises a mounting plate (21), and the commodity shelf body (1) can be mounted on the mounting plate (21) in a manner of moving up and down; the handle (22) is rotationally connected to the mounting plate (21), and a supporting arm (221) is arranged at the tail of the handle (22); the first elastic piece (23) acts between the mounting plate (21) and the handle (22); the adjusting part (24) is used for driving the handle (22) to overcome the elastic force effect of the first elastic part (23) to rotate, so that the supporting arm (221) relieves supporting of the limiting part of the storage rack body (1), and then the storage rack body (1) in the high position moves to the low position under the gravity effect. Compared with the prior art, the height-adjustable commodity shelf structure is simple to operate.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to kitchen equipment technical field, specifically point to a height adjustable storage rack structure. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the improvement of living standards, dish washer as kitchen supplies is used more and more, the existing dish washer generally has multilayer basket, in order to realize the accommodation of different size tableware in the dish washer, the lifting structure that the height of adjustable upper basket in the inner container of dish washer is generally provided at the upper basket of dish washer, the interval between upper basket and inner container top wall is adjusted, and then the placement of different size tableware is realized.

[0003] The existing upper basket adjusting mechanism is provided with different height clamping grooves on the left and right sides of the basket, the support mechanism of the upper basket is clamped into the clamping grooves of different heights to realize the adjustment of the height of the basket, and the Chinese patent No.

[0004] However, for the above scheme, the whole basket needs to be disassembled and reinstalled every time the height of the basket is changed, and the operation is inconvenient. INVENTION CONTENTS

[0005] The utility model solves the technical problem that the utility model wants to solve is in view of the present situation of prior art, provide a height adjustable storage rack structure convenient operation.

[0006] The utility model solves the technical problems that the utility model adopts the technical scheme of the following: a height adjustable storage rack structure, including storage rack body and two groups of height adjusting assembly that are respectively arranged on the left and right sides of the storage rack body, characterized by: the left and right sides of the storage rack body are all provided with limit piece;

[0007] Each height adjusting assembly includes

[0008] Mounting plate, the storage rack body can be installed on the mounting plate and move up and down;

[0009] Handle, rotationally connected on the mounting plate, the tail of the handle has the support arm for supporting the limit piece;

[0010] First elastic piece, acts between the mounting plate and handle, so that the support arm of handle always has the tendency of supporting under the limit piece; And

[0011] Adjusting piece, for driving the handle to rotate against the elastic force of first elastic piece, so that the support arm removes the support to the limit piece, and then makes the storage rack body in high position move to low position under the action of gravity.

[0012] In order to movably install the shelf body on the mounting plate, the left and right sides of the shelf body are provided with guide rods extending in the vertical direction, and the mounting plate is provided with guide sleeves sleeved on the outer periphery of the guide rods.

[0013] In order to limit the position of the shelf body when it is in the low position, the left and right sides of the shelf body are provided with limiting rods which abut against the top of the mounting plate when the shelf body is in the low position.

[0014] In order to facilitate the positioning of the handle in the state without external force, the handle is installed on the outer side of the mounting plate, the support arm extends inward from the tail of the handle and gradually approaches the shelf body, and the mounting plate is provided with a gap hole for the support arm to pass through, and in the state without external force, the tail of the handle abuts against the outer side of the mounting plate.

[0015] In order to facilitate the driving of the support arm to rotate outward while lifting the shelf body, the bottom surface of the support arm is provided with a first guide inclined surface gradually approaching the shelf body from bottom to top.

[0016] In order to facilitate the rotational connection of the handle on the mounting plate, the front side of the mounting plate is provided with a hinge seat, and the handle is rotatably connected to the hinge seat through a rotating shaft.

[0017] In order to facilitate the installation of the first elastic member, a groove is formed in the handle head corresponding to the position of the hinge seat, and the first elastic member is a compression spring, the first end of which is accommodated in the groove, and the second end of the compression spring abuts against the outer side wall of the hinge seat.

[0018] In order to drive the handle, the adjusting member comprises

[0019] a base fixed relative to the mounting plate; and

[0020] a button movably installed on the base and located above the handle, and the top surface of the handle head corresponding to the button is provided with a second guide inclined surface gradually approaching the shelf body from bottom to top.

[0021] In order to facilitate the reset of the button, the adjusting member further comprises a second elastic member acting between the base and the button, so that the button always has a tendency to move upward.

[0022] In order to facilitate the installation of the second elastic member, the second elastic member is a torsion spring rotatably connected in the base, and the two ends thereof are connected with the base and the button respectively.

[0023] To facilitate the transmission and engagement between the button and the handle head, the bottom of the button has a third guide slope parallel to the second guide slope.

[0024] To ensure the stability of the shelf body when it is in a high position, the limiting member is a horizontal bar extending in the front-to-back direction, and the top surface of the support arm has a recessed receiving groove. When the shelf body is in a high position, the horizontal bar is at least partially confined within the receiving groove.

[0025] Compared with the prior art, the advantages of this utility model are as follows: the height adjustment assembly is composed of a mounting plate, a handle, a first elastic element and an adjusting element. The adjusting element can drive the handle to rotate against the elastic force of the first elastic element, so that the support arm of the handle releases the support of the limiting element of the shelf body, thereby allowing the shelf body in the high position to move to the low position under the action of gravity. The shelf structure is height adjustable and easy to operate. Attached Figure Description

[0026] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of an embodiment of the height-adjustable shelving structure of this utility model when the shelving body is in a high position;

[0027] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A longitudinal sectional view;

[0028] Figure 3 for Figure 2 Enlarged view of Part I;

[0029] Figure 4 for Figure 2 Longitudinal sectional view of the central shelf body after it has been moved to a lower position;

[0030] Figure 5 for Figure 4 Enlarged view of Part II;

[0031] Figure 6 for Figure 1 A three-dimensional structural diagram of the height adjustment component located on the left side of the center. Detailed Implementation

[0032] The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0033] In the description and claims of the present application, terms are used to describe various example structures and elements of the present application as set forth in the specification and claims below. The description and claims herein provide one or more examples by way of example, and the use of these terms in the description and claims are therefore not meant to limit the scope of the application, but merely to describe and teach one or more examples of the present application. Thus, unless specifically stated otherwise, the description and claims herein are not meant to require a particular order in the steps of a method or process, or to require a particular arrangement of components or elements.

[0034] As shown in the preferred embodiment of the height-adjustable storage rack structure of the present application. The storage rack structure can be installed as a bowl rack structure in the cabinet of a dishwasher, comprising a storage rack body 1 and two groups of height adjustment assemblies 2 respectively arranged on the left and right sides of the storage rack body 1. Figures 1 to 6

[0035] Among them, the left and right sides of the storage rack body 1 are provided with guide rods 11 extending in the vertical direction, limiting rods 12 arranged obliquely, and cross rods 13 extending in the front and rear directions.

[0036] Each height adjustment assembly 2 comprises a mounting plate 21, a handle 22, a first elastic member 23 and an adjustment member 24.

[0037] Specifically, the mounting plate 21 has a plurality of guide sleeves 211 corresponding to the guide rods 11, each guide sleeve 211 being sleeved on the outer periphery of the corresponding guide rod 11, so that the storage rack body 1 can be movably mounted on the mounting plate 21; the front side of the mounting plate 21 has a hinge seat 212; the mounting plate 21 is provided with a clearance hole 213 at a position behind the hinge seat 212.

[0038] The handle 22 is located on the outside of the mounting plate 21, and the middle part of the handle 22 is rotatably connected to the hinge seat 212 through a vertically arranged pivot 220; the tail of the handle 22 has a support arm 221 extending inwardly and gradually approaching the storage rack body 1, the support arm 221 extending into the mounting plate 21 through the clearance hole 213 and supporting the cross rod 13, the bottom surface of the support arm 221 has a first guide slope 2211 gradually approaching the storage rack body 1 from bottom to top, and the top surface of the support arm 221 has a concave accommodating groove 2212; the head of the handle 22 is provided with a groove 222 corresponding to the position of the hinge seat 212.

[0039] ​The first elastic member 23 is a compression spring, the first end of which is contained in the groove 222, and the second end of which abuts against the outer side wall of the hinge seat 212, so that the support arm 221 of the handle 22 always has a tendency to be supported under the horizontal rod 13, and the tail of the handle 22 abuts against the outer side of the mounting plate 21 in the state without external force.

[0040] The adjusting member 24 is used to drive the handle 22 to rotate against the elastic force of the first elastic member 23, so that the support arm 221 releases the support to the horizontal rod 13, and further so that the shelf body 1 in the high position moves to the low position under the action of gravity:

[0041] In the state that the shelf body 1 is in the high position, as shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3 , the support arm 221 is supported under the horizontal rod 13, and the horizontal rod 13 is limited in the containing groove 2212;

[0042] In the state that the shelf body 1 is in the low position, as shown in Figure 4 and Figure 5 , the limiting rod 12 abuts against the top of the mounting plate 21.

[0043] In the embodiment, the adjusting member 24 comprises a base 241, a button 242 and a second elastic member 243. Specifically, the base 241 is connected to the top side of the mounting plate 21; the button 242 is movably installed on the base 241 and is located above the handle 22, the head of the handle 22 has a second guide slope 223 corresponding to the top surface of the button 242, which gradually approaches the shelf body 1 from bottom to top, and the bottom end of the button 242 has a third guide slope 2421 parallel to the second guide slope 223; the second elastic member 243 is a torsion spring, which is rotatably connected in the base 241 and has two ends connected with the base 241 and the button 242 respectively, so that the button 242 always has a tendency to move upward.

[0044] The working principle of the embodiment is as follows:

[0045] (1) During installation, the mounting plate 21 can be installed on the side wall inside the dishwasher box body;

[0046] (2) During work: as shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3 , in the state that the shelf body 1 is in the high position, the support arm 221 is supported under the horizontal rod 13, and the horizontal rod 13 is limited in the containing groove 2212;

[0047] If you want to adjust the storage rack body 1 to the low position, you only need to press the button 242 downward, the head of the driving handle 22 rotates inward, the support arm 221 at the tail of the handle 22 rotates outward, and gradually releases the support to the horizontal rod 13, so that the storage rack body 1 falls under the action of gravity until the limiting rod 12 abuts against the top of the mounting plate 21, at this time, as shown in Figure 4 and Figure 5 , the storage rack body 1 is in the low position; in addition, after releasing the button 242, the button 242 will reset under the elastic force of the second elastic member 243, and the handle 22 will reset under the elastic force of the first elastic member 23;

[0048] If you want to adjust the storage rack body 1 to the high position, you only need to lift the storage rack body 1 upward, during the lifting process of the storage rack body 1, the horizontal rod 13 will contact the first guide slope 2211, the lifting horizontal rod 13 will exert an outward rotating thrust on the support arm 221 until the horizontal rod 13 passes the support arm 221, the support arm 221 will reset under the elastic force of the first elastic member 23 and support under the horizontal rod 13, at this time, as shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3 , the storage rack body 1 returns to the high position.

Claims

1. A height-adjustable shelf structure comprising a shelf body (1) and two groups of height-adjusting assemblies (2) respectively arranged on the left and right sides of the shelf body (1), characterized in that: The left and right sides of the shelf body (1) are provided with limiting members; Each height adjusting assembly (2) comprises A mounting plate (21), the shelf body (1) is movably mounted on the mounting plate (21); A handle (22) is rotatably connected to the mounting plate (21), the tail of the handle (22) is provided with a supporting arm (221) for supporting the limiting member; A first elastic member (23) is arranged between the mounting plate (21) and the handle (22) to make the supporting arm (221) of the handle (22) always have a tendency to support under the limiting member; And An adjusting member (24) is arranged to drive the handle (22) to rotate against the elastic force of the first elastic member (23) to make the supporting arm (221) release the support of the limiting member, and then make the shelf body (1) in the high position move to the low position under the action of gravity.

2. The shelf structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The left and right sides of the shelf body (1) are provided with guide rods (11) extending in the vertical direction, and the mounting plate (21) is provided with a guide sleeve (211) sleeved on the outer periphery of the guide rod (11).

3. The shelf structure according to claim 1, wherein: The left and right sides of the shelf body (1) are provided with limiting rods (12), and in the state that the shelf body (1) is in the low position, the limiting rod (12) abuts against the top of the mounting plate (21).

4. The shelf structure of claim 1, wherein: The handle (22) is mounted on the outer side of the mounting plate (21), the supporting arm (221) extends inward from the tail of the handle (22) and gradually approaches the shelf body (1), the mounting plate (21) is provided with a gap hole (213) for the supporting arm (221) to pass through, and in the state that no external force is applied, the tail of the handle (22) abuts against the outer side of the mounting plate (21).

5. The shelf structure according to claim 4, wherein: The bottom surface of the supporting arm (221) is provided with a first guide inclined surface (2211) gradually approaching the shelf body (1) from bottom to top.

6. The shelf structure according to claim 4, wherein: The front side of the mounting plate (21) is provided with a hinge seat (212), and the handle (22) is rotatably connected to the hinge seat (212) through a rotating shaft (220).

7. The shelf structure according to claim 6, wherein: The head of the handle (22) is provided with a groove (222) corresponding to the position of the hinge seat (212), the first elastic member (23) is a compression spring, the first end of the compression spring is accommodated in the groove (222), and the second end of the compression spring abuts against the outer side wall of the hinge seat (212).

8. The shelf structure according to claim 4, wherein: The adjusting member (24) comprises A base (241) fixed relative to the mounting plate (21); and A button (242) movably mounted on the base (241) and located above the handle (22), the top surface of the head of the handle (22) corresponding to the button (242) is provided with a second guide inclined surface (223) gradually approaching the shelf body (1) from bottom to top.

9. The shelf structure of claim 8, wherein: The adjusting member (24) further comprises a second elastic member (243) acting between the base (241) and the button (242) to make the button (242) always have a tendency to move upward.

10. The shelving structure of claim 9, wherein: The second elastic member (243) is a torsion spring, which is rotatably connected in the base (241) and has two ends connected with the base (241) and the button (242) respectively.

11. The shelf structure of claim 8, wherein: The bottom end of the button (242) has a third guide inclined surface (2421) parallel with the second guide inclined surface (223).

12. The shelving structure of any one of claims 1-11, wherein: The limiting member is a horizontal rod (13) extending in the front-rear direction, and the top surface of the supporting arm (221) has a concave accommodating groove (2212), and in the state that the storage rack body (1) is in the high position, the horizontal rod (13) is at least partially limited in the accommodating groove (2212).

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