Adjustable plate rack and disinfection equipment

The adjustable cutlery rack, designed with guide rails and grooves, solves the problem of cutlery racks being unable to adapt to cutlery of different sizes, achieving flexible adaptation and structural stability, and improving the user experience.

CN223873820UActive Publication Date: 2026-02-06HANGZHOU ROBAM APPLIANCES CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202520043075.1
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-01-09
Publication Date
2026-02-06
Estimated Expiration
2035-01-09

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

The existing cutlery racks have fixed positions and cannot accommodate cutlery of different sizes, making them inflexible in use.

Method used

The adjustable cutlery rack is designed with guide rails and grooves, allowing the carrier to rotate to slide or engage, thus achieving position adjustment and locking.

Benefits of technology

The cutlery rack allows for flexible adaptation to cutlery of different sizes, improving user experience and structural stability.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses an adjustable plate rack, which comprises a rack body, two guide rails arranged at an interval, and sliding chutes arranged on the opposite surfaces of the two guide rails; the carriers are used for placing tableware, and the two sides of each carrier are provided with adjusting pieces extending into the corresponding sliding grooves respectively; the carrier can rotate and has a first state and a second state, when the carrier is in the first state, the adjusting piece is in sliding fit with the sliding groove, and when the carrier is in the second state, the adjusting piece is in clamping fit with the sliding groove. The utility model further discloses disinfection equipment with the adjustable plate rack. The tableware rack has the beneficial effects that the positions of the carriers can be adjusted, so that tableware with different sizes can be placed, and the tableware rack has better use suitability.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to an adjustable tableware rack belongs to the technical field of kitchen appliances. BACKGROUND

[0002] Tableware rack is the kitchen appliance used for placing tableware, and has many uses in the kitchen environment, and can be applied in devices such as bowl cabinet, disinfection cabinet, dish washer and the like.

[0003] In the prior art, the tableware rack is usually provided with a plurality of carriers spaced apart from each other, and each carrier is used for placing a tableware such as a bowl or a plate. However, the position of the carrier in the tableware rack is fixed, and the spacing between adjacent tableware is also fixed, so the size of the tableware that can be placed is limited, and in addition, the user cannot place tableware according to personal habits, but only according to the fixed carrier layout position. SUMMARY

[0004] The utility model solves the technical problem to provide a kind of adjustable tableware rack and disinfection equipment, the position of each carrier can be adjusted, so that different sizes of tableware can be placed, with good use adaptability.

[0005] The utility model is realized by the following technical solutions.

[0006] An adjustable tableware rack comprises:

[0007] A rack body comprises two mutually spaced guide rails, and each of the opposite surfaces of the two guide rails is provided with a sliding groove;

[0008] A plurality of carriers for placing tableware, which have adjusting members extending into the corresponding sliding grooves on both sides;

[0009] The carrier is rotatable and has a first state and a second state, when the carrier is in the first state, the adjusting member and the sliding groove are in sliding fit, and when the carrier is in the second state, the adjusting member and the sliding groove are in clamping fit.

[0010] As a further improvement of the utility model, when the carrier is in the first state, the two sides of the adjusting member have gaps with the top wall and the bottom wall of the sliding groove respectively; when the carrier is in the second state, the two ends of the adjusting member abut against the top wall and the bottom wall of the sliding groove respectively, to generate a frictional resistance that prevents the carrier from rotating.

[0011] As a further improvement of the utility model, the length of the carrier between the two ends is greater than the length of the carrier between the two sides.

[0012] As a further improvement of the utility model, the adjusting piece has a thickened locking part, and the outer wall or / and the inner wall of the sliding groove has a recessed avoiding part; when the carrier is in the first state, the position of the locking part in the sliding groove corresponds to the avoiding part, and has a gap between the locking part and the avoiding part, and when the carrier is in the second state, the locking part is attached to the outer wall and the inner wall of the sliding groove.

[0013] As a further improvement of the utility model, the outer wall of the sliding groove has the avoiding part at the position opposite to the notch; when the carrier is in the first state, the locking part corresponds to the avoiding part and has a gap between the locking part and the avoiding part, and the inner surface of the locking part is located at the notch.

[0014] As a further improvement of the utility model, the outer surface and the inner surface of the adjusting piece respectively have a first protruding part formed by protrusion, and the part of the adjusting piece with two first protruding parts forms the locking part.

[0015] As a further improvement of the utility model, the adjusting piece has a thickened limiting part, and the thickness of the limiting part is smaller than that of the locking part; the limiting part has a gap between the outer wall and the inner wall of the sliding groove, and the gap is smaller than the gap between the locking part and the avoiding part.

[0016] As a further improvement of the utility model, the outer surface and the inner surface of the adjusting piece respectively have a second protruding part formed by protrusion, and the part of the adjusting piece with two second protruding parts forms the limiting part.

[0017] As a further improvement of the utility model, the two sides of the carrier are connected with connecting rods corresponding to the adjusting pieces, the notch of the sliding groove allows the connecting rods to pass through, and limits the disengagement of the adjusting pieces.

[0018] As a further improvement of the utility model, the frame body further comprises two fixing pieces, the fixing piece has two fixing grooves for clamping and embedding with the end portions of the two guide rails respectively; the fixing groove has a clamping and embedding structure for clamping and embedding with the sliding groove on the guide rail.

[0019] As a further improvement of the utility model, the clamping and embedding structure comprises a plurality of staggered ribs.

[0020] A disinfection equipment comprises the adjustable tableware rack.

[0021] The utility model has the advantages of:

[0022] The user can customize the position of each carrier on the rack body according to the size of the required tableware during use, then rotate the carrier to adjust to the first state, slide to adjust the position, and then rotate the carrier to the second state after sliding to the required adjusted position to lock the position. The adjustable tableware rack of the embodiment can adjust the position of the carrier on the rack body, can be adapted to tableware of various sizes, has good use adaptability, and provides a good user experience;

[0023] The adjusting piece is abutted against the top wall, the bottom wall, the outer wall and the inner wall of the sliding groove through the two end portions and the locking portion, can realize the stable clamping of the adjusting piece and the sliding groove, the generated frictional resistance can effectively prevent the continuous sliding of the adjusting piece, and thus the state of the carrier holding the tableware is kept stable;

[0024] The double clamping of the guide rail and the fixing groove can improve the connection firmness of the fixing piece and the guide rail, and guarantee the structural stability and the structural strength of the rack body. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0025] The preferred embodiment of the utility model will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings, so as to help understand the purpose and advantages of the utility model, wherein:

[0026] Figure 1 is a schematic view of the adjustable tableware rack;

[0027] Figure 2 is a partial view of the guide rail;

[0028] Figure 3 is a schematic view of the carrier and the adjusting piece;

[0029] Figure 4 is a schematic view of the adjusting piece from one perspective;

[0030] Figure 5 is a schematic view of the adjusting piece from another perspective;

[0031] Figure 6 is a schematic view of the sliding cooperation of the adjusting piece and the sliding groove from the first perspective;

[0032] Figure 7 is a schematic view of the sliding cooperation of the adjusting piece and the sliding groove from the second perspective;

[0033] Figure 8 is a schematic view of the sliding cooperation of the adjusting piece and the sliding groove from the third perspective;

[0034] Figure 9 is a schematic view of the clamping cooperation of the adjusting piece and the sliding groove from the first perspective;

[0035] Figure 10A schematic view of the engagement between the adjusting member and the sliding groove from a third perspective;

[0036] Figure 11 A schematic view of the engagement between the adjusting member and the sliding groove from a third perspective;

[0037] Figure 12 A schematic view of the fixing member. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0038] The utility model will be further described in detail below according to the drawings and embodiments.

[0039] In the present specification, the orientation terms such as up, down, left, right, front, back, front face, back face, top, bottom, etc. mentioned or possibly mentioned are defined with respect to the configuration shown in the drawings, and the words "inner" and "outer" respectively refer to the direction towards or away from the geometric center of a particular component, which are relative concepts, so it is possible that they will change accordingly according to different positions and different use states. Therefore, these or other orientation terms should not be interpreted as restrictive terms.

[0040] Embodiment 1:

[0041] An adjustable tableware rack, with reference to Figures 1-12 , comprising a rack body and a plurality of carriers 2. Among them, the rack body comprises two guide rails 1 and two fixing members 3, the two guide rails 1 are arranged at intervals, and their two ends are connected with the two fixing members 3 respectively, so that the rack body presents a rectangular structure, and the long side of the rectangular structure corresponds to the guide rail 1, and the short side corresponds to the fixing member 3. A plurality of carriers 2 are arranged in the rack body along the length direction of the guide rail 1 at intervals, and the carrier 2 is in a sheet structure and is used to place tableware such as dinner plates and bowls. The adjustable tableware rack of the present embodiment can be applied in a disinfection cabinet, can place a plurality of tableware for disinfection and drying, and can also be applied in other scenes or devices requiring the placement of tableware, such as kitchen bowl cabinets and dishwashers.

[0042] In the present embodiment, the two guide rails 1 are provided with sliding grooves 11 on the opposite surfaces, which can be formed by recessing the surface of the guide rail 1 or by bending the guide rail 1. The carrier 2 has adjusting members 21 on both sides, and the two adjusting members 21 are symmetrically arranged about the carrier 2, and the two adjusting members 21 correspond to the two sliding grooves 11 respectively and extend into the corresponding sliding grooves 11.

[0043] In the embodiment, the carrier 2 can rotate and has two states, which are defined as a first state and a second state respectively. When the carrier 2 is in the first state, the adjusting piece 21 and the sliding groove 11 are in sliding fit, so that the carrier 2 can slide along the direction of the guide rail 1 to adjust the position thereof. When the carrier 2 is in the second state, the adjusting piece 21 and the sliding groove 11 are in clamping fit, so that there is friction force between the adjusting piece 21 and the sliding groove 11 to prevent the carrier 2 from moving, thereby the position of the carrier 2 on the rack body can be locked. When used by the user, the user can customize the positions of the carriers 2 on the rack body according to the sizes of the tableware to be placed, then rotate the carrier 2 to the first state to slide to adjust the position, and after sliding to the desired position, rotate the carrier 2 to the second state to lock the position. The adjustable tableware rack of the embodiment can adjust the positions of the carriers 2 on the rack body, can be adapted to tableware of various sizes, has good use adaptability, and the user has good use experience.

[0044] In the embodiment, the adjusting piece 21 has a block structure, which has two side portions 212, two end portions 211, an outer surface and an inner surface. It should be noted that the outer surface of the adjusting piece 21 is the surface of the adjusting piece 21 facing away from the carrier 2, and the inner surface of the adjusting piece 21 is the surface of the adjusting piece 21 facing the carrier 2. When the carrier 2 is in the first state, the two side portions 212 of the adjusting piece 21 have gaps with the top wall 111 and the bottom wall 112 of the sliding groove 11 respectively, so that the adjusting piece 21 and the sliding groove 11 are in sliding fit, that is, the adjusting piece 21 can slide along the sliding groove 11 to adjust the position. During the process of rotating the carrier 2 from the first state to the second state, the two end portions 211 of the adjusting piece 21 gradually approach the top wall 111 and the bottom wall 112 of the sliding groove 11 respectively. When the carrier 2 is in the second state, the two end portions 211 of the carrier 2 abut against the top wall 111 and the bottom wall 112 of the sliding groove 11 respectively, thereby the friction resistance can be effectively generated, that is, the adjusting piece 21 and the sliding groove 11 are changed from sliding fit to clamping fit, the friction resistance prevents the adjusting piece 21 from continuing to slide, thereby the position of the carrier 2 is locked.

[0045] In the embodiment, the length of the carrier 2 between the two end portions 211 is greater than the length of the carrier 2 between the two side portions 212. Moreover, the length of the carrier 2 between the two end portions 211 is the same as or slightly greater than the width between the top wall 111 and the bottom wall 112, and the length of the carrier 2 between the two side portions 212 is smaller than the width between the top wall 111 and the bottom wall 112, so that when the carrier 2 is in the first state, the two side portions 212 of the adjusting piece 21 have gaps with the top wall 111 and the bottom wall 112 of the sliding groove 11 respectively, and when the carrier 2 is in the second state, the two end portions 211 of the carrier 2 abut against the top wall 111 and the bottom wall 112 of the sliding groove 11 respectively.

[0046] In the embodiment, the adjusting member 21 has a thickened locking portion 213, the outer wall 113 or / and the inner wall 114 of the slot 11 has a recessed avoiding portion 11a, when the carrier 2 is in the first state, the position of the locking portion 213 in the slot 11 corresponds to the avoiding portion 11a, and there is a gap between the locking portion 213 and the avoiding portion 11a, so that the locking portion 213 does not contact the slot 11 during the sliding of the adjusting member 21 in the slot 11, thereby avoiding the generation of frictional resistance, to ensure the smoothness of the sliding adjustment. When the carrier 2 is in the second state, the locking portion 213 is in contact with the outer wall 113 and the inner wall 114 of the slot 11, thereby effectively generating frictional resistance. The adjusting member 21 is in contact with the top wall 111, the bottom wall 112, the inner wall 114 and the outer wall 113 of the slot 11 through the two end portions 211 and the locking portion 213, which can realize the stable clamping of the adjusting member 21 and the slot 11, and the generated frictional resistance can effectively prevent the continuous sliding of the adjusting member 21, thereby ensuring the stability of the carrier 2 in the state of placing tableware.

[0047] In the embodiment, the outer wall 113 of the slot has an avoiding portion 11a at the position opposite to the slot opening 115, and the slot opening 115 of the slot 11 naturally forms the avoiding portion 11a on the inner wall 114, which can simplify the structure of the slot 11. When the carrier 2 is in the first state, the locking portion 213 corresponds to the avoiding portion 11a and has a gap between the locking portion 213 and the avoiding portion 11a, and the inner surface of the locking portion 213 is located at the slot opening 115.

[0048] In the embodiment, further, the outer surface and the inner surface of the adjusting member 21 respectively have a first protruding portion 21a formed by protrusion, and the adjusting member 21 has two first protruding portions 21a, and the portion of the two first protruding portions 21a forms the locking portion 213. When the carrier 2 is in the first state, the two first protruding portions 21a correspond to the two avoiding portions 11a respectively and have gaps between the two first protruding portions 21a and the corresponding avoiding portions 11a, and when the carrier 2 is rotated to the second state, the two first protruding portions 21a are in contact with the outer wall 113 and the inner wall 114 of the slot 11 respectively.

[0049] In the embodiment, the adjusting member 21 has a thickened limiting portion 214, the thickness of the limiting portion 214 is smaller than that of the locking portion 213. The limiting portion 214 has a gap with the outer wall 113 and the inner wall 114 of the sliding groove 11, and the gap is smaller than the gap between the locking portion 213 and the avoiding portion 11a. When the user pushes or pulls the carrier 2 to slide along the guide rail 1, the carrier 2 may be laterally positioned due to improper force, which may cause the outer surface of the adjusting member 21 to contact the outer wall 113 of the sliding groove 11 or the inner surface to contact the inner wall 114, thereby generating frictional resistance to slow down the sliding of the adjusting member 21. Therefore, the limiting portion 214 is arranged on the adjusting member 21 to avoid the entire outer surface or inner surface of the adjusting member 21 from being in contact, thereby effectively reducing the frictional resistance that may occur during sliding.

[0050] In the embodiment, the outer surface and the inner surface of the adjusting member 21 respectively have a second protruding portion 21b formed by protruding, and the portion of the adjusting member 21 having the two second protruding portions 21b forms the limiting portion 214, and the protruding degree of the second protruding portion 21b relative to the outer surface / inner surface of the adjusting member 21 is smaller than that of the first protruding portion 21a.

[0051] In the embodiment, the two sides of the carrier 2 and the corresponding adjusting members 21 are connected with connecting rods 22, the slot 115 of the sliding groove 11 allows the connecting rod 22 to pass through, and the connecting rod 22 cannot pass through the slot 115 when the adjusting member 21 is in the first state or the second state, thereby limiting the disengagement of the adjusting member 21. The slot 115 is arranged at the middle position of the sliding groove 11, and the opening size is slightly larger than the diameter of the connecting rod 22.

[0052] In the embodiment, the frame further includes two fixing members 3, the fixing member 3 has a sheet structure, the fixing member 3 has two fixing grooves 31, and the two fixing grooves 31 are symmetric about the fixing member 3. The shapes of the two fixing grooves 31 are matched with the cross-sectional shapes of the two guide rails 1, and are respectively used for clamping and fitting with the end portions 211 of the two guide rails 1. The connection of the two guide rails 1 and the two fixing members 3 makes the frame form a rectangular structure as a whole. In addition, the fixing groove 31 has a clamping structure 32 inside, which is used for clamping and fitting with the sliding groove 11 on the guide rail 1. Through the double clamping and fitting of the guide rail 1 and the fixing groove 31, the connection firmness of the fixing sheet and the guide rail 1 can be further improved.

[0053] In the embodiment, the clamping structure 32 includes a plurality of staggered ribs 321, and the portions of the ribs 321 corresponding to the edges of the clamping structure 32 are attached to the top wall 111, the bottom wall 112, the inner wall 114 and the outer wall 113 of the sliding groove 11, so as to improve the stability of the clamping and fitting, and in addition, the plurality of staggered ribs 321 can improve the overall structural strength of the clamping structure 32.

[0054] Embodiment 2:

[0055] A disinfection device comprises an adjustable tableware rack. The adjustable tableware rack is as shown in embodiment 1. The category of the disinfection device comprises a disinfection cabinet and a dishwasher with disinfection function.

[0056] Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, and are not limited thereto; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that: it can still modify the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing embodiments, or make equivalent replacement for part of the technical features; and these modifications or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

1. An adjustable dish rack, characterized by The utility model relates to a kind of tableware rack, including: Frame body, including two mutually spaced guide rails (1), two the opposite surfaces of the guide rail (1) are equipped with sliding slot (11); Multiple carriers (2) for placing tableware, both sides have respectively the adjusting member (21) that stretches into corresponding the sliding slot (11); The carrier (2) can rotate and has first state and second state, when the carrier (2) is in first state, the adjusting member (21) and the sliding slot (11) sliding fit, when the carrier (2) is in second state, the adjusting member (21) and the sliding slot (11) are clamped and fit.

2. The adjustable dish rack of claim 1, wherein, When the carrier (2) is in first state, the two side portions (212) of the adjusting member (21) respectively with the top wall (111) and bottom wall (112) of the sliding slot (11) have gap;When the carrier (2) is in second state, the two end portions (211) of the adjusting member (21) respectively with the top wall (111) and bottom wall (112) of the sliding slot (11) are abutted, for generating the frictional resistance that prevents the carrier (2) from rotating.

3. The adjustable dish rack of claim 2, wherein, The length of the carrier (2) between the two end portions (211) is greater than the length of the carrier (2) between the two side portions (212).

4. The adjustable dish rack of claim 2, wherein, The adjusting member (21) has thickened locking portion (213), the outer wall (113) or / and inner wall (114) of the sliding slot (11) has recessed formed avoiding portion (11a);When the carrier (2) is in first state, the position of the locking portion (213) in the sliding slot (11) corresponds the avoiding portion (11a), and there is gap between the locking portion (213) and the avoiding portion (11a), when the carrier (2) is in second state, the locking portion (213) is attached with the outer wall (113) and the inner wall (114) of the sliding slot (11).

5. The adjustable dish rack of claim 4, wherein, The outer wall (113) of the sliding slot (11) has the avoiding portion (11a) at the position of opposite slot (115);When the carrier (2) is in first state, the locking portion (213) corresponds the avoiding portion (11a) and there is gap between the locking portion (213) and the avoiding portion (11a), the inner surface of the locking portion (213) is located at the slot (115).

6. The adjustable dish rack of claim 4, wherein, The outer surface and the inner surface of the adjusting member (21) respectively have first convex portion (21a) formed by protrusion, and the part of the adjusting member (21) with two first convex portions (21a) forms the locking portion (213).

7. The adjustable dish rack of claim 4, wherein, The adjusting member (21) has thickened limiting portion (214), the thickness of the limiting portion (214) is less than the locking portion (213);The gap between the limiting portion (214) and the outer wall (113) and the inner wall (114) of the sliding slot (11) is less than the gap between the locking portion (213) and the avoiding portion (11a).

8. The adjustable dish rack of claim 7, wherein, The outer surface and the inner surface of the adjusting member (21) respectively have second convex portion (21b) formed by protrusion, and the part of the adjusting member (21) with two second convex portions (21b) forms the limiting portion (214).

9. The adjustable dish rack of claim 1, wherein, Two sides of the carrier (2) and the corresponding adjusting members (21) are connected with connecting rods (22), the slot (115) of the sliding groove (11) allows the connecting rod (22) to pass through, and limits the disengagement of the adjusting member (21).

10. The adjustable dish rack according to any one of claims 1-9, wherein, The frame body further comprises two fixing members (3), the fixing member (3) has two fixing grooves (31) for respectively clamping and fitting with the end portions (211) of the two guide rails (1); the fixing groove (31) has a clamping structure (32) therein for clamping and fitting with the sliding groove (11) on the guide rail (1).

11. The adjustable dish rack of claim 10, wherein, The clamping structure (32) comprises a plurality of staggered ribs (321).

12. A disinfecting apparatus, characterized by The adjustable tableware rack comprises the adjustable tableware rack according to any one of claims 1-11.