Folding draining rack
By designing a detachable, foldable drain rack, the problem of high transportation and storage costs caused by the large size of existing drain racks has been solved, achieving space compression and cost reduction, making it suitable for promotion in overseas markets.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-03-13
- Publication Date
- 2026-03-24
AI Technical Summary
Existing drain racks are bulky due to their fixed structure, which increases transportation and storage costs, especially affecting product pricing and sales in overseas markets.
Design a foldable drain rack, including a detachable water tray and a drain rack body. The folding and unfolding states are switched by a rotating mechanism. Support blocks provide support force, support feet and guide grooves ensure smooth water flow, and the cylinder body is detachably connected to the water tray.
It effectively reduces transportation and storage space, lowers costs, is easy to operate, provides a good user experience, and is suitable for promotion in overseas markets.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to kitchen utensil field, concretely relates to a folding draining rack. BACKGROUND
[0002] Draining rack is a common kitchen utensil, is mainly used to drain, dry for bowl, dish, chopstick and so on tableware. The structure of draining rack usually includes water receiving tray and draining rack body arranged on the water receiving tray, tableware is placed in the draining rack body, the water receiving tray is provided with a drain, the drain is used for draining out the drained water through the drain, so that the draining rack can be in a relatively dry environment, and bacteria breeding is avoided.
[0003] The common draining rack on the market is fixedly connected together by the draining rack body and the supporting body, part or all of the structure adopts integral welding, so that the volume of the draining rack body is increased, the space occupied by assembly and transportation is increased, and the transportation cost is increased. Especially for related commodities exported overseas, the international transportation cost and overseas warehousing cost may even exceed the production cost of the product itself, which seriously affects the market pricing of the product overseas, and further affects the sales volume and revenue of the product. SUMMARY
[0004] To solve the technical problems existing in the prior art, the purpose of the utility model is to provide a folding draining rack, which reduces the volume during transportation and storage by folding, facilitates transportation and saves cost. Moreover, the switching between the folded state and the unfolded state is simple and does not require complicated operation, and the user experience is good.
[0005] The utility model discloses a folding draining rack, including water receiving tray, first draining rack body, second draining rack body and cylinder, the cylinder is detachably connected on water receiving tray, water receiving tray includes first tray body, second tray body and rotating mechanism, first tray body and second tray body are all shovel-shaped containers with upper opening and one side opening, first tray body and second tray body are docked through mutual side opening, and rotating mechanism is arranged at the docking place to realize the hinging of first tray body and second tray body, when first tray body and second tray body are docked through mutual side opening and are combined to form the tray body around the periphery, it is the unfolded state of water receiving tray, when the upper opening of first tray body is buckled to the upper opening of second tray body, it is the folded state of water receiving tray, first draining rack body is erected on first tray body, and second draining rack body is erected on second tray body.
[0006] Compared with the prior art, the utility model at least has the following beneficial effects:
[0007] 1. The utility model discloses a folding type improvement of traditional integrated drip tray, which is convenient for transportation and storage, greatly compresses cost and is beneficial to market promotion and overseas sales.
[0008] 2. The utility model discloses that the parts except water receiving tray are detachably arranged, and the detachable parts can be placed in the internal space of the folded water receiving tray, so that the folded utility model has no sharp hard object in the external contour, is easy to pack and transport and is resistant to impact.
[0009] 3. The utility model discloses that the folding state is switched to the unfolded state without additional installation tools, without auxiliary fine parts such as screws and adhesives, and only needs simple assembly, so that the operation is simple and the user experience is good.
[0010] Further, a plurality of support clamping blocks are arranged on the bottom walls of the first disc body and the second disc body, and the support clamping blocks are respectively clamped with the first drip tray body and the second drip tray body arranged on the water receiving tray; the lower ends of the support clamping blocks are fixedly connected to the first disc body or the second disc body, and the upper ends of the support clamping blocks are provided with notches for clamping. Different from the traditional one-piece drip tray body, the utility model adopts a folding type, and the drip tray is also divided into two parts, which are independent of each other. Therefore, a plurality of support clamping blocks are arranged on the bottom wall of the water receiving tray, which is beneficial to providing sufficient and balanced support force for supporting the two drip tray bodies.
[0011] Specifically, the first drip tray body is a planar grid sheet, and first placing grooves are formed between adjacent planar partition strips; the second drip tray body is a three-dimensional grid sheet, and part of the partition strips are raised to form clamping tongues, and second placing grooves are formed between adjacent clamping tongues. The first placing grooves can be used for storing small objects such as bowls, small-sized dishes and spoons, and the second placing grooves can be used for storing large-sized dishes and large-sized plates. The first drip tray body and the second drip tray body are a simple plane and have a protrusion, respectively, and are reasonably partitioned. Such a design is convenient for users to classify and store kitchen utensils, and can also enable the two drip tray bodies to avoid each other, so that the folding type drip tray of the embodiment has a smaller thickness in the folded state, compresses the three-dimensional space after folding, and further reduces the transportation and storage cost.
[0012] Specifically, the abutting mode between the first disc body and the second disc body is that, in the unfolded state, the side opening of the first disc body overlaps the side opening of the second disc body, and the side opening of the first disc body is placed below the side opening of the second disc body. Such a design can limit the second disc body from continuing to turn over beyond the unfolded state, and can also block the gap at the abutting position of the first disc body and the second disc body, so as to prevent water from seeping out from the abutting position.
[0013] Further, the water pan further comprises a plurality of supporting legs which are detachably connected to the bottom of the first and second disc bodies. The supporting legs are detachably connected, facilitating transportation.
[0014] Further, the first disc body is provided with at least two supporting legs below the lateral opening, to support the joint of the first and second disc bodies and reinforce the supporting strength.
[0015] Specifically, the bottom of the first and second disc bodies is provided with a plurality of L-shaped grooves, and one end of the supporting leg is provided with an L-shaped protrusion. The L-shaped protrusion is in interference fit with the L-shaped groove, so that the supporting leg is detachably connected to the bottom of the first and second disc bodies.
[0016] Specifically, the rotating mechanism comprises two first hinge rings and two second hinge rings. The first hinge rings are fixedly connected to the two side walls of the lateral opening of the first disc body, and the second hinge rings are fixedly connected to the two side walls of the lateral opening of the second disc body. The first and second hinge rings on the same side are coaxially connected, the first hinge ring drives the first disc body to rotate relative to the axis of the second hinge ring, and the second hinge ring drives the second disc body to rotate relative to the axis of the first hinge ring, so that the first and second disc bodies can rotate and be buckled.
[0017] Specifically, the bottom of the first disc body is provided with a drainage port, and the bottom wall of the first and second disc bodies is inclined to the drainage port. A flow guide groove is detachably connected below the drainage port.
[0018] Specifically, the cylinder is an open-top container, and the lower end of the cylinder is blocked by a hollow plate. The cylinder is detachably connected to the water pan by a hook. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0019] Figure 1 is a structural schematic view of the unfolded state of the embodiment.
[0020] Figure 2 is a schematic view of partial structure disassembly of the unfolded state of the embodiment.
[0021] Figure 3 is Figure 2 is a local enlarged view.
[0022] Figure 4 is a structural schematic view of the folded state of the embodiment.
[0023] Figure 5 is a top view of the unfolded state of the embodiment.
[0024] Figure 6 is a bottom view of the unfolded state of the embodiment.
[0025] In the picture:
[0026] 10-Water receiving tray; 11-First tray body; 114-Side opening of the first tray body; 116-Drain outlet; 12-Second tray body; 124-Side opening of the second tray body; 132-L-shaped groove; 14-Rotating mechanism; 143-First hinge ring; 145-Second hinge ring; 147-Decorative cover; 16-Guide groove; 17-Support foot; 172-L-shaped protrusion; 19-Supporting block; 193-Notch;
[0027] 20 - First drain rack body; 28 - First placement slot;
[0028] 30 - Second drain rack body; 36 - Clamping tongue; 38 - Second placement slot;
[0029] 40 - Cylinder body; 45 - Perforated plate; 47 - Hook. Detailed Implementation
[0030] To facilitate understanding of this utility model, the technical solutions and advantages of the utility model will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. Any mechanisms or methods not elaborated in this utility model can be referred to in the prior art. The specific structure and features of this utility model are illustrated below by way of example and should not constitute any limitation on this utility model. Furthermore, any technical feature mentioned below (including implicit or disclosed features), as well as any technical feature directly shown or implied in the figures, can be arbitrarily combined or deleted among these technical features to form more other embodiments that may not be directly or indirectly mentioned in this utility model. The accompanying drawings show preferred embodiments of this utility model. However, this utility model can be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided to provide a more thorough and complete understanding of the disclosure of this utility model.
[0031] like Figures 1-6 As shown, the foldable drain rack of this embodiment includes a water receiving tray 10, a first drain rack body 20, a second drain rack body 30, and a cylinder 40. The first drain rack body 20 and the second drain rack body 30 are mounted in the cavity of the water receiving tray 10, and the cylinder 40 is detachably connected to the water receiving tray 10.
[0032] Specifically, the water receiving tray 10 is a foldable tray body, which comprises a first tray body 11, a second tray body 12, a rotating mechanism 14, a flow guide groove 16 and a plurality of supporting legs 17. The first tray body 11 and the second tray body 12 are both shovel-shaped containers with an upper opening and a side opening, and the first tray body 11 and the second tray body 12 are connected by the side openings of each other to form a tray body with a surrounding edge, which is the unfolded state of the water receiving tray 10. The first tray body 11 and the second tray body 12 are hingedly connected by the rotating mechanism 14 arranged at the connecting position of the side openings of the first tray body 11 and the second tray body 12, and the upper opening of the first tray body 11 is fastened to the upper opening of the second tray body 12, which is the folded state of the water receiving tray 10.
[0033] In this embodiment, the hinging of the water receiving tray 10 is realized by the following structure: the rotating mechanism 14 comprises two first hinging rings 143 and two second hinging rings 145, the first hinging rings 143 are fixedly connected to the first tray body 11 and arranged on the two side walls of the side opening 114 of the first tray body 11, and the second hinging rings 145 are fixedly connected to the second tray body 12 and arranged on the two side walls of the side opening 124 of the second tray body 12. The first hinging ring 143 and the second hinging ring 145 on the same side are coaxially connected, the first hinging ring 143 drives the first tray body 11 to rotate relative to the axis of the second hinging ring 145, and the second hinging ring 145 drives the second tray body 12 to rotate relative to the axis of the first hinging ring 143, so that the first tray body 11 and the second tray body 12 can rotate and fasten to each other. Further, the rotating mechanism 14 also comprises a decorative cover 147 which is detachably connected to the outer hinging ring.
[0034] In this embodiment, the connecting mode between the first tray body 11 and the second tray body 12 is that, in the unfolded state of the water receiving tray 10, the side opening 114 of the first tray body 11 overlaps the side opening 124 of the second tray body 12, the side opening 114 of the first tray body 11 is under the side opening 124 of the second tray body 12, and the bottom of the side opening 124 of the second tray body 12 abuts on the side opening 114 of the first tray body 11. This design can limit the second tray body 12 from continuing to turn beyond the unfolded state, and can also block the gap at the connecting position of the first tray body 11 and the second tray body 12 to prevent water from seeping out from the connecting position.
[0035] A plurality of supporting legs 17 are detachably connected to the bottom of the first disc body 11 and the second disc body 12. In the present embodiment, the bottom of the first disc body 11 and the second disc body 12 is provided with a plurality of L-shaped grooves 132, and one end of the supporting leg 17 is provided with an L-shaped protrusion 172 which is in interference fit with the L-shaped groove 132, so that the supporting leg 17 is detachably connected to the bottom of the first disc body 11 and the second disc body 12. Further, two supporting legs 17 are arranged below the side opening 114 of the first disc body 11 to support the joint of the first disc body 11 and the second disc body 12, thereby reinforcing the supporting strength.
[0036] The bottom of the first disc body 11 is provided with a drainage opening 116, and the bottom walls inside the first disc body 11 and the second disc body 12 are inclined to the drainage opening 116. A flow guide groove 16 is detachably connected below the drainage opening 116. The water in the water pan 10 is accumulated at the drainage opening 116 and discharged into the flow guide groove 16, thereby keeping the water pan 10 relatively dry and avoiding the breeding of bacteria. In the present embodiment, the flow guide groove 16 is clamped below the drainage opening 116.
[0037] A plurality of supporting blocks 19 are arranged on the bottom walls of the first disc body 11 and the second disc body 12, and the supporting blocks 19 are clamped with the first draining rack body 20 and the second draining rack body 30 arranged on the water pan 10. The lower end of the supporting block 19 is fixedly connected to the bottom wall of the first disc body 11 or the second disc body 12, and the upper end of the supporting block 19 is provided with a notch 193 for clamping.
[0038] The first draining rack body 20 and the second draining rack body 30 are metal grid-shaped, and a plurality of supporting blocks 19 are clamped with the outer periphery of the first draining rack body 20 and the second draining rack body 30, so as to evenly support the first draining rack body 20 and the second draining rack body 30. The first draining rack body 20 is arranged on the first disc body 11, and the second draining rack body 30 is arranged on the second disc body 12, and the first draining rack body 20 and the second draining rack body 30 are independent of each other.
[0039] The first draining rack body 20 is a planar grid sheet, and the first placing grooves 28 are formed between adjacent planar metal partition strips. The first placing grooves 28 can be used for storing small items such as bowls, small-sized dishes, and spoons. The second draining rack body 30 is a three-dimensional grid sheet, and part of the metal partition strips are raised to form clamping tongues 36. The second placing grooves 38 are formed between adjacent clamping tongues 36, and the second placing grooves 38 can be used for storing large-sized dishes and large-sized plates. The first draining rack body 20 and the second draining rack body 30 are planar and have a raised portion, respectively, and are reasonably partitioned. Such design can facilitate users to classify and store kitchen utensils, and can also enable the two draining rack bodies to avoid each other, so that the thickness of the folding draining rack in the folded state is smaller, the three-dimensional space after compression and folding is reduced, and the transportation and storage costs are further reduced.
[0040] The cylinder 40 is an open-top container with a certain height, and the lower end of the cylinder 40 is blocked by the hollow plate 45, which can support the objects stored in the cylinder 40 while allowing water to pass through. The cylinder 40 is used to store slender objects such as chopsticks, spoons, and forks. The cylinder 40 is detachably connected to the water pan 10 by a connecting piece. In this embodiment, the connecting piece is a hook 47, which is fixedly connected to the cylinder 40 and hung on the side wall of the water pan 10.
[0041] The folding water draining rack of this embodiment has two states, namely the folded state and the unfolded state.
[0042] The folded state is suitable for transportation, storage, and storage scenarios. In the folded state, the water pan 10 is folded, and the upper opening of the first disc body 11 is buckled to the upper opening of the second disc body 12, forming a box shape. The first water draining rack body 20 and the second water draining rack body 30 are still respectively arranged on the first disc body 11 and the second disc body 12 without affecting each other. The detachable flow guide groove 16, the plurality of supporting feet 17, and the cylinder 40 can be inserted between the space between the first water draining rack body 20 and the second water draining rack body 30, so that the overall volume of the folded water draining rack is the size of the first disc body 11 and the second disc body 12 after folding and combining. The volume of the folded water draining rack is much smaller than that of the unfolded water draining rack, and the outer contour of the folded water draining rack is box-shaped, without sharp hard objects, which is easy to pack and transport, and resistant to impact.
[0043] The unfolded state is the use state. The folding water draining rack of this embodiment is switched from the folded state to the unfolded state by turning over the first disc body 11 or the second disc body 12, so that the side opening of the first disc body 11 is butted with the side opening of the second disc body 12, and the side opening 114 of the first disc body 11 is placed under the side opening 124 of the second disc body 12, so that the first disc body 11 and the second disc body 12 are combined into a complete water pan 10. The scattered flow guide groove 16, the plurality of supporting feet 17, and the cylinder 40 are respectively installed in the corresponding positions, the flow guide groove 16 is connected below the drain port 116, the plurality of supporting feet 17 are interference-fitted at the bottom of the water pan 10, and the cylinder 40 is hung on the side wall of the water pan 10. After assembly, it can be put into use. The folding water draining rack of this embodiment is switched from the folded state to the unfolded state without the need for additional installation tools, without the need for screws, adhesives, and other auxiliary fine and fragmented parts, and only needs to be simply assembled, which is simple to operate and has good user experience.
[0044] Compared with the prior art, the folding water draining rack of the embodiment improves the traditional integrated water draining rack into a folding type, facilitates transportation and storage, greatly compresses the cost, and is beneficial to market promotion and overseas sales. The outer contour of the folding water draining rack is a box type, without sharp hard objects, easy to pack and transport, and impact-resistant. Moreover, the switching between the folding state and the unfolded state is simple, without the need for additional installation tools, without the need for auxiliary fine parts such as screws and adhesives, and only needs simple assembly, with good user experience.
[0045] The above-mentioned embodiments are only preferred embodiments of the utility model, and cannot be used to limit the range of the utility model protection, and for the ordinary skilled in the art, it can be understood that the embodiments can be changed, modified, replaced and changed in many ways without departing from the principles and spirits of the utility model, and the range of the utility model is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. A foldable drip rack characterized by, The water pan comprises a first disc body, a second disc body and a rotating mechanism, the first disc body and the second disc body are both shovel-shaped containers with an upper opening and a side opening, the first disc body and the second disc body are connected through the side openings, and the rotating mechanism is arranged at the connection position to realize the hinging of the first disc body and the second disc body; when the first disc body and the second disc body are connected through the side openings to form a disc body with a surrounding edge, the water pan is in an unfolded state; when the upper opening of the first disc body is buckled to the upper opening of the second disc body, the water pan is in a folded state; the first draining rack body is arranged on the first disc body, and the second draining rack body is arranged on the second disc body.
2. The folding drain rack of claim 1, wherein, A plurality of support blocks are arranged on the bottom walls of the first disc body and the second disc body, and the support blocks are respectively connected with the first draining rack body and the second draining rack body arranged on the water pan; the lower ends of the support blocks are fixedly connected with the first disc body or the second disc body, and the upper ends of the support blocks are provided with notches for connection.
3. The folding drain rack of claim 1, wherein: The first draining rack body is a planar grid sheet, and first placing grooves are formed between adjacent planar partition strips; the second draining rack body is a three-dimensional grid sheet, and part of the partition strips are raised to form clamping tongues, and second placing grooves are formed between adjacent clamping tongues.
4. The folding drain rack of claim 1, wherein, The connection mode between the first disc body and the second disc body is that, in the unfolded state of the water pan, the side opening of the first disc body overlaps the side opening of the second disc body, and the side opening of the first disc body is arranged below the side opening of the second disc body.
5. The folding drain rack of claim 4, wherein: The water pan further comprises a plurality of supporting legs, and the supporting legs are detachably connected to the bottoms of the first disc body and the second disc body.
6. The folding drain rack of claim 5, wherein, At least two supporting legs are arranged below the side opening of the first disc body to support the connection position of the first disc body and the second disc body.
7. The folding drain rack of claim 5, wherein, The bottoms of the first disc body and the second disc body are provided with a plurality of L-shaped grooves, and one end of the supporting leg is provided with an L-shaped protrusion, so that the supporting leg is detachably connected to the bottoms of the first disc body and the second disc body through interference fit of the L-shaped protrusion and the L-shaped groove.
8. The folding drainage rack of claim 1, wherein, The rotating mechanism comprises two first hinge rings and two second hinge rings, the first hinge rings are respectively fixedly connected to the two side walls of the side opening of the first disc body, and the second hinge rings are respectively fixedly connected to the two side walls of the side opening of the second disc body; the first hinge ring and the second hinge ring on the same side are coaxially connected, the first disc body can rotate relative to the axis of the second hinge ring, and the second disc body can rotate relative to the axis of the first hinge ring, so that the first disc body and the second disc body can rotate and be buckled.
9. The folding drainage rack of claim 1, wherein, The bottom of the first disc body is provided with a drainage opening, and the bottom walls of the first disc body and the second disc body are inclined to the drainage opening; a flow guide groove is detachably connected below the drainage opening.
10. The folding drainage rack of claim 1, wherein, The cylinder is an upper opening container, and the lower end of the cylinder is blocked by a hollow plate; the cylinder is detachably connected to the water pan through a hook.