Dishwasher with dryer

Abstract

To provide a dishwasher with dryer in which a panel for a left-right line can be held without being stiff even if a thickness of a decorative panel of a door body is different, and which does not spoil a design property when kitchen furniture (system kitchen) and the dishwasher with dryer are integrated.SOLUTION: A dishwasher with dryer includes a housing to be housed in the kitchen furniture, and a body which is housed in the housing and can be pulled out forward, a door body is provided on a front side of the body, wherein a door body includes a decorative panel for matching the front appearance and design of the kitchen furniture, and a left-right direction line panel for aligning a line formed in a left-right direction of the kitchen furniture with a line of the door body, the left-right direction line panel including step parts lower by one step in a depth direction from a design surface are provided at both end parts, spacers are attached to the step parts at both end parts, and the left-right direction line panel presses the spacers attached to the step parts by a frame body and holds them on the door body.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a dishwasher / dryer that is installed in a kitchen to wash and dry dishes. [Background technology]

[0002] 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, one type of dishwasher / dryer that washes and dries dishes is known to be one that is incorporated into kitchen furniture (system kitchen) for use (see, for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2004-16604 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] The conventional dishwasher disclosed in Patent Document 1 has a washing tub that holds dishes housed inside a casing that is pulled forward to load and unload dishes, and the casing is configured to be fixed to the installation surface of kitchen furniture (system kitchen).

[0005] The dishwasher's casing is designed to be inserted from the front into the space between the countertop of the kitchen furniture (system kitchen) and the installation surface, allowing the kitchen furniture (system kitchen) and the dishwasher to be installed as one unit.

[0006] In addition, the decorative panel on the front of the door is made of the same color surface material as the surface material of the kitchen furniture (system kitchen), or of the same material and color, and the decorative panel is further divided to create panels for left and right lines, which makes it possible to align the lines of the drawers of the kitchen furniture (system kitchen) with the lines of the dishwasher door in the left and right direction, thereby creating a unified design for the front of the kitchen furniture (system kitchen).

[0007] However, since dishwashers are expected to be housed in a variety of kitchen furniture (system kitchens), a number of decorative panels for the door body are available in different thicknesses to match the surfaces in the front-to-back (depth) direction accordingly.In the conventional dishwasher / dryer disclosed in Patent Document 1, although it is possible to match the lines of the dishwasher / dryer's door body with the lines of the drawers of the kitchen furniture (system kitchen) by using a panel for left-to-right lines in the left-to-right direction, no consideration is given to retention in the front-to-back (depth) direction with the kitchen furniture (system kitchen), in other words, the thickness direction of the decorative panel of the door body.

[0008] Therefore, if a thin panel for left and right lines is used solely for aligning the left and right lines with a slightly thick decorative panel of the door body, there is no retaining structure to adjust the thickness of the decorative panel and the panel for the left and right lines in the front to back (depth) direction, so the panel for the left and right lines will wobble in the front to back (depth), compromising the design when the kitchen furniture (system kitchen) and dishwasher are integrated.

[0009] The present disclosure is devised to solve the above-mentioned problems, and aims to provide a dishwasher that can hold panels for left and right lines without rattling even if the thicknesses of the decorative panels of the door body are different, and that does not impair the design when the dishwasher is integrated with kitchen furniture (system kitchen). [Means for solving the problem]

[0010] The dishwasher and dryer according to the present disclosure comprises a housing which is inserted from the front side of the kitchen furniture and accommodated within the kitchen furniture, and a main body which is accommodated in the housing and can be pulled out forward from its accommodated state, and a door body is provided on the front side of the main body for pulling out the main body, and the door body has a decorative panel for matching its design with the front appearance of the kitchen furniture, and a left-right line panel for matching the line formed in the left-right direction of the kitchen furniture by the door or drawer handle of the kitchen furniture with the line of the door body, and the left-right line panel has steps at both ends and an upper part in the left-right longitudinal direction when attached to the door body and viewed from the front, which are one step lower in the depth direction from the design surface of the left-right line panel, and spacers are attached to the steps at both ends in the left-right longitudinal direction with adhesive tape or adhesive, and when attached to the door body and viewed from the front, the left-right line panel holds the spacers attached to the steps with a frame body. Effect of the Invention

[0011] According to the present disclosure, when the panel for left-right lines is attached to a door body and viewed from the front, both ends and the top in the left-right longitudinal direction are provided with steps that are one step lower in the depth direction from the design surface of the panel for left-right lines, and spacers are attached to the steps at both ends in the left-right longitudinal direction with adhesive tape or glue, and when attached to the door body and viewed from the front, the panel for left-right lines is designed so that the spacers attached to the steps are held to the door body by the frame body, so that the panel for left-right lines does not wobble in the front-to-back (depth) direction and the design is not compromised when the kitchen furniture (system kitchen) and the dishwasher are integrated together. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0012] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing an example of a state in which the dishwasher / dryer according to the first embodiment is accommodated in kitchen furniture (system kitchen). [Diagram 2] FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing an example of a dishwasher / dryer according to a first embodiment when it is housed in kitchen furniture (system kitchen) and the washing tub is pulled out. [Diagram 3] FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view seen from the right side, showing an example of a state in which the dishwasher / dryer according to the first embodiment is accommodated in kitchen furniture (system kitchen). [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a main part showing a horizontal line forming panel and a decorative panel mounting structure of one example of a door body of a dishwasher / dryer according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 5] (a) is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an example of the mounting structure of a horizontal line forming panel of an embodiment of a door body to a door body of a dishwasher / dryer according to embodiment 1 of the present invention, taken along the cutting line A-A shown in Figure 2; (b) is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another example of the mounting structure of a horizontal line forming panel of an embodiment of a door body to a door body of a dishwasher / dryer according to embodiment 1 of the present invention, taken along the cutting line A-A shown in Figure 2; (c) is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another example of the mounting structure of a horizontal line forming panel of an embodiment of a door body to a door body of a dishwasher / dryer according to embodiment 1 of the present invention, taken along the cutting line A-A shown in Figure 2. [Figure 6] FIG. 1A is an oblique view showing a modified horizontal line forming panel of one embodiment of a door body of a dishwasher / dryer according to embodiment 1 of the present invention; FIG. 1B is a partial cross-sectional view showing the assembled state of the modified horizontal line forming panel of one embodiment of a door body of a dishwasher / dryer according to embodiment 1 of the present invention, viewed from the side. [Figure 7] FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a main part of a horizontal line forming panel of one example of a door body of a dishwasher / dryer according to a second embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 8] FIG. 11 is a partially enlarged view of a claw hook rib on a front surface of a door body of one example of a dishwasher / dryer according to a second embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 9] FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of a main part of a dishwasher / dryer according to a second embodiment of the present invention, showing a state in which a horizontal line forming panel of the door body of the embodiment is attached to a claw hook rib on a front surface of the door body of the embodiment. [Figure 10] FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of a main part of a dishwasher / dryer according to a second embodiment of the present invention with an upper frame removed. [Figure 11] FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a main part of a horizontal line forming panel of one example of a door body of a dishwasher / dryer according to a third embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 12] FIG. 1A is a right side view of the horizontal line forming panel of an example of a door body of a dishwasher / dryer according to embodiment 3 of the present invention; FIG. 1B is a right side view of the state after the upper step portion has been removed from the horizontal line forming panel of an example of a door body of a dishwasher / dryer according to embodiment 3 of the present invention; and FIG. 1C is an enlarged oblique view of a main portion of the horizontal line forming panel of an example of a door body of a dishwasher / dryer according to embodiment 3 of the present invention. [Figure 13] FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a horizontal line forming panel of an example of a door body of a dishwasher / dryer according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 14] FIG. 11 is an enlarged perspective view of a main portion of a horizontal line forming panel of one example of a door body of a dishwasher / dryer according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0013] Embodiment 1 (Configuration, Operation) A schematic configuration of a dishwasher / dryer according to embodiment 1 of the present disclosure will be described with reference to Figs. 1 to 3. Fig. 1 is an external perspective view showing an example of a state in which the dishwasher / dryer according to embodiment 1 is housed in kitchen furniture (system kitchen), Fig. 2 is an external perspective view showing an example of a state in which the dishwasher / dryer according to embodiment 1 is housed in kitchen furniture (system kitchen) and the washing tub is pulled out, and Fig. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view seen from the right side direction showing an example of a state in which the dishwasher / dryer according to embodiment 1 is housed in kitchen furniture (system kitchen). The dishwasher / dryer according to embodiment 1 is a built-in type dishwasher / dryer that is housed in kitchen furniture (system kitchen) and used, and in embodiment 1, a dishwasher / dryer with a washing tub that is pulled out forward is illustrated as an example of a built-in type dishwasher / dryer.

[0014] In the drawings including Fig. 1, the dimensional relationships and shapes of the components are shown in a schematic manner and may differ from the actual ones. In the drawings, the same reference numerals may be used to refer to the same components or parts, or components or parts having the same functions, or the reference numerals may be omitted.

[0015] Kitchen furniture (sometimes called a system kitchen) 1, which houses a dishwasher / dryer 2, is made up of a kitchen main body 1b and a countertop 1a (sometimes called a countertop) provided on top of the kitchen main body 1b, with the kitchen main body 1b being mainly made of wood such as plywood. The countertop 1a is mainly made of a material that is resistant to scratches, such as artificial marble, or a metal material that is resistant to rust, such as stainless steel. A heating and cooking means, such as an induction heating cooker 30, is attached to the countertop 1a, and a sink 1aa for running water is provided.

[0016] As shown in Figure 3, the housing 2a of the dishwasher 2 is installed on the installation surface 1d, which is the upper surface of the stand portion 1c of the kitchen main body 1b, and the upper surface of the housing 2a is covered by the countertop 1a, both side surfaces are covered by side panels of the kitchen main body 1b (not shown), and the rear surface is covered by the rear panel 1ba of the kitchen main body 1b. When the cleaning tub 2ca of the dishwasher 2, which will be described later, is contained in the housing 2a, as shown in Figure 1, only the operating section 2d, the design member 14 consisting of the left-right line panel 14a and the decorative panel 14b, and the door body 2b including the frame body 15 are visible on the outside of the dishwasher 2.

[0017] In the following explanation, the "front," "rear," "upper," "lower," "left," and "right" of dishwasher 2 or kitchen furniture 1 will be explained in terms of the directions defined as shown in Figures 1 and 2. As shown in Figure 2, the front is the direction in which door 2b of dishwasher 2 is pulled and main body 2c including cleaning tub 2ca housed in housing 2a is pulled out, and "left" and "right" are directions when viewed from the front of dishwasher 2 or kitchen furniture 1.

[0018] The main body 2c including the cleaning tank 2ca is connected to the housing 2a by rails 4, and the rails 4 enable the main body 2c to be smoothly pulled out forward from the housing opening 2aa of the housing 2a and accommodated within the housing 2a.

[0019] As described above, the box-shaped cleaning tank 2ca has an open top, so cleaning tank opening 2cb must be closed when cleaning is performed. A lid 3 for closing cleaning tank opening 2cb is provided inside housing 2a. Although not shown, lid 3 moves up and down in conjunction with the movement of pulling main body 2c including cleaning tank 2ca forward and storing it inside housing 2a.

[0020] A gasket (not shown) is provided at the portion of the lid body 3 that comes into contact with the cleaning tank opening 2cb, and when the main body 2c including the cleaning tank 2ca is completely contained within the housing 2a, the lid body 3 descends to its lowest position and the gasket of the lid body 3 comes into contact with the cleaning tank opening 2cb, closing it to prevent water from leaking.

[0021] Conversely, when the main body 2c including the cleaning tank 2ca is pulled forward from a state in which the cleaning tank 2c is completely housed within the housing 2a, the lid body 3 gradually rises, and the lid body 3 rises until it reaches a height where the gasket of the lid body 3 does not come into contact with the cleaning tank opening 2cb, so that the gasket does not rub and create resistance when the main body 2c including the cleaning tank 2ca is pulled forward.

[0022] As shown in Fig. 2, the washing tub 2ca is box-shaped with a washing tub opening 2cb at the top, and as shown in Fig. 3, a dish basket 9 is accommodated inside the washing tub 2ca, which is inserted through the washing tub opening 2cb. A plurality of tableware 10 that can be placed therein is placed in the dish basket 9.

[0023] A washing nozzle 5 that sprays water for washing or rinsing tableware 10 is provided below the dish basket 9 and is rotatable in the horizontal direction. When a washing start switch (not shown) provided on the operation unit 2d is operated, the washing process is started by a microcomputer (not shown) of the control unit 11 provided in the main body 2c, and water for washing or rinsing is supplied into the washing tank 2ca via a water supply valve (not shown).

[0024] The main body 2c is provided with a water level sensor (not shown), and when the water level sensor detects that a predetermined amount of water has been supplied to the cleaning tank 2ca, the water supply is stopped and cleaning or rinsing is started, and the water for cleaning or rinsing supplied to the cleaning tank 2ca is heated by the heater 8 to a temperature suitable for cleaning or rinsing.

[0025] When washing or rinsing begins, the washing pump 6 is driven and water pumped from the washing pump 6 is sprayed from the washing nozzle 5 onto the tableware 10. The reaction force acting in the opposite direction to the direction of the sprayed water is used to rotate the washing nozzle 5, so that as the washing or rinsing water is sprayed onto the tableware 10, the washing nozzle 5 rotates horizontally in the opposite direction to the spraying direction, and the rotation of the washing nozzle 5 allows the water for washing or rinsing to be sprayed evenly onto the tableware 10.

[0026] If it is the washing or rinsing process, the water sprayed onto the tableware 10 is repeatedly collected by the washing pump 6 through a recovery path not shown, and is repeatedly sprayed onto the tableware 10 from the washing nozzle 5, thereby washing away dirt from the tableware 10.

[0027] The rinsing process after the cleaning process is performed multiple times, and water is supplied and drained during each cleaning and rinsing process. When moving from the cleaning process to the rinsing process, the drain pump 7 is driven to drain the water for cleaning in the cleaning tank 2ca to the outside of the cleaning tank 2ca, and the water for rinsing is supplied into the cleaning tank 2ca via a water supply valve (not shown), and the rinsing process is started.

[0028] After the rinsing step is completed and the drain pump 7 is driven to drain the rinsing water from the washing tank 2ca out of the washing tank 2ca, the drying step is started. In the drying step, air taken in from outside the washing tank 2ca by the drying fan 12 is heated by the drying heater 13 and supplied into the washing tank 2ca. This heated air promotes drying of moisture remaining in the tableware 10, so that the tableware 10 is dried. The air supplied into the washing tank 2ca is exhausted out of the washing tank 2ca from an exhaust port (not shown) provided in the door body 2b.

[0029] (Configuration of the door body's design components) Next, the configuration of the periphery of the design member of the door body will be described with reference to Fig. 4 and Fig. 5. Fig. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the essential parts showing the horizontal line forming panel and decorative panel mounting structure of the door body of one example of the dishwasher-dryer according to the first embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 5(a) is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an example of the mounting structure of the horizontal line forming panel of the door body of one example of the dishwasher-dryer according to the first embodiment of the present invention to the door body, cut along the cutting line A-A shown in Fig. 2, Fig. 5(b) is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another example of the mounting structure of the horizontal line forming panel of the door body of one example of the dishwasher-dryer according to the first embodiment of the present invention to the door body, cut along the cutting line A-A shown in Fig. 2, and Fig. 5(c) is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another example of the mounting structure of the horizontal line forming panel of the door body of one example of the dishwasher-dryer according to the first embodiment of the present invention to the door body, cut along the cutting line A-A shown in Fig. 2.

[0030] As shown in Fig. 4, the door body 2b is located on the front side of the housing 2a, and an operation unit 2d is provided on the upper side of the door body 2b. Below the operation unit 2d, the door body front part 2e in front of the door body 2b is provided with the design member 14 consisting of the left-right line panel 14a and the decorative panel 14b as described above, and the end part is held by being surrounded by the frame body 15.

[0031] The left-right line panel 14a and the frame 15 are made of resin. The decorative panel 14b is made of plywood made of processed wood, metal such as stainless steel, or enameled metal.

[0032] The frame 15 is divided into four parts: a left frame 15a, a right frame 15b, a lower frame 15c, and an upper frame 15d. Although the frame has been described here as being divided into four parts, the left frame, right frame, and lower frame may be integrally formed.

[0033] Furthermore, to explain the attachment of the decorative member 14, the door body front part 2e on the front side of the door body 2b is provided with a door body front step part 2eb that protrudes one step from the door body front part 2e, and the decorative panel 14b on the lower side of the decorative member 14 is held by the left frame body 15a, the right frame body 15b, and the lower frame body 15c so as to contact this door body front step part 2eb. Although not shown, the left frame body 15a, the right frame body 15b, and the lower frame body 15c are fixed to the support part of the door body 2b with screws and hold the decorative panel 14b.

[0034] Of the decorative components 14, the upper left-right line panel 14a is attached to the door body front part 2e where the door body front step 2eb does not exist, and the step part 14aa of the left-right line panel 14a is pressed and held by the left frame body 15a and the right frame body 15b. However, as mentioned above, the lower decorative panel 14b is available in a variety of materials such as plywood, stainless steel, and enamel-processed products and is available in a number of different thicknesses, for example 1.5mm, 3mm, and 4.5mm, so spacers 18 are provided to adjust the thickness of the decorative panel 14b when holding the left-right line panel 14a.

[0035] As an example of a spacer, if the decorative panel 14b is 4.5 mm thick, a corresponding thick spacer 18a is provided, if the decorative panel 14b is 3 mm thick, a corresponding medium thickness spacer 18b is provided, and if the decorative panel 14b is 1.5 mm thick, a corresponding thin spacer 18c is provided.

[0036] When the thickness of the decorative panel 14b is 4.5 mm, as shown in Fig. 5(a), the spacer 18a is sandwiched between the step 14aa of the horizontal line panel 14a and the back side of the left frame body 15a and the right frame body 15b, and the spacer 18a is pressed by the left frame body 15a and the right frame body 15b to hold the horizontal line panel 14a. The spacer 18a is attached to the step 14aa of the horizontal line panel 14a by adhesive or double-sided tape.

[0037] In addition, when the thickness of the decorative panel 14b is 3 mm, as shown in Fig. 5(b), the spacer 18b is sandwiched between the step 14aa of the horizontal line panel 14a and the back side of the left frame body 15a and the right frame body 15b, and the spacer 18b is pressed by the left frame body 15a and the right frame body 15b to hold the horizontal line panel 14a. The spacer 18b is attached to the step 14aa of the horizontal line panel 14a by adhesive or double-sided tape, just like the spacer 18a.

[0038] Furthermore, when the thickness of the decorative panel 14b is 1.5 mm, as shown in Fig. 5(c), the spacer 18c is sandwiched between the step 14aa of the horizontal line panel 14a and the back side of the left frame body 15a and the right frame body 15b, and the spacer 18c is pressed by the left frame body 15a and the right frame body 15b to hold the horizontal line panel 14a. The spacer 18c is attached to the step 14aa of the horizontal line panel 14a by adhesive or double-sided tape, like the spacers 18a and 18b.

[0039] In either case, the upper part of the step portion 14aa of the horizontal line panel 14a is covered by attaching the upper frame body 5d, and therefore is not visible and does not affect the external appearance.

[0040] As described above, spacers are prepared according to the thickness of the decorative panel and are pressed down by the left and right frame bodies to hold the left and right line panels. This means that the left and right line panels can be fixed without any rattling in the front-to-back (depth) direction, so the design of the kitchen furniture (system kitchen) and dishwasher / dryer when combined is not compromised.

[0041] In addition, by preparing spacers according to the thickness of the decorative panel, installation is possible without increasing the number of types of left / right line panels and frame bodies, thereby reducing costs.

[0042] As a modified example, as shown in Fig. 6(a), a protrusion 14ac is provided on the upper part of the step 14aa of the horizontal line panel 14a, and as shown in Fig. 6(b), a receiving part 15da for receiving the protrusion 14ac is combined with the upper frame 5d, so that the horizontal line panel 14a can be held more reliably. Also, the protrusion 14ac provided on the upper part of the step 14aa of the horizontal line panel 14a is covered by attaching the upper frame 5d, so that it is not visible. Therefore, the holding power can be improved without affecting the appearance, and the design of the kitchen furniture (system kitchen) and the dishwasher / dryer when they are integrated is not impaired.

[0043] Embodiment 2 The dishwasher / dryer according to embodiment 2 of the present disclosure differs from the dishwasher / dryer according to embodiment 1 of the present disclosure in part of the configuration of the left-right line panel and part of the configuration of the door body front part. The dishwasher / dryer according to embodiment 2 of the present disclosure will be described with reference to Figures 7 to 10, focusing on the differences from the dishwasher / dryer according to embodiment 1 of the present disclosure.

[0044] FIG. 7 is an oblique view of a key portion of the horizontal line forming panel of one example of a door body of a dishwasher / dryer according to embodiment 2 of the present invention; FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of a portion of the claw hook rib on the front part of the door body of one example of a dishwasher / dryer according to embodiment 2 of the present invention; FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of a key portion showing the horizontal line forming panel of one example of a door body attached to the claw hook rib on the front part of the door body of one example of a dishwasher / dryer according to embodiment 2 of the present invention; and FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of a key portion showing the dishwasher / dryer according to embodiment 2 of the present invention with the upper frame removed.

[0045] Unlike the horizontal line panel 14a of the dishwasher according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure, the horizontal line panel 14a has inwardly facing claw portions 14ad at both ends of the upper portion of the step portion 14aa as shown in Fig. 7. Also, the door front portion 2e has a claw hook rib 2ea protruding from the door front portion 2e to the front side as shown in Fig. 8. The horizontal line panel 14a is made of resin, similar to the dishwasher according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0046] In the dishwasher of embodiment 1 of the present disclosure, before the left and right frame bodies 15a and 15b hold the left and right line panel 14a, the left and right frame bodies 15a and 15b must be attached and fixed with screws (not shown) while holding the left and right line panel 14a with hands.

[0047] However, in the dishwasher according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in Figures 9 and 10, by attaching the left and right line panel 14a so that the claws 14ad of the left and right line panel 14a are hooked on the claw hook rib 2ea of ​​the door front surface 2e, the left and right line panel 14a is held in position without being pressed by hand even before being held by the left and right frame bodies 15a and 15b, so that the left and right frame bodies 15a and 15b can easily fix the left and right frame bodies 15a and 15b. This improves the ease of assembly.

[0048] In addition, as shown in FIG. 10, the configuration in which the claw portion 14ad of the left-right line panel 14a is hooked onto the claw hook rib 2ea on the front portion 2e of the door body is covered by attaching the upper frame body 5d and is therefore not visible. This improves ease of assembly without affecting the appearance, and does not impair the design when the kitchen furniture (system kitchen) and the dishwasher are integrated.

[0049] Embodiment 3 The dishwasher / dryer according to embodiment 3 of the present disclosure differs from the dishwasher / dryer according to embodiments 1 and 2 of the present disclosure in part of the configuration of the left-right line panel. The dishwasher / dryer according to embodiment 3 of the present disclosure will be described with reference to Figures 11 and 12, focusing on the differences from the dishwasher / dryer according to embodiments 1 and 2 of the present disclosure.

[0050] Figure 11 is an oblique view of the essential parts of the horizontal line forming panel of one example of a door body of a dishwasher / dryer according to embodiment 3 of the present invention, Figure 12(a) is a right side view of the horizontal line forming panel of one example of a door body of a dishwasher / dryer according to embodiment 3 of the present invention, Figure 12(b) is a right side view of the state after the upper step portion has been removed from the horizontal line forming panel of one example of a door body of a dishwasher / dryer according to embodiment 3 of the present invention, and Figure 12(c) is an enlarged oblique view of the essential parts of the horizontal line forming panel of one example of a door body of a dishwasher / dryer according to embodiment 3 of the present invention.

[0051] As shown in Fig. 11, the left and right side end portions of the left and right line panel 20a are provided with three pairs of steps. More specifically, as shown in Fig. 12(a) and (c), the three steps are the smallest step between the design surface 20af of the left and right line panel 20a, in other words, the thickest side step 20ab (also called upper step) and the largest step between the design surface 20af of the left and right line panel 20a, in other words, the thinnest side step 20ad (also called lower step) and the step between the design surface 20af of the left and right line panel 20a is approximately halfway between the side step 20ab and the side step 20ad, in other words, the side step 20ac (also called middle step) is approximately halfway between the side step 20ab and the side step 20ad. The horizontal line panel 20a is made of resin, similar to the horizontal line panel 14a of the dishwasher / dryer according to the first and second embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0052] As mentioned above, the side step portion 20ab is referred to as the upper step portion, the side step portion 20ac is referred to as the middle step portion, and the side step portion 20ad is referred to as the lower step portion because, as shown in Figure 12(a), the side step portion 20ab, the side step portion 20ac, and the side step portion 20ad are arranged in this order from top to bottom.

[0053] As shown in Figures 11 and 12, the side step portion 20ab (upper step portion), the side step portion 20ac (middle step portion), and the side step portion 20ad (lower step portion) are each connected to a side surface portion 20ag continuing from the design surface 20af of the left-right line panel 20a by a thin plate portion 20ae.

[0054] As described above, the left-right line panel 20a is made of resin, and the side step portions 20ab, 20ac, and 20ad can be cut off at the thin plate portion 20ae. As an example, FIG. 2(b) shows a side view of the side step portion (upper step portion) 20ab after it has been cut off.

[0055] As described above in the description of the dishwasher according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure, the lower decorative panel 14b is available in a number of different thicknesses, such as 1.5 mm, 3 mm, and 4.5 mm. To accommodate this, the dishwasher according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure provides spacers 18 for adjusting the thickness of the decorative panel 14b when holding the left-right line panel 14a, but instead of the spacers 18, side step portions 20ab (upper step portion), side step portion 20ac (middle step portion), and side step portion 20ad (lower step portion) are provided to reproduce the thickness of the spacers.

[0056] When the thickness of the decorative panel 14b is 4.5 mm, the left-right line panel 20a can be held by pressing the pair of left and right side steps 20ab (upper steps) with the left frame body 15a and the right frame body 15b. The side steps 20ac (middle step) and the side steps 20ad (lower step) can be cut off at the thin plate portion 20ae as described above, but since they are thinner than the side steps 20ab (upper step) and are covered by the left frame body 15a and the right frame body 15b, they are not visible and do not affect the appearance, and even if the side steps 20ac (middle step) and the side steps 20ad (lower step) are cut off, the cut-out portions are covered by the left frame body 15a and the right frame body 15b, so they do not affect the appearance.

[0057] In addition, when the thickness of the decorative panel 14b is 3 mm, the pair of left and right side steps 20ac (middle steps) are pressed by the left frame body 15a and the right frame body 15b to hold the left-right line panel 20a. In this case, as shown in Fig. 12(a), the side step 20ab (upper step) is thicker than the side step 20ac (middle step) and protrudes forward, so that the side step 20ac (middle step) is pressed by the left frame body 15a and the right frame body 15b, and therefore the side step 20ab (upper step) needs to be cut off at the thin plate portion 20ae, and by cutting it off, the side step 20ac (middle step) can be pressed by the left frame body 15a and the right frame body 15b.

[0058] In addition, the side step portion 20ad (lower step portion) can also be cut out at the thin plate portion 20ae, but since it is thinner than the side step portion 20ac (middle step portion) and is covered by the left frame body 15a and the right frame body 15b, it will not be visible and will not affect the appearance; even if the side step portion 20ab (upper step portion) and the side step portion 20ad (lower step portion) are cut out, the cut-out areas will be covered by the left frame body 15a and the right frame body 15b, so will not affect the appearance.

[0059] Furthermore, when the thickness of the decorative panel 14b is 1.5 mm, the pair of left and right side steps 20ad (lower steps) can be held by the left frame body 15a and the right frame body 15b. In this case, as shown in Fig. 12(a), the side step 20ab (upper step) and the side step 20ac (middle step) are thicker than the side step 20ad (lower step) and protrude forward, so that the side step 20ad (lower step) can be held by the left frame body 15a and the right frame body 15b by cutting off the side step 20ab (upper step) and the side step 20ac (middle step) at the thin plate portion 20ae. By cutting off the side step 20ad (lower step), the side step 20ad (lower step) can be held by the left frame body 15a and the right frame body 15b. Even if the side step 20ab (upper step) and the side step 20ac (middle step) are removed, the removed areas are covered with the left frame body 15a and the right frame body 15b, so there is no effect on the external appearance.

[0060] As described above, a plurality of pairs of left and right side steps of different thicknesses are formed in the left-right line panel so as to be removable depending on the thickness of the decorative panel, and the left-right line panel is held in place by removing unnecessary side steps and holding them in place with the left and right frame bodies. This means that the left-right line panel can be fixed without any rattling in the front-to-back (depth) direction, and the design is not compromised when the kitchen furniture (system kitchen) and the dishwasher are integrated together.

[0061] In addition, since the left and right pairs of side step portions having different cuttable thicknesses are provided on the left and right line panel according to the thickness of the decorative panel, installation is possible without increasing the types of left and right line panels and frame bodies, and costs can also be reduced.

[0062] Embodiment 4 The dishwasher / dryer according to embodiment 4 of the present disclosure differs from the dishwasher / dryer according to embodiment 3 of the present disclosure in part of the configuration of the left-right line panel. Although part of the configuration of the door body front portion differs from the dishwasher / dryer according to embodiments 1 and 3 of the present disclosure, it has the same configuration as the dishwasher / dryer according to embodiment 2 of the present disclosure, so detailed description will be omitted. The dishwasher / dryer according to embodiment 4 of the present disclosure will be described with reference to Figures 13 and 14, focusing on the differences from the dishwasher / dryer according to embodiment 3 of the present disclosure.

[0063] FIG. 13 is an oblique view of a horizontal line forming panel of one example of a door body of a dishwasher / dryer according to embodiment 4 of the present invention, and FIG. 14 is an enlarged oblique view of a main part of the horizontal line forming panel of one example of a door body of a dishwasher / dryer according to embodiment 4 of the present invention.

[0064] Unlike the horizontal line panel 20a of the dishwasher according to the third embodiment of the present disclosure, claw portions 20ah, each having a claw shape facing inward, are provided at both upper ends of the step portion 20aa of the horizontal line panel 20a as shown in Fig. 13. Also, as shown in Fig. 8, the door front portion 2e is provided with a claw hook rib 2ea protruding from the door front portion 2e to the front side, like the dishwasher according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0065] As shown in Fig. 13, the left and right side end portions are provided with three pairs of steps, which are the side step 20ab (upper step) with the smallest step difference with the design surface 20af of the left and right line panel 20a shown in Fig. 14, the side step 20ad (lower step) with the largest step difference with the design surface 20af of the left and right line panel 20a, and the side step 20ac (middle step) with a step difference with the design surface 20af of the left and right line panel 20a that is approximately halfway between the side step 20ab and the side step 20ad. The left and right line panel 20a is made of resin, like the dishwasher and dryer according to the first, second and third embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0066] In the dishwasher according to embodiment 3 of the present disclosure, before the left and right frame bodies 15a and 15b hold the left and right line panel 20a, the left and right frame bodies 15a and 15b must be attached and fixed with screws (not shown) while holding the left and right line panel 20a with hands.

[0067] However, in the dishwasher according to the fourth embodiment of the present disclosure, the claws 20ah of the left-right line panel 20a are hooked on the claw hook rib 2ea of ​​the door front surface 2e, so that the left-right line panel 20a is held in position without being pressed by hand even before being held by the left frame body 15a and the right frame body 15b, making it easier to fix the panel by the left frame body 15a and the right frame body 15b. This improves ease of assembly.

[0068] In addition, the configuration in which the claw portion 20ah of the left-right line panel 20a is hooked onto the claw hook rib 2ea of ​​the door body front portion 2e is covered by attaching the upper frame body 5d, as in the dishwasher-dryer of embodiment 2 of the present disclosure, and is therefore not visible, thereby improving the ease of assembly without affecting the appearance.

[0069] Furthermore, similar to the dishwasher / dryer of embodiment 3 of the present disclosure, a plurality of pairs of left and right side steps of different thicknesses are configured in the left-right line panel so as to be removable depending on the thickness of the decorative panel, and the left-right line panel is held in place by removing unnecessary side steps and holding them in place with the left and right frame bodies, so that the left-right line panel can be fixed without any rattling in the front-to-back (depth) direction, and the design is not compromised when the kitchen furniture (system kitchen) and the dishwasher / dryer are integrated together.

[0070] Furthermore, as with the dishwasher / dryer of embodiment 3 of the present disclosure, the panel for the left-right lines is provided with multiple pairs of left and right side steps of different possible cuttable thicknesses according to the thickness of the decorative panel, so that installation is possible without increasing the number of types of panels for the left-right lines and frame bodies, thereby reducing costs. [Explanation of symbols]

[0071] 1 Kitchen furniture (system kitchen), 1a countertop, 1aa sink, 1b kitchen furniture (system kitchen) body, 1ba back panel, 1c stand, 1d installation surface, 1e drawer, 2 dishwasher, 2a housing, 2aa housing opening, 2b door, 2c body, 2ca washing tank, 2cb washing tank opening, 2d operation unit, 2e door front part, 2ea claw hook rib, 2eb door front step part, 3 lid, 4 rail, 5 washing nozzle, 6 washing pump, 7 drain pump, 8 heater, 9 dish basket, 10 tableware, 11 control unit, 12 drying fan, 13 drying heater, 14 design member, 14a left and right line panel, 14aa step part, 14ab design surface, 14ac protrusion, 14ad Claw portion, 14b decorative panel, 15 frame body, 15a left frame body, 15b right frame body, 15c lower frame body, 15d upper frame body, 15da receiving portion, 18 spacer, 18a spacer, 18b spacer, 18c spacer, 20a panel for left and right lines, 20aa upper portion, 20ab side portion, 20ac side portion, 20ad side portion, 20ae thin plate portion, 20af design surface, 20ag side portion, 20ah claw portion, 30 induction heating cooker.

Claims

1. A housing that is inserted from the front side of the kitchen furniture and accommodated within the kitchen furniture; a main body that is accommodated in the housing and can be pulled out forward from the accommodated state, A door for pulling out the main body is provided on the front side of the main body, The door body has a decorative panel for matching the design with the front appearance of the kitchen furniture, and a left-right line panel for matching the line formed in the left-right direction of the kitchen furniture by the door or drawer handle of the kitchen furniture with the line of the door body, When viewed from the front in a state where the panel is attached to the door body, a step portion is provided at both ends and an upper portion in the left and right longitudinal direction, the step portion being one step lower in the depth direction from the design surface of the panel for the left and right direction; Spacers are attached to the step portions at both ends in the left-right longitudinal direction by adhesive tape or adhesive, When viewed from the front with the panel attached to the door body, the panel for left and right direction lines holds the spacer attached to the step portion to the door body by using a frame body to hold the spacer to the door body.

2. A housing that is inserted from the front side of the kitchen furniture and accommodated within the kitchen furniture; a main body that is accommodated in the housing and can be pulled out forward from the accommodated state, A door for pulling out the main body is provided on the front side of the main body, The door body has a decorative panel for matching the design with the front appearance of the kitchen furniture, and a left-right line panel for matching the line formed in the left-right direction of the kitchen furniture by the door or drawer handle of the kitchen furniture with the line of the door body, When the panel for the left-right lines is attached to the door body and viewed from the front, a step portion is provided at an upper portion in the left-right longitudinal direction, which is one step lower in the depth direction from the design surface of the panel for the left-right lines, and a pair of left and right step portions having different heights in the depth direction from the design surface of the panel for the left-right lines are provided integrally with the panel for the left-right lines in a cuttable manner at both ends in the left-right longitudinal direction, When viewed from the front in a state where the panel is attached to the door body, the left-right line panel holds one pair of the left-right pair of multiple step portions by a frame body and holds the pair to the door body.

3. A claw portion is provided at both upper left and right ends of a step portion provided at an upper portion in the left and right longitudinal direction of the left and right line panel, 3. The dishwasher / dryer according to claim 1, wherein the tabs of the left-right line panel are engaged with and held by protruding portions provided on a front surface of the door body.

4. 4. The dishwasher-dryer according to claim 3, wherein the claw portion and the protruding shape provided on the front surface of the door body are covered by the frame body held by the door body when the claw portion is engaged and held by the protruding shape.

5. The dishwasher and dryer of claim 2, wherein the pair of left and right multiple steps and the left and right line panel are connected by a connecting portion thinner than the thickness of any of the pair of left and right multiple steps, and unnecessary steps of the pair of left and right multiple steps can be cut off at the connecting portion.

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