dishwasher

Abstract

To provide a dishwasher for washing dishes housed in a dish basket composed of a basket body and an upper shelf by injecting washing water to the dishes, which can support dishes formed of a soft material stably and wash the dishes.SOLUTION: A dishwasher includes a washing tank with an opening in the front and a dish basket for housing dishes disposed in the washing tank. The dish basket includes a support pin for supporting objects to be washed, and a long handle member, which is a rod-like body roughly of an inverted U-shape in a side view. The long handle member extends in a height direction from the dish basket, and the upper end of the long handle member includes a hook part bent in a direction orthogonal to the height direction in a front view.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a dishwasher for washing dishes, and more particularly to a dish basket in which dishes are placed. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, this type of dishwasher is configured as shown in Patent Document 1. Patent Document 1 has a washing tub, a door that opens and closes, a washing nozzle that sprays washing water inside, and a dish basket in which dishes are placed within the washing tub.

[0003] As shown in FIG. 3, the dish basket has a plate setting section that protrudes upward, and is further configured so that bowls can be placed thereon by a number of support pins. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] JP 2007-068601 A [Patent Document 2] JP 2014-76138 A [Patent Document 3] JP 2005-000341 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] The present disclosure provides a dishwasher that can stably support and wash soft tableware made of resin or the like in a dish basket. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The dishwasher according to the present disclosure includes a washing tub having an opening at a front thereof, and a dish basket for accommodating dishes disposed in the washing tub. The dish basket includes: The dish basket includes a main body and an upper shelf, Dish basket Main unit a support pin for supporting the object to be cleaned; A small basket for storing rod-shaped tableware, etc.A rod-shaped member that is roughly inverted U-shaped when viewed from the side. and, having The long handle is placed in the small item basket. Extends from the cage in the vertical direction 、 In front view , outward from the vertical space above the small item basket It has a hook that is bent at the The top of the hook is located above the top shelf of the dish basket. This is what we do. Effect of the Invention

[0007] The dishwasher disclosed herein enables soft dishes made of materials such as resin, which could not be secured by the support pins of conventional dish baskets, to be stably supported in the dish basket and washed by hanging them on an inverted U-shaped portion provided in part of the dish basket. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a side cross-sectional view of a dishwasher according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the inside of a dishwasher according to a first embodiment; [Diagram 3] A perspective view of a conventional dish basket [Figure 4] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tableware basket according to a first embodiment; [Diagram 5] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a small item basket according to a first embodiment; [Figure 6] A side view of a small item basket according to the first embodiment. [Figure 7] A perspective view of the accessory basket with the baby bib installed DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] (The knowledge and other information that formed the basis of this disclosure) At the time when the inventors came up with the idea of ​​the present disclosure, food products made of soft materials such as resin materials were The number of dishes has increased, and dishwashers are also required to have the washing ability to wash such dishes. However, in dishwashers at that time, the support pins in the dish basket have the characteristic of holding down or standing up dishes, so it was difficult to fix objects made of soft materials. Under such circumstances, the inventors discovered that there was a problem that objects made of soft or light materials would be blown away by the water pressure when placed face down due to the strong jet power of the dishwasher, and in order to solve this problem, they came to constitute the subject of the present disclosure.

[0010] Therefore, the present disclosure provides a dishwasher that can stably support and wash dishes made of soft materials such as resin by hanging them on an inverted U-shaped portion provided in part of the dish basket.

[0011] Hereinafter, the embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, more detailed description than necessary may be omitted. For example, detailed description of already well-known matters or duplicate description of substantially the same configuration may be omitted.

[0012] It should be noted that the accompanying drawings and the following description are provided to enable those skilled in the art to fully understand the present disclosure, and are not intended to limit the subject matter described in the claims.

[0013] The invention described in claim 1 in the present disclosure comprises a washing tank having an opening at the front, and a dish basket for storing dishes placed in the washing tank, the dish basket having a support pin for supporting the items to be washed, and a long handle member which is a rod-shaped body having an approximately inverted U-shape in side view, the long handle member extending vertically in the height direction from the dish basket, and the upper end of the long handle member having a hook portion bent in a direction perpendicular to the height direction in front view.

[0014] With this configuration, soft tableware made of materials such as resin, which could not be fixed by the support pins of conventional dish baskets, can be stably supported in the dish basket and washed by hanging it from an inverted U-shaped portion provided in part of the dish basket.

[0015] The invention described in claim 2 of the present disclosure is the invention described in claim 1, in which the hook portion is located at a position higher than the height of the support pin, which allows tall tableware to be set and allows tableware to be set without compromising ease of setting. Also, by fixing the object to be washed at a high position, the distance from the spray nozzle becomes far, and even if the object is made of a light material, it can be prevented from being blown away.

[0016] The invention described in claim 3 of the present disclosure is the invention described in claim 1 or 2, in which the dish basket has a cylindrical small item basket for storing rod-shaped tableware, etc., and the long-handle member is integrally formed with the small item basket, so that a single part can fulfill two roles: the role of serving as a small item basket and the role of supporting items made of soft materials to be washed.

[0017] The invention described in claim 4 of the present disclosure is the invention described in claims 1 to 3, in which the long-handle member is attached in contact with the end of the side of the small item basket, thereby allowing a single part to serve the two roles of both acting as a small item basket and supporting items made of soft material to be cleaned.

[0018] The invention described in claim 5 of the present disclosure is the invention described in claims 1 to 4, wherein the hook portion is bent toward an inner surface of the cleaning tank, and the inner surface is bent in a direction opposite to a center line of a side surface of the small item basket when viewed from the front. The hook is bent in the opposite direction to the small basket, so the desired tableware can be set without being restricted by the height of the small basket.

[0019] The invention described in claim 6 of the present disclosure is the invention described in claims 1 to 5, in which the tip of the hook is located outside the space vertically above the small basket in a front view, so that the ease of setting tableware is not impaired. Also, since the hook is located outside the side of the small basket, the desired tableware can be set without being limited by the height of the small basket.

[0020] (Embodiment 1) [1-1. Configuration] Hereinafter, the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

[0021] As shown in FIG. 1, the dishwasher 1 has a washing tub 2, an opening 3 in front of the washing tub 2, and a door 4 for opening and closing the opening 3.

[0022] Dishwasher 1 is also provided with a rotatable washing nozzle 5 for spraying washing water into washing tub 2, and washing tub 2 is provided with a dish basket 8 for placing dishes therein.

[0023] The washing tank 2 is supported by a frame 6. The washing water in the washing tank 2 is heated by a heater, sucked in by a washing pump 7 through a food residue filter installed at the drain, and then pumped to the washing nozzle 5, where it is sprayed from the nozzle toward the dishes and circulated. This washes the dishes.

[0024] The washing nozzle 5, which is the washing section, sprays washing water onto the objects to be washed, such as dishes placed on the dish basket main body 9 and the dish basket upper shelf 10, to wash the objects to be washed. At this time, the washing nozzle 5 is positioned so as to spray washing water mainly from below to above the washing tub 2 to wash the objects to be washed.

[0025] When the cleaning process is completed, the cleaning water is drained outside the machine by a drain pump provided at the bottom of the cleaning tank 2.

[0026] The arrangement of the washing nozzle 5 is not limited to the above, and it is preferable to arrange the washing nozzle 5 at an appropriate position in the washing tub 2 depending on the configuration and shape of the washing tub 2, the shape and arrangement of the dish basket, etc.

[0027] The door 4 is provided so as to be able to open and close the opening 3 of the cleaning tank 2. The door 4 is provided on the front side when the opening 3 of the cleaning tank 2 is on the front side, and is provided on the upper side when the opening 3 is on the upper side. The door 4 may be configured as one door or a combination of two or more doors.

[0028] Regarding how door 4 opens, in the XYZ coordinate system of FIG. 2, when it opens toward the front side (-Y direction) of the dishwasher 1 body, door 4 may be configured to open so that its opening position is located above the body, or door 4 may be configured to open so that its opening position is located below the front side.

[0029] Furthermore, when the door 4 opens to the left (−X direction) or to the right (X direction), the opening position of the door 4 may be configured to be on the left side or the right side.

[0030] Furthermore, when the door 4 is configured with two or more doors, each door may be configured to open symmetrically left and right or up and down, that is, like a double door, or each door may be configured to open in the same direction.

[0031] As shown in FIG. 3, the dish basket body 9 is made of wires in a lattice shape. The dish basket is equipped with a plate setting section with a swivel rod protruding upward, and a bowl setting section. The bowl setting section is equipped with many support pins of various shapes, allowing bowls of various shapes to be placed on it. When a user places bowls on the bowl setting section, the user can stably place various shapes of tableware on the bowl setting section by changing the support position using the multiple support pins. Furthermore, in addition to the tableware basket main body for placing plates, bowls, cups, etc., a tableware basket generally has a small item basket 11 for storing small items such as chopsticks, spoons, forks, and knives.

[0032] Fig. 4 shows a dish basket on which a small item basket according to the present disclosure is placed. Figs. 5 and 6 show perspective views of the small item basket placed as in Fig. 4. As shown in Figs. 5 and 6, small item basket 11 has long handle member 12, which is a rod-like body having a substantially inverted U-shape in side view, extending vertically in the height direction, and long handle member 12 is attached to contact the end of the side surface of small item basket 11. The object to be washed is supported by hanging or hooking it on long handle member 12.

[0033] The small item basket 11 is configured to have a tall rectangular parallelepiped or cylindrical shape in order to accommodate rod-shaped tableware, etc. In Fig. 4 to Fig. 7, the small item basket 11 and the long-handle member 12 are configured as one unit.

[0034] Furthermore, the upper end of the long handle member 12 has a hook portion 13 bent in a direction perpendicular to the height direction in a front view. Here, in the first embodiment, the hook portion 13 is bent toward the inner surface (direction B) of the cleaning tank 2 as shown in Fig. 6, and is bent in the opposite direction to the width direction (direction A) of the small item basket 11 with respect to the long handle member 12 that extends vertically in a horizontal view among the four inner surfaces of the cleaning tank 2. In other words, this direction B is opposite to the center line X of the side surface of the small item basket 11. For example, in Fig. 6, the small item basket 11 is disposed on the direction A side with respect to the long handle member 12 so as to secure a space for accommodating the items to be cleaned, while the hook portion 13 is bent toward the direction B with respect to the long handle member 12, and the directions A and B are opposite directions.

[0035] In addition, the tip of the hook 13 is located outside the space vertically above the small basket 11 when viewed from the front. Therefore, when viewed from the front, the tip of the hook 13 is located in a position that slightly protrudes from the small basket in the width direction. In this configuration, the height and volume of the small basket 11 have little effect, so the size of the items to be washed is not easily restricted.

[0036] The hook portion 13 is formed at a position higher than the height of the support pin. Furthermore, the hook portion 13 is formed at a position higher than the height of the small basket 11.

[0037] [1-2. Operation] The support pins in conventional dish baskets are designed to hold or stand up dishes, making it difficult to secure items made of soft materials. However, the dishwasher of this embodiment has the advantage that the items can be stably supported by the dish basket by hanging them from an inverted U-shaped section in the dish basket, allowing for washing.

[0038] 7 shows a small item basket 11 with a baby bib, an infant tool that hangs around the neck as a plate to catch food spills when eating, placed in it as an example of an item to be washed. At this time, the bag-shaped part of the baby bib 15 is hooked over the hook part 13 so that the baby bib 15 is stably supported by the dish basket.

[0039] In addition to baby bibs, it can also be used to hang or hang tall ladles or tongs that are easy to hook.

[0040] (Other embodiments) As described above, the embodiment has been described as an example of the technology disclosed in this application. However, the technology in this disclosure is not limited to this, and can be applied to embodiments in which modifications, substitutions, additions, omissions, etc. Also, it is possible to combine the components described in the above first and second embodiments to create new embodiments.

[0041] Therefore, other embodiments will be exemplified below. The long handle member 12 does not have to be attached to the small item basket 11. For example, it may extend directly from the dish basket like a support pin, or it may extend at an angle rather than vertically. If it extends at an angle, it becomes possible to wash longer items to be washed.

[0042] Also, the long handle member 12 does not have to be attached to the corner of the side of the small item basket 11. For example, even if it is attached to the center of the short side of the small item basket 11 instead of the corner, it can be used without any difference from the embodiment 1. In this case, it is possible to save space in the washing tank, and there is an effect of increasing the volume in which other tableware can be placed.

[0043] The long-handle member 12 is supported by the small item basket 11 by being fixed from the left and right sides with claw-shaped members at the fitting portion 14. The long-handle member 12 may be removable from the small item basket 11. Specifically, by removing the long-handle member 12 from the fitting portion 14, space can be saved within the cleaning tank. To save space, the long-handle member 12 may be made foldable or slidable for storage.

[0044] The tip of the long handle member 12 is U-shaped, but it may be U-shaped or curved, and may have any shape that allows the object to be washed to be hooked. The tip of the long-handle member 12 may have any shape that allows the object to be hung on it, and the direction of the bend is not limited to that in Example 1, but may be in another direction, or may not necessarily be bent. The thickness of the member may be changed to make it easier to hang the object to be hung on it.

[0045] For example, it is possible to support the object to be cleaned more stably by increasing the thickness of only the hooking portion 13 or by processing the material of the hooking portion 13 into a wavy shape.

[0046] Note that the above-described embodiment is intended to illustrate the technology of the present disclosure. Various modifications, substitutions, additions, omissions, etc. can be made within the scope of the claims or their equivalents. [Industrial Applicability]

[0047] As described above, the dishwasher of the present invention has a hook portion on part of the dish basket, so that dishes made of soft materials such as resin can be hung by hanging them, allowing them to be stably supported by the dish basket and washed. [Explanation of symbols]

[0048] 1 Dishwasher 2. Cleaning tank 3 Opening 4 Doors 5 Cleaning nozzle (cleaning part) 6 Frame 7. Cleaning Pump 8. Dish basket 9 Dish basket body 10 Dish basket top shelf 11 Small item basket 12 Long handle 13 Hook 14 Fitting part 15 Baby Bibs

Claims

1. A washing tank having an opening at the front and a dish basket for accommodating dishes placed in the washing tank, The dish basket includes a dish basket body and a dish basket upper shelf, The dish basket body has a support pin for supporting the items to be washed, a small item basket for accommodating rod-shaped dishes, etc., and a long handle member which is a rod-shaped body having a substantially inverted U-shape in a side view, The long handle member is installed on the small basket, extends in a height direction from the small basket, and has a hook portion bent outward from a vertically upper space of the small basket in a front view, In the dishwasher, an upper end of the hook portion is located above the upper shelf of the dish basket.

2. The dishwasher according to claim 1 , wherein the hook portion is positioned higher than the height of the support pin.

3. 3. The dishwasher according to claim 1, wherein the long handle is attached to an end of a side surface of the small item basket.

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