A dishwasher comprising a bottle holder
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Solution Overview
Problem
In dishwashers, tall kitchen items like bottles and glasses with narrow mouths often cannot be effectively cleaned due to their placement on racks, as existing arrangement apparatuses occupy additional space and hinder proper arrangement when not in use, reducing the usable volume.
Innovation Solution
A dishwasher design featuring a bottle holder wire that alternates between a placement position parallel to the rack base and an idle position perpendicular to it, allowing it to function as both a bottle holder and a plate holder, and includes a U-shaped configuration and a gripping member to secure items, ensuring efficient cleaning and maximizing space.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If arrangement apparatuses are used to clean tall kitchen items, then cleaning capability is improved, but usable volume of the rack decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The bottle holder wire is designed to perform multiple functions: it serves as a support structure for tall items during washing and can be rotated to an idle position where it does not occupy rack space. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction by allowing the same component to enable cleaning of tall items while minimizing space consumption when not actively supporting items.
Solution Approach 2:
The bottle holder wire is made rotatable around a horizontal axis, allowing it to dynamically change position between a placement position (parallel to rack base) and an idle position (perpendicular to rack base). This dynamic adjustment enables the system to adapt between needing to support tall items and needing to maximize rack capacity, resolving the space vs. functionality contradiction.
2Ease of operation
If bottle holder wire is positioned parallel to rack base, then tall items can be cleaned, but space for other items decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The bottle holder wire rotates between two primary positions: parallel to the rack base when cleaning tall items is needed, and perpendicular to the rack base when maximizing rack space is prioritized. This dynamic repositioning allows the system to flexibly respond to different loading scenarios, resolving the contradiction between cleaning access and space utilization.
Solution Approach 2:
The bottle holder wire alternates between active use (parallel position for cleaning tall items) and idle state (perpendicular position for maximizing space). This periodic switching between functional states allows the system to optimize for either cleaning capability or space efficiency depending on the immediate needs, resolving the area contradiction.
3Adaptability or versatility
If U-shaped bottle holder wire is used, then narrow-mouthed items can be fixed, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The bottle holder wire is divided into distinct functional segments: the U-shaped portion that contacts and secures narrow-mouthed items, and the extended portions that allow for rotation and positioning. This segmentation allows the wire to achieve complex functionality (fixing various item types) while maintaining relative structural simplicity through modular geometry.
Solution Approach 2:
The U-shaped configuration of the bottle holder wire provides curved contact surfaces that naturally accommodate and secure narrow-mouthed items like bottles and glasses. This curvature-based design achieves versatile item fixation capability through geometric form rather than complex mechanical structures, resolving the adaptability vs. complexity contradiction.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a dishwasher (1) comprising a body (2); a washing tub (3) which is arranged in the body (2) and wherein the washing process is realized; at least one rack (4) which is disposed in the washing tub (3) and whereon the dishes to be washed are placed; a plurality of plate holder wires (5) which are provided on the rack (4) and which enable the kitchen items to be fixed on the rack (4);at least one spraying member (6) which enables the water to be sprayed onto the rack (4) and the kitchen items to be cleaned, and a bottle holder wire (7) which is disposed in place of at least one plate holder wire (5) in the same row, wherein the plate holder wire (5) and the bottle holder wire (7) in the same row are used alternately by rotating around the horizontal axis.