Adjustable Stemware Holding Assembly for Dishwasher Racks
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Solution Overview
Problem
Dishwashers are not adequately designed to handle delicate items like wine glasses and champagne glasses, leading to potential breakage and inefficiencies in washing and drying due to the need for careful handling and limited interior adaptability for varied item designs and sizes.
Innovation Solution
A holding assembly with an elongated gripping unit frame and displaceable gripping units that adjust to accommodate stemmed objects of different diameters, featuring gripping and releasing modes, snap fittings for easy installation on existing racks, and a rear side angled for improved water flow and drying.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If the dishwasher interior is designed to be robust for heavy cookware, then strength and durability are improved, but adaptability for delicate stemmed objects deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The holding assembly is divided into separate gripping units that can independently adjust to accommodate different object types. Each gripping unit can be positioned and configured separately, allowing the system to adapt to both delicate stemmed objects and heavier items without compromising the overall robust structure of the dishwasher interior.
Solution Approach 2:
The gripping units are made movable along the longitudinal direction of the frame, allowing dynamic adjustment of the distance between gripping units. This enables the holding assembly to adapt its configuration based on the size and type of objects being held, providing versatility while maintaining structural strength.
2Adaptability or versatility
If gripping units are made adjustable along the longitudinal direction, then adaptability for different object sizes is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The gripping units are designed to be manually adjustable by the user without requiring complex mechanical systems, motors, or sensors. The simplicity of the adjustment mechanism reduces device complexity while still providing the necessary adaptability for different object sizes and configurations.
3Quantity of substance
If multiple gripping units are arranged on an elongated frame, then holding capacity for multiple stemmed objects is improved, but space utilization for other dish types deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The gripping units can be moved along the longitudinal direction to change the distance between them, allowing the holding assembly to expand or contract its footprint. This dynamic adjustment enables optimal space utilization by accommodating multiple stemmed objects when needed while leaving more space available for other dish types when the gripping units are positioned closer together or when not in use.
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AI summary
A holding assembly for holding one or more stemmed objects in a dishwasher is provided. The holding assembly may include an elongated gripping unit frame and two or more gripping units arranged at the elongated gripping unit frame. The two or more gripping units may be arranged to grip a respective stemmed portion of the one or more stemmed objects. At least one of the two or more gripping units may be displaceably arranged along a longitudinal direction of the elongated gripping unit frame. The embodiments herein may also relate to a rack of a dishwasher and a dishwasher comprising a rack.