Dishwasher Rack Assembly With Removable Deformable Loading Plate
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional dishwashers face inefficiencies in loading and unloading large quantities of dishes due to the design of the rack assembly, which requires significant time and effort.
Innovation Solution
A rack assembly with a deformable loading plate that transitions between mounted and removed states, featuring a basket with protruding support holders and a loading plate with dispersion and gathering plate portions, allowing for easy material handling and improved water contact surface area.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If dishes are pressed or inserted into predetermined fixing protrusions of the rack assembly, then dishes can be securely held during washing, but loading and unloading of large amounts of dishes takes a long time
Solution Approach 1:
The rack assembly is divided into a fixed basket portion and a separable loading plate portion. The loading plate can be quickly removed from the basket, allowing users to load and unload dishes in batches rather than individually manipulating each dish through fixing protrusions. This segmentation enables the loading plate to be treated as a single unit for rapid insertion and removal.
Solution Approach 2:
The loading plate is extracted as a separate, removable component from the basket structure. By taking out the loading plate as an independent element that can be detached from the basket, the system allows for rapid batch loading and unloading of dishes without requiring each dish to be individually secured in fixing protrusions during the loading/unloading process.
2Stability of the object's composition
If a rigid loading plate structure is used, then structural stability is maintained, but the loading plate cannot be easily removed from the basket
Solution Approach 1:
The loading plate transitions from a static, permanently fixed structure to a dynamic, removable component. The loading plate is designed with mounting holes that align with protrusions on the basket, allowing it to be easily attached and detached. This dynamic design enables the loading plate to switch between a secured state during washing and a removable state for loading/unloading operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The loading plate is nested within the basket structure during operation, with mounting holes in the loading plate receiving protrusions from the basket. This nesting arrangement provides structural stability when the loading plate is in place, while the modular nested design allows for easy separation when removal is needed, combining stability with operational ease.
3Quantity of substance
If support holders are densely arranged to increase dish capacity, then more dishes can be washed, but the loading plate becomes harder to remove with dishes on it
Solution Approach 1:
The loading plate is extracted as a separate removable unit that can be detached from the basket even when dishes are present. By making the loading plate removable independently of the basket, users can lift the entire loading plate with dishes attached as a single unit, avoiding the need to manipulate individual dishes or navigate through densely arranged support holders during removal.
Solution Approach 2:
The solution moves the removal operation to a different dimensional approach - rather than removing dishes individually through the horizontal plane of densely arranged support holders, the entire loading plate is removed vertically as a single unit. This dimensional change in the removal operation bypasses the complexity created by dense support holder arrangement.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Facilitates quicker loading and unloading of dishes, reduces washing time, and enhances washing efficiency by optimizing the arrangement of support holders and the deformable loading plate.
Implementation Method 1
the loading plate may be deformed elastically from the first state to the second state
Implementation Method 2
When the loading plate is moved from the first state to the second state, the loading plate may be deformed by weights of the materials to be washed on the loading plate
Data Source
AI summary
A rack assembly and a dishwasher having the same, the rack assembly includes a basket in which a plurality of holes are formed; and a loading plate that is disposed to be separable from the basket and to be deformable so that loading plate and the materials to be washed placed thereon are removable from the basket. Through this configuration, loading and unloading of the materials to be washed can be easily performed.