Dual-Opening Dishwasher Basket Design for Front and Top Loading
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional dishwashers face challenges with front loading and top loading due to space interference and difficulty in loading larger dishes, and there is a need for improved ease of use and detergent supply mechanisms.
Innovation Solution
A dishwasher design featuring a built-in system with a tub having both front and top openings, including a front door and a top door with additional baskets that can be taken out for loading, and a detergent supply device that rotates with the top door for easy detergent access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a front loading dishwasher is used, then dishes can be loaded from the front, but food residues may fall on the installation surface when dishes are loaded
Solution Approach 1:
The loading opening is segmented into two separate openings: a front opening for loading dishes and a top opening for detergent supply. This segmentation allows dishes to be loaded from the front while detergent is supplied from the top, preventing food residues from contaminating the installation surface while enabling easy dish loading.
2Ease of operation
If a top loading dishwasher is used, then detergent can be easily supplied from the top, but dishes of predetermined size or larger cannot be loaded due to interference between the upper space of the tub and the door
Solution Approach 1:
The loading system is segmented into two separate openings: a front opening for loading dishes of any size and a top opening for detergent supply. This allows large dishes to be loaded through the front opening without interference from the door, while detergent can still be easily supplied through the top opening.
Solution Approach 2:
The design adds a vertical dimension to the loading system by providing both front and top openings. This dimensional change allows simultaneous access for both dish loading (front horizontal access) and detergent supply (top vertical access), resolving the conflict between loading large dishes and easy detergent supply.
3Volume of moving object
If additional baskets are added for both front and top loading, then washing space is expanded, but the structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The additional basket is nested within the existing basket structure. The additional basket includes a front basket portion and a top basket portion that are coupled together, forming an integrated nested structure that expands washing space while maintaining structural simplicity through shared components and space utilization.
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AI summary
Provided is a dishwasher with a structure capable of improving ease of use. The dishwasher may be installed in a built-in type in a system kitchen including a cabinet having an accommodating space and a counter positioned on the cabinet and including an opening. The dishwasher may include: a tub including a front opening; a front door configured to open or close the front opening; a top door configured to open or close the opening; a basket positioned in the inside of the tub, the basket being taken out through the front opening; and an additional basket being taken out through the opening.