Elastic Cup Holder Structure for Stable Dishwasher Washing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional dish washing machines are unable to stably wash cups due to their design, which causes cups to move and collide with surrounding vessels when high-pressure washing water is sprayed, as they lack an effective fixing mechanism for cups with diverse shapes.
Innovation Solution
A vessel holder with elastic supports and an inserting part is integrated into the dish washing machine's vessel basket, allowing cups to be securely inserted and supported, with a coupler and intersecting wires that accommodate different cup shapes and prevent escape, enabling stable washing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If high-pressure washing water is sprayed toward cups in the vessel basket, then washing effectiveness is improved, but cups move around and collide with surrounding vessels
Solution Approach 1:
The vessel basket is segmented into multiple compartments by dividing it into a first basket section for holding bowls and a second basket section for holding cups. This segmentation isolates cups from other vessels, preventing collisions during high-pressure washing while maintaining washing effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
A cup holding member is introduced as an intermediary structure between the cup and the vessel basket. This holding member includes a holding groove that fits the cup shape and a fixing protrusion that engages with the basket, providing stable fixation during washing without interfering with water spray.
2Stability of the object's composition
If a structure is provided to independently fix cups, then cup stability is improved, but fabrication complexity increases due to diversity of cup shapes
Solution Approach 1:
The cup holding member is designed with a universal fixing mechanism that can accommodate various cup shapes. The holding groove is formed with a shape corresponding to the cup opening, allowing different cups to be secured using the same holding member structure, thus avoiding complex custom fixtures for each cup type.
Solution Approach 2:
The holding groove dimensions and shape are designed to match typical cup opening parameters, allowing the same holding member structure to adapt to various cup sizes and shapes by simply changing the groove geometry rather than the entire fixing mechanism.
3Ease of manufacture
If the vessel basket uses only intersecting wires for support, then manufacturing simplicity is maintained, but cups cannot be securely held
Solution Approach 1:
The cup holding member merges two functions: it provides structural support like the wire basket while simultaneously offering secure cup fixation through the holding groove and fixing protrusion. This combination maintains the simplicity of the wire basket structure while adding cup-specific holding capability.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution ensures cups are stably positioned and securely held, preventing damage during washing, and allows for efficient water entry regardless of cup shape, enhancing washing performance by accommodating various cup sizes and shapes.
Implementation Method 1
a plurality of supports elastically supporting the vessel
Data Source
AI summary
A vessel holder and a dish washing machine having the same, in which, when vessels are put into and washed in the dish washing machine, the vessels can be stably washed by improving a fixed state of each thereof. The dish washing machine includes a washing space, a vessel basket installed in the washing space, and includes wires, at least one vessel holder detachably installed to the vessel basket, and allowing a vessel to be inserted thereinto and supported therein. The vessel holder includes a plurality of supports elastically supporting the vessel, and an inserting part provided between the supports and allowing the vessel to be inserted thereinto.