Dishwasher including silverware basket with integrated interior sprayer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional dishwashers lack flexibility in addressing diverse consumer washing needs, particularly in cleaning utensils like silverware and cutlery, due to limited specialized washing features.
Innovation Solution
A dishwasher with a silverware basket incorporating an integrated interior sprayer that directs a spray of fluid within compartments to assist in cleaning utensils, along with a modular docking system allowing various spray devices to be docked at multiple locations, ensuring comprehensive washing coverage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional dishwashers use standard washing mechanisms, then the structure remains simple, but the ability to address diverse consumer washing needs is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The silverware basket is designed to perform multiple functions: it serves as both a container for utensils and an integrated sprayer system. The basket includes inlet ports that connect to the dishwasher's water supply and internal nozzles that direct spray onto utensils, allowing a single component to provide both containment and washing functions, thereby increasing versatility without proportionally increasing complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The sprayer system is nested within the silverware basket structure. The nozzles are positioned inside the basket compartments, and the water delivery system is integrated into the basket's walls or base. This nesting approach allows the washing function to be embedded within the existing container structure, providing enhanced functionality while maintaining a compact design
2Adaptability or versatility
If directed sprays are provided in dedicated zones, then deeper cleaning is achieved, but flexibility in addressing different washing needs is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The silverware basket sprayer system allows dynamic adjustment of washing patterns. By positioning the basket in different locations within the dishwasher rack system, users can direct the spray to different zones as needed. The basket can be moved between racks or repositioned within racks, providing flexible spray positioning without requiring fixed, precision-engineered spray zones built into the dishwasher structure
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple sliding racks with tines are used, then dishes and glasses can be separated and oriented, but the system lacks specialized washing features for utensils
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges the utensil containment function of the silverware basket with the washing function of the sprayer system into a single integrated component. Rather than having separate racks for holding utensils and separate sprayer systems for washing them, the spray nozzles and water delivery system are combined with the basket structure itself, providing specialized utensil washing without adding separate complex systems
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances cleaning efficiency and flexibility by providing targeted fluid distribution within the silverware basket and customizable washing options through modular docking, catering to different types of utensils and washing tasks.
Implementation Method 1
the interior sprayer including one or more nozzles configured to direct a spray of fluid at utensils retained within a compartment among the one or more compartments of the container body
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AI summary
A dishwasher and silverware basket therefor include an interior sprayer integrated into the silverware basket and capable of directing a spray of fluid within one or more compartments of the silverware basket to assist in cleaning utensils such as silverware, cutlery, etc. housed within the silverware basket.