Silverware Basket Handle Spray Jets for Blocked Wash Coverage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Dishwashers often struggle to provide effective cleaning of dishware in silverware baskets due to sporadic spray coverage and blockage by the basket structure, leading to incomplete cleaning and the need for multiple cycles or repositioning.
Innovation Solution
A silverware basket with a handle portion featuring internal channels and integral spray jet openings that direct wash water directly into the basket, enhancing cleaning efficiency, and an optional air circulation system for drying, controlled by a device that switches between fluid and air circulation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If spray arms with spray jets are used to clean dishware in the silverware basket, then the cleaning system can cover a larger area, but the spray coverage becomes sporadic and ineffective due to blockage by the basket structure
Solution Approach 1:
The invention divides the cleaning function into two parts: the spray arm provides general area coverage, while the integrated spray jets in the handle portion provide targeted cleaning directly at the basket. This segmentation ensures reliable cleaning effectiveness in the basket area without sacrificing overall coverage.
Solution Approach 2:
The handle portion is equipped with dedicated spray jets that provide concentrated spray coverage specifically at the silverware basket location. This local quality enhancement ensures effective cleaning where it is most needed, overcoming the sporadic coverage problem caused by basket blockage.
2Ease of operation
If the silverware basket structure is used to hold dishware, then organization and accessibility are improved, but the basket structure blocks spray fluid and reduces cleaning efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges the holding function of the silverware basket with the cleaning function by integrating spray jets directly into the handle portion. This combination allows the basket structure to maintain its organizational benefits while simultaneously providing effective cleaning, thus resolving the conflict between ease of operation and cleaning productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated spray jets act as an intermediary that delivers cleaning fluid directly to the dishware in the basket, bypassing the blockage problem created by the basket structure. This intermediary solution maintains both the organizational benefits of the basket and the cleaning efficiency.
3Reliability
If multiple wash cycles or repositioning of dishware is required to achieve full cleaning, then cleaning thoroughness can be improved, but the washing time and energy consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The integrated spray jets in the handle portion perform preliminary and direct cleaning action on the dishware in the basket during the main wash cycle. This preliminary action ensures thorough cleaning is achieved in a single cycle, eliminating the need for multiple cycles or repositioning, thus reducing time loss while maintaining cleaning reliability.
4Productivity
If spray jets are integrated into the handle portion with internal channels, then direct fluid delivery to the basket is achieved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The handle portion is designed to serve multiple functions: it provides structural support for the basket, enables user handling, and integrates spray jet delivery through internal channels. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components, thereby limiting the increase in device complexity while maintaining high cleaning efficiency.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
This configuration ensures more effective and efficient cleaning of dishware in the silverware basket by ensuring direct fluid and air delivery, improving wash performance and reducing the need for multiple cycles.
Implementation Method 1
The at least one spray jet opening is configured to be in fluid communication with the circulation system and configured to direct fluid toward the basket portion
Implementation Method 2
a circulation system configured to circulate fluid within the tub
Implementation Method 3
an air circulation system for circulating air through the handle portion
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods, and apparatuses for providing dedicated spray coverage for silverware and dishware positioned within a silverware basket. In an example embodiment, the dishwasher includes a tub configured to receive dishware and a circulation system configured to circulate fluid within the tub. The dishwasher further includes a silverware basket disposed within the tub and comprising a handle portion and a basket portion. The basket portion is configured to receive dishware therein. The handle portion defines at least one spray jet opening that is configured to be in fluid communication with the circulation system and configured to direct fluid toward the basket portion.