DE102013211564B4 - Glass holder for a dishwashing machine basket, dishwashing basket for a dishwasher and dishwasher - Google Patents

Abstract

Glass holder (15) for holding a stemmed glass (16) for a crockery basket (1) of a dishwasher (2), having a goblet carrier (20) for carrying a goblet (17) of the stemmed glass (16), which is designed to hold the goblet ( 17) to touch at only one point (P1), and a stem holder (31) for holding a stem (19) of the stemmed glass (16), the stem holder (31) being displaceable along a base support (22) of the glass holder (15). .

Description

The present invention relates to a glass holder for a dish rack of a dishwasher, a dish rack for a dishwasher and a dishwasher.

Stemware, such as wine glasses, can be placed in a dish rack of a dishwasher for washing. In order to ensure that the stemware stands securely, especially stemware with different stem lengths, glass holders that can be inserted into the crockery basket can be inserted.

The publication DE 10 2006 055 346 A1 discloses such a glass holder for a dish rack of a dishwasher. This glass holder has a goblet carrier for carrying a goblet of a stemware, which is designed to touch the goblet at only one point. Furthermore, this glass holder has a stem holder for holding a stem of the stemmed glass. The glass holder can be adjusted to accommodate stemware of different sizes.

The publication DE 100 15 003 A1 discloses a crockery basket for a dishwasher, in which a support element and/or a holding element for storing a piece of crockery at least in the support area of the crockery piece on the support element and/or the holding element has a capillary-like element for discharging water adhering to the piece of crockery. Furthermore, a drip bar can be arranged to run underneath a piece of crockery tilted in the crockery basket, the drip bar having a capillary-like element for draining away water adhering to the crockery item. Furthermore, the capillary-like element can comprise at least one capillary-like recess, which in turn can have a triangular, rectangular or circular section-shaped cross section.

The publication EP 2 353 488 A1 discloses a glass holder for a dish rack of a dishwasher. This glass holder has a goblet holder that carries a goblet of a stemware that is to be washed. The cup holder is truncated in shape and has three contact ribs, with one contact rib having a sawtooth profile on the outside. The calyx rests on each of the three supporting ribs. The cup holder therefore touches the cup at three points.

Against this background, an object of the present invention is to provide an improved glass holder for a dish rack of a dishwasher.

Accordingly, a glass holder for holding a stemware for a dish rack of a dishwasher is proposed, comprising a goblet holder for carrying a goblet of the stemware, which is designed to touch the goblet at only one point, and a stem holder for holding a stem of the stemware. The stem holder can be moved along a base support of the glass holder.

Because the cup holder touches the cup at only one point of contact, water on the cup is only diverted from the cup at this contact point. This prevents or reduces the formation of water stains on the cup when the water evaporates or to a minimum. The cup bearer preferably touches the cup at its lowest point. In the present case, punctiform means a, in particular circular, support surface with a diameter of 1 mm, preferably 0.5 mm, more preferably 0.2 mm.

The handle holder is preferably designed as a plastic injection molded component. The handle holder can be designed to grip the handle in a form-fitting manner.

Since the stem holder can be moved along a base support of the glass holder, the glass holder can be easily adjusted to different stem lengths. The handle holder can have an anti-twist device that prevents the handle holder from rotating relative to the base support. The handle holder can have a sliding sleeve. The base support is preferably guided in the sliding sleeve with friction in such a way that the sliding sleeve can be moved on the base support with little effort.

According to a first embodiment, the goblet support is arranged perpendicular to a base support of the glass holder.

The cup carrier and the base carrier are preferably formed in one piece. The glass holder is preferably designed as a plastic injection molded component. The base support is in particular rod-shaped and can have a rectangular or circular cross section. The cup carrier preferably extends laterally out of the base carrier. In the present case, perpendicular is to be understood as meaning an angle of 90° ± 10°, preferably of 90° ± 5°, more preferably of 90° ± 1°. The cup holder can have a rectangular cross section.

According to a second embodiment, the cup holder has a droplet for draining a drop of water from an edge of the cup.

The droplet of the goblet carrier is preferably designed in one piece with the goblet carrier. The goblet of the stemmed glass rests at a point, preferably the lowest point of the stemmed glass, on the drip tray of the goblet holder. A drop of water on one edge of the cup runs off over the drop extractor, which prevents a water stain from forming on the cup.

According to a further embodiment, the droplet of the cup holder has a triangular cross section.

The droplet of the cup holder preferably has the shape of an isosceles triangle in cross section. The triangular cross section of the goblet drawer of the cup holder and the rectangular cross section of the cup holder together form a house-shaped cross section.

According to a further embodiment, the handle holder is designed to touch the handle at a maximum of two points.

The handle holder does not touch the handle surface. This prevents the formation of water spots on the stem.

According to a further embodiment, the handle holder is designed to grip around the handle at least in sections.

The handle holder preferably has a gripping section with two elastically deformable gripping arms. The handle can be clipped into the gripping section. The gripping arms can deform elastically and grip around the handle. The gripping arms are arranged at a distance from one another. The distance between the gripping arms is preferably so large that simultaneous contact of both gripping arms with the handle is impossible.

According to a further embodiment, the stem holder has a drop extractor for draining a drop of water from an edge of a foot of the stemmed glass.

The drip tray of the handle holder can be designed in one piece with it. Preferably, the drip tray of the handle holder is arranged at the lowest point of the foot. The drip tray of the handle holder preferably only touches the edge of the foot at points.

According to a further embodiment, the drip tray of the handle holder has a triangular cross section.

The droplet of the handle holder preferably has the shape of an isosceles triangle in cross section.

According to a further embodiment, the glass holder can be hooked into a bracket of the crockery basket.

For this purpose, the glass holder preferably has two hanging elements. The hanging elements can be hooked into different struts of the bracket. Several glass holders can preferably be hung in the bracket.

According to a further embodiment, an angle between a base support of the glass holder and the crockery basket is adjustable.

In particular, an angle between the base support and a vertical strut of a bracket of the crockery basket can be adjusted. For this purpose, the glass holder can have an adjustable hanging element that can be hooked into a horizontal strut of a bracket of the crockery basket. In particular, the hanging element is adjustable in length. The suspension element can have a latching mechanism, whereby the base support can be locked in predetermined angular positions.

Furthermore, a crockery basket for a dishwasher with a bracket and at least one such glass holder is proposed. The at least one glass holder is hooked into the bracket.

Preferably, one of a large number of glass holders are hung in the bracket. This means that glasses of different shapes and/or stem lengths can be cleaned in one wash cycle.

According to one embodiment, the crockery basket has an insertable additional bracket into which the at least one glass holder can be hung.

The additional bracket can be inserted into the crockery basket and removed from it again. The additional bracket can, for example, be hung in two outer brackets of the crockery basket.

Furthermore, a dishwasher with such a dish rack is proposed.

Further possible implementations of the invention also include combinations of features or embodiments described above or below with regard to the exemplary embodiments that are not explicitly mentioned. The person skilled in the art will also add individual aspects as improvements or additions to the respective basic form of the invention.

Further advantageous refinements and aspects of the invention are the subject of the subclaims and the exemplary embodiments of the invention described below. The invention is further explained in more detail using preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying figures.

• 1 eine schematische perspektivische Ansicht eines Geschirrkorbs mit einem Glashalter;
• 2 eine schematische perspektivische Ansicht eines Zusatzbügels für den Geschirrkorb gemäß 1;
• 3 eine schematische Schnittansicht eines Glashalters;
• 4 eine schematische Ansicht IV des Glashalters gemäß 3;
• 5 eine schematische Ansicht V des Glashalters gemäß 3; und
• 6 eine schematische Ansicht VI des Glashalters gemäß 3.

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• 1 a schematic perspective view of a dish rack with a glass holder;
• 2 a schematic perspective view of an additional bracket for the dish rack according to 1 ;
• 3 a schematic sectional view of a glass holder;
• 4 a schematic view IV of the glass holder according to 3 ;
• 5 a schematic view V of the glass holder according to 3 ; and
• 6 a schematic view VI of the glass holder according to 3 .

In the figures, identical or functionally identical elements have been given the same reference numbers unless otherwise stated.

The 1 illustrates a dish rack 1 of a dishwasher 2. The dish rack 1 can be an upper or a lower dish rack of the dishwasher 2. The dish rack 1 is preferably formed with a wire material. The crockery basket 1 preferably has several brackets 3, 4, 5. In 1 For example, three outer brackets 3, 4, 5 are shown. The outer bracket 3 can have several horizontally extending struts, in particular wires, 6, 7, 8, and several vertically extending struts, in particular wires, 9, 10. The horizontal struts 6, 7, 8 are arranged at a distance from one another and are connected to one another, for example welded, by means of the vertical struts 9, 10.

The dish rack 1 can have one in the 2 have illustrated additional bracket 11. The additional bracket 11 can have a horizontally extending strut 12 and two vertical struts 13, 14 attached to the side of the horizontally extending strut 12. The additional bracket 11 can be inserted into the crockery basket 1 and can, for example, be hung in two parallel outer brackets 4, 5. For this purpose, the vertical struts 13, 14 each have a corresponding hook at one end section.

A glass holder 15 can be hooked into one of the brackets 3, 4, 5, 11. The glass holder 15 can be moved along the bracket 3, 4, 5, 11. Preferably, several glass holders 15 are suspended in the crockery basket 1.

The 3 illustrates the glass holder 15 schematically in a cross-sectional view. The glass holder 15 is designed to hold a stemware 16. The stemmed glass 16 has a goblet 17 with an edge r ₁ and a foot 18. The foot 18 is connected to the cup 17 via a stem 19.

The glass holder 15 is preferably designed as a plastic component. The glass holder 15 has a goblet carrier 20 for carrying the goblet 17 of the stemmed glass 16. The cup holder 20 is set up to touch the cup 17 point by point at only one point P ₁ .

For this purpose, the cup holder 20 has a drip tray 21 on which the cup rests at the point P ₁ of its edge r ₁ . The droplet 21 of the cup holder 20 points, as in the 4 illustrated, preferably a triangular cross section. In particular, the droplet 21 of the cup holder 20 has the shape of an isosceles triangle in cross section. The droplet 21 of the goblet carrier 20 extends from an upper side of the goblet carrier 20. The cup holder 20 is formed in one piece with the drip extractor 21. The cup holder 20 and the drip extractor 21 have a house shape in cross section. The shape of a house means the shape of a rectangle with a triangle on top. The drop extractor 21 of the cup holder 20 serves to drain off a drop of water at the lowest point, the point P ₁ , of the cup 17. This prevents the formation of water stains on the cup 17.

The glass holder 15 also has a rod-shaped base support 22. The base support 22 has, for example, a rectangular shape or a circular shape in cross section. The cup carrier 20 is provided at a first end section 23 of the base carrier 22. The cup carrier 20 is arranged laterally on the end section 23 of the base carrier 22 and perpendicular to it. In the present case, “vertical” is to be understood as meaning an angle of 90° ± 10°, preferably of 90° ± 5°, more preferably of 90° ± 1°. The cup carrier 20 and the base carrier 22 are preferably formed in one piece. In particular, the cup carrier 20 and the base carrier 22 are designed as a plastic injection molded component.

A length I of the goblet carrier 20 is dimensioned such that the goblet 17 only touches the one point P ₁ when placed on the goblet carrier 20. The length I is less than a diameter of the edge r ₁ of the cup 17.

The glass holder 15 also has a first suspension element 24, which is preferably formed in one piece with the base support 22. The first hanging element 24 is, for example, suspended in the strut 6 of the bracket 3 of the crockery basket 1. For this purpose, the first suspension element 24 has a U-shaped encompassing section 25, which encompasses the bracket 3, in particular the strut 6 of the bracket 3, at least in sections. The first suspension element 24 also has a rod-shaped connecting section 26, which connects the encompassing section 25 in one piece with the base support 22. The encompassing section 25 can be designed in such a way that it is elastically deformed when it is pressed or clipped onto the bracket 3 and thereby holds the bracket 3 in a form-fitting manner. The first suspension element 24 is preferably provided at a second end section 27, spaced obliquely upwards from the first end section 23 of the base support 22.

The glass holder 15 has a second hanging element 28 arranged at a distance from the first hanging element 24. The second suspension element 28 is preferably designed to be adjustable in length. This allows an angle α to be set between the base support 22 of the glass holder 15 and the bracket 3, 4, 5, 11 of the crockery basket 1, in particular between the base support 22 and the vertical strut 9, 10 of the crockery basket 1. The second suspension element 28 has a gripping section 29, analogous to the first suspension element 24. The gripping section 29 is adjustably connected to the base support 22 via a connecting section 30, which is in particular designed to be adjustable in length. The connecting section 30 is connected to the base support 22, for example via a latching mechanism.

The glass holder 15 has a stem holder 31 for holding the stem 19 of the stemmed glass 16. The handle holder 31 is preferably arranged on the second end section 27 of the base support 22. The stem holder 31 is preferably displaceable along the base support 22 of the glass holder 15. For this purpose, the handle holder 31 preferably has a sliding sleeve 32 which is guided on the base support 22. By moving the sliding sleeve 32 on the base support 22, the glass holder 15 can be adjusted to a stem length of the stemmed glass 16. The sliding sleeve 32 preferably has an anti-twist device which prevents the sliding sleeve 32 from rotating relative to the base support 22. The second end section 27 is received in the sliding sleeve 32 with friction in such a way that it can be displaced along the second end section 27 with little effort. The handle holder 31 preferably has a plastic material and is in particular designed as a plastic injection molded part.

The handle holder 31 is set up to touch the handle 19 at a maximum of two points P ₂ , P ₃ . For this purpose, the handle holder 31, as in the 5 illustrated, a gripping section 33. The gripping section 33 preferably has two elastically deformable gripping arms 34, 35. The gripping arms 34, 35 are arranged at a distance from one another. The distance between the gripping arms 34, 35 from one another is so large that simultaneous contact of both gripping arms 34, 35 with the handle 19 is impossible. The stem 19 of the stemmed glass 16 can be clipped into the gripping section 33. The handle holder 31 is thus designed to grip around the handle 19 at least in sections. The stem holder 31 is preferably designed to hold the stem 19 in such a way that the cup 17 does not touch the base support 22. In particular, a length of the stem holder 31 is dimensioned such that the cup 17 rests on the cup carrier 20 at a distance from the base support 22 at the point P ₁ .

The handle holder 31 can, like that 6 shows, have a drip extractor 36. The drop extractor 36 of the stem holder 31 is designed to divert a drop of water from an edge r ₂ of the foot 18 of the stem glass 16. The drip extractor 36 of the stem holder 31 preferably has a triangular cross section analogous to the drip extractor 21 of the cup holder 20. The droplet 36 of the handle holder 31 touches the edge r ₂ of the foot 18 preferably at only one point P ₄ . The drip extractor 36 of the handle holder 31 is preferably designed in one piece with the sliding sleeve 32.

Although the invention has been described here using preferred exemplary embodiments, it is not limited to this but can be modified in many ways.

Reference symbols used

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Claims (13)

Glass holder (15) for holding a stemmed glass (16) for a crockery basket (1) of a dishwasher (2), having a goblet carrier (20) for carrying a goblet (17) of the stemmed glass (16), which is designed to hold the goblet ( 17) to touch at only one point (P ₁ ), and a stem holder (31) for holding a stem (19) of the stemmed glass (16), the stem holder (31) being displaceable along a base support (22) of the glass holder (15). is. Glass holder (15). Claim 1 , characterized in that the goblet carrier (20) is arranged perpendicular to a base carrier (22) of the glass holder (15). Glass holder (15). Claim 1 or 2 , characterized in that the cup carrier (20) has a drop extractor (21) for diverting a drop of water from an edge (r ₁ ) of the cup (17). Glass holder (15). Claim 3 , characterized in that the droplet extractor (21) of the cup holder (20) has a triangular cross section. Glass holder (15) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the stem holder (31) is designed to touch the stem (19) at a maximum of two points (P ₂ , P ₃ ). Glass holder (15) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the handle holder (31) is designed to grip around the handle (19) at least in sections. Glass holder (15) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the stem holder (31) has a drop extractor (36) for diverting a drop of water from an edge (r ₂ ) of a foot (18) of the stemmed glass (16). Glass holder (15). Claim 7 , characterized in that the drip extractor (36) of the handle holder (31) has a triangular cross section. Glass holder (15) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the glass holder (15) can be hooked into a bracket (3, 4, 5, 11) of the crockery basket (1). Glass holder (15) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that an angle (α) between a base support (22) of the glass holder (15) and the crockery basket (1) is adjustable. Dish basket (1) for a dishwasher (2), with a bracket (3, 4, 5) and at least one glass holder (15) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one glass holder (15) is inserted into the bracket (3, 4, 5) is attached. dish rack (1). Claim 11 , characterized by an additional bracket (11) which can be inserted into the crockery basket (1) and into which the at least one glass holder (15) can be hung. Dishwasher (2), with a dish rack (1). Claim 11 or 12 .

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