JP2005334259A - Dish basket of dishwasher - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a dish basket of a dishwasher provided with a small article basket in which chopsticks and spoons or the like are not piled up, dirty parts are efficiently washed by making washing water excellently hit them and dirty water flows well as well. <P>SOLUTION: The dish basket is constituted of a basket body 21 provided with a housing part for housing washed objects, and the small article basket 40 freely detachably attached to the lower part of the basket body 21 with the rear side inclined downward and provided with the plurality of housing parts for housing the chopsticks 61a and the spoons or the like sideways. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a dishwasher for a dishwasher for storing dishes such as tableware, chopsticks, and spoons, storing them in a washing tank, washing the dishes with washing water sprayed from a spray nozzle, and rinsing the dishes. is there.

  A shelf frame that is provided in a small tableware container of a conventional dishwasher, and is provided with a plurality of columns vertically arranged in a row in the front-rear direction and a plurality of upper and lower stages with an interval between adjacent columns, and forming an inner protrusion. And a bottom plate having a plurality of drain holes, and the bottom plate is formed in a single inclined shape on the left and right sides, and adjacent shelf frames at the interval of one eye There is one in which the inclination direction is set opposite to that of the bottom plate (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  Also, a cleaning tank, a tableware for storing tableware, a cleaning shelf for storing cooking utensils, a cleaning pump for pressurizing the cleaning water in the cleaning tank, and a nozzle having an injection hole for injecting the cleaning water are provided. In some cases, the washing shelf and the storage step of the tableware basket are shared (for example, see Patent Document 2).

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-32053 (page 2-3, FIGS. 1 and 4) Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-244216 (Page 4, FIGS. 1 and 2)

The accessory tableware described in Patent Document 1 has chopsticks and spoons standing upright, so chopsticks and spoons overlap each other or cover other tableware, resulting in poor cleaning performance. was there.
In addition, the tableware basket described in Patent Document 2 has a problem that dirt water does not flow easily because chopsticks, spoons, and the like are placed flat along a washing shelf on a horizontal washing shelf. It was.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and chopsticks, spoons, etc. do not overlap, the washing water is good against the dirty portion and can be washed efficiently, and the flow of dirty water is also good. The object is to provide a dishwasher dish basket with good small baskets.

  The tableware basket of the dishwasher according to the present invention includes a basket main body having a storage portion for storing an object to be cleaned, a detachable attachment to the lower part of the basket main body, and a rear side inclined downward, such as chopsticks and spoons. Etc. are constituted by small articles having a plurality of storage units for storing them sideways.

The tableware basket according to the present invention is provided with small baskets that are stored side by side with chopsticks, spoons, etc. in the storage unit, and are detachably attached to the main body of the basket. As a result, the water per unit of washing water is good and the dirt can be washed effectively.
In addition, since the small basket is attached to the car body with the rear side inclined downward, the flow of washing water for washing chopsticks and spoons is good and does not accumulate.

[Embodiment 1]
FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of an example of a dishwasher in which a tableware basket according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention is housed.
A box-shaped cleaning tank 2 having an opening 3 on the upper surface is installed in a box-shaped housing 1 having an upper surface opened. The bottom 4 of the cleaning tank 2 has a shallow bottom 4a and a width direction. Are formed in two steps by a concave deep bottom portion 4b formed on one side from the substantially central portion, and the shallow bottom portion 4a is formed in an inclined surface slightly descending toward the deep bottom portion 4b. Reference numeral 5 denotes a wash water reservoir provided at the bottom of the deep bottom 4b, and a filter 6 is detachably attached to the upper opening. An upper lid 7 is attached to the opening 3 so as to be freely opened and closed.

  Reference numeral 8 has an on-off valve 9, which is a water supply port provided on the side wall of the cleaning tank 2, and is connected to a water tap or the like by a water supply pipe 10. 11 has a plurality of injection holes 12, and is an injection nozzle rotatably disposed in the shallow bottom part 4a of the cleaning tank 2, 13 is installed below the shallow bottom part 4a of the cleaning tank 2, and the suction port is the water storage part 5 The discharge port of the washing pump is connected to the injection nozzle 11.

Reference numeral 14 denotes a drainage pump, the suction port is connected to the water storage unit 5, and the discharge port is connected to the drainage pipe 15 and led out of the housing 1. Although not shown, a heater for heating the cleaning water is installed in the deep bottom portion 4b.
20 includes a large number of wires such as stainless wire, and is housed in the washing tub 2 and is a dish 60 such as a tea bowl 60a and a dish 60b, and small items such as chopsticks 61a and a spoon 61b. This is a tableware basket for storing the class 61.

The tableware basket 20 includes a basket main body 21 that stores the tableware 60, and a small basket 40 that stores small items 61 and is detachably attached to the basket main body 21.
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the car body 20 includes main horizontal wires 24 a and 24 b that are substantially equal in length to the width direction of the cleaning tank 2 and are arranged at predetermined intervals, and substantially in the depth direction of the cleaning tank 2. The main vertical wire members 25a and 25b are arranged with an equal length and perpendicular to the main horizontal wire members 24a and 24b at a predetermined interval, and are formed in a substantially L shape by joining the end portions thereof. Yes.

  And auxiliary wire 26a, 26b is arrange | positioned by the predetermined space | interval inside main vertical wire 25a, 25b (left side of a figure), and it assists with the predetermined space | interval in the depth direction between the main vertical wire 25a and the auxiliary wire 26b. Wires 27a to 27e are joined to form a lattice. In this case, the interval between the auxiliary wires 27b and 27c and 27d and 27e is set to an interval that can hold the object to be cleaned (for example, the tea bowl 61a).

  Further, the inclined pieces of the plurality of inclined wire rods 28a and 28b are joined to the auxiliary wire rods 27b and 27e at a predetermined interval and the upper portions are inclined in directions away from each other, and the front surface is substantially between the auxiliary wire rods 27c and 27d. The holding wire 29 having a shape is bonded to the inclined wires 28a and 28b. Thereby, the 1st accommodating parts 30a and 30b of a washing | cleaning target object are formed between the inclined wire materials 28a and 28b and the holding | maintenance wire material 29, respectively.

  Reference numerals 31a and 31b denote L-shaped wires, which are short pieces at intervals that can hold the objects to be cleaned (for example, an inner plate or a platter) on one side (the left side in the figure) of the first storage portions 30a and 30b. The long piece is positioned below by joining the tip of the wire to the auxiliary wire 26b. Further, an L-shaped reinforcing wire 31c whose tip is bent at a right angle is disposed outside the L-shaped wire 31a (on the side opposite to the L-shaped wire 31a), and the tip of the short piece is joined to the auxiliary wire 26b. At the same time, the bent portions are respectively joined to the leading ends of the long pieces of the L-shaped wires 31a and 31b.

  Then, the inclined pieces of the plurality of inclined wires 32a are inclined to the outside (reinforcing wire 31c side) at a predetermined interval and joined to the long pieces of the L-shaped wire 31a, and the plurality of inclined wires 32b having long and short horizontal pieces are attached. The inclined pieces are opposed to the inclined wire 32a and the upper portions are inclined in directions away from each other, and joined to the long pieces of the L-shaped wire 31b alternately, and the horizontal pieces are joined to the main horizontal wires 24a and 24b or 24b. Thereby, the 2nd accommodating part 33 of a washing | cleaning target object is formed between the inclined wire materials 32a and 32b.

  In addition, between the main horizontal wires 24a, 24b, the main vertical wires 25b and the inclined wires 32b are joined with the inclined pieces of the inclined wires 34a, 34b being inclined at predetermined intervals and the upper portions being inclined away from each other. A front substantially trapezoidal holding wire 35 is joined between the two inclined wires 34a and 34b so as to be opposed to each other at an interval at which the object to be cleaned (for example, a small dish) can be held. Thereby, the 3rd accommodating parts 36a and 36b of a washing | cleaning target object are formed between the inclined wire materials 34a and 34b and the holding | maintenance wire material 35, respectively. 37a and 37b are gate type stopper wires provided on the main horizontal wire 24b corresponding to the third storage portions 36a and 36b.

  38a is formed on the outer side (right side in the figure) of the third storage portion 36a by joining an auxiliary wire between the main horizontal wires 24a and 24b, for example, a teacup or a cup to be cleaned. The placement part 38b to be placed is a similar placement part formed by extending outward from the main vertical wire 25a.

  In this way, for example, the upper basket 22 provided with the first and third storage portions 30a, 30b, 36a, 36b for storing the tea bowl 60a, the small plate, etc., and one side of the upper basket 22 below the upper basket 22 A table basket main body 21 having two upper and lower stages is formed by the lower basket 23 provided with the second storage portion 33 in which, for example, the middle dish or the large dish 60b is stored.

4 is a perspective view of a small basket 40, FIG. 5 is a front perspective view thereof, and FIG. 6 is a side view of FIG. 4 and 5 show a case where chopsticks are stored.
The small basket 40 has frame members 41a and 41b provided at a predetermined interval (for example, the interval is formed to be slightly wider than the interval between the auxiliary wire members 27c and 27d of the upper cage 22). (At the left end of FIG. 6, the left side of the figure is referred to as the front and the right side as the rear) and the support arms 42a and 42b and the support arms 43a and 43b longer than the support arms 42a and 42b at the substantially intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction. The support arms 42a and 42b, and 43a and 43b are provided at their upper ends with a locking portion 44 that fits and locks the wire of the upper cage.

In addition, a plurality of first holding portions 45a and 45b having a substantially wavy shape in which a plurality of arc portions are continuously arranged in the horizontal direction are provided above and below from the front end portions in the longitudinal direction of both frame members 41a and 41b. The openings 46 are alternately arranged at predetermined intervals with the openings facing each other to form a storage portion 46, and the vertical space of the storage portion 46 is similar to the handle of the spoon when the thick chopsticks 61a and the spoon portion are turned sideways. Selected for insertion.
A plurality of second holding portions 47 formed on the upper surface of the frame members 41a and 41b on the rear side from the substantially middle portion in the longitudinal direction have the same waveform as the first holding portion 45a and are slightly higher than the first holding portion 45a. However, it is provided at a wider interval than the interval between the first holding portions 45a and 45b, and the lower surface is open. In addition, although the case where the 1st holding | maintenance part 45a, 45b and the 2nd holding | maintenance part 47 were formed in the substantially continuous waveform in the arc direction at the horizontal direction was shown, it replaced with an arc part, for example, a triangle, a square The first and second holding portions 45a, 45b, and 47 may be formed by continuously forming a polygonal shape such as a trapezoid in the horizontal direction. Reference numeral 48 denotes a stopper provided at the rear ends of the frame members 41a and 41b.

Next, the operation of the dishwasher provided with the tableware basket 20 as described above will be described. It is assumed that the tableware basket 20 is set in the cleaning tank 2.
First, as shown in FIG. 4, for example, chopsticks 61 a are inserted side by side into the storage portion 46 of the small basket 40 one by one with the soiled portion first. At this time, since the stopper 48 is provided at the rear end portion, the chopsticks 61 will not come out. When washing a spoon or fork, the handle may be inserted into the storage portion 46 and exposed from the storage portion 46 with the spoon or fork sideways or the rear side of the storage portion 46. A spoon portion and a fork portion that are horizontally inserted by inserting a handle may be exposed under the second holding portion 47.

  Next, the upper lid 7 is opened, and the small basket 40 in which the chopsticks 61a and the like are stored passes from the top of the car body 21 through the second storage section 33 of the lower car 23 to the first storage sections 30a and 30b of the upper basket 22. The locking portions 44 of the support arms 42a, 42b, 43a, 43b are fitted and locked to the main vertical wire 25b and the auxiliary wire provided in parallel therewith. As a result, the small car 40 is attached below the upper car 22 of the car body 21. At this time, the small basket 40 is positioned in the vicinity of the injection nozzle 11 and the support arms 43a and 43b are longer than the support arms 42a and 42b, so that the small basket 40 is attached with its rear side inclined downward. The small basket 40 may be attached to the car body 20 in advance, and the chopsticks 61a and the like may be stored in the storage unit 46 later.

Next, for example, a tea bowl 60a and the like are stored in the first storage portions 30a and 30b, a platter and the like 67b are stored in the second storage portion 33, and a small plate and the like are stored in the third storage portions 36a and 36b, respectively. If necessary, a tea cup, a cup, or the like is placed on the placement portions 38a and 38b with the opening portion down.
When the storage of the tableware 60 and the like is finished, the upper lid 7 is closed and locked.

  Next, when the opening / closing valve 9 is opened to supply water into the cleaning tank 2 from the water supply port 8 and the cleaning water is stored in the deep bottom part 4b including the water storage part 5, and a predetermined time has elapsed (or a predetermined water level has been reached). Closes the on-off valve 9. At this time, a detergent may be added as necessary. Next, the heater is energized to heat the cleaning water to a temperature suitable for cleaning, and the energization is stopped.

Next, the cleaning pump 13 is driven to supply hot water (cleaning water) in the water storage unit 5 to the injection nozzle 11, and the cleaning water is supplied to the dishes 60, chopsticks 61 a and the like from the injection hole 12 while rotating the injection nozzle 11. The cleaning process is started by spraying them and cleaning them.
At this time, since the small basket 40 is positioned in the vicinity of the injection nozzle 11, the dirty portion such as the chopsticks 61 a exposed under the second holding portion 47 is efficiently cleaned.

Further, since the chopsticks 61a are light, there is a possibility that the chopsticks 61a may jump out upward due to the jet flow. However, since the storage portion 46 is provided with the first and second holding portions 45a and 47 on the upper portion, it is possible to prevent jumping out. .
Furthermore, since the first holding portions 45a and 45b are alternately provided on the upper and lower sides and the second holding portion 47 is provided only on the upper portion, there is no hindrance to drainage.

Further, since the rear side of the small basket 40 is inclined downward, most of the washing water sprayed toward the small basket 40 or the chopsticks 61a is scattered to clean the tea bowl 60a and the like stored in the upper basket 22. Since a part flows along the small basket 40, the chopsticks 61a and the like and falls down, the washing water does not accumulate or adhere.
Further, since the small basket 40 is detachably attached to the car body 20, it is very easy to remove and clean, and therefore it can always be kept clean.

The washing water that has washed the dishes 60 and the like falls in the washing tank 2 and gathers in the water storage unit 5 and is sent again to the spray nozzle 11 by the washing pump 13 to wash the dishes 60 and the like. The washing water circulates in this way, and the washing of the dishes 50 and the like is repeated.
At this time, residue that has adhered to the tableware 60 or the like is mixed into the circulating wash water, but this residue is collected by the filter 6.
When a predetermined time elapses, the cleaning pump 13 is stopped and the drain pump 14 is driven, and the cleaning water in the cleaning tank 2 is discharged from the drain pipe 15 to the outside. This completes the cleaning process.

  Next, the on-off valve 9 is opened again to supply water into the cleaning tank 2 and heated to a temperature suitable for rinsing by a heater. Then, the cleaning pump 13 is driven to inject hot water (rinse water) from the injection nozzle 13 to the dishes 60 and the like, and the rinsing process is started. And when fixed time passes, the washing pump 13 is stopped and the rinse water is drained by the drain pump 14. Next, the cleaning tank 2 is again supplied with water and heated, and the cleaning pump 13 is driven to rinse the dishes 50 and the like. Such a rinsing process is repeated several times.

When the rinsing process is finished after a predetermined time has elapsed, the tableware 60 and the like are left to dry. In this case, although not shown in the figure, a hot air blower may be provided in the housing 1, and the hot dishes may be blown into the cleaning tank 2 to dry the dishes 60 and the like (drying step).
A series of operations of the water supply and heating to the cleaning tank 2, the cleaning process, the rinsing process, and the (drying process) are set by the operation unit and are automatically performed.
When the dishes 60 etc. are dried, the upper lid 7 is opened and the dishes 60 etc. are taken out. Note that the chopsticks 61a and the like stored in the small basket 40 may be taken out from the cleaning tank 2 and pulled out, or the small basket 40 may be left as it is and the chopsticks 61a and the like may be taken out.

[Embodiment 2]
7 is a perspective view of a small basket of tableware according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention, FIG. 8 is a front perspective view of FIG. 7, FIG. 9 is a side view of FIG. 7, and FIGS. Shows the state of storing the spoon. In addition, the same code | symbol as this is attached | subjected to the part which is the same as that of Embodiment 1, or an equivalent.

  In the small basket 40 according to the present embodiment, a support material 51 is suspended at a predetermined interval in the longitudinal direction of the lower surfaces of the frame members 41a and 41b provided at a predetermined interval. Are provided with lower members 52a and 52b (52b is not shown). In addition, although the figure has shown the case where the cutting part 53 is provided in two places of lower material 52a, 52b, this may be abbreviate | omitted. Further, a cross member 54 is provided between the lower members 52a and 52b at the same interval as the support member 51, and a wide interval 56a is orthogonal to the cross member 54 between the lower members 52a and 52b. And vertical members 55 in which narrow spaces 56b are alternately formed are provided, and the bottom portion 57 is formed in a substantially lattice shape.

A support member 51 is erected at a position corresponding to the cross member 54 of the narrow space 56b of the vertical member 55, and is substantially flush with the frame members 41a and 41b in the longitudinal direction of the upper end portion of the support member 51. A holding member 58 is provided, and a holding part 59 such as a spoon 61 b and a fork is formed between each holding member 58 and the bottom 57.
In the accessory basket 40 according to the present embodiment configured as described above, handles such as spoons 61b and forks are placed and stored one by one on the storage part 59, and the spoon part and the fork part are turned sideways. To expose from the front edge.

  The procedure for attaching the small basket 40 according to the present embodiment to the car body 21 and the cleaning and rinsing action and effect of the spoon and fork are substantially the same as in the first embodiment, but the dirty spoon and fork Is exposed (protruded) from the front end portion of the small basket 40, so that the cleaning water can be directly applied to perform cleaning effectively.

  In the above description, a plurality of support members 51 are provided in the longitudinal direction of the lower surfaces of the frame members 41a and 41b, and the lower members 52a and 52b are provided at the lower ends thereof. Although the case where the lattice-shaped bottom portion 57 is formed by the material 55 is shown, for example, both the lower materials 52a and 52b are widened in the vertical direction, the support material 51 and the lower materials 52a and 52b are omitted, and both frame materials are used. The bottom member 57 may be formed in a lattice shape by providing the cross member 54 and the vertical member 55 at the lower ends of 41a and 41b. In this case, window holes may be provided at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction of the frame members 41a and 41b as necessary.

  The small basket 40 according to the present embodiment may be attached to the car body 21 instead of the small basket 40 according to the first embodiment in which the chopsticks 61a and the like are housed, or the small basket 40 according to the first embodiment. The accessory car 40 according to the present embodiment may be attached to the car body 21 side by side.

In the above description, the case where the tableware basket 20 according to the present invention is provided in the tableware washing machine shown in FIG. 1 is shown, but the tableware washing machine is not limited to this. The tableware basket 20 according to the present invention can also be used in a dishwasher having another structure such as a tank provided with cleaning water supplied from the water supply tank to the cleaning tank.
Further, the car main body 21 to which the small car 40 is attached is not limited to the one shown in the figure, and may have another structure.

It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of an example of the dishwasher which accommodated the tableware basket which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a front side perspective view of the basket main body of the tableware basket which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a top perspective view of FIG. 2. It is a perspective view of the accessory basket of the tableware basket which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 5 is a front perspective view of FIG. 4. FIG. 5 is a side view of FIG. 4. It is a perspective view of the accessory basket of the tableware basket concerning Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a front side perspective view of FIG. FIG. 8 is a side view of FIG. 7.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Case, 2 Washing tank, 7 Top lid, 8 Water supply port, 11 Injection nozzle, 13 Washing pump, 14 Drain pump, 20 Tableware basket, 21 Basket body, 22 Upper basket, 23 Lower basket, 30a, 30b First storage 33, second storage section, 36a, 36b third storage section, 40 small basket, 42a, 42b, 43a, 43b support arm, 44 locking section, 45a, 45b, 47 holding section, 46 storage section, 58 Retaining material, 59 storage, 60 tableware, 61a chopsticks, 61b spoon.

Claims (5)

A car body having a storage part for storing the object to be cleaned;
A dishwasher characterized by comprising a small basket having a plurality of storage portions that are detachably attached to the lower portion of the car body and the rear side is inclined downward, and stores chopsticks, spoons, etc. sideways. Tableware basket.   The basket main body has a first and third storage portions for storing teacups and small plates, and a second storage portion for storing a middle plate, a large plate, and the like. 2. A dish basket for a dishwasher according to claim 1, wherein said dish basket is formed on one side of said upper basket by a lower basket formed below said upper basket and integrally with said upper basket.   The small basket is provided with a frame member provided at a predetermined interval, and a first support arm having a locking portion at an upper end on the upper surface on the front side of both frame members, and the longitudinal direction of the frame member And a support arm that is longer than the first support arm and has a locking arm at the upper end on the upper surface on the rear side of the middle part, and a middle part in the longitudinal direction from the front side between the frame members. The first holding portions are alternately provided up and down at predetermined intervals across the portion, and the second holding portions are provided at predetermined intervals on the upper surface on the rear side of the substantially intermediate portion, and the upper and lower first holding portions 3. A tableware basket for a dishwasher according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a storage part is formed.   4. The tableware basket for a dishwasher according to claim 3, wherein the small basket holding portion is formed by continuously forming a plurality of arc-shaped portions or polygonal portions in the horizontal direction. The small basket is provided with a frame member provided at a predetermined interval, and a first support arm having a locking portion at an upper end on the upper surface on the front side of both frame members, and the longitudinal direction of the frame member A support arm longer than the first support arm is provided on the upper surface of the substantially middle part or rear side of the first support arm, and a lattice-shaped bottom part is formed between the lower parts of the two frame members. A plurality of support pillars are erected in the longitudinal direction at predetermined intervals in the width direction on the bottom portion, and holding members are respectively provided in the longitudinal direction of the upper end portions, and storage portions are formed between the respective holding materials and the bottom portion. A tableware basket for a dishwasher according to claim 1 or 2.

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