CN107157418B - Storage device, dish washing machine and tableware storage method - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a storage device, a dish washing machine and a tableware storage method, wherein the storage device comprises: the bowl basket, the bowl basket is rotatable between vertical position and horizontal position, have in the bowl basket at least two tableware storage areas that vertical position arranged from top to bottom, every adjacent two the tableware is deposited and is equipped with a conveying component between the district, conveying component with bowl basket relative position is fixed, conveying component is used for adjacent two the tableware is deposited and is carried the tableware between the district. According to the storage device provided by the embodiment of the invention, tableware can be conveniently cleaned.

Description

Storage device, dish washing machine and tableware storage method

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of household appliances, in particular to a containing device, a dish washing machine comprising the containing device and a tableware containing method.

Background

In the related art, the lower bowl basket is horizontally placed in the dishwasher and can be pushed and pulled horizontally. The tableware is horizontally pulled out in the loading process, the tableware is fixed on the bowl basket in an inverted manner one by one according to the indication marks on the bowl basket, and the bowl basket is horizontally pushed into the dishwasher after the tableware is placed.

The following technical problems exist: the dish basket of the dish washing machine is fixed and can only be horizontally placed, and the tableware can be placed only by one hand of a user, so that the efficiency is low and the physical strength is consumed.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to solving, at least to some extent, one of the technical problems in the related art. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a storage device that can automatically store tableware.

The invention also provides a dishwasher.

The invention also provides a tableware storage method.

The storage device according to the embodiment of the invention comprises: the bowl basket, the bowl basket is rotatable between vertical position and horizontal position, have in the bowl basket at least two tableware storage areas that vertical position arranged from top to bottom, every adjacent two the tableware is deposited and is equipped with a conveying component between the district, conveying component with bowl basket relative position is fixed, conveying component is used for adjacent two the tableware is deposited and is carried the tableware between the district.

According to the storage device provided by the embodiment of the invention, due to the arrangement of the conveying assembly, the tableware can be conveyed through the conveying assembly, when the bowl basket is in a vertical position, the stacked tableware can be placed on the storage device, and then the stacked tableware is respectively conveyed through the conveying assembly, so that a plurality of tableware is respectively stored in different tableware storage areas, and the separated placement of the tableware is realized. The storage device for placing the tableware can be adjusted to be in a horizontal position, and at the moment, the tableware can be conveniently cleaned.

In addition, the storage device according to the above embodiment of the present invention may further have the following additional features:

in one embodiment of the invention, the conveying assembly comprises a ratchet wheel, the relative position of the ratchet wheel and the bowl basket is fixed, the ratchet wheel can rotate, and the gear teeth of the ratchet wheel can extend into the bowl basket to support and transport the tableware.

In one embodiment of the invention, the delivery assembly comprises at least two said ratchets arranged along the circumference of the bowl basket.

In one embodiment of the invention, the ratchet wheels in each of the transport assemblies rotate and stop in synchronism.

In one embodiment of the invention, the delivery assembly comprises two said ratchets arranged symmetrically with respect to the bowl basket.

In one embodiment of the invention, the ratchet wheel is arranged on the periphery of the bowl basket, and the axis of the ratchet wheel is tangent to the circumference taking the axis of the bowl basket as the center.

In one embodiment of the invention, the ratchet has flexible teeth and a damping member is attached to the ratchet.

In one embodiment of the invention, the ratchet has a number of teeth between 3 and 8.

The present invention also provides a dishwasher, comprising: the device comprises a machine body and a storage device. The machine body is internally provided with a washing cavity; the containing device is arranged in the washing cavity and is based on the containing device.

The invention also provides a tableware storage method, which comprises the storage device, and the tableware storage method comprises the following steps: step S1: the bowl basket is located at the vertical position; step S2: the transport assembly transports the dishware to different dishware storage areas; step S3: the bowl basket is located in the horizontal position.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 to 4 are schematic views illustrating the storage device according to the embodiment of the invention.

Reference numerals: the tableware storage device comprises a storage device 1, a bowl basket 11, a tableware storage area 101, a conveying assembly 12, a ratchet wheel 121 and tableware 2.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are illustrative and intended to be illustrative of the invention and are not to be construed as limiting the invention.

In the related art, the basket of the dishwasher is fixed and can be horizontally placed. The tableware can be placed only manually by a user, so that the efficiency is low and the physical strength is consumed.

The scheme that the tableware can be packaged in a complete set is not provided in the related technology, only one set of fixing support scheme is provided, and the automatic or semi-automatic tableware placing mode cannot be realized. Therefore, the invention provides a storage device capable of automatically storing tableware.

The storage device 1 of the embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to the drawings.

With reference to fig. 1 to 4, a storage apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a bowl basket 11. The bowl basket 11 is rotatable between a vertical position and a horizontal position, wherein in fig. 2 and 3 the bowl basket 11 is in the vertical position; the bowl basket 11 is in a horizontal position in fig. 4. The dish basket 11 has at least two dish storage areas 101 vertically arranged one above the other, a conveying assembly 12 is arranged between every two adjacent dish storage areas 101, the conveying assembly 12 is fixed relative to the dish basket 11, and the conveying assembly 12 is used for conveying the dishes 2 between the two adjacent dish storage areas 101. The transport assembly 12 can transport the dishes 2 between two adjacent dish storage areas 101, so that the dishes 2 can be stored in different dish storage areas 101, respectively, and the purpose of placing the dishes 2 at intervals is achieved.

According to the receiving device 1 of the embodiment of the invention, due to the arrangement of the conveying assembly 12, the tableware 2 can be conveyed through the conveying assembly 12, when the bowl basket 11 is in a vertical position, the stacked tableware 2 can be placed on the receiving device 1, and then the stacked tableware 2 is respectively conveyed through the conveying assembly 12, so that a plurality of tableware 2 are respectively stored in different tableware storage areas 101, and the tableware 2 is separated. The storage device 1 in which the tableware 2 is placed can be adjusted to be in a horizontal position, and at the moment, the tableware 2 can be conveniently cleaned.

During use of the receiving device 1, the receiving device 1 is set in a vertical position, a stack of dishes 2 is placed on the receiving device 1, the conveying assembly 12 is started, and the dishes 2 are placed in different dish storage areas 101 from top to bottom.

Referring to fig. 2 to 4, taking the receiving device 1 including four dish storing areas 101 as an example, when the receiving device 1 is in a vertical position and a stack of dishes 2 is placed on the receiving device 1, the dish 2 is located in the uppermost first dish storing area 101, at this time, the conveying assembly 12 between the uppermost two dish storing areas 101 is activated, one lower dish 2 of the stack of dishes 2 will move downward under the conveying action of the conveying assembly 12, and one dish 2 moves to the second dish storing area 101 from top to bottom; the movement of the transfer assembly 12 between the second and third dish storage areas 101 from top to bottom drives the dishes 2 in the second dish storage area 101 to move to the third dish storage area 101; the movement of the transfer assembly 12 between the third and fourth storage areas 101 and 101 from top to bottom drives the movement of the dishes 2 in the second storage area 101 to the fourth storage area 101.

Through the cutlery storage area 101, each of the stack of cutlery 2 is moved to a respective cutlery storage area 101, so that a plurality of cutlery 2 is arranged at intervals. After tableware 2 placed and accomplished, convert storage device 1 to horizontal position, just can incline tableware 2 this moment, move tableware 2 to horizontal position and carry out abluent aim at, can make things convenient for whereabouts such as residue, water in tableware 2 to improve tableware 2's cleaning efficiency and effect.

The number of the dish storage areas 101 is preferably in the range of 4 to 15, too few dish storage areas 101 resulting in too few dishes 2 being accommodated, and too large dish storage areas 101 resulting in too much space being taken up by the storage device 1.

Of course, the above description is only an example and does not limit the number of the dish storing regions 101 of the present invention, for example, the dish storing regions 101 of the present invention may be 2, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, and so on.

In addition, the storage device 1 according to the above embodiment of the present invention may further have the following additional features:

in order to achieve the transport of the cutlery 2 between the different cutlery storage areas 101, different forms of transport assemblies 12, such as rollers or the like, can be used.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 2 to 4, in one embodiment of the present invention, the conveying assembly 12 includes a ratchet wheel 121, the relative position of the ratchet wheel 121 and the bowl basket 11 is fixed, the ratchet wheel 121 can rotate, and the teeth of the ratchet wheel 121 can extend into the bowl basket 11 to support and transport the dishes 2. In the process of the ratchet wheel 121 rotating, the ratchet wheel 121 drives the tableware 2 to move, thereby realizing the purpose that the tableware 2 moves from one storage area to the next storage area.

When it is desired to move a dish 2 from one dish storage area 101 to the next dish storage area 101, the storage device 1 is in the vertical position, the dish 2 in the upper dish storage area 101 is supported on the conveyor assembly 12 between the two dish storage areas 101, the ratchet 121 is rotated, the dish 2 moves downward under the action of gravity, the area between the teeth of the ratchet 121 causes the dish storage area 101 to fall, and when the ratchet 121 is rotated to a predetermined position, the dish 2 moves to the next dish storage area 101.

Further, as shown in fig. 1, the delivery assembly 12 includes at least two ratchets 121 arranged along the circumference of the bowl basket 11. By the at least two ratchets 121, stable conveyance of the dishes 2 can be facilitated, thereby improving stability in conveying the dishes 2.

Preferably, each transfer assembly 12 includes three ratchets 121 to improve the stability of the transfer of the dishes 2 and to avoid over-positioning. Of course, the delivery device may also comprise four, five or six ratchet wheels 121, etc.

In addition, the conveying device may include only one ratchet wheel 121, and a structure (e.g., a pulley) synchronized with the ratchet wheel 121 may be additionally provided, so that stable conveyance of the dishes 2 may be achieved.

In addition, the ratchet gears 121 in each conveyor assembly 12 rotate and stop in synchronization. When the transport assembly 12 needs to transport the dishes 2, the ratchet wheel 121 in each transport assembly 12 rotates synchronously to stably move the dishes 2 to the next dish storage area 101, and when the transport assembly 12 does not need to transport the dishes 2, the plurality of ratchet wheels 121 included in the transport assembly 12 stops synchronously, and particularly when the dishes 2 are placed on the transport assembly 12, the ratchet wheels 121 stop to ensure the stable placement of the dishes 2, so that the relative spacing among the plurality of dishes 2 is kept.

Preferably, the delivery assembly 12 comprises two ratchets 121 arranged symmetrically with respect to the bowl basket 11. The stability of the transport of the cutlery 2 is improved.

Referring to fig. 1, the ratchet wheel 121 is disposed at the periphery of the bowl basket 11, and the axis of the ratchet wheel 121 is tangential to the circumference centered on the axis of the bowl basket 11.

Further, the ratchet wheel 121 is provided with flexible gear teeth, the flexible gear teeth are arranged on the ratchet wheel 121, the tableware 2 can be conveniently transported through the ratchet wheel 121, the flexible gear teeth do not influence the transportation of the tableware 2, and the tableware 2 cannot be scratched or damaged.

In addition, a damper is attached to the ratchet 121. The rotational speed or acceleration of the ratchet 121 can be reduced by the damping element, so that the transport stability of the cutlery 2 is increased.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the ratchet 121 has a number of teeth in the range of 3 to 8. The teeth of a cogwheel of ratchet 121 not only can play the effect of transportation tableware 2, can support tableware 2 equally, through the injecing to the tooth of a cogwheel quantity of ratchet 121, not only can improve the conveying efficiency of ratchet 121 to tableware 2, but also can conveniently support tableware 2.

The invention relates to a containing device 1, in particular to a bowl basket 11 device of a dish washing machine, belongs to the optimized design of the structure of the bowl basket 11 of the dish washing machine, and can be used for improving the operation mode and experience of the dish washing machine of a user.

The invention aims to solve the problem of placing the dishes by a user, and the automatic placing and positioning of the tableware 2 on the bowl basket 11 can be realized only by piling the dishes into the channel of the bowl basket 11 without manually placing the dishes one by the user.

The dish basket 11 of the invention is not a fixed bracket, but a structure which can be adjusted to be vertically placed and horizontally placed, wherein the vertical placement is used for quickly placing the tableware 2, and the horizontal placement is used for realizing the placing in place and normal spraying of the tableware 2.

The invention designs the dish basket 11 of the dish washer into a structure which can be vertically put down and horizontally put up. In fig. 2, the passage of the bowl and basket 11 is shown as a vertical passage when the bowl and basket 11 is lowered vertically. A plurality of ratchet wheel 121 mechanisms with dampers are designed on the bowl basket 11, and after the whole stack of bowls are placed in the channel, the bowls can slowly slide into the bowl basket under the action of gravity. Due to the ratchet 121, a fixed space is allocated for each layer, thereby ensuring that the bowls cannot sink into the bottom in a whole stack and are fixed in corresponding positions in layers, as shown in fig. 3. Then the whole bowl basket 11 is rotated and lifted to the horizontal state, so that the normal operation of the dishwasher can be ensured (as shown in fig. 4). The tableware 2 can be taken out by designing an openable fence at the side edge, so that the tableware 2 can be easily taken out.

The vertical and horizontal placement mode of the bowl basket 11 can be realized through linkage with a dishwasher door, so that the bowl basket 11 is in a vertical state when the door is opened, and the bowl basket 11 is in a horizontal state when the door is closed. This ensures that the dishes 2 are loaded and the washing process is in the correct position.

The ratchet wheel 121 mechanism has a back locking function, and the condition that the bowl falls off in the washing process is avoided.

In the invention, the tableware 2 can be put into the dish basket 11 of the dish washer in a whole pile, and a user does not need to put the tableware 2 one by one, thereby saving the time and the physical strength of the user; the support of the tableware 2 can be adjusted in a rotating way, the tableware 2 is adjusted to be cleaned horizontally in a vertical mode, and the process that a user pulls out and pushes in the bowl basket 11 is saved; providing prerequisites for the design of a subsequent fully automated dishwasher;

in the present invention, the tableware 2 is stacked and put into the dish basket 11 of the dishwasher; the bowl basket 11 adopts a scheme of automatic vertical and horizontal adjustment; the design scheme of ratchet wheel 121 positioning and buffering of the bowl basket 11 is adopted; similar storage solutions for other appliances (washing machines, air conditioners, refrigerators, etc.);

in addition, the present invention also provides a dishwasher, comprising: a machine body and a storage device 1. A washing cavity is arranged in the machine body; the containing device 1 is arranged in the washing chamber, and the containing device 1 is the containing device 1.

According to the dishwasher of the embodiment of the invention, the storage device 1 is adopted, so that the tableware 2 can be conveniently stored and inclined, and the use is convenient.

Preferably, the storage device 1 is detachably arranged on the machine body, when the tableware 2 needs to be collected, the mobile phone tableware 2 of the storage device 1 can be directly taken out, and then the storage device 1 is arranged in the machine body to clean or perform other operations on the tableware 2.

Of course, the storage device 1 of the present invention may also be applied to equipment such as a disinfection cabinet.

The invention also provides a tableware 2 receiving method, which comprises the following steps of according to the receiving device 1: step S1: the bowl basket 11 is in a vertical position; step S2: the transport assembly 12 transports the dishes 2 to the different dish storage areas 101; step S3: the bowl basket 11 is positioned in a horizontal position.

According to the tableware 2 receiving method provided by the embodiment of the invention, the tableware 2 can be conveniently received and cleaned.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "central," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," "circumferential," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the invention and to simplify the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are therefore not to be considered limiting of the invention.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless specifically limited otherwise.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and can, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or they may be connected internally or in any other suitable relationship, unless expressly stated otherwise. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may be directly contacting the first and second features or indirectly contacting the first and second features through an intermediate. Also, a first feature "on," "over," and "above" a second feature may be directly or diagonally above the second feature, or may simply indicate that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature may be directly under or obliquely under the first feature, or may simply mean that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples," etc., mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above are not necessarily intended to refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, various embodiments or examples and features of different embodiments or examples described in this specification can be combined and combined by one skilled in the art without contradiction.

Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it is understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present invention, and that variations, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the above embodiments by those of ordinary skill in the art within the scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A storage device, comprising:

the bowl basket, the bowl basket is rotatable between vertical position and horizontal position, have in the bowl basket at least two tableware storage areas that vertical position arranged from top to bottom, every adjacent two the tableware is deposited and is equipped with a conveying component between the district, conveying component with bowl basket relative position is fixed, conveying component is used for adjacent two the tableware is deposited and is carried the tableware between the district.

2. The storage device of claim 1, wherein the transport assembly comprises:

the ratchet wheel, the ratchet wheel with the relative position of bowl basket is fixed just the ratchet wheel can the rotation, the teeth of a cogwheel of ratchet wheel can stretch into in the bowl basket with bearing and transportation tableware.

3. The containment device of claim 2, wherein the transport assembly comprises at least two of the ratchets arranged along a circumference of the bowl basket.

4. The storage device of claim 3, wherein the ratchet in each of the transport assemblies rotates and stops in synchronization.

5. The containment device of claim 3, wherein the transport assembly comprises two of the ratchets symmetrically arranged about the bowl basket.

6. The storage device of any one of claims 2-5, wherein the ratchet is disposed at a periphery of the bowl basket, and an axis of the ratchet is tangential to a circumference centered on the axis of the bowl basket.

7. The storage device of any one of claims 2-5, wherein the ratchet has flexible gear teeth and a damping member is attached to the ratchet.

8. The storage device of any one of claims 2-5, wherein the ratchet has a number of teeth of 3 to 8.

9. A dishwasher, comprising:

a body having a washing chamber therein;

a receiving device provided within the washing chamber, the receiving device being in accordance with any one of claims 1-8.

10. A cutlery storage method comprising a storage device according to any of claims 1-6, wherein the cutlery storage method comprises:

step S1: the bowl basket is located at the vertical position;

step S2: the transport assembly transports the dishware to different dishware storage areas;

step S3: the bowl basket is located in the horizontal position.