EP1773173A1

EP1773173A1 - Device for loading cutlery in dishwasher machines

Info

Publication number: EP1773173A1
Application number: EP05761182A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Bernd Schessl; Gerhard Egger; Rainer SCHÜTZ; Alexander BÜHLMEYER; Egbert Classen
Original assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
Current assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
Priority date: 2004-07-23
Filing date: 2005-07-20
Publication date: 2007-04-18
Also published as: US20090140619A1; WO2006015933A1; DE102004035716A1; KR20070039548A; CN2917543Y

Abstract

The aim of the invention is to provide a dishwasher machine with a device for loading crockery or cutlery, which enables the cutlery to be carefully placed in the washing container in an easily accessible, space-saving manner. To this end, a separate loading device or cutlery basket is provided in the crockery basket of the dishwasher machine, said device or basket being at least partially integrated into the main loading plane of the crockery basket and thus arranged on the crockery basket in such a way that it can be displaced between an inserted position and a loading position. In this way, as a result of the displaceable positioning, the cutlery basket can be advantageously displaced independently of the crockery basket, thus enabling the separate loading device to be pulled out of the crockery basket, and thus out of the washing container of the dishwasher, from the front, without the crockery basket itself having to be displaced, thus simplifying the loading or unloading of crockery or cutlery from the cutlery basket.

Description

Device for storing cutlery in dishwashers

The invention relates to a dishwasher with a device for storing items to be washed, in particular for storing cutlery.

It is known to arrange the items to be washed in the washing container of a dishwasher in one or more dish racks. Such baskets are usually made of a plastic-coated wire mesh and are usually slidably mounted on the side walls of the washing so that they can be pulled out of the washing when the front door of a base dishwasher open. To accommodate the cutlery, a separate module in the form of a cutlery basket is often provided in the lower basket, which can usually be removed from the dish rack. A disadvantage of these known cutlery baskets is that they are housed in the lower dish rack and therefore are cumbersome or to be equipped in an ergonomic manner.

In a further known device for storing cutlery pieces, a cutlery drawer for depositing cutlery pieces is provided in addition to the dish racks in the upper region of the washing container, which can be inserted and ejected into the washing machine dishwasher. However, such cutlery drawers have the disadvantage that they require a large space in the washing, which is thus lost for the accommodation of other items to be washed; In addition, increase the cost of the dishwasher by the establishment of an additional cutlery drawer.

From the document DE 199 25 312 a separate cutlery tray is known, which is placed on the dish rack and slidably mounted on longitudinal struts. The

Moving movement of the cutlery tray is limited and a stop, so that the removed cutlery tray is secured against tipping. These

Cutlery tray has the disadvantage that due to the arrangement above the

Crockery basket the storage space in and above the cutlery tray either by the movement space of a rotating spray arm, the upper crockery basket or by the

Ceiling of the washing compartment is limited. As a result, in the cutlery tray according to the

DE 199 25 312 accommodated no larger cutlery and smaller cutlery only be stored in a lying position. Furthermore, the arrangement of the cutlery tray above the crockery basket limits the storage space in the crockery basket upwards and obstructs access to the crockery or cutlery items housed in the crockery basket.

Object of the present invention is therefore to provide a dishwasher with a device for storage of cutlery, which meets the above-mentioned disadvantages and which makes it possible to accommodate dishes and cutlery easily accessible, space-saving and gentle in the washing.

These objects are achieved by the dishwasher according to the invention having the features according to claim 1. Advantageous developments of the present invention are characterized in the subclaims 2 to 13.

The dishwasher according to the present invention has at least one crockery basket, which has a substantially horizontal main storage level, and a separate storage device for storing items to be washed, in particular a cutlery basket for

Storage of cutlery, wherein the separate storage device or the cutlery basket is at least partially integrated in the main storage level of the dish rack and is slidably mounted on the dish rack between a loading position and an inserted position. This means the integration of the cutlery basket in the

Main storage level of the dish rack that at least a portion of the base of the separate storage device or the cutlery basket a certain part of the

Main tray level of the crockery basket occupies, the main storage level of the

Base area or the storage area of the dish basket, which is bounded by the border or by the side walls of the dish rack.

With the dishwasher according to the invention the advantage is achieved that due to the slidable storage of the separate storage device or the cutlery basket on the dish rack, the separate storage device can be moved independently of the dish rack of the dishwasher, so the separate storage device can be pulled out of the dish rack without the crockery basket even has to be moved. This allows the separate storage device preferably forward from the crockery basket and thus from the washing of the dishwasher be pulled out, which facilitates the loading of the separate storage device or the removal of crockery or cutlery.

The dishwasher according to the invention also has the advantage that, in addition to the crockery baskets, no additional drawer mounted on the side wall of the washing container is required for accommodating the cutlery items, without sacrificing the convenience of a cutlery drawer. Due to the slidable storage of the cutlery basket in the dish rack according to the present invention, a differentiation between standard models and special versions of dishwashers or dish racks can be better represented both in terms of function and the visual appearance. Further advantages of the dishwasher according to the present invention will become apparent from the following description of preferred embodiments.

In an advantageous embodiment of the present invention, the separate storage device or the cutlery basket in an upper dish rack of

Dishwasher integrated. This will make the accessibility in the separate

Storage device or the cutlery basket accommodated crockery or cutlery over an arrangement in the lower crockery basket improved. This also brings an ergonomic relief with it, since an operator for the assembly or removal of crockery or cutlery from the integrated in the upper crockery basket cutlery basket no longer has to lean so low, as if the cutlery basket is arranged in the lower crockery basket.

The arrangement of the cutlery basket in the upper crockery basket no additional accommodation for cutlery in the lower crockery basket is more necessary, making the lower crockery basket can be used because of the vacated space universal. In addition, when stored in the upper basket

Cutlery achieved a better drying result, as in the upper part of the

Rinse container during the drying process, a higher temperature prevails than in the lower part of the washing container.

Conveniently, the separate storage device or the cutlery basket has a height which corresponds substantially to the height of the crockery basket. It is the - A -

Floor of the separate storage device substantially at a level with the main storage level of the dish rack, while the upper edge of the side walls of the separate storage device are substantially at the same height as the upper edge of the side walls of the dish rack. The formation of the separate storage device with a height that substantially corresponds to the height of the dish basket has the advantage that the entire height of the dish basket or the cutlery basket is available for the stowage of the cutlery pieces, so that it also large and bulky crockery or cutlery can be stowed.

Since the cutlery basket is integrated in the crockery basket, the cutlery basket is automatically extended when removing the crockery basket from the washing of the dishwasher. As described above, the cutlery basket according to the present invention, however, also from the crockery basket and thus from the

Rinsing the dishwasher are pulled out without the

Dish rack must be moved because the cutlery basket is slidably mounted in the dish rack. According to a further advantageous embodiment of the present invention

Invention is the separate storage device or the cutlery basket between the inserted position and the loading position via a rail system preferably mounted on rollers or runners slidably on the dish rack. The

Combination of a rail system with the sliding storage of the cutlery basket over rollers or skids allows a low-friction and thus easy movement of the

Cutlery basket between the inserted position and the loading position.

It is particularly advantageous if the separate storage device or the cutlery basket is mounted tilt-proof and displaceable on the dish rack in such a way that tilting of the cutlery basket during displacement and in particular in the loading position of the cutlery basket is prevented. The separate storage device or the cutlery basket can be different systems for linear guide, z. B. rail systems, be performed in the dish rack. For this purpose, for example, at least one rail is arranged on the dish rack, which has a hollow profile with a substantially U-shaped cross-section, in which the skids or rollers connected to the cutlery basket are movably mounted. As a result, tilting moments, which can occur due to the displacement or loading of the cutlery basket, are supported by the rail system in any direction. The rail is preferably even on the dish rack in the horizontal direction slidably mounted to allow a complete extension of the cutlery basket from the dish rack to the loading position. In this case, the displacement movement of the separate storage device or the cutlery basket is expediently limited by a stop, so that a displacement of the cutlery basket from the inserted position on the loading position is also prevented.

In order to allow a user-friendly and unobstructed extension movement of the separate storage device or the cutlery basket, the cutlery basket is arranged in an outer region of the crockery basket such that a side wall of the cutlery basket in the retracted position substantially parallel to a side wall, preferably aligned with the end wall of the crockery basket is. As a result, in the dishwasher according to the invention, the crockery items in the separate storage device or the cutlery in the cutlery basket easily accessible, especially if the separate storage device or the cutlery basket is arranged on the front side of a slidably mounted crockery basket on this front page from the washing a sub-base dishwasher can be pulled out.

In a further advantageous embodiment of the present invention, the separate storage device or the cutlery basket is arranged in a corner region of the crockery basket, so that two adjoining side walls of the cutlery basket in the retracted position in each case substantially parallel to the end wall and to a

Sidewall of the crockery basket are aligned. By arranging the separate storage device or the cutlery basket in a corner region of the crockery basket, on the one hand the cutlery basket can be easily operated and on the other hand the inner region of the crockery basket

Crockery basket can be used exclusively for storing more items to be washed.

In addition, the separate storage device or the cutlery basket in an outer region of the crockery basket be arranged such that at least one side wall of the cutlery basket in the retracted position at least partially a side wall, preferably at least a part of the end wall of the crockery basket represents. For this purpose, the cutlery basket is preferably designed and arranged on the dish rack that at least one of its side walls in the retracted position with a side wall of the crockery basket, in particular the front wall of the crockery basket, aligned.

The separate storage device or the cutlery basket can also be arranged in a corner region of the dish rack such that at least two adjoining side walls of the cutlery basket in the retracted position each represent at least part of the end wall and at least part of a side wall of the crockery basket. For this purpose, the cutlery basket is preferably designed and arranged on the dish rack, that at least two adjacent side walls of the cutlery basket in the retracted position in each case aligned with the end wall and at least one side wall of the dish rack. In this way, in addition to a comfortable operation of the cutlery basket and an attractive appearance of the dish rack is achieved with the integrated cutlery basket.

Another advantage arises when the separate storage device or the cutlery basket is detachably mounted on the dish rack. As a result, the cutlery basket can be taken out of its holder on the dish rack or replaced for easier placement or removal of crockery or cutlery. Conveniently, the separate storage device or the cutlery basket is equipped with a handle, which preferably protrudes upward above the height of the cutlery basket and can be moved over the cutlery basket or removed from the crockery basket. Alternatively or additionally, the cutlery basket can also be equipped with a handle which protrudes at least partially in the horizontal direction over the end wall of the crockery basket and over which the cutlery basket can be pulled out of the crockery basket or out of the washing container.

According to a further advantageous embodiment of the present invention, the separate storage device or the cutlery basket is equipped with tools for the appropriate arrangement and storage of certain crockery parts, in particular for the appropriate arrangement and storage of cutlery in the cutlery basket, which the separation of crockery or cutlery and their cleaning Rinse operation of the dishwasher favor. This also allows a clear arrangement of the cutlery in certain positions in the device achieved and a touch of the cutlery parts are prevented, causing damage to the Cutlery or noise during flushing prevented. As an alternative to a cutlery basket, a separate storage device can be arranged in the manner described above according to the present invention on the dish rack, which is suitable for storing any other crockery parts.

In the following, the present invention will be explained in more detail with reference to a preferred embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawings. The figure shows a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a dishwasher according to the present invention.

In detail, a substructure dishwasher 1 is shown in the drawing, which has a washing container 2, which is closable by a hinged door 3 pivotally mounted on the front of the dishwasher 1. In the washing compartment 2, an upper dish rack 7 and a lower dish rack 12 are housed, which are each mounted displaceably on the side wall of the washing container 2 in order to be able to pull it out of the washing compartment 2 for loading or unloading of crockery or cutlery items. In the situation shown in the drawing, the folding door 3 of the dishwasher 1 according to the invention is opened and the upper dish rack 7 pulled out of the washing compartment 2, while the lower rack 12 is fully inserted into the washing compartment 2, which is why only the front end wall of the lower rack 12 to recognize.

The upper crockery basket 7 has a substantially horizontal main storage level 6, which corresponds to the base surface or the storage surface of the crockery basket 7, which is bounded by the border or by the side walls of the crockery basket 7. The upper crockery basket 7 comprises a separate storage device 5 for the storage of items to be washed, which is formed in the embodiment shown in the drawing as a cutlery basket, which serves in particular for the storage of cutlery. The cutlery basket 5 is displaceably mounted on the dish rack 7 in the directions indicated by a double arrow between an inserted position and a loading position. In the situation shown in the drawing, the cutlery basket 5 is in the loading position, that is, the cutlery basket 5 is substantially completely pulled out of the crockery basket 7 and accordingly projects forward beyond the end wall 4 of the crockery basket 7. The cutlery basket 5 is integrated in the main storage level 6 of the crockery basket 7, that is to say that the base area of the cutlery basket 5 occupies part of the main storage level 6 of the crockery basket 7 in the inserted position of the cutlery basket 5. In this case, a recess for the cutlery basket 5 is provided in the main tray level 6 of the crockery basket 7, whose size corresponds substantially to the base of the cutlery basket 5.

Due to the displaceable storage of the cutlery basket 5 on the dish rack 7, the cutlery basket 5 can be moved independently of the dish rack 7 of the dishwasher 1 in the horizontal direction. In this way, the cutlery basket 5 can be pulled out of the crockery basket 7 and thus out of the washing container 2 of the dishwasher 1, without the crockery basket 7 having to be moved. Nevertheless, the cutlery basket 5 is automatically pulled out of the washing container 2 of the dishwasher 1 when the crockery basket 7 is pulled out due to the integration of the cutlery basket 5 in the crockery basket 7. The removal of the cutlery basket 5 from the crockery basket 7 and thus from the washing container 2 of the dishwasher according to the present invention facilitates the loading or removal of crockery or cutlery from the cutlery basket. 5

The cutlery basket 5 has a height which corresponds substantially to the height of the dish rack 7. In this case, the bottom of the cutlery basket 5 is located substantially on one

Height with the main shelf level 6 of the crockery basket 7, while the upper edge of the

Side walls of the cutlery basket 5 with the upper edge of the side walls 4, 8 of

Crockery basket 7 are substantially at the same height. This puts the whole

Height of the crockery basket 7 and the cutlery basket 5 for the stowage of the cutlery parts available so that the cutlery basket 5 and long and bulky cutlery can be stowed.

The cutlery basket 5 is slidably mounted on the dish rack 7 via a rail system 9 and tilt-proof, the cutlery basket 5 is displaceable on rollers 10 between the inserted position and the loading position in the direction indicated by the double arrow directions. For this purpose, a rail 9 is provided on both sides of the cutlery basket 5, which has a hollow profile with a substantially U-shaped cross-section. In the hollow profile, the rollers 10 connected to the cutlery basket 5 are movable in this way stored that tilting moments, which may occur by the displacement or loading of the cutlery basket 5, are supported in any direction. In addition, the rail 9 is slidably mounted even on the dish rack 7 in the horizontal direction to allow a complete extension of the cutlery basket 5 from the dish rack 7 in the loading position. In this case, the displacement movement of the cutlery basket 5 is limited by a stop, so that a displacement of the cutlery basket 5 is prevented from the inserted position beyond the loading position.

The cutlery basket 5 is arranged in a corner region of the dish rack 7 such that the end wall and the outer side wall of the cutlery basket 5 in the inserted

Position each substantially parallel to the end wall 4 and the adjacent thereto

Side wall 8 of the crockery basket 7 are aligned and aligned with them. In addition, the cutlery basket 5 is designed and arranged such that the end wall and the outer side wall of the cutlery basket 5 in the retracted position each represent a part of the end wall 4 and a part of the adjoining side wall 8 of the crockery basket 7. The front wall 4 and the adjacent thereto side wall 8 of the dish rack

7 are accordingly recessed in the area of the cutlery basket 5.

The cutlery basket 5 is detachably mounted on the crockery basket 7, so that the cutlery basket 5 can be removed for easier placement or removal of crockery or cutlery or for replacement of its holder on the crockery basket 7. For this purpose, the cutlery basket 5 is equipped with a handle 11 which projects upwards beyond the height of the cutlery basket 5 and over which the cutlery basket 5 can be moved or removed from the crockery basket 7. As mentioned above, the separate storage device need not necessarily be designed as a cutlery basket 5, but it can also a storage device that is suitable for storing any other crockery parts are arranged in the manner described above according to the present invention on the crockery basket 7. List of reference numbers

1 dishwasher

2 rinse tanks 3 hinged door

4 front wall of the crockery basket

5 separate storage device or cutlery basket

6 Main shelf level of the crockery basket

7 upper crockery basket 8 side wall of the crockery basket

9 Rail system for sliding storage of the cutlery basket

10 rolls for sliding storage of the cutlery basket

11 Handle on the cutlery basket

12 lower crockery basket

Claims

claims

1. Dishwasher with a washing container (2), at least one dish rack (7) having a substantially horizontal main tray level (6), and a separate storage device for storing items to be washed, especially a cutlery basket (5) for storing cutlery items, characterized in that the separate storage device or the cutlery basket (5) is integrated at least partially in the main storage level (6) of the crockery basket (7) and is displaceably mounted on the crockery basket (7) between an inserted position and a loading position.

2. Dishwasher according to claim 1, wherein the separate storage device or the cutlery basket (5) has a height which substantially corresponds to the height of the dish rack (7).

3. Dishwasher according to one of claims 1 or 2, wherein the separate

Storage device or the cutlery basket (5) between the inserted position and the loading position is tilt-proof and slidably mounted on the dish rack (7) that a tilting of the cutlery basket (5) is prevented during the displacement and in particular in the loading position.

4. Dishwasher according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the separate storage device or the cutlery basket (5) between the inserted position and the loading position preferably on rollers (10) or skids on a rail system (9) slidably mounted on the dish rack (7).

5. Dishwasher according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the displacement of the separate storage device or the cutlery basket (5) is limited by a stop which prevents a displacement of the cutlery basket (5) beyond the loading position.

6. Dishwasher according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the separate storage device or the cutlery basket (5) in an outer region of the dish rack (7) is arranged so that a side wall of the cutlery basket (5) in the retracted position substantially parallel to a Sidewall (4, 8), preferably an end wall (4) of the dish rack (7), is aligned.

7. Dishwasher according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the separate storage device or the cutlery basket (5) in a corner region of the dish rack (7) is arranged so that two adjacent side walls of the cutlery basket (5) in the retracted position each substantially parallel to the end wall (4) and to a side wall (8) of the dish rack (7) are aligned.

8. Dishwasher according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the separate storage device or the cutlery basket (5) in an outer region of the dish rack (7) is arranged such that at least one side wall of the cutlery basket (5) in the retracted position at least partially a side wall (4, 8), preferably at least part of the end wall (4) of the dish rack (7).

9. Dishwasher according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the separate storage device or the cutlery basket (5) in a corner region of the dish rack (7) is arranged such that at least two adjacent side walls of the cutlery basket (5) in the retracted position in each case at least one Part of the end wall (4) and at least a part of a

Side wall of the crockery basket (7) represent.

10. Dishwasher according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the separate storage device or the cutlery basket (5) in an upper dish rack (7) of the dishwasher (1) is integrated.

11. Dishwasher according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the separate storage device or the cutlery basket (5) is detachably mounted on the dish rack (7).

12. Dishwasher according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the separate storage device or the cutlery basket (5) has a handle (11), which preferably protrudes upward above the height of the cutlery basket (5) and over which the cutlery basket (5) moves or . Can be removed from the crockery basket (7).

13. Dishwasher according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the separate storage device or the cutlery basket (5) aids for the proper arrangement and storage of certain dishes or cutlery in the cutlery basket (5).