EP1827200B1 - Crockery basket for a dishwasher - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a dishwasher with a crockery basket, wherein the crockery basket comprises a base frame consisting of a base with an upstanding edge on at least one side, and wherein an upstanding edge projects beyond at least the height of upstanding barbs of the crockery basket, at least partially removable and is equipped with at least one edge part.

Such a dishwasher with a dish rack is for example from the European patent application EP 1 306 046 A1 known.

It is well known to use baskets of the type described above for holding dishes - such as plates, cups, glasses, cutlery, etc. - in dishwashers, the baskets upstanding, optionally inclined in a plane spines or loops. Such a crockery basket is for example from the German patent application DE 31 30 627 A1 or from the German Utility Model DE 88 11 474 U1 known. These spikes or loops are used to hold plates in the dish rack and protrude in all known baskets of the type mentioned above from the dish rack upwards.

To accommodate cutlery additional and removable inserts, so-called cutlery baskets are usually provided in dish racks of the type described above, in which the cutlery to be cleaned, for example, knives, forks, spoons, etc., in the position of use substantially vertically upwards to be ordered. Such cutlery baskets are for example from the German patent application DE 100 56 487 A1 known. The cutlery arranged in such cutlery baskets protrude in all known baskets of the type mentioned above from the dish rack upwards.

Dishwashers known on the market, in particular household dishwashers, have at least one crockery basket for arranging the items to be cleaned, the at least one cutlery basket usually being arranged in the crockery basket is that when an open door of the dishwasher in the pulled-out state rests on this - in the bottom rack. The door of such dishwashers is usually pivotable about a horizontal axis. Such doors are for example from the German patent DE 35 37 185 C1 known.

In practice, it has been shown that with dishwashers set up on the floor, the pre-formed spines also present the cutlery parts, in particular if they are arranged so that their tips protrude upwards from the cutlery basket, constitute a major source of danger. With an unfolded door, which then runs at a small distance to the ground in a plane approximately parallel to the ground, and a dish basket pulled out on this door, inadvertent persons, especially children, who trip over the opened door and fall onto the dish rack, can Significant injuries from spiked upwards from the dish rack spines and / or cutlery, especially if they are arranged with their top up, for example, forks, steak knives, etc., pull.

The French patent application FR 1 356 844 A shows further increased side edge portions which stand up like a bow and there have the function of serving as supports for a supportable on this basket. This is removable, the raised edges remain unchanged while fixed, so that there is no flexibility.

The invention is therefore based on the object in a simple manner to reduce the pre-defined risk of injury in a simple manner at least significantly, while allowing a high degree of flexibility.

This object is achieved by a dishwasher with the features of claim 1.

The fact that the edge of the crockery basket is higher than the hazardous components of the crockery basket or as the endangered, stored items can be completely avoided in a child falling on the crockery basket depending on body size. For physically tall people, the risk of injury is significantly reduced by the fact that the person falling on the crockery basket from the raised edge at a distance from the hazardous components of the crockery basket or and the endangered stored items is kept. With the invention, the risk of injury is significantly reduced by even upwardly projecting spines and / or cutlery in a simple manner or even completely avoided. In this case, the invention is the upstanding edge at least partially removable. With this measure, the task-appropriate avoidance of injury is guaranteed even with already located at the user's baskets, as they can be retrofitted. Thus, it is also possible, for example, in grown-up children to continue by retrofitting the additional edge of the retrofitted as well as the already originally equipped with the edge crockery basket in the usual form, in particular, again easier filling with items to be washed is achieved.

Furthermore, you can reach with the removable edge part of single edge parts the advantage that the dishwasher is to produce a dish rack in a simple manner.

To complete the protection surrounding according to a preferred feature of the invention, the upstanding, at least the height of the upstanding spines of the dish rack and possibly the height of at least one cutlery basket upwardly arranged cutlery edge superior the base on at least the sides at stand out from the dishwasher.

According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention, in dishwashers with at least two baskets the lowest in the position of use dish rack upstanding, at least the height of the upstanding spines of the dish rack and possibly the height of the at least one cutlery basket upwardly arranged cutlery overhanging edge whose height is limited by the next in use position above the lowest dish rack arranged crockery basket and its spray or alternatively has in dishwashers with only one dish rack this the upstanding, at least the height of the upstanding spines of the dish rack and optionally the height of at least a cutlery basket upwardly arranged cutlery overhanging edge, the height of the opening height of the treatment room of the dishwasher is limited. This measure ensures that the task is carried out at the place of the hazard in order to prevent injuries.

According to a further advantageous embodiment of the invention, the upstanding edge extends beyond the lower edge of the next dish rack arranged above the lowermost dish rack. Between the stacked baskets thus no gap remains, whereby the task according to avoid injury is further improved.

The removable edge part consists, as already mentioned, of single edge parts. In accordance with the intended purpose, the number of individual edge portions preferably corresponds at least to the number of sides which protrude from the dishwasher when the dish rack is pulled out.

In a particularly advantageous manner, the individual edge parts of the removable edge part are articulated about axes perpendicular to the position of use such that the removable edge part is foldable, thus allowing space-saving storage.

According to a further advantageous alternative, the upstanding edge is at least partially separable about a horizontal position in use position approximately horizontal. With partially removable edge parts, the filling of the dish rack is facilitated.

According to a further advantageous embodiment of the invention, the upstanding edge is at least partially hinged about an approximately horizontal axis in use position and thus forms a folding edge. The arrangement of folding hinges further increases the task-related prevention of injury, since the dangerous locations are additionally covered by a lid.

Advantageously, the folding edge is detectable, whereby the filling of the dish rack is facilitated.

In a particularly advantageous manner, the folding edge is hinged so that it falls after loosening the lockable position to the inside of the dish rack, so that the task Prevention of injury is further improved because the dangerous areas are covered by a lid in addition and automatically.

In a particularly advantageous manner, the divisible edge and / or the folding edge extend on at least one of the sides which protrude from the dishwasher when the dish rack is pulled out. The arrangement of the lid on one of the sides increases the task according to avoid injury even further, since the dangerous places can be easily reached through the lid from the side parts.

The divisible edge and / or the folding edge preferably extend on the front side of the sides, which protrude from the dishwasher when the dish rack is pulled out, making it the easiest to handle from the front because of its easy accessibility.

The invention will be explained below with reference to the embodiments illustrated in the drawings.

Fig. 1

eine schematische Darstellung einer Geschirrspülmaschine in der Seitenansicht mit geöffneter Tür und der bevorzugten Ausführungsform eines erfindungsgemäßen Geschirrkorbs;

Fig. 2

eine Vorderansicht der Geschirrspülmaschine nach Fig. 1;

Fig. 3

die bevorzugte Ausführungsform des erfindungsgemäßen Geschirrkorbs;

Fig. 4

eine schematische Darstellung einer Geschirrspülmaschine in der Seitenansicht mit geöffneter Tür und einer weiteren vorteilhaften Ausführungsform des erfindungsgemäßen Geschirrkorbs;

Fig. 5

eine Vorderansicht der Geschirrspülmaschine nach Fig. 4;

Fig. 6

eine schematische Darstellung einer Geschirrspülmaschine in der Seitenansicht mit geöffneter Tür und noch einer weiteren vorteilhaften Ausführungsform des erfindungsgemäßen Geschirrkorbs; und

Fig. 7

einen Teil der weiteren vorteilhaften Ausführungsform des erfindungsgemäßen Geschirrkorbs nach Fig. 6 in vergrößerter, perspektivischer Darstellungsweise.

Show it:

Fig. 1

a schematic representation of a dishwasher in the side view with the door open and the preferred embodiment of a crockery basket according to the invention;

Fig. 2

a front view of the dishwasher after Fig. 1 ;

Fig. 3

the preferred embodiment of the crockery basket according to the invention;

Fig. 4

a schematic representation of a dishwasher in the side view with the door open and a further advantageous embodiment of the dishwasher basket according to the invention;

Fig. 5

a front view of the dishwasher after Fig. 4 ;

Fig. 6

a schematic representation of a dishwasher in the side view with the door open and still another advantageous embodiment of the dishwasher basket according to the invention; and

Fig. 7

a part of the further advantageous embodiment of the crockery basket according to the invention Fig. 6 in an enlarged, perspective representation.

In the FIGS. 1, 2 . 4, 5 and 6 is a dishwasher, in the illustrated embodiments, an unspecified household dishwasher 1, shown schematically, the unspecified described treatment room - the washing - can be closed by means of a, in the embodiments shown about a horizontal axis pivotable door 2. Such dishwashers 1 usually have two baskets 3, 5, which in the FIGS. 1, 2 . 4, 5 and 6 shown pulled out for loading or unloading. The crockery baskets are usually associated with each spray, wherein in the FIGS. 1, 2 . 4, 5 and 6 only one of the upper dish rack 3 associated spray arm 4 is shown.

In the Fig. 3 an inventive dish rack 5 is shown, which was taken from the washing compartment of the dishwasher 1. This lower dish rack 5 consists of a base frame 6, consisting of a base 7 with at least one side, in the embodiment shown on all four sides of the dish rack 5 upstanding edge 8 with a conventional, at the back of the dish rack 5 still recognizable height. The crockery basket 5 has upwardly projecting, optionally inclined in a plane spines 9, which serve to hold, for example, plates in the lower crockery basket 5 and in all known baskets and also in the lower crockery basket 5 in the illustrated embodiment of the crockery basket 5 after sticking out above. For the reception of cutlery are not shown in the illustrated embodiment, removable inserts, so-called cutlery baskets, provided in crockery and also in the lower dish rack 5, in which the cutlery to be cleaned, for example, knives, forks, spoons, etc., in Position of use are arranged upwards. The arranged in such cutlery baskets cut out in all known baskets and also in the lower dish rack 5 in the illustrated embodiment of the lower dish rack 5 upwards.

In order to reduce the risk of injury in such a dish rack 5 by upwardly projecting spines 9 and / or cutlery, especially if they are arranged with their top up, for example, forks, steak knives, etc., surmounting the upstanding edge 10 according to the invention at least the height of the upwardly projecting spines 5 of the dish rack 5 and optionally the height of the at least one cutlery basket upwardly arranged cutlery.

Characterized in that the edge 10 of the dish rack 5 is higher than the hazardous components of the dish rack 5 or as the hazardous, stored items, the falling on the dish rack 5 can be completely avoided depending on body size in a child. For physically tall people, the risk of injury is significantly reduced by the fact that the person is held when falling onto the crockery basket 5 of the raised edge 10 at a distance from the hazardous components of the crockery basket 5 or and the endangered stored items. With the invention, the risk of injury is significantly reduced or even completely avoided by upwardly projecting spines 9 and / or cutlery in a simple manner.

In the embodiments shown, the upstanding edge 10 is partially removable, wherein in the illustrated embodiment, the edge portion 11, 11 ', 11 "of the edge 10 is removable from the edge 8 fixedly connected to the base surface 7. Thus, it is possible to For example, in grown-up children, the crockery basket 5 in the usual form weiterzubetreiben, in particular, again easier filling with items to be washed is achieved.

At the in Fig. 1, 2 , and 3 shown preferred embodiment, the removable edge portion 11 consists of single edge parts 12, 13, 14, which are connected by means of suitable, unspecified hinge parts so that the removable edge portion 11 is foldable, whereby a space-saving storage is possible. Alternatively, the removable edge part also consist of individually removable single edge parts.

In the embodiment shown, the raised edge 10 surrounds the base area 7 on the three sides, which protrude from the dishwasher 1 when the dish rack 5 is pulled out, that is to say in the case of FIG Fig. 3 dish rack 1 shown the left, front and right side. In this case, the crockery basket 5 pulled out of the treatment room projects out of the dishwasher from the front and the left and right sides of the crockery basket 5, ie the number of individual edge parts 12, 13, 14 corresponds at least to the number of sides which protrude from the dishwasher when the crockery basket 5 is pulled out.

As mentioned above, the dishwashing machine 1 not described in more detail in the embodiments shown two baskets 3, 5 on. In these dishwashers 1 is advantageously the lowest in the use position dish rack 5 equipped with the raised upstanding edge 10. Whose height is limited by the next in use position above the bottom dish rack 5 arranged dish rack 3 and its spray 4.

Alternatively, in dishwashers with only one dish rack, of course, this has the raised, approximately perpendicular to the base edge, the height of which is then limited by the opening height of the treatment chamber of the dishwasher.

As another alternative is in the FIGS. 4 and 5 a further advantageous embodiment of the crockery basket according to the invention, in the illustrated embodiment of the lower crockery basket 5, shown, in which the upstanding edge 10 'extends beyond the lower edge of the next above the lowermost crockery basket 5 arranged crockery basket 3 addition. As in the FIGS. 4 and 5 can be clearly seen, the front side part 13 'is significantly higher than the left side part 12' as well as the right side part 14 'of the upstanding edge 10', since the height is limited by the rails not described in detail.

As another alternative is in the FIGS. 6 and 7 Yet another advantageous embodiment of the crockery basket according to the invention, in the illustrated embodiment, the lower crockery basket 5, shown in which the upstanding edge 10 "at least partially about an approximately horizontal axis in use position is hinged and thus forms a folding edge 15", said folding edge 15 "extends on at least one of the sides of the base 7, in the embodiment shown on the front side portion 13" of the edge portion 11 ", whereby he is due to the easy accessibility from the front easiest to handle, with which he means suitable, not closer The arrangement of folding hinges 15 "further increases the task-related reduction of injuries, since the dangerous locations are additionally covered by a lid.

In the Fig. 6 drawn arrows show two alternative possibilities of movement for the folding edge 15 ", of which in a movement possibility a determination of the folding edge 15" and in the second movement possibility the complete folding over In order to determine the hinged edge 15 ", suitable hinges, not described in more detail, are provided which are equipped with locking eyelets.

In Fig. 7 the removable edge portion 11 "according to the further advantageous embodiment of the crockery basket 5 according to the invention is enlarged and shown in perspective, wherein in this further advantageous embodiment, similar to the in Fig. 3 shown, preferred embodiment, the removable edge portion 11 "consists of single edge parts 12", 13 ", 14", which are connected by means of suitable, unspecified hinge parts so that the removable edge portion 11 "foldable, whereby a space-saving storage is possible. Alternatively, the removable edge part, as with the in Fig. 3 shown, preferred embodiment, also consist of individually removable single edge parts.

The arrow in Fig. 7 is intended to indicate that the folding edge 15 "is hinged so that it is moved either after solving the above-described, in the position of use vertical position or the full Umklappstellung to the inside of the dish rack 5, possibly supported by suitable means, whereby the task according to avoid injury is further improved because the dangerous places are covered by this cover in addition and automatically.

As a further alternative of the crockery basket according to the invention, the upstanding edge can be at least partially separable in the position of use by an approximately horizontal dividing line. With such teilabnehmbaren edge parts, the filling of the dish rack can also be facilitated. The divisible edge extends like the above-described folding edge 15 "on at least one of the sides that protrude with the dish rack pulled out of the dishwasher and preferably on the front side of the sides that protrude with the dish rack pulled out of the dishwasher, whereby he, due to the simple The increased edge of a crockery basket equipped with at least one partially removable edge part can also be removable like the above-described edge parts and consist of individual sides, which may also be articulated hingedly.

With the invention, the risk of injury is significantly reduced by even upwardly projecting spines and / or cutlery in a simple manner or even completely avoided.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1

Dishwasher; Domestic dishwashing machine

2

door

3

Upper crockery basket

4

spray; spray arm

5

Lower dish basket

6

base frame

7

Floor space

8th

Edge (base frame)

9

sting

10

edge

10 '

edge

10 "

edge

11

edge part

11 '

edge part

11 "

edge part

12

Single edge part

12 '

Left side panel

12 "

Single edge part

13

Single edge part

13 '

Front side panel

13 "

Single edge part

13 "

Front side panel

14

Single edge part

14 '

Right side part

14 "

Single edge part

15 "

folding edge

Claims (13)

1. Dishwasher (1) having a crockery basket (5), wherein the crockery basket (5) has a base frame (6), consisting of a base area (7) having a vertical edge (8) on at least one side, and wherein a vertical edge (10, 10', 10") projects at least above the height of vertical inserts (9) of the crockery basket (5), can be at least partly removed and is equipped with at least one edge part (11, 11', 11"), characterised in that the at least one removable edge part (11, 11', 11") consists of individual edge parts (12, 12', 12", 13, 13', 13", 14, 14', 14").
2. Dishwasher (1) according to claim 1, characterised in that the vertical edge (10, 10', 10") projecting at least above the height of the vertical inserts (9) of the crockery basket (5) and if necessary above the height of the pieces of cutlery arranged vertically in at least one cutlery basket surrounds the base surface (7) on at least the sides which project from the dishwasher (1) when the crockery basket (5) is pulled out.
3. Dishwasher (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that with dishwashers (1) having at least two crockery baskets (3, 5) arranged one above the other, the lowest crockery basket (5), in the operating position, has the vertical edge (10) which projects at least above the height of the vertical inserts (9) of the crockery basket (5) and if necessary above the height of the pieces of cutlery arranged vertically in at least one cutlery basket, the height of said edge being delimited by the crockery basket (3) arranged next above the lowest crockery basket (5) and its spray device (4), in the operating position.
4. Dishwasher (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that, with dishwashers (1) having only one crockery basket (5), this has the vertical edge (10, 10', 10") which projects at least above the height of the vertical inserts (9) of the dishwasher (5) and if necessary above the height of the pieces of cutlery arranged vertically in at least one cutlery basket, the height of which is delimited by the opening height of the treatment compartment of the dishwasher (1).
5. Dishwasher (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the vertical edge (10') extends beyond the lower edge of the next crockery basket (3) arranged above the lowest crockery basket (5).
6. Dishwasher (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the number of individual edge parts (12, 12', 12", 13, 13', 13", 14, 14', 14") corresponds to at least the number of sides, which project out of the dishwasher (1) when the crockery basket (5) is pulled out.
7. Dishwasher (1) according to claim 5 or 6, characterised in that the individual edge parts (12, 12', 12", 13, 13', 13", 14, 14', 14") of the removable edge part (11, 11', 11 ") are hinged to vertical axes in the operating position so that the removable edge part (11, 11', 11") can be folded.
8. Dishwasher (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the vertical edge can be separated at least partly about an approximately horizontal separating line in the operating position.
9. Dishwasher (1) according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterised in that the vertical edge (10") can be hinged at least partly about an approximately horizontal axis in the operating position and thus forms a folding edge (15 ").
10. Dishwasher (1) according to claim 9, characterised in that the folding edge (15 ") can be fixed.
11. Dishwasher (1) according to claim 9 or 10, characterised in that the folding edge (15") is hinged such that after releasing the fixed position it drops down towards the interior of the crockery basket (5).
12. Dishwasher (1) according to one of claims 8 to 11, characterised in that the separable edge (10") and/or the folding edge (15") extend at least on one of the sides (12", 13", 14") which project from the dishwasher (1) when the crockery basket (5) is pulled out.
13. Dishwasher (1) according to claim 11, characterised in that the separable edge and/or the folding edge (15") extend on the front side (13") of the sides (12", 13", 14"), which project from the dishwasher (1) when the crockery basket (5) is pulled out.

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