KR20110106324A - Dishwashing machine and insert element for a silverware basket of said dishwashing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention comprises one dish basket 1 having at least one receiving space 3 for receiving cutlery products, the dish basket being housed inside the containing space 3 and containing A dishwasher, in particular a household dishwasher, having an insertion element 9 for fixing the chopsticks 13 in the space 3. According to the invention, the insertion element 9 for the chopsticks 13 has a sealing means 27 for sealing the receiving space 3.

Description

Dishwashing machine and insert element for dish baskets in dishwashers and dishwashers

The present invention relates to a dishwashing machine according to the disclosure at the beginning of claim 1 and to an insertion element of a silverware basket as disclosed in claim 16 and constructed in the dishwasher.

Generally, a dish basket for accommodating cutlery items may be provided in the bottom crockery basket of the dishwasher. In this case, it is important that thin cutlery products such as chopsticks are placed in the dish basket, and the cutlery products do not protrude downward from the dish basket and are arranged so as not to be entangled with moving parts such as spray arms. Do.

Thus, a typical dishwasher has more than one receiving space for cutlery products, and an insertion element for fixing thin cutlery products can be further inserted into the receiving space.

In order to prevent the thin cutlery products from slipping into the washroom under the dish basket, the base formed in the insertion element and having a micropore has a mesh size smaller than the base of the receiving space of the dish basket. The insertion element has sidewalls that are substantially parallelogram-shaped and rise from the base of the microhole at the sides. According to the above structure, the insertion element can be separated from the dish basket, and chopsticks to be cleaned can be loaded onto the insertion element outside the dish washing machine.

When loading the insertion element inserted into the dish basket, it has proved disadvantageous if the insertion element is smaller than the internal dimension formed by the receiving space of the dish basket. In this case, there is a free interspace between the insertion element and the sidewalls of the receiving space of the dish basket so that thin cutlery products can be misaligned into the gap by the user.

It is an object of the present invention to construct an insert element for a dish basket and a dishwasher of the dishwasher which can be used for reliable work with different sizes of the receiving space of the dish basket.

This object is achieved by the features disclosed in claim 1 or 16. Advantageous configurations of the invention are disclosed in the dependent claims.

According to the feature of claim 1, the insert element for thin cutlery products has additional sealing means for sealing the receiving space according to the object of the invention. Thus, there is no empty gap between the insertion element and the receiving space sidewalls surrounding the insertion element, through which thin cutlery products, in particular chopsticks, can protrude.

The insertion element is preferably microporous and has a strong base, where the base is assembled flat on the base of the receiving space of the dish basket. In this case, the sealing means may define a base having micropores at the sides, and there are gaps without sealing between the insertion element base having micropores and the side walls of the receiving space of the dish basket. The sealing means is preferably able to elastically yield or be flexible to adapt to the different dimensions of internal dimensions of the receiving space.

It is preferred that the sealing means can increase or decrease the effective base area of the insertion element to adapt to different internal dimensions of the receiving space. The increase or decrease of the area can be achieved through an adjustable arrangement of sealing means, especially on the base with micropores.

When the sealing means is pivoted by the hinge assembly and connected to the insertion element, a device is produced which adjusts the sealing means and is particularly simple to manufacture. The hinge assembly is, for example, a film hinge having a hinge axis between the base with micropores and the sealing means, wherein the sealing means pivots around the hinge axis. The pivot axis is preferably formed parallel to each edge of the base portion having the microholes. In this case, the sealing means is preferably configured to be rigid and able to be hinged around the pivot axis, such as a pivoting side wall.

In a position where the insertion element is not used, ie when the insertion element is separated from the dish basket, the sealing means can be arranged in approximately the same plane as the base with the micropores. In contrast, when the insertion element is inserted into the receiving space of the dish basket, the sealing means hinges upward and moves to the use position when the internal dimension decreases. In a pivotally mounted sealing means, the sealing means can move to a pivot rotational position and is subject to an increase in restoring force and / or gravity caused by the pivot rotational motion relative to the base with the micropores and the pivoting means. The sealing means arranged in the rotational position is pressed in a sealing contact state with the side wall of the receiving space facing the outer side.

The base and the sealing means having the micropores are preferably composed of an integral part as a plastic part or formed of an integral material structure. In this case, the hinge assembly formed between the base and the sealing means may be configured as a material weakening portion in the plastic material. The micropore mesh size of the micropore base of the insertion element is preferably smaller than the mesh size of the micropore base of the receiving space. The base of the insertion element is preferably of a mesh size of 2 x 6 mm.

According to a preferred embodiment, the sealing means can be formed as a sealing strip extending along at least one edge of the insertion element. With respect to the edges of the micropore base joined to the corner area, sealing means connected to the edges may be arranged apart from each other by a separation distance. This ensures that the sealing strips do not interfere with each other during the pivoting movement.

In order to increase functionality, the insertion element according to the invention can each be inserted into adjacent receiving spaces of the dish basket and have at least two bases with micropores. The two bases can be strongly connected to one another by an additional connecting element. In the position where the insertion element is used, the connecting element is connected to the dividing wall provided between two adjacent receiving spaces, and the two microhole bases can be spaced apart from each other by a predetermined empty gap. In this case, the gap width approximately coincides with the material thickness of the dividing wall arranged between two receiving spaces formed in the dish basket. By this method both bases with micropores have edges formed and facing up to the dividing wall such that the opposite sides of the two bases with micropores can be configured to have no sealing means.

The connecting element may at the same time have a handle portion for easy use by the user. The connecting element may have an insertion slot open to the base side to fit in a form-locked state on the dividing wall.

Embodiments of the present invention are provided in the following description with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a side view showing a dish basket configured in the dishwasher.
2 is a perspective view showing the insertion element separately.
3 is an enlarged detail view showing the mode of operation of the sealing means according to the invention;

1 shows a prior art dish basket 1 that can be arranged inside a magnetic basket (not shown in the figure) of a dishwasher. The dish basket 1 has a series of accommodating spaces 3 which are open upward and have a parallelogram shape, and cutlery products can be loaded into the accommodating space. In contrast to chopsticks, cutlery products generally have a handle with a functional portion, such as a blade, ladle or rake, at least on one end, and extend into at least one axis perpendicular to the longitudinal extension axis. In contrast, chopsticks have essentially a constant cross section in the extending direction and are not divided into a functional part and a handle part.

The accommodation spaces 3 of the dish basket 1 are separated from each other by the side wall 5. The dish basket 1 has a base 7 with micropores. The base 7 has a mesh size such that cutlery products cannot protrude through mesh openings.

As can be seen in FIG. 1, an insertion element 9 is inserted into the dish basket 1. The insertion element 9 has two bases 11 with micropores. Referring to FIG. 1, the bases 11 are inserted into two central receiving spaces 3 formed in the dish basket and the bases ( 7) arranged evenly on the top.

The base 11 has a mesh size of 2 × 6 mm and thus a smaller mesh size than the base 7 of the dish basket. This ensures that cutlery products, in particular chopsticks 13 or the like, can be arranged in an upright position in the two central receiving spaces 3 of the dish basket 1.

In FIG. 2, the insertion element 9 is arranged in a position that is not used. The insertion element thus comprises two bases 11 arranged in one plane, the bases 11 being spaced apart from each other by an empty spacing s. The two base parts 11 with micropores are connected to each other by a connecting element 15, which is connected to the central partition wall 5 of the dish basket 1 in the use position shown in FIG. Is assembled on.

The connecting element 15 is configured as a yoke open downward with two vertical members 17, which are strongly connected to each other by a connecting web 19 at the top. The vertical members 17 of the connecting element 9 having the yoke shape form the insertion slot 21 which is open downward. By means of the insertion slot the insertion element 9 can be assembled on the dividing wall 5. In the use position shown in FIG. 1, two side portions 23 formed on the base portions 11 and facing each other are in direct contact with the dividing wall 5.

According to FIG. 2, the bases have a rectangular shape that matches the shape of the accommodation space. Except for the sides 23 facing each other, the other sides 25 of the base 11 further have a sealing means 27. In this embodiment, the sealing means 27 is a plastic injection molded part consisting of the two bases 11 and the connecting element 15 and an integral material.

In addition, the sealing means 27 is connected to each edge portion 25 of the base portion 11 by film hinges 29. In this case, sealing means 27 formed as sealing strips are arranged on each side 25 of the base 11. The sealing means 27 are separated from each other by empty openings 33 in the outer corner elements 31 of the inserting element 9 in order to eliminate interference when the sealing means 27 pivots around the pivot axis. do. The sealing means 27 arranged perpendicularly to the two hollow edges 23 formed in the base 11 have a substantially circular cross section. On the other hand, the sealing means 27 arranged to face the two side portions 23 without the sealing means has a planar structure with a flat cross section.

Referring to the position of FIG. 2 where no inserting element is used, the sealing means 27 formed at the edges of the base 11 are arranged in common plane with the bases 11. On the other hand, referring to FIG. 1, in the position where the insertion element 9 is used, the connecting element 15 is assembled on the central dividing wall 5 and the base 11 is on the base 7 of the dish basket 1. Are arranged in.

By means of sealing means 27 pivotally arranged on the base 11, the effective area of the base with micropores is adapted to each internal dimension of the receiving space 3.

As can be seen in FIG. 1, the sealing means 27 is hinged up from the stop position of the sealing means upwards to a pivoting position, and the outer edge of the sealing means is divided into each partition wall 5 of the dish basket 1. ). As shown in FIG. 3, when the sealing means 27 pivots to the pivot rotation position shown, a restoring force F _R is formed in the film hinge 29 having elastic flexibility.

3 shows the insertion element 9 in two use positions I and II when the receiving space 3 has different internal dimensions. When in the use position I, the sealing means 27 extends through the base effective area of the insertion element 9 in the horizontal direction to the position where the sealing means is in contact with the dividing wall 5. When in the use position (II), the internal dimension of the receiving space 3 of the dish basket 1 is reduced, so that the sealing means 27 has the restoring force F _R shown and the partition wall 5 in the inclined position. Pressurized in contact with Thus, the base 7 of the dish basket is completely covered by the base 11 of the insertion element, so that the chopsticks 13 are accidentally arranged so that the chopsticks 13 are placed on the base 7 of the receiving space irrespective of the internal dimension. An empty gap with the risk of protruding is not formed.

1 ... tableware,
3 ... accommodation space,
5, side walls,
7.Final hole base of tableware basket
9 ... insertion elements,
11 ... microhole base of the insertion element,
13 ... chopsticks,
15. Connecting elements,
17 vertical member,
19 ... Connection web
21 ... insert slot,
23 ...
25 ...
27 ...
29 ... film hinge,
31.Outer corner element,
33 ... openings.

Claims (16)

One dish basket (1) having at least one receiving space (3) for receiving cutlery products, the dish basket being housed inside the receiving space (3) and containing the receiving space (3) In a dishwasher, in particular a household dishwasher, having an insertion element 9 for fixing the chopsticks 13 therein,
Insertion element (9) for chopsticks (13) is a dishwasher, characterized in that it has a sealing means (27) for sealing the receiving space (3).
2. The insert (9) according to claim 1, wherein the insertion element (9) is assembled on the receiving space base (7) of the dish basket (1) at the use position of the insertion element (9) and has at least one base portion (11) having micropores. Dishwasher, characterized in that it has a. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the sealing means (27) is adjusted to increase or decrease the effective area of the micropore base of the insertion element (9) and in particular on the insertion element base (11). Dishwasher, characterized in that possibly arranged.  The dishwasher according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the sealing means (27) are connected by means of a film hinge (29) to the insertion element (9), in particular to the base (11). 5. The dishwasher according to claim 4, wherein the sealing means (27) of the insertion element (9) are in sealing contact with the side wall (5) of the receiving space at the use position (II) of the pivoting position. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that in the use position (II), the sealing means 27 is pressurized under elastic pretensioning load or under the influence of gravity to be in sealing contact with the side wall 5 of the receiving space. dish washer. According to any one of the preceding claims, the sealing means (27) is formed in particular as a sealing strip extending along at least one edge (25) of the insertion element (9) and preferably arranged side by side ( 25) and / or at least two sealing strips extending along two sides (25) which are incorporated in the corner element (31). 8. Dishwasher according to claim 7, characterized in that the sealing means are arranged apart from each other by an empty opening (33) with respect to the sealing means (27) which are incorporated in the corner element (31). In any one of the preceding claims, the insertion element 9 has at least two bases 11, in which case the base 11 is inserted into the adjacent receiving space 3 of the dish basket 1. Dishwasher characterized by the above. 10. The device according to claim 9, wherein the two bases (11) are connected to each other by a connecting element (15), said connecting element (15) separating the two bases (11) from each other by a predetermined empty gap. Dishwasher. 12. The dishwasher according to claim 10, wherein the connecting element (15) has an insertion slot (21) for assembly into the side wall (5) provided below and opened between two adjacent receiving spaces (3). . 12. The dishwasher according to any one of claims 9 to 11, characterized in that the edges (23) facing two bases (11) with micropores do not have sealing means. The dishwasher according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the two bases (11) are strongly connected to one another or are connected by pivot mounting. 14. Dishwasher according to one of the claims 9 to 13, characterized in that the insert (9) consists of a single piece of material and / or a body. The dishwasher according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the base (11) of the insertion element has a mesh size of 2 x 6 mm. Insertion element for the dish basket (1) of the dishwasher according to any one of the preceding claims.

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