Patent Application
20180242816
The present disclosure relates to washing devices, and more particularly to a washing basket assembly and a tray assembly for a dish-washing machine and a dish-washing machine.
A dish-washing machine is provided with a washing basket or a tray therein for placing various kinds of tableware for taking food, such as knives, forks, spoons and the like. The washing basket itself has convenience of tableware transfer, and is generally placed in a bowl basket which is in a lower part of the dish-washing machine. However, when there is much tableware such as dishes, there is no extra space in the bowl basket to place the washing basket. The tray is provided by using the space in a top portion of the dish-washing machine, rather than occupying the space in the bowl basket.
The tray of a traditional dish-washing machine can enable the knives and forks to be put in order and cleaned easily, but the tray itself has a relatively large volume, so it is not convenient for a user to take the tray to a dinner table. When the user needs to take the knives and forks, he/she has to take the knives and forks out of the tray one by one manually, and then takes them to the dinner table for dispensation. When dining is finished, the knives and forks may be taken from the dinner table to the tray and put on the tray. Due to a lack of auxiliary means, the knives and forks has to be received, moved and put by hands, and hence it appears to be troublesome, especially in case of many knives and forks.
Embodiments of the present disclosure seek to solve at least one of the problems existing in the related art to at least some extent. For that reason, the present disclosure provides a washing basket assembly for a dish-washing machine. The washing basket assembly has advantages of a simple structure as well as a convenient and efficient use.
The present disclosure also provides a tray assembly having the above washing basket assembly for the dish-washing machine.
The present disclosure further provides a dish-washing machine having the above tray assembly.
The washing basket assembly for the dish-washing machine according to embodiments of the present disclosure includes: a first basket body; and a second basket body disposed to the first basket body and switchable between an opened position and a closed position. When the second basket body is located in the closed position, the second basket body and the first basket body are configured to define a receiving cavity having an opening and configured for receiving tableware. When the second basket body is located in the opened position, a sum of a projection area of the first basket body in a horizontal plane and a projection area of the second basket body in the horizontal plane is larger than the projection area of the first basket body in the horizontal plane.
In the washing basket assembly for the dish-washing machine according to embodiments of the present disclosure, by the opening and closing between the first basket body and the second basket body, it is convenient to take and transfer the tableware.
According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the second basket body is pivotably disposed to the first basket body.
According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, one of the first basket body and the second basket body is provided with a pivot shaft, and the other one of the first basket body and the second basket body is provided with a pivot hole configured to be fitted with the pivot shaft.
According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, one of the first basket body and the second basket body is provided with a protrusion portion, the washing basket assembly further includes a locking piece, one end of the locking piece is pivotably disposed to the other one of the first basket body and the second basket body, and the other end of the locking piece is snap-connected with the protrusion portion.
According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the other end of the locking piece has a locking groove, and two opposite side walls of the protrusion portion are snap-connected in the locking groove.
The tray assembly according to embodiments of the present disclosure includes: a tray body having a placing space therein; and the above washing basket assembly for the dish-washing machine. The washing basket assembly is put in the placing space and snap-connected with the tray body.
In the tray assembly according to embodiments of the present disclosure, by providing the above washing basket assembly for the dish-washing machine, on one hand, a size of the placing space for the tableware can be changed according to requirements, and on the other hand, it is convenient to take and transfer the tableware.
According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, one of the first basket body and the second basket body is provided with a locking grip, and the locking grip is snap-connected with the tray body.
According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the placing space includes a first region and a second region distributed in a left and right direction, the first basket body is placed in the second region, and when the second basket body is located in the opened position, the second basket body is placed in the first region.
According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, a plurality of washing basket assemblies are provided and arranged in a front and rear direction.
According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, a bottom wall of the second region is located lower than a bottom wall of the first region.
The dish-washing machine according to embodiments of the present disclosure includes the above tray assembly.
In the dish-washing machine according to embodiments of the present disclosure, by arranging the above-mentioned tray assembly, it is more convenient and efficient for the user to wash and take the tableware.
Embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail below, examples of the embodiments are shown in the drawings. The embodiments described herein with reference to drawings are explanatory, and used to generally understand the present disclosure. The embodiments shall not be construed to limit the present disclosure.
In the specification, it is to be understood that terms such as “width,” “upper,” “lower,” “front,” “rear,” “left,” “right,” “vertical,” “horizontal,” “bottom,” “inner” and “outer” should be construed to refer to the orientation as then described or as shown in the drawings under discussion. These relative terms are for convenience of description and do not require that the present disclosure be constructed or operated in a particular orientation.
In addition, terms such as “first” and “second” are used herein for purposes of description and are not intended to indicate or imply relative importance or significance or to imply the number of indicated technical features. Thus, the feature defined with “first” and “second” may comprise one or more of this feature. In the description of the present disclosure, “a plurality of” means two or more than two, unless specified otherwise.
In the present disclosure, unless specified or limited otherwise, the terms “mounted,” “connected,” “coupled,” “fixed” and the like are used broadly, and may be, for example, fixed connections, detachable connections, or integral connections; may also be mechanical or electrical connections; may also be direct connections or indirect connections via intervening structures; may also be inner communications of two elements.
A washing basket assembly 1 for a dish-washing machine according to embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to
As shown in
In one embodiment, the second basket body 12 is disposed to the first basket body 11 and switchable between an opened position and a closed position. That is, the second basket body 12 is disposed to the first basket body 11, and the second basket body 12 can switch in terms of position by rotating or moving. For example, the second basket body 12 can be switched from the opened position to the closed position by rotating (as shown in
It could be understood that, in the washing basket assembly 1 for the dish-washing machine according to embodiments of the present disclosure, the first basket body 11 and the second basket body 12 each can be formed by a plurality of first ribs 102 parallel to and spaced apart from each other, and a plurality of second ribs 103 parallel to and spaced apart from each other, in which, the first rib 102 and the second rib 103 are perpendicular to each other, two adjacent first ribs 102 and two adjacent second ribs 103 construct a square cell 101 (as shown in
In the washing basket assembly 1 for the dish-washing machine according to embodiments of the present disclosure, by providing the second basket body 12 switchable between the opened position and the closed position, when the second basket body 12 is located in the closed position, the receiving cavity S1 can be used for receiving the tableware 3 such as knives, forks, spoons and the like, thus making it convenient to receive or transfer the tableware 3 quickly; when the second basket body 12 is located in the opened position, the space for placing the tableware 3 can be increased, thereby making it possible to contain more tableware 3. Thus, practicability of the washing basket assembly 1 is increased greatly, thereby satisfying use requirements of the user, and improving competitiveness of the product.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in
In one embodiment, one of the first basket body 11 and the second basket body 12 can be provided with a pivot shaft 111, and the other one of the first basket body 11 and the second basket body 12 can be provided with a pivot hole 121 configured to be fitted with the pivot shaft 111, that is to say, the pivot shaft 111 is mounted in the pivot hole 121, such that the second basket body 12 can rotate about the pivot shaft 111 on the first basket body 11, thereby enabling the second basket body 12 to be switched between the closed position and the opened position.
In the examples shown in
As shown in
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, one of the first basket body 11 and the second basket body 12 is provided with a protrusion portion 122, the washing basket assembly 1 further includes a locking piece 13, one end of the locking piece 13 is pivotably disposed to the other one of the first basket body 11 and the second basket body 12, and the other end of the locking piece 13 is snap-connected with the protrusion portion 122. In the examples shown in
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first basket body 11 is provided with two rotating shafts 113 symmetrically arranged. Accordingly, two protrusion portions 122 and two locking pieces 13 are provided and symmetrically arranged in corresponding positions, thus further improving the connection reliability between the first basket body 11 and the second basket body 12.
Furthermore, the other end of the locking piece 13 has a locking groove 131, and two opposite side walls 1221 of the protrusion portion 122 are snap-connected in the locking groove 131. In the examples shown in
That is, when the second basket body 12 needs to be switched to the closed position, the second basket body 12 is rotated about the pivot shaft 111 in the direction of approaching the first basket body 11, and when the second basket body 12 is rotated to the closed position, the locking piece 13 is then rotated to be snap-connected with the protrusion portion 122, such that an upper part of the first basket body 11 and an upper part of the second basket body 12 are firmly connected, thereby constructing the receiving cavity S1 having the opening, which is used for receiving the tableware 3 such as knives, forks, spoons and the like. In this case, the washing basket assembly 1 can be used as a tool for transferring the tableware 3. When the second basket body 12 needs to be switched to the opened position, the locking piece 13 is rotated first, so that the locking piece 13 is disengaged from the protrusion portion 122, and then the second basket body 12 is rotated about the pivot shaft 111 in the direction of running away from the first basket body 11, till the opened position, in which case, the tableware 3 such as knives, forks, spoons and the like can be put on the second basket body 12, and hence the space for placing the tableware 3 is increased.
According to another embodiment (not shown in the drawings) of the present disclosure, the second basket body 12 is slidably disposed to the first basket body 11, that is, the second basket body 12 can move on the first basket body 11 by means of sliding. For example, one of the first basket body 11 and the second basket body 12 can be provided with a track, and correspondingly, the other one of the first basket body 11 and the second basket body 12 can be provided with a sliding block configured to be fitted with the track, such that the sliding block can slide on the track, and hence the second basket body 12 can slide on the first basket body 11. When the first basket body 11 and the second basket body 12 move away from each other, the second basket body 12 is to be located in the opened position; when the first basket body 11 and the second basket body 12 approach each other, the second basket body 12 is to be located in the closed position.
A tray assembly 100 according to embodiments of the present disclosure includes a tray body 2 and the above washing basket assembly 1 for the dish-washing machine. The tray body 2 has a placing space, and the washing basket assembly 1 is put in the placing space and is snap-connected with the tray body 2. That is, when washing the tableware 3, the tableware 3 such as the knives, the forks, the spoons and the like to be washed are put in the washing basket assembly 1, then the washing basket assembly 1 is put in the tray body 2, such that when washing, taking and transferring the tableware 3, it just needs to transfer the washing basket assembly 1, rather than putting the tableware 3 in the tray one by one or picking up the tableware 3 from the tray one by one, thereby enabling taking and transfer of the tableware 3 to be convenient and efficient.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in
It should be noted that, the washing basket assembly 1 can be put in the placing space in the tray body 2, and also, the tableware 3 to be washed can be put in the placing space alone.
It could be understood that, the tray assembly 100 can further include a supporting frame 24 and a track roller 25, the supporting frame 24 can be used to support the tray body 2, and the track roller 25 can be provided to the supporting frame 24, such that it is convenient to push the tray body 2.
In the tray assembly 100 according to embodiments of the present disclosure, by providing the above washing basket assembly 1, i.e. by the cooperative use of the tray body 2 and the washing basket assembly 1, the taking and transfer of the tableware 3 are convenient and efficient.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, one of the first basket body 11 and the second basket body 12 is provided with a locking grip 112, and the locking grip 112 is snap-connected with the tray body 2. In examples shown in
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the placing space includes a first region Z21 and a second region Z22 distributed in a left and right direction (such as a left and right direction shown in
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a bottom wall 221 of the second region is located lower than a bottom wall 211 of the first region, such that when the second basket body 12 is located in the opened position, the second basket body 12 can be horizontally placed in the first region Z21, and hence the tableware 3 in the second basket body 12 can be placed steadily. In the example shown in
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in
That is, when the tray assembly 100 according to embodiments of the present disclosure is used for washing the tableware 3, the tableware 3 can be placed in the washing basket assembly 1, and then the washing basket assembly 1 can be placed in the tray for washing. When there is little tableware 3 to be washed or the user chooses to put the tableware 3 dispersedly, the second basket body 12 can be located in the closed position, in which case the whole washing basket assembly 1 is placed in the second region Z22, and when the washing is finished, the washing basket assembly 1 can be directly taken out and the clean tableware 3 is available. When there is much tableware 3 to be washed or the user chooses to put the tableware 3 in order, the second basket body 12 can be located in the opened position, in which case the first basket body 11 is located in the second region Z22 and the second basket body 12 is located in the first region Z21, thus increasing the placing space of the tableware 3. In this case, a part of the tableware 3 can be neatly placed between the two rows of tooth ribs 27 in the first region Z21.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a plurality of washing basket assemblies 1 are provided and arranged in the tray body 2 in a front and rear direction (a front and rear direction shown in
A dish-washing machine according to embodiments of the present disclosure includes the above tray assembly 100.
In the dish-washing machine according to embodiments of the present disclosure, by providing the above tray assembly 100, washing, taking and transfer of the tableware 3 are convenient and efficient.
Reference throughout this specification to “an embodiment,” “some embodiments,” “one embodiment”, “another example,” “an example,” or “some examples,” means 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 present disclosure. Thus, the appearances of the phrases such as “in some embodiments,” “in one embodiment”, “in an embodiment”, “in another example,” “in an example,” or “in some examples,” in various places throughout this specification are not necessarily referring to the same embodiment or example of the present disclosure. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments or examples.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201510510769.2 | Aug 2015 | CN | national |
| 201520628226.6 | Aug 2015 | CN | national |
| Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCT/CN2016/070046 | 1/4/2016 | WO | 00 |
