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EP2798996B1
EP2798996B1 EP13425064.6A EP13425064A EP2798996B1 EP 2798996 B1 EP2798996 B1 EP 2798996B1 EP 13425064 A EP13425064 A EP 13425064A EP 2798996 B1 EP2798996 B1 EP 2798996B1
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Boris Milani
Andrea Ambrosi
Mauro Tosi
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L15/00—Washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware
    • A47L15/42—Details
    • A47L15/50—Racks ; Baskets
    • A47L15/505—Inserts, e.g. for holding baby bottles, stemware or cups

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  • the present invention relates to dishwashing machines, and in particular to a removable glass-holding insert that may be hooked up to any of the dishwasher racks.
  • dishwasher racks are usually made from metal wires coated with plastic and welded together so as to form a supporting structure for the dishes.
  • mobile or removable supports are often provided which allow to change the exploitation of the rack according to the need of the moment.
  • a cup-supporting shelf extending along one or both sides of the rack, located at such a level as to allow the positioning of the glasses under the shelf.
  • Said shelf may also be used to place thereon large-size cutlery such as kitchen knives, kitchen spoons and the like, or as a support for goblet stems if the shelf is properly shaped, e.g. with a wavy edge, or it is formed by a series of parallel sticks between which the stems can be introduced.
  • the shelf is an obstacle if the upper rack needs to be exploited for larger dishes, whereby in order to allow such a possibility of exploitation the shelf can be made removable, as a separate insert, or as a tip-up shelf but in any case its position inside the rack can not be changed.
  • the shelf is designed also for other functions, as indicated above, and in supporting the goblets it operates in cooperation with the shaped bottom of the rack, also designed to perform other functions such as mainly the support of dishes and cookware, it is difficult to obtain a stable positioning of the goblets at an optimum angle for effective washing.
  • EP 0448531 discloses a holder intended to convert a dishwasher rack for plates to such a shape that at least a part of its space is adapted for taking up cups, glasses or the like.
  • a holder comprises a wire grating having several parallel horizontal wires which are arranged at a distance from each other and fastened at supporting wires having upper terminal hooks for connection to the rack. In this way three shelves, sloping with respect to the horizontal plane, are formed.
  • German utility model DE 1945681U showing a plurality of horizontal crossbars that are vertically aligned and provided with inclined curved prongs extending outwards on alternate sides of the holder. Said crossbars are connected by vertical end uprights shaped with feet sized to the pitch of the transverse wires of a dishwasher rack so as to achieve a stable connection thereto.
  • WO 2007/104430 discloses a rack insert for dishwashers, especially for baby's bottles, with a single crossbar having a curled clip arranged at a distance therefrom so as to form a plurality of holders suitable to receive a neck section of a bottle.
  • Said crossbar has arranged on it upwardly protruding spikes for laterally supporting the bottles or other items to be washed, and the insert is provided with horizontal and vertical hooks for connection to the wires of the rack.
  • DE 4437472 discloses a dishwasher rack comprising a removable insert that can be located in different locations and alignments within the rack or partly outside the rack in order to achieve an optimal exploitation of the available space.
  • Said insert stretches between two opposite sides of the rack and is made from a plurality of U-shaped prongs aligned in a row and joined through a connecting bar.
  • DE 102006055346 discloses a dishwasher rack-like storage container for vessels of elongate design that can be matched to vessels of different sizes thanks to a vessel-holding device that is pivoted to the container.
  • the pivotable holder is shaped like an inverted U with a single crossbar and two uprights whose bottom ends are rotatably connected to the container through plates that define the holder inclination.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a removable glass-holding insert for dishwasher rack which overcomes the above-mentioned drawbacks.
  • a removable glass-holding insert comprising at least an upper supporting crossbar and a lower supporting crossbar, said crossbars being provided with a plurality of seats, preferably equally spaced, and with at least one pair of means for the reversible coupling of the insert to the rack, said means being preferably arranged at the ends of the upper crossbar.
  • the fundamental advantage of the present removable glass-holding insert is to confer greater flexibility of use to the dishwasher since it can be placed in different positions, also centrally, both in the lower and upper rack thus allowing to exploit the available space in the wash tank to the best and to properly place the goblets even in the presence of the third rack.
  • a further advantage of this removable glass-holding insert stems from its structural simplicity, which results in a reduced cost, a high reliability and a great ease of use for the user.
  • a removable glass-holding insert according to a first embodiment of the present invention, generally indicated by reference numeral 1, comprises an upper supporting crossbar 2 and a lower supporting crossbar 3 that are substantially wavy and arranged in planes perpendicular to each other.
  • the upper crossbar 2 is provided with substantially U-shaped terminals 4 which extend towards the lower crossbar 3 in a plane perpendicular to said planes of the crossbars, whereas the lower crossbar 3 is provided with end uprights 5 which extend in its same plane up to the vicinity of the upper crossbar 2 and end with hooks 6 facing outwards and downwards.
  • the U-shaped terminals 4 have a straight proximal section 4a and intermediate section 4b, whereas the distal section 4c is shaped to protrude outwards in the lower portion and then return partially inwards in the upper portion, so as to form a "knee" and to remain protruding with respect to the plane containing the straight sections 4a and 4b, as better illustrated in the detail of Fig.9 .
  • the connection between the two crossbars 2, 3 is achieved by welding at one or both contact points between said elements, namely a first contact point 7a between hook 6 and the top of the proximal section 4a and a second contact point 7b between upright 5 and the center of the intermediate section 4b ( Fig.3 ).
  • the planes containing the wavy profiles of crossbars 2, 3 could also be oriented non-orthogonally provided that they remain within a range of ⁇ 20° ( Fig.1 ) with respect to the orthogonal arrangement shown in the figures. This could be achieved by varying the angle between the upper crossbar 2 and terminals 4 and/or the angle between the lower crossbar 3 and uprights 5.
  • insert 1 is preferably made as a traditional rack with plastic-coated metal wires which are welded together, for reasons of cost and robustness, nothing prevents from making it with other materials and construction methods.
  • insert 1 could be made of plastic by injection molding either in one piece or more preferably in multiple pieces connected by snap fit or interference, or by ultrasonic welding.
  • the profile of crossbars 2, 3 and the type of attachment means to the rack could be different from those illustrated in the figures which are advantageous for a structure of metal wires.
  • insert 1 in a dishwasher rack R it is sufficient to flatten at least a part of the mobile dish-holding supports of the rack so that the lower crossbar 3 rests on the bottom of the rack and hooks 6 rest on the upper peripheral wire P.
  • the protruding "knees" of the distal sections 4c of terminals 4 elastically snap engage said peripheral wire P latching under it, so as to ensure that hooks 6 remain engaged and do not slip along the peripheral wire P.
  • insert 1 can be extracted from rack R and the mobile dish-holding supports can be returned to their operative position.
  • the operative angle taken by insert 1 when it is coupled to rack R depends on the combination of two geometric parameters, namely the distance between the peripheral wire P and the bottom of the rack, which can also vary depending on the position of insertion in rack R, as well as the distance between hooks 6 and the lower crossbar 3.
  • This angle is typically 30° but it may vary within a range of ⁇ 10° for a given insert 1, in function of the rack R in which it is inserted and of the specific location of placement.
  • the figures show a disposition of insert 1 in the transverse direction relative to the direction of removal of the rack, it is clear that also a disposition aligned to said direction would be possible with the same procedures and could influence the operative angle of insert 1.
  • the present insert 1 thus allows to load in any rack R a plurality of goblets G also of different shapes and sizes, holding them at an optimal inclination for their washing and drying.
  • the wavy profiles of crossbars 2 and 3 have been designed with special dimensional ranges defined by the geometric parameters illustrated in figures 8 and 9 .
  • the upper crossbar 2 has a sinusoidal shape with a "frequency”, i.e. the distance F between two adjacent crests, equal to 30 ⁇ 5 mm and an "amplitude", i.e. the depth A of a valley, equal to 20 ⁇ 3 mm.
  • the lower crossbar 3 has a sinusoidal shape but “straightened” in the bottom portion to provide a greater bearing surface to the edge of the glass, with a "frequency” F' equal to 30 ⁇ 5 mm and an "amplitude” A' equal to 18 ⁇ 3 mm.
  • the wavy profiles of crossbars 2 and 3 are preferably in phase, i.e. the "frequencies" F and F' are equal and the crests are aligned.
  • the shapes used to obtain the equally spaced seats on the two crossbars may be correspondingly different.
  • the profiles could take the form of a triangular, square or sawtooth wave or the like and also be different between the upper crossbar and the lower crossbar.
  • the upper crossbar 2' and the lower crossbar 3' have an helical shape while the rest of the structure remains unchanged from the first embodiment.
  • the upper crossbar 2' consists of a helix having a pitch and a diameter slightly higher than the helix of the lower crossbar 3', which is therefore not in phase with it.
  • the two helical profiles could be identical and that each of them could be combined with a wavy profile of the first embodiment so as to derive further embodiments with mixed profiles, namely wavy above and helical below or vice versa.
  • crossbars 2, 3 may be shaped in a different way to obtain seats, possibly also not equally spaced, suitable to receive other types of glasses, and the engagement means can be constituted by other elements mechanically equivalent to hooks 6 and terminals 4, possibly by integrating the functions of coupling and locking into a single element (e.g. an elastic clip).
  • the coupling means could be arranged not at the ends of the upper crossbar 3 as explained above but at another position, whereby the coupling to rack R could be realized not at the upper peripheral wire P but at another element of the rack.
  • insert 1 could be provided with one or more additional crossbars (even straight) arranged between uprights 5 at such a distance from the lower crossbar 3 as not to interfere with the placement of goblets G yet to allow also the placement of glasses of a height shorter than the distance between crossbars 2 and 3.

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  1. Insert de support de verre amovible (1) pour panier de lave-vaisselle (R), comprenant au moins une traverse de support supérieure (2 ; 2') et une traverse de support inférieure (3 ; 3') et au moins une paire de moyens pour le couplage réversible dudit insert (1) avec ledit panier (R), caractérisé en ce que lesdites traverses (2, 2' ; 3 ; 3') sont formées pour obtenir une pluralité de sièges qui sont de préférence espacés à égale distance.
  2. Insert de support de verre (1) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de couplage sont agencés aux extrémités de la traverse supérieure (3 ; 3') et sont capables de réaliser le couplage de l'insert (1) avec le panier (R) au niveau du fil périphérique supérieur (P) de ce dernier.
  3. Insert de support de verre (1) selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de couplage comprennent des crochets (6) orientés vers l'extérieur et vers le bas et des moyens élastiques pour bloquer lesdits crochets (6) contre le panier (R).
  4. Insert de support de verre (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la traverse inférieure (3 ; 3') est prévue avec des montants d'extrémité (5) qui s'étendent jusqu'au voisinage de la traverse supérieure (2 ; 2').
  5. Insert de support de verre (1) selon les revendications 3 et 4, caractérisé en ce que les crochets (6) sont formés au niveau des extrémités distales des montants (5).
  6. Insert de support de verre (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la traverse supérieure (2 ; 2') est prévue avec des terminaisons sensiblement en forme de U (4) qui s'étendent vers la traverse inférieure (3 ; 3') dans un plan perpendiculaire aux axes longitudinaux desdites traverses (2 ; 2' ; 3 ; 3'), lesdites terminaisons en forme de U (4) ayant des sections proximales droites (4a) et des sections intermédiaires (4b), ainsi que des sections distales (4c) formées pour faire saillie vers l'extérieur dans la partie inférieure et reviennent ensuite partiellement vers l'intérieur dans la partie supérieure, afin de former un genou et pour rester en saillie par rapport au plan contenant lesdites sections droites (4a, 4b).
  7. Insert de support de verre (1) selon les revendications 5 et 6, caractérisé en ce que le raccordement entre les deux traverses (2 ; 2', 3 ; 3') est réalisé en les assemblant au niveau d'un premier point de contact (7a) entre le crochet (6) et la partie supérieure de la section proximale (4a) de la terminaison en forme de U (4) et/ou au niveau d'un second point de contact (7b) entre le montant (5) et le centre de la section intermédiaire (4b) de la terminaison en forme de U (4).
  8. Insert de support de verre (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'il est réalisé à partir de fils métalliques recouverts avec du plastique et soudés ensemble.
  9. Insert de support de verre (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la distance entre la traverse inférieure (3 ; 3') et les moyens pour le couplage réversible dudit insert (1) avec le panier (R) est telle que l'angle opérationnel pris par l'insert (1) lorsqu'il est couplé au panier (R) est de 30° ± 10°.
  10. Insert de support de verre (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les deux traverses (2, 3) ont des profils sensiblement ondulés, de préférence en phase entre eux, agencés dans des plans mutuellement orientés à 90° ± 20°, lesdits profils ayant de préférence une forme sinusoïdale.
  11. Insert de support de verre (1) selon la revendication 10, caractérisé en ce que la traverse inférieure (3) a une forme sinusoïdale mais redressée dans la partie inférieure.
  12. Insert de support de verre (1) selon la revendication 10 ou 11, caractérisé en ce que dans la traverse supérieure (2), la distance (F) entre deux crêtes adjacentes est égale à 30 ± 5 mm et la profondeur (A) d'un creux est égale à 20 ± 3 mm.
  13. Insert de support de verre (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 10 à 12, caractérisé en ce que, dans la traverse inférieure (3), la distance (F') entre les deux crêtes adjacentes est égale à 30 ± 5 mm et la profondeur (A') d'un creux est égale à 18 ± 3 mm.
  14. Insert de support de verre (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 9, caractérisé en ce que la traverse supérieure (2') et/ou la traverse inférieure (3') ont une forme hélicoïdale.
  15. Insert de support de verre (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend en outre une ou plusieurs traverses supplémentaires agencées entre la traverse supérieure (2 ; 2') et la traverse inférieure (3 ; 3'), lesdites traverses supplémentaires étant de préférence droites.
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