ES2662704B1 - Cup holder for dishwasher basket, dishwasher basket and dishwasher with such basket - Google Patents

Description

SUPPORT OF CUPS FOR DISHWASHER BASKET,

BASKET OF DISHWASHER AND DISHWASHER WITH SAIL

BASKET

DESCRIPTION

The field of application of the invention is that of dishwashing machines with baskets for loading dishes that have at least one cup holder for a dishwasher basket comprising a first clamping arm, at least one anchoring means connectable to the basket. dishwasher and connected to the first clamping arm to hold the relative position between the first clamping arm and the dishwasher basket fixed, and a second clamping arm which in the clamping position is facing the first clamping arm forming a channel for hold a stem of the cup.

Dishwashers, and in particular dishwashers for domestic use, are often provided with sprinklers to carry out the washing and rinsing of dishes, such as dishes, glasses, cups and cutlery by spraying pressurized water mixed with detergent. The water must have enough pressure to clean the dishes thoroughly, and as a result, sometimes the pressure water dislodges the items in the dishwasher. When some item of the dishware is dislodged in the dishwasher it can be a particular problem, the cups, for example, wine glasses and the like, can tend to move from their position in the dishwasher basket.

Today in the market, there is a wide variety of known baskets and fastening devices, designed in different ways for holding different elements in their position in the dishwasher. An example of a holding device for holding the cups is disclosed in DE 29711822 U1 where the holding device is designed as a cup rack provided with a plurality of elements adapted to hold a number of cups by its stem. The support elements are provided with flexible spring elements adapted to help keep the cups in position.

A potential problem with the use of spring elements to ensure the position of the stem of the cup in the support element is that it can be difficult to remove the stem, in particular if the spring elements are not flexible enough. The stem of The cup can be fragile, and therefore, the spring elements must be flexible enough so that it is easy to remove it without risking breaking the stem, at the same time that the spring elements must keep the stem in position desired, which can be difficult to achieve at the same time.

DE 9216330 U1 discloses another example of a holding device for holding the cups in position in the dishwasher in a similar manner as mentioned above, the holding device is designed as a cup frame, and provided with a plurality of support elements adapted to support a number of cups.

However, another example of a clamping device for the cups is disclosed in DE 29822086 U1. The clamping device comprises a U-shaped element adapted to support the stem of the wine cup.

Therefore, a variety of fastening devices have been suggested to hold cups or other unstable elements in the proper position in the dishwasher while in use, or while sliding the basket outward or inwardly from the dishwasher cavity.

However, a need for an improved cup holder has been identified that keeps the cups in position with more precision and safety in the cup holder. An object of the present invention is to provide a cup holder for the cups which ensures the vertical inverted and secure position of the glassware in the dishwasher basket comprising a first clamping arm, at least one anchoring means connectable to the basket of dishwasher and connected to the first clamping arm to hold the relative position between the first clamping arm and the dishwasher basket fixed, and a second clamping arm which in the clamping position is facing the first clamping arm forming a channel for holding a stem of the cup, where the channel formed by the first holding arm and the second holding arm is provided to hold more than one cup by its stems. It is also possible that more than one second arm is attached to the same first arm, each of which forms a channel with the first arm and holds at least two cups.

To increase the carrying capacity of cups in the cup holder, it is envisaged that it comprises at least two channels connected by their corresponding ones first clamping arms to the anchoring means, which can be attached to at least two points of the dishwasher basket.

In one embodiment, in order to make the support more flexible, the second clamping arm can be moved from a loading position to a clamping position forming the channel. The second arm can be a separate piece that is connected to the first arm when the cups are loaded in the holder, and is fixed forming the clamping channel when you want to start the dishwasher or when you are going to move the dishwasher basket inside the dishwasher cavity. To fix the second arm, this can be fixed directly to the first arm or also to the anchoring element, or it could even be fixed to the dishwasher basket directly provided that the clamping channel holds with the necessary force the stems of the cups.

For the second arm to be an element integral with the cup support, it is provided that one end thereof is connected to one end of the first support arm by a hinge connection and the other end of both arms can be connected and disconnected by means of an element of blocking. This configuration is more advantageous in the case that several second arms of shorter length are connected to the first arm since with arms of less length than the first arm, they do not need so much space of folding in their opening in position of load. For example, two to four second clamping arms can be connected to a single first clamping arm forming two to four channels. The sum of the length of the second clamping arms will be equal to or less than the length of the first clamping arm. Another possible embodiment is that the second arm or arms are attached to the anchoring element or the basket directly and moves parallel to the first arm opening the width of the channel in the loading position and closing it in the clamping position.

In another embodiment, the clamping arms are facing fixedly in the clamping position forming the channel. In this way, you do not have to worry about connecting the second arm to the first one or blocking it so that the cups do not move inside the channel. In this embodiment, the channel has two openings for loading the cups at their ends by loading them by any of them. It is also possible that the second arm is attached at one end to the first arm leaving a channel with a single loading opening and all the cups must be loaded by it.

So that the cups do not move freely in the channel, it is provided that the channel has at least two holding means for holding the cups by their stems. That is, a means of fastening each cup so that each stem is held within the channel by the means of attachment. It is provided that along the channel there is a plurality of fastening means so that the cups can be loaded where desired, distancing them from each other enough so that they do not touch each other. This is also useful to take better advantage of the space inside the channel when glasses of different size and shape are loaded. The shape of the fastening means can be very varied, for example, the fastening means can be formed in at least one of the clamping arms. The clamping means can be realized as a plurality of notches along the first clamping arm or the second clamping arm or both clamping arms which, when facing each other, fix the position of the stem in the channel. Also, the fastening means can be realized as projections which are directed in the direction of the opposite clamping arm.

And since there are cups that are delicate because of their stem, it is envisaged that the holding means have a cushioning element to cushion the contact with the stem of the cup and not to damage it. For example, the fastening means can be made of or coated with a softer material than the glass of the cup, even softer than a plastic, for example a rubber, rubber or the like. The cup holder can be made of plastic parts and the fastening means are coated or made of rubber or the like.

In one embodiment, it is provided that the anchoring means can be connected to the dishwasher basket on the dishwasher basket so that the cups in the holding position are held on the dishwasher basket. This allows versatility to any of the dishwasher baskets that have space on them. The cups can be supported on a support base or loading of the dishwasher basket or else, the anchoring means keeps the holding arm distanced in such a way that, in the anchoring position, anchored to the dishwasher basket, the cups do not touch the support base of the dishwasher basket. For this purpose, an adjustable anchoring means is useful in length, with which the distance of the channel or first clamping arm can be increased or decreased to the support base of the dishwashing basket and in this way, bringing the cups closer or further away. support base.

It is also possible that the anchoring means can be connected to the dishwasher basket under the dishwasher basket so that the cups in position They are subject to hanging under the dishwasher basket. In this case, the distance of the anchoring means can be adjusted by bringing the cup holder close to the basket as much as desired and taking advantage of all possible space.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a dishwasher basket with a cup holder as described and which facilitates the positioning of the glassware therein. The anchoring element can be attached to a perimeter of the dishwasher basket taking advantage of the space of the dishwasher basket in the most efficient way. It is also possible for the cup holder to be integral with the dishwasher basket and not be removable but it is more versatile when the cup holder can be mounted in various positions in the dishwasher basket, preferably on its perimeter, and the basket is intended to mount a cup holder as described. It could be that the basket was provided with an anchoring means as described above and the user, when he or she wished, could mount a holding arm or channel when loading glasses in the dishwasher basket without the need to always have it installed in the basket. basket the cup holder of the invention.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a dishwasher comprising a washing cavity with a loading opening and at least one dishwasher basket for loading dishware that can be moved from the interior to the exterior of the washing cavity in a perpendicular direction to the loading opening and having a cup holder as described above or having a basket to which a cup holder as described above can be mounted to ensure a correct positioning of the cups.

Other advantages are taken from the following description of the figures. Some examples of embodiment of the invention are represented in the figures. In these it is shown:

Fig. 1 a section of a dishwasher basket with a cup holder according to a first embodiment of the invention;

2 shows a cup support of FIG. 1 with cups in the fastening position;

3 shows a cup holder of FIG. 1 with cups in loading position; and Fig. 4 a dishwashing machine with a cup holder according to a second embodiment of the invention mounted in a dishwasher basket.

Figure 1 shows a section of a dishwasher basket 5 made as a framework of metal rods with a support base 6 from which basket walls extend along its perimeter and surrounded by a perimeter element 7 to which a support is fixed of cups 10 in holding position. In the image it is shown that the basket 5 has a guide rail on the outside of one of its walls, but the basket 5 has on the outside of two of its opposed basket walls a guide rail with which it can slide towards the inside and outside of the cavity 2 of the dishwashing machine 1 as seen in figure 4.

The cup holder 10 of FIG. 1 is composed of an anchoring means 13 which holds the first clamping arm 11 fixed at a fixed distance from the support base 6. Facing the first clamping arm 11, the second arm is positioned of clamping 12 and fixed to the first arm 11 at its ends by means of two blocking elements 16 leaving a channel 14 between the first arm 11 and second clamping arm 12 defining the holding position of the cup support 10. Throughout the entire extension of the first clamping arm 11 there is a plurality of clamping means 17 facing towards the channel 14 where the stem 21 of the cups 20 is registered and when fixing the second clamping arm 12 to the first clamping arm 11 they retain the cups 20 by its stems 21 so that they can not be displaced along the channel 14 neither longitudinally nor in the direction of the stem. To prevent the closing pressure of the channel 14 from damaging the stem 21 of the cups 20, on the inner side both the holding arms 11 and 12 there is a cushion element 18 made of a material softer than the material of the holding arms 11. 12 and softer than the stalk glass 21. The damping element 18 can be divided into several pieces arranged in the position of the fastening means 17.

The anchoring means 13 is fixed to the perimetric element 7 of the basket 5 by means of a clamp 131 which surrounds it at least partly with pressure to prevent relative movement. The anchoring means 13 is telescopic to facilitate loading of the cups in the cup holder 10. In the loading position, the anchoring means can be moved to a loading position where the first holding arm 11 approaches the base of support 6 and thus be able to support the mouth of the cups in the loading base 6 and the stem 21 against the first holding arm 11 in one of the holding means 17. Subsequently, the second arm 12 is fixed to the first arm 11 by its blocking elements 16 leaving fixed stalks tied in channel 14 and finally, if desired, extending the telescopic length of anchoring means 13 by sufficiently raising cups 20 to separate them from the loading base 6.

The cup holder 10 is removable and can be removed from the basket 5 in a simple manner by releasing the clamps 131 from the anchoring means 13. It is also possible to leave it anchored to the basket 5 and move it to its rest position when it has no cups tied down . At the moment that the cup support 10 is discharged from cups, the cup support 10 can be brought to a rest position by rotating the anchoring means 13 by means of a turning element 132 which is arranged in the area next to the clamp 131. , which allows the anchoring means 13 to be flexed by a perpendicular axis passing through the rotation element 132 so that the support arms 11 and 12 are in a lower position.

Figure 2 shows the cup support 10 of figure 1 in the separate holding position of the dishwasher basket 5. In this case, the clamp 131 of the anchoring means 13 is open and the cups 20 are tied by their stems 21 in the channel 14 formed between the clamping arms 11 and 12. The stems 21 are held in the channel 14 fixed by the clamping means 17 in the form of a groove in the first clamping arm 11 and the clamping means 17 is covered with rubber forming the cushion element 18.

The second clamping arm 12 is fixed to the first clamping arm 11 with two locking elements 16 at both ends thereof. It is also possible to add a blocking element at any point of the clamping arms to maintain the pressure of the channel on the stems. This can be done with a locking element in the form of a detachable clip between the arms and fixed in a gap between two cups.

In Figure 3, the cup support 10 of Figure 1 is shown in the loading position separated from the basket 5 and which is identical to that of Figure 2, except that at one of the ends of the holding arms 11 and 12 there is a point of union between both as a hinge connection 15 and at the other end there is for closing the arms 11, 12, comprises a blocking element 16.

Finally, in figure 4 there is shown a dishwashing machine 1 with the loading door 4 open showing the opening 3 of the cavity 2 from which the upper basket 5 emerges.

A cup holder 10 'of another embodiment of the invention is fixed to the lower part of the upper basket 5. In this case, the cup support 10 'is attached to the basket 5 at its lower part below the support base 6, so that the cups 20 they remain hanging from the channel 14 of the cup support 10 'on the outside below the upper basket 5.

The cup holder 10 'has a plurality of first support arms 11 and second support arms 12 forming up to six channels 14 where the stems 21 of the cups 20 can be inserted. The distance of the support 10' to the support base 6 of the basket 5 can be reduced to leave as little space as possible and to maximize the capacity of the cavity 2.

In this embodiment of the cup support 10 ', the holding arms 11 and 12 can maintain a fixed distance between them and comprise a means for fixing the stems 21 as tongues projecting towards the interior of the channel 14 from the two clamping arms 11, 12 made in one piece with the damping element 18 in material that dampens the pressure against the stems 21 of the cups 20.

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dishwasher machine

wash cavity

cargo opening

door

dishwasher basket

support base

perimeter element

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second clamping arm

means of anchoring

1 clamp

2 turning element

channel

hinge union

blocking element

clamping means

shock absorber element

Cup

stem

Claims (15)

1. Cup holder (10, 10 ') for dishwasher basket (5) comprising a first clamping arm (11), at least one anchoring means (13) connectable to the dishwasher basket (5) and connected to the first clamping arm (11) to maintain the relative position between the first clamping arm (11) and the dishwasher basket ( 5) and, a second clamping arm (12) which in the clamping position is facing the first clamping arm (11) forming a channel (14) to hold a stem (21) of the cup (20), characterized because the channel (14) formed by the first clamping arm (11) and the second clamping arm (12) is provided to hold more than one cup (20) by its stems (21). Cup support (10, 10 ') according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises at least two channels (14) connected by their corresponding first holding arms (11) to the anchoring means (13), which can be attached to at least two points of the dishwasher basket (5). 3. Cup holder (10, 10 ') according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the second clamping arm (12) can be moved from a loading position to a clamping position forming the channel (14). Cup holder (10, 10 ') according to claim 3, characterized in that one end of the second clamping arm (12) is connected to one end of the first clamping arm (11) by means of a hinge connection (15) and the another end of both clamping arms (11, 12) can be connected and disconnected by means of a blocking element (16). 5. Cup holder (10, 10 ') according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the clamping arms (11, 12) are fixedly facing in the clamping position forming the channel (14). 6. Cup holder (10, 10 ') according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the channel (14) has at least two holding means (17) to hold the cups (20) by their stems (21). Cup holder (10, 10 ') for a dishwasher basket according to claim 6, characterized in that the holding means (17) are formed in at least one of the holding arms (11, 12). 8. Cup holder (10, 10 ') according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that the clamping means (17) have a damper element (18) to cushion the contact with the stem (21) of the cup (20) . 9. Cup support (10) according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the anchoring means (13) can be connected to the dishwasher basket (5) on the dishwasher basket (5) so that the cups (20). ) in the fastening position are held on a support base (6) of the dishwasher basket (5). 10. Cup holder (10) according to claim 9, characterized in that the anchoring means (13) has a spacer element that can keep the clamping arms (11, 12) spaced apart so that, in the anchor position of the support of cups (10), anchored to the dishwasher basket (5), the cups (20) do not touch the support base (6) of the dishwasher basket (5). Cup holder (10) according to claim 9 or 10, characterized in that the anchoring means (13) has a turning element (132) to rotate the holding arms (11, 12) and fold them towards the dishwasher basket (5). Cup holder (10 ') for dishwasher basket (5) according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the anchoring means (13) can be connected to the dishwasher basket (5) under the dishwasher basket so that the cups (20) in the fastening position are suspended hanging under the dishwasher basket (5). 13. Dishwasher basket (5) comprising a cup holder (10, 10 ') according to one of the preceding claims. Dishwasher basket (5) according to claim 13, characterized in that the cup holder (10, 10 ') is fixedly connected by the anchoring means (13) to a perimeter element (7) of the dishwasher basket (14). 5). 15. Dishwashing machine (1) comprising a washing cavity (2) with a loading opening (3) and at least one dishwasher basket (5) according to one of the claims 13 or 14 for loading dishware elements (20) which can be moved from the inside to the outside of the washing cavity (2) in a direction perpendicular to the loading opening (3).