JP-2026075372-A - Dish storage device

JP2026075372AJP 2026075372 AJP2026075372 AJP 2026075372AJP-2026075372-A

Abstract

[Problem] A dish storage device equipped with an adjustment mechanism 65 that increases or decreases the biasing force of a biasing member by displacing an adjustment guide member 63 in the X-axis direction, around which a cable 62 connected to a biasing member 61 for reducing the rotational speed of the front door to the open position is wrapped. The adjustment mechanism comprises a movable body 651 that supports the adjustment guide member, a guide body 652 that supports the movable body so as to be movable in the X-axis direction and has an end wall portion 652b facing the movable body in one direction in the X-axis direction, and an adjustment screw 653 that is screwed into the movable body so as to penetrate it and abuts against the end wall portion, wherein the adjustment screw is prevented from coming out of the movable body in the other direction in the X-axis direction. [Solution] The device includes a restricting means 67 that restricts the displacement of the adjustment screw 653 relative to the movable body 651 in the other direction in the X-axis direction at a predetermined position before the adjustment screw 653 comes out of the movable body 651. [Selection Diagram] Figure 4

Inventors

佐橋敏男

Assignees

リンナイ株式会社

Dates

Publication Date: 20260508
Application Date: 20241022

Claims (4)

A dish storage device comprising: a dish storage cabinet having an opening at the front for loading and unloading dishes; a front door that can rotate to an upright closed position that closes the opening of the dish storage cabinet and an open position that tilts forward to open the opening of the dish storage cabinet; and a reduction mechanism for reducing the rotation speed of the front door to the open position, The reduction mechanism comprises a biasing member, a cable connected at one end to the biasing member and at the other end to the front door, an adjustable guide member that is displaceable in a predetermined direction and around which the cable is routed, and an adjustment mechanism that increases or decreases the biasing force of the biasing member by displacing the adjustable guide member in the X-axis direction, which is the predetermined direction, and is configured such that the biasing force of the biasing member acts on the front door as a closing force via the cable. The adjustment mechanism comprises a movable body that supports the adjustment guide member, a guide body that supports the movable body so as to be movable in the X-axis direction while the movable body is immobilized, and having an end wall portion facing the movable body in one direction in the X-axis direction, and an adjustment screw that is screwed into the movable body from the other direction in the X-axis direction so as to penetrate the movable body, and the movable body is displaced in the X-axis direction by rotating the adjustment screw with one end of the adjustment screw in the X-axis direction in contact with the end wall portion of the guide body, A dish storage device characterized by having a regulating means that restricts the displacement of the adjustment screw relative to the movable body in the other direction in the X-axis direction, caused by the rotation of the adjustment screw in the forward direction, at a predetermined position before the adjustment screw comes out of the movable body.
The regulating means is characterized by comprising a regulating member attached to the portion of the adjustment screw protruding from the movable body in the other direction in the X-axis direction, and a stopper member that the regulating member contacts when the adjustment screw is displaced to the predetermined position in the other direction in the X-axis direction relative to the movable body.
A dish storage device according to claim 2, wherein an operating hole is formed in a predetermined outer plate portion located in the other direction in the X-axis direction of the outer housing containing the dish storage compartment, and the head of the other end of the adjustment screw in the X-axis direction faces this hole, wherein the regulating member is composed of a flange portion with a larger diameter than the operating hole, provided near the head of the adjustment screw, and the stopper member is composed of the predetermined outer plate portion, and the flange portion contacts the peripheral portion of the operating hole on the inner surface of the predetermined outer plate portion when the adjustment screw is displaced to the predetermined position in the other direction in the X-axis direction relative to the movable body.
The regulating means is characterized by comprising a regulating member attached to the portion of the adjustment screw protruding from the movable body in one direction in the X-axis direction, which contacts one end of the movable body in the X-axis direction when the adjustment screw is displaced to the predetermined position in the other direction in the X-axis direction relative to the movable body, as described in claim 1.

Description

This invention relates to a dish storage device used in dishwashers, dish dryers, and the like. Conventionally, a dish storage device of this type is known that comprises a dish storage cabinet having an opening at the front for loading and unloading dishes, a front door that can rotate to an upright closed position that closes the opening of the dish storage cabinet and an open position that tilts forward to open the opening, and a reduction mechanism that reduces the rotation speed of the front door to the open position (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In this device, the reduction mechanism includes a biasing member connected to the front door, and the biasing force of the biasing member is configured to act on the front door as a closing force. Furthermore, a conventional reduction mechanism is known that comprises a biasing member, a cable with one end connected to the biasing member and the other end connected to the front door, an adjustable guide member that is displaceable in a predetermined direction and around which the cable is routed, and an adjustment mechanism that increases or decreases the biasing force of the biasing member by displacing the adjustment guide member in the predetermined direction, the X-axis direction. This mechanism is configured so that the biasing force of the biasing member acts on the front door as a closing force via the cable. In this configuration, the adjustment mechanism adjusts the biasing force of the biasing member by displacing the adjustment guide member in the X-axis direction so that the opening force due to the weight of the front door in the open position is balanced with the closing force acting on the front door by the biasing force of the biasing member. Furthermore, a conventionally known adjustment mechanism comprises a movable body supporting an adjustment guide member, a guide body that supports the movable body so as to be movable in the X-axis direction while preventing rotation of the movable body and having an end wall portion facing the movable body in one direction in the X-axis direction, and an adjustment screw that is screwed into the movable body from the other direction in the X-axis direction so as to penetrate the movable body, with one end of the adjustment screw in the X-axis direction in contact with the end wall portion of the guide body, thereby displacing the movable body in the X-axis direction. By configuring the adjustment mechanism in this way, a support member to prevent the adjustment screw from moving in the X-axis direction becomes unnecessary, thus simplifying the structure. However, with this design, if the adjustment screw that displaces the movable body in one direction in the X-axis direction is rotated in the forward direction, and one end of the movable body in the X-axis direction comes into contact with the end wall of the guide body, preventing the movable body from being displaced in that direction, and then the adjustment screw continues to rotate in the forward direction, the adjustment screw may come loose from the movable body in the other direction in the X-axis direction. This is especially likely when the adjustment screw is rotated with a power tool. Japanese Patent Publication No. 2006-247205 A perspective view of a dish storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.Enlarged side view of the main part of the dish storage device of the embodiment.A perspective view of the main part of the dish storage device of the embodiment, seen from diagonally below.A cross-sectional side view taken along the line IV-IV in Figure 1.Front view of a section cut along line V-V in Figure 2.A cross-sectional side view corresponding to Figure 4 of another embodiment. The dish storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention shown in Figure 1 is used in a dishwasher. This dish storage device comprises a dish storage compartment 2, located within an outer housing 1, having an opening 21 at the front for loading and unloading dishes, and a front door 3 that can rotate between an upright closed position that closes the opening 21 and a forward-tilted open position (as shown in the figure) that opens the opening 21. Inside the dish storage compartment 2, two upper and lower dish baskets (not shown) for placing dishes are arranged to be easily loaded and unloaded through the opening 21. A lower washing nozzle 22 for spraying washing water onto dishes placed in the lower dish basket and an upper washing nozzle 23 for spraying washing water onto dishes placed in the upper dish basket are also located within the dish storage compartment 2. Referring to Figure 3, a washing pump 4 for supplying washing water to the lower and upper washing nozzles 22 and 23, and a drainage pump 5 for draining the washing water from the dish storage compartment 2 are located below the dish storage compartment 2. The front door 3 is pivotally supported via a support shaft 311 inserted through hinge plates 31