Lifting device and dishwasher

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10045682-B2
Application number	US-201615149206-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 9, 2016
Priority date	May 11, 2015
Publication date	Aug 14, 2018
Grant date	Aug 14, 2018

Abstract

A lifting device for a holder for items to be washed in a dishwasher is configured to lift the holder for items to be washed from an initial position into an end position or lower it from the end position into the initial position. The lifting device includes a guide apparatus for guiding the holder in a horizontal direction. Arranged on the guide apparatus in a swivelable manner are a first swivel arm and a second swivel arm. A connecting element connects a first end section of the first swivel arm and a first end section of the second swivel arm, and is configured to couple a swivel movement of the first swivel arm and a swivel movement of the second swivel arm to one another in a positively driven manner.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A lifting device for lifting a holder for items to be washed in a dishwasher from an initial position into an end position, or vice versa, said lifting device comprising:
a guide apparatus configured to guide the holder in a horizontal direction;
a first swivel arm arranged in a swivelable manner on the guide apparatus and having a first end section and a second end section disposed at an opposite end of the first swivel arm with respect to the first end section;
a second swivel arm arranged in a swivelable manner on the guide apparatus and having a first end section and a second end section disposed at an opposite end of the second swivel arm with respect to the first end section of the second swivel arm;
the first end section of the first swivel arm and the first end section of the second swivel arm being connectable in a swivelable manner to a dishwasher cavity in the dishwasher;
said second end sections of the first and the second swivel arms being arranged in a swivelable manner on the guide apparatus; and
a connecting element connected in a swivelable manner to the first end section of the first swivel arm and the first end section of the second swivel arm so as to connect the first end section of the first swivel arm and the first end section of the second swivel arm, said connecting element configured to couple a swivel movement of the first swivel arm and a swivel movement of the second swivel arm to one another in a positively driven manner such that a movement of the first swivel arm is transmitted to the second swivel arm and vice versa by the connecting element,
wherein the first end section of the first swivel arm and the first end section of the second swivel arm comprise each a lever arm, said connecting element connecting the lever arm of the first end section of the first swivel arm and the lever arm of the first end section of the second swivel arm to one another, and
wherein the guide apparatus moves vertically along with the holder as the guide apparatus swivels between the initial position and the end position or vice versa.

2. The lifting device of claim 1 , wherein the connecting element is a strut.

3. The lifting device of claim 1 , wherein the lever arm of the first end section of the first swivel arm is arranged at an angle of inclination relative to the first swivel arm, and the lever arm of the first end section of the second swivel arm is arranged at an angle of inclination relative to the second swivel arm.

4. The lifting device of claim 1 , wherein the first swivel arm forms a V-shaped or L-shaped geometry with the lever arm of the first end section of the first swivel arm, and second swivel arm forms a V-shaped or L-shaped geometry with the lever arm of the first end section of the second swivel arm.

5. A dishwasher, comprising:
a holder for items to be washed; and
a lifting device for lifting the holder from an initial position into an end position, or vice versa, said lifting device comprising a guide apparatus configured to guide the holder in a horizontal direction, a first swivel arm arranged in a swivelable manner on the guide apparatus and having a first end section and a second end section disposed at an opposite end of the first swivel arm with respect to the first end section, a second swivel arm arranged in a swivelable manner on the guide apparatus and having a first end section and a second end section disposed at an opposite end of the second swivel arm with respect to the first end section of the second swivel arm, the first end section of the first swivel arm and the first end section of the second swivel arm being connected in a swivelable manner to a dishwasher cavity in the dishwasher; said second end sections of the first and the second swivel arms being arranged in a swivelable manner on the guide apparatus; and a connecting element connected in a swivelable manner to the first end section of the first swivel arm and the first end section of the second swivel arm so as to connect the first end section of the first swivel arm and the first end section of the second swivel arm, said connecting element configured to couple a swivel movement of the first swivel arm and a swivel movement of the second swivel arm to one another in a positively driven manner such that a movement of the first swivel arm is transmitted to the second swivel arm and vice versa by the connecting element,
wherein the first end section of the first swivel arm and the first end section of the second swivel arm comprise each a lever arm, said connecting element connecting the lever arm of the first end section of the first swivel arm and the lever arm of the first end section of the second swivel arm to one another, and
wherein the guide apparatus moves vertically along with the holder as the guide apparatus swivels between the initial position and the end position or vice versa.

6. The dishwasher of claim 5 , wherein the connecting element is a strut.

7. The dishwasher of claim 5 , wherein the lever arm of the first end section of the first swivel arm is arranged at an angle of inclination relative to the first swivel arm, and the lever arm of the first end section of the second swivel arm is arranged at an angle of inclination relative to the second swivel arm.

8. The dishwasher of claim 5 , wherein the first swivel arm forms a V-shaped or L-shaped geometry with the lever arm of the first end section of the first swivel arm, and second swivel arm forms a V-shaped or L-shaped geometry with the lever arm of the first end section of the second swivel arm.

9. The dishwasher of claim 5 , further comprising two of said lifting device, said two lifting devices being arranged on opposite side walls of a dishwasher cavity in the dishwasher.

10. A lifting device for lifting a holder for items to be washed in a dishwasher from an initial position into end position, or vice versa, said lifting device comprising:
a guide apparatus configured to guide the holder in a horizontal direction;
a first swivel arm arranged in a swivelable manner on the guide apparatus and having a first end section and a second end section disposed at an opposite end of the first swivel arm with respect to the first end section;
a second swivel arm arranged in a swivelable manner on the guide apparatus and having a first end section and a second end section disposed at an opposite end of the second swivel arm with respect to the first end section of the second swivel arm;
the first end section of the first swivel arm and the first end section of the second swivel arm being connectable in a swivelable manner to a dishwasher cavity in the dishwasher;
said second end sections of the first and the second swivel arms being arranged in a swivelable manner on the guide apparatus; and
a connecting element connected in a swivelable manner of the first end section of the first swivel arm and the first end section of the second swivel arm so as to connect the first end section of the first swivel arm and the first end section of the second swivel arm, said connecting element configured to couple a swivel movement of the first swivel arm and a swivel movement of the second swivel arm to one another in a positively driven manner such that a movement of the first swivel arm is transmitted to the second swivel arm and vice versa by the connecting element,
wherein the first end section of the first swivel arm includes a first lever arm and the first end section of the second swivel arm includes a second lever arm, with the connecting element connecting the first lever arm and the second lever arm to one another, and wherein the first swivel arm forms an L-shaped or V-shaped geometry with the first lever arm and the secon

Assignees

• Bsh Hausgeraete Gmbh

Inventors

• Gerstner Norbert
• Steck Thomas
• Horsinka Ralf

Classifications

• A47L15/506 Primary

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