Dishware supporting arrangement and dishwasher comprising dishware supporting arrangement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11045067-B2
Application number	US-201616339622-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 19, 2016
Priority date	Oct 19, 2016
Publication date	Jun 29, 2021
Grant date	Jun 29, 2021

Abstract

A dishware supporting arrangement is provided that may include a mesh structure and a tilting mechanism. The mesh structure may include a structure main extension plane and may include a first plurality of ribs connected to a second plurality of ribs. The first plurality of ribs may extend along a first plane at a first angle and the second plurality of ribs may extend along a second plane at a second angle. The tilting mechanism may allow the mesh structure to be titled around at least one axis between a first position and a second position and may hold the mesh structure in the first position and in the second position. Each of the first plurality of ribs and each of the second plurality of ribs may be inclined in relation to the rack main extension plane at the first position and at the second position.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A dishware supporting arrangement configured to be mounted on a rack of a dishwasher, said rack having a rack main extension plane, wherein said dishware supporting arrangement comprises:
a mesh structure having a structure main extension plane, wherein said mesh structure comprises a first plurality of ribs connected to a second plurality of ribs, wherein said first plurality of ribs extends along a first plane in a first extension direction and said second plurality of ribs extends along a second plane in a second extension direction, wherein said first plane is arranged at a first angle in relation to said structure main extension plane, wherein said second plane is arranged at a second angle in relation to said structure main extension plane, and wherein said mesh structure comprises a supporting side adapted to support said dishware thereon, the supporting side being parallel to said structure main extension plane, and
a tilting mechanism arranged to allow said mesh structure to be titled around at least one axis between a first position and a second position,

wherein said tilting mechanism is arranged to hold said mesh structure in said first position and in said second position, wherein each of said first plurality of ribs and each of said second plurality of ribs are inclined in relation to said rack main extension plane at said first position and at said second position, and
wherein a cross-sectional profile of each of said first plurality of ribs taken in a plane perpendicular to the first extension direction and of each of said second plurality of ribs taken in a plane perpendicular to the second extension direction comprises a tip pointing opposite to a direction from said supporting side and downward when said mesh structure is in said first position.

2. The dishware supporting arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein at said first position said structure main extension plane is arranged at a third angle in relation to said rack main extension plane and wherein at said second position said structure main extension plane is arranged at a fourth angle in relation to said rack main extension plane, and wherein said fourth angle is greater than said third angle.

3. The dishware supporting arrangement according to claim 2 , wherein said first angle and said second angle are less than said third angle.

4. The dishware supporting arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein at said first position said mesh structure is arranged to support dishware.

5. The dishware supporting arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein said cross sectional profile is shaped as a rhomb.

6. The dishware supporting arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein said mesh structure comprises a plastic material.

7. The dishware supporting arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein a projection of said first plurality of ribs and said second plurality of ribs onto a plane perpendicularly orientated with respect to said at least one axis is described by a zig-zag pattern.

8. A dishwasher comprising a dishware supporting arrangement according to claim 1 .

9. The dishware supporting arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the cross-sectional profile of each of said first plurality of ribs taken in the plane perpendicular to the first plane and of each of said second plurality of ribs taken in the plane perpendicular to the second plane comprises a support side tip pointing in a direction to said supporting side.

10. The dishware supporting arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the supporting side comprises a support surface comprising the support side tip of each of said first plurality of ribs and of each of said second plurality of ribs.

11. A dishware supporting arrangement configured to be mounted on a rack of a dishwasher, said rack having a rack main extension plane, wherein said dishware supporting arrangement comprises:
a mesh structure having a structure main extension plane, wherein said mesh structure comprises a first plurality of ribs connected to a second plurality of ribs, wherein:
said first plurality of ribs extends along a first plane and said second plurality of ribs extends along a second plane,
said first plane is arranged at a first angle in relation to said structure main extension plane,
said second plane is arranged at a second angle in relation to said structure main extension plane,
each rib of the first plurality of ribs and the second plurality of ribs defining a respective extension direction between opposite distal ends of the rib, with a first rib of the first plurality of ribs connected to a second rib of the second plurality of ribs at their respective distal ends,
said mesh structure comprises a supporting side adapted to support said dishware thereon, said supporting side being parallel to the respective extension directions of the first plurality of ribs and the second plurality of ribs, and
a cross-sectional profile of each rib of the first plurality of ribs and the second plurality of ribs taken in a plane perpendicular to the respective extension directions comprises a tip pointing opposite a direction from said supporting side and away from said supporting side; and

a tilting mechanism arranged to allow said mesh structure to be titled around at least one axis between a first position and a second position,

wherein said tilting mechanism is arranged to hold said mesh structure in said first position and in said second position, wherein each of said first plurality of ribs and each of said second plurality of ribs are inclined in relation to said rack main extension plane at said first position and at said second position.

Assignees

• Electrolux Appliances AB

Inventors

• Dreossi Giuseppe
• Delin Anna
• Hakkarainen Marie
• Persson David

Classifications

• A47L15/503 Primary

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• A47L15/505

  Inserts, e.g. for holding baby bottles, stemware or cups · CPC title

• A47L15/48 Primary

  Drying arrangements · CPC title