JP7710166B2 - Dishwashers and how to install them in a system kitchen - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a dishwasher that is incorporated into a system kitchen and a method for installing a dishwasher in a system kitchen.

Traditionally, this type of dishwasher is a built-in type that is stored (built-in) under the kitchen counter that is part of a system kitchen. The general installation style is that under the kitchen counter, system kitchen components such as a drawer-type storage section or a hinged-door storage section are provided, and an oven range and dishwasher are stored in the system kitchen components.

In such system kitchens, the surface materials of the structures that make up the system kitchen, such as the storage area constructed under the kitchen counter, are unified in material, color tone, and pattern, giving them a beautiful appearance, especially when closed, with their surfaces positioned on roughly the same plane. In line with this, the surfaces of the dishwasher and oven range are also made in the same color tone and pattern, and their surfaces are positioned in the same position as the system kitchen structures, creating a sense of unity.

In addition, in such built-in dishwashers, a front panel is provided in front of the washing tub, which can be inserted and removed from the front opening of the dishwasher body, and an operation panel is configured at the upper front part of the front panel, and a decorative surface material (surface material) is attached to the lower part to form a door, allowing the user to freely pull out the washing tub. The decorative surface material is made of the same material as the surface material of other structures in the system kitchen that houses the dishwasher, so changing the surface material makes it necessary to change the thickness of the decorative surface material. However, there are some types of front panel where the decorative surface material is attached to the front panel so that the position of the surface of the decorative surface material can be adjusted in the front and rear directions so that the surface position of the decorative surface material can be roughly constant even if the thickness of the decorative surface material changes. (See, for example, Patent Document 1)

JP 2005-253825 A

However, when installing a dishwasher in a system kitchen, when the dishwasher is stored in the system kitchen, there is a demand for a sense of unity between the front surface of the surface material attached to the front of the dishwasher and the front surfaces of other drawers in the system kitchen. There is also a demand for the dishwasher's position to be adjustable in the vertical direction, and this demand cannot be met by simply adjusting the dishwasher's position in the front-to-back direction.

The present invention aims to solve the above-mentioned problems of the conventional system by making it possible to make the front surface of the panel attached to the front of the dishwasher approximately flush with the front surfaces of other structures in the system kitchen, such as other drawers, when the dishwasher is stored in the system kitchen, thereby improving the design of the dishwasher and other components of the system kitchen.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the conventional dishwasher, the dishwasher of the present invention is a dishwasher in which a washing tub that opens upward is contained within a box-shaped housing that opens at the front and can be removed and inserted in the front-to-back direction through the front opening of the housing, and a front panel portion to which a panel material can be attached is provided in front of the washing tub, and the dishwasher is equipped with a housing position adjustment means for adjusting the position of the housing in the front-to-back and up-to-down directions.

When the dishwasher is stored in the system kitchen, the front of the panel attached to the front of the dishwasher can be made roughly flush with the front of other structures in the system kitchen, such as other drawers, improving the design of the dishwasher relative to other components of the system kitchen.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a state in which a dishwasher according to a first embodiment of the present invention is stored in a system kitchen; FIG. 1 is a side cross-sectional view of a dishwasher according to a first embodiment of the present invention. (a) An enlarged partial cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the operating unit and the vicinity of the front plate when the surface material thickness of the dishwasher in the first embodiment of the present invention is "large"; (b) An enlarged partial cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the operating unit and the vicinity of the front plate when the surface material thickness of the dishwasher in the first embodiment of the present invention is "medium"; (c) An enlarged partial cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the operating unit and the vicinity of the front plate when the surface material thickness of the dishwasher in the first embodiment of the present invention is "small"; FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a housing and a surface material of a dishwasher according to a first embodiment of the present invention when the thickness of the surface material is set to "large"; FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a housing and a surface material of a dishwasher according to a first embodiment of the present invention when the thickness of the surface material is set to "medium"; (a) is an exploded oblique view of the front panel and spacer when the surface material thickness of the dishwasher in embodiment 1 of the present invention is set to "medium"; (b) is an enlarged exploded oblique view of the upper part of the front panel and spacer; (c) is an enlarged exploded oblique view of the lower part of the front panel and spacer. 1 is a front view of a second spacer and a front panel of a dishwasher according to a first embodiment of the present invention; 1 is an exploded perspective view of a housing and a surface material of a dishwasher according to a first embodiment of the present invention when the surface material thickness is set to "small." FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a state in which a housing position adjustment member and a rear restriction member are installed on a storage installation surface for storing a dishwasher in a system kitchen according to a first embodiment of the present invention; (a) is a front view of a dishwasher according to a first embodiment of the present invention; (b) is an enlarged partial front view of a housing position adjustment member of the dishwasher; (a) is a partially enlarged front view of the dishwasher according to the first embodiment of the present invention when the housing position is lowered; (b) is a partially enlarged front view of the dishwasher according to the first embodiment of the present invention when the housing position is raised; (c) is an A-A cross-sectional view of the dishwasher according to the first embodiment of the present invention when the housing position is lowered; and (d) is an A-A cross-sectional view of the dishwasher according to the first embodiment of the present invention when the housing position is raised. FIG. 1A is a top view and a partial cross-sectional view of a state in which a housing position adjustment member of a dishwasher according to a first embodiment of the present invention has been moved to a front position; FIG. 1B is a top view and a partial cross-sectional view of the same dishwasher when the housing position adjustment member has been moved to a middle position; FIG. 1C is a top view and a partial cross-sectional view of the same dishwasher when the housing position adjustment member has been moved to a rear position;

The first invention is a dishwasher in which a washing tub that opens upward is housed in a box-shaped housing that opens forward and is capable of being inserted and removed in the front-rear direction through the front opening of the housing, and a front panel to which a surface material can be attached is provided in front of the washing tub, and a housing position adjustment means is provided for adjusting the position of the housing in the front-rear direction and the up-down direction, so that when the dishwasher is stored in a system kitchen, the front surface of the surface material attached to the front of the dishwasher and the front surface of other structures such as other drawers in the system kitchen can be made approximately flush, thereby improving the design of the dishwasher and other components of the system kitchen. Also, because the position of the housing can be adjusted in the up-down direction, the gap dimension between the top surface of the dishwasher and the top surface of the opposing storage unit in the system kitchen can be adjusted.

The second invention is the first invention, in which the front housing position adjustment means is installed on the left and right sides of the lower part of the housing, and when the dishwasher is installed on the storage installation surface of the system kitchen, adjustment can be made from the front using the housing position adjustment means. Therefore, even when the dishwasher is stored in the system kitchen with a surface material attached to the front panel of the dishwasher, the position of the dishwasher can be adjusted forward, backward, up and down.

The third invention is the first or second invention, in which the housing position adjustment means is installed on the left and right of the lower part of the housing and has a front-to-rear adjustment screw for adjusting the position in the front-to-rear direction, and the housing can be moved backward by rotating the front-to-rear adjustment screw to the right, and the housing can be moved forward by rotating the front-to-rear adjustment screw to the left, so that the housing position can be adjusted forward and backward by rotating the screw in the same direction for both of the two housing position adjustment means on the left and right lower parts of the housing.

The fourth invention is any one of the first to third inventions, in which the housing position adjustment means is installed on the left and right of the lower part of the housing and has up-down adjustment screws for adjusting the vertical position, and the housing can be moved upward by rotating the up-down adjustment screw to the right and the housing can be moved downward by rotating the up-down adjustment screw to the left, so that the housing position can be adjusted up and down by rotating the screws in the same direction for both of the two housing position adjustment means on the left and right of the lower part of the housing.

The fifth invention is any one of the first to fourth inventions, in which the housing position adjustment means has a mark that allows the position of the housing in the front-back or up-down direction to be recognized, and the adjustment screw of the housing position adjustment member can be adjusted while checking the position of the mark.

The following describes an embodiment of the present invention with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to this embodiment.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a dishwasher according to a first embodiment of the present invention stored in a system kitchen.

An operating unit 24b is provided on the surface of the door 24 of the dishwasher 1, and below that is attached a surface material 28 that is the same material, color tone, and pattern as the surface material of the system kitchen structure placed under the kitchen counter K. Therefore, when the dishwasher 1 is stored and a system kitchen is configured, a sense of unity with the surrounding system kitchen structures is achieved, and a system kitchen with a beautiful appearance can be configured.

Figure 2 is a side cross-sectional view of a dishwasher according to embodiment 1 of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the washing tank 23, which opens upward, is moved forward and backward through the front opening 21 of the housing 22, which is formed in a box shape that opens forward, and is configured as a so-called pull-open type, so that tableware 26 can be taken in and out of the washing tank 23 that opens upward by pulling it out forward.

The housing 22 is connected to pipes for water supply and drainage and to a power source, and the washing tank 23 is connected to a water supply from the housing 22 via a water supply valve, a water supply pump, and a water supply pipe. Washing water or rinsing water mixed with detergent is sprayed from a washing nozzle arranged on the bottom of the washing tank 23 and rotated to wash the dishes 26 stored in the dish basket 27.

The cleaning tank 23 can be inserted and removed from the front opening 21 of the housing 22 by sliding a second slide rail (not shown) attached to its outer surface on a first slide rail (not shown) attached to the inner surface of the housing 22. When the cleaning tank 23 is pushed into the housing 22, the upper opening 25 of the cleaning tank 23 is sealed by an inner lid to prevent the cleaning water from splashing outside.

A front panel 24a formed to be approximately the same width as the washing tank 23 is provided in front of the washing tank 23, an operating part 24b is provided above the front panel 24a, and a surface material 28 is provided below to form a door body 24. The operating part 24b is provided with an unlocking lever that releases the locking mechanism that holds the washing tank 23 in a stored state when the washing tank 23 is stored in the housing 22, allowing the washing tank 23 to be pulled out, an exhaust port for dry air when drying dishes, and an operation input button for operating the dishwasher 1. The surface material 28 is attached to the front panel 24a so that its upper end contacts the lower end of the operating part 24b.

The operating portion 24b and the surface material 28 that make up the door body 24 are formed with a width that allows them to cover the front surface of the housing 22. Therefore, when the door body 24 of the dishwasher 1 stored in the system kitchen is closed, i.e., when the washing tub 23 is stored in the housing 22, as shown in FIG. 2, the door body 24 closes the front opening 21 of the housing 22, and as shown in FIG. 1, the door body 24 is installed in a unified manner within the surrounding system kitchen structure with a specified gap between it and the surrounding system kitchen structure.

The surface material 28 is made of the same material, color tone, and design as the surface materials of the system kitchen structure, such as the drawer-type storage section L or hinged-door storage section M constructed under the kitchen counter K, or fixed panels, and is attached so that the surfaces of each are positioned on approximately the same plane.

When a system kitchen is constructed, the surface design of the system kitchen structure is diverse, and various materials, colors, and patterns are used, so the thickness of the surface material is not uniform. Since the surface material 28 of the dishwasher 1 will be changed to match the surface material of the kitchen system structure, a spacer 40 is provided that can accommodate changes in the thickness of the surface material 28, as shown in Figure 3.

2 and 9, a rear restriction member 30 is fixed by a number of screws (not shown) to the storage installation surface 29 of the system kitchen at the lower rear of the housing 22. The rear restriction member 30 is slidably inserted into a locking hole 30a formed at the lower rear of the housing 22 as the housing 22 moves from the front, restricting the housing 22 from moving rearward beyond a predetermined position and preventing the rear of the housing 22 from lifting up due to the weight of the cleaning tub 23 when it is pulled out.

Furthermore, on the left and right sides of the lower front part, housing position adjustment members 31, which also restrict the housing 22 from moving forward and adjust the position of the housing 22 in the front-to-back and up-to-down directions, are fixed to the storage installation surface 29 by a number of fixing screws A (not shown). Note that the housing position adjustment members 31 may be configured to adjust at least the position in the front-to-back direction.

The housing position adjustment member 31 and the housing 22 are connected and fixed by fixing the housing 22 with a housing mounting screw 31d via a connecting member 31e, and fixing the housing position adjustment member 31 with a housing position adjustment member mounting screw 31f via the connecting member 31e. The housing mounting screw 31d and the housing position adjustment member mounting screw 31f are configured to be freely rotatable from the front of the housing 22.
may be higher or lower than the lower end position of the face material 28.

The housing position adjustment member 31 will be described later, but the up-down adjustment screw 31a and the front-rear adjustment screw 31b are positioned at a position lower than at least the lower end position of the face plate 28, and are configured to be freely rotatable from the front of the housing 22 even after the face plate 28 is attached to the front plate portion 24a.

Figure 3 shows (a) an enlarged partial cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the operating part and the vicinity of the front plate when the surface material thickness of the dishwasher in embodiment 1 of the present invention is "large"; (b) an enlarged partial cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the operating part and the vicinity of the front plate when the surface material thickness of the dishwasher in embodiment 1 of the present invention is "medium"; and (c) an enlarged partial cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the operating part and the vicinity of the front plate when the surface material thickness of the dishwasher in embodiment 1 of the present invention is "small."

Figure 3(a) shows the large panel 28a attached to the front panel 24a via the first panel mounting member 41a and the second panel mounting member 41b. The thickness of the large panel 28a is about 21 mm, and the front surface of the operating section 24b and the front surface of the panel 28a are configured to be approximately flush with each other.

Figure 3(b) shows the state in which the panel (medium) 28b is attached to the front panel 24a via the spacer 40 and the first and second panel mounting members 41a and 41b. The panel (large) 28a has a thickness of about 18 mm, and the front surface of the operating section 24b and the front surface of the panel 28a are configured to be approximately flush with each other.

Figure 3(c) shows the small panel 28c attached to the front panel 24a via the spacer 40 and the first and second panel mounting members 41a and 41b. The thickness of the large panel 28a is approximately 18 mm, and the front surface of the operating section 24b and the front surface of the panel 28a are configured to be approximately flush with each other.

In this way, depending on the thickness of the surface material 28 and the presence or absence of the spacer 40, it is possible to configure the front surface of the operating portion 24b and the front surface of the surface material 28a to be approximately flush with each other.

Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view of the housing and surface material of the dishwasher in the first embodiment of the present invention when the surface material thickness is "large". In Figure 4, the first surface material mounting member 41a and the second surface material mounting member 41b are first screwed to a predetermined position of the surface material (large) 28a, the upper end of the first surface material mounting member 41a located at the top of the surface material (large) 28a is hooked into a hole (not shown) provided in the bottom surface of the operating unit 24b, and the screw hole provided on the side of the second surface material mounting member 41b is screwed into the side surface of the front panel portion 24a, thereby fixing the surface material (large) 28a to the front panel portion 24a.

Figure 5 is an exploded perspective view of the housing and surface material of the dishwasher in embodiment 1 of the present invention when the surface material thickness is "medium". In Figure 5, first, the first surface material mounting member 41a is screwed together with the surface material (medium) 28b through holes at predetermined positions below the first spacer 40a and the second spacer 40b. This makes it possible to fix the surface material (medium) 28b to the first spacer 40a, the second spacer 40b, and the first surface material mounting member 41a.

The second panel mounting member 41b is then screwed together with the panel (middle) 28b through holes at predetermined positions above the first spacer 40a and the second spacer 40b. This allows the panel (middle) 28b to be fixed to the first spacer 40a, the second spacer 40b, and the second panel mounting member 41b.

Furthermore, the upper end of the first panel mounting member 41a located at the top of the panel (middle) 28b can be hooked into a hole (not shown) provided on the bottom surface of the operating section 24b, and the panel (middle) 28b can be fixed to the front panel 24a by screwing a screw hole provided on the side of the second panel mounting member 41b into the side of the front panel 24a.

In this case, the first spacer 40a and the second spacer 40b are in an approximately symmetrical relationship. Note that, although the example shows a total of two spacers being made up of the first spacer 40a and the second spacer 40b, the first spacer 40a and the second spacer 40b may be connected at the top or bottom to form a single spacer.

Figure 6 shows (a) an exploded perspective view of the front panel and spacer when the surface thickness of the dishwasher in the first embodiment of the present invention is set to "medium"; (b) an enlarged exploded perspective view of the upper part of the front panel and spacer; and (c) an enlarged exploded perspective view of the lower part of the front panel and spacer.

In particular, in Figure 6(b), the surface of the first spacer 40a that comes into contact with the panel (middle) 28b is marked with "L," i.e., the left side, suggesting a thickness of the panel 28 of 18.0 mm or less. Furthermore, the surface of the first spacer 40a that comes into contact with the front plate portion 24a is marked with "R," i.e., the right side, suggesting a thickness of the panel 28 of 18.1 mm to 18.9 mm or less.

The surface of the second spacer 40b that comes into contact with the panel (middle) 28b is marked with "R," indicating the right side, suggesting a thickness of the panel 28 of 18.0 mm or less. The surface of the second spacer 40b that comes into contact with the front plate portion 24a is marked with "L," indicating the left side, suggesting a thickness of the panel 28 of 18.1 mm to 18.9 mm or less.

In other words, by indicating the left and right placement positions and the thickness dimensions of the corresponding surface material on both sides of the first spacer 40a and the second spacer 40b, when attaching the first spacer 40a and the second spacer 40b to the surface material 28, it is possible to prevent the installer of the dishwasher 1 from making a mistake in the left and right placement positions of the first spacer 40a and the second spacer 40b relative to a surface material 28 of a certain thickness, or the surface on which the first spacer 40a and the second spacer 40b are placed relative to a surface material 28 of a certain thickness.

The surfaces of the first spacer 40a and the second spacer 40b in contact with the surface material (middle) 28b shown in Fig. 6(a) have a plurality of holes, but the surface is generally flat. On the other hand, as shown in Fig. 7, which shows the front view of the second spacer and the front panel of the dishwasher in the first embodiment of the present invention, the surfaces of the first spacer 40a and the second spacer 40b in contact with the front panel 24a are provided with spacer side ribs 42, and the spacer side ribs 42 are configured to match with the front panel side grooves 43 provided in the front panel 24a.

In this way, the spacer side ribs 42 of the first spacer 40a and the second spacer 40b match the front plate side grooves 43 provided in the front plate portion 24a, so that when the face material (middle) 28b is attached to the front plate portion 24a as shown in FIG. 3(b), the thicknesses of the first spacer 40a and the second spacer 40b can be made thinner, so that the front surface of the operating portion 24b and the front surface of the face material (middle) 28b can be configured to be approximately flush with each other.

Fig. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the housing and the surface material of the dishwasher according to the first embodiment of the present invention when the surface material thickness is "small". In Fig. 8, first, the first surface material mounting member 41a is fastened together with the surface material (small) 28c by a screw through holes at predetermined positions below the first spacer 40a and the second spacer 40b. This causes the surface material (small) 28c to be attached to the first spacer 40a and the second spacer 40b.
The spacer 40b and the first panel mounting member 41a can be fixed together.

The second panel mounting member 41b is then screwed together with the panel (small) 28c through holes at predetermined positions above the first spacer 40a and the second spacer 40b. This allows the panel (small) 28c to be fixed to the first spacer 40a, the second spacer 40b, and the second panel mounting member 41b.

Furthermore, the upper end of the first panel mounting member 41a located at the top of the panel (small) 28c can be hooked into a hole (not shown) provided on the bottom surface of the operating section 24b, and the panel (small) 28c can be fixed to the front panel 24a by screwing a screw hole provided on the side of the second panel mounting member 41b into the side of the front panel 24a.

At this time, the first spacer 40a and the second spacer 40b are in a substantially symmetrical relationship. Furthermore, when the first spacer 40a and the second spacer 40b are attached to the small face material 28c, the left and right and the front and back of the first spacer 40a and the second spacer 40b are swapped compared to when the first spacer 40a and the second spacer 40b are attached to the medium face material 28b.

In the above example, a total of two spacers are formed from the first spacer 40a and the second spacer 40b. However, the first spacer 40a and the second spacer 40b may be connected at the top or bottom to form a single spacer. With this configuration, it is only necessary to switch the front and back of one spacer. There is no need to worry about the left and right positions.

In the configuration of Figure 8, i.e., the configuration of Figure 3(c), the spacer side ribs 42 of the first spacer 40a and the second spacer 40b contact the small face material 28c, so the distance between the small face material 28c and the front plate portion 24a is increased by the thickness of the spacer side ribs 42, and the front surface of the small face material 28c can be configured to be approximately flush with the front surface of the operating portion 24b.

In addition, since the first spacer 40a and the second spacer 40b extend to almost the upper and lower ends of the front plate portion 24a, the gap between the face material (medium) 28b and the face material (small) 28c and the front plate portion 24a can be filled as much as possible.

Figure 9 is a perspective view of the state in which the housing position adjustment member and rear regulating member are installed on the storage installation surface that stores the dishwasher in the system kitchen in embodiment 1 of the present invention. Before installing the dishwasher 1 in the system kitchen, the rear regulating member 30 is fixed with multiple screws at a predetermined position approximately in the center of the rear of the storage installation surface 29. In addition, the housing position adjustment member 31 is fixed with multiple fixing screws A (not shown) at predetermined positions on the left and right sides of the storage installation surface 29.

The rear restriction member 30 may be attached to a predetermined position on the left or right rear side of the storage installation surface 29 so as to face the housing position adjustment member 31.

Next, while performing the piping and wiring, the rear restriction member 30 is slid in from the front so that it is inserted into the locking hole 30a formed in the lower part of the rear surface of the housing 22, and the dishwasher 1 is assembled into the storage installation surface 29. Then, on the front surface of the housing 22, the housing position adjustment member 31 is fixed with the housing position adjustment member mounting screw 31f via the connecting member 31e, and the housing position adjustment member 31 and the housing 22 are fixed with the housing mounting screw 31d via the connecting member 31e.

Next, as explained in Figures 4, 5 and 8, the large panel 28a or the medium panel 28b and the spacer 40, or the small panel 28c and the spacer 40 are fixed to the front panel 24a, and at this point, the front surface of either panel is approximately flush with the front surface of the operating section 24b. Furthermore, the front surfaces of other structures such as storage shelves on the left and right sides of the system kitchen and the front position of the panel 28 are checked. If the positions do not match, the front-rear position of the housing 22 is adjusted using the housing position adjustment members 31 fixed to the specified positions on the left and right sides of the storage installation surface 29.

At this time, the vertical adjustment screw 31a and the front-rear adjustment screw 31b of the housing position adjustment member 31 are positioned at a position lower than at least the lower end position of the face plate 28, and are configured to be freely rotatable from the front of the housing 22 even after the face plate 28 is attached to the front plate portion 24a.

This makes it possible, when the dishwasher 1 is stored in the system kitchen, to make the front surface of the panel 28 attached to the front surface of the dishwasher 1, the front surface of the control panel 24b of the dishwasher 1, and the front surfaces of other structures in the system kitchen, such as other drawers, approximately flush with each other, improving the design of the dishwasher in relation to other components of the system kitchen.

Figure 10 shows (a) a front view of a dishwasher in embodiment 1 of the present invention, and (b) an enlarged partial front view of a housing position adjustment member of the dishwasher. In Figure 10(a), housing position adjustment members 31 are attached to the left and right lower parts of the housing 22 of the dishwasher 1. In Figure 10(b), from the left, front-to-back adjustment screw 31b, up-down adjustment screw 31a, housing position adjustment member mounting screw 31f, and housing mounting screw 31d are attached to the lower left part of the housing 22. The above screws are also attached to the lower right part of the housing 22, approximately symmetrically to the lower left part.

Figure 11 shows (a) a partially enlarged front view of the dishwasher according to embodiment 1 of the present invention when the housing position is lowered, (b) a partially enlarged front view of the dishwasher according to embodiment 1 of the present invention when the housing position is raised, (c) an A-A cross-sectional view of the dishwasher according to embodiment 1 of the present invention when the housing position is lowered, and (d) an A-A cross-sectional view of the dishwasher according to embodiment 1 of the present invention when the housing position is raised.

For either of the housing position adjustment members 31 at the left or right lower part of the housing 22, the height position of the housing 22 can be raised as shown in FIG. 11(a) to FIG. 11(b) by rotating the up/down adjustment screw 31a in the right direction (in this example, it is raised by 3 mm, but this is not limited to this). Also, for either of the housing position adjustment members 31 at the left or right lower part of the housing 22, the height position of the housing 22 can be lowered as shown in FIG. 11(b) to FIG. 11(a).

As shown in Figures 11(c) and 11(d), by rotating the vertical adjustment screw 31a in the right direction, the second mating member 31h rises while the inclined surface of the first mating member 31g and the inclined surface of the second mating member 31h come into contact with each other, thereby raising the height position of the housing 22. By rotating the vertical adjustment screw 31a in the left direction, the second mating member 31h descends while the inclined surface of the first mating member 31g and the inclined surface of the second mating member 31h come into contact with each other, thereby lowering the height position of the housing 22.

Figure 12 shows (a) a top view and partial cross-sectional view of a state in which the housing position adjustment member of the dishwasher in embodiment 1 of the present invention has been moved to a front position, (b) a top view and partial cross-sectional view of a state in which the housing position adjustment member of the dishwasher in embodiment 1 of the present invention has been moved to a middle position, and (c) a top view and partial cross-sectional view of a state in which the housing position adjustment member of the dishwasher in embodiment 1 of the present invention has been moved to a rear position.

The housing position adjustment member 31 in FIG. 12 has two triple-dimpled holes 31j on the base 31i. The two triple-dimpled holes 31j can be used to fasten the housing position adjustment member 31 to the storage installation surface 29 of the system kitchen with screws, and because there are three holes, the housing position adjustment member 31 can be adjusted in three forward and backward directions when installed on the storage installation surface 29.

For example, from FIG. 12(a) to FIG. 12(b) to FIG. 12(c), by rotating the front-rear adjustment screw 31b in the right direction, the outer casing 31c of the housing position adjustment member 31 can be moved backward, thereby moving the housing 22 backward (in this example, it moves backward by about 3 mm at a time). Also, from FIG. 12(c) to FIG. 12(b) to FIG. 12(a), by rotating the front-rear adjustment screw 31b in the left direction, the outer casing 31c of the housing position adjustment member 31 can be moved forward, thereby moving the housing 22 forward (in this example, it moves forward by about 3 mm at a time).

The front-to-rear position of the housing 22 can be adjusted using the housing position adjustment members 31 fixed at specific positions on the left and right sides of the storage installation surface 29, so that ultimately it is possible to make the front surface of the panel 28 attached to the front surface of the dishwasher 1, the front surface of the operation section 24b of the dishwasher 1, and the front surfaces of other structures such as other drawers in the system kitchen approximately flush with each other, improving the design of the dishwasher and other components of the system kitchen.

Furthermore, by rotating the front-to-rear adjustment screw 31b in a right direction, the outer shell 31c of the housing position adjustment member 31 can be moved backward, thereby moving the housing 22 backward (in this example, it moves backward by about 3 mm at a time), but by rotating the front-to-rear adjustment screw 31b in a left direction from Figure 12(c) to Figure 12(b) and then to Figure 12(a), the screw (marker) 31n moves from the front to the rear of the housing position adjustment member 31, so the user can adjust the front-to-rear adjustment screw 31b of the housing position adjustment member 31 while checking the front-to-rear position of the housing 22 using the position of the screw 31n as a marker.

In addition, by rotating the front-to-rear adjustment screw 31b in the right direction, the housing position adjustment member 31 moves from the rear to the front, so the user can adjust the front-to-rear adjustment screw 31b of the housing position adjustment member 31 while checking the front-to-rear position of the housing 22 using the position of the screw 31n as a marker.

Furthermore, if a mark 31k, for example made by a slit or coloring, is provided at a position corresponding to the state in which the screw 31n is in the center position in the front-to-rear direction as shown in FIG. 12(b), the user can adjust the front-to-rear adjustment screw 31b of the housing position adjustment member 31 while checking the front-to-rear position of the housing 22 from the relationship between the screw 31n and the mark 31k.

Furthermore, by rotating the vertical adjustment screw 31a in the right direction, the height position of the housing 22 can be raised (in this example, it is raised by 3 mm degrees, but this is not limited to this) as shown in Fig. 11(a) to Fig. 11(b). For example, if a slide member (marker) 31m is provided behind the housing position adjustment member 31, and the slide member 31m behind the housing position adjustment member 31 moves from rear to front in Fig. 12 as the height position of the housing 22 is raised as shown in Fig. 11(a) to Fig. 11(b), the user can use the position of the slide member 31m as a marker and adjust the vertical adjustment screw 31a of the housing position adjustment member 31 while checking the vertical position of the housing 22.

In addition, if the sliding member 31m located behind the housing position adjustment member 31 is configured to move from the front to the rear in FIG. 12 by rotating the vertical adjustment screw 31a counterclockwise, the user can adjust the vertical adjustment screw 31a of the housing position adjustment member 31 while checking the vertical position of the housing 22 using the position of the sliding member 31m as a marker.

As described above, the dishwasher of the present invention makes it possible, when the dishwasher is stored in a system kitchen, to make the front surface of the panel attached to the front of the dishwasher approximately flush with the front surfaces of other structures in the system kitchen, such as other drawers, thereby improving the design of the dishwasher and other components of the system kitchen. Therefore, the dishwasher can also be applied to other built-in microwave ovens, induction heating cookers, etc.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 Dishwasher 21 Front opening 22 Housing 23 Washing tank 24 Door body 24a Front panel 24b Operation unit 25 Upper opening 26 Tableware 27 Dish basket 28 Surface material 28a Surface material (large)
28b Face material (medium)
28c Face material (small)
29 Storage installation surface 30 Rear restriction member (rear movement restriction means)
30a: locking hole 31: housing position adjustment member (housing position adjustment means)
31a Up-down adjustment screw 31b Front-rear adjustment screw 31c Outer shell 31d Housing mounting screw 31e Connecting member 31f Housing position adjustment member mounting screw 31g First mating member 31h Second mating member 31i Base 31j Dumpling hole 31k Mark 31m Slide member (mark)
31n bis (marker)
40 Spacer (surface material position adjustment means)
40a First spacer 40b Second spacer 41a First surface material mounting member 41b Second surface material mounting member 42 Spacer side rib 43 Front plate side groove

Claims (3)

A dishwasher in which a washing tank that opens upward is housed in a box-shaped housing that opens forward and can be removed and inserted in the front and rear directions through the front opening of the housing,
a front panel portion to which a surface material can be attached is provided in front of the cleaning tank in the housing, and a housing position adjustment means is provided for adjusting the position of the housing in the front-rear direction and the up-down direction;
The housing position adjustment means is fixed to a storage installation surface on which the dishwasher is stored, and is connected and fixed to the left and right lower parts of the housing,
the housing position adjustment means includes a vertical adjustment screw for adjusting the vertical position of the housing,
By rotating the vertical adjustment screw in one direction, the second mating member of the housing position adjustment means rises while the inclined surface of the first mating member and the inclined surface of the second mating member come into contact with each other, thereby raising the height position of the housing;
A dishwasher in which the height position of the housing is lowered by rotating the up/down adjustment screw in the other direction, causing the second mating member to descend while the inclined surfaces of the first mating member and the second mating member come into contact with each other. The dishwasher as described in claim 1, wherein the housing position adjustment means is installed on the left and right sides of the lower part of the housing, and when the dishwasher is installed on a storage installation surface of a system kitchen, adjustment can be made from the front using the housing position adjustment means. 3. The dishwasher according to claim 1 , wherein the housing position adjustment means has a mark that allows the position of the housing in the front-rear or up-down direction to be recognized.