US2006254994A1PendingUtilityA1

Dish receiving member of dishwasher

Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INCPriority: Mar 17, 2005Filed: Mar 17, 2006Published: Nov 16, 2006
Est. expiryMar 17, 2025(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Sung Bae Lim
F16C 19/02A47B 2220/0036A47F 5/02A47F 7/28A47L 15/505
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Abstract

There is provided a dish receiving member of a dishwasher having a dish rack provide with frames forming a dish receiving space. The dish receiving member includes: a holder body formed of plastic and detachably coupled to a bottom portion of the accommodation frame; and one or more supporting parts formed on a top portion of the holder body for supporting a dish.

Claims

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1 . A dish receiving member of a dishwasher having a dish rack provide with an outer frame and an accommodation frame coupled to the outer frame for forming a dish receiving space, the dish receiving member comprising: 
 a holder body formed of plastic and detachably coupled to a bottom portion of the accommodation frame; and    one or more supporting parts formed on a top portion of the holder body.    
   
   
       2 . The dish receiving member according to  claim 1 , wherein the holder body comprises a frame inserting groove in a bottom surface for coupling with the accommodation frame by snap fitting.  
   
   
       3 . The dish receiving member according to  claim 2 , wherein the holder body further comprises a fixing part in the frame inserting groove for fixing the holder body to the accommodation frame.  
   
   
       4 . The dish receiving member according to  claim 1 , wherein the holder body comprises at least two long surfaces and at least two short surfaces, and the supporting parts are formed on the long surfaces of the holder body.  
   
   
       5 . The dish receiving member according to  claim 1 , wherein the holder body comprises an outlet hole for discharging washing liquid falling from accommodated articles.  
   
   
       6 . The dish receiving member according to  claim 1 , wherein the holder body comprises interference preventing grooves in both sides for stably coupling the holder body to the dish rack.  
   
   
       7 . The dish receiving member according to  claim 1 , wherein the holder body comprises a supporting part insertion groove in the top portion for receiving the supporting part.  
   
   
       8 . The dish receiving member according to  claim 7 , wherein the supporting part comprises a lower threaded end, and the holder body comprises a threaded portion in the supporting part insertion groove for engaging with the lower threaded end of the supporting part.  
   
   
       9 . The dish receiving member according to  claim 1 , wherein the supporting part is formed integrally with the holder body by insert molding.  
   
   
       10 . The dish receiving member according to  claim 1 , wherein the supporting part formed on the top portion of the holder body is inclined at a predetermined angle from the holder body.  
   
   
       11 . The dish receiving member according to  claim 1 , wherein the supporting parts are at least two in number and symmetrically arranged in a pair.  
   
   
       12 . The dish receiving member according to  claim 11 , wherein the symmetrical supporting part pair is arranged in a front-to-back direction of the dish rack.  
   
   
       13 . The dish receiving member according to  claim 1 , wherein the accommodation frame comprises a rack column frame coupled to the outer frame in a-front-to-back direction of the dish rack and a rack row frame coupled to the outer frame in a left-to-right direction of the dish rack, and the holder body is movably coupled to the rack column frame.  
   
   
       14 . A dish receiving member of a dishwasher including a dish rack provide with an outer frame and an accommodation frame, the outer frame having a plurality of bars, the accommodation frame having a rack column frame coupled to the outer frame in a front-to-back direction of the dish rack and a rack row frame coupled to the outer frame in a left-to-right direction of the dish rack, the dish receiving member comprising: 
 a holder body coupled to a bottom portion of the rack column frame;    at least one frame inserting groove formed in a lower portion of the holder body for receiving the rack column frame; and    supporting parts formed on a top portion of the holder body and arranged in at least two rows, for supporting a dish.    
   
   
       15 . The dish receiving member according to  claim 14 , wherein the holder body comprises at least two long surfaces and at least two short surfaces, the supporting parts are formed on the long surfaces of the holder body.  
   
   
       16 . The dish receiving member according to  claim 14 , wherein the holder body comprises a fixing part in the frame inserting groove for fixing the rack column frame inserted into the frame inserting groove.  
   
   
       17 . The dish receiving member according to  claim 14 , wherein the supporting parts formed on the top portion of the holder body are inclined in a length direction of the holder body.  
   
   
       18 . The dish receiving member according to  claim 14 , wherein the supporting parts formed on the top portion of the holder body are inclined outward from the holder body.  
   
   
       19 . The dish receiving member according to  claim 14 , wherein the holder body coupled to the rack column frame is movable along the rack column frame.  
   
   
       20 . The dish receiving member according to  claim 14 , wherein the supporting parts are arranged in parallel with the rack column frame.  
   
   
       21 . A dish receiving member of a dishwasher having a dish rack provide with an outer frame and an accommodation frame coupled to the outer frame for forming a dish receiving space, the dish receiving member comprising: 
 a holder body including a frame inserting groove for coupling with the accommodation frame; and    one or more supporting parts formed on a top portion of the holder body for supporting a dish.    
   
   
       22 . The dish receiving member according to  claim 21 , wherein the supporting part formed on the top portion of the holder body is inclined at a predetermined angle from the holder body.  
   
   
       23 . The dish receiving member according to  claim 21 , wherein the supporting part is detachably coupled to the top portion of the holder body.  
   
   
       24 . The dish receiving member according to  claim 21 , wherein the supporting parts are formed on the top portion of the holder body in at least two symmetric rows.  
   
   
       25 . The dish receiving member according to  claim 21 , wherein the holder body is formed of plastic by injection molding.

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