Dishwasher with a pivoting apparatus

Abstract

A dishwasher is provided that includes at least one cleaning chamber for subjecting tableware to the action of at least one cleaning liquid. The dishwasher optionally having a rack support for holding at least one dish rack that is loaded with tableware. The dishwasher also includes a pivoting apparatus, wherein the pivoting apparatus is designed to pivot the dish rack from at least a first position to at least a second position in the cleaning chamber.

1 . A dishwasher comprising:
 at least one cleaning chamber for subjecting tableware to the action of at least one cleaning liquid;   a rack support configured to hold at least one dish rack that is configured to be loaded with tableware; and   a pivoting apparatus configured to pivot the dish rack from at least a first position to at least a second position in the cleaning chamber.   
     
     
         2 . The dishwasher as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the dishwasher configured to fix the disk rack in the first position and/or in the second position. 
     
     
         3 . A dishwasher as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein, in the second position, the dish rack is tilted through a tilting angle in relation to the first position. 
     
     
         4 . The dishwasher as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein the tilting angle is between 5° and 40° or between 10° and 30°. 
     
     
         5 . The dishwasher as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the at least one dish rack is configured to fixedly hold tableware. 
     
     
         6 . The dishwasher as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the dish rack has a plurality of fixing apparatuses or tableware compartments to hold the tableware in an oriented manner. 
     
     
         7 . The dishwasher as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the tableware is arranged in the dish rack substantially perpendicular to a rack base of the dish rack. 
     
     
         8 . The dishwasher as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the pivoting apparatus comprises a pivot shaft, wherein the pivot apparatus is configured to pivot the dish rack out of the first position into the second position by rotating about the pivot shaft. 
     
     
         9 . The dishwasher as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the pivoting apparatus comprises at least one of:
 a lever;   a lever with a hinged joint;   an eccentric;   an electrically operated eccentric;   a spindle;   a cylinder; or   a hydraulic cylinder.   
     
     
         10 . The dishwasher as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising a control device configured to carry out a dishwashing program having at least two different program steps, wherein the pivoting apparatus is configured to fix the dish rack in the first position in at least a first program step and in the second position in at least a second program step. 
     
     
         11 . The dishwasher as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein the first program step comprises a dishwashing step, and wherein the second program step comprises a rinsing step and/or a draining step and/or a drying step. 
     
     
         12 . The dishwasher as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the first position is a position in which the dish rack is oriented substantially horizontally, and wherein the second position is a position in which the dish rack is oriented such that it is tilted in relation to the horizontal. 
     
     
         13 . The dishwasher as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the dishwasher further comprises a hood that is configured to be opened, in particular a hood that can be swung upward or moved upward, wherein the dish rack is insertable into a rack support of the dishwasher when the hood is in an open position, and wherein the dish rack is pivotable by the pivoting apparatus when the hood is in a closed position. 
     
     
         14 . The dishwasher as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the dishwasher further comprises a conveyor-type dishwasher which is configured to transport the dish rack through at least one cleaning zone, wherein the pivoting apparatus is configured to protect the dish rack during the transportation process and/or during an interruption in the transportation process. 
     
     
         15 . A method for cleaning tableware or glasses, the method comprising:
 inserting the tableware into at least one dish rack;   inserting into a dishwasher the dish rack;   subjecting the tableware to at least one cleaning liquid in at least one cleaning chamber of the dishwasher;   moving the dish rack into at least a first position in the cleaning chamber; and   pivoting the dish rack into at least a second position via a pivoting apparatus configured to pivot the dish rack from the first position to the second position in the cleaning chamber.   
     
     
         16 . The method as claimed in  claim 15 , wherein the tableware is subjected to the action of the cleaning liquid in the first position. 
     
     
         17 . The method as claimed in  claim 15 , wherein the tableware is at least temporarily not subjected to the action of cleaning liquid in the second position. 
     
     
         18 . The method as claimed in  claim 15 , wherein the tableware is subjected to a draining process and/or a drying process in the second position. 
     
     
         19 . The method as claimed in  claim 15 , wherein the dish rack is pivoted from the first position to the second position at one of the following times:
 during a rinsing process in which the tableware is subjected to the action of a rinsing liquid, in particular water with or without added rinse aid;   after a rinsing process in which the tableware is subjected to the action of a rinsing liquid, in particular water with or without added rinse aid;   before a draining process in which the tableware is not subjected to the action of a cleaning liquid;   during a draining process in which the tableware is not subjected to the action of a cleaning liquid;   before a drying process in which the tableware is subjected to the action of an elevated temperature;   during a drying process in which the tableware is subjected to the action of an elevated temperature;   before a drying process in which the tableware is subjected to the action of an air stream; or   during a drying process in which the tableware is subjected to the action of an air stream.   
     
     
         20 . The method as claimed in  claim 15 , wherein the tableware that is used comprises at least one cavity in at least one standing surface, in particular at least one glass and/or at least one tumbler with a cavity in its standing surface, wherein the cavity has a longitudinal axis, wherein the longitudinal axis is oriented substantially vertically in the first position, and wherein, in the second position, the longitudinal axis is tilted through a tilting angle in relation to the vertical.