EP3241479B1 - Anordnung zum verbinden und trennen drehbare sprühärme von spülmaschinen - Google Patents

Anordnung zum verbinden und trennen drehbare sprühärme von spülmaschinen Download PDF

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EP3241479B1
EP3241479B1 EP16425037.5A EP16425037A EP3241479B1 EP 3241479 B1 EP3241479 B1 EP 3241479B1 EP 16425037 A EP16425037 A EP 16425037A EP 3241479 B1 EP3241479 B1 EP 3241479B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L15/00—Washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware
    • A47L15/14—Washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware with stationary crockery baskets and spraying devices within the cleaning chamber
    • A47L15/18—Washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware with stationary crockery baskets and spraying devices within the cleaning chamber with movably-mounted spraying devices
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  • the present invention relates to professional dishwashers or similar machines, such as apparatuses for disinfection, and in particular to a dishwasher provided with a quick connect/disconnect system of the revolving sprinkler which makes it easily mountable and removable.
  • a conventional revolving sprinkler essentially consists of an elongated tubular body that is centrally pivoted on a hollow pivot with a vertical axis, corresponding to the axis of rotation of the sprinkler, mounted at the outlet of a water supply duct.
  • the rotatory motion about this axis is usually created by at least one propulsion nozzle at each end, the jet emitted by such a nozzle being substantially perpendicular to the axis of rotation, while washing nozzles are arranged along the sprinkler to emit jets substantially parallel to the axis of rotation.
  • the sprinkler is mounted on the hollow pivot in a removable manner so that it can be removed when it is necessary to carry out the periodical cleaning or sanitizing of the sprinkler by removing dirt and deposits that can build up inside it.
  • the sprinkler removal implies a downtime whose duration should be limited as much as possible, in order to maintain high productivity of the dishwasher.
  • the conventional sprinkler connect/disconnect systems are not optimal in this respect, both in the time required for the connecting/disconnecting of the sprinkler and in the complexity of the systems that are quite expensive to manufacture, inconvenient to use and of low reliability.
  • US 5211190 discloses a connect/disconnect system of a revolving sprinkler that corresponds to the preamble of claim 1, such a system requiring a snap-fit arrangement between a lower coupling stud and an upper coupling member in order to mount the sprinkler at the outlet of a water supply duct by means of a threaded connection between said upper coupling member and said outlet. Therefore the replacement of the sprinkler requires the unthreading of the upper coupling member from the outlet and the forced disengagement of the lower coupling stud from the upper coupling member.
  • the object of the present invention is therefore to provide a quick connect/disconnect system of the revolving sprinkler that overcomes the above-described limitations of prior art systems.
  • This object is achieved by means of a system in which the hollow pivot on which the sprinkler is pivoted has a terminal portion with a cylindrical shape surmounted by a frusto-conical end shape with the larger base adjacent to said cylindrical shape and of a diameter greater than it, the sprinkler being pivoted on said pivot by means of a hub which accommodates at least two latches radially sliding with respect to the longitudinal axis of the pivot in correspondence with its cylindrical shape and biased toward said longitudinal axis by corresponding resilient means, said hub also accomodating a rotor in contact with said sliding latches and shaped in such a way that its rotation in a given direction moves the latches away from the pivot axis up to a distance greater than the radius of said larger base of the frusto-conical shape, said rotor being provided with a gripping member external to the
  • the main advantage of the connect/disconnect system of the sprinkler according to the present invention is that of being extremely quick and easy to use, even with one hand only, by the operator.
  • a further advantage of this system stems from the fact that its simple and rugged design ensures greater reliability and a lower cost.
  • a quick connect/disconnect system of a revolving sprinkler comprises a hollow pivot 1 mounted on a supply pipe (not shown) and provided with a terminal portion with a cylindrical shape 1a surmounted by a frusto-conical end shape 1b, whose larger base is adjacent to said cylindrical shape 1a and has a diameter larger than it so as to form an undercut.
  • a connect/disconnect system for a sprinkler that is fed from below, but it is clear that what is said also applies to a sprinkler that is fed from above, i.e. with pivot 1 facing down.
  • the sprinkler is pivoted on pivot 1 by means of a hub 2 which internally accommodates at least two latches 3 sliding radially with respect to the longitudinal axis of pivot 1 in correspondence with the cylindrical shape 1a.
  • Said latches 3 are preferably arranged at equidistant positions along the perimeter of hub 2, and are biased towards the longitudinal axis of pivot 1 by corresponding springs 4 so as to engage the undercut formed in the terminal portion of pivot 1.
  • Hub 2 also accommodates a rotor 5 which is rotatable with respect thereto and in contact with the upper faces of the sliding latches 3, in particular with projections 3a formed on said upper faces.
  • Rotor 5 is shaped with cam profiles 5a in the parts in contact with said projections 3a in such a way that its rotation in a given direction (clockwise in the example shown) moves the sliding latches 3 away from the axis of pivot 1 up to a distance greater than the radius of the larger base of the frusto-conical shape 1b, so that latches 3 are disengaged from pivot 1 ( Fig.3 ).
  • Rotor 5 is also made integral with a lever 6 external to hub 2, passing through a cover 7 of the hub, so as to allow an operator to rotate rotor 5 by acting on lever 6 with a rotation in the horizontal plane.
  • the sprinkler connect/disconnect system achieves the desired results of low cost, strength and ease of removal and repositioning of the sprinkler since a limited rotation of lever 6 (of about 20° in the illustrated example) is sufficient to turn rotor 5 that pushes with the cam profiles 5a on projections 3a overcoming the resistance of springs 4 and moves the sliding latches 3 away from pivot 1 enough to disengage the sprinkler, which can thus be easily removed using only one hand.
  • the movement of latches 3 is a smooth sliding linear motion since they are received in suitable guides formed in hub 2 and retained therein by cover 7, and that the release stroke of rotor 5 is preferably defined by end stops 2a formed on hub 2.
  • latches 3 preferably have a lower beveled profile 3b that cooperates with the frusto-conical shape 1b to transform the operator's vertical push into a horizontal push for the compression of springs 4. In this way, latches 3 move back until they overcome the bottom larger base of the frusto-conical shape 1b, after which springs 4 bring them into contact with the cylindrical shape 1a so that latches 3 are once again engaged in the undercut of pivot 1.
  • latches 3 are also preferably provided with a frontal concave profile 3c which corresponds to the cylindrical shape 1a, so as to maximize the surface area of engagement with pivot 1 to give greater stability and solidity to the coupling.

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  1. Ein System zum Verbinden / Trennen eines drehbaren Sprinklers eines Geschirrspülers, wobei der Sprinkler einen langgestreckten rohrförmigen Körper aufweist, der auf einer hohlen Achse (1) mittig drehbar gelagert ist, die auf einem Auslass einer Wasserversorgungsleitung des Geschirrspülers montiert ist und eine vertikale, der Rotationsachse des Sprinklers entsprechende Achse aufweist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die besagte hohle Achse (1) einen Endbereich aufweist von zylindrischer Gestalt (1a) unterhalb eines kegelstumpfförmigen Endstücks (1b) mit einer größeren Basis im Anschluss an die besagte, zylindrische Gestalt (1a) und von einem Durchmesser größer als jene, sowie dadurch, dass der besagte drehbare Sprinkler auf der hohlen Achse (1) mittels einer Nabe (2) drehbar gelagert ist, die wenigstens zwei Schnappriegel (3) aufnimmt, welche radial bezüglich der Längsachse der hohlen Achse (1) entsprechend deren zylindrischer Gestalt (1a) gleiten und mittels elastischer Mittel zu der besagten Längsachse hin (4) vorgespannt sind, wobei die besagte Nabe (2) auch einen Rotor (5) beherbergt, der in Kontakt mit den besagten Schnappriegeln (3) steht und derart geformt ist, dass seine Rotation in einer vorgegebenen Richtung die Schnappriegel (3) von der Längsachse der Achse (1) weg bewegt bis zu einem Abstand größer als der Radius der besagten größeren Basis der kegelstumpfförmigen Gestalt (1b), wobei der besagte Rotor (5) mit einem außen an der Nabe (2) angeordneten Greifteil (6) versehen ist.
  2. System gemäß Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Rotor (5) mit Vorsprüngen (3a) in Kontakt steht, welche auf den oberen Flächen der Schnappriegel (3) ausgebildet sind, wobei der Rotor (5) in Bereichen, welche in Kontakt mit den besagten Vorsprüngen (3a) stehen, mit Nockenprofilen (5a) ausgestaltet ist.
  3. System gemäß Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Schnappriegel (3) ein unteres abgeschrägtes Profil (3b) aufweisen, das mit der kegelstupfförmigen Gestalt (1b) der Achse (1) zusammenwirkt.
  4. System gemäß einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Schnappriegel (3) mit einem vorderen konkaven Profil (3c) versehen sind, welches mit der zylindrischen Form (1a) der Achse (1) korrespondiert.
  5. System gemäß einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Greifteil (6) des Rotors (5) ein Hebel ist, der mit dem Rotor (5) verbunden ist und durch eine Abdeckung (7) der Nabe (2) hindurch geht.
  6. System gemäß einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Lösehub des Rotors (5) durch an der Nabe (2) ausgebildete Endanschläge (2a) definiert ist.
  7. System gemäß einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Schnappriegel (3) an äquidistanten Positionen entlang des Umfangs der Nabe (2) angeordnet sind.
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