US 2010/0132111 A1 · KITCHEN SINK WITH A DISH-WASHING APPARATUS, AND WASHING-WATER SPRAY APPARATUS THEREFOR

Abstract

A kitchen sink with a dish-washing apparatus incorporated therein, which enables alternative use of a dish-washing function according to necessities, which can be designed simply, inexpensively, and conveniently for use, and which can increase space utilization, comprises a cover for covering an upper portion of a sink basin so as not for water to be splashed outwardly when dishes are arranged on a floor of the sink basin by means of a grill and are washed, a water supply pump for supplying pressurized washing-water, and a washing-water spray means installed at a lower surface of the cover, the floor of the sink basin or a side wall of the sink basin for spraying into the sink basin the washing-water supplied by the water supply pump so as to wash the dishes.

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Dependent claims

A kitchen sink with a dish-washing apparatus wherein at least one sink basin having a drain outlet formed on a floor of the sink basin is installed on an upper portion of a main body in the kitchen sink, said kitchen sink comprising:

a cover for covering an upper portion of the sink basin so as not for water to be splashed outwardly when dishes are arranged on the floor of the sink basin by means of a grill and are washed;
a water supply pump for supplying pressurized washing-water;
and, at least one washing-water spray means installed at at least one of a lower surface of the cover, a floor of the sink basin, or a side wall of the sink basin for spraying into the sink basin the washing-water supplied by the water supply pump so as to wash the dishes.

A washing-water spray apparatus which is installed at a sink basin or a cover covering an upper portion of the sink basin so as to spray washing-water for dishes, said apparatus comprising:

a spray head having spray holes for spraying pressurized washing-water supplied by a water supply pump so as to wash dishes arranged on a floor of the sink basin by means of a grill;
a fastening means for rotatably receiving the spray head to install the spray head at a floor of the sink basin, a side wall of the sink basin or the cover;
a rotation driving means which is operated by pressurized washing-water supplied by the water supply pump and installed so as to rotate the spray head;
an opening/closing member which goes up and down so as to close the spray holes of the spray head for preventing a backward flow from the sink basin during non-washing operation and so as to open the spray holes of the spray head during washing operation;
and, an up-down means for moving up or down the opening/closing member.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Kitchen sink with a dish-washing apparatus, and washing-water spray apparatus therefor

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Kitchen sink with a dish-washing apparatus, and washing-water spray apparatus therefor

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