JPH0130108Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Industrial Application Field The present invention relates to a kitchen unit equipped with a heating device for a kitchen room in a general household.

2. Description of the Related Art It is known to provide a foot warming mat with a built-in heating wire having a long cord in front of a sink and an (electric) fan heater with a fan built into an electric stove.

Problems that the invention aims to solve: When trying to clean a kitchen floor, the conventional foot warming mat has a long cord that makes it difficult to clean up, and since it is operated with the cord plugged into an outlet, the cord gets damaged over a long period of time, causing electrical leakage. This can cause misfires and shorten the service life. In addition, although it is not needed in the summer, it has the disadvantage that it is difficult to store it in a small house. Furthermore, if the electric stove or other appliance is placed in a kitchen room where there is a lot of movement, there is a risk of tripping.

The present invention was devised in order to eliminate these drawbacks in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and although it is designed to allow people who cook to freely use foot warmers and fan heaters for heating, When the heater is not in use, it can be stored compactly inside the sink by simply closing the door on the front of the sink, and the power can be automatically turned off for easy and safe handling. The purpose of this invention is to provide a kitchen unit with a heating device that has high performance.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the technical means taken by the present invention is to install an electric fan heater in the storage space under the sink or dish drainer of the kitchen unit installed in the household kitchen room. The lower side of the door for opening and closing the front surface of the lower storage space is hinged to the bottom plate of the sink or dish drainer, and a foot warming mat equipped with an electric heater is stretched on the inner surface thereof, In response to the opening operation of the door body, an electric circuit between the electric fan heater and the foot warming mat is closed, and in response to the closing operation of the door body, the electric circuit is opened. It is something.

Effect of the invention The present invention is configured as described above, so that when the door whose lower side is hinged to the bottom plate of the sink or drainer cooktop is opened, the fan heater installed in the lower storage space of the sink or drainer cooktop can be opened. A foot warming mat placed on the inside of the door body can be used to comfortably heat the soles and body of the person cooking.When the door body with the foot warming mat placed on it is closed, the heating device can be turned off. It is compactly stored and easy to handle, making it easy to clean and cook, and the electric circuits for the fan heater and foot warmer are closed when the door is closed, making it easy to use. There is no risk of a misfire.

Embodiment To explain the configuration of the present invention with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawings, 1 is a sink that is used in parallel with a cooking table 2, a drainer 3, and a gas stove 4, and 5 is a gas range. be. Usually, the kitchen unit A is constructed by appropriately changing the arrangement according to the usability of the housewife who uses these units. The sink 1 has a water tank 8 at the top for washing vegetables and tableware, which has a drain hole connected to a drain pipe 7 with a trap 6. In addition, the lower part of the water tank 8 is covered on three sides except for the front hinged door 9 in a box shape with a metal decorative steel plate or the like, and the bottom plate 10 is stretched slightly above the kitchen floor 11.

Reference numeral 12 denotes an electric fan heater, which has a horizontally elongated box shape in the width direction of the sink 1, and has a horizontal insulation board 14 at the top and an insulation board 1 that slopes downward inward.
4a are provided to prevent the temperature inside the sink 1 from rising, and the horizontal heat insulating board 14 can be used as a shelf to store tableware and other items. Swinging door 9 in front of the sink
The lower part is bent into an L-shape, and the edge thereof is fixed to the bottom plate 10 with a hinge. A foot warming mat 13 made of flame-retardant fiber is stretched on the inner surface of the swing door 9 with a heat insulating plate 15 interposed therebetween. A heating wire (not shown) is woven into the foot warming mat 13, and one end of the wire passes through a hole made at the end of the fan heater 12 and is connected to the power cord 1.
It has become 8. This power cord 18 is loosely inserted into a hole 21 opened at the side end of the fan heater 12, and can be freely inserted and retracted as the hinged door is opened and closed.

The power cord 18 is connected to the micro switch 17 together with the power cord of the fan heater 12, and further guided to the bottom side of the kitchen unit A and connected to an outlet. The hinged door 9 is designed to be opened by pulling a concave handle 19 to release a locking tool 20. The fan heater 12 is provided with an independent foot switch 16 that can be operated with a foot, in addition to the micro switch 17 mentioned above. This switch 16 can be turned on and off alternately by stepping on it. Also fan heater 1
2 is equipped with a manual power switch 22, and it is set so that when the hinged door 9 is closed, the power to both the fan heater 12 and the foot warming mat 13 is turned off by a separately provided micro switch 17. This switch 22 is used to turn off the power regardless of whether the swing door 9 is opened or closed when the heater is not used at all in the summer.

In the above configuration, if the handle 19 is pulled to open the swing door 9, the foot warming mat 13 stretched on the inner surface of the swing door 9 will appear on the floor 11, and at the same time the micro switch 17 will be activated and the foot warming mat will be activated. Since the electric circuit 13 is closed, those who cook can stand on the foot warming mat 13 to keep the soles of their feet warm. Since the power cord of the fan heater 12 is connected to the micro switch 17 together with the power cord 18 of the foot warming mat 13, the electric circuit of the fan heater 12 is closed, and the fan heater 12 can be heated by operating the foot switch 16 as necessary. 12 can be operated simultaneously to comfortably heat the body. Furthermore, when the heating is not in use, by closing the swing door 9, the fan heater 12 and foot warming mat 13 can be stored compactly, making cleaning and cooking operations easier. Since the electric circuits of the fan heater 12 and the foot warming mat 13 are both automatically opened by the micro switch 17, there is no risk of misfire from the stored heating equipment.

Effects of the Invention In short, the present invention provides an electric fan heater in the lower storage space of the sink or dish drainer of a kitchen unit installed in a household kitchen room, and a door body that opens and closes the front of the lower storage space. The lower side is hinged to the bottom plate of the sink or dish drainer countertop, and a foot warming mat with an electric heater installed is placed on the inner surface thereof, and an electric fan heater is installed in response to the opening operation of the door body. Since the electric circuit with the foot warming mat is closed and the electric circuit is opened in response to the door closing operation, the housewife can freely turn on both heaters depending on the degree of coldness when cooking. Since it is usable, you can comfortably perform cooking operations. In addition, when cleaning the kitchen room, there is no need to move and return the foot warmer with a long cord like in the past, just open and close the door to move the foot warmer from the floor to the inside of the sink. It can be easily cleaned up and stored, so there is no risk of the cord breaking. Furthermore, since the power switch of the fan heater and the foot warmer is turned off at the same time as the door is closed, there is no risk of misfire, and safety in use can be ensured, which is an extremely useful practical effect.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the kitchen unit with a heating device according to the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a front view of the kitchen unit, FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same, and FIG. 3 is a Y, Y' cross section of FIG. 2. Figure 4 is the X in Figure 2,
FIG. In the figure, A...kitchen unit, 1...
Sink, 2... Cooking table, 3... Drainer, 4... Gas stove, 5... Gas range, 6... Trap, 7...
...Drain pipe, 8...Water tank, 9...Holding door, 10...
Bottom plate, 11...floor (kitchen), 12...fan heater, 13...foot temperature mat, 14...insulation board, 15...insulation board, 16...foot switch (fan heater), 17... Switch, 18...
...power cord, 19...handle, 20...locking tool,
21...hole, 22...switch.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] An electric fan heater is installed in the lower storage space of the sink or drainer cooktop of a kitchen unit installed in a household kitchen room, and the lower side of the door that opens and closes the front of the lower storage space is connected to the sink or drainer cooktop. A foot warming mat is hinged to the bottom plate and has an electric heater installed on its inner surface, and an electric circuit between the electric fan heater and the foot warming mat is closed in response to the opening operation of the door body. A kitchen unit with a heating device, characterized in that the electric circuit is configured to open in response to a closing operation of a door body.