JPH075809Y2 - Tableware dryer - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a tableware drying cabinet in which two or more tableware drying rooms are defined, and an appropriate amount of hot air can be blown into each table.

[Prior art and its problems]

The basic structure of a conventional tableware drying cabinet is one drying room for storing tableware, a heater for sending hot air to the drying room,
It is generally composed of

However, in general, this type of tableware drying cabinet is often used as it is without transferring the dried tableware to another tableware even after the tableware is dried, and therefore, when performing the next drying, However, it had the trouble of having to take out the dried tableware before.

Further, in the above-mentioned conventional tableware drying cabinet, since the amount of hot air blown to the drying chamber is constant, it is not possible to adjust the airflow rate according to the amount of tableware, and there is also a problem that there is much waste. Had.

The present invention was devised in view of such a current situation, and its object is to have two or more drying chambers and to configure an appropriate amount of hot air to be blown into each of the drying chambers. Thus, the drying chambers can be used alternately and efficiently, and moreover, the water accumulated in the water receiving tray can be evaporated and dried at the same time as the dishes are dried, and the draining work of the water receiving tray can be greatly reduced. It is intended to provide a tableware dryer having excellent usability.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, a cabinet having two or more drying chambers for storing dishes and the like, and a hot air supply mechanism arranged adjacent to the drying chambers are provided. And a hot air path for supplying the hot air generated by the hot air supply mechanism to each of the drying chambers, and an air volume switching unit disposed at a branch portion of the hot air path for varying the amount of hot air to each drying chamber,
In the tableware dryer, the outlets on the drying chamber side of the hot air passages are arranged toward the inner bottom surface of the water trays arranged in the drying chambers, and the air volume is switched. A slide plate slidably mounted in a slit formed in the cabinet, a holder plate fixed to the back side of the slide plate, and a shaft hole of the slide plate and the holder plate. And a swing plate in which each boss is engaged with both notch grooves of the holder plate, and a damper fixed to the center hole of the swing plate.

[Action]

Therefore, in the tableware drying cabinet according to the present invention, the hot air passage communicating with each drying chamber can be opened and closed by operating the operation lever, so that the hot air is supplied to only one drying chamber. Thus, the drying chambers can be used alternately and the tableware can be efficiently dried by adjusting the air flow rate according to the amount of the tableware in each drying chamber.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to an embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the tableware drying cabinet according to this embodiment has two drying chambers defined by a partition wall 4 on the left and right sides.
A cabinet K having A and B, a hot air supply chamber C formed below the drying chambers A and B of the cabinet K, a hot air supply mechanism 10 arranged in the hot air supply chamber C, and a hot air supply A hot air passage 3 having one end connected to the hot air outlet of the mechanism 10 and the other end communicating with each of the drying chambers A and B, and an air volume switching rotatably arranged at a branch portion of the hot air passage 3. And a mechanism D.

The drying chambers A and B have doors 1 and 1 for opening and closing the front faces of the drying chambers A and B, and water trays 2 and 2 are detachably arranged at the inner bottom portions of the drying chambers A and B, respectively. Exhaust ports 6, 6 are opened on the outer wall of B.

The outlets 3a on the drying chamber side of the hot air passages 3 are directed toward the inner bottom surfaces 2a of the water trays 2 and 2, respectively.

Needless to say, the arrangement of the two drying chambers A and B is not limited to the one in which the hot air supply chamber C is formed below the left and right sides. For example, as shown in FIG. A hot air supply chamber C is provided between the two drying chambers A and B, or as shown in FIG. 4, a hot air supply chamber C is provided above the two drying chambers A and B, or , As shown in FIG. 5, two drying chambers A and B
A hot air supply chamber C is provided on the rear side, and two drying chambers A and B are vertically defined as shown in FIG. 6, and hot air is supplied to the sides of the drying chambers A and B. The chamber C may be provided.

The hot air supply chamber C accommodates the hot air supply mechanism 10, and a plurality of intake holes 16 are formed in the right outer wall thereof.

The hot air supply mechanism 10 includes an air guide tube 11, a blower 12, a flow dividing guide plate 13, a honeycomb (PTC) heater 14, and a damper chamber 15 that forms a part of the hot air passage 3.

The air guide tube 11 blows the outside air sucked into the hot air supply chamber C from the intake holes 16 to the honeycomb heater 14, and has the blower 12 inside. Of course, the blower 12 is rotationally driven by a drive source (not shown).

The diversion guide plate 13 guides the wind from the blower 12 to the air guide tube 11
This diversion guide plate 13 divides into two streams inside.
Due to the presence of, the amount of air blown to the honeycomb heater 14 is made uniform.

As is well known, the honeycomb heater 14 senses the passage of wind and generates heat, and its configuration is the same as that of a known one, so a detailed description thereof will be omitted here.

Inside the damper chamber 15 that constitutes the hot air passage 3, a damper 20 of an air volume switching mechanism D that adjusts the amount of hot air to the drying chambers A and B is arranged.

The air volume switching mechanism D is, as shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, a slide plate 23 slidably mounted in a slit E formed on the front side of the cabinet K, and a rear side of the slide plate 23. Holder plate 22 fixed to
An operating lever 24 fixed to the slide plate 23 and the shaft holes 23a and 22b of the holder plate 22, and a swing plate in which the respective bosses 21b and 21b are engaged with the notched grooves 22a and 22a of the holder plate 22. 21 and this swing plate 21
A support shaft 20d of the damper 20 fixed to the center hole 21a of the
It consists of In addition, reference numeral 17 in the drawing is a control lever 24.
It is an operating knob attached to the tip of the.

The slide plate 23 is formed of a long flat plate,
As shown in FIG. 7, the base end portion 24a of the operation lever 24 is disposed on the back surface side of the slit E and is provided in the shaft hole 23a.
Is stuck. Of course, this slide plate 23
The damper is arranged so as to generate a frictional force so as not to easily move between the cabinet K and the front plate F.
It is configured so that 20 can be stopped at any position.

The holder plate 22 is fixed to the back surface side of the slide plate 23 by means such as welding, and both ends thereof are
The substantially J-shaped notch grooves 22a, 22a are formed, and the bosses 21b, 2 of the swing plate 21 are provided in the notch grooves 22a, 22a.
1b is engaged, and the operation lever 24 is inserted in the shaft hole 22b.
The base end portion 24a of is fixed.

The swing plate 21 is composed of a cylindrical bearing in which the bosses 21b, 21b are rotatable, and the center hole 21
The support shaft 20d of the damper 20 is fixed to a.

The damper 20 is formed in a flat plate shape, and both upper edge portions thereof are formed with supporting shafts 20b, 20b protruding outward, and the supporting shafts 20b are provided with the supporting shafts 20b and 20b. The shaft 20d is projected.

The support shafts 20b, 20b of the damper 20 configured in this way
As shown in FIG. 7, is rotatably supported by a shaft hole 15a formed in the front plate F of the cabinet K and a shaft hole (not shown) formed in the back plate, and The damper chamber 15 constituting the branch portion is arranged so as to be divided into right and left.

It should be noted that reference numerals 15b and 15b in FIG. 7 denote openings formed on the upper side of the damper chamber 15, and these respective openings 15b are
Each is connected to the drying chambers A and B.

Therefore, the left and right drying chambers A of the tableware drying cabinet according to the above embodiment,
When using B at the same time, the operating knob 17 is set to the neutral position. At this time, since the damper 20 is vertically installed as shown in FIG. 2, the hot air passing through the honeycomb heater 14 has the same amount on the left and right sides, and the damper chamber 15 has the same amount.
It is blown into each of the drying chambers A and B through the opening 15b.

At this time, since the outlets 3a on the drying chamber side of the hot air passage 3 are arranged so as to face the bottom surface 2a of the water tray 2, the water collected in the water tray 2 is dried by the hot air blowing. To be done.

The hot air supplied into the drying chambers A and B is exhausted from the exhaust port 6 to the outside of the refrigerator after drying the dishes.

When the hot air is blown to only one of the drying chambers A and B, the slide plate of the air volume switching mechanism D
Slide 23 to the right or left of slit E.

Now, the case of blowing air only to the drying chamber A will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11, in which the operating knob 17 is slid rightward along the slit E. As a result, the operation lever 24 slides in the same direction, and the slide plate 23 and the holder plate 22 slide in the same direction as the operation lever 24 moves.

With the movement of the holder plate 22, the left boss 21b of the swing plate 21 engaged with the left boss receiving portion 22a of the holder plate 22 is pressed in the right straight direction, so that the swing plate 21 is 21b is rotated counterclockwise about the center of rotation, the right boss 21b of the swing plate 21 and the right boss receiving portion 22a of the holder plate 22 are disengaged, and as shown in FIG.
21 is set upright. Therefore, the damper 20 follows the rotation of the swing plate 21 and moves to the 10th position.
It rotates counterclockwise in the figure and closes the opening 15b of the drying chamber B.
Thereby, the hot air is supplied only to the drying chamber A. In this case, since the damper 20 is configured so as to be in close contact with the cushion material 15c arranged around the lower end of the opening 15b, the sealing is completed and the noise due to the vibration of the damper 20 is prevented. To be done.

Of course, when sending hot air only to the drying room B, the operating knob
17 can be slid to the left along the slit E, and when the hot air supply amounts to the drying chambers A and B are made different, it can be easily adjusted by changing the moving amount of the operating knob 17. can do.

(Effect of the Invention) As described above, the present invention has two or more drying chambers and is configured to blow an appropriate amount of hot air to each of the drying chambers. Therefore, by operating the operation lever, Since the hot air passage communicating with the drying chambers can be controlled to open and close, hot air can be supplied to only one drying chamber and the drying chambers can be used alternately, and the amount of dishes in each drying chamber can be adjusted. By adjusting the amount of air blown, the dishes can be efficiently dried, and moreover, the water accumulated in the water tray can be evaporated and dried at the same time as the dishes are dried. It can be greatly reduced and is easy to use. Furthermore, since the air flow rate switching means of the hot air passage is composed only of mechanical means, it can be provided at a low cost with few failures, and so on. Produce an effect.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a tableware drying cabinet according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof, and FIGS. 3 to 6 are modification examples of arrangement states of a drying chamber and a hot air supply chamber. FIG. 7 is a partial perspective view of the hot air blowing section, FIG. 8 is a partial perspective view showing the structure of the air volume switching means, FIG. 9 is its exploded view, and FIGS. 10 and 11 are dampers. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing an operating state of FIG. [Explanation of reference symbols] 3 ... Hot air passage, 3a ... Air outlet 10 ... Hot air supply mechanism, 14 ... Honeycomb heater 21 ... Swing plate 21b ... Swing plate boss 22 ... Holder plate 22a ... Holder plate boss receiving portion 22b ... Holder plate Shaft hole 23 ... Slide plate 23a ... Slide plate shaft hole 24 ... Operating levers A, B ... Drying chamber, C ... Hot air supply chamber E ... Slit

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A cabinet having two or more drying chambers for storing dishes and the like, a hot air supply mechanism disposed adjacent to the drying chamber, and a hot air supply mechanism for generating the hot air. In the tableware drying cabinet, which comprises hot air passages for supplying hot air to each of the drying chambers, and air volume switching means arranged at a branch portion of the hot air passages for varying the amount of hot air to each drying chamber, Each drying chamber side outlet of each hot air passage is arranged toward the inner bottom surface direction of each water tray arranged in each drying chamber, and the air volume switching means is a slit provided in the cabinet. A slide plate slidably mounted on the holder plate, a holder plate fixed to the back side of the slide plate, an operation lever fixed to the shaft holes of the slide plate and the holder plate, and a holder plate of the holder plate. Tableware drying cabinet, wherein the swing plate bosses are engaged with the notched groove, and a damper which is fixed to the center hole of the swing plate, that was formed from.