JPS5933320Y2 - dish dryer - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] This invention enables effective use of kitchen space by integrating a dish dryer and an article storage. This product relates to a dish dryer with a storage compartment that allows for easy loading and unloading of items, and its purpose is to prevent problems with the electrical system caused by water droplets and moisture in the drying chamber and deterioration of the items stored in the storage compartment. To provide a dish dryer with an article storage that is simple in structure and easy to manufacture and can prevent spoilage.

In conventional dish dryers, for example,
As can be seen in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 46-25475, the heater was installed inside the drying chamber with a heat-insulating structure, so a support structure and electrical wiring for the heater were required on the bottom wall of the drying chamber. However, the structure and manufacturing process of the drying chamber were complicated.

Furthermore, in a device that uses the air that comes into contact with a heater for drying as shown in the above-mentioned Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 44-66, water that is brought into the drying room on the dishes and moisture generated during the drying of the dishes are removed. Touching a heater or the like could shorten the life of the heater's electrical system or cause electrical trouble.

In addition, as in Japanese Patent Publication No. 44-115, a circulation inlet and a circulation outlet for internal air are provided on the ceiling wall of the inner box, and a heater and a circulation outlet are provided in the space between the ceiling wall and the top plate of the outer box. The bottom wall of the drying room is formed into a net shape, and a heater and a fan are installed below it, as in the case of a heat storage cabinet equipped with a fan that can be used for both drying dishes and keeping food and insect towels warm. The installed dish dryer had a similar drawback because water droplets and moisture flowed toward the heater.

The dish dryer with article storage according to the present invention eliminates these conventional drawbacks and also prevents water from dripping into the article storage at the bottom even if water leaks from the drying chamber. The inside of the rectangular parallelepiped main body, which is composed of left and right side plates, rear side plates, top plate, and bottom plate, is divided into upper and lower parts by partition walls, and a dryer storage area is formed in the upper part, and an article storage area is formed in the lower part. A box made of a heat insulating material is inserted into the dryer storage section, and the front side is open and a hot air outlet is formed in the upper part of one side wall in the left and right direction, and the inside of this box is used as a drying room. A heater and a fan are installed between the side wall of the box body made of insulating material having the hot air outlet and the side plate of the main body, which draws in and heats the outside air from the outside air intake port formed in the side plate. A hot air generator is inserted so that hot air generated by the hot air generator is blown into the box body from the hot air outlet, and the front side plate of the hot air generator has the The hot air generator is characterized in that the operating section of the hot air generator is provided with a door having an exhaust port on the front surface of the opening of the box.

An embodiment of this invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In the figure, 1 indicates the left and right side plates, the back side plate, the top plate 15,
The main body is composed of a bottom plate, etc., and the inside of the main body is divided into upper and lower parts by a partition wall 23, and the upper part has a dryer storage part, and the lower part has a door 6 with a handle 5 on the front. Article storages 4 each having a shelf 7 are formed.

A box 10 made of a heat insulating material, which has a rectangular parallelepiped shape with an open front and a warm air outlet 11 at the upper part of the left side wall, is inserted into the dryer storage section, and the inside of the box 10 is dried. It is formed in chamber A.

A hot air generator (not shown) consisting of a heater and a fan that sucks and heats outside air from an outside air intake port 9 (described later) is inserted between the left side wall and the side plate of the main body 1, and generates hot air. It is configured such that hot air generated by the generator is blown into the drying chamber A, that is, inside the box body 10, from the hot air blowing hole 11.

Reference numeral 3 designates a side plate provided on the front surface of the hot air generator, and is provided with an operating section 8 for operating the hot air generator for a set time by a timer, and an outside air intake port 9.

Reference numeral 2 denotes a door with a handle 5 provided on the front surface of the opening of the box body 10.

12 is a transparent window made of plastic or the like provided in the center of the door 2, and a suitable number of vertically long through holes 13 are formed over almost the entire surface as shown in FIG. It is.

The through holes 13 are used as exhaust ports for hot air that has entered the drying chamber A.

Further, 14 is a power plug extending from the back or side of the dryer 1.

The top plate 15 has a flat top surface so that cooking utensils such as a microwave oven, electric rice cooker, electronic jar, toaster, etc. or other kitchen utensils can be placed on the top surface thereof, and the cooking utensils are placed on the front side. A power outlet 16 is provided for use.

Next, reference numeral 17 is a resin tableware basket having a water tray 18 fixed to its lower part via four legs 25, and can be freely taken in and out of the drying chamber A.

The water tray 18 has dish-shaped bottom portions 18a, b, and c.

d and the side wall portion 18e are integrally formed of plastic or the like, and the bottom surface portions 18a, b.

c and d are inclined downward toward the through-hole 19 so as to send the water droplets on the top surface to the through-hole 19 provided for the water screen on the front side of the central part of the bottom part, as shown in FIG. It is provided.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a small water reservoir case made of resin that is inserted into and removed from the front of the water tray 18, and is open at the top so that water droplets falling from the hole 19 are collected in the water reservoir case 20. It is large enough to be

2L21' is a guide that guides the water reservoir case 20 to the bottom of the hole 19, and the front surface of the water reservoir case 20 is connected to the water tray 1.
When the case 20 is inserted until it is flush with the front surface of the guide 21.2, the guide 21.
1' A stopper (not shown) is provided at an appropriate location.

Reference numeral 22 designates a handle portion recessed in the front surface of the water reservoir case 20.

Since the present invention has the above-mentioned configuration, it is possible to effectively utilize the space in the vertical direction in the kitchen, and unlike conventional products that are placed on the counter or table, it does not interfere with kitchen work. Moreover, since the drying chamber is located at an appropriate height, in addition to the effect that tableware can be easily put in and taken out from the corners, the following effects were obtained.

A hot air blowout hole is provided in the upper part of the side wall of the box made of heat insulating material, and a hot air generator that sucks and heats outside air is provided between the side wall and the side plate of the main body, and the dry air generated by this hot air generator is installed. The heated air is forcibly blown into the box through the hot air outlet by a fan, and the warm air containing moisture from drying the dishes is exhausted to the outside through the exhaust port on the door. The side wall of the box made of insulating material prevents water droplets and moist air from entering the hot air generator side from the hot air outlet when inserting the dishes into the drying room, and prevents heat conduction from the drying room to the hot air generator side. This prevents electrical system troubles and shortened service life due to water droplets, moisture, and heat transfer from the drying room.

◎ Since the hot air outlet is formed in the upper part of the side wall of the box made of insulating material, the distance between the hot air outlet and the ceiling of the drying room is short, and the driest hot air immediately after being blown out from the restriction hole is dried. It will flow along the ceiling of the room.

Therefore, water droplets are less likely to adhere to the ceiling surface, and water droplets adhering to the ceiling surface can be prevented from falling onto the drying dishes.

A hot air generator consisting of an O-heater and a fan is installed on the main body side, and a box made of insulation material is inserted into the main body to create a drying chamber inside the box, so a heater etc. is installed inside the box. The structure of the drying room is simple as there is no support structure,
In particular, since the hot air generator is inserted between the side wall of the box made of insulating material and the side plate of the main body, the degree of processing of the box is low, the box itself is easy to manufacture, and the temperature It is easy to manufacture and assemble without requiring a complicated structure to prevent the humid air coming out of the exhaust port from short-circuiting to the heater side, unlike when the wind generator is installed on the top of the box.

Further, the work for assembling the electrical system is concentrated on the main body side, and since this work can be done before inserting the box body, the box body does not get in the way and manufacturing of the main body side is easy.

Furthermore, the box can be stably supported by the partition wall inside the main body, making it easy to assemble the box and the main body. Because the inside of the main body is partitioned into upper and lower parts by side walls, there is a drying room. The goods storage is double partitioned by the bottom wall of the box and the partition wall, so even if water droplets leak from the box, they will not fall into the goods storage and will remain inside the storage. It maintains hygiene and prevents deterioration and spoilage of stored items.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 1 is an overall perspective view of a dish dryer with an article storage compartment, Fig. 2 is a side sectional view thereof, and Fig. 3 shows a state in which the dishes are stored in the drying chamber. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a water tray. 1...Body, 2...Door, 3...
・Side plate, 4... Goods storage, 8... Operating unit, 9... Outside air intake port, 10... Box body, 11...・・Hot air outlet, 13・・・・・・
Through hole (exhaust port), 23...Partition wall, A...
...Drying room.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] The interior of the main body, which is structured by a side plate, a top plate, and a bottom plate, is divided into upper and lower parts by a partition wall, and a dryer storage part is formed in the upper part and an article storage part is formed in the lower part. teeth,
A box made of insulating material with an open front and hot air blowing holes formed in the upper part of one side wall in the left and right direction is inserted, and the inside of this box is used as a drying room. A hot air generator consisting of a heater and a fan is inserted between the side wall where the hot air blowing hole is located and the side plate of the main body, and the hot air generator is made of a heater and a fan that sucks and heats outside air from an outside air intake port formed in the side plate. , the warm air generated by the hot air generator is blown into the box body from the hot air blowing hole, and an operation part of the hot air generator is mounted on a side plate on the front side of the hot air generator. A dish dryer with an article storage, characterized in that a door having an exhaust port is provided on the front surface of the opening of the box body.