JPS6036093Y2 - kitchen furniture - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to movable kitchen furniture, and is particularly suitable for storing and using a dish dryer.

The present invention will be described in detail below along with the wagon type kitchen furniture shown in the drawings.

In Figures 1 and 2, 1 is a moving caster 2 at the bottom.
, 2, as shown in FIG. 2, it is divided into approximately six parts 6.
7. 8. 9. 10. It is divided into 11 sections.

Reference numeral 8 denotes a drying chamber which accommodates a case body of a dish dryer to be described later, and as shown in FIG. 1, a door 12 is pivotally attached to the front surface of the drying chamber so that it can be raised and folded.

Reference numerals 13, 13 are door stays for stably opening, closing, and holding the door 12, and especially play a role in firmly holding the door 12 in the open state.

12a is a door handle. On the left side of this drying chamber 8, a storage chamber 6 for a hot air generation unit, which will be described later, is formed through a partition wall 4, and at the bottom thereof, an accessory storage section is formed through a central partition wall 3.

The storage chamber 6 and the storage section 7 are both closed by a common glass door 14 that can be opened and closed laterally.

Reference numeral 9 is a front-open cooking utensil storage section formed at the bottom of the drying chamber 8, and 10.11 is a storage section for spices, magazines, etc.

Reference numeral 15 denotes a flat table forming the upper surface of the furniture body 1, which can be used as a cooking table or a table for electrical appliances.

Reference numeral 16 denotes a sub-table that is pivotally supported on the opposite side of the main body 1 from the door 12, and is supported on the same plane as the table 15 by a batten 17 as shown in FIG.
It plays an important role in expanding the range of uses.

The batten 17 has a right-angled triangular shape, is pivoted 17a on the side surface of the main body 1 so as to be rotatable laterally, and when the sub-table 16 is used, it is positioned outward as shown in FIG. 3 to support the sub-table 16. .

Reference numeral 18 is connected to a power cord 19 drawn out from below the main body 1 through a cosmic center provided above the glass door 14 on the side surface of the main body 1.

Therefore, this outlet 18 can be effectively used as a power source for electric appliances placed on the top surface of the table 15.

Although the general structure of the furniture body 1 is as described above, the tableware dryer housed in the furniture body 1 will be explained next with reference to FIG. 4.

In FIG. 4, reference numeral 20 denotes a dish dryer consisting of a rectangular case body 21 and a hot air generation unit 22 that is detachably attached to the body 21. The case body 21 includes a dish basket 23 for storing dishes and a top surface that is covered A removable lid 24 is provided.

24a is a small exhaust hole.

The hot air generation unit 22 is a collection of electrical components such as a fan, a heater, a timer, etc. for generating hot air, and the hot air generation unit 22a is connected to the case body 22.
It is attached to the hot air port 21a formed on the side surface of the case body 21 to send hot air into the case body 21.

Reference numeral 25 denotes a closing valve which closes the warm air opening 21a when the unit 22 is removed to prevent the entry of insects, etc., and is always biased in the closing direction by a spring.

As described above, the dish dryer 20 dries dishes in the state shown in FIG. 4, but the hot air generating unit 22 can also be used alone as a porta-pull dryer for drying cloths, cutting boards, etc.

In addition, since the case body 21 has no electrical components, it can be washed completely and can be used alone as a tableware case.

The dish dryer 18 is housed separately in the main body 1 of the kitchen furniture as shown in FIG. 5, with a case main body 21 and a unit 22.

In the same figure, 26 is a warm air blowing part 22a of the unit 22.
The connection port is formed in the partition wall 4 for insertion and fitting, and corresponds to the shape of the hot air blowing section 22a.

Reference numeral 27 denotes a valve for closing the connection port 25, which is always energized in the closing direction, and automatically closes the port 26 when the hot air generating section 22a is removed from the connection port 26.

Reference numeral 28 denotes an outlet provided inside the upper surface of the unit storage chamber 6, to which the power plug of the unit 22 is connected.

Reference numeral 29 denotes a case stand on which the case body 21 is placed and slides back and forth in the drying chamber 4 (see the perspective view in FIG. 1), and is formed by combining wire rods as shown in FIG. 6.

In FIG. 6, reference numerals 30 and 30 denote bottom frame members disposed in parallel in the lateral direction, each of which has its right side bent upward, and the cloth hooks 31, 31 are connected therebetween.

Reference numeral 32 denotes an inverted-shaped insertion portion formed on the left side of the bottom frame member 30.30.

Reference numerals 33 and 33 denote support legs formed in an oblong shape using wire rods, and are fixed to the lower part of the bottom frame member 30 and 30 in parallel with each other.

34 is a wire rod bent into a U-shape and both ends attached to the support legs 33.3.
It is a handle fixed to 3.

At the bottom of the drying chamber 8 (central partition plate 3), two rails 35.35 with a concave cross section are laid in the depth direction as shown in FIG.
It is slidably provided on the rail 35, 35 as shown in FIG.

Further, on the inner surface of the door 12, in order to pull out the case stand 29 forward from the drying chamber 8 when the door 12 is opened as shown in FIG. are provided parallel to each other, and the door 12
When opened, the rail 35 and door rail 36 form a series of guide rails as shown in FIG.

Therefore, the case stand 29 can move in and out along this guide rail, but there is a slight gap 37 between the corresponding ends of the rail 35 and the door rail 36, as shown in FIG. 7, in order to open and close the door 12. Therefore, attach this part 37 to the case stand 29.
When it crosses, there is some wobbling.

In order to reduce rattling, the front and rear ends 38,39 of the support legs 33,33 are formed in an R-shape.

Also, stop portions 35a and 36a are provided at the rear of the rail 35 and the front of the door rail 36 to prevent the supporting legs 33.33 of the case stand 29 from falling off.

When installing the case body 21 of the dish dryer 20 on the case stand 29, first pull out the case body 29 onto the opened door 12 as shown in FIG. 1, and place the case body 21 on the bottom frame member 30. place

In this case, the closure valve 25 of the case body 21 is installed so as to be opened by the insertion portion 32 of the case stand 29, as shown in FIG.

Note that the legs 20a, 20a of the dryer 20 are attached to the bottom 3 of the drying chamber 8.
There is no such thing as coming into contact with.

This state corresponds exactly to that shown in FIG. 8, and allows tableware to be taken in and out of the case body 21.

Note that if tableware is stored in the case body 21 with the case stand 29 extended to the door 12 side as shown in FIG. 8, the center of gravity will shift too far to the right and the furniture body 1 will lose stability. is provided and a weight 42 is fitted to maintain balance.

Since the kitchen furniture of the present invention has the above-described configuration, it can be used not only as a simple wagon but also as a multifunctional kitchen furniture equipped with a dish drying function.

Furthermore, when the dish dryer 20 is installed, the hot air generation unit 22 connected to the power outlet 28 via the power cord remains fixed, and only the case body 21 that stores the dishes can be taken in and out. Very easy to use.

This is because if the warm air generating unit 22 is taken in and out, the power cord will get in the way and the weight will be heavy, making it difficult to use.

Further, even when the case body 21 is taken out from the drying chamber 8, the drying chamber 8 can be used as various dryers using the warm air generated by the hot air generation unit 22.

In this case, the case stand 29 has various uses.

Since the kitchen furniture of the present invention is constructed as described above, it can be used not only as a simple wagon but also as a multifunctional kitchen furniture equipped with a dish drying function.

Moreover, if the case body is installed in the drying room, it is possible to not only dry dishes mainly but also use some warm air to dry cloths in the room. If not installed, the drying room can be used as a dryer using all the hot air sent from the hot air generation unit through the connection port.For example, cutting boards, knives, dish towels, etc. can be dried at the same time. Moreover, when the drying room is not used as a drying room, the case body can be taken out and used as a storage for various kitchen utensils, etc., and the space of the wagon can be used effectively.

Note that the case body taken out from the drying room can be used simply as a tableware case.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the kitchen furniture of the present invention, Figure 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the layout of the storage section of the furniture body, Figure 3 is an explanatory diagram when using a sub-table, and Figure 4 is an outline of the dish dryer. The configuration diagram, Figure 5 is an explanatory diagram of the dish dryer installed in the furniture body, Figure 6 is a perspective view of the case stand, Figure 7 is a side view of Figure 5, and Figure 8 is the kitchen furniture of the present invention. side view. Code, 1: Furniture body, 2: Casters, 4: Partition wall, 6:
Warm air generation unit storage chamber, 8: Drying room, 21: Case body, 22: Hot air generation unit, 26: Connection port.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] Kitchen furniture that has casters on the bottom for moving the furniture, in which a hot air generating unit is detachably attached to the case body to store the case of a dish dryer. A drying room is provided in the furniture body, and a storage room is provided adjacent to the drying room to store the hot air generation unit, and a partition wall that separates both rooms corresponds to the hot air outlet of the warm air generation unit. Kitchen furniture with a connection port.