JPS6126366B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a kitchen device with a storage cabinet for storing kitchen utensils.

The aesthetic appearance of the various cabinets that make up kitchen equipment has generally been considered important. This does not stop the kitchen room from being just a kitchen work area,
It depends on the intention to use it as a living room, dining room, etc.

Even though kitchen equipment has improved its aesthetic appearance in this way, if the various kitchen items used there, as well as the utensil cases and colanders that house them, are left exposed, the aesthetic appearance of the kitchen equipment may be affected. Conventional kitchen equipment often exhibits the above-mentioned behavior, which results in spoiling the atmosphere and, in turn, spoiling the atmosphere of gathering.

In other words, the kitchen equipment includes various cabinets for storing various kitchen items, such as a base cabinet that supports the worktop, a dish cabinet (mizuya) placed next to it, and a hanging cabinet attached to the wall of the building above the worktop. However, these cabinets generally store kitchen items that are not used frequently on a daily basis, and do not store kitchen items that are frequently used on a daily basis, such as tableware used for each meal and for preparing and cleaning up after meals. The pots, cutting boards, kitchen detergent, etc. that are used are often left in tableware cases, dish racks, etc. set up around the sink.

The reason for this is that conventional kitchen equipment does not rationally associate the sink, which is the center of kitchen work, with the cabinet that houses various kitchen items. Another problem is that there are no storage cabinets in which kitchen items that are frequently used on a daily basis can be stored together. In other words, in conventional kitchen equipment, in order to store kitchen items that have been washed in the sink area into a storage cabinet, the washed kitchen items must be placed in a dish case, draining rack, etc., and then either wiped there or left for a certain period of time. After setting aside to drain and dry, place the dishes in the cupboard.
Pots are in the cabinet, cutting boards are in the base cabinet,
As mentioned above, it has become impossible to do this without the labor of carrying kitchen items separately to various storage cabinets. Therefore, due to the troubles mentioned above, unless you are a very methodical person, you do not put away frequently used kitchen items in the storage cabinet each time you use them, and ordinary people do not put them away in the storage cabinet every time they are used. They end up leaving them in tableware cases, draining racks, etc.

In this way, with conventional kitchen equipment, the kitchen items that are frequently used on a daily basis tend to be placed in the tableware cases set around the sink, draining racks, etc. The beauty of the garden was spoiled by the addition of draining shelves and other features.

Therefore, the present invention aims to improve the aesthetic appearance and usability of a kitchen device by arranging a storage cabinet that can store kitchen items in a rational manner and all at once on the side of a worktop having a sink.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In Fig. 1, 1 is a base cabinet that supports the worktop 2, 3 is a sink provided on the worktop 2, and 4 is a storage cabinet placed in the eye-level space S on the side of the sink 3. Although it is placed on a base 5 adjacent to the worktop 2, it may also be placed directly on the worktop 2. Reference numeral 6 denotes a side wall 4a of the storage cabinet 4 facing the sink 3, and a front wall 4 connected to this side wall 4a.
This is an opening formed over the area b, in which the side opening 6a and the front opening 6b are made continuous with each other. Reference numeral 7 designates a rack body provided within the storage cabinet 4, which is provided with several tiers of draining shelves 8 for storing kitchen items.
As shown in FIG. 2, this rack body 7 is movably supported on the rear wall 4c of the storage cabinet 7 via a known suspension rail 9, and is inserted into the storage cabinet 7 through the side opening 6a of the storage cabinet 4. 4 to an eye level space S above the worktop 2 in the vicinity of the sink 3. Reference numeral 10 denotes a stopper that restricts the maximum amount of the rack body 7 to be pulled out of the storage cabinet 4, and the stopper 10 is located at A in FIG. 3 in this embodiment.
As shown in , the rack body 7 is set to be drawn out with the end of the rack body 7 on the drawer side reaching at least near the sink 3 and with the rear portion l of the rack body 7 remaining in the storage cabinet 4. There is. 11 and 12 are openings 6 of the storage cabinet 4.
This is a door device that opens and closes, and is composed of a door 11 that opens and closes approximately half of the side opening 6a, and a door 12 that opens and closes the remainder of the side opening 6a and the front opening 6b that is continuous with it.The door 11 is a rack body. The door 12 is fixed to the side surface (the end surface on the drawer side) of the storage cabinet 7, and is rotatably attached to the storage cabinet 4 via a hinge 13. Reference numeral 14 denotes a water receiver provided at the bottom of the storage cabinet 4 to receive dripping water from the kitchen items stored in each draining shelf 8 of the rack body 7, and the entire structure is inclined downward toward the drain hole 14a. There is. Reference numeral 15 denotes a drain hose connected to the drain hole 14a for guiding the water received by the water receiver 14 to a sewer pipe or the like.

As in the above configuration, the rack body 7 is located at least in the eye level space S on the worktop 2 near the sink 3.
Therefore, when cleaning kitchen items in the sink 3 area, the operator can remove the kitchen items after cleaning while remaining in the sink 3 position, or by moving very slightly from the sink 3 position. They can be sequentially stored in the draining shelf 8 of the rack body 7. The kitchen items stored in the draining rack 8 are
Simply by moving the rack body 7 into the storage cabinet 4, it is stored all at once in the storage cabinet 4. After that, if the opening 6 is closed with the door devices 11 and 12, all the kitchen equipment can be removed. It can be kept in a calm state. Furthermore, the opening 6 of the storage cabinet 4 is formed continuously over the side wall 4a of the storage cabinet 4 facing the sink 3 and the front wall 4b connected to this side wall 4a, so that it can have a wide angle. Therefore, kitchen items can be easily taken in and out of the rack 7 from the diagonal direction of the storage cabinet 4, that is, from the front position near the sink 3, and therefore kitchen work can be done more efficiently.

Furthermore, as shown by A in FIG.
This is to make the dimension L of the rack body 7 as large as possible so as to increase the capacity of the rack body 7 to accommodate kitchen items, and to maximize the use of the space above the worktop 2. This is to make it happen. That is, as the overall dimension L of the rack body 7 increases, the amount of kitchen items that can be stored in the rack body 7 increases. This also causes the side effect that, for example, it is not possible to secure a large amount of space on the building wall W behind the worktop 2 to install a hanging cabinet or the like. However, with the above configuration, even if the overall size L of the rack body 7 is large, the space on the building wall W behind the worktop 2 is not obstructed by l dimension, so more hanging cabinets etc. can be installed on the building wall W. There are advantages. and the storage cabinet 4 of the rack body 7.
The presence of the front opening 6b makes it easy to take kitchen items in and out of the remaining portion l.

As explained above, the present invention allows the kitchen appliances to be stored all at once in the storage cabinet while the kitchen appliances are being washed in the sink, so the kitchen equipment can always be kept clean and tidy. It can be maintained in good condition, and it can also create a good mood for gatherings. In addition, the opening of the storage cabinet opens at a wide angle from the side wall of the storage cabinet facing the sink to the front wall connected thereto, so kitchen items can be easily taken in and out of the rack from the front near the sink, making kitchen work even easier. can be done efficiently. In addition, a stopper allows a part of the rack to remain in the storage cabinet so that the rack can be pulled out onto the worktop, and an opening is formed in the front wall of the storage cabinet almost opposite to the remaining part of the rack. As a result, the amount of protrusion of the rack can be reduced without reducing the size of the rack, allowing for more furniture to be placed in the eye-level space above the worktop, while still remaining in the storage cabinet. It is also easy to take kitchen items in and out of the rack.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a kitchen device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional side view of the same essential part, and FIG. 3 is a sectional front view of the same essential part, where A shows the rack when it is pulled out and B shows when the rack is stored. 2...Worktop, 3...Sink, 4...Storage cabinet, 4a...Side wall, 4b...Front wall,
6...Opening, 7...Rack body, 8...Draining shelf, 1
0... Stopper, 11, 12... Door, 14...
Water receptor, S...Eye level space.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A storage cabinet is placed in an eye-level space on the side of the sink provided on the worktop, and a continuous opening that can be opened and closed by a door is installed on the side wall of the storage cabinet facing the sink and the front wall connected to this side wall. a rack body with a colander that can be freely pulled out through the opening into the eye-level space above the worktop near the sink, and a stopper that restricts the maximum amount of the rack body that can be pulled out;
The rack includes a water receiver for receiving dripping water from kitchen items housed in the rack, and the stopper allows a portion of the rack to remain in the storage cabinet so that the rack can be placed at eye level above the worktop. A kitchen device in which a drawer is set in a space, and an opening on the front wall side of the opening is formed substantially opposite to a remaining portion of the rack body.