CN102395734A

CN102395734A - Sink with storage rack assembly

Info

Publication number: CN102395734A
Application number: CN2010800187709A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 贾森·R·米勒; 尼尔斯·J·艾尔姆斯
Original assignee: Kohler Co
Current assignee: Kohler Co
Priority date: 2009-04-30
Filing date: 2010-04-29
Publication date: 2012-03-28
Also published as: WO2010127090A1; EP2425063A1; EP2425063B1; CA2759216A1; US20100275368A1

Abstract

A combined sink (18) and storage rack (50) assembly is disclosed. The assembly includes a sink basin (22), a work area (20) integral with the sink basin (22), and a wire rack (50) hung underneath the work area (20) at a side of the basin (22). Spring clips (26) mounted on the sink basin (22) and work area (20) hook the rack (50). Sections of the rack's wire that insert into the spring clips (26) are coated with an elastomer (60), such as silicone rubber, in order to dampen vibrations transmitted from the sink (18).

Description

The tank assembly that contains magazine

Cross reference to related application

The application requires based on U.S. Provisional Application 61/174,003 priority in (April 30 2009 applying date).

The research of federal patronage or exploitation statement: unavailable.

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of tank that is fixed with magazine, said magazine is used to place the multiple accessory useful to tank.The present invention be more particularly directed to be provided with the assembly of the device that can alleviate the vibration of conducting through sink basin.

Background technology

Typical tank has a sink basin, is used to accept water, and is provided with the drain hole that is used for draining in its bottom.Tank also comprises outwardly directed top edge.Sometimes also can integrate the operation/catchment that cardinal principle is smooth in the side of said basin.

The drain hole that is positioned at said basin bottom part links to each other with sewer pipe.Usually, a garbage disposer can be set between drain hole and sewer pipe, be used to grind discarded object.Garbage disposer possibly be an important source through the vibration of tank assembly conduction.

Tank is often with using like bowl, chopping block, plate, strainer and more similar accessories.People relatively hope can these objects be placed on the place near tank in time spent not, and this provides a kind of selection just for the design of the existing tank that does not have similar storage area.

Tank is combined with magazine, and easily kitchen tools are placed near it, this idea is well known in the prior art.For example referring to No.6,241,330 United States Patent (USP) has wherein disclosed a kind of interior expandable type magazine of cabinet that is placed on the sink basin top.

And the tank in a lot of kitchens is installed in the cabinet top (being similar to hollow tank) that can deposit object.Yet the bottom space of these cabinets often need be used for such as the storage sponge, other purposes such as powder and scrubber wash the dishes.

In incoherent file, disclosed magazine of suspension under refrigerator shelf.Can disclose a kind of beverage frame of installing from a shelf suspension referring to United States Patent(USP) No. 3,805,964.

Under any circumstance, still there are needs, to address these problems better to storage system available on tank.

Summary of the invention

The invention provides a kind of tank assembly.It comprises sink basin, links to each other with said basin and from outwardly directed operating space, the top of said basin, and is installed under the operating space and receives the magazine that said operating space supports.Said magazine also can receive the support of said basin sidewall, said operating space can with said basin global formation.

In a preferred form, first hook is installed on the soffit of operating space, the side surface in the basin outside is equipped with second hook.Magazine preferably adopts a kind of metal wire frame, is provided with the wire part, tangles magazine thus thereby can be hooked by hook.A kind of elastic body such as silicon rubber is wrapped in the wire part to alleviate vibration.

In some form, have four similarly hooks at least, on the side surface that wherein two are installed in the basin outside, on the soffit that wherein two are installed in the operating space.Same, described hook is spring clip also.

Other preferred version comprises:

(a) magazine is provided with a support, and said support is provided with the lip curb of a convexity in its front portion, fall from magazine in order to prevent article; And

(b) magazine is provided with a support, and said support is provided with cutout regions in its front portion, so that take off article from magazine.

Though said tank and magazine can be formed by multiple material, metal is the preferable material of making tank, equally also is the base of optimum selection material of making magazine.Yet especially when the basic material of magazine was metal, the part that contacts with hook of magazine preferably need be coated by one deck elastic body.One deck clad makes the wire of magazine can very closely be installed to securing member such as in the spring clip like this, can alleviate any from the vibration of tank biography to magazine simultaneously.

In some such embodiment, around periphery wiry, elastic body can form one or more snippets elastomeric isolation pipe.The elastomeric isolation pipeline section preferably is arranged on the periphery wiry that is positioned at the top of magazine, and the magazine length wiry of inserting hook fastener like this just can comprise such pipeline section.Though the elastomeric isolation pipeline section can be along magazine complete length expansion wiry, they can be defined on the part that is installed in magazine insertion hook fastener wiry basically.

Therefore, the customer has just had a kind of selection, and they can install an accessory magazine and need not to take the valuable storage space of tank cabinet bottom.In addition, when needing, the space of waste just can be used to storage now in the past, and its extra-pay is relatively low.

According to following description and accompanying drawing, these and other advantage of the present invention is understood obvious.Though a preferred embodiment is described and describes, the content that it should be understood that these disclosures is not to be a kind of restriction.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the stereogram of tank of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the elevation of tank shown in Figure 1;

Fig. 3 is the left view of tank shown in Figure 1;

Fig. 4 is the cutaway drawing of the left comer of going forward of tank assembly shown in Figure 1;

Fig. 5 is the lateral view of one of them spring clip securing member shown in Figure 1;

Fig. 6 is the front elevation drawing of spring clip securing member shown in Figure 5;

Fig. 7 is the cutaway drawing of the following preceding left comer of tank assembly shown in Figure 1;

Fig. 8 is the lateral view of another kind of spring clip securing member shown in Figure 1;

Fig. 9 is the front elevation drawing of spring clip securing member shown in Figure 8;

Figure 10 is the tank of combination of the present invention and the elevation in magazine assembly left side;

Figure 11 is and the similar view of Fig. 3, only below operating desk, has hung a metal wire frame;

Figure 12 is and the similar view of Fig. 4, but shown the part that will insert the spring clip securing member of metal wire frame in addition;

The phantom of the magazine when Figure 13 is installation;

Figure 14 is and the similar view of Figure 13, but demonstration is complete mounted magazine;

Figure 15 and Figure 14 are similar, but have adopted the spring clip of Fig. 8.

The specific embodiment

At first referring to Fig. 1-3, show tank 18 of the present invention, said tank has the rectangular substantially sink basin 22 of shape.Sink basin 22 has a basal surface 23, which is provided with common drain hole 24, is used for liquid and other objects that are contained in sink basin 23 are arranged down.The garbage disposer (not shown) can be installed in drain hole 24 below, be used for grinding any discarded object that is contained in sink basin 22.

Operation/catchment 20 is integrated with sink basin 22, and stretches out (in the present embodiment) from the left side of sink basin 22.The surface of operating space 21 is smooth basically, and substantially than basal surface 23 height of sink basin 22, so that liquid and discarded object 20 are transferred to sink basin 22 from the operating space.

Tank 18 also comprises 4

spring clips

26,28 that are installed on the assembly 18.Wherein two spring clips are the spring clip 26 that side direction is installed, and are installed on the sink basin external surface left side 34.Two spring clips are the spring clip 28 that install the bottom in addition, are installed on the operating space basal surface outside 32.

Now more specifically referring to Fig. 4-6, show the spring clip 28 that install the bottom, be installed in assembly and go forward on the left comer 36.Spring clip 28 comprises rigid vertical extension 40 and is used for spring clip is installed in the rigidity level extension 42 on the operating space basal surface.Spring clip 28 extends into downwards has certain flexible U-shaped part 44.

Below more specifically with reference to figure 7-9, show the spring clip 26 that side direction is installed, be installed at the bottom of the assembly before on the left comer 38.The spring clip that side direction is installed comprises rigid vertical extension 40, is used for spring clip is installed in the side.Spring clip 26 extends into downwards has certain flexible U-shaped part 44, and said U-shaped partly designed to be used a part of inserting a club or an object.

Referring to Figure 10, magazine 50 is designed to dismountable being suspended on the operating space 32 (like the framework of operating space).The bar-like portion of magazine 50 is inserted in the

spring clip

26,28 and is held in place.Magazine is suitable for conveniently storing multiple object snugly, shown in dotted line among Figure 10.In order easily to fix stored object, the support front end 51 of magazine can comprise a notch portion 52.The support front-end and back-end 51 of magazine also can comprise a lip curb in addition, are used to prevent that the object that stores from falling from support.

Referring to Figure 11, show the more detailed lateral view on magazine 50 tops, magazine 50 is processed by wire 53 basically.The magazine wire 54 of top left side removably inserts in the spring clip of installing the bottom 28, and the wire 56 of top right side removably inserts in the spring clip of installing the side 26.The

magazine wire

54,56 of top left side and top right side is maintained in the

spring clip

26,28, and magazine 50 is suspended in below the operating space 20.

More specifically referring to Figure 12, along the part place that top metal silk 54 inserts spring clip 28, top magazine wire 54 comprises elastomeric isolation pipeline section 60, is located at the periphery of wire 54 roughly.Elastomeric isolation pipe 60 is processed by silicon rubber, and it is convenient to be easy to and safely top magazine wire 54 is inserted in the spring clips 28.

Referring to Figure 13-15, the magazine wire 54 of top left side and the magazine wire 56 of top right side all can coat elastomeric isolation pipeline section 60 in its periphery of inserting the part of spring clip 26,28.For the wire 54 of the top left side of inserting the spring clip of installing the bottom 28 and the wire 56 of the top right side of inserting the spring clip of installing the side 26, this part of this structure is identical.

How Figure 13-14 guarantees

top magazine wire

54 and 56 is formed suitable cooperation if further showing elastomeric isolation pipe 60.The magazine wire 54 that Figure 13 shows top left side is inserted into the situation in the spring clip of installing the bottom 28, and elastomeric isolation pipe 60 can compress when it is inserted in the U-shaped part 44 of spring clip 28.Figure 14 illustrates, in case insert, elastomeric isolation pipe 60 can provide unnecessary volume to expand, filling the U-shaped part 44 of spring clip 28, thereby make magazine can be safely with aptly attached on the spring clip, and so attached on the tank assembly.

Shown in figure 15, when the magazine wire 56 of the top right side that comprises the elastomeric isolation pipe was inserted into the U-shaped part 44 of the spring clip 26 that sidepiece installs, same process can take place.

Except can make the

magazine wire

54,56 simple and easy, suitable and be connected on the

spring clip

26,28 safely beyond, elastomeric isolation pipe 60 also can alleviate from the vibration of sink basin (for example being brought by garbage disposer) to magazine 50 conduction effectively.If there is not elastomeric isolation pipe 60, tedious click can be brought in metal and metal junction in the tank assembly, and can make magazine and be placed on the object overvibration there.

Therefore; The present invention has obtained the benefit of anticipation; Promptly can below the operating space of tank assembly, provide hidden and magazine easily; Also provide in addition simultaneously a kind of can be easily and safely with magazine attached to the mode on tank and/or the operating space, this method also can alleviate from the vibration of sink basin to the magazine conduction effectively.

The present invention is not limited to description of preferred embodiments.Opposite, in four corner of the present invention, also have various deformation, those as in claims, being stated.

Application on the industry

The invention provides the tank assembly, said tank assembly comprises one or more magazine that are installed in the operating surface below.

Claims

1. tank assembly comprises:

Sink basin;

Link to each other with said basin and from outwardly directed operating space, the top of said basin; And

The magazine that is installed under the said operating space and supported by said operating space.

2. tank assembly according to claim 1 is characterized in that said magazine also receives the support of the sidewall of said basin.

3. tank assembly according to claim 1 is characterized in that, said operating space and said basin global formation.

4. tank assembly according to claim 1 is characterized in that, first hook is installed on the soffit of said operating space, and second hook is installed on the side surface in the said basin outside.

5. tank assembly according to claim 4 is characterized in that, said magazine is the metal wire frame with wire part, thereby said wire part can be hooked by hook and tangled said magazine.

6. tank assembly according to claim 5 is characterized in that, the outer elastic body that covers of said wire part.

7. tank assembly according to claim 6 is characterized in that, said elastic body is a silicon rubber.

8. tank assembly according to claim 4 is characterized in that, is provided with four said hooks at least, on the side surface that wherein two are installed in the said basin outside, on the soffit that wherein two are installed in said operating space.

9. tank assembly according to claim 4 is characterized in that said hook comprises spring clip.