DE8611375U1 - Kitchen block, especially for installation in minibuses or mobile homes - Google Patents

Description

Description

Kitchen unit, especially for installation in minibuses or mobile homes

The innovation concerns a kitchen unit, in particular for installation in minibuses or mobile homes, which is mounted on rails attached to the vehicle floor and can be fully or partially extended out of the vehicle and, in addition to a refrigerator, comprises at least one cooking unit and a washing unit.

Such a kitchen unit is described in the German utility model 80 25 647. The well-known kitchen unit can be pushed out of the interior of a mobile home on rails in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, so that the cooking unit can be operated from outside and at the same time the interior space is enlarged. Kitchen smells and cooking fumes are created outside and can easily evaporate into the environment.

The well-known kitchen unit also includes a refrigerator and other cupboards for storage space. In a storage room under the kitchen unit there is a gas bottle

for the cooker and a water storage tank that is accessible through the rear door of the vehicle.

The well-known kitchen block is mounted on rails in the vehicle floor and can be extended on these through the rear door of the vehicle.

In contrast, the present innovation is based on the task of creating a universally usable kitchen unit that can be attached to standard minibuses and also to mobile homes without any modifications to the vehicle * so that it does not cause any disruption during the journey and can be easily extended when the vehicle is parked.

According to the innovation, this task is solved by

the cooling block on at least two connected to a common

Corner adjacent sides doors and/or drawers

having,

that it has an independent water supply for the rinsing cell,

and that its upper side is formed by a horizontally movable or hinged cover plate

The above solution features enable the insertion

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•of such a kitchen unit instead of a bench seat in minibuses, whereby it is only necessary to ensure that rails are attached to the underside of the kitchen unit, which correspond to those of a bench seat in the vehicle.

It is important that the kitchen unit is independent of the vehicle in terms of its energy supply, and certainly its water supply. It can therefore be used in a position pushed out or removed from the vehicle without any special energy connections.

The door on the front side facing the vehicle door opening is particularly useful, as it provides access to both the fresh water tank and the used water tank in the washing cell. Replacing the tanks is therefore not a major inconvenience, which is important for daily use, e.g. on camping trips or hiking trips.

It is particularly useful that the new kitchen unit consists of individual components that are combined in a frame and are interchangeably fixed in the frame. This makes it possible to meet individual requirements for the individual components, namely

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Cooking unit, sink unit, refrigerator, cupboard parts and
etc. must be taken into account flexibly.

Because the cooking cell can be completely or partially

is arranged extendable, the splash contamination I

be kept to a minimum when cooking. §

Because the cooking cell can be easily removed |

can be easily replaced by another one, I

e.g. replacing a spirit stove with an electric stove |

I or a gas cooker. 1

The water pump for pumping fresh water from the Fresh water tank requires very little electricity, so |

that in the interest of self-sufficient operation of the |

Flushing cell advantageously powered by its own battery

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A kitchen unit equipped with a spirit stove can
can therefore also be used independently of the vehicle,
The charger, which is usually connected to the car battery,
Refrigerator, when used properly, provides the required
Can maintain cooling temperature for several hours even without power supply. Particularly suitable for this
The purpose is to use so-called oscillating compressor refrigerators with
hermetically sealed coolant circuit.

During the journey, the kitchen unit is mounted immovably on rails attached to the vehicle floor, whereby the floor rails are preferably used for a removed bench seat and the same rails as are standard on the bench seat are used on the kitchen unit. The kitchen unit is therefore positioned across the vehicle instead of a bench seat, in minibuses preferably directly behind the driver's seat and passenger seat and thus like a table in front of the rear bench seat. By horizontally pulling out the cover plate of the kitchen unit, a table surface is created for the people sitting on the rear bench seat.

An example of the innovation is explained below using the drawing. It shows

Fig. 1 is a perspective overall view of the minibus with the kitchen unit partially extended;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the kitchen unit, viewed on its own;

Fig. 3 a view through the side sliding door of a minibus with corresponding space for the arrangement of the kitchen block;

Fig. 4 a view according to Fig. 3 with the kitchen unit installed; and

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Fig. 5 shows a section of the minibus with the kitchen unit partially extended.

Fig. 1 shows a minibus (1) with the side sliding door (2) open. A kitchen block (3) protrudes through the door opening, consisting of several structural units that are combined in a frame (4). All doors of the kitchen block (3) are closed in this illustration.

In Fig. 2, the kitchen unit (3) is shown on its own with the doors open. In the middle, a refrigerator (5) is arranged under a cooking unit (6), which is a spirit stove. To the right of these two middle units, a cupboard (7) with three drawers is provided for storage space. To the left of the two middle units, the washing unit (8) is arranged, which includes a sink (9) with a tap (10), and under the sink (9) a fresh water tank (11) and a service water tank (12). An invisible water pump arranged inside the fresh water tank (11) delivers fresh water through a supply line (13) to the tap (10). The sink (9) is connected to the service water tank (12) via a drain line (14). The two water tanks are accessible via a double-leaf door (15) which opens onto one end of the

The kitchen block is covered at the top by a cover plate (16) pushed out to the side in Fig. 2. To simplify the graphic representation, neither the fastening means for the individual components of the kitchen block in the frame (4) nor the guides for the horizontal displacement of the cover plate (16) are shown. Two rails (17) attached to the underside of the kitchen block are shown in sections in the area of the washing cell.

Fig. 3 shows a view through the open sliding door of the minibus (1). On the vehicle floor (18) you can see the parallel rails (19) attached there, onto which the rails (17) of the kitchen block (3) are pushed.

As shown in Fig. 4, the track on the rails

(19) of the vehicle floor (18) (3) occupies the position of the front seat of the minibus, i.e. it is directly behind the driver's seat

(20). The kitchen unit (3) extends over approximately the entire width of the minibus (1). Its cover plate (16) is moved backwards so that it forms a table top for the

(21) of the minibus (1). The front door (15) is closed.

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According to Fig. 5, the kitchen unit (3) is partially extended through the opening of the side sliding door ¹ '(2); the cover plate (16) of the kitchen unit is pushed back. The top view shows the sink (9), the cooking unit (6) and the cupboard (7). All of these units are arranged between the side cheeks of a tubular frame (4). The door of the refrigerator (5) is closed, as is the front door (15) of the washing unit (8).

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Claims (1)

&Iacgr; · - r &bull; r · I · · Expectations Kitchen unit, in particular for installation in minibuses or mobile homes, which is mounted on rails (19) attached to the vehicle floor (18) and can be fully or partially extended from the vehicle (1) and comprises, in addition to a refrigerator (5), at least one cooking unit (6) and one washing unit (8),
characterized, that it has doors and/or drawers on at least two sides adjoining a common corner, that it has an independent water supply for the washing cell (8), and that its upper side is formed by a horizontally slidable or foldable cover plate (16). Kitchen unit according to claim 1, characterized, that rails (17) are attached to its underside _which correspond to those of a seat of the vehicle (1). lI Oll Kitchen unit according to claim 1, characterized in that it consists of individual components combined in a frame (4) which are interchangeably fixed therein. Kitchen unit according to claim T, characterized in that one front side is designed as a single or double-leaf door (15) is formed. Kitchen unit according to claim 1, characterized in that the cooking cell (6) is arranged so as to be completely or partially extendable horizontally. Kitchen unit according to claim 1, characterized in that a water pump with its own battery is provided for the water supply in addition to a fresh water tank (11) and a service water tank (12). i t &diams; 9 · 4 « i · * 1 &bull; · » i &bull; *· lit Hfl III I &iacgr; I ! 9 Kitchen block according to claim 6,
characterized. that the two water tanks (11; 12) are arranged so as to be accessible through the front door (15). Kitchen unit according to claim 1, characterized by^ that the cooking cell (6) is arranged above the refrigerator (5) between a washing cell (8) and a cupboard part (7)