JP2001224450A - Kitchen cabinet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a kitchen cabinet which makes plumbing easy for a dish washer and excels in workability and maintenance. SOLUTION: A rear end (3b) of a drawing storage section (3) is disposed forward away from a back plate (2a) of a cabinet body (2). On the cabinet body there is formed a hole with an L-letter cross section from near the lower end of a front plate (4a) of a drawer (4) through the lower part of the rear end of the drawing storage section to the upper part of the rear end of the drawing storage section. The cabinet body has a rear space (10) extending longitudinally behind the drawing storage section and the rear space communicates with the lower space.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a kitchen cabinet. More specifically, the invention of this application relates to a kitchen cabinet that facilitates plumbing work for a dishwasher and has excellent workability and maintainability.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Residential kitchens include user needs,
A so-called system kitchen, which is formed by appropriately combining various units according to the size of the kitchen or the like, is provided. In addition, various devices are provided so that cooking, clearing, and the like can be easily performed, and a dishwasher is known as one of the devices. Some dishwashers have a drying function. When a dishwasher is incorporated in the system kitchen, a kitchen cabinet as shown in, for example, FIGS. 3 and 4 is often used.

[0003] In this kitchen cabinet, a dishwasher (1) is disposed above a cabinet body (2).
A drawer storage unit (3) is provided in a cabinet body (2) located below the dishwasher (1). The drawer storage section (3) has a drawer (4), and the drawer (4) can be operated in the front-rear direction of the cabinet body (2).

[0004] Such kitchen cabinets not only allow for the installation of a dishwasher (1), but also
It is also capable of storing food, tableware, fixtures, etc. used in the kitchen, and has excellent functionality.

[0005]

However, the kitchen cabinet shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 has some drawbacks in terms of workability and maintainability.

[0006] To the dishwasher (1), a pipe (5) for water supply and drainage is connected. The pipe (5) is usually provided from a lower space (6) formed below the drawer storage section (3) in the cabinet body (2).
Dishwasher (1) pulled out behind the backboard (2a)
Launched for. In order to facilitate the construction of such a pipe (5), in the kitchen cabinet shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the pedestal (7) is raised so that the lower space (6) is sufficiently large. I have enough in the direction.

However, on the other hand, the pedestal (7)
Since the height is higher, the front opening (3a) of the drawer storage section (3) has a small height direction, and the work of the pipe (5) is performed through the front opening (3a). ing.

That is, when the pipe (5) is constructed, the drawer (4) is removed from the drawer storage section (3).
If an opening is not formed in the partition plate (8) mounted on the upper end of the pedestal (7), this is also removed, and the lower space (6) is inserted through the front opening (3a) of the drawer storage unit (3). ) Is inserted and the work is performed. Therefore, although the lower space (6) is sufficient, the front opening (3a)
Since there is no margin in the height direction, it is difficult to insert the hand and it is difficult to confirm the hand.

Further, the lower space (6) of the cabinet body (2) is literally located below the cabinet body (2), and therefore, the cabinet body (2)
However, this hinders the work of setting up the pipe (5) behind the back plate (2a).

[0010] The above problems are common to the maintenance of the pipe (5). The invention of this application has been made in view of the circumstances described above. It is intended to provide.

[0011]

According to the invention of the present application, as a solution to the above-mentioned problems, a dishwasher is disposed on an upper portion of a cabinet body, and is attached to a cabinet body located below the dishwasher. A kitchen cabinet in which a drawer storage section having a drawer that is operable is provided, and a lower space is formed below the drawer storage section, wherein a rear end of the drawer storage section extends from a back plate of the cabinet body. An opening having an L-shaped cross-section is formed in the cabinet body, which is located at a distance from the front and extends from near the lower end of the front plate of the drawer toward the lower rear end of the drawer storage section and from there to the upper end of the drawer storage section. The cabinet body has a rear space extending in the height direction behind the drawer storage section, and the rear space communicates with the lower space. Down to provide a cabinet (claim 1).

According to the invention of this application, a removable lid is attached to the opening, and the lid has the same L-shaped cross section as the opening (claim 2). At the front end of the lid arranged near the upper end of the part, a girder material is vertically provided downward (Claim 3), and on the side plate of the cabinet body located near the upper end of the lower space,
The fact that an outlet for a dishwasher is provided (claim 4) is provided as a preferred embodiment.

Hereinafter, the kitchen cabinet of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings.

[0014]

1 and 2 are a sectional view and a front view, respectively, of a main part of a kitchen cabinet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

For example, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in the kitchen cabinet of the invention of this application, like the conventional kitchen cabinet shown in FIGS.
A dishwasher (1) is arranged above the cabinet body (2), and a drawer (4) which can be operated in the front-rear direction in a cabinet body (2) located below the dishwasher (1). A storage section (3) is provided.
A lower space (6) is formed below the drawer storage section (3).

On the other hand, in the kitchen cabinet of the invention of this application, the rear end (3b) of the drawer storage section (3) is arranged to be separated from the back plate (2a) of the cabinet body (2) forward, and (4) A cross section from near the lower end of the front plate (4a) to below the rear end (3b) of the drawer storage section (3) and from there to the upper part of the rear end (3b) of the drawer storage section (3). An L-shaped opening (9) is formed.
The cabinet body (2) has a rear space (10) extending in the height direction behind the drawer storage section (3), and the rear space (10) communicates with the lower space (6).

In the kitchen cabinet of the present invention, since the opening (9) is formed as described above,
The front opening (3a) of the drawer storage section (3) can be enlarged downward as compared with the conventional kitchen cabinet shown in FIGS. Therefore, it is easy to insert a hand into the lower space (6) during construction and maintenance work of the pipe (5), and it is also easy to confirm a hand.
Moreover, since the cabinet body (2) also has the rear space (10) as described above, the pipe (5) can be started up in this rear space (10), and the pipe (5) 5) the back plate (2a) of the cabinet body (2)
You can also pull out behind. Therefore, the cabinet body (2) does not hinder the start-up of the pipe (5), and the work is facilitated. In general, plumbing work for the dishwasher (1) becomes easy.

Further, in the kitchen cabinet of the invention of this application, the rear space (10) is provided with the drawer storage section (3).
The rear end (3b) of the cabinet body (2)
a), the depth of the cabinet body (2) is limited by the rear space (1).
0) does not have the same depth as the cabinet body (2) of the conventional kitchen cabinet shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. Therefore, in the system kitchen, the fitting with the various kitchen cabinets adjacent to each other is good, and in particular, the riser (7a) of the trolley (7) can be arranged flush, and the fitting is good.

A cover (11) can be attached to the opening (9) as shown in FIGS. This lid (11) has the same L-shaped cross section as the opening (9). That is, the lid (11) includes a horizontal portion (11a) and a vertical portion (11b) vertically suspended from one end thereof. The horizontal part (11a) partitions the drawer storage part (3) and the lower space (6), and the vertical part (11b) partitions the drawer storage part (3) and the rear space (10). Such a lid (1
1) is detachable, and can be removed from the opening (9) at the time of installation and maintenance of the pipe (5). For this reason, there is no hindrance to the construction of the pipe (5).

The cover (11) is provided with a spar at a front end (11c) arranged near the upper end of the pedestal (7) of the cabinet body (2) at the time of mounting, specifically, a front end of the horizontal portion (11a). The material (12) can be suspended downward. With this girder material (12), the size of the drawer storage section (3) and the lower space (6) in the cabinet body (2) can be adjusted.

When the girder member (12) is omitted, the drawer storage section (3) can be made sufficiently large, and the storage amount of the drawer (4) can be increased. Since the rear space (10) is formed in the cabinet body (2) as described above, in order to make the drawer storage section (3) sufficiently large, it is necessary to omit the girder material (12) or to reduce it as much as possible. Be effective.

On the other hand, when the girder member (12) is provided, the lower space (6) of the cabinet body (2) is set in FIGS.
Can be secured in the same manner as the conventional kitchen cabinet shown in FIG. In addition, since the lower space (6) has a margin in the height direction by providing the girder material (12), the dishwasher (1) is provided on the side plate (2b) of the cabinet body (2) located near the upper end thereof. Outlet (13) can be provided.

Conventionally, the outlet (13) is provided on the kitchen wall facing the kitchen cabinet, and as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the plug (14) of the power line of the dishwasher (1) and the ground wire ( 15) Dishwasher (1)
At the back rear of the device, it was designed to be plugged into the outlet (13) and removed. Therefore, the dishwasher (1) is often in the way during electrical work.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the outlet (13) is connected to the lower space (6) of the cabinet body (2).
By arranging it on the side plate (2b) located near the upper end of
The plug (14) and the ground wire (15) of the power line of the dishwasher (1) can be inserted and removed without disturbing the dishwasher (1), thereby facilitating electrical work. The workability and maintainability of the kitchen cabinet are further improved.

Of course, the invention of this application is not limited by the above embodiments. It goes without saying that various configurations are possible for the detailed configuration and structure of the cabinet main body, the drawer storage section, the drawer, and the pedestal section.

[0026]

As described in detail above, the invention of this application facilitates plumbing work for a dishwasher. A kitchen cabinet excellent in both workability and maintainability is provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a main part of a kitchen cabinet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a main part of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a conventional kitchen cabinet.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a main part of the kitchen cabinet shown in FIG. 3;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Dishwasher 2 Cabinet body 2a Back plate 2b Side plate 3 Drawer storage section 3a Front opening 3b Rear end 4 Drawer 4a Front plate 5 Piping 6 Lower space 7 Tie ring 7a Kick-in section 8 Partition plate 9 Opening 10 Rear space 11 Lid 11a Horizontal part 11b Vertical part 11c Front end 12 Girder material 13 Outlet 14 Plug 15 Ground wire

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A dishwasher is disposed on an upper portion of a cabinet body, and a drawer storage section having a drawer operable in a front-rear direction is disposed on a cabinet body located below the dishwasher. A kitchen cabinet in which a lower space is formed below a drawer storage unit, wherein a rear end of the drawer storage unit is disposed forward away from a back plate of the cabinet body, and a drawer storage unit is provided near a lower end of a front plate of the drawer. An opening having an L-shaped cross section extending downward from the rear end to the upper rear end of the drawer storage portion is formed in the cabinet main body, and the cabinet main body extends rearward in the height direction behind the drawer storage portion. A kitchen cabinet, characterized in that the rear space communicates with the lower space. 2. A removable lid is attached to the opening, and the lid has the same L-shaped cross section as the opening.
Kitchen cabinet as described. 3. The kitchen cabinet according to claim 2, wherein a girder material is vertically provided downward at a front end of the lid, which is arranged near an upper end of the base ring portion of the cabinet main body when the cabinet body is mounted. 4. The kitchen cabinet according to claim 3, wherein an outlet for a dishwasher is provided on a side plate of the cabinet body located near an upper end of the lower space.