JP2002031356A - Elevating-type cooking equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide elevating-type cooking equipment that is inexpensive and is high in handleability. SOLUTION: This elevating-type cooking equipment is provided with a microwave oven 41 that is arranged in a cabinet 31, rotary arms 35 and 36 for supporting the microwave oven 41 so that it can be elevated easily, an elevation support unit 37 for rotatably supporting the rotary arms 35 and 36, and an accommodation chamber 33 that is arranged at the cabinet 31, thus elevating the microwave oven 41, that is directly arranged in the cabinet 31 by rotary arms 35 and 36 and the elevation support unit 37 with a single operation and easily elevating the microwave oven 41 without the need for a drive device. Also, by installing an accommodation chamber 33, the accessories (turntable, square dish, or the like) of the microwave over 41, instruction manuals, and the like can be accommodated, thus providing the elevation-type cooking equipment that is inexpensive, high in handleability, and has improved practical accommodation efficiency.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vertical cooking device used in a kitchen or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional cooking appliance of this type, for example, there is one described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-45249, etc. FIG. 6 is a front view and FIG. 7 is a side view. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a conventional appliance is a cooking appliance 2.
When using the trolley 0, the operation panel 16 is first operated to lower the elevating shelf 5 in the main body 1 by the driving device 14, and then the handle 29a of the box 29 provided in the elevating shelf 5 is pulled to remove three boxes. By the link mechanism consisting of the rods 24, 25, 26,
The cooking appliance 20 was largely extended to the vicinity of the counter C side of the floor cabinet A and used together with the box 29. In addition, 7b is an elevating rack 5 that moves up and down.
The inside is a shelf board divided into right and left by a partition plate 7a.

[0003]

However, in the above-described conventional elevating type cooking appliance, the main body 1 and the elevating shelf 5 have a double structure, and in addition, the arm 29 is not extended when the handle 29a is gripped. Requires a costly drive unit 14, and requires two operations, a lowering operation by the operation panel 16 and a lowering operation by the link mechanism, and further moves the cooking appliance 20 to near the upper surface of the counter C. Since the user descends, during actual work using the cooking appliance 20, the user takes a forward leaning posture that looks into the cooking appliance 20, and there is a problem that a burden is applied to the knees and hips.

There is another problem that the bottom of the box 29 collides with kitchen utensils placed on the upper surface of the counter C when the cooking appliance 20 is lowered.

Further, the cooking appliance 20 itself is
, The storage rack 5 and the box 29 are housed in a so-called triple configuration, so that not only the cost is increased but also the practical storage space is reduced.

Further, the lowering position of the storage shelf 7b is as follows:
Determined by the descent by the driving device 14, the upper shelf 7b
Is located higher than the handle 29a when the cooking appliance 20 and the elevating rack 5 are stored in the main body 1.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a lifting and lowering type cooking appliance which is inexpensive, easy to use, and has high practical storage efficiency.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, an up-and-down cooking appliance according to the present invention supports a cabinet, a cooking appliance disposed in the cabinet, and a vertically movable cooking appliance. It has a rotating arm, an elevating and lowering support unit that rotatably supports the rotating arm, and a storage room arranged in the cabinet.

According to the present invention, a cooking apparatus directly arranged in a cabinet can be easily moved up and down by one operation by a rotating arm and a lifting and lowering unit, and it is inexpensive, easy to use, and has high practical storage efficiency. Can be provided.

[0010]

The invention according to claim 1 is a cabinet, a cooking appliance arranged in the cabinet, a rotating arm for supporting the cooking appliance so as to be able to move up and down, and a rotatably supporting the rotating arm. By having a lifting support unit and a storage room arranged in the cabinet,
The cooking equipment directly arranged in the cabinet can be moved up and down by one operation by the rotating arm and the lifting support unit, so that the cooking equipment can be easily raised and lowered without requiring a driving device. In addition, cooking equipment is arranged directly in the cabinet and a storage room is provided, so that accessories and instruction manuals for cooking equipment can be stored in this storage room, and it is inexpensive, easy to use and practical It is possible to provide a vertically movable cooking appliance with good storage efficiency.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the storage room is provided in the space below the cabinet, it is easy to reach when putting in and taking out the stored items, and the work of putting in and out can be performed easily.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the storage room is provided in the space below the elevating support unit, the entire lower space (W and D dimensions) in the cabinet can be used as the storage room.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, since a partition member is provided between the storage chamber and the elevating / lowering support unit, the height of the stored items can be regulated, and the contact when the cooking appliance goes up and down is naturally avoided. can do.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a door is provided in front of the cabinet, and the door is configured to close the cabinet including the storage room, thereby exposing the cooking equipment and the storage items in the storage room. Can be prevented, and the appearance can be improved.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, since a storage portion is provided around the cooking appliance, many kitchen-related articles and the like can be stored, and cooking workability can be improved.
Further, the space in the cabinet other than the space occupied by the cooking appliances can be effectively used.

According to the seventh aspect of the invention, since the bottom surface of the storage portion is formed in a flat shape from the front surface to the rear portion, the storage capacity of the corner portion is improved and the storage volume can be increased.

According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, since the handle for lifting operation is provided below the front side of the storage section, the handle is most easily reached when the cooking appliance is raised and lowered from the cabinet, and the lifting operation is facilitated. It can be carried out.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, since the center of the cooking appliance at the maximum descent position of the cooking appliance is configured to be substantially equal to the eye level, the cooking operation can be performed in a comfortable posture. Thus, the entire cooking appliance can be easily seen.

According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, the cooking appliance can be prevented from overheating in the cabinet by cutting off the power supply to the power supply unit when the cooking appliance is raised and stored.
Safety can be ensured.

According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, the weight and volume of the built-in power supply unit are reduced by half compared to the transformer power supply by using a microwave oven using an inverter power supply as the power supply unit of the cooking appliance. The cooking appliance can be reduced in weight by 1/3, and as a result, the cooking appliance can be reduced in weight and can be moved up and down with a lighter operating force.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, the weight and volume of the built-in heating radio wave generator are compared with those of the magnetron by using a microwave oven using a solid-state oscillation element as the heating radio wave generator of the cooking appliance. As a result, the cooking appliance can be reduced in weight to a small weight of 1/2 to 1/3, and as a result, the cooking appliance can be reduced in weight and can be moved up and down with a lighter operating force.

[0022]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
This will be described with reference to FIG.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a side view showing an example of installation of a cooking appliance in a kitchen in a lowered state, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is a right side sectional view showing the lowered state of the cooking appliance, FIG. 3 is a front view showing the lowered state of the cooking appliance, FIG. 4 is a right side sectional view showing the raised storage state of the cooking appliance, and FIG. It is a left sectional view showing a descending state.

1 to 5, reference numeral 31 denotes a cabinet installed above a wall surface of a kitchen or the like. In a space 32 below the cabinet 31, a storage room 33 is constituted by a partition member 34.

The first rotating arm 35 having a substantially S-shape, which is bent forward to avoid contact with the partition member 34 and whose tip is bent again in the opposite direction, is provided on both inner side surfaces of the cabinet 31. And two second rotating arms 36 having a substantially L-shape at the rear are installed in the form of a flat plate on the same plane, and the first rotating arm 35 and the second rotating arm 36 are rotatably pivoted. An elevating support unit 37 to be supported is configured. Further, by making the first rotating arm 35 have a substantially S-shape, contact with the tip of the second rotating arm 36 is also avoided.

The storage room 33 is provided with a lifting support unit 37.
The partition member 34 is also formed in the lower space 32 of the lifting support unit 37.

Numeral 38 denotes a stopper provided outside the elevating and lowering support unit 37 and having a rubber-like cushioning material 39.
The rotation angle of the second rotation arm 36 is regulated by the stopper 38. Reference numeral 40 denotes an interlocking connection shaft for connecting the base portions of the first rotation arms 35 facing left and right. The interlocking connection shaft 40 allows the first rotation arms 35 to rotate together.

Reference numeral 41 denotes a cooking appliance, for example, a microwave oven stored in the cabinet 31. An operation unit 42 such as a heating timer is provided in the front, and an inverter power supply 43, a solid-state oscillating element 44 and the like are provided inside. 45 is a microwave oven 41
, Which is configured to contact with the cabinet 31 when the microwave oven 41 is stored, and to cut off the power supply to the inverter power supply 43 when the microwave oven 41 is stored.

Reference numeral 46 denotes a storage portion formed below the microwave oven 41. The bottom surface 47 of the storage portion mainly has a large distance between pivot points (R1, R2) of the first and second rotating arms 35, 36. Thereby, it is possible to avoid contact with the partition member 34 at the time of the vertical rotation, and the entire surface from the front surface to the rear surface has a planar shape. Reference numeral 48 denotes a handle for raising and lowering disposed below the front side of the storage part 46, and is constituted by a pipe or the like.

The distal ends of the first rotating arm 35 and the second rotating arm 36 pivotally supported by the lifting support unit 37 are
The rotating arm 36 is located near the uppermost rear of the microwave oven 41,
In addition, the first rotating arm 35 is placed in front of it,
By pivoting directly to microwave oven 41 by 9
A four-sided parallel link mechanism 50 is configured, and the microwave oven 41
The storage section 46 is supported so as to be able to move up and down.

The first and second rotating arms 35, 36
Is a tilt correcting means 51 for preventing the microwave oven 41 from tilting.
Is provided. As the inclination correcting means 51, the distance R1 between the pivot points of the first rotating arm 35
6 is several mm longer than the distance R2 between the pivot points. By slightly deforming the parallel link mechanism 50 in this manner, a gap is present at the pivot point of the first and second rotating arms 35 and 36, and the gap is present in front of the microwave oven 41 generated by the weight of the microwave oven 41. This is to prevent inclination.

52 is located in front of the cabinet 31;
A door that is opened and closed by a double door or the like is configured to close the entire cabinet 31 including the storage room 33 (only shown in FIG. 4).

Further, inside the lifting support unit 37,
The buffering means 53 and / or the urging means 54, which operate in conjunction with the rotation of the second rotating arm 36, that is, the raising and lowering of the microwave oven 41, or both of them, are configured (only shown in FIG. 5).

In the above configuration, the cabinet 31
Adopted a standard wall cabinet, and adopted a height of 700 mm and a depth of 350 mm in external dimensions.

In the microwave oven 41, the first and second rotating arms 35 and 36 supporting the microwave oven 41 are not straight, but are bent into a substantially S-shape and a substantially L-shape.
Can be lowered significantly. In the present embodiment, the distance from the bottom plate 55 of the cabinet 31 to the bottom surface 47 of the storage section 46 by the stopper 38 is set to be about 450 mm.

Next, a description will be given of an example of installation of the liftable cooking appliance in the kitchen according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the standard installation height of the cabinet 31 depends on the distance from the floor cabinet 56 and the like installed below the elevating cooking appliance, so that the standard height of the cabinet 31 is from the floor surface 57 to the top surface 58 of the cabinet 31. Up to around 2300 mm is common.

At the standard installation height, the microwave oven 4
1 and the storage section 46 are lowered by 450 mm, the height of the center of the microwave oven 41 at this time is 1400 mm from the floor surface 57.
The height is about the same as the eyes of about 90% of adult women excluding the elderly. At this time, the distance from the floor surface 57 to the uppermost portion 59 of the microwave oven 41 is about 1600 mm,
Approximately 90% of adult women can reach the top 59 and can perform cleaning and other care, for example. Further, the distance to the handle 48 in the state of being stored in the cabinet 31 is about 1700 mm in the present embodiment, and it is understood that it is not necessary to extend the arm extremely long. Further, the storage room 33
Is located between the uppermost portion 59 of the lowered microwave oven 41 and the stored handle 48, so that there is no need to lower the storage chamber 33 itself.

The floor cabinet 56 is assumed to be a standard cabinet, and the height of the counter top surface 60 is
850 mm and a depth of 650 mm were adopted from the floor surface 57. Therefore, at the maximum lowered position of the microwave oven 41 and the storage unit 46, a space of about 300 mm can be secured from the counter top surface 60 to the bottom surface 47 of the storage unit 46. That is, kitchen utensils 61 that are usually placed on the top surface 60 of the counter, except for fixed appliances such as dishwashers and dryers,
Electric rice cookers are about 280mm or less, and pots are generally 200
mm or less, beer bottles are 300 mm or less, and most items are 300 mm or less. Therefore, if there is a space of about 300 mm at the maximum descent position, it is possible to prevent collision with the kitchen utensils 61.

The operation in the above configuration and installation example will be described.

When the microwave oven 41 and the storage section 46 are lowered, the user holds the handle 48 for raising and lowering operation, and
One operation of pulling down the microwave oven 41 and the storage unit 4
6 is a parallel link mechanism 5 by first and second rotating arms 35 and 36 on which the lifting support unit 37 is rotatably supported.
0 and the inclination correcting means 51, always rotate horizontally and in an arc shape as shown by a dashed line in FIGS. 1 and 2, and descend to the maximum descending position constituted by the stopper 38.

At the maximum descent position, the user can perform a cooking operation in a comfortable posture, and can put in and out of stored items without using a stepping board or the like.

When the microwave oven 41 and the storage section 46 are raised and stored, when the storage section 46 is pushed up again by holding the handle 48, the microwave oven 41 and the storage section 46 are rotated in an arc like the downward movement. Then, it is stopped at a predetermined position by the stopper 38 in the cabinet 31 and stored.

As described above, the microwave oven 41 disposed in the cabinet 31, the rotating arms 35 and 36 for supporting the microwave oven 41 so as to be movable up and down, and the elevating and lowering support unit 37 for supporting the rotating arms 35 and 36 rotatably. And the storage room 33 arranged in the cabinet 31, the microwave oven 41 directly arranged in the cabinet 31 can be moved up and down in one operation by the rotating arms 35 and 36 and the elevating support unit 37. Accordingly, the microwave oven 41 can be easily raised and lowered without requiring a driving device. In addition to the arrangement of the microwave oven 41 directly in the cabinet 31 and the provision of the storage room 33, accessories (turntables, square plates, etc.) of the microwave oven 41, instruction manuals and the like are provided in the storage room 33. Can be provided, and it is possible to provide an inexpensive and easy-to-use lifting / lowering cooking appliance with high practical storage efficiency.

Further, since the storage room 33 is provided in the lower space 32 of the cabinet 31, it is most easily accessible when storing and removing the stored items, and it is possible to easily perform the loading and unloading operation.

Further, the storage room 33 is moved up and down
Of the cabinet 31
All the inner and lower spaces (W and D dimensions) 32 can be used as the storage room 33.

The storage room 33 and the lifting support unit 37
By providing the partition member 34 between them, the height of the stored items can be regulated, and the contact when the microwave oven 41 moves up and down can be naturally avoided.

A door 52 is provided in front of the cabinet 31.
The door 52 is configured to close the cabinet 31 including the storage room 33, so that the microwave oven 4
1 and the storage in the storage room 33 can be prevented from being exposed, the aesthetic appearance can be improved, and the invasion of pests and the like at the time of closing can be prevented.

Further, the storage section 46 is provided below the microwave oven 41.
, Many kitchen-related articles and the like can be stored, and the workability of cooking can be improved. Further, the space inside the cabinet 31 other than the space occupied by the microwave oven 41 can be effectively used.

Further, since the bottom surface 47 of the storage section 46 has a flat shape from the front to the rear, the storage capacity of the corner portion is improved and the storage capacity can be increased.

Further, since the handle 48 for raising and lowering operation is provided below the front side of the storage portion 47, the handle 48 is most easily reached when the microwave oven 41 is moved up and down from the cabinet 31, so that the raising and lowering operation can be performed easily. Can be.

Further, since the center of the microwave oven 41 is formed at a height substantially equal to the eye level at the maximum descent position of the microwave oven 41, the cooking operation can be performed in an easy posture, and Can be fully checked.

Also, at the time of ascending storage, the microwave oven 4
By employing a configuration in which the power supply to the first power supply unit 43 is cut off, overheating in the cabinet 31 can be prevented, and safety can be ensured.

The cooking appliance 41 is a microwave oven using an inverter power supply for the power supply unit 43.
The weight and volume of the built-in power supply unit 43 can be reduced to 1/2 to 1/3 the weight and volume of the transformer power supply,
As a result, the microwave oven 41 becomes lightweight, and can be moved up and down with a lighter operating force.

The cooking appliance 41 includes a heating radio wave generator 4.
By using a microwave oven using a solid-state oscillation element in No. 4, the weight and volume of the built-in heating radio wave generator 44 can be reduced to 1/2 to 1/3 the weight and volume of the magnetron, and as a result, The cooking appliance becomes lighter, can be moved up and down with a lighter operation force, and a more convenient lifting and lowering cooking appliance can be provided.

Although the microwave oven has been described as an example in the embodiment, the present invention is not limited to the microwave oven, and the same effect can be obtained in other cooking appliances.

[0057]

As described above, according to the first to twelfth aspects of the present invention, a microwave oven arranged in a cabinet,
By providing a rotating arm that supports the microwave oven so that it can move up and down, a lifting support unit that rotatably supports the rotating arm, and a storage room that is arranged in the cabinet, the microwave oven that is directly arranged in the cabinet can be used as a rotating arm. With the lifting support unit, the microwave can be raised and lowered in one operation, so that the microwave oven can be easily raised and lowered without requiring a driving device. In addition, the microwave oven is arranged directly in the cabinet, and the storage room is provided, so that the accessories (turntable, square plate, etc.) of the microwave oven and the instruction manual can be stored in this storage room. It is possible to provide an inexpensive, easy-to-use and elevating-type cooking appliance with good practical storage efficiency.

Further, by providing a storage portion below the microwave oven, many kitchen-related items and the like can be stored, the workability of cooking can be improved, and the space in the cabinet other than the space occupied by the microwave oven can be reduced. It can be used effectively.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a lowered state of a cooking appliance and an example of installation in a kitchen in a vertically movable cooking appliance according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a right side sectional view showing the cooking appliance in a lowered state.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a lowered state of the cooking appliance.

FIG. 4 is a right side sectional view showing the storage state of the cooking appliance in a raised state.

FIG. 5 is a left side sectional view showing a lowered state of the cooking appliance.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a configuration of a conventional elevating cooking appliance.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing the configuration of the lifting type cooking appliance.

[Explanation of symbols]

 31 Cabinet 32 Lower Space 33 Storage Room 34 Partition Member 35 First Rotating Arm 36 Second Rotating Arm 37 Elevating Support Unit 41 Microwave Oven (Cooking Equipment) 43 Inverter Power Supply (Power Supply Unit) 44 Solid Oscillator (Heating Radio Wave Generator) 46 Storage section 47 Bottom 48 Handle 52 Door

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Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A cabinet, cooking equipment disposed in the cabinet, a rotating arm for supporting the cooking equipment so as to be able to move up and down, an elevating support unit for rotatably supporting the rotating arm, and being arranged in the cabinet. An elevating cooking appliance with a storage room. 2. The elevating cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein the storage room is provided in a space below the cabinet. 3. The up-down cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein the storage room is provided in a space below the up-down support unit. 4. The up-down cooking appliance according to claim 3, wherein the storage room includes a partition member between the up-down support units. 5. The up-down cooking appliance according to claim 1, further comprising a door in front of the cabinet, wherein the door closes the cabinet including the storage room. 6. The up-and-down cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein the cooking appliance includes a storage portion around the appliance. 7. The up-and-down cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein a bottom surface of the storage portion is formed in a flat shape from a front surface to a back surface. 8. The elevating cooking appliance according to claim 1, further comprising a handle for elevating operation at a lower front side of the storage portion. 9. The cooking appliance at a maximum descent position, wherein the center of the cooking appliance is configured to be substantially as high as the eye level.
An elevating cooking appliance according to any one of claims 8 to 8. 10. The up-down cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein the cooking appliance at the time of ascending storage is configured to cut off power supply to the power supply unit. 11. The lifting / lowering cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein the cooking appliance is a microwave oven using an inverter power supply as a power supply unit. 12. The up-and-down cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein the cooking appliance is a microwave oven using a solid-state oscillation element as a heating radio wave generator.