JP2002034687A - Kitchen sink - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sink which can hold a plate put on the sink so that the plate would not slide casually when used. SOLUTION: The sink is made up of the following parts: A ledge 7 is formed at least on upper edges of a front and a back walls 4a, 4b in the sink 4. The plate 8 can be supported on the sink by putting the front and back ends of the plate on the ledge 7. A dented part 6, which recesses, is made at a part of the back wall 4b of the sink 4, and a tray 12, which keeps detergent bottles, is equipped in the dented part 6 so as to be freely attachable and removable. A regulating means 19, which prevents the plate 8 put on the sink 4 from sliding either to the right or left, is made on the front end of the tray 12.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a support for a plate on an upper portion of a sink by placing the front and rear ends on at least the upper end edges of the front and rear walls of the sink. The present invention relates to a sink in which a concave portion is formed to protrude rearward, and a tray for accommodating or placing a detergent container or the like is detachably provided above the concave portion.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a sink which mainly improves the usability of a sink during cooking, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No.
No. 9643, and the like.

[0003] In the sink described in the above publication, a concave portion that projects rearward is provided in a part of the rear wall, and a detergent container or the like is accommodated or placed on the sink, and a step portion is formed at the front end. The cooking plate and the draining plate can be supported on the upper part of the sink by attaching the tray having it to the upper part of the concave part.

[0004]

However, for example, when cooking is performed on the cooking plate or when tableware or the like is placed on the draining plate, if the plate is inadvertently moved in the left-right direction, cooking is performed. Not only is it difficult,
There has been a problem that the plate is inadvertently moved and the tableware and the like easily fall.

An object of the present invention is to provide a sink capable of supporting a plate placed on an upper portion of a sink so as not to be inadvertently slid during use in order to solve the above problems. I do.

[0006]

In order to solve the above problems, a sink according to the present invention has a step formed at least at the upper end edge of the front and rear walls of the sink, and the front and rear ends are placed on the step. The plate can be supported on the upper portion of the sink, and a concave portion that projects rearward is formed in a part of the rear wall of the sink, and a detergent container and the like are accommodated above the concave portion. Or a sink on which a tray to be placed is detachably provided, the regulation being provided at the front end of the tray to restrict the sliding movement of a plate placed on the top of the sink in at least one of left and right directions. Means are provided. According to this feature, when the plate placed on the top of the sink is placed on the top of the sink, the sliding movement is surely regulated by the step formed on the front and rear upper edges of the sink and the regulating means. In addition, since the plate is not inadvertently moved during use, the usability of the plate is improved.

In the sink according to the present invention, the sliding movement of the plate placed on the upper part of the sink in the left-right direction is regulated by the step formed on the upper edge of the side wall of the sink and the regulating means. It is preferred that it is so. In this way, the plate can be easily fixed to either the left or right end of the upper part of the sink without providing a complicated regulating means on the tray.

In the sink according to the present invention, a support plate for supporting a rear end of a lower surface of a plate placed on an upper portion of the sink is provided at a front end of the tray so as to extend in the left-right direction of the tray. Is preferred. By doing so, the rear end of the plate can be supported by the support plate,
The plate can be stably placed at any position on the top of the sink.

In the sink according to the present invention, it is preferable that the restricting means is a stopper member provided so as to be in contact with a side surface of the plate. By doing so, the slide movement of the plate can be reliably restricted without performing any processing on the plate.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, FIG. 1 shows a main part of a sink 1 to which the present invention is applied. A hole 3 is formed at a predetermined position of a top plate 2 made of artificial marble or the like, and a sink 4 is fitted into the hole 3.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.
Is formed from a stainless steel plate in a substantially rectangular shape in a plan view, and a substantially semicircular concave portion 6 extending outward is formed in a substantially central portion of the rear wall 4a in the left-right direction.
Is deeper in part, so that a large pot or a ball can be accommodated in the sink 4. Note that the shape of the concave portion 6 is not limited to the above-described semicircular shape, and may be, for example, a square shape.

The front wall 4a, the rear wall 4b, the left and right walls 4 of the sink 4
A step 7 is formed on the upper peripheral edge of c (excluding the upper end of the concave portion 6 of the rear wall 4b), and an end of a draining plate 8 described later can be placed on the upper surface 7a of the step 7. ing.

On the rear side of the rear wall 4b, a flange piece 9 extending so as to surround the concave portion 6 is provided continuously from the upper end of the vertical wall 7b of the step portion 7. A curan 10 and a soap dispenser 11 are respectively provided upright.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a tray in which a pocket 13 for accommodating a detergent container for cleaning dishes and the like, a sponge, and the like is formed. On the rear side, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. A cutting board holding portion 14 for holding the cutting board in an upright state is formed.
A support plate 15 on which the lower surface of the front end can be placed is formed at a position one step lower so as to extend in the left-right direction. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, a plurality of long holes 18 for draining water are formed on the bottom surface of the pocket 13 so that water or the like attached to the contents can be discharged into the sink 4. Has become.

Dharma holes 16 are formed in the flat plate portions on the left and right sides of the pocket 13 in the tray 12, and the dharma holes 16 are respectively provided near the left and right sides of the recess 6 in the flange piece 9. By locking to the pin 17, it can be detachably attached to the upper part of the recess 6 in the sink 4.

Further, a stopper member 19 as a restricting means is provided so as to project upward at a central position in the left-right direction on the upper surface of the support plate 15. The left and right side surfaces 20 of the stopper member 19 are formed along the side surfaces of the R-shaped corner portion C of the drain plate 8.

When the tray 12 is attached to the sink 4 by the above-described method, the drain plate 8 having a plurality of drain grooves 21 formed on the upper surface is attached to the front wall 4 of the sink 4.
a, a rear wall 4b, an upper surface 7a of a step portion 7 formed at an upper end of one of the right and left side walls 4c, and a support plate 1 of the tray 12.
5 are respectively placed on the upper surface of FIG.
It can be placed on the upper left or right side of the sink 4 as shown by the dashed line.

The drain plate 8 thus placed on the upper left or right side of the sink 4 has the front and rear end side surfaces of the step portion 7 provided at the upper end of the front wall 4a and the rear wall 4b of the sink 4. By contacting the vertical wall 7b, the sliding movement in the front-rear direction is restricted, and the right and left ends of the vertical wall 7b of the step 7 provided at the upper end of the side wall 4c of the sink 4 and the side surface 20 of the stopper member 19 are provided. , The sliding movement in the left-right direction is regulated, so that it is stably fixed to the upper part of the sink 4.

Therefore, the draining plate 8 disposed on the upper part of the sink 4 does not slide inadvertently, and the tableware and cooking utensils placed on the upper part do not fall, so that it is safe.

Further, the draining plate 8 can be easily fixed to one of the right and left ends of the upper portion of the sink without performing complicated processing on the tray 12 and the draining plate 8.

Further, since the support plate 15 is formed on the tray 12, the drain plate 8 can be stably placed at an arbitrary position above the sink 4.

Further, the plate placed on the upper part of the sink 4 is not limited to the draining plate 8, and for example, a cooking plate 22 as shown in FIG. 5 can be applied.

Further, a stopper member 19 as a regulating means is provided.
Is not limited to only the stopper member described above, as long as it is configured so as to regulate the sliding movement of the plate placed on the upper surface of the sink 4 in the left-right direction. As shown, it may be constituted by a pin-shaped stopper member 23 projecting upward and the like.

As described above, the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can take various embodiments.

For example, in the above embodiment, the stopper member 19 is provided on the support plate 15 on which the lower surfaces of the rear ends of the draining plate 8 and the cooking plate 22 can be placed.
If the front and rear ends of each plate can be supported only by the step portions 7 before and after the sink 4, the support plate 15 and the like need not be particularly provided.

Further, although not particularly shown, the sliding movement of the plate in the front-back and left-right directions may be restricted only by the stopper member 19.

[0027]

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

(A) According to the first aspect of the present invention, the plate mounted on the upper part of the sink, when mounted on the upper part of the sink, is regulated by the step formed on the front and rear upper edges of the sink. The sliding movement is surely restricted by the means and does not inadvertently move during use, so that the usability of the plate is improved.

(B) According to the second aspect of the present invention, the plate can be easily fixed to one of the right and left ends of the upper portion of the sink without providing a complicated regulating means on the tray.

(C) According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the rear end of the plate can be supported by the support plate, the plate can be stably placed at an arbitrary position above the sink.

(D) According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the slide movement of the plate can be reliably restricted without performing any processing on the plate.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a main part of a sink provided with a sink to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a sink.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state where a tray and a plate are applied to a sink.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state where a cooking plate is applied.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a modification of the stopper member.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 sink 2 top plate 3 hole 4 sink 4 a front wall 4 b rear wall 4 c side wall 6 concave portion 7 stepped portion 7 a upper surface 7 b vertical wall 8 draining plate 8 a side surface 9 collar piece 10 curan 11 soap dispenser 12 tray 13 pocket 13 cutting board holding section Support plate 16 Dharma hole 17 Lock pin 18 Long hole 19 Stopper member (Regulator) 20 Side surface 21 Drain groove 22 Cooking plate 23 Stopper member (Regulator) C Corner

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A step is formed at least at an upper end edge of a front and rear wall of a sink, and a plate can be supported on an upper portion of the sink by placing the front and rear ends on the step. A part of the rear wall of the sink is formed with a recess that projects rearward, and above the recess, a sink in which a detergent container or the like is housed or a tray on which the tray is placed is detachably provided, A sink provided at a front end of the tray, the regulating unit being configured to regulate a sliding movement of a plate placed on an upper portion of the sink in at least one of right and left directions. 2. The sliding movement of a plate placed on the upper part of the sink in the left-right direction is restricted by a step formed on an upper end edge of a side wall of the sink and the restricting means. The sink according to claim 1, wherein 3. A supporting plate for supporting a rear end of a lower surface of a plate placed on an upper portion of the sink is provided at a front end of the tray so as to extend in the left-right direction of the tray. The sink according to 2. 4. The sink according to claim 1, wherein said regulating means is a stopper member provided so as to be able to abut on a side surface of said plate.