JP2002065547A - Dishwasher - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a dishwasher preventing an upper storage cabinet from being damaged by steam discharged from the dishwasher disposed on a kitchen device. SOLUTION: This dishwasher 21 is disposed on a work top of the kitchen device 1, placing sideways a front face having a dish putting-in/out opening, and an exhaust port 23 provided at the front face is provided with an exhaust duct 24 with an outlet 25 positioned on the kitchen 2 side rather than a storage cabinet 12. The exhaust port 23 is formed at the side face of the dishwasher 21 to position the outlet end of steam in a storage on the front side of the kitchen 2 rather than the storage cabinet 12. As a result, even if a large quantity of steam is discharged outside from the exhaust port 23, the steam is discharged into the kitchen 2 without coming into contact with the storage cabinet 12.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dishwasher in a kitchen apparatus in which a storage cabinet is disposed above, and more particularly to a dishwasher capable of eliminating an adverse effect of steam discharged outside.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a general kitchen, a kitchen apparatus having a sink, a cooking space, a stove and the like is arranged along a wall surface, and an upper storage cabinet is arranged above the kitchen apparatus at an appropriate interval. I have.

In addition, a kitchen apparatus is arranged between the kitchen and the dining room so that they can be visually recognized from each other, and a window opening for communicating the kitchen and the dining room is formed at the upper part thereof. A face-to-face kitchen apparatus in which an upper storage cabinet is provided inside a kitchen with a hanging wall hanging down is also conventionally known.

[0004] When a dishwasher is installed in such a kitchen apparatus, it has been often incorporated into the kitchen apparatus in the past. However, a dishwasher having a compact configuration has been developed in recent years. In particular, one that is arranged on the side of the sink has been considered.

[0005] For example, as shown in FIG.
Sink and cooking space between the dining room 33 and
A kitchen device 31 in which stoves are arranged in a line is provided, and the kitchen device 31 includes a kitchen 32 and a dining room 33.
In a face-to-face kitchen apparatus in which an upper storage cabinet 35 is arranged on a kitchen 32 side of a hanging wall 34 hanging from a ceiling above the dining room 33 side, a dishwasher 36 is provided with an entrance for the dishes. It is conceivable to arrange on one side of the sink such that the front face faces the sink. Reference numeral 37 denotes a steam exhaust port provided on the front of the dishwasher 36.

[0006]

However, when the dishwasher 36 having the above-described configuration is disposed on the kitchen apparatus 31, when the dishwasher 36 is switched from the washing mode to the drying mode, as shown in FIG. As shown by the wavy arrow in
A large amount of water vapor is discharged to the outside from the exhaust port 37 on the front side almost right above, and the water vapor hits the lower surface of the upper storage cabinet 35 and forms dew, and becomes wet. Therefore, after a certain period of time after the dishwasher 36 is installed, the lower surface of the upper storage cabinet 35 is damaged, for example, the plywood material constituting the upper storage cabinet 35 is peeled off. The problem that the damage is large occurs.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0007] In view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a dishwasher capable of preventing the upper storage cabinet, particularly the door opening of the upper cabinet, from being damaged by steam discharged from the dishwasher.

[0008]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The dishwasher of the present invention comprises:
A dishwasher in a kitchen device in which a storage cabinet is disposed above, wherein a sink, a cooking space, and the like are arranged in a row on a worktop of the kitchen device, and a tableware entrance is provided in a direction orthogonal to the arrangement direction. The dishwasher is arranged so that the front surface is provided along with the exhaust cabinet located on the front side of the storage cabinet where the exit is located above the storage cabinet where the outlet is located above the exhaust port provided on the front surface to discharge the water vapor inside the refrigerator to the outside. Even when a large amount of water vapor was discharged from the exhaust port provided on the front when switching from the cleaning mode to the drying mode, the duct was guided to the side by the exhaust duct and was discharged from the outlet. Water vapor is discharged to the front of the kitchen without hitting the upper storage cabinet, causing damage to the bottom of the upper storage cabinet, especially to the door opening. Fear can be eliminated to.

Further, when the exhaust duct is detachably mounted so that the direction of the outlet can be switched, even when the dishwasher is installed in a layout that is horizontally inverted from the above, steam is discharged into the kitchen without hitting the storage cabinet. I can do it.

[0010] A dishwasher in a kitchen apparatus having a storage cabinet disposed above, comprising a sink,
A dishwasher is arranged on a worktop of a kitchen device in which cooking spaces and the like are arranged in a row so that a front surface with a tableware entrance is provided in a direction orthogonal to the arrangement direction, and a storage cabinet located above. Even if an exhaust port for discharging the water vapor in the refrigerator to the outside was provided on the side of the dishwasher located closer to the kitchen, it was discharged from the exhaust port because the exhaust port was located closer to the kitchen than the upper storage cabinet. Water vapor is discharged to the front of the kitchen without hitting the storage cabinet at the upper side, and the above-described effect is achieved.

Further, when the dishwasher is placed on a face-to-face kitchen apparatus provided between the kitchen and the dining room in a state where the dishwasher can be visually recognized, steam discharged from the face-to-face kitchen apparatus is discharged to the kitchen side. Is discharged to the dining room side, so that the dining room can be maintained in a comfortable environment.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A face-to-face kitchen apparatus provided with a dishwasher according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
This will be described with reference to FIG.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a face-to-face kitchen apparatus, which is disposed between a kitchen 2 on the near side in FIG. 1 and a dining room 3 on the far side in FIG. Is in contact with one wall surface 4 of the room where the kitchen 2 and the dining room 3 are arranged, and in contact with the other end, an end wall 5 having the same width as the width of the facing kitchen apparatus 1 is erected between the floor surface and the ceiling surface, The kitchen 2 and the dining room 3 are configured to move back and forth through the outside of the end wall 5.

The face-to-face kitchen apparatus 1 is basically configured to work in the kitchen 2 as a matter of course, and a waist wall for partitioning the kitchen 2 and the dining room 3 is provided upright on the back side. The kitchen 2 and the dining room 3 are divided by the facing kitchen device 1 itself, and a thin storage cabinet 6 and a retractable table device 7 for storing small items are arranged on the side of the dining room 3. Have been.

A stove 8, a cooking space 9, and a sink 10 are arranged on the upper surface of the facing kitchen apparatus 1 in order from the far side of the kitchen 2 near the wall surface 4, and a storage cabinet 11 is arranged below them. Has been established. Above the face-to-face kitchen apparatus 1, an upper storage cabinet 12 for taking in and out the contents from the kitchen 2 side and a ventilation hood 13 on the stove 8 are arranged. It is shielded by a hanging wall 14 disposed between the end walls 5.

The stove 8, the cooking space 9 and the worktop of the sink 10 on the upper surface of the face-to-face kitchen apparatus 1 have an edge member 15 of an appropriate width which is extremely low at the side edge of the dining room 3 side.
And the worktops of the cooking space 9 and the sink 10 have no obstructions so that the worktops of the kitchen 2 and the dining room 3 can be operated in substantially the same manner from the kitchen 2 side and the dining room 3 side. Is configured. Exhaust air in the stove 8 is dining room 3
It is configured to work only from the kitchen 2 side so as not to flow to the side, and the upper back side is shielded from the dining room 3 by a glass panel 16.

The work of the sink 10 is located below the space between the worktop of the sink 10 and the lower end of the upper storage cabinet 12 on the side of the end wall 5 of the sink 10 in the facing kitchen apparatus 1 having such a configuration. An installation table 18 is provided with a predetermined small space 17 between the table and the top. The mounting table 18 is overhanged on the recess 10 a of the sink 10. 18a is a frame plate on both sides of the installation table 18, and 18b is a top plate. Reference numeral 19 denotes a holding member provided in the small space 17, which is configured to hold the cutting board 20 horizontally.

A dishwasher 21 is installed on the installation table 18 with a front face provided with a doorway and an opening / closing door 22 facing the sink 10. The door 22 is an upper door plate 22a.
And the lower door plate 22b are hingedly connected, and the upper end of the upper door plate 22a is pivotally attached to the upper edge of the access opening. As shown in detail in FIG. 3 (a), the upper door plate 22a is formed with an exhaust port 23 for discharging the water vapor in the refrigerator to the outside. The exhaust port 23 is opened at one end as shown in FIG. An exhaust duct 24 having a substantially arc-shaped cross section, in which a closed outlet 25 is formed and the other end is closed by a closing plate portion 24a, is shown in FIG.
It is mounted as shown in FIG. This exhaust duct 2
As shown in FIG. 2, the outlet 25 is located at a proper distance d from the end surface of the upper storage cabinet 12 on the kitchen 2 side in the mounted state of the kitchen 2 in front of the kitchen 2. Also,
The exhaust duct 24 is detachably mounted so that the direction of the outlet 25 can be switched.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 26 denotes a faucet used in the sink 10, which is an intermediate portion between the kitchen 2 side and the dining room 3 at the end of the cooking space 9 side of the sink 10, and which is suitable for the dining room 3 side. The operation lever 26b is disposed at a position deviated by a distance, and the operation lever 26b is provided on the opposite side to the spout 26a extending toward the sink 10.

According to the above configuration, the dishwasher 21 can be visually recognized between the kitchen 2 and the dining room so as to be visible on the worktop on the side of the sink 10 in the facing kitchen apparatus 1 disposed therebetween. And an exhaust duct 24 is attached to an exhaust port 23 provided on the front surface of the dishwasher 21 facing the sink 10 so that the outlet 25 is located closer to the kitchen 2 than the upper storage cabinet 12. Therefore, even when a large amount of steam is discharged from the exhaust port 23 to the outside when the dishwasher 21 is switched from the washing mode to the drying mode, the steam discharged from the outlet 25 of the exhaust duct 24 is as shown in FIG. As shown by the wavy arrow, the waste is discharged into the kitchen 2 without hitting the upper storage cabinet 12. Thus, it is possible to eliminate the possibility that the water vapor exhausted from the dishwasher 21 may damage the lower surface of the upper storage cabinet 12, especially the opening of the door.

Further, the discharged steam is discharged to the kitchen 2 side in the face-to-face kitchen apparatus 1 and is not discharged to the dining room 3 side, so that the dining room 3 can be maintained in a comfortable environment.

Further, since the dishwasher 21 is disposed on the side of the facing kitchen apparatus 1 opposite to the cooking space 9 of the sink 10, dishes can be easily put into the dishwasher 21 from the sink 10 side. It can be used and is convenient.

Further, since the exhaust duct 24 is detachably mounted so that the direction of the outlet 25 thereof can be switched, the mounting direction of the exhaust duct 24 can be maintained even when the dishwasher 21 is installed in a left-right inverted layout. By changing
Water vapor can be discharged into the kitchen 2 without hitting the upper storage cabinet 12.

In the illustrated example, an example is shown in which a separate exhaust duct 24 is attached. However, an exhaust duct that can be closed at either end by opening both ends, or an exhaust duct that can be easily opened at both ends by closing both ends. The duct may be integrally formed on the front surface.

Next, another embodiment of the dishwasher of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG.
4 are denoted by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted, and only different points will be described.

In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the exhaust port 23 is formed on the front face of the dishwasher 21 facing the sink 10 has been described. However, in the dishwasher 21 of the present embodiment, the front face provided with the tableware entrance is provided. Is disposed toward the sink 10, but has no exhaust port on the front surface thereof, and has an exhaust port 27 on the side located closer to the kitchen 2 than the upper storage cabinet 12. The cabinet 12 is located on the near side of the kitchen 2 by an appropriate distance e from the end surface of the kitchen 2 side. In addition, since the direction in which the dishwasher 21 is installed is not fixed, in practice, exhaust ports are provided on both side surfaces, one of which is opened, and the other is closed.

Also in this embodiment, the exhaust port 27 of the dishwasher 21 is connected to the kitchen 2 of the upper storage cabinet 12.
The water vapor discharged from the exhaust port 27 is discharged into the kitchen 2 without hitting the lower surface of the upper storage cabinet 12 because it is provided on the front side of the kitchen 2 by a distance e from the side end surface, similar to the above embodiment. Has the effect of

In the above description of the embodiment, an example of a face-to-face kitchen apparatus extending between the kitchen 2 and the dining room 3 has been described. However, even in the case of a layout plan of a kitchen apparatus arranged on the wall of the kitchen 2, dishwashing is also possible. Machine 21
Similarly, by disposing the outlet 25 or the exhaust port 27 of the exhaust duct 24 on the near side of the kitchen 2 with respect to the upper storage cabinet 12, a moisture-proof effect on the upper storage cabinet 12 can be obtained.

[0029]

According to the dishwasher of the present invention, as described above, on the worktop of a kitchen apparatus in which sinks, cooking spaces and the like are arranged in a line, the tableware entrance is arranged in a direction orthogonal to the arrangement direction. The dishwasher is arranged so that the front surface is provided along with the exhaust cabinet located on the front side of the storage cabinet where the exit is located above the storage cabinet where the outlet is located above the exhaust port provided on the front surface to discharge the water vapor inside the refrigerator to the outside. Since a duct is provided, even if a large amount of water vapor is discharged from the exhaust port provided on the front when switching from the cleaning mode to the drying mode, the water vapor guided by the exhaust duct and discharged from the outlet is Since it is discharged to the front of the kitchen without hitting the upper storage cabinet, it is possible to eliminate the risk of damage to the lower surface of the upper storage cabinet, especially the door opening of the door. That.

Further, when the exhaust duct is detachably mounted so that the direction of the outlet can be switched, the steam can be discharged into the kitchen without hitting the storage cabinet, regardless of the direction in which the dishwasher is installed. it can.

A dishwasher is arranged on a worktop of a kitchen apparatus in which sinks, cooking spaces, and the like are arranged in a line so that a front surface provided with a tableware inlet / outlet extends in a direction perpendicular to the arrangement direction. Even if an exhaust port is provided on the side of the dishwasher that is located closer to the kitchen than the storage cabinet located above, the exhaust port is located closer to the kitchen than the upper storage cabinet, even if an exhaust port that discharges water vapor in the refrigerator to the outside is provided. As a result, the water vapor discharged from the exhaust port is discharged to the front of the kitchen without hitting the upper storage cabinet, and the above effect is achieved.

Further, when the dishwasher is placed on a face-to-face kitchen apparatus provided between the kitchen and the dining room in a state where the dishwasher can be visually recognized from each other, steam discharged from the face-to-face kitchen apparatus is discharged to the kitchen side. Is discharged to the dining room side, so that the dining room can be maintained in a comfortable environment.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a face-to-face kitchen apparatus in which a dishwasher according to one embodiment of the present invention is arranged, as viewed from the kitchen side.

FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional side view taken along line AA of FIG.

3A and 3B show an exhaust port portion on the front surface of the dishwasher according to the embodiment, wherein FIG. 3A is a front view of the exhaust port, and FIG. 3B is a front view of a state in which an exhaust duct is attached to the exhaust port.

FIG. 4 shows an exhaust duct according to the embodiment, and FIG.
Is a left side view, (b) is a front view, and (c) is a right side view.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a face-to-face kitchen apparatus provided with a dishwasher according to another embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the kitchen side.

FIG. 6 is a vertical cross-sectional side view taken along line BB of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a vertical side view of a face-to-face kitchen apparatus in which a conventional dishwasher is arranged.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Face-to-face kitchen apparatus 2 Kitchen 3 Dining room 9 Cooking space 10 Sink 12 Upper storage cabinet 21 Dishwasher 23 Exhaust port 24 Exhaust duct 25 Outlet 27 Exhaust port

Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Jiro Oka 1006 Kazuma Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. F term (reference) 3B082 BE00

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A dishwasher in a kitchen apparatus in which a storage cabinet is disposed at an upper side, wherein a sink, a cooking space, and the like are arranged in a row on a worktop of the kitchen apparatus in a direction orthogonal to the arrangement direction. A dishwasher is arranged so that the front surface with the tableware entrance is located along the kitchen, and the exhaust port provided on the front surface to discharge the water vapor inside the refrigerator to the outside. Dishwasher characterized by having an exhaust duct located on the side. 2. The exhaust duct is detachably mounted so that the direction of the outlet can be switched.
Dishwasher as described. 3. A dishwasher in a kitchen apparatus in which a storage cabinet is disposed above, wherein a sink, a cooking space, and the like are arranged in a row on a worktop of the kitchen apparatus in a direction orthogonal to the arrangement direction. The dishwasher is arranged so that the front side with the tableware entrance is in line, and an exhaust port is provided on the side of the dishwasher, which is located closer to the kitchen than the storage cabinet located above, to exhaust water vapor in the storage to the outside. Dishwasher characterized by that. 4. The dishwasher is arranged on a face-to-face kitchen device disposed between the kitchen and the dining room so as to be mutually visible between the kitchen and the dining room.
A dishwasher according to any one of claims 1 to 3.