JP2003009961A - Vertically moving hanging cupboard - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve problems that a conventional, vertically moving hanging cupboard with a push-button switch placed on the front of an inner cabinet elevates or lowers the inner cabinet without giving a user a feeling of vertical movements of the inner cabinet and lacks operationality when the vertically moving hanging cupboard is provided with the inner cabinet slidably in an outer cabinet with its lower part opened. SOLUTION: An operating switch 8 which can be operated with the thumb to move upward and downward and stop a driving device 4 while grasping an operating handle 7 is provided in the center of the operating handle 7 provided in the center of the lower part of the inner cabinet 3.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an elevating type which is adopted as a part or all of a wall cabinet, which constitutes a part of a system kitchen, a sink, a cooktop, and a hanging cabinet arranged in series above a gas stand. It concerns hanging cabinets. By lowering the hanging cabinet to the eye level, it can be effectively used as a tableware storage and a tableware storage drying cabinet. In addition, by disposing this elevating type hanging cabinet close to the sink or the dishwasher, it is possible to improve the appearance of the sink and improve the efficiency of cooking work. In other words, in the past, wet dishes that had been washed were lined up in a basket or a sink on the counter to dry them, so the cooking and counter surfaces of kitchen furniture tend to be narrow. This is because the.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a hanging cabinet serving as a storage for hanging and fixing it on a wall surface or a ceiling has been arranged on the upper part of kitchen furniture such as a system kitchen. Since the hanging cabinet is at the top, it is troublesome to put in and take it out, so cooking utensils and tableware that are rarely used were often stored. And
If many items were randomly placed in the back or upper part of the hanging cabinet, the eyes could not reach it, which could lead to forgetting it. Tableware and small pots that are used frequently every day,
It is desirable to put the chopsticks and spoon close to the sink and dishwasher while storing them while drying them. Therefore, in order to make effective use of the hanging cabinet, the hanging cabinet can be raised and lowered as a whole, and a plastic rack that can be swung down before the hanging cabinet is stored,
A hanging cabinet with a structure that opens the door and lowers the rack to the eye level has been proposed and put into practical use.

Further, a hanging cabinet is proposed as a drying cabinet by providing an inner cabinet slidably in an open lower cabinet, a drive device for raising and lowering the inner cabinet, and a dryer facing the inner cabinet. (JP-A-11-9355, JP-A-11-206475
No. 11-206476, No. 11-206
No. 477, JP-A 2000-229791, JP-A 2000
-229800).

This lifting type hanging cabinet 1 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 2, the outer cabinet 2 and the inner cabinet 3 are provided with slide guides 21 and 31 which are fitted to each other on opposite sides thereof, and the drive device 4 for raising and lowering the inner cabinet 3 is A motor 41 incorporating a reduction mechanism attached to a support member arranged on the lower surface of the top plate of the outer cabinet 2, and the motor 4
A driving gear 42 fixed to the output shaft 1 of this driving gear 4
Driven gears 43, 43 which mesh with 2 and are mutually reversible,
Pulleys 44, 44 fixed to the rotation shafts of the respective driven gears 43, 43 and guide pulleys 45, 4 arranged on both sides.
5 and belts 46 and 46 each having one end fixed to the pulleys 44 and 44 and the other end fixed to the inner top plate of the outer cabinet 2 through the guide pulleys 45 and 45.

A dryer 5 is attached to a supporting member of the outer cabinet 2.
Is provided. The dryer 5 is composed of a heater and a fan, and supplies hot air into the inner cabinet 3 to dry the tableware and cooking utensils contained therein. This dryer 5
Is provided so as to face the opening formed in the top plate of the inner cabinet 3.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention was developed for the purpose of improving the operability of such a conventional lifting type hanging cabinet 1. If you want to electrically actuate the drive, it seems easy to place a push button switch etc. on the front of the inner cabinet,
I felt that the operability would be much better if I concentrated the functions on the operation handle while feeling the rise and fall of the inner cabinet. The means were put together.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the gist of the invention of claim 1 is to provide an inner cabinet slidably inside an outer cabinet whose lower part is opened, and raise and lower the inner cabinet. A switch that can be stopped at a desired position, and can be lifted and stopped by a finger holding the operation handle at the center of the operation handle provided at the lower center of the inner cabinet. Is provided.

[0008] The gist of the invention of claim 2 is to provide a dryer for the inner cabinet so as to face the top plate to form a tableware drying cabinet, and the operation handle is thick and relatively long, and one side is provided. It is characterized in that a switch group of a dryer is provided on the front surface. The gist of the invention of claim 3 is that upper and lower shelves are arranged in an inner cabinet, and at least the lower shelves are provided with through holes, and the lower shelves are tilted. It is characterized in that a water receiving plate is arranged so that it can be guided from the front surface to a water collecting tray that can be extracted freely.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention shown in the drawings will be described below. It is sufficient that the lifting device and the drier have substantially the same structure as the conventional one, and thus detailed description thereof will be omitted. FIG. 1 is a front view showing a state in which the inner cabinet 3 of the lift-type hanging cabinet 1 is lowered, and FIG. 2 is a schematic sectional view showing a state in which the inner cabinet 3 is also lowered and the front door of the outer cabinet 2 is opened. The outer cabinet 2 is opened at the bottom, and the door 2 which can be opened / closed has a curtain plate 23 and a rectangular frame fitted with translucent plastic or glass in the upper front part.
4 is provided. Louvers or holes are formed on the left and right sides of the curtain plate 23 so that the heat of the motor of the lifting device can escape. The reason why the member having a light-transmitting property is fitted is to allow the user to check the housed state inside.

The inner cabinet 3 moves up and down in the outer cabinet 2 which is fixed to the ceiling or the wall surface, and the dryer 5 consisting of a heater and a fan is placed on the top plate 33 of the inner cabinet 3 so that hot air can flow inside. To be supplied to. A plurality of pairs of metal shelf supports 35, 35 are attached and fixed in front and back of the side plates 34, 34 of the inner cabinet 3 as needed, and a shelf plate 36 is provided so as to straddle the shelf supports 35, 35. So that it can be detached. The shelf 36 is formed of a punched metal or a net having through holes such as a net. Below the lower shelf 36, there is provided a water tray 37 made of resin and having an inclined surface with a lowered center. A water collecting tray 38 that can be pulled out from the front surface is arranged at the lower center of the water receiving tray 37. Note that the upper shelf plate 36 may not have the through hole as long as it does not include the dryer 5. On the lower shelf plate 36, a plate stand 37a formed by bending a wire into a U-shape is erected so as to be combed.
A cutting board hanging tool 37b is provided under the upper shelf board 36 so as to be supported.

In the lower longitudinal direction of the lower surface of the inner cabinet 3,
A lighting device 6 such as a fluorescent lamp is provided to avoid darkness of the hand. The front side of the lower surface of the inner cabinet 3 is relatively large and U-shaped so that the grip portion has a circular or elliptical cross section so that it can be easily gripped, and it does not protrude from the front surface of the inner cabinet 3. The operation handle 7 is provided.

On the front surface of the center of the operation handle 7, a projecting and retractable operation switch 8 is provided. The operation switch 8 is normally stopped in parallel with the floor surface, and when it is erected, the switch is turned on. When it is erected, the inner cabinet 3 is raised, and when it is erected, the inner cabinet 3 is lowered. As described above, the inner cabinet 3 is moved up and down according to the lifting operation. This raising / lowering operation can be performed mainly by the thumb of the grasped hand. Of course, it is also possible to operate without gripping the operation handle 7. Further, on one side of the front surface of the operation handle 7, there are provided switch groups 9 and 9 for the dryer 5 and the lighting device 6 which are configured by a touch panel, and an indicator lamp indicating the operating state of the dryer 4 as necessary. I am trying to provide it.

[0013]

The present invention has the above-described structure. According to the first aspect of the present invention, the operation handle provided at the lower center of the inner cabinet is driven by the thumb holding the operation handle, mainly by the thumb. Since the operation switch for raising and lowering the apparatus is provided, the operation for raising and lowering is continuous so that the usability is improved.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, a dryer is provided in the inner cabinet to serve as a tableware drying cabinet, the operation handle is thick and relatively long, and a switch group for the dryer is provided on the front surface of one side. After raising the inner cabinet, you can switch on the dryer by sliding your grasped hand to the side. The invention of claim 3 is one in which upper and lower two-tiered shelves are arranged in an inner cabinet, and as long as all the shelves have through holes, they are suitable for those equipped with a dryer,
Even if it is not equipped with a dryer, it has through holes in the lower shelf and has an inclined water receiving plate to guide it to a water collecting tray that can be removed from the front.
The dripping water can be easily removed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a lifting type hanging cabinet according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic vertical sectional view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a front view of an operation handle.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a conventional lifting type hanging cabinet.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a main part of a lifting mechanism of a conventional lifting type hanging cabinet.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Lifting type hanging cabinet 2 outside cabinet 3 inner cabinet 4 drive 5 dryer 6 lighting equipment 7 Operation handle 8 operation switch

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁷ Identification code FI theme code (reference) A47B 95/02 504 A47B 95/02 504A 504F A47L 19/00 A47L 19/00 B Z (72) Inventor Abe Junichi 6-22-22 Nishinippori, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo Cleanup Co., Ltd. (72) Kenichi Murata 6-22-22 Nishinippori, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo Cleanup Co., Ltd. (72) Minoru Yamanaka Hyogo 447-1 Fukuda, Fukusaki-cho, Kanzaki-gun, Fukushin Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Yoshio Okada 447-1, Fukuda, Fukusaki-cho, Kanzaki-gun, Hyogo In-house (72) Fukushin Electric Co., Ltd.Aya Iwanami Kanzaki, Hyogo 447-1 Fukuda, Fukusaki-gun, Fukushin Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor, Tominaga Onn 447-1, Fukuda, Fukusaki-cho, Kanzaki-gun, Hyogo Prefecture Consideration) 3B060 EA02 3B082 JA00

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An operation provided in a lower center of an inner cabinet, the inner cabinet slidably provided in an outer cabinet whose lower part is opened, the inner cabinet being moved up and down, and a drive device capable of stopping at a desired position. An elevating-type hanging cabinet characterized in that an operation switch that allows the drive device to be raised and lowered and stopped with a finger holding the operation handle is provided in the center of the handle. 2. A drier into the inner cabinet is provided so as to face the top plate to form a tableware drying cabinet, the operation handle is thick and relatively long, and a switch group for the drier is provided on the front side of one side. The lifting-type hanging cabinet according to claim 1. 3. An upper cabinet and a lower shelves are arranged in an inner cabinet, at least the lower shelves are provided with through holes, and an inclined water receiving plate is arranged under the lower shelves. 3. The elevating-type hanging cabinet according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the water collecting tray is guided from the front surface.