JP2003009964A - Storage device for home electric appliance - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a storage device for home electric appliances which allows efficient air intake and emission at a place where home electric appliances are placed without worrying steam and heat released from the home electric appliances such as a rice cooker and an electric pot. SOLUTION: The storage device for home electric appliances is made in the following manner: A storage cabinet has an opening on the front and is partitioned into two, or upper and lower chambers. A top lid 25 to trap exhaust is formed on a ceiling part of the lower chamber 23. An exhaust duct linking the top lid 25 and a ceiling part of the upper chamber 22 is raised. A blower device 28 discharges the trapped exhaust from near the ceiling part of the upper room to the front of the opening of the storage cabinet. As a result, the storage device for home electric appliances has an effect that it can be used at a place where the home electric appliances releasing steam and heat are placed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a combined system storage device for a system kitchen or the like, and more particularly to a home electric appliance storage device for storing electric appliances which generate steam or hot air during use.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional home appliance storage device of this type is shown in FIG.
What was described in FIG. 11 was common.
As shown in Conventional Example 1 in FIG. 10, this home appliance storage device is configured such that a shelf 1 on which home appliances are placed slides forward and comes out in front.

[0003] Then, by pulling out home electric appliances (for example, rice cooker 2, water heater jar pot 3 etc.) that generate steam and hot air, the electric appliances and household appliances without the steam and hot air generated from the electric appliances hitting the upper shelf board 4. By letting out steam and hot air generated from the cabinet, the cabinets such as the shelf board 4 were suppressed, and it was possible to use the cabinet for a long time as a home appliance storage device.

As a second conventional example, there is a home electric appliance storage device as shown in FIG. The space 5 is the home appliance store and this space 5
A rice cooker 2 and a kettle pot 3 are placed in. A blower 7 is attached to the rear plate 6 so that air is taken in from the lower intake port 8 and air is sent from the exhaust port 9 along the upper shelf 10 to force the generated steam and hot air to flow toward you. It prevented the dew condensation of the cabinet and allowed the cabinet to be used for a long time. Further, the height C from the floor of the upper shelf board 10 exceeds 1 m20 cm, and the oven toaster 11 and the like are placed there. Further, the wagon-type storage box 12 and the like were stored in the foot space.

[0005]

However, in the home electric appliance storage device of the above-mentioned conventional example 1, if the shelf 1 on which the home electric appliances are placed is used without being pulled out, dew condensation occurs around the upper shelf board 4 and the cabinet is damaged. there were. Therefore, when using home appliances that generate steam or hot air, it is necessary to pull them out on the shelf where the home appliances are placed and to bring them out to the front, which is both troublesome and obstructs the passage on the work flow line, which is dangerous. It was

[0006] In the home electric appliance storage device of the second conventional example, when the home electric appliances (rice cooker 2, water heater jar pot 3) and the like are moved, steam and hot air generated are pushed by the wind of the blower 7 and the upper shelf. It is exhausted forward along the lower side of the plate 10, but this height is about 1 m 20 cm above the floor, and it is very uncomfortable because steam or hot air hits the face of the person standing in front. There was a flaw. To solve this drawback, shelves 1
If the height of 0 is further increased, steam and hot air rising from the bottom will be dispersed. There was a problem that the effects of the fans would diminish. The oven toaster 11 placed on the shelf 10 has a height C from the floor of 1 m2.
There was a problem that the height was 0 cm or more and it was dangerous for a short person to put in and out hot food, but there was a disadvantage that this height became higher and it became more dangerous.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has a canopy for collecting waste air in a ceiling of a lower chamber in a storage cabinet which has an opening in the front and is divided into upper and lower chambers. As a result, it can be used as it is in the lower chamber that houses electric appliances that generate steam or hot air during use. Also, an exhaust path communicating from the canopy to the ceiling of the upper chamber is set up, and a blower is used to discharge the waste air collected near the ceiling of the upper chamber to the front of the opening of the storage cabinet. It has the effect that it can be used comfortably because it is hard to hit the waste air, and that it can be used on the spot where home appliances that emit steam or hot air are placed.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A household electrical appliance storage device according to claim 1 of the present invention has a canopy for collecting waste air on a ceiling part of a lower chamber of a storage cabinet which has an opening at the front and is divided into two chambers. In order to discharge the waste air collected from the vicinity of the ceiling of the upper chamber to the front of the opening of the storage cabinet by a blower, the exhaust path communicating from the canopy to the ceiling of the upper chamber is set up. Yes, more effectively home appliance steam,
It can inhale hot air, and can be used with home appliances stored.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a home appliance storage device in which an exhaust path is arranged on a rear surface of a storage cabinet. The space is utilized to provide a canopy for collecting waste air provided on a ceiling of a lower chamber. The steam and hot air collected from the above can be exhausted from near the ceiling of the upper chamber to the front of the opening of the storage cabinet.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a household electrical appliance storage device in which exhaust paths are arranged on both side surfaces of a storage cabinet. The space is used for collecting waste air provided on a ceiling of a lower chamber. Steam and hot air collected from the canopy can be exhausted from near the ceiling of the upper chamber to the front of the opening of the storage cabinet.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the home electric appliance storage device, the exhaust paths are arranged at the corners of the back and side surfaces of the storage cabinet, and the exhaust air provided in the ceiling of the lower chamber is utilized in this space. It is possible to exhaust the exhaust air from the collecting canopy from the vicinity of the ceiling of the upper chamber to the front of the opening of the storage cabinet.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the home electric appliance storage device, the canopy for collecting waste air in the ceiling of the lower chamber is formed in the shape of a hollow plate having an intake port on the lower surface, and an electric home appliance etc. on the upper surface. The above article can be placed on it, and since it serves as a shelf and an intake port, the structure is simple and the cost can be reduced.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the home electric appliance storage device, a canopy for collecting waste air is also formed in the upper chamber and the ceiling portion, and the waste air collected in both the lower chamber and the upper chamber is discharged upward. It is designed to be discharged from the ceiling of the room to the front of the opening of the storage cabinet, so that steam and hot air of household appliances placed in the upper room can be discharged from the ceiling of the upper room to the front of the opening of the storage cabinet as well as the lower room. Is.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a household electrical appliance storage device, which is provided with a plurality of openable / closable vents at an arbitrary height position of an exhaust path raised from a lower chamber to an upper chamber for collecting waste air. Since the canopy of No. 2 communicates with the above-mentioned arbitrary ventilation port and the height position is variable, the height of the canopy for collecting waste air can be changed to any height according to the height, which is very convenient.

In the household electric appliance storage device according to the eighth aspect of the present invention, the height from the floor surface discharged to the front of the opening by the air blower is 1 m70 cm to 1 m90 cm, so that even a tall person can exhaust waste air. It has the advantage of not hitting the head. Also, since the height of the upper shelf of the waste air collecting canopy under the storage cabinet divided into the upper and lower two chambers was set to about 1 m (90 cm to 1 m10 cm), an oven toaster range or the like was placed here. In this case, there is an advantage that even a short person can safely put out the contents inside.

In the household electric appliance storage device according to claim 9 of the present invention, since the fan device exhausts air obliquely upward in the direction discharged toward the front of the opening, waste air does not haze the head and the worker's It is more comfortable.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a home electric appliance storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a side cross-sectional view of the same home appliance storage device. FIG. 3 is an example of a BB cross-sectional view of FIG.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the height of the home electric appliance storage device according to the first embodiment.

In FIGS. 1 to 4, 13 is a top plate, 14 is a bottom plate, and 15 is an upper shelf plate, and the height from the floor surface is about 1 m. Reference numeral 16 is a lower shelf board, and 17 is a slide shelf that can be pulled out in the forward direction. Reference numeral 18 is a contact plate, and 19 is a rear plate. Side plates 20 and 21 are attached so as to sandwich these plates from both sides to form a box. This box forms three storage parts from the top. Two
2 is an upper chamber, 23 is a lower chamber, and 24 is a foot compartment.
Reference numeral 25 denotes an intake collecting canopy, and an opening is provided on the lower surface of the canopy, which is an intake port 26 of the canopy 25. On the other hand, 27 is a canopy for collecting and collecting air from the lower part of the top plate 13, and a blower 28
Is installed. Reference numeral 29 is a control circuit that detects the current of the device and turns on the blower 28 when the device is operating. Three
Reference numeral 0 denotes an exhaust port for discharging the air of the blower device 28 from the canopy 27 at the bottom of the top plate to the outside. The height A of this exhaust port 30 is 1 m
It is set to 80 cm. The exhaust port 30 is directed obliquely upward. Reference numeral 31 is a power switch for the blower 28 and the control circuit 29. Reference numeral 32 is an intake port provided in the canopy 27 below the top plate. Reference numeral 33 is a duct provided on the front surface of the rear plate 19. The duct 33 connects the lower canopy 27 of the top plate 13 and the lower canopy 25 of the upper shelf plate 15. Reference numeral 34 is a door of the foot compartment 24.

Reference numeral 35 is a rice cooker, 36 is a water heating jar pot, and 37 is an oven toaster. 38 is an outlet.

It goes without saying that the upper shelf plate 15, the canopy 25 and the intake port 26 may be integrated.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. Canopy 25 of two lower chambers 23 and canopy 2 of upper chambers 22
The cross-sectional shape of the duct 33 connecting the 7 may be different as shown in this figure. A is a duct that uses the entire rear plate, allowing room for the width of the equipment to be stored. B is effective when the depth of the device accommodated by the ducts divided into two on the left and right side plates is large. C uses the right and left rear corners, and it is possible to secure an appropriate size for the width and depth of the equipment that looks good. As a matter of course, the duct 33 connecting the canopy 25 of the two lower chambers 23 and the canopy 27 of the upper chamber 22 may have various shapes. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the height of the main part of this embodiment. In this figure, A is 1m 70cm-1m
90 cm and C are set to 90-1 m and 10 cm.

Next, the operation and action will be described. Home appliances in the lower chamber 23, rice cooker 35, and water heater jar pot 3
When 6 is operated, the control circuit 29 detects the current and operates the blower 28. At the same time, as time passes, steam and hot air are blown out as shown in FIG. This leads to condensation on the upper cabinet and is a cause of cabinet damage. Therefore, the air is passed through the exhaust port 30 and exhausted by the air blower 28 in the lower canopy 27 of the roof that was being operated by the control circuit 29.
Along with this, the air in the duct 33 in the front of the rear plate connected to the canopy 27 in the lower part of the top plate and the air in the canopy 25 at the lower part of the upper shelf plate can also be drawn into the upper part and suck the steam and hot air of the above household electrical appliances from the intake port 26. Is. As a result, steam and hot air discharged from home appliances can be efficiently exhausted from the upper exhaust port 30 to prevent dew condensation. Similarly, hot air can be sucked in from an intake port 32 provided in the lower portion of the top plate by a blower 28 provided in the canopy 27 in the lower portion of the top plate. The height A of the exhaust port 30 is 1 m 70 cm to 1 m 90 cm
And since it faces diagonally upward, even when used by a tall person, there is no steam or heat on the face and there is no unpleasant feeling. If the height A of the exhaust port 30 is too high, a dead space is formed above the space in the upper chamber 22 in which home electric appliances are placed, so 1 m 70 cm to 1 m 90 cm is desirable.

The height C from the floor surface of the upper shelf plate 15 on which the oven toaster 37 is mounted is too high, but there is a problem that it is necessary to raise the arm when putting an article in and out, which is dangerous. On the contrary, if it is too low, there is a problem in that it is difficult to handle because it is necessary to bend over when putting things in and out, and a desirable height is about 1 m (90 cm to 1 m10 cm). Therefore, even a short person can toast the oven 3
The items in 7 can be safely put in and taken out.

(Embodiment 2) FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of a home appliance storage device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. The second embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that the canopy 25 above the lower chamber 23 at the bottom has no cavity and is composed of the canopy 25 and the intake port 26. The entire surface of the canopy 25 hangs down so that steam and hot air cannot escape easily. The same reference numerals as those in the first embodiment have the same structure, and the description thereof will be omitted.

Next, the operation and action will be described. When the rice cooker 35 and the boiling water jar pot 36 are operated, the blower 28 is operated by the control circuit 29. As time goes by, steam and hot air blow out upward as shown in the figure. The steam and hot air are exhausted by the air blower 28 through the exhaust port 30. Along with this, the duct 33 at the front of the rear plate and the canopy 2 at the lower part of the upper shelf connected to the canopy 27 at the lower part of the top plate.
The steam and hot air accumulated in 5 can also be sucked in through the intake port 26. As a result, steam and hot air discharged from home appliances can be efficiently exhausted from the upper exhaust port 30 to prevent dew condensation. Similarly, hot air can be sucked from the air intake port 32 provided at the lower portion of the top plate by operating the air blower 28 provided at the lower lid of the top plate. The height A of the exhaust port is 1m70cm to 1m90cm, and it faces diagonally upward, so there is no steam or hot air hitting the human face and there is no discomfort.

(Third Embodiment) FIG. 6 is a side sectional view of a third embodiment of the present invention. The third embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that the heights of the upper shelf plate 15 and the canopy 25 below the upper shelf plate are variable. Specifically, a plurality of openings are provided on the front surface of the duct 33, and the attachment 39 is provided here.
The installation prevents the air from leaking. The removal position of this can be changed as needed. In addition, the height of the upper shelf plate 15 can be changed by replacing the upper shelf plate 15 and the canopy 25 at the lower part of the upper shelf plate. This makes the oven toaster 37 more convenient for tall people. The same reference numerals as those of the first embodiment have the same structure, and the description thereof will be omitted.

Next, the operation and action will be described. When the rice cooker 35 and the water heating jar pot 36 are operated, the blower 28 is operated by the control circuit 29. As time goes by, steam and hot air blow out upward as shown in the figure. By operating the blower 28 by the control circuit 29, air is exhausted through the exhaust port 30. Along with this, the air can be sucked from the duct 33 on the front surface of the rear plate connected to the canopy 27 on the lower part of the top plate and the intake port 26 of the canopy 25 on the lower part of the upper shelf plate 15. As a result, steam and hot air discharged from home appliances can be efficiently exhausted from the upper exhaust port 30 to prevent dew condensation. Similarly, hot air can be sucked from the air intake port 32 provided at the lower portion of the top plate by operating the air blower 28 provided at the lower lid of the top plate. The height A of the exhaust port is 1m70cm-1m90
There is cm, and since it faces diagonally upward, there is no steam or heat hitting the person's face, and there is no discomfort.

(Fourth Embodiment) FIG. 7 shows the third embodiment more specifically and is a perspective view of the fourth embodiment of the present invention. The canopy 25 is different from the first embodiment in the fourth embodiment.
The height of is variable. The canopy 25 is a combination of the upper shelf plate 15 of the third embodiment and the canopy 25 below it. An intake port 26 is provided on the lower surface of the canopy 25. The intake ports 26 are provided at two places on the left and right, and one of the intake ports 26 can be closed with a closing plate 40. As can be seen from the AA sectional view and the B arrow view, the closing plate 40 is provided with a knob 41 so that it can be slid left and right.
2 are attached to the front and back. There are notches on both sides of the back of the canopy 25, and a canopy ventilation hole 43 is provided here. Notch 4 where the left and right fixing pins 44 fit
5 are provided in 4 places. Further, the duct 33 of the main body is a type that uses the left and right corners. This duct 3
The opening at the height where the canopy 25 of 3 is installed is the duct ventilation port 4
6 and the other openings are closed by the attachment 39. A pin 44 for fixing the canopy 25 is provided on both side plates, and this pin 44 also corresponds to the height and is a prepared hole 47.
Are provided on both side plates 8 and 9. In FIG. 7, the canopy 2
When 5 is inserted in the direction of arrow D, the positions of the duct vent hole 46 and the canopy vent hole 43 are aligned with each other so that the cavity of the canopy 25 communicates with the duct 33. In this way, the height of the canopy 25 can be changed by changing the height of the pin 44 and changing the duct vent hole 46 of the duct 33 with the attachment 39. The same reference numerals as those in the first embodiment have the same structure, and the description thereof will be omitted.

The operation and action are basically the same as in the third embodiment, but the air flow causes the control circuit 29 to detect the operation of devices (not shown) and the blower 28 operates. Along with this, the air is exhausted from the exhaust port 30, but the duct 33 duct ventilation port 46 canopy ventilation port 43 is connected to the cavity of the canopy 25 and the intake port 26, and the vapor and hot air of equipment (not shown) are sucked in. Is something that can be done.
Further, the canopy 25 is provided with intake ports 26 at two places on the left and right, but by moving the closing plate 40 to the left and right,
It has the advantage of being able to more strongly and efficiently inhale the steam and hot air of home appliances in the required places. Further, since the height of the canopy 25 is variable, there is also an advantage that the height can be adjusted to a desired height according to the height of the user and the height of the household appliances to be stored.

(Fifth Embodiment) FIG. 8 is a side sectional view of a fifth embodiment of the present invention. The fifth embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the upper chamber 22 is provided with a partition 48 such as a placing shelf, which allows the upper chamber 22 to be placed in two stages, which is the intention of the present invention. The same effect as is obtained.
The same reference numerals as those of the first embodiment have the same structure, and the description thereof will be omitted.

When the rice cooker 35 and the water heating jar pot 36 are operated, the blower 28 is operated by the control circuit 29. After a lapse of time, steam and hot air generated from the device pass through the duct 33 from the intake port 26, pass through the partition 48, and are exhausted to the exhaust port 30 by the blower device 28. In this way, the same effect can be obtained even with the partition 48.

(Sixth Embodiment) FIG. 9 is a side sectional view of a sixth embodiment of the present invention. The sixth embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that the same effect as intended by the present invention can be obtained even when exhausting air from the upper surface of the partition 48 provided in the upper chamber 22. The same reference numerals as those of the first embodiment have the same structure, and the description thereof will be omitted.

Here, the steam and hot air generated from the rice cooker 35 and the water heater jar pot 36 cross the partition 48 from the intake port 26 through the duct 33, and are sent to the exhaust port 30 by the blower device 28 operated by the control circuit 29. Exhausted. In this way, the same effect can be obtained even with the partition 48.

[0035]

As described above, the household electrical appliance storage device according to the present invention has an opening at the front and a canopy for collecting waste air on the ceiling of the lower chamber of the storage cabinet divided into two upper and lower chambers. Since the exhaust path which is formed and communicates with the ceiling of the upper chamber from the canopy is set up, the blower is used to discharge the waste air collected from the vicinity of the ceiling of the upper chamber to the front of the opening of the storage cabinet. The steam and hot air of home appliances placed in the room can be exhausted from the vicinity of the upper ceiling, and it is possible to use it with household items left and the waste air does not hit the worker's face and is comfortable. Since it does not have to be pulled out to the front, it has the effect of not disturbing the work flow line.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a home electric appliance storage device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

[FIG. 2] Side sectional view of the same home appliance storage device

3 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the height of the home electric appliance storage device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a side sectional view of the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a side sectional view of the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a side sectional view of the sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a side sectional view of a household electrical appliance storage device according to a first embodiment of the related art.

FIG. 11 is a side sectional view of a household electric appliance storage device according to a second embodiment of the related art.

[Explanation of symbols]

22 Upper chamber 23 Lower chamber 25 Canopy of lower chamber 26, 32 inlet 27 Canopy of upper chamber 28 Blower 30 exhaust port 33 Exhaust route 46 Vent

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A storage cabinet that has an opening at the front and is divided into two chambers, an upper chamber and a lower chamber, is provided with a canopy for collecting waste air in the ceiling of the lower chamber. An electric home appliance storage device configured to start up an exhaust path communicating with the ceiling part of the device, and to discharge waste air collected from near the ceiling of the upper chamber to the front of the opening of the storage cabinet by a blower. 2. The home appliance storage device according to claim 1, wherein the exhaust path is arranged on the back surface of the storage cabinet. 3. The home appliance storage device according to claim 1, wherein the exhaust path is arranged on a side surface of the storage cabinet. 4. The home appliance storage device according to claim 1, wherein the exhaust passages are arranged at the corners of the back and side surfaces of the storage cabinet. 5. The canopy for collecting waste air on the ceiling of the lower chamber is formed in a hollow plate shape having an intake port on the lower surface, and an article such as a home electric appliance can be placed on the upper surface. The home appliance storage device according to any one of 1 to 4. 6. A canopy for collecting waste air is also formed in the upper chamber and the ceiling, and the waste air collected in both the lower chamber and the upper chamber is discharged from the ceiling of the upper chamber to the front of the opening of the storage cabinet. The household electrical appliance storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, which is configured to do so. 7. A plurality of openable / closable ventilation ports are provided at an arbitrary height position of an exhaust path raised from a lower chamber to an upper chamber,
The home appliance storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the waste air collecting canopy communicates with the arbitrary ventilation opening and has a variable height position. 8. The height of the exhaust port for discharging the waste air to the front of the opening by the blower is set to 1 m70 cm to 1 m90 cm, and the height of the bottom of the upper chamber is set to 90 cm to 1 m10 cm from the floor. 7. The home electric appliance storage device according to any one of 7. 9. The exhaust air discharged toward the front of the opening by the air blower is discharged obliquely upward.
The home electric appliance storage device according to any one of 1.