JP2003061767A - Kitchen unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a kitchen unit which can dry garbage without excessively raising the surface temperature while preventing heat transfer to a counter member. SOLUTION: On the upper side of a housing cabinet (1), the counter member (2), and a through hole (3) are provided. At the same time, in the housing cabinet (1), a garbage processing container (4) which has a throw-in port (12) at the upper section, an upper lid (5), a heater (6) and a duct (7) for throwing in are provided for this kitchen unit. In such a kitchen unit, the garbage processing container (4) is made slidable, and when the garbage processing container (4) reaches a location under the upper lid (5), and the throw-in port (12) is closed by the upper lid (5), a heat treatment by the heater (6) is performed for the kitchen unit.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a kitchen unit provided with a raw garbage processing container for drying raw garbage by heating with a heater.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 6, a kitchen unit having a garbage disposal container (4) inside a storage cabinet (1) uses kitchen garbage generated during cooking in a counter member (2) of the kitchen unit. It was designed to be put into the raw garbage processing container (4) through the provided through hole (3). This product could be made easier to use by providing the garbage disposal container (4) near the garbage generation source.

As a result, the garbage is not temporarily placed in a specific place, and almost at the same time as the garbage is generated, the garbage processing container (4).
It came to be thrown in.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional technique, there is a problem at the stage of processing the introduced garbage. That is, it is necessary to apply heat to the processing of the garbage, and at that time, the heating heat (15) leaks from the through hole (3) of the counter member (2) connected to the garbage processing container (4). Of. The high temperature of the through hole (3) not only poses a safety problem, but also causes the heat to be transmitted to the surroundings and raise the temperature of the entire kitchen. Such a phenomenon cannot be said to be preferable, and some sort of solution has been desired.
As one of the solutions, a through-hole (3) provided with a double-structured decorative lid in order to enhance the heat insulating property has been proposed, but in that case, there is a drawback that it is troublesome to throw in garbage. It was also difficult to say that it was a good one.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to prevent heat transfer to a counter member and dry-process raw garbage without excessively increasing the surface temperature. It is to provide a kitchen unit that can.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, in the kitchen unit of the present invention, as described in claim 1, the kitchen unit is installed on the upper side of the storage cabinet in close contact with the storage cabinet. A counter member and a through hole that extends from the upper side of the counter member to the inside of the storage cabinet, and inside the storage cabinet, a garbage processing container having a charging port at the top, an upper lid held at a predetermined position, and a heating The heater that dries the raw garbage that has been put into the raw garbage processing container by the above, and the upper opening is located directly below the through hole and the lower opening is located near the upper lid, In a kitchen unit equipped with a charging duct that leads to the charging port, the garbage processing container is slidable between the lower side of the lower opening of the charging duct and the lower side of the upper lid. When garbage container inlet in lid reaches the lid lower side is blocked were to heat treatment by the heater is performed.

As a result, heat transfer to the counter member can be prevented, and the garbage can be dried without raising the surface temperature excessively. That is, in the invention according to claim 1 of the present application, when the heat treatment by the heater is performed, since the raw garbage processing container is moved from the lower opening of the charging duct to the upper lid side, heat is generated in the charging duct. It is possible to prevent it from being transmitted and flowing out from the through hole. The most effective way to prevent the rise in the surface temperature of the kitchen unit is to block the flow of heat that reaches the surface through the charging duct.In this application, the charging port of the garbage disposal container is covered by the upper lid. This is accomplished by moving the position at the same time as closing it to a position offset from the lower opening of the input duct.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, not only the heat insulation by the upper lid but also the conventionally fixed garbage disposal container is made movable, that is, a movable body, so that a large heat insulation effect is achieved. Generally, only various fixed devices are stored in the storage cabinet of the kitchen unit. Water purifiers, microwave ovens, dishwashers, etc. are typical examples. It can be said that the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention can be greatly evaluated in that it breaks such technical common sense and creates a garbage disposal container using a moving body. For example, in a dishwasher or the like, the inside can be slid out and pulled out, but it is not moved in the storage cabinet. That is, there is no technical idea of moving the dishwasher itself in the storage cabinet according to the operating state. In the invention according to claim 1 of the present application, the garbage disposal container itself is movable, and the position of the garbage disposal stage and the position of the garbage disposal stage are changed in the storage cabinet according to the operating state. It can be said to be an excellent invention.

Further, in the kitchen unit of the present invention, as described in claim 2, the counter member is provided with the decorative lid for closing the through hole, and when the decorative lid is closed, the garbage disposal container is the upper lid. You may make it move to the lower side.

In this case, since the makeup lid is closed during heating by the heater, the heat insulating effect is further improved.

Further, in the kitchen unit of the present invention, as described in claim 3, a through hole may be provided on the back side of the counter member.

In this case, the usability of the kitchen unit is improved. That is, by providing the through hole on the back side, the through hole does not become an obstacle when working on the top surface of the counter member. For example, if the through-hole exists on the front side of the counter member, work cannot be performed on the upper side of the counter member, which is very inconvenient. The invention according to claim 3 of the present application can be said to be an excellent invention in which not only the heat treatment associated with the operation of the garbage disposal container but also the usability of the kitchen unit itself is improved.

Further, in the kitchen unit of the present invention, as described in claim 4, the upper lid is provided on the front side of the charging duct, and the garbage disposal container is provided in front of the storage cabinet along the sliding direction. It may be possible to withdraw.

In this case, after the heat treatment by the heater, the garbage processing container can be easily pulled out to the front side of the storage cabinet. In addition, the kitchen unit can have a simple structure by setting the direction to be along the sliding direction of the garbage processing container. For example, one set of slide rails can move the garbage processing container to the lower side of the upper lid and to the front side of the storage cabinet, so that the processed garbage can be easily taken out.

[0015]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS [First Embodiment] FIGS. 1 to 3
[Fig. 6] is an explanatory view showing a kitchen unit according to one of claims 1 to 4 of the present invention.

As described in claim 1, the kitchen unit according to the present embodiment has a counter member (2) which is provided on the upper side of the storage cabinet (1) in close contact with the storage cabinet (1) and a counter. A through-hole (3) communicating from the upper side of the member (2) to the inside of the storage cabinet (1) is provided, and inside the storage cabinet (1), a garbage disposal container (4) having a charging port (12) at the top is provided. , An upper lid (5) held at a predetermined position, a heater (6) for drying raw garbage put into the raw garbage processing container (4) by heating, and an upper opening is a through hole (3). An input duct (7) is provided immediately below and the lower opening is disposed in the vicinity of the upper lid (5) to guide the raw dust input from the through hole (3) to the input port (12). Kitchen garbage processing capacity in the kitchen unit (4) is made slidable between the lower side of the lower opening of the charging duct (7) and the lower side of the upper lid (5), and the garbage processing container (4) reaches the lower side of the upper lid (5) and the upper lid (5). When the charging port (12) is closed by (4), heat treatment by the heater (6) is performed.

Further, the kitchen unit of the embodiment is
As described in claim 2, the counter member (2) is provided with a makeup lid (8) for closing the through hole (3), and when the makeup lid (8) is closed, the garbage disposal container (4) is a top lid. (5)
I am trying to move it down.

Further, the kitchen unit of the embodiment is
As described in claim 3, the through hole (3) is provided on the back side of the counter member (2).

Further, the kitchen unit of the embodiment is
As described in claim 4, the upper lid (5) is provided on the front side of the charging duct (7), and the garbage disposal container (4) is provided.
It is characterized in that it can be pulled out to the front of the storage cabinet (1) along the sliding direction.

The kitchen unit according to the present embodiment has a storage cabinet (1), a counter member (2), a garbage processing container (4), an upper lid (5), and a heater (6).
And a loading duct (7) and a guide rail (9).

The storage cabinet (1) is provided with the counter member (2) on the upper side, and the garbage processing container (4) on the inside.
A top cover (5), a heater (6), a charging duct (7), and a guide rail (9).

Further, this type is a type in which raw garbage is dried by heating with a heater (6) and the raw garbage is treated. Unlike the bio-type that utilizes the power of living organisms, water is forcibly removed. To evaporate, heat in a high temperature range of 100 degrees or more. The bio type operates at about 60 degrees, while it is heated at a high temperature. Also, the upper limit is 150
A degree is preferable.

In the present embodiment, the upper side of the storage cabinet (1) will be described first, and then the inner side of the storage cabinet (1) will be described.

A counter member (2) is laterally provided on the upper side of the storage cabinet (1). This set has a through hole (3) from the upper side of the counter member (2) to the inside of the storage cabinet (1) in the set state. Since the counter member (2) is a single piece, a hole is formed by boring or the like. The storage cabinet (1) may be provided with a top plate and a hole may be provided in the top plate, or a crosspiece may be provided instead of the top plate and used between the crosspieces to form a through hole (3)
May be configured.

In addition to the above, the counter member (2) is provided with a decorative lid (8) for closing the through hole (3). The decorative lid (8) is an openable door that is openable and closable and has a rotating shaft on the back side of the counter member (2). This is opened at the time of throwing in the garbage, and makes it easy to throw the garbage into the upper opening of the charging duct (7) disposed substantially directly below the through hole (3). Also, after the garbage is put in, it is closed to prevent the offensive odor of the garbage from leaking to the outside of the kitchen unit.

Further, a sensor for detecting that the makeup lid (8) is closed is provided on the periphery of the opening of the through hole (3). This sensor is a protrusion that can be moved up and down, and when the makeup lid (8) is closed, it is pushed by the makeup lid (8) and descends, whereby the makeup lid (8) is closed. To detect. Based on this detection information, the garbage processing container (4) is moved to just below the upper lid (5).

Further, the counter member (2) is provided with a sink, and the through hole (3) is arranged on the side of the sink and on the back side of the counter member (2).

Inside the storage cabinet (1), a garbage processing container (4), an upper lid (5), and a heater (6).
And a loading duct (7) and a guide rail (9).

The garbage processing container (4) slides on the guide rail (9) so as to be slidable in the front-back direction of the storage cabinet (1). Further, the upper part is provided with a charging port (12), and when located at the back side of the storage cabinet (1), the charging port (12) is provided substantially directly below the lower opening of the charging duct (7). Are arranged so that An agitating blade (10) for agitating the introduced garbage is provided inside the garbage processing container (4), and a motor (11) for rotating the agitating blade (10) is provided below the outside. Is equipped with. The garbage processing container (4) has a double structure,
It comprises a processing tank (4a) forming an outer shell and a container body (4b) arranged inside the processing tank (4a). The container body (4b) is detachable so that raw garbage after processing can be easily discarded. Further, the container body (4b) is provided with a handle on the upper part, which makes it easier to attach and detach.

The upper lid (5) closes the input port (12) of the garbage disposal container (4), and the garbage disposal container (4) slides toward the front side of the storage cabinet (1),
The charging port (12) is closed when the charging port (12) reaches almost directly below the upper lid (5).

The heater (6) is attached to the garbage processing container (4). This is provided between the peripheral wall of the processing tank (4a) and the peripheral wall of the container body (4b). The heater (6) is activated when the raw garbage processing container (4) slides and moves to a position just below the upper lid (5) which is below the upper lid (5). Garbage disposal container (4) on top of guide rail (9)
Is provided with a sensor for detecting that the heater has moved, and the heater (6) is activated by the detection information from this sensor. The sensor is a vertically movable protrusion projecting above the guide rail (9) and detects the movement of the raw garbage processing container (4) when it is stepped on by the raw garbage processing container (4).

The detection information for operating the heater (6) is
From a sensor provided on the periphery of the opening of the through hole (3) for detecting opening / closing of the makeup lid (8) and a sensor provided on the upper surface of the guide rail (9) for detecting movement of the garbage disposal container (4). It is assumed that the two types of detection information that come out will be put into operation for the first time.

The heating temperature of the heater (6) is set to about 130 ° C., and the heating process is performed to dry the garbage in 2 to 3 hours.

The charging duct (7) is a tubular member disposed substantially directly below the through hole (3), and the garbage introduced through the through hole (3) is put into the garbage processing container (4). In order to guide it, the upper opening is arranged almost directly below the through hole (3), and the lower opening is provided at the rear of the storage cabinet (1). Placed directly above. This product is arranged in a substantially vertical direction, and is devised so that raw garbage is not caught in the middle. Further, the installation space is saved by arranging them in a substantially vertical direction as described above.

The guide rail (9) is arranged in the lower part of the storage cabinet (1), and the garbage processing container (4) is moved from the back side of the storage cabinet (1) to the front side and to the outside of the storage cabinet (1). It makes it possible to withdraw. The guide rail (9) is a main rail (13) for moving the garbage processing container (4) to a position substantially directly below the upper lid (5), and an auxiliary rail for moving the food waste processing container (4) from substantially directly below the upper lid (5) to the outside of the storage cabinet (1). It consists of (14). The main rail (13) is fixed, and the garbage processing container (4) moves on the main rail (13). Auxiliary rail (1
4) is stored inside the main rail (13) and slides forward and backward so that the garbage processing container (4) moves to the outside of the storage cabinet (1) by this movement.

As described above, according to the kitchen unit described above, heat transfer to the counter member (2) can be prevented, and the garbage can be dried without raising the surface temperature excessively. That is, in the invention according to claim 1 of the present application, when the heat treatment by the heater (6) is performed, the raw garbage treatment container (4) is inserted from the lower opening of the charging duct (7) to the upper lid (5) side. The heat can be prevented from flowing out of the through hole (3) along the charging duct (7) since the heat is moved to. The most effective way to prevent the surface temperature of the kitchen unit from rising is to block the flow of heat that reaches the surface through the charging duct (7). In the present application, the garbage disposal container (4) is used. This is achieved by closing the input port (12) of the above with the upper lid (5) and at the same time moving the position to a position displaced from the lower opening of the input duct (7).

In the invention according to claim 1 of the present application, not only the heat insulation by the upper lid (5) but also the conventionally fixed garbage disposal container (4) can be moved, that is, a large heat insulation can be obtained by making it a moving body. It is effective. Generally, only various fixed equipments are stored in the storage cabinet (1) of the kitchen unit. Water purifiers, microwave ovens, dishwashers, etc. are typical examples. Claim 1 of the present application
In the invention according to (1), it can be said that it can be greatly evaluated in that it breaks such technical common sense and creates a garbage disposal container (4) by a moving body. For example, in a dishwasher or the like, the inside can be slid out and pulled out, but it is not moved in the storage cabinet (1). That is, there is no technical idea of moving the dishwasher itself in the storage cabinet (1) according to the operating state. In the invention according to claim 1 of the present application, the garbage disposal container (4) itself is movable, and the position of the garbage disposal stage and the position of the garbage disposal stage are changed in the storage cabinet (1) according to the operating state. It can be said that this is an excellent invention.

Further, since the makeup lid (8) is closed during heating by the heater (6), the heat insulating effect is further improved.

Further, the usability of the kitchen unit is improved. That is, by providing the through hole (3) on the back side, the through hole (3) does not become an obstacle when working on the top surface of the counter member (2). For example, if the through hole (3) exists on the front side of the counter member (2), the work cannot be performed on the upper side of that portion, which is very inconvenient. The invention according to claim 3 of the present application is the garbage disposal container (4).
It can be said that this is an excellent invention that not only handles the heat associated with driving but also improves the usability of the kitchen unit itself.

Further, after the heat treatment by the heater (6), the garbage processing container (4) can be easily pulled out to the front side of the storage cabinet (1). In addition, the kitchen unit can have a simple structure by setting the direction to be along the sliding direction of the garbage processing container (4). For example, one set of slide rails can move the garbage processing container (4) to the lower side of the upper lid (5) and the storage cabinet (1) to the front side, and the processed garbage can be processed. Can be taken out easily.

[Second Embodiment] FIGS. 4 and 5 are explanatory views showing a kitchen unit according to a second embodiment.

The arrangement of the heater (6) is different from that of the first embodiment. This heater (6) is
It is attached to the top lid (5). In the present invention, since the system in which the heater (6) operates only when the raw garbage processing container (4) is moved to just below the upper lid (5) is adopted, There is no need to move the heater (6) to the. The second embodiment focuses on this point, which simplifies the structure of the garbage processing container (4), and as a result, makes it possible to reduce the weight to some extent and facilitate the movement. . Further, since the heater (6) generally consumes a large amount of electric power, its power supply line is thick and a large amount of electricity flows. It is not dangerous to draw such a power line every time the garbage processing container (4) is moved. It can be said that the second embodiment is also excellent in that respect.

[0043]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, heat transfer to the counter member can be prevented and raw garbage can be treated without the surface temperature rising excessively.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the makeup lid is closed during heating by the heater, the heat insulating effect is further improved.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, by providing the through hole on the back side, the through hole does not become an obstacle when working on the top surface of the counter member, and the usability is improved. .

According to the invention of claim 4, after the heat treatment by the heater, the raw garbage processing container can be easily pulled out to the front side of the storage cabinet, and the treated raw garbage can be taken out easily. You can

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a step of throwing raw garbage in a kitchen unit according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a garbage disposal stage of the kitchen unit according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a step of taking out raw garbage of the kitchen unit according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a step of inserting kitchen refuse in the kitchen unit according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a garbage disposal stage of the kitchen unit according to the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a kitchen unit that is a conventional technique of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 storage cabinet 2 counter members 3 through holes 4 Garbage disposal container 5 Top lid 6 heater 7 Input duct 8 makeup lid 12 slot

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Hiroyuki Omura             1048, Kadoma, Kadoma-shi, Osaka Matsushita Electric Works Co., Ltd.             Inside the company (72) Inventor Takayoshi Nakaoka             1048, Kadoma, Kadoma-shi, Osaka Matsushita Electric Works Co., Ltd.             Inside the company (72) Inventor Hideaki Yamada             1048, Kadoma, Kadoma-shi, Osaka Matsushita Electric Works Co., Ltd.             Inside the company F-term (reference) 2D061 DA03 DE10 DE22                 3B060 KA01                 4D004 AA03 AC02 CA15 CA22 CA42                       CB04 CB32 DA01 DA20

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A counter member provided laterally in close contact with the storage cabinet on the upper side of the storage cabinet, and a through hole communicating from the upper side of the counter member to the inside of the storage cabinet, and a charging port on the upper side inside the storage cabinet. A raw garbage processing container having an upper lid which is held at a predetermined position, a heater which dries the raw garbage put in the raw garbage processing container by heating, and an upper opening located directly below the through hole In a kitchen unit provided with an opening located near the upper lid and for guiding raw garbage thrown through the through hole to the throwing port, the raw garbage processing container is placed below the lower opening of the throwing duct. It is made slidable between the side and the lower side of the upper lid, and when the garbage processing container reaches the lower side of the upper lid and the input port is blocked by the upper lid, heat treatment with a heater is performed. A kitchen unit characterized by that. 2. The kitchen according to claim 1, wherein the counter member is provided with a makeup lid for closing the through hole, and when the makeup lid is closed, the raw garbage processing container is moved to the lower side of the upper lid. unit. 3. The kitchen unit according to claim 2, wherein a through hole is provided on the back side of the counter member. 4. The kitchen unit according to claim 3, wherein an upper lid is provided on the front side of the loading duct, and the garbage processing container can be pulled out to the front of the storage cabinet along the sliding direction.