JP2004298380A - Unit kitchen - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a unit kitchen with which the depth space behind the sink is reserved comparatively greatly and as a result, space around the sink is effectively used. <P>SOLUTION: The unit kitchen includes a sink (3), a back guarding (4) provided in the rear and a counter (5) equipped on the upper end. The counter is structured projecting forward from the back guarding, a rising part (6) which slantingly meets the sink is provided near the sink, and slits (6a) for inserting edges of knives are formed in the rising part. The front edge of the counter is attached with a stick-shaped member (7) extending horizontally for hanging kitchen clothes, and the bottom face of the counter is attached with a lighting device (8) which lights the sink or the area close-by. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a system kitchen, and more particularly to an effective use of a space around a sink in an island-type system kitchen or a face-to-face system kitchen.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an island-type system kitchen that is installed without contacting a wall and a facing-type system kitchen that is installed with only an end face in contact with a wall are known. In these types of system kitchens, a counter is formed at the upper end of the back guard provided behind the sink, and a configuration that can approach this counter from both the front side and the rear side of the system kitchen may be used. .
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the above-described conventional technique, the depth of the back guard and the depth of the counter are set to be substantially the same, and the front face of the back guard and the front end face of the counter generally coincide. In this case, there is an inconvenience that the depth space behind the sink is very narrow, and the space around the sink cannot be effectively used.
[0004]
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and has as its object to provide a system kitchen in which the depth space behind the sink is relatively large and the space around the sink can be effectively used. .
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problem, in the present invention, in a system kitchen including a sink, a back guard provided behind the sink, and a counter provided at an upper end of the back guard,
The counter is configured to protrude forward by a predetermined distance from the back guard,
There is provided a system kitchen in which a rising portion facing the sink is provided in the vicinity of the sink at an angle, and a hole for inserting a blade of a kitchen knife is formed in the rising portion. .
[0006]
According to a preferred aspect of the present invention, at the front end of the counter, one or a plurality of bar-shaped members for hanging a cloth is attached so as to extend in the lateral direction. Further, it is preferable that a lighting device for illuminating the sink or its vicinity is attached to a lower surface of the counter.
[0007]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
In the system kitchen of the present invention, the counter provided at the upper end of the back guard behind the sink is configured to protrude forward by a predetermined distance from the back guard. A rising portion facing the sink is provided near the sink at an angle, and a hole for inserting a blade of a kitchen knife is formed in the rising portion. Therefore, in the present invention, a relatively large space defined by the lower surface of the counter, the front surface of the back guard, and the rear surface of the sink can be ensured.
[0008]
In addition, the kitchen knife is stored with the blade inserted into the hole at the rising part facing the sink diagonally, so remove the kitchen knife from the rising part and return the kitchen knife to the rising part while keeping the posture facing the sink. Operation can be performed smoothly. Thus, according to the present invention, it is possible to realize a system kitchen in which the depth space behind the sink is relatively large and the space around the sink can be effectively used.
[0009]
In the present invention, it is preferable that one or a plurality of bar-shaped members for hanging a cloth is attached to the front end of the counter so as to extend along the lateral direction. With this configuration, it is possible to easily remove and use the cloth wrapped around the rod-shaped member while maintaining the posture facing the sink, and to easily hang the cloth width after use on the rod-shaped member. Thus, the efficiency of the operation using the cloth can be improved.
[0010]
In the present invention, it is preferable that a lighting device for illuminating the sink or its vicinity is attached to the lower surface of the counter. With this configuration, it is possible to appropriately illuminate the hand at a time when working in or near the sink, thereby improving the work efficiency around the sink.
[0011]
An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of a system kitchen according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. FIG. 3 is a view showing a state in which a kitchen knife is stored in a rising portion facing the sink diagonally. In the present embodiment, the present invention is applied to an island-type or face-to-face type kitchen.
[0012]
Referring to FIG. 1, the system kitchen according to the present embodiment includes a base cabinet 1 placed on a floor. At the upper part of the base cabinet 1, a cooking unit 2 provided with a gas stove or an electric stove from the left side toward the system kitchen, and a sink 3 are provided. Note that, for example, a hot and cold mixing type faucet (not shown) is provided adjacent to the sink 3.
[0013]
A back guard 4 is provided behind the sink 3, and a counter 5 is provided at an upper end of the back guard 4. Here, as shown in FIG. 2, the counter 5 is configured according to an overhang mode so as to protrude forward from the back guard 4 by a predetermined distance. The counter 5 can be approached from both the front side and the rear side of the system kitchen.
[0014]
In the vicinity of the sink 3, there is provided a rising portion 6 obliquely facing the sink 3, as shown in FIG. A plurality (three in FIG. 1) of holes 6a for inserting a blade of a kitchen knife are formed in the rising portion 6 at intervals so as to extend in the vertical direction. In the rising portion 6, as shown in FIG. 3, the kitchen knife 10 is stably stored with the blade 10a of the kitchen knife 10 inserted into the storage portion 6b through the hole 6a.
[0015]
Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of (two in FIG. 1) bar-shaped members 7 for hanging a cloth are arranged at the front end on the right side of the counter 5 so as to extend along the lateral direction. They are mounted separately. Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a lighting device 8 for illuminating the sink 3 or its vicinity is attached to the lower surface 5 a of the counter 5.
[0016]
As described above, in the present embodiment, the counter 5 is configured to be overhanging so as to protrude forward from the back guard 4 by a predetermined distance. As a result, a relatively large space 11 defined by the lower surface 5a of the counter 5, the front surface 4a of the back guard 4, and the rear surface 3a of the sink 3 can be secured. In addition, a rising portion 6 is provided near the sink 3 at an angle to the sink 3. The rising portion 6 has a hole 6 a into which the blade 10 a of the kitchen knife 10 is inserted.
[0017]
As a result, in the rising portion 6, the kitchen knife 10 is stably stored with the blade 10a inserted into the storage portion 6b through the hole 6a. In addition, the operation of extracting the kitchen knife 10 from the rising section 6 and returning the kitchen knife 10 to the rising section 6 can be performed smoothly while keeping the posture facing the sink 3. In other words, in the system kitchen of the present embodiment, a relatively large depth space behind the sink can be ensured, and the space around the sink can be effectively used.
[0018]
In the present embodiment, a pair of bar-shaped members 7 for hanging a cloth is attached to the front end of the counter 5 so as to extend in the lateral direction. As a result, it is possible to easily remove and use the cloth width hanging on the bar-shaped member 7 while keeping the posture facing the sink 3, or to easily hang the used cloth width back on the rod-shaped member 7, and furthermore, The efficiency of the work using the cloth around the sink can be improved.
[0019]
In the present embodiment, a lighting device 8 for illuminating the sink 3 or its vicinity is attached to the lower surface 5a of the counter 5. As a result, when working in or near the sink 3, it is possible to illuminate the hand in a timely and bright manner, thereby improving the work efficiency around the sink.
[0020]
In the above-described embodiment, three insertion holes 6 a are formed in the rising portion 6, a pair of bar members 7 for hanging the cloth is provided on the right side of the counter 5, and the lighting device 8 is located closer to the center than the bar members 7. It is provided in. However, without being limited to this, various modifications are possible within the scope of the present invention with respect to the specific configuration and arrangement of the rising portion, the bar-shaped member for hanging the cloth, and the hand lighting device.
[0021]
In the above-described embodiment, the present invention is applied to an island-type or face-to-face system kitchen. However, without being limited to this, the present invention can be applied to a system kitchen including a sink, a back guard provided behind the sink, and a counter provided at an upper end thereof.
[0022]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, in the present invention, since the counter is configured to protrude forward from the back guard, the space defined by the lower surface of the counter, the front surface of the back guard, and the rear surface of the sink is relatively small. It can be secured large. In addition, a rising portion facing the sink is provided in the vicinity of the sink at an angle, and a hole for inserting a blade of a kitchen knife is formed in the rising portion. The operation of extracting the kitchen knife from the rising portion and returning the kitchen knife to the rising portion can be performed smoothly.
[0023]
In the present invention, by attaching a bar-shaped member for hanging a cloth to the front end of the counter so as to extend along the lateral direction, the cloth width hanging on the bar-shaped member can be easily removed while maintaining a posture facing the sink. The used cloth width can be easily wrapped around the rod-shaped member after use, and the efficiency of using the cloth width around the sink can be improved.
[0024]
Further, in the present invention, by attaching a lighting device for illuminating the sink or the vicinity thereof to the lower surface of the counter, it is possible to illuminate the hand at a timely bright when working in the vicinity of the sink or the vicinity thereof. Work efficiency can be improved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of a system kitchen according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1 (b).
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which a kitchen knife is stored in a rising portion facing the sink diagonally.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Base cabinet 2 Heating cooking part 3 Sink 4 Back guard 5 Counter 6 Rising part 7 Bar-shaped member for hanging cloth 8 Lighting equipment 10 Kitchen knife

Claims (3)

In a system kitchen including a sink, a back guard provided behind the sink, and a counter provided at an upper end of the back guard,
The counter is configured to protrude forward by a predetermined distance from the back guard,
A system kitchen, wherein a rising portion facing the sink is provided in the vicinity of the sink at an angle, and a hole for inserting a blade of a kitchen knife is formed in the rising portion. 2. The system kitchen according to claim 1, wherein one or a plurality of bar-shaped members for hanging a cloth is attached to a front end of the counter so as to extend along a lateral direction. 3. The system kitchen according to claim 1, wherein a lighting device for illuminating the sink or the vicinity thereof is attached to a lower surface of the counter.

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