JP2005040370A - Kitchen unit with lighting - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To mount a lighting system for illuminating a working area in a floor cabinet type kitchen unit and to store electric parts in the kitchen unit. <P>SOLUTION: The front side on top of the kitchen unit U is formed as the work area 2, and a counter part 1, one step higher, is provided on the back side. The lighting system 10 is provided on top of the counter part 1, and a controller 11 and the electric wiring 14 are stored in a storage space S on the lower side. As the lighting system 10 is close to the work area 2, the work area 2 can be illuminated with a sufficient quantity of light. As the electric parts belonging to the lighting system 10 are disposed in the storage space S on the lower side, possibility of wetting the electric parts with water is eliminated to enhance the safety. Further, as the electric wiring etc. is not exposed to the outside, the outer appearance and the design of the cabinet are improved. Since the storage space S can be utilized as a storage section for storing a water supply pipe 6A and a drain pipe 6B, the cabinet space T under the work area 2 can be used as a wide article storage section. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a floor cabinet type kitchen unit installed on a floor in which a lighting device is attached.

  As described in Patent Document 1, a kitchen unit installed in a kitchen includes a floor cabinet provided on the floor with a sink and a gas stove, and an upper cabinet such as a hanging cupboard installed above the floor cabinet. The In this type of kitchen unit, the lighting device that illuminates the work top on the upper surface of the floor cabinet is often attached to the lower surface of the upper cabinet. However, since the lighting device attached to the lower surface of the upper cabinet is installed relatively far from the floor cabinet, it may be difficult to illuminate the work top of the floor cabinet brightly.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, Patent Document 1 provides a rising wall that extends above the work top of the floor cabinet and has a counter for loading articles at the upper end. The lighting device illuminates the work top on the rising wall. A configuration is proposed in which is arranged. With such a configuration, the work top can be illuminated from close, and various operations such as cooking can be performed in a state where sufficient brightness is secured at hand, so that the usability is greatly improved. Patent Document 1 also describes that the above technique is applied to a face-to-face kitchen unit installed between a cooking room and a living room, and lighting a work top on a wall that partitions the cooking room and the living room. The device is arranged.

Patent Document 2 also describes that a lighting device (hand lamp) is arranged on the lower surface side of the counter in the face-to-face kitchen unit. In patent document 2, while the said illuminating device illuminates the worktop (top | upper surface part) by the side of a kitchen, it is supposed that it becomes indirect illumination by reflected light with respect to the anti-kitchen side.
JP 2001-087060 A JP 2002-03068 A

  Patent Literature 1 and Patent Literature 2 describe that an illumination device that illuminates a work area (work top, top surface portion, etc.) in a kitchen unit is disposed on the lower surface side of the counter. Also, no consideration is given to the storage location of a controller such as an inverter. Further, when applied to a face-to-face kitchen unit, the lighting device of Patent Document 1 does not illuminate a non-working area such as a living room, and the lighting device of Patent Document 2 includes a work area such as a kitchen and a non-working area such as a living room. Because the lighting condition does not change so much, the room effect was poor.

  The feature of the illuminated kitchen unit adopted by the present invention in order to solve the above problems is that a counter part formed higher than the work area on the front side is provided on the back side, and a storage space is provided below the counter part. The lighting unit that illuminates the work area is disposed on the counter unit, and the controller and / or the electrical wiring of the lighting unit is disposed in the storage space below the counter unit.

  In the kitchen unit with lighting, the lighting device is arranged on the upper surface of the counter unit, the edge of the counter unit on the work area side, and the lower surface of the overhang part formed on the counter area. And a standing wall portion formed between the counter portion and the work area.

  By the way, the present invention can be applied to a face-to-face kitchen unit installed between a work area where cooking or the like is performed and a non-work area where meals or the like are performed. In this case, the work area and the non-work area A counter unit in which the lighting device is arranged is provided between them.

  Further, when the present invention is applied to a face-to-face kitchen unit, a counter unit is provided between the work area and the non-work area, the lighting device is arranged on the upper surface of the counter unit, and the lighting device is arranged between the work area and the non-work area. It is possible to make it possible to illuminate both, and to make the illumination mode different between the work area and the non-work area.

  In the illuminated kitchen unit according to the present invention, since the lighting device is arranged on the counter portion provided on the back side of the work area, the lighting device is close to the work area, and the work area can be illuminated brightly. In addition, since the controller and / or electrical wiring of the lighting device is arranged in the lower storage space, the controller / electrical wiring can be prevented from coming into contact with water, so that safety is improved and the controller -The appearance is improved because it is possible to prevent the electrical wiring from being exposed to the outside.

  When the present invention is applied to a face-to-face kitchen unit, it is possible to simultaneously illuminate the work area and the non-work area. Furthermore, when both the working area and the non-working area are illuminated in different manners by the lighting device arranged on the upper surface of the counter unit, an interior lighting effect with excellent performance can be obtained.

[First Embodiment]
1 and 2 show an example of a kitchen unit U to which the present invention is applied. This kitchen unit U is of a floor cabinet type installed in a kitchen or the like, and the front side of the upper surface is made into a work area 2 provided with a sink 3 having a faucet 4 and a heating cooker such as a gas stove 5. The counter section 1 is formed at a depth higher than that.

  The illuminated kitchen unit U according to the present invention has a storage space S below the counter unit 1, an illumination device 10 is provided on the upper surface of the counter unit 1, and a storage space S below the counter unit 1. In addition to the controller 11 of the lighting device 10, the electrical wiring 14 to which the power plug 12 and the switch 13 are connected is housed. Although the kind of the illuminating device 10 is not specifically limited, It is desirable to make it possible to efficiently illuminate the work area 2 and not to dazzle the user. The arrangement of the lighting device 10 on the upper surface of the counter unit 1 is set to an appropriate position in consideration of the positional relationship with the sink 3 and the stove 5 in the work area 2.

  According to the illuminated kitchen unit U, since the lighting device 10 is arranged near the work area 2, the work area 2 can be illuminated with a sufficient amount of light, and workability such as cooking and dishwashing is improved. In addition, since the electrical components such as the controller 11 and the electrical wiring 14 attached to the lighting device 10 are disposed in the storage space S below the counter unit 1, there is no possibility that they may get wet and cause leakage or deterioration. Excellent safety. Further, since the electrical wiring or the like is not exposed to the outside, aesthetics and design can be improved.

  As in this example, the storage space S can be used as a storage portion for a water supply pipe 6A connected to the faucet 4 or a drain pipe 6B connected to the sink 3. In this case, The lower cabinet space T becomes a wide article storage unit, and as a result, for example, drawers 15 and 15 as illustrated in the drawings can be provided.

[Second Embodiment]
In carrying out the present invention, the arrangement of the lighting device 10 can be changed. 3 and 4, an overhang portion 1 a that protrudes toward the work area 2 is formed at the edge of the counter portion 1, and the lighting device 10 is attached to the lower surface of the overhang portion 1 a. In this example, since the lighting device 10 approaches the work area 2, the work area 2 can be illuminated brightly. Moreover, since the illuminating device 10 is the lower surface of the overhang part 1a, it is less likely to make the user feel dazzling.

[Third, fourth and fifth embodiments]
As shown in FIG. 5 (A), the lighting device 10 can be attached to an edge facing the work area 2 in the counter section 1 or, as shown in FIG. 5 (B), the counter section 1 and the work area. The lighting device 10 can also be disposed on the standing wall 7 formed between the two. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a configuration in which a part of the edge facing the work area 2 in the counter unit 1 is cut out and the lighting device 10 is incorporated in the cutout portion is also conceivable.

  In any embodiment, since the controller 11 and the electrical wiring 14 can be stored in the storage space S below the counter unit 1, it is possible to provide a lighted kitchen unit U that is excellent in safety and aesthetics. it can.

[Sixth Embodiment]
FIG. 7 illustrates an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a floor cabinet type facing kitchen unit U installed between a kitchen side where cooking or the like is performed and a living side where meals or the like are performed. . This face-to-face kitchen unit U is provided with a counter unit 1 in which a lighting device 10 is installed between a work area 2 such as a work top facing the kitchen side and a non-work area 16 such as a dining counter facing the living side. The counter unit 1 is formed one step higher than the work area 2 and the non-work area 16. However, the non-work area 16 can be set at the same height as the counter unit 1.

  In the present embodiment, the illumination device 10 disposed on the upper surface of the counter unit 1 can illuminate both the work area 2 and the non-work area 16, and the illumination mode differs between the work area 2 and the non-work area 16. It is characterized by the above configuration. For example, FIG. 3A shows that the color tone and the light transmittance are different between the portion 10a facing the work area 2 side and the portion 10b facing the non-work area 16 side of the cover of the lighting device 10. The working area 2 side is set to be as bright as possible, and the non-working area 16 is set to be a calm and gentle lighting. In FIG. 5B, it is assumed that the illumination device 10 includes two light sources K and K, and the illumination modes of the work area 2 and the non-work area 16 are different by changing the types of the light sources K and K. Is set.

  As in this example, by changing the illumination mode between the work area 2 side and the non-work area 16 side, it is possible to increase the interior lighting effect with excellent performance.

[Seventh Embodiment]
In the present invention, the controller 11 such as the inverter of the lighting device 10 and the electrical wiring 14 are stored in the storage space S formed below the counter unit 1, so that inspection, repair, replacement, etc. of these electrical components are performed. It is desirable to provide an inspection port for maintenance. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, when a partition wall 17 is provided that partitions the storage space S below the counter unit 1 and the cabinet space T below the work area 2, the partition wall 17 is inspected. A mouth 8 and a lid 9 may be provided.

  Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 9, the electrical wiring 14 connected to the lighting device 10, the power plug 12, the switch 13, and the like is passed through the storage space S below the counter unit 1, and the controller 11 is a cabinet space below the work area 2. In the case where it is disposed at the bottom of T, a partition bottom plate 17 is provided near the bottom of the cabinet space T, and an inspection port 8 and a lid 9 may be provided in the partition bottom plate 17.

  Conventionally, an upper cabinet, a wall cabinet, or the like is required to attach the lighting device, but these have a drawback that they are tall and have a feeling of pressure and it is difficult to put in and out the article. On the other hand, according to the present invention, since an upper cabinet, a wall cabinet or the like is not required, it is possible to provide an easy-to-use kitchen unit without a feeling of pressure.

It is a perspective view of the kitchen unit which shows the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is side surface sectional drawing of the kitchen unit which shows the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the kitchen unit which shows the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is side surface sectional drawing of the kitchen unit which shows the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. FIG. (A) is a side cross-sectional view of the main part of the kitchen unit showing the third embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. (B) is a side cross-sectional view of the main part of the kitchen unit showing the fourth embodiment of the present invention. is there. It is a perspective view of the kitchen unit which shows the 5th Embodiment of this invention. It is related with the 6th Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: FIG. (A) (B) is a side view which shows the principal part of a facing kitchen unit. It is side surface sectional drawing of the kitchen unit which shows the 7th Embodiment of this invention. It is side surface sectional drawing of the kitchen unit which shows the different aspect of the 7th Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

U ... kitchen unit 1 ... counter unit 2 ... work area 3 ... sink 4 ... faucet 5 ... gas stove 6A ... water supply pipe 6B ... drain pipe 10 ... lighting device 11 ... controller 12 ... power plug 13 ... switch 14 ... electric wiring 15 ... Drawer S ... Storage space T ... Cabinet space

Claims (7)

A kitchen unit with a counter unit formed higher than the front work area on the back side and a storage space below the counter part, and a lighting device that illuminates the work area is arranged on the counter unit The illuminated kitchen unit is characterized in that the controller of the lighting device and / or the electrical wiring is disposed in the storage space below the counter unit. The illuminated kitchen unit according to claim 1, wherein the lighting device is disposed on the upper surface of the counter portion. The lighting-equipped kitchen unit according to claim 1, wherein the lighting device is disposed at an edge of the counter portion on the work area side. 2. The illuminated kitchen unit according to claim 1, wherein an overhang portion that protrudes toward the work area is formed on the counter portion, and the lighting device is disposed on a lower surface of the overhang portion. The illuminated kitchen unit according to claim 1, wherein the lighting device is disposed on a standing wall portion formed between the counter portion and the work area. The kitchen unit is a face-to-face kitchen unit installed between a work area for cooking or the like and a non-work area for eating or the like, and a counter unit is provided between the work area and the non-work area. The illuminated kitchen unit according to any one of claims 1 to 5. The kitchen unit is a face-to-face kitchen unit installed between a work area where cooking or the like is performed and a non-work area where meals are performed, and a counter unit is provided between the work area and the non-work area. An illuminating device is disposed on the upper surface of the counter unit, and the illuminating device is configured to illuminate both the working area and the non-working area, and the lighting mode is different between the working area and the non-working area. Item 10. A lighted kitchen unit according to item 1.

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