JP2006083580A - Sink - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sink which does not cause any hindrance to drainage even if cookware such as a pan is placed on the bottom surface of the sink, which is excellent in beauty, which facilitates maintenance such as cleaning in the vicinity of a drain inlet, and which is also excellent in operability. <P>SOLUTION: In this sink A, the bottom surface 2 of the sink, the periphery of which is enclosed with an inner wall surface 1, is equipped with a drain gutter part 3 along the inner wall surface 1, a planar part 5, the backside of which is provided with a drainage trap 4, and an inclined bottom surface part 7 which is interposed between the drain gutter part 3 and the planar part 5. The bottom surface part 7 is provided with the drain inlet 8 for guiding waste water to the drainage trap 4, and a bottom surface cover part 9 capable of closing the drain inlet 8 is provided on the bottom surface part 7. Thus, even if the cookware 6 such as the pan 6a is placed on the bottom surface 2, the sink does not cause any hindrance to the drainage, and the excellent beauty can also be secured. Additionally, since the cover part 9 has a sliding type opening/closing door 10 capable of opening/closing the drain inlet 8, the maintenance such as the cleaning in the vicinity of the drain inlet 8 can be easily performed, and the excellent operability can be secured. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a sink that can be used for a kitchen unit, for example.

  Conventionally, sink drains are usually provided on the flat bottom of the sink. As a result, when a cooking utensil such as a pan is placed on the flat bottom surface of the sink, there is a problem that the drainage port on the bottom surface of the sink is blocked by these. In addition, with the recent increase in needs for cleanliness and the like, dirt in the vicinity of the drain outlet is avoided, and therefore a sink that is easy to clean, etc. near the drain outlet, and has excellent design is required.

  In order to respond to such problems or requests, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-18381, a drain groove portion is formed on the bottom surface of the sink along the inner wall surface of the sink, and the drain port is formed in the drain groove portion. There are known sinks and the like.

However, even in the sink having such a structure, the drain outlet is exposed, and the drainage state and the water stop state cannot be sufficiently controlled, and there is room for further improvement from an aesthetic point of view. Was to leave.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-18381

  The present invention has been invented in view of the above-mentioned background art, and its problem is that, even if a cooking utensil such as a pan is placed on the bottom of the sink, there is no obstacle to drainage, of course, it is excellent in aesthetics, The object is to provide a sink that is easy to clean, such as cleaning the vicinity of the mouth, and that is excellent in operability.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, in the sink according to the first aspect of the present invention, a drain groove along the inner wall surface and a drain trap on the back side are provided on the bottom surface of the sink surrounded by the inner wall surface. In the sink having a flat surface portion and an inclined bottom surface portion interposed between the drain groove portion and the flat surface portion, the inclined bottom surface portion is provided with a drain port that guides drainage to the drain trap, while the drain port is It has a bottom lid portion that can be closed.

  The sink of the invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in the sink according to claim 1, the bottom cover part has a sliding opening / closing door capable of opening and closing the drain port.

  In the sink of the present invention, the sink bottom surface surrounded by the inner wall surface, the drain groove portion along the inner wall surface, the flat surface portion provided with the drain trap on the back side, and the drain groove portion and the flat surface portion between. In the sink having an inclined bottom surface portion interposed, the inclined bottom surface portion is provided with a drain outlet for guiding drainage to the drain trap, and has a bottom lid portion capable of closing the drain outlet, so that cooking utensils such as a pan Even if it is placed on the bottom surface of the sink, an excellent aesthetic appearance can be secured without causing any trouble in draining.

  Further, in the sink of the present invention, the bottom lid portion has a sliding door that can open and close the drain port. In addition to the above, cleaning such as cleaning near the drain port is easy and has excellent operability. It can be secured.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the sink of the present invention is not limited to the following embodiment, and it is needless to say that various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. Here, FIG. 1 schematically shows an outline of a sink A according to an embodiment of the present invention, where (a) is a perspective view, and (b) is a pan 6a that is a cooking utensil 6, and a bottom surface of the sink. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XX ′ in FIG. On the other hand, FIG. 2 is a perspective view schematically showing an outline of the bottom cover 9 in the sink A which is an embodiment of the present invention.

  That is, in the sink A of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the sink bottom surface 2 surrounded by the inner wall surface 1 is provided with a drain groove portion 3 along the inner wall surface 1 and a drain trap 4 on the back side. The sink includes a flat surface portion 5 and an inclined bottom surface portion 7 interposed between the drainage groove portion 3 and the flat surface portion 5. Furthermore, in the sink A of the present embodiment, the inclined bottom surface portion 7 is provided with a drain port 8 that guides the drainage to the drain trap 4, and has a bottom lid portion 9 that can close the drain port 8.

  As a result, for example, even if the cooking utensil 6 such as the pan 6a is placed on the sink bottom surface 2, in the sink A of the present embodiment, the drain port 8 does not come into direct contact with the pan 6a or the like. Therefore, there will be no trouble in draining.

  In addition, since the sink A of the present embodiment has the bottom lid portion 9 that can close the drainage port 8, unlike the conventional example, the drainage port 8 is not exposed and has a good aesthetic appearance. It can be said that it is a sink that can be secured and has excellent design.

  On the other hand, in the sink of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2, the bottom cover 9 has a sliding door 10 that can open and close the drain port 8. And it becomes possible to carry out finely. As a result, for example, the open / close level of the sliding door 10 can be adjusted easily and finely according to the size of the dust floating in the drainage, so that the dust is clogged in the vicinity of the drain port 8. Problems can be effectively avoided, cleaning such as cleaning of the vicinity of the drain outlet 8 is easy, and as a result, excellent operability can be secured.

  As described above, in the sink of the present invention, the bottom surface of the sink surrounded by the inner wall surface, the drain groove portion along the inner wall surface, the flat surface portion provided with the drain trap on the back side, the drain groove portion and the flat surface In the sink having an inclined bottom surface portion interposed between the portion and the bottom surface portion, the inclined bottom surface portion is provided with a drain port that guides drainage to the drain trap, and has a bottom lid portion that can close the drain port. Even if a cooking utensil such as a pan is placed on the bottom surface of the sink, an excellent aesthetic appearance can be secured without causing any trouble in draining.

  Further, in the sink of the present invention, the bottom lid portion has a sliding door that can open and close the drain port. In addition to the above, cleaning such as cleaning near the drain port is easy and has excellent operability. It can be secured.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The outline of the sink A which is one Embodiment of this invention is shown typically, (a) is a perspective view, (b) is the case where the pan 6a which is the cooking appliance 6 is mounted on the sink bottom face 2 ( It is sectional drawing in XX 'of a). It is a perspective view which shows typically the outline of the bottom face cover part 9 in the sink A which is one Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Inner wall surface 2 Sink bottom surface 3 Drainage groove (Sink bottom surface 2)
4 Drain trap 5 Flat part (Sink bottom 2)
6 Cooking utensils 6a Pan 7 Inclined bottom (sink bottom 2)
8 Drainage port (inclined bottom 7)
9 Bottom cover 10 Sliding open / close door A Sink

Claims (2)

  A sink bottom surface surrounded by an inner wall surface, a drain groove portion along the inner wall surface, a flat surface portion provided with a drain trap on the back side, and an inclined bottom surface portion interposed between the drain groove portion and the flat surface portion; A sink having a bottom lid portion capable of closing the drain port while providing a drain port for guiding drainage to the drain trap on the inclined bottom surface portion.   The sink according to claim 1, wherein the bottom cover part has a sliding door that can open and close the drain port.

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