JP2006341004A - Drawer-type drying cabinet - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a drawer-type drying cabinet which can be incorporated into a base cabinet of a kitchen without practically damaging the sense of unity with other cabinets. <P>SOLUTION: The drawer-type drying cabinet (1) contains and dries lightly drained substances. A linear handle (3) with a nearly constant cross-sectional shape which extends laterally in an elongated shape is installed on the upper side of a drawer front plate (2). A switch unit (4) and an exhaust unit (5) for drying mechanism are incorporated into a concaved section (3a) of the linear handle. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a drawer-type drying cabinet, for example, a drawer-type drying cabinet (drying storage) for storing and drying cooking utensils lightly drained in a kitchen.

  In a wall-mounted kitchen arranged adjacent to a wall surface, it is possible to install a draining shelf on which the washed cooking utensils are placed and drained. However, in a face-to-face kitchen, a flat face-to-face kitchen, and an island-type kitchen, there is no adjacent wall surface, so it is impossible to install and install a draining shelf.

  As a result, in conventional face-to-face kitchens, flat face-to-face kitchens, and island-type kitchens, for example, the drained cooking utensils are often drained using a draining basket or draining plate on the counter. The kitchen looks bad and the original beauty is easily lost.

  In view of this, it is conceivable to incorporate a drawer-type drying cabinet into the kitchen base cabinet that stores and dries the lightly drained cooking utensil. However, in this case, since the switch unit, the exhaust unit, and the like for the drying mechanism are attached to the front surface of the drying cabinet, there is a lack of unity between the drying cabinet and the other cabinets.

  The present invention has been made in view of the foregoing problems, and provides a drawer-type drying cabinet that can be incorporated into a base cabinet of a kitchen without substantially lacking a sense of unity with other cabinets. For the purpose.

In order to solve the above problems, in the present invention, a drawer-type drying cabinet for storing and drying a lightly drained object,
On the upper side of the drawer front plate, a line-type handle extending in the lateral direction with a substantially constant cross-sectional shape is provided,
A drawer-type drying cabinet is provided in which a switch unit for a drying mechanism and an exhaust unit for the drying mechanism are incorporated in a recess of the line-type handle.

  According to a preferred aspect of the present invention, the switch unit is provided on one side of the recess of the line type handle, and the exhaust unit is provided on the other side of the recess of the line type handle. . Alternatively, it is preferable that the switch unit and the exhaust unit are configured as one integrated unit, and the integrated unit is provided to extend over substantially the entire line-type handle. Further, the line type handle is preferably provided in alignment at substantially the same height as the adjacent line type handle.

  In the present invention, a line-type handle elongated in the lateral direction with a substantially constant cross-sectional shape is provided on the upper side of the drawer front plate of the drying cabinet, and a switch unit and an exhaust unit for the drying mechanism are provided in the recess of the line-type handle. Is incorporated. Therefore, the characteristic appearance of the line-type handle is not substantially changed by the installation of the switch unit and the exhaust unit. For example, even if the drying cabinet is incorporated into the base cabinet of the kitchen, the drying cabinet is not separated from other cabinets. There is virtually no sense of unity.

  In the present invention, it is preferable that the switch unit is provided on one side of the line-type handle recess and the exhaust unit is provided on the other side of the line-type handle recess. With this configuration, the center portion of the line-type handle can be securely gripped, and the drawer cabinet can be easily pulled out and pushed back.

  Alternatively, in the present invention, an integrated unit obtained by integrating the switch unit and the exhaust unit may be provided so as to extend over almost the entire line-type handle. In this case, since the characteristic appearance of the line-type handle is hardly changed by the attachment of the integrated unit, it is possible to maintain a good unity with other cabinets.

  Further, in the present invention, it is preferable to align the line-type handle of the drying cabinet at substantially the same height as the adjacent line-type handle. In this configuration, the two adjacent line-type handles are arranged almost horizontally, so that a sense of unity between the cabinets can be kept better.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing a configuration of a kitchen provided with a drawer-type drying cabinet according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view schematically showing the configuration of the kitchen body of FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view schematically showing a state in which the drying cabinet of the present embodiment is pulled out in the kitchen body of FIG. 2.

  Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3, the kitchen body of the present embodiment includes a base cabinet BC placed on a floor F. A cooking unit (gas stove, IH stove, etc.) 11 and a pair of counters 12a and 12b and a pair of counters 12a and 12b are provided on the upper side of the base cabinet BC from the left side toward the kitchen. A sink 13 is provided. Adjacent to the sink 13, for example, a hot and cold water-mixing faucet 14 is provided.

  The base cabinet BC includes four cabinets 15-18. That is, the cabinet 15 is below the cooking unit 11, the cabinet 16 is below the counter 12 a between the cooking unit 11 and the sink 13, and the sink cabinet 17 is below the sink 13 than the sink 13. Cabinets 18 are respectively provided below the counters 12b on the end side.

  A range hood 19 is attached to the wall surface W above the cooking unit 11, and a wall cabinet WC is attached to the wall surface W so as to align with the range hood 19 at substantially the same height. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the drawer-type drying cabinet 1 according to the present embodiment is configured as an upper drawer storage portion of the cabinet 18 provided below the counter 12b.

  FIG. 4 is a perspective view schematically showing the configuration of the drawer-type drying cabinet according to the present embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a state in which the switch unit and the exhaust unit are attached to the line-type handle of the drying cabinet of the present embodiment shown in FIG. 6A is a cross-sectional view taken along line A in FIG. 4, and FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view taken along line B in FIG.

  4 to 6, the drawer-type drying cabinet 1 according to the present embodiment has a form of a drawer storage portion, and is elongated in the lateral direction with a substantially constant cross-sectional shape on the upper side of the drawer front plate 2. An extending line-type handle 3 is provided. Then, a switch unit (on switch, turn-off switch, time switch, etc.) 4 and an exhaust unit 5 for the drying mechanism (not shown) are incorporated in the recess 3 a of the line-type handle 3.

  Specifically, the switch unit 4 is provided on the right side of the concave portion 3a of the line-type handle 3 so that the right end of the switch unit 4 and the right end of the handle 3 are substantially aligned. The exhaust unit 5 is provided on the left side of the line-type handle 3 with respect to the concave portion 3 a so that the left end of the exhaust unit 5 and the left end of the handle 3 are substantially aligned. However, this arrangement is exemplary, and the switch unit 4 can be provided on the left side and the exhaust unit 5 can be provided on the right side.

  When mounting the switch unit 4, as shown in FIG. 5, the switch unit 4 is pushed in from the right end of the recess 3a of the line-type handle 3 in a required posture until it comes into contact with a stopper 6a provided at a predetermined position. The switch unit 4 is inserted. As a result, as shown in FIG. 6B, the switch unit 4 is incorporated in the recess 3a of the line-type handle 3 and is stably held by a so-called fitting method. The cord 4 a connected to the switch unit 4 is drawn into the drying cabinet 1 through an opening 4 ba formed in the back plate portion 4 b of the line-type handle 3.

  On the other hand, when the exhaust unit 5 is attached, as shown in FIG. 5, the exhaust unit 5 is pushed in from a left end of the concave portion 3a of the line-type handle 3 in a required posture until it comes into contact with a stopper 6b provided at a predetermined position. The exhaust unit 5 is inserted. As a result, as shown in FIG. 6 (a), the exhaust unit 5 is incorporated in the recess 3a of the line-type handle 3, and in this state, the back plate of the line-type handle 3 is secured by screw fastening means such as screws 7, for example. It is fixedly attached to the part 3b.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, for example, a cooking tool such as a frying pan 21 or tableware is washed on the counter 12 b, and then lightly drained and then stored in the drying cabinet 1 and dried. In addition to the frying pan 21, as shown in FIG. 8, cooking cabinets such as a pan, a ball, a colander, a cutting board, a kitchen knife, a dishcloth, and other items other than those described above are used in the drying cabinet 1. Important items are also stored for drying.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the line-type handle 3 that is elongated in the lateral direction with a substantially constant cross-sectional shape is provided on the upper side of the front drawer plate 2 of the drying cabinet 1, and the recess 3 a of the line-type handle 3 is provided. In addition, a switch unit 4 and an exhaust unit 5 for a drying mechanism are incorporated. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 9A, the characteristic appearance of the line-type handle 3 is not substantially changed by the attachment of the switch unit 4 and the exhaust unit 5.

  On the other hand, in the conventional configuration as shown in FIG. 9B, since the switch unit and the exhaust unit are attached to the front surface 102 of the drying cabinet 101, there is a lack of unity between the drying cabinet 101 and other cabinets. . Thus, as apparent from comparison with the conventional configuration, the drawer-type drying cabinet 1 of the present embodiment can be used as a base cabinet BC of the kitchen without substantially lacking a sense of unity with other cabinets. Incorporated.

  In the present embodiment, the switch unit 4 is provided on one side (right side in the figure) of the recess 3a of the line-type handle 3, and the other side (facing in the figure) of the recess 3a of the line-type handle 3 is provided. Since the exhaust unit 5 is provided on the left side, the central portion of the line-type handle 3 can be securely gripped, and the drawer operation and push-back operation of the drying cabinet 1 can be easily performed.

  Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9A, the line-type handle 3 adjacent to the line-type handle 3 of the drying cabinet 1 (the drawer of the upper drawer storage portion of the sink cabinet 17 adjacent to the drying cabinet 1). Line-type handles provided on the upper side of the front plate) are aligned at the same height as 10 so that two adjacent line-type handles 3 and 10 are aligned horizontally, so that the cabinets are unified. The feeling is kept good.

  Thus, in this embodiment, for example, the water of the washed cooking utensil can be lightly cut and stored in the drawer-type drying cabinet 1 to be dried, so that the counters (12a, 12b) are neatly cleaned. The state of the kitchen is not deteriorated and the appearance of the kitchen from the living room is not deteriorated. In general, since the drying cabinet 1 has a blowing function in addition to the drying function, it is possible to store cooking utensils and the like with moisture without worrying about moisture inside the drying cabinet 1.

  Further, by adding a sterilization function and a deodorization function to the drying cabinet 1, it is possible to prevent the growth of bacteria and the generation of odors and maintain a sanitary environment. Further, by configuring the door (pre-drawer plate) 2 of the drying cabinet 1 as a touch-open type with a line-type handle 3, the handle 3 is gripped with a wet hand even when washing is performed with the sink 13, for example. The door 2 can be opened and closed without any problem. Furthermore, in consideration of safety, it is preferable to add a stop function when the door 2 is opened during the operation of the drying cabinet 1. In this case, it is preferable that the operation is automatically restarted when the door 2 of the drying cabinet 1 is closed.

  In the above-described embodiment, the switch unit 4 and the exhaust unit 5 are positioned by being inserted into the concave portion 3a of the line-type handle 3 until they contact the stoppers 6a and 6b provided at predetermined positions, respectively. . However, as shown in the first modification of FIG. 10, the switch unit 4 and the exhaust unit 5 can be attached according to substantially the same procedure as in the above-described embodiment without using a stopper. In this case, as shown in FIG. 11, the switch unit 4 and the exhaust unit 5 may be fixedly attached to the back plate portion 3 b of the line-type handle 3 using, for example, screws 7.

  In the above-described embodiment, the switch unit 4 is provided on one side of the recess 3 a of the line-type handle 3, and the exhaust unit 5 is provided on the other side of the recess 3 a of the line-type handle 3. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and as shown in the second modified example of FIG. 12, the switch unit and the exhaust unit are integrated, and the integrated unit 8 is formed in the concave portion 3a of the line-type handle 3. You may provide so that it may extend over substantially the whole. In this case, since the characteristic appearance of the line-type handle 3 is hardly changed by the attachment of the integrated unit 8, a sense of unity with other cabinets can be kept better.

  In the above-described embodiment, the present invention is applied to a drying cabinet that is incorporated in a base cabinet of a kitchen and mainly stores and drys cooking utensils. The present invention can be similarly applied to a drawer-type drying cabinet in which a lightly drained product is stored and dried.

It is a perspective view showing roughly composition of a kitchen provided with a drawer type dry cabinet concerning an embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows schematically the structure of the kitchen main body of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows roughly the state which pulled out the drying cabinet of this embodiment in the kitchen main body of FIG. It is a perspective view showing roughly the composition of the drawer type drying cabinet concerning this embodiment. It is a figure which shows a mode that a switch unit and an exhaust unit are attached to the line-type handle of the drying cabinet of this embodiment shown in FIG. (A) is sectional drawing along the line A of FIG. 4, (b) is sectional drawing along the line B of FIG. It is a figure which shows a mode that the cooking utensil lightly drained in the drying cabinet of this embodiment is accommodated. It is a figure which shows the various cooking tools accommodated in the drying cabinet of this embodiment. It is a figure explaining the effect of the drying cabinet of this embodiment compared with a prior art example. It is a figure which shows a mode that a switch unit and an exhaust unit are attached to the line-type handle of a drying cabinet according to the 1st modification. It is a figure which shows a mode that a switch unit and an exhaust unit are fixed to a line type handle in the 1st modification. It is a figure which shows a mode that a switch unit and an exhaust unit are attached to the line type handle of a drying cabinet according to a 2nd modification.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Drying cabinet 2 Drawer front plate 3 Line-type handle 3a Line-type handle recessed part 4 Switch unit 5 Exhaust unit 6 Stopper 7 Screw 8 Integrated unit BC Base cabinet WC Wall cabinet 11 Heating cooking unit 12 Counter 13 Sink 14 Water faucet 15-18 Cabinet 19 Range hood

Claims (4)

A drawer-type drying cabinet for storing and drying lightly drained items,
On the upper side of the drawer front plate, a line-type handle extending in the lateral direction with a substantially constant cross-sectional shape is provided,
A drawer-type drying cabinet, wherein a switch unit for a drying mechanism and an exhaust unit for the drying mechanism are incorporated in the concave portion of the line-type handle. 2. The switch unit according to claim 1, wherein the switch unit is provided on one side of the concave portion of the line-type handle, and the exhaust unit is provided on the other side of the concave portion of the line-type handle. Drawer-type drying cabinet as described. The switch unit and the exhaust unit are configured as one integrated unit, and the integrated unit is provided so as to extend over substantially the entire line-type handle. Drawer-type drying cabinet as described. The drawer-type drying cabinet according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the line-type handle is provided so as to be aligned at substantially the same height as an adjacent line-type handle. .

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