JP2007175331A - Installation structure of dishwasher - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide installation structure of a dishwasher, which can easily install a dishwasher of top open type or a dishwasher of drawer-type without replacing a counter. <P>SOLUTION: In installation structure of a dishwasher to be installed on a side of a sink set with a counter having the sink on the top of a cabinet, while an opening for installation of a top open type dishwasher is provided in a counter, space for installation of a drawer-type dishwasher is prepared in the cabinet below the opening, then, when the drawer-type dishwasher is installed in the space, a tray is installed on the opening. The top open type dishwasher has an upper end flange of a washing tub attached with a plurality of mounting holes provided on the edge of the opening of the counter, and the tray is attached using the mounting holes when the drawer-type dishwasher is installed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an installation structure of a dishwasher installed on the side of a sink of a base cabinet such as a system kitchen.

  Conventionally, for example, in a system kitchen, as shown in FIG. 6, a counter 3 is arranged on the upper surface of the base cabinet 2, and a sink 4 is arranged on the counter 3, for example, on the left end side. Further, on the left side of the sink 4, there are a cleaning tank 6 and a lid body 7 that closes the upper surface opening of the cleaning tank 6. The upper surface opening of the cleaning tank 6 is opened by opening the lid body 7. An open top dishwasher 5 in which tableware can be taken in and out of the washing tank 6 is installed.

In the case of the dishwasher 5 having an open top surface, the cleaning tank 6 is embedded in the base cabinet 2 using the opening 8 of the counter 3, and the upper end flange 6 a of the cleaning tank 6 is connected to the counter 3. The counter 3 has a sealing property by being fixed with screws (not shown) using a large number of mounting holes 9 (see FIG. 4) in contact with the upper surface and provided at the opening edge of the counter 3. Attached. In addition, as this kind of kitchen, the thing disclosed by patent document 1 is known, for example.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-190055

  However, in such a system kitchen, a tableware bowl in a washing tub 6 provided on the side with dishes temporarily washed by the sink 4 by an open top dishwasher 5 with the lid 7 opened upward. However, since it is necessary to provide the opening 8 for installing the dishwasher in the counter 3, for example, when the dishwasher 5 breaks down or when the user requests it, the upper surface is provided. When the open-type dishwasher 5 is replaced with a drawer-type dishwasher installed in a front opening of the base cabinet 2 so that it can be pulled out, the entire counter 3 having the opening 8 needs to be replaced. The construction becomes large and costs increase.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a dishwasher that can be easily installed in an open top dishwasher or a drawer type dishwasher without changing the counter. It is to provide an installation structure.

  In order to achieve this object, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is an installation structure of a dishwasher in which a counter having a sink is arranged on the upper surface of a cabinet and is installed on the side of the sink, The counter is provided with an opening for installing an open top dishwasher, and a space for installing a drawer type dishwasher is provided in a cabinet below the opening, and the drawer type dishwasher is provided in the space. When the is installed, a tray is installed in the opening.

  And, the upper open-type dishwasher is attached using a plurality of attachment holes provided at the opening edge of the counter at the upper end flange of the washing tub, as in the invention according to claim 2, It is preferable that the tray is attached using the attachment holes when the drawer type dishwasher is installed. In addition, the upper surface opening of the tray is preferably covered with a lid as in the invention described in claim 3, and in this case, as in the invention described in claim 4, It is preferable that a draining function is imparted to the bottom surface and / or the top surface of the lid. Furthermore, it is preferable that the opening part or drawer | drawer is arrange | positioned at the opening part ahead of the space of the said cabinet according to the form of the dishwasher installed like the invention of Claim 5.

  According to the invention described in claim 1 of the present invention, a space for installing a drawer type dishwasher is provided in a cabinet below the opening of a counter for installing an upper surface dishwasher, and this space is provided in this space. When a drawer-type dishwasher is installed, a tray is installed at the opening of the counter.For example, when replacing an open top dishwasher with a drawer-type dishwasher, the counter is not changed. This makes it possible to easily install a desired dishwasher in the cabinet, such as eliminating the need for extensive construction and reducing costs.

  Further, according to the invention described in claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, a plurality of attachments in which the upper end flange of the washing tub of the open top dishwasher is provided at the opening edge of the counter Since the tray is attached using this attachment hole and the tray is attached using the attachment hole, the opening and attachment hole provided in the counter can be closed with the tray, and the design of the kitchen can be prevented from being deteriorated. The tray can improve the usability of the kitchen.

  According to the invention described in claim 3, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1 or 2, since the upper surface opening of the tray is covered with the lid, the stored items in the tray are covered with the lid. It is possible to cover with, and the design of the kitchen can be lowered and the usability can be further improved.

  According to the invention described in claim 4, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 3, since the draining function is given to the bottom surface of the tray and / or the top surface of the lid, the bottom surface of the tray and the lid It is possible to prevent the water pool from rising upward, and to maintain the cleanliness and further improve the usability.

  Furthermore, according to the invention described in claim 5, in addition to the effects of the invention described in claims 1 to 4, the opening door or the door according to the form of the dishwasher installed in the opening in the space front of the cabinet Since the drawer is arranged, it is possible to properly use the opening door and the drawer according to the dishwasher, and the usability of the kitchen including the dishwasher can be further improved.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
1 to 5 show an embodiment of an installation structure for a dishwasher according to the present invention, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a system kitchen adopting the installation structure, and FIG. 2 is a plan view of the dishwasher installation portion. 3 is a schematic front view thereof, FIG. 4 is a view taken along the line AA of FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a plan view thereof. In the following description, the same parts as those in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the system kitchen 1 includes a sink cabinet 2a having a sink 4 disposed on an upper surface thereof, a washing machine cabinet 2b disposed on the left side of the sink cabinet 2a and having a dishwasher 10 built therein, and the sink. There is a cooking table cabinet 2c arranged on the right side of the cabinet 2a and provided with a plurality of drawers 14, and a stove cabinet 2d arranged on the right side of the cooking table cabinet 2c and provided with a stove 11 on the upper surface. For example, a single counter 3 is arranged on the upper surface of the base cabinet 2 constituted by these cabinets 2a to 2d.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the washing machine cabinet 2 b is configured by a side plate 12 and a front plate 13 (see FIG. 3), a back plate and a bottom plate (not shown), and the front opening has an upper portion thereof. The drawer-type dishwasher 10 is installed on the side so as to be able to be pulled out, and a normal drawer 14 is arranged below the dishwasher 10 so that it can be pulled out. The drawer type dishwasher 10 includes a front plate 15 provided with, for example, a handle 15 a and an operation unit 15 b (see FIG. 1) at a lower portion of the end plate 17, and a cleaning integrally disposed at a rear portion of the front plate 15. It is comprised by the tank 16 grade | etc.,. Then, the front plate 15 is pulled out, the tableware is accommodated in the washing tub 16, and the front plate 15 is closed. By operating the operation panel 15b, the washing tub 16 is actuated to clean the tableware. It has become.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG.4 and FIG.5, the tray 18 and the cover body 7 are installed in the counter 3 of the upper part of the washing machine cabinet 2b. The tray 18 is formed to a depth that does not affect the installation of the drawer type dishwasher 10 when replacing the dishwasher 5 described later, for example, by drawing stainless steel, and a flange 18b on the outer periphery of the upper surface opening 18a. It is mounted on the counter 3 by a bolt 19 and a nut 20 which are placed on the edge of the opening 8 of the counter 3 and are welded to the back surface of the flange 18b.

  At this time, a plurality of the bolts 19 of the tray 18 are welded corresponding to the mounting holes 9 for installing the dishwasher of the open top surface formed at the edge of the opening 8 of the counter 3. The tray 18 is attached to the counter 3 by allowing each of the attachment holes 9 to pass through the O-rings 21 and projecting from the back surface of the counter 3, and tightening nuts 20 to the front ends thereof. By mounting the tray 18, the mounting hole 9 is closed by the bolt 19 and the O-ring 21, and a predetermined sealing property is secured in the mounting hole 9 portion. In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, the bottom face 18c of the tray 18 is formed with a plurality of concave portions 22 having a predetermined shape for positioning and storing cooking utensils such as kitchen knives.

  On the other hand, as the lid body 7, for example, the lid body used in the open top dishwasher 5 is used as it is, and as shown in FIG. 2, a pair of hinges provided on the side opposite to the sink 4 in the lateral width direction. 23, the opening 8 of the counter 3, that is, the upper surface opening 18 a of the tray 18 is closed. On the upper surface of the lid body 7, a draining means comprising a draining groove 24, an inclined surface or the like is provided so that the water on the lid body 7 flows into the sink 4 and the lid body 7. A lid lock mechanism 28 (see FIG. 6) is arranged at the center of the end portion on the side opposite to the hinge 23 so that the lid body 7 can be held in the closed position or the like.

  Next, an example of a method of installing the dishwashers 5 and 10 in the washing machine cabinet 2b configured as described above will be described. First, when the dishwasher 5 with an open top surface is selected by the user, the dishwasher 5 is used as shown in FIG. 6 by using the opening 8 of the counter 3 and the mounting hole 9 formed at the edge thereof. By attaching the upper end flange 6a of the washing tank 6 to the counter 3, the dishwasher 5 is installed at the opening 8 portion.

  When this upper surface open type dishwasher 5 has been used for many years, for example, when it is replaced with a drawer type dishwasher 5, the upper surface open type dishwasher 5 is opened from the opening 8 portion of the counter 3. While removing and opening the opening 8, the opening door 25 (refer FIG. 6) of the washing machine cabinet 2b is removed, and the front surface of the washing machine cabinet 2b is opened. In this state, a plurality of bolts 19 of the tray 18 which is a set part, for example, together with the end plate 17 and the drawer type dishwasher 5 are passed through the mounting holes 9 and the nuts 20 are tightened, whereby the tray 18 is countered. 3 and the opening 8 of the counter 3 is closed with the sealing property secured as described above. At this time, when the lid 7 of the dishwasher 5 is left as it is, the upper surface opening 18 a of the tray 18 is closed by the lid 7.

  When the tray 18 is attached to the opening 8 portion, the drawer type dishwasher 5 is attached to the space where the opening door 25 of the washing machine cabinet 2b is removed and the front surface is opened by attaching rails, guide rollers, etc. (not shown). While being installed so that it can be pulled out, various wirings of the dishwasher 5 are connected to the operation panel 17. At this time, since the tray 18 located at the upper part of the dishwasher 10 is set to a depth that does not affect the installation of the dishwasher 10, the dishwasher 10 is satisfactorily placed in the space of the washing machine cabinet 2b. Can be stored and installed.

  Thereby, the drawer-type dishwasher 10 is installed in the opening door 25 part of the washing machine cabinet 2b, the front opening is blocked by the front plate 15 of the dishwasher 10, and the dishwasher installed in the washing machine cabinet 2b. The machine is exchanged from the top open type to the draw type. Then, when the dishwasher is replaced, the counter 3 that has been used before is used without being replaced. The procedure for replacing the dishwasher 5 is an example. For example, the tray 18 is attached after the dishwasher 10 is installed, and the work is easily performed according to the configuration of the base cabinet 2 of the system kitchen 1. The procedure can be adopted.

  Thus, in the system kitchen 1 of the above embodiment, the drawer-type dishwasher is installed in the space in the washing machine cabinet 2b below the opening 8 of the counter 3 to which the open top dishwasher 5 is attached. 10 and a tray 18 are installed in the opening 8 of the counter 3, so that the drawer-type dishwasher 10 can be pulled out from the conventionally open top dishwasher 5 without replacing the counter 3. For example, a large-scale construction such as replacement of the counter 3 becomes unnecessary, and the cost can be reduced. As a result, the dishwasher can be replaced easily and inexpensively, and for example, it is possible to accurately cope with a partial reform of the system kitchen 1 or the like.

  In addition, since the tray 18 is attached using all of the plurality of attachment holes 9 for attaching the open top dishwasher 5 to the counter 3, all of the plurality of attachment holes 9 formed in the counter 3 are attached. After replacement with the drawer-type dishwasher 10, the bolts 19 and O-rings 21 can be securely closed to ensure a sufficient sealing performance at the opening 8 portion, and the design and waterproofness of the system kitchen 1 are reduced. Can be prevented. At the same time, cooking utensils and the like can be accommodated in the tray 18 near the sink 4 and the usability of the system kitchen 1 can be improved. In particular, since the recess 18 is provided on the bottom surface 18c of the tray 18, The stored items can be stored in order in a predetermined position, and the usability of the tray 18 itself can be improved.

  Further, since the cover 7 is disposed on the counter 3, the cover 7 can close the upper surface opening 18 a of the tray 18, and the design of the upper surface of the counter 3 can be prevented from being deteriorated. The interior can be kept clean and the draining groove 24 is provided on the upper surface of the lid 7, so that it is possible to drain the tableware by temporarily placing tableware or the like on the lid 7. The usability of the system kitchen 1 can be further improved. Further, since the lid 7 used for the open top dishwasher 5 can be used as it is, the appearance of the upper surface of the counter 3 is the same as when the open top dishwasher 5 is installed. Therefore, it is possible to provide the system kitchen 1 that does not give the user a sense of incongruity.

  In addition, the dishwasher 5 in the said embodiment may be a dishwasher provided with a drying function. Moreover, in the said embodiment, as shown with a dashed-two dotted line in FIG. 4, the drain port 26 is provided in the bottom face 18c part of the tray 18, for example, this drain port 26 is shown in FIG. It is also possible to connect to a drain outlet or the like of a storage recess 27 for storing detergent, sponge, etc. provided behind the sink indicated by a chain line to prevent water accumulation in the tray 18. Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the upper surface opening of the tray 18 can be closed by the lid body 7 and the lid body 7 can be locked by the lock mechanism 28. However, for example, the lid body 7 can be omitted, The lock mechanism 28 of the lid 7 can be omitted. In addition, the form of the drawer type dishwasher 10 in the above embodiment, the form of the front plate 15 and the handle 15a, the presence or absence of the end plate 17, the position of the operation panel 15b, the cabinet configuration of the system kitchen 1, etc. are examples. The present invention can be changed as appropriate without departing from the scope of the inventions.

  The present invention is not limited to application to a kitchen such as a system kitchen, but can also be applied to various kitchens and kitchens in which dishwashers are installed.

The perspective view which shows one Embodiment of the system kitchen which employ | adopted the installation structure concerning this invention Top view of the dishwasher installation part The schematic front view AA line arrow view of FIG. The plan view Perspective view of main part showing conventional installation structure

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... System kitchen, 2 ... Base cabinet, 2a ... Sink cabinet, 2b ... Washing machine cabinet, 3 ... Counter, 4 ... Sink, 5 ... Dishwasher (upper surface (Open type), 6 ... cleaning tank, 6a ... upper end flange, 7 ... lid, 8 ... opening, 9 ... mounting hole, 10 ... dishwasher (drawer type), 15 ... front plate, 15a ... handle, 15b ... operation panel, 16 ... cleaning tank, 17 ... end plate, 18 ... tray, 18a ... upper surface opening, 18b ...・ Flange, 18c ... bottom surface, 19 ... bolt, 20 ... nut, 21 ... O-ring, 22 ... concave, 23 ... hinge, 24 ... concave groove, 25 ...・ Opening door.

Claims (5)

A counter having a sink is arranged on the upper surface of the cabinet, and the dishwasher is installed on the side of the sink.
The counter is provided with an opening for installing an open top dishwasher, and a space for installing a drawer type dishwasher is provided in a cabinet below the opening, and the drawer type dishwasher is provided in the space. An installation structure for a dishwasher, wherein a tray is installed in the opening when the dish is installed.   The upper open-type dishwasher is mounted using a plurality of mounting holes provided at the upper edge flange of the washing tank at the opening edge of the counter, and when the drawer-type dishwasher is installed. 2. The dishwasher installation structure according to claim 1, wherein the tray is attached using the attachment hole.   3. The dishwasher installation structure according to claim 1, wherein an upper surface opening of the tray is covered with a lid. 4.   4. The dishwasher installation structure according to claim 3, wherein a draining function is imparted to the bottom surface of the tray and / or the top surface of the lid.   5. A dishwasher according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein an opening door or a drawer is arranged in the opening in front of the cabinet space according to the form of the dishwasher installed. Installation structure.

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