JP2009125434A - Floor unit - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a floor unit effectively utilizing a narrow and small space. <P>SOLUTION: This floor unit 1 of a kitchen having a sink 2 is characterized in forming a storage space 4 having an opening portion 4a of a front opening type in front of the sink 2, and having a freely openable/closable front plate 3 in the opening portion and a towel hanger bar 5 in the storage space. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a kitchen floor unit, and more particularly to a kitchen floor unit that effectively utilizes a narrow space before a sink.

The floor unit of a kitchen with a sink that has been widely used in the past is a narrow space in front of the sink. Is used as a storage space (see Patent Document 1 and FIG. 8 below).
However, as one that effectively uses a limited space, in addition to the above configuration, one that effectively uses a narrow space before the sink has been proposed.

For example, in Patent Document 1 below, there is a storage box that can be opened and closed with the lower edge of the door (upper door) provided in front of the sink as a pivot, and can store knives and other items in conjunction with the opening and closing of the door. What to do is described.
In Patent Document 2 below, a recess for storage is provided in front of the sink, and a storage box (storage body) for storing kitchen appliances such as cutting boards and scourers is rotatably attached. Are provided with a water drain hole communicating with the drainage pipe.
Further, in Patent Document 3 below, a lid for opening and closing the front opening of the housing for housing provided in front of the sink is pivotally supported at the lower end of the housing for housing so as to be pivotable in the front-rear direction to store the stored items. A storage container is described in which a storage container is rotatably provided in the front-rear direction between a lid and a storage housing.
According to these, the narrow space in front of the sink can be used effectively as a storage space, and the stored items can be taken in and out while standing upright, so that it is not necessary to bend and the user can use it easily. .
Utility registration No. 3070747 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 60-6438 JP 2006-334249 A

By the way, in recent years, in addition to the improvement of the storage rate of the floor unit as described above, there is a demand for a highly functional floor unit according to various needs of users.
Traditionally, in the kitchen, a cloth towel used for cooking or a cloth towel cloth for wiping the cooking table or dining table can be hung on a separately provided towel bar after use and washed, or a door handle or sink. It can be hung on the edge of
However, in the above-described case, there is a problem that a cloth or the like hung on a towel rack is conspicuous and a feeling of life appears and the appearance is impaired. In addition, wet cloths and the like may not be completely dried before the next use, and there is a problem in terms of hygiene.

  The present invention has been proposed to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a floor unit that effectively uses a small space.

  In order to achieve the above object, a floor unit according to the present invention is a floor unit of a kitchen provided with a sink, and a front space of the sink is formed with an accommodation space having an opening as a front opening, The opening is provided with a front plate that can be freely opened and closed, and a towel bar is provided in the accommodation space.

In the present invention, the towel bar may be fixed to the inner surface side of the front plate. When the sink and the accommodation space are partitioned by a partition plate, the towel bar may be fixed to the accommodation space side of the partition plate.
Further, a towel drying device may be provided in the storage space, and the front plate may further include an intake hole and an exhaust hole communicating with the inside and outside of the storage space.

  According to the floor unit according to claim 1 of the present invention, a front space of the sink is formed with a housing space having an opening as a front opening, and the opening includes a front plate that can be opened and closed. Since the towel bar is provided in the accommodation space, the narrow space before the sink can be effectively used as a towel space for hanging a cloth width or a bed cloth width. Therefore, a clean floor unit without a feeling of life can be configured.

  According to the floor unit according to claim 2 of the present invention, since the towel hanging bar is fixed to the inner surface side of the front plate, only the front plate provided with the towel hanging bar can be attached as an option as a retrofit. . Therefore, the floor unit according to the user's needs can be configured. Further, when the front plate is opened, the towel bar comes close to the hand, so that the towel can be easily dried and taken out easily.

  According to the floor unit according to claim 3 of the present invention, since the towel bar is fixed to the accommodation space side of the partition plate, the towel bar is hung on the towel bar even if the front plate is opened and closed. A towel or the like does not move, and it can be easily put on a towel bar.

  According to the floor unit according to claim 4 of the present invention, since the towel drying device is disposed in the accommodation space, drying of towels and the like hung on the towel hanging bar can be promoted and accommodated in the accommodation space. It can be dried during Therefore, towels and the like hung on the towel-hanging bar in the storage space can be dried when used next time, and a hygienic and highly functional floor unit can be configured.

According to the floor unit of the fifth aspect of the present invention, the front plate further includes the intake holes and the exhaust holes communicating with the inside and outside of the accommodation space, so that air can be circulated in the accommodation space. Therefore, even if a wet towel or the like is hung on a towel bar, the accommodation space does not fill with moisture.
Further, even when a towel drying device is provided in the accommodation space, air flows through the air intake holes and the air exhaust holes, so that the towels and the like hung on the towel rack can be satisfactorily dried.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a main part showing a first embodiment of a floor unit according to the present invention, FIG. 2A is a front view of the main part of the floor unit, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of an essential part of the floor unit, and FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the essential part showing a first embodiment of the floor unit according to the present invention.

First, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
The floor unit 1 shown in the figure is installed on the floor of a kitchen, and has a sink part 2 equipped with a faucet 9 and a counter unit 11 equipped with a heating device (not shown) such as a stove, and a drawer type or door type. The cabinet part 12 provided with the storage part 12a, the built-in type grill (not shown), the dishwasher (not shown), etc. is provided. The counter body 11a of the counter unit 11 is made of artificial marble or stainless steel, and is used as a cooking table. The sink 2 is made of artificial marble made of epoxy resin or stainless steel, and is used to wash vegetables, tableware, cloths, etc. Used as a place to go.

  The sink 2 is disposed in the sink accommodating portion 21, and is disposed such that the sink front surface portion 2a (see FIG. 3) of the sink 2 is positioned backward from the front surface of the counter body 11a. An accommodation space 4 having an opening 4 a serving as a front opening is formed in front of the sink 2, and the sink accommodation portion 21 and the accommodation space 4 are partitioned by a partition plate 7. The partition plate 7 is provided between the horizontal plate 12b that partitions the storage space of the cabinet portion 12 and the counter body 11a.

Below the partition plate 7 is provided with a bottom surface portion 71 on which a power cord 8 of a towel drying device 6 to be described later is disposed. The bottom surface portion 71 is supplied with a voltage provided outside the floor unit 1. Wiring holes 71a and 72a leading to a possible outlet (not shown) are provided at appropriate positions. In the example shown in the figure, the bottom surface portion 71 and the leg portions 72 provided on the bottom surface portion 71 are provided with a total of two wiring holes 71a and 72a, respectively. Further, a pivot portion 73 is formed at the end of the bottom plate 71 on the front plate 3 installation side, and the pivot portion 73 is composed of a shaft portion 73a made of a solid or hollow cylinder and a bearing portion 73b. Yes. The bearing portion 73b is integrally formed by extending the front end of the bottom surface portion 71, and has a C-shaped cross section so as to hold the shaft portion 73a and allow the front plate 3 to rotate. 3 is a fixture, and is a fixing member for maintaining and fixing the front plate 3 in a closed state. A plate-like magnet (not shown) is attached to the front surface of the fixture 32, and attracts magnetically with a plate-like magnet (not shown) attached corresponding to the upper end on the inner surface side of the front plate 3. Fixed.
The method of fixing and holding the front plate 3 in the closed state is not limited to the above-described example, and a protruding convex member and a concave member may be provided, and fixed and held by fitting each other.

  The opening 4a of the accommodation space 4 is provided with a front plate 3 that can be freely opened and closed by a pivot 73, and functions as a lid that closes the opening 4a. The upper end of the front plate 3 is provided with a grip portion 3c serving as a handle, and is configured to easily open and close the front plate 3 in the front-rear direction. The lower end of the front plate 3 is formed with a shaft support (not shown) that supports both ends in the longitudinal direction of the shaft 73a. The front plate 3 rotates about the pivot portion 73, and the rear end portion 3e of the front plate 3 contacts the leg portion 72 (see FIG. 3). As a result, the front plate 3 is fixed and held in a state where it is inclined obliquely without being fully opened 90 degrees forward, and the upper portion of the opening 4a serving as the front opening is formed into a pocket-type opening.

A towel bar 5 is fixed to the inner surface 3d side of the front plate 3, and towels T such as a cloth used for wiping dishes and dining tables or hand towels can be hung.
Further, a towel drying device 6 is disposed in the accommodation space 4. The illustrated example shows an example in which the front plate 3 is fixed to the inner surface 3d side.
The towel drying device 6 is composed of a heater, a blowing means (both not shown), or a combination of a heater and a blowing means, and is housed in a box-shaped housing. The towel drying device 6 has a timer function, and a time for driving the towel drying device 6 by a switch operation described later can be set as a timer time. An operation display unit 31 is provided at the upper front end of the front plate 3 and includes a liquid crystal screen or the like, and includes a display unit 31a for displaying timer time and an operation unit 31b for setting on / off of the switch or timer time. ing.

The size of the housing of the towel drying device 6 is set so that warm air can be distributed evenly over the towels T hung on the towel hanging bar 5, and the example in the figure is a towel rather than the protruding height of the towel hanging bar 5. It is assumed that the protruding height of the housing of the drying device 6 is slightly high.
The front plate 3 further includes an intake hole 3 a and an exhaust hole 3 b that communicate with the inside and outside of the storage space 4. In the illustrated example, an intake hole 3a that leads from the outside to the inside of the accommodation space 4 and an exhaust hole 3b that leads from the inside to the outside of the accommodation space 4 lead from the side surface of the front plate 3 to the inner surface side. The formed example is shown, and three vertical rectangular intake holes 3a and three exhaust holes 3b are provided.
The intake holes 3a and the exhaust holes 3b are not limited to those formed in the front plate 3 as shown in the figure. For example, the side holes 12c (see FIG. 2B) forming the storage space 4 and the partition plate 7 are formed. What is necessary is just to be able to make it the environment which can be dried without the towels T hung on the towel rack 5 being left damp.

  The configuration of the towel drying device 6 is not limited to the above-described example, but may be a battery type that does not require wiring, and the installation position is limited to the example of being disposed on the inner surface 3d side of the front plate 3. It is not something. That is, it is sufficient if the towels T hung on the towel bar 5 by generating warm air can accelerate the drying. Moreover, it can also be made to have a sterilizing and deodorizing function. Furthermore, the configuration of the operation display unit 31 is not limited to that described above, and an operation display unit may be separately provided in another place to operate the towel drying device 6.

According to the above, since the towel hanging bar 5 is provided in the accommodation space 4, the narrow space in front of the sink 2 can be effectively used as a towel hanging space for hanging a cloth cloth or a bed cloth cloth. Therefore, the clean floor unit 1 without a feeling of life can be comprised.
Further, since the towel bar 5 and the towel drying device 6 are fixed to the inner surface 3d side of the front plate 3, only the front plate 3 provided with these can be attached as an option as a retrofit. Therefore, the floor unit 1 according to the user's needs can be configured. Further, when the front plate 3 is opened, the upper ends of the towels T hung on the towel bar 5 come to the near side, so that the towels T can be easily dried and taken out easily.

Next, the operation / use procedure of the floor unit 1 provided with the towel bar 5 will be described with reference to FIGS.
First, the holding portion 3c of the front plate 3 in which the opening 4a of the accommodation space 4 is closed is held, and the front plate 3 is pulled in the front direction (the direction indicated by the white arrow in FIG. 1). Then, the front plate 3 rotates about the pivot portion 73 as an axis, and the rear end portion 3e of the front plate 3 comes into contact with the leg portion 72 (see FIG. 3). As a result, the front plate 3 is fixedly held in an open state in which the front plate 3 is not obliquely opened in the forward direction by 90 degrees and the towel plate T is hung on the towel bar 5 fixed to the inner surface 3d of the front plate 3. It can be in an easy state (see FIG. 1).
In this way, when the opening 4a of the storage space 4 is opened, the towels T are hung on the towel bar 5.

Thereafter, the front plate 3 is returned to the sink 2 direction again to be in a closed state, and the towel drying device 6 is driven for a timer time set by operating the operation unit 31b of the operation display unit 31.
When the towel drying device 6 is driven, warm air is sent out by the built-in heater and air blowing means, and the towels T hung on the towel hanging bar 5 can be dried.
At this time, since there is a gap of about 5 mm between the front plate 3 and the decorative front plate 12aa of the storage portion 12a adjacent to the front plate 3, air is first formed in one end portion (the right end portion on the paper surface) of the front plate 3 in the intake hole 3a. Through the storage space 4 and into the storage space 4 (see arrows in FIGS. 2A and 2B). And the air in the accommodation space 4 is discharged | emitted out of the accommodation space 4 through the exhaust hole 3b formed in the one end part (left edge part of paper surface) of the front board 3 (refer the arrow of FIG. 2 (a) and (b)).

Therefore, even when the towel drying device 6 is being driven, air circulates in the accommodation space 4, so that the accommodation space 4 is effectively hung on the towel bar 5 without being filled with moist air. Towels T can be dried.
After the towel drying device 6 is driven for the timer time set in the operation display unit 31, the display unit 31a indicates that the drying of the towels T has ended, or the buzzer (not shown) sounds. Tell the user.

According to the above, the wet towels T can be dried on the towel rack 5 and can be dried while the towels T are stored in the storage space 4. Therefore, when the towels T hung on the towel bar 5 in the storage space 4 are used next time, they can be used in a dry state, and a hygienic and highly functional floor unit 1 can be configured. .
The operation and use procedure is not limited to the above example, and the driving of the towel drying device 6 can be linked to the opening and closing of the front plate 3.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described based on FIG.
The floor unit 1 shown as the second embodiment is different from the above-described first embodiment in that the towel bar 5 is fixed to the accommodation space 4 side of the partition plate 7.
Since other configurations are the same, common portions are denoted by common reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

At this time, the towel drying device 6 is provided so that the towels T hung on the towel hanging bar 5 can be uniformly dried, and the illustrated example is fixed to the inner surface 3d side of the front plate 3. .
According to this, since the towel rack 5 is fixed to the accommodation space 4 side of the partition plate 7, even if the opening 4a of the accommodation space 4 is opened and closed by the front plate 3, the towel rack 5 The towel 5 hung on the towel does not move, and the towel T can be easily hung on the towel hanger bar 5 stably.

  In addition, the structure of the floor unit 1 of this invention is not limited to the thing of the example of a figure, For example, it is good also as a thing which is not equipped with the partition plate 7. FIG. The installation location of the towel drying device 6 is not limited to the example in which the towel drying device 6 is fixed to the inner surface 3d side of the front plate 3 as described above. It is good also as what provided the installation location.

It is a schematic perspective view of the principal part which shows 1st Embodiment of the floor unit which concerns on this invention. (A) is a front view of the principal part of the floor unit, (b) is a plan sectional view of the principal part of the floor unit. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the principal part of the floor unit. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the principal part which shows 2nd Embodiment of the floor unit which concerns on this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Floor unit 2 Sink 3 Front plate 3a Intake hole 3b Exhaust hole 3c Gripping part 4 Accommodating space 4a Opening part 5 Towel rack 6 Towel drying device 7 Partition plate

Claims (5)

A kitchen floor unit with a sink,
In front of the sink, a housing space having an opening as a front opening is formed, and the opening is provided with a front plate that can be opened and closed.
A floor unit characterized in that a towel bar is provided in the accommodation space. In claim 1,
The floor unit, wherein the towel bar is fixed to the inner surface of the front plate. In claim 1,
The sink and the accommodation space are partitioned by a partition plate,
The floor unit, wherein the towel bar is fixed to the accommodation space side of the partition plate. In any one of Claims 1 thru | or 3,
A floor unit, wherein a towel drying device is disposed in the housing space. In any one of Claims 1 thru | or 4,
The floor unit further includes an intake hole and an exhaust hole that communicate with the inside and outside of the housing space.

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