JP2010011941A - Drawer type dryer - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a drawer type dryer having excellent drying efficiency while being simple structure. <P>SOLUTION: A cabinet 12 includes the drawer type dryer 4 which is placed in a storage space 10 having a front opening portion 120 so that the dryer is freely drawn back and forth, and dries up stored contents stored inside includes: a drawer portion 50 which is stored in the storage space so that the drawer portion is freely drawn back and forth; a front panel 5 which is disposed on a front surface of the drawer portion and closes an opening portion of the storage space; and drying means 61 for supplying the warm air in the storage space. An exhaust port 7 for exhausting the air inside the storage space is placed so that it mediates between an upper end of the front panel and an upper side opening edge in the storage space while the drawer portion is stored in the storage space, a back side part of the drawer portion is at least partly opened, the air taken in from outside the storage space is heated by the drying means to warm the air, the warm air is supplied for the drawer portion from an open portion in the back side part of the drawer portion, and is exhausted through the exhaust port. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a drawer-type drying apparatus used by being incorporated in a floor cabinet of a kitchen.

As a floor cabinet provided with the above drawer-type drying apparatuses, there are those disclosed in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 below.
These do not have a function of washing dishes like a dishwasher, but have a function of storing and drying cooking utensils such as a chopped board and a chicken that are lightly drained.
Patent Document 1 listed below discloses a plurality of intake / exhaust ports that are opened and closed by an open / close damper, and switches between ventilation, agitation, and dehumidifying operation based on the output value of the temperature sensor. A structure for exhausting moisture from an exhaust port provided in the center of the front plate is described.
In addition, the following Patent Document 2 does not describe a specific intake / exhaust structure, but in consideration of a sense of unity with other cabinets, in a lateral direction with a substantially constant cross-sectional shape above the front plate of the drawer part. There is disclosed an exhaust unit incorporated in a recess of a line-type handle that is elongated.
JP 2006-320550 A JP 2006-341004 A

With regard to the intake / exhaust structure of such a drawer type drying apparatus, there is a demand for an efficient intake / exhaust structure that allows warm air to flow into the drawer and smoothly exhaust air containing moisture, even though it is a simple structure. ing.
In addition, the drawer-type drying device has a unified feeling with the entire built-in cabinet, and the design of the front plate of the drawer part has the same design concept as the drawer part of other cabinets in order to improve the design. Also, a clean air intake / exhaust port is not desired.

  The present invention has been proposed to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a drawer-type drying apparatus having a simple structure and high drying efficiency.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a drawer-type drying apparatus according to the present invention is a drawer-type drying unit that is arranged so as to be freely drawn back and forth in a storage space having an opening in the front of the cabinet, and that dries the contents stored therein. A drying device,
A drawer portion that is housed in the storage space so as to be freely drawn back and forth, a front plate that is disposed in front of the drawer portion and closes the opening of the storage space, and a drying means that supplies hot air into the storage space And configured with
An exhaust port for exhausting air in the storage space is disposed so as to be interposed between the upper end of the front plate and the upper opening edge of the storage space in a state where the drawer portion is stored in the storage space. In addition, at least a part of the rear side portion of the drawer portion is open,
The air taken from outside the storage space is heated by the drying means to be warm air, and the warm air is supplied into the drawer portion from an open portion at the rear side of the drawer portion and exhausted from the exhaust port. It is characterized by that.

In the present invention, a back plate is provided on a rear side portion of the drawer portion, an open port is formed on a lower side of the back plate, a blower port is provided on a lower rear side of the storage space, and the drying is performed. A blower duct connected to the means is further provided, and the blower port of the blower duct faces the open port in a state where the drawer portion is housed in the housing space, so that the warm air is supplied into the drawer portion. It is good also as what was made. In addition, an intake port for sucking outside air into the drying means may be arranged at a distance from the exhaust port.
Further, an exhaust duct connected to the exhaust port at one end and extending rearward of the storage space is further provided. An air intake port is formed at the other end of the exhaust duct, and the warm air circulated in the drawer portion. May be exhausted through the exhaust duct from the rear of the storage space.

According to the drawer type drying apparatus of the present invention, hot air is supplied from the open part of the drawer part, and the warm air is distributed over the entire drawer part, so that moisture-containing air can be smoothly exhausted at any time. It is possible to improve the drying efficiency while having a simple structure.
In addition, if the air supply port for supplying warm air into the drawer part is provided so as to face the opening of the back plate of the drawer part, the supply of warm air into the drawer part is made smoother and more efficient. Hot air can be supplied into the drawer.
Furthermore, if the intake port for sucking outside air to the drying means is arranged at a distance from the exhaust port, the so-called short path in which moist air exhausted from the exhaust port is sucked again from the intake port. The phenomenon can be prevented.
If the warm air circulated in the drawer is exhausted from the rear of the storage space through the exhaust duct, the warm air supplied into the drawer is not immediately exhausted from the exhaust port, and the efficiency is improved. Good drying can be performed.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view of a drawer-type drying apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of the drawer-type drying apparatus, and FIG. 3 is an overall perspective view of a floor cabinet provided with the drawer-type drying apparatus. FIG. 4 is a front view of the drawer-type drying device, and FIG. 5 is a view showing a state in which the drawer portion of the drawer-type drying device is pulled out.
In FIGS. 1 and 2, the flow of air in the drawer 50 is indicated by arrows, and in FIG. 2, the flow of intake air is indicated by a solid line, and the flow of exhausted air is indicated by a dotted line.

The floor cabinet 1 includes a cabinet body 12 installed on the floor surface of the kitchen, and a counter 11 disposed thereon.
The counter 11 incorporates a sink 22 having a faucet 21 for washing food, tableware and the like, and a heating cooker 3 such as a stove. The cabinet body 12 includes a storage part 121 that is a drawer type or a door type. The storage unit 121 is configured in three stages, and the middle storage unit 121 includes a line handle 90 in which a handle portion is linearly designed.
The drawer-type drying device 4 uses one of the storage portions 121 of the cabinet body 12 as the storage space 10 and is incorporated therein, and a drawer portion 50 that is disposed in the storage space 10 so as to be freely drawn back and forth. A drying means 61 is provided for supplying warm air for drying the contents accommodated in the drawer 50.
The drawer portion 50 has a substantially box-like shape with an opening at the top, and is disposed on the front surface of the drawer portion 50, the front plate 5 that closes the opening 120, the bottom plate 51 that forms the bottom of the drawer portion 50, and the drawer portion 50 and a back plate 52 disposed on the rear side. A line-type handle portion 9 extending in the lateral direction is provided at the upper center of the front plate 5 of the drawer portion 50. When the handle portion 9 is gripped and moved back and forth, it can be retractably stored. The storage space 10 is provided with a rail-shaped guide portion 122 (see FIG. 5). When the drawer portion 50 is stored in the storage space 10 of the cabinet body 12, the handle portion 9 is fitted into a space formed between the intake port 6 and the exhaust port 7 described later.

An open port 520 is provided on the lower side of the back plate 52, and a blower port 602 of a blower duct 60 described later faces the open port 520 in a state where the drawer portion 50 is stored in the storage space 10, and warm air is generated. It is configured to be smoothly supplied into the drawer 50.
Two pipe-like wire rods 53 are horizontally provided on both sides of the drawer portion 50, and a hook member 530 is placed in the drawer portion 50 so as to suspend and store the hook 101 and the front plate 5 of the drawer portion 50. It is arranged between the plate 52. The saddle member 530 also has a function of a partition member such as a cutting board 102 so that a plate-shaped stored item as shown in FIG. The eaves member 530 is composed of four wires, and a plurality of hooks 101 can be bridged over two wires and dried. Moreover, it can also accommodate in the state which put the plate in order between the wire and the wire.
Here, if the gutter member 530 has a detachable structure, a space for storing cooking utensils such as a bowl and tableware can be created, and the inside of the drawer 50 can be used as a flexible space.
In this way, the hook 101 is suspended in the drawer 50, and the cutting board 102 can be stood cleanly, so that it can be dried firmly, and these items are dried while being stored in the drawer 50. Compared with natural drying, it does not bother with dust and is hygienic.
FIG. 5 shows an example in which two large and small hooks 101 and a cutting board 102 are housed in the drawer 50, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the shape and configuration of the collar member 530 are also limited thereto. It is not a thing. Moreover, the structure of the both sides of the drawer | drawing-out part 50 is not limited to the thing of an example of a figure.

On the cabinet body 12 side, an intake port 6 for sucking outside air outside the storage space 10 to the drying means 61 and an exhaust port 7 for exhausting air inside the storage space 10 are provided. The exhaust port 7 is disposed so as to be interposed between the upper end of the front plate 5 and the upper opening edge of the storage space 10 in a state where the drawer portion 50 is stored in the storage space 10. Further, the intake port 6 and the exhaust port 7 are arranged with a gap d (see FIG. 2).
The air inlet 6 and the air outlet 7 are provided so as to protrude forward (see FIGS. 3 and 5) in the same manner as the protruding state of the line handle 90 provided in the middle stage of the storage part 121 of the cabinet body 12. Therefore, in the state in which the drawer portion 50 is stored, the handle portion 9 of the drawer portion 50 is disposed between the intake port 6 and the exhaust port 7 provided in the cabinet body 12. Lines extending linearly in the direction are formed, and a uniform floor cabinet 1 can be configured (see FIG. 3).
In addition, although the example in which the inlet port 6 and the exhaust port 7 are provided in the cabinet main body 12 side is shown and demonstrated here, it is not limited to this, These are provided in the front board 5 side of the drawer | drawing-out part 50. It may be a thing.

  The drying means 61 is provided connected to the air duct 60 of the storage space 10, and is composed of a combination of a fan and a heater (not shown), etc., and is accommodated in a box-shaped housing. The drying means 61 may be provided with a timer function, and may be driven during an on / off operation of the drying means 61 and a timer time set for the drying means 61 by a switch operation of the operation unit 8 described later. .

In the storage space 10, one end of the air intake 6 is connected to the storage space 10, and the air duct 60 extends rearward from the storage space 10. One end of the air duct 60 is a communication port 601 that communicates with the air inlet 6, and the other end is a air port 602 that supplies hot air to the storage space 10. The tubular air duct 60 provided in communication with the air inlet 6 extends linearly from the position where the air inlet 6 is provided to the rear of the storage space 10, and is L-shaped toward the lower side behind the storage space 10. It is bent to
The air blowing port 602 of the air duct 60 is provided so that warm air is supplied into the drawer portion 50 while facing the opening 520 of the back plate 52 in a state where the drawer portion 50 is housed in the storage space 10.

  Further, an exhaust duct 70 is provided in the storage space 10, one end of which is connected to the exhaust port 7 and extends rearward of the storage space 10, and an air intake port 702 is formed at the other end of the exhaust duct 70. Has been. A tubular exhaust duct 70 provided in communication with the exhaust port 7 extends straight from the position where the exhaust port 7 is provided to the rear of the storage space 10. The intake port 702 is provided on the back rear side of the storage space 10, and exhausts warm air circulated through the drawer 50 from the rear of the storage space 10 through the exhaust duct 70.

As described above, since the air duct 60 is provided in an L shape and the air blowing port 602 for supplying warm air into the storage space 10 is provided on the lower side of the storage space 10, warm air is supplied to the entire storage space 10. It is possible to distribute efficiently. That is, warm air has the property of rising upward, and warm air has the property of flowing to the side where cold air is present, so if warm air is supplied from the lower back of the storage space 10, The air flows from the bottom to the top (see the arrow in FIG. 1), and the cold air that has lost the place to be exhausted flows to the intake port 702 of the exhaust duct 70. Can be made.
At this time, since the intake port 6 and the exhaust port 7 are provided at a predetermined interval d, the moist air exhausted from the exhaust port 7 is not re-intaken from the intake port 6 and is short-circuited. The pass phenomenon can be prevented.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, an operation unit 8 is provided at the upper front end of the front plate 5 and includes a drying command switch 81 and a power switch 82. The configuration of the operation unit 8 is not limited to that shown in the figure, and a liquid crystal display unit that displays timer time and error contents may be provided.
The operation unit 8 shown here is integrally provided above the intake port 6. According to this, it can be set as a compact structure with integrity. Further, if the air outlet 6 is provided on the side of the air intake port 6 as described above, it is not affected by the air exhausted from the air exhaust port 7, so that there is no possibility that the operation unit 8 is damaged due to the air exhausted. Since it does not hit the exhausted air, it can be easily operated by the user.

Next, the procedure for using the drying function by the drawer-type drying device 4 will be described.
First, the handle 9 of the drawer part 50 is held, the drawer part 50 is pulled out (see FIG. 5), and the washed cutting board 102 or the hook 101 is accommodated in the drawer part 50. Holding the handle portion 9, the drawer portion 50 is stored in the storage space 10 (see FIG. 3).
When the operation unit 8 is operated to perform a timer setting operation and the drying command switch 81 is turned on, the drying means 61 is driven. The fan of the drying means 61 is activated and takes in outside air from the intake port 6. The taken-in air flows through the air duct 60 through the communication port 601 of the air duct 60. The circulating air is heated by the heater. Thereafter, the warmed and warm air is smoothly supplied from the air blowing port 602 through the opening 520 into the drawer 50. The warm air supplied into the drawer 50 circulates through the drawer 50 to efficiently dry the contents such as the cutting board 102 and the hook 101. From the exhaust port 7, the air circulated in the drawing portion 50 through the intake port 702 and the exhaust duct 70 is exhausted as needed.

  In this way, the air blowing port 602 for supplying warm air into the drawer 50 is provided on the lower side behind the storage space 10, and the intake port 702 is provided on the upper side behind the storage space 10. Since the space between the intake port 702 and the intake port 702 is separated, it is possible to prevent a phenomenon that the warm air just supplied to the drawer 50 is immediately exhausted from the exhaust port 7.

After driving the drying means 61 for the timer time set by the operation unit 8, when the timer time elapses, a liquid crystal display or a buzzer (not shown) is sounded to notify the user that the drying is finished, and the drying is performed. The process ends.
As described above, the procedure for using the drying function is not limited to the above example, and the setting content in the operation unit 8 is not limited to this. If the operation unit 8 performs an operation such as a pause, the drying function is used. It is also possible to take out what is being dried from the drawer 50 during use.

  In addition, the structure, shape, and design of the floor cabinet 1 and the drawer-type drying device 4 of the present invention are not limited to those shown in the drawings. Moreover, it is not limited to the floor cabinet of a kitchen, It can apply also to the floor cabinet of a washstand, and can also be used for drying of a dust cloth or a towel.

It is a schematic longitudinal cross-sectional view of the drawer type drying apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a typical top view of the drawer type drying apparatus. It is a whole perspective view of the floor cabinet provided with the drawer type drying device. It is a front view of the drawer type drying apparatus. It is the figure which showed the state which pulled out the drawer part of the drawer type drying apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 4 Drawer type drying apparatus 5 Front plate 52 Back plate 520 Opening port 50 Drawer part 10 Storage space 6 Intake port 60 Blower duct 601 Communication port 602 Blower port 61 Drying means 7 Exhaust port 70 Exhaust duct 8 Operation part 120 Opening part 12 Cabinet body (cabinet)

Claims (4)

A drawer-type drying device that is arranged so as to be able to be drawn back and forth in a storage space having an opening in the front of the cabinet, and dries the contents stored in the interior,
A drawer portion that is housed in the storage space so as to be freely drawn back and forth, a front plate that is disposed in front of the drawer portion and closes the opening of the storage space, and a drying means that supplies hot air into the storage space And configured with
An exhaust port for exhausting air in the storage space is disposed so as to be interposed between the upper end of the front plate and the upper opening edge of the storage space in a state where the drawer portion is stored in the storage space. In addition, at least a part of the rear side portion of the drawer portion is open,
The air taken from outside the storage space is heated by the drying means to be warm air, and the warm air is supplied into the drawer portion from an open portion at the rear side of the drawer portion and exhausted from the exhaust port. A drawer-type drying apparatus characterized in that the apparatus is configured to perform the above. In claim 1,
A back plate is provided on the rear side of the drawer, and an opening is formed on the lower side of the back plate.
A blower duct having a blower opening on the lower rear side of the storage space and connected to the drying means is further provided, and the blower duct of the blower duct is connected to the open port in a state where the drawer portion is stored in the storage space. Then, the drawer type drying apparatus characterized in that the warm air is supplied into the drawer. In claim 1 or claim 2,
A drawer-type drying apparatus, wherein an intake port for sucking outside air into the drying means is disposed at a distance from the exhaust port. In any one of Claims 1 thru | or 3,
An exhaust duct connected to the exhaust port at one end and extending to the rear of the storage space is further provided. An air intake port is formed at the other end of the exhaust duct, and the hot air circulated in the drawer is A drawer-type drying apparatus, wherein exhaust is performed from the rear of the storage space through the exhaust duct.

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