JP2013042848A - Deodorizing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a deodorizing device with a drainage structure.SOLUTION: The deodorizing device 5 includes air circulation holes (6 and 7) and an air blow part 81 for sending air to the air circulation holes, and is installed on a side face 21 of a cabinet (4) including a sink 31. This deodorizing device includes: the air circulation holes formed to project upward from the upper face 3a of the cabinet and to be opened to the sink side, and located at parts above the air blow part to eliminate vertical overlap with the air blow parts; and guide parts 72 located below the air circulation holes and formed inclinedly in one direction so as to drain water entering from the air circulation holes.

Description

  The present invention relates to a deodorizing apparatus installed on a side surface of a cabinet having a sink.

  Conventionally, the kitchen apparatus and its surroundings are ventilated by a ventilator, such as a ventilation fan, provided above the stove. It is not suitable for deodorizing garbage.

Therefore, for example, it is conceivable to install a deodorizing device in the kitchen device.
For example, in Patent Document 1 below, first and second inlets for introducing garbage into the work top of the kitchen apparatus are arranged side by side, and the odor of garbage is deodorized in the garbage container installed at these inlets. A device in which an ozone generator is installed is disclosed.
According to this, it is supposed that the external air which passed through the ozone generator can be supplied in the 1st, 2nd garbage container.
Further, Patent Document 2 shown below shows that a thin deodorizing device (side function box) is attached to the side surface of the stove side of the kitchen system.
According to this, this deodorizing device is provided with a cooking exhaust intake opening that opens on the stove side, and dirty air is sucked from here and exhausted to the outside through the exhaust opening, so that the installation location of the deodorizing device It is said that the vicinity of is deodorized.

JP-A-7-187302 JP 2003-259926 A

The structure described in Patent Document 1 is a structure in which deodorized air is exhausted into a trash container to deodorize the odor in the trash container, and the first and second inlets are closed by a lid ( (See Patent Document 1 and FIG. 10). Therefore, there is no possibility that water enters the deodorizing device (ozone generator). In the kitchen system described in Patent Document 2, since the cooking exhaust inlet is on the stove side, it is not necessary to consider that water enters.
However, when installing a deodorizing device on the side of a cabinet that is installed around the water, such as a wash basin, not only a kitchen device, but water enters the deodorizing device through an air circulation port such as an air outlet that is open. Could be a problem. This is because if water enters the deodorizing apparatus, the electric system such as a fan motor is damaged.
For example, when the air outlet deodorized by the deodorizer is provided at a position protruding from the upper surface of the kitchen apparatus main body so as to open toward the sink, deodorization around the sink can be efficiently performed. However, since there is an air outlet near the sink of the kitchen apparatus, there is a possibility that water may enter from the air outlet due to water work at the sink.

  This invention is made | formed in view of the said subject, and aims at providing the deodorizing apparatus provided with the drainage structure.

  In order to achieve the above object, a deodorizing apparatus according to the present invention is a deodorizing apparatus that is provided on a side surface of a cabinet that includes an air circulation port and a blower that blows air to the air circulation port. And the air circulation port which is formed so as to protrude from the upper surface of the cabinet and open to the sink side, and which is provided above the air blowing unit and at a position not overlapping with the air blowing unit in the vertical direction; And a guide portion that is provided below the air circulation port and is formed to be inclined in one direction so as to drain water that has entered from the air circulation port.

In this invention, the said ventilation part may be provided in the depth direction center position in the attachment state to the said side surface, and the said air circulation port may be made to be provided in a pair by the said depth direction both ends position.
Moreover, in this invention, you may make it provide the standing wall which dams the penetration | invasion of the water to the said ventilation part side in the side part by the side of the said ventilation part of the said guide part.
Further, in the present invention, a drain outlet for water drained by the guide portion may be formed to open toward the sink side.

  Since the deodorizing apparatus according to the present invention is configured as described above, it can be a deodorizing apparatus having a drainage structure.

(A) is a typical perspective view which shows an example of the kitchen apparatus in which the deodorizing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention was installed, (b) is typical typical sectional drawing of the kitchen apparatus. (A) is a typical perspective view which expands and shows the upper unit part of the same deodorizing device, (b) is a typical exploded perspective view which expands and shows a part of the upper unit further. It is a typical perspective view which shows the internal structure of the same deodorizing apparatus.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
Note that the front-rear direction (depth direction) referred to in the following embodiments is the front side of the kitchen apparatus 1 (the side on which the drawer operation is possible), with the front side as the front and the back side as the rear, based on the user facing the kitchen device 1. The direction orthogonal to the front-rear direction will be described as the up-down direction. Moreover, the arrow shown in the figure has shown the direction through which air flows, the continuous line has shown the flow of the air suck | inhaled by the suction inlet 6, and the dotted line has shown the flow of the air which blows off from the blower outlet 7. FIG. Furthermore, the white arrow shown in the figure indicates the drainage path when water enters.

The deodorizing apparatus 5 according to the present embodiment includes a suction port 6 and an air outlet 7 that are air circulation ports, and a blower 81 that blows air to the air outlet 7 and includes a sink 31 (hereinafter, a kitchen apparatus body). 4)). The inlet port 6 and the outlet port 7 protrude above the blower 81 and from the upper surface of the kitchen apparatus body 4 (specifically, the upper surface 3a of the counter 3 installed on the cabinet body 2). It is formed so as to open. Moreover, the suction inlet 6 and the blower outlet 7 are provided in the position which does not overlap with the ventilation part 81 above the ventilation part 81 and an up-down direction. And the deodorizing apparatus 5 is provided below these suction inlets 6 and the blower outlet 7, and is provided with the guide part 72 inclined and formed in one direction so that the water which infiltrated from the suction inlet 6 and the blower outlet 7 may be drained. ing.
This will be described in detail below.

First, as shown in FIG. 1A, the deodorizing device 5 is provided in the kitchen device body 4 of the kitchen device 1, specifically, installed on the side surface 21 of the end portion 2 a on the sink 31 side of the cabinet body 2. . The kitchen apparatus 1 includes a kitchen apparatus body 4 having a stove 30 and a sink 31, and a ventilator (not shown) provided above the stove 30. In the figure, 2a indicates the end of the kitchen apparatus body 4 on the sink 31 side, and 2b indicates the end of the kitchen apparatus body 4 on the stove 30 side.
The kitchen apparatus main body 4 has a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, and includes a cabinet main body 2 installed on the floor surface and a counter 3 installed on the cabinet main body 2. A stove 30 and a sink 31 are incorporated in the upper surface 3 a of the counter 3.

The cabinet body 2 has a box shape with an open front surface including a side plate 21 arranged on the left and right sides, a back plate (not shown) provided on the back side, and a bottom plate (not shown) provided on the bottom side. The interior is an article storage space.
A door body that can be opened and closed may be provided on the open front surface of the cabinet body 2, or a plurality of drawers 20 configured to be slidable in the front-rear direction from the front surface into the article storage space as shown in the figure. May be provided. In addition, both the drawer 20 and the door body may be provided, or the front surface may be an open rack with an open state so that a trash can, a step board, and the like can be accommodated therein. Further, the number of the drawers 20 is not limited to the example shown in the figure, and a lower part of the cabinet body 2 may have a kicked portion provided slightly backward from the front plate of the drawer 20. A grilled fish grill may be provided below the stove 30.

The counter 3 is formed in a substantially rectangular flat plate shape in plan view, and may be a counter made of natural marble, artificial marble, resin material, stainless steel, or wood material.
On one end side of the counter 3, an opening for fitting and installing the stove 30 (so-called built-in) is formed in a substantially rectangular shape having a long side in the left-right direction.
The stove 30 includes a heating element 30b as an electromagnetic cooker (IH heater) and a plate portion 30a surrounding the heating element 30b, and is fitted and installed in the above-described opening. Three heating elements 30b shown here are arranged side by side along the left-right direction.
In addition, although the operation part of the stove 30 is not illustrated here, it may be provided on the front side of the cabinet body 2 or may be provided on the upper surface 3 a of the counter 3. Further, the number of heating elements 30b may be one, two, or four or more, and the arrangement of the heating elements 30b is not particularly limited, such as in parallel, triangular, or quadrangular. Furthermore, the heating element 30b is not limited to an electromagnetic cooker, and may be a gas stove, an electric heating stove, or the like.

On the other end side of the counter 3 with an interval from the stove 30, an opening for fitting and installing (so-called built-in) a sink 31 (water tank) is formed in a substantially rectangular shape with the left and right directions as long sides. . The sink 31 is a box-shaped body having an upper surface opening, and is formed in a substantially rectangular shape in plan view so as to be accommodated in the opening. A faucet faucet 31 a is installed in the vicinity of the sink 31 so that water can be discharged toward the sink 31. In the corner 31b (see FIG. 3) at the back corner of the sink 31, a garbage container 14 that can throw away garbage and the like is installed. A trash can 15 is provided around the end 2a on the sink 31 side.
Here, although the drain outlet of the sink 31 is not illustrated, it is provided on the bottom surface of the sink 31. A space between the stove 30 and the sink 31 is used as a cooking work space.

Next, the deodorizing device 5 will be described.
The deodorizing device 5 includes an upper unit 50, a device main body 53, and a side panel 54. The device main body 53 is attached to the side surface 21 of the end portion 2a on the sink 31 side of the cabinet main body 2 by an attachment member. The side panel 54 is attached in such a manner that the device main body 53 is sandwiched between the side panel 54 and the side surface 21. The upper unit 50 is assembled in a state where the upper unit 50 is fitted into the gap space formed by the upper side of the device main body 53, the side panel 54 and the side surface 21 from above. In the figure, 50a is a sink side plate of the upper unit 50, 50b is a lower end surface of the upper unit 50, 50c is an upper end surface of the upper unit 50, and 53a is a plate-like front cover that covers the front surface of the device main body 53.
The overall shape of the deodorizing device 5 is a vertically long, substantially rectangular, thin box-like body, the upper unit 50 is provided so as to protrude from the upper surface 3a of the counter 3, and the front cover 50a is substantially flush with the front surface of the drawer 20. Arranged.
Thus, if the deodorizing apparatus 5 is made thin, it can be installed without hindering the live action line.

The upper unit 50 includes an upper unit main body 52 formed of a horizontally thin and substantially rectangular hollow thin box-like body, and a blowout unit 51 having a curved sink side surface 51a installed on the upper unit main body 52.
The sink side plate 52a of the upper unit main body 52 is formed with a first suction port 6a that takes air into the deodorizing device 5 as the suction port 6 and opens in a substantially rectangular shape in plan view on the back side of the sink side plate 50a. Yes.
Since the first suction port 6a is thus opened on the sink 31 side, the air around the sink 31 can be efficiently sucked. Therefore, when the garbage container 14 is installed in the corner portion 31b of the sink 31, as shown in the figure, it is possible to take in the deodorizing apparatus 5 without spreading the odor of raw garbage stored therein.
The installation position, shape, and the like of the first suction port 6a are not particularly limited, but it is preferable that the first suction port 6a be provided on the back side of the intermediate position in the depth direction of the kitchen apparatus body 4 as illustrated. When comprised in this way, the odor of the back | inner corner part 31b of the sink 31 can be taken in into the deodorizing apparatus 5 still more efficiently.

Further, the sink side plate 52a of the upper unit main body 52 has a first air outlet 7a of air deodorized by a deodorizing unit 8 described later as an air outlet 7 in a rectangular shape in a plan view on the front side of the first air inlet 6a. An opening is formed. In the figure, 70 is a flap part, and the rotation direction of the flap part 70 can switch the blowing direction of the deodorized air (either the first air outlet 7a or the second air outlets 7b, 7b). Details will be described later.
In this case, the electrostatic atomizer 9 can be installed in the vicinity of the 1st blower outlet 7a, and the air blower outlet 7 can be changed at the time of the drive / non-drive of the electrostatic atomizer 9. FIG. 3, 9a has shown the blower outlet of the electrostatic atomizer 9. As shown in FIG. The installation position of the electrostatic atomizer 9 is not particularly limited. However, if the electrostatic atomizer 9 is installed on the side opposite to the first suction port 6a with the first air outlet 7a interposed therebetween as shown in FIG. Can be used effectively and does not get in the way.

Although the formation position, shape, etc. of the 1st blower outlet 7a are not specifically limited, When the 1st blower outlet 7a is provided in the depth direction intermediate position of the kitchen apparatus main body 4, the air blown out from the 1st blower outlet 7a is a kitchen apparatus. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the worker who works at 1 from hitting directly.
Further, the kitchen apparatus body 4 is configured in a so-called I-type kitchen having a substantially rectangular shape in a plan view, and the stove 30 and the sink 31 are provided side by side, so that the air blown out from the first outlet 7 a is from the sink 31. It becomes easy to flow to the stove 30 side.
Thereby, the deodorized air can be diffused in the sink 31, the upper surface 3a of the counter 3, and the stove 30 side of the kitchen apparatus body 4.

The configuration of the electrostatic atomizer 9 is not particularly limited. For example, a pin-shaped discharge electrode (atomization electrode) in the main body case and an opening coaxial with the discharge electrode that is disposed to face the discharge electrode are provided. A counter electrode having a ring shape may be provided. Then, a high voltage is applied between the discharge electrode and the counter electrode to cause a discharge phenomenon, and electrostatically atomize the water retained in the discharge electrode, thereby discharging charged fine particle water from between the electrodes. It is good also as what was set as the structure which carries out. The charged fine particle water may be charged fine particle droplets including those having a particle size of nanometer size (for example, about 5 nm to 20 nm) and capable of floating in the mist state in the air.
The air discharged from the air outlet 7 together with the charged fine particle water discharged from the electrostatic atomizer has a higher deodorizing effect. If the electrostatic atomizer is driven, mold bacteria around the sink 31 and the like You can also suppress the breeding.

A pair of second air outlets 7b and 7b are formed in the outlet unit 51 at both end positions in the depth direction when the deodorizing device 5 is attached to the side surface 21 as the air outlet 7. As shown in FIG. 3, an air blowing portion 81 and an air blowing port 81a, which will be described later, are provided at the center in the depth direction, and the second air outlets 7b and 7b are provided at positions that do not overlap with the air blowing portion 81 in the vertical direction. . Thus, the deodorized air blown out from the blower port 81a is blown out of the deodorizing device 5 from the first blower outlet 7a or the second blower outlets 7b and 7b through the central air circulation space 55 of the upper unit main body 52. It is configured.
The blowout unit 51 is configured to be detachable with respect to the upper unit main body 52 as shown in FIG. 2 (b), and at the lower end of the sink side surface 51a of the blowout unit 51, below the second blowout ports 7b and 7b. The side has a notched recess. When this recess is assembled to the upper unit main body 52, an opening is formed in a horizontally long rectangular shape as shown in FIG. 2 (a), and this is a drain outlet when water enters from the second outlets 7b and 7b. 71. In FIG.2 (b), 51b shows the to-be-latched part and 52b has shown the latching recessed part which latches the to-be-latched part 51b. Thereby, the blowing unit 51 can be assembled to the upper unit main body 52, and the blowing unit 51 can be removed at the time of maintenance or the like.

As shown in FIG. 3, the upper unit main body 52 is formed in an open state because the side on which the side panel 54 is installed is closed by the side panel 54. The upper portion of the upper unit main body 52 has an opening at the central portion so that air passing through the air blowing portion 81 and the air circulation space 55 flows to the second air outlets 7b and 7b.
And as shown in FIG.2 (b), the water which infiltrated from the 2nd blower outlets 7b and 7b under the 2nd blower outlets 7b and 7b in the state which assembled | attached the both sides which pinched | interposed the center part, ie, the blowout unit 51, is shown. A guide portion 72 for draining is provided.
The guide portion 72 is provided so as to be inclined in one direction as shown in FIGS. 1 (b) and 2 (b). Specifically, the guide portion 72 is provided so as to descend obliquely from the side panel 54 side toward the sink 31 side, and the end portion on the sink 31 side of the guide portion 72 opens to the sink 31 side. It almost coincides with the formation position of the mouth 71.
On the side of the guide part 72 on the air blowing part 81 side (air circulation space 55 side), a standing wall 73 is provided to block water from entering the air blowing part 81 side. The structure of the standing wall 73 is not particularly limited as long as water can be dammed, but the example shown in the figure is formed to stand in a substantially vertical direction.
As a result, even if water enters from the second air outlets 7b and 7b due to water work at the sink 31, the water is guided to the drainage port 71 through the guide portion 72, and the drainage port 71 is connected to the outside of the deodorizing device 5. Can be discharged. At this time, even if the water that has entered enters the air blowing portion 81 side from the guide portion 73, the water is blocked by the standing wall 73 and guided to the drain port 71.

The device main body 53 is configured by a vertically thin and substantially rectangular hollow thin box-like body, and besides the deodorizing unit 8, although not shown, a drive power supply unit of the deodorizing device 5, an operation unit for operating the deodorizing device 5 on and off, A control unit for controlling on / off of the air blowing unit 81 to be described later is provided.
In the figure, reference numeral 82 denotes a space in which air taken in from the first suction port 6a and the second suction port 6b flows.
The front cover 53a of the device main body 53 is formed with a second suction port 6b that is opened in a vertically long rectangular shape. The second suction port 6b sucks air around the kitchen work base at the end 2a on the sink 31 side. It is configured to be able to. Therefore, when the trash can 15 is installed around the end 2a on the sink 31 side as shown in FIG. 1 (a), it is possible to take in the odor such as raw garbage stored in the deodorizer 5 without spreading it around. (See the solid arrow toward the second suction port 6b in FIG. 1 (a)).
The installation position, shape, and the like of the second suction port 6b are not particularly limited, but are desirably provided below the front cover 53a of the device main body 53 as illustrated. Although not shown, an opening may be formed in the back plate on the back side of the deodorizing device 5 and a third suction port may be provided.
Thus, since the suction inlet 6 (6a, 6b) is provided in the vicinity of the place where the garbage container etc. which become the odor origin are installed, air can be taken in into the deodorizing apparatus 5 efficiently. Therefore, it is not necessary to always operate the ventilator 11 only for deodorization. Moreover, since the driving sound of the deodorizing device 5 is mainly the driving sound of the fan motor of the blower 81 provided in the deodorizing device main body 50, the driving sound can be suppressed as compared with the ventilation device.

The deodorizing unit 8 includes a deodorizing filter unit 80 that is provided in the device main body 53 and has a deodorizing function, and a blower unit 81 that is configured by a fan, a fan motor, or the like and blows the deodorized air to the air outlet 7. Yes.
The structure of the deodorizing filter unit 80 is not particularly limited. For example, an adsorbent such as activated carbon or the like coated with a catalyst for adsorbing and decomposing odor components contained in the air is embedded in the deodorizing filter. Can be used. In addition, the deodorizing filter unit 80 may be configured so as to be able to be pulled out in the front direction. In this case, maintenance such as replacement of the deodorizing filter can be easily performed.

The air blower 81 is provided at the center in the depth direction of the device main body 53, and the configuration thereof is not particularly limited, but here, an example in which three fans are installed is shown. The air blower 81 is housed in the housing 83, and three air outlets 81a are formed in the upper end surface of the housing 83 so as to be arranged in the depth direction according to the number of fans installed. The air deodorized toward the space 55 is blown.
Thereby, the air deodorized by the deodorizing filter unit 80 is blown upward through the air blowing port 81a and blown out from the first air outlet 7a or the second air outlets 7b, 7b.
In addition, the installation number of the ventilation parts 81 is not limited, It sets according to the magnitude | size of installation space, etc.

Next, the flow of air that is deodorized by the deodorizing device 5, switching of the air outlet 7 (see FIG. 2), and the flow of drained water will be described.
First, the flow of air deodorized by the deodorizer 5 will be described.
The air around the sink 31 is taken into the deodorizing unit 8 through the air circulation space 82 from the first suction port 6a through the circulation port 81b and deodorized. Further, the air around the foot at the end portion 2 a on the sink 31 side of the cabinet body 2 is taken in from the second suction port 6 b, and this air passes through the air circulation space 82 and is deodorized through the deodorization unit 8.
Then, the air deodorized through the deodorizing filter unit 80 is blown from the blower port 81a by the fan of the blower unit 81, and blown out from the first blower outlet 7a or the second blower outlets 7b and 7b through the air circulation space 55.
At this time, when the air is sucked from the first suction port 6a, the air is blown out from the second air outlets 7b and 7b, and when the air is sucked from the second air inlet 6b, the air is blown out from the first air outlet 7a. It is desirable to do.
According to this, since air is not emitted from the first air outlet 7a when it is inhaled from the first air inlet 6a, the first air inlet 6a inhales the deodorized air from the first air outlet 7a. Can be prevented.

Next, switching of the air outlet 7 will be described.
When the electrostatic atomizer is driven, as shown in FIG. 2A, the flap portion 70 is lifted upward to open the first air outlet 7a. Then, the charged fine particle water discharged from the electrostatic atomizer blows out from the first outlet 7a together with the air deodorized by the deodorizing filter unit 80 (see the dotted arrow direction in FIG. 1A). At this time, since the air passage leading to the second air outlets 7b, 7b is closed by the flap portion 70, the air flow path to the second air outlets 7b, 7b is closed.
On the other hand, when the electrostatic atomizer is not driven, the flap portion 70 is lowered and the second outlets 7b and 7b are opened. Then, the air deodorized by the deodorizing filter part 80 blows out from the 2nd blower outlet 7b. At this time, the 1st blower outlet 7a will be in the state obstruct | occluded by the flap part 70. FIG.
The configuration of the flap unit 70 is not limited to the illustrated example, and the opening / closing (turning) of the flap unit 70 may be manually performed. Good.

And the flow of the water from which the water which infiltrated into the deodorizing apparatus 5 is drained is demonstrated.
When water work or the like is performed at the sink 31 and water enters from the second air outlets 7b and 7b, the water is discharged from the water outlet 71 through the guide portion 72.
According to the above, even if water work or the like is performed at the sink 31 and water enters from the second outlets 7b and 7b, the water enters the air blower 81 side due to the presence of the guide part 72 and the standing wall 73. Is blocked. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the electric system in the deodorizing device 5 such as a fan motor from being damaged due to water intrusion.

As described above, the configurations, shapes, and the like of the kitchen device 1, the kitchen device body 4, the deodorizing device 5, and the ventilation device 11 described in the embodiments are not limited to the illustrated examples. For example, the configuration of the kitchen apparatus 1 is not limited to the I type shown in the figure, and may be an L type.
Further, the installation position and shape of the deodorizing device 5 are not limited to the illustrated examples, and the deodorizing device 5 has a drainage structure as described above. Therefore, the deodorizing device 5 is not limited to the side surface 21 of the kitchen apparatus body 4 and is a sink such as a washstand. It can be installed on the side of a cabinet provided with 31 (water tank).
Furthermore, although the figure has shown the example in which the fixed crosspiece was provided in the blower outlet 7, it is good also as a louver which can change a blowing direction.

31 Sink 4 Kitchen equipment (cabinet)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 5 Deodorizing apparatus 6a 1st inlet 6b 2nd inlet 7a 1st outlet 7b 2nd outlet 71 Drain outlet 72 Guide part 73 Standing wall 81 Blower part

Claims (4)

A deodorizing device installed on a side surface of a cabinet having an air circulation port and an air blowing unit for blowing air to the air circulation port;
The air circulation port that protrudes from the upper surface of the cabinet and opens to the sink side, and is provided above the air blowing unit and at a position that does not overlap with the air blowing unit in the vertical direction, and the air A deodorizing apparatus comprising a guide portion provided below the circulation port and formed to be inclined in one direction so as to drain water that has entered from the air circulation port. In claim 1,
The blowing section is provided at the center in the depth direction in the attached state to the side surface,
A pair of the air circulation ports is provided at both end positions in the depth direction. In claim 1 or claim 2,
The deodorizing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an upright wall is provided at a side portion of the guide portion on the air blowing portion side to block water from entering the air blowing portion. In any one of Claims 1-3,
A deodorizing apparatus, wherein a drainage port of water drained by the guide portion is formed to open toward the sink side.

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