JP2017202240A - Lift up/down storage device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lift up/down storage device that hardly causes warpage in a woody board constituting a case for storing a lift up/down shelf.SOLUTION: The lift up/down storage device (1) includes: the lift up/down shelf (2) freely lifting up/down between an upper position and a lower position; a storage case (3) having a storage space (30) storing the lift up/down shelf (2) when positioned in the upper position, inside thereof; and a drying device (4) for heating and drying the storage space (30). The storage case (3) includes the woody board (31). A slit (5) is provided at a surface on a side of the storage space (30) of the woody board (31).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a lifting and lowering storage device.

  Patent Document 1 discloses an elevating shelf that can store tableware, an outer case that accommodates the elevating shelf when in the raised position, and a hot air supply unit that is provided inside the outer case and that dries the elevating shelf. An apparatus comprising a is described.

JP 2001-87206 A

  In an apparatus for drying a lifting shelf inside an outer case, such as the apparatus described in Patent Document 1, when the outer case is formed of a wooden board, the environment of temperature and humidity is different between the inner surface side and the outer surface side of the wooden board. Therefore, the wooden board is likely to warp due to the difference in shrinkage.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to propose an elevating and lowering storage device in which the wooden board constituting the case in which the elevating shelf is stored is less likely to warp.

  An elevator storage apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes an elevator shelf that can be moved up and down between an upper position and a lower position, and a storage case that includes therein a storage space for storing the elevator shelf when in the upper position. And a drying device for heating and drying the storage space.

  The storage case includes a wooden board. A slit is provided on the surface of the wooden board on the storage space side.

  In the lifting and lowering storage device according to the present invention, the wooden board constituting the case in which the lifting shelf is stored is less likely to warp.

FIG. 1A is a front view showing the lifting and lowering storage device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and is a view when the lifting shelf is in the lower position. FIG. 1B is a perspective view of the front plate of the storage case of the above-described lifting storage device when viewed from the back side. FIG. 2 is a side sectional view showing the lifting and lowering storage device of the above, and is a view when the lifting shelf is in the upper position.

  The present invention generally relates to a lifting and lowering storage device, and more particularly to a lifting and lowering storage device including a lifting shelf, a storage case, and a drying device.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1A shows a lifting and lowering storage device 1 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The elevating and lowering storage device 1 includes an elevating shelf 2 that can be moved up and down between an upper position and a lower position, a storage case 3 having a storage space 30 in which the elevating shelf 2 is stored when in the upper position, and a storage space. A drying device 4 for heating and drying 30 is provided.

  In FIG. 1A, the elevating shelf 2 is located at the lower position. When in the lower position, the elevating shelf 2 projects downward from the storage case 3. The elevating shelf 2 has a box shape having an opening, and this opening serves as an entrance for a tableware such as a dish. Below, each structure is demonstrated by making the opening direction of the raising / lowering shelf 2 into the front, letting the opposite side be back, and let the direction orthogonal to this front-back direction in planar view be the left-right direction. In each figure, the direction indicated by the arrow X is the front, the direction indicated by the arrow Y is rightward, and the direction indicated by the arrow Z is upward.

  The storage case 3 has a box shape opened downward. The storage case 3 includes a wooden board 31, and a slit 5 is provided on the surface of the wooden board 31 on the storage space 30 side. The wood board 31 is a laminated body of any one of plywood, particle board, medium density fiber board, solid wood, or a combination thereof. In the present embodiment, the front plate 32 constituting the front surface of the storage case 3 is a wooden board 31.

  As shown in FIGS. 1A and 2, the storage case 3 includes a front plate 32, a rear plate 33, a pair of left and right side plates 34, a top plate 35, and a curtain plate 36. The front plate 32, the rear plate 33, the pair of left and right side plates 34, the top plate 35, and the curtain plate 36 are combined in a box shape opened downward, and are positioned so as to surround the storage space 30.

  The front plate 32 has a rectangular plate shape in which the left-right direction is the longitudinal direction, the up-down direction is the short direction, and the front-rear direction is the thickness direction. The front plate 32 is larger than the left and right side plates 34 and is a conspicuous portion of the storage case 3.

  As shown in FIG. 1B, a plurality of slits 5 are provided on the rear surface (back surface) of the front plate 32. Each of the plurality of slits 5 is located on the rear surface of the front plate 32 over the entire length in the vertical direction. The plurality of slits 5 are located at equal intervals in the left-right direction and are parallel to each other. The plurality of slits 5 are located on the rear surface of the front plate 32 over the entire length in the left-right direction. The depth (front / rear length) of each of the plurality of slits 5 is about half of the thickness of the front plate 32.

  As shown in FIGS. 1A and 2, a curtain plate 36 is located below the front plate 32. The curtain plate 36 constitutes a lower end portion of the front surface (front surface) of the storage case 3, and the front plate 32 constitutes a portion excluding the lower end portion of the front surface (front surface) of the storage case 3. The curtain plate 36 is made of metal, for example, aluminum. In the present embodiment, the curtain plate 36 has a rectangular tube shape, and the length in the longitudinal direction (length in the left-right direction) is the same as the length in the longitudinal direction of the front plate 32.

  Each of the rear plate 33, the pair of left and right side plates 34, and the top plate 35 has a rectangular plate shape, and the surface on the storage space 30 side is flat. Each of the rear plate 33, the pair of left and right side plates 34, and the top plate 35 is a plate made of resin or metal, or a wood plate similar to the wood plate 31.

  The lifting shelf 2 includes a plate-shaped shelf 20, a pair of left and right side walls 21 integrated with the left and right ends of the shelf 20, and a rear wall 22 integrated with the rear end of the shelf 20. Each of the pair of left and right side wall portions 21 and the rear wall portion 22 has a plate shape, and the elevating shelf 2 opens forward and upward. Note that the lifting shelf 2 may be opened rearward or sideward.

  The elevating shelf 2 can accommodate a plurality of tableware on the shelf 20. On the shelf 20, for example, a draining basket is installed, and a plurality of tableware is accommodated in this draining basket in an upright posture that makes it easy to dry.

  In the present embodiment, the drying device 4 is a hot air supply device 40 having a heater and a fan, and is provided on the lower surface of the top plate 35.

  The hot air supply device 40 includes an air outlet 41 that blows out hot air downward and a suction port 42 that sucks air in the storage space 30. The air outlet 41 is located in the rear portion of the top plate 35 in the center in the left-right direction, and the suction port 42 is located in the rear portion of the right end portion of the top plate 35.

  The lifting / lowering storage device 1 further includes a lifting / lowering device 6 that lifts and lowers the lifting / lowering shelf 2, a lighting device 7, and operation units 8 and 9 for operating these devices 6 and 7.

  The elevating device 6 is provided on the lower surface of the top plate 35. As the elevating device 6, a known elevating device can be employed. For example, the elevating shelf 2 is moved up and down by winding or unwinding a rope attached to the elevating shelf 2 with a winding drum.

  The lighting device 7 is provided on the rear surface of the curtain plate 36. As the illumination device 7, a known illumination device such as a light emitting diode can be employed.

  The operation unit 8 is provided on the front surface of the curtain plate 36. The operation unit 8 is provided with a lifting / lowering button for lifting / stopping the lifting / lowering shelf 2, a drying button for driving / stopping the drying device 4, and an illumination button for turning on / off the lighting device 7.

  The operation unit 9 is provided on the front surface of the shelf 20 of the elevating shelf 2. The operation unit 9 is provided with lift buttons and illumination buttons similar to those of the operation unit 8. When the elevating shelf 2 is in the upper position, the operation unit 9 is hidden behind the curtain plate 36 and thus cannot be operated.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the lifting and lowering storage device 1 is installed above a kitchen counter 10. In the present embodiment, the lifting and lowering storage device 1 is installed so that the rear plate 33 hits the rear upper wall 11 of the countertop 10 and the top plate 35 hits the ceiling 12.

  Then, an example of the usage method of the raising / lowering storage apparatus 1 is demonstrated.

  When the lifting button of the operation unit 8 is operated by the user, the lifting shelf 2 moves from the upper position shown in FIG. 2 to the lower position shown in FIG. 1A.

  When the elevating shelf 2 is in the lower position, the user can store dishes such as dishes on the elevating shelf 2 from the front side. Thereafter, when the user operates the elevating button of the operation unit 8 or the operation unit 9, the elevating shelf 2 moves to the upper position shown in FIG. 2 and is stored in the storage space 30 inside the storage case 3. The

  Next, when the user operates the drying button of the operation unit 8, the drying device 4 is driven and the tableware stored in the lifting shelf 2 is dried. The drying device 4 is set so as to be automatically driven when the lifting button of the operation unit 8 or the operation unit 9 is operated by the user and the lifting shelf 2 is moved from the lower position to the upper position. May be.

  The drying device 4 automatically stops after a certain time has elapsed from the start of driving, and completes the drying of the dishes.

  Next, when the user operates the lift button of the operation unit 8, the lift shelf 2 moves from the upper position to the lower position. Dried dishes can be extracted from the lifting shelf 2 when in the lower position.

  In the lifting / lowering storage device 1 described above, since the plurality of slits 5 are provided on the back surface of the front plate 32 made of a wooden board, even if the back surface portion of the front plate 32 is dried and contracted by the heat of the drying device 4. Each of the slits 5 can block the heat shrinkage from acting on the entire back surface. Therefore, in the raising / lowering storage apparatus 1, it can suppress that the front board 32 which is comparatively large and is conspicuous generate | occur | produces curvature.

  Further, since the plurality of slits 5 are provided so as to extend over the entire rear surface (back surface) of the front plate 32, the front plate 32 is less likely to warp as a whole.

  Further, since the slit 5 is provided on the rear surface (rear surface) of the front plate 32, it is not necessary to separately attach a member for preventing the warpage from occurring on the rear surface (rear surface) of the front plate 32. Can be simplified, and a large storage space 30 can be secured.

(Example of change)
The elevating and lowering storage device 1 according to the first embodiment described above can employ the following modifications.

  The raising / lowering direction of the lifting / lowering shelf 2 is not limited to the vertical direction, and the lower position may be a position obliquely below the upper position. In this case, the front plate 32 is movably provided so as not to hinder the lifting and lowering of the lifting shelf 2.

  The drying device 4 does not have a fan and may be configured only by a heater.

  The drying device 4 may be provided so as to heat and dry the storage space 30 and may be provided not only inside the storage case 3 but also outside the storage case 3.

  Each of the plates 33, 34, 35, and 36 may be a wooden plate 31 in which the slit 5 is provided on the surface on the storage space 30 side, similarly to the front plate 32.

  A plurality of slits 5 may be provided on the rear surface (rear surface) of the front plate 32 such that the left-right direction is the longitudinal direction, or may be provided in a lattice shape.

(effect)
As in the first embodiment described above and the modifications thereof, the lifting and lowering storage device (1) according to the first aspect of the present invention includes the lifting shelf (2), the storage case (3), and the drying device (4). With. The elevating shelf (2) is movable up and down between an upper position and a lower position. The storage case (3) has a storage space (30) on the inside for storing the lifting shelf (2) when in the upper position. The drying device (4) heats and stores the storage space (30).

  The storage case (3) includes a wooden board (31). A slit (5) is provided on the surface of the wood board (31) on the storage space (30) side.

  According to the first aspect, when the temperature of the storage space (30) is increased by heating by the drying device (4), the surface of the wooden board (31) on the storage space (30) side is dried and contracted. However, the effect of this heat shrinkage over the entire surface can be blocked by the slit (5). Thereby, according to the 1st aspect, it is hard to produce warp in the wooden board (31) which comprises the storage case (3) in which a raising / lowering shelf (2) is accommodated.

  Moreover, like Embodiment 1 and its modification, in the raising / lowering accommodation apparatus (1) of the 2nd aspect which concerns on this invention, the following structure is additionally provided in a 1st aspect.

  That is, in the lifting / lowering storage device (1) according to the second aspect of the present invention, the front plate (32) constituting the front surface of the storage case (3) is the wood plate (31). A plurality of slits (5) are provided on the back surface of the front plate (32).

  According to the 2nd aspect, generation | occurrence | production of the curvature of the front plate (32) which is comparatively conspicuous which comprises the front of a storage case (3) can be suppressed, and the fall of the external appearance of a storage case (3) is suppressed effectively. be able to.

  Although the present invention has been described based on the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and appropriate design changes can be made within the intended scope of the present invention. It is.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Lifting storage apparatus 2 Lifting shelf 3 Storage case 30 Storage space 31 Wood board 32 Front board 4 Drying apparatus 5 Slit

Claims (2)

A lifting shelf that can be raised and lowered between an upper position and a lower position;
A storage case having inside a storage space for storing the lifting shelf when in the upper position;
A drying device for heating and drying the storage space,
The storage case includes a wooden board,
A lifting and lowering storage device, wherein a slit is provided on a surface of the wooden board on the storage space side. The front plate constituting the front of the storage case is the wood board,
The lifting / lowering storage device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the slits are provided on a back surface of the front plate.

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