JP2512245B2 - Island kitchen - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an island kitchen provided with an island type table installed near the boundary between the kitchen and the dining room. Regarding

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the diversification of lifestyles, various kitchen units have been used to improve the design and functionality of kitchens. Some of the kitchen units include, for example, a continuous table installed along the wall of the kitchen and an island table installed near the boundary between the kitchen and the dining room. A kitchen using such a kitchen unit is an island kitchen.

In such an island kitchen, each of the continuous table and the island table is provided with ancillary equipment having a function according to the purpose. For example, a continuous table is equipped with a sink, water, and a gas stand on its top plate, and the cabinet placed under the top plate is
A gas oven and a tableware dryer are installed. On the other hand, the island-type table has a sink and water supply on its top plate, and an open space is provided for serving dishes and serving food.The cabinet also has various electric appliances and cooking utensils. A storage shelf for storing tableware and the like is provided.

[0004]

However, in the conventional island kitchen having such a structure, the island type table is simply installed near the boundary between the kitchen and the dining room, and The reality is that the island-type table does not link the functions of both, and I was dissatisfied with the usability. For example, it is absolutely necessary to put meals prepared on an island table on a tray and carry it to the dining room, and to put dirty dishes after eating on the tray and go to the kitchen. And
For this reason, the work such as servicing and cleaning up was troublesome and inefficient.

In addition, the conventional island type table is usually designed so that the person in the kitchen can easily work, and the storage shelves housed in the cabinet of the island type table are closer to the kitchen. It can be opened and closed. For this reason, when a person in the dining room wants to use the electric appliances stored in the storage rack, he has to go to the kitchen and take them out, which is troublesome. As described above, according to the conventional island type table, the table is simply installed near the boundary between the kitchen and the dining room, and the functions of the two are not connected. Therefore, there was a complaint that it was not easy to use.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide an island kitchen in which the functions of the kitchen and the dining are connected to improve the usability. .

[0007]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention is an island kitchen which is installed near the boundary between a kitchen and a dining room and has an island type table which is roughly composed of a top plate and a cabinet supporting the top plate. In the vicinity of the central portion of the island type table, a recessed portion that is lower than the top plate and opens on both the kitchen side and the dining side is provided, and in the recessed portion, the kitchen side and the dining side are formed. A tray is provided so that it can be put in and taken out from both sides, and at both left and right ends of this island type table, there are recesses that are lower than the top plate and open to the side end surface of the island type table and the side facing the kitchen A rotary table with a storage space is provided inside the recess, and the rotary table rotates around both ends of the island table. To become disposed so as to be drawn to the left and right sides was solutions Te.

[0008]

According to the island kitchen of the present invention, since the tray is provided in the recess opening on both the kitchen side and the dining side of the island type table,
The tray can be loaded and unloaded from both the kitchen side and the dining side. In other words, a person on the kitchen side or a person on the dining side can pull out the tray on the spot and use it for serving meals or cleaning up as needed, thus saving trouble and increasing work efficiency. be able to.

Further, since rotary tables are rotatably attached to both ends of the island type table around the ends, these rotary tables are rotated so as to be pulled out to the left and right sides of the island type table. This makes it easy for people in the dining room to use the appliances and tableware that are stored inside, as they are.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the island kitchen of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 shows the entire structure of the kitchen K, which is an open type kitchen provided with a surface facing the dining D provided on the front side of the drawing. Further, the surface opposite to the surface facing the dining D is a wall surface. And
In this kitchen K, there is installed a kitchen unit having a general configuration including a continuous table 1 arranged along the wall surface and an island table 11 arranged along an opening face facing the dining D. ing.

The continuous table 1 is roughly composed of an upper table 1a and a cabinet 1b located below the table 1a and supporting the table 1a. One end of the continuous table 1 is provided. Is provided with a sink 2 opening on the top surface of the top plate 1a, and a water supply 3 is attached around the sink 2 with the faucet 3a facing the opening surface of the sink 2 and below the sink. Cabinet 1
A storage space for storing various cooking utensils, tableware and the like is secured in b. At the other end of the continuous table 1, a gas table 4 is installed on the top plate 1a, and a gas oven 5 is installed in the cabinet 1b below it. In addition, a space of a certain size is secured on the top plate 1a in the vicinity of the central portion of the continuous table 1 and is used as a space 6 for preparing and serving dishes, and the space. A dish dryer 7 is housed in the cabinet 1 b below 6.

Refrigerators 8 and cupboards 9 are placed on both sides of the continuous table 1, and a space for connecting the refrigerator 8 and the cupboards 9 is provided above the continuous table 1. A storage shelf 10 for storing various cooking utensils, seasonings, and the like is provided by using.

The island type table 11, like the continuous type table 1, is roughly composed of an upper top plate 11a and a cabinet 11b located below the top plate 11a and supporting the top plate 11a. , A substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape that extends relatively slenderly along the opening surface between the kitchen K and the dining D. And the top plate 11a
The side facing the dining D is formed in a curved shape slightly curved in a convex shape, and the side surface of the cabinet 11b facing the dining D is slightly convex in conformity with the shape of the top plate 11a. So that it is formed from three surfaces divided at a slight angle.

The auxiliary equipment installed on the island type table 11 will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS. 2 to 15. FIG. 2 is a front view of the island type table 11 viewed from the dining D side, and FIG. 3 is a plan view.
4 to 6 are sectional views of the island type table 11 taken along a horizontal plane. FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the island type table 11. 8 and 9 are side views of the island type table 11 as viewed from the right end and the left end (in FIG. 1), respectively.
10 to 12 show that the island type table 11 is near the left end (in FIG. 1), the central portion, and the right end.
It shows a cross-sectional view taken along a vertical plane connecting the kitchen K and the dining D, respectively. FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of the sink and the water supply attached to the island type table 11. FIG. 14 and FIG. 15 are cross-sectional front views of essential parts viewed from the kitchen K side and the dining D side, respectively.

An electromagnetic cooker 12 is provided near the one end of the island type table 11 on the top plate 11a so that the top surface of the top plate 11a is substantially flush with the top surface of the top plate 11a. No other equipment is provided on the other parts of the top plate 11a, and a space 13 is secured for preparing food, or for serving and serving.

The cabinet 11b under the top plate 11a
Is roughly divided into three parts A, B, and C on the center and left and right sides by vertical partition plates 14 and 15 connecting the kitchen K side and the dining D side. Hereinafter, the part on the side where the electromagnetic cooker 12 is provided (left side in FIG. 1) is called part A, the center part is called part B, and the opposite part (right side in FIG. 1) is called part C. . Further, the central part B is the partition plate 1 similar to the above.
Two small parts, small part B1 and small part B, depending on 6.
It is divided into two.

The part A is provided with a recess 17 which is open to the kitchen K side and the side end surface of the cabinet 11b. The surface facing the dining D side is a decorative plate 18
Covered with. The recess 17 is divided into upper and lower parts by a partition plate 26 that is horizontally provided near the middle stage. And, in the recess 17 partitioned into these two,
The turntables 19 and 20 respectively correspond to the cabinet 1.
It is provided so that it can be pulled out to the side of this island type table 11 by rotating around the side end of 1b.
Specifically, the rotary table 19 roughly covers the kitchen K side opening surface and the side end surface side opening surface of the recess 2 respectively.
The two side plate portions 19a, 19b and the bottom plate portion 19c are formed in a box shape having a size and shape to fit in the recess 17.
A space surrounded by b and the bottom plate portion 19c is a storage space. In addition, the rotary table 20 also includes the side plate 2
It is formed by 0a and 20b and the bottom plate portion 20c. Also, at the side end of this cabinet 11b,
A shaft rod 21 having a circular rod shape is provided, and since substantially central portions of the side plate portions 19b and 20b of the rotary tables 19 and 20 are hinged to the shaft rod 21, the rotary tables 19 and 20 are Each of them is configured to be rotatable around the shaft rod 21. The electric rice cookers 22 mounted on the bottom plate portion 19c are provided in the respective storage spaces of the turntables 19 and 20 thus configured.
The juicer mixer 23, the cooking cutter 24 and the storage case 25 placed on the bottom plate 20c are stored. In addition, the rotary table 19 is provided with a ventilation port (not shown) for exhausting steam emitted from the electric rice cooker 22.

Further, the small part B1 of the part B is provided with a recess 27 which opens toward the kitchen K side.
A sink 28 is housed in the recess 27 at a height position near the center thereof and at a position close to the kitchen K side, and in the recess 27 and at the peripheral portion of the sink 28, A water supply 29 is attached to the sink 28 so that a faucet 29a is directed. A water supply / drainage pipe 30 is provided at a lower portion of the sink 28 so as to extend downward, and is connected to a water purifier 31 installed on a bottom surface of the recess 27. Below the opening surface of the sink 28, this recess 27 is provided in the kitchen K.
A decorative plate 32 covering from the side is provided, and these sinks 28,
The water supply / drainage pipe 30 and the water purifier 31 are blindfolded.

Further, the small part B2 of the part B is provided with a recess 33 that opens toward both sides of the kitchen K side and the dining D side. In the recess 33, several stages of shelf plates 34 are horizontally mounted between the left and right partition plates 15 and 16, and the interior of the recess 33 is divided into spaces of several stages. In this example, the bottom space 3
A hot plate 36 is stored in 5a. A tray 37 is provided in the upper space 35b so that it can be taken in and out from both the kitchen K side and the dining D side. That is, specifically, the rail 3 that hooks and locks the edge portions of the tray 37 to the partition plates 15 and 16 on the left and right sides and slides the tray 37.
8 is attached, and the tray 37 is smoothly accommodated in the recess 33 or the recess 33 from the kitchen K side or the dining D side by hooking the edge of the tray 37 to the rail 38 and sliding. It is configured so that it can be taken out from inside. Further, a door 39 for covering the surface facing the kitchen K side is hingedly connected to the recess 33 of the small part B2 so that the door 39 can be opened and closed.

Further, in this way, in the part B composed of the small part B1 and the small part B2, the door and the decorative plate for covering the surface facing the dining D side are provided. That is, the upper space 35b provided in the recess 33 in the small part B2 is covered with the upper door 40, and the portions below it are covered with the decorative plate 41. A groove 42 extending in the horizontal direction is formed between the upper door 40 and the decorative plate 41. The groove 42 is provided at a position corresponding to the height of the top plate 60a of the dining table 60 of the dining D, and is formed to have a width and a length with which the end portion of the top plate 60a can be fitted. The table 60a of the dining table 60 can be supported. The lower end of the upper door 40 is hinged, and the upper door 40 can be opened and closed by rotating vertically about the lower end.

Further, as in the case of the part A, the part C is provided with a recess 43 which is open toward the kitchen K side and the side end surface of the cabinet 11b. The surface facing the dining D side is covered with a decorative plate 44. Then, the inside of the recess 43 is partitioned into two upper and lower parts by a partition plate 48 provided horizontally, and the rotary table 4 is divided into two parts, respectively.
Reference numerals 5 and 46 are provided so that they can be pulled out to the side of the island type table 11 by rotating around a shaft rod 47 provided at a side end portion of the cabinet 11b.
The rotary table 45 has two side plate portions 45 as described above.
a, 45b and the bottom plate portion 45c, the recess 43
The rotary table 46 is also formed by two side plate portions 46a and 46b and a bottom plate portion 46c. Each of the storage spaces of the rotary tables 45 and 46 accommodates a heat retaining pot 49 and a coffee maker 54 placed on the bottom plate portion 45c, and an electric oven toaster 50 placed on the bottom plate portion 46c.

On the bottom surface of the island type table 11 thus formed, cylindrical rollers 51 are provided at positions near the four corners thereof. On the other hand, on the floor surface of the kitchen K, two rails 52 extending straight from the front of the continuous table 1 to the vicinity of the boundary between the kitchen K and the dining D are laid. By rolling the cylindrical rollers 51 on the rails 52, the island type table 11 is configured to be movable on the floor surface of the kitchen K.

Also, such an island type table 1
1 and the continuous table 1 in the island kitchen, the ceiling surface of the island table 11 from above the gas table 4 above the rail 52 above the island table 11 above. An approximately T-hour type ventilation fan 53 extending to a part is provided.

According to the island kitchen of the present embodiment thus constituted, the island type table 11 has the above-mentioned constitution, and therefore the following actions and effects are obtained.

That is, first of all, since the tray 37 is housed in the small part B2 of the part B so that it can be put in and taken out from both the kitchen K side and the dining D side, the kitchen K and the dining D are connected. Connection can be achieved, and workability such as meal arrangement and cleaning up is improved. For example, when serving meals, pull out the tray 37 from the kitchen K side and put it on this tray 37 to serve meals on the dining D side. You can put dirty dishes after eating on 37 and carry it to the kitchen K side. By doing so, the whole family will be actively involved in serving meals and cleaning up, thus improving work efficiency. In particular, when the island type table 11 and the dining table 60 are connected and integrated as in the above-described embodiment, the upper door 40 that covers the storage space 35b storing the tray 37 from the dining D side. When you open
Since the upper door 40 pivots vertically and is placed on the top plate 60a of the dining table 60, if the tray 37 is pulled out from the dining D side in this state, the tray 37 directly slides on the dining table 60. It will be easier to use.

At both ends of the island type table 11, rotary tables 19 and 20 having a storage space are provided.
Since 45 and 46 are provided, the rotary table 1
By rotating 9, 20, 45, and 46 to pull out to both sides of the island type table 11, the rotating tables 19 and 2
The upper portions and side portions of 0, 45, 46 are opened, and the storage spaces for the rotary tables 19, 20, 45, 46 are opened. Therefore, the electric appliances housed inside can be used in the same position by the person in the dining room D, and the trouble of going to the kitchen K can be saved. For example, in the case of the electric rice cooker 22, a person who is on the dining table 60 of the dining D after cooking can serve from the electric rice cooker 22 on the rotary table 19 without leaving the position. Yes, it is very convenient and easy to use.

Further, the small part B1 of the part B is provided with a sink 28 and a water supply 29 so as to be housed in the recess 27. The sink 28 and the water supply 29 are
The island type table 11 never projects above the top plate 11a. Therefore, the water does not scatter on the top plate 11a even after drinking the water from the tap 29, and the island type table 1 can be seen from the dining D.
The top of 1 always looks clean and beautiful. In this way, since the appearance from the dining D side is good, even if there is a sudden visitor, there is no need to panic and it is convenient.

Further, in this embodiment, the groove 42 is provided on the surface of the island type table 11 facing the dining D side,
An example in which the top plate 60a of the dining table 60 is fitted and supported in the groove 42 is shown. By doing so, the island type table 11 and the dining table 60 are integrated, so from cooking to eating. The above series of operations can be continuously and efficiently performed with one table, which is suitable when busy. Also, two tables 11, 60
By connecting them together, it is possible to effectively use the space, and it is possible to deal with the case where the kitchen K or dining D is small.

Further, since the island type table 11 moves forward and backward along the rail 52 provided on the floor surface of the kitchen K, it should be moved to an appropriate position according to the taste of the user. Doing so will improve usability and improve work efficiency.

The island kitchen of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and the specific constitutional requirements such as the shape of each member, the type of incidental equipment, the type of electrical appliances to be stored, etc. are appropriately changed upon implementation. It is possible.

[0032]

As described above, according to the island kitchen of the present invention, since the tray is provided in the recess opening on both the kitchen side and the dining side of the island type table, the tray is It can be put in and taken out from both the kitchen side and the dining side. That is, a person on the kitchen side or a person on the dining side pulls out the tray on the spot, if necessary,
Since it can be used for serving meals and cleaning up after meals, it is possible to save trouble and improve work efficiency. Further, by using the tray, it is possible to avoid placing dirt or the like on the top plate, and it is possible to maintain a beautiful appearance even when there is a sudden visitor.

Further, since rotary tables are attached to both end portions of the island type table so as to be rotatable around the side end portions, these rotary tables should be pulled out to the left and right sides of the island type table. When rotated, the appliances and tableware stored in the storage space of the turntable can be moved from the kitchen side to the dining side.
Can also be taken out of the room, so stay at the dining side.
People don't have to go all the way to the kitchen side
It is convenient and can be used on the spot by people in the dining room, improving usability. Further, in this way, the island type table can connect the functions of the kitchen and the dining room, and the efficiency of work such as cooking and eating is improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of an island kitchen according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing an island type table installed in this island kitchen.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the island type table.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the island type table taken along a horizontal plane.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VV in FIG. 2 of the island type table.

FIG. 6 VI-VI in FIG. 2 of the same island type table
It is sectional drawing.

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the island type table.

FIG. 8 is a side view of the island type table.

FIG. 9 is a side view of the island type table.

FIG. 10: XX of FIG. 2 of the same island type table
It is sectional drawing.

FIG. 11: XI- in FIG. 2 of the same island type table
It is XI sectional drawing.

FIG. 12: XII in FIG. 2 of the same island type table
FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along the line XII.

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a sink and a water supply attached to the island type table.

FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional front view of essential parts of the island type table as seen from the kitchen side.

FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional front view of a main part of the island type table viewed from the dining side.

[Explanation of symbols]

 K kitchen D dining 11 island type table 11a top plate 11b cabinet 17 recess 19 rotary table 20 rotary table 33 recess 37 tray 43 recess 45 rotary table 46 rotary table

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. An island kitchen installed near a boundary between a kitchen and a dining room, the island kitchen including an upper table and a cabinet for supporting the table, the center of the island table. In the vicinity of the section, there is a recess that is lower than the top plate and opens on both the kitchen side and the dining side, and a tray is provided in the recess so that it can be taken in and out from both the kitchen side and the dining side. Further, at the left and right ends of this island type table, there are provided recesses which are lower than the top plate and open to the side end surface of the island type table and the surface facing the kitchen. Is a rotary table that secures storage space,
An island kitchen characterized in that it is provided so as to rotate around both ends of the island type table and be pulled out to the left and right sides thereof.