JP2608523B2 - Kitchen bay window with dishwasher - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bay window provided in the vicinity of a kitchen sink in an ordinary house, and a kitchen bay window in which a dishwasher is stored below a counter plate of the bay window. About.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a dishwasher is not yet a general commodity, and therefore, a place for installing the dishwasher is not particularly secured in a kitchen. In addition, when a dishwasher is used in such a kitchen, a sink is required. It was installed in various places in the kitchen, such as the top of the building.

[0003]

However, conventionally,
As described above, even if it is desired to use a dishwasher, there is no suitable installation place, and there is a problem that the use of the dishwasher must be abandoned. Alternatively, when a dishwasher is installed in various places in the kitchen, there is a problem that a valuable space in each place in the kitchen is always occupied by the dishwasher.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve such a conventional problem, the present invention is directed to a bay window having a counter plate provided near a kitchen sink, and having an opening in the counter plate. Then, a storage chamber is formed below the opening, and a lift is placed in the storage chamber, and a receiving table is provided at an upper portion of the lift so that the receiving table can be raised and lowered near the opening of the counter plate, and The dishwasher can be mounted on the receiving stand, and a water supply / drainage means can be linked to the dishwasher so as to be able to follow the dishwasher.

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a kitchen bay containing a dishwasher according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of this embodiment, FIG. 2 is a transverse sectional view of FIG. 1, and FIG. In each of these drawings, the present embodiment is a bay window having a counter plate 2 provided near a kitchen sink B of a general house or the like. The storage room 4 is formed, and the elevator 7 is accommodated therein.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the bay window main body 1 is formed by framing a frame material around four circumferences, has a rectangular shape in a plan view, and has a window shoji on the front side thereof. In the vicinity of the sink B, it is mounted so as to protrude from the window opening of the outer wall portion A. The bay window main body 1 is appropriately mounted with the counter plate 2 placed on the upper surface thereof, and the opening 3 is formed in the counter plate 2 as described above.
As shown in FIG. 2, the opening 3 is arranged on the front facing the sink B and has a square shape. The storage chamber 4 formed below the opening 3 has a depth substantially the same as that of the bay window main body 1 and is narrower than the bay window main body 1 so as to have a rectangular space below the counter plate 2. Part is formed. Storage room 4
A door portion 5 is provided on the outdoor side wall portion, and a plurality of ventilation portions 6 and 6 are formed in the door portion 5 as through holes. The storage chamber 4 does not have to have the above-described shape, and may have the same width as the bay window main body 1, for example. That is, any device that can accommodate the elevator 7 therein may be used. Further, each ventilation section 6 may be provided not on the door section 5 but on another wall section of the storage room 4. Also, a material such as a rag may be used instead of a through hole.

The elevator 7 accommodated in the storage room 4
As shown in FIG. 3, two sets of parallel pantograph-shaped telescopic legs 9, 9 attached to a bottom plate 16, a pressing plate 11 rotatably supported by each of these telescopic legs 9, The cylinder 10 has a tip fixed to the plate 11 and is rotatably supported by the bottom plate 16. At the upper ends of the telescopic legs 9, 9, a rectangular receiving table 8 is provided. In the lift 7, each telescopic leg 9 can be extended and contracted via a pressing plate 11 by the extension and contraction of a cylinder 10. It can be raised and lowered freely. The elevator 7 is attached to the storage room 4 by fixing the bottom plate 16 to the floor plate of the storage room 4 by bolts. The cylinder 10
Can of course be mounted vertically.

As shown in FIG. 4, the elevator 7 includes, for example, a cylinder 10 and a plurality of guide rods 11a, 11a.
6 and a pedestal 8 at the upper end of the cylinder 10.
May be provided so that the receiving table 8 can be moved up and down, and each receiving rod 8 can be slidably penetrated through a through hole provided in the receiving table 8 to support the receiving table 8 in an auxiliary manner. In addition, a combination of a rack and pinion mechanism and a motor may be used. That is, the receiving stand 8 may be provided at the upper end thereof so that the receiving stand 8 can be raised and lowered near the opening 3. Also, the cradle 8
Has a rectangular shape substantially the same as the opening 3 of the counter plate 2 above it, but may also have a circular shape or a cross shape, that is, it is provided above the elevator 7 and near the opening 3. What is necessary is just to be able to move up and down freely.

A dishwasher 20 can be mounted on the receiving table 8. The dishwasher 20 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and can be placed on the bottom by screwing the bottom to the receiving stand 8. The dishwashing machine 20 can be moved up and down with the raising and lowering operation of the receiving stand 8. I have. On top of the dishwasher 20, a top plate 21 is provided in a mounted manner. The top plate 21 is provided with the counter plate 2 in the same manner as the receiving table 8.
And is formed of the same member as the counter plate 2, and is integrated with the counter plate 2 in a state where the elevator 7 is lowered to improve the appearance. The top plate 21 does not necessarily need to be provided, and may be formed of a member different from the counter plate 2.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a water supply / drainage means 12 is provided in the storage chamber 4 so as to be linked to the dishwasher 20 so as to be able to follow the dishwasher 20. The water supply / drainage means 12 has a water supply pipe 13 and a drainage pipe 14 covered with an outer pipe and is formed in a thick tubular shape. One end of the water supply / drainage means 12 is connected to an intake / drainage port provided on the back of the dishwasher 20. The intermediate portion of the sink B is disposed inside the storage chamber 4 through the receiving stand 8 and the other end thereof penetrates the outer wall portion A, as shown in FIG. The inside is connected to the water supply / drainage mechanism 15. This water supply and drainage means 12
Is made of a bendable material such as rubber and has a sufficient length in the storage chamber 4 so as to be able to follow the elevator 7 freely.
Is slidably held by a guide rail or the like so as not to hinder the elevating operation. The water supply / drainage means 12 is not limited to a bendable material, but may be formed in an expandable and contractible shape such as a bellows, or may be housed and held on a take-up reel or the like instead of a guide rail or the like.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. First, a commercially available dishwasher 20 is attached to the cradle 8.
This dishwasher 20 need not be of a specific shape,
When the dishwashers 20 having different height dimensions are installed, the lifting operation of the elevator 7 is adjusted, so that the lifting operation according to the dishwasher 20 is performed. In addition, by forming the opening 3, the receiving stand 8, and the top plate 21 in advance to be wider, even when the dishwashers 20 having different widths and depths are installed, these members are used without being changed in shape. When the dishwasher 20 is not used, the elevator 7 is positioned at the lower end, and the dishwasher 20 attached to the receiving table 8 above the elevator 7 is completely contained in the storage room 4. At this time, the top plate 21 has its upper surface
Is flush with the upper surface of.

Next, when the dishwasher 20 is used, the cradle 8 is raised by the elevator 7 and the dishwasher 20 is raised. At the rising end of the elevator 7, the receiving table 8 has its upper surface flush with the upper surface of the counter plate 2. After that, the dishes are put into the dishwasher 20 through the door portion 22 and the dishwasher 20 is operated. Water is supplied and drained through the water supply / drainage means 12. Dishwasher 2 until the end of drying
0 may be kept as it is, but immediately after the dishwasher 20 is operated, the elevator 7 is operated to put the dishwasher 20 in the storage room 4 again and may be washed and dried therein. . When drying or the like in the storage room 4 as described above, moist air generated when the tableware is dried or the like is naturally ventilated to the outside from the ventilation portion 6 of the storage room 4. Inspection and the like in the storage room 4 are performed via the door unit 5.

[0013]

As described above, the kitchen bay containing the dishwasher of the present invention has an opening in the counter plate, a storage chamber is formed below the opening, and a lift is accommodated in the interior. The upper pedestal can be moved up and down near the opening, so that the dishwasher can be installed in the bay window itself. Light can be emitted only at the time, and there is an effect that the lighting of the bay window is not obstructed.

Further, according to the present invention, when the opening portion of the counter plate is arranged in front of the sink near the bay window, the dishwasher can be moved up and down immediately before the sink so that the dishes can be put in the dishwasher. This has the effect of eliminating the trouble of transporting the dish.

Further, according to the present invention, when a top plate is provided on the upper portion of the dishwasher and the top plate has substantially the same shape as the opening of the counter plate, the top plate is integrated with the counter plate when the dishwasher is stored. The effect is that the appearance is not impaired.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view of a kitchen bay window storing a dishwasher of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a main part of the embodiment when the cradle is raised.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a main part of another example of the elevator when the pedestal is lifted.

[Description of sign]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS A Outer wall part B Sink 1 Bay window main body 2 Counter plate 3 Opening part 4 Storage room 5 Door part 6 Ventilation part 7 Elevator 8 Receiving stand 9 Telescopic leg 10 Cylinder 11 Press plate 11a Guide rod 12 Water supply / drainage means 13 Water supply pipe 14 Drain pipe 15 Water supply / drainage Mechanism 16 Bottom plate 20 Dishwasher 21 Top plate 22 Door

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A bay window having a counter plate provided near a kitchen sink, wherein an opening is formed in the counter plate, a storage room is formed below the opening, and an elevator is provided in the storage room. At the same time, a receiving table is provided on the upper part of the elevator so that the receiving table can be moved up and down near the opening of the counter plate, and a dishwasher can be placed on the receiving table. A kitchen bay window containing a dishwasher, characterized in that the means are operably linked. 2. A bay window for a kitchen accommodating a dishwasher according to claim 1, wherein an opening of said counter plate is arranged in front of said sink. 3. A kitchen for accommodating a dishwasher according to claim 1, wherein a top plate is provided on an upper portion of the dishwasher, and the top plate has substantially the same shape as the opening. bay window.