JP2625770B2 - Tableware dryer - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a dish dryer for drying washed dishes and the like.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional tableware driers of this type are, for example, shown in FIGS.
The structure was as shown in the figure.

That is, a door 2 that can be opened and closed is attached to the front of a box-shaped main body 1, a hot air unit 3 for generating hot air is provided above the door 2, and inside the main body 1, a net shelf 4 for storing tableware,
5 are provided. The door 2 is provided with a handle 6 for opening and closing and an exhaust port 7. On the other hand, hot air unit 3
Has an air supply port 8 on the front surface thereof, a timer knob 9 for freely setting an operation time, etc., and further has a heater 10,
A fan 11, an outlet 12 and the like are provided.
Are electrically connected (electrical connection is not shown), and the operation of the timer knob 9 can be controlled.

And such a tableware dryer has a timer knob 9
Is operated, the heater 10 and the fan 11 are energized,
The hot air is generated by these, and the hot air is supplied into the main body 1 through the outlet 12 as shown by an arrow, flows through the main body 1 until it is discharged to the outside from the exhaust port 7, and is stored. Tableware 13,13 is to be dried.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, with such a structure, the door 2 has an exhaust port 7
Was provided, so it was unsightly in design. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the door 2 having the decoration such as the mall 2a may be particularly unsightly due to the presence of the exhaust port 7. In addition, since the exhaust port 7 is located below the front surface, an object or the like is easily placed. In this case, the exhaust port 7 is closed, and the inside of the main body 1 tends to be abnormally high.

Therefore, in the present invention, the design of the door is not impaired by the exhaust port, and the exhaust port is hardly blocked.

Means for Solving the Problems Then, the technical means of the present invention for solving the above problems is provided with ventilation windows for air supply and exhaust on the front surface of the upper part of the drying chamber, and independent of the ventilation windows. A hot-air generator that is formed to communicate with the hot-air generator through an air supply passage provided below the hot-air generator through the air supply ventilation window. Ventilation windows for air and exhaust are provided at both ends of the main body via the warm air generator.

Function In other words, since the exhaust port is provided in the hot air unit, it is not necessary to provide the exhaust port in the door, and the design of the door is not damaged. Furthermore, since the warm air unit is generally located above the point of operability, even if an object is placed in front of the dryer, the exhaust port cannot be closed unless it is a very tall object. The exhaust port is less likely to be blocked. In addition, since the supply and exhaust passages are formed independently and the control unit of the hot air generator is arranged on the inlet side of the supply passage, the control unit is cooled by the supply air flow, and the performance maintenance of electronic components is improved. is there.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. In the figure, reference numeral 20 denotes a main body, a side plate 20a and a bottom plate.
The box 20b, the top plate 20c, and the back plate 20d form an open box, and are further divided by a partition plate 21 into an upper chamber 22 and a lower chamber 23. A warm air unit 26 formed by a front panel 24, a warm air case 25, and the like is attached to the upper chamber 22, and a door 27 that can be opened and closed on the front is attached to the lower chamber 23. And inside, mesh baskets 28, 29 for storing tableware for drying are stored, and at the bottom, a water tray 30 for receiving the dish of the tableware stored in the mesh baskets 28, 29 is provided. I have.

The hot air unit 26 includes a heater case 32 in which a heater 31 is housed in a warm air case 25, a fan 33 in which a discharge portion 33a is fitted and mounted, and a hot air unit 26 electrically connected thereto. (Not shown) The control plate 34 is mounted on the side wall material opposite to the lower chamber 23 which is less susceptible to conduction heat, and generates warm air by the heat generated by the heater 31 and the air generated by the fan 33. Further, an outlet 25a is opened behind the hot air case 25, and an air supply opening 25b is opened at the front bottom surface, and the heater case 32 is engaged with the outlet 29a.

On the other hand, the front panel 24 has a switch 35, indicator lamps 36, 36 at the center and ventilation windows 37a, 37 partially opened at the left and right ends of the front panel 24 at positions deviated from the width of the hot air case 25.
b is provided.

Reference numeral 38 denotes a ventilation duct, one opening of which passes through the partition plate 21 to the lower chamber 23, and the other opening has a hot air case 25.
Is attached to the partition plate 21 so that the air outlet 25a of the airbag 25 is engaged. Reference numeral 39 denotes an exhaust duct, which also penetrates the partition plate 21 and has one opening in the lower chamber 22 and the other one or two of the two.
It is attached to the partition plate 21 in association with the ventilation windows 37b. 40 is an underframe, which is located below the main body 20 and
It has a role to support.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. When the door 27 is opened, the washed dishes (not shown) are put into the net baskets 28 and 29, the door 27 is closed and the switch 31 is operated to energize the heater 31 and the fan 33. Rotates and generates wind. The flow of air (wind) at this time is sucked from the ventilation window 37a to which the exhaust duct 39 is not connected as shown by arrows in FIGS. Through the heater case 32 from the discharge portion 33a to the heater 31, and is heated by the heat of the heater 31, and is heated from the outlet 25a. The air goes out of the wind case 25 and is discharged from the ventilation duct 38 to the lower chamber 23, passes through the mesh baskets 28 and 29, dries the tableware stored therein, and is connected to the ventilation through the exhaust duct 39. It is discharged to the outside through the window 37b. At this time, since the air duct 28 is located in the upper part of the lower chamber 23 and blows out warm air downward, and the exhaust duct is located in front of the lower chamber 23 and is provided so as to exhaust upward.
Since the warm air flows along the inner wall of the lower chamber 23, the temperature inside the lower chamber 23 rises uniformly, and the dishes stored in the net baskets 28 and 29 can be dried in a short time.

Also, as you can see from the above explanation, the warm air is
39, since the air is discharged from the ventilation window 37b, the door 27 does not need to have an opening for exhaust. Further, the ventilation windows for supplying and exhausting air are separated to the left and right around the hot air case 26 having the hot air generating section of the hot air unit, and are separated by the width of the hot air case 25. There is no danger that a so-called short circuit phenomenon, in which exhaust gas is sucked from the vent, occurs.

As is clear from the description of the embodiment, the present invention includes a hot air generating unit for generating hot air, and a drying room for storing tableware for drying, and the hot air generating unit is supplied with air. And a ventilation window for supplying air to the drying chamber, and an exhaust port for supplying hot air generated by the hot air generation unit to the drying chamber, and an exhaust port for exhausting air from the drying chamber communicate with each of the ventilation windows. Since the door is opened and closed, there is no need to provide an exhaust port in the door that opens and closes the drying chamber, so that the design of the door is not restricted and a good appearance can be achieved. In addition, since the supply and exhaust passages are formed independently and the control unit of the hot air generator is arranged on the inlet side of the supply passage, the control unit is cooled by the supply air flow, and the performance maintenance of electronic components is improved. is there.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tableware dryer according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 1 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line ABCD, FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a conventional tableware dryer, and FIG.
The figure is a perspective view showing details of the door, and FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same. 20 …… Main unit, 22 …… Lower room, 26 …… Hot air unit, 27 ……
Doors, 37a, 37b: Ventilation windows, 38: Ventilation ducts, 39: Exhaust ducts.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] An air supply / exhaust ventilation window is provided in front of an upper portion of a drying chamber, and a hot air generator is formed independently of the ventilation window. A configuration is such that the air flows into a control unit of the hot air generator through an air supply path provided below the generator, and ventilation windows for air supply and exhaust are provided at both ends of the main body via the hot air generator. Tableware dryer.