JP2633869B2 - Tableware dryer - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a dish dryer in which odor substances and bacteria are deodorized and sterilized in a dish dryer.

[Conventional technology]

In recent years, the ratio of occupied housewives has increased, and housewives have become more interested in labour. Dish dryers have become widespread because of the reduction in labor and effective use of time, and the ease of cost.

However, even after washing and rinsing the tableware after eating, there are some odorous substances, and often accompanied by bad odor during or after drying. Since the inside of the main body is in a high-temperature and high-humidity state, there is a possibility that the growth conditions of the bacteria are adjusted and the bacteria grow.

Hereinafter, a conventional tableware dryer will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic sectional view of a conventional dish dryer, wherein 1 is a main body of the dish dryer, 2 is a cupboard provided inside the main body 1, 3 is an openable cover, 4 is a motor, 5 is a motor. Reference numeral 4 denotes a fan, 6 denotes a heater, 7
Is an intake hole provided on the bottom surface of the main body 1, 8 is a dust removing filter, 9 is a discharge port of hot air heated by the heater 6, 10 is
Is a tableware stored in the cupboard 2, 11 is an exhaust hole provided in the upper part of the cover 3, and 12 is a removable water tray at the lower part of the cupboard 2. The operation of the dish dryer configured as described above will be described below.

After the user eats, wash and rinse the dirty tableware 10,
The tableware 10 is set in the cupboard 2 inside the main body 1. When the cover 3 is closed and the power switch is turned on, the motor 4 operates and the heater 6 heats. By fan 5,
The air sucked from the air inlet 7 passes through the filter 8 and is heated by the heater 6. The hot air flows into the inside of the main body 1 from the discharge port 9, and evaporates water attached to the surface of the tableware 10. Then, the hot air containing the evaporated water is discharged from the exhaust hole 11 of the cover 3. In this series of operations, the drying time is automatically selected by the temperature and the timer, and after the drying, the power is turned off. At this time, even if it is completely washed and rinsed, a slight odor substance will
If it adheres to the surface, during drying, an odor is emitted from the exhaust hole 11 or various bacteria that have flowed in from the intake hole 7 and the like are collected in the water tray 12.
Proliferates due to water that has accumulated in the body or hot air containing water inside the main body.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

In the conventional dish dryer as described above, there is some odor substance even when washing and rinsing the dishes after eating,
Alternatively, since the inside of the main body is in a high-temperature and high-humidity state, there is a problem that bacterial growth conditions are adjusted and the bacteria grow. The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and has as its object to improve the prevention of generation of offensive odor and the prevention of bacterial growth.

[Means for solving the problem]

In order to solve the above problems, the dish dryer of the present invention,
Tableware housed inside the main body by a hot air forced convection system in which a ventilation passage formed by arranging a heating heater and a fan inside the main body and forcibly convection of hot air by the heating heater and the fan in the ventilation passage is provided. In a dish dryer for drying an object or the like, an ozone generator for adding an ozone component to forced convection is provided in a part of a ventilation path.

(Operation)

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, a dish dryer is provided with the function which does not generate | occur | produce a bad smell during or after drying of a tableware, and can prevent bacterial growth.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the dish dryer of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
The description will be made with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a dish dryer showing one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view of an ozone generator. In the figure, 1 is a main body of a dish dryer, 2 is a cupboard, and a cupboard 2 is arranged at a predetermined position inside the main body 1. 3 is an openable cover, 4 is a motor, 5 is a fan mounted on the motor 4, 6 is a heater for heating, 7 is an intake hole provided on the bottom surface of the main body 1, 8 is a dust filter, and 9 is a dust removing filter. A discharge port 10 for hot air heated by the heater 6 is a tableware to be dried, and an openable / closable cover 3 is disposed on the upper portion of the main body 1 and covers the tableware 10 placed on the cupboard 2. . A motor 4 and a fan 5 are provided at the lower portion of the main body 1, and the air sucked through the air inlet 7 passes through the dust filter 8, becomes hot air by the heater 6, and blows out from the outlet 9. Is done. Reference numeral 11 denotes an exhaust hole, which is provided above the cover 3. Reference numeral 12 denotes a detachable water pan, which is disposed below the cupboard 2. An ozone generator 13 is provided above the filter 8. 14 is a high voltage electrode inside the ozone generator, 15 is a low voltage electrode, 16 is a gap between the high voltage electrode 14 and the low voltage electrode 15, 17 is a high voltage generator for the ozone generator, and ozone generator 13 is a high voltage generator for the ozone generator. apparatus
A high-voltage electrode 14 and a low-voltage electrode 15 are provided on 17 at a gap 16. Reference numeral 18 denotes an ozone decomposition filter (manganese dioxide), which is detachably disposed inside the exhaust hole 11 of the cover 3 inside the main body 1 and serves as a catalyst for decomposing and treating ozone. The operation of the dish dryer having the above configuration will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the tableware 10 is set on the cupboard 2 inside the main body 1. And close the cover 3,
When the power switch is turned on, the motor 4 operates and the heater 6 heats. Then, the fan 5 allows the intake hole 7
The air sucked from the air passes through the filter 8 and is heated by the heater 6, and the hot air flowing into the inside of the main body 1 from the discharge port 9 evaporates the moisture attached to the surface of the tableware 10. However, on a part of the route from the intake hole 7 to the discharge port 9,
By arranging the ozone generator 13 of the present invention so as to flow in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 2, the ozone component added in one main body deodorizes and sterilizes the odor component in the main body. As shown in FIG. 2, the ozone generator comprises a plate-like high voltage electrode 14 and a gap 16 formed between a low voltage electrode 15 and a high voltage generator for the ozone generator upstream of the ozone generator 13. A device 17 is provided. If the amount of ozone is too large, it is harmful, and the excess ozone used inside the main unit is exhausted.
Ozone decomposition filter when exhausted from the body
It is processed by passing through 18, and it is possible to measure the safety for the user.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, according to the present invention, ozone can provide a deodorizing effect of the odor portion inside the main body, and
Sterilization with ozone can be expected, and a sanitary tableware dryer can be realized. In addition, since ozone components are added to forced convection, deodorization and sterilization of odor components adhering to the surface of dishes and the like are also reliable and efficient. Can do well.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a tableware dryer of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view of an ozone generator, and FIG. 3 is a schematic sectional view of a conventional tableware dryer. 13 ozone generator, 18 ozone decomposition filter.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] An air passage having a heater and a fan disposed therein is formed in the interior of the main body, and the main body is formed by a forced air convection system in which hot air is forcibly convected by the heater and the fan in the air passage. A dish dryer for drying dishes and the like housed therein, wherein an ozone generator for adding an ozone component to forced convection is disposed in a part of a ventilation path.