JP2708966B2 - Dry storage device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dry storage device which is installed in a kitchen or the like and stores therein a wet cloth or a cutting board.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a storage device having a structure in which a towel used in a kitchen or a kitchen can be stored by hanging it on a hanger or a hook provided therein has been put into practical use. When the towel and cutting board are stored in a wet state, the inside of the storage device becomes high in humidity and not only damages the inside of the storage device by corrosion, but also causes germs and fungi to be easily generated, which is a hygiene problem.

In order to solve this problem, a hot air dryer having a timer is provided at the upper part of the main body of the storage device, and the hot air generated by the hot air dryer is blown onto a wet towel hung on a hanger arm. There has been proposed a drying storage device that dries a towel.

[0004]

However, even with the above-described structure, when the amount of stored items such as wet cloths to be stored in the main body of the drying storage device is large, the hot air blown by the hot air dryer is required. Is guided to both sides at the upper end of the towel hung on the hanger arm, so that warm air does not enter the central part and the towel located in the central part is not dried. After this, the inside of the main body becomes high humidity, not only the inside of the dry storage device is damaged by moisture, but also the condition under which various germs, molds and the like are easily generated is not improved, and the hygiene problem has not been solved.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a drying and storing apparatus which can surely dry the inside even when there are many things to be stored and can be used hygienically without damaging the inside.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided a drying and storing apparatus provided with a hot air drier at an upper portion of a main body, and a drawer unit which can be taken in and out of the main body under the hot air drier. A slide groove consisting of a parallel portion and an inclined portion inclined to one side is provided on each of the opposing surfaces of the front plate and the rear plate, and a hanger arm is provided between the slide grooves so as to take a horizontal posture and an inclined posture. When the drawer unit is housed in the back side of the hanger arm, a guide member is provided which abuts on the side plate of the main body in a horizontal posture and is pushed in an inclined posture, and the front plate of the drawer unit and the main body are provided. A gap for intake is provided between the top plate and the top plate.

[0007]

The drying storage device according to the present invention has a horizontal attitude between a slide groove formed of a parallel portion provided on each of the facing surfaces of the front plate and the rear plate of the drawer unit and an inclined portion inclined to one side. Hanger arm is installed so as to take an inclined posture,
When the drawer unit is housed, the hanger arm arranged in a parallel posture to the parallel portion of the slide groove can be moved to the inclined portion by the guide member abutting on the side plate of the main body, so that the hanger arm can be arranged in the inclined posture.

In addition, the outside air which has been taken in from a suction gap provided between the front plate of the drawer unit and the top plate of the main body and warmed by a hot air dryer provided in the upper part of the main body is supplied to the front plate of the drawer unit. It is arranged in an inclined position between the inclined part of the slide groove provided on the rear plate and the rear, and blows from above the hanger arm on which the stored items are hung. In this way, it is possible to prevent the hot air from entering the central portion and guide the hot air to the entire surface of the stored item.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of a drying storage device according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 shows a drawer unit 2
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the drying storage device with the drawer unit 2 stored therein, and FIG. In this dry storage device, the inside of a main body 4 having a common top plate 3 with the storage devices 11 on both sides is partitioned by a middle plate 5 provided with a slit hole 5a (FIG. 5), and can be freely inserted and removed below the middle plate 5. The drawer unit 2 is housed therein, and a hot air drier 7 is provided above the main body 4 partitioned by the middle plate 5.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 3 and 4, the facing surfaces of the front plate 2a and the rear plate 2b of the drawer unit 2 (only the facing surface of the rear plate 2b is shown in each drawing). )
A hanger arm 14 provided with a slide groove 6 comprising a parallel portion 6a and an inclined portion 6b inclined to one side, and a guide member 14a which comes into contact with a side plate 4a of the main body 4 when the drawer unit 2 is stored in the main body 4. It is slidably mounted between the slide grooves 6 and the drawer unit 2 is attached to the main body 4.
A gap 9 (FIG. 5) is provided between the upper end surface of the front plate 2 a of the drawer unit 2 and the top plate 3 in a state in which is stored. A metal guide plate 4b is attached to a portion of the side plate 4a of the main body 4 where the guide member 14a of the hanger arm 14 contacts, so that the side plate 4a is not damaged or worn.

Insect-proof packings 8 are provided on both sides of the main body 4 against which the front plate 2a contacts, the front end surfaces of the bottom plate and the front end surface of the middle plate 5. In the dry storage device having such a configuration, when storing the wet items such as the towel and the cutting board, the drawer unit 2 is pulled out from the main body as shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, it is arranged in a parallel posture on the parallel portion 6a of the slide groove 6,
A storage object (not shown) is hung on the hanger arm 14.

After operating the hot air dryer 7 provided on the upper part of the main body 4 to operate it, the drawer unit 2 is moved to the main body 4.
2 and FIG. At this time, the guide member 14a of the hanger arm 14 moves while abutting on the guide plate 4b attached to the side plate 4a of the main body 4, whereby the hanger arm 14 arranged in a parallel posture to the parallel portion 6a of the slide groove 6 is moved. , And moves to the inclined portion 6b to be arranged in the inclined posture.

Inside the drying storage device in such a state, outside air is taken in from the outside as shown by an arrow A in FIG. 5 from the gap 9 between the front plate 2a and the top plate 3 of the draw-out unit 2, and the temperature becomes high. The air is heated by the air dryer 7 and sprayed from above the drawer unit 2 onto a storage item (not shown) such as a towel disposed inside the drawer unit 2 as shown by an arrow B in FIG. At this time, the outside air warmed by the hot air dryer 7 and blown from above the drawer unit 2 is supplied to the inclined portion of the slide groove 6 provided in the front plate 2a and the rear plate 2b of the drawer unit 2 as shown in FIG. 6b is efficiently distributed at the upper end of the hanger arm 14 disposed in an inclined position between the drawer unit 2 and the bottom plate of the drawer unit 2 including the moisture inside the main body 4 after being guided to the entire inside of the main body 4. The air is exhausted to the outside as shown by an arrow C in FIG.

As described above, the front plate 2a of the drawer unit 2
The outside air which is drawn into the inside of the main body 4 from the gap 9 provided between the main body 4 and the top plate 3 and is heated and blown by the hot air dryer 7 is hung by the stored items and is inclined by the inclined portion 6 b of the slide groove 6. It is efficiently distributed at the upper end of the hanger arm 14 in the inclined posture, and is guided to the entire inside of the main body 4 and sufficiently exhausted to the inside of the main body 4 to be exhausted to the outside. , And the inside of the drying storage device can be kept hygienic without damaging the inside. In addition, when the stored items are hung on the hanger arm 14, the hanger arms 14 are arranged in a horizontal posture, so that the stored items can be easily hung.

[0015]

According to the drying storage device of the present invention, the hanger arm, which is arranged in a parallel posture in the parallel portion of the slide groove by the guide member of the hanger arm abutting on the side plate of the main body, is interlocked with the storage of the drawer unit. And easily move it to the inclined part and arrange it in the inclined position.From above the hanger arm, take in air from the air intake gap provided between the front plate of the drawer unit and the top plate of the main body and take it to the top of the main body. By blowing warm air from the hot air dryer provided, the heated warm air can be efficiently guided not only in one direction but also throughout the inside of the main unit. However, the inside of the main body can be kept sufficiently dry, and the inside can be kept hygienic without being damaged by moisture. Further, when the stored items are hung on the hanger arm, the hanger arms are arranged in a horizontal posture, so that the stored items can be easily hung.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a state where a drawer unit of a drying storage device is pulled out.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which a drawer unit of the drying storage device is stored.

FIG. 3 is a partial perspective view of a hanger arm arranged in a parallel posture in a slide groove.

FIG. 4 is a partial perspective view of a hanger arm arranged in an inclined posture in a slide groove.

FIG. 5 is a partial longitudinal sectional side view of FIG. 2;

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Drawer unit 2a Front plate 2b Rear plate 3 Top plate 4 Main body 4a Side plate 6 Slide groove 6a Parallel part 6b Inclined part 7 Hot air dryer 9 Gap 14 Hanger arm 14a Guide member

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] A hot air drier is provided at an upper part of a main body, and a drawer unit which can be taken in and out of the main body is housed below the hot air drier, and each of a front plate and a rear plate of the drawer unit facing each other. A slide groove comprising a parallel portion and an inclined portion inclined to one side is provided on the surface of the hanger arm, and a hanger arm is slidably mounted between the slide groove so as to take a horizontal posture and an inclined posture. When the drawer unit is housed in a side portion, a guide member is provided which is pressed against the side plate of the main body in a horizontal posture and is tilted in an inclined posture, between the front plate of the drawer unit and the top plate of the main body. Dry storage device with air intake clearance.