JP2755626B2 - Tableware dryer - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a dish dryer for supplying hot air to a dish storage room for storing washed dishes and the like and drying the dishes and the like.

[Conventional technology]

A hot-air tableware dryer equipped with a pair of tableware storage rooms is known from Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 59-95973. This is a drier for drying the object to be dried by supplying warm air from a hot air generator into a case for drying the object to be dried, wherein a plurality of objects to be dried are stored in the case. While the chambers are divided, a hot air supply device for selectively performing simultaneous hot air supply to each storage room and hot air supply to at least one storage room is provided.

In addition, lid part in the case upper part, tableware basket storing part in the middle,
Japanese Unexamined Utility Model Publication No. 61-75259 also discloses a natural convection type tableware drying case having a heater storage section at a lower portion, in which a small case is freely drawn out of the heater storage section at the lower portion of the case.

Conventionally, it is well known to provide a water receiver as a dish dryer, since a dish dryer in which a pair of tableware storage rooms are provided and a small container is provided so as to be able to freely enter and exit is not provided. Naturally, a hot-air tableware dryer with a configuration that is easy to use in consideration of the arrangement including the tray and the like has not been conventionally provided.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

However, in the configuration of Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 59-95973,
Since each of the pair of divided storage chambers has the same size, there is a problem that a large amount of heat is wasted when a small amount of tableware is dried. In other words, between meals, one or several dishes for drinking tea or the like are often used.
Although the number is much smaller than the number used in meals, it is used relatively frequently. In addition, the drying time of the dish dryer is generally controlled by a timer control in which a timer time is fixedly set. For this reason, when the tableware used between meals is dried each time it is used based on the actual state of life as described above, the amount of heat supplied is too much compared to the amount of tableware, and the timer is increased. Since the hot air is continuously supplied until the set time elapses, heat loss is large as a result. In addition, since the volume of each storage room is large and the time required for drying is long, after a relatively short time has passed since the use of the tableware dryer, the tableware used for drinking tea etc. is stored in the tableware storage. Other dishes were in the way when removed from the room, which was inconvenient. further,
In Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 59-95973, there is no configuration for drying small items such as a chopstick and a spoon, which is inconvenient in use.

Further, the dish disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 61-75259 is disadvantageous when a small amount of tableware is dried in the same manner as the above-described conventional example because the tableware storage room is one, and the tableware frequently used is used. There is a problem that the take-out is inconvenient when it is used. In addition, in the configuration of this conventional example, since the water receiver is arranged below the accessory case, there is a problem that the overall height is increased and the size is increased.

An object of the present invention is to provide a pair of tableware storage rooms and to provide a small container and a water tray so that they can be freely taken in and out, and it is possible to dry frequently used tableware in a short time and to take out the tableware. It is an object of the present invention to provide a dish dryer which can be easily operated, can easily enter and leave a water receiver and an accessory case, and does not increase its overall height.

[Constitution of the Invention] [Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, in a dish dryer of the present invention, a single unit is provided by closing an upper surface opening of a main body case provided with an operation part on a front part. A pair of large and small tableware storage rooms independent of each other are arranged side by side on this water receiving plate, and a small container, a water receiver, a hot air supply device and an air volume are provided below the water receiving plate. Adjustment dampers are arranged in a plane,
In this planar arrangement, the horizontally long accessory case which can be pulled out from the front of the main body case is arranged corresponding to the lower part of the large tableware storage room at the front of the main case, and the front side of the main case is arranged at the front of the main case. The water receiver, which can be drawn out and collects water collected at the water receiving plate and discharged at a position separated from the accessory case, is arranged on the side of the accessory case so as to correspond to a lower portion of the small dish storage room. And, the hot air supply device is arranged at the rear of the main body case behind the accessory case and the water receiver, and provided at the outlet of the supply device and hot air is supplied to the pair of large and small tableware storage rooms. The air volume adjusting damper to be distributed and supplied is disposed at the rear of the main body case behind the water receiver.

[Action]

In the present invention, the hot air supply device generates hot air by its operation, and the air volume adjustment damper operated by the operation unit provided on the front portion of the main body case switches the hot air to a pair of large and small tableware storage rooms by the switching operation. On the other hand, the tableware stored in each storage room is forcibly dried by supplying at an appropriate air volume ratio, and the smaller one of the pair of tableware storage rooms arranged side by side in the left-right direction is provided. To store frequently used tableware. For this reason, when taking out the tableware, the tableware can be easily taken out from the smaller tableware storage room without being disturbed by other less frequently used tableware stored in the larger tableware storage room. Further, since the volume of the smaller tableware storage room is small, the tableware stored therein can be dried in a short period of time. The time to supply the wind can be shortened. In addition, since the tableware dryer of the present invention includes a small container, small items such as a chopstick and a spoon can be dried together with the tableware. The small case and the water receiver are not hindered from each other because they are arranged side by side in the left and right direction on the front part of the case and can be freely put in and out from the front, which is convenient in handling. In particular, the water falling from the tableware stored in both tableware storage rooms was collected by a single water receiving plate, and was allowed to flow out of the accessory case and to be collected in the lower water receiving portion. Since the accessory case can be made horizontally long in accordance with the size, the handling of the accessory case does not require a large draw-out amount, and the accessory can be easily inserted and removed. Moreover, since the warm air supply device and the air volume adjustment damper are arranged behind the accessory case and the water receiver arranged side by side as described above,
There is no interference between the hot air supply device, the air volume adjustment damper, and the water flowing out of the water receiving plate and being stored in the water receiving plate. In addition, since the above-mentioned accessory case, water receiver, hot air supply device and air volume adjustment damper arranged below the water receiving plate are arranged in a plane, substantially the entire inside of the main body case is used as a component arrangement space. Not only is the arrangement of these parts rational, but also the planar arrangement as described
There is no need to increase the overall height because the water receiver and accessory case do not overlap in the vertical direction.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

1 to 7 except for FIG. 4, reference numeral 1 denotes a main body case having an open upper surface, which has a rectangular shape having a horizontally long plane shape, and a leg 2 integrally projecting from the lower surface thereof. Have been. An operation panel 3 (see FIGS. 1, 3, 5, and 6) as an operation unit is mounted on the front part of the main body case 1 from above and flush with the operation panel. An air intake unit 4 (see FIGS. 1 and 3) to which an air filter (not shown) is detachably attached from the outer surface is provided.

At the front part of the main body case 1, a accessory storage section 5 and a water storage section 6 (see FIGS. 1, 3, 6, and 7) are integrally formed in a line in the left-right direction. Both of the storage sections 5 and 6 are opened on the front surface of the main body case 1. The water receiving storage unit 6 is provided below the operation panel 3, and a horizontally long accessory storage unit 5 is arranged side by side to the left of the storage unit 6.

The accessory storage unit 5 stores small items such as spoons and chopsticks, and has a horizontally long accessory storage 7 having an open upper surface.
Are stored so as to be able to be pulled out from the front surface of the main body case 1. A vent 8 is formed at the rear end of the side wall 7a (see FIG. 3) of the accessory case 7 on the water receiving / storing portion 6 side as shown in FIGS. The rear wall 5a of the accessory storage 5 and the rear wall 7b of the accessory storage 7 are separated from each other.
As shown in the figure, a vent 8 and a vent 9 communicating with a vent 30 to be described later are formed. Further, the rear wall 5b has a plurality of ventilation holes 10 (third and seventh holes) communicating the passageway 9 and the inside of the accessory case 7.
(See the figure). 3 and 7
As shown in the drawing, a scoop-shaped drainer plate 19 having pin-shaped legs 18 at several lower surfaces is detachably accommodated in the accessory case 7.

A flange 11 (see FIGS. 1, 3, and 7) protrudes integrally from the upper edge of the front opening of the accessory storage unit 5 on the back surface of the front wall of the main body case 1. The bottom surface of the flange portion 11 has a plurality of ventilation holes 12 and is shaped like a saw. The upper surface of the accessory storage unit 5 is closed by an accessory cover 13, and the front edge of the cover 13 is fitted to the rear edge of the flange 11.

A water receiver 14 (see first, third, fifth, and sixth) is stored in the water receiver housing 6 so as to be able to be pulled out from the front surface of the main body case 1. The upper surface of the water receiving storage section 6 is closed by a water receiving cover 15.
The cover 15 has a pair of water holes 16, 1 facing the water receiver 14.
7 is open. One water passage hole 16 allows water dropped from a large tableware storage room to be described later, and the other water passage hole 17 allows water dropped from a small tableware storage room to be described later. An auxiliary cover is provided at the rear end of the water receiving cover 15.
15a is integrally extended.

A hot air supply device 21 is disposed at the rear of the main body case 1 behind the accessory case 7. This device 21
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a metal casing is provided which closes an upper surface opening of an annular wall 1 a which is integrally erected on the bottom surface of the main body case 1 and forms a fan casing between itself and the bottom surface of the main body case 1. And a fan motor 23 attached to the plate 22, and a heat generating unit 24 connected to the outlet of the fan casing.

The heat generating unit 24 is, as shown in FIG.
A nichrome wire heater 25 is provided inside a, and a flow dividing plate 26 for sending air sent from the fan motor 23 toward upper and lower portions of the nichrome wire heater 25 is provided therein. The outlet 27 of the heat generating unit 24 is formed to face upward.

Among the metal plates 27a and 27b forming the opposing wall of the outlet 27, a temperature sensor 28 (see FIGS. 2 and 3) such as a thermistor is provided on the outer surface at the center of the metal plate 27a to which the hot air is blown. Installed. This sensor 28 is
It detects the temperature of the hot air that has passed through the heater 25, thereby enabling temperature control taking into account the effects of variations in the heater 25, voltage fluctuations, and the like. As shown in FIG. 3, another outlet 29 is formed in the metal plate 27b by notching. The outlet 29 faces the vent 8. These ports 8, 29 are communicated via a ventilation path 30 formed between the extension of the rear wall 5a and the rear surface of the water receiving and storing section 6,
The upper surface of the air passage 30 is closed by the auxiliary cover 15a.

Further, an air flow adjusting damper 31 is arranged at the rear of the main body case 1 behind the water receiver 14. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the air volume adjusting damper 31 covers a damper base 32 made of a heat-resistant synthetic resin with a damper cover 33, and an air volume adjusting plate 34 is rotatably sandwiched therebetween. It is formed and has outlets 35 and 36 on both sides. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 37 denotes a fixing screw for holding the damper in an assembled state and attaching the damper to the main body case 1. And
A gutter portion 38 is formed integrally with an edge of the damper base 32 on the side of the fan motor 23, and an outlet end 38 a is provided on the front side of the front surface of the heat generating unit 24.

The inlet 31a provided on the lower surface of the damper 31 is a hot air supply device 2
The outlet 27 is fitted with the outlet 27, and thus the air volume adjusting damper 31 is arranged so as to be connected to the outlet 27. In addition, the air volume adjustment plate 34
Is provided just above the outlet 27 and is opposed to the outlet 27.
A shaft 34a integral with 34 protrudes forward.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, a switch unit 41 is mounted on the operation panel 3. In this unit 41,
As shown in FIG. 5, a touch-type changeover switch 42 and a pair of display lamps 43 and 44 are provided. The changeover switch 42 turns on the power and switches the operation mode. One display lamp 43 is turned on when only a small tableware storage room described later is used, and the other display lamp 44 is a large and small tableware described later. It is lit when the storage room is used. The operation command from the changeover switch 42 and the output from the temperature sensor 28 are input to a control circuit unit 45 provided using a dead space at the rear of the main body case 1, and the operation of the hot air supply device 21 is performed by the unit 45. The lighting of the display lamps 42 and 43 is controlled. Further, the control circuit unit 45 receives the output of the temperature sensor 28 after a certain period of time has elapsed since the power was turned on, and thereafter repeatedly receives the output of the temperature sensor 28 at predetermined time intervals. And normal timer control that does not perform such automatic control.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, a slide-type operation knob 46 is attached to the operation panel 3 via a knob presser 47. The operation knob 46 has a knob 49 integrally projecting from the center of the front surface of the slide hole cover plate 48 as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, and a neck 50 at the center of the rear surface of the cover plate 48. The connecting portion 51 is formed integrally. And the moderation projection 52 is projected from the neck 50,
The connecting portion 51 is formed with a connecting hole 53 that opens on the rear surface. The shaft 34a of the air volume adjusting plate 34 is fitted into the connection hole 53. Therefore, when the operation knob 46 is moved right and left, the air volume adjusting plate 34 is rotated through the shaft 34a accordingly.

As shown in FIG. 9, the pin holder 47 has an elastically deformable bridge portion 54, and a pair of detent recesses 55 and 56 in which the detent protrusion 52 is engaged and disengaged are provided in this portion. The knob presser 47 locks the tongue piece 57 provided at the lower end thereof into an engagement hole (not shown) provided at the lower edge of the operation panel 3 and also screws the upper end to the back surface of the operation panel 3. Installed. With this attachment, the presser foot 47 is attached to the operation panel 3
A slide hole cover plate 48 of the operation knob 46 is slidably mounted in the left-right direction between the operation knob 46 and the rear surface of the operation knob 46. In this state, the bridge portion 54 is passed through a gap between the cover plate 48 having the neck portion 50 of the operation knob 47 as the bottom and the connecting portion 51.

Therefore, when the operation knob 46 is slid in the left-right direction, the sliding is performed while the detent protrusion 52 flexibly deforms the bridge portion 54, so that the detent protrusion 52 is engaged with the detent recesses 55 and 56 of the bridge 54. Then, the bridge portion 54 engages while being restored by the elastic force. Thereby, a clear sense of moderation can be obtained, and the position of the air volume adjusting plate 34 is held together with the operation knob 46.

The sliding direction of the operation knob 34 corresponds to the supply of warm air to a pair of large and small tableware storage rooms described later. In other words, when using both tableware storage rooms, by sliding the operation knob 46 in the direction of the large tableware storage room, it is possible to properly supply a large amount of supply air mainly to the large tableware storage room, and to achieve an appropriate air volume distribution. The air volume adjusting plate 34 is rotated to a position where
When only the small tableware storage room is used, the operation knob 46 is slid in the direction of the tableware storage room, so that an appropriate air volume distribution is achieved in which a large amount of supply air is mainly secured for the small tableware storage room. The air volume adjusting plate 34 is rotated to the position. Therefore, with the configuration having such a correspondence, it is possible to minimize the user's erroneous operation of the air volume adjustment damper 31.

In this embodiment, as described above, the switching operation of the changeover switch 42 and the sliding operation of the operation knob 46 are performed separately, but instead of this, the operation knob 46 and the changeover switch are linked to each other. When the knob 46 is moved to a large tableware storage room described later (not limited to a slide), the mode is switched to an automatic operation mode using a pair of large and small tableware storage rooms, and at the same time, mainly for large tableware storage rooms. When the air volume adjustment plate 34 is rotated to the position where the appropriate air volume distribution ensures that a large amount of air is supplied, and the operation knob 46 is moved to the small table storage room side, only the small table storage room is moved. When switching to the timer operation mode to be used, at the time, the air volume adjustment plate was placed at a position where an appropriate air volume distribution was secured to ensure a large supply air volume mainly for small tableware storage rooms.
34 may be rotated. This way,
The operation mode and the air volume adjustment damper 31 are not incompatible with each other, and there is no need to operate the changeover switch, so that the operation can be simplified.

Further, a single water receiving plate 61 (see FIGS. 1 to 7 except for FIG. 3) is screwed to the main body case 1 so as to close the upper opening. At one end of the water receiving plate 61, a damper cover portion 62 that covers the air volume adjusting damper 31 is formed so as to bulge upward, so that the inside of the water receiving plate 61 is exposed to large water as shown in FIG. The receiving part 61a and the small water receiving part 61b are partitioned. As shown in FIG. 4, window holes 63 and 64 are respectively formed on both side surfaces of the damper cover portion 62, and the window hole 63 faces the outlet 35, and the window hole 64 faces the outlet 36. .

As shown in FIG. 4, the damper cover 6 of the large water receiving portion 61a
At the front end on the second side, there is provided a cylindrical drainage hole 64 which is located immediately above and opposed to the water passage hole 16 and has a large water receiving portion 61a so that water is collected toward the hole 65. Is gradually decreasing. Similarly, the front end of the small water receiving portion 61b also has a water hole 17.
A cylindrical drainage hole 66 is provided immediately above and opposed to, and the small water receiving portion 61b is gradually lowered so that water is collected toward the hole 66.

A water-impervious rib 67 is provided on the damper cover 62 side of the large water receiver 6a.
(See FIGS. 2 and 4). This rib 67
Serves as a dike to block the flow of the water flowing down the large water receiving portion 61a along the inclination thereof so as not to pass through the window 63 of the damper cover portion 62. It is prevented from reaching the electrical components such as the device 21 and the temperature control unit 45. In the present embodiment, the gutter 38 of the air volume adjusting damper 31 does not reach the charging section even if water invades the window hole 63.

Further, the water receiving plate 61 is provided with a plurality of ventilation holes 68 (see FIGS. 1, 4, and 7) on the back side of the front edge of the large water receiving portion 61a. The ventilation hole 68 faces above the ventilation hole 12. The water receiving plate 61 is configured to press the accessory case cover 13 from above with ribs (not shown) protruding from the rear surface thereof.

On the water receiving plate 61, a tableware storage unit 71 (see FIGS. 2, 5, and 6) is provided detachably. This unit 71
A base frame 72 having a partition 72a provided in the front-rear direction near one side and placed on the damper cover 62, a pair of left and right shelf plates 73, 74, and a pair of front lids 75
And a rear lid 76 and another set of a front lid 77 and a rear lid 78.

A large opening formed on the left side of the partition portion 72a of the base frame 72 has a shelf plate 73 facing the large water receiving portion 61a.
Are detachably mounted, and a front lid 75 and a rear lid 76 are provided opposite to the shelf plate 73, and are surrounded by these to have a large tableware storage room (abbreviated as a large tableware storage room). .) 79 are formed. The shelf 73 has a saw-like shape, and has a large number of table-standing pins on its upper surface. In addition, a plurality of ventilation holes 80 (only one is shown in FIG. 7) are provided on the rear surface of the front portion of the base frame 72 in close proximity to the ventilation holes 68. Therefore, the large tableware storage chamber 79 and the inside of the accessory case 7 are communicated with each other through the ventilation holes 12, 68, and 80.

In a small opening formed on the right side of the partition portion 72a of the base frame 72, a shelf board 74 facing the small water receiving section 61b is detachably mounted, and a front cover 77 is opposed to the shelf board 74. And a back lid 78, which is surrounded by these and has a small storage space (hereinafter abbreviated as a small table storage room).
81 are formed. The shelf 74 is formed of a flat plate having a large number of through holes.

Exhaust portions 76b and 78b are formed on the upper portions of the rear lids 76 and 78, respectively, as shown in FIG. The lids 75 to 78 are rotatably attached to the base frame 72 with the following structure.
In other words, the left and right sides of the base frame 72 and the partitioning portion 72a are provided with lid supporting convex portions facing each other as shown in FIG.
82-84 are integrally projected upward and
As shown in the figure, circular ribs 75a to 78a are integrally formed on the outer surfaces of the substantially fan-shaped side walls of the lids 75 to 78, respectively. The front lid 75 is rotatably fitted with the circular rib 75a of the rear lid 76 and is combined therewith. Similarly, the front lid 77 also turns the circular rib 77a to the circular rib 78a of the rear lid 78. It is movably fitted and combined. The overlapping portions of the front lid 75 and the rear lid 76 are overlapped on the lid supporting convex portions 82 and 84, and the center portions and the lid supporting convex portions 82 and 76 of these rotatably fitted circular ribs 75a and 76a are fitted. By passing 84 through Axis 85,86
The rear lid 76 is supported rotatably about pivots 85 and 86.
Similarly, an overlapping portion of another set of the front lid 77 and the rear lid 78 is overlapped on the lid support projections 83 and 84, and the center portions of these rotatably fitted circular ribs 77a and 78a are overlapped. And lid support projection 83,
By passing the pivots 86 and 87 through 84, the rear lid 78 is supported rotatably about the pivots 86 and 87. Therefore, the lid support projection 84 and the pivot 86 are commonly used for mounting two sets of lids. With this configuration, the pivotal support structure is compared with a case where each set of lids is individually rotatably mounted. Can be reduced.

The pivots 85 to 87 are integral with the plates 88 to 90, respectively, and these plates 87 to 90 cover the pivotal structures of the lids 75 to 78 to improve the appearance. Moreover, each axis 85-87
Each has a slot, which can be elastically deformed in the direction of increasing or decreasing the width of the groove, and has engaging projections 85a to 87a on the outer surface of the tip. With this structure, the pivots 85 to 88 can be easily mounted by simply pushing them in, and the projections 85a to 87a are hooked by engagement holes (not shown) provided in the lid support projections 82 to 84. It is designed to be retained. Therefore, it can be easily pulled out by pinching the tip of each of the pivots 85 to 87, which is convenient when it is desired to disassemble the lid. However, a caulking pin may be driven into each of the pivots 85 to 87 so as to widen the slot toward the plate so as to prevent such disassembly.

In the above description of the structure, all the structural parts other than the parts whose materials are specified, such as the screw and the hot air supply device 21, are formed of synthetic resin molded products.

In the use of the tableware dryer having the above configuration, the dishes are stored in the large tableware storage room 79 and the small tableware storage room 81, respectively. Are stored in the small tableware storage room 81. And a pair of large and small tableware storage rooms arranged side by side in the left-right direction in this way
If you want to store dishes in 79,81 for drying,
6 is moved to the large tableware storage room 79 side, and the changeover switch 42 is switched to the "automatic operation" mode.

Then, as shown by the solid line in FIG.
34 is rotated, the hot air supply device 21 is operated, and the air blown by the fan motor 23 passes through the heat generating unit 24 to become hot air, and is sent from the outlet 27 into the air volume adjustment damper 31. Be included. In this damper 31, the hot air is mainly guided by the air volume adjusting plate 34 to the large tableware storage room 79 in a large amount, and is guided to the small tableware storage room 81 in a small amount. The warm air is blown out to the large water receiving portion 61a through the outlet 35 and the window 63, and is blown out to the small water receiving portion 61b through the outlet 36 and the window 64. The warm air dries the dishes in the storage chambers 79 and 81 while passing upward through the large and small tableware storage chambers 79 and 81, respectively.

Therefore, the tableware that is frequently used during drying as described above can easily be placed in the smaller tableware storage room 81 without being disturbed by the other tableware that is used less frequently and stored in the large tableware storage room 79. Can be taken out as needed.

When a small amount of tableware is to be dried between meals or the like, for example, tableware such as a bowl of only hot water is stored in the small tableware storage room 81, the operation knob 46 is moved to the small tableware storage room 81 side, and the changeover switch 42 is set. Switch to "Timer operation" mode. Then, as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 2, the air volume adjusting plate 34 is rotated and the hot air supply device 21 is operated, so that the air volume adjusting plate 34 in the air volume adjusting damper 31 is mainly A large amount of warm air is guided to the small table storage room 81 and a small amount of air is guided to the large table storage room 79. As described above, the hot air is appropriately distributed and supplied to the small tableware storage room 81 in a large amount, so that a small amount of tableware in the storage room 81 can be dried within the timer operation time.

Since the small tableware storage chamber 81 has a small volume, the tableware stored therein can be dried in a short time. Therefore, the timer time for supplying the hot air can be shortened in the drying using only the small table storage room 81. Therefore, even though the tableware is dried, the hot air supply device 21 can be used for a long time thereafter.
Is not operated and heat loss can be reduced.

In any of the above use states, part of the hot air supplied from the hot air supply device 21 is supplied from the outlet 29 through the ventilation path 30 into the accessory storage unit 5. For this reason, the warm air is guided into the accessory case 7 through the ventilation port 8 of the accessory case 7, and the ventilation passage 9 communicating with the ventilation passage 30.
Is led into the accessory case 7 from the ventilation opening 10 of the accessory case 7. Therefore, the warm air is evenly distributed in the accessory case 7, whereby small items such as a chopstick and a spoon on the draining plate 19 of the accessory case 7 can be dried.

Moreover, as described above, the accessory case 7 to which the warm air is supplied from the rear side has its front portion connected to the large tableware storage room 79 through the ventilation holes 12, 68, 80, so that this storage room 79 is provided. The hot air is drawn by the convection as shown by the arrow in FIG. 7, so that the flow path of the hot air to the accessory case 7 is bent, and the hot air is surely supplied to the accessory despite the relatively large ventilation resistance. It can be distributed in the container 7.

Further, water dropped from the shelf plates 73, 74 of the tableware storage rooms 79, 81 is received by the water receiving plate 61, and is drained to the water receiver 14 through the drain holes 65, 66 of the plate 61. Since the water receiver 14 and the accessory case 7 are arranged in the front part of the main body case 1 in the left-right direction, and both can be freely put in and out from the front, the accessory case 7 and the water receiver 14 may interfere with each other. Without
In addition, since the front panel is operated together with the operation panel 3, it is convenient in handling. In particular, the water falling from the tableware stored in the both tableware storage chambers 79 and 81 is collected by a single water receiving plate 61, and is discharged at a position outside the accessory case 7 and stored in the lower water receiver 14. Therefore, the water receiver 14 can be made smaller, and the accessory case 7 arranged side by side in the water receiver 14 can be made horizontally long accordingly. Can be done very easily.

In addition, the hot air supply device 21 and the air volume adjustment damper 31 are located behind the accessory case 7 and the water receiver 14 arranged as described above.
Are arranged, the inside of the main body case 1 can be used almost entirely, and these arrangements are rational. Not only that, but the small container 7, the water receiver 14, the hot air supply device 21, and the air volume adjustment damper 31 arranged below the water receiving plate 61 are arranged in a plane as described above. In addition, since the water receiver 14 and the accessory case 7 do not overlap in the vertical direction inside the main body case 1, it is not necessary to increase the overall height, and a low dish dryer can be obtained. Moreover, as described above, the warm air supply device 21 and the air volume adjustment damper 31 are disposed behind the accessory case 7 and the water receiver 14 arranged side by side, respectively. The water flowing out of the water receiving plate 61 and being collected in the water receiver 14 does not interfere with each other, so that there is no decrease in drying efficiency and no adverse effect on the hot air supply device 21 and the like.

It is also possible to provide a heat transfer plate that is thermally connected to the heating unit 24 of the hot air supply device 21 without drying the accessory case 7 with hot air, and place the accessory case on this plate.

[Effect of the Invention] In the tableware dryer of the present invention configured as described above, a single water receiving plate is provided by closing the upper opening of the main body case provided with the operation unit on the front surface, and the water receiving plate is provided. A pair of large and small tableware storage rooms independent from each other are arranged side by side in the left and right direction,
A small container, a water receiver, a hot air supply device, and an air volume adjustment damper are disposed in a plane below the water receiving plate, and in this planar arrangement, the front side of the main body case can be pulled out from the front thereof. The horizontally long accessory case is placed below the large tableware storage room, and can be pulled out of the front of the main body case from the front thereof and collected by the water receiving plate to be separated from the accessory case. The water receiver for storing the water flowing out at the position is disposed on the side of the accessory case corresponding to the lower portion of the small dish storage room, and the rear part of the main body case behind the accessory container and the water receiver. The hot air supply device is arranged in the air supply amount adjustment damper, which is provided so as to be continuous with the outlet of the supply device and distributes and supplies hot air to the pair of large and small tableware storage rooms.
It is characterized by being arranged at the rear part of the main body case behind the water receiver. Therefore, by providing a pair of large and small tableware storage rooms, frequently used tableware can be dried in a short time, and the tableware can be easily taken out. Further, since the water receiver and the horizontally long accessory case are provided side by side at the front part of the main body case along the left-right direction, they can be easily put in and out. In addition, the accessory case and water receiver are arranged side by side at the front of the main body case, and a warm air supply device and air volume adjustment damper at the rear of the main body case are provided. As well as being able to be realized, by arranging the small container, the water receiver, the hot air supply device and the air volume adjustment damper arranged on the lower side of the water receiving plate in a plane, it is possible to prevent the overall height from increasing, In addition, the water that is to be stored in the water receiver does not adversely affect the hot air supply device and the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a table receiving room with a table receiving room removed and a part of a water receiving plate cut away.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the entire drier taken along the line II-II in FIG.
FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the arrangement of components attached to the main body case, FIG.
Fig. 6 is a front view of the whole, Fig. 6 is a side view of the whole showing a part of the cross section, Fig. 7 is a cross sectional view of a front part of the dryer along line VII-VII in Fig. 5, Fig. 8 9 is a rear view of the operation panel, FIG. 9 is a front view of the knob holder, FIG. 10 is a plan view of the operation knob, and FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along line XI-XI in FIG. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Main body case, 3 ... Operation panel (operation part), 7 ... Small case, 14 ... Water receiver, 21 ... Hot air supply device, 31 ... Air volume adjustment damper, 61 ... Water receiving plate, 79 ... Large tableware storage room, 81… Small tableware storage room.

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A single water receiving plate is provided to close an upper opening of a main body case having an operation portion on a front portion, and a pair of large and small tableware storage rooms independent of each other are provided on the water receiving plate in the left-right direction. In parallel, a small container, a water receiver, a hot air supply device, and an air volume adjusting damper are arranged in a plane below the water receiving plate, and in this planar arrangement, the small case is arranged at the front of the main body case. Along with the horizontally long accessory case that can be pulled out from the front, corresponding to the lower part of the large tableware storage room,
At the front of the main body case, the water receiver, which can be pulled out from the front surface thereof and collects water collected at the water receiving plate and discharged at a position separated from the accessory case, is arranged below the small dish storage chamber. And place it on the side of the accessory case,
In addition, the hot air supply device is arranged at the rear of the main body case behind the accessory case and the water receiver, and the hot air supply device is connected to an outlet of the supply device and distributes the hot air to the pair of large and small tableware storage rooms. The dishwasher according to claim 1, wherein the air volume adjusting damper to be supplied is disposed at a rear portion of the main body case behind the water receiver.