JP3066553B2 - Tableware dryer - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dish dryer,
More specifically, the present invention relates to a structure of a main body and a lid that covers an upper part of the main body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An example of a tableware dryer having a heating source and a lid or the like that covers the upper part of the main body and forms a drying chamber between the main body and the main body is Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 2-6909. Gazette, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 59-6760, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 1-160
There is a device disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 965-965.

[0003] A tableware dryer disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 2-6909 (conventional example 1) includes a main body having a heating source and a lid that covers the upper part of the main body and forms a drying chamber between the main body. The lid is composed of three lid pieces pivotally supported on the main body, and provided with an elastic member for urging the first and second lid pieces in directions away from each other. When the first lid piece is opened, the elastic member presses the second lid piece to rotate the second lid piece. When the first lid piece is further rotated in a state where the second lid piece is completely opened, the repulsive force of the elastic member is strengthened, and the first lid piece is attached to the main body by the repulsive force. Released slowly without collision.

When the drying chamber is closed, the opening operation is performed in reverse order, and the first lid piece engages with the second lid piece to engage with the first lid piece. The second lid piece rotates in conjunction with the rotation of the piece, and is closed by the action of the repulsive force of the elastic member.

[0005] A storage box with a transparent hood (conventional example 2) disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 59-6760 discloses a two-quarter cylindrical transparent hood provided on an upper surface opening of a box body. At the top of both side walls of the box body, both ends of each transparent hood are supported on the same axis, and both transparent hoods are slidably overlapped and formed inside the rear wall of the box body in the overlapped state It is configured to be stored.

Further, in a dish dryer disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 1-160965 (conventional example 3) , a cover member for covering an upper surface of a base includes a pair of front and rear front covers and a rear cover, and the front cover is provided at the rear. The rear cover is rotatably and removably pivotally supported on the left and right side walls of the cover, and the rear cover is configured to be detachably engaged and fixed to the base via engaging means.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Conventional example 1 as described above
The dish dryer has a lid consisting of three lid pieces
Therefore, the structure of the lid is complicated and the entire lid becomes thicker.
As the internal volume of the drying chamber becomes smaller,
The cost was expensive. Further, the transparent hood of Conventional Example 2 was used.
Storage box with two transparent hoods stacked on each other
It is stored inside the rear wall of the box body in the
The inside volume of the drying chamber is reduced by the amount of the hood.
There was a problem. Further, the dishwasher of Conventional Example 3
Since the rear cover is locked and fixed to the base,
Even if the bar is opened, the opening area can be further increased by the rear cover.
There was a problem that it could not be widened.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and has a large opening area and a drying chamber.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an easy-to-use dish dryer having a large internal volume .

[0009]

According to the present invention, there is provided a dish dryer including a main body having a heating source, and a main body covering an upper part of the main body.
And a lid forming a drying chamber between the main body and the width of the main body.
A step is provided so as to be narrower than the front side of the body, and the outer side surface of the rear side wall and the inner side surface of the front side wall are formed substantially in the same plane,
The front side wall on the front side of the step is provided so as to span the step
Has a groove for supporting the support portion of the lid has a bearing portion for detachably holding the lid is provided, the cover member, the width in a U-shaped cross section
Rotates around the bearing part almost equally to the width of the front side of the main body
The first lid piece has a U-shaped cross section and the width thereof is on the rear side of the main body.
Centering on bearings wider than the width and narrower than the width of the first lid piece
And a second lid piece that rotates on the first lid piece.
Rear end of the surface and front end of the upper surface of the second lid piece
It is possible to provide locking means for locking each other when the lid is closed.
The front end of the upper surface of the first lid piece and the second lid
When closing and opening the lid at the rear end of the upper surface of the body piece
Stop means are provided to stop by contacting the front and rear walls of the main unit.
When opening the lid, rotate the first lid piece backward.
The second lid piece rotates with the movement, and the bearing portion on the step
The rear side edge of the second lid piece fits into the groove of the second lid body.
One stop means comes into contact with the outer surface of the rear wall of the main body and stops.
Further, the first lid piece rotates around the outer periphery of the second lid piece, and
The rear side edge of the first lid piece fits into the groove of the bearing portion that is in the difference.
And the locking means of the first lid piece is used to stop the second lid piece.
It is configured to stop at the step and when the lid is closed
When the first lid piece is rotated forward, the first lid piece is rotated.
The locking means of the piece is locked to the locking means of the second lid piece,
The first lid piece is rotated and held, and the first lid piece is stopped.
The stop means shall come into contact with the upper surface of the front wall of the main body and stop.
It has been achieved .

[0010]

When the first lid piece of the closed lid is rotated to open backward, the second lid piece is held by the first lid piece by the locking means, and the rear side wall 1b is held by its own weight. And the groove of the bearing part on the step provided on the main body.
The rear side edge of the second lid piece is fitted, and the stopping means of the second lid piece contacts the outer surface of the rear wall of the main body and stops. further,
When the first lid piece is rotated backward, the first lid piece becomes the second lid piece.
Of the bearing part that rotates along the outer circumference of the lid
Stops when the rear side edge of the first lid piece fits into the groove and the locking means of the first lid piece contacts the stopping means of the second lid piece.
Then, the front side of the lid opens widely .

Further, the first lid piece is moved forward (when the lid is closed).
Direction), the locking means of the first lid piece is moved to the second position.
The second lid piece is turned forward by being locked by the locking means of the lid piece.
Moving to Rutotomoni hold, stop means of the first lid piece body
Abuts against the upper surface of the front wall of the vehicle and stops, and the lid is closed.

Thus, the opening when the lid is opened
The area is large and the internal volume of the drying room can be increased.
Therefore, the tableware can be easily moved in and out and is easy to use.

[0013]

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
Is an exploded perspective view of the main part, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the main part. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a main body having a heater serving as a heating source inside, so that the width of the main body 1 is slightly smaller than the front side at a position slightly behind the depth center of the side wall of the main body 1.
Step 2 is provided, an outer surface and an inner surface of the front side wall 1a of the rear side wall 1b of the body 1 is formed substantially in the same plane. The upper surface 1c of the side walls 1a and 1b of the main body 1 is formed in a gentle V-shape, and the lowest portion is in front of the step 2.
Located on one side. Then, on the lowest front side wall 1a
Is located behind the front side wall 1a as shown in FIGS.
The front side wall 1a and the rear side wall 1b overlap from near the end.
Over the rear end (step 2) of the front side wall 1a
A bearing portion 3 having a groove 3a having a substantially U-shaped side surface and a concave cross-sectional shape is provided .

Reference numerals 4 and 5 denote an outer lid and an inner lid having a U-shaped cross section which cover the upper part of the main body 1 and form a drying chamber between the main body 1 and the drying chamber . The outer lid 4 having a U-shaped cross section is shown in FIG.
As such, the side surface is formed the top surface has an arc shape substantially in a fan shape, the rear side edge portion 4a of its <br/> is formed on the rear side than the center of the arc portion a. And the radius r1 of the outer lid 4 closed the lid.
Sometimes the front side end 4 of the upper surface corresponding to the front wall 1e of the main body 1
b is sized to be placed on the upper surface 1c of the front wall 1e.
The width of the outer lid 4 is set at the front side of the main body 1 when the lid is closed.
The front edge 4c corresponding to the wall 1a is above the front side wall 1a.
It is formed in a size to be placed on the surface 1c. In addition, the cross-sectional
The U-shaped inner lid 5 has a substantially fan-shaped side surface and an arc-shaped upper surface , and its front edge 5a is located behind the center a of the arc and at the rear of the outer lid 4. It is formed so as to overlap with the edge 4a side . And the radius r2 of the inner lid 5 is
Rear side of the upper surface corresponding to rear wall 1d of main body 1 when closed
The end 5b is located outside the upper surface 1c of the rear wall 1d, and
Shaped to be smaller than the radius r1 of the outer lid 4 (r1> r2)
And the width of the inner lid 5 is set at the rear of the main body 1 when the lid is closed.
The rear edge 5c corresponding to the rear side wall 1b is the rear side wall 1b.
Is located outside the upper surface 1c and is smaller than the width of the outer lid 4.
When opening the lid, the outer lid 4 is
The outer periphery of the lid 5 is configured to rotate.

[0015] 6a, 6b in the locking pieces provided on the ends of the top surface of the mutually overlapping parts during closure of the lid of the inner lid 5 and the outer lid 4, the locking of the outer lid 4 when closing the lid The inner lid 4 is attached to the piece 6a.
The inner lid 5 is held by the outer lid 4 by locking the locking pieces 6b . Reference numerals 7a and 7b denote stoppers provided on upper end portions 4b and 5b opposite to the upper end portions on which the locking pieces 6a and 6b of the outer lid 4 and the inner lid 5 are provided. It is a stopping means at the time of opening . In other words, open the lid
When the outer lid 4 is rotated backward,
The inner lid 5 in which the locking piece 6b is locked to the locking piece 6a
To the main body 1 as shown by the dashed line in FIG.
Inner lid 5 rotated along rear side wall 1b and rear wall 1d
Is that the base of the stopper 7b of the inner lid 5 is the rear wall 1d of the main body 1.
Stops in contact with the outer surface of. At this time, the outer lid 4 and the inner lid
Bearing portion 5 having edges 4a and 5c formed over step 2
3 is fitted into the rear portion of the groove 3a. And the outer circumference of the inner lid 4
The pivoted outer lid 4 has a locking piece 6a that is a stopper for the inner lid 5.
-7b comes into contact with the upper surface and stops, and the lid is opened. Ma
When closing the lid, open the outer lid 4 forward.
By rotating, the engaging piece 6a of the outer lid 4
The stopper 6b is locked, and the inner lid 5 is pulled by the outer lid 4 while being pulled forward.
And the base of the stopper 7a of the outer lid 4 is
Abuts against the upper surface 1c of the front wall 1e and stops, and the lid is closed.
It is. At this time, the inner lid 5 is held by the outer lid 4.

8a and 8b , as shown in FIG.
And support portions 9 provided on both side surfaces of the inner lid 5, respectively.
Is a rotary shaft provided at the center of the support portion 8b and having a through hole 9a at the center. Reference numeral 10 is a penetrating hole provided at the center of the bearing portion 8a. It is rotatably supported. Reference numeral 11 denotes a cap having a leg 11a, and a locking claw is provided on the outer periphery of the tip of the leg 11a.
A plurality of slits are provided so as to be easily inserted into the through hole 9a of the rotating shaft 9 and to be held at that position,
The leg 11 a is inserted into the through hole 9 a of the
a, 8b. And cap 1
As shown in FIG. 3, the support portions 8a and 8b of the outer lid 4 and the inner lid 5 rotatably supported by 1 are detachably mounted in the grooves 3a of the bearing portion 3 provided in the main body 1. . Also,
As shown in FIG. 1, the center part A of the cap 11 is
And the inner lid 5 is displaced rearward from the center a of the inner lid 5.
The outer lid 4 keeps the rotating state in the forward direction at the time of closing
It is configured as follows.

In this embodiment configured as described above, when the outer lid 4 of the closed lid is rotated in the X direction in FIG. 5 (the direction in which the lid opens rearward), the inner lid 5 is engaged. Stop pieces 6a, 6b
The rear side wall 1 by its own weight while being held by the outer lid 4
b and the rear wall 1d . At this time, the outer lid 4 and the inner lid 5 is rotated in the groove 3a of the bearing portion 3 provided rearward end from the vicinity toward <br/> step 2 of the front side wall 1a of the body 1, also the outer lid 4 And the edges 4a and 5c of the inner lid 5 are steps 2
The main body 1 is opened without contacting the front side wall 1a and the rear side wall 1b. Further, when the outer lid 4 is rotated in the X direction, the base of the stopper 7b of the inner lid 5 is
The inner lid 5 stops while abutting on the outer surface of d , and the outer lid 4 continues to rotate along the outer periphery of the inner lid 5. When the locking piece 6a of the outer lid 4 comes into contact with the upper surface of the stopper 7b of the inner lid 5, the outer lid 4 stops, and the front side of the lid is widely opened.

When the outer lid 4 of the opened lid is closed, the outer lid 4 is first rotated along the outer periphery of the inner lid 5 so that the locking piece 6a of the outer lid 4 engages with the inner lid 5. When locked to the stopper 6b,
The inner lid 5 is also rotated by being pulled by the outer lid 4. Furthermore, the outer lid 4
Is rotated, and the stopper 7a of the outer lid 4 is moved to the front wall 1e of the main body 1.
When the outer lid 4 comes into contact with the upper surface 1c, the outer lid 4 stops, and the lid is closed as shown in FIG. At this time, the front side wall of the main body 1
A front edge 4c of the outer lid 4 is placed on the upper surface 1c of the outer lid 1a.
It is .

On the other hand, when the inner lid 5 of the closed lid is rotated in the Y direction in FIG. 6 (the direction in which the lid opens forward), the outer lid 4 does not move and only the inner lid 5 It rotates along the inner circumference and stops when the stopper 7b of the inner lid 5 contacts the lower surface of the locking piece 6a of the outer lid 4, and the rear side of the lid is opened. When the inner lid 5 is moved in the closing direction, only the inner lid 5 rotates as in the case of opening, and the locking piece 6b of the inner lid 5 locks the outer lid 4.
It is held in that position by engaging with the piece 6a and the lid is closed.

[0020]

As described above, the dish dryer according to the present invention comprises a main body having a heating source, and a main body which covers the upper part of the main body.
A lid that forms a drying chamber between the main body and the width of the main body.
The outer side surface of the rear side wall and the inner side surface of the front side wall are formed substantially in the same plane, and the front side wall on the front side of the step is provided so as to cover the step.
Has a groove for supporting the support portion of the lid, the the provided bearing portion for detachably holding the lid, the lid, the width in cross section U-shaped
The second pivoting about the bearing is almost equal to the width of the front side of the body
1 and the width of the back side of the main body
Centering on the bearing that is wider and narrower than the width of the first lid piece
An upper surface of the first lid piece, comprising a second lid piece that rotates.
At the rear end and the front end of the upper surface of the second lid piece.
In addition to providing locking means for locking each other when the lid is closed
The front end of the upper surface of the first lid piece and the second lid
At the rear end of the upper surface of the piece,
Stop means are provided to stop against the front and rear walls of the body.
When opening the lid, rotate the first lid piece backward.
The second lid piece rotates with the movement, and the bearing portion on the step
The rear side edge of the second lid piece fits into the groove of the second lid body.
One stop means comes into contact with the outer surface of the rear wall of the main body and stops.
Further, the first lid piece rotates around the outer periphery of the second lid piece, and
The rear side edge of the first lid piece fits into the groove of the bearing portion that is in the difference.
And the locking means of the first lid piece is used to stop the second lid piece.
It is configured to stop at the step and when the lid is closed
When the first lid piece is rotated forward, the first lid piece is rotated.
The locking means of the piece is engaged with the locking means of the second lid piece 2
The first lid piece is rotated and held, and the first lid piece is stopped.
The stop means shall come into contact with the upper surface of the front wall of the main body and stop.
It has been achieved.

Thus, the opening when the lid is opened
As the area increases, the first lid piece and the
And the second lid piece are located outside the body,
The interior volume of the room can be increased, and tableware can be moved in and out.
Makes it easier to get a convenient dishwasher
it can. Also, the lid can be easily removed from the main body.
Cleaning work is also easy.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a main part of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a main part of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an operation explanatory view when the lid according to the present invention is opened rearward.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of the operation when the lid according to the present invention is opened forward.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body 1a Front side wall 1b Rear side wall 1c Top surface 1d Rear wall 1e Front wall 2 Step 3 Bearing part 3a Groove 4 Outer lid 4a, 4c Edge 4b Edge 5 Inner lid 5a, 5c Edge 5b Edge 6a, 6b Stop piece 7a, 7b Stopper

Continuation of the front page (56) References Japanese Utility Model Showa 64-40361 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Showa 55-163946 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model 2-20990 (JP, Y2) Japanese Utility Model Utility Model 59-34443 (JP) , Y2) Jikken Sho 59-6760 (JP, Y2) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A47L 19/00

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A main body having a heating source, and a lid covering the main body and forming a drying chamber between the main body and the main body . Said
Formed substantially flush with the inner surface of the outer surface and the front side wall of the rear side wall provided with a step so that the width of the body is narrower than the front side of the body, the front side wall of the front of the step, the On the step
A groove for supporting the supporting portion of the lid provided as described above.
The a, a bearing portion for detachably holding said lid is provided, the lid, the width in cross section U-shaped front side of said main body
A first lid that is pivoted about the bearing portion approximately equal in width
Piece, the width of which is U-shaped in cross section, and the width of which is
The bearing portion which is wide and narrower than the width of the first lid piece is
A second lid piece that pivots about the heart, a rear end of the upper surface of the first lid piece, and a second lid piece.
Locked to the front end of the upper surface of the piece when the lid is closed
And locking means for locking the first lid piece.
Front end of surface and rear end of upper surface of second lid piece
When the lid is closed and opened, the front wall of the main body and
And a stop means for stopping against the rear wall, and when opening the lid, move the rear of the first lid piece backward.
The second lid piece rotates with the rotation of
The rear side edge of the second lid piece fits into the groove of the bearing portion.
And the stopper means for the second lid piece is inserted outside the rear wall of the main body.
Stop on the surface, and further, the first lid piece is
A bearing portion that rotates around the outer periphery of the second lid piece and that engages with the step
The rear side edge of the first lid piece is fitted in the groove of the first lid piece.
The locking means of the lid piece corresponds to the stopping means of the second lid piece.
When the lid is closed , the lid is closed in front of the first lid piece.
By the rotation of the first lid piece, the locking means of the first lid piece is moved to the second lid piece.
The second lid piece is rotated by being locked by the locking means of the lid piece.
Holding means for stopping the first lid piece.
A dish dryer characterized in that it is configured to abut against the upper surface of the front wall of the body and stop .