JP3122085B2 - sink - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sink provided with a dishwashing function installed in, for example, a system kitchen facility, and more particularly, to the operation of a dishwasher in a dishwashing tank arranged in parallel with a sink tank. This is to ensure the safety inside.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a sink of this kind, as disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 4-30811, a sink attached to a counter is provided in order to save the labor of washing dishes manually. There is a dishwasher having a configuration in which a dishwashing tank having a dishwashing function is arranged in parallel with a sink tank.

[0003] In such a sink having a conventional structure, a tableware entrance for a tableware basket of a tableware washing tank is provided facing a sink tank side, and an opening is formed on an upper surface of the tableware washing tank. This opening is covered with an opening and closing plate, by placing a tableware basket containing dirty tableware etc. inside the tableware washing tank and closing the tableware entrance, washing with water, washing, Predetermined steps such as rinsing and drying are automatically performed.

[0004]

However, in the above-described sink with the conventional structure, the tableware entrance and exit of the dishwashing tank are opened to the side of the sink tank, so that the dishes to the dishwashing tank are not opened. Not only is it inconvenient to take in and out, but also the inconvenience of not being able to use the sink tank when putting dishes in and out of the dishwashing tank, and ensuring a high seal at the partition from the sink tank There is a need.

In view of the above, a proposal has been made in the prior art in which the tableware entrance of a dishwashing tank provided side by side with the sink tank is opened upward, and the tableware entrance is closed by a lid which can be opened and closed vertically. Although the tableware can be easily put in and out of the dishwashing tank, such lid opening and closing means merely closes the tableware entrance of the dishwashing tank by its own weight. For this reason, it is necessary not only to make the lid itself heavy, but also for example, if the lid is opened carelessly during operation of the dishwashing apparatus, there is a risk that hot water or hot air in the dishwashing tank will blow out.

An object of the present invention is to provide a sink capable of sufficiently ensuring safety during the operation of the dishwashing function.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a sink having a sink mounted on a counter, the sink having an open upper surface. A dishwasher of a dishwasher having a dishwashing function having a dishwasher with a dishwasher opening provided on the upper surface and having a dishwasher provided side by side with the sink tank, and a lid for opening and closing the dishwasher of the dishwasher; A sink provided with a body and a handle provided on the lid, the lock having a lock mechanism for maintaining the lid in a lid-closed state, and operation control means for controlling the operation of the dishwasher; The mechanism section has a configuration in which the handle is slidably engaged with and disengaged from a handle receiving section fixed to the sink side, while the operation control means includes a magnet provided on the handle, And a reed switch installed on the sink side at a position corresponding to the lock position by the handle, and the reed switch performs a switching operation only in a locked state of the lid that is sensitive to the magnetic force of the magnet. Then, the operation of the dishwasher is allowed and controlled.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, an air passage is provided in the lid body to allow air in the dishwashing tank to be discharged to the sink tank side when the lid is closed. It is characterized by the following.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the present invention, the air passage has a maze shape.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a sink according to the present invention.
A counter 2 such as a metal plate of stainless steel or the like, an artificial marble plate or a synthetic resin plate is provided on the upper surface of the counter 2, and a water return 3 is formed upright at an end in the depth direction of the counter 2.

A sink 4 made of, for example, stainless steel is assembled in the counter 2 in a staged manner. The sink 4 has a sink tank 5 having an open upper surface.
A dishwashing tank 7 of a dishwasher 6 having a dishwashing function adjacent to the sink tank 5 in the frontage direction of the sink 1 is provided in parallel with the dishwashing tank 7.
Has a tableware entrance 8 such as tableware with an open upper surface.

As shown in FIG. 3, an outer peripheral edge 4a of the sink 4 is attached so as to correspond to the back side of the counter 2, and a position set from the outer peripheral edge 4a is defined by the sink 4a. The height position of the outer peripheral surface 4b is defined as the upper surface opening 9 and the sink tank 5 is formed.
Are integrally formed, and a top opening 9 of the sink tank 5 and a tableware opening 8 of the dishwashing tank 7 are formed.
Are positioned below the height position of the upper surface of the counter 2.

As shown in FIG. 4, a dish washing tank 7 constituting the dish washing apparatus 6 has an upper end surface 7a and a flange member 10 forming an inner peripheral portion of a dish entrance 8 as shown in FIG. Mounting hole 11 formed by punching on the outer peripheral surface 4b
Of the flange material 1 from above and below.
The screw 12 is attached and fixed from the 0 side, and the head of the screw 12 is covered with a screw cover 13, while the flange material 10 formed on the peripheral edge of the tableware entrance 8 is It protrudes slightly from the outer peripheral surface 4b of the sink 4, and thereby plays a role of preventing water from flowing from the outer peripheral surface 4b of the sink 4.

At the side of the dishwashing tank 7, there are provided a washing means a for spouting washing water, a drainage means b for draining water or a drying means (not shown) for sending hot air. A dishwashing function is provided.

Reference numeral 14 denotes a seal packing provided on the lower surface side of a lid 15 described later, which corresponds to the upper surface of the flange member 10 forming the tableware entrance 8 of the dishwashing tank 7 when the lid is closed.

Then, the tableware entrance 8 of the dishwashing tank 7 is provided.
Can be opened and closed by a lid 15 having a double structure of, for example, a stainless steel plate, and the lid 15 is connected to the dish opening / closing port 8 side of the dishwashing tank 7 and the upper surface opening 9 side of the sink tank 5. The counter 4 is provided so as to be movable and detachable in the horizontal direction along the frontage direction, and has a depth dimension of an area of the sink 4 dropped from the face plate 16 of the counter 2, that is, the face plate of the counter 2. 16 is slightly smaller than the depth of the opening 17, and the width of the opening is 17 in the closed state where the lid 15 is moved to the tableware opening 8 side of the dishwashing tank 7. 5 is formed to reach the inner wall position.

Reference numerals 18, 18 denote the dishwashing tank 7.
The pair of two positioning recesses constituting the first positioning means which are respectively recessed on the water return side and the near side of the depth side of the outer periphery of the tableware entrance 8 in FIG. Positioning projections 1 protruding from a depth side on the lower surface side and a front side of the lid 15 respectively.
As shown in FIG. 5, the positioning projections 1 and 9 correspond to the positioning recesses 18 and 18 when the lid is closed.
9, 19 are made to be engaged with the fall,
Each of the positioning recesses 18 is configured such that one wall surface in the lid sliding direction has a steep slope and the other wall surface has a gentle slope or a step shape, thereby moving the lid body 15 toward the sink tank 5 indicated by an arrow c. In this case, the positioning is easily released.

The first positioning means includes positioning projections 1 for positioning recesses 18, 18 in the lid closed state.
The lower peripheral surface of the lid 15 can be brought into close contact with the upper surface of the flange member 10 forming the upper peripheral surface of the tableware entrance 8 by the drop-in engagement of 9 and 19, and the positioning closed state is maintained, and the seal is maintained. On the other hand, even if the cover 15 is lightly touched, it does not move carelessly.

The positioning recesses 18, 18 constituting the first positioning means have a horizontally elongated groove shape along the sliding direction of the lid 15, and as shown in FIG. One positioning recess 18 located on the tank 5 side is shorter than the positioning recess 18 located on the opposite side to the other sink tank 5 side, and the positioning projections 19 are also located on the positioning recesses 18. This makes it easy to determine whether the cover 15 is correctly assembled when the cover 15 is mounted on the sink 4. Also, during the sliding, the positioning ridge 19 falls into the positioning recess 18 so that the lid is not tilted.

Further, as another form of the positioning means 19 formed on the lower surface side of the lid 15, as shown in FIG. 6, the upper plate 15a and the lower plate 15b of the lid 15 are pivotally supported. Guide roller pair 19 which is mounted in a partially projected state
The guide rollers a and 19a may be formed as positioning projections 19, and these guide roller pairs 19a and 19a may be configured to be engaged with the positioning recesses 18 in the closed state of the lid.

Thus, the above-mentioned lid 15 extends along the frontage direction from the lid-closed portion on the tableware entrance 8 of the dishwashing tank 7 to the lid-opened portion on the upper surface opening 9 side of the sink tank 5. At the lid open portion, about half of the upper surface open port 9 of the sink tank 5 is covered with the lid 15 at the lid open portion as shown by a two-dot broken line in FIG. It has become.

The reference numeral 20 shown in FIG.
The first lock mechanism 20 is provided at the end opposite to the sink tank 5 side, and the first lock mechanism 20 chamfers the lower corner edge of the opening 17 formed in the face plate 16 of the counter 2. The recess formed by doing so is a rise 20a,
The claw 20b provided at the lower end of the cover plate 15 on the side opposite to the sink tank 5 is bitten into the riser 20a by the dropping operation of the cover 15 when the cover is closed.
The lid 15 is configured to be lockable. At this time, the lid 15 is pressed downward by the bite of the claw 20b into the riser 20a, whereby the lid is closed. Of the lid 15 is prevented from rising.

Further, reference numeral 21 denotes a second lock mechanism provided at the end of the lid 15 on the side of the sink tank 5, and the second lock mechanism 21 is, as shown in FIGS. A handle 21a attached to a substantially central portion of the end of the lid 15 on the side of the sink 5 and a handle attached to the upper end of the sink 5 corresponding to the handle 21a when the lid 15 is closed. And a receiving portion 21b.

The handle 21a is connected to the lid 15
Upper and lower sliding grooves 15 formed at the end of the sink tank 5 side
c, a mounting base 2 having a U-shaped cross section that is slidably mounted in the depth direction and the front direction d while being engaged with the c.
1c and a handle 21d extending forward in the sliding direction c of the lid 15 and hanging down in an L-shaped cross section.

In the lower side slide groove 15c,
Two positioning recesses 15d, 15d are provided at predetermined locking and releasing intervals in the sliding direction d of the handle 21a, and positioning projections 21e are formed on the lower mounting base 21c corresponding to the positioning recesses 15d, 15d. , The handle 21a can be positioned at a predetermined lock position and a release position, and a lower part of the lower mounting base 21c projects in an L-shaped cross section in the sliding direction d of the handle 21a. Hook 21f is provided.

On the other hand, the handle receiving portion 21b is fixed with a screw or the like to a step 23 formed at the upper end of the sink tank 5, which is a sink boundary portion 22 between the sink tank 5 and the dishwashing tank 7, at the upper end. And a locking hole 21g into which a hook 21f provided on the handle 21a can be inserted.

That is, the second lock mechanism 21
Is a handle 21a positioned at a predetermined unlocked position in the lid closed state, as shown in FIGS.
Is slightly slid to release the engagement between the positioning recessed hole 15d and the positioning projection 21e.
1a is slid in the near side direction d, the hook 21f of the handle 21a is moved to the locking hole 2 of the handle receiving portion 21b.
1g, whereby the lid 15 is locked, and at the same time, the positioning projections 21e provided on the mounting base 21c of the handle 21a engage with the positioning recessed holes 15d provided in the slide grooves 15c of the cover 15, and 21a is also locked at a predetermined lock position.

To release such a locked state, the handle 21a is slightly slid and slid, and the positioning recess 1
After releasing the engagement state between 5d and positioning projection 21e,
This is performed by sliding the handle 21a to the unlocking position in the depth direction d in the opposite direction, so that the lid 15 can slide in the direction c on the sink tank 5 side. And the positioning protrusions 21e are engaged again, whereby the handle 21
Since a is locked, there is no hindrance to sliding of the lid 15.

FIG. 9 shows an embodiment of the second positioning means for positioning the lid 15 when the lid is closed. The magnetic force control member 41 is provided on the lower surface 15 side of the lid 15.
And a magnetic body 42 is buried in the magnetic force control body 41 on the side of the flange material 10 forming the periphery of the tableware entrance 8 of the dishwashing tank 7 corresponding to the lid closed. When the magnetic force control body 41 is energized at the time of closing, the magnetic force such that the lower peripheral surface of the lid 15 and the upper peripheral surface of the tableware entrance 8 of the dishwashing tank 7 are attracted to each other in a direction in which they are positively and closely contacted with each other. A control mechanism 40 is provided, and thereby, the seal packing 14 provided on the lower surface side of the lid 15 described above.
Together with the first positioning means 18 and 19, the sealing performance when the lid is closed is improved.

In this case, the magnetic force control body 41 of the magnetic force control mechanism 40 may be embedded in the flange member 10 side, and the magnetic body 42 may be embedded in the lower surface portion 24 side of the lid 15.

FIG. 10 shows the magnetic force control mechanism 4 described above.
0 shows another embodiment of the second positioning means of the lid 15 according to FIG.
2 is buried and arranged, and the magnetic body 43 is also buried and arranged on the side of the flange material 10 forming the periphery of the tableware entrance 8 of the dishwashing tank 7 corresponding to the lid when the lid is closed, The magnetic body 43 disposed on the flange material 10 side
Is controlled by energization of a magnetic force control body 41 arranged corresponding to the back side of the sink 4, whereby the lower peripheral surface of the lid 15 and the tableware entrance 8 of the dishwashing tank 7 when the lid is closed. The upper peripheral surface is configured to be sucked in a direction in which they are positively and closely contacted with each other.

In this case, the installation form of the magnetic force control mechanism 40 does not need to be provided on the entire peripheral surface of the lid 15 and is sufficient if it is effectively installed at a key point. 41 is to be energized, as shown in FIG.
It is preferable to dispose it in a dry area such as the back side of the sink 4 except for the wet area in view of safety such as prevention of electric shock.

The energization control of the magnetic force control mechanism 40 may be performed by manually turning on a magnetic switch (not shown) when the lid is closed and manually turning off the magnetic switch when the lid is opened, or as described later. Operation switch unit 2
9 or the first and second operation control of the dishwasher 6
May be automatically turned on and off in conjunction with the operation control means 30, 31, and 32, 33.

FIG. 11 and FIG.
1 closing the tableware entrance 8 of the dishwashing tank 7 in
5 shows the internal structure of the dishwasher 5. When the dishwasher 6 is operated with the lid closed, hot water or hot air is used for washing or drying the dishes, so that the air in the dishwashing tank 7 is removed. Must be discharged outside.

For this reason, in the inside of the lid 15, the dish washing is provided on an outer lower surface 25 which is an outer region of an inner lower surface 24 which is an inner region corresponding to the table entrance 8 of the dish washing tank 7. Ventilation passage 26 enabling air in tank 7 to be exhausted
The air passage 26 is provided on the upper plate 1 of the lid 15.
5a and the lower plate 15b are each formed into a maze shape which is alternately meshed with baffle plates 27, 27 formed in a rib shape. An inner lower surface portion 24 corresponding to an inner region of the lid 15 corresponding to the tableware entrance 8 of the dishwashing tank 7
And an exhaust port 15h serving as the other exhaust port is provided with an outer lower surface portion 25 corresponding to an outer region of the lid 15 corresponding to an outer region of the tableware entrance 8.
And has a configuration facing the sink tank 5 side.

In this case, the exhaust port 15h is located at a position closer to the water return 3 side of the counter 2 distant from the mounting portion of the handle 21a for opening and closing the lid 15 and / or on the opposite side (front side). ), The upper and lower baffle plates 27 are supported by a shielding wall 15f rising from the lower plate 15b side of the lid 15 so as not to contact the upper plate 15a and the lower plate 15b. And the shielding wall 15
f is brought into contact with the upper plate 15a via a packing 15g, thereby maintaining a space between the upper plate 15a and the lower plate 15b.

That is, the ventilation path 26 formed in the lid 15 is formed into a maze by the baffle plates 27, 27, so that high-temperature hot water or hot air in the dishwashing tank 7 gushes out. In addition to preventing the washing water in the dishwashing tank 7 from being discharged to the sink tank 5 side, or preventing the washing water in the sink tank 5 from invading the dishwashing tank 7 side, the tableware during operation is also prevented. The noise reduction effect is achieved so that the sound leaking from the inside of the cleaning tank 7 to the outside is reduced.

Incidentally, the lid 15 can be formed in a double structure so as to increase the rigidity by, for example, a combination of a stainless steel plate and a resin molded plate, or a combination of an artificial marble plate and a resin molded plate. Also, the upper plate 15a
By forming a plurality of grooves 28 on the upper surface of the container with a water gradient toward the sink tank 5 side, it is effective for draining when wet tableware or the like is placed on the lid 15.

Reference numeral 29 denotes an outer peripheral surface 4 of the sink 4.
b, an operation switch unit that can set various operations of the dishwashing device 6 installed on the water return 3 side of the counter 2. The operation switch unit 29 is provided with a positioning unit 19 provided on the lower surface side of the lid 15. As shown by two-dot broken lines in FIG. 2, the lid 15 is moved to the sink tank 5 side, that is, the dish washing tank 7 By disposing and hiding the lid 15 below the lid 15 when the lid of the tableware entrance 8 is open, the lid can be operated only when the lid 15 is closed, thereby preventing erroneous operation when the lid is open. It is something that can be done.

Further, reference numerals 30, 31 and 32, 33 denote first and second operation control means for controlling the operation of the dishwasher 6, and the first operation control means is, for example, as shown in FIG. A magnet 30 buried on the back surface of the end of the lid 15 on the dishwashing tank 7 side, and the dishwasher at a position corresponding to the magnet 30 only when the lid 15 is locked by the first lock mechanism 20. And a reed switch 31 installed on the back side of the outer peripheral surface 4b of the sink 4, which is a dry area around the outside of the tank 7.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7, the second operation control means includes a magnet embedded on the back surface of the mounting base 21c of the handle 21a slidably provided at the end of the lid 15 on the sink tank 5 side. 32 and the lid 32 in the second lock mechanism 21 by the handle 21a.
And a reed switch 33 installed on the back surface side of the sink 4, which is a dry area around the outside at the boundary portion 22 between the sink tank 5 and the dishwashing tank 7 at the corresponding position only in the locked state of 5. The reed switches 31, 33 of the first and second operation control means perform a switching operation in response to the magnetic force of the respective magnets 30, 32, whereby the first and second lock mechanisms 20 are operated. , 21 so that the operation of the dishwashing device 6 can be permitted only in the locked state of the lid 15, and when the lid of the lid 15 is opened, or
When the lid 15 is displaced during the operation of the dishwasher 6, safety is ensured by controlling the operation of the dishwasher 6 to be stopped.

Further, reference numeral 34 denotes a stopper provided on a movement line of the outer peripheral surface 4b of the sink 4 on which the lid 15 moves. As shown by a two-dot broken line in FIG. The lid opening position of the lid 15 is regulated so that the operation switch unit 29 maintains the completely concealed state when the lid is opened, and prevents interference with the faucet.

Reference numeral 35 denotes an outer peripheral surface 4 of the sink 4.
The cutting board 35 is detachably provided on the upper surface opening 9 on the side of the sink tank 5 in FIG. 2B. The cutting board 35 is slidable in the frontage direction similarly to the lid 15 as shown by a two-dot broken line in FIG. With the lid open,
The upper surface opening 9 of the sink tank 5 is covered with the lid 15, whereby the upper surface opening 9 of the sink tank 5 is closed.
The top can be used as a temporary workbench.

[0044]

As is apparent from the above description, the present invention includes a sink mounted on a counter, the sink having an open upper surface, and a sink provided in parallel with the sink and having an upper surface. A dishwashing tank of a dishwashing apparatus having a dishwashing function having a dishwasher opening at the opening thereof, and a lid body for opening and closing the dishwasher of the dishwashing tank,
In a sink provided with a handle provided on the lid, a lock mechanism for maintaining the lid in a lid-closed state, and operation control means for controlling the operation of the dishwashing apparatus, wherein the lock mechanism is The operation control means includes a magnet provided on the handle side and a lock provided by the handle on the magnet, while the handle is slidably engaged with a handle receiving portion fixed to the sink side. And a reed switch installed on the sink side at a position corresponding to the position, and the reed switch is
Since the switching operation is performed only in the locked state of the lid responsive to the magnetic force of the magnet and the operation of the dishwashing device is allowed and controlled, even if the lid is inadvertently opened, the dishwashing device can be operated. Will not work,
It is possible to prevent the danger caused by blowing hot water or hot air from the inside of the dishwashing tank as in the past, and it is possible to sufficiently ensure safety.

Further, since a ventilation path is provided in the lid body to allow the air in the dishwashing tank to be discharged to the sink tank side when the lid is closed, the inside of the dishwashing tank in operation of the dishwashing apparatus is provided. The air can be easily discharged to the outside.

Furthermore, by forming the ventilation path in a maze form, high-temperature hot water or hot air in the dishwashing tank gushes out or the washing water in the dishwashing tank is discharged to the sink tank side. Alternatively, it is possible not only to prevent the washing water on the sink tank side from entering the dishwashing tank side, but also to suppress the sound leaking from the inside of the dishwashing tank to the outside during operation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing a whole state of a sink according to the present invention in a state where a lid is removed and disassembled.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the sink.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the same.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part in a closed state of the lid.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part showing the first positioning means in a state where the lid is in a closed state of the lid.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part showing another embodiment of the first positioning means in a state in which the lid is closed.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a locked state by a handle in a lid closed state in the same manner.

8 (a) is an enlarged plan view of a main part, and FIG. 8 (b) is an enlarged front view of the main part.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part showing the second positioning means in the lid closed state of the lid.

FIG. 10 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part showing another embodiment of the second positioning means in a state where the lid is closed.

FIG. 11 shows an air passage similarly formed in the lid, and FIG. 11 (a) is an enlarged plan view showing a cutaway section of a main part, and FIG.
1 (b) is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part taken along the line B-B of FIG. 11 (a).

FIG. 12 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part along the line c-a of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... sink, 2 ... counter, 4 ... sink, 4b ... outer peripheral surface, 5 ... sink tank, 6 ... dishwashing apparatus, 7 ... dishwashing tank, 8 ... ··· Tableware doorway, 15 ··· lid, 21 ··· lock mechanism part, 21a ··· handle, 21b ··· handle receiving part, 32 ··· magnet (operation control means), 33 ··· lead Switch (operation control means), d ... depth direction (handle sliding direction).

────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-9-276199 (JP, A) JP-A 8-379 (JP, A) JP-A 9-108164 (JP, A) 16344 (JP, U) Fully open 63-37160 (JP, U) Fully open 59-10072 (JP, U) Fully open 60-186379 (JP, U) Fully open 5-13356 (JP, U) 50-5021893 (JP, Y1) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A47B 77/00-77/18 A47B 83/00-88/22 A47B 95/02 A47L 15 / 42

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] A sink mounted to the counter;
The sink is provided with a sink tank having an upper surface open, a dishwasher of a dishwasher provided side by side with the sink tank and having a dishwashing function having a dishwasher opening on the upper surface, and a dishwasher of the dishwasher. In a sink provided with a lid for opening and closing the tableware opening and closing freely and a handle provided on the lid, a lock mechanism for maintaining the lid in a lid-closed state, and an operation for controlling the operation of the dishwasher Control means, wherein the lock mechanism section has a configuration in which the handle is slidably engaged and disengaged from a handle receiving section fixed to the sink side, while the operation control section is provided on the handle side. And a reed switch installed on the sink side at a position corresponding to the lock position of the handle on the magnet. A sink, which performs a switching operation only in a locked state of the lid responsive to a magnetic force of a net to allow and control the operation of the dishwashing device. 2. A sink according to claim 1, wherein an air passage is provided in the lid so that air in the dishwashing tank can be discharged to the sink tank when the lid is closed. 3. The sink according to claim 2, wherein the ventilation path has a maze shape.