JP3122700B2 - 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 for drying dishes and small articles used in a kitchen.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG.
1 is a cutaway vertical sectional view showing a main part of a conventional dish dryer shown in Japanese Patent Publication No. 1-No. 1; The main drying chamber 38 is provided with a dish storage mesh shelf 40 for storing the dishes 22 such as dishes and bowls, and a water receiving tray 41 below the dish rack. A rack 43 slidable forward by a rail 42 is provided in the sub-drying chamber 39.
The rack body 43 is provided with a hanger 44 for storing the fukin 24. Reference numeral 7 denotes a hot air generator,
The air sucked from 5 is turned into warm air to blow air from a duct 46 provided below the main drying chamber 38 and the sub-drying chamber 39.
a and 47b are fed into the main drying chamber 38 and the sub-drying chamber 39. Reference numerals 48a and 48b denote exhaust ports provided above the main drying chamber 38 and the sub-drying chamber 39, respectively. In addition, 4
Reference numeral 9 denotes a lid that opens and closes in a flap type.

Next, the operation will be described. In the above configuration, the air sucked in from the air inlet 45 becomes hot air from the hot air generator 7 and passes through the duct 46 to the outlets 47a, 4b.
7b is sent to the main drying chamber 38 and the sub-drying chamber 39, respectively. Next, the sent dry air dries the tableware 22 and the fukin 24, respectively, and the moistened air is discharged to the outside through the exhaust ports 48a and 48b.

[0004]

Since the conventional dish dryer is constructed as described above, even if only one of the main drying chamber and the sub-drying chamber is used, the hot air is supplied to the main drying chamber and the sub-drying chamber. Air was blown to both sides of the room, and dry air was discharged from the exhaust port, resulting in poor thermal efficiency. In addition, since the sub-drying chamber is provided with a rack that slides forward, there is a problem in that the drawn-out rack becomes an obstacle, and the operability of setting and taking out small articles for cooking is poor.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and provides a tableware dryer capable of efficiently blowing warm air to a main drying chamber and a sub-drying chamber and having good storage and operability. It is intended to be.

[0006]

A dish dryer according to the present invention has a first body having a hot air generator and a first opening for injecting hot air generated by the hot air generator. A drying chamber, a second drying chamber having a second opening for injecting warm air from the first drying chamber, and an exhaust port also serving as a storage port for the object to be dried in the second drying chamber. An opening / closing means for always closing is provided, and the opening / closing means is opened in conjunction with the operation of storing the object to be dried in the second drying chamber.

[0007] Further, a main body having a hot air generator, a first drying chamber having a first opening for injecting the hot air generated by the hot air generator, and a hot air from the first drying chamber. A second drying chamber having a second opening for injecting water therein and having a movable receiving portion for placing an object to be dried therein, and which is provided near the second opening and always closes this opening Opening / closing means, wherein the opening / closing means is opened in conjunction with the operation of the movable receiving portion when the object to be dried is stored in the second drying chamber.

Also, a main body having a hot air generator, a first drying chamber formed in the main body and having a first opening for injecting hot air generated by the hot air generator, A second drying chamber detachably mounted on the outer side surface and having an open mounting surface; and an opening / closing means provided in the second opening of the main body and always closed. Are opened in conjunction with the mounting operation of the second drying chamber to the main body, so that the two drying chambers communicate with each other through the respective openings.

[0009]

According to the dish dryer of the present invention, the exhaust port, which also serves as a storage port for the object to be dried in the second drying chamber, is always closed by the opening / closing means. The means is automatically opened by the operation of storing the object to be dried in the second drying chamber. Further, an opening / closing means which always closes a second opening for injecting warm air from the first drying chamber into the second drying chamber is provided, and the object to be dried is stored when the object to be dried is stored in the second drying chamber. It can be opened in conjunction with the movable receiving part to be placed. When the second drying chamber is attached to the outer surface of the main body, the first drying chamber communicates with the second drying chamber via the opening, and the first drying chamber communicates with the first drying chamber.
Warm air is injected from the drying chamber of the first drying chamber into the second drying chamber.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a dish dryer, and FIG.
Is a longitudinal sectional view, FIG. 3 is a transverse sectional view thereof, and FIG. 4 is a plan view of a sub-drying chamber which is a part of the dish drying chamber. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a tableware dryer main body, and reference numeral 2 denotes an openable and closable lid mounted above the tableware dryer main body 1 by a rotating shaft 3. A main drying chamber 6 which is a drying chamber is formed. Reference numeral 4 denotes a drawer-type water tray provided at the bottom of the main body 1, 5 denotes a side surface of the main body, 7 denotes a hot air generator provided at a front portion of the main body, and 8 denotes a detachably installed at an inner bottom of the main drying chamber 6. A tray stand, 9 is an intake port provided on the bottom surface of the hot air generator 7, 10 is an outlet which is a first opening for blowing hot air from the hot air generator 7 to the main drying chamber 6, 11. Is an exhaust port for discharging hot air from the hot air generator 7, 12 is a water receiving hole for collecting water drops of tableware in the water receiving tray 4, and 13 is a second drying chamber provided on both side surfaces of the main body. A certain sub-drying chamber 14 is a ventilation hole that is a second opening that opens to the side surface of the main body and connects the main drying chamber and the sub-drying chamber 13. Reference numeral 15 denotes an inclined surface provided on the bottom surface of the main drying chamber 6.

Reference numeral 16 denotes an opening of the sub-drying chamber, which is an intake of a material to be dried of the sub-drying chamber 13, 18 a shutter, which is a lid for opening and closing the opening 16 of the sub-drying chamber, and 19, a bias in a direction to close the shutter 18. The springs A and 20, which are elastic members, are lattice holes provided on the lower surface of the sub-drying chamber 13, and 21 is the shutter 1
Reference numeral 8 denotes rotating shafts B and 22, tableware stored in the dish stand 8 in the main drying chamber 6, reference numeral 23 denotes a cutting board stored in one of the auxiliary drying chambers 15, reference numeral 25 denotes a hanger for the fukin 24. It has a plurality of hanger protrusions 26 and is detachably mounted on a protrusion 27 having a hole provided on the bottom surface in the sub-drying chamber 13.

In the above configuration, the air sucked in from the air inlet 9 becomes hot air in the hot air generator 7 and is sent from the outlet 10 to the main drying chamber 6. The sent dry air passes below the plate stand 8 and dries the dishes 22 placed above the plate stand 8, and then the moist air is discharged to the outside through the exhaust port 11.

A part of the hot air blown from the hot air generator 7 is blown through the ventilation holes 14 opened in the side surface 5 of the main body and below the sub-drying chamber 13. 13 respectively. However, when the sub-drying chamber 13 is not used, the opening 16 of the sub-drying chamber is closed by the shutter 18, so that the warm air sent into the sub-drying chamber 13 is not discharged to the outside.

When the cutting board 23 is stored in the sub-drying chamber 13 and dried, the cutting board 23 is used to open the sub-drying chamber opening 16.
When the shutter 18 provided at the bottom is pushed down, the shutter 18 rotates in the opening direction about the rotation axis B21. The six ribs 17 provided on the side wall of the sub-drying chamber 13
Thereby, the cutting board 23 is installed with the side wall and the space of the sub-drying chamber 13. Therefore, the warm air blown from the lattice hole 20 below the sub-drying chamber 13 passes through the space in the sub-drying chamber 13 formed by the ribs 17 and the cutting board 23 and passes through the cutting board 23.
Is dried and discharged to the outside through the sub-drying chamber opening 16. On the other hand, water droplets adhering to tableware flow on the inclined surface 15 on the inner bottom surface of the main body 1, and are collected in the water receiving tray 4 through the water receiving hole 12. In addition, water droplets adhering to the cutting board 23 installed in the sub-drying chamber 13 similarly flow from the lattice hole 20 on the inclined surface,
The water is collected from the water receiving hole 12 to the water receiving tray 4. The full water tray 4 may be pulled out and discarded outside.

Further, when the fukin 24 is dried, the hanger 25 is inserted into a projection 27 having a plurality of holes provided above the lattice holes 20 of the sub-drying chamber 13, and the shutter 18 is opened by the hanger projection 26. , Warm air is lattice hole 20
, And the fukin hung on the hanger in the sub-drying chamber 15 is dried.

The sub-drying chamber, which is the second drying chamber, uses the warm air from the main drying chamber, ie, the first drying chamber, that is, the remaining heat of the main drying chamber to dry the food and cutting board. ,
Hot air can be used effectively.

5 to 9 show another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a sub-drying chamber as a second drying chamber.
7 is a cross-sectional view of a state where a cutting board is stored in a sub-drying chamber, FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a state where a hanger is mounted, FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a state where a fukin is mounted, and FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a cradle. . In the drawing, reference numeral 28 denotes a receiving table provided in the sub-drying chamber 13 so as to be vertically movable by a spring B31, 29 denotes a grid hole provided in the receiving table, and 30 denotes an opening provided on the ventilation hole 14 side of the receiving table 28. The walls 32 are projections having a plurality of rows of insertion holes for the hangers 25 provided in the receiving base 28, and the spring B31 and the opening wall 30 constitute opening / closing means.

In the above configuration, when the sub-drying chamber 13 is not used, the cradle 28 is moved upward by the spring B31, and the ventilation opening, which is the second opening provided on the side surface of the main body as shown in FIGS. Since the hole 14 is closed, warm air does not flow from the main drying chamber 6 into the sub-drying chamber 13.

However, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, when the cutting board 23 or the hukin 24 on the pedestal 28 is placed on the hanger 25, the pedestal 28 moves downward due to its weight. The ventilation hole 14 is opened by the wall 30, and the warm air from the main drying chamber 6 flows from the lattice hole 29 to the sub-drying chamber 1.
3 to dry the cutting board or fukin 24. When the fukin 24 is dried, its weight becomes lighter,
8 is pushed up by the bias of the spring B31 to close the opening wall 30.

FIGS. 10 and 11 show still another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a sectional view of a main part showing a state in which a sub-drying chamber as a second drying chamber is attached to a main body. It is the perspective view of the subdrying chamber which disassembled a part. In the figure, 3
Reference numeral 3 denotes two notch holes which are engagement portions provided on the outer surface of the main body, and 34 denotes a ventilation hole 14 provided on the inner side wall of the main body.
Shutter B, 13 which is an opening / closing means opened / closed by 35
a is a locking portion 3 to be inserted into the notch 33 on the outer surface of the main body 1.
6 and a sub-drying chamber having an inclined surface 37 at the bottom, which is detachably mounted on the outer surface of the main body 1.

In the above configuration, in order to attach the sub-drying chamber 13a to the main body 12, the locking portion 36 of the sub-drying chamber 13a is inserted into and locked by the two cutout holes 33 on the outer surface of the main body. The shutter B is provided by the inclined surface 37 of the sub-drying chamber 13a.
Is pushed into the main drying chamber 6 side. Therefore, the main drying room 6
A ventilation hole 14 is formed between the sub-drying chamber 13a and the sub-drying chamber 13a, and warm air from the main drying chamber 6 is sent to the sub-drying chamber 13a.
Hereinafter, similarly to the above embodiment, the cutting board 2 in the sub-drying chamber 13a is used.
3 and the fukin 24 can be dried.

[0022]

As described above, according to the present invention, the second
When the second drying chamber is not used, heat is discharged from the second drying chamber because an opening / closing means for always closing the exhaust port provided also in the drying chamber and serving as a storage port for the object to be dried is provided. And the opening / closing means is opened in conjunction with the operation of storing the object to be dried in the drying chamber, so that the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing means is not required and the usability is improved. .

Further, since the opening / closing means for always closing the second opening provided in the second drying chamber is provided, the second opening is closed when the second drying chamber is not used. As a result, warm air is not blown to the second drying chamber, and wasteful heat radiation can be prevented.
In addition, since the opening / closing means is opened in conjunction with the storage operation of the object to be dried, the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing means becomes unnecessary, and the usability is improved.

Further, since the second drying chamber is detachable from the main body, the second drying chamber can be removed according to the installation location of the dish dryer, and the usability is improved. Moreover, by attaching the second drying chamber to the main body, the second opening can be opened, and the two drying chambers can be easily communicated.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a dish dryer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a dish dryer according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a dish dryer according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a sub-drying chamber of the dish dryer according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a sub-drying chamber of a dish dryer according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a cutting board stored state of a sub-drying chamber in a dish dryer according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a hanger mounted state of a sub-drying chamber in a dish dryer according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a sub-drying chamber is attached to a dish in a dish dryer according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a receiving tray of a dish dryer according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing an attached state of a sub-drying chamber in a dish dryer according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a sub-drying chamber in a dish dryer according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a longitudinal sectional view of a conventional tableware dryer, in which main parts are cut away.

[Explanation of symbols]

6 main drying room, 13 sub drying room, 14 vent hole, 16
Sub-drying chamber opening, 18 shutter, 19 spring A, 25
Hanger, 27 protrusion, 28 cradle, 30 opening wall, 3
4 Shutter B

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-1-230335 (JP, A) JP-A-1-230336 (JP, A) JP-A-62-172931 (JP, A) 20969 (JP, U) JP-A 4-64357 (JP, U) JP-A 55-78075 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A47L 19/00 A47L 15 / 48

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A main body having a hot air generating device, a first drying chamber having a first opening for injecting hot air generated by the hot air generating device, and a hot air flowing from the first drying chamber. A second drying chamber having a second opening for injecting
Opening / closing means for always closing an exhaust port which also serves as an opening for storing the object to be dried in the drying chamber, and the opening / closing means is opened in conjunction with the operation of storing the object to be dried in the second drying chamber. A dish dryer characterized in that: 2. A main body having a hot air generator, a first drying chamber having a first opening for injecting hot air generated by the hot air generator, and a hot air from the first drying chamber. A second drying chamber having a second opening for injecting water therein and having a movable receiving portion for placing an object to be dried therein, and which is provided near the second opening and always closes this opening A tableware dryer, comprising: an opening / closing means, wherein the opening / closing means is opened in conjunction with the operation of the movable receiving portion when the object to be dried is stored in the second drying chamber. 3. A main body having a hot air generator, a first drying chamber formed in the main body and having a first opening for injecting hot air generated by the hot air generator, A second drying chamber detachably mounted on the outer side surface and having an open mounting surface; and an opening / closing means provided in the second opening of the main body and always closed. Wherein the second drying chamber is opened in conjunction with the mounting operation of the second drying chamber to the main body so that both drying chambers communicate with each other through the respective openings.