JP3145066B2 - Cooking utensil storage box with drying / deodorizing / sterilizing function and system kitchen structure equipped with this storage box - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cooking utensil storage box having a drying, deodorizing, and sterilizing function and a system kitchen structure having the storage box, and a purpose thereof is to surely dry a cooking utensil such as a kitchen knife or a cutting board. Can be deodorized, sterilized,
It can prevent the occurrence of food poisoning caused by contamination of cooking utensils, and can reduce the cooling down of feet in the kitchen in winter. It is another object of the present invention to provide a cooking utensil storage box capable of preventing mold generation and cockroach propagation, and a system kitchen structure including the storage box.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, system kitchens in which a sink, a cooking table and the like can be freely selected and combined in accordance with the size and ease of use of a kitchen have rapidly become widespread. Such a system kitchen has, for example, a dishwasher installed next to a sink, a rice cooker storage provided under a gas range, and various other systems for effectively using limited space. Cooking tools such as kitchen knives and cutting boards are often stored in floor cabinets provided under the sink as in the past,
Some of the cabinets for storing cooking utensils are provided with a drying device, a sterilizing device, and the like, but the effect was not sufficient. Therefore, when the used kitchen knives and cutting board are stored in a cabinet without being completely dried in a hot and humid summer, bacteria easily propagated on the kitchen knives and the cutting board. Generally, hands and ingredients are often carefully washed before cooking, but kitchen knives and cutting boards are often used as they are by simple washing with water. Therefore, in the above-described method of storing cooking utensils, there is a high risk of causing food poisoning when cooking utensils in which bacteria have propagated are used for cooking without being sufficiently washed, and particularly a small number of bacteria may be in the body. It has been very difficult to prevent pathogenic Escherichia coli O-157 and the like that cause food poisoning even after entering. Also, in the winter kitchen, the feet are very cold, and even if heating is applied, it is often not enough to warm up to the feet, making cooking in the winter kitchen especially difficult for women with coldness . In view of such circumstances, there is also a system kitchen provided with a foot temperature device. However, the conventionally provided foot temperature device is provided with a dedicated device only to emit warm air, and is provided separately and completely separate from the drying device and the sterilizing device as described above. This was very wasteful in terms of installation space and cost effectiveness. Also, generally, the pedestal part located at the bottom of the system kitchen is
The cabinet is retracted deeper than the upper cabinet so that the cabinet can be easily opened and closed. Therefore, a space having a depth of about 10 cm exists at the lower part of the cabinet. However, since the air flow was poor and the space was apt to be humid, mold generation and the breeding of insects such as cockroaches were apt to occur, resulting in unsanitary conditions.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned circumstances, cooking utensils such as kitchen knives and cutting boards are surely dried, deodorized, and so on.
It can be sterilized, can prevent the occurrence of food poisoning caused by contamination of cooking utensils, can reduce the cooling of the feet in the kitchen, and integrates the drying and deodorizing sterilization of cooking utensils and foot temperature. It has been desired to create a cooking utensil storage box and a system kitchen structure that can share functions with the structure and effectively prevent the occurrence of mold and the propagation of cockroaches.

[0004]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the invention according to claim 1 is intended to store cooking utensils such as kitchen knives, cutting boards, cloths, tamamas and the like and dry them. Can be deodorized and sterilized , and the system
Can be detachably installed at the bottom of the kitchen sink
A wear storage box, the storage box, utensils storage room, the air distribution chamber, air heating and drying chamber has a containing box body which is provided through the partition wall, respectively, provided in the lower portion of the housing box body exhaust The cooking utensil storage chamber is provided with a deodorizing and sterilizing apparatus, and an air outlet communicating with the exhaust space is provided at the bottom , and a kitchen knife is further provided.
A cutting board stand that can be used for both insertion and cloth is provided on the front of the storage box.
The opening and closing door is provided integrally with the door on the back side, and the air circulation chamber has an air intake port opened toward the outside of the storage box and an air supply port opened toward the air heating and drying chamber. Is provided, a heating blower is provided in the air heating and drying chamber, and a blower opening of the heating blower is opened toward the cooking utensil storage chamber,
In the exhaust space, a deodorant is provided,
An outlet for discharging air circulated inside the storage box to the outside is provided , and the outlet is openable and closable by a sliding door.
It made it a dry deodorant bactericidal function utensils storage box, characterized in, the invention according to claim 2, knife, cutting board, cloth, dried and stored utensils such as ladle, deodorant,
A system kitchen structure in which a storage box for sterilizing is detachably incorporated at a lower portion of the sink, and the storage box includes a cooking utensil storage room, an air circulation room, and an air heating and drying room. A storage box body provided via a partition wall and constituting a floor cabinet portion of the system kitchen, and an exhaust space provided at a lower portion of the storage box body and constituting a pedestal portion of the system kitchen, are provided in the cooking utensil storage room. together with deodorizing sterilizing device is disposed, the bottom air delivery port is provided which communicates with the exhaust space, further knives
A cutting board stand that can be used for both insertion and cloth is provided on the front of the storage box.
The opening and closing door is provided integrally with the door on the back side, and the air circulation chamber has an air intake port opened toward the outside of the storage box and an air supply port opened toward the air heating and drying chamber. Is provided, a heating blower is provided in the air heating and drying chamber, and a blower opening of the heating blower is opened toward the cooking utensil storage chamber,
In the exhaust space, a deodorant is provided,
An outlet is provided for discharging air circulated inside the storage box toward the feet of the system kitchen user as warm air ,
The system kitchen structure is characterized in that the discharge port can be opened and closed by a sliding door .

[0005]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, drying, deodorizing and drying according to the present invention will be described.
A preferred embodiment of a cooking utensil storage box with a sterilizing function will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view of a cooking utensil storage box with a drying / deodorizing / sterilizing function according to the present invention (hereinafter simply referred to as a storage box) with an upper plate removed, and FIG. 2 is a partition wall of the storage box according to the present invention. 3 is a front view of the storage box according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of the storage box according to the present invention.

The storage box (1) according to the present invention has a storage box main body (2) for storing cooking utensils such as kitchen knives, cutting boards, cloths, tamamas, etc. for drying, deodorizing and sterilizing. The lower part is an exhaust space (3) for deodorizing the air circulating inside the storage box body (2) and discharging the air to the outside.
Inside the storage box main body (2), a cooking utensil storage room (4), an air circulation room (5), and an air heating and drying room (6) are provided, and the respective rooms are partition walls (7a) and (7b). Are separated by

In the cooking utensil storage room (4), as a storage aid for compactly storing cooking utensils such as kitchen knives, cutting boards, cloths and tamas, a kitchen knife holder (41) and a cutting cloth stand (42). ) Is provided integrally with the door on the back of the opening / closing door (8) provided on the front of the storage box (1), and a kitchen knife (H), a cutting board (M), and a cloth width (F) are provided for each storage aid. It is stored using tools. In the present invention, the type of the cooking utensil stored in the cooking utensil storage room (4) is not particularly limited. , Scoop, chopsticks, bowl, colander, grater, fruit knife, tea strainer, rolling pin, can opener, funnel, cooking scissors, peeler, egg cutter, rice scoop, juicer, pestle,
Examples include a mortar, a sieve, a pot, a frying pan, and the like. Further, the form of the storage aid is not limited to the illustrated example,
It can be changed as appropriate according to the number and types of cooking utensils stored. A deodorizing / sterilizing device (12) is provided in the cooking utensil storage room (4). Deodorant sterilizer (1
As 2), an ozone generator is preferably used, but there is no particular limitation. For example, a combination of a commercially available deodorant and a bactericide may be used. Further, an air outlet (9) communicating with the exhaust space (3) is provided at the bottom of the cooking utensil storage room (4).

[0008] The air circulation chamber (5) is a room that serves as a flow passage for circulating air taken in from the outside to the air heating and drying chamber (6), and includes a cooking utensil storage chamber (4) and an air heating and drying chamber. It is provided adjacent to the side surface of (6). The aforementioned opening / closing door (8) is provided on the front surface of the air circulation chamber (5). The opening / closing door (8) has an air intake port (10) opened to the outside, and a timer switch (T). )
Is provided. The position of the air intake (10) is not limited to the illustrated example, and may be provided at another position as long as external air can be introduced. The partition (7a) between the heating and drying chamber (6) has an air intake (1).
An air supply port (11) for supplying the air taken in from (0) to the air heating and drying chamber (6) is provided.

A heating air blower (13) for heating and sending out the air taken in from the air supply port (11) is provided in the air heating and drying chamber (6). A partition hole (7b) separating the air heating and drying chamber (6) and the cooking utensil storage chamber (4) is provided with a fitting hole (14) for fitting a discharge duct of the heating blower (13). The air outlet (13a) of the heating air blower (13) is open toward the cooking utensil storage chamber (4).

In the exhaust space (3), a cooking utensil storage room (4) is provided.
A deodorant (15) is provided for deodorizing air containing a smell that circulates through the inside, and the air deodorized by the deodorant (15) is discharged from the outlet (16) to the outside of the storage box (1). Is discharged. The location of the deodorant (15) is not particularly limited, but is preferably located immediately below the bottom air outlet (9) of the cooking utensil storage chamber (4) as shown in the figure to improve deodorization efficiency. . In addition, zeolite or activated carbon is preferably used as the deodorant (15), but is not particularly limited thereto.

According to the storage box (1) having the above configuration,
The outside air taken in from the air inlet (10) of the opening / closing door (8) passes through the air flow chamber (5), and is supplied to the partition (7a) between the heating and drying chamber (6). From (11), it is sent to the air heating drying room (6). The air that has entered the air heating and drying chamber (6) is heated by a blower (13).
, And is supplied as warm air from the discharge duct of the heating blower (13) into the cooking utensil storage chamber (4). The warm air supplied to the cooking utensil storage room (4) dries the stored cooking utensils such as the kitchen knives and the cutting board, and at the same time, removes the kitchen utensils and the cutting utensils by the action of the deodorizing and sterilizing device (12). It is sterilized and then discharged from the air outlet (9) to the exhaust space (3). The warm air discharged from the cooking utensil storage room (4) contains an odor by circulating in the cooking utensil storage room (4), and this odor is provided in the exhaust space (3). It is deodorized by the deodorant (15), and is discharged from the outlet (16) to the outside of the storage box (1) as clean warm air without odor. The flow of air from the air inlet (10) to the air heating and drying chamber (6) is indicated by an arrow in FIG. 1, and the flow of air from the air heating and drying chamber (6) to the air outlet (16). Each is indicated by an arrow in FIG.

Storage box (1) having the above configuration
May be used alone as a portable storage box, but is more preferably used in a form incorporated in a system kitchen. FIG. 5 is an external view showing an example of a system kitchen structure according to the present invention. The storage box (1)
As shown in the figure, the storage box body (2) constitutes a floor cabinet portion of the system kitchen, and the exhaust space (3) constitutes a pedestal portion of the system kitchen. The storage box (1) may be fixedly incorporated into the system kitchen, but is preferably detachable.

According to the system kitchen structure in which the storage box (1) is incorporated below the sink (S) as shown,
When cooking utensils such as cutting boards and kitchen knives after use are stored in a storage box (1) corresponding to a floor cabinet portion and a timer (T) is operated, a heating blower (2) in the storage box body (2) described above. The cooking utensil is dried, sterilized, and deodorized by the action of 13) and the deodorizing / sterilizing device (12). The air circulating in the storage box body (2) is deodorized by the deodorant (15) provided in the exhaust space (3), and then discharged to the outside through the discharge port (16) as clean warm air. You. At this time, since the discharge port (16) is located exactly at the feet of the cooking worker, warm air is blown to the feet of the cooking worker, and the cooling of the feet in winter can be softened. In addition, since warm air can be circulated in the lower space of the cabinet, which has poor air circulation and is easily humid, generation of mold and breeding of cockroaches can be effectively prevented. It is preferable that the discharge port (16) is provided with a sliding door (not shown) or the like so that the discharge port (16) can be opened and closed freely. It is possible to close the discharge port (16) in the summer or the like when the user feels the situation.

Incidentally, in the system kitchen structure according to the present invention, the configuration of the part other than the storage box (1) is not limited to the illustrated example, and any configuration can be adopted as appropriate.
Further, a fan or a dehumidifier may be provided inside the storage box (1) as necessary.

[0015]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to store cooking utensils such as kitchen knives, cutting boards, cloths, tamamas, etc., and to dry, deodorize and sterilize them.
Can be detachably installed at the bottom of the kitchen sink
A wear storage box, the storage box, utensils storage room, the air distribution chamber, air heating and drying chamber has a containing box body which is provided through the partition wall, respectively, provided in the lower portion of the housing box body exhaust The cooking utensil storage chamber is provided with a deodorizing and sterilizing apparatus, and an air outlet communicating with the exhaust space is provided at the bottom , and a kitchen knife is further provided.
A cutting board stand that can be used for both insertion and cloth is provided on the front of the storage box.
The opening and closing door is provided integrally with the door on the back side, and the air circulation chamber has an air intake port opened toward the outside of the storage box and an air supply port opened toward the air heating and drying chamber. Is provided, a heating blower is provided in the air heating and drying chamber, and a blower opening of the heating blower is opened toward the cooking utensil storage chamber,
In the exhaust space, a deodorant is provided,
An outlet for discharging air circulated inside the storage box to the outside is provided , and the outlet is openable and closable by a sliding door.
It is a cooking utensil storage box with drying, deodorizing and sterilizing functions, which makes it possible to dry, deodorize and sterilize cooking utensils such as kitchen knives and cutting boards without fail, and food poisoning due to contamination of cooking utensils. This has an excellent effect that generation of a pit can be prevented.

The invention according to claim 2 is a system in which a storage box for storing, drying, deodorizing, and sterilizing kitchen utensils such as kitchen knives, cutting boards, cloths, and diapers is detachably attached to a lower portion of the sink. A kitchen structure, wherein the storage box is provided with a cooking utensil storage room, an air circulation room, and an air heating / drying room through partition walls, respectively; and a storage box body constituting a floor cabinet portion of a system kitchen; The cooking utensil storage room is provided with a deodorizing and sterilizing device, and the bottom portion has air communicating with the exhaust space. Discharge port is provided , and a cutting board for kitchen knife and cloth
Stand is integrated with the door on the back of the open / close door provided on the front of the storage box
The air circulation chamber is provided with an air intake port opened toward the outside of the storage box, and an air supply port opened toward the air heating and drying chamber. A heating blower is provided in the drying chamber, and a blower opening of the heating blower is opened toward the cooking utensil storage chamber, and a deodorant is provided in the exhaust space. With
An outlet is provided for discharging air circulated inside the storage box toward the feet of the system kitchen user as warm air ,
The discharge opening is made openable and closable by a sliding door , so the cooking system, such as a kitchen knife or cutting board, can be reliably dried, deodorized, and sterilized, thereby contaminating cooking utensils. Can prevent the occurrence of food poisoning caused by food, and can reduce the cooling of the feet in the kitchen. Since the warm air can be circulated in the lower space of the cabinet which is poorly humid and easily humid, it has an excellent effect that the generation of mold and the breeding of cockroaches can be effectively prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a cooking utensil storage box with a drying / deodorizing / sterilizing function according to the present invention from which an upper plate has been removed.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the cooking utensil storage box with a drying / deodorizing / sterilizing function according to the present invention in which one of the partition walls is removed.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a cooking utensil storage box with a drying / deodorizing / sterilizing function according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of a cooking utensil storage box with a drying / deodorizing / sterilizing function according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an external view showing an example of a system kitchen structure according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cooking tool storage box with drying / deodorizing / sterilizing function 2 Storage box main body 3 Exhaust space 4 Cooking tool storage room 5 Air circulation room 6 Air heating and drying room 7a, 7b Partition wall 9 Air outlet 10 Air intake 11 Air supply port 12 deodorizing and sterilizing device 13 heating and blowing device 15 deodorant 16 outlet

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of front page (56) References JP-A-7-124097 (JP, A) JP-A-6-178753 (JP, A) JP-A-2-193631 (JP, A) JP-A-7- 79906 (JP, A) JP-A-7-231873 (JP, A) JP-A-2-109556 (JP, U) JP-A-3-58267 (JP, U) JP-A-7-22202 (JP, Y2) (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A47L 19/00

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. It is possible to store cooking utensils such as kitchen knives, chopping boards, cloths, ladle, etc., and to dry, deodorize and sterilize them.
To be detachable at the bottom of the system kitchen sink.
A storage box which can be writing, the storage box, utensils storage room, the air distribution chamber, a containing box body an air heating and drying chamber is provided through the partition wall, respectively,
And an exhaust space provided at a lower portion of the storage box main body.The cooking utensil storage room is provided with a deodorant sterilizer, and an air outlet communicating with the exhaust space is provided at the bottom. A cutting board that is also provided and is also used as a kitchen knife and cloth
Stand is integrated with the door on the back of the open / close door provided on the front of the storage box
The air circulation chamber is provided with an air intake port opened toward the outside of the storage box, and an air supply port opened toward the air heating and drying chamber. A heating blower is provided in the drying chamber, and a blower opening of the heating blower is opened toward the cooking utensil storage chamber, and a deodorant is provided in the exhaust space. With
An outlet for discharging air circulated inside the storage box to the outside is provided , and the outlet is openable and closable by a sliding door.
Dry deodorant sterilization function with cooking utensil storage box, characterized in that it consists. 2. A system kitchen structure in which a storage box for storing, drying, deodorizing, and sterilizing kitchen utensils such as a kitchen knife, a cutting board, a cloth, and a ladle is detachably attached to a lower portion of a sink, The storage box is provided with a cooking utensil storage room, an air circulation room, and an air heating / drying room through partition walls, respectively, and a storage box body constituting a floor cabinet portion of a system kitchen, and a system provided at a lower portion of the storage box body. The cooking utensil storage room is provided with a deodorizing and sterilizing device, and the bottom is provided with an air discharge port communicating with the exhaust space , In addition, a cutting board for both kitchen knives and cloth hangers
Stand is integrated with the door on the back of the open / close door provided on the front of the storage box
The air circulation chamber is provided with an air intake port opened toward the outside of the storage box, and an air supply port opened toward the air heating and drying chamber. A heating blower is provided in the drying chamber, and a blower opening of the heating blower is opened toward the cooking utensil storage chamber, and a deodorant is provided in the exhaust space. With
An outlet is provided for discharging air circulated inside the storage box toward the feet of the system kitchen user as warm air ,
The system kitchen structure, characterized in that the discharge port can be opened and closed by a sliding door .