JP3218283B2 - Steam exhaust device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a steam discharging device, and more particularly, to a steam discharging device capable of preventing dew condensation at a specific portion which can be generated by steam ejected from a steam generating source such as a rice cooker.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a rice cooker storage built in a system kitchen has been known. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the rice cooker storage box has a casing 50 in which a fixed space is formed and a rice cooker W can be stored.
A door 51 having a slit-shaped intake port 51A for opening and closing an opening formed on the front side of the casing 50 and for taking air into the refrigerator;
2, a suction port 54 for sucking air in the casing 50 by rotation of a fan (not shown),
2 is fixed to the side wall 56 of the casing 50 and the exhaust port 55
4 and a drain tank 58 connected via a tube 57. Here, the casing 5
A table 61 on which the rice cooker W is placed is disposed on the bottom wall 60 of the 0, and the position of the rice cooker W is adjusted by a position adjusting member (not shown) provided on the table 61. I have. The bottom wall 60 is provided so as to be movable back and forth along guides 63 provided on both left and right sides thereof.

According to such a rice cooker storage, the steam spouted by the operation of the rice cooker W is sucked in from the intake port 54 by the rotation of the fan, and the moisture contained in the sucked steam flows into the tank 58, The air from which the moisture has been removed can be exhausted through the exhaust port 55.

[0004]

However, in such a configuration, the overall structure is complicated,
In addition to the high probability of occurrence of a failure, there is an inconvenience that the cost is burdensome. In addition, there is also a need to take troublesome labor, such as having to discard the water accumulated in the drain tank 58. Further, when the water in the drainage tank 58 is forgotten to be discarded, there is a disadvantage that water droplets drop from the intake port 54. Furthermore, the conventional structure is a dedicated type intended for the rice cooker W, and is not suitable for storing cookware or other kitchenware other than the rice cooker, and has a disadvantage of lacking versatility. .

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the inconvenience of the prior art, and has as its object the purpose of producing steam generated from a rice cooker, an electric kettle or a coffee maker or the like with a very simple configuration. It is an object of the present invention to provide a steam discharge device capable of feeding in a predetermined direction.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a steam discharger capable of detecting the operation of a rice cooker or the like and automatically performing a steam discharge operation when the steam generation source of the rice cooker or the like operates. It is to provide a device.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has a partition space provided with an opening on the front side.
Inside the partition space
In a steam discharger that is capable of sending out the steam ejected from the steam generation source installed in the outside of the partition space, an air flow generation device is provided near the steam generation source,
An air outlet of the air flowing out of the air flow generator is positioned on the depth side of the top plate of the partition space above the steam generation source , and the top plate generated by the air from the air outlet is
A configuration is adopted in which steam is provided so as to be able to flow out to the opening portion side by riding on an air flow along the surface . According to such a configuration, when the airflow generation device operates, a constant flow can be generated in the air in the partition space. Since this air flow is directed to the open side at a position higher than the steam generation source, the steam that rises due to the convection phenomenon of heat flows into the open portion riding on the air flow. Therefore, dew condensation that may occur on the top plate or the like forming the partition space can be prevented.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The air flow generating device in the steam discharging device includes a fan, a motor for driving the fan to rotate, and a partition member disposed between the fan and a steam generating source. It said blower opening between the upper end of the partition member and the top plate is formed, it is preferable to adopt a configuration that. By providing such a partition member, steam is not sucked into the area of the fan, and the durability of the fan can be maintained or improved. Here, inlet air subjected to air blowing can kick set at the bottom of the partition member so as not breathe vapors.
In addition, the present invention provides a partition space having an opening on the front side.
A steam source is installed, and steam spouts from this steam source
To a steam discharger that can be sent out of the partition space
In the above, the partition space is divided into an upper partition space and a lower partition space.
The pedestal is divided into two, and is installed in the lower partition space.
If an airflow generator is installed near the installed steam source,
Both are the outlets for the air flowing out of this airflow generator
The depth of the lower partition space above the steam generation source
Side, the lower partition by the air from the air outlet
Allows steam to flow from the upper depth side of the space to the open side
It is also possible to adopt a configuration of providing.

The motor and the steam generating source are electrically connected via a dedicated outlet, and the dedicated outlet has a built-in current sensor for detecting that a current has flowed through the steam generating source. A configuration in which the motor is driven to rotate when the current sensor detects the flow of the current can also be adopted. According to this configuration, when the electric rice cooker is operated with the timer function as the steam generation source, the artificial ON for rotating the fan is performed.
The fan can be driven to rotate without performing an operation.

Further, a humidity / temperature detection sensor is provided above the partition space so that a signal for rotating the motor can be output when the humidity / temperature detection sensor detects a predetermined set humidity or set temperature. You can also.
Even with such a configuration, automatic exhaust can be performed without the need to perform an artificial ON operation. Note that the humidity / temperature detection sensor in the present invention includes a sensor capable of detecting either humidity or temperature, as well as a sensor capable of detecting both of them.

[0011] The current sensor or the humidity / temperature detection sensor may be configured to simultaneously output a signal for driving the motor and a signal for driving the motor of the ventilation fan. According to this, the steam flowing out of the partition space can be actively exhausted to the outside, and when the present invention is applied to the kitchen room, the humidity and temperature of the kitchen room are prevented from rising. be able to.

[0012]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a steam discharge device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1 shows a front view in which a steam discharge device is applied to a cabinet constituting a system kitchen.
FIG. 2 shows a side view in which a part thereof is sectioned. In these figures, the cabinet 10 includes a partition space 12 surrounded by a plurality of storage sections 11.
The partition space 12 includes a bottom wall 14 having a substantially square planar shape,
A pair of side walls 15 provided on the left and right sides of the bottom wall 14 in FIG. 1, a rear wall 16 disposed between the depth edges of the side walls 15, and an upper position substantially parallel to the bottom wall 14. The opening 17 is provided on the front side or the front side.

An electric rice cooker 20 as a steam generating source is mounted on the bottom wall 14, and an electric cord 21 pulled out from the electric rice cooker 20 is shown in FIG.
It is electrically connected to a dedicated outlet 25 arranged on the middle right side wall 15.

In the partition space 12, an air flow generator 30 is provided at an upper position on the depth side. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the air flow generating device 30 includes a fan 31 including a plurality of blades extending almost to the full width of the opening 18, and the fan 3.
A motor 33 connected to one rotation shaft, and the fan 31
A partition member 34 located between the electric rice cooker 20 and the electric rice cooker 20, and a curved air guide 35 provided on the upper rear side of the fan 31.

The upper portion of the partition member 34 is formed into a curved shape so that air can flow efficiently together with the air guide 35, and an air outlet 37 is provided between the upper end and the top plate 17.
Are formed. On the other hand, the lower side of the partition member 34 extends downward so as to be substantially parallel to the rear wall 16, and the lower end and the rear wall 16 define an air inlet 39. At this time, the air inlet 39 is provided at a height such that the steam from the steam blow-out unit 20A of the electric rice cooker 20 is not sucked, or at a position at which a certain distance can be provided. The partition member 34 is formed in a plate shape having a width slightly smaller than the width of the opening 18, and as shown in FIG. 3, the rear wall 16 is provided via brackets 40 provided on both left and right ends. It can be fixed to Although not shown here, the fan 31 and the air guide 35 are not shown.
Are supported from both upper ends of the partition member 34 via appropriate support members.

The dedicated outlet 25 is provided for the electric rice cooker 2.
Air volume adjustment knob 2 near the 0-side plug insertion port 25A
5B. The air volume adjustment knob 25B is attached to the top plate 1
The air volume can be adjusted in accordance with the heights of the air outlet 7 and the steam ejection portion 20A. When the height is high, the air volume is set to be increased, while when the height is low, the air volume is weakened. It has become. At this time, the maximum setting of the air volume is set as an upper limit such that the air flow flowing from the opening 18 does not cause discomfort to a person. In addition, exclusive outlet 2
5 is provided with a built-in current detection sensor 42 and a timer switch (not shown) so that the current detection sensor 42 detects that the electric rice cooker 20 is energized, and the motor 33 can be driven to rotate. ing. The timer switch is activated when a certain period of time
That is, the motor 33 is used to rotate the motor 33 when a time empirically obtained until the steam is ejected after the energization has elapsed.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a humidity / temperature detection sensor 43 which can be selectively used with the detection sensor 42 is provided on the lower surface side of the top plate 17 which is the upper part of the partition space 12. Is arranged. The humidity / temperature detection sensor 43 is configured to output a signal for driving the motor 33 to rotate when the set humidity or the set temperature in the partition space 12 is detected. The current detection sensor 42 and the humidity / temperature detection sensor 43 also have a function of outputting a signal for driving a motor of a ventilation fan (not shown), and this signal is output simultaneously with a signal for driving the fan 31 to rotate. It is configured to be able to output.

In the above configuration, when the electric rice cooker 20 is operated, the current detection sensor 42 detects the energization, and the fan 31 is driven to rotate via the motor 33 simultaneously or after a predetermined time has elapsed. Here, the steam spouted from the steam spout 20A of the electric rice cooker 20 rises toward the top plate 17 due to a convection phenomenon of heat. At this time, the rotation of the fan 31 causes
The air sucked in from the air is blown from the blower port 37 so as to form an air curtain, and always generates an airflow along the surface of the top plate 17. Therefore, the steam can be discharged from the upper position of the opening portion 18 by the steam riding on the air flow along the surface of the top plate 17, thereby preventing dew condensation on the wall surface forming the partition space 12, particularly, the surface of the top plate 17. Is achieved.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above embodiment, and for example, the configuration shown in FIG. 4 can be adopted. That is, the partition space 12 is divided into two stages of an upper partition space 12A and a lower partition space 12B to provide a receiving table 46 on which a microwave oven 45 can be mounted, and a space between the rear end of the receiving table 46 and the rear wall 16. May be provided by forming a gap in the air inlet 47. With such a configuration, the same operation and effect as those of the above embodiment can be obtained. At this time, it is preferable to connect the power supply of the microwave oven 45 to the dedicated outlet so as to enable the synchronous rotation of the fan 31. Thereby, the microwave oven 4
5 can be discharged from the upper part of the lower partition space 12A, and an increase in the ambient temperature in the upper partition space 12A can be suppressed.

The fan 31 in the above embodiment is
The blades having a length extending almost to the full width of the opening 18 are shown. For example, a fan of a type used for a ventilation fan or the like is employed, and air sent by the fan is reduced to the opening width. A rectifying box having a lateral width that can be diffused along can also be employed, whereby an air flow that forms an air curtain similar to that of the above-described embodiment can be obtained.

Further, in the above embodiment, the case where the electric rice cooker 20 is applied as a steam generating source has been illustrated and described.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be generally applied to those that generate steam, such as coffee makers and electric kettles.
Therefore, even in the case of a gas cooker, the same operation and effect as in the above embodiment can be obtained by making a slight design change.

Further, the air flow generator 30 is configured to be automatically operated by detecting the energization of the electric rice cooker 20, the rise in humidity and the temperature, but an appropriate switch is provided on the kitchen cabinet or the wall surface. It may be arranged so that ON-OFF control can be performed manually.

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Since the air outlet of the air flowing out of the air flow generator is located above the steam generation source and the steam is provided so as to be able to flow out to the open side, a constant flow can be generated in the air in the partition space, It is possible to effectively prevent dew condensation in the partition space. In addition, the number of parts is greatly reduced as compared with the conventional apparatus, and the overall configuration is extremely simple.
It can be applied without difficulty to existing cabinets.

In addition, since the air inlet is formed in the upper part of the partition member and the air inlet is formed in a position where the steam is not sucked, the steam is not sucked into the fan area and the durability of the fan is maintained or Can be improved.

Further, the steam discharging device is connected to a dedicated outlet for electrically connecting a steam generating source,
Since it is configured to be activated when an energized state is detected by a current sensor built in the dedicated outlet, it is possible to prevent a dew condensation by generating a predetermined airflow even in an unmanned state. In addition, substantially the same effect can be obtained when a humidity / temperature detection sensor is provided. Further, since the sensors are provided so that drive signals can be output to a fan motor and a ventilation fan motor by each sensor. For example, abnormally high humidity and temperature in the kitchen room can be prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment in which a steam discharge device is applied to a system kitchen.

FIG. 2 is a side view of a part of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of the exploded steam discharge device.

FIG. 4 is an essential part side view showing a modification of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a rice cooker storage to which a conventional steam discharge device is applied.

[Explanation of symbols]

12 ... partition space, 18 ... open part, 20 ... electric rice cooker as steam generation source, 25 ... dedicated outlet, 30 ... air flow generator, 31 ... fan, 3
3 ... motor, 34 ... partition member, 37 ... blowing port, 39 ... intake port, 42 ... current detection sensor, 4
3 ... humidity / temperature detection sensor, 47 ... inlet

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of front page (56) References JP-A-59-44539 (JP, A) JP-A-2-103325 (JP, A) JP-A-6-59733 (JP, U) JP-A-5-59733 52640 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model 6-59736 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) F24F 7/00

Claims (7)

(57) [Claims] 1. A partition space having an opening on the front side.
Inside the partition space
In a steam discharger which is capable of sending steam ejected from a steam generation source installed in the outside of the partition space, an air flow generation device is provided near the steam generation source, and the air flowing out of the air flow generation device is An air outlet is located on the depth side of the top plate of the partition space above the steam generation source , and the air generated by the air from the air outlet is
A steam discharge device characterized in that steam can flow out to an open portion side by riding on an air flow along a top plate surface . Wherein said air flow generating device, a fan and a motor for rotating the fan, and a partition member disposed between the fan and the steam source, the upper end of the partition member The steam discharge device according to claim 1, wherein the air outlet is formed between the steam outlet and the top plate . 3. The partition member is provided in a plate shape extending toward a mounting surface of the steam generation source, and an intake port is formed by using a lower end of the partition member. 3. The steam discharge device according to 2. 4. The motor and the steam generation source are provided in a dedicated console.
Electrical connection via the
To detect that current has flowed to the steam source
The motor has a built-in current sensor.
It is driven to rotate when the current flow is detected
The steam discharge device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein: 5. A humidity / temperature detection cell is provided above the partition space.
Sensor is provided, and the humidity / temperature detection sensor
When the set humidity or set temperature is detected, the motor is turned
Outputting a signal to perform the rotation driving.
5. The steam discharge device according to 2, 3, or 4. 6. The current sensor or the humidity / temperature detection sensor.
The motor controls the signal for rotating the motor and the mode of the ventilation fan.
The feature is to output the signal to rotate the motor at the same time
The steam discharge device according to claim 4 or 5, wherein 7. A steam generator in a partition space having an opening on the front side.
A steam source is installed, and steam emitted from this steam source is
Contact the emissions device steam was deliverable outside the partition space
And divides the partition space into an upper partition space and a lower partition space.
Cradle is arranged, and an empty space is provided near the steam generation source installed in the lower partition space.
Provide an airflow generator and make sure that the airflow generator is
The air outlet of the air flowing out is above the steam generation source
Positioned on the depth side of the lower partition space, from the air outlet
Opening from the upper depth side of the lower partition space
A steam discharge device characterized in that steam can flow out to the part side .