JP3314153B2 - 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 cupboard and a dish dryer provided with the cupboard, and more particularly to a cupboard having a door at the front of a drying chamber of the dish dryer and for placing dishes in the drying chamber. And a tableware dryer in which a plurality of tableware dryers are installed at intervals.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Dish dryers having a single dish basket have hitherto been widespread. Recently, however, since the number of dishes stored is small and a relatively large installation space for a sink is required.
2. Description of the Related Art In order to increase the storage efficiency of tableware and secure a cooking area for a sink, vertical tableware dryers that store tableware vertically (in an upright state) are becoming popular.

FIG. 6 shows the basic structure of a conventional vertical tableware dryer.
This will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is an overall perspective view showing a state in which a front door of a conventional tableware dryer is opened. The basic configuration thereof has a door 3 in the front of a drying chamber 2 in a main body 1 and an upper tableware in the drying chamber 2. It is provided with a shelf 4a and a lower cupboard 4b. The upper and lower cupboards are selectively used according to the size of the tableware to be dried. A chopstick storage unit 5 for storing chopsticks and the like is provided on the lower surface of the upper cupboard 4a, and a large plate is placed on the lower cupboard 4b. Of the upper cupboard 4a is raised so that the tableware can be placed. Further, a cutting board storage section 6 for drying the cutting board is provided on the left side surface in the drying chamber 2.

[0004] Examples of this type of dish dryer are disclosed in, for example, JP-A-5-31064 and JP-A-5-60463, all of which are disposed in the opening on the front face of the main body of the dish dryer. It has a door that can be opened and closed, and has a cupboard provided above and below the drying chamber.

[0005]

However, in the conventional dish dryer described above, the outer frame at the front of the cupboard must be lowered to facilitate storage and removal of the dishes. There were restrictions. In addition, in general, tableware is placed using upper and lower cupboards according to the size of the tableware to be dried, but in reality, users try to store more tableware and use different types and sizes. In many cases, different dishes are stacked and placed, and the placement state tends to be unstable.

[0006] When the front door is opened in order to take out the dried tableware in such a state in which the structural restrictions and the unstable tableware are placed, a part of the stacked tableware falls down or falls off, and the cupboard is dropped. From the door to the front of the door opening, and the tableware may be damaged, resulting in problems in terms of storage and safety.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and improves the storage efficiency of tableware and the safety to the user without restricting the usability when storing and taking out the tableware. It is an object of the present invention to provide a dish dryer in which drying is performed easily and the interior of the drying chamber is easily cleaned.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided a cupboard for vertically storing tableware.
And a drying chamber for accommodating the cupboard, and a front opening of the drying chamber
A tableware dryer having a door for closing the tableware,
On both sides of the shelf, a substantially U-shaped tableware holder to prevent tableware from falling off
The tableware holding guard is provided so that both ends of the holding guard are rotatable.
Is equipped with a height adjustment unit that adjusts the holding height of tableware in multiple stages.
A tableware dryer characterized by the following.

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[0013]

[0014] With this configuration, since the tableware holding guard of the cupboard holds the tableware on which the tableware is placed, even if the door of the drying chamber of the tableware dryer is opened, the tableware falls down or falls off, and the door opening is opened. It can be effectively prevented from falling to the front.

With the above-described configuration, the tableware holding guard is stored along the outer peripheral surface of the cupboard when the tableware is placed, so that the tableware can be stored without being restricted by usability. Thereafter, by lifting the front part (handle) of the tableware holding guard upward to a predetermined position, the tableware can be effectively prevented from falling from the cupboard due to falling and falling of the tableware during drying of the tableware and especially when the front door is opened. . After opening the front door,
After removing the stacked tableware, the tableware holding guard is pushed down again to the position on the outer peripheral surface of the cupboard and stored, whereby the remaining tableware can be safely removed from the cupboard.

Further, according to the above configuration, the height required for holding the tableware can be adjusted in multiple steps according to the storage state, such as the type and size of the tableware placed and the degree of stacking of the tableware. Therefore, the storage and safety of tableware are further improved. In addition, because the dishware guard is detachably engaged with both sides of the cupboard, the dishwasher guard can be removed for cleaning when the dirty cupboard is taken out of the main unit for cleaning. I do.

[0017]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a dish dryer having a cupboard according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. still,
Components common to the above-described conventional example are denoted by common reference numerals.

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a door opening showing a state in which dishes are placed on a dish dryer according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, a hot air generating device comprising a heater and a fan (not shown) is provided at the bottom of a main body 1 of a dish dryer, and hot air is supplied into a drying chamber 2 provided at an upper portion for accommodating dishes, cutting boards and the like. By doing so, the dishes and the like are dried. The front of the drying chamber 2 is open, and this opening is covered with double doors 3 and 3 so as to be openable and closable.

In the drying chamber 2, upper and lower cupboards are provided. On the upper cupboard 4a, a large number of ribs 4 are provided for placing tableware 7, for example, a bowl, a small dish, and the like (that is, vertically accommodated).
In addition to forming c, the tableware holding guard 8a is provided on the door opening side of the upper cupboard 4a in order to prevent these bowls and the like from falling to the front part of the door opening due to falling or dropping when the door 3 is opened. . Further, a chopstick storage unit 5 for storing chopsticks and the like is provided on the lower surface of the upper cupboard 4a, and a raised portion 4d is provided on a part of the upper cupboard 4a so that a large dish can be placed on the lower cupboard 4b. ing. Small items such as a fork and a spoon can be placed on the upper surface of the raised portion 4d.

On the other hand, the lower cupboard 4b is installed on the bottom surface of the drying chamber 2 at a distance from the upper cupboard fence 4a in the vertical direction, and like the upper cupboard 4a, tableware 7, for example, a large plate or a middle plate. The tableware holding guard 8b is provided with a lower cupboard in order to prevent the plates and the like from falling to the front part of the door opening due to overturning or falling off when the door 3 is opened. 4b is provided on the door opening side.

On the side of the upper and lower cupboards 4a and 4b, there is provided a cutting board storage section 6 which can store the cutting board 6a in an upright state, and can dry and sterilize it.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part of the lower cupboard 4b. The tableware holding guard 8b has a substantially U-shaped handle portion 8c, and is rotatably engaged with both sides of the outer frame 4d of the lower cupboard 4b. When the tableware 7 such as a dish, a bowl, or a cup is placed on the lower cupboard 4b, the tableware holding guard 8b pushes down the handle 8c so that the tableware holding guard 8b does not need to be placed every time the tableware 7 is placed. Can be stored by rotating along the outer peripheral surface of the outer frame 4d of the lower cupboard 4b. On the other hand, after the tableware is placed, the tableware holding guard 8b is lifted upward from the storage state to a predetermined position and turned to bring the tableware into a state in which the tableware can be held. The configuration and operation of the cupboard and the dish holding guard described above are almost the same in the case of the upper cupboard 4a.

Therefore, the tableware dryer according to the present embodiment can be used because the tableware holding guard 8b can be stored along the outer peripheral surface of the cupboard when the tableware is placed (before drying). The tableware can be stored easily without restriction on the properties, and after storing, the tableware holding guard can be raised to a predetermined position to hold the tableware. Can be effectively prevented from falling down, or the stacked cups or bowls falling off and falling from the cupboard to the front of the dish dryer.

FIG. 3 is a side view of a main part of a lower cupboard according to a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main portion taken along line AA of FIG. 3 showing another structure of the cupboard in FIG. 3. Since the upper cupboard has almost the same configuration, the configuration thereof will be described based on the lower cupboard, and only the differences from the first embodiment will be described.

In the lower cupboard of the dish dryer of the second embodiment, in addition to the structure of the first embodiment, a dish holding guard is removably engaged with both side portions of the cupboard. A function is provided in which the height can be adjusted in multiple stages according to the state of placing the tableware.

That is, the outer frames 4d on both sides of the lower cupboard 4b
Is provided with a fitting hole 4e for detachably engaging the dish holding guard 8b. Both ends of the substantially U-shaped dish holding guard 8b have a diameter slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the fitting hole 4e. Are formed integrally with each other. The rotating shaft portion 8e is inserted into the fitting hole 4e and is engaged in a loosely inserted state, and the tableware holding guard 8b is substantially U-shaped and has elasticity. The tableware holding guard 8b can be easily attached to and detached from the shelf 4b.

The tableware holding guard 8 is provided on the outer frame 4d.
A plurality of circular concave portions (or convex portions) 4f are formed on a semicircle around the fitting hole 4e as a center of rotation (axial center) so that the height of b can be adjusted in multiple stages from a horizontal state to a vertical state. (FIG. 3
In each case, four projections (or depressions) 8d are provided inside the both ends of the tableware holding guard 8b. FIG. 4 shows an example in which concave portions 4f are provided in outer frames 4d on both sides of the lower cupboard 8b, and convex portions 8d are provided inside the both ends of the tableware holding guard 8b in opposition thereto. An example in which the concave portions and the convex portions are provided in reverse is shown.

Therefore, in the second embodiment, the first
In addition to having the same effect as the embodiment,
The height of the tableware holding guard can be adjusted in multiple stages, so it is necessary to hold the tableware according to the storage condition, such as the frequency and size of the placed tableware, the degree of stacking of the tableware, etc. The height can be adjusted, and the storage and safety of tableware are further improved.

In cleaning the bottom of the drying chamber,
By lifting the handle with the dishware guard upright, the lower cupboard can be more easily removed from the body (not shown), and vice versa.

Furthermore, since the dish holding guard is detachably engaged with both sides of the cupboard, when the dirty cupboard is taken out of the main body for washing, the dish holding guard can be further removed for washing. In addition, the cleaning ability of the cupboard is improved.

In the above embodiments, PP (polypropylene) resin is used as a material of the cupboard and the dish holding guard, but other synthetic resins such as PS (polystyrene) resin and ABS resin may be used. Further, it may be formed of a metal material such as an aluminum plate, a stainless steel plate, or a linear material thereof (eg, a round bar).

Further, an antibacterial agent such as silver ion is blended in the material (PP resin) of the cupboard, the tableware holding guard and the handle of the door to effectively suppress the propagation of bacteria.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and it goes without saying that many modifications and changes can be made to the above-described embodiment within the scope of the present invention. For example,
In the present invention, a concave portion and a convex portion are provided on the contact surface of the cupboard and the dish holding guard so that the height of the dish holding guard can be adjusted in multiple stages, but it is not particularly limited to this shape. For example, the concave portion may be a small hole, and the concave portion and the convex portion may not necessarily have the same shape. Therefore, any shape or method may be used as long as it can be adjusted in multiple stages.

[0035]

As described above, according to the present invention, according to the present onset Akira,
Tableware stored vertically in the cupboard can be prevented from dropping from the side where the tableware is taken out, and tableware holding guards when storing tableware
Is easily rotated out of the way.
Tableware can be stored, and after the tableware is stored, the tableware guard
The tableware can be securely held by rotating to the holding position
Wear. There is also a case where the dishes are stored in the cupboard before the dishes are dried.
Or when removing the dishes after drying,
To store the tableware at the bottom of the cupboard.
The tableware holding guard does not get in the way each time
In addition to being able to carry out the work efficiently,
The tableware guard was removably engaged with both sides of the cupboard.
When cleaning dirty cupboards, use the dishwasher guard.
Can be easily removed and cleaned, improving cleanability.
You. Also, the height of the tableware guard can be adjusted in multiple stages.
The type and size of the tableware placed and the degree of stacking of the tableware
Necessary to hold tableware according to its storage state.
It is possible to change the height, the storage efficiency and use of tableware
Safety for the user is further improved.

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[0040]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which tableware is placed on a tableware dryer according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part showing a lower cupboard of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a main part side view of a cupboard according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part of the cupboard of FIG. 3 along the line AA.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part taken along line AA of another structure of the cupboard in FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is an overall perspective view showing a state in which a front door of a conventional tableware dryer is opened.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Tableware dryer main body 2 Drying room 3 Door 4a Upper cupboard 4b Lower cupboard 4c Rib 4d Raised part 5 Chopsticks storage part 6 Cutting board storage part 7 Tableware 8a Table holding guard 8b Table holding guard

Continuation of the front page (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A47L 15/00-19/04 A47B 81/04

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A cupboard for vertically storing tableware, and said cupboard
And a door for closing the front opening of the drying chamber
In the dish dryer provided with, both sides of the cupboard
The U-shaped tableware holding guard to prevent tableware from falling
Both ends are provided rotatably, and the dish holding guard is
That a height adjustment unit that adjusts the holding height in multiple stages is provided.
Characteristic tableware dryer.