JP3419249B2 - Tableware dryer - Google Patents

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Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention has two storage portions, a storage portion for storing various dishes and a storage portion for storing cooking utensils such as cutting boards and kitchen knives. It relates to a tableware dryer. 2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in general households, tableware after washing is dried not by natural drying but by forced drying with warm air to shorten the drying time and prevent dust from adhering to tableware. There is an increasing demand for such dishes, and a tableware dryer for forced hot-air drying has been developed and put into practical use (for example, see Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-18364). [0003] By the way, E. coli O-
Due to the spread of food poisoning caused by 157, the interest in tableware dryers has further increased. Is underway. [0004] In the case of a dish dryer that satisfies such requirements, the temperature of the hot air for drying the dishes need not be too high, but the hot air for drying the cooking utensils such as cutting boards and kitchen knives. Is required to be a temperature that can prevent the propagation of Escherichia coli O-157. On the other hand, if tableware is dried with warm air at an excessively high temperature, lacquerware and the like may cause thermal deterioration. The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and has as its object to provide a tableware dryer capable of efficiently drying tableware and cooking utensils such as cutting boards and kitchen knives. [0006] In this application onset bright SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION as a means for solving the above problems, and a machine chamber located below
In a tableware dryer having a drying chamber located above,
A partition plate and a detachable partition for the drying chamber are provided in a first storage portion for storing various dishes and a second storage portion having a smaller volume than the first storage portion and storing cooking utensils such as a cutting board and a kitchen knife.
Opening and closing lids that cover each other so that they can be opened and closed independently of each other
Together defining Te, said first housing portion and <br/> low and high temperature hot air supply means cold hot air and high temperature hot air to you supplied for drying the second housing part, are shared by both said means To
One fan and corresponding first and second power
Air heaters, respectively corresponding to said first and second
Has hot air outlets facing the lower part of the storage unit
The first and second air guide ducts and the first
The electric heater and the second electric heater are alternatively or simultaneously used.
Are attached switching switch that during switching to actuate. [0007] With the above-described structure, the tableware stored in the first storage section is heated by the low-temperature hot air supply means .
Dried by low-temperature hot air supplied from the outlet, cookware such storage have been cutting board or knives to the second housing portion becomes to be dried by the hot warm air supplied from the warm air blowing port of the hot warm air supply means , And can be efficiently dried by the optimal warm air. The first storage section and the second storage section are detachable.
Opening and closing that can freely open and close each partition plate and open and close freely
Since the compartments are separated from each other by the lid, the first
The tableware stored in the storage unit and the tone stored in the second storage unit
It is possible to dry in a state independent of the scientific instrument,
The high-temperature warm air supplied to the storage unit is stored in the first storage unit.
It will not have an adverse effect on tableware (eg, lacquerware)
It becomes. Further , a high-temperature hot air supply means and a low-temperature hot air supply
The supply means is one fan shared by both means and each fan
Electric heaters corresponding to the
And a fan for hot air supply
Can be shared by both means, and it is structurally simpler
And the number of parts can be reduced.
Alternatively the first electric heater and the second electric heater
Since the switching operation can be performed simultaneously, the first storage unit and the
2 The tableware and cooking utensils stored in the storage section
It will be dried with warm air at the optimal temperature for each,
And efficient drying can be performed. Moreover, the first storage section or
Dry the dishes or utensils stored in the second storage
When drying, the first electric heater or the second electric heater
Power to only the power supply, saving power and saving
Energy. Further, high-temperature hot air supplied to the second storage section
Even if the temperature of the first storage part is considerably high, the first storage part
Because it is independent, high-temperature warm air does not flow into the first storage section
Therefore, there is no danger of affecting the stored tableware
Become. Furthermore, the first storage section and the second storage section are
The first storage section is divided by a removable partition plate.
And the partitioning between the second storage section and the
With the board removed, the two storage sections are in communication
Can also be used. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, will be described in detail good optimal embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, this dish dryer has a dryer main body 1 in which a lower machine room 3 and an upper dryer room 4 are formed by partition walls 5.
And opening and closing lids 2A and 2B for opening and closing the drying chamber 4 of the dryer main body 1 in an openable and closable manner. The drying chamber 4 includes a partition plate 6 and a first storage portion 7 for storing tableware by the opening and closing lids 2A and 2B and a second storage portion 8 for storing cooking utensils such as a cutting board M and a kitchen knife. It is divided into independent rooms. [0015] wherein the machine room 3, drying of the low-temperature warm air W ₁ and hot cold supplies warm air W ₂ each hot air supply unit 9 and a high temperature rise to the first housing part 7 and the second housing part 8 A wind supply means 10 is provided. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the low-temperature hot-air supply means 9 and the high-temperature hot-air supply means 10 have one fan 11 shared by both means and a first fan corresponding to each fan.
And the second electric heaters 12 and 13 and the corresponding first and second air guide ducts 14 and 15, respectively. As the fan 11, a turbo fan is used, and an impeller 16, a scroll-type fan guide 17 surrounding the impeller 16, and the impeller 16
And a fan motor 18 serving as a driving source of the motor. The first and second air guide ducts 1
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the ducts 4 and 15 are formed by partitioning a duct component 19 having a rectangular parallelepiped cross section connected to the discharge port 17 a of the fan guide 17 into a parallel state by a partition wall 20. . That is, the first and second air guide ducts 14 and 15 are formed adjacent to each other in the horizontal direction, and the respective hot air outlets 21 and 22 communicate with the first and second storage portions 7 and 8, respectively. ing. The hot air outlets 21 and 22 are located below the partition plate 6 and face the first and second storage portions 7 and 8 at the center of the drying chamber 4 in the front-rear direction, respectively. the guide 23, 23 ... for diffusing blowing warm air W _1, W ₂ in the entire first and second housing portions 6 and 7
Is provided. The first and second electric heaters 1 are provided in the first and second air ducts 14 and 15.
2 and 13 are provided respectively. The tableware is stored in the first storage unit 7 in a state of being put in the basket 24. The lid 2A is made of a transparent or translucent synthetic resin plate so that the inside can be easily seen through. This opening / closing lid 2A has one side of the dryer main body 1
One of the side walls 1a is pivotally supported by a pivot shaft 28 serving as a rotation center so as to be openable and closable, and the other side is mounted on the partition plate 6 so as to be rotatable. The opening / closing lid 2B has a double wall structure having a space 27 by an inner plate 25 and an outer plate 26 made of a transparent or translucent synthetic resin plate so that the inside can be easily seen through. ing. By doing so, the space 2
7 is to act as a heat insulation space, even when the high-temperature hot air W ₂ is supplied to the second housing portion 8, it prevents the outer surface of the cover 2B is hot and can ensure safety. The opening / closing lid 2B pivotally supports one side to be openable and closable via a pivot shaft 28 serving as a center of rotation with respect to the other side wall 1b of the dryer main body 1 and the other side on the partition plate 6. It is mounted in a rotatably supported state. Symbols 29 and 30 are the first
It is a cover which covers the back side of storage part 7 and the 2nd storage part 8, respectively. Incidentally, the open / close lids 2A and 2B are connected to each other as shown in FIG.
As shown in (2), if the opening operation is performed in a vertical posture (that is, parallel to the wall surface F), most of the inside of the drying chamber 4 is opened. Therefore, it can be used immediately before the wall surface F, and the installation location is not limited even in a limited space such as a kitchen. Thus, the first and second electric heaters 1
Electrical elements such as 2, 13 and the fan motor 18 are connected as shown in FIG. In FIG. 5, reference numeral 31 denotes an AC power supply,
33 is a thermal fuse, 34 is a timer, 35 is a changeover switch, and 36 and 37 are thermostats. A setting knob 3 for the timer 34
8 and a setting knob 39 of the changeover switch 35 are arranged on a control panel 40 (see FIG. 6) provided on the front surface 1c of the dryer main body 1. By operating the setting knob 39 of the changeover switch 35, when it is set to “tableware”, only the contact 35a of the changeover switch 35 on the first electric heater 12 side is closed, and “tableware / chopping board.
In the case of "knife", the contacts 35a on the side of the first and second electric heaters 12, 13 in the changeover switch 35,
When the switch 35b is closed and it is set to "chopping board / knife", only the contact 35b of the changeover switch 35 on the side of the second electric heater 13 is closed. The dish dryer constructed as above operates as follows. When tableware is stored in the first storage section 7 and nothing is stored in the second storage section 8, the setting knob 39 of the changeover switch 35 is set to "tableware" (see FIG. 6). , The contact 35a of the changeover switch 35 is closed, and the first
Electric power is supplied to the electric heater 12 and the fan motor 18.
Thus, the first housing section 7 from the low-temperature hot air supply means 9 cold warm air W ₁ is supplied, it is dried at low temperature warm air W ₁ of crockery relatively low temperatures. At this time, air that is not heated is supplied to the second storage section 8. When tableware and cooking utensils such as a cutting board M and a kitchen knife are stored in the first and second storage sections 7 and 8, the setting knob 39 of the changeover switch 35 is set to "tableware / chopping board / knife" ( 6), the changeover switch 3
The fifth contacts 35a and 35b are closed, and the first and second electric heaters 12 and 13 and the fan motor 18 are energized. Therefore, the low-temperature hot air supply means 9 and the high-temperature hot air supply means 10 transfer the low-temperature hot air W ₁ to the first and second storage units 7 and 8.
And high temperature hot air W ₂ is supplied, together with the dishes are dried at low temperature warm air W ₁ of the relatively low temperatures, cooking utensils are dried at a relatively high temperature hot warm air W _2. When cooking utensils such as a cutting board M and a kitchen knife are stored in the second storage section 8 and nothing is stored in the first storage section 7, the setting knob 39 of the changeover switch 35 is set to "chopping board / knife". (See FIG. 6), the changeover switch 35
Is closed, and the second electric heater 13 and the fan motor 18 are energized. Therefore, the high-temperature hot air W ₂ is supplied from the hot hot air supply means 10 to the second housing portion 8, cookware is dried at a high temperature hot air W ₂ of relatively high temperatures.
At this time, unheated air is supplied to the first storage section 7. As described above, in the present embodiment, the utensils and cooking utensils stored in the first storage section 7 and the second storage section 8 are supplied with the warm air W having the optimum temperature.
Drying is performed at ₁ and W ₂ , so that extremely efficient drying can be performed. Moreover, when the dishes or cooking utensils stored in the first storage section 7 or the second storage section 8 are dried, only the first electric heater 12 or the second electric heater 13 is energized, so that the power consumption is reduced. You can save. Further, even if the temperature of the hot warm air W ₂ to be supplied to the second housing portion 8 corresponds high, since the first housing part 7 is independent of the second housing portion 8, the first housing section To 7 high temperature warm air W
_{Since 2} does not flow, there is no danger of adversely affecting stored tableware. According to the present invention, a machine located below is provided.
Drier with a drying room and an upper drying room
And a partition plate for storing the drying chamber in a first storage portion for storing various dishes and a second storage portion having a smaller volume than the first storage portion and for storing cooking utensils such as a cutting board and a kitchen knife. You
And open / close lids that open and close each other
Independently partitioning the first storage section and the second storage section
Shared cold hot air for drying to the storage unit and high-temperature hot air to the low and high temperature hot air supplying means you supplied, in the both means
One fan and the corresponding first and
A second electric heater corresponding to each of the first and second electric heaters;
Hot air outlets facing the lower part of the
Having first and second ventilation ducts and having
The first electric heater and the second electric heater are alternatively provided.
There is then <br/> set with a switching switch for switching to actuate simultaneously, tableware accommodated in the first housing portion, dried by a low temperature hot air supplied from the warm air blowing port of the low-temperature warm air supply means, Cooking utensils such as cutting boards and kitchen knives stored in the second storage unit are dried by the high-temperature hot air supplied from the hot-air outlet of the high-temperature hot air supply means , so that the optimal hot air for each of them is more efficient. It can be dried,
There is an excellent effect that efficient drying can be performed. The first storage section and the second storage section are detachable.
Opening and closing that can freely open and close each partition plate and open and close freely
Since the compartments are separated from each other by the lid, the first
The tableware stored in the storage unit and the tone stored in the second storage unit
It is possible to dry in a state independent of the scientific instrument,
The high-temperature warm air supplied to the storage unit is stored in the first storage unit.
It will not have an adverse effect on tableware (eg, lacquerware)
There is also an effect of becoming. Further , a high-temperature hot air supply means and a low-temperature hot air supply
The supply means is one fan shared by both means and each fan
Electric heaters corresponding to the
And a fan for hot air supply
Can be shared by both means, and it is structurally simpler
And the number of parts can be reduced.
Alternatively the first electric heater and the second electric heater
Since the switching operation can be performed simultaneously, the first storage unit and the
2 The tableware and cooking utensils stored in the storage section
It will be dried with warm air at the optimal temperature for each,
Also, there is an effect that efficient drying can be performed. Moreover,
Tableware stored in the first storage section or the second storage section
Or the first electric heater when drying cooking utensils
Or only the second electric heater is energized,
Can save, there is also an effect that energy conservation and ing. Furthermore, high-temperature hot air supplied to the second storage section
Even if the temperature of the first storage part is considerably high, the first storage part
Because it is independent, high-temperature warm air does not flow into the first storage section
Therefore, there is no danger of affecting the stored tableware
There is also the effect of becoming. Further, the first storage section and the second storage section are
The first storage section is defined by a removable partition plate.
And the second storage section can be easily formed.
With the board removed, the two storage sections are in communication
There is also an effect that it becomes possible to use the.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional front view of a tableware dryer according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a vertical side view of the dish dryer according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional plan view of the dish dryer according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a duct constituting member of the dish dryer according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a connection diagram of electric elements in the dish dryer according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a front view of a control panel in the dish dryer according to the embodiment of the present invention. [Description of Signs] 1 is a dryer main body, 2A and 2B are opening / closing lids, 4 is a drying chamber, 6
Is a partition plate, 7 is a first storage unit, 8 is a second storage unit, 9 is a low-temperature hot air supply unit, 10 is a high-temperature hot air supply unit, 11 is a fan, 12 is a first electric heater, and 13 is a second electric unit. Heater, 1
The first air guide duct 4, the second air guide duct 15, 35 changeover switch 39 is set knob, M is cookware (chopping board), W ₁ is the low temperature hot air, W ₂ is high temperature hot air.

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-3-228727 (JP, A) JP-A-62-172931 (JP, A) JP-A 8-89470 (JP, A) JP-A-2- 121617 (JP, A) Japanese Utility Model Hei 2-134968 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Utility Model Utility Model 55-78075 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Utility Model Utility Model 55-83063 (JP, U) (58) Field surveyed (Int. ⁷ , DB name) A47L 15/00-19/04

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims 1] A machine room located below and a machine room located above
A dish dryer having a drying chamber, wherein the drying chamber is:
A first storage unit for storing various tableware, a second storage unit having a smaller volume than the first storage unit and storing cooking utensils such as a cutting board and a kitchen knife, and a detachable partition plate for opening and closing each unit.
It is said that they are separated from each other by the opening / closing lid
Moni, one fan low and high temperature hot air supplying means you supply low temperature hot air and high temperature hot air, respectively for drying into the first housing portion and the second housing portion, which is shared by both said means
And first and second electric heaters respectively corresponding thereto,
Lower portions of the first and second storage sections corresponding to the respective ones
1st and 2nd having hot air outlets respectively facing
A second air guide duct, and the first electric heater;
Operating the second electric heater alternatively or simultaneously;
Dish driers, characterized in that annexed including maintaining switching changeover switch.