JP3784750B2 - Machine positioning device installed under the kitchen counter - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an apparatus for preventing a machine installed under a kitchen counter, such as a dishwasher, from moving forward.
[0002]
[Prior art]
For example, there are machines that are installed and used under kitchen counters, such as dishwashers. Such machines must be kept from moving forward after installation. In particular, in the drawer type dishwasher, it is necessary to reliably prevent the drawer type dishwasher body from moving forward in order for the operator to pull out the dishwashing tank forward.
The machine installed under the kitchen counter is restricted by the kitchen counter from above and restricted by the machine mounting surface from below, so the range in which it can move up and down is extremely narrow. Moreover, the height of the legs is also suppressed to ensure the maximum machine capacity. The distance between the lower surface of the machine and the mounting surface of the machine is narrow, and the positioning device must be mounted within the narrow range.
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-61745 discloses an apparatus that restricts the machine from moving forward by contacting the lower front of the machine.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the method of preventing the movement by contacting the lower front of the machine has a problem that the positioning member is exposed to the front of the machine and the appearance is not smart. In the technology described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-61745, a smart appearance is ensured by using the lower front surface of the machine hidden by the drawer front plate (door). For this purpose, the drawer is pulled out. In addition, it is necessary to fix the positioning bracket, and the mounting work is difficult. The operator must fix the positioning bracket in a state where the field of view is blocked by the drawn-out drawer.
According to the present invention, a positioning method is improved by improving the method of fixing using the legs provided in the machine, the appearance is smart, and the mounting operation of the positioning device can be performed easily and safely.
[0004]
[Means and Actions for Solving the Problems]
The positioning device according to claim 1 is for preventing a machine installed under the kitchen counter from moving forward, a fixed side movement preventing member fixed to the machine mounting member, and its fixed side movement preventing The slide-side movement preventing member is slidable on the member and has a contact portion. When the slide side movement preventing member is positioned at one slide end, it cannot be detached from the fixed side movement preventing member, and the abutting portion abuts against the machine leg to prevent the machine from moving forward. It is characterized by being placed in a positional relationship.
[0005]
When the machine is placed directly on the floor of the kitchen, the kitchen floor serves as a machine placement member, and the stationary side movement preventing member is fixed to the kitchen floor. When the machine is placed on the table, the fixed side movement preventing member is fixed to the table. Since the fixed side movement preventing member is fixed prior to installing the machine, it can be easily fixed.
The machine is installed after the fixed side movement preventing member is fixed. Thereafter, the slide side movement preventing member is placed on the slide end on one side. At this time, the slide side movement preventing member cannot be detached from the fixed side movement preventing member, and the contact portion of the slide side movement preventing member abuts against the leg of the machine to prevent the machine from moving forward.
This positioning device can be easily installed in a narrow space between the lower surface of the machine and the mounting surface of the machine, and the workability is good. In addition, the appearance is not impaired because the positioning is made in contact with the legs, not the front of the machine.
[0006]
It is preferable that when the slide side movement preventing member slides to the other side of the fixed side movement preventing member, it can be detached from the fixed side movement preventing member.
In this case, since only the fixed side movement preventing member is fixed first and the machine can be installed in that state, the workability is further improved.
[0007]
It is further preferable to further include a pair of auxiliary members fixed to the front surfaces of the left and right sides of the machine, and to prevent the machine from moving upward by engaging the auxiliary member with the fixed side movement preventing member. .
In this case, even if the machine vibrates during operation of the machine, it is prevented from being lifted from the mounting surface. For this reason, the height of the contact portion of the slide side movement preventing member can be kept low. Further, since the front sides of the left and right sides of the machine are used, it is not necessary to perform the fixing work in a state where the field of view is blocked by the drawn out drawer.
[0008]
By engaging the pair of auxiliary members with the fixed side movement preventing member, the sliding side movement preventing member slides, the machine moves in the left-right direction, and the machine prevents the machine from moving backward. preferable.
In this case, the pair of auxiliary members prevent the machine from moving up and down, prevents the machine from moving left and right, prevents the machine from moving backward, and prevents the slide side movement preventing member from sliding in the separating direction. It has four functions.
[0009]
Another positioning mechanism of the present invention is a device for preventing the machine installed under the kitchen counter from moving forward, a fixed side movement preventing member fixed to the machine mounting surface, and both the left and right sides of the machine. A pair of auxiliary members fixed to the front surface of the side is provided. In this positioning device, a contact piece that is elastically deformed is formed on the fixed side movement preventing member, and when the machine moves from the front to the back, the contact piece is deformed and does not prevent the movement, When moving from the rear to the front, the contact piece that has returned to its natural shape contacts the leg of the machine and prevents the machine from moving forward. In this positioning device, the auxiliary member is engaged with the fixed side movement preventing member to prevent the machine from moving upward.
[0010]
According to this positioning device, it is possible to prevent the machine from moving forward only by installing the machine after fixing the fixed side movement preventing member, and the workability is very good.
This positioning device includes an auxiliary member that is engaged with the fixed side movement preventing member and fixed to the front surface of the machine. This prevents the machine from being lifted from the mounting surface even if the machine vibrates during operation. For this reason, the height of the contact piece of the fixed side movement preventing member can be kept low. In addition, since the front of both the left and right sides of the machine is used, even if the auxiliary member is attached while the drawer is pulled out, the auxiliary member is attached without the visual field being blocked by the drawn out drawer. Can be done .
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The main features of the embodiments of the present invention are listed below.
(Mode 1) The fixed side movement preventing member and the slide side movement preventing member are formed by bending a metal plate.
[0012]
【Example】
First Embodiment A first embodiment according to the present invention will be described. Here, an embodiment for preventing the dishwasher installed under the kitchen counter from moving forward will be described with reference to FIGS.
First, the configuration and operation of the dishwasher 10 will be briefly described. As shown in FIG. 1, the dishwasher 10 is installed on the table 12 below the kitchen counter 11. The front of the washing machine main body 14 of the dishwasher 10 is open, and a washing tank 16 is attached to the dish washing machine 10 so that it can be pulled out. The cleaning tank 16 is formed in a box shape with an open top, and a door 17 is provided on the front surface thereof. The user can put in and out the tableware 15 from the upper open part of the cleaning tank 16. The door 17 of the cleaning tank 16 is formed with a handle 17 a for the user to apply a storing / drawing force to the cleaning tank 16. When the cleaning tank 16 is returned to the accommodation position by the user, a seal lid (not shown) that operates in conjunction with the movement of the cleaning tank 16 is disposed on the inner upper portion of the cleaning machine body 14 ( (Not shown) is lowered, and the upper open portion of the cleaning tank 16 is covered. When the operation switch provided on the operation panel 17b is turned on in this state, the washing tub 16 is locked at the storage position, and the dishwasher 10 starts operation. When the dishwasher 10 starts operation, washing water is sprayed on the tableware 15 placed in the washing tank 16, and the tableware 15 is washed by this action.
The front surfaces 14 a on both the left and right sides of the cleaning machine main body 14 are hidden by the door 17 when the cleaning tank 16 is accommodated.
[0013]
Next, a configuration for preventing the dishwasher 10 from moving will be described. 2 and 3 show the fixed side movement preventing member 22. As shown in FIG. 4, the fixed side movement preventing member 22 is fixed to the table 12 on which the dishwasher 10 is placed.
The fixed side movement preventing member 22 has a planar base portion 22a and a pair of locking pieces 22b provided at the rear end edge of the base portion 22a. A pair of locking portions 22d for locking an auxiliary member 70 to be described later is formed at the left and right ends of the fixed side movement preventing member 22, and an auxiliary member 70 to be described later is formed inside the pair of locking portions 22d. A pair of abutting edges 22e that abut is formed. In the vicinity of the left and right end portions of the base portion 22a, a pair of round holes 22c penetrating vertically is formed.
As shown in FIG. 4, the fixed side movement preventing member 22 is fixed by a screw 33 along the front edge (in the direction of the arrow 32) of the top plate 12 a of the mounting table 12.
[0014]
5 and 6 show the slide side movement preventing member 42. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the slide-side movement preventing member 42 is formed with a planar base portion 41a and a pair of locking pieces 42b. A slit 42f is formed in front of the locking pieces 42b. A notch 42g is formed on the right side. A handle 42d is formed at the center of the slide side movement preventing member 42, and locking pieces 42e are formed at the left and right ends. A pair of abutting pieces 42c rises vertically adjacent to both ends.
[0015]
A state in which the slide side movement preventing member 42 is incorporated in the fixed side movement preventing member 22 will be described. First, the fixed side movement preventing member 22 is fixed to the mounting table 12 with the slide side movement preventing member 42 removed (described above, FIG. 4). Next, the dishwasher 10 is placed on the table 12. The slide side movement preventing member 42 is fixed to the fixed side movement preventing member 22 in a state in which the dishwasher 10 is pushed slightly inward from the predetermined position. The mounting operation will be described next.
First, as shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the notch 42 g in the base portion 42 a of the slide side movement preventing member 42 is placed in a positional relationship corresponding to the locking piece 22 b on the plate 22 a of the fixed side movement preventing member 22. Then, the slide side movement preventing member 42 is moved backward (see arrow A in FIG. 8). Next, it is slid rightward (see arrow B in FIG. 8), and the rising portion of the locking piece 22b is accommodated in the slit 42f (see FIG. 9). When the slide side movement preventing member 42 is slid rightward with respect to the fixed side movement preventing member 22 to the slide end, the locking piece 42b of the sliding side movement preventing member 42 is moved to the locking piece 22b of the fixed side movement preventing member 22. It sinks down and prevents the slide side movement preventing member 42 from moving upward. Moreover, the locking piece 42b is located behind the rising part of the locking piece 22b, and prevents the slide side movement prevention part 42 from moving forward. In this positional relationship, the abutting piece 42c of the slide side movement preventing member 42 is designed to come to the front position of the leg 10a of the dishwasher 10, as shown in FIG. The abutting portion 42c abuts against the front surface of the leg 10a of the dishwasher 10 to prevent the dishwasher 10 from moving forward.
[0016]
Next, a state in which various movements are prevented by the dishwasher main body 14, the auxiliary member 70, and the fixed side movement preventing member 22 will be described. After the fixed side movement preventing member 22 is fixed to the table 12, the dishwasher 10 is housed under the kitchen counter 11, and the slide side movement preventing member 42 is fitted into the fixed side movement preventing member 22, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 12, the pair of auxiliary members 70 are fixed to the front surfaces 14a on both the left and right sides of the dishwasher main body 14 with screws 70a. At this time, the locking piece 70b of the auxiliary member 70 is submerged under the locking piece 22d of the fixed side movement preventing member 22 (see FIG. 13).
Since the front surfaces 14a on both the left and right sides of the dishwasher main body 14 are hidden by the door 17 of the dishwasher 14 when the washing tank 16 is returned to the storage position (the pushed-in state), the auxiliary member 70 may impair the appearance. Absent. At the time of installation, the mounting position of the screw 70a is not hidden by the pulled-out drawer, so that the operator can work while visually recognizing the screw 70a.
[0017]
The locking pieces 70b of the pair of auxiliary members 70 fixed to the dishwasher 10 are hidden under the locking pieces 22d of the fixed side movement preventing member 22, so that the dishwasher 10 is prevented from being lifted upward. Further, it is prevented from being pushed backward (the movement to the front side is also prevented by contacting the contact piece 42c of the slide side movement preventing member 42). Moreover, since the pair of auxiliary members 70 sandwich the pair of contact edges 22e of the fixed side movement preventing member 22 from the outside, the dishwasher 10 is prevented from sliding in the left-right direction. Further, since the right auxiliary member 70 contacts the right engaging piece 42e of the slide side movement preventing member 42, the slide side movement preventing member 42 is prevented from sliding leftward. The slide side movement preventing member 42 is prevented from sliding in the unlocking direction. By using the pair of auxiliary members 70, the dishwasher 10 is positioned so as not to move forward, backward, left, right, up and down.
[0018]
The disengagement of claim 2 is to perform the reverse process of the mounting method described so far. Briefly, by removing the auxiliary member 70 from the dishwasher 10 and sliding the slide side movement preventing member 42 to the other side of the fixed side movement preventing member 22, the dishwasher 10 can be easily moved to the kitchen counter 11. Can be removed from the lower storage position.
[0019]
(2nd Embodiment) The positioning device of 2nd Embodiment is demonstrated referring FIGS. 14-16.
As shown in FIG. 14, a pair of elastically deforming contact pieces 71 a are formed on the fixed side movement preventing member 71 fixed to the dishwasher mounting member 12, and the dishwasher 10 is moved from the front to the rear. When the dishwasher 10 is moved (when the dishwasher is installed), since the contact piece 71a is deformed (see FIG. 15), the movement is not blocked, while the dishwasher 10 is about to move forward from the rear (installation) Later, the contact piece 71a restored to its natural shape is in contact with the leg 10a to prevent the dishwasher 10 from moving forward (see FIG. 16).
By attaching the tipping prevention member 72 in advance to the back side of the tableware washing machine mounting table 12, it is possible to prevent the tableware washing machine 10 from being pushed too far into the backside and falling down.
There are a pair of locking pieces 71d on the left and right sides of the fixed side movement preventing member 71, and the tableware washing machine 10 and the fixed side movement preventing member 71 are fixed by the same usage as the auxiliary member 70 used in the first embodiment. . Since the locking piece 71c is provided on the fixed side movement preventing member 71, the movement in the left-right direction is prevented by the leg 10a of the dishwasher. Moreover, if the rear side positioning piece 71b which contacts the rear surface of the leg 10a of the dishwasher is formed on the fixed side movement prevention member 71, the fall prevention member 72 can be omitted.
[0020]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, a device for positioning and preventing movement of a machine installed in a narrow space under a kitchen counter can be easily and nicely installed, and it is possible to reliably prevent the machine from moving forward, backward, left, right, up and down. it can.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a machine installed under a kitchen counter.
FIG. 2 is a plan view of a fixed side movement preventing member.
FIG. 3 is a front view of a fixed side movement preventing member.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a fixed side movement preventing member fixed on a mounting table.
FIG. 5 is a plan view of a slide side movement preventing member.
FIG. 6 is a front view of a slide side movement preventing member.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the periphery of the locking piece 22b of the fixed side movement preventing member.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view around the locking piece 42b of the slide side movement preventing member.
FIG. 9 is a view showing a state in which the slide side movement preventing member is fitted into the fixed side movement preventing member.
FIG. 10 is a side view showing a state where the slide side movement preventing member is fitted into the fixed side movement preventing member.
FIG. 11 is a perspective view of an auxiliary member.
FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a state in which the dishwasher and the stationary side movement preventing member are positioned by the auxiliary member.
FIG. 13 is an enlarged side view showing a portion where the dishwasher and the stationary side movement preventing member are positioned by the auxiliary member.
FIG. 14 is an overall perspective view of a positioning device according to a second embodiment.
FIG. 15 is a side view showing a state in which the dishwasher is installed while deforming the positioning device.
FIG. 16 is a side view showing how the installed dishwasher is prevented from moving forward.
[Explanation of symbols]
10: Tableware washing machine 10a: Leg 11: Kitchen counter 12: Stand 14: Washing machine main body 14a: Front surfaces on both left and right sides of the washing machine main body 15: Tableware 16: Washing tank 17: Door 17a: Handle 17b: Operation panel 22: Fixed side movement preventing member 22a: base portion 22b: locking piece 22c: round hole 22d: locking piece 22e: contact piece 33: screw 42: slide side movement preventing member 42a: base portion 42b: locking piece 42c: Contact piece 42d: Handle 42e: Locking piece 42f: Slit 42g: Notch 70: Auxiliary member 70a: Screw 70b: Locking piece 71: Fixed side movement prevention member 71a: Elastically deforming contact piece

Claims (4)

It is a device that prevents the machine installed under the kitchen counter from moving forward,
A fixed side movement preventing member fixed to the machine mounting member; and a slide side movement preventing member which is slidable on the fixed side movement preventing member and has a contact portion, and the slide side movement preventing member is on one side The fixed-side movement preventing member cannot be detached when it is positioned at the slide end, and the contact portion is in contact with the leg of the machine to prevent the machine from moving forward. Positioning device.   2. The positioning device according to claim 1, wherein when the slide side movement preventing member slides to the other side, the slide side movement preventing member can be detached from the fixed side movement preventing member.   A pair of auxiliary members fixed to the front surfaces of the left and right sides of the machine are further provided, and the auxiliary members are engaged with the fixed side movement preventing member to prevent the machine from moving upward. Item 3. The positioning device according to item 1 or 2.   Engaging the pair of auxiliary members with the fixed side movement preventing member prevents the sliding side movement preventing member from sliding, moving the machine in the left-right direction, and preventing the machine from moving backward. The positioning device according to claim 3.

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