JP4023495B2 - Elevating storage device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an elevating storage device provided in a kitchen floor cabinet.

  In general, kitchen floor cabinets have a storage section under the counter, so in order to put in and out the storage items (dish, pans, seasonings, etc.), the storage section should be bent in a state where the cooking operation is temporarily suspended. It was necessary to take in and out the storage.

  For this reason, there is a structure in which a storage section is provided in a top bag above the floor cabinet so that the storage section can be pulled down when a stored item is taken in and out (see Patent Documents 1 and 2).

  However, the lifting and lowering storage devices as disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2 have a problem that it is difficult to put in and out the stored items in the upper stage of the storage unit even when the storage unit is pulled down.

  Moreover, in the open type facing kitchen where there is no wall between the kitchen and the dining room, there is no wall to be installed, and thus there is a problem that it is difficult to install the lifting storage device.

Therefore, the applicant of the present invention is suitable for an open-type facing kitchen, and in order to make it easy to put in and out the storage, a storage shelf (drainer) disposed in a lift opening formed in a part of the counter of the kitchen floor cabinet. And a lifting / lowering storage device having a storage mechanism that lowers the storage shelf to a storage space below the counter and lifts the storage shelf on the counter.
JP 2000-316643 A JP 2001-149297 A

  In the elevating storage device according to the applicant's proposal, there has been a demand for reliably preventing the storage space from getting wet when the storage shelf (particularly the draining shelf) is lowered.

  The present invention has been made to meet the above-described demand, and an object thereof is to provide an elevating storage apparatus that can reliably prevent the storage space from getting wet.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the present invention is a storage shelf disposed in a lift opening formed in a part of a counter of a kitchen floor cabinet, and lowering the storage shelf to a storage space under the counter, In a lifting and lowering storage device having a lifting mechanism for raising the counter, a ventilation fan for ventilating the storage space is attached to the ceiling side of the storage shelf, and a top counter that is wider than the lifting opening of the storage shelf lower surface a recess in, as well as the recess and an exhaust duct of the ventilation fan, the storage rack when the state is lowered in the storage space under the counter, the top plate counter counters and storage shelves in the kitchen during, characterized in that the exhaust from the exhaust duct is formed a gap to be discharged to the outside, the exhaust from the gap has to be exhausted to the outside There is provided a liftable storage apparatus.

  In order to drive the ventilation fan only when necessary, it is preferable to provide a humidity sensor for detecting the humidity of the storage space so that the ventilation fan is driven and controlled when the humidity is above a certain level.

According to the present invention, it is possible to reliably prevent moisture in the storage space by driving the ventilation fan that ventilates the storage space. Further, it is advantageous because the stored items such as tableware stored in the storage shelf are quickly dried by ventilation.
Further, by attaching the ventilation fan to the ceiling side of the storage shelf, it is possible to effectively ventilate the storage shelf with high humidity.
Further, since the exhaust duct for the ventilation fan is formed in the recess formed on the lower surface of the top counter, it is not necessary to provide a separate exhaust duct for the ventilation fan, and the cost is reduced.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  1 and 2 show a kitchen floor cabinet 1. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a storage shelf (draining shelf) 2 in a lowered position (when not in use) D, and FIG. 2 shows a storage shelf 2 in a raised position (when in use). ) U is a perspective view. The floor cabinet 1 is assumed to be an open type facing kitchen with no wall surface between the kitchen and the dining / living room, but it is possible to use the floor cabinet 1 without being an open type facing kitchen.

  A sink 3 is provided at the right side of the counter of the floor cabinet 1, and a storage shelf 2 is arranged at a rear position of the sink 3. In addition, the storage shelf 2 can also be arrange | positioned in the side position of the sink 3. FIG. Here, the expressions of the left and right and front and rear directions are as viewed by a person standing in front of the sink 3 on the kitchen side and facing the dining / living side.

  The storage shelf 2 is disposed in a lift opening 5 (see FIG. 4) formed in the counter 1a of the floor cabinet 1, and the storage shelf 2 is stored in a storage space 14 below the counter by a lift mechanism 6 described later. It is moved up and down to a lowering position D where it is lowered (see FIG. 4) and a rising position U where it is raised on the counter. As shown in FIG. 2, the lifting opening 5 is covered with a cover frame 8 having a horizontally long rectangular frame shape.

  The storage shelf 2 is provided with tableware drainers 2a and 2b in two upper and lower stages.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the top counter 4 of the storage shelf 2, in the lowered position D, covers the lifting opening 5 together with the cover frame 8 and faces the counter surface of the floor cabinet 1 with a slight gap therebetween. Therefore, the top of the top counter 4 can be used as a counter space (work space).

  A switch panel 7 for raising and lowering the storage shelf 2 is attached to the right front position of the top counter 4. As shown in detail in FIG. 3, the switch panel 7 includes a lift switch 7 a, a stop switch. 7b, a descent switch 7c, and a trap water supply notification / alarm unit 7d composed of a flashing lamp and a speaker, a foreign object pinching notification / alarm unit 7e, and an overload notification / alarm unit 7f are provided.

  FIG. 7A is a perspective view of the storage shelf 2 from which the top counter 4 is omitted. The storage shelf 2 is integrally assembled by welding or the like into a horizontally long rectangular frame with a horizontally long rectangular upper frame 2A and a lower frame 2B, a vertically long rectangular left frame 2C and a right frame 2D. A water receiving tray 10 (see FIG. 5) is attached to the lower part of the lower frame 2B.

  A decorative plate 11 is attached and covered on the back surface (dining / living side) of the upper frame 2A, the lower frame 2B, the left frame 2C, and the right frame 2D, and the left frame 2C and the right frame 2D. The decorative plates 12a to 12c are attached to the upper frame 2A. In addition, when the decorative board 11 is translucent, the inside of the storage shelf 2 can be brightened by the light on the dining / living side.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, a storage space 14 for storing the storage shelf 2 in the lowered position D is provided inside the floor cabinet 1 corresponding to the lifting opening 5. The side plates 14A and 14B and the bottom plate 14C are formed in a substantially U shape with the upper surface opened. The surfaces on the sink 3 side of the left and right side plates 14A, 14B and the bottom plate 14C are closed by a back plate 14D, and the dining side surface is closed by an inspection door 14E so as to be opened and closed.

  In the storage space 14, the lifting mechanism 6 of the storage shelf 2 and the like are stored. That is, on the inner surfaces of the left and right side plates 14 </ b> A and 14 </ b> B of the storage space 14, a pair of guide rails 15 are respectively fixed in the depth direction and positioned between the pair of guide rails 15. An upper pulley 16A and a lower pulley 16B are fixed to the inner surfaces of the left and right side plates 14A and 14B, corresponding to the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the guide rail 15, respectively.

  As shown in FIG. 7B, H-shaped brackets 17 are respectively fixed to the lower portions of the left frame 2C and the right frame 2D of the storage shelf 2, and each bracket 17 corresponds to the corresponding one. Synthetic resin shoes 18 are attached to the guide rails 15 so as to be slidable in the vertical direction.

  Then, the shoe 18 of the bracket 17 is guided by the guide rail 15 so as to slide up and down, so that the storage shelf 2 is moved up and down to the lowered position D below the counter and the raised position U above the counter. become.

  An electric motor 20 and two drums 21A and 21B driven by the electric motor 20 via a chain 21a are installed at a substantially central position in the left-right direction of the bottom plate 14C of the storage space 14. The left belt 22A is wound around the drum 21A from below and the inner end is locked, and the right belt 22B is wound around the other drum 21B from above and the inner end is locked. Yes.

  The left belt 22A is wound around a lower pulley 16B and an upper pulley 16A in order on the left side plate 14A, and its outer end is locked to the bracket 17 of the left frame 2C of the storage shelf 2. The right belt 22B is wound around the lower pulley 16B and the upper pulley 16A in order on the right side plate 14B, and the outer end thereof is locked to the bracket 17 of the right frame 2D of the storage shelf 2. It becomes like this.

  Therefore, when the electric motor 20 rotates forward by pushing the raising switch 7a of the switch panel 7, the drums 21A and 21B are driven around the arrow a in FIG. 5, and the left and right belts 22A and 22B are By being wound around the drums 21A and 21B, the left and right brackets 17 of the storage shelf 2 are guided by the guide rails 15 while being pulled up by the left and right belts 22A and 22B. It is raised to the raised position U. When the storage shelf 2 is raised to the raised position U, the electric motor 20 is stopped, the brake is applied so as not to reverse, and the electric motor 20 is not rotated forward even if the raising switch 7a is further pushed. Controlled.

  By pushing the lowering switch 7c of the switch panel 7, the brake of the electric motor 20 is released, the left and right brackets 17 of the storage shelf 2 are guided by the guide rails 15, and the storage shelf 2 is lowered by its own weight. As a result, the storage shelf 2 is lowered to the lowered position D below the counter. In FIG. 5, reference numeral 17 ′ denotes a bracket at the lowered position D.

  In this case, the left and right belts 22A and 22B are rewound onto the drums 21A and 21B while the electric motor 20 is reversely rotated. However, the reverse rotation of the electric motor 20 prevents the storage rack 2 from being rapidly lowered by its own weight. It is set to brake. Note that when the lowering switch 7c is pushed, the storage shelf 2 is automatically lowered to the lowering position D below the counter, but is automatically lowered before the lowering position D (for example, about 50 mm). If the descent switch 7c is not continuously pushed, the safety can be improved if the descent switch 7c is not lowered (so-called two-stage push).

  Further, when the stop switch 7b of the switch panel 7 is pushed, the electric motor 20 is stopped, and the storage shelf 2 can be stopped at the midway position or the midway position.

  A control box 32 (see FIG. 4) is mounted on the bottom plate 14C of the storage space 14, and the control circuit of the control box 32 includes the electric motor 20, the switches 7a to 7c, and the notification / alarm units 7d. ˜7f etc. are connected.

  On the other hand, the bottom portion of the water receiving tray 10 of the storage shelf 2 is formed such that the central portion is depressed downward, and a drain port 10a is provided at the central portion of the bottom portion. One end 25a of a flexible drain pipe 25 is connected to the drain port 10a, and the other end 25b of the drain pipe 25 is an upper position of the water receiving mass 26 attached to the inner wall surface of the back plate 14D of the storage space 14. It is connected to.

  The water receiving mass 26 has a rectangular box shape with an upper opening, and an inlet end of a U-shaped drain trap 27 is connected to a lower portion of the water receiving mass 26, and an outlet end of the drain trap 27 is connected to the water receiving mass 26. The drain pipe 28 is connected. The drain pipe 28 is connected to a sewage pipe or the like (not shown) from the opening 14 a of the bottom plate 14 </ b> C of the storage space 14.

  Further, an inclined water receiving rod 30 is attached to the inner wall surface of the back plate 14D in a watertight state at substantially the same height as the water receiving mass 26 attached to the inner wall surface of the back plate 14D of the storage space 14. The inclined lower side of the water receiving trough 30 is connected to the upper position of the water receiving mass 26. The water receiving basin 30 is positioned almost directly below the front side of the lift opening 5.

  As shown in FIG. 8, a ventilation fan 35 is attached to the lower surface of the decorative plate 12c of the upper frame 2A of the storage shelf 2, that is, the ceiling side of the storage shelf 2, and the ventilation fan 35 is ventilated when the humidity is above a certain humidity. In order to drive and control the fan 35, a humidity sensor 34 for detecting humidity is attached.

  The top plate counter 4 has a middle plate 4c, which will be described later, fixed to the upper frame 2A of the storage shelf 2 with a plurality of metal fittings 36 via a decorative plate 12c.

  10A is a rear view of the top counter 4, and FIG. 10B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 10A, and shows an upper surface of the base frame 37 having a horizontally long rectangular shape (FIG. 10). In this case, the horizontally long decorative top plate 4a is fixed to the lower surface), and the decorative side plate 4b is fixed to the outer surface of the base frame 37. Further, the middle plate 4 c is dropped and fixed to the inner side surface of the foundation frame 37.

  A notch 4d whose front (right side in FIG. 10 (a)) is opened is formed at the center in the length direction of the middle plate 4c, and reinforcing plates 4e are provided on the middle plates 4c on both sides of the notch 4d. The reinforcing plate 4f is also fixed to the middle plate 4c on both sides of the reinforcing plate 4e. And the recessed part 4g is formed in the lower surface of the said top-plate counter 4 with the reinforcement board 4e and the notch 4d.

  As shown in FIG. 9A, the ventilation fan 35 has a square box-shaped main body 35a that fits into the recess 4g, and an electric sirocco fan 38 is built in the main body 35a.

  As shown in FIG. 7A, an exhaust opening 35b is formed on the front surface of the main body 35a, and the exhaust opening 35b is formed by surrounding the four periphery with the recess 4g and the decorative plate 12c. Come to 39.

  A large gap S is formed between the front surface of the upper frame 2 </ b> A of the storage shelf 2 and the inner surface of the basic frame 37 of the top counter 4. Further, an inverted L-shaped packing 40 is fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the upper frame 2 </ b> A of the storage shelf 2, and a small gap S ′ is formed between the packing 40 and the inner surface of the foundation frame 37.

  Thus, the exhaust opening 35b of the main body 35a of the ventilation fan 35 communicates with the outside on the lower surface side of the top counter 4 through the gaps S and S 'from the exhaust duct 39.

  In the case of the floor cabinet 1 as described above, the storage shelf 2 installed in the lift opening 5 formed on the counter of the floor cabinet 1 is lowered to the storage space 14 below the counter when not in use, and on the counter when in use. It is suitable for an open-type facing kitchen where there is no wall between the kitchen and the dining room. If the storage shelf 2 is raised on the counter, the items stored in the storage shelf 2 are not bent. Can be put in and out.

  Moreover, since the storage shelf 2 is only raised on the counter, it becomes easy to take in and out stored items such as tableware on any stage of the storage shelf 2 and the storage shelf 2 is lowered to the storage space 14 under the counter. If you do, you will be able to use the upper surface of the counter widely and will not interfere with other work on the counter.

  On the other hand, since the ventilation fan 35 is provided in the storage shelf 2, the electric sirocco fan 38 of the ventilation fan 35 is driven in a state where the storage shelf 2 is lowered to the storage space 14 below the counter as shown in FIG. 9B. Then, the moisture in the storage space 14 is sucked from the air inlet 35c of the main body 35a of the ventilation fan 35 and exhausted from the exhaust opening 35b via the electric sirocco fan 38, as indicated by the arrow f. From the duct 39 through the gaps S and S ′, on the lower surface side of the top counter 4, the gap S ″ between the base frame 37 and the cover frame 8 is discharged to the outside (on the counter 1 a). Further, it is possible to reliably prevent the inside of the storage space 14 from getting wet. In addition, it is advantageous because stored items such as tableware stored in the storage shelf 2 can be quickly dried by ventilation.

  Furthermore, if the humidity in the storage space 14 is detected by the humidity sensor 34 and the ventilation fan 35 is driven and controlled when the humidity is above a certain level, the ventilation fan 35 is driven only when necessary, thereby saving power. Can reduce harsh fan sounds.

  Moreover, by attaching the ventilation fan 35 to the ceiling side of the storage shelf 2, the storage shelf 2 with high humidity can be effectively ventilated.

  Further, since the recess 4g formed on the lower surface of the top counter 4 is used as the exhaust duct 39 of the ventilation fan 35, it is not necessary to provide a separate exhaust duct for the ventilation fan 35, and the cost is reduced.

  In the above embodiment, the ventilation fan 35 is mounted on the ceiling side of the storage shelf 2, but it can also be mounted in the storage space 14.

It is a floor cabinet for kitchens showing an embodiment of the present invention, and a storage shelf is a perspective view of a lowered position. It is a floor cabinet for kitchens showing an embodiment of the present invention, and a storage shelf is a perspective view of a raised position. It is a front view of a switch panel. It is the perspective view which looked at the raising / lowering storage apparatus from the dining / living side. (A) is the front view which looked at the raising / lowering storage apparatus from the dining / living side. (A) is a top view of the raising / lowering storage apparatus which abbreviate | omitted the storage shelf, (b) is a principal part cross-sectional side view of an raising / lowering storage apparatus. (A) is a perspective view of the storage shelf which abbreviate | omitted the top-plate counter, (b) is a perspective view of a guide rail and a bracket. (A) is the perspective view which looked up the storage shelf from the downward direction, (b) is the expansion perspective view of a ventilation fan part. It is sectional drawing equivalent to the BB line of Fig.8 (a), (a) is a figure of the raising position of a storage shelf, (b) is a figure of the falling position of a storage shelf. (A) is a back view of the top plate counter before attaching a ventilation fan, (b) is the sectional view on the AA line of (a).

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Kitchen floor cabinet 1a Counter 2 Storage shelf 4 Top plate counter 4g Recess 5 Lifting opening 6 Lifting mechanism 14 Storage space 34 Humidity sensor 35 Ventilation fan 39 Exhaust duct

Claims (2)

Elevating / lowering provided with a storage shelf arranged in a lift opening formed in a part of a counter of a kitchen floor cabinet, and a lifting mechanism for lowering the storage shelf to a storage space under the counter and raising it on the counter In the type storage device,
A ventilation fan for ventilating the storage space is attached to the ceiling side of the storage shelf, and a recess is formed on the lower surface of the top counter wider than the lifting opening of the storage shelf , and this recess is used for exhausting the ventilation fan. gap with the duct, when a storage rack in a state of lowered in the housing space under the counter, between the top plate counter counters and storage shelves of the kitchen, the exhaust from the exhaust duct is discharged to the outside An elevating storage device characterized in that the exhaust is exhausted to the outside through the gap .   The elevating storage apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a humidity sensor that detects humidity of the storage space is provided, and the ventilation fan is driven and controlled when the humidity is equal to or higher than a certain humidity.

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