JP4372088B2 - Kitchen tv equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a kitchen television set that can be installed in a kitchen and includes a main body attached to a horizontal lower surface and a monitor unit suspended from the main body.

As a conventional kitchen TV apparatus of this type, for example, a rectangular window hole is formed in the bottom plate of the upper storage installed in the kitchen, and a main body that covers the window hole from the inside of the upper storage is provided. There is known a kitchen television apparatus having a monitor unit that is suspended downward from the main body through the main body (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2004-241919 A (FIGS. 2 and 3)

  In the above-described conventional kitchen TV apparatus, the main body is disposed in the upper storage, so it is necessary to prevent the stored items from coming into contact with the main body by installing a shelf board on the main body in the upper storage. is there. Therefore, the storage space of the upper storage is eroded by the main body, resulting in a problem that the storage space is reduced.

  In order to eliminate such problems, simply fixing the main body to the bottom surface of the bottom plate of the upper storage case exposes the antenna wires and power cords connected to the main body, which makes the appearance worse and implements as it is. It is not possible.

  Then, this invention makes it a subject to provide the kitchen television apparatus which does not impair the storage space of an upper storage, and does not deteriorate the appearance in view of said problem.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a kitchen TV apparatus according to the present invention includes a box-shaped main body that can be attached to the lower surface of the bottom plate of an upper storage installed in a kitchen, and a monitor TV that is suspended from the main body. In the device, the monitor unit is suspended from the front end portion of the main body, and a concave terminal storage portion is formed from the rear end portion of the main body to the front, and an external signal is input to the left and right inner surfaces of the terminal storage portion. A terminal for outputting is attached.

  When wiring from outside with the main body attached to the bottom surface of the bottom plate of the upper storage, it is connected to a terminal provided in the concave terminal storage. Wiring to the terminal storage portion can be performed through the inside of the upper storage, and further through the minimum necessary through holes formed in the bottom plate of the upper storage, and the appearance is not impaired. Further, when the rear end of the main body is close to the wall surface of the kitchen, the wiring can be routed through the wall surface and further through the wiring through hole formed in the wall surface, and the appearance is not impaired. In addition, when a terminal accommodating part is formed in concave shape, three inner surfaces of the front end surface facing back are formed in addition to the left and right side surfaces. However, since the front end face faces rearward, when the terminal is provided on the front end face, the terminal is hidden from view when viewed from the front. On the other hand, when the terminals are provided on the left and right side surfaces as in the present invention, the terminals on the left and right side surfaces can be visually observed from the front side by slightly swinging the line of sight. In addition, since the concave terminal storage part is formed in this way, there is no problem in wiring even if the side surface of the main body is blocked by a wall or a kitchen device such as a refrigerator or tableware storage. There are no restrictions.

  By the way, the AV input terminal is a terminal to which an external video signal or audio signal is inputted. In addition to the case where the signal line is permanently connected to this terminal and used, the signal input line is temporarily used when desired. It is also conceivable to use the system for connecting the two. Many plugs connected to the AV input terminal are relatively long in the insertion / removal direction. Therefore, a certain amount of space is required for attaching and detaching the plug. Also, other cables must be bent near the plug portion, but it is desirable that the radius of curvature of S be as large as possible.

  Therefore, the left and right side surfaces of the terminal storage portion are formed to be inclined at a predetermined angle toward the rear. This makes it possible to use a rear space in the insertion / removal direction with respect to the AV input terminal and other terminals, making it easy to insert / remove the plug into / from the AV input terminal, and bending other permanently wired cords. The radius of curvature of the part can be increased.

  Next, since the main body was installed in the upper storage in the conventional apparatus, the main body was not exposed to the atmosphere in the kitchen. However, when the main body is taken out of the upper storage and attached to the lower surface of the bottom plate of the upper storage as in the present invention, the main body is exposed to the water vapor and oil smoke peculiar to the kitchen. In particular, oil smoke and water vapor often flow along the lower surface of the bottom plate of the upper storage. If the terminal is exposed from the main body, the oil smoke becomes dirty and adheres to the terminal. Therefore, in the kitchen television with the above configuration, it is necessary to attach a cover member that covers the terminal storage portion. However, depending on the structure of the kitchen, there is a case where the wall surface is close to the rear of the main body, and when the cover member is configured to move further rearward than the rear end of the main body when the cover member is opened and closed, the cover member is placed on the wall surface. The cover member cannot be opened and closed due to interference.

  In view of this, a cover member having an L-shaped cross section that covers the lower surface and the rear surface of the terminal storage portion is provided, and the cover member is detachably engaged with the main body so that the bent portion of the cover member is the center of swinging. In addition, after the cover member is mounted on the main body, the lower surface portion of the cover member is swung downward by a predetermined angle, and then the cover member is removed from the main body.

  In this configuration, when the bottom surface portion of the cover member is swung downward, the rear surface portion inevitably rocks in the main body, that is, forward. Therefore, even if the wall surface is close to the rear of the main body, the rear surface portion of the cover member does not interfere with the wall surface.

  When the wall surface is close to the rear of the main body, the wiring passes through the wall surface as described above. At that time, a removable cover member is provided on a portion of the cover member that covers the rear surface of the terminal housing portion, and when the cover member is attached to the main body with the cover member removed, the portion of the cover member removed is removed. If the terminal storage portion is configured to be opened rearward, the wiring from the inside of the wall surface can be introduced to the main body through the portion from which the lid member is removed.

  As apparent from the above description, the present invention is configured so that the main body is attached to the lower surface of the bottom plate of the upper storage, so that the storage space in the upper storage is not reduced, and the terminal storage portion is provided in the main body. Since the wiring is provided, the wiring does not spread and the appearance is not impaired.

  Referring to FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an upper storage installed in a kitchen K, in which a storage space is secured. A kitchen TV 2 according to the present invention was attached to the lower surface of the bottom plate 11 of the upper storage 1.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the kitchen TV 2 includes a box-shaped main body 3 fixed to the lower surface of the bottom plate 11 and a monitor unit 4 that is the lower surface of the main body 3 and hangs from the front end. ing. The monitor unit 4 can swing back and forth around the connecting portion with the main body 3, and can jump up to a posture close to the main body 3 from the illustrated state. Further, in the state shown in the figure, the monitor unit can rotate left and right about the vertical axis.

  A terminal accommodating portion 31 covered with the cover 5 was formed at the rear end portion of the main body 3. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the terminal storage portion 31 is formed in a concave shape from the rear end portion of the main body 3 toward the front. Various terminals are provided on the left and right inner surfaces 32 and 33. The kitchen TV 2 has a cord L that must be connected, such as a power cord from the outside and a cable to which a reception signal from an antenna is sent. Such cords L are hardly removed once they are connected to the main body 3. Thus, the terminal to which the cords L to be permanently connected is connected is provided on the inner surface 33 on the right side.

  On the other hand, an AV input terminal 32a to which an AV signal that is a video signal or an audio signal is input from the outside is attached to the left inner surface 32. The AV input terminal 32a may be permanently connected with an AV signal cord for connection with an AV device such as a DVD device such as a living room. And the video or music may be reproduced on the monitor unit 4.

  Since the terminal housing 31 is normally covered with the cover 5, the cover 5 is removed when connecting the AV signal cord to the AV input terminal 32a. Since the AV input terminal 32a is exposed when the cover 5 is removed, the cord is manually connected to the AV input terminal 32a. Specifically, the plug P connected to the tip of the cord is inserted into the AV input terminal 32a.

  Since the plug P is relatively long in the insertion / removal direction, it is desirable that no obstacle is particularly close in the extraction direction. Since the inner side surfaces 32 and 33 are opposed to each other, it is desirable that the side surface 33 without the right side does not get in the way when the plug P is pulled out. Therefore, the left inner surface 32 is formed to be inclined rearward. Since the inner side surface 33 on the right side is also formed to be inclined rearward, the radius of curvature of the bent portion of the cords L can be increased.

  By the way, the cover 5 has an L-shaped cross section composed of a lower surface portion 51 and a rear surface portion 42, and a pair of left and right oscillating shafts 54 is formed at the bent portion. The swing shaft 54 is engaged with a bearing portion 34 provided in the terminal storage portion 31. In addition, a removable cover plate 53 is provided on the rear surface portion 52.

  Referring to FIG. 5, in a state where cover 5 is attached to main body 3, that is, in a state where terminal storage portion 31 is covered with cover 5, the front end of lower surface portion 51 is removed from main body 3, and swing shaft 54. Oscillate downward about the center. Then, the rear surface portion 52 swings forward (state shown in I). Next, the cover 5 is slightly lifted and pulled further forward to remove the swing shaft 54 from the bearing portion 34 (state shown in II). If it will be in this state, the cover 5 will fall under its own weight and will be removed from the main body 3. FIG. In particular, as can be seen from the state shown in I, when removing the cover 5 from the main body 3, the rear surface portion 52 does not protrude rearward from the rear surface of the main body 3, so that the wall portion W is close to the rear of the main body 3. However, the cover 5 can be removed without interfering with the wall W.

  As shown in FIG. 5, when the wall portion W is close to the rear of the main body 3, various wirings are routed through wiring through holes WH formed in the wall portion W. At this time, the lid plate 53 is removed, and wiring is performed through the space from which the lid plate 53 is removed.

  Moreover, when there is no wall part W behind the main body 3 as in a face-to-face kitchen, a through hole 11a may be provided in the bottom plate 11 and wiring may be performed through the through hole 11a.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to an above-described form, You may add a various change in the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention.

The figure which shows the structure of one embodiment of this invention Perspective view of kitchen TV as seen from below View of the main unit from directly below Diagram showing the state of the inner surface The figure explaining the attachment and detachment procedure of a cover

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Upper storage 2 Kitchen TV 3 Main body 4 Monitor part 5 Cover 32 Inner side surface 32a AV input terminal 51 Lower surface part 52 Rear surface part 54 Swing axis

Claims (4)

  In a kitchen TV apparatus having a box-shaped main body that can be attached to the bottom surface of the bottom plate of the upper storage installed in the kitchen and a monitor unit suspended from the main unit, the monitor unit is suspended from the front end portion of the main unit. The kitchen is characterized in that a concave terminal storage portion is formed from the rear end portion of the main body toward the front, and terminals for inputting / outputting signals to / from the outside are attached to the left and right inner surfaces of the terminal storage portion. TV equipment.   2. The kitchen television device according to claim 1, wherein the left and right side surfaces of the terminal storage portion are formed to be inclined at a predetermined angle toward the rear.   A cover member having an L-shaped cross section that covers the lower surface and the rear surface of the terminal storage portion is provided, and the cover member is detachably engaged with the main body so that the bent portion of the cover member is a swing center, 3. The cover member is configured to be removed from the main body after the lower surface portion of the cover member is swung downward by a predetermined angle from the state in which the cover member is mounted on the main body. Kitchen TV equipment as described in. A removable cover member is provided on a portion of the cover member that covers the rear surface of the terminal storage portion. When the cover member is attached to the main body with the cover member removed, the terminal is connected via the portion where the cover member is removed. The kitchen TV apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the storage portion is opened rearward.

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