JP4852359B2 - Sink stand mounting structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a structure for attaching a sink stand such as a cutting board stand to a storage box such as a detergent pocket attached to a sink.

  An accessory case such as a detergent pocket and a stand such as a cutting board stand are detachably attached to the sink of the kitchen sink. For example, Patent Document 1 proposes an attachment structure for these accessory case and stand.

That is, in the mounting structure proposed in Patent Document 1, a bulging portion is formed on the rear wall surface of the sink main body, and a pair of pins are attached to the rear side edge portion of the sink continuous to the upper end of the bulging portion. It is characterized by projecting at an interval and locking the accessory case and cutting board detachably to the pin.
JP 2001-214486 A

  However, the mounting structure proposed in Patent Document 1 employs a configuration in which an accessory case or a chopping board stand is locked to a pair of pins protruding at regular intervals on the rear side edge of the sink. Therefore, there are problems in that the shape and width dimensions of the accessory case and cutting board stand are restricted, and the pins protrude from the upper surface of the sink, so that the cleaning property and the design property are poor.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and the intended process is to easily attach the sink stand without any restrictions on the shape and width, and without impairing the cleanability and design. An object of the present invention is to provide a mounting structure for a sink stand.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is characterized in that the sink stand is a structure for attaching to the storage box a stand for sink that is configured separately from the storage box attached to the sink. It is characterized in that two parallel metal columns with one end forming a free end are provided, and the sink stand is detachably attached to the storage box by the elastic restoring force of the metal columns in a direction away from each other. .

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, an S-shaped hook is attached to each metal column of the sink stand in plan view, and the hook is attached to two parallel metal vertical portions of the storage box. The sink stand is detachably attached to the storage box by engaging the rod from the inside.

  The invention according to claim 3 is that, in the invention according to claim 2, the interval between the two hooks is set larger than the interval between the two metal vertical bars of the storage box to which the hook is locked. Features.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to third aspects, a holding member that fits a part of the peripheral edge of the opening of the sink is attached to each metal column of the sink stand. It is characterized by that.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, the sink stand is formed by bending a metal bar including the metal column and forming a recess to hold a cutting board. It is characterized by being a chopping board stand.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, instead of the conventional mounting structure in which the sink stand is locked to the pair of pins protruding from the upper surface of the sink, the two parallel metal struts are separated from each other. Since the structure in which the sink stand is detachably attached to the storage box by the elastic restoring force is adopted, the sink stand can be easily attached to the storage box without any restrictions on the shape and width of the sink stand. Further, since the pins are not exposed on the upper surface of the sink, the cleaning performance and design of the sink are not impaired.

  According to invention of Claim 2 and 3, the hook attached to these metal support | pillars in the state which applied inner force to the two metal support | pillars of the stand for sinks, and compressed both in the direction which adjoins mutually The two metal vertical bars of the storage box are engaged from the inside, and the force applied to the metal column of the sink stand is removed by the elastic restoring force in the direction of separating the metal columns, The hooks attached thereto are pressed and locked to the two metal vertical bars of the storage box from the inside, whereby the sink stand is easily and securely attached to the storage box. In addition, if the inner force is applied again to the two metal columns of the sink stand and the two are pressed in the direction close to each other, the hook is disengaged from the metal vertical bar of the storage box. The stand can be easily removed from the storage box.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since each metal column of the sink stand is held by a part of the periphery of the opening of the sink via the holding member, the weight of the cutting board or the like supported by the sink stand is reduced. Part of the sink is also received by the sink, and the sink stand can be reliably supported without falling even if it is relatively heavy.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, by using the sink stand as a cutting board stand, it is possible to store the cutting board, which has been difficult to store in the kitchen sink, in a predetermined place, and a wide working space in the kitchen sink. It can be ensured and workability can be improved.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of the sink, and FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view of the main part of the sink showing a cutting board mounting structure.

  A sink 1 shown in FIG. 1 is formed into a concave shape by integral molding of artificial marble, and a flange portion 1a at the periphery of the opening is supported by a kitchen counter (not shown). A circular drainage outlet 2 is opened at the center in the width direction on the back side (right side in FIG. 1) of the sink 1, and a drainage trap and drainage pipe (not shown) are connected to the drainage outlet 2. Has been.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, bulging portions 1b and 1c are integrally formed on the left and right sides of the drain port 2 on the back side of the sink 1, and are formed on the upper surface of one bulging portion 1b. The faucet 3 is attached. Although not shown, the water tap 3 is connected to a water supply pipe and a hot water supply pipe.

  By the way, a concave space is formed between the left and right bulging portions 1b, 1c on the back side of the sink 1, and a rectangular box-like detergent pocket 4 as a storage box is disposed in this space. Yes. The detergent pocket 4 has a front face made of stainless steel punching metal 4a, and left and right side faces, rear face and bottom face made of a plurality of vertical bars 4b and horizontal bars 4c made of stainless steel metal round bars. It consists of a frame. A number of rectangular holes are formed in the punching metal 4a.

  Further, the rear side wall 1d (the wall between the left and right bulging portions 1b and 1c) 1d of the sink 1 forms a substantially vertical surface that slightly inclines downward, and the upper left and right sides of the rear wall 1d. A pair of pins 5 are projected horizontally with a predetermined interval.

  Thus, semicircular engagement recesses 4c-1 are formed at the same interval as the interval between the pair of left and right pins 5 on the left and right sides of one horizontal bar 4c of the lattice frame constituting the rear surface of the detergent pocket 4. The detergent pocket 4 is pushed into the space formed between the left and right bulging portions 1b, 1c on the back side of the sink 1 from the front side, and the rear surface thereof is abutted against the rear wall 1d of the sink 1, The pair of left and right engaging recesses 4 c-1 formed thereon are engaged with the left and right pins 5 so as to be detachably attached to the rear wall 1 d of the sink 1.

  A cutting board stand 6 as a sink stand is detachably attached to the detergent pocket 4 by the mounting structure according to the present invention. First, the details of the configuration of the cutting board 6 will be described with reference to FIGS. explain. 3 is a front view of the cutting board stand, FIG. 4 is a side view of the cutting board stand, FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 3, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a hook, and FIG. FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the cutting board 6 is formed by welding two bent metal round bars 7 and 8 made of stainless steel, and one metal round bar 7 has a gate shape. The gate mold part 7a is formed by a horizontal part 7b extending horizontally from the left and right sides of the gate mold part 7a, and a metal column 7c extending substantially vertically downward from the horizontal part 7b. Here, the left and right metal struts 7c of the metal round bar 7 are arranged in parallel with a slight inclination at the same angle as the rear wall 1d of the sink 1, and the end portions constitute free ends that are not restrained at all. .

  The other metal round bar 8 includes a gate-shaped portion 8a formed in a gate shape, and a horizontal portion 8b extending horizontally from the left and right of the gate-shaped portion 8a. By contacting the inner sides of the left and right horizontal portions 7b of the metal rod 7 and welding the contact portions, a basic shape of a cutting board 6 having a three-dimensional shape as shown in FIG. 2 is obtained. This cutting board 6 The gate portions 7a and 8a and the horizontal portions 7b and 8b of both metal rods 7 and 8 are formed with recesses 6a (see FIG. 4) for receiving the cutting board 9 in the horizontal position.

  3 and 4 at the lower ends of the left and right metal columns 7c of the cutting board 6 in which the basic shape is formed by joining and integrating the two metal round bars 7 and 8 bent and formed as described above. As shown, a hook 10 obtained by forming a stainless steel plate in an S shape in plan view is welded. Here, in each metal support 7c, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the semicircular recess 10a of the hook 10 is fitted and welded to the metal support 7c, and the flat portion 10b of each hook 10 is made of metal. It protrudes toward the outside of the column 7c. The distance between the left and right hooks 10 is set to be larger than the distance between the two metal vertical bars 4b of the detergent pocket 4 to which the hooks 10 are locked.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a resin block holding member 11 is fitted and fixed above the hook 10 of the left and right metal columns 7c of the cutting board holder 6. Here, as shown in FIG. 7, each holding member 11 is provided with a semicircular fitting groove 11 a having a semicircular cross section to be fitted into the metal support 7 c in the vertical direction, and the periphery of the opening of the sink 1. An R-shaped fitting recess 11b that fits in the corner portion is formed.

  Next, how to attach the cutting board holder 6 configured as described above to the detergent pocket 4 will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 to 10 are partial perspective views showing the mounting procedure of the cutting board stand in the order of the steps.

  In order to attach the cutting board holder 6 to the detergent pocket 4, as shown in FIG. 8, two parallel metal columns 7c of the cutting board holder 6 are grasped with both hands, and an internal force is applied to them to bring them close to each other. The hooks 10 attached to these metal columns 7c are engaged with the two metal vertical bars 4b of the detergent pocket 4 from the inside while being compressed in the direction. Here, as described above, the distance between the left and right hooks 10 is set to be larger than the distance between the two metal vertical bars 4b of the detergent pocket 4 to which the hooks 10 are locked. 9 except for the force applied to the metal strut 7c of FIG. 6, the metal strut 7c is opened by the elastic restoring force in the direction of separating from each other as shown in FIG. As shown, the two metal vertical bars 4b of the detergent pocket 4 are pressed and locked from the inside, whereby the cutting board 6 is easily and securely attached to the detergent pocket 4 as shown in FIG.

  Further, when the inner force is again applied to the two metal struts 7c of the cutting board stand 6 as described above and the two are pushed in the direction close to each other, the hook 10 is engaged with the metal vertical bar 4b of the detergent pocket 4. Since the match is released, the cutting board 6 can be easily removed from the detergent pocket 4.

  As described above, according to the present invention, instead of the conventional mounting structure in which the sink stand is locked to the pair of pins protruding from the upper surface of the sink, the two parallel metal columns 7c are separated from each other. Since the cutting board 6 is detachably attached to the detergent pocket 4 by the elastic restoring force in the direction, the cutting board 6 can be easily attached to the detergent pocket 4 without any restrictions on the shape and width of the cutting board 6. be able to. And since the pin 5 is not exposed to the upper surface of the sink 1, the cleaning property and design property of the sink 1 are not impaired.

  Further, according to the mounting structure of the present invention, each metal column 7c of the cutting board holder 6 is held by a part of the peripheral edge of the opening of the sink via the holding member 11, so that the cutting board supported by the cutting board holder 6 is supported. Part of the weight of 9 is also received by the sink 1, and the cutting board holder 6 can reliably support the relatively heavy cutting board 9 without falling down.

  Further, it is possible to store the cutting board 9 that has conventionally been difficult to store in the kitchen sink in a predetermined place, and it is possible to secure a wide work space in the kitchen sink and improve workability. It is done.

  Although the present invention has been described with respect to an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a cutting board stand, the present invention can be applied to an attachment structure for any sink stand other than the cutting board stand, such as a dish rack, a ladle hook, a knife stand, etc. Of course, the present invention can be similarly applied.

It is a sectional side view of a sink. It is a fragmentary perspective view of the sink principal part which shows the attachment structure of the cutting board stand concerning this invention. It is a front view of a cutting board stand. It is a side view of a cutting board stand. It is an AA line expanded sectional view of FIG. It is a perspective view of a hook. It is a perspective view of a holding member. It is a fragmentary perspective view which shows the attachment point of a cutting board stand. It is a fragmentary perspective view which shows the attachment point of a cutting board stand. It is a fragmentary perspective view which shows the attachment point of a cutting board stand.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Sink 1a Sink flange part 1b, 1c Sink bulging part 1d Sink rear wall 2 Drain outlet 3 Water tap 4 Detergent pocket (storage box)
4a Detergent pocket punching metal 4b Detergent pocket metal vertical bar 4c Detergent pocket metal horizontal bar 4c-1 Detergent pocket engaging recess 5 Pin 6 Cutting board stand (sink stand)
7,8 Metal rod 7a, 8a Metal rod gate portion 7b, 8b Metal rod horizontal portion 7c Metal rod metal support 9 Cutting board 10 Hook 10a Hook semicircular recess 10b Hook flat portion 11 Holding member 11a Holding member Fitting groove 11b fitting recess of holding member

Claims (5)

A structure for attaching a sink stand configured separately from a storage box attached to a sink to the storage box,
The sink stand is provided with two parallel metal columns with one end forming a free end, and the sink stand is detachably attached to the storage box by an elastic restoring force of the metal columns in a direction away from each other. Sink stand mounting structure.   An S-shaped hook is attached to each metal column of the sink stand in plan view, and the hook is locked to two metal vertical bars parallel to each other of the storage box from the inside to thereby attach the sink stand to the storage box. The sink stand mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the sink stand mounting structure is detachably mounted on the sink.   3. The sink stand mounting structure according to claim 2, wherein an interval between the two hooks is set larger than an interval between two metal vertical bars of the storage box to which the hooks are locked.   The attachment structure of the sink stand according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a holding member to be fitted to a part of a peripheral edge of the opening of the sink is attached to each metal column of the sink stand. .   The sink according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the sink stand is a cutting board stand formed by bending a metal bar including the metal support and forming a recess to hold a cutting board. Stand mounting structure.

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