JP6565199B2 - Tableware dryer - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a tableware dryer.

  In a conventional tableware dryer, a drawer-type drying cabinet having a drying mechanism for storing and drying a lightly drained item is known. In such a drying cabinet, for example, cooking utensils such as a frying pan, tableware, and the like can be stored inside the drying cabinet and dried by a drying mechanism (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent No. 4621545

  However, in the conventional tableware dryer shown in Patent Document 1, a relatively large cooking utensil such as a frying pan and a relatively small tableware such as a teacup or a dish are stored together in a drying cabinet and dried. Therefore, a relatively large object to be dried occupies a large space in the drying cabinet, and the use efficiency of the space in the drying cabinet is deteriorated. Furthermore, since a relatively large object to be dried is in the drying cabinet, a blind spot that is difficult to receive wind from the drying mechanism is likely to be generated, and it may be difficult to sufficiently dry a relatively small object to be dried.

  In addition, a relatively large object to be dried is difficult to dry because it has a large amount of moisture that needs to be removed during drying, and it is difficult to quickly dry it. In particular, a cooking utensil such as a frying pan has a scene that it is desired to use for cooking after being washed once, and even in such a scene, it is difficult to quickly dry only the cooking utensil.

  This invention was made to solve such a problem, and while a relatively large object to be dried can be quickly dried, a relatively small object to be dried can be sufficiently dried, And the tableware dryer which is a simple structure is obtained.

In the tableware dryer according to the present invention, a first space opened upward is formed, an air outlet is formed on the inner side surface of the first space, and the user has the inside of the first space. and dryable inserting drying section to be dried product which is inserted in the second space is formed, a housing drying unit for drying the object to be dried placed on the inside of the second space, the Air blowing means for generating an air flow blown out from the air outlet, communicating the first space and the second space, and the air flow blown out from the air outlet into the first space A communication air passage is formed that allows the air to flow into the second space.

  In the tableware dryer according to the present invention, with a simple configuration, a relatively large object to be dried can be quickly dried, while a relatively small object to be dried can be sufficiently dried. Play.

It is a longitudinal cross-sectional perspective view which shows the whole structure of the tableware dryer which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the operation | movement system of the tableware dryer which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example in use of the insertion drying apparatus of the tableware dryer which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example in use of the storage drying apparatus of the tableware dryer which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of installation to the kitchen of the tableware dryer which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of arrangement | positioning of the insertion drying apparatus and storage drying apparatus of the tableware dryer which concern on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the other example of arrangement | positioning of the insertion drying apparatus and storage drying apparatus of the tableware dryer which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention.

  The present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same reference numerals denote the same or corresponding parts throughout the drawings. The overlapping description of the same reference numerals will be simplified or omitted as appropriate.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIGS. 1 to 7 relate to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional perspective view showing the overall configuration of the tableware dryer, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the operation system of the tableware dryer. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of using the insertion dryer of the tableware dryer, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of using the storage dryer of the tableware dryer, and FIG. 5 is an installation of the tableware dryer in the kitchen. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the arrangement of the insertion drying device and the storage drying device of the tableware dryer, and FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating another example of the arrangement of the insertion drying device and the storage drying device of the tableware dryer. It is.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the tableware dryer 100 includes a storage body 110 and a housing 120. The storage body 110 has a box shape in which one side surface, specifically, for example, a front side surface (a left side surface in FIG. 1) is opened. Moreover, the housing | casing 120 is a box shape one size smaller than the storage body 110, and the upper surface is open | released. The housing 120 is stored inside the storage body 110. And the housing | casing 120 is movable along the drawer direction predetermined with respect to the storage body 110. FIG. Here, the drawing direction is the left-right direction toward the drawing as shown by a thick arrow in FIG.

  An insertion drying device 200 and a storage drying device 300 are accommodated in the housing 120. In the example shown in FIG. 1, the insertion drying device 200 is disposed on the front side in the drawing direction with respect to the storage drying device 300 in the housing 120. An insertion drying space 201 (first space) is formed inside the insertion drying apparatus 200 (insertion drying unit). The insertion drying space 201 communicates with the outside of the insertion drying apparatus 200 through the opening 202. The opening 202 is formed in the upper part of the insertion drying apparatus 200. That is, the opening 202 opens the upper part of the insertion drying space 201 to the outside of the insertion drying apparatus 200.

  A blower outlet 210 is formed on the inner side surface of the insertion drying space 201. More specifically, the air outlet 210 is provided on each of the opposing inner side surfaces of the insertion drying space 201. Specifically, the blower outlet 210 is provided in each of the front side surface 203 and the back side surface 204 which oppose here. Moreover, these blower outlets 210 are provided so that an air flow may be blown in the direction which mutually opposes.

  An air passage 220 is formed inside the insertion drying apparatus 200. The air passage 220 is divided into two hands on the front side and the back side of the insertion drying space 201. The front air passage 220 leads to a blower outlet 210 formed in the front side surface 203 of the insertion drying space 201. Further, the rear air passage 220 communicates with an air outlet 210 formed on the inner side surface 204 of the insertion drying space 201.

  A blower 230 is attached to the upstream side of the location where the air passage 220 branches to the near side and the far side. The blower 230 is a blowing means for causing air sucked from a suction port 330 described later to be ejected from the blower outlet 210 as a high-speed air flow.

  A heater 240 is installed in the air passage 220 on the downstream side of the blower 230. The heater 240 is for warming the air in the ventilation path 220 and warming the air flow ejected from the outlet 210. In addition, the heater 240 is arrange | positioned upstream from the branch part of the ventilation path 220. FIG.

  In the first space (insertion drying space 201), a leftover receiving portion 250 is detachably provided. The leftover receiving part 250 is made of, for example, a container having a mesh-like concave shape. The leftover receiving portion 250 is attached to the insertion drying space 201 and covers the entire bottom surface of the insertion drying space 201 and a portion that contacts the bottom surface of each inner side surface. By this leftover receiving part 250, foreign matter such as food waste dropped from the object to be dried inserted in the insertion drying space 201 can be collected. As described above, since the leftover receiving part 250 is detachably attached, it is possible to easily perform maintenance such as removing the leftover receiving part 250 and removing the accumulated foreign matter.

  The storage / drying device 300 (storage / drying unit) has a box shape with an open upper surface, and a storage / drying space 301 (second space) is formed inside the storage / drying device 300. A table basket 310 is arranged in the storage / drying space 301. In the tableware basket 310, tableware or the like to be dried is placed. The tableware basket 310 can be removed from the storage / drying space 301 of the storage / drying apparatus 300.

  A water receiver 320 is provided below the tableware basket 310. The water receiver 320 is for receiving water that has fallen from an object to be dried in the tableware basket 310. A suction port 330 is formed on the inner surface of the storage / drying space 301 (second space). Here, suction ports 330 are arranged on the front side surface and the back side surface of the storage drying space 301, respectively. Thus, by arranging the suction port 330 on the inner side surface of the storage and drying space 301, it is possible to make it difficult for foreign matter or the like to enter the suction port 330. However, the suction port 330 is not limited to the inner surface of the storage / drying space 301, and may be provided at any location on the inner surface of the storage / drying space 301. Further, the number of suction ports 330 is not limited to this.

  A return air passage 340 is formed inside the storage / drying apparatus 300. One end of the return air passage 340 communicates with the suction port 330. The other end side of the return air passage 340 communicates with the blower 230 of the insertion drying device 200.

  The insertion drying space 201 and the storage drying space 301 are communicated with each other through a communication air passage 400. Here, the space formed between the upper surfaces of the insertion / drying device 200 and the storage / drying device 300 and the upper inner surface of the housing 120 in a state where the housing 120 is housed in the housing 110 is the communication air passage 400. . The communication air passage 400 communicates the insertion drying space 201 as the first space with the storage drying space 301 as the second space, and stores the air flow blown out from the outlet 210 into the insertion drying space 201. The inflow is possible.

  In addition, the communication air passage 400 is formed above the insertion drying device 200 and the storage drying device 300 as described above, for example, a back side surface 204 of the insertion drying space 201 and a front surface of the storage drying space 301. It is also conceivable to form it so as to penetrate through.

  A seal member 121 is attached to the upper end of the housing 120. The seal member 121 is provided in contact with the upper inner surface of the housing 120 in a state where the housing 120 is housed in the housing 110. With the seal member 121, in a state where the housing 120 is housed in the housing body 110, certain airtightness is maintained in the space within the housing 120 including the insertion drying space 201, the housing drying space 301, and the communication air passage 400. It has come to droop.

  The path of the air flow during the operation of the blower 230 of the tableware dryer 100 configured as described above is indicated by thin arrows in FIG. When the blower 230 operates, a negative pressure is generated in the return air passage 340 and air is taken into the return air passage 340 from the suction port 330. The air passing through the return air passage 340 passes through the air passage 220 via the blower 230 and the heater 240. The air that has passed through the air passage 220 is blown into the insertion drying space 201 from the air outlet 210 on the front side surface 203 and the air outlet 210 on the back side surface 204 as an air flow.

  The air flow ejected into the insertion drying space 201 goes out of the insertion drying apparatus 200 through the opening 202. As described above, the sealing member 121 maintains a certain airtightness in the space in the housing 120. For this reason, the airflow that has flowed out of the insertion / drying apparatus 200 enters the storage / drying space 301 of the storage / drying apparatus 300 through the communication air passage 400.

  The air flowing into the storage / drying space 301 enters the return air passage 340 from the suction port 330. Thus, since the insertion drying space 201 and the storage drying space 301 are communicated by the communication air passage 400, an air flow path that circulates through the insertion drying space 201 and the storage drying space 301 is formed.

  An insertion detection sensor 260 is attached to the inner side surface of the insertion drying space 201 of the insertion drying apparatus 200. The insertion detection sensor 260 is for detecting an object to be dried inserted from the opening 202 into the insertion drying space 201. Here, the insertion detection sensor 260 is disposed in the vicinity of the opening 202 of the front side surface 203. As the insertion detection sensor 260, for example, an optical sensor using a photocoupler or the like can be used.

  An open / close detection sensor 130 is attached to the upper inner surface of the storage body 110. The open / close detection sensor 130 detects whether the housing 120 is housed in the housing body 110 (ie, is closed) or whether the housing 120 is pulled out from the housing body 110 (ie, is opened). Is for. As the open / close detection sensor 130, for example, a microswitch or an optical sensor can be used. In addition, the installation location of the open / close detection sensor 130 is not limited to the housing 110 side, and may be installed on the housing 120 side.

  Next, the configuration of the operation system of the tableware dryer 100 will be described with reference to FIG. Detection signals from the open / close detection sensor 130 and the insertion detection sensor 260 are input to the control unit 500. And the control part 500 controls operation | movement of the air blower 230 and the heater 240 based on the detection result of these sensors.

  In the controller 500, the opening / closing detection sensor 130 detects that the housing 120 is pulled out from the housing 110, and the insertion detection sensor 260 inserts an object to be dried into the insertion drying space 201. When this is detected, the blower 230 is operated in a strong operation. Further, the controller 500 detects that the casing 120 is in the storage body 110 by the open / close detection sensor 130, and an object to be dried is inserted into the insertion drying space 201 by the insertion detection sensor 260. When it is detected that the fan has not been operated, the blower 230 is operated in a weak operation.

  In addition, when operating the blower 230, the control unit 500 operates the heater 240 as a rule to make the air flow ejected from the outlet 210 hot air. However, the user may be able to select whether the heater 240 is operated to generate hot air or whether the heater 240 is operated without operating the cool air.

  In addition, it is desirable to use a heater 240 having a PTC (Positive Temperature Coefficient) characteristic. By using the heater 240 having PTC characteristics, the temperature of the heater 240 can be prevented from rising above a certain temperature. A main power switch (not shown) may be installed on the front surface of the casing 120 or the like so that the power supply to the heater 240 or the blower 230 can be manually turned off only by automatic control based on the detection result of each sensor.

  In the tableware dryer 100 configured as described above, when it is desired to quickly dry and use, for example, the frying pan 600 that is an object to be dried, the insertion drying device 200 is mainly used. In this case, as shown in FIG. 3, first, the housing 120 is pulled out from the storage body 110. At this time, since only the insertion / drying device 200 is used, it is sufficient to pull out the housing 120 so that the insertion / drying device 200 arranged on the front side in the pulling-out direction comes out of the storage body 110.

  When the frying pan 600 held by the user is inserted into the insertion drying space 201 through the opening 202, the blower 230 operates in a strong operation as described above. Therefore, the frying pan 600 can be quickly dried while blowing off the water adhering to the frying pan 600 by the strong air flow ejected from the air outlet 210. At this time, the air outlet 210 is provided on each of the opposing inner side surfaces of the insertion drying device 200 and blows an air flow in a direction opposite to each other, so that it can be simultaneously dried from both sides of the frying pan 600 that is an object to be dried. It is.

  In addition, since the user dries while holding the frying pan 600 that is the object to be dried, the user can place the object to be dried (the frying pan in the insertion drying space 201 so that the airflow hits a desired location. 600) position can be adjusted by yourself. Therefore, an air flow can be focused on a portion where drying of the material to be dried is necessary, and the drying can be efficiently performed.

  The insertion / drying space 201 (first space) is inclined and extended gradually from the near side to the far side in the drawing direction as it goes downward from the upper opening 202. For this reason, the user can easily insert an object to be dried (such as the frying pan 600) into the insertion drying space 201 from the near side.

  Next, in the case where drying should be performed before the next use without being so rushed, the storage drying device 300 is mainly used. In this case, first, the housing 120 is pulled out until the storage / drying device 300 comes out of the storage body 110. Next, for example, a frying pan 600 which is an object to be dried is put into the tableware basket 310 in the storage drying space 301. And the housing | casing 120 is accommodated in the storage body 110, and it will be in the state shown in FIG.

  In this state, as described above, the blower 230 operates in a weak operation, and the air flow ejected from the outlet 210 reaches the storage and drying space 301 through the communication air passage 400, and the object to be dried ( Dry the frying pan 600 and the like. Therefore, since the blower 230 is weakly operated, the frying pan 600 that is an object to be dried can be dried in a state where the operation sound is suppressed to a low level.

  Next, the case where the tableware dryer 100 comprised as mentioned above is installed and installed in a kitchen stand is demonstrated, referring FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the kitchen table 700 is, for example, a face-to-face type, and is arranged so as to partition the indoor space into a kitchen side and a dining side. A sink 710 is provided at a position near one end on the upper surface of the kitchen table 700. A stove 720 is provided at a position near the other end on the upper surface of the kitchen table 700.

  The kitchen table 700 incorporates a tableware dryer 100. The storage body 110 and the housing 120 of the tableware dryer 100 are disposed between the sink 710 and the stove 720 of the kitchen table 700. Thus, by arranging the tableware dryer 100 between the sink 710 and the stove 720, the tableware dryer 100 can be easily used regardless of whether the user is in front of the sink 710 or in front of the stove 720. Can be used.

  In the tableware dryer 100 described above, as shown in FIG. 6, the insertion drying device 200 is arranged on the front side in the drawing direction with respect to the storage drying device 300 in the housing 120. With this arrangement, when only the insertion drying device 200 is to be used, it is only necessary to pull out the housing 120 so that the insertion drying device 200 comes out of the kitchen table 700.

  On the other hand, another example of the arrangement of the insertion drying device 200 and the storage drying device 300 in the housing 120 may be as shown in FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 7, the insertion drying device 200 and the storage drying device 300 are arranged in the casing 120 in a direction orthogonal to the pulling-out direction. By arranging in this way, both the insertion drying device 200 and the storage drying device 300 can be used without pulling out the entire casing 120.

  In the above description, the case where the housing 120 can be pulled out only to one side of the storage body 110 has been described. That is, in FIG. 1, the housing 120 moves from the storage body 110 to the left side as viewed in the drawing and is pulled out. In this regard, the housing 120 may be pulled out to a plurality of sides of the storage body 110. Specifically, for example, in FIG. 1, the casing 120 may be moved from the housing 110 to the right side in the drawing and pulled out. That is, the housing 120 may be pulled out to both sides of the storage body 110.

  In this way, for example, when the tableware dryer 100 is installed in a face-to-face kitchen table 700 as shown in FIG. 5, the table 120 is pulled out from both the kitchen side and the dining side to set the tableware. Since the dryer 100 can be used, convenience can be improved.

  The tableware dryer 100 configured as described above is an insertion drying unit in which an insertion drying space 201 that is a first space opened upward is formed, and an air outlet 210 is formed on the inner surface of the first space. A certain insertion drying apparatus 200, a storage drying apparatus 300 that is a storage drying section in which a storage drying space 301 that is a second space is formed, and a blower 230 that is a blowing means for generating an air flow blown from the outlet 210. And. A communication air passage 400 is formed which communicates the first space and the second space and allows the air flow blown from the blower outlet 210 to the first space to flow into the second space.

  For this reason, a relatively large object to be dried can be quickly dried using the insertion drying apparatus 200. Then, by drying a relatively large object to be dried by the insertion drying apparatus 200, only the relatively small object to be dried that is difficult to be dried by the insertion drying apparatus 200 can be dried by the storage drying apparatus 300. A relatively small object to be dried can be sufficiently dried without wasting capacity.

  Further, the insertion drying space 201 and the storage drying space 301 are communicated with each other through the communication air path 400 so that the air flow blown out from the outlet 210 in the insertion drying space 201 can flow into the storage drying space 301. Without providing an air blowing means for each of the drying device 200 and the storage drying device 300, the air to be dried can be dried by sending a flow of air to the insertion drying device 200 and the storage drying device 300 with one blower 230. It is possible to have a simple configuration.

  In addition, a suction port 330 is formed on the inner surface of the storage / drying space 301, and the blower 230, which is a blowing unit, generates an air flow that blows out the air sucked from the suction port 330 from the blower outlet 210. The pressure in the storage / drying space 301 can be lowered, and the air flow can be efficiently introduced from the communication air passage 400 into the storage / drying space 301. Then, air can be efficiently circulated between the insertion drying space 201 and the storage drying space 301 to effectively dry the object to be dried.

  Furthermore, after the housing 120 is housed in the housing 110 so as to be movable along a predetermined pull-out direction, the insertion drying device 200 and the storage drying device 300 are housed in the housing 120. By pulling out the casing 120 from the storage body 110, the insertion drying device 200 and the storage drying device 300 can be used, and the convenience and the installation of the tableware dryer 100 can be improved.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Tableware dryer, 110 Storage body, 120 Housing | casing, 121 Seal member, 130 Opening / closing detection sensor, 200 Insertion drying apparatus, 201 Insertion drying space, 202 Opening, 203 Front side surface, 204 Back side surface, 210 Outlet, 220 Air flow path , 230 Blower, 240 Heater, 250 Left vegetable receiving part, 260 Insertion detection sensor, 300 Storage drying device, 301 Storage drying space, 310 Tableware basket, 320 Water receiving part, 330 Suction port, 340 Return air path, 400 Connection air path , 500 control unit, 600 frying pan, 700 kitchen stand, 710 sink, 720 stove

Claims (8)

A first space opened upward is formed, a blow-out opening is formed on the inner side surface of the first space, and the object to be dried inserted in a state held by the user inside the first space is dried. Possible insertion drying section,
A storage / drying section for drying a material to be dried placed in the second space, wherein a second space is formed;
An air blowing means for generating an air flow blown from the air outlet,
Tableware drying in which the first space and the second space communicate with each other, and a communication air passage is formed to allow the air flow blown from the outlet to the first space to flow into the second space. Machine. The storage / drying unit has a suction port formed on the inner surface of the second space,
The tableware drier according to claim 1, wherein the air blowing means generates an air flow that blows out air sucked from the suction port from the air outlet. A storage body,
A housing housed in the housing body so as to be movable along a predetermined pull-out direction with respect to the housing body,
The tableware dryer according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the insertion drying unit and the storage drying unit are accommodated in the housing.   The said insertion drying part is a tableware dryer of Claim 3 arrange | positioned rather than the said storage drying part in the said housing | casing in the near side of the said drawing-out direction.   The tableware drier according to claim 4, wherein the first space extends while being inclined from the near side to the far side in the pull-out direction as it goes downward from the upper opening.   The tableware dryer according to claim 3, wherein the insertion drying unit and the storage drying unit are arranged in the casing in a direction orthogonal to the drawing direction.   The tableware dryer as described in any one of Claims 1-6 provided with the leftovers receptacle provided in the said 1st space so that attachment or detachment was possible.   The tableware according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the air outlet is provided on each of inner surfaces facing each other in the first space, and is provided so as to blow out an air flow in a direction opposite to each other. Dryer.

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