JP6681583B2 - Kitchen equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a kitchen device.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a kitchen device. The kitchen device described in Patent Document 1 includes a top plate portion and storage furniture having a cabinet. The lower surface of the front end portion of the top plate portion and the upper surface of the front end portion of the storage furniture (the upper surface of the drawer front plate) face each other vertically with a gap.

JP, 2006-181206, A

  In the kitchen device described in Patent Document 1, for example, the liquid propagating through the top plate portion is likely to enter through the gap.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a kitchen device in which liquid does not easily enter through a gap between a lower surface of a front end portion of a top plate portion and an upper surface of a front end portion of storage furniture.

  A kitchen device according to an aspect of the present invention includes a top plate portion, and storage furniture that is provided below the top plate portion and has a cabinet that supports the top plate portion. The lower surface of the front end portion of the top plate portion and the upper surface of the front end portion of the storage furniture vertically face each other with a gap. A sealing member is provided to prevent liquid from entering through the gap. The sealing member includes a fixed piece and a sealing piece. The fixing piece is fixed to the lower surface of the front end portion of the top plate portion. The sealing piece is provided on the fixed piece and is thinner than the fixed piece and contacts the upper surface of the front end portion of the storage furniture.

  According to the kitchen device of the present invention, it is difficult for liquid to enter through the gap between the lower surface of the front end portion of the top plate portion and the upper surface of the front end portion of the storage furniture.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a kitchen device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the above kitchen device. FIG. 3 is a front view of a main part of the kitchen device of the above. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a main part of the kitchen device of the above. FIG. 5: is a perspective view of the outlet part in the kitchen device same as the above. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a sealing member in the above kitchen device. FIG. 7 is a sectional view of essential parts of a kitchen device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

  BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a kitchen device, and more particularly, to a kitchen device including a top plate portion and storage furniture having a cabinet.

  The kitchen device according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the kitchen device 1 includes a top plate portion 2 and storage furniture 3.

  The top plate portion 2 includes a counter 21 that constitutes an upper surface on which cooking containers, cooking utensils, food materials, and the like are placed. The counter 21 is a plate formed of artificial marble and having a rectangular shape in plan view. The upper surface of the counter 21 is a flat surface. A front hanging portion 22 protruding downward is provided at a front end portion of the counter 21.

  Here, the direction is defined as shown in FIG. In the kitchen device 1, the position of the user is determined by design, and the side on which the user is located is the front side and the opposite side is the rear side. Further, the left side and the right side are the left side and the right side when the user faces the rear side.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the top plate portion 2 includes a decorative member 23 provided at the front end portion on the lower surface side of the counter 21. The decorative member 23 includes an upper piece 231, a vertical piece 232, and a lower piece 233. The decorative member 23 is made of aluminum.

  The upper piece 231 is fixed to the lower surface of the counter 21 and has a flat plate shape. The upper piece 231 is fixed to the lower surface of the counter 21 on the rear side of the front hanging portion 22 with, for example, an adhesive, but the fixing method is not limited. The vertical piece 232 has a flat plate shape and projects downward from a portion of the upper piece 231 located rearward of the front end thereof. The lower piece 233 has a flat plate shape and protrudes from the lower end of the vertical piece 232 toward the front side.

  By this decorative member 23, the front end surface 203 of the front end portion 201 of the top plate portion 2 is provided with a recessed portion 204 that is recessed rearward.

  The top plate portion 2 includes a back pushing member 24 provided on the lower surface side of the counter 21. The backing member 24 is fixed to the lower surface of the upper piece 231 on the rear side of the vertical piece 232 by, for example, an adhesive, but the fixing method is not limited.

  The top plate portion 2 includes a backup material 25 provided on the lower surface side of the counter 21. The backup material 25 is fixed to the lower surface of the counter 21 on the rear side of the backing member 24 with, for example, an adhesive, but the fixing method is not limited. Further, the rear surface of the backing member 24 is fixed to the front surface of the backup material 25 with, for example, an adhesive, but the fixing method is not limited.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a sink 11 is provided on a part of the top surface of the top plate 2. The sink 11 is provided near the right end of the top surface of the top plate 2. An opening 26 is provided in the top plate portion 2 at a portion where the sink 11 is provided. The upper edge of the sink 11 is connected to the inner edge of the opening 26. A caulking material is provided between the upper edge of the sink 11 and the inner edge of the opening 26 of the top plate 2.

  In the first embodiment, the heating cooker 12 is provided in a portion other than the portion where the sink 11 is provided on the upper surface of the top plate portion 2. The heating cooker 12 is an electromagnetic induction heating cooker (so-called IH cooker). The heating cooker 12 is provided in the vicinity of the left end of the top surface of the top plate 2. An opening 27 is provided in the top plate portion 2 at a portion where the heating cooker 12 is provided. The outer edge of the heating cooker 12 is connected to the inner edge of the opening 27. A caulking material is provided between the outer edge of the heating cooker 12 and the inner edge of the opening 27 of the top plate 2.

  In the first embodiment, a cooking space 28 is formed between the portion where the sink 11 is provided and the portion where the heating cooker 12 is provided on the top surface of the top plate portion 2.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the top 2 is supported by a storage furniture 3 provided below the top 2. The storage furniture 3 has a cabinet 4 that supports the top plate portion 2.

  The cabinet 4 has a box shape including a front plate 41, side plates 42, a back plate, a top plate portion 2 as a top plate, and a bottom plate. An opening is provided in the front plate 41, and a door 43 that closes the opening so as to be opened and closed is provided. The space inside the cabinet 4 serves as a storage space for storing the articles put through the opening.

  The storage furniture 3 includes a dishwasher 5 stored in the cabinet 4. The dishwasher 5 includes a washing machine body and a front door 51 provided at a front end portion of the washing machine body. The main body of the washing machine is constructed so that it can be pulled out, and when pulled out from the cabinet 4, the user can store dishes and the like inside. The washing machine body can wash the dishes while being pushed into the cabinet 4.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the storage furniture 3 includes an outlet section 6 provided in the cabinet 4. As shown in FIG. 5, the outlet portion 6 includes an electric connection portion 61 into which a plug blade of a plug provided at the tip of the power cord can be inserted, a housing 62, and an eave portion 63.

  When the plug is electrically connected, the electrical connecting portion 61 supplies electric power to the plug. On the front surface of the electrical connection portion 61, an insertion port 64 into which a plug blade of a plug is inserted is provided. A plurality of (two in the first embodiment) insertion ports 64 are arranged side by side in the left-right direction. The front surface of the electrical connection portion 61 faces obliquely forward and downward (is inclined forward).

  The electrical connection portion 61 is accommodated in the housing 62 with the insertion opening 64 of the electrical connection portion 61 exposed.

  The eaves portion 63 is provided above the electrical connection portion 61 and covers the electrical connection portion 61 from above. The eaves portion 63 is provided so as to overlap the electrical connection portion 61 when viewed in the vertical direction. The front end portion of the eaves portion 63 is inclined so as to be located downward as it approaches the tip. The eaves portion 63 is fixed to the housing 62.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a groove 65 and a weir 66 are provided on the upper surface of the eaves portion 63.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the lower surface 202 of the front end portion 201 of the top plate portion 2 and the upper surface 33 of the front end portion 31 of the storage furniture 3 vertically face each other with the gap 10 interposed therebetween. In the first embodiment, a part of the upper surface 32 of the front end portion 31 of the storage furniture 3 facing the lower surface 202 of the front end portion 201 of the top plate portion 2 is the upper surface of the outlet portion 6.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the kitchen device 1 includes a sealing member 7 that suppresses liquid from entering through the gap 10. As shown in FIG. 6, the sealing member 7 includes a fixing piece 71 and a sealing piece 72. The horizontal length of the sealing member 7 is formed to be substantially the same as the horizontal length of the outlet portion 6. The sealing member 7 is made of resin.

  The fixed piece 71 is fixed to the lower surface 202 of the front end portion 201 of the top plate portion 2. More specifically, in the first embodiment, the fixing piece 71 is a plate-shaped member and is fixed to the lower surface of the decorative member 23. The fixed piece 71 has an enlarged portion 73 that projects upward and has a width (front-rear length) that increases toward the upper side. As shown in FIG. 2, the enlarged portion 73 is inserted into a recess formed in the lower surface of the lower piece 233 of the decorative member 23 and having the same shape as the enlarged portion 73, and the fixing piece 71 is fixed. .

  The sealing piece 72 is provided on the fixed piece 71 and is thinner than the fixed piece 71. The sealing piece 72 has deformability and flexibility. As shown in FIG. 6, in the first embodiment, the sealing piece 72 is located on the front side as the original shape (the shape when no force is applied) goes downward. That is, the direction in which the upper surface of the fixed piece 71 faces and the direction in which the upper surface of the sealing piece 72 faces make an acute angle.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the sealing piece 72 contacts the upper surface 32 of the front end portion 31 of the storage furniture 3. More specifically, in the first embodiment, the sealing piece 72 contacts the upper surface of the outlet portion 6 (more specifically, the upper surface of the eaves portion 63) that constitutes a part of the upper surface 32 of the front end portion 31 of the storage furniture 3. To do.

  By providing such a sealing member 7, the liquid in the kitchen device 1 flows from the gap 10 between the lower surface 202 of the front end portion 201 of the top plate portion 2 and the upper surface 32 of the front end portion 31 of the storage furniture 3. Hard to get into. That is, for example, the liquid spilled on the upper surface of the top plate portion 2 flows to the front side on the upper surface of the top plate portion 2 and flows down the front dripping portion 22. This liquid may flow down the decorative member 23 and drop on the upper surface 32 of the front end 31 of the storage furniture 3. The liquid that has dropped onto the upper surface 32 of the front end 31 of the storage furniture 3 flows rearward through the upper surface 32 of the front end 31 of the storage furniture 3 and may enter the inside of the kitchen device 1, where there is a sealing member. The sealing piece 72 of 7 prevents further infiltration of liquid. As described above, the simple configuration of the sealing member 7 suppresses the infiltration of the liquid from the gap 10.

  Further, in the first embodiment, the outlet 6 is provided at the upper end of the storage furniture 3, and the sealing piece 72 is in contact with the upper surface of the eaves 63. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the liquid from entering and reaching the back side of the outlet section 6.

  Further, in the first embodiment, since the sealing piece 72 is provided so as to be positioned on the front side as it goes downward, the liquid is further suppressed from entering the inside of the kitchen device 1 through the gap 10. To be

  Further, in the first embodiment, since the groove 65 is provided on the upper surface of the eaves portion 63, it is possible to further prevent liquid from entering the inside of the kitchen device 1 through the gap 10.

  In addition, in the first embodiment, since the weir 66 is provided on the upper surface of the eaves portion 63, it is possible to further suppress liquid from entering the inside of the kitchen device 1 through the gap 10.

  Next, the kitchen device 1A of 2nd Embodiment is demonstrated based on FIG. Since most of the kitchen device 1A of the second embodiment is the same as the kitchen device 1 of the first embodiment, description of the same components will be given using the same reference numerals with "A" added to the end. The description will be omitted, and mainly different configurations will be described.

  In the first embodiment, the upper surface 32 of the front end portion 31 of the storage furniture 3 with which the sealing piece 72 contacts is the upper surface of the outlet portion 6 included in the storage furniture 3. On the other hand, in the second embodiment, the upper surface 32A of the front end portion 31A of the storage furniture 3A with which the sealing piece 72A contacts is the upper surface of the door 43A.

  As a result, it is possible to prevent the liquid from entering through the gap 10A and adhering to the stored items stored on the rear side of the door 43A.

  Hereinafter, modified examples of the first embodiment and the second embodiment will be described.

  The top plate portion 2 may not include the decorative member 23, the back-pressing member 24, or the backup material 25, and may be configured by only the counter 21.

  The decorative member 23 may be formed of a metal other than aluminum, a resin, or the like, and the material is not particularly limited.

  The outlet part 6 is provided in a part of the storage furniture 3 in the left-right direction, but the length of the outlet part 6 in the left-right direction is not particularly limited. Further, the outlet section 6 may be provided over the entire length of the storage furniture 3 in the left-right direction.

  The length of the sealing member 7 in the left-right direction is not particularly limited. The material of the sealing member 7 is not limited to resin.

  In the first embodiment, the sealing piece 72 is in contact with the upper surface of the outlet section 6, and in the second embodiment, the sealing piece 72A is in contact with the upper surface of the door 43A, but the sealing piece 72 is another member. May be contacted with. For example, the sealing piece 72 contacts the upper surface of the front plate 41 (excluding the door 43) of the cabinet 4, contacts the upper surface of the front door 51 of the dishwasher 5, or contacts the upper surfaces of other electric devices. You may.

  The material of the counter 21 is not particularly limited to general resin other than artificial marble, wood or wood, metal, glass, or the like. Further, the shape of the counter 21 in plan view is not particularly limited. Moreover, the thickness of the counter 21 is not particularly limited. Moreover, the upper surface of the counter 21 does not need to be flat.

  The material of the sink 11 is not particularly limited, and may be resin such as artificial marble, wood or wood, metal, glass, or the like. The shape of the sink 11 in plan view is not particularly limited.

  The cabinet 4 may not include the back plate and the bottom plate, and the door 43 may not be provided.

  As is clear from the above-described embodiments and modified examples, the kitchen device 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention is provided on the top plate portion 2 and below the top plate portion 2 and includes the top plate portion 2. Storage furniture 3 having a cabinet 4 for supporting. The lower surface 202 of the front end portion 201 of the top plate portion 2 and the upper surface 32 of the front end portion 31 of the storage furniture 3 face up and down via the gap 10. A sealing member 7 is provided to prevent liquid from entering through the gap 10. The sealing member 7 includes a fixed piece 71 and a sealing piece 72. The fixed piece 71 is fixed to the lower surface 202 of the front end portion 201 of the top plate portion 2. The sealing piece 72 is provided on the fixed piece 71 and is thinner than the fixed piece 71 and contacts the upper surface 32 of the front end 31 of the storage furniture 3.

  According to the kitchen device 1 of the first embodiment, the liquid is prevented from entering the kitchen device 1 through the gap 10 by the sealing piece 72, and the liquid enters the kitchen device 1 through the gap 10. It gets harder.

  The kitchen device 1 according to the second aspect of the present invention is an additional device, and is realized by a combination with the first aspect. In the kitchen device 1 of the second aspect, the sealing piece 72 is located on the front side as it goes downward.

  According to the kitchen device 1 of the second embodiment, it is possible to further prevent liquid from entering the inside of the kitchen device 1 through the gap 10.

  The kitchen device 1 according to the third aspect of the present invention is an additional device, and is realized by a combination with the first aspect or the second aspect. In the kitchen device 1 of the third aspect, the upper surface 32 of the front end portion 31 of the storage furniture 3 with which the sealing piece 72 contacts is the top surface of the outlet portion 6 included in the storage furniture 3.

  According to the kitchen device 1 of the third embodiment, it is possible to prevent the liquid from entering the gap 10 and reaching the back side of the outlet 6 provided at the upper end of the storage furniture 3.

  The kitchen device 1 according to the fourth aspect of the present invention is an additional device, and is realized by a combination with the first aspect or the second aspect. In the kitchen device 1A of the fourth aspect, the upper surface 32A of the front end portion 31A of the storage furniture 3A with which the sealing piece 72A is in contact is the top surface of the door 43A included in the storage furniture 3A.

  According to the kitchen device 1A of the fourth embodiment, it is possible to prevent the kitchen device 1A from adhering to the items stored behind the door 43A.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Kitchen device 10 Gap 2 Top plate part 201 Front end part 202 Lower surface 203 Front end surface 204 Recessed part 3 Storage furniture 31 Front end part 32 Upper surface 4 Cabinet 7 Sealing member 71 Fixing piece 72 Sealing piece 73 Enlarged part

Claims (4)

With the top plate part,
Storage furniture provided on the lower side of the top plate portion, having a cabinet that supports the top plate portion,
The lower surface of the front end portion of the top plate portion and the upper surface of the front end portion of the storage furniture are vertically opposed to each other with a gap,
A sealing member is provided to prevent liquid from entering through the gap,
The sealing member is provided on the fixing piece fixed to the lower surface of the front end portion of the top plate portion, and is provided on the fixing piece, and is thinner than the fixing piece and contacts the upper surface of the front end portion of the storage furniture. a sealing piece which comprises a,
On the front end surface of the front end portion of the top plate portion, a recessed portion that is recessed in the rear side is provided, and the sealing piece located below the recessed portion contacts the upper surface of the front end portion of the storage furniture. kitchen apparatus according to claim der Rukoto those.   The kitchen device according to claim 1, wherein the sealing piece is located on the front side as it goes downward.   The kitchen device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the upper surface of the front end portion of the storage furniture with which the sealing piece comes into contact is an upper surface of an outlet portion included in the storage furniture.   The kitchen apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the upper surface of the front end portion of the storage furniture with which the sealing piece contacts is an upper surface of a door included in the storage furniture.

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