JP6934430B2 - Storage - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a storage.

Patent Document 1 describes a food processing apparatus having a cleaning structure in the processing chamber. The cleaning structure includes a cleaning water injection unit that injects cleaning water into the processing chamber, and a detergent input tray that stores detergent is provided inside the processing chamber. The detergent charging tray is arranged at a position where the washing water sprayed from the washing water injection unit can flow into the tray through the charging opening of the detergent charging tray. When the cleaning water flows into the tray, the detergent inside the tray overflows together with the cleaning water, and the cleaning water mixed with the detergent flows into the processing chamber to clean the processing chamber.

JP-A-2017-150782

In the above configuration, since the washing water remains inside the tray even after the washing operation is completed, there is a problem that the user needs to wipe it off after the washing operation is completed.
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and one of the objects of the present invention is to provide a storage capable of preventing the washing water from remaining inside the tray containing the detergent after the washing operation is completed.

In order to solve the above problems, the storage of the present invention is provided in a box-shaped storage main body, a detergent tray provided inside the storage main body and containing detergent, and an injection for injecting washing water toward the detergent tray. The detergent tray is provided with a tray main body portion having an opening capable of taking in detergent from the outside, a rotating shaft portion for rotating the tray main body portion, and the opening of the tray main body portion on the upper side. A rotation stopper for stopping the rotation of one of the rotating shaft portions in the circumferential direction while maintaining the position of the upper opening state is provided, and when the tray main body portion is in the upper opening state, the injection portion is provided. When the sprayed washing water hits the detergent tray, the tray main body rotates in the other circumferential direction opposite to the one circumferential direction, and the detergent in the tray main body is rotated through the opening of the tray main body. Is configured to leak to the outside.

By rotating the tray main body in the upper opening state by using the injection force of the washing water of the injection part, the position of the opening can be tilted from at least the upper side to the side, and the detergent can flow out from the inside of the tray main body. can. As a result, the detergent and the washing water are mixed outside the tray main body, so that it is possible to prevent the washing water from remaining in the tray main body after the washing operation.

Further, among the peripheral walls of the tray main body, the peripheral wall facing the injection portion may protrude upward from the other peripheral walls and have a contact surface on which the washing water injected from the injection portion hits. good.

When the washing water ejected from the injection portion hits the contact surface, the contact surface becomes a wall, and it is possible to prevent the washing water from entering the tray main body portion. Further, the washing water from the injection portion can be reliably applied to the tray main body portion, and the tray main body portion can be reliably rotated.

Further, the tray main body portion includes a protruding piece that projects from the contact surface toward the injection portion and functions as the rotation stopper, and the tray main body portion is in the upper opening state inside the storage main body. In this case, the tray main body may be provided with a rotation stop wall that comes into contact with the protruding piece to stop the rotation of the tray main body in the circumferential direction.

When the tray main body is in the upper open state, the center of gravity of the tray main body is biased toward the contact surface, so that the tray main body tends to rotate in the direction with the contact surface (one circumferential direction). Therefore, a projecting piece that functions as a rotation stopper is provided so as to project from the contact surface toward the injection portion, and a rotation stop wall that abuts on the projecting piece is provided inside the storage body to rotate the tray body. It can be held in a stopped state.

Further, a side wall having a width larger than the width of the peripheral wall may be provided on the side of the peripheral wall of the tray main body portion. ..
(Effect) With this configuration, for example, when the user puts detergent from the detergent bottle into the tray body, if the detergent bottle is brought close to the tray body, the detergent bottle hits the side wall, so the detergent bottle is mistakenly used. Can hit the tray body and rotate to prevent detergent from spilling from the tray body.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a storage in which no washing water remains in the tray main body for storing the detergent after the washing operation is completed.

Front view of the storage Floor plan of the storage Front view of storage showing the location of tanks and pumps Side cross section of storage A view of the storage showing the positions of the first injection part and the detergent tray from the side view. Perspective view of the storage Enlarged view of the detergent tray after rotation in FIG. FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of the detergent tray after rotation. Figure of detergent being mixed from detergent bottle to detergent tray Front perspective view of the detergent tray Detergent tray perspective view An exploded perspective view of the second injection unit Front view of the second injection unit Cross-sectional view of the second injection part from the front view Enlarged view of the vicinity of the flange portion in FIG.

The storage 10 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 15. In the following description, the X direction in FIG. 2 is forward, the Z direction in FIG. 1 is upward, and the Y direction in FIG. 1 is right.
The storage 10 is a quick cooling storage (so-called blast chiller) that cools high-temperature food after cooking in a short time, and has a washing function of washing the inside of the storage with washing water. As shown in FIG. 3, the storage 10 is provided in a box-shaped storage main body 12 having an open front surface, a tank 114 provided below the storage main body 12, and a tank 114 capable of storing wash water, and a tank 114 below the tank 114. It is equipped with a machine room 120. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a door 13 is attached to the storage main body 12 so as to be openable and closable.

As shown in FIG. 1, a box-shaped cooler case 16 having both sides open is provided near the left side wall inside the storage main body 12. Inside the cooler case 16, a cooler 18 for cooling the inside air and two fans 20 arranged on the right side of the cooler 18 and circulating the cool air cooled by the cooler 18 are provided. Has been done. The cooler 18 is a so-called evaporator, and by evaporating the refrigerant compressed and condensed by the compressor and the condenser provided in the machine room 120, the ambient heat is taken away and the inside air of the storage body 12 is cooled. doing. A cover 22 is attached to the opening on the right side of the cooler case 16 so as to cover the fan 20, and the cover 22 is provided with a ventilation port 24 opened at a corresponding position of the two fans 20. ing.

As shown in FIG. 5, a first injection unit (injection unit) 30 is provided between the cooler 18 and the fan 20. The first injection unit 30 projects from the first injection unit main body 32 having a shape in which an elongated tube is bent and the first injection unit main body 32 toward the cooler 18, and can inject cleaning water toward the cooler 18. Four first nozzles 34, a second nozzle 36 provided with a plurality of openings on the front side of the first injection unit 30 and capable of injecting cleaning water toward the back surface of the cover 22 and the fan 20, and a first nozzle. A third nozzle 38, which is provided so as to project forward from the tip of the injection unit main body 32 and can inject cleaning water toward the detergent tray 80 described later, is provided.

As shown in FIG. 8, a circular hole 26 is opened on the front surface of the cover 22, and as shown in FIG. 6, a detergent tray 80 is attached so as to cover the circular hole 26. There is. The circular hole 26 is arranged in front of the third nozzle 38, and the washing water jetted from the third nozzle 38 passes through the circular hole 26 and hits the detergent tray 80.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the detergent tray 80 is box-shaped and is provided on the tray main body 82 having an upper opening and the lower surface of the tray main body 82, and projects to both sides of the tray main body 82. It includes a rod-shaped rotating shaft portion 98 and a side wall 102 provided so as to surround the peripheral wall 88 of the tray main body portion 82.

As shown in FIG. 10, the peripheral wall 88B on the rear side of the tray main body 82 is provided so as to project upward from the peripheral wall 88A on the front side and the pair of left and right peripheral walls 88C, and the rear surface of the peripheral wall 88B on the rear side is the first. The contact surface 96 is hit by the washing water sprayed from the three nozzles 38. The contact surface 96 is provided with a protruding piece 100 that projects from the upper end toward the front surface side (third nozzle 38 side) of the cover 22.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the side wall 102 is a front side wall 102A arranged in front of the front peripheral wall 88A and a rear side wall arranged behind the rear peripheral wall 88B. It is composed of 102B and a pair of left and right side walls 102C arranged on the left and right sides of the pair of left and right peripheral walls 88C, and each side wall 102 is based on the length of each peripheral wall 88 in the width direction. Is also getting longer. Further, the upper ends of the front side wall 102A and the pair of left and right side walls 102C are located above the upper ends of the front peripheral wall 88A and the pair of left and right peripheral walls 88C.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the pair of left and right side walls 102C are provided with insertion holes 110 through which the rotation shaft portion 98 is inserted, and the tray main body portion 82 is provided with the pair of left and right side walls. It is rotatably attached to the 102C.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the rotation stop wall 112 is provided so as to project upward from the upper end of the rear side wall 102B. When the tray body 82 is rotated until the opening 86 of the tray body 82 is located on the upper side, the protruding piece 100 of the tray body 82 hits the rotation stop wall 112 as shown in FIG. Touch. As described above, the protruding piece 100 functions as a rotation stopper for stopping the rotation of the tray main body 82. Further, the position of the center of gravity of the tray main body 82 in the upper open state is on the rear side (that is, the contact surface 96 side) of the rotating shaft portion 98, and the tray main body 82 is held in the upper open state.

As shown in FIG. 4, a metal protrusion 40 that projects downward and allows washing water to pass through is connected to the ceiling wall 14 of the storage main body 12, and the protrusion from the pump 122 described later. Washing water is supplied into 40. As shown in FIG. 12, the protrusion 40 has a cylindrical protrusion body 42 extending in the vertical direction, a flange 44 provided around the protrusion body 42, and a protrusion 40 protruding downward from the lower end of the protrusion body 42. A cylindrical bearing insertion portion 48 in which the protrusion main body 42 and the internal space communicate with each other is provided. A first ejection hole 46 through which washing water is discharged is provided below the flange portion 44 of the protrusion main body 42. Further, the bearing insertion portion 48 is provided with a second ejection hole 50 through which the washing water is discharged. A second injection portion 56, a bearing portion 70, and a bearing holding portion 78 are attached to the protrusion 40.

The second injection unit 56 is a rotating metal paddle capable of injecting wash water while rotating, and as shown in FIG. 12, the second injection unit body 58 and the second injection unit body 58 have a cylindrical shape. A tubular first nozzle tube 62 projecting in one direction, a tubular second nozzle tube 64 projecting in the other direction opposite to one direction, and a third nozzle projecting downward from the second nozzle tube 64. It is provided with a tube 66. The internal spaces of the second injection unit main body 58, the first nozzle tube 62, the second nozzle tube 64, and the third nozzle tube 66 communicate with each other, and the first nozzle tube 62, the second nozzle tube 64, and the second nozzle tube 66 are in communication with each other. At the tip of the three nozzle pipe 66, a fourth nozzle 68 capable of injecting wash water in a fan shape in each protruding direction is provided. The tip of the second nozzle pipe 64 has a shape bent toward the front side in the drawing, and the second injection unit 56 promotes the injection of washing water from the fourth nozzle 68 provided in the second nozzle pipe 64. As a force, the second nozzle tube 64 rotates in the direction opposite to the bending direction. A groove-shaped recess 60 is provided at the lower end of the second injection portion main body 58.

The bearing portion 70 is made of resin, and as shown in FIG. 12, a cylindrical tubular portion 72 having a cylindrical space S inside and a convex portion 76 protruding upward from the upper surface of the tubular portion 72 are provided. I have.
As shown in FIG. 14, the bearing portion 70 is inserted into the bearing insertion portion 48 of the protrusion 40 from below, and the second injection portion main body 58 of the second injection portion 56 is inserted upward into the protrusion main body 42 to support the bearing. The convex portion 76 of the portion 70 and the concave portion 60 of the second injection portion main body 58 are fitted. Further, a bearing holding portion 78 is attached to the bearing insertion portion 48 to prevent the bearing portion 70 from falling by contacting the bearing portion 70 from below.

As shown in FIG. 15, a slight gap G is provided between the inner peripheral surface of the second injection portion main body 58 and the flange portion 44 of the protrusion main body 42, and the protrusion main body is provided from the gap G. The washing water ejected from the first ejection hole 46 of 42 is ejected upward, and the ceiling wall 14 around the protrusion 40 can be cleaned.

As shown in FIG. 14, the inner surface 74 of the cylinder of the bearing 70 and the outer peripheral surface 52 of the main body 42 of the protrusion are in contact with each other. When the second injection portion 56 rotates, the contact surface between the cylinder inner surface 74 of the bearing portion 70 and the outer peripheral surface 52 of the protrusion main body 42 becomes a sliding surface 54 that rotates and slides. In this way, the rotation of the second injection portion 56 causes the resin bearing portion 70 and the metal protrusion main body 42 to slide, while the metal second injection portion main body 58 and the metal protrusion main body 42. Since there is a gap G in contact with 42, it does not slide.

As shown in FIG. 4, the bottom wall 27 of the storage main body 12 is inclined toward the center, and a water passage port 28 through which the washing water is passed is opened in the center of the bottom wall 27. There is. A drain strainer 29 for removing dust is provided at the water passage port 28. The water passage port 28 communicates with the inside of the tank 114, and the washing water flowing in from the water passage port 28 is stored in the tank 114. The tank 114 is provided with a heater 116, and the washing water stored in the tank 114 is heated to a predetermined temperature. By washing with the washing water heated in this way, it is easy to remove the dirt adhering to the inside of the refrigerator.

As shown in FIG. 3, the machine room 120 is provided with a pump 122 that pumps the washing water stored in the tank 114 to the first injection unit 30 and the protrusion 40 (second injection unit 56). The pump 122 and the tank 114 are connected via a first connecting pipe 124.

As shown in FIG. 4, the pump 122 is connected to one end of a second connecting pipe 126 extending toward the upper surface of the ceiling wall 14 of the storage body 12.

The other end of the second connecting pipe 126 is connected to the T-shaped branch portion 134 on the ceiling wall 14 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, and the T-shaped branch portion 134 is further connected to the T-shaped branch portion 134 as shown in FIG. , Is connected to the first injection portion 30 and the protrusion 40. As a result, the washing water pumped from the pump 122 is supplied to the first injection portion 30 and the protrusion 40 through the second connecting pipe 126.

As shown in FIG. 3, the tank 114 is connected to the drain valve 136 via the third connecting pipe 128. The drain valve 136 is closed during the cleaning operation and opens after the cleaning operation is completed. As a result, after the cleaning operation is completed, the cleaning water stored in the tank 114 is discharged to the outside from the drain valve 136.

As shown in FIG. 2, a water supply unit 138 for supplying wash water to the inside of the storage main body 12 is provided on the upper surface of the ceiling wall 14.

The flow of setting the detergent in the detergent tray 80 will be described. First, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 9, the protruding piece 100 of the tray main body 82 is applied to the rotation stop wall 112, and the tray main body 82 has the opening 86 facing upward (upper opening state). The main body 82 is stopped.

Next, as shown in FIG. 9, the detergent bottle 140 containing the detergent is brought close to the opening 86 of the tray main body 82, and the detergent is put into the tray main body 82. At this time, since the side wall 102 is provided on the side of the peripheral wall 88 of the tray main body 82, even if the detergent bottle 140 is accidentally moved downward, the detergent bottle 140 hits the side wall 102. , The detergent bottle 140 hits the tray main body 82, and the tray main body 82 is prevented from rotating and spilling the detergent.

After setting the detergent in the detergent tray 80, the door of the storage main body 12 is closed and the washing operation is started, and a predetermined amount of washing water is supplied from the water supply unit 138 to the inside of the storage main body 12. The supplied wash water passes through the water passage port 28 and is temporarily stored in the tank 114. The washing water stored in the tank 114 flows to the pump 122, and is pumped from the pump 122 to the first injection portion 30 and the protrusion 40.

The washing water pumped to the first injection unit 30 is injected from the first nozzle 34, the second nozzle 36, and the third nozzle 38. The washing water jetted from the third nozzle 38 passes through the circular hole 26 of the cover 22 and hits the contact surface 96 of the tray main body 82, and the tray main body 82 rotates forward. As a result, the tray main body 82 is displaced from the dotted line position shown in FIG. 8 to the solid line position, and the detergent in the tray main body 82 flows out from the opening 86 of the tray main body 82.

The detergent that has flowed out to the outside falls on the bottom wall 27 of the storage main body 12, mixes with the washing water, and flows into the water storage tank 114 together with the washing water. The washing water mixed with the detergent that has flowed into the water storage tank 114 is heated to a predetermined temperature by the heater 116, and then flows into the pump 122. The washing water flowing through the pump 122 is pumped again to the first injection portion 30 and the protrusion 40. As a result, the washing water mixed with the detergent is sprayed into the storage main body 12, and the inside of the storage main body 12 is washed.

The washing water ejected from the protrusion 40 is ejected from the first ejection hole 46 and the second ejection hole 50 of the protrusion 40. The washing water ejected from the first ejection hole 46 flows into the inside of the first nozzle pipe 62, the second nozzle pipe 64, and the third nozzle pipe 66 of the second injection unit 56, and is injected from each of the fourth nozzles 68. Will be done. As a result, the second injection unit 56 rotates.

Due to the rotation of the second injection portion 56, the inner surface 74 of the cylinder of the bearing portion 70 and the outer peripheral surface 52 of the protrusion main body 42 rotate and slide. At this time, since the bearing portion 70 is made of resin and the protrusion 40 is made of metal, the resin generally has better slidability with the metal than the sliding between the metals. Wear of 54 is suppressed.

According to this embodiment, the following actions and effects are exhibited.
The storage 10 of the present embodiment has a box-shaped storage main body 12, a detergent tray 80 provided inside the storage main body 12 for storing detergent, and a first injection unit (1st injection unit) for injecting washing water toward the detergent tray 80. The detergent tray 80 includes a tray main body 82 having an opening 86 capable of taking in detergent from the outside, a rotating shaft portion 98 for rotating the tray main body 82, and a tray main body 82. The tray body 82 is provided with a rotation stopper (protruding piece 100) that stops the rotation of the rotation shaft portion 98 in one circumferential direction while maintaining the upper opening state in which the opening portion 86 is located on the upper side. When the state is in the state, the washing water sprayed from the first injection unit (injection unit) 30 hits the detergent tray 80, so that the tray main body 82 rotates in the other circumferential direction opposite to one circumferential direction, and the tray The detergent in the tray main body 82 flows out from the opening 86 of the main body 82.

According to the present embodiment, the position of the opening 86 is at least upward by rotating the tray main body 82 in the upper opening state by utilizing the injection force of the washing water of the first injection portion (injection portion) 30. The detergent can be discharged from the inside of the tray main body 82 by tilting sideways from the tray. As a result, the detergent and the washing water are mixed outside the tray main body 82, so that it is possible to prevent the washing water from remaining in the tray main body 82 after the washing operation.

Further, among the peripheral walls 88 of the tray main body 82, the rear peripheral wall (peripheral wall) 88B facing the first injection portion (injection portion) 30 is from the front peripheral wall 88A and the pair of left and right peripheral walls 88C (other peripheral walls). May also have a structure in which the water projectes upward and has a contact surface 96 on which the cleaning water injected from the first injection unit (injection unit) 30 hits.

When the cleaning water injected from the first injection unit (injection unit) 30 hits the contact surface 96, the contact surface 96 becomes a wall, and it is possible to prevent the cleaning water from entering the tray main body 82. Further, the washing water from the first injection unit (injection unit) 30 can be reliably applied to the tray main body 82, and the tray main body 82 can be reliably rotated.

Further, the tray main body 82 includes a protruding piece 100 that projects from the contact surface 96 toward the first injection portion (injection portion) 30 and functions as a rotation stopper. Inside the storage main body 12, the tray main body 82 is provided. In the case of the upper opening state, a rotation stop wall 112 may be provided which comes into contact with the protruding piece 100 and stops the rotation of one of the tray main bodies 82 in the circumferential direction.

When the tray body 82 is in the upper open state, the center of gravity of the tray body 82 is biased toward the contact surface 96, so that the tray body 82 is oriented in the direction of the contact surface 96 (one circumferential direction). Try to rotate. Therefore, a protrusion 100 that functions as a rotation stopper is provided so as to project from the contact surface 96 toward the first injection portion (injection portion) 30, and further, a rotation stop wall 112 that hits the protrusion 100 is provided inside the storage body 12. By providing the tray main body 82, the tray main body 82 can be held in a state where the rotation is stopped.

Further, a side wall 102 having a width larger than the width of the peripheral wall 88 may be provided on the side of the peripheral wall 88 of the tray main body 82.
(Effect) With this configuration, for example, when the user puts detergent from the detergent bottle 140 into the tray main body 82, when the detergent bottle 140 is brought close to the tray main body 82, the detergent bottle 140 hits the side wall 102. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the detergent bottle 140 from accidentally hitting the tray main body 82 and rotating, and the detergent from spilling from the tray main body 82.

<Other embodiments>
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described in the above description and drawings, and for example, the following embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.
(1) In the present embodiment, the detergent tray 80 is attached to the front surface of the cover 22, but may be attached to another part such as the cooler case 16.
(2) The second injection unit 56 of the present embodiment includes a first nozzle pipe 62 projecting from the second injection unit main body 58 in one direction and a second nozzle tube 64 projecting in the direction opposite to one direction. Although it is configured, any configuration may be used as long as it rotates to inject cleaning water. For example, a plurality of openings are provided on the outer periphery of the cylindrical second injection portion main body, and the second injection portion main body is formed. The cleaning water may be sprayed from the opening while rotating.
(3) Although the storage 10 of the present embodiment is a rapid cooling storage, it may be a general refrigerator or a warming storage.

10 ... Storage 12 ... Storage body 30 ... First injection section (injection section)
80 ... Detergent tray 82 ... Tray body 86 ... Opening 88 ... Peripheral wall 96 ... Contact surface 98 ... Rotating shaft 100 ... Protruding piece (rotating stopper)
102 ... Side wall 112 ... Rotation stop wall

Claims (4)

The box-shaped storage body and
A detergent tray provided inside the storage body and storing detergent,
A jetting unit for spraying washing water toward the detergent tray is provided.
The detergent tray
A tray body with an opening that allows detergent to be taken in from the outside,
A rotating shaft that rotates the tray body and
A rotation stopper for stopping the rotation of one of the rotating shafts in the circumferential direction while maintaining the upper opening state in which the opening of the tray main body is located on the upper side is provided.
When the tray main body is in the upper open state, the washing water sprayed from the jet hits the detergent tray, so that the tray main body rotates in the other circumferential direction opposite to the one circumferential direction. A storage in which the detergent in the tray body flows out from the opening of the tray body. The peripheral wall of the tray main body, wherein the peripheral wall facing the injection portion projects upward from the other peripheral walls and has a contact surface on which the washing water injected from the injection portion hits. Storage. The tray main body portion includes a protruding piece that projects from the contact surface toward the injection portion and functions as the rotation stopper.
Inside the storage body, there is a rotation stop wall that comes into contact with the protruding piece and stops the rotation of the tray body in the circumferential direction when the tray body is in the upper opening state. The storage according to claim 2 provided. Wherein the side of the peripheral wall of the tray body portion, a reservoir according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the lateral walls of greater width than the width of the peripheral wall is provided.

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