JPH01185207A - Kitchen equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To enable to produce a kitchen atmosphere abundant in clean feeling without showing any disorder in the kitchen by installing a folding door which is foldable at the front of a tool cabinet. CONSTITUTION: A tool cabinet 21 whose height is made to be the same as that of upper face of the ceiling plate 4 is installed at the side of the floor cabinet 1. The tool cabinet 21, the side of which facing the counter 2 is made open, is used for holding articles with arranging shelf plate in it. In order to hold utensils in the floor cabinet 1, a side-open or folding door 8 is installed at the frontage. The depth of the shelf plates 9 is cut shorter than that of the floor cabinet 1 so as not to disturb such work as cooking, and the upper parts of sink 5 and range 6 are left open. The above arrangement shuts out the sight from utensils and cooking material, and makes the kitchen atmosphere abundant with clean feeling.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to kitchen equipment equipped with a door that opens and closes a space above a counter.

[Conventional technology]

System kitchens with layouts that make effective use of kitchen space and allow kitchen work to be carried out efficiently are becoming widely used.

This system kitchen includes a floor cabinet placed on the kitchen floor, a wall cabinet installed on the wall above it, and a hanging cabinet suspended from the ceiling. Furthermore, in order to increase the storage capacity, it is preferable to have as many article storage areas as possible, such as open shelves and hanging cabinets, in the space above the counter.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

In this type of kitchen, various cooking utensils and cooking materials are placed on the counter top for cooking and other tasks. Further, since cooking utensils and cooking materials are used as appropriate depending on the progress of the work, their arrangement tends to be extremely messy.

In addition, various cooking utensils and tableware stored in wall cabinets, hanging cabinets, etc. are often stored in piles. In this regard, some cooking utensils are equipped with a door that covers the tableware, etc. However, the provision of a door makes it inconvenient to put in and take out cooking utensils, tableware, etc., and users tend to dislike it.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to create a clean kitchen atmosphere without showing the messy state of the kitchen by providing a folding door that can cover the space above the counter.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the object, the kitchen equipment of the present invention includes a counter equipped with a sink and a stove, an article storage section such as a shelf board or a hanging cupboard provided above the counter, and an article storage section from the counter to the article storage section. a foldable door that covers the space up to the counter; a tall cabinet placed on the side of the counter; a guide rail extending from the tall cabinet to the counter; The tall cabinet is characterized by being equipped with a foldable door that opens and closes the upper space of the tall cabinet and that can be folded into the front of the tall cabinet.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, the features of the present invention will be specifically explained using examples with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the kitchen equipment of this embodiment.

This kitchen equipment has a counter 2 placed on the top surface of a floor cabinet 1 placed on the floor of the kitchen. Also,
Supports 3 are erected on the back of the floor cabinet 1 at appropriate intervals, and a top plate 4 having approximately the same depth as the floor cabinet 1 is attached to the upper end of the support 3.

The counter 2 includes a sink 5 and a stove 6, and a hood 7 is provided on the top plate 4 at an upper position corresponding to the stove 6.

Also, on the side of the floor cabinet 1, the height is set to 4.
A tall cabinet 21 is provided that matches the top surface of the cabinet. This tall cabinet 21 has counter 2
The side facing is open, and a shelf board 22 is arranged inside to serve as an article storage section.

The floor cabinet 1 has a side-opening or folding door 8 at the front entrance to store various cooking utensils, etc.
is installed. Further, one or more shelf boards 9 are also provided in the space between the counter 2 and the top plate 4. The length in the depth direction of the shelf board 9 is made smaller than the length in the depth direction of the floor cabinet 1 so as not to interfere with work such as cooking, and the upper part of the sink 5 and stove 6 is open. Further, by making the shelf board 22 of the tall cabinet 21 and the shelf board 9 above the sink approximately the same height, it is possible to continuously arrange stored items. Instead of the shelf board 9, it is also possible to arrange a hanging cabinet suspended from the top board 4 or the ceiling of the kitchen. In addition, in FIG. 1, the side plate above the counter 2 is omitted so that the internal structure can be seen.

In such kitchen equipment, from the counter 2 to the top plate 4
A folding door 10 is provided to cover the space up to the space. This folding door 10 has a length in an extended state equal to the length of the floor cabinet 10 including the tall cabinet 21 in the frontage direction. Moreover, the door plate on the tall cabinet 21 side is fixed so that the door plates constituting the foldable door 10 are gathered on the front surface of the tall cabinet 21 when the door 10 is folded.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a mechanism for opening and closing the door 10 by folding it. In addition, in FIG. 2, two door plates 11
The door 10 is made up of a and llb, but this is to simplify the drawing, and the actual number of door plates is the length of the floor cabinet 1 and tall cabinet 21 in the frontage direction, as shown in Figure 1. It is preferable to select the number of door plates according to the size of the door plate, and to shorten the length that each door plate projects forward when folded.

Each door plate 11a, llb is connected by a hinge 12.

Then, on the inside of the upper part of the door plates 11a and llb, there is a top plate 4.
An upper roller 14 is provided which runs in the frontage direction on a guide rail 13 attached to the frontage. This upper roller 14 includes a set of two first rotors 15 whose axis of rotation is horizontal;
A second rotor 16 is provided that slides on the inner wall of the lower end notch of the guide rail 13 and has a vertical axis of rotation. On the other hand, a lower roller 18 running in the frontage direction on a guide rail 17 attached to the lower surface of the counter 2 is provided inside the lower part of the door plate 11a, llb. This lower roller 1
Reference numeral 8 includes a pair of rotors 19 that are fitted into guide rails 17 that are concave toward the bottom and rotate.

These rotors 19 have vertical rotation axes and cooperate with the second rotor 16 of the upper roller 14 to rotate each door plate 11.
Figure 2 (b) while maintaining the vertical posture of a, llb.
) The door 10 is moved between the open state shown by the solid line and the folded state shown by the dashed line. In order to facilitate opening and closing of this door 10, a handle 20 is attached to the most advanced door plate (door plate 11b in FIG. 2). Or,
For example, in order to open and close the door 10 from the tall cabinet 21 side, it is also possible to attach the handle 20 to each door plate.

The guide rail 13 runs from the top plate 4 to the tall cabinet 2.
It extends to the end of 1. Moreover, the guide rail 17 is
It similarly extends from the counter 2 to the end of the tall cabinet 21. In order to extend the guide rails 13, 17 in this manner, for example, the front plate of the corresponding portion of the tall cabinet 21 may be moved back slightly, thereby securing a space for mounting the guide rails. The guide rail 13 is
Since it is attached to the lower surface of the top plate 4, the appearance will not be deteriorated. On the other hand, since the guide rail 17 is attached to the lower surface of the counter 2, it does not adversely affect the usability of the counter 2. Further, since the guide rail 17 is not contaminated by broth or small pieces scattered during cooking operations, etc., the door 10 can be opened and closed smoothly over a long period of time.

The length of the door 10 in the frontage direction in the folded state is less than or equal to the frontage of the tall cabinet 21, as shown in FIG. As a result, the folded door 10 is gathered at the front of the tall cabinet 21, and the entire upper part of the counter 2 is opened. Therefore, the user can perform tasks such as cooking using the counter 2 without the door 10 getting in the way.

[Effect of departure station]

As explained above, in the present invention, since a door is provided to open and close the space above the counter, various cooking utensils and cooking materials placed on the counter, shelves, hanging cabinets, etc. etc. can be blocked from view and the atmosphere of the kitchen can be made clean. In addition, since the door is folded towards the tall cabinet side,
It becomes possible to perform cooking tasks using the sink or stove installed on the counter without any hindrance.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing kitchen equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the door opening/closing mechanism. 1: Floor cabinet 2: Counter 5 Nishinkuro: Stove 9: Shelf board (goods storage section) 10: Door 21: Tall cabinet Patent applicant Toto Kiki Co., Ltd. (and 1 others)
given name)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A counter equipped with a sink and a stove, and an article storage area such as a shelf or a hanging cupboard provided above the counter;
A foldable door that covers a space from the counter to the article storage section, a tall cabinet disposed on the side of the counter, a guide rail provided over the entire length of the counter from the tall cabinet, and the guide rail. Kitchen equipment characterized by comprising a folding door that moves along the counter to open and close the space above the counter, and that is folded into the front of the tall cabinet.