JPH02107207A - Receiving cabinet - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To ensure safety and improve a residential property by receiving exothermic apparatus and providing an exhaust device, a door and a switch closed by opening the door and inserted in a current supplying circuit for the exothermic apparatus and exhaust device. CONSTITUTION:A cabinet body 1 is pivotally connected through a hinge 3 to a door 2 for opening and closing a front opening and has the interior partitioned into the upper and lower portions which receive respectively a dryer 5 provided with a switch 5a and an electric washing machine 4. The cabinet body is formed on the ceiling part with an exhaust port 6 on the upper portion of which is provided an exhaust fan 7. The cabinet body is provided on the front face with a switch 12 interlocked with the door and having a projecting operating piece 12a which is pushed by the closed door to open the switch and released from the push by the opened door to close the switch. This switch is interposed in series in a current supply circuit for the dryer and exhaust door. Thus, the switch is opened while the door is closed, so that fires due to exothermic apparatus are not generated, safety is ensured and the exothermic apparatus can be run only when the door is opened.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] Industrial applications The present invention relates to a cabinet throat for housing electrical equipment.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Generally speaking, dryers, washing machines, etc. have come to be installed and used indoors, which also serves as a home, but there is a problem that the interior design is poor.

Therefore, the present inventor has developed a cabinet for accommodating these TE electrical devices without impairing the interior design.

This cabinet has a door to block the operating noise of the electrical equipment and a door to prevent the electrical equipment from being exposed.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention The above-mentioned cabinet is effective in blocking the operating noise of electrical equipment and improving the interior design, but if the electrical equipment is a cooking device or a dryer, it generates heat. Therefore, there is a problem of lack of safety. Furthermore, there is a problem in that odor or hot air generated within the cabinet leaks into the room, impairing the comfort of living.

The present invention takes into account the above-mentioned conventional problems, ensures safety, and
Furthermore, the present invention aims to provide a storage cabinet for electrical equipment that does not impair livability.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the first technical means of the present invention is to provide a door for accommodating a heat-generating device, equipped with an exhaust device, and for opening and closing the opening. A storage cabinet is provided with a switch for closing, and the switch is inserted into the energizing circuit of the heat generating device and the exhaust device.

A second technical means of the present invention for solving the above problem is:
It houses a dryer and a washing machine, is equipped with an exhaust system, and has a door that opens and closes the opening.A door interlocking switch and a manual switch that close when the door is opened are provided on the cabinet body side, and the door interlocking switch and manual switch are provided on the cabinet body side. This is a storage cabinet that is inserted in series into the energizing circuit of the dryer and exhaust system.

In the first storage cabinet of the present invention that solves the above-mentioned problem, the switch is open in the normal state with S closed, and the heat generating equipment and exhaust device are not operated, that is, the door is closed and the cabinet is in a sealed state. There were no fires caused by heat generated by the equipment.

Safety is ensured. Then, the heat generating equipment etc. will be operated only when the door is opened.

Also, the second storage cabinet that solves the problem is Washer RJ
When operating the machine, open the manual switch and close the door. By closing this door, the washer noise is silenced to the outside. Furthermore, since the manual switch is left open, the dryer and exhaust system, which are heat generating devices, are not operated regardless of whether the door is opened or closed, and the washing machine can be used with the door open, and the exhaust system is not operated.

Next, when the dryer is to be operated, the door is opened and the door interlocking switch 9 is closed. Since the cabinet is not sealed, there is no danger from heat, and since the exhaust system exhausts air, moisture, etc. to the outside, the comfort of the room is not impaired.

EXAMPLE An example of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6.

In the figure, 1 is a cabinet main body, and a door 2 for opening and closing the front opening is pivotally connected by a hinge 3. The interior of the cabinet body 1 is divided into upper and lower sections, with an electric washing machine 4 being housed in the lower part and a dryer 6 being housed in the upper part. 5a is a switch for the dryer. An exhaust port 6 is formed in the ceiling of the cabinet body 1, and an exhaust fan 7 is installed above the exhaust port 6.

Although not shown, a duct for exhausting air outdoors is connected to the exhaust fan 7.

A power outlet 8, a manual switch 9, and a faucet 10 are provided in the lower chamber of the cabinet body 1.
A power outlet 11 is also provided in the upper chamber. The electric washing machine 4 has a power cord connected to a power outlet 8 and a water supply hose connected to a faucet 10.

Further, the upper dryer 6 and exhaust fan 7 are connected to a power outlet 11 by a power cord.

A door interlocking switch 12 is provided in a part of the periphery of the front opening of the cabinet body 1. This door interlocking switch 1
2 has a protruding actuator 12&, which operates to open when the actuator 12a is pushed by the closed door 2, and when the door 2 is opened, the suppression is released and the door closes. The door interlocking switch 12 and the manual switch 9 are inserted in series in the wiring of the power outlet 11, that is, in the energizing circuit of the dryer 6 and the exhaust rE, 7.

When operating the electric washing machine 4 in the above configuration, the manual switch 9. It can be operated regardless of the door interlocking switch 12. Then, the door 2 is closed to reduce noise and to make the room more beautiful. When this door 2 is closed, the interlock switch 12 is opened, and the dryer 6 and exhaust fan 7 are not operated. Moreover, if the manual switch 9 is turned OFF in advance, the exhaust fan 7 will not operate even if the door is opened, and silence can be maintained.

When the door 12 is opened while the manual switch 9 is on, the door interlocking switch 12 is turned on, the dryer 6 becomes operable, and the exhaust fan 7 becomes operational.

Next, when the switch 6 of the dryer 6 is turned on, the dryer 6 starts operating. In this operation, the heat-generating elements of the dryer 6 generate heat, resulting in a high-temperature atmosphere. However, since the door 2 is open and the exhaust fan 7 is operated, the cabinet body 1
The inside does not become high temperature, so there is no risk of fire, and the heated air and moisture are exhausted outside, so the livability of the room is not impaired.

In the above embodiment, the appliances housed in the main body of the cabinet 7) were an electric washing machine and a dryer, but the configuration may be such that the electric washing machine is not housed.
It may be used as a heat-generating device such as an electric cooking device or a microwave oven, and there will be no difference in the effects of the present invention.

Effects of the Invention As is clear from the description of the above embodiments, the storage cabinet of the first invention can be configured to accommodate heat-generating equipment so as not to impair the harmony of the room, and moreover, it is possible to prevent the operation of the heat-generating equipment. Since this cannot be done without opening the storage cabinet door, the inside of the storage cabinet does not become hot and safety is ensured. Moreover, since it is equipped with an exhaust fan, hot air and moisture are exhausted to the outside, without impairing the comfort of the room, which is of great practical value.

Furthermore, the storage cabinet of the second invention accommodates an electric washing machine and dryer, and not only makes laundry work convenient, but also has the same advantages as the first invention in terms of safety, noise reduction, and livability. is also useful and has great effects.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a storage cabinet according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a front view of the storage cabinet with the door open, Figs. 3 and 4 are illustrations of the operation of the door interlocking switch, and Fig. 5 is a power supply. It is a circuit diagram. 1... Cabinet body, 2... Door,
4...Electric washing machine, 5...Dryer, 7
...Exhaust fan, 9...Manual switch, 1
2...Door interlocking Nuitch. Name of agent: Patent attorney Shigetaka Awano 1 person 1-
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Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) At least a heat-generating device is housed, the exhaust device is provided, a door is provided to open and close the opening, a switch is provided that is closed when the door is opened, and the switch is inserted into the energizing circuit of the heat-generating device and the exhaust device. A storage cabinet. (2) It houses a dryer and a washing machine, which are heat-generating devices, and is equipped with an exhaust system and a door that opens and closes the opening, and a door interlocking switch that closes when the door is opened and a manual switch on the cabinet body side. and the door interlocking switch and the manual switch are inserted into the energizing circuits of the dryer and the exhaust device.