JPH02193630A - Dish dryer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent water drop from infiltration into the internal part of a hot air blowing port, to almost uniformly heat and dry dishes in a draining basket and to shorten drying time by providing a blocking plate, for which the upper edge is pivotally supported and the other edge is disposed freely turnably, and a rib to determined upper the limit for the turning range of the blocking plate in the hot air blowing port. CONSTITUTION:In the inner bottom part of a main body 1, a hot air generator 4 composed of a fan 2, motor 3 for driving the fan 2 and heat generating body 5 is provided and in a hot air blowing port 6 to blow generated hot air into a drying room 12, a blocking plate 13, for which the upper edge is pivotally supported and the other edge is disposed freely turnably, and an obliquely downward rib 14 on an upper side are provided. When the hot air generator 4 is operated, the blocking plate 13 is pushed by the hot air and the hot air blowing port 6 is opened. Then, the hot air is blown into the drying room 12 and the blocking plate 13 is pressed at a prescribed angle by the lower directing rib 14. Accordingly, the water drop scattered from the dishes does not infiltrate into the hot air blowing port 6. Since the hot air is blown from the hot air blowing port in the obliquely downward direction, the hot air is spread along a water reception plate 7 and the temperature distribution of the drying room 12 can be made almost uniform.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a dish dryer that dries stored dishes using hot air supplied from a hot air generator.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Conventionally, this type of dish dryer has rarely been constructed as shown in FIG. That is, the electric motor 102 is installed at the inner bottom of the main body 101.
, a hot air generating device consisting of a number of blades 103, a ventilation passage 104, a heating element 105, etc. is provided, and a water receiving plate 107 having a hot air outlet 106 in a part is arranged on the top of this hot air generating device, The warm air blown out from the warm air outlet 106 dries the dishes in the drainer 108 placed on the water receiving plate 107. In addition, the water droplets adhering to the surface of the tableware gradually evaporate due to the heat generated by the hot air and are discharged together with the hot air through the exhaust port 110 provided on the top surface of the lid 109 that covers the top of the main body 101.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention In such a conventional configuration, when tableware is stored in the dish drainer 108, water droplets adhering to the tableware are scattered and the hot air outlet 1
06 and adheres to the heating element 106, electric motor 102, etc., rust will occur and cause a malfunction.

In addition, a drying chamber 1 formed by a water receiving plate 107 and a lid 109
Regarding the temperature distribution during operation of the main unit in the main unit 101, the temperature is high in the upper part of the straight line connecting the hot air outlet 106 and the exhaust port 110 on the top of the lid 109 and the surrounding area A, but in the B part at the front of the main unit 101 and In the corners of the drying chamber 111, the temperature was relatively low because hot air was difficult to circulate. For this reason, the above A
The dishes located in the B section and the corners of the drying chamber 111 are difficult to dry, but the dishes located in the B section and the corners of the drying chamber 111 are difficult to dry, and the problem is that it takes a long time to dry the dishes as a whole.

The present invention solves these problems by preventing water droplets from entering through the hot air outlet, preventing failure of the heating element motor due to rust, etc., and distributing hot air evenly within the drying room. , improves drying efficiency,
The purpose is to shorten the drying time of tableware.

Means for Solving the Problem In order to solve this problem, the present invention comprises a main body, a hot air generator provided at the inner bottom of the main body, and a water receiving plate disposed on the top of the hot air generator. , a drainer basket placed on the water receiving plate, a lid covering the upper part of the main body, and a hot air generated from the hot air generator into a drying chamber formed by the water receiving plate and the lid. The hot air outlet is provided with a shielding plate whose upper end is pivotally supported and whose lower end is rotatable, and a lip that restricts the upper limit of the rotation range of the shielding plate. are doing.

Effect: With this configuration, water droplets scattered from the dishes when they are stored can be blocked by the shielding plate and prevented from entering the hot air outlet, and the hot air blown out from the hot air outlet can be blocked, The blowing direction is regulated slightly downward by the draining plate, and the hot air spreads out along the water receiving plate, allowing hot air to evenly spread over the dishes in the draining basket.

EXAMPLE An example of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6. As shown in the figure, a hot air generator 4 consisting of blades 2, an electric motor 3 for driving the blades 2, and a heating element 5 is provided at the inner bottom of the main body 1, and a hot air outlet 6 is provided at the center of the rear part of the upper part. A water receiving plate 7 is arranged, a drainer 8 is placed on the water receiving plate T, and the upper opening of the main body 1 is covered with a hemispherical lid 11 consisting of an opening/closing lid 9 and a fixing lid 10. A drying chamber 12 is formed. The hot air outlet 6 that blows out the warm air generated from the hot air generator 4 into the drying chamber 12 has a shielding plate 13 whose upper end is pivoted and whose lower end is rotatable, and a lip 14 extending diagonally downward on the upper side of the shielding plate 13. is provided.

In the above configuration, when the hot air generator 4 is in operation, the shielding plate 13 is pushed by the hot air, the hot air outlet 6 opens, and hot air is blown into the drying chamber 12 . When storing dishes in this state, the shielding plate 13 is held at a predetermined angle by the downward lip 14, and maintains an angle that prevents water droplets scattered from the dishes from entering the hot air outlet 6. It will not penetrate into e. Also, at this time, since the hot air is blown out from the hot air outlet with an oblique downward force, the water receiving plate 7
The hot air can be spread evenly to every corner of the drying chamber 12, and the temperature distribution in the drying chamber 12 can be made almost uniform. Further, when the operation is stopped, the shielding plate 13 closes the hot air outlet e as shown in FIG. 4, and can completely prevent water droplets from entering when the tableware is stored.

Effects of the Invention As is clear from the above description of the embodiments, according to the present invention, there is provided a shielding plate at the hot air outlet, the upper end of which is pivotally supported, and the other end rotatable, and the rotation range of the shielding plate. By providing a lip that determines the upper limit, regardless of whether the hot air generator is running or stopping, water droplets that fly off the dishes when they are stored are prevented from entering the hot air outlet, and water droplets attached to the heating element, electric motor, etc. This is an excellent product that not only prevents breakdowns caused by rust on the drying chamber, but also allows the warm air blown out from the hot air outlet to reach every corner of the drying room when the hot air generator is in operation. This makes it possible to realize a dish dryer.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a sectional view of a dish dryer according to an embodiment of the present invention;
The figure is a perspective view of the hot air outlet, Figure 3 is a sectional view of the hot air outlet during operation, Figure 4 is a sectional view of the warm air outlet when the same is stopped, and Figure 6 is a perspective view of the dish dryer. FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a conventional dish dryer. 1.--Main body, 4.--Hot air generator, 6
... Warm air outlet, 7 ... Water receiving plate, 8.
... Drainer basket, 11 ... Lid, 12 ...
... Drying room, 13... Shielding plate, 14...
...Reply. Name of agent: Patent attorney Shigetaka Awano and 1 other person 2nd
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Claims (1)

[Claims] A main body, a hot air generator provided at the inner bottom of the main body, a water receiving plate placed on the top of the hot air generating device, a draining basket placed on the water receiving plate, and the main body. It has a lid that covers the top, and a hot air outlet that blows hot air generated from the hot air generator into a drying chamber formed by the water receiving plate and the lid, and the upper end is pivotally supported on the hot air outlet. A dish dryer equipped with a shielding plate whose lower end is rotatable and a rib regulating the upper limit of the rotational range of the shielding plate.