JPH0243103A - Kitchen waste cabinet - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent condensed water from dripping onto the floor by providing a dew receiving tray coupled with a condenser external to a kitchen waste cabinet with a refrigerator and located below a container mounted on a draw- out type door and leading water dripping from a drain hole internal to the cabinet to the dew receiving tray via a reinforcement plate. CONSTITUTION:A dew receiving tray 18 is provided under a reinforcement plate 16 in such a manner that water dripping from a drain hole 19 is led to the dew receiving tray 18 via the reinforcement plate 16. The edges of the reinforcement plate 16 must be so positioned that they are always above the dew receiving plate 18 regardless of whether the reinforcement plate 16 is drawn out together with a door 11 and container 13 or put into the cabinet. Water that has been collected in the dew receiving tray 18 is evaporated by heat from a condenser 21, thereby preventing condensed water from dripping onto the floor.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a kitchen waste storage equipped with a refrigerator.

Conventional Technology Conventionally, in places where kitchen waste is generated, such as in restaurants and general household kitchens, kitchen waste storage facilities have been installed that use deodorizers and air fresheners to prevent the smell of putrefaction. Kaisho 5
A refrigerator for kitchen waste was used as described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 7-141901 so as not to be bothered by bad odors.

The conventional kitchen waste storage as described above will be explained below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a conventional kitchen waste storage.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a main body of the kitchen waste storage, and a door 3 is provided via a hinge 2 so that the door 3 can be opened and closed. The main body 1 includes a cooling compressor 4 and a cooler 6.
The interior 6 of the refrigerator is cooled. The interior 6 is also provided with a kitchen waste storage container 8 for storing food waste 7.

The kitchen waste storage constructed as described above will be explained below.

Food waste 7 generated during cooking or leftover food in the kitchens of restaurants and households tends to decompose and generate bad odors in hot and humid environments like Japan. Therefore, to prevent further decomposition, the food waste 7 is stored in a kitchen waste storage container 8, refrigerated in the interior 6 of the main body 1, and kept in a low temperature and dry state until the garbage collection day by a public organization or the like.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the above-mentioned configuration, in order to take the cooled kitchen waste storage container out of the refrigerator when storing food waste, dew condenses on the outer surface of the kitchen waste storage container due to the temperature difference with the outside of the refrigerator. There was a problem with it dripping onto the floor and getting dirty.

Moreover, there were also conventional dew pans and evaporation pans that were separated,
Compared to the integrated dew pan and evaporation pan type, cleaning performance was poor, and the drain portion of the dew pan was often clogged.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and includes a dew tray that prevents condensed water from dripping on the floor when the kitchen waste storage container is pulled out of the refrigerator when storing food waste, and also has a function to evaporate defrosting water. The purpose is to provide kitchen waste storage.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the kitchen waste storage of the present invention includes a kitchen waste storage container with an opening at the top for storing food waste, and a pull-out type container that is removably attached to the inside of the storage container. A rail device is installed at the bottom of the door and the kitchen waste storage container to guide condensed water to the dew pan. It is equipped with a condenser that evaporates.

Function: With the above configuration, garbage can be easily taken in and taken out by opening the door of the kitchen waste storage, and condensed water when the kitchen waste storage container is pulled out from the inside of the storage can be guided to the dew tray. Moreover, since the drain outlet is always facing the inside of the refrigerator, the defrosting water collected in the dew tray during defrosting can be automatically evaporated by the heat of the condenser, preventing condensed water from dripping on the floor. can.

EXAMPLE An example of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

9 is the main body of the kitchen waste storage, and a door 11 is attached to it via a guide rail 1o so that it can be opened and closed in the front and rear directions. A kitchen waste storage container 13 with an open top surface is removably attached to the inside 12 side of the field 11, and a right rail 14 and a left rail 14 are installed below the kitchen waste storage container 13 and on the outside of the refrigerator.
A reinforcing plate 16 is attached to connect the v15 and both rails. Therefore, a rail device 17 is configured together with a guide rail 10 attached to the main body 9, and the door 11 is slid in the front and back direction. Further, the reinforcing plate 16 guides dew condensed on the garbage storage container 13 to the dew pan 18, and the frost water in the refrigerator interior 12 is guided to the dew pan 18 from the drain hole 19.

On the other hand, the inside of the refrigerator 12 is heated to at least 0 degrees Celsius by the compressor 20.
Cool to below 30°F.

The function of the kitchen waste storage constructed as described above will be explained below.

The interior 12 of the main body 9 is cooled to at least 0 degrees Celsius or below (cooling preferably to -18 degrees Celsius or below).

First, the door 11 is opened when storing raw garbage 7 generated in a restaurant, a general household kitchen, etc. in the kitchen waste storage. A kitchen waste storage container 13 is attached to the inside of the door 11, and its opening is located on the top surface, making it easy to store food waste.This prevents splashes of moisture from the food waste 7 from adhering to the inner walls of the inside 12, resulting in sanitary conditions. It is true. In addition, since the inside of the refrigerator 12 is kept below 0 degrees Celsius by the compressor 20, the food waste 7 will not rot while it is stored in the inside 12, and the water will freeze, so the juice will not leak out. There's nothing to do.

Next, when the door 11 is opened, the food waste storage container 13 and food waste 7, which have been cooled to below 0 degrees Celsius, are considered to be released into the atmosphere at room temperature. Moisture condenses and adheres to the outside surface of the garbage storage container. This condensed water is guided to the dew pan 18 by the reinforcing plate 16 of the rail device 17 attached to the lower part of the main body 9, and since the internal drain hole 19 and the dew pan 18 are always wrapped, defrosting The defrosting water collected in the dew tray 18 can be automatically evaporated by the heat of the condensation 'a21 below.

Therefore, when the food waste 7 is stored in the interior 12 of the kitchen waste storage, it freezes and its decomposition does not progress. In addition, when the moisture in the food waste 7 has been drained off, the condensed water that is generated when the door 11 is opened and the food waste storage container 13 is pulled out from the inside 12 can be collected in the dew tray, so that it does not stain the floor surface. , the dew is automatically evaporated by a condenser.

It is generally known that the freezing temperature of a substance is affected by its molar concentration, and that a substance with a high molar concentration has a lower freezing temperature (freezing point). Therefore, the temperature inside the refrigerator 12 is preferably -18 degrees Celsius or lower.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention stores food waste in a food waste storage container that is attached to the inside of the door of a food waste storage room whose interior is cooled to below 0 degrees Celsius, and whose top surface is open. This prevents garbage from freezing and rotting, which causes bad odors, and the lower rail device of the garbage storage container on the door guides condensed water to the dew tray.
The drain hole and the dew pan face each other, and the defrosting water is collected in the dew pan, and is automatically evaporated in the condenser below, making it hygienic and free from condensation water staining the floor surface when the door is opened and closed. Since defrosting water can be automatically evaporated in one dew tray, an inexpensive kitchen waste storage with good cleaning performance is provided.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a kitchen waste storage according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the same with the door closed, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a conventional example. 9...Body, 11...Door, 13...
...Kitchen waste storage container, 16...Reinforcement plate, 17.
...Rail device, 18...Dew pan, 19
...Drain hole, 2o...Compressor, 21
······Condenser. Name of agent: Patent attorney Shigetaka Awano and one other person? - - -113 -・- 20-m- 21--・ Main body ax storage capacity 6 m strong board rail device! Saucer doro 1 hole pressure Ji1 Tsuruhada Ayaro? -・- 17-... Main body reinforcement plate rail surface I! Saucer 21...-Eyebrow ma Figure 3

Claims (1)

[Claims] A main body that is equipped with a compressor and has an open front, a door that slides in the front and rear directions by a rail device attached to the lower part of the main body, and a kitchen garbage storage container that is detachably attached to this door with the upper surface as the opening surface. A storage container, a dew pan installed at the bottom of the kitchen waste storage container so as to be located outside the refrigerator, a drain hole formed at the bottom of the inside of the refrigerator, and a condenser for evaporating defrosting water in the dew pan. The kitchen waste storage container is characterized in that the rail device is constituted by a pair of left and right rails and a reinforcing plate connecting the rails, and the reinforcing plate guides condensed water in the kitchen waste storage container to a dew tray when pulled out. .