JPH0325621Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field] The present invention relates to rice cooker storage furniture that allows rice to be cooked with the rice cooker stored therein.

[Background Art] If a rice cooker is left as is in a room such as a kitchen, it will spoil its appearance, so there is a cabinet-type storage furniture that can store a rice cooker. Then, this storage furniture is installed in a kitchen or the like, the rice cooker is stored in the storage furniture, and the rice cooker is used to cook rice inside the storage furniture.
At this time, the temperature inside the storage furniture rises due to the heat generated from the rice cooker, and the steam from the rice cooker causes moisture to accumulate inside the storage furniture, so it is necessary to provide ventilation means in the storage furniture. For this ventilation, an opening is generally provided at the bottom or back of the storage furniture to take in air from there and exhaust the air from the front of the storage furniture. However, in this case, the air between the bottom of the storage furniture and the floor and the air between the back of the storage furniture and the wall is sucked into the storage furniture and exhausted into the room from the front of the storage furniture. can be,
The area between the bottom of the storage furniture and the floor and the area between the back of the storage furniture and the wall have poor air circulation and are difficult to clean, so the air in these areas has a musty odor. Where there is a damp odor,
A problem arises in that air having such a musty odor or a humid odor comes out into the room, giving a feeling of discomfort.

[Purpose of the invention] The present invention was made in view of the above points, and the purpose is to provide rice cooker storage furniture that can ventilate the room without fear of emitting musty or damp odors. That is.

[Disclosure of the invention] The rice cooker storage furniture according to the present invention has a front opening in which a rice cooker 4 is stored in a furniture main body 3 formed by providing a door 2 in the front opening of a box body 1 that is open at the front. The open inner box 5 is attached, and the air intake port 6 provided at the lower front of the furniture body 3 is connected to the lower flow passage 9 formed between the base plate 7 that closes the lower surface of the furniture body 3 and the base plate 8 of the inner box 5. A back flow passage 1 formed between a back plate 10 that communicates with each other and closes the lower flow passage 9 at the back of the furniture body 3 and a back plate 11 of the inner box 5.
A communication port 13 is provided in the lower part of the inner box 5 to communicate with the back flow passage 12, and a ceiling plate 29 is attached to the upper part of the inner box 5, and an exhaust chamber 3 is provided above the ceiling plate 29.
0, the tip of the exhaust chamber 30 is communicated with the exhaust port 14 provided at the upper front of the furniture main body 3, and a guide plate 33 is provided inside the exhaust chamber 30 to divide the rear part of the exhaust chamber 30 into two upper and lower chambers. Separate and discharge port 14
The two chambers are merged at the front of the guide plate 33 at the rear of the exhaust chamber 3, and the exhaust chamber 3
An exhaust fan 31 is installed inside the exhaust chamber 30 and the back flow path 12 on the upper side of the guide plate 33.
It is characterized by providing an inlet 39 for communicating with the inside of the inner box 5 and the exhaust chamber 30, and also providing a communication port 34 on the ceiling plate 29 below the guide plate 33 for communicating the inside of the inner box 5 with the exhaust chamber 30. The above object has been achieved by allowing air to be taken in from the front side of the furniture body 3, and the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to examples.

The furniture body 3 includes a top plate 17, a base plate 7, and a side plate 1.
8. It is formed by attaching a door 2 with a hinge 19 to the front opening of the box body 1, which is formed by opening the front side of the back plate 10, so that the door 2 can be opened and closed.
The bottom surface is closed by a base plate 7, and the back surface is closed by a back plate 10. The inner box 5 is formed into a box shape with an open front, and the inner box 5 is inserted into the furniture main body 3 by fixing the front end to the crosspieces 20 installed between the lower surface of the top plate 17 and the lower part of the side plates 18. It is designed to be installed. This inner box 5 is attached to the bottom plate 8 of the inner box 5 and the bottom plate 7 of the furniture body 3.
A lower flow passage 9 is provided between the back plate 1 on the back of the inner box 5 and
1 and the back plate 10 of the furniture body 3.
2 are formed respectively. The opening at the front end of the lower flow path 9 is closed by a net-like intake plate 21 having an intake port 6, which is provided at the lower front of the furniture body 3.
External air is allowed to flow into the lower flow passage 9 from above.

A shelf board 22 is removably provided in the lower part of the inner box 5 by engaging the engagement recesses 53 with receiving shafts 52 protruding from both walls thereof. Inside box 5 are upper chamber 23 and lower chamber 2.
It is divided into 4 parts. An outlet 26 is attached to the upright plate 25 on the rear upper surface of the shelf board 22, and a power supply board 27 attached to the inner surface of the back plate 11 of the inner box 5 is connected to the outlet 26 by an electric cord 28. An opening 37 is formed in the back plate 11 below the shelf board 22, and this opening 37 is closed by a communication port plate 38 having a communication port 13 and formed in a net shape. Therefore, the interior of the inner box 5 is communicated with the back passage 12 through the communication port 13. A through hole 51 is bored in the shelf board 22, and the upper chamber 23 and lower chamber 24 of the inner box 5 are communicated through the through hole 51. Further, a ceiling plate 29 is provided at the upper part of the inner box 5, and an exhaust chamber 30 is formed above the ceiling plate 29.
A fan 31 is attached to the inner surface of the back plate 11 within the exhaust chamber 30. The fan 31 is electrically connected to the power supply board 27. This fan 31
An inlet 39 is provided in the back plate 11 at a portion shown in FIG. The front part of the ceiling plate 29 is bent upward so that the vertical width of the exhaust chamber 30 is narrowed.One end of the ceiling plate 29 is fixed to the upper surface of the rear end of the ceiling plate 29, and the tip of the guide plate 33 is raised diagonally. It extends into a narrow portion 32 where the vertical width is narrowed. In addition, a communication port 34 is provided in the ceiling plate 29 at a position below the base of the guide plate 33, and the exhaust chamber 30 is
and the upper chamber 23 of the inner box 5 are communicated with each other, and the opening at the front end of the exhaust chamber 30 is closed by a front plate 36 having an exhaust port 35 and formed in a net shape. The door 2 has an opening 48 at a position facing the exhaust port 35.
An outlet plate 49 formed in a net shape and having an outlet 14 is attached to this opening 48 .

The rice cooker storage furniture formed as described above is installed on a floor 41 along a wall 40 in a kitchen or the like by means of an architrave 50 attached to the lower surface of the base plate 7. Connect the power wire 54 that has been connected to the power outlet 43 attached to the thick plate 42 at the bottom of the back plate 10 of the furniture body 3, and connect the electric cord 4
The power supply panel 27 is electrically connected to the power outlet 43 by connecting the plug 45 of No. 4 to the power outlet 43.

To cook rice with the rice cooker 4 stored in this rice cooker storage furniture, open the door 2, put the rice cooker 4 into the inner box 5, and place the rice cooker 4 on the shelf board 22. Then, the plug 47 of the electric cord 46 of the rice cooker 4 is connected to the outlet 26, the door 2 is closed, and the fan 31 is operated. Juan 31
When activated, the air intake port 6 at the lower front of the furniture body 3
Air is taken into the lower flow passage 9 from the lower flow passage 9, this air reaches the back flow passage 12 from the lower flow passage 9, and the air that reaches the upper part of the back flow passage 12 is exhausted from the intake port 39 by the suction force of the fan 31. It flows into the chamber 30. The air that has flowed into the exhaust chamber 30 in this way is sent along the upper surface of the guide plate 33, and the narrow portion 3
Pass 2. In this way, when the air passes through the narrow portion 32 due to the action of the fan 31, the air below the guide plate 33 is transferred to the narrow portion 32 due to the Ventury effect.
With this suction, the air in the lower part of the back flow passage 12 flows into the lower chamber 24 of the inner box 5 through the communication port 13, and further through the through hole 51 of the shelf board 22. Air is flowed into the upper chamber 23. The air that has flowed into the upper chamber 23 is sucked into the exhaust chamber 30 from the communication port 34 by the ventilate effect, passes through the exhaust port 35 and the exhaust port 14 of the door 2, and is discharged into the room. .

In this way, the interior of the inner box 5 that houses the rice cooker 4 can be ventilated, and through this ventilation, the heat and moisture generated from the rice cooker 4 are discharged, and the heat inside the inner box 5 can be ventilated. This prevents moisture from building up. In addition, since the air taken into the inner box 5 is taken in from the front lower part of the furniture body 3, air does not flow in from the bottom or back of the furniture body 3, and the furniture body 3
There is no fear that air with musty or damp smells from the bottom or back of the furniture will flow into the furniture body 3 and be discharged into the room.

Moreover, a ceiling plate is attached to the top of the inner box to form an exhaust chamber above the ceiling plate, and the tip of the exhaust chamber is communicated with the exhaust port provided at the upper front of the furniture body, and a guide plate is provided inside the exhaust chamber. The rear part of the exhaust chamber is separated into two upper and lower chambers, and the two chambers are merged in front of the guide plate behind the exhaust port, and an exhaust fan is installed in the exhaust chamber above the guide plate. At the same time, an inlet is provided to communicate the exhaust chamber and the back flow path, and a communication port is provided in the ceiling plate below the guide plate to communicate the inside of the inner box and the exhaust chamber. When the air in the back flow passage is sucked into the exhaust chamber from the suction port and discharged from the discharge port, the air in the inner box is sucked into the exhaust chamber through the communication port and discharged from the discharge port along with this air flow. This allows the fan to forcefully and efficiently ventilate the inside of the inner box, and a guide plate blocks the communication hole provided in the ceiling plate to communicate with the inside of the inner box. This prevents the steam in the inner box from acting on the fan through the communication port, and there is no risk that steam from the rice cooker will act on the fan and cause a malfunction.

[Effects of the invention] As mentioned above, in the present invention, an inner box for storing a rice cooker is attached to the furniture body, and the air intake is inserted into the lower part formed between the base plate of the furniture body and the base plate of the inner box. communicating with the flow path and communicating the lower flow path with a back flow formed between the back plate of the furniture body and the back plate of the inner box, and providing a communication port in the inner box that communicates with the back flow path; Since the furniture body is provided with a discharge port through which the air inside the inner box is discharged, the air taken in from the intake port passes through the lower flow passage and the upper flow passage, flows into the inner box, and then exits through the discharge port. By discharging heat and moisture from the rice cooker, it is possible to ventilate the interior of the inner box that houses the rice cooker.This ventilation allows the heat and moisture generated from the rice cooker to be discharged, preventing heat and moisture from entering the inner box. This can prevent things like being crowded. In addition, an air intake port is provided at the lower front of the furniture body, and this air intake port is communicated with the lower flow passage formed between the base plate that closes the lower surface of the furniture body and the base plate of the inner box. Since the back passage formed between the back plate that closes the back of the furniture body and the back plate of the inner box is communicated with, the air taken into the inner box is taken in from the lower front of the furniture body. As a result,
The furniture does not allow air to flow in from the bottom or back of the furniture, and air with musty or damp odors may flow into the furniture and be discharged into the room. There is no such fear.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front view of the same with the door removed. 1 is the box body, 2 is the door, 3 is the furniture body, 4 is the rice cooker, 5 is the inner box, 6 is the intake port, 7 is the base plate of the furniture body, 8 is the base plate of the inner box, 9 is the lower flow path, 10 11 is the back plate of the furniture body, 11 is the back plate of the inner box, 12 is the back flow path, 13 is the communication port, 14 is the discharge port, 29 is the ceiling board, 30 is the exhaust chamber, 31 is the fan, 33 is the guide plate, 34 is a communication port, and 39 is a suction port.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] An inner box with a front opening to store the rice cooker is attached to the furniture body, which is formed by providing a front opening of the box body with a door that can be freely opened and closed. The lower flow path is connected to the lower flow passage formed between the base plate that closes the lower surface and the base plate of the inner box, and the lower flow passage is formed between the back plate that closes the back surface of the furniture body and the back plate of the inner box. A communication port is provided at the bottom of the inner box that communicates with the back flow path, and a ceiling plate is attached to the top of the inner box to form an exhaust chamber above the ceiling plate. A guide plate is installed in the exhaust chamber to separate the rear part of the exhaust chamber into two upper and lower chambers, and the two chambers are connected at the tip of the guide plate at the rear of the exhaust chamber. An exhaust fan is installed in the exhaust chamber above the guide plate, an intake port is provided above the guide plate to communicate the exhaust chamber and the back flow path, and an inner box is installed in the ceiling plate below the guide plate. This rice cooker storage furniture is provided with a communication port that communicates the interior with an exhaust chamber.