JPH04220212A - Drying/containing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To sanitarily hold the inside by fixing a middle plate by placing an operating plate having a suction port and a hot air dryer on the upper face of an inward flange part of an inner box, and providing a suction clearance between a front plate and a top plate of a drawer unit. CONSTITUTION:A middle plate 5 is fixed by placing an operating plate 9 having a suction port 9a and a hot air dryer 7 on the upper face of an inward flange part 6a of an inner box 6, and in the lower part of this middle plate 5, a drawer unit 2 is contained. In a state that the drawer unit 2 is contained in a main body 4, a clearance 10 is provided between the upper end face of a front plate 2a of the drawer unit 2 and a top plate 3. The open air sucked into the main body 4 from the clearance 10 is dried by a hot air dryer 7. and thereafter, blown from the upper part of the drawer unit 2, accompanied with moisture in the main body 4 and exhausted to the outside, and also, it is prevented that the inside of the main body 4 becomes wet by the inner box 6. In such a way, the inside is held in a dry state, and the inside is held sanitarily.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a drying storage device installed in a kitchen or the like to store wet dish towels, cutting boards, etc. inside the drying storage device.

0002

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Conventionally, storage devices have been put into practical use so that dish towels and cutting boards used in the kitchen can be stored by hanging them on hangers or hooks provided inside the device.

0003

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] However, if you store dish towels or cutting boards in a wet state after use, the inside of the storage device will become highly humid, which will not only damage the inside of the storage device, but also cause bacteria, mold, etc. This poses a hygiene problem. An object of the present invention is to provide a dry storage device that can be used hygienically without damaging the inside.

0004

[Means for Solving the Problems] In the drying storage device of the present invention, an inner box having a generally concave cross section and having inward flange portions at the upper ends of both sides is fixed inside a main body that stores a drawer unit so that it can be taken in and out. Then, a middle plate on which an operation panel with an air intake port and a hot air dryer are arranged is fixed to the top surface of the inward flange part of the inner box, and an air intake hole is installed between the front plate of the drawer unit and the top plate of the main unit. A gap is provided.

[0005]

[Function] The drying and storage device of the present invention draws in outside air from the air intake gap provided between the front plate of the drawer unit and the top plate of the main body, and heats it from the air intake port of the operation panel arranged on the middle plate. After it is introduced into an air dryer to warm it up, it can be blown from above the drawer unit when it is stored. Further, the inner box not only fixes the middle plate on which the operation panel and the hot air dryer are arranged inside the main body, but also has the function of preventing the main body from getting damp.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the drying storage apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5. Figure 1 shows drawer unit 2
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the drying storage device with the drawer unit 2 housed. This drying storage device is arranged along the inner wall of a main body 4 having a common top plate 3 with the storage devices 11 on both sides, and has an inward flange portion 6a at the upper end of both sides, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. A concave inner box 6 is fixed, and an operation plate 9 having an intake port 9a and a hot air dryer 7 are arranged on the upper surface of the inward flange portion 6a of the inner box 6, and a slit hole 5a (FIG. 5) is formed. A provided middle plate 5 is fixed, and a drawer unit 2 that can be freely taken out and put in is stored in the lower part of this middle plate 5. When the drawer unit 2 is housed in the main body 4, the upper end surface of the front plate 2a of the drawer unit 2 is A gap 10 (FIG. 5) is provided between the front plate 2a and the top plate 3, and insect-proof packing 8 is provided on the front end surfaces of the bottom plate and the side plates of the main body 4 that the front plate 2a comes into contact with, and on the front end surface of the middle plate 5. It is provided.

The operation panel 9 disposed on the middle plate 5 is provided with a timer switch 9d and a filter 9c that can be removed and replaced through an opening 9a by unscrewing a set screw 9b. In addition, the drawer unit 2 has a dish towel 12.
A hanger arm 14 is provided on which to hang or lean a cutting board 13.

[0008] In the drying storage device having such a configuration,
When storing the wet dish towel 12 and cutting board 13, pull out the drawer unit 2 from the main body 4, place the dish towel 12 and cutting board 13 on the hanger arm 14 (Fig. 1), and press the timer switch 9d on the operation panel 9. After operating the hot air dryer 7, the drawer unit 2 is housed inside the main body 4 to be in the state shown in FIGS. 4 and 5.

[0009] Inside the drying storage device in such a state, outside air is taken in from the outside through the gap 10 between the front plate 2a of the drawer unit 2 and the top plate 3 as shown by arrow A in FIG. After being introduced into the hot air dryer 7 through the air inlet 9a of the operating panel 9 arranged on the panel 5 and heated, the dish towels 12 and Sprayed on the cutting board 13 (Figure 1),
The drawer unit 2 and the main body 4 contain moisture inside the main body 4.
The air is then exhausted to the outside from exhaust ports 2b and 4b provided at the front of the bottom plate of the inner box 6, as shown by arrow C in FIG.

[0010] In this manner, outside air is drawn into the main body 4 through the gap 9 provided between the front plate 2a and the top plate 3 of the drawer unit 2 in the stored state with the dishtowel 12 and cutting board 13 arranged and stored. After being introduced into the hot air dryer 7 through the intake port 9a and heated, it is blown from above the drawer unit 2, and the moisture inside the main body 4 is exhausted to the outside through the exhaust ports 2b and 4b. The inner box 6 fixed along the inner wall of the main body 4 prevents the main body 4 from getting damp and keeps the inside of the drying storage device dry, so the inside of the drying storage device is not damaged. ,
The interior can be kept sanitary.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, the opening 9 of the operation panel 9
By providing a filter 9c that can be attached and detached by unscrewing the set screw 9b, it is possible to remove foreign matter (dust, dirt) contained in the outside air introduced into the interior of the main body 4 through the gap 10. The inside of the drying storage device can be kept even more sanitary.

0012

[Effects of the Invention] The drying and storage device of the present invention allows outside air to be taken in through the air intake gap provided between the front plate of the drawer unit and the top plate of the main body, through the air intake port of the operation panel arranged on the middle plate. The inside of the main unit can be kept dry by introducing it into a hot air dryer to warm it up, and then blowing air from above the drawer unit when it is stored. can be maintained.

[0013] Furthermore, the inner box not only fixes the middle plate on which the operation panel and the hot air dryer are arranged inside the main body, but also has the effect of preventing the main body from getting damp and further improving the dry state. .

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a drying storage device with a drawer unit pulled out.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the main body and the middle plate.

FIG. 3 is a partial vertical sectional view of the operation plate portion with the middle plate fixed to the main body.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the drying storage device in a state where the drawer unit is stored.

FIG. 5 is a partial vertical sectional view of FIG. 4;

[Explanation of symbols]

2 Drawer unit 2a Front plate 3 Top plate 4 Main body 5 Middle plate 6 Inner box 6a Inward flange part 7 Warm air dryer 9 Operation board 9a　Intake port 10 Gap

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claim 1: An inner box having a generally concave cross-section with inward flange portions provided at upper ends of both sides is fixed to the inside of a main body that accommodates a drawer unit so as to be freely inserted and removed, and the upper surface of the inward flange portion of the inner box A drying storage device, wherein a middle plate on which an operation plate having an air intake port and a hot air dryer are arranged is fixed, and a gap for air intake is provided between a front plate of the drawer unit and a top plate of the main body.