JPH05300816A - Sink unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a sink unit which can enlarge the space of a kitchen adjacent to the sink unit when a sink main body is not used. CONSTITUTION:A sink unit has a sink under cabinet 3 located on a floor 1. and a sink main body 4 mounted on the sink under cabinet 3. The sink main body 4 is pivotally supported with respect to a horizontal axis 9. An upper face 4b of the sink main body 4 is moved in the approximately horizontal direction when the sink main body 4 is not used, and the sink main body 4 is pivotally moved upward to be stood up. Moreover, a bottom face 4a of the sink main body 4 is leveled with a front face 3a of the sink under cabinet 3.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sink unit installed in a kitchen.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a sink unit of this type, there is one having a sink lower box installed on a floor and a sink main body, as disclosed in, for example, JP-A-2-283318.

Various storage shelves and the like are provided in the box under the sink to facilitate the storage of dishes and the like. On the other hand, a sink main body is installed on the sink lower box, and a sink for washing dishes, foods, etc., a cooktop, etc. are provided on the upper surface thereof.

[0004]

However, in such a sink unit, the size of the sink must be secured to some extent in terms of workability and the like. Therefore, the length from the inner wall of the kitchen to the front end of the sink main body becomes long (generally, about 80 cm), and even when the sink main body is not used, the kitchen space is narrowed by the presence of the sink main body.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a sink unit capable of expanding the kitchen space near the sink unit when the sink body is not used.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the sink unit according to claim 1 is a sink lower box installed on the floor, and a sink main body installed on the sink lower box. The sink body is rotatably supported about a horizontal axis, the upper surface of the sink body is substantially horizontal when the sink body is used, and the sink body is not used when the sink body is not used. Is rotated to an upright state so that the bottom surface of the sink main body faces the front and is substantially flush with the front surface of the sink lower box.

Further, in the sink unit according to the second aspect, the sink provided in the sink body is such that when the sink body is in an upright state, residual water in the sink is discharged from a peripheral portion of the sink to the outside. It is characterized in that it has a shape that can prevent it from flowing out.

[0008]

According to the sink unit of claim 1, the sink body is rotatably supported about a horizontal axis,
When the sink body is used, the upper surface of the sink body is substantially horizontal, and when the sink body is not used, the sink body is turned up to an upright position so that the bottom surface of the sink body faces the front. It can be approximately flush with the front of the lower box. Accordingly, when the sink body is not used, the sink body does not project from the front surface of the sink lower box, and the kitchen space near the sink unit can be expanded. Further, the appearance of the entire sink unit when the sink body is not used is also good.

Further, according to the sink unit of the second aspect, in the sink provided in the sink body, when the sink body is in an upright state, the residual water in the sink flows out from the peripheral portion to the outside. It has a shape that can prevent this. As a result, even if the sink body is housed with the residual water remaining in the sink, the residual water does not wet the upper surface of the sink box.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of a sink unit according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 1 is a floor surface of a kitchen, and a sink unit 2 is installed on the floor surface 1. The sink unit 2 includes a sink lower box 3 installed on the floor, a sink main body 4 installed on the sink lower box 3, and storage cabinets 5 and 5 installed on both sides of the sink main body 4. It has a hanging cabinet 6 that is hung on the ceiling side.

The sink lower box 3 and the hanging cabinet 6 are fixed to the kitchen inner wall 7 as shown in FIG. 1, and incorporate various shelves and drawers (not shown).

As shown in FIG. 2, the sink body 4 is a resin molded product having an oblong cross section, and a sink 8 is provided therein.

As shown in FIG. 3, horizontal shafts 9 and 9 project toward the sink body 4 at the lower side portions of the storage cabinets 5 and 5. As shown in FIG. 1, these horizontal shafts 9 and 9 have elongated holes 1 provided on the outer sides of both sides of the sink body 4.
0 is rotatably fitted, and the sink body 4 has a horizontal shaft 9
It is rotatably supported around.

When not in use, the main body 4 of the sink is turned upward so that the bottom 4a faces the front and is substantially flush with the front 3a of the lower sink box 3. (See the solid line in FIG. 1). The standing state can be maintained by a stopper member (not shown). Further, when used, it is rotated downward to be in a horizontal state, and its upper surface 4b is set so as to extend substantially in the horizontal direction (see a chain line in FIG. 1). Further, the sink body 4 is set to be slidable toward the inner side of the lower sink box 3 by the length of the long hole 10 in the state of being used, and when the slide is completed, it is installed in the upper upper portion of the lower sink box 3. It is adapted to be locked to a stopper portion 12 formed on the formed piping counter 11 via a stopper member (not shown) (see FIG. 1).
(See the middle two-dot chain line).

As shown in FIG. 2, the sink 8 of the sink body 4 can prevent residual water in the sink 8 from flowing out from the peripheral portion of the sink 8 when the sink body 4 is in an upright state. The shape, that is, the bottom of the sink 8 in this standing state serves as the water reservoir 14.

A drain port 15 is provided in the water reservoir 14,
A drain joint 16 made of soft rubber having high flexibility is connected to the drain port 15. The drain joint 16 is connected to a water pipe (not shown) that extends under the floor of the kitchen.

The drain joint 16 is provided in the sink body 4
It is housed in a pipe space 17 formed at the inner part of the pipe space, and can be displaced in the pipe space 17 according to the rotation of the sink body 4.

At the inner part of the bottom surface 4a of the sink body 4,
A slide-type lid 18 for opening and closing the opening 17a of the pipe space 17 is attached. This sliding lid 1
8 is a storage unit 1 when the sink body 4 is in use.
When the sink body 4 is stored in the storage unit 9, and the sink body 4 is not in use, it is pulled out from the storage unit 19 to close the opening 17a.

The sink unit 2 having such a structure
The action of will be described.

First, when the sink body 4 is not used,
As shown by the solid line in FIG. 1, the sink body 4 is rotated upward to an upright state so that the bottom surface 4a of the sink body 4 is substantially flush with the front surface 3a of the sink lower box 3. In this state, the drain joint 16 is, as shown by the solid line in FIG.
The pipe space 17 is bent and stored in an arbitrarily bent state. In addition, residual water in the sink 8 is collected in the water reservoir 14 and prevented from flowing out from the peripheral portion of the sink 8 to the outside, so that the upper surface of the sink lower box 3 is not wetted.

Next, when the sink body 4 is used, the upper surface 4b of the sink body 4 is rotated downward so as to extend in a substantially horizontal direction, as indicated by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG.
As shown by the dotted line, push it inward to lock it. In this state, the drain joint 16 is bent at a substantially right angle in the pipe space 17 as shown by a chain double-dashed line in FIG. 2 so that drainage or the like can be guided to the water pipe.

Due to such an action, even when the sink body 4 is not used, the sink body 4 does not project from the front surface 3a of the sink lower box 3, and the kitchen space near the sink unit 2 is expanded. Is possible. Further, the front of the sink lower box 3, the sink main body 4, the storage cabinets 5, 5, and the hanging cabinet 6 are substantially flush with each other, and the appearance is also good.

The present invention is not limited to this embodiment. For example, a horizontal shaft is attached to the sink main body side, and a pivot part for pivotally supporting the horizontal shaft is provided on the sink lower box side. The hinge member may be interposed between the sink main body side and the sink lower box side.

[0025]

As described above, according to the sink unit of the first aspect, the sink body is rotatably supported about the horizontal axis, and the upper surface of the sink body is used when the sink body is used. Is set in a substantially horizontal direction, and when the sink body is not used, the sink body is rotated upward to set it upright so that the bottom of the sink body is substantially flush with the front of the sink box. When the sink main body is not used, the sink main body does not project from the front part of the sink lower box, and the kitchen space near the sink unit can be expanded. In addition, the appearance of the entire sink unit when the sink body is not used can be improved.

Further, according to the sink unit of the second aspect, in the sink provided in the sink main body, when the sink main body is in an upright state, residual water in the sink flows out from the peripheral portion thereof to the outside. Since it has a shape capable of preventing the residual water, even if the sink body is stored with the residual water remaining in the sink, the residual water does not wet the upper surface of the sink box.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view taken along the line XX in FIG. 3, showing a main part of a sink unit of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line YY in FIG. 3, showing a main part of the sink body of the sink unit of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic front view of the sink unit of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 floor 3 sink lower box 3a front 4 sink main body 4a bottom 4b top 8 sink 14 water reservoir 9 horizontal axis

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A sink lower box installed on the floor, and a sink main body installed on the sink lower box, the sink main body being rotatably supported about a horizontal axis. When the sink body is used, the upper surface of the sink body is substantially horizontal, and when the sink body is not used, the sink body is rotated upward to be in an upright state, so that the bottom surface of the sink body faces the front. A sink unit, which is set to face substantially flush with the front surface of the lower sink box. 2. The sink provided in the sink body,
2. A shape that can prevent residual water in the sink from flowing out from the peripheral portion of the sink to the outside when the sink body is in the upright state.
The sink unit described in.