JPH053850A - Ascending/descending drain shelf with illumination - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the ascending/descending drain shelf with illumination which can illuminate appropriately a sink part of a sink table. CONSTITUTION:In the upper part in a wall unit 2 in which a drain shelf 1 ascends and is contained. an illumination unit 3 is provided, and also, in the lower end part of an end rail 5, a diffusion plate 11 is provided, light from the illumination unit 3 is guided downward along the reverse side of a front plate 7 of the wall unit 2, and diffused illumination is executed from the diffusion plate 11.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a lit up / down drainage rack. More specifically, the present invention relates to a new illuminating lifting / descending / draining shelf that can illuminate a sink part of a sink at hand.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in kitchens of houses and the like, for example, from the viewpoint of effective utilization of kitchen space and improvement of appearance, a water-lifting / draining shelf as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 has been used. . In this lifting / descending / draining rack, the draining rack (a) is raised and stored inside the wall unit (b), and when using a cooking tool such as a pot or a ball placed on the draining rack (a), Use the draining shelf (a) by lowering it from the wall unit (a). Such elevating and lowering of the drainage rack (a) is performed by a drive unit (c) including a motor or the like provided in an upper part of the wall unit (a), for example, as shown in the cross section of FIG. This drive unit (c) is connected via the wiring space (e) provided on the front plate (d) back surface of the wall unit (b),
By connecting to the operation switch (K) arranged on the front surface of the curtain plate (F) and operating this operation switch (K), the draining rack (A) can be automatically moved up and down.

A water receiving tray (H) can be detachably attached to the bottom surface of the draining shelf (A).
Such a lifting / descending / draining shelf is usually installed above the window provided on the back side of the sink and above the sink of the sink.

[0004]

However, the conventional lifting and draining shelves shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 have advantages such as convenience and good appearance, but the sink sink portion has There was a problem that had to be solved for hand lighting. That is, in a conventional kitchen,
Usually, in the daytime, it is possible to illuminate through a window provided on the back side of the sink, but at night, it is inevitable to rely on a hand lighting device that illuminates the sink of the sink. However, unlike the general kitchen storage unit, the lifting draining rack has a structure in which the draining rack (a) moves up and down, and therefore a lighting device such as a fluorescent lamp cannot be arranged on the bottom surface thereof. . On the other hand, below the lifting and draining shelves,
Usually, since the sink part of the sink is located, it has been necessary to realize a vertical drainage shelf that can illuminate this sink part.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and eliminates the drawbacks of the conventional lifting and draining shelves,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel illuminated lifting / draining shelf that can appropriately illuminate the sink of a sink.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has a lighting unit disposed in the upper part of a wall unit in which a draining shelf is raised and housed, and a diffusing plate at the lower end of the curtain plate. Is provided, and the light from the illumination unit is guided downward along the back surface of the front plate of the wall unit, and diffused and illuminated by the diffusion plate.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings, and the illuminated water lifting and lowering shelves of the present invention will be described in more detail. FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of the water-equipped lifting / descending / draining shelf of the present invention. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 1, the lighting unit (3) is arranged above the wall unit (2) in which the drainage rack (1) is raised and stored. The illumination unit (3) can be configured to include, for example, a fluorescent tube and a lighting circuit.

In order to wire-connect the drive unit (4) for raising and lowering the draining rack (1) and the operation switch (6) for raising and lowering the draining rack (1) provided on the front surface of the curtain plate (5), a wall unit is connected. In the wiring space (8) provided on the back surface of the front plate (7) of (2), the reflection plate (9) and the light guide plate (10) are provided.
Are provided respectively so that the light emitted from the illumination unit (3) is guided downward. The type of the light guide plate (10) is not particularly limited, and an appropriate plastic plate such as an acrylic plate can be used. Further, in this example, a diffusing plate (12) for diffusing the light guided downward is provided at the lower end of the curtain plate (5).

[0009] For example, with the above-mentioned structure, a water-lifting / draining shelf having an illumination function is realized. Even when it is dark at night, the sink part of the sink can be reliably illuminated. Since the lighting unit (3) is built in the upper part of the wall unit (2), it is waterproof and safe. The operation switch for turning on and off the lighting unit (3) can be attached to the operation switch (6) for raising and lowering the drainage shelf (1) provided on the front surface of the curtain plate (5).

Of course, the present invention is not limited to the above examples. Needless to say, various aspects are possible in details such as the structure and configuration of the illumination unit and the drive unit, and the details of the material of the light guide plate.

[0011]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, there is provided a lighted drainage rack which can appropriately illuminate the sink portion of the sink and which is excellent in convenience and appearance.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of a water-equipped lifting / lowering drainage shelf of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a conventional lifting / descending / draining shelf.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the lifting / descending / draining shelf illustrated in FIG. 2.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 draining shelf 2 wall units 3 lighting units 4 drive unit 5 curtain plate 6 operation switch 7 front plate 8 wiring space 9 Reflector 10 Light guide plate 11 Diffuser

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A lighting unit is provided in an upper part of a wall unit in which a draining shelf is raised and housed, and a diffusing plate is provided at a lower end portion of a curtain plate, and light from the lighting unit is directed to a rear surface of a front plate of the wall unit. A vertically movable drainage shelves with illumination, which is guided downward along the diffuser plate and diffusedly illuminated. 2. The illuminating up-and-down drainage rack according to claim 1, wherein a reflection plate and a light guide plate are provided in a wiring space on the back surface of the front plate to guide light from the illumination unit downward.