JPH0545249Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to an elevating cabinet placed in kitchen equipment such as a system kitchen.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, typical kitchen equipment has been a combination of a cabinet in which equipment such as a sink and a range are arranged on the floor, and a cabinet mainly for storing items on the upper wall.

Such a basic layout is also commonly used in system kitchens, which aim to perform various tasks in the kitchen in a comprehensive and efficient manner. An important design requirement for this system kitchen is to make effective use of the kitchen space, including for cooking, washing, and storing dishes and food.

Against this background, recent system kitchens have been designed to increase the storage capacity of items, for example.
Improvements have been made such as the placement of rotating table type cabinets in the corners. Also, when using drawers and shelves, consider the bulk of the items to be stored.
Various methods have been proposed to reduce dead space as much as possible.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

However, although some progress has been made in increasing the amount of articles stored, there are still problems that need to be improved in terms of handling of the articles themselves when storing and taking them out. For example, as mentioned above, the wall cabinet placed above
Although they are often used primarily to store tableware and cooking utensils, their high position makes them difficult to handle.

Further, cooking appliances such as rice cookers, juicers, microwave ovens, and toasters are often placed on the counter of a floor cabinet or on a table in the kitchen. In this case, especially if these devices are lined up on a counter, the work space becomes small.

Furthermore, for devices that are used frequently, such as rice cookers, selecting an appropriate location and occupying that location for use is an ingenuity that can be derived from normal cooking work. However, for other devices that are used infrequently, store them inside the cabinet.
When you need them, you can take them out and use them by placing them on the counter or table. For this reason, loading and unloading the equipment is cumbersome and time-consuming, so people tend to avoid it when they are on their way to work in the morning.

As described above, even if a cabinet such as a system kitchen is equipped to accommodate equipment, it becomes a big hassle when it comes to actually using the equipment.

Therefore, the purpose of this invention is to improve the ease of use of cooking equipment installed on top of a floor cabinet placed in a kitchen while securing work space on the top surface of the floor cabinet. shall be.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to achieve the above object, the elevating cabinet of the present invention has a main body fixed to the wall or ceiling above the floor cabinet placed on the floor in the kitchen, and the main body has a lower end. A lifting shelf having a bottom plate of a size that opens and closes the shelf board and the open portion at the lower end of the main body is housed in a manner that can be raised and lowered, and a drive device for raising and lowering the lifting shelf is provided, and cooking appliances are mounted on the lifting shelf. It consists of a link mechanism that supports the cooking equipment in a connected manner so as to be extendable, and one end of the link mechanism is connected to a plurality of pivots disposed near the front of the lower part of the elevating shelf, and the other end thereof is rotatable to a box in which the cooking appliance is stored. It comprises a plurality of curved connecting rods that are pivotally connected to the floor cabinet and protrude upward when the cooking appliance is fed out, and that connect the cooking appliance below the elevating shelf and on the floor cabinet. It is characterized by being able to be extended almost to the front end position.

[Example] Hereinafter, the features of the present invention will be specifically explained using examples shown in the drawings.

1 and 2 are front views showing a layout in which the elevating type cabinet of the present invention is incorporated into a system kitchen.

As shown in the figure, a floor cabinet A is laid out on the floor and a wall cabinet B is fixed to the wall above it. The floor cabinet A is provided with a counter C on its upper surface like a normal cabinet, and also has a sink D and a cooking range E arranged thereon. Further, as a part of the wall cabinet B, the main body 1 of the elevating type cabinet of the present invention is incorporated.

FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the main body 1 of the elevating cabinet, and the main body 1 includes a top plate 2 and left and right side plates 3.
a, 3b (see Fig. 1) and a back plate 4, and has a structure with an open bottom end. At the top of this main body 1,
A hanger bolt 1a for fixing to the ceiling F is connected and suspended from the ceiling F by a nut 1b. At this time, the upper end of the top plate 2 is laid out so as to match the upper end outline of the adjacent wall cabinet B. Furthermore, a double-folding door 1c is provided on the front surface of the main body 1 so as to be openable and closable, and a filler 1d is arranged between the top plate 2 and the ceiling F.

An elevating shelf 5 is arranged inside the main body 1 so as to be movable up and down. This elevating shelf 5 has a top plate 6 at its upper end, and is divided into left and right sides by a partition plate 7a to provide shelf plates 7b. In addition, at the lower end of the elevating shelf 5,
The bottom plate 8 is integrated by left and right side plates 9a and 9b. Furthermore, a gap is formed between the left and right side plates 9a, 9b and the side plates 3a, 3b of the main body 1, as shown in FIG. 4a. Then, on the inner walls of the side plates 3a and 3b of the main body 1, there are crosspieces 10 running in the vertical direction.
A slide rail 11 is provided on the
As shown in FIG. 4b, a slider 12 guided by the slide rail 11 is provided on the outer wall of the side plates 9a, 9b.

The bottom plate 8 located at the end of the elevating shelf 5 has a width equal to the width of the outer wall of the side plates 3a and 3b of the main body 1, and when the elevating shelf 5 is stored in the main body 1 as shown in FIG. The layout is such that the lower end of the bottom plate 8 coincides with the lower end outline of the adjacent wall cabinet B. Furthermore, the bottom plate 8 is sized to close an area including the lower end of the back plate 4 of the main body 1, and a gasket 13 is provided at the lower end of each of the side plates 3a, 3b and the back plate 4, as shown in FIG. Set it up.

Furthermore, an electric motor 14 is provided on the top plate 2 of the main body 1 as a drive device for driving the elevating shelf 5 up and down. As the electric motor 14, a winch type motor used in general industry or consumer equipment can be used. An elevating rod 15 is connected to the output shaft and is fixed to the top plate 6 of the elevating shelf 5, and the elevating shelf 5 is driven up and down by forward and reverse rotation of the output shaft.

The operation panel 16 for operating the electric motor 14 is
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, it is installed on a counter C of a floor cabinet A. This operation panel 16
It is preferable that the switch disposed at the bottom is a tact switch type, and that when the down switch is pressed, the elevating shelf 5 is lowered to the lowest position, and when the up switch is pressed, it is raised to the storage position within the main body 1. Further, the lifting stroke of the lifting shelf 5 uses a limit switch (not shown) or the like that is linked to the lifting rod 15. By adopting this stroke regulating means, by operating the down switch on the operation panel 16,
If the elevating shelf 5 is lowered to the lowest position and the up switch is operated, it can be raised to the storage position shown in FIG.

Furthermore, a toaster 20, for example, is housed inside the elevating shelf 5 as a cooking appliance, and can be extended to the position shown in FIG. 1 by a link mechanism. FIG. 5 shows a side view of the toaster 20 when it is extended, and FIG. 6 shows a plan view of the link mechanism.

Between the side plate 9a of the elevating shelf 5 and the partition plate 7a, there are three pivots 21, 22, 2 whose axes are horizontal.
3 are arranged rotatably. Connecting rods 24, 25, 26 bent at two points into an arched shape are connected to both ends of each of these pivots 21, 22, 23, and one of the connecting rods 24 Ha, hook 2
The elevating shelf 5 is biased inward by a tension coil spring 28 between the elevating shelf 5 and the elevating shelf 5.

Furthermore, connecting rods 24, 25, 26
A box 29 with a front opening that houses the toaster 20 is pivotally attached to the tip of the toaster 20.
When you extend the connecting rod 2,
4, 25, and 26 are upwardly convex. This box 29 must be connected to these connecting rods 24, 25, and 26 so that the toaster 20 can always be maintained in a horizontal state. Lock levers 30 are provided on the left and right outer walls of the box 29 to hold the box 29 in the position shown in FIG. This lock lever 30 is
In FIG. 5, an engaging portion 30a that is biased counterclockwise around the pivot point by a spring 31 and that applies the biasing force is attached to the connecting rod 26.
The tip can be restrained. In addition, to release the lock, raise the lock lever 30 to release the engaging portion 30a and the connecting rod 26.
This disengages the link mechanism, which allows the link mechanism to be set in a free state.

Further, a handle 29a is provided at the front of the box 29, and a cord 32 for supplying power to the toaster 20 is wired along the link mechanism.

In the above configuration, when the elevator shelf 5 is lowered using the operation panel 16, its position can be set lower than the other wall cabinets B, as shown in FIG. Therefore, the handle 29a of the box 29 housing the toaster 20 can be easily grasped by simply extending the arm a little.

Next, when the handle 29a is pulled forward, the box 29 can be set to the position shown in FIG. 5 by drawing a circular trajectory in FIG. That is, if the respective positions of the pivots 21, 22, 23 and the relationship between the positions of the pivot points of the connecting rods 24, 25, 26 and the box 29 are properly taken,
It is possible to extend the box 29 forward and downward while keeping it substantially horizontal.

When the box 29 is pulled out to a predetermined position, the lock lever 30 is moved by the biasing force of the spring 31.
The engaging portion 30a is connected to the connecting rod 26.
automatically locks the tip.

As a result of the above, the toaster 20 can be set further down from the lowered elevating shelf 5, and is arranged to protrude forward by the link mechanism.
Therefore, when using the toaster 20,
It can be handled almost the same as if it were placed on counter C.

In addition, to return the box 29 to the elevating shelf 5,
When the locking lever 30 is raised upward in FIG. 5, it is disengaged from the connecting rod 26. When the lock lever 30 is continued to be lifted, the tension coil spring 28 causes the link mechanism to rise, and the link mechanism can be quickly stored in the elevating shelf 5. Then, by pressing the up switch on the operation panel 16, the elevating shelf 5 is raised and stored in the main body 1 as shown in FIG.

In this manner, when the toaster 20 is used, the elevating shelf 5 can be lowered and simultaneously moved forward by the link mechanism. For this reason,
You can cook in a comfortable position without having to stretch your arms long. Further, when not in use, by raising the elevating shelf 5, the counter C of the floor cabinet A can be widely used, and a cooking and work space can be secured.

In addition, since gaskets 13 are provided at the lower ends of the side plates 3a, 3b and the back plate 4 of the main body 1, the interior can be almost hermetically sealed by storing the elevating shelf 5 in the main body 1 and closing the door 1c. Therefore, even if the lower end of the main body 1 is open, there is no intrusion of dust etc. while articles are being stored, so that cleanliness can be maintained.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the toaster is housed in the elevating cabinet as a cooking device, but
It goes without saying that it can also be used in place of other appliances such as microwave ovens and ovens.

[Effect of idea]

As explained above, in the elevating cabinet of the present invention, the main body is fixed to the wall or ceiling above the floor cabinet placed on the floor in the kitchen, and the elevating shelf provided inside is lowered. Furthermore, a link mechanism provided on the elevating shelf allows the cooking appliance to be extended to approximately the front end position of the floor cabinet below the elevating shelf. Therefore, when using the cooking appliance, the user can work in a normal, comfortable posture without having to extend his or her arms too long, and the workability of kitchen work in conjunction with the cooking appliance can be dramatically improved. Moreover, when the cooker is not in use, the cooking appliance can be stored in a position that is removed upwards, so that the floor cabinet can be used widely without interfering with cooking operations.

Furthermore, since the elevating shelf has a bottom plate large enough to close the open part at the lower end of the main body, the open part at the lower end of the main body can be closed when the elevating shelf is stored, thereby preventing the intrusion of dust and pests.

Furthermore, since the connecting rod forms an upward arch when the cooking equipment is extended, the cooking equipment can be extended to near the counter surface of the floor cabinet without interfering with the bottom plate of the elevating shelf. be able to.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1 and 2 are front views showing an example in which the elevating cabinet of the present invention is incorporated into a system kitchen, Figure 3 is a view taken along the - line in Figure 2, and Figure 4 a.
4 is a partial front sectional view showing the connection structure between the elevating shelf and the main body, and FIG. 4b is a partial cutaway plan view of the same. Also,
FIG. 5 is a side view showing the operation of the link mechanism when the box is let out, and FIG. 6 is a plan view of the link mechanism. 1...Main body, 1c...Door, 2...Top plate, 3a,
3b... Side plate, 4... Back plate, 5... Elevating shelf, 6...
...Top plate, 7...Shelf board, 8...Bottom board, 9a, 9b...
... Side plate, 10 ... Crosspiece, 11 ... Slide rail, 12 ... Slider, 13 ... Packaging, 14
...Electric motor, 15... Lifting rod, 16... Control panel, 20... Toaster (cooking equipment), 21,
22, 23... Pivot, 24, 25, 26... Connecting rod, 27... Hook, 28... Tension coil spring, 29... Box, 2
9a...handle, 30...lock lever, 30a...
...Engaging portion, 31... Spring, 32... Cord, A... Floor cabinet, B... Wall cabinet.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A floor cabinet A placed on the floor in the kitchen has a main body 1 fixed to the upper wall or ceiling. An elevating shelf 5 having a bottom plate 8 large enough to close an open part is housed so as to be movable up and down, and is provided with a drive device 14 for elevating and lowering the elevating shelf 5, and furthermore, a cooking appliance 20 is supported on the elevating shelf 5 so as to be extendable. The link mechanism has one end connected to a plurality of pivot shafts 21, 22, 23 disposed near the lower front of the elevating shelf 5, and the other end connected to a box 29 in which the cooking appliance 20 is housed. It is comprised of a plurality of connecting rods 24, 25, 26 which are rotatably pivoted and have a curved shape that protrudes upward when the cooking appliance 20 is fed out, and which connects the cooking appliance 20 to the elevating shelf. 5. An elevating type cabinet, characterized in that it can be extended to a position below 5 and almost to the front end position of the floor cabinet A.