JPH0549585A - Dish drier - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable forced drying of dishes without any special space by forming a drying chamber surrounded with a surrounding wall and a cover member of a sink tank only when need arises to blow a warm air into the drying chamber. CONSTITUTION:A drying chamber 3 can be formed only when need arises between a main cover 4 which covers a half part of the sink tank 2 detachably from top and a surrounding wall 2a of the sink tank 2 with a partition cover 5 making up a partition wall to divide a part which advances detachably into the sink tank 2 and is covered with the main cover 4 of the sink tank from other parts. Outside air is sucked with a fan 8 at an intake port 9 to be blown out downward into the drying chamber 3 from a blowoff port 10 opened on the underside of the main cover 4. A heater 12 located at a blowoff port 10 makes the air blown off hot. This enables the forced drying of dishes in the drying chamber trickling water drops thereon downward impairing the use of the sink tank.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a tableware drying device for storing tableware in a drying chamber into which warm air is blown and forcibly drying the tableware.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A tableware drying device has heretofore been provided and widely used as an independent tableware drying device or a stationary tableware drying device incorporated in or around a sink.

Each type has a dedicated drying chamber and drop receiving structure. A basket containing tableware is housed in this drying chamber and placed on the drop receiving structure. Then, hot air is blown into the drying chamber to forcibly dry the stored tableware.

[0004]

As described above, in the tableware drying apparatus, the casing forming the drying chamber and the basket member housed in the drying chamber have a double structure, and the casing and the drop receiving structure portion are provided. A space is provided between the basket member and the basket member so that the warm air blown into the drying chamber can be spread around the basket member and the tableware contained therein, and thus the bulk is bulky. It is also expensive due to its dual structure.

Therefore, in the case of an independent tableware dryer, it is rarely stored in a sink, a cupboard, a kitchen storage, etc. even when it is not used, and it can be left in a narrow area such as a sink. It often becomes bulky and disturbs others.

[0006] A tableware dryer that is not in use can be used as a tableware basket, but in this case, since it has a drying chamber, it is bulkier than an ordinary tableware basket and is difficult to handle.

Further, in the case of the stationary type, as described above, it is not bulky in the state of being exposed on the outside of the sink, but the structure is more complicated and more expensive than that of the independent type. ..

Even if there is no external bulk, the required space is large in combination with the installation structure,
There is a difficulty that it cannot be installed in a narrow space.

Therefore, the present invention is capable of forcibly drying tableware without a special space with a simple structure which effectively uses the think tank provided in the sink, and is inexpensive and has a small bulkiness when not in use. It is an object to provide a tableware drying device.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a cover member which is detachably applied to a sink tank of a sink to form a drying chamber between the sink tank and the peripheral wall of the sink tank. The main feature is that it is provided on the upper surface of the cover member, and is provided with warm air blowing means for blowing warm air from a part of the cover member into the drying chamber.

A basket member to be housed in the drying chamber may be provided, and the cover member may be extendable / contractible in at least one of the depth and the length direction of the think tank.

[0012]

According to the configuration of the main feature of the present invention, when the cover member is applied to the sink tank of the sink, a drying chamber surrounded by the peripheral wall of the sink tank and the cover member is formed only when necessary, and the drying chamber is covered. By blowing warm air from above by the warm air blowing means provided on the upper surface of the member, the droplets adhering to the dishes placed in the drying chamber are transmitted downward without impairing the normal use of the think tank. You can force-dry it while dropping it, and the drop from the tableware can be directly received by the think tank and washed away.

Further, since the warm air blowing means is provided on the cover member, both can be handled as one article, and special work such as supporting or connecting the warm air blowing means to the cover member or removing them. Is unnecessary.

When the basket member accommodated in the drying chamber is provided, the tableware accommodated in the drying chamber can be handled as a group and subjected to the forced drying or taken out.

When the cover member is adjustable in length in at least one of the depth and the length direction of the think tank, a drying chamber having a size corresponding to the difference in depth of the think tank or having a size corresponding to the amount of dishes is formed. You can

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Some embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

The first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 shows a tableware drying apparatus in which almost half of the sink tank 2 of the sink 1 can be used as a drying chamber 3.

As shown in FIG. 1, almost half of the think tank 2 is detachably covered with a main cover 4 from above, and a portion which is detachably inserted into the think tank 2 and is covered with the main cover 4 of the think tank 2 and other portions. With the partition cover 5 forming a partition wall for partitioning, the drying chamber 3 can be formed between the peripheral wall 2a of the think tank 2 only when necessary. Therefore, it does not impair normal use of the think tank.

The drying chamber 3 is formed at a position avoiding the sink port 6 of the think tank 2 to prevent hot air from escaping from the sink port 6 to the outside. At the same time, the backflow from the outlet 6 such as an offensive odor is not affected.

The partition cover 5 is a rim 2 of the think tank 2.
b has a bridging plate 5a bridging back and forth, and a partition plate 5b extending downward from the bridging plate 5a to the bottom of the think tank 2 allows the inside of the think tank 2 to be dried in the drying chamber 3
It is designed to separate the parts that do not.

A cover receiver 5c having the same level as the rim 2b of the think tank 2 is formed on the bridging plate 5a of the partition cover 5 on the drying chamber 3 side.

On the other hand, the main cover 4 has such a shape and size that four peripheral portions are placed on the cover receptacle 5a and the three sides of the mouth 2b of the think tank 2 which are located around the drying chamber 3. The part of the drying chamber 3 partitioned by the partition cover 5 of the think tank 2 is covered to form a closed space.

A fan case 7 protruding upward is integrally formed on a part of the upper surface of the main cover 4, and a fan 8 is built in the fan case 7. The fan 8 sucks the outside air from an intake port 9 provided on the side surface of the fan case 7, and blows the outside air downward toward the inside of the drying chamber 3 from a blow-out port 10 opened on the lower surface of the main cover 4.

A heater 12 is provided at the air outlet 10 to heat the air blown out from the air outlet 9 into warm air. Therefore, the warm air is blown into the drying chamber 3 and the tableware 16 placed in the drying chamber 3 (FIG. 2)
Can be force dried. Moreover, since the warm air is blown downward from above, the droplets attached to the tableware 16 can be transmitted downward, and the forced drying can be achieved earlier.

The drops falling from the tableware 16 can be directly received by the think tank 2 and washed away, and no special drop receiver is required.

Reference numeral 13 denotes a handle of the main cover 4, which is integrally formed with the fan cover 7 at the center of gravity. Reference numeral 14 is a drive motor for the fan 8, and 18 is an operation knob of a timer for setting the drying operation time.

A drying basket 15 is housed in the drying chamber 3. The basket 15 has legs 15a and is provided with a space 17 for the warm air blown into the drying chamber 3 to spread around the basket 15 and the tableware 16 contained therein, and near the lower part of the partition cover 5. An exhaust port 19 is provided. As a result, the warm air is sequentially spread to every corner of the tableware 16 in the basket 15 so that it can be dried evenly and quickly.

As described above, since a part of the think tank 2 is formed in the drying chamber 3 only when necessary, the dishes 16 can be forcedly dried without a special space for the drying chamber 3, and by this, Impairment of normal use of the think tank 2 is avoided.

Further, it suffices if there are two simple cover members for forming the drying chamber 3, and since it is only necessary to provide the fan 8 and the heater 12 on one cover member, the cost can be reduced as compared with the conventional one. Is greatly reduced.

When not in use, if the two cover members are placed on top of each other, the overall volume becomes low, and the basket 15 can be a general tableware basket or can also be used as a basket basket, and it is not necessary to clean up when not in use. This makes it convenient to handle when not in use in a narrow space such as a kitchen.

FIGS. 3 to 5 show a second embodiment of the present invention, in which the main cover 4 and the partition cover 5 are foldably combined to adjust the size of the drying chamber 3 when in use and when not in use. It is made more convenient to handle.

As shown in the figure, the main cover 4 has inward guide grooves 21 on both sides of the back surface thereof, and has both sides and a rear end at the rim 2b of the partition cover 5 where the drying chamber 3 is formed. It is designed to be placed on three sides.

On the other hand, the partition cover 5 has a mounting base portion 22 fitted in the guide groove 21 of the main cover 4 so as to be freely inserted and removed, and a partition plate 24 hanging downward from a tip end portion of the mounting base portion 22 through a resin hinge portion 23. And have.

The size of the drying chamber 3 formed between the main cover 4 and the partition cover 5 and the peripheral wall 2a of the think tank 2 can be adjusted by the amount of the mounting base 22 stored in the guide groove 21. Forced drying can be efficiently performed by the drying chamber 3 having a size corresponding to the amount of the class 16.

When the partition plate 24 is folded back to the back side of the mounting base portion 22 by the resin hinge portion 23 to store the mounting base portion 22 in the guide groove 21, the partition plate 24 is also stored together with the mounting base portion 22. , The whole is stable in a compact folded state and easy to handle when not in use.

6 to 8 show a third embodiment of the present invention, in which the main cover 4 and the partition cover 5 are connected to each other by the hinge pin 3.
It is different from the second embodiment in that it is foldably connected by 1.

The overall folding structure is further simplified.

The fourth embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 is different from the third embodiment in that the partition plate 24 of the partition cover 5 can be attached / detached and the length thereof can be adjusted. There is.

The partition plate 24 of this embodiment is attached to the base 2 by means of a hook 32 integrally formed on the upper edge thereof.
2 is composed of an upper plate 24a that is detachably attached to a hole 41 at the tip of the second plate, and a lower plate 24b that is vertically slidably connected to the upper plate 24 by a pin 42 and a long hole 43. By moving the plate 24b up and down with respect to the upper plate 24a, it becomes possible to cope with changes in the depth of the think tank 2.

[0040]

According to the main feature of the present invention, when the cover member is applied to the sink tank of the sink, the drying chamber surrounded by the peripheral wall of the sink tank and the cover member is formed only when necessary, and the cover member is provided in the drying chamber. By blowing warm air from above by the warm air blowing means provided on the upper surface of the table, the droplets adhering to the dishes placed in the drying chamber are transmitted downward without impairing the normal use of the think tank. However, since it can be force-dried, the simple and inexpensive structure that uses the existing think tank can efficiently dry the dishes without impairing the normal use of the think tank, and it will not interfere with other things. It is hard to become and easy to use Further, since the drop from the tableware can be directly received by the think tank and drained away, no special drop receiver is required, and also in this respect, the structure can be simplified and the cost can be reduced.

Furthermore, the cover member and the warm air blowing means are low in bulk and easy to handle and easy to store. Further, since the warm air blowing means is provided in the cover member, both can be handled as one article, and special work such as supporting or connecting the warm air blowing means to the cover member or removing them is unnecessary. Therefore, it is more convenient to use.

Further, when the basket member accommodated in the drying chamber is provided, the tableware accommodated in the drying chamber can be handled as a group, can be subjected to the forced drying and can be taken out, and the ordinary tableware basket can be taken out. There is an advantage that can be combined with.

If the length of the cover member is adjustable in at least one of the depth and the length direction of the think tank, it can be applied to various think tanks corresponding to the difference in depth of the think tank, or depending on the amount of tableware. It is possible to improve the drying efficiency by forming a drying chamber having a large size.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a tableware drying device according to a first embodiment of the present invention in use.

2 is a perspective view of the device of FIG. 1 in a partially open state. FIG.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a tableware drying device according to a second embodiment of the present invention in use.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a stored state when not in use.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in the middle of storage.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a tableware drying device according to a third embodiment of the present invention in use.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of the storage state.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a stored state.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a usage state of a tableware drying device showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a part of the length adjusting mechanism.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 sink 2 sink tank 3 drying chamber 4 main cover 5 partition cover 8 fan 12 heater 21 guide groove 22 mounting base 23 resin hinge 24 partition plate 24a upper plate 24b lower plate 31 hinge pin 32 retaining hook 41 hole 42 pin 43 long hole

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A cover member detachably applied to a think tank portion of a sink to form a drying chamber between the sink tank and a peripheral wall of the think tank, and a drying chamber from a part of the cover member provided on an upper surface of the cover member. Tableware drying device, characterized in that it is provided with warm air blowing means for blowing warm air into 2. The tableware drying device according to claim 1, further comprising a basket member housed in the drying chamber. 3. The tableware drying device according to claim 1, wherein the cover member is extendable / contractible in at least one of a depth and a length direction of the think tank.