JPH0558055U - Tableware dryer - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide a comfortable and convenient tableware drying room. [Structure] An external exhaust port 3 is provided in a bottom portion 4 of a storage main body 1 and communicates with a drain pipe 6 via a solenoid valve 5. [Effect] Even if a substance that emits a foul odor is dried, no foul odor is released into the room 17, which is comfortable. Moreover, it is convenient because the water that has run down from the tableware can be drained to the drain pipe 6. Further, since the backflow of the malodor from the drain pipe 6 can be prevented by closing the solenoid valve 5, there is no concern that the malodor will remain inside the storage main body 1 even if the dishes are not dried for a long time. ..

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial application]

 The present invention relates to a tableware drying cabinet installed in a kitchen or the like.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 As shown in FIG. 3, a conventional tableware drying cabinet 110 includes a drying cabinet body 101 having a double door 1a on the front surface and an air inlet 2 and an external exhaust port 103, and a drying cabinet body 101 inside the drying cabinet body 101. It is provided with a drying chamber 107 provided and a hot air generator (not shown) for blowing warm air into the drying chamber 107. In the drying chamber 107, in addition to the cutting board 104, the ladle character 105, the chopsticks 106, etc., plates and cups were leaned against the tray 109 and stored. The warm air generator is composed of an electric fan and a heater and is turned on and off by the operation unit 12. The electric fan sucks the air in the room 17 from the air introduction port 2 and heats the air by the heater. The external exhaust port 103 exhausts the warm air, which is blown into the drying chamber 107 by the warm air generator and circulates inside, into the chamber 17 again. Moisture that had run down from the tableware was drained using a drainage cup 108 that was detachably provided at the bottom of the drying cabinet body 101.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 In the tableware dryer 110 of the conventional example, when a bad smell such as a cutting board 104 or a cloth is dried, the bad smell is released from the external exhaust port 103 into the room 17, which is uncomfortable. In addition, the water that has flowed down from the tableware has to be temporarily stored in the drainage cup 108 and then discarded into a sink or the like, which is inconvenient.

An object of the present invention is to provide a comfortable and convenient tableware drying cabinet.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In the tableware drying cabinet of this invention, an external exhaust port is provided at the bottom of the storage cabinet main body, and the external exhaust port is connected to a drain pipe via a solenoid valve.

[0006]

[Action]

 In the tableware drying cabinet of the present invention, the external exhaust port is provided at the bottom of the storage cabinet main body and the external exhaust port is connected to the drain pipe through the solenoid valve, so that the air inside the storage cabinet main body is discharged from the external exhaust port to the drain pipe. At the same time as the water is discharged, the water that has fallen out of the tableware also flows into the drain pipe through the bottom of the drying cabinet. Also, by closing the solenoid valve, it is possible to prevent a bad odor from flowing back from the drain pipe.

[0007]

【Example】

 A tableware drying cabinet according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. The tableware drying cabinet 10 is the drying cabinet main body 1 provided with an air inlet 2 and an external exhaust port 3. The external exhaust port 3 is provided on the bottom 4 of the storage cabinet main body 1 and a drain pipe via the solenoid valve 5. It is in communication with 6.

The storage case main body 1 is provided with a door 1a that can be opened and closed by a handle 1b, and a drying chamber 7 and a warm air generator (not shown) for blowing warm air to the drying chamber 7 inside. A water gradient is provided on the bottom part 4 so that the water flowing down from the tableware can be collected in the external exhaust port 3. The external exhaust port 3 extends downward from the bottom portion 4, and the lower end port 3 a projects outside the storage case body 1. The communication pipe 8 has an upper end opening 8 a communicating with the lower end opening 3 a and a lower end opening 8 b communicating with the drainage pipe 6. The drain pipe 6 communicates with a sink 9 provided on a sink 11 of the kitchen. The solenoid valve 5 is arranged substantially in the center of the communication pipe 8, and when the warm air generator is started, the solenoid valve 5 is interlocked with the open state, and when the warm air generator is stopped, it is closed.

When the tableware is dried, the door 1a is first opened and the wet tableware is stored in the drying chamber 7. After the warm air generator is activated by the operation unit 12 shown in FIG. 2, the door 1a is closed again. Since the solenoid valve 5 is opened in this state, the warm air circulating in the drying chamber 7 is discharged from the external exhaust port 3 to the drain pipe 6 via the communication pipe 8. At the same time, the water that has run down from the tableware is also discharged to the drain pipe 6. When the tableware is dried and the hot air generator is stopped, the solenoid valve 5 is closed.

As described above, since the warm air circulated in the drying chamber 7 is not discharged into the room 17, the room 17 is comfortable even if a bad-smelling material such as a cutting board or a cloth is dried. Can be kept at In addition, since the water that has run down from the tableware does not collect inside the storage case body 1 and the drying chamber 7, it is convenient and convenient to remove it. In addition, since the electromagnetic valve 5 in the closed state can prevent the backflow of the bad smell from the drain pipe 6, even if the dishes are not dried for a long period of time, there is a fear that the bad smell may be left inside the drying cabinet 7. Absent.

The other configurations are the same as those of the conventional example.

[0012]

[Effect of the device]

 In the tableware drying cabinet of the present invention, the external exhaust port is provided at the bottom of the storage cabinet main body and the external exhaust port is connected to the drain pipe through the solenoid valve, so that the air inside the storage cabinet main body is discharged from the external exhaust port to the drain pipe. At the same time as the water is discharged, the water that has fallen out of the tableware also flows into the drain pipe through the bottom of the drying cabinet. Therefore, the air in the main body of the storage is not discharged into the room, so that the room can be kept comfortable even if something that gives off a bad odor, such as a cutting board or a cloth, is dried. Moreover, since the water that has run down from the tableware does not accumulate inside the storage cabinet, it is convenient and easy to remove it. In addition, by shutting off the electromagnetic valve, it is possible to prevent the backflow of odors from the drainage pipes, so there is no concern that odors will build up inside the storage cabinet even if the dishes are left for a long time without being dried.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a state in which a tableware drying cabinet according to an embodiment of the present invention is attached to a sink of a kitchen.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which a tableware drying cabinet according to an embodiment of the present invention is attached to a sink of a kitchen.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a conventional tableware drying cabinet.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Storage Main Body 2 Air Inlet 3 External Exhaust 4 Bottom 5 Solenoid Valve 6 Drain Pipe 10 Dish Dryer

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A tableware drying cabinet having an air inlet and an external exhaust port in the drying cabinet body, wherein the external exhaust port is provided at the bottom of the storage cabinet body and communicated with a drain pipe via an electromagnetic valve. Characteristic tableware drying cabinet.