JPH06189889A - Tableware drier - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a tableware drier with satisfactory handleability, in which an opening area is large, and also, a cover body can be opened and closed from both directions. CONSTITUTION:In the rear of almost the central part of depth of side walls 1a, 1b of a main body 1, a step difference 2 is provided and the outside surface of the rear part side wall 1b and the inside surface of the front part side wall 1a are formed in almost the same level, and in the vicinity of the step difference 2, a bearing part for holding a cover body so as to be attachable and detachable is provided, the cover body is constituted of a first and a second cover body pieces 4, 5 turning around the bearing part, and in the parts superposed at the time of closing these cover body pieces 4, 5, detaining means 6a, 6b are provided, respectively, and also, stopping means 7a, 7b are provided in the other end, respectively. Moreover, this drier is constituted so that the first cover body piece 4 turns outside the second cover body piece 5, and when the cover body is closed, the second cover body piece 5 is held by the first cover body piece 4 by the detaining means 6a, 6b, and when the cover body is opened backward, the stopping means 7b of the second cover body piece 5 abuts on the rear wall 1d of the main body 1 and stops.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a tableware dryer,
More specifically, the present invention relates to the structure of the main body and the lid that covers the top of the main body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As an example of a tableware dryer (unit) having a main body having a heating source and a lid body which covers the upper side of the main body and forms a drying chamber between the main body and the main body, it is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. Publication, JP-B-59-6760, JP-A-1-160
There is a device disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 965.

The tableware dryer disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 2-6909 comprises a main body having a heating source, and a lid for covering the upper part of the main body to form a drying chamber between the main body and the lid. It is composed of three lid pieces pivotally supported with respect to the main body, and is provided with an elastic member for urging the first and second lid pieces in directions away from each other. When the first lid piece is opened, the elastic member presses the second lid piece to rotate the second lid piece. When the first lid piece is further rotated with the second lid piece completely opened, the repulsive force of the elastic member is increased, and the repulsive force causes the first lid piece to move to the main body. It is released slowly without collision.

When the drying chamber is closed, the reverse operation of opening is performed, and the claw piece of the first lid body piece engages with the claw piece of the second lid body piece to make the first lid body. The second lid piece rotates in conjunction with the rotation of the one piece, and is closed by the action of the repulsive force of the elastic member.

In addition, the storage box with a transparent hood disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 59-6760 has two transparent hoods having a substantially semi-cylindrical shape provided in the upper opening of the box body, and both side walls of the box body are provided. Both ends of each transparent hood are supported by the same axis on the upper part of the box, and both transparent hoods are slidably stacked on top of each other and stored in the back wall of the box body in a stacked state. It was done.

Further, in the tableware dryer disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 1-160965, a cover member for covering the upper surface of the base comprises a front and rear pair of front and rear covers, and the front cover is provided on the left and right side walls of the rear cover. The rear cover is rotatably and detachably supported, and the rear cover is configured to be detachably engaged and fixed to the base through an engaging means.

[0007]

The conventional tableware drier (container) as described above has a large opening area in the drying chamber and can easily carry out and put in tableware. However, since the lid can be opened and closed only from one side, it is inconvenient and inconvenient, such as restrictions on the place where the dish dryer is placed. Further, if the lid body is composed of three lid body pieces, the entire lid body becomes thick, the internal volume becomes small, and the cost becomes high.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a convenient tableware dryer having a large opening area and capable of opening and closing the lid from both directions. It is what

[0009]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION In a tableware dryer according to the present invention, a step is provided at the rear of the central portion of the side wall of the main body so that the outer surface of the rear side wall and the inner surface of the front side wall are substantially the same. A first bearing that is formed on a flat surface, has a bearing portion that detachably holds the lid near the step, and rotates the lid around the bearing.
And a second lid piece, and a locking means is provided at each of the overlapping portions when the lid piece is closed, and a stop means is provided at the other end, and the first lid piece is provided with the second lid piece. When the outer side of the lid piece is rotated and the lid is closed, the second lid piece is held by the first lid piece by the locking means, and the lid body is opened rearward. Is configured such that the stopping means of the second lid piece comes into contact with the rear wall of the main body and stops.

Further, the upper surface of the side wall of the main body is formed in a gentle V shape, and the bearing portion is provided at the lowest portion thereof.

[0011]

When the first lid piece of the closed lid is rotated to open rearward, the second lid piece is held by the locking means on the first lid piece and the rear side wall 1b is held by its own weight. The stopping means of the second lid piece comes into contact with the rear wall of the main body and stops. Further, when the first lid body piece is rotated rearward, the first lid body piece is rotated along the outer circumference of the second lid body piece, and the locking means of the first lid body piece is moved to the second lid piece. When it comes into contact with the stopping means of the lid piece, it stops and the front side of the lid body opens widely. Then, when the first lid body piece is moved forward (direction in which the lid body is closed), the lid body is closed.

Further, when the second lid piece of the closed lid body is rotated so as to be opened forward, only the second lid piece rotates along the inner circumference of the first lid piece, The stop means of the second lid piece comes into contact with the locking means of the first lid piece to stop. Then, the rear side of the lid body opens.

[0013]

1 is a schematic side view of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG.
Is an exploded perspective view of a main part thereof, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the main part. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a main body having a heater as a heating source therein, a step 2 is provided slightly rearward of a central portion of the depth of the side wall of the main body 1, and a rear side wall 1b of the main body 1 is provided.
The outer surface and the inner surface of the front side wall 1a are substantially flush with each other. In addition, the upper surfaces 1 of the side walls 1a and 1b of the main body 1
c is formed in a gentle V shape, and at the lowest portion thereof, as shown in FIG. 4, the side surface is approximately U-shaped and the cross-sectional shape is concave to the front side wall 1a and the rear side wall 1b. Groove 3
A bearing portion 3 having a is provided. Then, as shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 1, when the lid body to be described later is rotated along the rear side wall 1b and opened, the end portion of the lid body 1
It is configured to come into contact with the lower portion of the rear wall 1d and stop.

Numerals 4 and 5 are an outer lid and an inner lid which cover the upper part of the main body 1 and form a drying chamber with the main body 1 to form a lid body. The outer lid 4 has a substantially fan-shaped side surface and a circular upper surface. It is formed in an arc shape, and the edge portion 4a on the rear surface side is formed on the rear side from the center portion a of the arc. The inner lid 5 has a side surface that is substantially fan-shaped and an upper surface that is arc-shaped.
Is formed on the rear side of the center portion a of the arc. And
The central portion a of the outer lid 4 and the inner lid 5 is a cap 11 described later.
It is displaced forward from the center A of the. The relationship between the radius r1 of the outer lid 4 and the radius r2 of the inner lid 5 is r1> r2 so that the outer lid 4 rotates around the outer periphery of the inner lid 5.

Reference numerals 6a and 6b denote locking pieces provided at portions where the outer lid 4 and the inner lid 5 overlap each other when the lid is closed. When the lid body is closed, the inner lid 5 is removed by the locking pieces 6a and 6b. It is held by the lid 4. Numerals 7a and 7b are stoppers provided at the end portions other than the end portions at which the locking pieces 6a and 6b of the outer lid 4 and the inner lid 5 are provided, and serve as stopping means when the lid body is closed and when it is opened. When the inner lid 5 is opened rearward, the inner lid 5
The base portion of the stopper 7b is configured to come into contact with the rear wall 1d of the main body 1 and stop.

Reference numerals 8a and 8b denote supporting portions provided on both side surfaces of the outer lid 4 and the inner lid 5, respectively, 9 denotes a rotary shaft provided at the center of the supporting portion 8b and having a through hole 9a at the central portion, and 10 denotes a bearing portion. A penetration hole provided in the center of 8a penetrates the rotation shaft 9 into the penetration hole 10 to rotatably support the outer lid 4. 1
Reference numeral 1 denotes a cap having a leg portion 11a. A locking claw is provided on the outer periphery of the tip end portion of the leg portion 11a.
Is provided with a plurality of slits so that the leg portions 11a can be easily inserted and held at the positions.
It is configured to be inserted into the through hole 9a to cover the bearing portions 8a and 8b. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the support portions 8a and 8b of the outer lid 4 and the inner lid 5 which are rotatably supported by the cap 11 are detachable in the groove 3a of the bearing portion 3 provided in the main body 1. It is installed.

In this embodiment constructed as described above, when the outer lid 4 of the closed lid is rotated in the X direction of FIG. 5 (the direction in which the lid opens rearward), the inner lid 5 is engaged. Stop pieces 6a, 6b
While being held by the outer lid 4 by the rear side wall 1 by its own weight
Rotate along b. At this time, since the outer lid 4 and the inner lid 5 rotate in the groove 3a of the bearing portion 3 provided over the step 2, they are opened without contacting the front side wall 1a and the rear side wall 1b of the main body 1. Further, when the outer lid 4 is rotated in the X direction, the base portion of the stopper 7b of the inner lid 5 is moved to the rear wall 1 of the main body 1.
The inner lid 5 is stopped by abutting on d, and the outer lid 4 continues to be the inner lid 5.
Rotate along the outer circumference of. Then, the locking piece 6a of the outer lid 4
When comes into contact with the stopper 7b of the inner lid 5, the outer lid 4 is stopped, and the front side of the lid is opened widely.

When the outer lid 4 of the opened lid is closed, first, the outer lid 4 is rotated along the outer periphery of the inner lid 5, and the locking piece 6a of the outer lid 4 engages with the inner lid 5. When locked on the stopper 6b,
The inner lid 5 is also pulled by the outer lid 4 to rotate. Furthermore, the outer lid 4
Is rotated and the stopper 7a of the outer lid 4 is moved to the upper surface 1c of the main body 1.
, The outer lid 4 stops, and the lid body is closed, as shown in FIG.

On the other hand, when the inner lid 5 of the closed lid is rotated in the Y direction of FIG. 6 (the direction in which the lid opens to the front side), the outer lid 4 does not move and only the inner lid 5 of the outer lid 4 moves. It rotates along the inner circumference, stops when the stopper 7b of the inner lid 5 contacts the locking piece 6a of the outer lid 4, and the rear side of the lid is opened. Then, when the inner lid 5 is moved in the closing direction, only the inner lid 5 is rotated and the lid is closed as in the case of opening.

[0020]

As described above, according to the present invention, a step is provided rearward from the substantially central portion of the depth of the side wall of the main body to form the outer surface of the rear side wall and the inner surface of the front side wall in substantially the same plane,
First and second lids that form a gentle V-shape on the upper surface of the side wall, and provide a bearing portion for detachably holding the lid at the lowest portion thereof, and rotate the lid around the bearing. And a locking means at each of the overlapping portions of the lid body piece when the lid body piece is closed, and a stop means at the other end of the lid body piece. Further, the first lid body piece covers the outside of the second lid body piece. The second lid piece is configured to be held by the first lid piece by the locking means when the lid body is rotated and the lid body is closed, and the second lid piece is opened when the lid body is opened rearward. Since the stop means of the body piece is configured to come into contact with the rear wall of the main body to stop, the opening area for opening the lid becomes large, which facilitates the work of putting in and out the tableware, and also in the front and rear directions. It is convenient because the lid can be opened and closed from the lid, and it can be used regardless of restrictions such as the place where the dish dryer is placed. Can. In addition, since the lid can be easily removed from the main body, cleaning work is simplified and a convenient tableware dryer can be obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of FIG.

3 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a main part of FIG.

FIG. 5 is an operation explanatory diagram when the lid according to the present invention is opened rearward.

FIG. 6 is an operation explanatory view when the lid according to the present invention is opened forward.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 main body 1a front side wall 1b rear side wall 1c upper surface 1d rear wall 2 step 3 bearing part 3a groove 4 outer lid 5 inner lid 6a, 6b locking piece 7a, 7b stopper 8a, 8b support portion 9 rotating shaft 11 cap

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A main body having a heating source, and a lid for covering the upper part of the main body to form a drying chamber between the main body and the main body, wherein a step is formed rearward from substantially the center of the depth of the side wall of the main body. Is provided to form the outer surface of the rear side wall and the inner surface of the front side wall on substantially the same plane, and a bearing portion for detachably holding the lid body is provided near the step, and the lid body is provided with the bearing portion. First and second rotating about
Of the lid body, the locking means is provided at each of the overlapping portions when the lid body is closed, and the stopping means is provided at the other end, and the first lid piece is the second lid. The second lid piece is configured to be held by the first lid piece by the locking means when the outer side of the body piece is rotated and the lid body is closed. The tableware dryer is configured such that the stop means of the second lid piece comes into contact with the rear wall of the main body to stop when the second lid piece is opened. 2. The tableware dryer according to claim 1, wherein the upper surface of the side wall of the main body is formed in a gentle V shape, and the bearing portion is provided at the lowest portion thereof.