JPH06221582A - Electric apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent a possible step between the riser cover of an electric apparatus and a riser face of a system kitchen and possible injury of a toe and the deformation of a riser cover even when the toe of a foot hits the riser cover. CONSTITUTION:In an under counter range 8 for assembling a system kitchen, a riser cover 19 is so arranged at the front of a leg part 17 of a range body 12 almost to flush a riser face of the system kitchen while a coil spring 21 is provided to energize the riser cover 19 forward. A screw 20 is provided to hold the riser cover 19 against a spring force of the coil spring 21 in such a manner as to allow the adjusting of the movement thereof longitudinally.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electric device, such as a so-called undercounter range, which is built in a system kitchen and is placed on the floor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional undercounter range, a kick cover is attached to the front surface of a leg of a range main body, and the kick cover is configured to correspond to the kick surface of a system kitchen. In the case of this configuration, the position of the riser cover in the depth direction was fixed to about 50 mm in depth from the front surface of the range main body.

[0003]

On the other hand, the position in the depth direction of the riser surface of the system kitchen differs depending on the manufacturer of the system kitchen. Specifically, the depth dimension from the front of the kitchen body is There was a variation of 45 to 60 mm. For this reason, when the under counter range with the above-mentioned conventional configuration is incorporated in the system kitchen,
There is a problem in that a step is often formed between the stove cover of the stove and the stove surface of the system kitchen, resulting in poor appearance. In this case, if there is a step at the kicked portion, the user may easily hit the toe of the foot on the stepped portion, and the toe may be damaged or the kick cover may be deformed.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to prevent a step from being formed between the kicking cover of the electric device incorporated in the system kitchen and the kicking surface of the system kitchen.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an electric device that can reliably prevent the toe from being damaged or the kick cover to be deformed even if the user hits the toe of the foot against the kick cover.

[0005]

The electric device of the present invention is a device for installation in a system kitchen and is placed on a floor. In the electric device, the kicking surface of the system kitchen is provided on the front surface of the legs of the electric device body. And a biasing member that biases the kicking cover forward, and the kicking force is resisted against the biasing force of the biasing member. It is characterized in that it is provided with a screw for holding the cover so as to be movable in the front-rear direction. In this case, it is preferable that the lower end portion of the riser cover be bent rearward.

[0006]

According to the above means, by the biasing member and the screw,
Since the riser cover is held so that it can be moved and adjusted in the front-back direction, even if the position of the riser surface of the system kitchen in the depth direction differs depending on the manufacturer of the system kitchen, the riser cover and the system kitchen It is possible to prevent a step from being formed between the surface and the surface. Also, when the toe of the foot hits the kick cover, the kick cover moves backward against the urging force of the urging member, so that the impact of the toe can be buffered and the toe may be damaged, It is possible to reliably prevent the rise cover from being deformed.

In this case, if the lower end portion of the kicking cover is bent rearward, there is no sharply pointed portion at the lower end portion of the kicking cover, and the safety when the toe or the like hits the lower end portion. Can be further improved.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment in which the present invention is applied to an under counter range will be described below with reference to the drawings.
First, in FIG. 3 showing the overall configuration of the system kitchen, in the system kitchen 1, the sink unit 2, the cooking table unit 3 and the range unit 4 are arranged side by side, and above the units 2, 3 and 4 arranged side by side. In addition, the hanging cabinet unit 5 and the ventilation unit 6 are arranged.

In the range unit 4, a cooking heater 7 is arranged on the upper part, and an under counter range 8 which is an electric device is arranged on the lower part. In this case, the cooking heater 7 has its heating portion 7a fitted and arranged in a rectangular opening 9a (see FIG. 4) formed in the top plate portion 9 of the range unit 4, and also has a roaster portion and an operating portion. The main body portion 10 in which is disposed is disposed below the top plate portion 9.

The under counter range 8 is composed of, for example, a microwave oven with an oven function, and has a rectangular box shape as a whole as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the under counter range 8 is housed below the cooking heater 7 in a housing formed below the top plate 9 of the range unit 4. In this case, the under counter range 8 is placed and installed on the floor 11 (see FIG. 7) of the kitchen. As a result, the under counter range 8 is built in the system kitchen 1.

Now, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a door 13 and an operation panel 14 for opening and closing the front opening of the cooking chamber are provided on the front surface of the range main body 12 of the under counter range 8. . Further, the upper louver 15 and the lower louver 15 which constitute an inlet for introducing outside air into the range main body 12 and an exhaust port for discharging exhaust gas from the inside of the range main body 12 are provided at both upper and lower ends of the front surface of the range main body 12. A louver 16 is provided.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, a pair of substantially U-shaped leg portions 17, 17 are provided so as to protrude downward at the left and right ends of the outer bottom portion of the range main body 12. There is.
Adjusting screws 18, 18 for height adjustment are provided at both front and rear ends of the lower surface of the leg portion 17. A rise cover 19 is attached to the front surface of the standing portion 17a on the front side of the leg portion 17. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, elongated holes 19a are formed at both left and right ends of the riser cover 19, and a screw hole 17 is formed on the front surface of the standing portion 17a of the leg portion 17.
b is formed by burring.

Then, the screw 20 is passed through the long hole 19a of the riser cover 19 and the screw hole 17 of the standing portion 17a of the leg 17 is provided.
For example, a coil spring 2 which is a biasing member between the riser cover 19 and the upright portion 17a of the leg portion 17 while being screwed into b.
1 is provided, and the screw 20 is inserted into the coil spring 21 to be assembled. In this case, the riser cover 19 is biased forward by the spring force of the coil spring 21 and is held against the spring force of the coil spring 21 by the screw 20, so that the riser cover 19 is inward. Is elastically supported so as to be movable. Here, in the assembled state (in the state shown in FIG. 2), the screw 20 is screwed back and forth to adjust the position of the riser cover 19 in the depth direction (front-back direction) in the front-back direction. It is configured to be possible.

As shown in FIG. 2, the riser cover 19 is provided.
Bent piece portions 19b are bent backward at right angles at both left and right end portions of the. Further, a curl portion 19c is bent at the lower end of the riser cover 19 so as to be rounded toward the rear side, and thus the shape of the lower end of the riser cover 19 is rounded. . On the other hand, the lower louver 22 is attached to the lower end portion of the lower louver 16 so that its height can be adjusted. In this case, the lower louver 22
Has a height (a height dimension indicated by a symbol H in FIG. 7) of a riser portion of the system kitchen 1 (the sink unit 2 or the cooktop unit 3) (a symbol h in FIG. 8).
(Height dimension) is adjusted and installed so as to be almost equal.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment having the above configuration,
By the coil spring 21 and the screw 20, the rise cover 19 is provided.
Since it is configured to hold so that it can be moved forward and backward,
Even if the position in the depth direction of the riser surface of the system kitchen 1, that is, the depth dimension from the front surface of the main body of the kitchen 1 (dimension indicated by reference numeral d in FIG. 8) differs depending on the manufacturer of the system kitchen 1, the depth dimension d. By adjusting the position of the rise cover 19 in the depth direction, that is, the depth dimension from the front surface of the range main body 12 (dimension indicated by reference symbol D in FIG. 7), the rise cover 19 and the system kitchen 1 can be adjusted. The rise surface can be made substantially flush with each other, and a step can be prevented from occurring between the two.

When the above adjustment is performed, specifically, to increase the depth dimension D of the riser cover 19, the screw 20 is used.
It suffices to rotate the screw in the tightening direction to retract the riser cover 19. Conversely, in order to reduce the depth dimension D of the riser cover 19, the screw 20 is rotated in the loosening direction to open the riser cover 19. Just move it forward.

Further, in the above structure, when the toe of the foot hits against the riser cover 19, the riser cover 19 is elastically supported by the spring force of the coil spring 21. By moving backwards,
The shock from the toes can be buffered. Therefore, unlike the conventional configuration, it is possible to reliably prevent the toe from being damaged or the kick cover to be deformed. In this case, as described above, since there is almost no step between the rise cover 19 and the rise surface of the system kitchen 1, the possibility of hitting the toes of the foot is considerably reduced.

In the above embodiment, the riser cover 1
Since the curl portion 19c is provided by bending the lower end portion of 9 to the rear side, the lower end portion of the riser cover 19 has a rounded shape, and there is no sharply pointed portion at the lower end portion. It is possible to further improve the safety when the toes or the like hit the part.

Although the coil spring 21 is used as the urging member in the above embodiment, a leaf spring may be used instead of the coil spring 21. Further, although the curl portion 19c is provided at the lower end portion of the riser cover 19 in the above embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this, and the lower end portion of the riser cover 19 may be bent at a right angle to the rear side. However, it may be simply folded back. Further, in the above embodiment, the electric appliance is applied to the under counter range, but it may be applied to other electric appliances such as a dishwasher instead.

[0020]

As is apparent from the above description, the electric device of the present invention is provided with the biasing member for biasing the kicking cover forward, and kicks against the biasing force of this biasing member. Since the cover is provided with a screw that can be moved and adjusted in the front-rear direction, it is possible to prevent a step from being formed between the kicking cover and the kicking surface of the system kitchen, and moreover, the user can toe the toes of the foot. Even if the kick cover is hit, it is possible to reliably prevent the toe from being damaged and the kick cover from being deformed. Further, in this case, if the lower end portion of the riser cover is bent rearward, there is no sharply pointed portion at the lower end portion of the riser cover, and the safety can be further improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially exploded perspective view showing a mounting structure of a rise cover according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view showing a state in which a rise cover is attached.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the entire system kitchen

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state where the under counter range is housed in the range unit.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the entire under counter range.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the under counter range.

FIG. 7 is a side view of the under counter range.

FIG. 8 is a side view of the sink unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 is a system kitchen, 2 is a sink unit, 3 is a cooktop unit, 4 is a range unit, 7 is a cooking heater, 8 is an under counter range (electrical device), 9 is a top plate part, 11 is a floor, and 12 is a range body ( Device body), 17
Is a leg part, 17b is a screw hole, 19 is a riser cover, and 19a.
Is a long hole, 19c is a curl portion, 20 is a screw, and 21 is a coil spring (biasing member).

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An electric device to be installed in a system kitchen, which is placed on a floor, and is arranged on the front surface of a leg of an electric device body so as to be substantially flush with a riser surface of the system kitchen. A kicking cover, a biasing member that biases the kicking cover forward, and a screw that holds the kicking cover so as to be movable in the front-rear direction against the biasing force of the biasing member. Electrical equipment characterized by 2. The electric device according to claim 1, wherein a lower end portion of the riser cover is bent rearward.