JPH07150864A - Bay-window for kitchen in which tableware washing machine is stored - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the effective utilization and utility of a space by mounting a storage chamber on the lower section of a bay-window with a counter board, housing a tableware washing machine in a freely vertically movable manner and extracting the tableware washing machine only at the time of usage. CONSTITUTION:A storage chamber 4 is installed to the lower section of a bay- window 1 with a counter board 2 continuously connected to a washing base B, and a tableware washing machine 20 is housed in a freely vertically movable manner while a water supply-drain pipe 12 consisting of a flexible hose is connected to a water supply-drain pipe 15 for the washing base B. The tableware washing machine 20 is housed previously under the counter board 2 normally, an expansion leg 9 is elongated by a cylinder, etc., only at the time of usage, and the tableware washing machine 20 is extracted to the upper section of the counter board 2. Vent holes 6, etc., are formed to the storage chamber 4, and tableware is dried during storage. Accordingly, a space is utilized effectively while facility can be improved.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bay window provided near a sink of a kitchen of a general house, and a kitchen bay window containing a dishwasher under a counter plate of the bay window. Regarding

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a dishwasher is not a general commodity, so a place for installing the dishwasher in the kitchen has not been secured, and when a dishwasher is desired to be used in such a kitchen, a sink is required. It was installed at various places in the kitchen, such as the top surface of the.

[0003]

However, in the prior art,
As described above, there is a problem in that there is no suitable installation place even when it is desired to use the dishwasher, and the use of the dishwasher must be abandoned. Alternatively, when the dishwasher is installed in each place in the kitchen, there is a problem that valuable space portions in these kitchens are always occupied by the dishwasher.

[0004]

In order to solve such a conventional problem, the present invention is a bay window having a counter plate provided in the vicinity of a sink of a kitchen, and an opening is provided in the counter plate. Then, a storage chamber is formed below the opening, the elevator is housed in the storage chamber, and a pedestal is provided on the upper part of the elevator to allow the pedestal to move up and down near the opening of the counter plate, and The dishwasher can be placed on the cradle, and the water supply / drainage means can be freely linked to the dishwasher.

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a kitchen bay window accommodating the dishwasher of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view of this embodiment, FIG. 2 is a horizontal cross-sectional view of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of essential parts after the pedestal 8 is lifted. In each of these figures, the present embodiment is a bay window having a counter plate 2 provided near a sink B of a kitchen such as a general house, and an opening 3 is opened in the counter plate 2 of the bay window body 1 and below this. A storage chamber 4 is formed, and an elevator 7 is housed inside the storage chamber 4.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the bay window main body 1 is formed by framing a frame material on four sides, and has a rectangular planar shape, and a window shoji is housed in the front side of the kitchen. It is mounted so as to project into the window opening of the outer wall portion A in the vicinity of the sink B. The bay window body 1 is mounted by mounting the counter plate 2 on the upper surface as appropriate, and the opening 3 is formed in the counter plate 2 as described above.
As shown in FIG. 2, the opening 3 is arranged in front of the sink B opposite to the opening B and has a rectangular shape. The storage chamber 4 formed below the opening 3 has substantially the same depth as the bay window body 1 and is narrower than the bay window body 1 and has a rectangular space below the counter plate 2. To form a part. Also storage room 4
A door portion 5 is provided on the outdoor side wall portion, and a plurality of ventilation portions 6 and 6 are formed in the door portion 5 as through holes. The storage chamber 4 does not have to have the shape described above, and may have the same width as the bay window body 1, for example. That is, it is sufficient that the elevator 7 can be housed therein. Further, each ventilation part 6 may be provided not on the door part 5 but on another wall part of the storage chamber 4. Moreover, it is not limited to the through holes, and may be something like a glass.

The elevator 7 stored in the storage chamber 4
As shown in FIG. 3, two sets of parallel pantograph-shaped telescopic legs 9 and 9 attached to a bottom plate 16, a pressing plate 11 rotatably supported by each of these telescopic legs 9, and the pressing The cylinder 10 has a tip fixed to a plate 11 and is rotatably supported by a bottom plate 16. A pedestal 8 having a rectangular shape is provided at the upper ends of the telescopic legs 9 and 9. In this elevator 7, each telescopic leg 9 can be extended and contracted by the expansion and contraction of the cylinder 10 via the pressing plate 11. The pedestal 8 at the upper end of the telescopic leg 9 is placed near the opening 3 of the counter plate 2. It can be raised and lowered. The elevator 7 is attached to the storage chamber 4 by fixing its bottom plate 16 to the floor plate of the storage chamber 4 with bolts. In addition, the cylinder 10
Of course, it is also possible to mount them vertically.

The elevator 7 includes, for example, a cylinder 10 and a plurality of guide rods 11a, 11a as shown in FIG.
6 is vertically fixed to the upper end of the cylinder 10 and the pedestal 8 is attached.
May be provided so that the pedestal 8 can be moved up and down, and the guide rods 11a can slidably penetrate through the through holes provided in the pedestal 8 to support the pedestal 8 as an auxiliary support. Further, a combination of a rack and pinion mechanism and a motor may be used. That is, it is sufficient that the pedestal 8 is provided at the upper end of the pedestal 8 and can be moved up and down in the vicinity of the opening 3. Also, the above-mentioned cradle 8
Has a square shape that is substantially the same as the opening 3 of the counter plate 2 above it, but it may have a circular shape or a cross shape, that is, it is provided in the upper part of the elevator 7 and near the opening 3. Anything that can be moved up and down may be used.

A dishwasher 20 can be placed on the cradle 8. The dishwasher 20 is formed into a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and can be placed by screwing the bottom of the dishwasher 8 to the pedestal 8. The dishwasher 20 can be moved up and down as the pedestal 8 moves up and down. There is. A top plate 21 is provided on the dishwasher 20 in a mounted state. The top plate 21 is the same as the pedestal 8 and the counter plate 2
The counter plate 2 has substantially the same rectangular shape as the opening 3 and is formed of the same member as the counter plate 2, and is made integral with the counter plate 2 in a state where the elevator 7 is lowered to improve the appearance. The top plate 21 does not necessarily have to be provided, and may be formed of a member different from the counter plate 2.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a water supply / drainage means 12 is arranged in the storage chamber 4 so as to be freely linked to the dishwasher 20. The water supply / drainage means 12 has a water supply pipe 13 and a water discharge pipe 14 which are covered with an outer pipe to form a thick pipe, and one end of the water supply / drainage device 12 is connected to an intake / drain port provided on the back surface of the dishwasher 20. The intermediate portion is penetrated through the cradle 8 and is disposed inside the storage chamber 4, and the other end is penetrated through the outer wall portion A. As shown in FIG. The inside is connected to the water supply / drainage mechanism 15. This water supply and drainage means 12
The elevator 7 is formed of a bendable material such as rubber in the storage chamber 4 so that the elevator 7 can be freely linked to the elevator 7.
It is slidably held by a guide rail or the like so as not to interfere with the lifting operation of the. The water supply / drainage means 12 may not be made of a bendable material, but may be formed in an expandable / contractible shape such as a bellows, or may be retractably stored and held in a take-up reel or the like instead of a guide rail or the like.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. First, a commercially available dishwasher 20 is attached to the pedestal 8.
This dishwasher 20 does not have to have a specific shape,
When the dishwashers 20 having different heights are installed, the lifting height of the elevator 7 is adjusted to perform the lifting operation according to the dishwasher 20. Further, by forming the opening 3, the pedestal 8, and the top plate 21 in advance, even when the dishwasher 20 having different widths and depths is installed, these members can be used without being changed in shape. When the dishwasher 20 is not used, the elevator 7 is positioned at the descending end, and the dishwasher 20 mounted on the pedestal 8 above it is completely housed in the storage chamber 4. At this time, the top plate 21 has its upper surface facing the counter plate 2
It is flush with the upper surface of.

Next, when using the dishwasher 20, the pedestal 8 is raised by the elevator 7 and the dishwasher 20 is raised. At the rising end of the elevator 7, the upper surface of the pedestal 8 is flush with the upper surface of the counter plate 2. Then, when the dishes are stored inside the dishwasher 20 through the door 22 and the dishwasher 20 is operated, water is supplied and drained through the water supply / drainage means 12. Dishwasher 2 until the end of drying
Although 0 may be left as it is, the elevator 7 may be activated immediately after the dishwasher 20 is activated, and the dishwasher 20 may be stored again in the storage chamber 4 and washed and dried therein. . When drying is performed in the storage chamber 4 in this way, moist air generated when the dishes are dried is naturally ventilated from the ventilation section 6 of the storage chamber 4 to the outside. Inspections and the like in the storage chamber 4 are performed via the door portion 5.

[0013]

As described above, the kitchen bay window accommodating the dishwasher of the present invention has an opening formed in the counter plate and a storage chamber is formed below the opening, and the elevator is housed inside the storage chamber. Since the pedestal installed at the top can be moved up and down near the opening, it is possible to install a dishwasher in the bay window itself, the effect that the kitchen space is not occupied by the dishwasher, and the dishwasher can be stored freely There is an effect that it can be emitted only occasionally, and it does not interfere with daylighting of the bay window.

Further, according to the present invention, when the opening of the counter plate is arranged in front of the sink near the bay, the dishwasher can be raised and lowered immediately before the sink to store the dishes. This has the effect of saving the trouble of carrying a dish.

Further, according to the present invention, when the top plate is provided on the upper part of the dishwasher and the top plate has substantially the same shape as the opening of the counter plate, the top plate is integrated with the counter plate when the dishwasher is stored. Therefore, there is an effect that the appearance is not spoiled.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a kitchen bay window accommodating the dishwasher of the present invention.

2 is a cross-sectional view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a main part of the embodiment when the pedestal is raised.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a main part of a lift of another example when the pedestal is raised.

[Explanation of sign]

 A outer wall part B sink 1 main window 2 counter plate 3 opening 4 storage room 5 door part 6 ventilation part 7 lifter 8 cradle 9 telescopic leg 10 cylinder 11 pressing plate 11a guide rod 12 water supply / drainage means 13 water supply pipe 14 water discharge pipe 15 water supply / drainage Mechanism 16 Bottom plate 20 Dishwasher 21 Top plate 22 Door

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A bay window having a counter plate provided in the vicinity of a sink in a kitchen, wherein an opening is formed in the counter plate, a storage chamber is formed below the opening, and an elevator is installed in the storage chamber. Along with the storage, a pedestal is provided on the upper part of the elevator so that the pedestal can be raised and lowered near the opening of the counter plate, and the dishwasher can be placed on the pedestal, and the water can be drained and drained to the dishwasher. A kitchen bay window containing a dishwasher, characterized in that the means are linked in a flexible manner. 2. The kitchen bay window containing the dishwasher according to claim 1, wherein the opening of the counter plate is arranged in front of the sink to face it. 3. The kitchen for storing the dishwasher according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a top plate is provided on the top of the dishwasher and the top plate has substantially the same shape as the opening. bay window.