JPH07213476A - Dish drier - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent the occurrence of a malodor and proliferation of bacteria by arranging an ozone generator and a heating heater below a main body, and providing an ozone decomposing filter decomposing the generated ozone when it is discharged to the outside of the main body on the main body. CONSTITUTION:When dishes 10 are set on a dish shelf 2 in a main body 1 and a cover 3 is closed and a power switch is turned on, a fan 5 is rotated by a motor 4, and a heater 6 is heated. The air sucked through an intake hole 7 passes through a filter 8, and it is heated by the heater 6 and discharged from a discharge port 9 to heat and dry the dishes 10. An ozone generator 13 is arranged along the air flow on part of a passage from the intake hole 7 to the discharge port 9, and the odor constituent is deodorized and sterilized by the generated ozone constituent. The ozone is decomposed when it passes through an ozone decomposing filter 18 to be discharged to the outside from an exhaust hole 11.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a tableware dryer in which odorous substances and bacteria are deodorized and sterilized.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Over the past few years, the percentage of housewives occupying has increased, the interest of housewives has increased, the meaning of reducing the amount of work and the effective use of time, and the fact that tableware dryers have been reduced due to their low cost. It is popular.

However, even after washing and rinsing the dishes after eating, there are some odorous substances, and there is often a bad odor during or after the drying. Then, since the inside of the main body is in a high temperature and high humidity state, there is a possibility that the bacterial growth conditions are adjusted and the bacteria grow.

A conventional tableware dryer will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic sectional view of a conventional tableware dryer. 1 is a tableware dryer main body, 2 is a cupboard provided inside the main body 1, 3 is an openable / closable cover, 4 is a motor, and 5 is a motor. 4, a fan mounted on 4, a heater for heating, 7 an intake hole provided on the bottom surface of the main body 1,
8 is a dust filter, 9 is an outlet for hot air heated by the heater 6, 10 is tableware stored in the cupboard 2, 11
Is an exhaust hole provided in the upper part of the cover 3, and 12 is a water receiving tray at the lower part of the cupboard 2.

The operation of the tableware dryer configured as described above will be described below. After eating, the user cleans and rinses the dirty dishes 10, and then the cupboard 2 inside the main body 1
Set the tableware 10 on. When the cover 3 is closed and the power switch is turned on, the motor 4 operates and the heater 6 heats. The air sucked from the intake holes 7 by the fan 5 passes through the filter 8 and is warmed by the heater 6. The hot air flows into the main body 1 through the discharge port 9 and evaporates the moisture adhering to the surface of the tableware 10.
Then, the hot air containing the evaporated water is discharged from the exhaust hole 11 of the cover 3.

This series of operations is performed by the temperature and the timer.
The drying time is automatically selected and the power is turned off after drying. At this time, if a slight odorous substance adheres to the surface of the tableware 10 even after thorough cleaning and rinsing, an odor is emitted from the exhaust hole 11 or flows in from the intake hole 7 during drying. Miscellaneous bacteria grow due to water accumulated in the water tray 12 or hot air containing water inside the main body 1.

[0007]

In the conventional tableware dryer as described above, there is some odorous substance even after washing and rinsing the tableware after eating, or because the inside of the main body is in a high temperature and high humidity state, There is a problem that the growth conditions of the bacteria are adjusted and the bacteria grow.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and has as its object the improvement of the prevention of offensive odor and the prevention of bacterial growth.

[0009]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The tableware dryer of the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems. An intake hole is provided in the lower part of the main body and an exhaust hole is provided in the upper part of the main body.
A heater for heating and a fan are provided inside the main body, and a tableware dryer that dries the dishes and the like stored inside the main body by a hot air forced convection system, wherein an ozone generator and a heater for heating are provided below the main body. And an ozone decomposing filter for decomposing ozone when the ozone generated by the ozone generator is discharged to the outside of the main body.

[0010]

With the above construction, the tableware dryer of the present invention is capable of preventing the growth of bacteria during and after the drying of tableware and preventing the growth of bacteria, and reliably treats ozone which is harmful when the amount is too large. Since it can be discharged to the outside of the main body for the safety of the user, moreover, the ozone generator and the heating heater are arranged in the lower part of the main body and the ozone decomposition filter is arranged in the upper part of the main body. , Ozone can ride on the rising force of the hot air heated by the heater to efficiently contact the tableware for deodorization and sterilization, and the ozone decomposition filter on the top of the main unit Excess ozone after being used inside can be efficiently contacted and decomposed surely.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the tableware dryer of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. The same parts as those of the conventional example are designated by the same reference numerals and the detailed description thereof will be omitted. 1 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of the tableware dryer of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the ozone generator of FIG.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 is a main body of a tableware dryer, 2 is a cupboard, and a cupboard 2 is arranged at a predetermined position inside the main body 1. 3 is a cover that can be opened and closed, 4
Is a motor, 5 is a fan installed in the motor 4, 6 is a heater for heating, 7 is an intake hole provided on the bottom surface of the main body 1, 8 is a dust removing filter, and 9 is hot air heated by the heater 6. Outlet 10 is a tableware to be dried,
The openable / closable cover 3 is arranged on the upper portion of the main body 1 and covers the dishes 10 placed on the cupboard 2.

A motor 4 and a fan 5 are provided below the main body 1, and the air sucked through the intake holes 7 passes through the dust removal filter 8 to become hot air at the heater 6 for discharge. Blow out from 9. Reference numeral 11 denotes an exhaust hole, which is provided above the cover 3. Reference numeral 12 denotes a removable water tray, which is arranged at the bottom of the cupboard 2.

An ozone generator 13 is arranged above the filter 8. 14 is a high voltage electrode inside the ozone generator, 15 is a low voltage electrode, 16 is a high voltage electrode 14 and a low voltage electrode 1
The reference numeral 5 designates a high voltage generator 17 for an ozone generator, and the ozone generator 13 is arranged such that a high voltage electrode 14 and a low voltage electrode 15 are provided in a gap 16 in the high voltage generator 17 for an ozone generator.

Reference numeral 18 denotes an ozone decomposing filter (manganese dioxide), which is detachably arranged inside the main body 1 of the exhaust hole 11 of the cover 3 and serves as a catalyst for decomposing and treating ozone. .

Next, the operation of the tableware dryer of the present invention having the above structure will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the tableware 10 is set in the tableboard 2 inside the main body 1. When the cover 3 is closed and the power switch is turned on, the motor 4 operates and the heater 6 heats. Then, the air sucked from the intake hole 7 by the fan 5 passes through the filter 8,
The hot air warmed by the heater 6 and flowing into the main body 1 through the discharge port 9 evaporates the moisture adhering to the surface of the tableware 10.

In the above case, the ozone generator 13 of the present invention is arranged in a part of the path from the intake hole 7 to the discharge port 9 so that the wind flow of the arrow in FIG. The added ozone component deodorizes and sterilizes the odor component in the main body. As shown in FIG. 2, the ozone generator 13 comprises a flat plate-shaped high-voltage electrode 14 and a gap 16 formed between the low-voltage electrodes 15, and a high-voltage generator for ozone generation is provided upstream of the ozone generator 13. A device 17 is provided.

Further, ozone is harmful if the amount is too much,
Excess ozone used inside the main body 1 is processed by passing through the ozone decomposition filter 18 when discharged from the exhaust hole 11 to the outside of the main body 1, thus ensuring safety for the user.

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention, ozone can have a deodorizing effect on the odorous components inside the main body, and sterilization by ozone can be expected, thereby realizing a sanitary excellent tableware dryer. In addition to being able to do it, it is possible to reliably treat ozone that is harmful when it is in excess and discharge it to the outside of the main body, and realize a tableware dryer that is safe for the user, and also an ozone generator and a heater Since the ozone decomposing filter is installed in the lower part of the main body and the ozone decomposing filter is installed in the upper part of the main body, ozone can be efficiently brought into contact with the dishes by the rising force of the hot air heated by the heating heater, and deodorization and Sterilization can be surely performed, and in addition, the ozone decomposing filter on the upper part of the main body can be efficiently contacted with the excess ozone after being used inside the main body to surely decompose it.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of a tableware dryer of the present invention.

2 is a cross-sectional view of the ozone generator of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a conventional tableware dryer.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Main Body 5 Fan 6 Heating Heater 7 Intake Hole 10 Tableware 11 Exhaust Hole 13 Ozone Generator 18 Ozone Decomposition Filter

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A main body is provided with an intake hole at the bottom and an exhaust hole is provided at the top of the main body, a heating heater and a fan are provided inside the main body, and the inside of the main body is provided by a hot air forced convection system. In a tableware dryer for drying the tableware etc. stored in the main body, an ozone generator and a heater for heating are provided in the lower part of the main body, and ozone generated when the ozone generated by the ozone generator is discharged to the outside of the main body. A tableware dryer, wherein an ozone decomposing filter for decomposing is disposed above the main body.