JPH08140765A - Kitchen system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To easily correspond to the case that a general user uses a kitchen system and the case that it is used by an aged or physically handicapped person using a wheelchair. CONSTITUTION: A lower unit 5 is formed by installing a freely openable/closable door 4 on a front opening part 3 of a height dimension capable of inserting the knee part of a user sitting on the wheelchair freely loadably/unloadably. An upper unit 7 is formed by installing a ventilating fan 6 on its upper part, and also, placed on the lower unit 5 freely loadably/unloadably. A table wheel 9 is installed between the lower unit 5 and a floor freely loadably/unloadably. A side plate 10 is provided along the lower unit 5 and the side face part of the upper unit 7 freely loadably/unloadably. The height dimension of the side plate 10 is formed at dimension X equal to the sum L of that of the upper unit 7, the lower unit 5 and the table wheel 9. An intermediate spacer 11 is arranged by interposing between the upper unit 7 and the lower unit 5 freely loadably/unloadably only when no table wheel 9 is used. The intermediate space 11 is formed at dimension Z equal to the height dimension Y of the table wheel 9.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a kitchen apparatus whose usage pattern can be freely changed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a small kitchen device to be installed indoors, generally, an upper part is provided on a lower unit which is provided with a sink part and a stove part in the upper part and which is provided with an openable door in a front opening. The unit is mounted, and the user stands on the front side of the lower unit to use the sink section or the stove section.

[0003]

By the way, various users can be considered as users of the kitchen apparatus. For example, in the case of an elderly person, at the start of use, a so-called healthy elderly person and a lower unit Even if the sink or stove is used while standing on the front side, if the elderly user comes to use the wheelchair later, the lower part of the kitchen device generally provided as described above is used. There is a problem that it cannot be used by an old man who has come to use a wheelchair because it is designed to be used while standing on the front side of the unit.

The present invention is intended to solve the above-mentioned problems, and can be easily applied to a case where a general user uses it by changing a usage pattern and a case where an elderly person using a wheelchair or a physically handicapped person uses it. It is intended to provide a kitchen device that can be used.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in the invention of claim 1, the sink portion 1 and the stove portion 2 are installed on the upper portion and the knee portion c of the user b seated on the wheelchair a. A lower unit 5 in which a door 4 that can be freely opened and closed is detachably installed in a front opening 3 that has a height dimension that allows insertion of
And the ventilation fan 6 is installed on the upper part and the lower unit 5
An upper unit 7 that is detachably mounted on the floor, and a base wheel 9 that is detachably installed between the lower unit 5 and the floor surface 8.
And the upper unit 7 and the lower unit 5 are detachably attached to the side surfaces of the lower unit 5 and the upper unit 7.
And the side plate 10 having a height dimension X equal to the sum L of the height dimensions of the base wheel 9 and the upper unit 7 and the lower unit 5 are detachably interposed between the side plate 10 and the base wheel 9 when the base wheel 9 is not used. And the intermediate spacer 11 having the height dimension Z equal to the height dimension Y of the pedestal wheel 9.

The invention of claim 2 is characterized in that the water supply pipe 12 and the drain pipe 13 connected to the sink portion 1 are formed of flexible pipes.

[0007]

According to the invention of claim 1, the lower unit 5 is installed on the pedestal 9 installed on the floor surface 8, the upper unit 7 is mounted on the lower unit 5, and the upper unit 7 is installed. Also, by using the side plate 10 so as to be located on the side of the lower unit 5, it is possible to use the lower unit 5 while standing in front of the lower unit 5. It can be in the form. Further, the base wheel 9 is removed, the door 4 of the lower unit 5 is removed, and the front opening 3 is opened, and the intermediate spacer 11 is interposed between the lower unit 5 and the upper unit 7 so that the upper portion is opened. By providing the side plate 10 so as to be located on the side of the unit 7 and the lower unit 5, the usage mode is for the user b who is considered to use the lower unit 5 in the state of sitting on the wheelchair a. By changing the arrangement of the members, it is possible to make a form suitable for a user who uses different forms.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the height dimension between the sink portion 1 of the lower unit 5 and the floor surface 8 is changed by eliminating the base wheel 9, and the piping of the water supply pipe 12 and the drain pipe 13 is changed. Even if the state changes, the flexible tube can cope with the dimensional change.

[0009]

The present invention will be described below in detail based on the illustrated embodiments. As shown in FIG. 1, the kitchen device according to the present invention includes a lower unit 5 having a sink portion 1 and a stove portion 2 installed on an upper portion thereof, an upper unit 7 mounted on the lower unit 5, and a lower unit 5. The side plate 10 installed on the side surface of the upper unit 7, the floor 8 and the lower unit 5
The main body is composed of a base wheel 9 arranged between the upper unit 7 and the lower unit 5 when the base wheel 9 is not used.

The lower unit 5 is provided with a sink portion 1 and a stove portion 2 on the upper portion, a front opening portion 3 is provided in the front portion, and a door 4 is attached to the front opening portion 3 so as to be openable and closable. . The door 4 is openably and closably attached to the front opening 3 by attaching a hinge 14 to both side plates 5a of the lower unit 5, and can be removed by removing the hinge 14 from the both side plates 5a. . The front opening 3 has such a height that the knee c of the user b seated on the wheelchair a can be inserted, and when the door 4 is removed, the knee c of the user b seated on the wheelchair a can be inserted. User b seated in wheelchair a by putting it in front opening 3
Can use the sink section 1 or the stove section 2.

The upper unit 7 is provided with a closet 15 and a cutting board storage shelf 16 on the inner surface side of the side plate 7a, and a ventilation fan 6 is installed on the upper surface of the top plate 7b. The upper unit 7 is installed on the upper part of the lower unit 5, but is detachably mounted on the upper part of the lower unit 5. Pedestal 9
Is detachably installed between the floor surface 8 and the lower unit 5. The pedestal wheel 9, the lower unit 5, and the upper unit 7 are vertically stacked so that the outer surfaces of the side plates 9a, 5a, 7a are flush with each other, and the outer surfaces of the side plates 9a, 5a, 7a of the respective members are arranged. Wheel 9 to be located on the side
Side plates 1 on the side surfaces of the lower unit 5 and the upper unit 7
0 is attached. This side plate 10 is the sum L of the height dimensions of the upper unit 7, the lower unit 5, and the base wheel 9.
The height dimension X is equal to, and each member is connected and integrated with each other by connecting the members to the side plate 10. The pedestal wheel 9, the lower unit 5, the upper unit 7, and the side plate 10 which are connected and integrated with each other are detachably connected, and an intermediate spacer 11 is detachably attached between the lower unit 5 and the upper unit 7. It is possible to intervene. The intermediate spacer 11 has the same height dimension Z as the height dimension Y of the pedestal wheel 9, and is arranged between the lower unit 5 and the upper unit 7 when the pedestal wheel 9 is not used. . Here, since the height dimension Z of the intermediate spacer 11 is the same as the height dimension Y of the base wheel 9, even if the intermediate spacer 11 is used, the height dimension of the kitchen device does not change. Therefore, the upper unit 7 can be installed and installed well without the upper unit 7 protruding upward from the upper portion of the side plate 10.

A water supply pipe 12 is provided between the floor surface 8 and the sink portion 1.
And a drainage pipe 13 are arranged, and the water supply pipe 12 and the drainage pipe 13 are formed of flexible pipes. By thus forming the water supply pipe 12 and the drain pipe 13 with flexible pipes, the height dimension between the sink portion 1 and the floor surface 8 is changed when the base wheel 9 is used or when it is not used. Even in this case, it is possible to cope with the change in the pipe dimensions.

If the user who uses the kitchen apparatus is an elderly person who can walk by himself at the start of use, that is, when he is a well-being elderly person, the results are shown in FIGS. 2, 3 and 6 (a). Base wheel 9 installed on the floor 8 as shown
Lower unit 5 with door 4 installed in front opening 3 on top
Is installed, the upper unit 7 is installed on the lower unit 5, and the side plate 10 is installed on the side surface of the pedestal 9, the lower unit 5, and the upper unit 7.
It is intended for the user to use the lower unit 5 while standing in front of the lower unit 5, and the user uses the kitchen device while standing in front of the lower unit 5. Is.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 4, 5 and 6 (b), the base wheel 9 is removed, the door 4 of the lower unit 5 is removed, and the front opening 3 is opened, and the lower unit 5 is opened. Use by sitting on the wheelchair a by arranging the side plate 10 so as to be located on the side of the upper unit 7 and the lower unit 5 with the intermediate spacer 11 interposed between the upper unit 7 and the upper unit 7. By putting the knee portion c of the person b in the front opening portion 3, the user b seated in the wheelchair a can use the sink portion 1 or the stove portion 2,
It is possible to provide a usage pattern for the user b who is considered to use the lower unit 5 while sitting on the wheelchair a. The user can use the kitchen device while sitting on the wheelchair a. is there.

As described above, by using the intermediate spacer 11 or the pedestal 9 as necessary, it is possible for users who are different in usage form without changing the outer dimensions by changing the arrangement of the members. It is possible to easily adapt to a suitable form.

[0016]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the sink portion and the stove portion are installed on the upper portion, and the front opening portion having a height dimension capable of inserting the knee portion of the user sitting on the wheelchair is openable and closable. The lower unit has a door that is detachably installed, the ventilation fan is installed on the upper unit and the upper unit is detachably mounted on the lower unit, and the lower unit is detachably installed between the lower unit and the floor surface. And the side plate that is detachably attached to the side surfaces of the lower unit and the upper unit and has a height dimension equal to the sum of the height dimensions of the upper unit, the lower unit, and the wheel, and Installed on the floor because it is detachably interposed between the upper unit and the lower unit only when not in use and consists of an intermediate spacer with a height equal to the height of the pedestal. On the pedestal Installed, the upper unit is placed on top of the lower unit, and the side plates are attached so that they are located on the sides of the upper unit and the lower unit. The unit can be used for a user who is considered to be able to use the unit, and the lower unit door is removed and the front opening is opened to remove the lower part of the lower unit. The lower unit is used while seated in a wheelchair by arranging an intermediate spacer between the unit and the upper unit so that side plates are attached to the side of the upper unit and the lower unit. It is considered that the usage pattern for the user can be considered, and the layout can be changed according to the user by changing the arrangement of the members. It is.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, since the water supply pipe and the drain pipe connected to the sink portion are formed of flexible pipes in the first aspect, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, the base wheel is eliminated and the lower part is provided. Even if the height dimension between the sink portion of the unit and the floor surface is changed and the piping states of the water supply pipe and the drain pipe are changed, the flexible pipe can cope with the dimensional change.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

2A and 2B show a configuration without an intermediate spacer, FIG. 2A is a front view, FIG. 2B is a side sectional view, and FIG. 2C is a plan view.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line EE in FIG.

4A and 4B show a configuration in the case of using an intermediate spacer, in which FIG. 4A is a front view, FIG. 4B is a side sectional view, and FIG. 4C is a plan view.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line Loro in FIG.

6A is a schematic configuration diagram showing an arrangement state of each member when an intermediate spacer is not used, and FIG. 6B is a schematic configuration diagram showing an arrangement state of each member when an intermediate spacer is used.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 sink part 2 stove part 3 front opening 4 door 5 lower unit 6 ventilation fan 7 upper unit 8 floor surface 9 pedestal 10 side plate 11 intermediate spacer 12 water supply pipe 13 drainage pipe a wheelchair b user c knee part L Sum X Height of side plate Y Height of base wheel Z Height of intermediate spacer

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An openable and detachable door is detachably installed in a front opening having a height and a knee area of a user seated on a wheelchair, and a sink portion and a stove portion installed on the upper portion. A lower unit, an upper unit in which a ventilation fan is installed in the upper part and is detachably mounted on the lower unit, a pedestal wheel that is detachably installed between the lower unit and the floor surface, and a lower unit And a side plate that is detachably attached to the side surface of the upper unit and has a height dimension equal to the sum of the height dimensions of the upper unit, lower unit, and wheel, and the upper unit only when the wheel is not used. A kitchen device comprising a lower unit and an intermediate spacer that is removably interposed between the lower unit and the height of the base wheel. 2. The kitchen apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the water supply pipe and the drain pipe connected to the sink portion are formed of flexible pipes.