JPH0824055A - Cooking table - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable a user to face both a cooking space and a heater space at the same position to provide convenience and easy use by providing a top board part rotatably in a horizontal direction round center part as a rotational center. CONSTITUTION:The top board part 12 of this cooking table 10 is formed in such a way that its shape is formed in a circular plane shape, and a sink 16 is installed so as to hold the center stand 14 of the center part in between, and the heater space 18 is installed on the other side, and the top board part 12 can be rotated in the horizontal direction. The cooking spaces 30 are also provided on both right and left sides of the sink 16, and two movable chopping boards 32 are provided between them so as to move between them. Consequently, a user can face either of the sink 16, the cooking space 30 and the heater space 18 at the same position by rotating the top board part 12.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a cooktop which is extremely easy to use.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional cooking table has a fixed top plate portion. As the cooking table, there are a rectangular one that forms a part of a system kitchen or the like that extends along the wall surface of the kitchen, and an island type that is installed in the center of the kitchen. A sink, a heating device space, and a cooking space are provided in the top plate portion.

[0003]

In the cooking table having the fixed top plate portion, the operator himself has to change the position (ie, move) when changing the cooking work place. Taking the case where vegetables washed in a sink are cut in a cooking space, put in a pot in the heating device space and boiled, for example, a cook changes positions in the order of the sink → the cooking space → the heating device space.

[0004] Changing the position in this way is often difficult for a person with a physical disability.

By the way, when the dish washed in the sink as described above is cut in the cooking space and boiled in the heating device space, the object to be cooked (for example, vegetables) is moved in the order of sink → cooking space → heating device space. For a right-handed cook, it is convenient for the sink to be on the left side of the cooking space because the kitchen knife is held by the right hand and the food in the sink is grasped by the left hand and moved to the cooking space. Conversely, for a left-handed cook holding a kitchen knife in his left hand, it is convenient for the sink to be on the right side of the cooking space. However, in the conventional cooking table, the heating appliance space is arranged on one side (in most cases, the right side) of the sink, and the cooking space between the heating appliance space and the sink is a right-handed person. Is easy to use but difficult for left-handed people (or, conversely,
Easy to use for left-handed people but difficult to use for right-handed people)
There was a problem.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cooktop having a top plate portion which is horizontally rotatable about a central portion as a rotation center.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cooktop according to the first aspect.
The top plate portion has a substantially circular planar shape, and a sink, a cooking space, and a heating appliance space are installed in the top plate portion, and the sink and the heating appliance space sandwich the central portion of the top plate portion. And the cooking spaces are arranged on both sides of the sink, respectively.

The cooktop according to claim 3 is a cooktop in which a sink, a cooking space and a heating appliance space are provided in a top plate portion, and the sink and the heating appliance space sandwich a central portion of the top plate portion. They are facing each other, and cooking spaces are arranged on both sides of the sink, respectively.

[0009]

The cooktop according to the first and second aspects can face any of the sink, the cooking space and the heating appliance space by rotating the top plate while the cook is at the same position. it can.

In the cooktops according to claims 2 and 3, the right-handed cook uses the cooking space on the right side of the sink, and the left-handed cook uses the cooking space on the left side of the sink, whereby The object to be cooked can be transferred to the cooking space with the hand opposite to the one holding the kitchen knife, which is extremely convenient.

[0011]

Embodiments will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view of a cooking table according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view showing its usage state, and FIG. 3 is II of FIG.
It is a cross-sectional view taken along the line I-III (however, the faucet has been removed).

The top plate 12 of the cooking table 10 has a circular plan shape, and a center stand 14 is provided upright in the center thereof. A shallow sink 16 is installed on one side of the center stand 14 and a heating device space 18 is installed on the other side. Sink 1
6 and the heating device space 18 each have a central angle of about 1
It has a 20 ° fan shape.

Two induction heaters 20 are installed in the heating equipment space 18, and a heater switch 22 for operating the heater 20 and a ventilation fan (not shown) installed in the center stand 14 are operated. And a ventilation fan switch 24 are provided.

The portion of the side surface of the center stand 14 facing the heater space 18 has a grill 26.
Is provided so that smoke and the like generated in the heating device space 18 can be exhausted through the grill 26.

The center stand 14 is in the shape of an inverted truncated cone whose diameter increases toward the top thereof, and the sink 1
A faucet 28 is installed on the upper surface of the vicinity of 6. This faucet 28 is a single lever type hot and cold water mixing faucet which is easy to operate. The faucet 28 is a foam spout type faucet because the sink 16 is shallow and water can easily splash.

Cooking spaces 30 are provided on the left and right sides of the sink 16, respectively. Each cooking space 30
Is a fan type having a central angle of about 60 °.

From the top of the sink 16 to the cooking space 3
Two movable cutting boards 32 are provided so that they can move to the upper part of 0. This movable cutting board 32 also has a central angle of about 60.
It has a fan shape of °.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the lower side of the top plate 12 has a space large enough for a person sitting in the wheelchair 34 to insert his / her feet. Further, in the present embodiment, the top plate portion 12 can be moved up and down by the hydraulic pump unit 38 and the hydraulic cylinder 40 installed in the mechanical box 36.

As shown in FIG. 3, the mechanical box 36
Is installed on the cooktop base 42, and the hydraulic cylinder 40 is erected in the vicinity of a center column 44 coaxially arranged with the top plate portion 12.

The center column 44 is fixed to the base 42. A guide rail 46 is provided on the side surface of the center column 44 so as to extend in the vertical direction.
A sliding piece 50, which is movable only in the vertical direction along 6, is engaged with the guide rail 46. The sliding piece 50 is fixed to the lower end of the bracket 48, and the inner cylinder 52 is fixed to the upper end of the bracket 48. This inner cylinder 52 is the top plate 1
It is arranged coaxially with 2. The piston rod 40a of the hydraulic cylinder 40 is fixed to the lower portion of the inner cylinder 52.

A bearing 56 is arranged between the inner cylinder 52 and an outer cylinder 54 which is coaxially arranged, and the outer cylinder 54 is configured to be freely rotatable around the inner cylinder 52.
The top plate portion 12 is fixed to the outer cylinder 54. 5
8 is a backing material, and 60 is an undercover. Also, 6
Reference numeral 2 denotes a cover forming the outer shell of the mechanical box 36.
Reference numeral 64 denotes a drain trap provided at the drain port 66 of the sink 16. Reference numeral 68 denotes a mounting hole for the faucet 28, and 70 denotes a switch for moving the top plate 12 up and down.

In the cooktop thus constructed, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, the sink 1 is rotated by rotating the top plate 12 while the cooktop user is in the same position.
6, facing the cooking space 30 and the heating appliance space 18. In FIG. 4 (a), the cook faces the sink 16, in FIG. 4 (b) the right-handed cook faces the cooking space 30, and in FIG. 4 (c) the cook heats. It faces the instrument space 18.

Further, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG.
There is a sufficient space below the top plate 12, and a person sitting in the wheelchair 34 can use the top plate 12 by inserting his or her feet into the space. Therefore, even when the user sits in the wheelchair 34, the upper body can be brought close to the top plate portion 12, which is extremely convenient.

In this embodiment, the lift switch 70 is operated to operate the hydraulic cylinder 40, whereby the top plate 1
The height of 2 can be adjusted. Therefore, not only the height shown by the solid line in FIG. 2 but also the height shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. Can be used at.

The height of the top plate portion 12 in FIG. 2 from the kitchen floor is 680 m in the state shown by the solid line.
m is 950 mm in a state indicated by a two-dot chain line.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 4, since the cooking spaces 30, 30 are arranged on both the left and right sides of the sink 16, in the case of a right-handed cook, The lower cooking space 30 of FIG. 1 is used, and in the case of a left-handed cook, the upper cooking space 30 of FIG. 1 is used.
By using, it is possible to grasp the food to be cooked in the sink 16 and carry it to the cooking space 30 with free hands that do not grasp the knives, which is extremely convenient.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an example of a kitchen in which the cooking table 10 is installed, and FIG. 6 is a schematic plan view of the kitchen. A table 72 and a wagon 74 are installed in the vicinity of the cooking table 10 so that the table 72 and the cooking table 10 can be easily arranged and cleaned.

A system kitchen 76 is installed relatively close to the cooking table 10, and a refrigerator, a refrigerator, a storage cabinet, a cupboard, a food storage, a microwave oven, an oven, a dishwasher / dryer, and cooking equipment of the system kitchen 76 are installed. The table 10 and the table 72 can be tidied up, and preparation for cooking or table setting can be easily performed. Sixth
Reference numeral 78 in the figure denotes the wall surface of the kitchen.

Although the top plate portion 12 is circular in the above embodiment, it may be square.

[0030]

As described above, the cooking table of claims 1 and 2 is
While the cook is in the same position, he can face the sink, the cooking space and the heating appliance space simply by rotating the top plate, which is extremely convenient and easy to use, especially for those who are sitting on chairs. There is.

In the cooktops according to claims 2 and 3, both right-handed and left-handed cooks hold the kitchen object in the sink with the hand not holding the kitchen knife and carry it to the cooking space. It is possible and extremely convenient.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a cooking table according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the cooking table according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a usage example of the cooking table according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a kitchen including a cooking table according to an embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a schematic plan view of a kitchen including a cooking table according to an embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Cooking Stand 12 Top Plate 16 Sink 18 Heating Equipment Space 30 Cooking Space 32 Movable Cutting Board 38 Hydraulic Pump Unit 40 Hydraulic Cylinder 72 Table 76 System Kitchen

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Seiichi Hayashi, 2-3 Kandaji-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Obayashi Corporation Tokyo Headquarters (72) Inventor Keiji Kawahara 5-2-Mikigaoka, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture 14 Tama Center 2nd Building 4F Inside Kid Studio Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Ryoji Morikawa 5-1 Koiehoncho, Tokoname City, Aichi Prefecture Inax Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Akira Uebayashi Koiemotocho, Tokoname City, Aichi Prefecture 5-1-1 Inax Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Hideshi Takano 5-1-1 Koiehoncho, Tokoname-shi, Aichi Inax Co., Ltd.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A cooking table having a top plate portion capable of horizontal rotation with a central portion as a rotation center. 2. The top plate part according to claim 1, wherein the top plate part has a substantially circular planar shape, and a sink, a cooking space and a heating appliance space are installed in the top plate part, and the sink and the heating appliance space are provided. Are facing each other with the central portion of the top plate sandwiched therebetween, and cooking spaces are arranged on both sides of the sink, respectively. 3. A cooktop having a top, a sink, a cooking space and a heating appliance space, wherein the sink and the heating appliance space face each other with the central portion of the top plate interposed therebetween. A cooking table characterized in that cooking spaces are arranged on both sides of the sink.