JPH0928481A - Kitchen system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a mess around a sink or a cooking table after cooking or dirty dishes after eating from being watched from the dining side. SOLUTION: A kitchen system is composed of any one of a sink 1 and the cooking table at least and a hanging shelf 2 arranged above it and the hanging shelf 2 and one of the sink 1 and the cooking table at least are provided with a freely stretchable screen 17 (18) for hiding the space between them. Therefore, by drawing down the screen 17 (18), a mess around the sink after cooking or the state of flooding dirty dishes after eating can be cut off from the dining side and a relaxing atmosphere can be provided.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a kitchen apparatus comprising a sink, a cooking table, etc. and a hanging cabinet arranged above the kitchen table.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a kitchen device of this type is provided with a hanging cabinet so as to face a top surface of a sink, a cooking table, etc., and these can face the dining kitchen or the dining room and the kitchen. It is often arranged and used as a partition.

[0003]

With such a conventional arrangement, it is possible to directly see from the dining kitchen or the dining side the complexity of the sink or the kitchen stand after the cooking work and the inundated condition of dirty dishes after the meal. There was a problem.

The present invention solves such a problem, and makes it possible to easily prevent the dining kitchen or the dining side from easily seeing the complexity of the sink or the kitchen area after the cooking operation and the dirty dishes after the meal. The first purpose is to improve the usability, appearance and appearance, and the third purpose is to prevent the communication function from being impaired.

[0005]

In order to achieve the first object, the present invention comprises at least one of a sink and a cooking table, and a hanging cabinet arranged above the sink.
At least one of the hanging cabinet and the sink or the cooking table is provided with a stretchable screen for concealing the space between them.

Further, in order to achieve the second object, at least one of the sink and the cooking table and the hanging cabinet arranged above it are arranged so as to partition the room, and the screen is arranged at the lower part of the hanging cabinet. It is arranged at two locations in the front-back direction and at each location.

A guide rail and a slider and a rack movably attached to the guide rail are provided at the bottom of the hanging cabinet, and the rack attached to the guide rail via the slider can be concealed by a screen. is there.

Further, the screen is constructed so that it is always biased in the winding direction, and the screen is constructed so that it can be locked at any position.

Further, in order to achieve the third object, the screen is formed of an anti-transparent member.

[0010]

According to the kitchen device of the present invention, the screen is stretched by the above-mentioned first configuration to conceal the space between at least one of the sink and the cooking table and the hanging cabinet, and the line of sight from the dining kitchen or dining side. It is possible to prevent the crowded area around the sink after cooking work and the flooded condition of dirty dishes after meals from being seen.

According to the second configuration, the screen can be hidden from the lower part of the hanging cabinet by simply pulling it down according to ergonomics, and the screen can be located either on the sink side or on the dining side. That is, it suffices to operate the screen closer to the user.

Further, according to the third configuration, the rack mounted on the lower part of the hanging cabinet so as to be freely movable can also be blocked from the line of sight from the dining kitchen or dining side.

Further, in the case of the fourth structure, since the screen is always biased in the winding direction, the screen is not left in an extended state when not in use.

Further, in the fifth structure, it is not necessary to provide a hook or the like for hooking the screen, and it can be used by pulling it down to a necessary position.

Further, by adopting the sixth structure, even if the screen is concealed, the state of the bright dining kitchen or dining side can be confirmed from the sink side through this screen.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4 are applied to a face-to-face type kitchen device for partitioning installed in a general household, and a hanging cabinet 2 is installed above the sink 1. In this sink 1, a stove 4 is provided at the left end of the top plate surface 3, and a microwave oven 5 is provided below them. Further, a recessed water tank 6 is provided substantially in the center of the remaining space on the top plate surface 3. In this embodiment, a system kitchen having an integrated cooking table and a stove function is exemplified, but a kitchen table or the like which is a separate body has a hanging cabinet 2 above the cooking table or the sink and the cooking table. Is installed.

On the other hand, the hanging cabinet 2 is provided with an exhaust hood 7 having a ventilation fan at a portion from the left, which is substantially opposite to the stove 4.
It has a storage part 8 on its left side and right side.

At the lower part of the hanging cabinet 2 arranged above the sink 1, parallel guide rails 9 facing the top surface 3 of the sink 1, and a slider 10 movably attached to the guide rails 9 are provided. And various racks with different rack configurations 1
1 to 14 are provided, and decorative edges 15 and 16 are provided at front and rear edges so as to sandwich the guide rail 9. Further, between the decorative edges 15 and 16 of the hanging cabinet 2 and the guide rail 9, there are provided expandable and contractable screens 17 and 18 which are set at substantially the same height as the decorative edges 15 and 16 at two positions in the front-rear direction.
The screens 17 and 18 are provided so as to be constantly biased in a winding direction on a winding unit 19 attached to the bottom surface of the hanging cabinet 2, and can be locked at any position. Further, the screens 17 and 18 are formed of an anti-transparent flexible member.

In the kitchen equipment having the above-mentioned structure, since the expandable screens 17 and 18 are provided at the front and rear positions of the lower part of the hanging cabinet 2 arranged above the sink 1, at least one of the screens 17 and 18 is provided. Pull down to the bottom to block the line of sight from the dining side. Therefore, it is possible to provide a relaxing atmosphere because the crowded area around the sink after the cooking work and the flooded state of the dirty tableware after the meal cannot be seen.

Further, since the screens 17 and 18 are provided at two positions in the front-rear direction on the bottom surface of the hanging cabinet 2, they can be operated from either the sink side or the dining side, that is, the screen closer to the user. Since it can be operated, the usability of both sides is improved. Moreover, since the screens 17 and 18 are provided at the lower part of the hanging cabinet 2 so that they can be pulled down, they can be set by an ergonomically reasonable operation, and the operability is good.

Further, since the screens 17 and 18 are always urged in the winding direction, the screens 17 and 18 are wound around the winding portion 19 when not in use, and are kept pulled down. There is no such thing as bad appearance.
Moreover, since the screens 17 and 18 are locked at arbitrary positions, it is not necessary to provide a hook or the like for hooking the screen on the top surface 3 of the sink 1.
It is easy to use because it can be pulled down to the required location for use.

Further, since the screens 17 and 18 are formed of an anti-transparent member, the screens 17 and 18 are
Even if you pull it down, you can see through the screen 17 or 18 from the sink side to see the bright dining side, and check the appearance of children in the dining room through the space between the sink 1 and the hanging cabinet 2. You can talk to them.

In the above embodiment, the screens 17 and 1 are
8 is provided in the lower part of the hanging cabinet 2, but this may be on the top plate surface 3 side of the sink 1, or at any one of the two positions in the longitudinal direction. Also, although the case where the sink 1 and the hanging cabinet 2 are for face-to-face partitioning is illustrated, it may be installed in the corner of the dining kitchen so as to face the dining kitchen, and in this case, the scroll. Is only necessary to block the line of sight from the dining kitchen on the front side (one place).

[0024]

As is apparent from the above description of the embodiments, the kitchen device of the present invention stretches the screen to conceal the space between at least one of the sink and the cooktop and the hanging cabinet and dining. It is possible to block the line of sight from the kitchen and dining side, and it is possible to provide a relaxing atmosphere because the crowded area around the sink after the cooking work and the flooded state of dirty dishes after a meal cannot be seen.

At least one of the sink and the cooking table and the hanging cabinet arranged above it are arranged so as to partition the room, and the screen is arranged at the lower part of the hanging cabinet and at two positions in the front-rear direction. The configuration provided for each is easy to operate because the screen only needs to be pulled down from the lower part of the hanging cabinet, and the screen can be operated from either the sink side or the dining side so that it is closer to the user. You only have to operate the screen of, and the usability is improved.

Further, a guide rail, a slider and a rack movably attached to the guide rail are provided at the bottom of the hanging cabinet, and the rack attached to the guide rail via the slider can be concealed by a screen. The thing placed on a rack movably supported at the lower part of the hanging cabinet can also be blocked from the line of sight from the dining kitchen or dining side, and can be made even more attractive.

Further, in the structure in which the screen is always biased in the winding direction, the screen is not left in a stretched state when not in use, and the appearance can be kept in a good condition.

Further, in the structure in which the screen can be locked at an arbitrary position, it is not necessary to provide a hook or the like for hooking the screen, and the screen can be pulled down and used to a required position for simplification of the structure and usability. Can be improved.

In addition, the screen formed of an anti-transparent member is a bright dining room from the sink side through the screen even if at least one of the sink and the cooking table and the hanging cabinet are concealed by the screen. The state of the kitchen or dining side can be confirmed, and communication through the space between the sink and / or the cooktop and the hanging cabinet can be maintained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a kitchen device according to an embodiment of the present invention when a screen is pulled down.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the kitchen device when the screen is stored.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of essential parts showing a state where the screen of the kitchen device is stored.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the main part of the kitchen device when the screen is pulled down.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Sink 2 Suspended closet 9 Guide rail 10 Slider 11 Rack 12 Rack 13 Rack 14 Rack 15 Decorative edge 16 Decorative edge 17 Screen 18 Screen

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Take ▲ Zaki ▼ Gaku 1006 Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A sink and a cooking table, and a hanging cabinet disposed above the sink, and at least one of the hanging cabinet and the sink or the cooking cabinet hides a space between them. Kitchen device with a retractable screen that closes. 2. At least one of the sink and the cooktop and the hanging cabinet arranged above it are arranged so as to partition the room, and the screen is arranged at the lower part of the hanging cabinet and at two positions in the front-rear direction. The kitchen device according to claim 1, which is provided in each. 3. A guide rail, a slider and a rack movably attached to the guide rail are provided at the lower part of the hanging cabinet, and the rack attached to the guide rail via the slider can be concealed by a screen. The kitchen device according to claim 1 or 2. 4. The kitchen apparatus according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the screen is always biased in a winding direction. 5. The kitchen device according to claim 3, wherein the screen is configured to be locked at an arbitrary position. 6. The kitchen apparatus according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein the screen is formed of an anti-transparent member.