JPH0956501A - Kitchen unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate the movement or the like of dish between a sink and a wagon and to improve operability by housing the wagon for which the height position of a top plate is vertically movably constituted so as to be put in and out inside a space part formed at the lower part of the top plate in a sink cabinet. SOLUTION: At the time of using this kitchen unit 1, in the case of carrying food cooked in the sink to a dining table for instance, after pulling out the wagon 10 from the space part 8 of the sink cabinet 2 first, a handle 24 is rotated in a fixed direction and the upper surface of the wagon top plate 15 is elevated to the height position to become one surface with the upper surface of the sink cabinet 2. Thus, the dish or the like is moved, etc., from the top plate 5 of the sink cabinet 2 to the wagon top plate 15 in a comfortable posture without bending or stretching the waist, the respective height positions are turned to one surface and the wagon top plate 15 is used as an auxiliary working table. In the meantime, by elevating the wagon top plate 15 while the wagon 10 is kept housed inside the space part 8, the height position of the sink cabinet 2 is adjusted.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a kitchen apparatus in which a sink cabinet and a wagon are used in a correlated manner.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A wagon has been conventionally used as a device for carrying dishes cooked on a sink to a dining table. However, since this conventional wagon is manufactured separately from a sink cabinet, its high cost is required. The dimensions vary,
Moreover, since the top plate is generally formed by being fixed to the wagon cabinet, the top plate height of the sink cabinet and the top plate of the wagon do not match, so that the dish can be cooked from the sink to the wagon. It is very easy to get tired because you have to bend and stretch each time you put it on the table, put dishes on the table from the wagon, or move dirty tableware from the table to the wagon and from the wagon to the sink. It had a problem that it was not easy to use.

Further, as described above, since the conventional wagon is manufactured separately from the sink cabinet, it is left in the vicinity of the sink cabinet or the like when not in use, so that the kitchen room becomes narrow, which is an obstacle. It had a problem.

In addition, for example, when renovating or changing the design of the kitchen, the height position of the sink cabinet may be readjusted or the sink cabinet may be moved to a desired position. Since it is necessary to jack up the sink cabinet or move the rolling elements such as rollers by biting on the bottom after jacking up, jacks and rolling elements must be prepared during these operations. However, there is a problem that such work is very complicated and the cost is increased.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to easily move tableware from a sink to a wagon or from a wagon to a table in a comfortable posture. It is easy to use and easy to use,
When not using the wagon, the wagon can be stored in the space of the sink cabinet, which makes it possible to use the kitchen room extensively, and it is convenient to close the room.In addition, when adjusting or moving the height of the sink cabinet, It aims to provide a kitchen device equipped with a wagon that also functions as a jack or a lifter.

[0006]

To achieve the above object, in a kitchen apparatus according to the present invention, a sink cabinet in which a space is formed in a lower portion of a top plate and a space in the sink cabinet above the space are formed. Wagon to be stored,
The top plate of the wagon descends to a position where the height of the wagon is lower than the height of the space at the time of the lowest descent, and at the same time as the top of the sink cabinet at the time of ascent. It is characterized by being configured to be able to rise to a height position.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to an embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, a kitchen apparatus 1 according to this embodiment comprises a sink cabinet 2 and two wagons 10, 10.

The sink cabinet 2 has a sink 3 on the right side.
And a cabinet main body 6 and 7 attached to both sides of the top plate 5 and provided with opening and closing doors on the front surface thereof. An inverted concave space portion 8 which is also used as a knee space is formed between 6 and 7. The sink 3, the heating device 4, the top plate 5, and the cabinet bodies 6 and 7 may be the same as those used in various known sinks, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted here. To do.

On the other hand, each of the wagons 10 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 5, the wagon cabinet 12 is formed with U-shaped storage shelves 11 and 11 on both sides, and the space 13 is formed between the storage shelves 11 and 11 for storing magazines and seasonings. A slide cabinet 14 freely fitted, a horizontal wagon top plate 15 fixed to the upper end of the slide cabinet 14, casters 16 with lock functions attached to the four corners of the bottom of the wagon cabinet 12, It consists of In the figure, reference numeral 17 is a movable shelf attached to the storage shelves 11, 11, reference numeral 18 is a guard bar, and reference numeral 1
Reference numeral 5a denotes a soft edge that is wound around the outer peripheral portion of the wagon top plate 15.

Slide rails 19 and 19 are attached to the front and rear wall surfaces of the slide cabinet 14, and the slide rails 19 and 19 are provided on the back side of the front plate 20 and the front side of the back plate 21 of the wagon cabinet 12. It is slidably fitted on the receiving rail 22 arranged at.

A handle 23 is provided on the upper left portion of the front plate 20.
And a detachable handle 24 is rotatably supported in the upper right portion so as to be rotatable in the forward and reverse directions.

The handle 24 is, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a hydraulic pump 25 disposed in the space 13.
When the handle 24 is rotated in a certain direction, the inside of the hydraulic pump 25 is pressurized and the hydraulic pump 2
Hydraulic pressure is supplied to the cylinders 27, 27, 27 through the hoses 26, 26, 26 which are connected to the hydraulic cylinder 5 to extend the cylinder rod, and the handle 24 is rotated in the opposite direction so that the hydraulic pump 25 Decompressed and cylinder 2
The cylinder rods 7, 27 and 27 are configured to contract. Of course, instead of the handle 24, the hydraulic pump 25 may be operated by a battery-operated switch.

By the way, the cylinders 27, 27, 27
The bottom end of the wagon cabinet 12 has a bottom plate 2
8, and the shaft portion thereof is inserted into the hole portion 30 formed in the bottom portion 29 of the slide cabinet 14,
Moreover, the upper end thereof is fixed to the inner top plate 31 of the slide cabinet 14.

Therefore, when the handle 24 is rotated in a fixed direction, the cylinder rods of the cylinders 27, 27, 27 are extended, and the upper surface of the wagon top plate 15 is, as shown in FIG.
The cylinder rod of the cylinders 27, 27, 27 contracts when the handle 24 is rotated in the opposite direction by moving the handle 24 in the opposite direction to the top position of the top plate 5 of the sink cabinet 2 or above. The height position from the caster 16 to the upper surface of the wagon top plate 15 is configured to descend to a position where the height position is shorter than the vertical interval dimension of the space 8.

That is, the highest position of the wagon top plate 15 is higher than the height position where it is flush with the upper surface of the top plate 5 of the sink cabinet 2, and the lowest position is the sink position of the wagon top plate 15. Each of the wagons 10 is configured such that it is located at a height position where it does not collide with the lower surface of the top plate 5 of the cabinet 2.

The depth of the wagon 10 is set to be the same as the depth of the sink cabinet 2 or slightly shorter.

Next, a description will be given of a case where various works are performed using the kitchen device 1 including the sink cabinet 2 and the wagon 10 configured as described above.

First, when carrying a dish cooked on the sink to the dining table, the wagon 10 is pulled out from the space 8 of the sink cabinet 2 and the handle 24 is rotated in a certain direction so that the upper surface of the wagon top plate 15 is As shown in Figure 1,
It is raised to a height position flush with the upper surface of the top plate 5 of the sink cabinet 2. As a result, the movement of the tableware from the top plate 5 of the sink cabinet 2 to the wagon top plate 15 can be moved in a comfortable position without bending or stretching the waist, and pots heated by the heating device 4 or the like. Can be quickly transferred to the wagon top plate 15, and when the wagons 10 are arranged next to the sink cabinet 2, the wagon top plate 1
Since the height position of the top plate 5 of the sink cabinet 2 is flush with that of the sink cabinet 5, the wagon top plate 15 can be used as an auxiliary workbench, which is very convenient.

Of course, when the transported tableware is transferred from the wagon 10 to a dining table (not shown), the wagon top plate 15 is used.
The tableware can be moved in a comfortable position by raising and lowering the table to a position aligned with the height of the table. Further, since the dirty dishes can be slid from the table and placed on the wagon top plate 15 while sitting, the table can be widely used.

When the wagon 10 is not used, the handle 24 is rotated in the opposite direction to a height position where the upper surface of the wagon top plate 15 does not collide with the lower surface of the top plate 5 of the sink cabinet 2. By lowering the wagon 10, the wagon 10 can be housed in the space portion 8 so that the wagon 10 can be stored well and the kitchen room can be widely used.

Further, when the height of the sink cabinet 2 is adjusted, as shown in FIG.
When the handle 24 is rotated in a certain direction and the wagon top 15 is raised with 0 stored in the space 8, the wagon top 15 comes into contact with the lower surface of the top 5 of the sink cabinet 2 and the sink. Since the cabinet 2 can be lifted, the work of biting the spacer 32 for height adjustment into the recessed portions of the cabinet bodies 6 and 7 from this state can be easily performed without separately preparing a jack or the like.

The lifting operation of the sink cabinet 2 can be stably performed by using two wagons 10 as in this embodiment, and the safety can be easily ensured. Of course, by pulling or pushing the wagon 10 from the state where the sink cabinet 2 is lifted, it is possible to easily transfer the sink cabinet 2 to a desired position.

Further, in the above embodiment, the case where the lifting mechanism of the wagon top plate 15 is constituted by the lifting mechanism composed of cylinders utilizing hydraulic pressure has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this. Instead, for example, various known lifting mechanisms such as a lifting mechanism using a wire rope and a pulley and a gear motor mechanism configured by a pinion rack or the like can be applied.

[0025]

As described above, in the kitchen device according to the present invention, the tableware can be easily moved from the sink to the wagon or from the wagon to the table in a comfortable posture. Easy to use, and when the wagon is not used, it can be stored in the space of the sink cabinet so that the kitchen room can be widely used, and the sink cabinet height can be adjusted. When moving or moving, it is possible to perform work simply by appropriately moving up and down the top plate of the wagon without separately providing a jack or a rolling element, which brings about various excellent effects.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a kitchen device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a wagon of the kitchen device.

FIG. 3 is a central longitudinal sectional view of the wagon.

FIG. 4 is a transverse sectional view of the wagon.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state where a top plate of the wagon is raised.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing another example of use of the kitchen device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Kitchen device 2 Sink cabinet 5 Top plate 8 Space section 10 Wagon 15 Wagon top plate

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A sink cabinet having a space formed in a lower portion of a top plate, and a wagon accommodated in the space of the sink cabinet. The top plate of the wagon has a height dimension of the wagon. Is configured to be lowered to a position lower than the vertical interval dimension of the space and at least to a position that is the same height as the ceiling plate height of the sink cabinet.