JPH1075838A - Cabinet for kitchen - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve a simplifying of the machining of a top board and facilitate handling by enabling the sliding of a slide member all over a sink free from the existence of an expansion part of the sink for washing a large object to be washed in the sink. SOLUTION: In this cabinet for a kitchen, a utensil container 21 having an auxiliary guide part 27 is provided at an expansion part 14a with respect to a sink 14 provided with a step part (guide part) 16 which is partially expanded while being intended to slide a slide member 17 so that the slide member 17 is movable by sliding continuously to the auxiliary guide part 27 of the utensil container 21 from the step part 16 of the sink 14. The utensil container 21 is removed from the expansion part 14a or turned to open the expansion part 14a of the sink 14, which makes the sink 14 ready for washing a large object to be washed therein. This also allows arranging of the utensil container 21 by utilizing the expansion part 14a of the sink 14.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a kitchen cabinet having a partially expanded sink and a guide at the upper edge of the sink for sliding a slide member.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a kitchen cabinet provided with a sink 1 partially expanded as shown in FIG. 15 or a sink 2 expanded as shown in FIG. These are the extensions 1a, 2a
Thus, a large cleaning object (for example, a wok having a large diameter) 3 can be washed in the sinks 1 and 2, and a soap, a detergent or a sponge for the cleaning is provided in the vicinity thereof. An article container 4 for containing articles such as sardines is provided.

On the upper edges of the sinks 1 and 2, guides 6 and 7 for sliding a slide member 5 functioning as a cooking table or a drainer are provided with work surfaces 8a and 8a of the top plates 8 and 9.
It is provided one step lower than 9a.

[0004]

In the case of the above, the reason why the sinks 1 and 2 have the extension portions 1a and 2a is that the large-sized workpiece 3 such as a wok can be washed in the sinks 1 and 2. However, the frequency of use is low in ordinary households. Rather, because of its extensions 1a, 2a,
It is not possible to slide the slide member 5 over the entirety of the sinks 1 and 2, and in the extension portions 1a and 2a, the slide member 5 is moved by hand or the slide member 5 is moved by the extension portions 1a and 1a. It had to be stopped just before 2a, and the usability was poor.

In addition to the sinks 1 and 2, it is necessary to form the container 4 integrally with the top plates 8 and 9 by drawing or to form a hole for mounting the container 4 to complicate the processing. I was Furthermore, since the water enters into the article container 4 due to its handling, it is necessary to drain the water. The drained water is guided to the sinks 1 and 2 and discharged from the sinks 1 and 2.
Alternatively, it is necessary to provide a structure for independently discharging the top plates 8 and 9, which makes the processing of the top plates 8 and 9 more complicated.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and therefore has as its object not only the capability of cleaning a large object to be cleaned with a sink, but also the existence of an extension portion of the sink for that purpose. Regardless, the sliding movement of the sliding member can be performed over the entire sink and the usability can be improved,
Another object of the present invention is to provide a kitchen cabinet that can easily process a top plate.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, in a kitchen cabinet according to the present invention, a sink having a guide portion for extending a part thereof and sliding a slide member at an upper edge portion is provided. On the other hand, the article container is provided detachably or rotatably attached to the extended portion thereof, and the article container is provided with an auxiliary guide section which is continuous with the guide section of the sink when the article container is attached. And

According to this, the slide member can be slid continuously from the guide section of the sink to the auxiliary guide section of the article container. In addition, by removing or rotating the article container, the extended portion of the sink is opened, and the sink can be used for cleaning a large object to be washed. Further, since the supply container can be provided by using the extended portion of the sink, there is no need to form the supply container integrally with the top plate by drawing or to form a hole for mounting the supply container.

In addition, in this case, the auxiliary guide portion of the article container may be provided with a friction reducing member for reducing the friction of the slide member. According to this, the sliding movement of the slide member at the auxiliary guide portion of the article container. Can be done more smoothly. Further, the supply container may have a drain portion for dropping water inside the extension portion of the sink to drain the water, and according to this, the drained water may be guided to the sink and drained from the sink, or may be singularly discharged. It is not necessary to provide a structure for discharging the ink on the top plate.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. First, FIG. 1 shows an overall configuration of a kitchen cabinet, in which a door 12 is provided on a front portion of a cabinet body 11 and a top plate 13 is provided on an upper surface portion. The top plate 13 is made of, for example, a stainless steel plate, and the sink 14 is integrally formed by drawing the top plate.

The sink 14 has a portion, in this case, a substantially central portion at the rear portion expanded into a substantially rectangular shape as shown by an extended portion 14a in FIG. 2, and an upper edge portion of the extended portion 14a has a stepped portion. Fifteen
A step 16 is formed at the upper edge of the other sink 14 and both steps are lowered one step from the work surface 13a (see FIG. 1) of the top plate 13 to form a continuous shape having the same height.
Of the slide member 17 (see FIG. 1) functioning as a cooking table or a draining board. Also, a bar-shaped convex portion 18 is formed on each of the left and right sides of the step portion 15 of the expanded portion 14a.

In this case, the slide member 17 has a flat plate shape. An auxiliary sink 19 is formed by drawing in the same manner as the sink 14 at the portion of the top plate 13 adjacent to the sink 14, and the sliding member 17 is also slid on the upper edge of the auxiliary sink 19. The step portion 20 functioning as a guide portion is formed in a continuous shape having the same height as the step portion 16.

On the other hand, an article container 21 for storing articles such as soap, detergent, sponge, scourer, etc.
Is made of plastic, for example, as shown in detail in FIGS. 2 and 3, has a rectangular container shape to be accommodated in the extended portion 14a of the sink 14, and the inside thereof is bisected by a central partition wall 22. In one (right) chamber 23, a slit-shaped hole 24 which is a drainage part is formed in the lower part and the bottom part of the peripheral part, and in the other (left) chamber 25, the same hole is formed only in the lower part of the peripheral part. 24
Is formed. Thus, one chamber 23 is suitable for containing a detergent, sponge, scourer, etc. contained in a container, and the other chamber 25 is suitable for containing a solid soap (soap is filled with pores). 24 to avoid continued spills).

Further, a thick flange portion 26 is formed on the outer surface of the upper portion of the peripheral side portion of the article container 21, and a horizontal plate-shaped auxiliary guide portion 2 is formed on the lower front edge of the flange portion 26.
7, while mounting holes 28 are formed on the right and left sides of the flange portion 26 so as to penetrate vertically.

In this configuration, the lower part of the article container 21 is housed in the extension 14a of the sink 14 and the flange 26 is placed on the step 15 as shown in FIG. At the same time, the attachment holes 28 are fitted into the projections 18 at the same time as the folding, so that the supply container 21 can be prevented from moving and dropping from the extension portion 14a into the sink 14. Therefore, in this case, the mounting hole 2
8 and the convex portion 18 function as fixing means for fixing the article container 21 to the expansion portion 14a.

However, when the article container 21 is mounted, the auxiliary guide portions 27 are arranged in a continuous manner at substantially the same height as the step portion 16. From this relationship, both ends 2 of the auxiliary guide portion 27
7a (see FIGS. 2 and 3) is formed in an arc shape that matches the curved surface from the step portion 15 to the step portion 16 so that there is no gap between the step portion 16 and both ends of the auxiliary guide portion 27. Each end of the portion 27a has a cut-off surface so as not to be sharp. A tap faucet 29 for water supply and a cock 30 for opening and closing the tap are provided in a portion of the top plate 13 behind the sink 14.
In addition, a drain port 31 is formed substantially at the rear center of the sink 14.

Now, in the case of the structure as described above,
The slide member 17 is a step portion 1 serving as a guide portion of the sink 14.
6 can be continuously slid from the auxiliary container 27 to the auxiliary container 27 of the article container 21, whereby the slide member 17 can be slid over the entirety of the sink 14. To move it by hand, or slide member 1
Stopping the movement of 7 before the extension portion 14a is no longer required, and the usability can be improved.

When a large object to be washed such as a wok having a large diameter is to be washed by the sink 14, the article container 21 is lifted and the mounting hole 28 is removed from the projection 18 to remove the article container 21. If removed, the extended portion 14a of the sink 14 becomes clear, so that the sink 14 can be used for cleaning the large object to be cleaned.

The supply container 21 is attached by using the extended portion 14a of the sink 14. The supply container 21 is formed integrally with the top plate 13 by drawing, or a hole for mounting the supply container 21 is formed. Since it is not necessary to perform the process, the processing of the top plate 13 can be simplified.

Further, the article container 21 has a hole 24, which drains water. The drained water falls into the extension portion 14a, flows into the sink 14 from the extension portion 14a, and drains from the sink 14. Since the water is discharged from the mouth 31, it is not necessary to separately provide a structure for draining the water on the top plate 13, and the processing of the top plate 13 can be further simplified.

FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment of the present invention, in which a suction cup 41 is attached to the back of the article container 21 as a fixing means instead of the above-mentioned attachment hole 28 and projection 18. The suction container 41 is attached to the inner surface of the extension 14a of the sink 14 so that the article container 21 is fixed to the extension 14a of the sink 14. Even in this case, it is possible to prevent the article container 21 from moving from the extension portion 14a to the inside of the sink 14 and falling off.

FIG. 5 shows a third embodiment of the present invention.
As a fixing means which replaces the suction cup 41 described above, the article container 2
1. A ferromagnetic material 51 such as an iron plate is attached to the back of
The magnet 52 is attached to the back surface of the extension portion 14a of the fourth member 4 and the ferromagnetic material 51 is magnetically attached by the magnetic force of the magnet 52, so that the article container 21 is attached to the extension portion 14 of the sink 14.
It shows what is fixed to a. Even in this case, similarly to the above, it is possible to prevent the article container 21 from moving from the extension portion 14a to the inside of the sink 14 and falling off.

FIGS. 6 to 8 show a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
As an alternative fixing means, an insertion portion 61 having an inverted L-shaped cross section (see FIG. 8) is formed on the back surface of the article container 21, and an L-shaped cross section is formed on the inner surface of the extended portion 14a of the sink 14 (see FIG. 8). ) Is fastened with a screw 64 via a packing 63,
The insertion container 61 is inserted into the insertion receiving portion 62 from above, so that the article container 21 is retained on the expansion portion 14 a of the sink 14.

Even in this case, the extension portion 14a
It is possible to prevent the article container 21 from moving into the sink 14 and falling off. In this case, a drain hole 65 is formed at the bottom of the insertion receiving portion 62 so that water does not accumulate, and the left and right sides of the front edge of the expansion portion 14a of the sink 14 are shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, an auxiliary guide support 66 for supporting the auxiliary guide portion 27 from below is provided with a screw 68 fixed via a packing 67.

FIGS. 9 and 10 show a fifth embodiment of the present invention, in which the article container 21 is attached to the expansion part of the sink 14 so as to be able to rotate up and down by a hinge 71 instead of being provided detachably. Are shown.

Even in this case, if the article container 21 is rotated upward, the extended portion 14a of the sink 14 becomes clear as shown in FIG. It can be used for washing things. In this case, the article container 21 is provided with a stopper 72 which abuts on the top plate 13 when the article container 21 is turned upward to control the article container 21 from rotating further. When the function is performed, the center of gravity G of the article container 21 is located rearward of the hinge 71 so that return is prevented.

FIG. 11 shows a sixth embodiment of the present invention. A washing tank 81 of a dishwasher is formed in a portion of the top plate 13 adjacent to the sink 14 in place of the auxiliary sink 19 described above. The table shows the tableware 82 to be washed and is washed by a washing mechanism such as a fountain arm (not shown). In this case, the slide member 17 also functions as a lid for opening and closing the opening on the upper surface of the cleaning tank 81.

FIGS. 12 and 13 show a seventh embodiment of the present invention.
1 shows a large number of 1s. According to this, when the slide member 17 slides on the auxiliary guide portion 27, the friction of the slide member 17 is reduced by sliding while rotating the roller 91. Functions as a reduction member,
The slide member 17 can be moved with a small force.

FIG. 14 shows an eighth embodiment of the present invention, in which a plate (sliding plate) 101 made of a material having good slip properties such as fluororesin is stuck on the auxiliary guide portion 27 of the article container 21. Is shown. In this embodiment, when the slide member 17 slides on the auxiliary guide portion 27, the friction of the slide member 17 is reduced by sliding on the slide plate 101. Therefore, the slide plate 101 reduces the friction. It functions as a member, and can move the slide member 17 with a small force as described above. In addition, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above and shown in the drawings, and can be implemented with appropriate modifications without departing from the scope of the invention.

[0030]

The present invention is as described above.
The following effects are obtained. According to the kitchen cabinet of claims 1 and 3, not only can a large object to be washed be washed with the sink, but also the sliding movement of the slide member can be performed regardless of the presence of the extension of the sink. It can be done over the entire sink, making it easier to use,
In addition, the processing of the top plate can be simplified.

According to the kitchen cabinet of the second aspect,
It is possible to prevent the article container contained in the extension of the sink from moving inward from the extension of the sink and falling off. According to the kitchen cabinet of the fourth aspect, the slide member can be moved with a small force. According to the kitchen cabinet of the fifth aspect, the water drained from the supply container can be discharged from the drain port of the sink, and there is no need to separately provide a structure for draining the water on the top plate, making the processing of the top plate easier. Can be

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of a main part.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of an article container alone.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a view corresponding to FIG. 4, showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a view corresponding to FIG. 2, showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged exploded vertical sectional front view of a supply container mounting portion.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged disassembled longitudinal side view of an article container mounting portion.

FIG. 9 is a view corresponding to FIG. 4, showing a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a longitudinal sectional side view of a main part in different states.

FIG. 11 is a view corresponding to FIG. 1, showing a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is an enlarged front view of a main part showing a seventh embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a cutaway perspective view of an article container alone.

FIG. 14 is a view corresponding to FIG. 13 showing an eighth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is an overall plan view showing a conventional example.

FIG. 16 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 15 showing a different conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

13 is a top plate, 14 is a sink, 14a is an expansion part, 16 is a step part (guide part), 17 is a slide member, 18 is a convex part (fixing means), 21 is a supply container, 24 is a hole (drain part), 27
Is an auxiliary guide, 28 is a mounting hole (fixing means), 41 is a suction cup (fixing means), 51 is a ferromagnetic material (fixing means), 52 is a magnet (fixing means), 61 is an insertion section (fixing means),
62 is an insertion receiving portion (fixing means), 71 is a hinge, 91 is a roller (friction reducing member), 101 is a slide plate (friction reducing member).
Is shown.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A partially expanded sink, a guide portion provided on an upper edge portion of the sink for sliding a slide member, and an article container detachably provided on an extended portion of the sink, A kitchen cabinet comprising: an auxiliary container provided in an article container so as to be continuous with the guide section of the sink when the article container is attached. 2. The kitchen cabinet according to claim 1, further comprising fixing means for fixing the mounted article container to the extension. 3. The kitchen cabinet according to claim 1, wherein the article container is rotatably mounted instead of being detachably provided on the extension of the sink. 4. The kitchen cabinet according to claim 1, wherein a friction reducing member for reducing friction of the slide member is provided on the auxiliary guide portion of the article container. 5. The kitchen cabinet according to claim 1, wherein the article container has a drain section for dropping water inside the extension section of the sink to drain the water.