JPS5818833Y2 - kitchen cabinet - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] The present invention relates to an improvement of a tableware dryer that stores and dries tableware such as bowls, spoons, and plates, as well as cooking utensils such as cutting boards and pestles. The aim is to rationally dry the

Conventionally, tableware dryers generally distribute warm air into the chamber to dry the tableware and cooking utensils stored inside the chamber, but bowls, cups, plates, etc. are generally made of porcelain or glass. In addition, cutting boards, pestles, lacquered bowls, etc. are made of wood, and bowls, etc. are made of synthetic resin. If you try to dry these items at the same time in the same refrigerator, the wooden products will quickly dry out. If the product is too dry, cracks and distortions may occur, and heat-sensitive synthetic resin products such as styrene resin may be heated to high temperatures, causing deformation and deterioration.

This was especially noticeable when the hot air temperature was high and the flow velocity was fast.

The present invention attempts to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.
1 is a relatively tall box-shaped storage case for a kitchen cabinet, and a fan 2.
A drying casing 4 having a built-in forced drying function such as a heater 3 is provided.

Reference numeral 5 denotes water trays arranged below the storage case 1 adjacent to the dry case 4 in parallel so as to be lower than the dry case 4, and are inclined toward the center. has a drainage hole 5a.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a storage shelf for tableware, etc. arranged in the storage chamber 7 above the water tray 5, and the bottom surface 6a of this storage shelf 6 extends to a position facing the side surface of the drying case 4 (within section A). has been done.

Reference numeral 8 denotes a storage shelf for tableware, etc. arranged in the storage chamber 7 above the drying case 4.

The storage shelves 6 and 8 are supported on the inner surface or inner upper surface of the storage case 1 via rails 9 and 10, etc.
The storage shelf 6 can be pulled out from one side thereof, and a door 11 that closes about half of the m sections of the storage case 1 is integrally attached to the front of the storage shelf 6.

12 is an exhaust hole provided above the door 11, 13 is the storage case 1
The storage shelf 8 can be pulled out by opening an L-shaped door that closes an opening provided from approximately half of one side to approximately half of the other side. be.

Reference numeral 14 denotes a slit-shaped air outlet bored in one side of the drying case 4 facing the storage shelf 6 in the above-mentioned section A, and the air outlet 14 allows drying air to flow along the bottom surface 6a of the storage shelf 6. It faces the bottom surface 6a like this.

Reference numeral 15 denotes a horizontal member provided at the air outlet 14, along which the drying air is rectified in a substantially horizontal direction.

In the disclosed embodiment, the air outlet 14 is also provided on a surface adjacent to the surface facing the storage shelf 6.

Although the horizontal member 15 is not provided on the adjacent surface, this horizontal member 15 may be provided.

Reference numeral 16 denotes a ceiling plate of the drying case 4, which is inclined downward toward the water receiving tray 5 side, and its tip slightly protrudes from the side surface of the drying case 4 to form an eaves 16a.

Reference numeral 17 denotes an intake hole provided at the lower side of the storage case 1 through which outside air is introduced into the drying case 4.

A fan 2.18 is provided adjacent to the intake hole 17. 19.19' is a handle for opening and closing the door 11.13, and 20 is a drain hole 5a below the water tray 5.
It is a water receptor installed opposite to the water container.

In the above configuration, the washed tableware is stored in the storage case 1 without being washed.

That is, after opening the door 11.13 and pulling out the storage shelves 6.8 to the outside and storing tableware there, the storage shelves 6 and 8 are moved into the storage case 1 by the reverse operation. At the same time, the doors 11 and 13 are closed.

Water droplets attached to tableware stored in the storage chamber 7 of the storage case 1 drip downward, but the dripping water is directly received by the water tray 5 as shown by arrow B.
Alternatively, as shown by arrow C, the water is once dropped onto the ceiling plate 16 of the drying casing 4, and then flows down the slope and is guided to the water receiving tray 5.

The dripping water that has reached the water receiver 5 is collected into the water receiver 20 through the drain hole 5a.

In this way, tableware naturally drains water while it is being stored, but in order to stop it from drying out, it is necessary to use a fan 2. The drying air may be blown into the storage chamber 7 through the air outlet 14 by driving the heater 3 or the like.

At this time, the drying air flows along the horizontal member 15 as shown by the arrow, and is rectified by this and flows out in a substantially horizontal direction.

The outflowing drying air further flows along the bottom surface 6a of the storage shelf 6 as shown by arrow E, and rises as shown by arrow F.

This is where the washed tableware is stored, including bowls, bowls,
Porcelain and glass items such as plates are stored in the storage shelf 6 provided above the plate 5, and wooden items such as cutting boards, pestles, lacquered bowls, and synthetic resin items such as bowls are stored.
If the items are stored in the storage chamber 8 provided above the drying case 4, the items placed on the storage shelf 6 will be stored by the drying air distributed from the air outlet 14 as described above. Since the air flows upward from the bottom surface 6a of the shelf 6 to the exhaust hole 12 at the top of the storage shelf 6, it can be dried well.

On the other hand, items placed on the storage shelf 8 are stored in the drying case 4.
Because it is located above, it is not directly exposed to the drying air distributed from the side of the drying case 4 or its rising airflow, and is gradually dried by the convection of the drying air and heat transfer from the drying case 4. be able to.

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, if the storage shelf 6 is used for porcelain, glass products, etc. that cannot be dried rapidly at high temperatures, the drying effect is good, so even if a large number of products are stored, they can be sufficiently dried. Can be done.

Also, if you store wooden products that will not be good if they are dried too quickly or synthetic resin products that will be bad if you dry them at high temperatures in the storage shelf 8, they will be gradually dried at a lower temperature than the storage shelf 6 and with a weak airflow. This allows drying to be carried out without damaging stored items.

As described above, the present invention provides a rational dryer that does not damage the dried items in the same room, with a simple configuration, and in the optimal drying environment depending on the material of the tableware or cooking utensils to be dried. It is something to do.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the overall appearance of the cabinet, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA' in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line BB' in FIG. The figure is an enlarged sectional view of the main part of the drying case. 1...Storage case, 2...Fan, 3.
...Heater, 4...Drying case, 5...
...Water tray, 6,8...Storage shelf, 6a...
...bottom of storage shelf, 7...storage room, 14...
...Air outlet.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A drying case with a built-in fan, heater, etc. on one side of the lower side of the storage case, and a slit-shaped outlet on the side to distribute drying air into the storage room is provided, and a drying case adjacent to this drying case is provided. Water trays are arranged in parallel at positions lower than the drying case, and a storage shelf is provided above the water trays,
A dish dryer, wherein the bottom surface of the storage shelf is disposed at a position facing the air outlet, a storage shelf is provided directly above the drying case, and an exhaust hole is provided at the top of the storage case above the water tray.