JPS5841903Y2 - dish dryer - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to an improvement in a dish dryer that dries dishes stored in a dish storage chamber using heat generated by an electric heater.

In a conventional dish dryer, the inside of the outer box is divided into upper and lower parts by a water receiving partition plate with a drain port, and the upper part is a dish storage chamber and the lower part is a heating chamber equipped with an electric heater. A container-shaped drain receptacle is removably arranged and stored in a part corresponding to the drain opening from below, so that water dripping from dishes to be dried stored in the tableware storage room is collected through the water receptacle partition plate. The water is collected by a drainage receiver, and the water in the receiver is then disposed of at an appropriate time.

However, with this type of dish dryer, sometimes people forget to store the drain tray in the designated position, or forget to dispose of the water in the drain tray. The drainage water falls directly onto the bottom of the outer box, or overflows from the drainage receiver and falls onto the bottom of the outer box, causing the bottom of the outer box to leak, thereby reducing the insulation resistance of the electric heater installation part. There was a problem that it was troublesome to dispose of the water in the drainage receptacle, which could be extremely dangerous.

The present invention was developed in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to divide the inside of the outer box into upper and lower sections with a water receiving partition plate having a main drain, with the upper part being a tableware storage area and the lower part being equipped with an electric heater. In addition to serving as a heating chamber, an auxiliary drain port is provided at the bottom of the outer box, and an outlet is provided at the lower side of the outer box, with one end communicating with the main drain port and the other end communicating with the auxiliary drain port. Alternatively, by providing a flexible drainage hose that is led out to the outside through the outlet, water dripping from tableware stored in the tableware storage room can be reliably drained without any special operations. It is convenient because it can be discharged outside the outer box, and it is also safe because there is no risk of leakage at the bottom of the outer box and there is no risk of the insulation resistance of the part where the electric heater is installed. To provide a dish dryer which is not limited in terms of its installation location.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 is a container-shaped outer box with an open top, and 2 is this outer box 1.
A rectangular container-shaped draining basket that is removably installed at the top of the
Each side of this is formed in the form of a mesh.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a lid which forms a part of the outer box 1 and is detachably placed on the opening edge of the upper surface of the drainer basket 2 so as to close the upper opening of the outer box 1.

A large number of intake holes 4 are formed in the upper left side of the outer box 1, and a large number of exhaust holes 5 are formed in the upper surface of the lid 3.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a water receiving partition plate made of a material with good thermal conductivity such as aluminum, and a main drainage lower is formed at a predetermined portion of the partition plate, and the upper surface is sloped gently downward toward the main drainage lower. There are no 7.

Then, the water-receiving partition plate 6 is fixed to a plurality of support legs 8 (only two are shown) provided upright at the bottom of the outer box 1 by tightening screws, etc., so that the water-receiving partition plate 6 The inside of the outer box 1 is partitioned into upper and lower parts, and the upper space formed between the lid 3 and the water receiving partition plate 6 is used as a tableware storage chamber 9, and the lower space is used as a heating chamber. It is set at 10.

Reference numeral 11 denotes an electric heater disposed within the heating chamber 10 via fixtures 12 and 12 erected at the bottom of the outer box 1.

Reference numeral 13 denotes a short cylindrical auxiliary drainage port formed on the right side of the bottom of the outer box 1 by burring or the like.

Reference numeral 14 denotes an operation panel that is fitted and fixed to an opening 15 formed at the lower right side of the outer box 1 so as to close it. An outlet port 16 is formed, and this outlet port 1
6 is closed with a film 17 made of plastic, for example.

18 is a flexible drainage hose, one end of which is connected and fixed to the main drainage lower of the water receiving partition plate 6;
The tip, which is the other end, is removably inserted into the auxiliary drain port 13 and communicated therewith.

In addition, at the tip of this drain hose 18, there is a
A filter 19 is attached to prevent insects and the like from entering inside.

Further, reference numeral 20 denotes a plurality of legs (only two legs are shown) protruding from the outer bottom surface of the outer box 1.

Therefore, when the dish dryer having the above-mentioned structure is placed in a part that has a drainage function, such as a drainer of a sink, the tip of the drain hose 18 is inserted into the auxiliary drain port 13 and communicated with the drain hose 18. do.

Then, the washed tableware is stored in the tableware storage chamber 9 (see the two-dot chain line in the figure), and a power switch (not shown) is turned on to energize the electric heater 11 to generate heat.

Then, the heat of the electric heater 11 is radiated into the tableware storage chamber 9 through the water receiving partition plate 6, causing a temperature rise inside the tableware storage chamber 9, and due to this temperature rise, outside air is drawn through the four groups of intake holes. It is sucked into the tableware storage chamber 9, heated, and flows out from the exhaust hole 5 group.

As a result, water droplets adhering to the tableware in the tableware storage chamber 9 are evaporated by the heat from the water receiving partition plate 6 and the heated outside air, thereby drying the tableware.

However, relatively small water droplets adhering to tableware evaporate and vaporize due to the heat generated by the electric heater 11 described above, but relatively large water droplets fall onto the water receiving partition plate 6 and are guided toward the main drainage lower direction. The water is discharged from the drainage lower to the outside via the drainage hose 18 and the auxiliary drainage port 13.

In addition, when the above-mentioned dish dryer is placed on an appropriate location such as a cooking table, and the waste water from the dish dryer is to be discharged to an arbitrary location, such as a sink, the outlet 16 is used. Tear off the film 17 and connect the drain hose 18 from here.
(see Fig. 2), and the distal end of this drain hose 18 is placed facing an arbitrary part such as the sink of the sink described above.

In this case, the auxiliary drain port 13 is closed with a cap 21 to prevent insects from entering.

According to this embodiment, one end of the drain hose 18 is connected and fixed to the main drain lower of the water receiving partition plate 6, and the other end is connected to the auxiliary drain port 13 formed at the bottom of the outer box 1. Alternatively, it is configured to be led out to the outside through an outlet 16 provided at the lower right side of the outer box 1.

Therefore, the water dripping from the tableware stored in the tableware storage chamber 9 can be reliably discharged to the outside of the outer box 1 without any special operation, which is extremely convenient. The bottom part does not leak at all, and the insulation resistance of the part where the electric heater 11 is installed can be reliably prevented from decreasing, making it safe. Moreover, the other end of the drain hose 18 can be used in communication with the auxiliary drain port 13. Since the state and the usage state in which the drain hose 18 is led out of the outer box 1 through the outlet 16 can be arbitrarily selected, the installation location is not limited and is convenient.

In addition, this embodiment does not have a structure in which a relatively large container-shaped drain receptacle is housed in the outer box as in the conventional case, so that the overall size can be reduced.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and shown in the drawings, but can be implemented with appropriate modifications within the scope of the invention.

As explained above, the present invention is convenient because the water dripping from the tableware stored in the tableware storage chamber can be reliably drained out of the outer box without any special operation.
As a result, the bottom of the outer box does not leak at all, and there is no risk of reducing the insulation resistance of the part where the electric heater is installed, making it possible to dry dishes safely and without the risk of limiting the installation location. We can provide equipment.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a vertical side view;
FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged longitudinal sectional side view in a usage state different from FIG. 1. In the figure, 1 is the outer box, 3 is the lid, 6 is the water receiving partition, 7 is the main drain, 9 is the tableware storage room, 10 is the heating chamber, 11 is the electric heater, 13 is the auxiliary drain, and 16 is the 17 is a film, and 18 is a drain hose.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] an outer box whose interior is divided into upper and lower sections by a water-receiving partition plate having a main drain port, the upper part of which is a tableware storage room, and the lower part of which is a heating chamber equipped with an electric heater; and an auxiliary drain port provided at the bottom of the outer box; An outlet provided at the lower side of the outer box is selected such that one end communicates with the main drain and the other end communicates with the auxiliary drain or can be led out to the outside via the outlet. A dish dryer comprising a flexible drainage hose.