JPS5931169Y2 - Dryer - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] This invention aims to provide a convenient dryer that can easily dry tableware, knives, dish towels, etc.

Currently, a dryer exclusively for tableware is known.

This type uses natural convection using nichrome wire, etc.
Although they are hot air type, they all have tableware stored in a box-shaped main body, so they are large and pose problems such as where to install them in a typical home kitchen.

Furthermore, the drying time in the natural convection method is about 90 minutes, which is a long time and the degree of drying is relatively poor, and it also has the disadvantage that it cannot be used in anything other than a dish dryer.

This idea attempts to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and includes a hot air unit that includes a hot air generator, and a series of horizontally extending lines from the bottom side of the hot air unit that generate hot air from the hot air unit. The base part of the hot air unit blows out air from the discharge hole of the hot air plate provided on the upper surface, and the base part of the hot air unit is configured in a side street shape so that the hot air unit can be erected downward. One of the connected sides is inclined so that when the hot air unit is stood upright, the side opposite to the base part is lower than the side of the base part, and a convex part is provided near the upper edge of the -side face along this edge. This structure allows installation not only horizontally, but also vertically, which solves problems such as storage space, and also enables vertical installation, expanding the types of items that can be dried. To provide a dryer which does not cause inconveniences such as failure to dry properly due to slipping of objects to be dried such as cutting boards during drying when used in a direction.

This invention will be described below according to an embodiment. 1 is a hot air unit, a blower 2 and a semiconductor heater 3 are provided on a support plate 4 and covered with a cover 5.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a duct in which the wind that has passed through the heater 3 is discharged in a downwardly expanding direction.

The hot air unit 1 is detachably provided on the base portion 7.

The base portion 7 has a plane extending in the horizontal direction, and a hot air plate 8 is detachably provided thereon, and hot air is discharged from a discharge hole 9 provided in the hot air plate 8.

Reference numeral 10 denotes an inclined surface provided on the base portion 7, and this inclined surface 10
This has both the effect of guiding water droplets dripping from tableware etc. to the drain port 11 and the effect of smoothly guiding warm air from the duct 6 to the discharge hole 9.

Reference numeral 12 denotes an air exhaust passage which has a substantially flat shape, and hot air from the duct 6 is discharged through this flat space.

13 is a rack used for drying dish towels, etc.

Reference numeral 14 denotes a deflection plate that changes the direction of discharge of hot air from the duct 6, and is rotatably provided on the inclined surface 10 of the base portion 7 about a shaft 15.

Reference numeral 16 is a hanger provided at the rear of the base portion 7, and reference numeral 17 is a timer knob for controlling generation of hot air.

Reference numeral 18 denotes a convex portion integrally formed on the cover 5 of the hot air unit, and is formed above the sloped surface 19 of the cover 5, and can be used to prevent the cutting board from slipping.

Reference numeral 20 denotes banks formed on both sides of the convex portion 18, and together with the convex portions 18 constitute a storage portion for water droplets that have fallen from the cutting board.

Reference numeral 21 has a lid 22 which can be attached to and removed from the water tray.

23 is a leg, 24 is a drainer basket, 25 is tableware, 26 is a dish towel, 27 is a cutting board, and 28 is a water droplet.

With the above configuration, the functions and effects of the embodiment of this invention, as well as other applications, will be described.

In the case of drying dishes in FIG. 1, the hot air from the duct 6 is uniformly discharged from the discharge hole 9 of the hot air plate 8 at a temperature of about 60 to 65°C, and flows through the gaps between the dishes. Tableware can be dried efficiently.

Furthermore, this dryer forms a substantially L-shape when the hot air unit 1 is attached to the base part 7, and the horizontal base part 7
At the same time, when used in an upright position as shown in Figures 3 and 4, the hot air unit 1, which has a large weight, can be placed at the bottom and used in a stable state. The installation area is small, making it very convenient for use in narrow kitchens.

Further, when this dryer is used in an upright state, the convex portion 18 or the bank 2 is formed on the slope 19 of the cover 5 as shown in FIG.
If there was no zero, the cutting board would slide down or water droplets would enter the hot air unit 1, causing malfunctions, but with this invention, the protrusion 18 allows the cutting board to slide down as shown in Figure 3. There is no.

Furthermore, this protrusion 18 is connected to a bank 20 as shown in FIG. It will not fall down and enter the inside of the hot air unit.

As described above, the dryer according to this invention includes a hot air unit in which a hot air generating device is installed, and a hot air unit that extends horizontally from the lower side of the hot air unit to generate hot air from the hot air unit. The hot air unit is configured in a side profile shape so that the hot air unit can be erected downward by the base part that blows out from the discharge hole of the hot air plate provided on the top surface, and the base part of the hot air unit is connected. One side surface is tilted so that when the hot air unit is stood upright, the side opposite to the base part is lower than the side of the base part, and a convex part is provided near the upper edge of the side face along this edge. Therefore, it is possible to install not only in the horizontal direction but also in the vertical direction, and problems such as placement can be solved.

In addition, since it can be used vertically, the types of items that can be dried can be expanded, and when used vertically, the items to be dried, such as cutting boards, may slip off during drying and cannot be dried properly. It is possible to obtain a dryer that does not cause any inconvenience.

Moreover, if banks are further provided on both sides of the convex part as in the embodiment,
It is possible to prevent water from entering the hot air unit.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of this invention, and Fig. 2 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of this invention.
The same exploded perspective view, FIGS. 3 and 4 are side views showing the state of use, and FIG. 5 is a side view showing a conventional example. In addition, in the figure, 1 is a hot air unit, 7 is a base part, 8 is a hot air plate, 9 is a discharge hole, 18 is a convex part, and 20 is a bank.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A hot air unit that has a hot air generator installed inside, and a series of hot air units that extend horizontally from the lower side of the hot air unit, and hot air from the hot air unit that blows out from the discharge hole of a hot air plate provided on the top surface. The base part has a side profile that allows the hot air unit to be erected downward.
One side of the warm air unit to which the base is connected is tilted so that when the hot air unit is erected downward, the side opposite to the base is lower than the base, and there is a wall near the upper edge of the -side. A dryer with a convex part along the edge.