JPS60843Y2 - dish dryer - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a dish dryer that stores wet dishes after washing and forcefully dries the dishes.

Conventionally, there are various types of dish dryers of this kind.For example, when storing wet dishes in a dish storage container and forcing them to dry, first remove the lid that covers the top opening of the dish storage container, and then wash the dishes. The dishes are sequentially arranged in an orderly manner in the tableware storage container each time they are washed, and the lid is covered again after the washing operation is completed.

If these tableware storage containers become larger and have a larger capacity,
Accordingly, the top opening of the tableware storage container becomes larger, and the lid thereof also needs to be larger.

The larger the lid, the more inconvenient it is to handle, and in particular, it is often difficult to find a place to place it.

In addition, when using force-dried tableware, especially when taking out a large number of tableware at once from a tableware storage container, it is necessary to have sufficient range of motion of the arm to lift the tableware one by one from the tableware storage container to the dining table, for example. However, such a retrieval operation is also troublesome.

The present invention has been devised in view of these points, and will be explained below with reference to one embodiment thereof.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a main body of the dish dryer, which is detachably mounted on the upper part of a wagon 2, and is movable to a desired location by means of casters '3 attached to the lower end of the wagon.

Of course, it is possible to use the main body alone.

The dish dryer main body 1 mainly comprises a dish storage container 5 equipped with a forced drying device 4 therein, and a plurality of lid groups 6 that can cover the top opening of the container.

The tableware storage container 5 has a box shape with an open top surface, and is equipped with a forced drying device 4 that is connected to a heater 7, a heat sink 8, etc. at the inner bottom, and tableware 9 is placed on the top surface of the forced drying device. A partition plate 10 is provided to align the parts.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a control section of the forced drying device 4.

The heat dissipation plate 8 of the forced drying device 4 receives the heat of the heater 7 and dissipates the heat upward to prevent drying of the tableware 9, and also prevents water droplets that may drip from the tableware 9 arranged on the partition plate 10. It has the function of once receiving the water and then causing it to flow down to the negative side, so that the dripping water flowing down from the heat sink can be collected in a water receiver 12 provided outside the main body 1 so as to be freely drawn out.

The same effect can be achieved by adding a blower fan (not shown) or the like to the forced drying device 4 to forcefully circulate hot air within the tableware storage container 5 to dry the tableware 9 quickly.

The lid group 6 has a plurality of lids 6', 6'', and has an upper surface that serves as an article mounting table and a raised piece 13 on the periphery to place an article such as tableware 9. It is structured so that it does not slide horizontally and slip off, and a through hole 14 is provided at an appropriate position on the top surface of the article table, so that when wet tableware 9 is placed, water droplets from the article are sequentially removed from the through hole 14. The liquid is dripped into the tableware storage container 5 from above.

Of course, it is desirable that water droplets dripping from the through hole 14 be provided at a position where they will not drip onto the tableware 9 arranged and stored in the tableware storage container 5.

The lids 6', 6'' have external dimensions that approximately divide the top opening of the tableware storage container 5 into two, and are provided with a protruding strip 15 on the back surface that contacts the upper edge of the inner wall of the tableware storage container 5. , the lids 6', 6'' are prevented from being worn off from the upper opening edge of the tableware storage container 5 in the left and right directions.

Therefore, if one lid body 6 is not closed, the -
It has a structure that allows it to easily slide toward the blade side.

And a deep strip 15 formed on the back surface of the lid body 6', 6''
The lid body 6' also acts as a leg body when placed on the floor or table as it is.

6" is used as a serving tray.

If these lids 6' and 6'' are placed side by side and covered, the top opening of the tableware storage container 5 will be completely covered, but the periphery of the lid will cover the inside and outside of the container. Ventilation hole 16 for communication
, 16 . . . are bored, and the structure is such that the steam that builds up during drying is discharged.

Incidentally, in the above embodiment, the lid group 6 has been described as having two lids 6' and 6'', but it goes without saying that the same effect can be achieved with three or more lids.

Furthermore, even one tray is sufficient to serve as a serving tray.

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, the size of the lid body is small, so there is no problem with handling when attaching and detaching it and where to place it when taking it off, as in the past, and the lid bodies that are installed side by side are compatible and can be used for tableware. A practical dish dryer can be obtained in which the directionality of the storage container is not limited and the lid can be used as a serving tray.

The protruding strips prevent the lid from shifting laterally when the lid is closed, serve as legs when removed, and allow water droplets from an item placed on the surface of the lid to flow down the protruding strips through the holes when the lid is closed. The tableware can be reliably dropped into the corner of the tableware storage container without accidentally getting the stored items wet.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of the dish dryer of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof. 4... Forced drying device 5... Tableware storage container 6...
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Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] It consists of a tableware storage container with a top opening and a forced drying device, and a lid that allows the top opening to be closed and on which items can be placed. A dish dryer characterized in that a protruding strip that engages with an edge is formed and a through hole is bored in proximity to the protruding strip.