JPS61154530A - Tableware dryer - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] Industrial applications The present invention relates to a household dish dryer.

Conventional technology A conventional dish dryer of this type is shown in Fig. 4.

A heating element 3 is attached to the base 1 via a heating element support plate 2 9 A heat dissipation plate 4 is attached above the heating element 3 at a constant distance from the outer circumference of the base 1 so as to cover the upper part of the base 1. It is being Above the heat dissipation plate 4, a tableware cup 5 whose bottom surface is open in the form of a grid is removably fitted to the upper flange portion of the base 1.

On top of the tableware 5, rest on the upper flange part 9
A lid 7 is provided which together with the tableware cup 5 forms the entire drying chamber 11. A lid 7 is provided on the base 1 that houses the heating element 3.
heat dissipation plate 4 from the tableware housed in the tableware 5 covered with
1 &: A water receiver 8 that collects and receives water droplets is detachably attached to the lower side of a drain port 9 formed in the heat sink 4. 10 is a drain hose connected to the drain port 9 of the water receiver 8.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention According to the above configuration, water droplets that fall from tableware placed in the drying chamber 11 collect in the water tray 8, and are drained every time they are used or every time the water tray is full. The process involved taking out the receiver 8 and discarding the accumulated water, or draining it into a sink or the like via the drain hose 10. In the former case, you have to be careful about the amount of water accumulated in the water tray 8, there is a risk of spilling 7 IC4 of water when handling the water bowl 8, and you also have to take up a considerable amount of space for the water bowl 8. The latter cannot be used away from the sink, and if the drain hose 10 is clogged with limescale or placed on top of something that interferes with drainage, the water will flow back into the water tray 8. There were drawbacks such as overflow.

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention has been made in order to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks.The water receiver is formed in the shape of a closed container, one side of the water receiver is an exhaust passage leading to the outside of the metal container, and the other side is a drain port. It has an opening facing the water receptacle, and an auxiliary heating element is provided in the water receptacle.

Function With the above configuration, the water receiver is energized until the water inside evaporates, and when there is no water inside the water receiver, it is not energized regardless of whether or not the main heating element is energized. The dripping water inside the container is completely evaporated and discharged outside the container.

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

The structure of the embodiment is as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 6. A heating element 3 is attached to the base 1 via two heating element support plates 2, and a sub-heating element 1 is attached via a sub-heating element support plate 12. Moreover, above the sub-heating element 13,
An airtight container-like structure having an exhaust port 14 at the rear of the base 1, a protective net 15 on the inside near the exhaust port 14, an upward slope toward the exhaust port 14, and an exhaust path 16 leading to the outside of the container. A water receptacle 8 is provided. The other side of the water receptacle 8 is open and faces at least a drainage port 9 formed in the heat sink 4 to prevent water from leaking. Further, a partition 17 is provided to correspond to the drain port 9 and separated from the outer wall of the water receptacle 8, and the lower part of the partition 17 is opened narrowly and is formed so as to surround the drain port 9. The other configurations are the same as those of the prior art example described above, so the explanation will be omitted. Next, the electric circuit is shown in FIG. 18 is a heating element controller, and 19 is a temperature detection means.

21 is an energization indicator, and 22 is a temperature fuse, which connects the series circuit of the sub-heating element 13 and the temperature detection means 20 in parallel to the series circuit of the heating element controller 18, the main heating element 3, and the temperature detection means 19. It is connected. Note that the temperature detection means 20 of the sub-heating element 3 is installed in the water receiver 8, and thus detects the temperature within the water receiver 8 and controls the energization of the sub-heater 13.

The operation of this embodiment having the above configuration will be explained.

The water droplets that fall from tableware and tableware housed in 5vc are drained through the heat sink 4? The water flows into the water receiver 8. There, it is heated by the sub-heating element 13 and becomes water vapor, but the drain port 9
The water receiver does not flow back into the drying chamber 11 through the side partition 7K, but is discharged from the exhaust port 14 through the exhaust passage 16 provided with an upward slope. At this time, the water vapor is partially cooled by the protective net 15 inside the exhaust port 14 and condenses, but the condensed water droplets go down the slope and re-flow into the water receiver 8, and -! The water vapor that is cooled and discharged does not condense on the outer wall of the base 1 or the like. Furthermore, the protective net 15 prevents the user from coming into contact with high-temperature water vapor, and if the mesh is made appropriately fine, insects and the like can be prevented from entering the main body.

On the other hand, the temperature detection means 20 attached to the water receiver 8 automatically and indirectly detects the presence or absence of water in the water receiver 8 and controls the energization of the sub-heating element 1. Electricity is applied until all the water in the water tray 8 evaporates, and when there is no water in the water tray 8, one current is applied regardless of whether or not the heating element 6 is energized, and efficient operation can be performed.

Effect of the invention According to the present invention, - force is applied to the drain port.

On the other hand, e[In addition to providing a water receptacle in the form of a closed container opened to the outside of the body, the water receptacle detects the temperature inside the water receptacle, detects the presence or absence of water inside, and controls the energization of the sub-heating element. This allows the water that drips and collects from the dishes to evaporate in the water tray.

This eliminates the traditional problems of spilling water while in use or disposing of the water tray, or having to use a drain hose near a sink.

No matter where you place it, it won't pollute the surrounding area with water, and it's safe, sanitary, and has the effect of improving usability.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a conventional dish dryer. 8...Water tray, ? ...Drainage port. 15...Sub-heating element, 16...Exhaust path. 20...Temperature detection means.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) It has a heating element at the bottom of the main body, a heat sink above which receives water droplets from the tableware, and a water receiver that collects and receives the water droplets received by the heat sink, and the tableware is stored at the top of the main body. In a dish dryer comprising a dish basket and a lid that covers the dish basket and forms a drying chamber together with the dish basket, the water tray (8
) is equipped with an auxiliary heating element (13) separate from the one for drying tableware, which evaporates the water accumulated in the water tray (8) and further discharges the steam generated in the water tray (8) to the outside of the main body. Exhaust path (
16) A dish dryer characterized by comprising: (2) A temperature detection means (20) is provided at one or several locations of the water receiver (8), and the sub-heating element (20) is determined by the detected temperature.
13) The dish dryer according to claim 1, wherein the dish dryer is characterized by controlling the above.