JPS6219315Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] Technical field This invention relates to a rice bin, and more specifically to the structure of a door for supplying rice.

Prior Art Most conventional rice bins have a lid removably placed on top of the rice bin, and the lid is removed to feed rice into the rice bin. However, kitchen utensils and electrical appliances are often placed on top of these rice bins, and these items had to be unloaded one by one before being fed rice. Furthermore, it was difficult to use this rice bin by placing permanent utensils such as a microwave on top of it, or to commercialize it in combination with the same utensils.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems with rice bins, conventional rice bins have been provided with a door for storing rice that can be opened and closed on the front of the bin, and the lid is removed from the top. However, in recent years, there has been a demand and trend to make rice bins thinner in the width direction in order to fit them between kitchen sinks, cupboards, etc., and make better use of the space available for installation. When the rice bin of the above-mentioned other example was made thinner, the width of the opening of the door became narrower, so there was a problem that it became difficult to store rice.

Purpose This invention was made to solve the problems with conventional rice bins as mentioned above.
The purpose of this is to ensure that even if various items are placed on top of the rice bin, there will be no hindrance to the supply of rice. To provide a new rice bin that not only can be commercialized by using a rice bin, but also can be made thinner because rice can be easily supplied even if the width of the rice bin is narrow.

Structure The rice bin of this invention has the lower part of the rice supply door rotatably supported on the front side, and the rear end of the side plate is rotatably and unrollably supported in the opening of the rice bin. The tip of the same side plate and the door are connected by a sealing member that can be extended to the side of the door.

Embodiment Hereinafter, an embodiment embodying this invention will be explained with reference to the drawings. In the drawing, 1 shows the whole rice bin, and it is similar to the one that can be installed next to or between a cupboard, a kitchen sink, etc. The depth of the rice bin 1 is the same as that of a cupboard, and the width is smaller than the depth.

Reference numeral 2 denotes a rice supply door provided at the upper front of the rice jug 1, and the details of its structure will be described later. Reference numeral 3 is a drawer opening for taking out rice provided at the bottom of the rice jug 1, and is designed to be able to be pulled out forward by gripping the handle 4.

Inside the rice bin 1, a rice storage chamber is provided in the upper part that is continuous with the door 2, and below the storage chamber there is a measuring and discharging device for weighing and discharging a predetermined amount of rice to the drawer opening 3. However, illustrations and detailed descriptions of each are omitted. Reference numeral 5 denotes an operation button provided on the front surface of the rice jug 1, and is adapted to operate the above-mentioned measuring and dispensing device. Reference numeral 6 denotes a remaining rice amount display window provided on the front side of the rice bin 1, and is adapted to display the remaining amount of rice in the storage chamber.

Now, to explain the structure of the door 2 in detail, 7
is the front plate of the door 2, and is attached so that its upper part opens forward by a hinge 8 provided at its lower edge. 9 is a handle attached to the front surface of the front plate 7.

Reference numeral 10 denotes guide members provided on both the left and right sides of the back surface of the front plate 7, in which channel-shaped guide grooves are formed.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a movable side plate provided at the rear of both left and right sides of the front plate 7 as a member for expanding the opening of the door 2; A front plate 12, a fan-shaped side plate 13 extending rearward from the side end of the front plate 12, and a hinge 20 for rotatably connecting the front plate 12 and the side plate 13. ing. 1
Reference numeral 4 denotes a hinge that rotatably supports the rear end of the side plate 13 of the movable side plate 11, and is designed so that the movable side plate 11 can open approximately 45 degrees toward the outside of the rice bin 1 when the front plate 7 is opened. I have to. Reference numeral 15 denotes a channel-shaped guide member attached to the upper part of the inner surface of the rice jug 1, and a protrusion 16 protruding from the upper end of the hinge 14 is fitted into the guide member 15 so that it can move and cannot be pulled out. is locked. Therefore, the movable side plate 11 is guided by the guide member 15 and moves back and forth together with the front plate 7.

Note that a hidden plate may be provided on the back side of the front plate 7 to hide the guide member 10 and the like.

To feed rice into the rice bin 1 constructed as described above, first grasp the handle 9 and open the door 2 as shown in FIG. Next, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, by pulling out most of the front plate 12 from inside the guide member 10, both movable side plates 11 are opened toward the outside of the rice bin 1, and rice is supplied from the opening of the door 2. do it.

Therefore, the opening width of the door 2 is wider than the width of the rice bin 1 and spreads from side to side, making it easy to feed rice. Furthermore, since the above effect can be obtained even if the width of the rice jug 1 is narrowed, the rice jug can be made thinner so that it can be installed in a narrow space such as between a cupboard or a kitchen sink.

Further, even if various items such as kitchen utensils and electric appliances are placed on top of the rice bin 1, there is no problem in supplying rice. Therefore, it is possible to use the rice bin with something always placed on top of it, or to commercialize it by combining various utensils on top of the rice bin.

Note that this invention is not limited to the configuration of the above embodiment, and for example, the shape, opening angle, support method, etc. of the movable side plate 11 may be changed, or a member other than the movable side plate 11 may be used as an expanding member for the opening of the door 2. It may be realized by using a side plate member or the like that can be expanded by bending.

Effects As detailed above, this invention has a door 2 for rice supply on the front, and the opening width of the door 2 is 1.
Expansion member 11 for making it wider than the width of
By providing a rice bin, there is no problem with the supply of rice even if various items are placed on top of the rice bin.Therefore, it is possible to always place items on top of the rice bin or to place various utensils on top of the rice bin. Not only can it be commercialized in combination with the rice bin, but also rice can be easily supplied even if the width of the rice bin is narrow, so it has the excellent effect of making the rice bin thinner.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the entire embodiment embodying this invention, Figs. 2 and 3 are partial perspective views showing the door in the open state, and Fig. 4 shows the door in the closed state. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the main parts shown from the inside of the door, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the main parts shown from the inside of the door with the door open. 1...rice bin, 2...door, 11...movable side plate.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] The lower part of the rice supply door 2 is rotatably supported on the front side of the rice bin 1, and the rear end of the side plate 13 is rotatably and extendably supported on the opening of the rice bin 1. A sealing member 12 that can be extended to the side of the door 2 between the tip of the same side plate 13 and the door 2
A rice bin characterized by being connected with