JPS62231616A - 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 Field of Industrial Application The present invention is applicable to the invention after cleaning tableware, cooking utensils, etc. used in the kitchen.
Related to a dryer for drying dishes.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Conventionally, this type of dish dryer has had a structure as shown in FIG. 3, for example. That is, in a tableware storage main body 1 having an opening/closing door on the front side, a water tray 3 is disposed above a bottom plate 2 of the casing, and a net 4 for storing tableware is disposed above the water tray 3. There is a ventilation opening 6 on the side plate 6 of the storage of the tableware storage main body 1.
The air sucked in from the intake lower becomes warm air in the hot air device 8, passes through the air outlet 6, and is sent to the bottom plate 2 and the water tray 3.
The air is then blown into the refrigerator through an air outlet 9 provided on the outer periphery of the water tray 3, thereby drying the stored tableware 1o.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the conventional configuration described above, in order to minimize the thickness between the water tray 3 and the bottom plate 2 and increase the internal volume of the refrigerator, the thickness of the bottom plate 2 must be naturally increased. It has to be made thin, and the rigidity of the bottom of the main body 1 is very low.
<When storing a large amount of tableware 10, problems such as the casing becoming distorted and hot air leaking from the seam 11 between the bottom plate 2 and the side plate 6 may occur.

The present invention takes into account the above-mentioned conventional problems, and provides a dish dryer with high cabinet rigidity and safety, eliminating drying airflow leakage, and high drying efficiency at a low cost. It is in.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention configures the bottom plate of the case in the tableware storage main body as a hollow integral double plate structure, and includes a drain port and a bottom plate so that water drops can flow into the drain port. The upper surface is formed in the shape of a sloping saucer, and the bottom plate has an air outlet and an air outlet through which air is blown by an air blower.

Function: With the above structure, the bottom of the tableware storage main body is constituted by a thick bottom plate having an integral double structure, so that the cabinet has strong rigidity and a tableware dryer without leakage of drying air can be manufactured.

EXAMPLE Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be explained with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a tableware storage main body, and a door 13 with a flap that can be opened and closed upward is attached to the front part of the main body, and a hot air generator 14 consisting of a fan motor and a heater is attached to the side part.

The bottom plate 16 of the tableware storage main body 12 has a hollow double plate structure made of an integrally molded product by blow molding with a modified PPo resin (Noryl) having high heat resistance and rigidity, for example. Further, the bottom plate 16 has a drainage hole 16 formed near the center so as to communicate from the top surface to the bottom surface, and the top surface of the bottom plate 1S is sloped downward toward the drainage hole 16 to form a saucer shape. Further, an air outlet 17 is formed on the top surface of the bottom plate 15, and an air outlet 17 is formed on the side surface.
8 is provided, and the hot air generator 14 is connected to the air outlet 18 through the storage side plate 19 of the tableware storage main body 12. Further, on the lower surface of the bottom plate 15, a groove 20 is provided around the drain hole 1e, and a rib 21 is provided around the drain hole 16.
is formed.

Note that 22 is a draining net for storing the tableware 23, 24 is an intake port, 25 is an exhaust port, and 26 is a power switch.

In the above configuration, when the power switch 2e is turned on, the air sucked in from the intake port 24 by the hot air generator 14 becomes a hot dry airflow and is sent into the double-layered bottom plate 16 from the ventilation port 18, and then The leaked tableware 23 after washing flows into the refrigerator from the blow-off opening 17 and is stored in the screen 22.
It is exhausted from the exhaust port 25 while drying. Further, water droplets dripping onto the bottom plate 16 from the wet tableware 23 are discharged to the outside from the drain hole 16 along the slope.

The bottom plate 15 is required to be thin in order to maximize the internal volume of the tableware storage main body 12. Here, the bottom plate 15 has a double hollow integral structure, and since it itself functions as a water receptacle, a drain tray, and an air duct, it is easy to reduce the thickness and the number of parts can be reduced.

Furthermore, since the bottom plate 16 has a structure in which the top plate and the bottom plate are integrally connected, the bottom plate 16 has high rigidity, and even when a large amount of tableware 23 is stored, the cabinet will not be distorted. In addition, since there is no fear that the drying airflow will leak from other than the blow-off opening 17, highly efficient drying can be performed. In addition, since the drying airflow is distributed over the entire plane of the bottom plate 16 and blown out from the blowout opening 17, it is easy to make the airflow distribution inside the refrigerator uniform, and the heat of the drying airflow is evenly distributed inside the refrigerator. This allows for extremely good drying.

Furthermore, the drainage hole 16 has a rib 21 around its lower end, and the rib 21 is configured so that it does not protrude from the bottom surface of the bottom plate 15, so water can drain well when draining, and it can also be used to store tableware. Even when the main body 12 is placed on a flat surface during transportation, the ribs 21
This is convenient because the drain hole 16 will not be damaged by hitting the flat surface.

Effects of the Invention As is clear from the description of the embodiments above, the present invention can realize a dish dryer with high drying and storage efficiency, high rigidity and strength, and high safety at a low cost. It is something.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a cutaway front view of main parts of a dish dryer according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the same with the front door open, and Fig. 3 is a cutaway view of main parts of a conventional dish dryer. It is a defective surface. ,. 12... Tableware storage body, 14... Air blower, 16... Bottom plate, 16... Drain hole, 18... Air outlet, 17...Blowout opening. Name of agent: Patent attorney Toshio Nakao and one other person, l
・-Tableware storage body 14-Ichiyuki 1 Shige I Pressure-Bottom plate/6-Drain hole/7-r & outlet opening 18-Air vent Fig. 1 Fig. 3

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) Consisting of a tableware storage body and a blower device, the bottom plate of the housing that constitutes the tableware storage body has a hollow integral double plate structure, the bottom plate is provided with a drainage hole, and the top surface of the bottom plate is directed downward toward the drainage hole. The dish dryer is shaped like a saucer with a slope, and the bottom plate has an air outlet and an air outlet through which air is blown from the air blower. (2) The dish dryer according to claim 1, wherein a protruding rib is provided around the drainage hole of the bottom plate, and the protruding rib is positioned above the lower surface of the bottom plate.