KR101834544B1 - Kitchenware Sterilizing Dryer - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a kitchenware drying device, wherein hot air generated by a hot air generating module is circulated from a lower space to an upper space in a drying chamber, such that the hot air is smoothly circulated, and thus a drying function for scissors, knives, and spoons placed in the drying chamber can be performed more smoothly and quickly, in particular, the drying function for spoons located in the lower space of the drying chamber can be performed thoroughly as well; a UV lamp and a reflective plate are installed in the drying chamber to enable a sterilizing function in addition to the drying function to be performed; a water removing part is formed in a knife inserting part in which knives can be inserted, to remove water remaining on the outer surface of a knife main body part in the process of inserting the knives; and a cut opening part and a recessed opening part are formed in the water removing part to discharge water remaining in the water removing part and to introduce the hot air of the drying chamber thereinto, such that the drying function for the knives can be executed more completely.

Description

Kitchenware Dryer {Kitchenware Sterilizing Dryer}

The present invention relates to a kitchen appliance drying apparatus. More specifically, the hot air generated by the hot air generating module is circulated from the lower space to the upper space in the drying chamber, so that circulation of the hot air is smoothly performed. Accordingly, the scissors, knives, The drying function for the spoon located in the lower space of the drying chamber can be performed perfectly and the ultraviolet lamp and the reflection plate can be installed inside the drying chamber, In addition, since the disinfecting function can be performed and the water removing unit is formed in the knife inserting unit capable of inserting the knife, it is possible to remove the water remaining on the outer surface of the knife body during the insertion of the knife, By forming the cut open portion and the concave open portion, the water remaining in the water removal unit is discharged To ensure that the hot air flows in the drying chamber to dry on kitchen utensils devices that can be done to perfect the drying of the knife.

Generally, kitchens use various kinds of knives to cook food. The knife is an essential tool for cutting food to the right size. These knives are washed in running water after use, and then stored in sheaths.

However, because knife is a tool to cut food containing moisture, the blade is always kept in a damp state, and if it is not well managed, it will create an environment where many bacteria can live on the blade. Also, while the knife is stored in a sheath, it is easily contaminated by floating bacteria in the air. Such bacteria, when knife food is cut, are transferred to food, which easily causes food contamination or decay.

Recently, in addition to cutting knives in kitchens, they can easily cut food using scissors, and scissors have also become an essential tool in kitchens. Like scissors, scissors are always exposed to bacterial contamination.

In addition, one of the essentials for eating food is cutlery, which is also always exposed to bacterial contamination.

A general dishwasher used in the home is for washing dishes and drying dishes, and it is installed in a separate kitchen space with a large space in the lower part of the sink.

As described above, relatively small sized kitchen appliances such as knives, scissors, and spatulas, which are mainly used in kitchens, are always exposed to bacterial contamination, but devices for sterilizing or drying them have not yet been developed. Has a disadvantage that it is too large in size to be used. In addition, although separate devices for sterilizing the knife have been developed, this is a knife-only product, which is less useful because it is a knife-only product that sterilizes the knife at the same time.

Korean Patent No. 10-0949754

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a hot air generating module, in which hot air generated by a hot air generating module circulates from a lower space to an upper space within a drying chamber, So that the drying function for the scissors, the knife and the spoon placed in the drying chamber can be performed more smoothly and quickly, and in particular, the drying function for the spoon located in the lower space of the drying chamber can be performed perfectly And to provide a kitchen appliance dryer.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an ultraviolet lamp and a reflector inside the drying chamber to perform the sterilizing function in addition to the drying function and to sterilize the entire area evenly with respect to scissors, And to provide a kitchen appliance drying device that can be used.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a knife-inserting portion capable of inserting a knife, which can remove water remaining on the outer surface of the knife body during the insertion of the knife, And to provide an article drying device.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a cutting apparatus and a knife dispenser which are capable of forming a cut opening and a concave opening in a water removing unit formed in a knife inserting unit so that water remaining in the water removing unit is discharged, And to provide a dryer for a kitchen utensil capable of performing a drying function more completely.

The main body includes a main case formed with a scissors insertion portion capable of inserting scissors downward and a knife insertion portion capable of inserting a knife downward, and a bottom insertion portion formed at a lower end thereof for insertion or withdrawal of a slide through a spoon; And a hot air generating module for supplying hot air to the inner space of the main case, wherein a drying chamber is formed in the central space of the main case to arrange inserted scissors, a knife and a spoon, A hot air generating chamber in which the hot air generating module is disposed is formed by a separate partition wall separate from the drying chamber and a hot air supply hole is formed at a lower end of the partition to communicate the drying chamber and the hot air generating chamber, The hot air generated by the generating module is supplied to the lower space of the drying chamber through the hot air supply hole and is circulated to the upper space through the water insertion portion.

At this time, the hot air generating module is installed in a space inside the hot air generating chamber and generates heat by receiving power, And a blowing fan mounted on the upper portion of the heat-generating heater so as to blow air so that the blowing air passes through the heat-generating heater and is blown toward the hot-air supply hole.

In addition, the water depth insertion unit is formed so as to be able to receive the water depth, and the bottom surface is formed with a plurality of through holes to allow water and air to pass therethrough; And an operation handle coupled to the main rest unit and configured to be inserted and extracted by a user.

A reflector may be mounted on an inner surface of the main case to reflect ultraviolet light of the ultraviolet lamp between the inner surface of the main case and the ultraviolet lamp. have.

The knife inserting portion may include a knife insertion hole formed in an upper surface member of the main case to insert a knife body portion; And a water removing unit formed to extend downward on the inner surface of the upper surface member of the main case along an edge of the knife insertion hole, wherein the water removing unit has a knife insertion hole It can be arranged obliquely in a form such that it approaches the center of the hole.

The knife insertion holes are formed in the shape of a long slot formed in one direction, and the water removal portion includes two main removal members extending downward along both side edges in the width direction of the knife insertion hole, And a connecting member extending downward along both longitudinal side edges of the knife insertion hole for connecting the members so that the two main removal members are inclined so that the lower ends contact with each other.

Further, the connecting member may be provided with a cut-open portion which is opened so as to open toward the lower end so that the spacing spaces of the two main removing members are opened.

In addition, the main removal member may be formed with a concave opening portion which is cut in a concavely curved shape in the upward direction at the lower end central portion so that the spacing spaces of the two main removal members are opened.

According to the present invention, the hot air generated by the hot air generating module circulates from the lower space to the upper space in the drying chamber, so that circulation of the hot air is smoothly performed, and accordingly, the scissors, It is possible to perform the drying function more smoothly and quickly. In particular, the drying function for the spatula in the lower space of the drying chamber can be performed perfectly.

In addition, by providing an ultraviolet lamp and a reflector inside the drying chamber, it is possible to perform a sterilizing function in addition to a drying function, and an effect that an entire area can be sterilized uniformly with respect to scissors, knives and spoon through diffusion of ultraviolet light using a reflector .

Further, by forming the water removing part in the knife inserting part where the knife can be inserted, it is possible to remove the water remaining on the outer side of the knife body part in the process of inserting the knife, thereby enhancing the drying function.

In addition, by forming the cutting opening portion and the concave opening portion in the water removing portion formed in the knife inserting portion, the water remaining in the water removing portion is discharged, and the hot air of the drying chamber is introduced, There is an effect that can be performed.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing the outline of a kitchen appliance drying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG.
FIG. 2 is a schematic view illustrating a state in which a knife, a scissors, and a cutlery are inserted into a kitchen appliance drying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 and 4 are sectional views schematically showing an internal structure of a kitchen appliance drying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 5 is a view schematically showing the configuration of a knife inserting portion of a kitchen appliance drying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
6 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the structure of a knife insertion portion of a kitchen utensil drying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, the same reference numerals are used to designate the same or similar components throughout the drawings. In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing the outline of a kitchen appliance drying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which a knife, scissors and a cutlery are inserted into a kitchen appliance drying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention 3 and 4 are sectional views schematically showing an internal structure of a kitchen utensil drying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The kitchen appliance drying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is a device that can sterilize and dry a kitchen utensil such as a knife, scissors, and a cutlery used therein. The main case 100 and the hot wind generating module 200 .

The main case 100 can be formed in various forms having a receiving space therein. The scissors insertion unit 400 can insert the scissors 20 downward, The knife insertion portion 300 is formed. A top surface member 101 forming a flat surface is disposed on the upper surface of the main case 100. The scissor insertion portion 400 and the knife insertion portion 300 are formed on the top surface member 101. [ In addition, a bottom insertion portion 500 is formed in the lower end portion of the main case 100 so as to insert or withdraw the slide through the spoon 30.

A drying chamber C1 is formed in the central space of the inner space of the main case 100 such that the inserted scissors 20, the knife 10 and the spoon 30 are disposed. At one end of the inner space of the main case 100, The hot air generating chamber C2 separated by the partition wall 110 and the hot air generating module 200 is formed. At this time, a hot air supply hole 111 is formed at the lower end of the partition wall 110 so that the drying chamber C1 and the hot air generating chamber C2 are communicated with each other.

The hot air generating module 200 is a device for supplying hot air to the inner space of the main case 100 and is disposed in the hot air generating chamber C2 partitioned by the partition wall 110 in the inner space of the main case 100.

The hot air generating module 200 includes a heating heater 210 installed in a space inside the hot air generating chamber C2 to generate heat by receiving power and a blower unit 210 for blowing air to the hot air supply hole 111 through the heater 210 And a blowing fan 220 mounted on the upper portion of the heat-generating heater 210 so as to blow air.

The air blown by the blowing fan 220 passes through the heat generating heater 210 and the heated air in the heated state flows to the partition wall 110 Is supplied to the lower space of the drying chamber C1 through the hot air supply hole 111 and circulated to the upper space through the water insert portion 500 disposed in the lower space of the drying chamber C1.

The hot air generated by the hot air generating module 200 is circulated from the lower space to the upper space in the drying chamber C1 so that circulation of the hot air is smoothly performed, The drying function for the scissors 20, the knife 10, and the spoon 30 can be performed more smoothly and quickly. Particularly, since hot air is supplied to the lower space of the drying chamber C1, the drying function for the spatula located in the lower space of the drying chamber C1 can also be performed perfectly.

The cutter insertion portion 500 is formed in the form of a container opened on the top surface to allow the cutlery 30 to pass therethrough and has a bottom rest 510 on which a plurality of through holes 511 are formed to allow moisture and air to pass therethrough, And an operation handle 520 coupled to the drawer base 510 and configured to be inserted and extracted by a user. At this time, it is preferable that the water-holding platform 510 and the operation handle 520 are detachably coupled to each other, so that it is possible to carry out separate operations such as carrying or moving separately the water-holding platform 510 alone.

4, the guide rails 140 are formed on the inner side surface of the main case 100 so as to guide the slide movement of the guide rails 510 to the inner space of the main case 100. [ And wing portions protruding in both lateral directions may be formed at both side ends of the base rest platform 510 so as to be supported by the guide rails 140.

Although not shown, a separate water reservoir (not shown) may be provided to collect water discharged through the through-hole 511 of the water reservoir base 510. The water reservoir may include a water reservoir 510 The upper and lower portions of the main body 510 can be configured to be slid integrally with the main rest unit 510. [ Alternatively, the water rest may be provided separately from the lower part of the water rest platform 510, or may be formed to be detachable from the main case 100 separately from the water rest rest 510.

An ultraviolet lamp 600 may be mounted on the inner side surface of the main case 100 to irradiate ultraviolet light to the drying chamber C1 and an ultraviolet lamp 600 may be installed between the inner surface of the main case 100 and the ultraviolet lamp 600. [ A reflector 610 may be mounted to reflect ultraviolet light from the lamp 600. The scissors 20, the knife 10, the spoon 30 and the like disposed inside the drying chamber C1 are sterilized by the ultraviolet light and the ultraviolet light is reflected by the reflector 610 in a wide area, The disinfecting treatment for the entire area is possible for the scissors 20, the knife 10, the cutlery 30, and the like, and the sterilizing effect is further improved.

In the kitchen appliance drying apparatus having the above-described structure, the operation button 120 is provided on the outer surface of the main case 100, and the control board 130 is provided in the interior of the main case 100 to control the respective components according to the operation signal of the operation button 120 . For example, in a state where the scissors 20 and the knife 10 are inserted into the scissors insertion portion 400 and the knife insertion portion 300 and the spoon 30 is inserted into the spoon insertion portion 500, When the operation button 120 is pressed, the hot wind generating module 200 operates for a predetermined time, and the scissors 20, the knife 10 and the spoon 30 located in the drying chamber C1 are dried by the hot air, , The ultraviolet lamp 600 may operate for a certain period of time to sterilize the scissors 20, the knife 10, and the spoon 30.

FIG. 5 is a view schematically showing a configuration of a knife inserting portion of a kitchen appliance drying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing the structure of a knife inserting portion of a kitchen appliance drying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig.

A top surface member 101 is provided at an upper end of the main case 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention and a scissors insertion portion 400 and a knife insertion portion 300 are formed in the top surface member 101. The knife insertion portion 300 is formed such that the knife body portion 12 is inserted into the main case 100 and the knife grip portion 520 is engaged with the knife insertion portion 300 to be positioned outside the main case 100.

5, the knife inserting unit 300 includes a knife insertion hole 310 formed in the upper surface member 101 of the main case 100 to allow the knife body 12 to be inserted therethrough, And a water removing unit 320 formed to extend downward on the inner surface of the upper surface member 101 of the main case 100 along the edge of the hole 310.

The water removing part 320 is inclined so as to approach the center of the knife insertion hole 310 toward the lower end so that the lower end part can contact the knife body part 12. When the knife body part 12 is inserted The knife body 12 may be elastically deformed and may be made of an elastic material so as to maintain contact with the knife body 12. In order to easily remove moisture remaining in the knife body 12 in contact with the knife body 12, And the like.

The knife insertion hole 310 is formed in the shape of a long slot formed in one direction, and the water removal unit 320 includes two main removal members 310 extending downward along both widthwise edges of the knife insertion hole 310 And a connecting member 322 extending downward along the longitudinally opposite side edges of the knife insertion hole 310 to connect the two main removal members 321. That is, the main removing member 321 may be formed in a flat plate shape, and the connecting member 322 may be formed in a curved shape. At this time, the two main removal members 321 are arranged to be inclined such that the lower ends thereof come into mutual contact.

When the knife body portion 12 is inserted into the knife insertion hole 310 according to this configuration, the outer surface of the knife body portion 12 and the main removal member 321 come into elastic contact with each other, The moisture remaining on the outer surface can be removed by the main removing member 321 in the process of inserting the knife body portion 12 so that the hot air drying operation of the knife body portion 12 can be made more smooth.

At this time, if the water removal unit 320 is kept in contact with the outer surface of the knife body 12, the space between the two main removal members 321 is not opened to the drying chamber C1, The water removed from the knife body portion 12 may remain without being dried by hot air. In this case, when the knife body portion 12 is taken out from the knife insertion hole 310, The moisture remaining in the water removal part 320 may be buried in the knife body part 12 again.

In order to prevent such a problem, the connecting member 322 according to the embodiment of the present invention is provided with a cutting opening (not shown) which is opened toward the lower end so that the spacing space of the two main removing members 321 is opened to the drying chamber C1. A portion 323 may be formed. The main removal member 321 is provided with a concave opening portion 324 which is cut in a concavely curved shape upward in the central portion of the lower end so that the spacing space of the two main removal members 321 is opened to the drying chamber C1 .

The moisture remaining in the spacing space between the main removal members 321 by the cut openings 323 and the concave openings 324 is discharged to the outside through the cut openings 323 and the concave openings 324 The hot air circulating in the drying chamber C1 is introduced into the spacing space between the main removing members 321 through the cut opening portion 323 and the concave opening portion 324, So that the remaining water is dried. Therefore, when the knife body portion 12 is drawn out from the knife insertion hole 310, moisture does not come out from the knife body portion 12.

Although only the knife inserting unit 300 has been described above, the scissors inserting unit 400 may be constructed in a similar manner, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to illustrate rather than limit the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

100: main case 101: upper surface member
110: Disconnecting partition 120: Operation button
200: Hot air generating module
210: heating heater 220: blowing fan
300: knife insertion part
310: Knife insertion hole 320: Dewatering
321: main removing member 322: connecting member
323: Cutting open part 324:
400: scissors insertion part
500:
510: spoon rest 520: operation handle
600: ultraviolet lamp 610: reflector

Claims (8)

A main case in which a scissors insertion portion capable of inserting scissors downward and a knife insertion portion capable of inserting a knife downward are formed on a top surface and a bottom insertion portion is formed in a lower end portion to insert or withdraw a slide through a spoon; And
A hot air generating module for supplying hot air to the inner space of the main case;
And a drying chamber is formed in the central space of the main case for disposing scissors, knives, and cutleries inserted therein. The drying chamber is separated from the drying chamber by a separate partition wall, A hot air generating chamber in which the module is disposed is formed,
A hot air supply hole is formed at a lower end of the partition to allow the drying chamber and the hot air generating chamber to communicate with each other,
The hot air generated by the hot air generating module is supplied to the lower space of the drying chamber through the hot air supply hole and circulates to the upper space through the water insertion portion,
The knife insertion portion
A knife insertion hole formed in an upper surface member of the main case to insert a knife body portion; And
And a water removing portion formed to extend downward on the inner surface of the upper surface member of the main case along an edge of the knife insertion hole,
The knife-inserting hole is formed in the shape of a long slot formed in one direction,
The water-
Two main removal members extending downward along both side edges in the width direction of the knife insertion hole and a connection member extending downward along both longitudinal edges of the knife insertion hole to connect the two main removal members,
Wherein the two main removal members are inclined in the direction in which the lower ends are close to each other,
Wherein the connecting member is formed with a cut-open portion cut so as to be opened toward the lower end so that the spacing space of the two main removing members is opened.
The method according to claim 1,
The hot air generating module
A heating heater installed in the space inside the hot air generating chamber and generating heat by receiving power; And
A blower fan mounted on an upper portion of the heat generating heater for blowing air so that blowing air passes through the heat generating heater and blows toward the hot air supply hole side,
And a drying device for drying the kitchen utensil.
3. The method of claim 2,
The water-
A plurality of through holes formed in the bottom surface to allow moisture and air to pass therethrough; And
And an operating handle portion which is engaged with the hand resting stand and is insertable /
And a drying device for drying the kitchen utensil.
The method according to claim 1,
An ultraviolet lamp for irradiating ultraviolet light to the drying chamber is mounted on an inner surface of the main case,
Wherein a reflector is mounted between the inner surface of the main case and the ultraviolet lamp so as to reflect the ultraviolet light of the ultraviolet lamp.
delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the two main removal members are disposed so as to be inclined so that their lower ends contact each other.
delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the main removal member is formed with a concave opening portion that is cut in a concavely curved shape upward in a central portion of the lower end so that the spacing space of the two main removal members is opened.

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