KR102319246B1 - A kitchen sink with a collapsible dish dryer - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a kitchen sink, and in particular, it is possible to dry dishes by placing them on a plurality of removable drying racks located above the sink bowl. it will be composed
In order to achieve the above object, a kitchen sink having a foldable dish drying rack according to the present invention includes a sink in which a sink bowl is formed, and a pair of telescopic links mounted on the upper ceiling of the sink bowl to be stretchable toward the sink bowl. It is located between the telescopic link assembly and the pair of telescopic link assemblies, and it is characterized in that it includes a drying rack detachable from both sides of the telescopic link assembly.

Description

A kitchen sink with a collapsible dish dryer

The present invention relates to a kitchen sink, and in particular, it is possible to put dishes on a plurality of detachable drying racks located above the sink bowl to dry them, and when moving downward, the drying rack at the bottom is submerged in the sink bowl to perform a pre-treatment function for washing. it will be composed

The kitchen has a sink for cooking and washing dishes.

A sink bowl is located in the sink, and a water faucet is mounted on the top of the sink bowl, and a drain hole is formed at the bottom of the sink bowl.

On the other hand, washed dishes are usually placed on a drying rack placed on the sink to be dried, and the dried dishes are moved and stored in a cabinet installed in the sink or in a cupboard as separate furniture.

The reason for drying washed dishes on the drying rack is that if they are moved directly to a cabinet or cupboard, the water remaining on the dishes may flow down into the cabinet or cupboard and contaminate the cabinet or cupboard. This is because there is almost no air flow, so it takes a long time to dry dishes, which causes problems such as bacterial growth.

Due to such a problem, a dish drying rack is usually placed on a sink or, in some cases, a hook for hanging kitchen tools is installed on the side wall of the kitchen.

Therefore, there is a problem in that the kitchen becomes messy quickly if it is not tidy because various kinds of tools are scattered.

In addition, the user immerses the tableware in water as soon as possible after the meal is finished, so that the food residues on the tableware are called. If the used tableware is submerged in water in this way, the contaminants on the tableware absorb moisture, making it convenient to wash afterwards. To this end, in the related art, a sink bowl is sufficiently filled with water, and used dishes are immersed in the sink bowl so that contaminants on the dishes can sufficiently absorb moisture.

However, in this case, it is inconvenient to wash the dishes by lifting one or two dishes in the sink bowl at the time of washing.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-1477416 (published on December 29, 2014) Republic of Korea Registered Utility Model Publication No. 20-0437784 (published on Dec. 26, 2007)

The present invention was invented to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and to provide a kitchen sink having a foldable dish drying rack configured to be used as a dish drying rack by hanging a plurality of drying racks on an elongated telescopic link assembly. There is a purpose.

In addition, the present invention provides a kitchen sink equipped with a folding dish drying rack, which is configured so that, when the telescoping link assembly is lowered, the drying rack mounted at the bottom and the dishes contained in the drying rack are immersed in the sink bowl so that moisture can be sufficiently absorbed by the contaminants on the dishes. It is intended to

In order to achieve the above object, a kitchen sink having a foldable dish drying rack according to the present invention includes a sink in which a sink bowl is formed, and a pair of telescopic links mounted on the upper ceiling of the sink bowl so as to be stretchable toward the sink bowl. It is located between the telescopic link assembly and the pair of telescopic link assemblies, and it is characterized in that it includes a drying rack detachable from both sides of the telescopic link assembly.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the telescoping link assembly includes a case fixed to the ceiling, a plurality of telescoping links in which the middle of the length of the two straight brackets is hinged by a central hinge, and a plurality of telescoping links End hinges interconnecting the ends of the bracket, a wire having one end coupled to the central hinge of the telescopic link located at the lowest among the plurality of telescopic links, and a wire mounted inside the case and the other end of the wire is fixed to the shaft to rotate the wire It includes a winding and unwinding motor.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in the case, two first long grooves are formed for each elastic link assembly, and the upper end of the bracket of the elastic link located at the top of each elastic link assembly is inserted into the first long groove, According to the expansion and contraction of the link assembly, the upper end of the bracket of the telescopic link located at the top moves in the longitudinal direction of the first long groove.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a first roller is mounted on the upper end of the bracket of the telescopic link located at the uppermost end, and the first roller is movable while rotating along the first long groove.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the second roller is mounted inwardly at the lower end of the bracket of the telescopic link located at the lowest end of each telescoping link assembly, and a second long groove into which the second roller is inserted is formed in the drying rack.

Further, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, fixing brackets are fixed to both sides of the drying rack, two rails are formed in the fixing bracket, a second long groove is formed in the two rails, and two valleys are formed in the second roller. Formed along the circumference, two rails are inserted into each trough.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, fixing brackets are fixed to both sides of the drying rack, two rails are formed in the fixing bracket, a second long groove is formed in the two rails, and ends of the brackets connected by end hinges. A second roller is mounted on the second roller, and two troughs are formed along the circumference, and two rails are inserted into each trough.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the drying rack mounted on the lower end of the pair of telescopic link assemblies is located in the sink when the telescopic link assembly is extended to the maximum.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, an ultrasonic vibration generator and a water level sensor are mounted at the lower end of the telescopic link assembly to generate ultrasonic waves from the ultrasonic vibration generator when detecting that the drying rack is submerged in the water inside the sink bowl.

As described above, in the kitchen sink provided with the foldable dish drying rack according to the present invention, when the telescopic link assembly mounted on the upper ceiling of the sink bowl is extended, the drying rack mounted at the bottom enters the inside of the sink bowl. The tableware in the drying rack at the bottom is submerged in the water filled with the tableware, so that the contaminants on the tableware can sufficiently absorb moisture. As described above, when the contaminants sufficiently absorb moisture, it is convenient to remove the contaminants, thereby preventing the use of excessive dishwashing detergent, and there is an advantage that clean washing is possible even without dish detergent.

In addition, in the kitchen sink equipped with the foldable dish drying rack according to the present invention, when the tableware is to be dried, the telescopic link assembly is unfolded, and the drying rack is hung on the unfolded telescopic link. By folding the telescopic link assembly after separation and storing it in a case fixed to the ceiling, there is an advantage that the periphery of the sink is neat.

In addition, in the prior art, as the dish drying rack is located on the upper surface of the sink, a water channel for guiding water flowing from the drying rack toward the sink must be installed in the drying rack. As it is installed in the sink, water dripping from the dishes during drying is obtained as a sink bowl, which has the advantage that the area around the sink is always neat.

1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a kitchen sink equipped with a foldable dish drying rack according to the present invention;
2 is a cross-sectional view showing an assembly relationship between the telescopic link and the drying rack shown in FIG. 1;
3A to 3A are cross-sectional views showing the positional relationship of the drying rack according to the expansion and contraction of the telescopic link assembly.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a kitchen sink having a foldable dish drying rack according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings, FIG. 1 is a conceptual view showing a kitchen sink equipped with a foldable dish drying rack according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the assembly relationship between the telescopic link and the drying rack shown in FIG. 1, and FIGS. 3A to 3C are telescopic views It is a cross-sectional view showing the positional relationship of the drying rack according to the expansion and contraction of the link assembly.

1 to 3C , a sink bowl 101 is formed in the kitchen sink 100 , a water faucet is located on the side of the sink bowl 101 , and a drain hole 103 is formed at the bottom of the sink bowl 101 . do.

A foldable dish drying rack 110 is installed on the upper ceiling of the kitchen sink 100 configured as described above. The foldable dish drying rack 110 is positioned to correspond to the sink bowl 101, and the telescopic link assembly 130 mounted on the ceiling is provided. It stretches downwards or contracts and rises upwards. A first roller 141 , a second roller 142 , and a third roller 143 are mounted on the expansion link 131 , and a drying rack 150 is mounted on the second roller 142 mounted on the expansion link 131 . It is mounted and positioned on the sink bowl 101 .

In addition, when the elastic link assembly 130 is contracted in a state in which the drying rack 150 is separated and removed, the elastic link assembly 130 is introduced into the interior of the case 120 fixed to the ceiling.

Hereinafter, a kitchen sink having the foldable dish drying rack configured as described above will be described in detail.

The kitchen sink 100 includes a foldable dish drying rack 110, which is mounted on the upper ceiling of the sink bowl 101 of the kitchen sink 100 and extends downward or upward toward the sink bowl 101. is folded

More specifically, the case 120 of the foldable dish drying rack 110 is fixed to the ceiling, and two first long grooves 121 are formed in both sides of the case 120 in the width direction, respectively.

And the motor 123 is fixed to the center of the case 120 , and the shaft 125 of the motor 123 extends in the longitudinal direction of the case 120 and is rotatably mounted on both side walls of the case 120 . The motor 123 has a structure in which shafts 125 are formed on both sides of the main body of the motor 123 and fixed to both side walls of the case 120 as shown in FIGS. 3A to 3C , or the motor is mounted on both side walls of the case It may be fixed to either side and the shaft may be rotatably mounted to the other side wall.

On the other hand, the upper end of the wire 127 is fixed to both ends of the shaft 125 of the motor 123 , and the wire 127 is wound or unwound on the shaft 125 by the rotation of the motor 123 .

The telescopic link assembly 130 is coupled to both sides of the case 120 configured as described above.

Hereinafter, the structure of the telescopic link assembly will be described.

The telescoping link 131 has a structure in which the middle length of the two straight brackets 133 is hinged, and the telescoping link assembly 130 has a structure in which the ends of the plurality of telescoping links 131 are hinged to each other. Here, a hinge located in the middle of the length of the two brackets 133 is referred to as a 'central hinge (135C)', and is located at the ends of the telescopic links 131, that is, the brackets 133, and is a hinge coupled to the brackets of other telescopic links. is referred to as 'end hinge (135E)'.

As such, in the telescopic link assembly 130 in which the plurality of telescopic links 131 are interconnected by the end hinges 135E, when the distance between the central hinges 135C is close, the overall length of the telescopic link assembly 130 is shortened. Conversely, when the distance between the central hinges (135C) increases, the overall length of the telescopic link assembly 130 is increased and extended.

The telescopic link assembly 130 configured as described above is mounted on both side walls of the case 120 , respectively, formed in the case 120 at the upper end of the bracket 133 of the telescopic link 131 located at the top of the telescopic link assembly 130 . A first roller 141 that is inserted into the first long groove 121 and rotates along the first long groove 121 and moves is mounted.

And the lower end of the wire 127 fixed to the shaft 125 of the motor 123 is coupled to the central hinge 135C of the telescopic link 131 located at the lowermost end of the telescopic link assembly 130 .

When the wire 127 is wound around the shaft 125 as the motor 123 operates in a state in which the telescopic link assembly 130 is mounted on the case 120, as described above, the lowermost telescopic link 131 moves upward. While the distance between the central hinges 135C of the telescoping link assembly 130 is shortened, and when the wire 127 is maximally wound on the shaft 125, the contracted telescoping link assembly 130 is inside the case 120. is accepted in

Conversely, when the motor 123 operates and all the wires 127 wound around the shaft 125 are released, the telescopic link assembly 130 extends toward the sink ball 101, but the lower end of the bracket 133 of the lowermost telescopic link 131. is located by entering the open inlet of the sink ball 101 . Specifically, the overflow pipe 105 is connected to the sink ball 101 side as shown in FIGS. 3A to 3C , and the lower end of the bracket 133 of the lowest elastic link 131 is the connection point of the overflow pipe 105 . will be located below the

When the expansion link assembly 130 is extended to the maximum in a state in which the sink bowl 101 is filled with water, the lower end of the bracket 133 of the lowest expansion link 131 is submerged in water.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 2, in the two brackets 133 constituting the lowermost elastic link 131, the lower end of each bracket 133, the second roller 142 is mounted inward, respectively.

And the second roller 142 is also mounted on the inside of the end hinge 135E interconnecting the other telescopic links 131 located in the vertical direction.

The drying rack 150 is detachably coupled to the four second rollers 142 facing each other in the telescopic link assembly 130 facing each other.

Hereinafter, the coupling relationship between the drying rack 150 and the second roller 142 will be described in detail.

2, the second roller 142 mounted on the lower end of the bracket 133 of the lowermost elastic link 131 and the second roller 142 mounted on the end hinge 135E are 2 along the circumferential surface. It is a structure in which the bones 142V of the dog are formed in parallel.

And the drying rack 150 is fixed with fixing brackets 151 on both sides. The fixing bracket 151 has a 'D'-shaped structure in which its cross section is opened downward, and the two outer sidewalls become a rail 153 coupled to the second roller 142 .

Two second long grooves 155 having a width greater than the diameter of the second roller 142 are formed in the two rails 153 in the longitudinal direction of the fixing bracket 151 , and the second long groove 155 has a second roller in the second long groove 155 . When the second roller 142 is inserted, the second roller 142 is fixed to the two valleys 142V formed on the circumferential surface of the second roller 142 in a state of entering the inside of the second long groove 155 (151). of the rail 153 is fitted and coupled. As described above, the rail 153 of the fixing bracket 151 is inserted into the valley 142V of the second roller 142 and thus the second roller fitted into the second long groove 155 according to the expansion and contraction of the expansion and contraction link assembly 130 . As the 142 rotates along the second long groove 155, the expansion and contraction of the telescopic link assembly 130 is possible.

In addition, when the drying rack 150 is removed from the expansion link assembly 130, the second roller 142 is removed from the rail 153 of the fixing bracket 151 by lifting the drying rack 150, and the expansion link assembly 130. When spread outward, the drying rack 150 is removed from the telescopic link assembly 130 while the second roller 142 is drawn out from the second long groove 155 . In a state in which the elastic link assembly 130 is extended, the elastic link assembly 130 may be elastically displaced outward by the assembly structure and the length thereof.

Hereinafter, the operation relationship and use relationship of the kitchen sink having the foldable dish drying rack configured as described above will be described in detail.

As shown in FIG. 3A , when it is not necessary to wash or dry dishes, the motor 123 is operated to wind the wire 127 around the shaft 125 of the motor 123 . Then, the telescopic link assembly 130 is in a contracted state to the maximum, and is located inside the case 120 fixed to the ceiling. As described above, as the telescopic link assembly 130 is positioned inside the case 120 , the kitchen sink 100 is clean because unnecessary parts are not placed therein.

In this state, to wash and dry dishes, the motor 123 is operated to loosen the wire 127 wound around the shaft 125 of the motor 123 .

When the wire 127 is released, the distance between the central hinges 135C of the telescopic link 131 increases accordingly, and the telescopic link assembly 130 is extended.

When the expansion link assembly 130 is extended, the bracket 133 of the lowermost expansion link 131 goes down toward the sink ball 101, and at this time, the user stops the motor 123 in consideration of the interval of the second roller 142. make it

In consideration of the distance between the second rollers 142, when the size of the tableware is large, the distance between the second rollers 142 positioned up and down is widened, and when the size of the tableware is small, the distance between the upper and lower second rollers 142 is wide. spacing can be narrowed.

Meanwhile, the drying rack 150 is mounted on the second roller 142 in a state where the motor 123 is stopped in consideration of the interval between the second rollers 142 .

As described above, the mounting of the drying rack 150 is performed by placing the drying rack 150 inside the both sides of the expansion link assembly 130 in a displaced state by spreading the extended elastic link assembly 130 outward, and a corresponding second roller After inserting the 142 into the second long groove 155 of the drying rack 150 , the rail 153 having the second long groove 155 formed therein is seated and mounted in the valley 142V of the second roller 142 .

As shown in FIG. 3B , the user mounts a plurality of drying racks 150 on the telescopic link assembly 130 according to the amount of dishes to be dried. In a state in which the drying rack 150 is mounted on the telescopic link assembly 130 , the washed dishes are placed on the drying rack 150 and dried.

As described above, in the kitchen sink 100 according to the present invention, as the drying rack 150 is located on the top of the sink bowl 101, the water flowing down during drying falls into the sink bowl 101 and causes the sink by dripping water as in the prior art. contamination can be prevented.

On the other hand, when the food on the tableware is oily food or the food sticks to absorb moisture for a long time, the motor 123 is operated so that the telescopic link assembly 130 is extended to the maximum.

Then, all the wires 127 wound on the shaft 125 of the motor 123 are unwound and, as described above, the lower end of the bracket 133 of the lowermost telescopic link 131 of the telescopic link assembly 130, that is, the first located at the lower end. The second roller 142 is positioned inside the sink ball 101 .

At this time, if the sink bowl 101 is filled with water, the lowermost second roller 142 is submerged in water.

In this way, when the lowest second roller 142 is submerged in the water filled in the sink bowl 101, the drying rack 150 located at the bottom is also submerged in the water filled in the sink bowl 101. At this time, the drying rack located at the bottom 150), put the contaminated tableware and fully submerge it in water. In this way, in a state in which the dishes are submerged in water, the contaminants on the dishes absorb moisture, and then, by rotating the motor 123 and raising the drying rack 150 at the bottom to the upper part, the entire dish soaked in water is placed on the top of the sink bowl 101. will come up to In this state, the user takes out the dishes from the drying rack 150 and washes them.

By placing the soaked dishes on the top of the sink bowl 101 for easy washing, washing of the dishes is easy, and as the bottom drying rack 150 is submerged in the sink bowl, the dishes can be put on at once for easy cleaning.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a mounting bracket 160 for connecting the lower end of the bracket 133 of the lowermost telescopic link 131 in a range that does not interfere with the operation of the telescopic link assembly 130 is added. can be configured as In the mounting bracket 160, a third long groove 165 having the same structure as the second long groove 155 is formed on the inner side two by two, and a third roller 143 that can move along the third long groove 165 is the lowest end. It is mounted outside the lower end of the bracket 133 of the telescopic link 131 .

And the mounting bracket 160 is equipped with an ultrasonic vibration generator 141 and a water level sensor 163, the water level sensor 163 and the ultrasonic vibration generator 141 are mounted on the same level or the water level sensor 163 is an ultrasonic vibration generator Mount it higher than (141).

Therefore, when the lower end of the bracket 133 of the lowermost elastic link 131 is submerged, the water level sensor 163 detects submergence, operates the ultrasonic vibration generator 141 to generate a minute wave in the water filled in the sink bowl 101. .

As the vibration of water generated by the ultrasonic vibration generator 141 is propagated, the contaminants on the dishes are removed by their own waves, which makes washing the dishes more convenient.

100 : kitchen sink
101: sink ball
103: drain hole
105: overflow tube
110: foldable dish drying rack
120: case
121, 155, 165: long groove
123: motor
125 : axis
127: wire
130: expansion link assembly
131: stretch link
133: bracket
135C, 135E: Hinge
141, 142, 143: roller
150: drying rack
151: fixing bracket
153: rail
160: mounting bracket
161: ultrasonic vibration generator
163: water level sensor

Claims (9)

A sink equipped with a sink bowl,
A pair of telescopic link assemblies in which a plurality of telescopic links that are mounted on the upper ceiling of the sink bowl and are stretchable toward the sink ball are assembled;
It is located between a pair of telescopic link assemblies and includes a drying rack detachable from both sides of the telescopic link assembly,
The drying rack mounted at the bottom of the pair of telescopic link assemblies is located in the sink when the telescopic link assembly is extended to the maximum.
An ultrasonic vibration generator and a water level sensor are mounted on the lower end of the telescopic link assembly, and the ultrasonic vibration generator generates ultrasonic waves when it detects that the drying rack is submerged in water inside the sink bowl.
According to claim 1,
The elastic link assembly,
case fixed to the ceiling,
A plurality of telescopic links hinged by a central hinge in the middle of the length of the bracket,
End hinges interconnecting the bracket ends of the plurality of telescopic links,
A wire having one end coupled to the central hinge of the telescopic link located at the lower end of the plurality of telescopic links;
A kitchen sink equipped with a foldable dish dryer, characterized in that it includes a motor mounted inside the case and the other end of the wire is fixed to the shaft to wind or unwind the wire to the shaft by operation.
3. The method of claim 2,
In the case, two first long grooves are formed for each telescopic link assembly, and the upper end of the bracket of the telescopic link located at the upper end of each telescopic link assembly is inserted into the first long groove, and the telescopic link located at the top according to the expansion and contraction of the telescopic link assembly. A kitchen sink with a foldable dish drying rack, characterized in that the upper end of the bracket moves in the longitudinal direction of the first groove.
4. The method of claim 3,
A kitchen sink with a foldable dish drying rack, characterized in that the first roller is mounted on the upper end of the bracket of the telescopic link located at the top, and the first roller is movable while rotating along the first long groove.
3. The method of claim 2,
A kitchen sink with a foldable dish drying rack, characterized in that a second roller is mounted inwardly at the lower end of the bracket of the telescoping link located at the lower end of each telescoping link assembly, and a second long groove into which the second roller is inserted is formed in the drying rack.
6. The method of claim 5,
Fixed brackets are fixed to both sides of the drying rack, two rails are formed in the fixed bracket, and a second long groove is formed in the two rails,
A kitchen sink with a foldable dish drying rack, characterized in that two troughs are formed along the circumference of the second roller, and two rails are inserted into each trough.
3. The method of claim 2,
Fixed brackets are fixed to both sides of the drying rack, two rails are formed in the fixed bracket, and a second long groove is formed in the two rails,
A second roller is mounted on the end of the bracket connected by an end hinge, and two troughs are formed along the circumference of the second roller, and the two rails are inserted into each trough. .
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