JP4023497B2 - Elevating storage device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an elevating storage device provided in a kitchen floor cabinet.

  In general, kitchen floor cabinets have a storage section under the counter, so in order to put in and out the storage items (dish, pans, seasonings, etc.), the storage section should be bent in a state where the cooking operation is temporarily suspended. It was necessary to take in and out the storage.

  For this reason, there is a structure in which a storage section is provided in a top bag above the floor cabinet so that the storage section can be pulled down when a stored item is taken in and out (see Patent Documents 1 and 2).

  However, the lifting and lowering storage devices as disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2 have a problem that it is difficult to put in and out the stored items in the upper stage of the storage unit even when the storage unit is pulled down.

  Moreover, in the open type facing kitchen where there is no wall between the kitchen and the dining room, there is no wall to be installed, and thus there is a problem that it is difficult to install the lifting storage device.

Therefore, the applicant of the present invention is suitable for an open-type facing kitchen, and in order to make it easy to put in and out the storage, a storage shelf (drainer) disposed in a lift opening formed in a part of the counter of the kitchen floor cabinet. And a lifting / lowering storage device having a storage mechanism that lowers the storage shelf to a storage space below the counter and lifts the storage shelf on the counter.
JP 2000-316643 A JP 2001-149297 A

  In the elevating storage device according to the applicant's proposal, there has been a demand for improving safety by making it difficult for foreign matter to be caught in a separate frame provided in the storage shelf when the storage shelf is lowered.

  The present invention has been made in order to meet the above-mentioned demands, and when the storage shelf is lowered, the liftable storage is designed to improve the safety by preventing foreign matter from being caught in a separate frame provided in the storage shelf. The object is to provide an apparatus.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the present invention is a storage shelf disposed in a lift opening formed in a part of a counter of a kitchen floor cabinet, and lowering the storage shelf to a storage space under the counter, In the lifting and lowering storage device provided with a lifting mechanism that moves up on the counter, the storage shelf is configured in a square frame shape with a frame, and supports a draining portion of tableware at a substantially middle portion in the vertical direction in the frame. The ascending / descending characterized in that the separate frame is positioned behind the front surface of the frame located on the front side, and a space is formed between the front surface of the frame located on the front side and the separate frame A type storage device is provided.

As in claim 2, wherein the specific body frame, to form a space and fixed to the rear surface of the substantially middle portion in the vertical direction of the frame located on the front side, which corresponds to the width of the frame located on the front side preferable.

According to the present invention, the storage shelf is configured in a square frame shape with the frame, and the separate frame that supports the draining portion of the tableware is positioned behind the front surface of the frame located on the front surface side , and the front side Since there is a space between the front of the frame and the separate frame, the storage shelf can be opened with foreign objects such as a chopstick box placed on the counter accidentally protruding into the lift opening. Even if it is lowered, the space between the storage shelf and the separate frame makes it difficult for foreign objects to be caught in the separate frame, so it is possible to prevent damage to the foreign objects and separate frame and improve safety. Become.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  1 and 2 show a kitchen floor cabinet 1. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a storage shelf (draining shelf) 2 in a lowered position (when not in use) D, and FIG. 2 shows a storage shelf 2 in a raised position (when in use). ) U is a perspective view. The floor cabinet 1 is assumed to be an open type facing kitchen with no wall surface between the kitchen and the dining / living room, but it is possible to use the floor cabinet 1 without being an open type facing kitchen.

  A sink 3 is provided at the right side of the counter of the floor cabinet 1, and a storage shelf 2 is arranged at a rear position of the sink 3. In addition, the storage shelf 2 can also be arrange | positioned in the side position of the sink 3. FIG. Here, the expressions of the left and right and front and rear directions are as viewed by a person standing in front of the sink 3 on the kitchen side and facing the dining / living side.

  The storage shelf 2 is disposed in a lift opening 5 (see FIG. 4) formed in the counter 1a of the floor cabinet 1, and the storage shelf 2 is stored in a storage space 14 below the counter by a lift mechanism 6 described later. It is moved up and down to a lowering position D where it is lowered (see FIG. 4) and a rising position U where it is raised on the counter. As shown in FIG. 2, the lifting opening 5 is covered with a cover frame 8 having a horizontally long rectangular frame shape.

  The storage shelf 2 is provided with tableware drainers 2a and 2b in two upper and lower stages. The mounting structure of the upper water drain shelf 2a will be described in detail later.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the top counter 4 of the storage shelf 2, in the lowered position D, covers the lifting opening 5 together with the cover frame 8 and faces the counter surface of the floor cabinet 1 with a slight gap therebetween. Therefore, the top of the top counter 4 can be used as a counter space (work space).

  A switch panel 7 for raising and lowering the storage shelf 2 is attached to the right front position of the top counter 4. As shown in detail in FIG. 3, the switch panel 7 includes a lift switch 7 a, a stop switch. 7b, a descent switch 7c, and a trap water supply notification / alarm unit 7d composed of a flashing lamp and a speaker, a foreign object pinching notification / alarm unit 7e, and an overload notification / alarm unit 7f are provided.

  FIG. 7A is a perspective view of the storage shelf 2 from which the top counter 4 is omitted. The storage shelf 2 is integrally assembled by welding or the like into a horizontally long rectangular frame with a horizontally long rectangular upper frame 2A and a lower frame 2B, a vertically long rectangular left frame 2C and a right frame 2D. A water receiving tray 10 (see FIG. 5) is attached to the lower part of the lower frame 2B.

  A decorative plate 11 is attached and covered on the back surface (dining / living side) of the upper frame 2A, the lower frame 2B, the left frame 2C, and the right frame 2D, and the left frame 2C and the right frame 2D. The decorative plates 12a to 12c are attached to the upper frame 2A. In addition, when the decorative board 11 is translucent, the inside of the storage shelf 2 can be brightened by the light on the dining / living side.

  The upper water draining shelf 2 a is attached to the storage shelf 2 by a separate frame 42. The separate frame 42 includes a front frame 42a that supports the front portion of the draining portion 2a, a rear frame 42b that supports the rear portion, and a left frame 42c that supports the left portion, and front and rear corners of the left frame 42c. And upper frames 42d and 42e that rise upward from each other, and a horizontal frame 42f that extends leftward from the rear corner of the left frame 42c. Each of these frames 42a to 42f is integrally assembled by welding or the like.

The right end portion of the rear frame 42b is fixed by welding or the like in a state of being in contact with the inner surface of the frame 2D-B located on the back side of the right side frame 2D , and the left end portion of the horizontal frame 42f is Of the left side frame 2C, it is fixed by welding or the like in a state of being in contact with the inner surface of the frame 2C-B located on the back side, and the upper end portion of the rear upper frame 42e is the back side of the upper frame 2A. It is fixed by welding or the like in a state of being in contact with the lower surface of the frame 2A-B located at the position .

Further, the right end portion of the front frame 42a is fixed by welding or the like in a state of being superimposed on the rear surface of the frame 2D-F located on the front surface side of the right side frame 2D , and the upper end of the front frame 42d on the front side. parts, of the upper frame 2 a, and is fixed by welding or the like in a state superimposed on the rear surface of the frame 2A-F located on the front side.

That is, among the separate frames 42, the front frame 42a and the upper frame 42d provided on the front side of the frames 2A to 2D of the storage shelf 2 are front- rear direction than the front surfaces of the frames 2A-F and 2D-F located on the front side. That is, it is set at the rear position by the width W.

Incidentally, normally, like the rear frame 42b, the horizontal frame 42f, and the upper frame 42e, the right end portion of the front frame 42a is abutted against the inner surface of the frame 2D-F located on the front side of the right side frame 2D. It is fixed by welding or the like in a state, the upper end of 42d frame on the front side, of the upper frame 2 a, to fix by welding abutted on the lower surface of the frame 2A-F located on the front side Become.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, a storage space 14 for storing the storage shelf 2 in the lowered position D is provided inside the floor cabinet 1 corresponding to the lifting opening 5. The side plates 14A and 14B and the bottom plate 14C are formed in a substantially U shape with the upper surface opened. The surfaces on the sink 3 side of the left and right side plates 14A, 14B and the bottom plate 14C are closed by a back plate 14D, and the dining side surface is closed by an inspection door 14E so as to be opened and closed.

  In the storage space 14, the lifting mechanism 6 of the storage shelf 2 and the like are stored. That is, on the inner surfaces of the left and right side plates 14 </ b> A and 14 </ b> B of the storage space 14, a pair of guide rails 15 are respectively fixed in the depth direction and positioned between the pair of guide rails 15. An upper pulley 16A and a lower pulley 16B are fixed to the inner surfaces of the left and right side plates 14A and 14B, corresponding to the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the guide rail 15, respectively.

  As shown in FIG. 7B, H-shaped brackets 17 are respectively fixed to the lower portions of the left frame 2C and the right frame 2D of the storage shelf 2, and each bracket 17 corresponds to the corresponding one. Synthetic resin shoes 18 are attached to the guide rails 15 so as to be slidable in the vertical direction.

  Then, the shoe 18 of the bracket 17 is guided by the guide rail 15 so as to slide up and down, so that the storage shelf 2 is moved up and down to the lowered position D below the counter and the raised position U above the counter. become.

  An electric motor 20 and two drums 21A and 21B driven by the electric motor 20 via a chain 21a are installed at a substantially central position in the left-right direction of the bottom plate 14C of the storage space 14. The left belt 22A is wound around the drum 21A from below and the inner end is locked, and the right belt 22B is wound around the other drum 21B from above and the inner end is locked. Yes.

  The left belt 22A is wound around a lower pulley 16B and an upper pulley 16A in order on the left side plate 14A, and its outer end is locked to the bracket 17 of the left frame 2C of the storage shelf 2. The right belt 22B is wound around the lower pulley 16B and the upper pulley 16A in order on the right side plate 14B, and the outer end thereof is locked to the bracket 17 of the right frame 2D of the storage shelf 2. It becomes like this.

  Therefore, when the electric motor 20 rotates forward by pushing the raising switch 7a of the switch panel 7, the drums 21A and 21B are driven around the arrow a in FIG. 5, and the left and right belts 22A and 22B are By being wound around the drums 21A and 21B, the left and right brackets 17 of the storage shelf 2 are guided by the guide rails 15 while being pulled up by the left and right belts 22A and 22B. It is raised to the raised position U. When the storage shelf 2 is raised to the raised position U, the electric motor 20 is stopped, the brake is applied so as not to reverse, and the electric motor 20 is not rotated forward even if the raising switch 7a is further pushed. Controlled.

  By pushing the lowering switch 7c of the switch panel 7, the brake of the electric motor 20 is released, the left and right brackets 17 of the storage shelf 2 are guided by the guide rails 15, and the storage shelf 2 is lowered by its own weight. As a result, the storage shelf 2 is lowered to the lowered position D below the counter. In FIG. 5, reference numeral 17 ′ denotes a bracket at the lowered position D.

  In this case, the left and right belts 22A and 22B are rewound onto the drums 21A and 21B while the electric motor 20 is reversely rotated. However, the reverse rotation of the electric motor 20 prevents the storage rack 2 from being rapidly lowered by its own weight. It is set to brake. Note that when the lowering switch 7c is pushed, the storage shelf 2 is automatically lowered to the lowering position D below the counter, but is automatically lowered before the lowering position D (for example, about 50 mm). If the descent switch 7c is not continuously pushed, the safety can be improved if the descent switch 7c is not lowered (so-called two-stage push).

  Further, when the stop switch 7b of the switch panel 7 is pushed, the electric motor 20 is stopped, and the storage shelf 2 can be stopped at the midway position or the midway position.

  A control box 32 (see FIG. 4) is mounted on the bottom plate 14C of the storage space 14, and the control circuit of the control box 32 includes the electric motor 20, the switches 7a to 7c, and the notification / alarm units 7d. ˜7f etc. are connected.

  On the other hand, the bottom portion of the water receiving tray 10 of the storage shelf 2 is formed such that the central portion is depressed downward, and a drain port 10a is provided at the central portion of the bottom portion. One end 25a of a flexible drain pipe 25 is connected to the drain port 10a, and the other end 25b of the drain pipe 25 is an upper position of the water receiving mass 26 attached to the inner wall surface of the back plate 14D of the storage space 14. It is connected to.

  The water receiving mass 26 has a rectangular box shape with an upper opening, and an inlet end of a U-shaped drain trap 27 is connected to a lower portion of the water receiving mass 26, and an outlet end of the drain trap 27 is connected to the water receiving mass 26. The drain pipe 28 is connected. The drain pipe 28 is connected to a sewage pipe or the like (not shown) from the opening 14 a of the bottom plate 14 </ b> C of the storage space 14.

  Further, an inclined water receiving rod 30 is attached to the inner wall surface of the back plate 14D in a watertight state at substantially the same height as the water receiving mass 26 attached to the inner wall surface of the back plate 14D of the storage space 14. The inclined lower side of the water receiving trough 30 is connected to the upper position of the water receiving mass 26. The water receiving basin 30 is positioned almost directly below the front side of the lift opening 5.

  As shown in FIG. 8, a ventilation fan 35 is attached to the lower surface of the decorative plate 12c of the upper frame 2A of the storage shelf 2, that is, the ceiling side of the storage shelf 2, and the ventilation fan 35 is ventilated when the humidity is above a certain humidity. In order to drive and control the fan 35, a humidity sensor 34 for detecting humidity is attached.

  In the case of the floor cabinet 1 as described above, the storage shelf 2 installed in the lift opening 5 formed on the counter of the floor cabinet 1 is lowered to the storage space 14 below the counter when not in use, and on the counter when in use. It is suitable for an open-type facing kitchen where there is no wall between the kitchen and the dining room. If the storage shelf 2 is raised on the counter, the items stored in the storage shelf 2 are not bent. Can be put in and out.

  Moreover, since the storage shelf 2 is only raised on the counter, it becomes easy to take in and out stored items such as tableware on any stage of the storage shelf 2 and the storage shelf 2 is lowered to the storage space 14 under the counter. If you do, you will be able to use the upper surface of the counter widely and will not interfere with other work on the counter.

On the other hand, the front frame 42a and the upper frame 42d of the separate frame 42 provided on the front side of the frames 2A to 2D of the storage shelf 2 are wider in the front - rear direction than the front surfaces of the frames 2A-F and 2D-F located on the front side. Since it is set at the rear position by the amount of W, as shown in FIG. 9, the storage shelf is in a state in which a foreign object 43 such as a chopstick box placed on the counter 1a is accidentally projected into the lifting opening 5. 2, the space 43 corresponding to the width W between the storage shelf 2 and the front frame 42 a of the separate frame 42 makes it difficult for the foreign object 43 to be caught in the front frame 42 a of the separate frame 42. 43 and the front frame 42a of the separate frame 42 can be prevented in advance, and the safety is improved.

It is a floor cabinet for kitchens showing an embodiment of the present invention, and a storage shelf is a perspective view of a lowered position. It is a floor cabinet for kitchens showing an embodiment of the present invention, and a storage shelf is a perspective view of a raised position. It is a front view of a switch panel. It is the perspective view which looked at the raising / lowering storage apparatus from the dining / living side. (A) is the front view which looked at the raising / lowering storage apparatus from the dining / living side. (A) is a top view of the raising / lowering storage apparatus which abbreviate | omitted the storage shelf, (b) is a principal part cross-sectional side view of an raising / lowering storage apparatus. (A) is a perspective view of the storage shelf which abbreviate | omitted the top-plate counter, (b) is a perspective view of a guide rail and a bracket. (A) is the perspective view which looked up the storage shelf from the downward direction, (b) is the expansion perspective view of a ventilation fan part. (A) is the floor cabinet for kitchens which shows embodiment of this invention, and a storage shelf is a perspective view in the middle of a fall, (b) is a principal part expansion perspective view of (a).

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Kitchen floor cabinet 1a Counter 2 Storage shelf 2a Drain part 2A-2D frame 5 Elevating opening 6 Elevating mechanism 14 Storage space 42 Separate frame 42a Front frame 42d Upper frame 43 Foreign material W Width

Claims (2)

Elevating / lowering provided with a storage shelf arranged in a lift opening formed in a part of a counter of a kitchen floor cabinet, and a lifting mechanism for lowering the storage shelf to a storage space under the counter and raising it on the counter In the type storage device,
The storage shelf is configured in a square frame shape with a frame, and a separate frame that supports a draining portion of tableware at a substantially middle portion in the vertical direction in the frame is located behind the front surface of the frame located on the front side. And a space is formed between the front surface of the frame located on the front side and the separate frame. The separate body frame is fixed to the rear surface of the substantially middle portion in the vertical direction of the frame located on the front side, in claim 1, characterized in that to form a space corresponding to the width of the frame located on the front side The elevating storage device described.

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