JP2010214018A - Electric lifting and lowering wall cupboard - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve compactness of the outer shape, operability, exchangeability of parts or the like of an electric lifting and lowering wall cupboard for a dish drier or the like. <P>SOLUTION: In the electric lifting and lowering wall cupboard, an inner box 2 which is lifted and lowered by an electric lifting and lowering mechanism is arranged in the upper part of a building. A door 3 which opens and closes on its upper end is arranged on the front side of the inner box 2. An operation part for operating the electric lifting and lowering mechanism is arranged in a lower position of an outer box 1. The length of the operation part is substantially equal to the width of the door 3 and it is flush with the surface of the door 3. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an electric lift hanging cabinet that is used as a tableware storage, etc., and particularly, an electric lift that improves operability, strengthens electrostatic countermeasures against water wetting, etc., and improves safety and appearance during installation. It relates to a hanging cupboard.

  The electric lift hanging cabinet is installed in, for example, a ceiling side space above the sink of the system kitchen, and is configured to lift and lower the cabinet using this space effectively. Various proposals have been made so far.

  For example, an open / close door is provided on the front of the cabinet and the door is closed when it is raised, and the door is opened when it is lowered (see, for example, Patent Document 1), or the vertical front wall of the cabinet is used to move up and down. (For example, refer to Patent Document 2) and the like are known.

  In addition, the electric lift hanging cabinet requires various heat sources for drying, power operation switches such as a drive unit for supplying hot air, and operation control operation units such as moving, stopping, and direction selection of the moving cabinet. . In this case, the cabinet is placed above the kitchen table and sink, and various tools, equipment, ingredients are placed under the cabinet, and water is used. Are often provided with switches and operation units.

JP 2008-1119019 A JP 2005-21303 A

  As described above, since the electric lifting / lowering cabinet is an environment in which water or the like is used, a switch or an operation unit is often provided on a cabinet or a handle attached to the cabinet. However, there are cases where the steering wheel operation cannot always be performed smoothly and it is difficult to operate the switches.

  In addition, because the electric lifting hanging cabinet is placed on the ceiling side of a room such as a kitchen of a building and is installed in an easily visible place, depending on the size and shape, there may be a feeling of pressure due to the configuration of the operating part There is also.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides an electric lifting / lowering cabinet with excellent operability, which requires less operations for turning on / off the switch when performing the lifting / lowering operation of the shelf. The purpose is to do.

  It is another object of the present invention to provide an electric lifting / lowering cabinet with excellent operability in which an operation unit such as a switch can be arranged in a compact manner and can be easily operated by a user.

  In addition, when placed on the floor of a building during standby such as during installation work, there is no risk of damage due to component collision or overload, and the damage prevention function of the structure can be improved. An object is to provide an electric lift cabinet.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a cabinet that is raised and lowered by an electric lifting mechanism at the top of a building, and a door that opens and closes with the upper end as a fulcrum is disposed on the front side of the cabinet. In the electric lifting / lowering cabinet where an operation unit for operating the electric lifting mechanism is disposed in a lower part, the operation unit is set to have substantially the same length as the lateral width of the door, and is flush with the surface of the door. An electric elevating hanging cabinet is provided.

According to the present invention, the operation unit is set to a length substantially the same as the lateral width of the door, and the switch can be compactly arranged by being flush with the surface of the door.
When performing the raising / lowering operation of the cabinet, the operation required for the switch operation or the like is small, and the operability is excellent.

  In addition, the structure is compact and there are no extra projections, and when it is placed on the floor of a building during standby such as installation work, there are few projections that cause damage due to component collision or overload. Further, the function of preventing damage to the structure portion can be improved.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to improve the compactness of the outer shape and the operability.

The whole perspective view which shows one Embodiment of the electric raising / lowering hanging cupboard which concerns on this invention. The perspective view which shows the internal structure of the electric lifting hanging cupboard which concerns on this invention. The front view which shows the cabinet raising state of the electric raising / lowering hanging cupboard shown in FIG. The right view of the electric lifting hanging cupboard shown in FIG. The front view which shows the cabinet descent | fall state of the electric raising / lowering hanging cupboard shown in FIG. The right view of the electric raising / lowering hanging cupboard shown in FIG. The enlarged view which shows the switch etc. of the electric raising / lowering hanging cupboard shown in FIG.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of an electric lifting / lowering cabinet according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, this embodiment demonstrates the case where it applies as a ceiling installation type raising / lowering tableware dryer in a system kitchen as an example. However, the present invention can be applied to various electric hanging cabinets such as a drying cabinet and a draining shelf.

  First, the overall configuration of the elevating tableware dryer will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the elevating tableware dryer of the present embodiment can be moved up and down to the outer box 1 as a cabinet installed on or near the ceiling in a building such as a house. An inner box 2 is provided, and a door 3 is provided on the front side of the outer box 1.

  The outer box 1 includes a rectangular top plate 1a that is horizontally disposed and has a constant front-rear width, side plates 1c and 1c having a constant width, a back plate 1d, and the like. With this configuration, the front side of the outer box 1 and the lower front side of the outer box 1 are open.

  Long side guide rails 4 are provided on the inner surfaces of both side plates 1c, 1c of the outer box 1 to guide the inner box 2 up and down, and a frame 5 for supporting parts is provided on the inner surface (lower surface) of the top plate 1a. Is provided.

  The door 3 is connected to the front hanging plate 1 b of the outer box 1 through a hinge 6 provided at the upper edge of the outer box 1. The number of hinges 6 can be set arbitrarily.

  The door 3 includes an upper side member 3a, a lower side member 3b, both side members 3c and 3c, and a front plate 3e which closes a region surrounded by these members 3a to 3c, and has a rectangular plate shape as a whole. Yes. The door 3 is arranged so as to cover substantially the entire front side of the outer box 1.

  The door 3 can be rotated in the front-rear direction on the front side of the outer box 1 with the upper end edge on the front side of the outer box 1 as a fulcrum and the lower end side as an open end.

  That is, the door 3 is disposed on the front side of the outer box 1 and can be opened and closed by opening the upper end as a fulcrum.

  Further, the inner box 2 constitutes the tableware dryer main body, and constitutes a box-shaped container whose front surface is opened by the top plate 2a, the lower plate 2b, the side plates 2c and the back plate 2d.

  Inside the inner box 2, two upper and lower tableware bowls 7 are provided. The dimension between the outer surfaces of the both side plates 2c of the inner box 2 is set slightly smaller than the dimension between the inner surfaces of the both side plates 1c, 1c of the outer box 1, and each of the side plates 1c, 2c is vertically long. A narrow side space 8 is formed. In addition, the height of the inner box 2 is configured to be sufficiently smaller than that of the outer box 1, so that an equipment space is formed in the outer box 1 at an upper portion of the inner box 2.

  The inner box 2 is supported by the outer box 1 by an elevating mechanism 9 so as to be movable up and down. The elevating mechanism 9 is, for example, a belt type elevating mechanism, and includes a motor 10 attached to the frame 5 of the outer box 1, a take-up drum 12 connected to the motor 10 via a power transmission mechanism 11 such as a gear, A belt 13 wound around a drum, a belt roller 14 for guiding the belt 13 downward, a lifting roller 16 for lifting an inner box supported by a top plate 2a of the inner box 2 via a bracket 15, and a belt 13 And a fastening tool 17 for fastening the end of the frame at the frame 5 site.

  The belt 13 of the elevating mechanism 9 has, for example, two belts, and the two right and left portions of the inner box 2 are lifted by each belt 13. Each belt 13 is simultaneously wound on one winding drum 12, so that the inner box 2 can always be raised and lowered in a constant posture.

  Sliders 4a are provided along the vertical direction on the outer surface portions of the side plates 2c of the inner box 2, and the slider 4a is guided by the guide rails 4 of the outer box 1 so that the inner box 2 can be lifted and lowered reliably. The posture of time is stabilized.

  A blower 18, a heater 19, and a duct 20 are provided on the top plate 2 a of the inner box 2, and warm air is supplied to the inner box 2 through the blower port 21.

  In the present embodiment, the inner box 2 and the door 3 are connected by a link mechanism 33 disposed in the side space 8 formed between the side plates 1 c and 2 c of the outer box 1 and the inner box 2. Each link mechanism 33 is composed of two arms 34 and 35 each, and opens and closes the door 3 as the inner box 2 moves up and down. Further, the position near the upper end side fulcrum of the door 3 and the outer box 1 are connected by a tension coil spring 36, whereby a normally closed urging force directed toward the inner box 2 is always applied to the lower end side of the door 3. ing.

  In this configuration, in the present embodiment, an operation unit 37 for raising and lowering the inner box 2 of the elevating mechanism 9 and opening / closing the door 3 is provided. The operation unit 37 includes a horizontally long bar-like operation panel 38 integrally provided at the lower front end portion of the inner box 2, and a plurality of switches and the like provided on the operation panel 38.

  The operation panel 38 has, for example, a rectangular shape in vertical section, and both end sides protrude along the outer sides of the both side plates 2c, 2c of the inner box 2. The front surface (vertical surface) of the operation panel 38 is set to be flush with the front surface (vertical surface) of the door 3 in the closed state. Furthermore, the upper end of the operation panel 38 which is the operation unit 37 is set to be substantially the same height as the lower end of the door 3 in the closed cabinet storage state.

  In FIG. 2, a plurality of switches 41 to 45 provided on the operation panel 38 are shown. These switches and the like are arranged in a horizontal row at one end side along the length direction (left-right direction) of the operation panel 38, for example, at the right end position in FIG. In addition, the number of columns may be variously changed depending on the case).

  These switches and the like are configured as mechanical switches (for example, button switches) or touch switches. In order from the right side of the operation panel 38, a power switch 41, a power lamp 42, an inner box raising switch 43, an inner box lowering switch. 44, an illumination switch 45, and the like.

  In the case of a mechanical switch, for example, malfunction can be prevented even when there is water leakage or the like. On the other hand, the touch switch is easy to operate, but may malfunction if there is a water leak or the like.

  The part where these switches are arranged is the front surface of the operation panel 38 outside the inner box 2, and there is a possibility that water drops on the switch part when the switch is pressed with a finger washing the dishes. The risk of malfunction is extremely low. Therefore, it is possible to obtain high operability without causing a defect against malfunction.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the opening angle θ of the door 3 is set to, for example, 16 degrees with respect to the front surface of the inner box 2 that is a cabinet. With this set angle, stored items such as tableware can be sufficiently put into and out of the inner box 2.

  In addition, about the opening angle, in addition to the height dimension of the inner shelf and the top plate in the inner box 2, the height of the inner box 2 descending from the outer box 1 and the height of the door 3, In the case where a storage item corresponding to the height of the middle shelf and the top plate is inserted, the storage item of that height size can be taken out, and the angle is such that it does not protrude too much to the front and give a feeling of pressure.

  In the case of this embodiment, the standard height dimension of the top shelf of the inner shelf and the inner box 2 is 165 mm, and is configured to change the height to ± 50 mm (115 mm to 215 mm), and the maximum height is 215 mm. The total angle is about 16 °.

  FIG. 3 is a front view showing the cabinet ascending state, and FIG. 4 is a right side view of the electric elevator hanging cabinet in the same state.

  As shown in FIG. 3, when the inner box 2 as a cabinet rises and the electric lift hanging cabinet is closed by the door 3, the operation panel 38 and the door 3 having a lateral width equivalent to this are obtained. The side edges are aligned on the top and bottom, and the structure is compact when viewed from the front. Therefore, when performing the raising / lowering operation of a cabinet, the operation | movement required for switch operation etc. can be reduced, and it becomes excellent in operativity. Further, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which a switch is not separately provided on the door, which is advantageous in terms of cost.

  In addition, the structure is compact and there are few extra protrusions, etc., and when it is placed on the floor of a building during standby such as during installation work, it may be damaged due to component collision or overload. There are few protrusions and the function of preventing damage to the structure can be improved.

  As shown in FIG. 4, when the electric lifting / lowering cabinet is in a closed state, the front surface (the left surface in the drawing) of the operation panel 38 is flush with the front surface (the left surface) of the door 3, and the front surface side of the door 3. In this case, the structure is compact.

  Thereby, the whole cabinet becomes a compact structure about a front surface, both side surfaces, and a lower surface.

  FIG. 5 is a front view showing the cabinet descending state during use, and FIG. 6 is a right side view of the electric lifting hanging cabinet in the same state.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, in the elevating tableware dryer according to the present embodiment, the bottom of the operation panel 38 provided with switches is arranged on the same plane as the bottom of the inner box 2, so the bottom is flat. It becomes a structure and there is no downward protrusion.

  For this reason, when the inner box 2 is placed on the floor of the building during standby such as during installation work, there is no risk of damage due to component collision or overload, and the function of preventing damage to the structure is improved. can do.

  And in the cabinet storage state after installation, it becomes the structure where the height of the bottom part of the inner case 2 and the lower end part of the operation panel 38 corresponds. Thereby, the external appearance of the elevating type tableware dryer which is arranged on the ceiling side of a room such as a kitchen of a building and is easily noticeable has a compact configuration.

  As a result, there is no sense of incongruity as a relatively large structure, a feeling of pressure can be reduced, and the appearance is harmonized. Moreover, the change etc. by preference about the structural material of the door 3 can be performed easily.

  FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of components such as a switch. As shown in FIG. 7, in order from the right side of the operation panel 38, there are a power switch 41, a power lamp 42, an inner box raising switch 43, an inner box lowering switch 44, an illumination switch 45, and the like.

  As described in detail above, according to the present embodiment, the switches can be arranged in a compact manner, and the operation required for switch operation or the like can be reduced when the cabinet is moved up and down. It will be excellent. In addition, the structure is compact and there are no extra projections, and when it is placed on the floor of a building during standby such as installation work, there are few projections that cause damage due to component collision or overload. The function of preventing damage to the structure can be improved, and the compactness of the outer shape and the improvement of operability can be achieved.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Outer box 2 Inner box 3 Door 4 Guide rail 4a Slider 5 Frame 6 Hinge 7 Receptacle 8 Side space 9 Lifting mechanism 10 Motor 11 Power transmission mechanism 12 Winding drum 13 Belt 14 Belt roller 15 Bracket 16 Lifting roller 17 Fastening Tool 18 Blower 19 Heater 20 Duct 21 Air outlet 22 Drain outlet 23 Drain outlet 24 Drain reservoir 25 Lamp, input switch, etc. 26 Panel 27 Operation lever 28 Supporting pin 29 Actuator 30 Limit switch 31 Limit switch 32 Controller 33 Link 37 Operation section 38 Operation panel 41 Power switch 42 Power lamp 43 Inner box raising switch 44 Inner box lowering switch 45 Lighting switch

Claims (2)

A cabinet that moves up and down by an electric lifting mechanism is provided at the top of the building, and a door that opens and closes with the upper end as a fulcrum is disposed on the front side of the cabinet, and an operation unit for operating the electric lifting mechanism at a lower part of the cabinet In the electric lifting / lowering hanging shelf where the door is disposed, the operation portion is set to have substantially the same length as the lateral width of the door, and the electric lifting / lowering hanging shelf is flush with the surface of the door. The electric lifting / lowering hanging rack according to claim 1, wherein the upper end of the operation unit is set at substantially the same height as the lower end of the door.

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