JP3011561B2 - Electrical equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electric device mounted on a floor, such as a so-called under counter range, which is built in a system kitchen.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional under counter range, a riser cover is attached to the front of a leg of a range body, and the riser cover is configured to correspond to a riser surface of a system kitchen. In the case of this configuration, the position in the depth direction of the riser cover is fixed to about 50 mm in depth from the front surface of the range body.

[0003]

On the other hand, the depth position of the riser surface of the system kitchen varies depending on the manufacturer of the system kitchen, and specifically, the depth dimension from the front of the kitchen body. There was a variation of 45 to 60 mm. For this reason, when the under counter range of the conventional configuration described above is incorporated in the system kitchen,
There has been a problem that a step is formed between the riser cover of the range and the riser surface of the system kitchen, and the appearance is often deteriorated. In this case, if there is a step in the kicking portion, the user can easily hit the toe of the foot on the step, and there is a possibility that the user may hurt the toe or deform the kicking cover.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to prevent a step from being formed between a riser cover of an electric device incorporated in a system kitchen and a riser surface of the system kitchen.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an electric device which can surely prevent the toe from being damaged or the kick cover from being deformed even if the user hits the toe of the foot against the kick cover.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided an electric appliance which is built into a system kitchen and which is mounted on a floor. And a biasing member for biasing the push-in cover forward, and the kick-in against the biasing force of the biasing member. It is characterized in that a screw for holding the cover so as to be movable in the front-rear direction is provided. In this case, it is preferable that the lower end of the riser cover be bent rearward.

[0006]

According to the above means, the urging member and the screw are used to
Since the riser cover is held so that it can be moved in the front-rear direction, even if the depth of the riser surface of the system kitchen differs depending on the manufacturer of the system kitchen, the riser cover and the riser of the system kitchen are raised. A step can be prevented from being formed between the surface and the surface. Also, when the toe of the foot hits the kicking cover, the kicking cover moves rearward against the urging force of the urging member, so that the impact of the toe can be buffered, the toe may be damaged, Deformation of the riser cover can be reliably prevented.

In this case, if the lower end of the riser cover is bent rearward, there is no sharp point at the lower end of the riser cover, and safety when the toe or the like hits the lower end is eliminated. Can be further improved.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment in which the present invention is applied to an under counter range will be described below with reference to the drawings.
First, in FIG. 3 showing the overall configuration of the system kitchen, the system kitchen 1 has a sink unit 2, a cooking unit 3 and a range unit 4 arranged side by side, and above the arranged units 2, 3, and 4. And a hanging cabinet unit 5 and a ventilation unit 6.

The range unit 4 is provided with a cooking heater 7 at an upper portion thereof and an electric device such as an under counter range 8 at a lower portion thereof. In this case, the cooking heater 7 has its heating section 7a fitted and arranged in a rectangular opening 9a (see FIG. 4) formed in the top plate section 9 of the range unit 4, and has a roaster section and an operation section. Is disposed under the top plate 9.

The under counter range 8 is formed of, for example, a microwave oven with an oven function, and has a rectangular box shape as a whole as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the under counter range 8 is housed in a housing formed below the top plate 9 of the range unit 4 at a position below the cooking heater 7. In this case, the under counter range 8 is placed and installed on the kitchen floor 11 (see FIG. 7). Thereby, the under counter range 8 is configured to be incorporated in the system kitchen 1.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a door 13 and an operation panel 14 for opening and closing the front opening of the cooking chamber are provided at the front of the range main body 12 of the under counter range 8. . Further, the upper louver 15 and the lower louver 15 which constitute an inlet for introducing outside air into the range main body 12 and an exhaust port for discharging exhaust air from the inside of the range main body 12 are provided at upper and lower ends of a front part of the range main body 12. A louver 16 is provided.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, a pair of substantially U-shaped legs 17, 17 project downward from the left and right ends of the outer bottom of the range main body 12. As shown in FIG. I have.
Adjustment screws 18 for height adjustment are provided at both front and rear ends of the lower surface of the leg 17. A riser cover 19 is attached to the front surface of the standing portion 17 a on the front side of the leg portion 17. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, a long hole 19 a is formed on each of the right and left ends of the riser cover 19, and a screw hole 17 is formed on the front surface of the standing portion 17 a of the leg 17.
b is formed by burring.

Then, the screw 20 is inserted into the screw hole 17 of the standing portion 17a of the leg 17 through the elongated hole 19a of the riser cover 19.
b and a biasing member such as a coil spring 2 between the riser cover 19 and the standing portion 17a of the leg portion 17.
1 is provided, and the screw 20 is inserted into the coil spring 21 and assembled. In this case, the riser cover 19 is urged forward by the spring force of the coil spring 21, and is held against the spring force of the coil spring 21 by the screw 20. It is elastically supported so that it can move. Here, in the assembled state (in the state shown in FIG. 2), the screw 20 is advanced and retracted by a driver or the like, so that the position of the riser cover 19 in the depth direction (front-rear direction) is adjusted in the front-rear direction. It is configured to be possible.

Incidentally, as shown in FIG.
A bent piece 19b is bent rearward at right and left ends at right angles. At the lower end of the riser cover 19, a curl portion 19c is bent so as to be rounded to the rear, so that the lower end of the riser cover 19 has a rounded shape. . On the other hand, a lower decorative louver 22 is attached to the lower end of the lower louver 16 so as to be adjustable in height. In this case, the lower decorative louver 22
Is the height (height in FIG. 8) of the riser portion of the system kitchen 1 (sink unit 2 or cooktop unit 3).
(A height dimension indicated by a circle).

Thus, according to this embodiment having the above configuration,
The riser cover 19 is formed by the coil spring 21 and the screw 20.
, So that it can be moved and adjusted in the front-rear direction.
Even if the position of the riser surface of the system kitchen 1 in the depth direction, that is, the depth dimension from the front of the kitchen 1 main body (the dimension indicated by the symbol d in FIG. 8) is different for each manufacturer of the system kitchen 1, the depth dimension d By adjusting the position of the riser cover 19 in the depth direction, that is, the depth dimension from the front surface of the range main body 12 (dimension D in FIG. 7), the riser cover 19 and the system kitchen 1 are adjusted to The riser surface can be made substantially flush, and a step can be prevented from occurring between the two.

In making the above adjustment, specifically, to increase the depth D of the riser cover 19, the screw 20
May be rotated in the tightening direction to retract the riser cover 19. Conversely, to reduce the depth D of the riser cover 19, the screw 20 is rotated in the loosening direction to move the riser cover 19. Just move it forward.

Further, in the above configuration, when the toe of the foot hits the kicking cover 19, the kicking cover 19 is elastically supported by the spring force of the coil spring 21. By moving backwards,
The impact from the toes can be cushioned. Therefore, unlike the conventional configuration, it is possible to reliably prevent the toe from being damaged and the riser cover from being deformed. In this case, as described above, since there is almost no step between the riser cover 19 and the riser surface of the system kitchen 1, the possibility of hitting the toes of the feet is considerably reduced.

In the above embodiment, the riser cover 1 is used.
9 is bent rearward to provide the curled portion 19c, so that the lower end of the riser cover 19 has a rounded shape and the lower end has no sharply pointed portion. The safety when the toe or the like hits the part can be further improved.

In the above-described embodiment, the coil spring 21 is used as the urging member. However, a configuration using a leaf spring may be used instead. In the above embodiment, the curl portion 19c is provided at the lower end of the riser cover 19. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The lower end of the riser cover 19 may be simply bent at a right angle to the rear. Then just turn it back. Further, in the above embodiment, the electric device is applied to the under counter range, but may be applied to another electric device such as a dishwasher instead.

[0020]

As is apparent from the above description, the electric apparatus according to the present invention includes an urging member for urging the kicking cover forward, and kicks in against the urging force of the urging member. With a screw that holds the cover so that it can be moved and adjusted in the front-rear direction, it is possible to prevent a step from being formed between the riser cover and the riser surface of the system kitchen. Even if it hits the riser cover, it has an excellent effect of reliably preventing the toe from being damaged or the riser cover from being deformed. Further, in this case, if the lower end of the riser cover is bent rearward, there is no sharp point at the lower end of the riser cover, and safety can be further improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, and is a partially exploded perspective view showing a mounting structure of a riser cover.

FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view showing a state where a riser cover is attached.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the entire system kitchen.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which an under counter range is housed in a range unit.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the entire under counter range.

FIG. 6 is a front view of an under counter range.

FIG. 7 is a side view of an under counter range.

FIG. 8 is a side view of the sink unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 is a system kitchen, 2 is a sink unit, 3 is a cooking unit, 4 is a range unit, 7 is a cooking heater, 8 is an under counter range (electrical equipment), 9 is a top plate, 11 is a floor, and 12 is a range body ( Device body), 17
Is a leg, 17b is a screw hole, 19 is a riser cover, 19a
Denotes an elongated hole, 19c denotes a curled portion, 20 denotes a screw, and 21 denotes a coil spring (biasing member).

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. An electric device to be incorporated in a system kitchen and placed on a floor, wherein the electric device is arranged on the front surface of a leg of the electric device main body so as to be substantially flush with a riser surface of the system kitchen. A push-in cover, a biasing member that biases the push-in cover forward, and a screw that holds the push-in cover so as to be movable in the front-rear direction against the biasing force of the biasing member. Electrical equipment characterized by the above. 2. The electric apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a lower end of the riser cover is bent rearward.