JP3146169B2 - Kitchen counter sink structure - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sink structure of a kitchen counter provided with a dishwashing function, for example, for a system kitchen facility, and more particularly to a lid for covering a dishwashing tank provided adjacent to a sink tank. By improving the opening / closing structure and the form of the lid, the sealing performance is improved, and when the lid is opened, the residual water on the top of the lid can be discharged smoothly,
The draining function is enhanced, and safety at the time of closing the lid is sufficiently ensured.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a sink structure of a kitchen counter of this kind, a dishwashing tank is provided adjacent to a sink tank as disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 4-30811. Some have a configuration in which dishes are washed and dried in a tank.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional structure, since the opening of the dishwashing tank faces the side of the sink tank, tableware is taken in and out of the dishwashing tank. However, not only is it troublesome, but also there is an inconvenience that the sink tub cannot be used when putting dishes in and out of the dishwashing tub.

Further, Japanese Patent Application No. Hei.
As proposed in Japanese Patent No. 304584, a kitchen counter has a sink structure in which an opening portion of a dishwashing tank that opens upward is opened and closed with a horizontally slidable lid toward a sink tank side. Therefore, while the tableware can be easily taken in and out of the dishwashing tank, when the lid is closed, the seal between the opening of the dishwashing tank and the lid by packing,
Since the lid relies on its own weight, it is necessary to increase the weight of the lid in order to enhance the sealing performance, and the lid cannot be opened and closed smoothly, and safety cannot be sufficiently ensured.

In addition, when the lid is opened and closed, the lid slides obliquely and slides, so that the packing is easily worn and damaged, and the durability is poor, and the sealing property cannot be maintained for a long time. , The remaining water on the upper surface of the lid is easily scattered, and in particular, there is a problem that drainage when the lid is opened cannot be performed smoothly.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to improve the sealing performance, to facilitate drainage of residual water on the upper surface of the lid when the lid is opened, to enhance the draining function, and to improve safety when the lid is closed. An object of the present invention is to provide a kitchen counter sink structure which can be secured.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention relates to a sink assembled to a kitchen counter, wherein the sink is provided adjacent to the sink tank. A dishwashing tank, and a lid that covers an upper opening of the dishwashing tank and that is hinged to the sink side so as to be openable and closable via a hinge member, wherein the hinge member includes an oil damper, The end of the lid at the hinge joint side is detachably attached to the shaft of the oil damper, and the upper surface of the lid is
Has a water gradient that is inclined downward toward the tank
In the outer peripheral edge of the upper surface of the lid, a part corresponding to the sink tank side
An open weir wall is provided, and when the lid is closed,
The water remaining on the surface flows toward the sink tank side and is discharged.
It is characterized in that it is made to have a configuration in which

[0008]

The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1.
The invention according to the fifth aspect, characterized in that a drain means for discharging residual water on the upper surface of the lid when the lid is closed is provided at an end of the upper surface of the lid closer to the hinge joint.

The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 2.
In the invention, the drainage means includes a drainage cassette detachably fitted to a hinge joint side end of the lid, and the residual water on the upper surface of the lid is introduced and stored in the drainage cassette when the lid is opened. It is characterized by being made to.

The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to claim 2.
In the invention, the drainage means is provided on the upper surface of the lid at the hinge joint side so that the weir plate can be removed, and the weir plate forms a storage portion, and the storage portion has the lid body when the lid is opened. It is characterized by introducing and storing residual water on the upper surface.

The invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to claim 2.
In the invention, the drainage means is provided with a drain portion at both ends in the rotation axis direction of the hinge coupling portion side end of the upper surface of the lid , and from the drainage portion , drains residual water on the upper surface of the lid when the lid is opened. It is characterized by being discharged to.

The invention according to claim 6 is the invention according to claim 2.
In the invention, the drainage means is provided with a drainage passage at the hinge joint side end of the upper surface of the lid, and the drainage passage discharges residual water on the upper surface of the lid to the outside when the lid is opened. .

The invention according to claim 7 is the invention according to claim 6.
The present invention is characterized in that a water receiving tray is provided on the sink, and the residual water on the upper surface of the lid that is discharged to the outside from the drain passage when the lid is opened is introduced and stored in the water receiving tray.

[0015]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1 to 7 show a first embodiment of a kitchen counter sink structure according to the present invention. Things.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, reference numeral 1 denotes a kitchen counter, and a sink 2 is mounted on the kitchen counter 1. The sink 2 has a drain port 3 on its inner bottom surface.
a, a dishwashing tank 4 provided adjacent to the left and right of the sink tank 3, and an upper opening 4 a of the dishwashing tank 4 can be opened and closed in a watertight manner via a silicone packing 5. And a cover 10 for covering the cover.

As shown in FIG. 4, the lid 10 has one end on the sink tank 3 side as a free end 10a and the other end 10b as a hinge member supported by a damper bracket 6. The oil tank 10 is detachably inserted into the shaft 8 of the oil damper 7 and hinged so as to be rotatable in the up-down direction X and assembled. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. Is formed so as to flow water W to be accumulated on the upper surface 10c of the lid 10 toward the sink tank 3 when the lid is closed. At the same time, it is reinforced by a plurality of ribs 11.

A weir wall 12 is provided on the outer peripheral edge of the upper surface of the lid 10.
The opening 13 is opened at a position corresponding to the one free end 10a side of the cover 10 when the cover is closed.
, The water W flowing toward the sink tank 3 can be discharged, and a handle 14 is attached to a central portion thereof.

Further, on the upper surface of the other end 10b of the lid 10 on the hinge connection portion side, a cassette storage portion 15 is provided with a rotation axis O-.
The drainage cassette 16 is formed so as to be detachably fitted into the cassette housing portion 15, and a drainage port 17 is formed on the upper surface of the drainage cassette 16. I have.

The upper surface of the drainage cassette 16 is fitted flush with the upper surface of the other end 10b of the lid 10 on the hinge-joining portion side, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. The part 15 and the drainage cassette 16 form drainage means for introducing and storing residual water W remaining on the upper surface 10c of the lid 10 from the drainage port 17 into the drainage cassette 16 when the lid is opened. Then, the drainage cassette 16 after the storage of the residual water W is detached from the cassette accommodating portion 15, and the residual water W therein is discharged into the sink tank 3 or the like.

FIGS. 8A and 8B show a second embodiment according to the present invention, in which the drain port 17 of the drain cassette 16 in the first embodiment is improved.
By increasing the upper wall 17a of the drain port 17 by the thickness t, the residual water W into the drain cassette 16 is smoothly introduced.

FIGS. 9A and 9B show a third embodiment according to the present invention. In the third embodiment, the remaining portion of the drain port 17 of the drain cassette 16 in the first and second embodiments is shown. The front wall 17b on the water introduction side is cut down to a position flush with the upper surface 10c of the lid 10 to enlarge the frontage of the drain port 17 and the upper surface of the lid 10 corresponding to the cutout 17c. The cutout 12a is formed and opened in the outer peripheral weir wall 12, so that the residual water W when the lid is opened can be smoothly introduced into the drainage cassette 16.

FIGS. 10 and 11 show a fourth embodiment according to the present invention.
In this embodiment, the internal structure of the drainage cassette 16 in the first to third embodiments is improved, and the drainage cassette 16 has a boot-like cross-sectional structure, so that the residual water is removed. It has a configuration for increasing the storage capacity of W.

FIGS. 12 and 13 show a fifth embodiment according to the present invention.
In this embodiment, the drainage cassette 16 of the first to fourth embodiments is improved, and the inner bottom surface 16a of the drainage cassette 16 is inclined in a mountain shape α in the front-rear depth direction Y. When the lid is opened, the residual water W introduced into the drainage cassette 16 is passed through the outlet 10 provided in the drainage cassette 16 through the lid 10,
It has a configuration in which it is discharged outside through a drain port 19 opened to the outside.

FIGS. 14 and 15 show a sixth embodiment according to the present invention.
In this embodiment, a dam plate 20 is detachably provided on the upper surface of the other end 10b of the lid 10 on the hinge joint side,
A storage portion 21 is formed by the weir plate 10 and the weir wall 12 on the outer peripheral edge of the upper surface of the lid 10.
When the lid is opened, residual water W remaining on the upper surface 10c of the lid 10
Are introduced and stored.

FIG. 16 shows a seventh embodiment according to the present invention. The weir wall 1 corresponds to the front-rear depth direction Y of the other end 10b of the upper surface 10c of the lid 10 on the hinge joint portion side.
2 is provided with drainage portions 22, 22, and when the lids are opened, residual water W remaining on the upper surface 10c of the lid 10 is introduced from the drainage portions 22, 22 and discharged to the outside. Have

FIG. 17 shows an eighth embodiment according to the present invention. A drainage passage 23 is provided at the other end 10b of the upper surface 10c of the lid 10 on the hinge joint portion side. The residual water W remaining on the upper surface 10c of the lid 10 is introduced from the drain passage 23 and discharged to the outside.

FIG. 18 shows a ninth embodiment according to the present invention. In the eighth embodiment, when the lid is opened, the residual water W discharged to the outside from the drain passage 23 is removed. The kitchen counter 1 has a configuration in which it is discharged onto a sink 2 and is introduced into and stored in a water receiving tray 24 provided on the sink 2.

[0029]

As described above, the present invention relates to a sink assembled to a kitchen counter, the sink being a sink tank, a dishwashing tank provided adjacent to the sink tank, and a dishwasher. A lid that covers an upper opening of the washing tank and is hingedly connected to the sink side so as to be openable and closable via a hinge member, wherein the hinge member is formed of an oil damper, and the hinge of the oil damper is attached to a shaft of the oil damper. together becomes assembled removably hinged connection end of the lid
The upper surface of the lid is inclined downward toward the sink tank side.
With a water gradient of
A dam wall with an open part corresponding to the tank is provided.
Water that accumulates on the top surface of the lid when the lid is closed
Since the system is designed to flow toward the tank and discharge , the lid can be opened and closed smoothly compared to the conventional one with a sliding lid, and the safety when the lid is closed is sufficiently improved. Can be secured, and
There is no fraying of the packing as in the prior art, and this makes it possible to use the silicon packing, so that the durability and sealing property of the packing at the sealing portion can be improved.

Further, at the other end of the upper surface of the lid on the hinge joint portion side,
When the lid is opened, a drainage means for discharging residual water on the upper surface of the lid is provided, so that the draining function can be enhanced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing the entire structure of a first embodiment of a sink structure of a kitchen counter according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged plan view of a main part showing a cover state of the dishwashing tank.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of an essential part of the same.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the lid similarly showing the drainage cassette separated.

FIG. 5 is a schematic sectional view of the lid.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing an open / closed state of the lid.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged explanatory view of a main part in a state where the lid is opened.

8 shows a second embodiment according to the present invention, wherein FIG. 8 (a) is a perspective view of a drainage cassette, and FIG. 8 (b) is an enlarged explanatory view of a main part in a lid open state.

FIG. 9 shows a third embodiment according to the present invention, wherein FIG. 9 (a) is a perspective view of a drainage cassette, and FIG. 9 (b) is an enlarged explanatory view of a main part in a lid open state.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory view of a drainage cassette showing a fourth embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is an enlarged explanatory view of a main part in a state where the lid is similarly opened.

FIG. 12 is an enlarged perspective view of a lid showing a fifth embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a cutaway explanatory view of a main part of the drainage cassette.

FIG. 14 is an enlarged perspective view of a lid showing a sixth embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 15 is an enlarged explanatory view of a main part in a state where the lid is opened.

FIG. 16 is an enlarged perspective view of a lid showing a seventh embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 17 is an enlarged perspective view of a lid showing an eighth embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 18 is an enlarged explanatory view of a main part of a lid according to a ninth embodiment of the present invention when the lid is open.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... kitchen counter, 2 ... sink, 3 ... sink tank, 4 ... dishwashing tank, 5 ... silicone packing, 6 ... damper bracket, 7 ... hinge member (oil) Damper), 10: lid, 10a: one end free end, 10b: other end on the hinge connection side, 10c: upper surface, 12: dam wall, 13: open portion, 15 ... cassette storage section, 16 ... drainage cassette, 17 ... drainage port, W ... residual water, OO ... rotating shaft, θ ... water gradient.

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Claims (7)

(57) [Claims] 1. A sink assembled to a kitchen counter, the sink covering a sink tank, a dishwashing tank provided adjacent to the sink tank, and an upper opening of the dishwashing tank. A lid body hinged to the sink side via a hinge member so as to be openable and closable, wherein the hinge member is formed of an oil damper, and a hinge coupling portion side end of the lid body is removed from a shaft of the oil damper. capable together becomes assembled, the upper surface of the lid body, it is lowered inclined toward the sink tank side
The top of the lid has a water gradient and a sink
A weir wall with an open part corresponding to the tank side is provided, and a lid
When the door is closed, water remaining on the upper surface of the lid is transferred to the sink tank side.
A sink structure of a kitchen counter characterized by a structure for flowing and discharging to a kitchen counter. 2. When the lid is closed, an end of the upper surface of the lid near the hinge joint is provided.
A drain means for discharging residual water on the upper surface of the lid.
The kitchen counter sink structure according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The drainage means is attached to an end of the lid near the hinge joint.
A drain cassette which is removably fitted , and in which the residual water on the upper surface of the lid body is opened when the lid is opened.
The sink structure of the kitchen counter according to claim 2, wherein the sink is introduced and stored . 4. The drainage means is provided on the upper surface of the lid at the hinge joint side.
The weir plate is detachably provided on the plate, and the storage part is formed with this weir plate
At the same time, the residual water on the upper surface of the lid is introduced into the reservoir when the lid is opened.
The sink structure of the kitchen counter according to claim 2, wherein the sink structure is stored. 5. The drainage means is an end on the hinge connection portion on the upper surface of the lid.
Drain portions are provided at both ends in the rotation axis direction of the
Drains residual water on the top surface of the lid when the lid is opened
Sink structure of the kitchen counter according to claim 2, characterized in that. 6. A drain means is provided at an end of the upper surface of the lid on the hinge joint portion side.
A drain passage is provided in
Claims to discharge the residual water on the upper surface of the body to the outside
Item 3. A kitchen counter sink structure according to item 2 . 7. A water tray is provided on a sink, and the water tray is provided.
Inside of the lid that is discharged from the drainage passage to the outside when the lid is opened
The kitchen counter sink structure according to claim 6, wherein said remaining water is introduced and stored .