JP4237384B2 - sink - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In the present invention, the plate is supported on the upper part of the sink by placing the front and rear ends on at least the upper edge of the front and rear walls of the sink, and the rear wall of the sink is attached to a part of the rear wall of the sink. The present invention relates to a sink in which a recess is formed, and a tray on which a detergent container or the like is accommodated or placed is detachably provided above the recess.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a sink that improves the usability of a sink mainly at the time of cooking, for example, there is one described in JP-A-8-319643.
[0003]
In the sink described in the above-mentioned publication, a recessed portion that protrudes rearward is provided in a part of the rear wall, and a tray having a stepped portion at the front end portion is accommodated or placed on the detergent container. By attaching to the upper part of the recess, the cooking plate or draining plate can be supported on the upper part of the sink.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, for example, when cooking is performed on the cooking plate, or when tableware is placed on the draining plate, if the plate moves inadvertently in the left-right direction, cooking is difficult, and the plate is inadvertent. There was a problem that the tableware and the like easily dropped.
[0005]
In order to solve the above-described problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a sink that can support a plate placed on an upper part of a sink so as not to slide and move carelessly during use.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problem, the sink of the present invention has a step formed at least at the upper edge of the front and rear walls of the sink, and the plate can be supported on the upper portion of the sink by placing the front and rear ends on the step. In addition, a recess projecting rearward is formed in a part of the rear wall of the sink, and a tray for accommodating or placing a detergent container is detachable above the recess. The tray is provided with a regulating means for regulating sliding movement of the plate placed on the upper part of the sink in at least one of the left and right directions at the front end of the tray. It is said.
According to this feature, when the plate placed on the upper part of the sink is placed on the upper part of the sink, the sliding movement is reliably regulated by the step formed on the front and rear upper edge of the sink and the regulating means. In addition, since the plate does not move carelessly during use, the usability of the plate is improved.
[0007]
In the sink of the present invention, sliding movement in the left-right direction of the plate placed on the upper part of the sink is regulated by the step formed on the upper edge of the side wall of the sink and the regulating means. It is preferable that
By doing so, the plate can be easily fixed to either the left or right end portion of the sink upper portion without providing a complicated restricting means on the tray.
[0008]
In the sink of the present invention, it is preferable that a support plate for supporting a rear end of the lower surface of the plate placed on the upper portion of the sink is provided at the front end of the tray so as to extend in the left-right direction of the tray. .
By doing in this way, since the rear end of the plate can be supported by the support plate, the plate can be stably placed at an arbitrary position in the upper part of the sink.
[0009]
In the sink according to the present invention, it is preferable that the regulating means is a stopper member provided so as to be able to come into contact with a side surface of the plate.
By doing in this way, the slide movement of a plate can be controlled reliably, without processing a plate at all.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, FIG. 1 shows a main part of a sink 1 to which the present invention is applied, and a top plate made of stainless steel plate, artificial marble or the like. 2 is formed with a hole 3, and a sink 4 is fitted in the hole 3.
[0011]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the sink 4 is formed of a stainless steel plate in a substantially square shape in plan view, and a substantially semicircular shape projecting outward at a substantially central portion in the left-right direction of the rear wall 4a. The recess 6 is formed, and the depth of the sink 4 is partially increased, so that a large pot or ball can be accommodated in the sink 4. In addition, the shape of this recessed part 6 is not limited to the said semicircle shape, For example, square shape may be sufficient.
[0012]
A step portion 7 is formed at the upper peripheral edge (except for the upper end of the concave portion 6 of the rear wall 4b) of the front wall 4a, the rear wall 4b, and the left and right walls 4c of the sink 4, and an upper surface 7a of the step portion 7 will be described later. The end of the draining plate 8 can be placed.
[0013]
Further, on the rear side of the rear wall 4b, a flange piece 9 extending so as to surround the recessed portion 6 is provided continuously from the upper end of the vertical wall 7b of the stepped portion 7. A soap dispenser 11 is erected.
[0014]
Reference numeral 12 denotes a tray in which a pocket 13 that can accommodate a detergent container for washing tableware, a sponge, or the like is formed. A chopping board is erected on the rear side, particularly as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. A cutting plate holding portion 14 for holding the plate 8 is formed, and a support plate 15 on which the lower surface of the front end of the plate 8 can be placed is formed on the front side so as to extend in the left-right direction at a lower position. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, a plurality of elongated holes 18 for draining water are formed on the bottom surface of the pocket 13 so that water or the like adhering to the contents can be discharged into the sink 4. It has become.
[0015]
Dalma holes 16 are respectively formed in the left and right flat plate portions of the pocket 13 in the tray 12. By being locked, the sink 4 can be detachably attached to the upper portion of the recess 6.
[0016]
Further, a stopper member 19 as a restricting means projects upward at a central position in the left-right direction on the upper surface of the support plate 15. The left and right side surfaces 20 of the stopper member 19 are formed along the side surfaces of the R-shaped corner portion C of the draining plate 8.
[0017]
When the tray 12 is attached to the sink 4 by the above-described method, the draining plate 8 having a plurality of drain grooves 21 arranged in parallel on the upper surface is disposed at the end of the front wall 4a, the rear wall 4b, or the left or right side of the sink 4. As shown by the solid line and the two-dot chain line in FIG. 2, the sink 4 is placed on the upper surface 7a of the step 7 formed on the upper end of one side wall 4c and the upper surface of the support plate 15 of the tray 12, respectively. It can be placed on the upper left side or right side.
[0018]
The draining plate 8 placed on the upper left side or the right side of the sink 4 in this way has the front and rear side surfaces of the front wall 4a of the sink 4 and the vertical wall 7b of the step 7 provided at the upper end of the rear wall 4b. , The sliding movement in the front-rear direction is restricted, and the side surfaces at the left and right ends abut against the vertical wall 7 b of the stepped portion 7 provided at the upper end of the side wall 4 c of the sink 4 and the side surface 20 of the stopper member 19. As a result, the sliding movement in the left-right direction is restricted, so that it is stably fixed to the upper part of the sink 4.
[0019]
Therefore, it is safe because the draining plate 8 arranged on the upper part of the sink 4 does not slide carelessly and the tableware or cooking utensil placed on the upper part does not fall.
[0020]
Further, the draining plate 8 can be easily fixed to either the left or right end of the upper part of the sink without subjecting the tray 12 or the draining plate 8 to complicated processing.
[0021]
Further, since the support plate 15 is formed on the tray 12, the draining plate 8 can be stably placed at an arbitrary position on the sink 4.
[0022]
In addition, the plate placed on the upper portion of the sink 4 is not limited to the draining plate 8, and for example, a cooking plate 22 as shown in FIG. 5 can be applied.
[0023]
The stopper member 19 as the restricting means is limited to the above-described stopper member as long as the stopper member 19 is configured to be able to restrict the sliding movement of the plate placed on the upper surface of the sink 4 in the left-right direction. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, it may be configured by a pin-shaped stopper member 23 or the like that protrudes upward.
[0024]
As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention has been described using drawing, this invention is not limited to the said aspect, Various embodiments can be taken.
[0025]
For example, in the above embodiment, the stopper member 19 is provided on the support plate 15 on which the rear end lower surface of the draining plate 8 or the cooking plate 22 can be placed. As long as the front and rear ends of each plate can be supported, the support plate 15 and the like need not be provided.
[0026]
Further, although not particularly illustrated, sliding movement in the front-rear and left-right directions of the plate may be restricted only by the stopper member 19.
[0027]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.
[0028]
(A) According to the invention of claim 1, the plate placed on the upper part of the sink is formed by the step portion formed on the front and rear upper edges of the sink and the regulating means in the state of being placed on the upper part of the sink. The slide movement is surely restricted and the plate is not moved inadvertently during use, so that the usability of the plate is improved.
[0029]
(B) According to the invention of claim 2, the plate can be easily fixed to either the left or right end portion of the upper portion of the sink without providing complicated restricting means on the tray.
[0030]
(C) According to the invention of claim 3, since the rear end of the plate can be supported by the support plate, the plate can be stably placed at an arbitrary position above the sink.
[0031]
(D) According to the invention of claim 4, the sliding movement of the plate can be reliably regulated without any processing on the plate.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a main part of a sink equipped with a sink to which the present invention is applied.
FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a sink.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which a tray and a plate are applied to a sink.
4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state where a cooking plate is applied.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a modified example of the stopper member.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 sink 2 top plate 3 hole part 4 sink 4a front wall 4b rear wall 4c side wall 6 recessed part 7 step part 7a upper surface 7b vertical wall 8 draining plate 8a side face 9 scalpel piece 10 currant 11 soap dispenser 12 tray 13 pocket 14 cutting board holding part 15 Support plate 16 Dharma hole 17 Locking pin 18 Long hole 19 Stopper member (regulating means)
20 Side surface 21 Drain groove 22 Cooking plate 23 Stopper member (regulation means)
C Corner

Claims (4)

A step portion is formed at the upper edge of at least the front and rear walls of the sink, and the front and rear ends are placed on the step portion so that the plate can be supported on the upper portion of the sink. In a part, a recess is formed that protrudes rearward, and above this recess is a sink in which a tray for accommodating or placing a detergent container or the like is detachably provided,
2. A sink according to claim 1, wherein a restriction means for restricting sliding movement of the plate placed on the upper portion of the sink in at least one of the left and right directions is provided at a front end portion of the tray. 2. A slide movement in a left-right direction of a plate placed on the upper part of the sink is regulated by a step formed at an upper edge of a side wall of the sink and the regulating means. The sink described in. The sink according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a support plate that supports a rear end of a lower surface of a plate placed on an upper portion of the sink is provided at a front end portion of the tray so as to extend in a horizontal direction of the tray. . The sink according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the restricting means is a stopper member provided so as to be able to contact the side surface of the plate.

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