JP5219458B2 - Kitchen furniture with a rack for detergent - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to kitchen furniture having a detergent rack in which a wall faucet fitting is attached to an inner wall of a sink provided on a top plate portion, and a detergent rack is attached to a base of the wall faucet fitting.

In kitchen furniture such as system kitchens, faucet fittings are often attached to the flat part around the sink edge that is drawn in one step from the top surface (counter surface). Placing the detergent rack on the flat surface where the faucet bracket is attached will make it easier for water to collect around the faucet bracket and the detergent rack, and the faucet bracket will obstruct the cleaning. not good.
Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-192261) describes a storage car having an attachment part attached to a faucet and a car body supported by the attachment part and along the inner wall of the sink.
JP-A-5-192261

The storage basket described in Patent Document 1 is attached in a fashion suspended from the sink and protrudes from the inner wall of the sink. For this reason, the storage basket becomes an obstacle when working in the sink, and it is difficult to clean the surrounding area, and there is a problem in appearance.
In addition, as another conventional technique, there is also known a detergent rack of a type in which a suction cup provided with a protrusion is attached to the inner wall of the sink, a detergent rack is hung on the protrusion, and this is placed inside the sink. The suction cups were easy to come off due to impact, and the detergent rack hindered the work at the sink and looked bad.

Still other conventional detergent racks are designed to engage the detergent rack with pre-installed parts around the edge of the sink so that the detergent rack fits inside the sink. What is being known is also known.
Since this mounting part protrudes upward from the upper surface of the sink, it is easy for water to collect around the mounting part, and the flat part around the sink edge is cluttered by faucet brackets, detergent racks and mounting parts. It was difficult to clean and it did not look good.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and eliminates unnecessary protrusions at the faucet portion around the sink edge so as not to obstruct the operation at the sink and improve the cleaning performance and appearance. It is another object of the present invention to provide a kitchen furniture having a detergent rack that can be made to be free of contamination with a detergent.

In order to achieve the above object, kitchen furniture having a detergent rack according to the present invention is kitchen furniture in which a wall faucet fitting is attached to the inner wall of a sink provided on the top plate portion of the kitchen furniture, A detergent rack extending substantially from the front edge to the rear edge of the sink is detachably attached to the base of the wall faucet fitting, and the upper edge of the detergent rack is slightly lowered from the top surface of the top plate. The detergent rack is formed with a U-shaped notch portion in plan view, and engaging portions are formed on both opposing inner surfaces of the notch portion. Engaged portions are formed on both outer surfaces of the base portion of the base, and the detergent rack is moved horizontally to engage the engaged portion of the detergent rack with the engaged portion of the wall-mounted faucet fitting. By combining, the front of the notch in the detergent rack And so as to surround the base.
In this case, the engaging portion is a convex portion which are formed to extend in the horizontal direction on both the inner surface of the opposite of the detergent rack, the engaged portion, of the wall out faucet It is preferable that it is a concave groove part which is formed in the both outer surfaces of the said base part in the horizontal direction, respectively, and the said convex part can engage.
A kitchen furniture having a detergent rack according to another embodiment is a kitchen furniture in which a wall faucet fitting is attached to an inner wall of a sink provided on a top plate portion of the kitchen furniture, and a substantially front side edge of the sink. A detergent rack extending from the top to the rear side edge of the wall-mounted faucet fitting is detachably mounted, and the upper edge of the detergent rack is disposed slightly lower than the top surface of the top plate, and the detergent The rack is formed with a U-shaped notch in plan view, and this notch is detachably engaged with the cylindrical main body of the wall-mounted faucet fitting, and at the bottom of the main body The detergent rack is positioned by placing the peripheral edge of the notch on the provided base.
Moreover, it is preferable that the exposed surface of the detergent rack is substantially flush with the exposed surface of the base in a state in which the detergent rack is mounted on the wall faucet fitting.
Each kitchen furniture is a face-to-face kitchen, and is arranged on the central axis in the left-right direction in the plan view or along the vicinity of the central axis, and the wall faucet fitting, the sink, and at least one combo burner are disposed, It is preferable that the top plate portion secures a front work area located on the front side and extending in the left-right direction, and a rear work area located on the rear side and extended in the left-right direction.

  Since the kitchen furniture having the detergent rack according to the present invention is configured as described above, it eliminates unnecessary protrusions at the faucet portion around the sink edge, and does not interfere with the operation at the sink, and looks clean and attractive. In addition, the top plate is not contaminated with detergent.

In the kitchen furniture having the detergent rack according to the following embodiment, a wall faucet fitting is attached to the inner wall of the sink provided in the top plate portion. A detergent rack that extends from the front edge of the sink to the rear edge is detachably mounted on the base of the wall faucet fitting, and the upper edge of the detergent rack is placed slightly lower than the top surface of the top panel. ing.
This eliminates unnecessary protrusions at the faucet around the sink edge and does not interfere with the work at the sink, improving the cleanability and appearance, and the top plate can be stained with detergent. The purpose of avoiding it is realized.

The kitchen furniture in the present invention is generally a kitchen (for example, a system kitchen or a sectional kitchen which is a kind of composite kitchen furniture) installed in a kitchen or a dining room.
In the following embodiment, a case where the kitchen furniture is a face-to-face kitchen will be described as an example. In addition, this invention is applicable also to kitchens other than a face-to-face kitchen, for example, the kitchen which a user performed work, such as cooking only in the front side.

Embodiments according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
FIGS. 1 to 4 are views showing a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a face-to-face kitchen, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a procedure for installing a detergent rack, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG.
FIGS. 5 to 8 are views showing a second embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a face-to-face kitchen, FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a procedure for installing a detergent rack, and FIG. 7 is a detergent rack. FIG. 8 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along line VIII-VIII in FIG.
For convenience of explanation, the directions indicated by reference signs D1, D2, D3, and D4 in the drawings are the left side, the right side, the front side, and the rear side of the face-to-face kitchen, respectively.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the face-to-face kitchen 1 as kitchen furniture has a predetermined shape (here, a rectangular shape) extending in the left-right direction as a whole, and is installed in a kitchen or a dining room. Yes. The face-to-face kitchen 1 includes a rectangular cabinet 2 extending in the left-right direction, and a top plate portion 3 attached so as to cover the upper portion of the cabinet 2.
The face-to-face kitchen 1 has at least one (here, two) the wall faucet 4 and the sink 5 on the central axis CL in the left-right direction in plan view (or along the vicinity of the central axis CL). ) A stove burner 6 is arranged. The wall tap faucet 4 is a kind of faucet attached to the vertical inner surface of the sink 5, that is, the sink inner wall 18.
The top plate portion 3 is positively secured with a front work area 7 located on the front side and extending in the left-right direction, and a rear work area 8 located on the rear side and extended in the left-right direction. Yes. Each depth dimension (front-rear direction dimension) E of the front side work area 7 and the rear side work area 8 is, for example, 150 mm or more, and this sufficient depth dimension E ensures a sufficient work space for cooking.

Therefore, the two users can perform the same or different operations in cooking, etc. independently and simultaneously on the front side and the rear side of the face-to-face kitchen 1 without being disturbed by the other party and without disturbing the other party. it can.
Since the front work area 7 and the rear work area 8 are secured on the top plate portion 3, cooking tools and ingredients can be placed in the work areas 7 and 8 on the front and rear sides of the sink 5 and the stove burner 6, The cooking space at the center of the top board 3 can always be kept in order.
The wall faucet fitting 4, the sink 5 and the plurality (two in this case) of the stove burner 6 are arranged on the central axis CL, so that they are located close to both the front user and the rear user. As a result, the two users can easily reach out to these wall taps 4 and work.
Since one user works on the front side of the face-to-face kitchen 1 and another user works on the back side, the frontage L of the face-to-face kitchen 1 is shortened. As a result, even if there are one or two users using the face-to-face kitchen 1, the body flow line during the work can be shortened, and the work burden on the user can be reduced.

The front side work area 7 and the rear side work area 8 are respectively set to substantially the entire frontage L of the face-to-face kitchen 1. Therefore, the front user can perform various work freely and comfortably using the wide front work area 7, and the rear user can also perform various work freely using the wide rear work area 8. And it can be done comfortably. When performing this operation, the users are not disturbed by the other party and do not disturb the other party.
Since the front side work area 7 and the rear side work area 8 are arranged in the immediate vicinity of the front side user and the rear side user, respectively, each user can perform a work that requires force in each of the work areas 7 and 8 (for example, , Cutting, mixing, and kneading ingredients) can be performed easily and efficiently, and is easy to use.

In the present embodiment, the face-to-face kitchen 1 has a symmetrical structure with respect to the central axis CL in the left-right direction, and the wall tap faucet 4, the sink 5 and the stove burner 6 are arranged on the central axis CL. Has been.
As a result, the arrangement of the wall tap faucet 4 and the stove burner 6 and the structure of the sink 5 and the stove 13 can be made common, and the design and manufacture of the cabinet 2 and the top plate part 3 and the inventory management of various parts can be performed. It becomes easy.

At least a drawer (for example, a plurality of drawers 15, 16, 17 and the like) is provided on the front surface (front D3 side surface) of the cabinet 2 so as to be able to be housed in a drawer so that an object to be stored can be stored. On the rear surface of the cabinet 2 (the surface on the rear D4 side), at least other drawers are provided so as to be able to be pulled out and stored so that the objects to be stored can be stored.
As a result, users who work on the front side of the face-to-face kitchen 1 and other users who work on the rear side can move the stored items in and out of the drawer without having to move to the opposite side. Work such as cooking can be performed independently and simultaneously.
A stove operation section 12 for operating the stove burner 6 of the stove 13 is provided on each of the front and rear surfaces of the cabinet 2. As a result, even if each user does not bother to move to the opposite side, each stove burner 6 can be used simultaneously and independently from other users by operating the stove operation unit 12.

The top plate 3 includes a work top (that is, an outer peripheral top plate) 10 that constitutes the outer peripheral portion of the top plate 3 and has a front work area 7 and a rear work area 8, and the work top in plan view. 10 and a central top plate 11 at least provided with a wall faucet 4, a sink 5, and a stove burner 6.
Since the top plate portion 3 is divided into two members, the work top 10 and the center side top plate 11, the work top 10 and the center side top plate 11 can be formed of optimum materials, respectively.
For example, the center-side top plate 11 is made of a stainless steel plate that has excellent heat resistance and is not easily damaged because the wall faucet 4, the sink 5, and the stove 13 are provided. On the other hand, if the work top 10 is made of artificial marble, it is preferable in that it is weak against high heat and easily scratched, but is beautiful in appearance and has a high-class feeling and excellent durability.

In order to make the entire top surface of the top plate portion 3 flat, the top surface of the work top 10 and the top surface of the central top plate 11 are substantially flush. Thereby, there is no step on the top surface of the top plate part 3 and it is preferable because a cooking utensil or tableware can be placed anywhere on the top plate part 3.
The top surface of the top plate portion 3 having the above-described structure (that is, a flat top surface excluding the sink 5 and the combustor 6) can be used as a wide cooking table because there is no step, and is particularly close to the combustor 6 in particular. Since it can be used as a cooking space, it is easy to use.

The sink 5 is provided on the top plate portion 3, and the wall tap faucet 4 is attached to the inner wall 18 of the sink 5. The wall tap metal fitting 4 includes a base portion 25 directly attached to the sink inner wall 18 and a cylindrical (here, cylindrical) main body portion 26 fixed to the base portion 25. The base portion 25 has a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, and a main body portion 26 is provided at the center portion so as to protrude upward.
The main body portion 26 has a shower head 28 that has an outlet 27 for water and hot water and can be swung in a horizontal plane, and an operation lever 29 for switching between water and hot water, adjusting the flow rate, and adjusting the temperature. doing.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, in the face-to-face kitchen 1 according to the first embodiment, the detergent rack 9 extending from the substantially front side edge 30 to the substantially rear side edge 31 of the sink 5 is connected to the wall faucet fitting 4. The base 25 is detachably mounted. The upper end edge of the detergent rack 9 is arranged slightly lower than the upper surface of the top plate portion 3. The detergent rack 9 stores a detergent container, a cleaning sponge, and the like.
This eliminates unnecessary protrusions at the faucet around the sink edge (at the wall faucet fitting 4), and does not interfere with the work at the sink 5, improving the cleanability and appearance. Moreover, the top plate 3 is not soiled with detergent.

The detergent rack 9 is made of synthetic resin and is integrally molded. The detergent rack 9 is formed with a U-shaped notch 35 in plan view. The detergent rack 9 is formed with a pair of recesses 40 on both sides of the notch 35, and a detergent container, a sponge, and the like are stored in each recess 40.
The notch 35 is detachably engaged with the cylindrical main body 26 of the wall-mounted faucet fitting 4. And the peripheral part 36 of the notch part 35 is mounted in the base 25 provided in the lower part of the main-body part 26, and the rack 9 for detergents is positioned.
A pair of planar opposing surfaces 37 facing each other in parallel are formed below the notch portion 35, and the pair of opposing surfaces 37 slide on a pair of parallel outer surfaces 38 formed outside the base portion 25. It comes to touch.
Further, the back surface 39 of the detergent rack 9 is in contact with the inner wall 18 on the left side of the sink 5 in a state where the detergent rack 9 is set on the base 25.

Therefore, when the detergent rack 9 is mounted and set on the base 25, the peripheral edge 36 of the notch 35 is placed on the base 25, so that the downward movement of the detergent rack 9 is restricted. Positioning is done. Further, since the pair of opposing surfaces 37 of the detergent rack 9 are in close contact with the pair of outer surfaces 38 of the base 25, the detergent rack 9 is regulated and positioned so as not to move in the front-rear direction.
Further, the notch 35 is engaged with the main body 26 of the wall tap metal fitting 4, and the back surface 39 of the detergent rack 9 is in contact with the inner wall 18 on the left side of the sink 5. Accordingly, the detergent rack 9 is sandwiched between the wall faucet fitting 4 and the sink inner wall 18 in the left-right direction, and is thus positioned so as not to move in the left-right direction.
Thus, the detergent rack 9 is regulated so as not to move in the downward direction, the front-rear direction, and the left-right direction, and is firmly positioned and held.

When the detergent rack 9 is mounted, as shown in FIG. 2A, the detergent rack 9 is positioned on the left side of the wall faucet fitting 4 so that the notch 35 is close to the main body 26. The detergent rack 9 is horizontally moved in the right direction as indicated by the arrow B1.
As shown in FIG. 2 (B), after the notch 35 is engaged with the main body 26, the detergent rack 9 is pushed down as shown by the arrow B2.
Then, as shown in FIG. 2C, the peripheral edge portion 36 of the notch portion 35 comes into contact with the upper surface of the base portion 25. Accordingly, the detergent rack 9 is regulated and held so as not to move in the downward direction, the front-rear direction, and the left-right direction.

Thus, when the detergent rack 9 is mounted on the wall tap faucet 4, the sink-side exposed surface 41 of the detergent rack 9 is substantially flush with the exposed surface 42 of the base 25. This eliminates unnecessary protrusions and does not obstruct the operation of the sink 5, thereby improving the cleanability and appearance.
Further, since the upper surface of the detergent rack 9 is arranged slightly lower than the upper surface of the top plate portion 3, when the detergent stored in the detergent rack 9 is used, the detergent falls into the sink 5. There is no fear that the top plate part 3 is stained with detergent.

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, in the face-to-face kitchen 1 according to the second embodiment, the shape of the detergent rack 9a is slightly different, but the other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment. . Accordingly, parts having the same configuration are denoted by the same reference numerals, description thereof is omitted, and only different parts are described.
In the face-to-face kitchen 1 according to the second embodiment, the detergent rack 9a extending from the front edge 30 to the rear edge 31 of the sink 5 is detachably attached to the base 25 of the wall faucet fitting 4. ing. The upper end edge of the detergent rack 9 a is arranged slightly lower than the upper surface of the top plate portion 3.
This eliminates unnecessary protrusions at the faucet part around the sink edge (at the wall faucet fitting 4), so that the work at the sink 5 is not obstructed, and the cleanability and appearance are improved. There is no possibility that the top 3 is soiled with detergent.

The detergent rack 9a is formed with a U-shaped notch 35a in plan view. In the detergent rack 9a, recesses 40 are formed on both sides of the notch 35a. In each recess 40, a detergent container, a sponge, and the like are stored.
A pair of engaging portions 43 are formed on both inner surfaces 37a facing each other of the notch portions 35a. A pair of engaged portions 44 are respectively formed on both outer surfaces 38 of the base portion 25 of the wall-mounted faucet fitting 4. Then, the detergent rack 9a is moved horizontally as indicated by the arrow C1, and the engaging portion 43 of the detergent rack 9a is engaged with the engaged portion 44 of the wall-mounted faucet fitting 4, thereby removing the detergent. The base 25 is surrounded by the notch 35a of the rack 9a.
Thus, the detergent rack 9a is regulated and held so as not to move in the vertical direction, the front-rear direction, and the left direction.

In the second embodiment, the engaging portions formed on the detergent rack 9a are a pair of convex portions 43 that extend in the horizontal direction on both opposing inner surfaces 37a of the detergent rack 9a. Further, the engaged portions 44 formed on the wall-mounted faucet fitting 4 are respectively formed in the outer surface 38 of the base portion 25 so as to extend in the horizontal direction, and a pair of concave groove portions to which the pair of convex portions 43 can be engaged. 44.
If the detergent rack 9a is moved horizontally as shown by the arrow C1 (FIG. 6A), the convex portion 43 slides while engaging with the concave groove portion 44, so that the detergent rack 9a is the base portion. 25 is installed smoothly.

When the detergent rack 9a is attached to the wall faucet fitting 4, as shown in FIG. 6A, the detergent rack 9a is moved horizontally as indicated by an arrow C1. Then, the convex part 43 of the detergent rack 9a engages with the concave groove part 44 of the wall-mounted faucet fitting 4 (FIG. 6B).
Further, when the detergent rack 9a is slid in the direction indicated by the arrow C1, the notch 35a is engaged with the base 25 as shown in FIG. 6C. As a result, the detergent rack 9a is mounted on the wall faucet fitting 4 and positioned and held.
As described above, the detergent rack 9a may be slid in the horizontal direction from the right side to the left side of the wall faucet fitting 4, so that the detergent rack 9a can be inserted into the wall faucet fitting 4 by an extremely simple operation. Can be attached to and detached from.
Further, since the convex portion 43 engages with the concave groove portion 44, the detergent rack 9a is restrained so as not to move in the vertical direction, and is more firmly positioned and held on the wall-mounted faucet fitting 4.

When the detergent rack 9a is attached to the wall faucet fitting 4, the sink-side exposed surface 41a of the detergent rack 9a has a flat shape from the front edge 30 to the rear edge 31 of the sink 5. The base 25 is covered. Accordingly, there is no step or extra protrusion between the base portion 25 and the sink side exposed surface 41a, and the cleanability and appearance are improved.
As described above, in the second embodiment as well, there is no unnecessary protrusion at the faucet portion (at the wall-mounted faucet fitting 4) around the sink edge. In addition, the appearance is improved, and there is no possibility that the top 3 is soiled with the detergent stored in the detergent rack 9a.

  The detergent racks 9, 9 a according to the two embodiments have dimensions that are slightly larger than the overall dimensions of the base portion 25 of the wall-mounted faucet fitting 4. Therefore, if the detergent racks 9 and 9a are attached to the wall faucet fitting 4, the base 25 can be covered with the detergent racks 9 and 9a. , The appearance around 9a is improved.

As mentioned above, although the Example of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to the above-mentioned Example, A various deformation | transformation, addition, etc. are possible in the range of the summary of this invention.
In the drawings, the same reference numerals denote the same or corresponding parts.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be applied to kitchen furniture in which a wall faucet fitting is attached to the inner wall of a sink provided on the top plate and a detergent rack can be attached.

1 to 4 are views showing a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a face-to-face kitchen. It is a perspective view which shows the procedure which attaches the rack for detergents. It is a perspective view of the rack for detergents. FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 5 to 8 are views showing a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a face-to-face kitchen. It is a perspective view which shows the procedure which attaches the rack for detergents. It is a perspective view of the rack for detergents. It is a VIII-VIII line partial sectional view of Drawing 6 (C).

Explanation of symbols

1 face-to-face kitchen (kitchen furniture)
3 Top plate part 4 Wall faucet fitting 5 Sink 6 Combustor 7 Front work area 8 Rear work area
9a detergent rack 25 group unit
3 0 Front edge 31 Rear edge
3 5a U-shaped notch
3 the outer surface of 7a inner surface 38 the base portion
4 3 Convex part (engagement part)
44 Concave groove (engaged part)
CL center axis

Claims (3)

A kitchen furniture in which a wall faucet fitting is attached to the inner wall of the sink provided on the top plate of the kitchen furniture,
A detergent rack extending substantially from the front edge to the rear edge of the sink is detachably attached to the base of the wall-mounted faucet fitting,
Place the upper edge of the detergent rack slightly lower than the top surface of the top plate ,
The detergent rack is formed with a U-shaped notch in a plan view, and engaging portions are formed on both inner surfaces of the notch,
Engaged portions are formed on both outer surfaces of the base portion of the wall-mounted faucet fitting,
By moving the detergent rack horizontally and engaging the engaging portion of the detergent rack with the engaged portion of the wall-mounted faucet fitting, the base portion is formed at the notch portion of the detergent rack. A kitchen furniture having a detergent rack, characterized in that it surrounds . A kitchen furniture comprising the detergent rack according to claim 1 ,
The engaging portions are convex portions formed respectively extending in the horizontal direction on the opposing inner surfaces of the detergent rack,
The engaged portion is a concave groove portion that is formed to extend in the horizontal direction on both outer surfaces of the base portion of the wall-mounted faucet fitting and can be engaged with the convex portion. Kitchen furniture with a rack. Kitchen furniture comprising the detergent rack according to claim 1 or 2 ,
The kitchen furniture is a face-to-face kitchen, on the central axis in the left-right direction in a plan view, or along the vicinity of the central axis, the wall faucet fitting, the sink, and at least one stove burner,
The top plate portion has a front working area located on the front side and extending in the left-right direction, and a rear working area located on the rear side and extended in the left-right direction. Kitchen furniture with a rack for detergents.

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