JP7161887B2 - storage - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to storage.

Conventionally, as a storage, a drain is provided to receive water droplets from the cooler and water droplets adhering to each part in the storage, and a drain pipe is provided at the bottom of the drain. (Patent Document 1 below).

JP 2009-254306 A

In the above configuration, the drainage path is pulled out to the rear side of the storage (storage). Moreover, in such a drainage path, there is known a configuration including a drain trap. By the way, walls and other equipment are often arranged on the back side and the side side of the storage. If the drain trap is arranged on the back or side of the storage, it would be difficult for the operator to move the storage or other equipment to the back or side of the storage to clean the drain trap. It is necessary to secure a space, and there is a concern that the workability may deteriorate.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a storage container in which the drain trap can be easily cleaned.

In order to solve the above problems, the storage of the present invention comprises a box-shaped storage body having a storage chamber that opens forward, a drainage path that is pulled out from the storage body and drains the water inside the storage body, wherein the drainage path includes a drainage pipe extending along the lower surface of the storage body and extending in the front-rear direction, and a drain trap connected to a front end of the drainage pipe, wherein the drain trap is It is characterized in that it is arranged on the front side of the center of the lower surface in the front-rear direction. According to the above configuration, the drain trap can be easily cleaned from the front side compared to the configuration in which the drain trap is provided on the rear surface side or the side surface side of the storage body.

Further, a door for opening and closing the opening of the storage chamber is provided, and the drain trap has a trap body portion having a storage chamber that opens upward and can store water, and a trap body portion. a lid that is detachably attached to the storage chamber and covers the storage chamber from above, and the drain trap is arranged below the closed door. According to the above configuration, a space can be provided above the drain trap by opening the door. Therefore, by removing the lid, the storage chamber can be cleaned from above.

Further, a dew receiving tray may be arranged between the door and the drain trap, and the dew receiving tray may be detachably attached to the storage body. Condensed water generated on the door can be received by the dew tray. Also, the dew pan is detachably attached to the storage body. Therefore, when cleaning the drain trap, removal of the dew pan does not interfere with cleaning.

A cover member that covers the drain trap from the front side may be provided, and the cover member may be provided integrally with the dew pan. According to the above configuration, the drain trap can be protected by the cover member. Moreover, when cleaning the drain trap, the dew pan and the cover member can be removed together, which improves workability.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the storage which can clean a drain trap easily can be provided.

The front view which shows the temperature/humidity control warehouse which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. The front view which shows the state which removed the door etc. in the temperature-and-humidity control warehouse Side view showing the temperature/humidity control cabinet (a part of the housing is cut away) Top view showing the temperature and humidity control cabinet Rear view showing the temperature/humidity control cabinet Sectional view showing the temperature and humidity control cabinet The figure which shows roughly the structure of a cooling device, a heating device, and a humidifying device. Perspective view showing top panel, back panel and bottom panel Cross-sectional view of the upper space 12A viewed from above Perspective view showing the lower part of the temperature/humidity control cabinet (with the dew tray removed) Perspective view of the drain trap viewed from the rear side Cross-sectional view showing the dew pan and cover member (corresponding to the view cut along line XII-XII in FIG. 1) Cross-sectional view showing the drain trap (corresponding to the view cut along line XIII-XIII in FIG. 12)

One embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 13. FIG. In this embodiment, the temperature/humidity control box 10 is exemplified as the storage box. The temperature/humidity control chamber 10 is called a dough conditioner, and is capable of controlling the molded bread dough from freezing to fermentation. Specifically, before entering the bread baking process, a freezing (freezing) process, a retarding (refrigerating) process, a preheating process, and a proofing (fermenting) process are automatically executed in order for the molded bread dough. Alternatively, either step can be performed alone. That is, the temperature/humidity control cabinet 10 is configured to perform temperature control according to each of these processes, and to perform humidity control in addition to temperature control in the preheating process and proofing process.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the temperature/humidity control cabinet 10 is mainly composed of a housing 11 (storage cabinet main body) which is a box-shaped casing that opens forward. The housing 11 has two vertically arranged spaces 12A and 12B, each of which is provided with storage chambers 14A and 14B (storage chambers) for storing bread dough. The two storage chambers 14A and 14B are open forward, and the housing 11 is provided with two doors 15A and 15B for opening and closing openings 27A and 27B of the storage chambers 14A and 14B. there is A plurality of pairs of left and right tray guides 16 (shelf support members) are detachably provided on each of the left and right side walls of each of the storage chambers 14A and 14B. A tray (shelf board) on which a large number of dough pieces are placed can be placed on the tray. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, four legs 13 are attached to the lower surface of the housing 11 to support the housing 11. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the temperature/humidity control cabinet 10 includes a cooling device 20 and a heating device 21 for controlling temperature, a humidifying device 22 for controlling humidity, a cooling device 20, and a heating device 21. and a controller 24 for controlling the humidifier 22 and the like. As shown in FIG. 2, the upper side of the housing 11 is provided with a machine room 25 whose top is open. etc. are accommodated. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, an operation panel 26 is provided on the front surface of the machine room 25 for setting and operating the temperature/humidity control cabinet 10 .

In each of the spaces 12A and 12B of the housing 11, as shown in FIG. 3, functional component chambers 30A and 30B are formed behind the storage chambers 14A and 14B. A part of the cooling device 20, a part of the heating device 21, and a part of the humidifying device 22 are accommodated in the functional component chambers 30A and 30B, respectively, as functional components for adjusting the temperature and humidity of the storage chambers 14A and 14B. The storage chambers 14A, 14B and the functional component chambers 30A, 30B are partitioned by a rear panel 32. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the cooling device 20, the humidifying device 22, and the like are arranged such that the components provided in the machine chamber 25 and the components provided in the functional component chambers 30A and 30B are connected to each other on the back side of the housing 11 by pipes and the like. connected by wiring.

The internal configuration of each of the spaces 12A and 12B of the housing 11 will be described in detail below. The structures within these spaces 12A and 12B are substantially the same except for a drainage structure which will be described later. Further, in the following description, when it is necessary to distinguish between those related to the upper space 12A and those related to the lower space 12B, A and B are added to the reference numerals. and

As shown in FIG. 6, in the space 12 (each of the spaces 12A and 12B), in addition to the rear panel 32 described above, there are ceiling panels, which are generally plate-shaped members, on each of the top surface side and the bottom surface side, respectively. A face panel 33 and a bottom panel 34 are arranged. Each of the top panel 33 and the bottom panel 34 is provided between the top panel of the space 12 and the bottom of the space 12, respectively, between the storage chamber 14 (each storage chamber 14A, 14B) and the functional component room 30 (each It connects the functional component chambers 30A and 30B) and forms a circulation path (duct) for circulating the air in the space 12 . That is, the top panel 33 functions as a top side duct member, and the bottom panel 34 functions as a bottom side duct member.

A circulation fan 36 is housed in the functional component chamber 30 , and the circulation fan 36 sends air downward in the functional component chamber 30 . That is, the circulation path formed by the top panel 33 and the top surface of the space 12 by the circulation fan 36 functions as an intake path 37 for sucking air from the storage room 14 to the functional component room 30, and the bottom panel 34 and the bottom surface of the space 12 functions as a discharge passage 38 for discharging air from the functional component chamber 30 to the storage chamber 14 . That is, when the circulation fan 36 operates, the air in the storage chamber 14 is sucked into the functional component chamber 30 through the intake passage 37, passes through the functional component chamber 30, and is discharged into the storage chamber 14 through the discharge passage 38. . In addition, as shown in FIG. 8, the right and left ends of the bottom panel 34 are arranged in such a manner that gaps 39 are provided between the bottom panel 34 and the bottom surface of the space 12 . This gap 39 constitutes the ejection port of the ejection path 38 .

Further, in the temperature/humidity control cabinet 10, the temperature and humidity of the air sent downward by the circulation fan 36 (in other words, the air passing through the functional component room 30) is adjusted, and the temperature and humidity are adjusted. The discharged air is sent to the storage chamber 14 . Specifically, first, as shown in the schematic diagram of FIG. 7 , the functional component chamber 30 accommodates an evaporator 40 (evaporator, cooler) that constitutes the cooling device 20 . The cooling device 20 lowers the temperature of the storage room 14 by cooling the air sent out from the circulation fan 36 by its evaporator 40 . The cooling device 20 uses a well-known cooling circuit, and includes a compressor 41, a condenser 42, expansion means 43, and the evaporator 40 described above.

Briefly, the refrigerant gas compressed by the compressor 41 is cooled by the condenser 42 to become a liquefied refrigerant. sent to 40. The refrigerant evaporates in the evaporator 40, and the heat of evaporation cools the air. Components of the cooling device 20 other than the evaporator 40 are housed in the machine room 25 as shown in FIGS. The evaporator 40 is connected to the compressor 41 and expansion means 43 by a refrigerant pipe 44 (see FIG. 5).

A heating device 21 is accommodated in the functional component chamber 30 . The heating device 21 is mainly composed of three glass tube heaters 46 , and heats the air sent from the circulation fan 36 by the glass tube heaters 46 to raise the temperature of the storage chamber 14 . As shown in FIG. 3, the three glass tube heaters 46 are held by heater brackets 47 so that they extend in the left-right direction and are aligned in the front-rear direction, and are mounted below the evaporator 40. there is That is, the heating device 21 efficiently heats the air with radiant heat and also functions as a defrost heater for the evaporator 40 arranged above.

Furthermore, a part of the humidifying device 22 is accommodated in the functional component chamber 30 . The humidifier 22 includes, as shown in FIG. and an air pump 53 for sending pressurized air to the spray nozzle 50 via the air supply pipe 52 . A water supply valve 55 is provided on the water supply pipe 51 , a water discharge pipe 54 is connected to the spray nozzle 50 side from the water supply valve 55 , and a water discharge valve 56 is provided on the water discharge pipe 54 . Also, the air pump 53 is configured to supply the air sucked from the functional component chamber 30 to the spray nozzle 50 .

The spray nozzle 50, although detailed illustration and description is omitted, has two cylinders, and the inner cylinder has a water ejection port at the tip of the outer cylinder. An air ejection port is provided at the tip. The air jetting port is positioned behind the water jetting port, and by jetting air from behind the jetted water, the water is atomized in front of the spray nozzle 50. do. As shown in FIG. 3, the tip of the spray nozzle 50 is attached to the lower side of the heating device 21 so as to face the inside of the functional component chamber 30 from the side surface.

Then, in the humidifying device 22 , the water supply valve 55 is opened and the air pump 53 is operated to spray atomized water from the spray nozzle 50 . As a result, the air sent out from the circulation fan 36 is humidified, and the humidity in the storage room 14 increases. The humidifying device 22 opens the drain valve 56 and drains the water from the drain pipe 54 so that no water remains in the water supply pipe 51 when the water is not sprayed from the spray nozzle 50. .

The temperature/humidity control cabinet 10 configured as described above is controlled by the controller 24 . Specifically, the control device 24 is configured to control the circulation fan 36, the cooling device 20, the heating device 21, and the humidifying device 22 to adjust the temperature and humidity of each of the storage chambers 14A and 14B. there is In addition, the functional component room 30 houses a temperature sensor 60 and a humidity sensor 62 (see FIG. 7). , 14B to regulate the temperature and humidity.

The temperature/humidity control cabinet 10 also includes a drainage path 70 (drainage structure) for draining water (water inside the storage body) in the space 12 (storage chamber 14 and functional component chamber 30) to the outside. The waste water in the space 12 is, for example, water generated by condensation, water generated during defrosting of the evaporator 40, water discharged from the drain pipe 54, and the like.

The drain path 70 is drawn out from the housing 11, and as shown in FIGS. 6 and 9, a cylindrical member 72 forming a drain port 71A formed in the functional component chamber 30A and a drain port 71A formed in the functional component chamber 30B. A cylindrical member 73 (nipple), hoses 74, 75, 76, a linear joint 77, a T-shaped joint 78 (cheese), and L-shaped joints 79, 80 , 81 , 82 , 83 (elbows) and a drain trap 85 .

As shown in FIG. 6, the cylindrical member 72 is arranged to pass through the rear wall portion 17 of the housing 11, and the drain port 71A opens forward (left side in FIG. 6) and upward. A rear end of the tubular member 72 is connected to a hose 74 via a joint 79 . As shown in FIG. 5, the hose 74 extends along the rear surface of the housing 11 and extends downward toward the left side (right side in FIG. 5) of the temperature and humidity control cabinet 10. As shown in FIG. The lower end of hose 74 is connected to the rear end of joint 78 via joints 77 and 80 .

As shown in FIG. 6, the cylindrical member 73 is arranged so as to pass through the bottom wall portion 18 of the housing 11, and the drain port 71B is opened upward. A lower end of the tubular member 73 is connected to a joint 78 via a joint 81 . As a result, the drainage path from the functional component chamber 30A and the drainage path from the functional component chamber 30B join at the joint 78 . A hose 75 is connected to the front end of the joint 78 . The hose 75 (drainage pipe) extends along the lower surface 19 of the housing 11 and extends in the front-rear direction. A drain trap 85 is connected to the front end of the hose 75 via a joint 82 as shown in FIG. A hose 76 is connected to the right end of the drain trap 85 via a joint 83 . The hose 76 extends in the front-rear direction, and the rear end of the hose 76 is arranged above a drainage groove (not shown). As a result, the drainage generated in the spaces 12A and 12B passes through the drainage path 70 and is discharged from the rear end of the hose 76 to the drainage groove.

The drain trap 85 is connected to the front end of the hose 75 via a joint 82 . The drain trap 85 is arranged below the lower door 15B in the closed state, as shown in FIG. That is, the drain trap 85 is arranged on the front side (left side in FIG. 6) of the center of the lower surface 19 of the housing 11 in the front-rear direction (left-right direction in FIG. 6). As shown in FIGS. 11 and 13, the drain trap 85 includes a trap body 87 having a storage chamber 86 capable of storing water, and a lid 88 detachably attached to the trap body 87. , provided.

The trap main body 87 has a substantially box-like shape with an opening 98 that opens upward. there is The storage chamber 86 is configured by a recess formed in the bottom surface of the trap main body 87 . The storage chamber 86 is opened upward, and the lid portion 88 is configured to cover the storage chamber 86 from above.

The trap body 87 also includes a connecting portion 89 connected to the upstream joint 82 and a connecting portion 90 connected to the downstream joint 83 . A partition wall 91 extending downward is integrally provided on the lower surface of the lid portion 88 . The partition wall 91 is configured to partition the internal space of the trap body 87 excluding the storage chamber 86 in the left-right direction. A lower end of the partition wall 91 is arranged above the storage chamber 86 . As a result, the water that has flowed into the trap main body 87 from the joint 82 side (connecting portion 89 side) passes through the storage chamber 86 toward the joint 83 side (connecting portion 90 side). Also, part of the water that has flowed into the storage chamber 86 is accumulated in the storage chamber 86 .

A wall portion 93 having a through hole 94 is formed on the downstream side (right side in FIG. 13) surface of the partition wall 91 . The wall portion 93 extends downward from the partition wall 91 toward the downstream side. A check valve 96 is rotatably attached via a hinge 97 to a triangular wall portion 95 connecting the partition wall 91 and the wall portion 93 . The check valve 96 is configured to close the through hole 94 . The water accumulated in the storage chamber 86 and the check valve 96 can block the inflow of odor from the downstream side. When water flows from the upstream side to the downstream side, the pressure of the water causes the check valve 96 to rotate upward about the hinge 97, thereby opening the through-hole 94. flows downstream through the through hole 94 .

The partition wall 91, the wall portion 93, the wall portion 95, and the check valve 96 are integrally formed with the lid portion 88, and can be removed together with the lid portion 88 from the trap main body portion 87. ing. That is, by removing the lid portion 88 from the trap body portion 87, the inside of the trap body portion 87 (including the storage chamber 86) can be easily cleaned through the opening 98.

A panel member 64 is attached to the lower end of the housing 11, as shown in FIG. The panel member 64 includes a dew pan 65 , a cover member 67 and a mounting plate portion 68 . The dew tray 65 is arranged between the door 15B and the drain trap 85. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 10, the dew tray 65 is elongated in the left-right direction and has a dish shape with an upward opening. The cover member 67 is provided integrally with the dew tray 65 . The cover member 67 has a plate shape elongated in the left-right direction and extends downward from the front end of the dew pan 65 to cover the joint 82, the drain trap 85, and the joint 83 from the front side (see FIG. 1). (see dashed line in ).

As shown in FIG. 10 , the mounting plate portion 68 is elongated in the left-right direction and provided at the rear end of the dew pan 65 . As shown in FIG. 12, the mounting plate portion 68 is detachably attached to the bottom wall portion 18 of the housing 11 by a fastening member 66 (for example, a fastening bolt). Thereby, the panel member 64 is detachably attached to the bottom wall portion 18 of the housing 11 .

Next, the effects of this embodiment will be described. According to this embodiment, the drain trap 85 can be easily cleaned from the front side, compared to the configuration in which the drain trap 85 is provided on the rear surface side or the side surface side of the housing 11 .

Further, a door 15B for opening and closing the opening 27B of the storage chamber 14B is provided, and the drain trap 85 has a trap body portion 87 that opens upward and has a storage chamber 86 that can store water, and a trap body A lid portion 88 is detachably attached to the portion 87 and covers the storage chamber 86 from above, and the drain trap 85 is arranged below the closed door 15B.

With such a configuration, a space can be provided above the drain trap 85 by opening the door 15B, as shown in FIG. Therefore, by removing the lid portion 88, the storage chamber 86 can be cleaned from above.

A dew pan 65 is arranged between the door 15B and the drain trap 85, and the dew pan 65 is detachably attached to the housing 11. As shown in FIG. Condensed water generated on the door 15B can be received by the dew receiving tray 65. - 特許庁Also, the dew tray 65 is detachably attached to the housing 11 . Therefore, when cleaning the drain trap 85, removal of the dew tray 65 does not interfere with cleaning.

Moreover, a cover member 67 that covers the drain trap 85 from the front side is provided, and the cover member 67 is provided integrally with the dew tray 65 . With such a configuration, the drain trap 85 can be protected by the cover member 67 . Further, when cleaning the drain trap 85, the dew tray 65 and the cover member 67 can be removed collectively, which improves workability.

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The present invention is not limited to the embodiments explained by the above description and drawings, and for example, the following embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.
(1) In the above embodiment, the temperature/humidity control box 10 was exemplified as the storage box, but the storage box is not limited to this. A refrigerator, a freezer, a showcase, etc. can be illustrated as a storehouse.
(2) The drainage path 70 is not limited to the configuration illustrated in the above embodiment. For example, the temperature/humidity control cabinet 10 may be configured to have only one housing chamber and one functional component chamber. Just do it.
(3) The drain trap 85 may be directly connected to the front end of the hose 75 in the above embodiment.
(4) The configuration of the drainage path 70 is not limited to that illustrated in the above embodiment. For example, a drain port may be formed in the side wall of housing 11 .

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10... Temperature/humidity control box (storage), 11... Housing (storage main body), 14A, 14B... Storage room (storage room), 15A, 15B... Door, 19... Lower surface of housing (lower surface of storage main body), 27A, 27B ... Opening (opening of storage chamber) 65 ... Dew tray 67 ... Cover member 70 ... Drainage path 75 ... Hose (drainage pipe) 85 ... Drain trap 86 ... Storage chamber 87 ... Trap main body 88 ... lid

Claims (3)

a box-shaped storage body having a storage compartment opening forward;
a drainage path that is pulled out from the storage body and drains water inside the storage body,
The drainage path is
a drain pipe extending along the lower surface of the storage body and extending in the front-rear direction;
a drain trap connected to the front end of the drain pipe,
The drain trap is arranged on the front side of the center of the lower surface in the front-rear direction ,
A door for opening and closing the opening of the storage room,
The drain trap is
a trap body having a storage chamber that opens upward and is capable of storing water;
a lid that is detachably attached to the trap body and covers the storage chamber from above;
The drain trap is disposed vertically under the closed door, and opening the door creates a space vertically above the drain trap . A dew tray is arranged between the door and the drain trap,
The dew tray is detachably attached to the storage body ,
2. The storage according to claim 1 , wherein said drain trap is configured such that said lid portion of said drain trap is exposed by opening said door and removing said dew tray . A cover member covering the drain trap from the front side,
The cover member is provided integrally with the dew tray ,
3. The storage according to claim 2 , wherein said drain trap is configured such that said cover member is also removed by opening said door and removing said dew tray, thereby exposing said lid portion of said drain trap .

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