JPH0779B2 - Tableware dryer - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a tableware dryer having a small articles drying chamber for drying small articles such as a cutting board.

(B) Conventional Technology A conventional apparatus of this type will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 8. (1) is a main body, which has a warm air supply means including a blower (2) and a heater (3). . (4) is a lid body composed of three lid body pieces swingably supported by the body (1), and (5) is a tableware drying chamber (which is surrounded by the body (1) and the lid body (4). 6) In a tableware basket housed in 6), hot air from the hot air supply means is fed from the supply port (7) formed in the rear part of the main body (1) (right side of FIGS. 6 and 7) to the tableware. It leads to the drying room (6) and dries the tableware in the tableware basket (5).

(8) is a small article drying chamber for accommodating cutting boards and the like formed in the main body (1), and (9) is an air blow passage formed on one side of the small article drying chamber (8), which has an outlet (10). Is formed,
A part of the warm air from the warm air supply means is supplied to the small articles drying chamber (8) through the air passage (9) and the air outlet (10) to dry the cutting board in the small articles drying chamber. There is.

However, since the warm air supplied from the air outlet (10) directly hits the cutting board, that portion is overdried and cracks are likely to occur. In the case of a cutting board made of synthetic resin,
There was a drawback that deformation and warpage were likely to occur.

(C) Problem to be Solved by the Invention The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned drawbacks, and an object thereof is to provide a tableware dryer that can satisfactorily dry a cutting board or the like.

(D) Means for Solving the Problems The present invention provides a main body having a warm air supply means, a tableware drying chamber formed above the main body, to which hot air is supplied from the warm air supply means, and the inside of the main body. And a small article drying chamber for accommodating a cutting board, a blower outlet formed in the small article drying chamber for guiding a part of warm air supplied by the warm air supply means to the small article drying chamber, and the small article drying chamber. The chamber is provided with a protection plate having a substantially U-shaped cross section surrounding the end of the cutting board, and the protection plate partially faces the air outlet and is interposed between the air outlet and the cutting board, It is characterized in that a gap is formed between the upper surface, the side surface and the bottom surface of the small articles drying chamber.

(E) Action The tableware is stored in the tableware drying room and the cutting board is stored in the small items drying room. Then, when the warm air supply means is driven, most of the warm air is supplied to the tableware drying chamber, and part of the warm air is supplied to the small item drying chamber to dry the cutting board in the small item drying chamber. The hot air is prevented from directly hitting the cutting board by the protective plate, so that the cutting board will not be overdried. The warm air is guided by the protective plate along the upper surface of the cutting board, and is also guided to the rear surface side of the cutting board through the space between the protective plate and the side surface and the bottom surface of the small item drying chamber.

(F) Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.

The main body (11) is made of synthetic resin, and has a built-in hot air supply means including a blower (12) and a heater (13). The warm air supply means heats the air sucked from the blow-in port (14) on the bottom surface of the main body (11) by the heater (13) by driving the blower (12), and most of the hot air is supplied to the supply path (15). ) From the main body (11) through the supply port (16) formed in the top plate to the rear part of the tableware drying chamber (23) described later, and a part of the hot air is supplied through the outlet (19) to the main body. It is designed to be supplied to a small goods drying chamber (18), which will be described later, formed in the inside (11).

Reference numeral (17) is a small article drying chamber partitioned and formed in the main body (11), and the front surface of the main body (11) (left side in FIG. 1) is opened.
(18) is a synthetic resin frame that is housed in the small items drying chamber (17) so that it can be pulled out from the front opening, and when the frame (18) is stored in the small items drying chamber (17) (18) The front surface closes the small item drying room (17) front surface opening. The frame body (18) is formed in a size capable of accommodating the cutting board (A), and the bottom surface of the frame body (18) holds warm air between the bottom surface and the cutting board (A) when the cutting board (A) is accommodated. The ribs (26) that form the intervals through which the holes pass are integrally formed.

(19) is an air outlet formed in the supply path (15) of the warm air supply means, which is formed in the rear part of the small articles drying chamber (17).
(20) is an exhaust hole formed in the front part of the small articles drying chamber (17), and inside the small articles drying chamber (17) through an exhaust hole (21) formed in the top plate of the main body (11). The warm air of is supplied to the tableware drying room (23) described later.

(27) is a protective plate made of synthetic resin, which is fixed to the rear part of the frame (18) (on the right side in FIG. 1) and has a U-shaped cross section with an opening on the front side. The protective plate is located behind the small item drying chamber (17). Outlet (1
It is designed to prevent the hot air supplied from 9) from directly hitting the vicinity of the outlet of the cutting board (A).

Reference numeral (22) is a transparent synthetic resin lid composed of three lid pieces (21a) (22b) (22c) which are swingably instructed to the main body (11). Between the tableware drying room (2
3) is formed, and an exhaust hole (24) is formed in the second lid piece (22b).

Reference numeral (25) is a synthetic resin tableware basket that is housed in the tableware drying chamber (23) so that it can be freely put in and taken out.

Thus, the tableware basket (25) containing the tableware is stored in the tableware drying chamber (23), and the cutting board (A), small items such as a spoon are put in the frame body (18), and the frame body ( 18) is stored in the small goods drying room (17).

When the blower (12) and the heater (13) are energized by operating a switch (not shown) provided on the front surface of the main body (11), the air sucked from the blower port (14) by the rotation of the blower (12) is heated by the heater ( It is heated by 13) to become warm air, and most of the warm air is supplied from the supply port (16) to the tableware drying chamber (23) through the supply passage (15). In addition, a part of the warm air is supplied from the outlet (19) to the rear part of the small articles drying chamber (17) through the supply passage (15) to dry the cutting board (A) in the small articles drying chamber (17). Exhaust holes (20) (21) at the front of the small accessories drying room (17)
Is discharged from the tableware drying chamber (23) to dry the tableware in the tableware drying chamber (23) together with the warm air supplied from the supply port (16).

At this time, a protective plate (27) for preventing the hot air supplied from the outlet (19) located at the rear of the small articles drying chamber (17) from directly hitting a portion near the outlet (19) such as a cutting board is provided. Since it is provided, the portion in the vicinity of the outlet (19) of the cutting board (A) will not be overdried.

The air outlet (19) located in front of the small items drying room (17)
The hot air supplied from the is guided substantially parallel to the cutting board (A) and does not concentrate in a large amount on a part of the cutting board (A), so that the protective plate (27) is not particularly necessary. .

The warm air supplied from the air outlet (19) is a small goods drying room (17).
The inside is evenly heated, and a part of the cutting board (A) is satisfactorily dried without being intensively heated.

Further, since the ribs (26) are formed in a concavo-convex shape, the bottom surface of the cutting board (A) can be dried more evenly and satisfactorily.

(G) Effect of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, a part of warm air can be guided to the back surface of the cutting board by the protection plate, the drying efficiency of the cutting board can be improved, and the blowing of the cutting board can be improved. It is possible to prevent the portion near the outlet from being cracked or warped due to overdrying.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIGS. 1 to 5 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG. 1, and FIG. Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along line III-III, Fig. 4 is a perspective view of essential parts, Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a protective plate, Fig. 6 is a conventional longitudinal sectional view, and Fig. 7 is a VV sectional view of Fig. 6. 8 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI in FIG. (11) …… Main body, (12) …… Blower, (13) …… Heater, (17) …… Small item drying room, (19) …… Blowout port, (2
0) (21) …… Discharge hole, (23) …… Tableware drying room, (2
7) …… Protective plate.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A main body having a warm air supply means, a tableware drying chamber formed above the main body, to which warm air is supplied from the warm air supply means, and a small article formed in the main body for accommodating a cutting board. Drying chamber, an outlet formed in the small items drying chamber for guiding a part of the warm air supplied by the warm air supply means to the small items drying chamber, and an end portion of the cutting board provided in the small items drying chamber. And a protective plate having a substantially U-shaped cross section surrounding the protective plate,
A tableware dryer characterized in that a part of the tableware is interposed between the blowout port and the cutting board so as to face the blowout port, and a gap is formed between the top, side and bottom of the small item drying chamber.