JP2000342363A - Sink with vacuum cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To provide a sink with a vacuum cleaner, which can easily remove dust generated when cooking on the sink. SOLUTION: A vacuum cleaner unit 5 comprising an electric blower 10, a vacuum cleaner main body 7 containing a dust collecting bag 8, and a storage room 12 for storing cleaning tools and the like is provided with a counter top 2 of a sink 1.
Below, and adjacent to the storage space portion 4, take out a tool required for cleaning, for example, the hose 13, from the storage room 12, open the door 20 of the dust collection storage room 17, and insert the hose 13 into the insertion port. 19 to perform cleaning.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sink equipped with a vacuum cleaner.

[0002]

[Prior art]

[0003] Conventionally, there has been a sink in which a sink for washing food and dishes and a cooking device such as a stove and a range for cooking food or a dishwasher are integrally incorporated. This type of sink has various functions in one sink, so when cooking or cleaning up in the kitchen, it can be moved efficiently around the sink and it is convenient. It was possible to make the kitchen a functional space by collecting it in places.

[0004]

However, when processing food using a conventional sink, food waste, seasonings, rice, breadcrumbs, flour, etc. may be scattered on the sink or on the kitchen floor. there were. When cleaning them up, they may be scraped by hand and thrown away in a garbage bin, or in the case of powdered or granular garbage, a vacuum cleaner may be taken from another location and suctioned for processing. It was such a thing.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and when dust is generated on a sink or a floor surface while cooking on the sink, a vacuum cleaner incorporated in the sink is provided. It is an object of the present invention to provide a sink with a cleaner that can easily remove dust by operating the sink.

[0006]

A sink with a vacuum cleaner according to the present invention is a sink with a cooking appliance, a sink, etc. incorporated therein, wherein an electric blower and a cleaner body incorporating a dust collector are integrally incorporated. Is what it is.

[0007] In addition, cooking equipment, sinks and the like are incorporated,
In a sink having a countertop and a storage space below the countertop, a cleaner body including a built-in electric blower and a dust collector is integrally incorporated adjacent to the storage space. Is what it is.

A vacuum cleaner main body having a built-in electric blower and having an exhaust port formed therein, and a dust collecting chamber having a dust collecting body and having a suction opening formed therein; A vacuum cleaner unit provided adjacent to the vacuum cleaner main body and provided with a storage room for storing cleaning tools and the like is integrated into a sink.

The dust collecting chamber, the cleaner body or the cleaner unit is provided so as to be able to protrude and retract from the sink.

[0010] Further, a noise reduction member is provided in a dust collection chamber adjacent to the electric blower chamber.

Further, an exhaust pipe is provided, one end of which is communicated with an opening provided on the wall or floor of the house, which communicates between the inside and the outside, and the other end is communicated with an exhaust port of the electric blower room. It is biased in the contracting direction.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiment 1 FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part showing a sink with a vacuum cleaner according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention,
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the cleaner unit is incorporated in a sink, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the cleaner unit, FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view showing an exhaust structure of the cleaner unit, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a cleaner main body of the cleaner unit, FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing the cleaner unit, and FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state where the cleaner unit is assembled into a sink. FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a state in which the cleaner unit is incorporated in the sink, and FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the sink with the cleaner.

In the drawing, reference numeral 1 denotes a sink in which cooking equipment 1a such as a stove, a range, etc. and a dishwasher are incorporated, and 2 denotes a countertop of the sink 1, which is made of a material having a high specific gravity, for example, a metal plate, artificial marble or the like. Have been. 3 is a sink, 4 is a storage space provided below the counter top 2 for storing cooking utensils, etc., 4a is its door, 5 is a vacuum cleaner unit incorporated in the sink 1, adjacent to the storage space 4. It is provided under the countertop 2 as shown in FIG.
6 is a case of the vacuum cleaner unit 5, 7 is a vacuum cleaner main body,
It has a dust collecting chamber 9 for accommodating a dust collecting bag 8 and an electric blower room 11 containing an electric blower 10. 12 is an exhaust port 12a
Is formed in a storage room for storing cleaning accessories, and is separated from the cleaner body 7 by a partition plate 6a. 13
Is a bellows-shaped hose that can be extended and retracted into a later-described insertion port, 14 is an extension pipe, 15 is a floor suction tool, and 16 is a nozzle. Are stored in the storage room 12. 1
Reference numeral 7 denotes a drawer-type dust collecting unit which is a part of the dust collecting chamber 9 provided in the dust collecting chamber 9, and reference numeral 18 denotes a front plate 17 a of the dust collecting unit 17.
The handle 19 is formed on the front plate 17a, and the above-mentioned hose 13 is detachably inserted into the insertion port 2;
Reference numeral 0 denotes a door that opens and closes the insertion port 19, and is pivotally supported by the front plate 17a of the dust collecting storage unit 17. Reference numeral 20a denotes an operation recess provided so that a user's hand can be used when operating the door 20.

Reference numeral 21 denotes a storage door for opening and closing the storage room 12, and a handle 22 is provided. Reference numeral 23 denotes a discharge pipe for discharging the air sucked from the insertion port 19 to the outside of the room. Reference numeral 24 denotes one end connected to the exhaust port 11a of the electric blower chamber 11 to communicate with the electric blower chamber 11, and the other end to the discharge pipe 22. The exhaust pipe to be connected is provided in the storage room 12. The discharge pipe 23 and the exhaust pipe 24 are connected via the exhaust port 12 a of the storage chamber 12. At one end of the discharge pipe 23, a connection portion 23a connected to the exhaust pipe 24 is formed, and at the other end, a metal cylinder 2 having a plurality of holes.
3b is provided. The metal tube 23b prevents foreign matter from entering from outside. 25 is the wall of the house,
A hole 25a into which the discharge pipe 23 is inserted is formed.

Bottom surface 17b and side wall 17c of dust collecting and storing section 17
Are formed with a plurality of passage holes 26 as shown in FIG. Reference numeral 27 denotes a slide rail formed on the bottom surface of the dust collection chamber 9, and the dust storage section 17 is slidable into the dust collection chamber 9 by the slide rail 27 and a guide (not shown) formed on the bottom of the dust collection chamber 9. It is arranged in. 28 is the vacuum cleaner main body 7
An opening 28a that connects the dust collection chamber 9 and the electric blower room 11 is formed by a partition wall that separates the dust collection room 9 and the electric blower room 11 from each other. 29 is a receiving part to which the mount 8a of the dust collecting bag 8 erected from the bottom of the dust collecting chamber 9 is attached, and 30 is the hose 1
3, a seal for sealing the insertion portion 13a and the mount 8a,
Reference numeral 31 denotes a packing for sealing the front plate 17a of the dust collecting storage unit 17 and the case 6, 32 denotes a front packing for the electric blower 10, and 33 denotes a rear packing. 34 is a dust collecting chamber 9
The sound absorbing members provided on the inner peripheral portion, up, down, left and right of the dust collecting storage unit 17 are provided on the front plate 17a of the dust collecting storage unit 17;
Is a sound deadening member provided on the inner peripheral portion, up, down, left, right, and rear of the electric blower room 11. In the figure, X indicates the floor surface, Y indicates the under floor, and the arrows indicate the flow of air.

Next, the operation will be described. The vacuum cleaner unit 5 is provided below the countertop 2 of the sink 1 and adjacent to the storage space 4, as shown in FIG. 2, the cleaner unit 5 is fixed to the sink 1 so that the exhaust pipe 24 and the exhaust pipe 23 are connected. When used as a vacuum cleaner, if the dust collection bag 8 is not set, the dust collection storage chamber 17 is pulled out, the dust collection bag 8 is set, and tools necessary for cleaning, such as the hose 13, are taken out of the storage chamber 12. With the operation recess 20a, the door 20 of the dust collecting chamber 17 is opened, and the insertion portion 13a of the hose 13 is inserted into the insertion port 19. In addition, the unused cleaning accessories, the extension pipe 14, the suction tool 1
5, the nozzle 16 and the like may be stored in the storage chamber 12 as they are.

When the operation of the cleaner main body 7 is started, the air sucked from the hose 13 becomes as shown by the arrow in the figure.
The insertion hole 2 of the dust collection chamber 9 is inserted from the insertion port 19 through the dust collection bag 8.
6 and into the electric blower room 11 through the opening 28a. Then, the air is discharged from the exhaust pipe 23 to the outside of the room via the exhaust pipe 24.

When it is desired to clear food waste, scattered seasonings, flour and the like generated when cooking on the sink 1, the hose 13 is taken out of the storage chamber 12 and the outlet 1 is inserted.
9 and drive the electric blower 10, dust can be easily sucked, which is convenient.

When the dust collecting bag 8 is replaced, the dust collecting container 17 is pulled out by holding the handle 18 of the dust collecting container 17 with the hose 13 not inserted, and the used dust collecting bag 8 is used. Can be realized by replacing with a new dust collection bag 8.

In the first embodiment, the dust bag 8 is used. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a planar filter may be provided upstream of the partition wall 28. In addition, in consideration of the case where water is sucked such as kitchen-specific garbage and garbage, or in the case of sucking water, for example, a dust-collecting bag or a filter can be suctioned by using a material that is resistant to water. It is also desirable to adopt a configuration corresponding to this.

In the first embodiment, the hose 13 is inserted into the insertion port 19. However, the insertion port and the hose are provided integrally, and the hose is drawn out from the insertion port. Is also good.

In FIG. 1, only the hose 13 is used.
Although the configuration in which dust is directly sucked from the hose 13 has been described, as shown in FIG.
4. The floor suction tool 15 may be connected to clean the kitchen floor, for example.

According to the first embodiment, since the vacuum cleaner is incorporated in the sink, dust generated during cooking can be easily cleared away, and the convenience is improved. In addition, a countertop made of a material with a high specific gravity is used as the top plate of the sink, and a vacuum cleaner unit is provided adjacent to the storage space of the sink, so vibration generated by the high-speed rotating electric blower is stored. Sound can be silenced or blocked by the air space in the space, the cooking utensils, and the countertop, and the transmitted sound into the kitchen room can be reduced, resulting in a silent effect.

In addition, the garbage generated in the kitchen is different from the cotton garbage generated in the living room and the like, and there are food garbage and the like that are unique to the kitchen. By attaching a vacuum cleaner unit to the sink, a vacuum cleaner dedicated to the kitchen is provided. be able to. Further, by providing a storage room for storing accessories for the vacuum cleaner in the vicinity of the main body of the vacuum cleaner, it is easy to clean up the accessories. Further, the storage room for storing accessories for the vacuum cleaner also has a sound insulation effect due to the presence of an air layer.

Further, since the dust collecting portion can be drawn out of the dust collecting chamber, the sucked dust can be easily removed. In addition, since the vacuum cleaner unit is detachably provided on the sink, it can be used in a room other than the kitchen as needed.

Further, since the noise reduction member is provided also in the dust collection chamber adjacent to the electric blower room, the sound insulation effect is improved.

Embodiment 2 FIG. FIG. 11 is an enlarged view showing a discharge pipe of a sink with a vacuum cleaner according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. In the first embodiment, the air is exhausted from the wall surface, but may be exhausted from under the floor as shown in the figure. In the case of the underfloor exhaust, the air under the floor is forcibly moved, so that it is possible to keep the floor material dry and prevent harm such as white spots.

Embodiment 3 FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a sink with a vacuum cleaner according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. In the first embodiment, the air is exhausted outside through the exhaust pipe. However, in the third embodiment, the exhaust pipe is not provided, and the exhaust port 11 a of the electric blower chamber 11 is formed on the wall surface 25 side. The connecting portion 23a was directly inserted into the electric blower room 11, so that air was discharged outside the room.

Embodiment 4 FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing a state where the cleaner unit of the sink with a vacuum cleaner according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention is mounted on the sink, and FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing a state after being attached. In the figure, the first embodiment
The same components as those described above are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted. 13 and 14 show the case of floor exhaust,
It can also be applied to wall exhaust. Reference numeral 36 denotes an exhaust pipe formed of a bellows having a stretchable elastic force and having a connecting portion 37, and is urged in a contracting direction. Further, the connection part 37 is connected to the exhaust port 11 a of the electric blower room 11.

When mounting the cleaner unit 5 on the sink 1, before connecting the cleaner unit 5 under the sink 1, first connect the connecting portion 37 of the exhaust pipe 36 to the electric blower room 11.
And the other end is connected to the connection portion 23 a of the discharge pipe 23. Then, the cleaner unit 5 is arranged and fixed below the sink 1. Since the bellows-shaped exhaust pipe 36 has an elastic force and is urged in a contracting direction, the bellows-shaped exhaust pipe 36 contracts when the vacuum cleaner unit 5 is attached below the sink 1, and does not become an obstacle.

Embodiment 5 FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing a vacuum cleaner unit of a sink with a vacuum cleaner according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention. In the first embodiment, the cleaner main body is arranged at the upper part of the storage room, but the cleaner main body may be arranged at the lower part of the storage room. In this case, the exhaust port 11 of the electric blower room 11
a may be provided on the wall surface 25 side, and the air may be directly exhausted from the exhaust port 11a to the discharge pipe 23.

Embodiment 6 FIG. FIG. 16 is a perspective view of a principal part showing a vacuum cleaner unit of a sink with a vacuum cleaner according to Embodiment 6 of the present invention. In the first embodiment, the dust collecting storage unit is configured to be of a drawer type, but in the fifth embodiment, the entire cleaner main body can be pulled out from the cleaner unit. In the figure, the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

In the figure, reference numeral 7A denotes an outer frame of the cleaner body 7, and 17a denotes a front plate of the outer frame 7A. Reference numeral 38 denotes a dust collection chamber cover that covers the dust collection chamber 9, and has a handle 38a. When removing the sucked dust, the handle 38 of the dust collection chamber lid 38
The processing is performed by opening the dust collection chamber 9 with holding a. Reference numeral 39 denotes an electric blower room cover that covers the electric blower room 11 and mainly includes the electric blower 10.
It is desirable to open only when a failure occurs, but not to open easily.

Embodiment 7 FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing a sink with a vacuum cleaner according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 18 is an enlarged view showing a vacuum cleaner unit. In each of the embodiments described above, the cleaner unit having the cleaner body is disposed below the countertop. However, in the seventh embodiment, the cleaner body is disposed in the storage space of the sink. It was done. In the figure, the same components as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted. Reference numeral 40 denotes a mounting base on which the cleaner main body 7 can be inserted and removed.

By driving the electric blower, the air in the storage space 4 is sucked from the insertion port 19 and can be ventilated, and the effect of drying the inside of the storage space 4 is also generated. Can be suppressed. further,
Even when cleaning is not performed, if the electric blower is driven, for example, in a weak operation, ventilation can be performed during that time,
It is possible to obtain a drying effect or a deodorizing effect.

[0036]

According to the present invention, since the electric blower and the cleaner body containing the dust collecting body are integrated into the sink, the dust generated when cooking on the sink can be easily reduced. It can be cleaned up and is convenient.

In addition, a cooking device, a sink and the like are incorporated,
Since the upper surface has a countertop and a sink provided with a storage space below the countertop, the cleaner body incorporating the electric blower and dust collector is built in adjacent to the space, The sound insulation effect can be expected by the countertop and the space.

Further, since the dust collecting chamber, the cleaner body, or the vacuum cleaner unit is provided so as to be able to protrude from the sink, for example, when processing dust in the dust collecting chamber, the dust can be easily removed simply by pulling out the dust collecting chamber. It can be carried out.

Further, since the noise reduction member is provided also in the dust collection chamber adjacent to the electric blower chamber, the sound insulation effect is improved.

Further, an exhaust pipe is provided, one end of which is in communication with an opening provided on the wall or floor of the house and which communicates between the inside and the outside, and the other end of which is communicated with an exhaust port of the electric blower room. Since it is urged in the contracting direction, the exhaust pipe does not become an obstacle when the cleaner main body or the vacuum cleaner unit is assembled into the sink, and the assembling performance is improved.

[0041]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part showing a sink with a vacuum cleaner according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state where the vacuum cleaner unit of the sink with a vacuum cleaner according to the first embodiment of the present invention is incorporated into the sink.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a cleaner unit of the sink with the cleaner according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view showing an exhaust structure of a vacuum cleaner unit of the sink with the vacuum cleaner according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a dust collecting storage part of the vacuum cleaner unit of the sink with the vacuum cleaner according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a cleaner main body of the cleaner unit of the sink with the cleaner according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing a vacuum cleaner unit of the sink with the vacuum cleaner according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state where the vacuum cleaner unit of the sink with a vacuum cleaner according to the first embodiment of the present invention is incorporated into the sink.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a state where the vacuum cleaner unit of the sink with a vacuum cleaner according to the first embodiment of the present invention is incorporated in the sink.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a sink with a vacuum cleaner according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is an enlarged view showing a discharge pipe of a sink with a vacuum cleaner according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a sink with a vacuum cleaner according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a state in which a cleaner unit of a sink with a cleaner according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention is attached to the sink.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a cleaner unit of a sink with a cleaner according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention is attached to the sink.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing a cleaner unit of a sink with a cleaner according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is an essential part perspective view showing a cleaner unit of a sink with a cleaner according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing a sink with a vacuum cleaner according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is an enlarged view showing a cleaner unit of a sink with a cleaner according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 sink, 1a cooking equipment, 2 countertops,
Reference Signs List 3 sink, storage space section, 4a door, 5 vacuum cleaner unit, 6 case, 6a partition plate, 7 vacuum cleaner main body, 8 dust collecting bag, 9 dust collecting chamber, 10 electric blower, 11
Electric blower room, 11a exhaust port, 12 storage room, 12
a exhaust port, 13 hose, 13a insertion part, 14 extension pipe, 15 floor suction tool, 16 nozzle, 17 dust collection storage room, 17a front plate, 17b bottom surface, 17c side wall, 1
8 handle, 19 outlet, 20 door, 20a operation recess, 21 storage door, 22 handle, 23 discharge pipe,
23a connection part, 23b metal cylinder, 24 exhaust pipe, 25
Wall, 25a hole, 26 passage hole, 27 slide rail, 28 partition wall, 28a opening, 29 receiving part, 3
0 Packing, 31 Seal packing, 32 Front packing, 33 Rear packing, 34 Noise reduction member, 34a
Muffling member, 35 muffling member, 36 exhaust pipe, 37 connection, 38 top lid, 39 top lid, 40 mounting base.

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Atsushi Kajiwara 1728-1 Koeda, Hanazono-cho, Osato-gun, Saitama Prefecture Inside Mitsubishi Electric Home Equipment Co., Ltd. Mitsubishi Electric Home Equipment Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Toshio Koike 1728-1, Komaeda, Hanazono-cho, Osato-gun, Saitama F-term in Mitsubishi Electric Home Equipment Corporation (reference) 3B060 KA02 RA02

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A sink with a built-in cooking appliance, a sink, and the like, wherein the electric blower and a cleaner body with a built-in dust collector are integrally incorporated. 2. A sink in which a cooking appliance, a sink and the like are incorporated, a countertop is provided, and a storage space is provided below the countertop. A sink with a vacuum cleaner, wherein the sink is integrally incorporated adjacent to the storage space. 3. A cleaner body including a motor-driven blower and having an exhaust port formed therein and an exhaust port, and a dust-collecting chamber having a dust collector and a suction port formed therein. 3. A sink with a vacuum cleaner according to claim 2, wherein a cleaner unit provided adjacent to the cleaner body and provided with a storage room for storing cleaning tools and the like is integrated into the sink. 4. The sink according to claim 3, wherein the dust collecting chamber, the cleaner body, or the cleaner unit is provided so as to be able to protrude and retract from the sink. 5. A sink with a vacuum cleaner according to claim 3, wherein a noise reduction member is provided in a dust collection chamber adjacent to the electric blower chamber. 6. An exhaust pipe having one end communicating with an opening provided on the wall or floor of a house and communicating with the inside and outside, and the other end communicating with an exhaust port of an electric blower room, wherein the exhaust pipe is extendable and contractible, and 4. The device according to claim 3, wherein said biasing member is biased in a contracting direction.
A sink with a vacuum cleaner as described.