JPH11276269A - Kitchen equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] At the same time as the elderly can easily work in the kitchen,
It is an object to provide a kitchen device without danger. SOLUTION: The kitchen apparatus 1 of the present invention includes a kitchen unit 2 having a top plate 21 provided with a sink 22, a counter 23, and the like.
And a sliding rail 3 installed along the front surface 26 or near the lower portion of the front surface 26 of the kitchen unit 2, and a sliding chair 4 guided by the sliding rail 3 and movably mounted.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a kitchen apparatus suitable for kitchen work for elderly people.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Kitchen work while the elderly and the like are standing,
Burden on the body. Therefore, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 50-13057
No. 3 discloses a method of performing a kitchen operation while sitting down. In the method described in the above publication, the chair is moved electrically along a rail embedded in the kitchen floor, and the kitchen operation can be performed while sitting on the chair.
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-215534 discloses a kitchen apparatus for kitchen use. The kitchen apparatus described in the above publication is provided with an open space for opening a front surface of a cabinet, and a kitchen work chair is provided in this open space so as to be freely taken in and out. This kitchen work chair is provided with a footrest that is provided with casters and protrudes forward from a seat.

[0003]

However, in the method described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Sho 50-130573, the method of performing the work while sitting on the kitchen is instantaneously quick because the chair is moved electrically. I can't move. For this reason, when the overflow occurs in the cooking equipment such as the stove, the movement cannot be instantaneously taken, which may be dangerous. In addition, increasing the electric speed gives a person in a chair a sense of fear.

In the kitchen apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-215534, the work chair for the kitchen is provided with casters, so that it can be moved in any direction. It can be dangerous in case of emergency because you can't start moving.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a kitchen apparatus which can make the kitchen work for the elderly and the like easy and does not involve danger. .

[0006]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
A kitchen unit with a sink, counter, etc. provided on a top plate, a sliding rail installed along the front or near the lower front of the kitchen unit, and a sliding chair movably mounted by being guided by the sliding rail A kitchen device comprising:

In the first aspect of the present invention, the vicinity of the lower front portion of the kitchen unit may be a frame attached to the lower portion of the kitchen unit or a kitchen floor immediately below the kitchen unit.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the kitchen apparatus according to the first aspect, one side of the seat of the sliding chair is supported by a sliding member slidably attached to a sliding rail via a supporting member. It is supported, and the other side of the seat is supported by a leg with casters.

The invention described in claim 3 is the first or second invention.
In the kitchen apparatus described above, the top plate of the kitchen unit is mounted so as to protrude from the front side of the kitchen unit, and a space is formed below the protrusion of the top plate so that a knee of a person sitting on a sliding chair can be inserted. It becomes.

(Operation) The kitchen apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention includes the sliding chair movably attached to the sliding rail by being guided by the sliding rail.
You can easily work in the kitchen while freely moving between the sink and the counter. Since the sliding chair is moved manually, the sliding chair can be moved at a speed suitable for the intention of the kitchen worker without danger.

Further, if the sliding rail is installed on the front of the kitchen unit or on the lower part of the front (such as a frame for installing the kitchen unit), the sliding rail does not hinder the walking of the kitchen. Also, when the sliding rail is provided on the front of the kitchen unit and the sliding rail is formed in a groove type,
It is difficult for dust or the like to enter the groove, so that sliding is not impaired.

In the kitchen apparatus according to the present invention, one side of the seat of the sliding chair is supported by a sliding member slidably mounted on a sliding rail via a supporting member, and Since the other side is supported by the legs with casters, the stability of the sliding chair is improved and the sliding chair can be used with confidence.

[0013] In the kitchen apparatus according to the third aspect, the top plate of the kitchen unit is mounted so as to protrude from the front side of the kitchen unit, and the knee of a person seated on the sliding chair is provided below the protruding portion of the top plate. Since the insertion space is formed, the cooking operation while sitting on the sliding chair becomes easy.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of a kitchen apparatus.
The figure is a perspective view, and the figure (b) is a side view showing a use state.
2 is an explanatory view of a main part showing a support structure of the sliding chair, and FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of a modification of the kitchen apparatus of FIG. 1 as viewed from a side.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a kitchen apparatus. As shown in FIG. 1A, the kitchen apparatus 1 includes a kitchen unit 2 having a top plate 21 provided with a sink 22 and a counter 23.
A sliding rail 3 installed along the vicinity of the lower portion of the front surface 26 of the kitchen unit 2 (kitchen floor surface);
And a sliding chair 4 movably attached to the sliding chair.

The top plate 21 of the kitchen unit 2 is installed on a cabinet 24 having a box with a bottom, and the cabinet 24 is mounted on a frame 25. Further, the front surface 26 of the kitchen unit 2 is provided with a door, and the interior space of the cabinet 24 is capable of storing kitchen utensils.

Further, the top plate 21 of the kitchen unit 2
Is mounted so as to protrude toward the front surface 26 of the kitchen unit 2, and a space is formed below the protruding portion 27 of the top plate 21 so that the knee of the person H sitting on the sliding chair 4 can be inserted.

A sliding member 31 is slidably mounted on the sliding rail 3. And the sliding chair 4
One side of the seat 41 (the kitchen unit 2 side) is supported by the sliding member 31 via a support member 42 attached to the back side of the seat 41. The other side of the seat 41 (the side opposite to the kitchen unit) is supported by two legs 43 with casters 44.

The details of the slide rail 3 and the slide member 31 slidably attached to the slide rail 3 are shown in FIG.
Is shown in As shown in the figure, the slide rail 3 is a tubular body having a rectangular cross section and an upper surface opened along the longitudinal direction. The sliding member 31 is slidably mounted in a fitted state so as not to come off the sliding rail 3,
A slide bearing 32 is attached to the bottom surface so as to improve sliding. Then, the sliding member 31 is connected to a connecting member 421 that is provided so as to hang down from a distal end portion of the supporting member 42.
Are connected by

The kitchen apparatus 1 having the above-described configuration is similar to the kitchen apparatus shown in FIG.
(B) As shown in the figure, the upper surface height H ₁ of the kitchen unit 2
Is 62 cm, and the seat height H ₂ of the sliding chair 4 is 46 cm.
The projection D of the top plate 21 is set to 30 cm. When the kitchen apparatus 1 is used, a counter, a cooking utensil, and the like are arranged in a row on a counter 23 next to a sink 22 provided in the kitchen unit 2, although not shown. Then, the person H working in the kitchen puts the knee on the top plate 21.
Of the sliding chair 4 in the space below the projection 27 of the sliding chair 4.
Sit on. When washing with the sink 22, the sliding chair 4 is moved to the sink 22 and the user works while sitting. Then, when performing a cooking operation using the cooking table or the heating utensil of the counter 23, the sliding chair 4 is moved to the counter 23 and the user works while sitting.

(Operation of the Embodiment) The kitchen apparatus 1 of the present embodiment
Is equipped with a sliding chair 4 movably mounted by being guided by a sliding rail 3, so that an elderly person or the like can sit on the sliding chair 4 and have a sink 22 and cooking utensils installed thereon. You can easily work in the kitchen while freely moving between the 23. Since the sliding chair 4 is moved manually, the sliding chair 4 can be moved at a speed suitable for the kitchen worker.
There is no danger. Also, the sliding rail 3 is
Since it is installed immediately below the one protruding portion 27, it does not become an obstacle when walking in the kitchen.

In the kitchen apparatus 1, one side of the seat 41 of the sliding chair 4 is further supported by a sliding member 31 slidably mounted on the sliding rail 3 via a supporting member 42. Since the other side of the seat portion 41 is supported by the legs 43 with casters, the stability of the sliding chair 4 is improved, and the sliding chair 4 can be used with confidence.

Further, the top plate 21 of the kitchen unit 2 is mounted so as to protrude toward the front surface 27 of the kitchen unit 2, and the person H sitting on the sliding chair 4 is provided below the protruding portion 27 of the top plate 21.
Since the space in which the knee can be inserted is formed, the kitchen operation while sitting on the sliding chair 4 becomes easy.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, it is not specifically limited to this embodiment. For example, in the present embodiment, the slide rail 3 is installed immediately below the protrusion 27 of the top plate 21.
As shown in the figure, the sliding rail 3 is attached to the underframe 2 of the kitchen unit 2.
5 and one side of the seat 41 is supported by a support member 42A.
May be supported by the sliding member 31 via the. Then, the sliding rail 3 does not become an obstacle when walking the kitchen. In addition, since it is difficult for dust or the like to enter the groove of the sliding rail 3, the sliding chair 4 moves smoothly.

The other side of the sliding chair 4 was supported by legs 43 on casters. However, two sliding rails 3 were installed in parallel, and both sides of the seat 41 were It may be supported by a sliding member 31 attached to the two sliding rails 3.

Next, a wagon cart suitable for use by the elderly and the disabled will be described with reference to FIGS. As a person becomes older, the most burdensome operation in a kitchen is to move a heavy object such as a pot while keeping it level. Recently, it is difficult to carry a heavy pot with hot water, so kitchen units with only low virtues are commercially available.

In the kitchen apparatus described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 4-1660106, it is known that the kitchen unit can be rotated and moved, and can be moved and used in the case of a home party. Also, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-98730
There is known an article mounting table that slides a heating container described in Japanese Patent Application Publication No. H10-ku onto a cooking table.

However, none of the above is suitable for the elderly or the like to transport heavy objects such as pots from the kitchen to the dining table or the like. Therefore, the wagon truck 5 shown in FIGS.
The wagon cart 5A shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 can transport a heated heavy pot or the like without changing the cooking utensils of the kitchen unit.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the wagon cart, and FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a use state of the wagon cart of FIG. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of another wagon cart, and FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a use state of the wagon cart of FIG.

First, referring to FIG. 4 and FIG.
Will be described. The wagon truck 5 shown in the present embodiment is similar to that of FIG.
(A) As shown in the figure, a top plate 51 provided with openings 52, 52 with virtues, fixed legs 53, 53 attached to the back side of the top plate 51, and the fixed legs 53 face each other. And a movable leg 54 attached thereto. The movable leg 54 is movable along the back surface of the top plate 51 in the direction of the fixed leg 53. In addition, the fixed leg 53 and the movable leg 5
The lower end of each of the wheels 4 is provided with a caster.

When the wagon cart 5 is brought to the side of the kitchen unit 2 and the movable leg 54 is pressed against the side of the kitchen unit 2, the movable leg 54 moves in the direction of the fixed leg 53 and the wagon cart 5 is moved. Is pulled onto the counter 23 of the kitchen unit 2 on which the cooking utensils (not shown) are installed (see FIGS. 4B and 4C). And
A pot or the like is placed on the opening 52 of the wagon trolley 5 with a sword and cooked.

After the cooking, the top plate 51 of the wagon cart 5
Pulling the handle attached to, Figure 5 (a),
(B) As shown in the drawing, the steel movable leg 54 is fixed by the magnet 53 attached to the side surface of the kitchen unit 2, and the top plate 51 is attached to one side of the top plate 51. The fixed legs 53 can be pulled out of the kitchen unit 2. Then, as shown in FIG. 5 (c), the movable leg 54 is twisted to fix the movable leg 54. The attachment portion of the movable leg 54 to the top plate 51 is, for example, a T-groove type fitting system, and is fixed when the movable leg 54 is twisted to one side and fixed when the movable leg 54 is twisted to the other side. It can be moved out of the state. Then, the wagon cart 5 is transported to a dining table or the like with the cooked pot or the like placed thereon.

As described above, the wagon truck 5 of this embodiment is
According to this method, a heated heavy pot or the like can be transported without changing the cooking utensils of the kitchen unit 2, so that the burden on the transportation is small, and it is suitable for use by elderly people and the like.

Next, another wagon truck 5A will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 6, the wagon trolley 5A is provided with a top plate 51A having an opening 52A with a virtue.
And two vertical legs 53A, 53A attached to one back surface of the top plate 51A, and a U-shaped horizontal leg 54A with casters attached to the lower end of the vertical leg 53A.
It is composed of

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7, the kitchen unit 2A of this embodiment has a cantilever structure on the counter side on which cooking utensils and the like are installed, and the wagon cart 5A at the bottom.
A space into which the horizontal leg 54A can be inserted is formed. Then, when the horizontal leg 54A of the wagon cart 5A is inserted into the space, the top plate 5A of the wagon cart 5A
52A, which is made to be located above A
And cook with a cooking utensil (not shown).

When cooking is completed, the wagon cart 5A is pulled out of the kitchen unit 2A and transported to a dining table or the like with a heated pot or the like installed. According to the wagon cart 5A of the present embodiment, a heated heavy pot or the like can be transported without being replaced from the cooking utensil of the kitchen unit 2A, so that the burden at the time of transportation is small and is suitable for use by elderly people and the like.

[0037]

The kitchen apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention includes the sliding chair movably attached to the sliding rail by being guided by the sliding rail. You can easily work in the kitchen while freely moving between the counters. Since the sliding chair is moved manually, the sliding chair can be moved at a speed suitable for the intention of the kitchen worker without danger.

Further, if the sliding rail is installed on the front of the kitchen unit or on the lower part of the front (such as a frame for installing the kitchen unit), the sliding rail does not hinder the walking of the kitchen. Further, when the sliding rail is of a groove type, it is difficult for dust or the like to enter the groove, so that sliding is not impaired.

In the kitchen apparatus according to the second aspect, one side of the seat of the sliding chair is supported by a sliding member slidably attached to a sliding rail via a support member. Since the other side is supported by the legs with casters, the stability of the sliding chair is improved and the sliding chair can be used with confidence.

In the kitchen apparatus according to the third aspect, the top plate of the kitchen unit is further mounted so as to protrude from the front side of the kitchen unit, and the knee of a person sitting on the sliding chair is provided below the protruding portion of the top plate. Since the insertion space is formed, the cooking operation while sitting on the sliding chair becomes easy.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of a kitchen apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of a main part showing a support structure of a sliding chair.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of a modification of the kitchen apparatus of FIG. 1 as viewed from a side.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of a wagon cart.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a use state of the wagon cart in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of another wagon cart.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a use state of the wagon cart in FIG. 6;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Kitchen apparatus 2 Kitchen unit 21 Top plate 22 Sink 23 Counter 26 Front surface 27 Projecting part 3 Sliding rail 31 Sliding member 4 Sliding chair 41 Seat part 42 Support member 43 Leg

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A kitchen unit having a sink, a counter and the like provided on a top plate, a sliding rail installed along the front surface or near the lower portion of the front of the kitchen unit, and movably mounted by being guided by the sliding rail. Kitchen device consisting of a sliding chair. 2. One side of a seat of a sliding chair is supported by a sliding member slidably mounted on a sliding rail via a support member, and the other side of the seat is supported by a caster-equipped leg. The kitchen apparatus according to claim 1, wherein 3. A top plate of the kitchen unit is mounted so as to protrude from the front side of the kitchen unit,
3. The kitchen apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a space in which a knee of a person sitting on the sliding chair can be inserted is formed.