Top board, cabinet, and method for constructing cabinet

Abstract

To provide a top board that eliminates the need of heat-resistant treatment to a top board, and to provide a heat cooking cabinet and a method for constructing a heat cooking cabinet.SOLUTION: A top board includes: a top plate body 5; a backing material 6 provided on one surface of the top plate body 5; a top board 3 in which an opening 4 to which a heat cooker is fitted is formed; a cover member 8 fitted to a wall surface 7 of the opening 4; and a fixing material 10 for fixing the cover member 8 to the wall surface 7. The cover member 8 has quality of material with a hardness that is higher than that of the backing material 6.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The disclosed technology relates to a top plate, a cabinet, and a method for constructing the cabinet.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, in a system kitchen or the like, a cooking appliance has been attached to an opening in a top plate. Patent Document 1 discloses an attachment structure that utilizes a crossbar of the top plate.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] However, a top plate having a back lining material instead of a crossbar is also used. In that case, heat treatment of the back lining material was necessary.

[0005] The problem of the disclosed technology is to provide a top plate, a cabinet, and a method for constructing the cabinet that do not require heat treatment.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] The top plate in one aspect of the disclosed technology has a top plate body and a backsheet provided on one side of the top plate body, and is a top plate in which an opening for attaching a cooking appliance is formed, a cover member attached to the wall surface of the opening, and a fixing member for fixing the cover member to the wall surface, and the cover member is made of a material having a higher hardness than the backsheet.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0008] An overall view of the cooking cabinet 1 according to the embodiment embodying the disclosed technology is shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 3. The cooking cabinet 1 of this embodiment is generally in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped. A cooking appliance 2 is provided at a position in the middle in the left-right direction at the upper part of the cooking cabinet 1. As shown in FIG. 1, a part of the front surface of the cooking cabinet 1 is occupied by an operation panel 91 and a grill cover 92. Above the upper surface of the cooking cabinet 1, an upper cover 93, a hood 94, and a burner 95 are provided. These are part of the cooking appliance 2.

[0009] The cooking cabinet 1 has a top plate 3 on its upper surface. The top plate 3 is a top plate for the cooking cabinet 1. When referring to the "top plate for the cooking cabinet" in the disclosed technology, in addition to the top plate 3 itself, it includes a cover member 8 and a fixture 10 described later. The upper cover 93 is placed on the top plate 3. The top plate 3 in a single state is shown in FIG. 4. The top plate 3 is a plate-shaped member in which an opening 4 is formed. The opening 4 is a part for attaching the cooking appliance 2. In FIG. 3, the opening 4 is located within the range of the top plate 3 that is covered by the upper cover 93 and not visible.

[0010] As shown in the sectional view of FIG. 5, the top plate 3 has a two-layer structure having a top plate body 5 and a backing material 6. The top plate body 5 is the layer disposed upward in the cooking cabinet 1. What appears as the top plate 3 in FIG. 3 is actually the top plate body 5. The top plate body 5 is the layer of the top plate 3 that mainly faces the user in the cooking cabinet 1. The backing material 6 is provided on one side of the top plate body 5. The backing material 6 is the layer of the top plate 3 that is disposed downward in the cooking cabinet 1. The backing material 6 is the layer that cannot be seen by the user in the cooking cabinet 1.

[0011] The materials of the top plate body 5 and the backing material 6 will be described. The top plate body 5 is composed of a material having the hardness and appearance beauty required as the upper surface of the cooking cabinet 1. A specific example of the material of the top plate body 5 can be ceramics. Stone, glass, metal or alloy can also be used as the material of the top plate body 5.

[0012] The backing material 6 is the layer that reinforces the top plate 3. As the material of the backing material 6, a material having a lower hardness than the top plate body 5 is used. This is to allow the biting-in of the fixture 10 described later. Specific examples of the material of the backing material 6 can include expanded polystyrene and other foamed resins. The backing material 6 also has the advantage of reducing the weight of the top plate 3 as compared with the case where the entire thickness of the top plate 3 is composed of the same material as the top plate body 5.

[0013] In FIG. 5, the portion corresponding to the opening 4 and the portion not corresponding to the opening 4 of the top plate 3 appear. In FIG. 5, the left side is the portion corresponding to the opening 4, and the right side is the portion not corresponding to the opening 4. At the boundary of those portions, the wall surface 7 of the opening 4 appears. The portion marked with the reference numeral "7" in FIG. 5 is the portion of the wall surface 7 in the direction perpendicular to the paper surface.

[0014] A cover member 8 shown in Fig. 6 is attached to the wall surface 7. The cover member 8 is a strip-shaped thin plate member. The width W of the cover member 8 is smaller than the thickness T of the top plate 3. In Fig. 5, the cover member 8 is attached so as not to protrude from either the front or back surface of the top plate 3. On the wall surface 7, the cover member 8 straddles both the top plate body 5 and the back sheet 6. In Fig. 5, the position of the lower end of the cover member 8 is depicted as being substantially coincident with the position of the lower surface of the top plate 3. This is not an essential matter, but it is useful for facilitating the positioning of the cover member 8 in the work of attaching the cover member 8 to the wall surface 7. As shown in Fig. 6, a through hole 9 is formed in the cover member 8.

[0015] The attachment of the cover member 8 to the wall surface 7 is made by a fixture 10 as shown in Figs. 5 and 7. The fixture 10 is a fixing material for fixing the cover member 8 to the wall surface 7. The fixture 10 in Fig. 5 passes through the through hole 9. The fixture 10 has an engaging portion 11 and a head portion 12. The engaging portion 11 bites into the back sheet 6. The head portion 12 is located on the side of the cover member 8 opposite to the wall surface 7. The fixture 10 in this embodiment is a screw. The back sheet 6 has a lower hardness compared to the top plate body 5, but has sufficient hardness for attaching the fixture 10.

[0016] The cover member 8 is made of a material having a higher hardness than the back sheet 6. The material of the cover member 8 may be any of a material having a higher hardness than the top plate body 5, a material having approximately the same hardness as the top plate body 5, and a material having a higher hardness than the back sheet 6 but a lower hardness than the top plate body 5. Specific examples of the material of the cover member 8 include metal plates such as stainless steel plates, rust-proof treated steel plates, and aluminum plates. Among them, stainless steel plates are excellent in terms of corrosion resistance and strength. High-strength resins such as PPS resin may also be used.

[0017] The attachment of the cover member 8 to the wall surface 7 is performed with respect to the parallel first side 13 and second side 14 (see FIG. 4) in the opening 4. The fixture 10 is attached at a plurality of locations per side. The cover member 8 shown in FIG. 6 is an example of the case where the fixture 10 is attached at a total of three locations, near both ends and in the vicinity of the center within one side.

[0018] The attachment structure of the cooking heater 2 to the cooking cabinet 1 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the cooking heater 2 has a lower case 96 below the upper cover 93. The lower case 96 is a box-shaped member with an open top. The lower case 96 is disposed in the portion immediately below the top plate 3 inside the cooking cabinet 1. The burner 95 is attached to the lower case 96.

[0019] The lower case 96 is attached to the cooking cabinet 1 in a form fitted from above into the opening 4 of the top plate 3. The attachment structure of the lower case 96 to the opening 4 is shown in FIG. 8. The vertical wall portion 15 of the lower case 96 faces the wall surface 7 of the opening 4. Further above the vertical wall portion 15, there is an edge portion 16 that extends horizontally outward. The edge portion 16 partially covers the top plate 3. In the cooking cabinet 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the upper cover 93 covers the edge portion 16 as well.

[0020] A screw hole 17 is formed in the vertical wall portion 15. A bolt 18 is attached to the screw hole 17. The position where the screw hole 17 is formed in the vertical wall portion 15 is the position where the tip of the bolt 18 hits the cover member 8. In the state of FIG. 8, the tip of the bolt 18 contacts a position away from the head portion 12 in the cover member 8 and presses the cover member 8 against the wall surface 7. Thus, as described above, the cover member 8 is pressed toward the backsheet 6 by the cooking heater 2. The bolt 18 is a pressing member.

[0021] The position and number of the screw holes 17 in the vertical wall portion 15 may vary depending on the model of the cooking heater 2. Therefore, the length of the cover member 8 and the position and number of the through holes 9 shown in FIG. 6 are determined so that the bolts 18 do not protrude from the cover member 8 and do not hit the head portion 12 regardless of the model of the cooking heater 2 used. Alternatively, the position of the through hole 9 may be individually determined according to the model of the cooking heater 2 to be used.

[0022] The position of the lining material 6 shown in FIG. 8 is a position where the temperature rises to some extent due to the heat of the burner 95 when the cooking heater 2 is in use. However, the resin, which is the material of the lining material 6, does not rise significantly in temperature so as to melt. This is because there is a distance between the burner 95 and the lining material 6. Further, since there is an upper cover 93, the burner 95 and the lining material 6 do not face each other directly. Therefore, it is not necessary to particularly subject the wall surface 7 to heat treatment of the lining material 6.

[0023] The construction of the cooking cabinet 1 of this embodiment will be described. The cooking cabinet 1 is assembled at the site where it is installed. The set shipped from the factory for assembling the cooking cabinet 1 at the site includes the cooking heater 2 and the top plate 3 in addition to the respective members constituting the overall shape of the cooking cabinet 1.

[0024] The cover member 8 is attached to the top plate 3 included in the set in advance by the fixture 10. In this state, the cover member 8 is positioned within the thickness range of the entire top plate 3. In other words, the cover member 8 does not protrude from either the front or back surface of the top plate 3. The cover member 8 in this state straddles both the top plate body 5 and the lining material 6 as described above. A part of the cover member 8 is located on the hard top plate body 5. The attachment of the cover member 8 to the top plate 3 is performed at the factory.

[0025] The cooking heater 2 included in the set is in a state where the upper cover 93 and the gotoku 94 and the lower case 96 portion are separable. The bolt 18 is attached to the screw hole 17 of the vertical wall portion 15 in a temporarily fixed state.

[0026] The construction procedure is as follows. The construction worker assembles the top plate 3 to which the cover member 8 is already attached and the cabinet body 90 to assemble the overall shape of the cooking cabinet 1. At that time, the construction worker arranges the backsheet 6 so that it faces downward on the top plate 3. At this point, the cooker 2 is not yet incorporated into the cooking cabinet 1.

[0027] The construction worker inserts the lower case 96 of the cooker 2 into the opening 4 of the top plate 3 from above. A situation is obtained in which the vertical wall portion 15 and the wall surface 7 face each other. In this state, each bolt 18 of the cooker 2 has come to a position in front of the cover member 8. However, at this point, the tip of each bolt 18 does not contact the cover member 8. This is because each bolt 18 is in a state of being temporarily fixed in the screw hole 17.

[0028] In the process of assembling the overall shape of the cooking cabinet 1 and the process of inserting the lower case 96, no force in the direction of pulling out from the backsheet 6 is applied to the fixture 10. If such a force is applied, it can only be when a force is applied from the outside to separate the cover member 8 from the wall surface 7. However, as described above, the cover member 8 does not protrude from either the front or back surface of the top plate 3. Therefore, no force is applied from the outside to separate the cover member 8 from the wall surface 7. Accordingly, no force is applied to the fixture 10 in the direction of pulling it out from the backsheet 6. From the above, the fixture 10 can continue to stably fix the cover member 8 to the wall surface 7.

[0029] The construction worker rotates each bolt 18 around its axis and presses it outwards. As a result, as shown in Fig. 8, the tip of each bolt 18 contacts the cover member 8. In this state, each bolt 18 presses the cover member 8 against the wall surface 7. Due to this pressing, the lower case 96 is fixed to the opening 4. After that, each cover member 8 continues to be in a state of being pressed towards the backing material 6. The pressing force by the bolts 18 is dispersed over a wide range by the cover member 8 and transmitted to the wall surface 7. The range where the pressing force is transmitted includes the part of the hard top plate body 5. Therefore, the fixing of the cooking appliance 2 by the pressing of each bolt 18 is stable.

[0030] Particularly in this embodiment, the fixing of the cooking appliance 2 by the bolts 18 and the cover member 8 is performed on two parallel sides, the first side 13 and the second side 14. Therefore, the fixing of the cooking appliance 2 is more stable. This is because by pressing the cover member 8 with the bolts 18 on either of the two sides, stress is applied to sandwich the cooking appliance 2 from both sides of the first side 13 and the second side 14.

[0031] The construction worker connects the energy system of the cooking appliance 2. When the cooking appliance 2 is gas - type, the worker connects the gas supply system, and when the cooking appliance 2 is electric - type, the worker connects the power system. The construction worker attaches the operation panel 91 and the grill cover 92 to the cooking cabinet 1. Finally, the construction worker attaches the upper cover 93 and the gotoku 94 to the cooking cabinet 1. Thus, the construction of the cooking cabinet 1 is completed.

[0032] As described in detail above, according to this embodiment, a two - layer structure of the top plate body 5 and the backing material 6 is used as the top plate 3. The attachment of the cooking appliance 2 to the opening 4 is achieved by attaching the cover member 8 to the wall surface 7 and pressing the cover member 8 with the bolts 18. Thereby, there is no need to perform heat - resistant treatment on the wall surface 7 of the opening 4, and a cooking cabinet 1 in which the attachment of the cooking appliance 2 is stable, the top plate 3 therefor, and the construction method thereof are realized.

[0033] This embodiment is merely an example and does not limit the disclosed technology in any way. Therefore, the disclosed technology can naturally be improved and modified in various ways without departing from its gist. For example, the overall shape of the cooking cabinet 1 may be integrated with a cooking counter, a sink, a dishwasher, etc. The portion below the cooking device 2 inside the cooking cabinet 1 may be a storage cabinet. Although it was stated in the above description that it is not necessary to perform heat treatment on the backing material 6 on the wall surface 7, it does not prevent heat treatment from being performed. The backing material 6 is not limited to a foamed resin and may be a resin honeycomb material. The edge portion 16 is not essential.

[0034] In the top plate 3 shown in FIG. 4, the shape of the opening 4 is substantially rectangular. The shape of the opening 4 is basically a shape adapted to the cooking device 2 to be combined. The shape of the opening 4 is not limited to a rectangle and may be other shapes.

[0035] In the above embodiment, the cover member 8 is attached to two sides, the first side 13 and the second side 14, of the wall surface 7 of the opening 4. However, it is not limited to this, and depending on the specifications of the cooking device 2, the cover member 8 may be attached to all four sides. The cover member 8 may be attached not only to the linear range when viewed in plan view of the wall surface 7 but also to the curved range. However, in that case, it is desirable to curve the cover member 8 in accordance with the curved shape of the relevant range of the wall surface 7. It is not essential to make the position of the lower end of the cover member 8 coincide with the position of the lower surface of the top plate 3. The cover member 8 may be arranged at the center of the entire thickness of the top plate 3.

[0036] The cover member 8 shown in FIG. 6 has a longitudinal size on the premise that it is attached over substantially the entire length of the first side 13 or the second side 14. However, the cover member 8 is not limited to such a long shape. It may be a short shape only in the vicinity of the portion fixed by the fixture 10. Alternatively, the cover member 8 may be long and have a bent portion and extend over a plurality of sides of the wall surface 7 of the opening 4 with a single piece.

[0037] The fixture 10 may be not only screw-shaped but also nail-shaped. In the cover member 8 shown in FIG. 6, the positions of all the through holes 9 in the width direction W are the same, but this is not essential. Depending on the specifications of the cooking appliance 2, the positions of the through holes 9 in the width direction W may be different for each. An adhesive may be used instead of the fixture 10 as the fixing material. The attachment of the cover member 8 to the wall surface 7 may be performed at the time of construction instead of being performed in advance at the factory. The pressing by the bolt 18 may be performed on the head portion 12 of the fixture 10.

[0038] Each of the above modifications is applicable to any of the aspects of the top plate 3, the aspect of the cooking cabinet 1, and the aspect of the construction method of the cooking cabinet 1 in the disclosed technology.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0039] 1... Cooking cabinet, 2... Cooking appliance, 3... Top plate, 4... Opening, 5... Top plate body, 6... Lining material, 7... Wall surface, 8... Cover member, 9... Through hole, 10... Fixture, 11... Engaging portion, 12... Head portion, 13... First side, 14... Second side, 15... Vertical wall portion, 16... Edge portion, 17... Screw hole, 18... Bolt

Claims

1. A top plate having a top plate body and a backing material provided on one side of the top plate body, the top plate being formed with an opening for attaching a cooking appliance, a cover member attached to the wall surface of the opening, and a fixing member for fixing the cover member to the wall surface, wherein the cover member is made of a material having a higher hardness than the backing material. The top plate for use.

2. The top plate according to claim 1, wherein the backing material is a foamed resin.

3. The top plate according to claim 1, wherein the cover member is a metal plate.

4. The cover member, is one that straddles both the top plate body and the backing material. The top plate according to claim 1.

5. The wall surface includes a first side and a second side that are parallel, and the cover member is attached to the first side and the second side. The top plate according to claim 1.

6. The cover member, in a state of being attached to the wall surface, does not protrude from either the front or back surface of the top plate. The top plate according to claim 1.

7. A top plate according to any one of claims 1 to 6, and a cooking appliance disposed in the opening, wherein the cooking appliance is a cabinet having a pressing member that presses the cover member against the wall surface.

8. A method of constructing a cabinet for attaching a cooking appliance to the top plate of the cabinet, wherein, as the top plate, a top plate according to any one of claims 1 to 6 is used, as the cooking appliance, one having a pressing member that protrudes outward is used, the cooking appliance is disposed in the opening in the top plate arranged such that the backing material faces downward, and the pressing member is made to protrude outward so that the pressing member presses the cover member against the wall surface to fix the cooking appliance in the opening. A method of constructing a cabinet.

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