Storage accessory member, sink and fixing pin

Abstract

To provide a storage accessory member and a sink, which can ensure that the sink can be easily maintained clean and is difficult to stain, and a fixing pin for fixing the storage accessory member to the sink. [Solution] The sink has a recess 10 in the wall at the back of the water tub section, wide deck sections 14a extending to the left and right from the recess 10, and fixing pins 20 installed on each wide deck section 14a. Each fixing pin 20 has a seat 20c and a recess 22 above it. The storage accessory member 30A has a frame made of wire that is rectangular in plan view, and the rear corner of the frame seats on the seat 20c of the fixing pin 20 and is received in the recess 22.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a storage accessory member and sink that can be detachably installed in a sink incorporated in a system kitchen, etc., and a fixing pin for fixing the storage accessory member to the sink. [Background technology]

[0002] To improve the convenience of sinks, it has been proposed to retrofit and detachably install storage accessory members on the sink for storing kitchen utensils such as sponges and detergent bottles, or washed vegetables, etc. For example, Patent Document 1 proposes an idea in which a horizontally extending bar is installed on the side wall of the sink so that the user can install the storage accessory member on the sink, and the storage accessory member is fastened to any longitudinal position of this bar. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2022-144970 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] Although sinks with various features have been developed in pursuit of user convenience, it can be said that the basic and main benefits that users seek from a sink are ease of cleaning and resistance to staining.

[0005] The sink disclosed in Patent Document 1 has the problem that the horizontal bar becomes an obstacle when cleaning the sink, and dirt accumulates around the horizontal bar.

[0006] SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a storage accessory member and sink, as well as a fixing pin for fixing the storage accessory member to the sink, which can ensure that the sink is easily maintained clean and is less likely to get dirty. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] The above technical problem can be solved from one aspect of the present invention. a wall at the back of the water tank section and a recess that is open upward; a faucet deck connected to the upper end of the rear wall of the water tank section and on which a faucet is provided; The faucet deck is a wide deck portion extending laterally from the recess, The vehicle further includes left and right fixing pins disposed at locations adjacent to the recesses of each wide deck section, Each fixing pin is a storage accessory member detachable from a sink, the storage accessory member comprising: a pin body; a seat portion having a diameter larger than that of the pin body and seated on the wide deck portion; and a recess located between the seat portion and the pin body and continuing in the circumferential direction, A frame that forms a continuous circle of a substantially rectangular shape in plan view; a storage accessory member having a size that can be installed in the recess, the storage accessory member having a storage portion fixed to the frame, the frame includes rear and front frame portions extending in the left-right direction, The front frame portion is located lower than the rear frame portion, The frame is Left and right side frame parts, further comprising an intermediate frame portion located between a proximal end of each side frame portion and an end of the proximal frame portion; The distance between the left and right side frame portions is set so that, when the storage accessory member is installed in the sink, the joining portion of the rear frame portion and the left and right side frame portions is seated in the seat portion of the fixing pin, The joining portions of the rear frame portion and the left and right side frame portions are made of wire, This can be achieved by providing a storage accessory member in which the wire is received by a recess in the fixing pin when the storage accessory member is installed on the sink.

[0008] According to another aspect of the present invention, the above technical problem is solved by: A sink to which the above-mentioned storage accessory member can be applied, The water tank includes a wall at the back side thereof and a recess that is open upward. A faucet deck, which is connected to the upper end of the back wall of the water tank section and on which a faucet is provided, has a wide deck portion which extends to the left and right of the recess, The left and right wide deck portions further include left and right fixing pins disposed on the left and right wide deck portions, This is achieved by providing a sink characterized in that each fixing pin has a pin body, a seat portion that is larger in diameter than the pin body and seats on the wide deck portion, and a circumferentially continuous recess located between the seat portion and the pin body.

[0009] The above technical problem can be solved from another aspect of the present invention: A fixing pin that can be attached to the sink, a threaded portion for fastening to the sink; a seat portion located on the threaded portion; a pin body extending in an axial direction coaxial with the threaded portion; a recess located between the pin body and the seat portion and continuing in the circumferential direction, This is achieved by providing a fixing pin in which the seat portion has a thickness and a diameter larger than that of the pin body. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] Perspective view of the sink [Figure 2] Plan view of a sink with a cover installed on the drain [Figure 3] Plan view of sink with lid removed [Figure 4] Side view of the fixing pin [Figure 5] Perspective view of the fixing pin [Figure 6] 1 is a perspective view of a sink immediately before the storage accessory member of the first embodiment is installed; [Figure 7]1 is a perspective view of a sink with a storage accessory member according to a first embodiment installed thereon; [Figure 8] A partial enlarged view of a sink with the storage accessory member of the first embodiment installed. [Figure 9] 1 is a side view of a storage accessory member according to a first embodiment; [Figure 10] 10 is a perspective view of a sink immediately before the installation of the storage accessory member of the second embodiment; [Figure 11] FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a sink with a storage accessory member according to a second embodiment installed thereon; [Figure 12] A partial enlarged view of a sink with a storage accessory member of the second embodiment installed. [Figure 13] 1 is a perspective view of a modified sink; [Figure 14] Plan view of the sink shown in FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0011] Fig. 1 is a perspective view of sink 2 seen from diagonally above. Drain outlet 4 of sink 2 can be closed with a removable lid 6. Fig. 2 is a plan view of sink 2 with drain outlet 4 closed with lid 6. Fig. 3 is a plan view of sink 2 with lid 6 removed.

[0012] Drain outlet 4 is located at the back of the bottom of water tub portion 8. Sink 2 has a recess 10 in the wall at the back of water tub portion 8, adjacent to drain outlet 4. In the illustrated sink 2, recess 10 is located in the center of water tub portion 8 in the left-right direction, but recess 10 may be located off-center in either the left or right direction from the center of water tub portion 8.

[0013] The recess 10 is open upward. Referring to Fig. 3, the width W1 of the back side of the recess 10 is smaller than the width W2 of the front side of the recess 10. In other words, the recess 10 has a generally trapezoidal shape in a plan view that widens toward the front side.

[0014] The sink 2 has a perimeter deck 12 that extends around the entire perimeter of the water tank portion 8, and a faucet (not shown) is installed on a faucet deck 14 at the rear of the perimeter deck 12. The faucet deck 14 is composed of two wide deck portions 14a that extend to the left and right with the recess 10 in between, and narrow deck portions 14b that are located at the rear of the recess 10 and are connected to the left and right wide deck portions 14a.

[0015] Referring to FIG. 3, the bottom surface 16 of the water tub 8 is composed of a first inclined surface 16a on the near side and a second inclined surface 16b on the far side, with the drain outlet 4 in between. The first inclined surface 16a is relatively higher on the near side and lower on the far side, i.e., the side where it joins with the second inclined surface 16b. The second inclined surfaces 16b are located on both sides of the drain outlet 4, and each second inclined surface 16b is inclined downward as it approaches the drain outlet 4. The arrows in FIG. 3 indicate the direction of water flow. Water in the sink 2 flows from the near side to the far side on the first inclined surface 16a and then flows down from the first inclined surface 16a to the second inclined surface 16b. Water that enters the left and right second inclined surfaces 16b flows toward the drain outlet 4 and is discharged to the outside through the drain outlet 4.

[0016] A stainless steel fixing pin 20 is provided on each wide deck portion 14a at the rear side of the portion adjacent to the recess 10, i.e., at the junction with the narrow deck portion 14b. Figures 4 and 5 show the fixing pin 20. Figure 4 is a side view, and Figure 5 is a perspective view. The fixing pin 20 has a threaded portion 20a extending axially, and is fixed to the sink 2 using the threaded portion 20a. The fixing pin 20 includes a cylindrical pin body 20b extending axially, and a seat portion 20c that is coaxial with the pin body 20b and has a larger diameter than the pin body 20b. The fixing pin 20 further includes a recess 22 that is located between the pin body 20b and the seat portion 20c and continues in the circumferential direction.

[0017] When the fixing pin 20 is fixed to the wide deck portion 14a, the seat portion 20c is seated on the wide deck portion 14a. The seat portion 20c has a thickness Th (FIG. 4) and is preferably frusto-conical in shape. The upper surface of the seat portion 20c forms a mounting seat for the storage accessory member 30, which will be described later. The recess 22 receives a wire that forms part of the frame 32 of the storage accessory member 30.

[0018] Storage accessory member of the first embodiment (Figs. 6 and 7) : The storage accessory member 30 is sized to fit within the recess 10. The illustrated storage accessory member 30 is a wire storage basket 30A made from a stainless steel round bar. The wire storage basket 30A has a frame 32 that forms a continuous circle with a generally rectangular shape in a plan view. The frame 32 includes rear and front wire frame portions 32a, 32b that extend left and right of the sink 2, and left and right side wire frame portions 32c that extend horizontally forward and parallel to each other from the left and right ends of the rear wire frame portion 32a. The frame 32 also includes a downward-extending intermediate wire frame portion 32d located between the front ends of each side wire frame portion 32c and the end of the front wire frame portion 32b, with the rear wire frame portion 32a positioned relatively high and the front wire frame portion 32b positioned relatively low. In the illustrated wire storage basket 30A, the middle wire frame portion 32d has a curved shape (FIG. 9).

[0019] The wire storage basket 30A has a storage section 34, which is joined to the rear and front wire frame sections 32a, 32b. The storage section 34 is made up of multiple U-shaped wires arranged at intervals in the left-right direction, but it may also be made up of a thin stainless steel plate preferably equipped with multiple drain openings.

[0020] 8, when the wire storage basket 30A is installed on the sink 2, the length of the rear wire frame portion 32a is set so that the junction of each side wire frame portion 32c and the rear wire frame portion 32a passes around the recess 22 of the fixing pin 20 and sits on the seat portion 20c having a thickness Th. This allows the rear wire frame portion 32a to be kept floating above the narrow deck 14b.

[0021] Figure 9 is a side view of the wire storage basket 30A. When the wire storage basket 30A is installed on the sink 2, the length L1 (Figure 9) of the side wire frame portions 32c is set so that a portion of each intermediate wire frame portion 32d abuts against a corner of the wide deck portion 14a. As a result, the cooperation of (1) the thickness Th of the seat portion 20c of the fixing pin 20 and (2) the abutment of a portion of the curved intermediate wire frame portion 32d against the corner of the wide deck portion 14a allows each side wire frame portion 32c to be maintained in a floating state above the wide deck portion 14a.

[0022] Furthermore, (1) the confluence of each side wire frame portion 32c and the rear wire frame portion 32a passes around the recess 22 of the fixing pin 20, and (2) a portion of the curved middle wire frame portion 32d abuts against the corner of the wide deck portion 14a, working together to position the wire storage basket 30A in a predetermined position, thereby preventing rattling of the wire storage basket 30A.

[0023] Furthermore, the rear wire frame portion 32a is positioned so as to be floating above the narrow deck portion 14b, and the left and right side wire frame portions 32c are positioned so as to be floating above the wide deck portion 14a, thereby preventing dirt from accumulating in these areas.

[0024] Furthermore, the recess 22 at the bottom of the pin body 20b of the fixing pin 20 receives the joining portion of the rear wire frame portion 32a and the left and right side wire frame portions 32c, thereby preventing the wire storage basket 30A from floating up.

[0025] At least a portion of the rear side of the storage section 34 of the wire storage basket 30A is preferably formed with a convex portion 34a facing the rear side (FIGS. 8 and 9). Even if a heavy item such as detergent is placed in the storage section 34, the convex portion 34a abuts against the rear wall of the recess 10 of the sink 2, preventing the wire storage basket 30A from tilting.

[0026] Storage accessory member of the second embodiment (FIGS. 10 to 12) : In Figures 10 to 12, which show the storage accessory member 30B of the second embodiment, the same elements as those described in the description of the first embodiment 30A and sink 2 above are given the same reference symbols, and their description will be omitted.

[0027] The storage accessory member 30B of the second embodiment has a structure in which the rear wire frame portion 32a and the front wire frame portion 32b of the storage accessory member 30A of the first embodiment are replaced with elongated plate frame portions 40a, 40b. In addition, the storage accessory member 30B has a bent rear end portion 42 of the side wire frame portion 32c, and this bent rear end portion 42 forms part of the rear plate frame portion 40a, i.e., the end portion of the rear plate frame portion 40a.

[0028] The front plate frame portion 40b has a length that is longer in the longitudinal direction than the front wire frame portion 32b included in the first embodiment. Specifically, the length of the front plate frame portion 40b is set so that both longitudinal ends of the front plate frame portion 40b abut against the corners of the recess 10 when the storage accessory member 30B is installed in the sink 2. Note that while the middle wire frame portion 32d of the wire storage basket 30A in the first embodiment has a curved shape, the shape of the middle wire frame portion 32d of the storage accessory member 30B in the second embodiment is arbitrary and may be a shape that hangs down in a straight line as shown.

[0029] Here, the rear and front plate frame portions 40a, 40b are both made of stainless steel plates, and the storage accessory member 30B is formed with the front and back surfaces thereof standing upright.

[0030] When the storage accessory member 30B of the second embodiment is installed on the sink 2, the bent rear end 42 that forms the end of the rear plate frame portion 32a passes around the recess 22 of the fixing pin 20 and sits on the seat portion 20c. This keeps the rear plate frame portion 40a floating above the narrow deck 14b.

[0031] Substantially similar to the description of the first embodiment 30A, when the storage accessory member 30B of the second embodiment is installed on the sink 2, the cooperation of (1) the thickness Th of the seat portion 20c of the fixing pin 20 and (2) both ends of the front plate frame portion 40b abutting against the corner portions of the recess 10 allows the left and right side wire frame portions 32c to be maintained floating above the wide deck portion 14a.

[0032] As described above, the storage accessory member 30B of the second embodiment has a structure in which the rear wire frame portion 32a and the front wire frame portion 32b included in the first embodiment are both replaced with plate frame portions 40a and 40b, but as a variant, it may have a structure in which only the front wire frame portion 32b is replaced with the plate frame portion 40b.

[0033] Modified sinks (Fig. 13, Fig. 14) : 13 and 14 show a modified version of the sink 2 described above. In describing the illustrated modified sink 50, the same elements as those in the sink 2 described above are given the same reference numerals, and their description will be omitted. In the modified sink 50, the faucet deck 14 is composed of two wide deck portions 14a, and does not have the narrow deck portion 14b described above. In other respects, it is the same as the sink 2 described above.

[0034] As can be seen from FIGS. 13 and 14, the fixing pins 20 are installed in the left and right wide deck portions 14a at positions corresponding to the middle portions of the recesses 10 in the depth direction. [Explanation of symbols]

[0035] 2.50 sink 8. Aquarium section 10 recess 14 Faucet Deck 14a Wide deck section of faucet deck 20 fixing pin 20a Threaded part of fixing pin 20b Pin body of fixing pin 20c Fixing pin seat Th seat thickness 22 Circumferential recess of fixing pin 30 Storage Accessory Materials 30A First embodiment of storage accessory member (wire storage basket) 32 frames 32a Wireframe part at the back 32b Front wireframe part 32c Left and right side wireframe parts 32d Side frame part 34 Storage section 34a Convex shaped part 30B Second embodiment storage accessory member 40a Back plate frame part 40b Front plate frame part 42 Bent rear end of side wire frame

Claims

1. a wall at the back of the water tank section and a recess that is open upward; a faucet deck connected to the upper end of the rear wall of the water tank section and on which a faucet is provided; The faucet deck is a wide deck portion extending laterally from the recess, Further provided are left and right fixing pins arranged in portions adjacent to the recesses of each wide deck section, Each fixing pin is a storage accessory member detachable from a sink, the storage accessory member comprising: a pin body; a seat portion having a diameter larger than that of the pin body and seated on the wide deck portion; and a recess located between the seat portion and the pin body and continuing in the circumferential direction, A frame that forms a continuous circle of a substantially rectangular shape in plan view; a storage accessory member having a size that can be installed in the recess, the storage accessory member having a storage portion fixed to the frame, the frame includes rear and front frame portions extending in the left-right direction, The front frame portion is located lower than the rear frame portion, The frame is Left and right side frame parts, further comprising an intermediate frame portion located between a proximal end of each side frame portion and an end of the proximal frame portion; The distance between the left and right side frame portions is set so that, when the storage accessory member is installed in the sink, the joining portion of the rear frame portion and the left and right side frame portions is seated in the seat portion of the fixing pin, The joining portions of the rear frame portion and the left and right side frame portions are made of wire, The storage accessory member, wherein the wire is received by a recess in the fixing pin when the storage accessory member is installed on the sink.

2. 2. The storage accessory member according to claim 1, A storage accessory member, wherein the frame is made of wire.

3. 3. The storage accessory member according to claim 2, the intermediate frame portion has a curved shape; A storage accessory member wherein the length of each of the side frame portions is set so that a portion of the intermediate frame portion abuts a corner portion of the wide deck portion when the storage accessory member is installed on the sink.

4. 3. The storage accessory member according to claim 2, The front frame portion is composed of a front plate frame portion made of an elongated plate member, A storage accessory member in which the length of the front plate frame portion is set so that both ends of the front plate frame portion abut against the corner portions of the recess when the storage accessory member is installed on the sink.

5. A sink to which the storage accessory member according to claim 1 can be applied, The water tank includes a wall at the back side thereof and a recess that is open upward. A faucet deck, which is connected to the upper end of the back wall of the water tank section and on which a faucet is provided, has a wide deck portion which extends to the left and right of the recess, The left and right wide deck portions further include left and right fixing pins disposed on the left and right wide deck portions, A sink characterized in that each fixing pin has a pin body, a seat portion that is larger in diameter than the pin body and seats on the wide deck portion, and a recess that is located between the seat portion and the pin body and is continuous in the circumferential direction.

6. A fixing pin attachable to the sink of claim 5, a threaded portion for fastening to the sink; a seat portion located on the threaded portion; a pin body extending in an axial direction coaxial with the threaded portion; a recess located between the pin body and the seat portion and continuing in the circumferential direction, A fixing pin, characterized in that the seat portion has a thickness and a diameter larger than that of the pin body.

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