Built-in equipment

The built-in dishwasher with a horizontally rotating door and a perpendicular extension on its side edge addresses the safety issue of finger pinching by blocking the gap between the door and cabinet, ensuring safe operation.

JP7745445B2Active Publication Date: 2025-09-29LIXIL CORP
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Application Number
JP2021193947
Authority / Receiving Office
JP · JP
Patent Type
Patents
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2021-11-30
Publication Date
2025-09-29
Estimated Expiration
2041-11-30

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Conventional dishwashers with horizontally rotating front doors pose a safety risk as they can pinch a child's finger between the door and an adjacent cabinet when opened.

Method used

A built-in dishwasher with a plate-shaped front door that rotates around a horizontal axis and features a bent metal plate extending perpendicularly from its side edge, creating a depth portion that prevents fingers from being inserted between the door and the adjacent cabinet.

Benefits of technology

Prevents finger pinching by blocking the gap between the door and cabinet, enhancing safety by preventing children from inserting their fingers into the space between the door and the adjacent decorative material.

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Abstract

To provide a built-in apparatus capable of preventing a finger or the like from being caught between an opening / closing front door part and a part of adjacent another built-in apparatus.SOLUTION: A floor-mounted built-in apparatus 4 integrated beforehand into a store fixture includes a tabular front door part 47 having a front face. In the built-in apparatus 4, the front door part 47 can be opened / closed by being rotated around a rotation axis A positioned on a lower part of the front door part 47, and oriented in a horizontal direction, and on a furthermore lower side than the rotation axis A on the side end edge of the front door part 47, a tabular part 482 extending in a direction orthogonal to the rotation axis A is provided.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3
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Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to built-in equipment. [Background technology]

[0002] Built-in appliances such as floor-standing dishwashers that are pre-installed in fixtures such as system kitchens and furniture are known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The front door of the built-in dishwasher can be opened and closed by rotating around a horizontally oriented rotation axis, for example. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 6808559 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In conventional dishwashers, there are parts where the front door of the dishwasher and part of the built-in equipment, such as an adjacent cabinet, move close to each other and pass each other, and if a child or other person opens the front door with their finger stuck in it, the finger could be pinched and sheared.

[0005] The present disclosure aims to provide a built-in device that prevents fingers or the like from being pinched between a front door portion that opens and closes and a part of another adjacent built-in device. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The present disclosure relates to a built-in floor-standing device that is pre-installed in a fixture and has a plate-shaped front door portion with a front surface, which can be opened and closed by rotating around a horizontally oriented rotation axis located at the bottom of the front door portion, and which has a plate-shaped portion extending in a direction perpendicular to the rotation axis at the side edge of the front door portion below the rotation axis. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0007] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a top perspective view showing a floor-standing built-in appliance according to one embodiment. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view showing a floor-standing built-in appliance according to one embodiment. [Figure 3] FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view from above showing a lower portion of a floor-standing built-in appliance according to one embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view showing a bottom side of the floor-standing built-in appliance according to one embodiment. [Figure 5] 1A and 1B are diagrams illustrating opening and closing of a front door portion of a floor-standing built-in appliance according to an embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0008] An embodiment of the present disclosure will be described. As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the mounting structure for a foot decorative material according to this embodiment is provided in a floor-standing built-in appliance that is pre-installed in a system kitchen 1 as fixtures. The system kitchen 1 is installed in a kitchen or the like, and is a cooking facility in which a counter 2 and a cabinet 3 are integrally formed, and a dishwasher 4 as a floor-standing built-in appliance is placed adjacent to it, and a sink 7 and the like are placed on the top surface of the counter 2.

[0009] The cabinet 3 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and includes a front portion 31, a rear portion 32, a pair of side panels 33, a bottom portion 34, a storage section 35, and a decorative panel 36. The cabinet 3 is disposed below the top plate 20 of the counter 2, which will be described later. In this specification, the side of the system kitchen 1 where the user sits while cooking is referred to as the front, and the side opposite the front is referred to as the rear. The left-right direction of the system kitchen 1 is the direction connecting the left and right when viewed from the front side.

[0010] The bottom surface 34 faces the installation surface, such as a floor, and has a surface extending substantially horizontally. A plate-shaped footwell decorative material 37 is disposed on the front surface of the bottom surface 34. The front surface 31 is a surface extending vertically in front of the cabinet 3. The front surface 31 is provided with a door 351 that opens and closes an opening for accessing the storage section 35. The rear surface 32 is a surface facing the front surface 31. The pair of side panels 33 are plates disposed to extend vertically on one side and the other side of the left and right directions when viewed from the front of the cabinet 3. The decorative panel 36 is disposed outside the side panels 33 and extends from the installation surface to the underside of the counter 2. The decorative panel 36 covers the outside of the top panel 20 and the side panels 33. The storage section 35 is an internal space of the cabinet 3 and is configured to accommodate foodstuffs, tableware, etc. The storage section 35 is formed inside the doors 351, drawers, etc. formed on the front surface 31 and rear surface 32 of the cabinet.

[0011] The top plate 20 is a rectangular plate placed on the upper surface of the cabinet 3, and forms the upper surface of the counter 2. The top plate 20 has a rectangular shape with a larger area than the rectangular shape of the cabinet 3 in a plan view, i.e., the rectangle formed by the front surface 31, rear surface 32, and decorative panel 36 of the cabinet 3. As shown in FIG. 1, the front edge 20a and rear edge 20b of the top plate extend along the longitudinal direction of the top plate 20. The top plate 20 is arranged so as to protrude slightly outward from the front surface 31 and rear surface 32 of the cabinet 3, respectively. The top plate 20 is made of a plate of a predetermined thickness.

[0012] The sink 7 has a sink 70 and a faucet 71. The sink 7 is a facility for washing dishes, food ingredients, etc. The sink 70 is formed with a recess recessed from the upper surface of the countertop 20, and is installed in an opening provided in the countertop 20.

[0013] Dishwasher 4 is a built-in type, and main body 41 of dishwasher 4 is placed on the floor. The front is open and a washing tub (not shown) is provided inside housing 44 that constitutes main body 41. Inside the washing tub, a dish basket (not shown) is installed for arranging dishes.

[0014] A plate-shaped front door 47 that closes the front opening of the housing 44 is attached to a front wall 46 of the cleaning tank (not shown). The front door 47 can open and close the front opening of the housing 44 by rotating as shown by arrow B in Fig. 1 around a rotation axis A (see Fig. 1, etc.) that is located at the bottom of the front door 47 and points horizontally. For this reason, a space 411 (see Fig. 3) is formed in the bottom of the device body 41 so that the bottom of the front door 47 can fit in when the front door 47 is opened or closed.

[0015] As shown in Fig. 3, a riser 50 having a foot decorative material 51 is provided in the lower part of the appliance body 41, in a portion located below the lower edge of the plate-shaped front door part 47. The foot decorative material 51 is formed in a plate shape and is configured to cover the gap between the lower edge of the front door part 47 and the floor at the bottom of the dishwasher 4.

[0016] Bending members 48 are provided on the left and right ends of the lower part of the front door section 47, at portions of the side edges of the front door section 47 below the rotation axis A. As shown in Fig. 3, the bending members 48 are made of a rectangular metal plate bent into an L shape, and have left and right portions 481 extending in the left-right direction, and a depth portion 482 extending from the left end or right end of the left and right portion 481 in a direction perpendicular to the rotation axis A of the front door section 47, i.e., in the direction toward the back in the depth direction (rearward).

[0017] That is, the depth portion 482 of the folding member 48 provided at the left end of the lower part of the front door section 47 extends from the left end of the left and right portion 481 in the direction toward the rear in the depth direction (rearward), and the depth portion 482 of the folding member 48 provided at the right end of the lower part of the front door section 47 extends from the right end of the left and right portion 481 in the direction toward the rear in the depth direction (rearward).

[0018] As shown in Fig. 4 and other figures, the depth portion 482 of the bending member 48 separates the space formed between the bottom of the front door portion 47 in the closed state and the foot decorative material 51 from the space formed between the bottom of the door 351 of the cabinet 3 adjacent to the dishwasher 4 and the foot decorative material 37. This prevents, for example, a child or the like from inserting their fingers or the like from the space formed between the bottom of the door 351 and the foot decorative material 37 into the space formed between the bottom of the front door portion 47 and the foot decorative material 51, as shown by arrow C in Fig. 4.

[0019] That is, when the front door section 47 opens, it rotates from the state shown by the solid line in Fig. 5 around the rotation axis A as shown by the dashed line. At this time, the lower part of the front door section 47, which is located below the rotation axis A, enters the interior of the space 411. At this time, if a child or the like inserts a finger or the like from the space formed between the lower part of the door 351 and the foot decorative material 37 to the space formed between the lower part of the front door section 47 and the foot decorative material 51 as shown by arrow C in Fig. 4, the finger or the like will be sheared by the left edge of the lower part of the foot decorative material 37 and the right edge of the lower part of the front door section 47, or by the left edge of the lower part of the door 351 and the right edge of the lower part of the front door section 47.

[0020] In contrast, as shown in Figure 4, the depth portion 482 of the folding member 48 blocks the space formed between the lower part of the front door portion 47 when closed and the foot decorative material 51, and the space formed between the lower part of the door 351 and the foot decorative material 37, thereby preventing the insertion of a child's fingers, etc., and preventing the child's fingers, etc., from being sheared as described above.

[0021] According to this embodiment, the following effects are achieved: The front door portion 47 can be opened and closed by rotating around a rotation axis A that is located at the bottom of the front door portion 47 and oriented horizontally, and a plate-shaped portion extending in a direction perpendicular to the rotation axis A is provided at a portion of the side edge of the front door portion 47 below the rotation axis A. as of , the bending member 48 A depth portion 482 is provided, which prevents, for example, a child or infant from inserting their fingers or the like from the space formed between the lower portion of the door 351 and the foot decorative material 37 into the space formed between the lower portion of the front door portion 47 and the foot decorative material 51. As a result, it is possible to prevent a child's fingers or the like from being sheared by the lower portion of the front door portion 47 and the foot decorative material 37, thereby improving safety.

[0022] According to this embodiment, the depth portion 482 is formed by a portion on one end side of the bending member 48 made of a metal plate bent into an L shape, and the left and right portions 481 which are the portions on the other end side of the bending member 48 are fixed to the front door portion 47. This makes it possible to easily realize the configuration of the front door portion 47 having the depth portion 482.

[0023] The present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and includes modifications and improvements within the scope of achieving the object of the present disclosure. For example, the configuration of the plate-shaped portion is not limited to the configuration of the depth portion 482 in this embodiment.

[0024] For example, the built-in appliances are a cabinet 3 integrated with a counter 2 and a dishwasher 4, but are not limited to these. [Explanation of symbols]

[0025] 1. System kitchen 4. Dishwasher 41...Device body 47...Front door section 48… Bent members 50...Rising member 51...Footwear 52...Decorative material fixing part 53…Fixed part 54...Options Panel 56...Buffer material 482…Depth (Plate-shaped part) 511…Rear side 513...Half cut hole 523, 533...volts 5213...Plate-shaped part 5215, 5315...long hole A...rotation axis

Claims

1. A floor-standing built-in device that is pre-installed in a fixture, The front door is a plate-shaped door having a front surface, and the front door can be opened and closed by rotating around a rotation axis that is located at the bottom of the front door and is oriented horizontally. A built-in device in which a plate-shaped portion extending in a direction perpendicular to the rotation axis is provided at a side edge portion of the front door portion that is below the rotation axis.

2. The built-in equipment according to claim 1, wherein the plate-shaped portion is formed by a portion on one end side of a bending member of a metal plate bent into an L-shape, and the other end side of the bending member is fixed to the front door portion.

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