JP2013206680A - Kitchen remote control - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the following problem: since the cost of a kitchen remote control increases if a perfect watertight structure such as one in a bath room remote control is adopted, a conventional kitchen remote control has a structure in which a recessed part to be fitted with operation buttons is formed on the front face of a casing, an opening smaller than the recessed part is formed, and a portion surrounding the opening in the bottom face of the recessed part receives liquid substances if the liquid substances such as water is put on the remote control, however, when the liquid substances received by the bottom face penetrates into the inside of the casing, the liquid substances cannot be discharged to the outside of the casing in this structure.SOLUTION: A wall part for intercepting the liquid substances penetrating into the inside of the casing from the opening formed in the front face of the casing is provided on the inner surface of the casing, and the discharge part for leading the liquid substances intercepted by the wall part to the outside of the casing to discharge it is formed.

Description

  The present invention relates to a kitchen remote control installed on a wall of a kitchen in order to operate equipment such as a hot water supply device installed outdoors.

  A hot water supply device that supplies hot water to a bathroom or a kitchen is often installed outdoors because combustion gas is generated. If the operation panel for operating this hot water supply apparatus is installed in the hot water supply apparatus main body, it is necessary to go to an outdoor installation place every time it is operated, and the usability becomes very poor. Therefore, conventionally, a bath remote controller is attached to the bathroom, and a kitchen remote controller is attached to the kitchen so that each can be operated from inside the bathroom and operated from the kitchen.

  Since the bath remote control is installed in the bathroom, it has a completely watertight structure, and it is designed so that hot water does not enter the bath remote control even if the bath remote control is directly poured into the bath remote control. Yes.

  However, when such a complete watertight structure is adopted, the cost of the remote controller becomes high. On the other hand, the remote controller for kitchen does not require a complete watertight structure as much as a bath remote controller, although there is a possibility that liquids such as water may be applied. Therefore, a remote control device has been proposed that is not a kitchen remote control, but prevents water from entering the casing when water is wiped during cleaning or the like (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2009-76376 A (paragraph 0004, FIGS. 2 and 5)

  In the above-mentioned conventional one, a concave portion into which the operation button is fitted is formed on the front surface of the casing, and an opening smaller than the concave portion is formed on the bottom surface of the concave portion. A groove is formed on the front surface of the casing to receive the liquid material at a portion surrounding the opening of the casing and to flow water downward from the recess.

  However, in such a configuration, when the liquid material received on the bottom surface enters the inside of the casing from the opening, there is a problem that the liquid material cannot be discharged to the outside of the casing. Therefore, when wiping and cleaning is performed, a larger amount of water hits the operation button and the water reaches the opening, or water that has spread by capillary action in the gap between the back of the operation button and the bottom of the recess If it enters, water will reach the electronic components in the casing and cause a failure.

  Then, this invention makes it a subject to provide the remote control for kitchens which can be discharged | emitted out of a casing even if a liquid substance approachs into the casing from the opening for operation buttons in view of said problem.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a kitchen remote control according to the present invention has an operation button that is attached to the wall of a kitchen and protrudes forward from an opening formed on the front surface of the casing. In the kitchen remote control that controls the operation of equipment installed in another place by operating, a wall portion is provided on the inner surface of the casing to block the liquid material entering the inside of the casing from the opening formed in the front surface of the casing. At the same time, the liquid material blocked by the wall portion is guided to the outside of the casing and discharged to form a discharge portion.

  Even if the liquid material enters the casing from the opening, it is possible to dam the liquid material by the wall portion, and the dammed liquid material is discharged to the outside of the casing by the discharge portion.

  As a specific shape of the wall portion, the wall portion is formed in a U shape surrounding the opening from above and from the left and right directions, and is dammed by the wall portion and flows downward through the left and right portions of the wall portion. It is conceivable to form a receiving part for receiving an object in the discharge part.

  At that time, if a groove portion that engages with the U-shaped wall portion is formed around the operation button, the liquid material can be more reliably dammed by the wall portion.

  As is apparent from the above description, the present invention is provided with a wall on the inner surface of the casing for blocking the liquid material that has entered the inside of the casing from the opening. The liquid material that has entered can be discharged to the outside.

The figure which shows the structure of one embodiment of this invention The figure which shows the back of the front casing Figure showing the area around the opening of the front casing Diagram showing details of operation buttons The figure which shows the state which attached the operation button to the front casing

  Referring to FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a kitchen remote controller attached to a wall surface of a kitchen in order to control the operation of a hot water supply apparatus (not shown) that is a device. The kitchen remote control 1 has a casing in which a rear casing 11 and a front casing 2 are combined in the front-rear direction, and operation buttons 3 that can be pushed are arranged on the front surface of the front casing 2.

  2 and 3, the front casing 2 is formed with an opening 21 for projecting the operation button 3 forward from the inside. Each opening 21 has a wall portion 22 formed therein. The wall portion 22 is formed on the back surface of the front casing 2 and is formed in a U shape so as to surround the opening 21 from above and in the left-right direction. Therefore, even if a liquid material such as water enters the inside of the front casing 2 from the opening 21, it is blocked by the wall portion 22 and flows downward along the inside of the wall portion 22.

  On the other hand, a discharge portion 23 is formed in the lower portion of the opening 21. A bank portion 24 is formed at the rear end portion of the discharge portion 23 so that the liquid material does not go back behind the discharge portion 23. Moreover, the receiving part 25 formed diagonally is provided in the right and left of the discharge part 23.

  As described above, the liquid material that has entered the inside of the front casing 2 from the opening 21 is blocked by the wall portion 22 and flows downward along the inside of the wall portion 22. 25 is set to be received and led to the discharge unit 23. Accordingly, the liquid material that has turned around from the opening 21 toward the inside of the front casing 2 in the upward and left-right directions is blocked by the wall portion 22 and flows from the receiving portion 25 to the discharge portion 23. Further, the liquid material that is going to go around from the lower portion of the opening 21 is blocked by the bank portion 24. In this way, the liquid material is finally collected in the discharge portion 23 regardless of the direction in which the liquid material flows from the opening 21. Since the liquid substance collected in the discharge part 23 is discharged as it is to the front side of the front casing 2, the liquid substance does not stay in the discharge part 23.

  As described above, by providing the wall portion 22, the discharge portion 23, and the receiving portion 25, the liquid material that wraps around the inside of the front casing 2 from the opening 21 can be dammed and discharged to the outside. Added a configuration to block wraparound.

  Referring to FIG. 4, a flange portion 31 is projected from the upper and left and right portions of the operation button 3, and a groove portion 32 that engages with the wall portion 22 is formed in the flange portion 31. As shown in FIG. 5, in a state where the operation button 3 is attached to the front casing 2, the wall portion 22 is fitted into the groove portion 32, so that a structure similar to the labyrinth seal is formed. Even if it tries to get over, it will flow down through the groove 32.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to an above-described form, You may add a various change in the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Kitchen remote control 2 Front casing 21 Opening 22 Wall part 23 Ejection part 25 Receiving part 3 Operation button 32 Groove part

Claims (3)

  It has an operation button that can be pushed and operated, which is attached to the wall of the kitchen and protrudes forward from the opening formed on the front surface of the casing. By pressing the operation button, the operation of equipment installed in another place is controlled. In the remote controller for a kitchen, a wall portion is provided on the inner surface of the casing for blocking the liquid material that has entered the inside of the casing from the opening formed in the front surface of the casing, and the liquid material blocked by the wall portion is disposed on the casing. A kitchen remote control characterized in that a discharge part is formed which leads to the outside and discharges.   The wall portion is formed in a U-shape surrounding the opening from above and from the left and right directions, and a receiving portion that is dammed by the wall portion and receives a liquid material that flows downward through the left and right portions of the wall portion is the discharge portion. The kitchen remote control according to claim 1, wherein the kitchen remote control is formed.   The kitchen remote control according to claim 2, wherein a groove that engages with the U-shaped wall is formed around the operation button.

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