Technical Field

The invention relates to a mobile kitchen which can be set up by a single person in the desired area without being connected to the vehicle, and which includes a counter, a oven and a refrigerator, which both eliminates the shortage of space in the vehicle and prevents the temperature in the vehicle from increasing in hot weather.

State of the Art

Human beings perform voluntary or involuntary movement by nature. This action may have many reasons such as social, cultural, political, economic or natural disasters. Therefore, mobile spaces have a different importance for each user. While it is a way of life for nomads and travelling workers; it can be considered as a holiday - oriented situation for tourists. Freedom of movement, especially in the twenty - first century, has led to an increase in new trends and understandings such as take your bag and travel wherever you want to go. At this point, mobile spaces and equipment have an important place in individual or group journeys. Economic factors that change day by day lead employees and many businesses to work more mobile. In addition, consumption - based lives, increasing population, changes in eating and drinking routines and similar issues have started to push people to different lifestyles. Such reasons are also important in the use of dynamic spaces. Therefore, these places are not only holiday - oriented but also serve their users for completely different reasons.

With the change in people's understanding of travel and holiday, new needs have emerged. Especially in recent years, the demand for vehicles that meet both transport and accommodation needs such as caravans has been increasing. The fact that caravans are subject to special rules and their high costs cause most people to reorganize their existing vehicles to meet their accommodation and kitchen needs. One of the most important points in both caravans and other vehicles is the design of the kitchen area. Modular kitchens are designed to provide the comfort that people are used to in their daily lives in these vehicles with limited space. In the existing applications, first of all, the kitchen is dependent on the vehicle up to a certain area and can be removed to the door of the vehicle with the help of a rail. Especially in hot weather, the presence and use of kitchens in the vehicle creates a narrow space, increases the temperature inside the vehicle while cooking and food odour problems are experienced. Existing systems cause problems for the user due to the narrow space. Since the heat generated during the cooking process causes the temperature inside the vehicle to increase, it creates a disadvantage for the user, especially in summer months. Since the kitchen module moves depending on the vehicle, it is not possible to move independently to the desired location and causes the user to be tied to a certain area in the open area.

Many studies have been carried out nowadays to improve the features of modular and mobile kitchens and to eliminate existing problems. One of these studies is the invention subject to the utility model application TR 2021/015744 and titled "Modular Camping Unit for Vehicle". The purpose of this invention is to make a portable and lightweight camping unit consisting of parts whose number and dimensions can be changed according to all kinds of luggage dimensions or the user's request in vehicles such as boats, cars, SUVs, vans and similar passenger and commercial vehicles. With this unit, people will be able to meet their needs in nature, in areas outside the home, in camping areas, in times and areas where a break is needed, outside of closed areas, fixed eating and drinking and resting areas. By means of the materials such as cabinets, drawers, kitchen utensils, cutting board and sink, faucet, water tank, cooker, bed in the unit, people will have the opportunity to cook and prepare drinks and rest wherever they can park their vehicles, and they will also meet their electricity needs such as phone charging with a 220 volt capacity socket.

Another study is the invention subject to the utility model application TR 2021/013731 and titled "Movable Kitchen Counter System that can be used inside and outside in caravans". This invention is a movable kitchen counter system that can be used inside and outside in caravans and similar mobile transport and accommodation vehicles. It is about a system having the parts of movable worktop, outer cover, inner cover, height reducing mechanism, rail with mechanism, gas piston, mechanism descent stopper and adjustment screw. As a result, the existence of the need for a mobile kitchen that eliminates the disadvantages of the existing technique and the inadequacy of the existing solutions made it necessary to make a development in the relevant technical field.

Brief Description of Invention

The present invention relates to a mobile kitchen that meets the above - mentioned requirements, eliminates all disadvantages and brings some additional advantages, eliminates both the shortage of narrow space in the vehicle and prevents the temperature in the vehicle from increasing in hot weather, can be installed by a single person in the desired area without being connected to the vehicle, and includes a counter, oven and refrigerator.

Based on the state of the art, the aim of the invention is to enable the mobile kitchen to be transported to the desired region and used in that region without any limitation by means of its independence from the vehicle, unlike the existing applications.

The aim of the invention is to provide the user with a large space in the vehicle during the stay in the vehicle, by means of the portability of the mobile kitchen.

Another aim of the invention is to provide travel safety by preventing the mobile kitchen from moving uncontrollably as a result of vibration and shaking due to being connected to the vehicle during the journey.

Another aim of the invention is to provide easy movement both inside and outside the vehicle by means of the wheels it contains.

Another aim of the invention is to eliminate the need for extra manpower for the lifting and lowering operations when the vehicle is taken out of the vehicle by means of the jack it contains.

Another aim of the invention is to provide the user with a large space inside the vehicle, to eliminate the heat problem arising while cooking inside and to prevent the spread of food odours inside the vehicle, thanks to the mobile kitchen can be completely taken out of the vehicle.

The structural and characteristic features and all advantages of the invention will be more clearly understood by means of the figures given below and the detailed description written by making references to these figures, therefore, the evaluation should be made by taking these figures and detailed descriptions into consideration.

Brief Description of Figures

In order to best understand the construction of the present invention and its advantages with additional elements, it should be evaluated together with the figures described below.

Figure - 1 is a schematic general view of the mobile kitchen from the front,

Figure - 2 is a schematic overview of the mobile kitchen from the side, Figure - 3 is a schematic overview of the mobile kitchen from the top.

Reference Numbers

10. Mobile kitchen

11. Bench

12. Refrigerator

13. Sink and faucet

14. Cabinet with doors

15. Oven

16. Bench bottom wheels

17. Slide

18. Mobile jack

19. Jacking wheel

Detailed Description of the Invention In this detailed description, the mobile kitchen (10) comprising a bench (11), an oven (15) and a refrigerator (12), which can be installed by a single person in the desired area without being connected to the vehicle, which both eliminates the narrow space problem in the vehicle subject to the invention and prevents the temperature in the vehicle from increasing in hot weather, is described only as an example for a better understanding of the subject matter and without any limiting effect.

On the upper surface of the mobile kitchen (10) shown in Figure - 1, the bench (11) used in the food preparation phase is positioned. At the bottom of the bench (11), there is a refrigerator (12) for cold storage of food and cabinets with doors (14) where the food and items that the user will need during the food preparation phase are stored and where the cylinder and dirty water reservoir are located. On the outer part of the floor of the refrigerator (12) and cabinets with doors (14), there are bench bottom wheels (16) for sliding and placing the mobile kitchen (10) in the vehicle.

In the lower part of the refrigerator (12) and cabinets with doors (14), which constitute the body of the mobile kitchen (10) shown in Figure - 2, slides (17) are positioned for placing and holding the mobile jack (18). Under the said slides (17), there is a mobile jack (18), which is placed on the slides (17) to make the mobile kitchen (10) independent from the vehicle, and which is opened and closed by turning with the help of a handle. The jacking wheel (19) placed on the said mobile jack (18) enables the mobile kitchen (10) to be moved easily.

In the bench (11) area on the upper surface of the mobile kitchen (10) shown in Figure - 3, there is a sink and faucet (13) to meet the needs such as washing dishes, foodstuffs or hands, and the oven (15) that provides the heat needed for processes such as cooking or heating water.

The most important feature of the inventive mobile kitchen (10) is that, unlike other existing applications, it can be completely transported to the desired area. Thanks to the fact that the mobile kitchen (10) can be transported independently of the vehicle, the user is provided with a large space in the vehicle during the accommodation period. Immediately before the mobile kitchen (10) is transported outside, the straps that ensure that the mobile kitchen (10) is kept stationary in the vehicle during the journey are opened and separated from the vehicle. Then, the mobile kitchen (10) is slid inside the vehicle by means of bench bottom wheels (16) positioned at the bottom of the bench (11). In the vehicle, it is first slid to the first mobile jack (18) and the first mobile jack (18) is placed, then it is slid to the second mobile jack (18) and the second mobile jack (18) is placed. Meanwhile, the mobile kitchen (10) is held by safety belts. Thanks to the mobile jacks (18) placed on the slides (17) positioned on the lower part of the bench (11), the mobile kitchen (10) is separated from the vehicle and mobility is provided and transported to the desired location.