JPH024131A - Food heating appliance - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

Detailed Description of the Invention [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a food heating device, particularly a food heating device in which a toaster section and a cooking device section each having separate heating chambers are provided in one casing. It is related to.

[Prior Art] Food heating devices are widely used in general households as microwave ovens, ovens, toasters, etc., and in recent years, such food heating devices have become multi-functional, and one device can be used for microwave ovens, toasters, etc. Devices with oven and even toaster functions are also used.

FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of such a conventional food heating device, in which (1) is the main body of the food heating device, and (2) is the main body of the food heating device.
) is the front door.

The front door (2) is a door for opening and closing the heating chamber (3) of the food heating device, and in this example, a side-opening door is shown, but configurations such as top-opening or bottom-opening are also known. It is being

Reference numeral (4) denotes an operation panel, on which keys are provided to select functions such as a microwave oven or an oven, or to switch various cooking modes.

In this way, conventional food heating devices only have one heating chamber (
3) allows various foods to be heated and cooked. That is, by switching the functions and cooking modes, it is possible to perform cooking in the heating chamber (3) using a microwave oven, an oven, or even a toaster.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the conventional food heating device described above, when heating is performed by selecting various functions, only one heating chamber (3) is always used.
The heating effect takes place within. Therefore, when selecting a function between a microwave oven and an oven, each heats many types of food, so the size of the heating chamber (3) needs to be a relatively large space, and a heating chamber of a common size is required. No problem will occur if you use it. However, when the toaster function is selected, even though the object to be heated is limited to sliced bread, cooking must be done in the large heating chamber (3), resulting in good-tasting toast. The problem is that it cannot be baked.

In other words, in order to bake toast with a good taste, it is necessary to bake it in a short time before the water contained in the bread evaporates, but when baking toast in a large heating chamber like the conventional example above, Since the bread cannot be baked in a short time, the moisture in the bread has evaporated when the toast is baked, and the problem is that the toast cannot be toasted deliciously.

Therefore, when the function of a toaster is added to the functions of a microwave oven and an oven using one device having one heating chamber, it is difficult to improve the function of the toaster itself.

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and provides a food heating device that can perform heating cooking functions for various foods and good toaster functions with a device consisting of one casing. Our goal is to provide the following.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the food heating device according to the present invention includes a device casing and a heating cooking chamber provided inside the casing and into which food can be taken in and taken out from the front part of the casing. and a toaster section that has a slice bread heating chamber separate from the heating cooking chamber and is installed below the heating cooker section in the casing, and the toaster section includes a sliced bread heating chamber. a pull-out bread placement means that places the bread almost horizontally and inserts and removes the bread into and out of the sliced bread heating chamber by inserting and pulling out the bread, and when the sliced bread is stored in the sliced bread heating chamber, both upper and lower surfaces of the bread are placed; The flat heaters are installed close to each other.

[Function] According to the food heating device having the above configuration, by providing the toaster section and the heating cooker section each having separate heating chambers in one device casing, the toaster and the cooking device can be operated as separate bodies. The overall size of the device can be reduced compared to the case where it is formed.

Furthermore, it is also possible to simplify the structure by sharing the power supply unit and the like.

Further, since the sliced bread heating chamber is provided with flat heaters close to both sides of the stored bread, the sliced bread can be quickly heated and baked. Since the toaster section is equipped with its own heating chamber, the sliced bread heating chamber, the space in the heating chamber can be formed as a small space suitable for toasting sliced bread. Efficient heating of sliced bread is possible together with the heater. This makes it possible to quickly and deliciously bake sliced bread.

Furthermore, the toaster section is installed below the heating cooker section inside the device casing, and the bread placement means is of a pull-out type, making it easy to take bread in and out even when the main body of the device is placed at a high position. I can do it.

[Example] Hereinafter, a preferred example of the food heating device according to the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a front view of the embodiment, and the first characteristic feature of the present invention is that a heating cooker section and a toaster section each having separate heating chambers are provided in one device casing. It is. In the figure, a heating cooker section (6) is provided in the upper part of the casing (5), and toaster sections (7) are arranged vertically in the lower part thereof.

(8) is the control unit, and the operation panel (
9) is installed, and a control unit is disposed therein, and is arranged in a side area of the heating cooker unit (6) and toaster unit (7), which are arranged side by side.

The operation panel (9) has operation keys such as keys for selecting various functions of the microwave, oven, or toaster, or a timer, and displays related to the operations.

A front door (10) and a drawer door (11) are attached to the heating cooker section (6) and toaster section (7), respectively, so that food and bread can be taken in and out from the front side.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the food heating device to show the opening and closing operations of the front door (10) and drawer door (11), and the front door (10) of the cooking device section (6) is opened horizontally. Arrow 1
It is opened and closed in the 00 direction. Also, the toaster part (7)
The drawer door (11) is opened and closed by the drawer/push-in operation in the direction of arrow 200.

The heating cooker section (6) is provided with one cooking chamber (12), which is used as a heating chamber for a microwave oven and an oven. The toaster part (7) is provided with a bread storage chamber (13) which is a heating chamber for sliced bread.
This bread storage chamber (13) is formed as a small space storage chamber with a vertical width slightly larger than the thickness of sliced bread such as white bread, and flat heaters are disposed close to both sides of the stored bread.

A placing net (14) is provided on the drawer door (11) of the toaster section (7) as a bread placing means for placing bread. In this embodiment, the loading net (14) is the drawer door (11).
) is formed by horizontally attaching a plurality of rod-like members at predetermined intervals to the inner surface of the cylinder.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of taking bread in and out of this pull-out toaster part (7). In the diagram, the state in which the drawer door (11) is pulled out is shown by a solid line, and the state in which the drawer door (11) is pushed in is shown in the figure. Indicated by a broken line.

The bread (15) is placed on the placing net (14) in a flat manner. In this embodiment, the placing net (14) is formed in a size that allows two pieces of ordinary bread to be placed side by side. When storing bread, first pull out the drawer door (11), pull out the placing net (14) and place the bread (15) (
state shown by the solid line in the figure). Then, when the drawer door (11) is pushed in, the bread (15) is stored in the bread storage chamber (13) as shown by the broken line in the figure. At this time, the flat heaters (16a) and (16b) installed on the ceiling and bottom of the bread storage room (13), respectively, are positioned close to both the upper and lower surfaces of the stored bread (15).

Thereby, it is possible to bake the bread (15) efficiently and in a short time.

Note that the flat heaters (16a) and (16b) are formed of, for example, mica heaters.

The flat heater (16a) on the ceiling side is used as a heater for the oven function of the cooking device section (6) in the cooking chamber (12).
) can also be used in common with the flat heater installed on the underside of the floor, and in this case, the number of flat heaters can be reduced compared to when separately installed, and the effect of miniaturizing the device can be further enhanced. can.

Next, the arrangement of the high frequency oscillation means required when the cooking device section (6) functions as a microwave oven will be explained.

Figure 4 shows the location of the cooking device section (6), toaster section (7), and high frequency oscillation means on the casing (5).
The layout is shown as seen from above. Casing (5)
Inside, the cooking chamber (12) of the heating cooker section (6) and the bread storage chamber (13) of the toaster section (7) are arranged above and below with their respective entrances facing the front side of the casing (5). ing.

On the right side of the cooking chamber (12) and bread storage chamber (13) in the figure, there is an operation panel (9) on the front of the casing (5).
A control unit (8) is installed. A high frequency oscillation means (17) of the heating cooker section (6) is arranged behind the control unit (8). This high-frequency oscillation means (17) is composed of a magnetron, a waveguide that sends the high-frequency waves from the magnetron to the cooking chamber without attenuation, a high-voltage transformer, a high-voltage condenser, and a cooling fan for cooling these components. Ru.

According to the food heating device according to this embodiment configured as described above, the cooking device portion (6) has an inlet/outlet and a toaster portion (7) vertically adjacent to the front side of the casing (5) of the device body. ) bread inlet/outlet openings are arranged in parallel,
When heating bread and side dishes, they can be heated at the same time and in the same place, making it convenient to put them in and take them out.

Further, since the toaster part (7) is constructed in a pull-out type and is provided at the lower part of the device casing, there is an advantage that the toaster part (7) can be pulled out from a relatively low position and is easy to use.

r Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the food heating device according to the present invention, it is possible to heat and cook food in a microwave oven and an oven with the food heating device consisting of one casing, and furthermore, it is possible to heat and cook food in a microwave oven and an oven. It is possible to toast sliced bread to a good taste using a toaster equipped with a flat heater.

In addition, since the toaster section has its own heating chamber, the heating chamber can be made as small as possible to accommodate sliced bread, making the device more compact. It is also possible to simplify the structure by sharing members such as parts. Furthermore, since the toaster part is of a pull-out type, it is possible to easily put in and take out bread.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a front view of an embodiment according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the opening/closing operation of the door of the embodiment, Fig. 3 is an explanatory view showing the operation of putting bread in and out of the toaster section, and Fig. 4 is FIG. 5, which is a layout diagram of each component in the embodiment, is a perspective view of a conventional heating cooker. In the figure, (5) is the main casing of the food heating device;
(6) is the heating cooker part, (7) is the toaster part, (10
) is the front door, (11) is the drawer door, (12) is the galley,
(13) is a bread storage room, and (16) is a flat heater. In addition, the same reference numerals in the figures indicate the same or corresponding parts.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] The device comprises: an apparatus casing; a heating cooker section having a heating cooking chamber into which food can be taken in and taken out from the front part of the apparatus casing; and a sliced bread heating chamber separate from the heating cooking chamber. a toaster part installed at the lower part of the heating cooker part in the casing;
The toaster section includes a pull-out bread placement means for placing sliced bread almost horizontally and inserting and pulling out the bread into and out of the sliced bread heating chamber; 1. A food heating device comprising: flat heaters installed close to the upper and lower surfaces of the bread when the sliced bread is stored;