JPH0687B2 - Cooking device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cooking device such as an electric roaster or a gas roaster.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional cooker, a main body case whose upper surface is opened on a stand is supported, and the upper opening of this case is opened and closed by a lid, and a hinge provided at the rear part of the stand is provided inside the lid. An example in which a sheathed heater to be arranged is attached and the lid is detachably supported by the hinge via a lid supporting means is, for example, Jikkou Sho-46-358.
No. 78 is known.

The lid supporting means is formed by a clamp rotatably attached to an upper hinge of a hinge to which a sheathed heater arranged in the lid is attached. The clamp is made of a wire material having elasticity such as a wire in a crank shape, and both ends thereof are rotatably attached to the upper hinge. Then, by the toggle operation of the clamp, the rear wall surface of the lid body positioned by the concave-convex engagement with the clamp mounting surface of the upper hinge, the clamp arranged inside the rear wall surface and the clamp wall arranged outside the rear wall surface. It is designed to be detachably attached to the mounting surface.

In this conventional cooker, the clamp located in the lid body is rotated by hand with the lid open,
The lid can be attached to and detached from the hinge member, so that the lid can be independently washed in a single product state.

[0005]

However, according to this prior art, since the clamp forming the lid supporting means is arranged inside the lid, the heat from the sheath heater is not affected by the heat when the cooker is used. The clamp may be directly exposed to cause thermal damage such as deterioration of spring property, and the clamp is easily soiled by oil or the like discharged from the food. Further, in the operation of this clamp, it is inconvenient to first open the lid and then manually rotate the dirty clamp inside the lid.

An object of the present invention is to prevent the lid supporting means for detachably supporting the lid body on the hinge from being damaged or stained by heat, and to easily operate the lid supporting means. To get a cooker that can.

[0007]

To achieve the above object, the cooker of the present invention has an upper hinge in which a hinge is provided with a lid body for opening and closing an upper surface opening of a main body case and having a heat source arranged therein. The lid support means detachably attached to the member is arranged outside the lid body.

[0008]

In the cooker of the present invention, since the lid supporting means is arranged outside the lid, it is possible to prevent the means from being directly exposed to the heat from the heat source or the oil in the empty food. The lid support means can be operated outside the lid body without opening the lid body, and the lid support means does not become dirty with oil or become hot during the operation.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. In FIGS. 1 and 3, reference numeral 1 denotes a shallow dish-shaped metal base that serves as a heat shield plate, and handles 2 which are made of heat-resistant resin and serve as legs are attached to the left and right ends thereof with screws 3 and the like.

The lower hinge member 4 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is connected to the rear side of the base 1 by screws 5 and the like. The hinge member 4 includes, for example, a resin hinge cover 6 having a substantially L-shaped side surface, a metal heat shield plate 7 provided by closing an open inner surface of a lower horizontal portion of the cover 6, and a vertical direction of the cover 6. The lower hinge fitting 8 is formed by closing the open inner surface of the groove.

A closing plate 10 made of a metal strip is attached to the front surface of the lower hinge metal member 8 via a fixture 9 such as a nut, and a heat source 11 such as a sheath heater penetrates the plate 10. Installed. Further, the lower hinge metal member 8 integrally has a pair of left and right locking claws 12 on the front surface side thereof, and these claws 12 form a substantially triangular shape and face upward as shown in FIGS. ing.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a box-shaped main body case 13 having an open top is installed on the base 1 so as to be freely inserted and removed from the front side. The main body case 13 is obtained by drawing a sheet metal, and net supporting portions 14 that bulge inward are formed on both left and right side walls of the body case 13. A laterally long through hole 15 that is closed from is formed. Further, a heat source support 16 having a rearward facing locking groove 16a is attached to the inner bottom surface of the main body case 13 by welding or the like, and an opening edge 17 on the upper surface of the main body case 13 is folded back downward.

The body case 13 is inserted and installed along the base 1, and at this time, the heat source 11 is located in the body case 13 through the through hole 15 and The tip portion is a locking groove 16a of the heat source support 16
Is supported by being engaged with. In addition, the opening edge 17 on the rear side passes over the locking claw 12 and is engaged with the claw 12 just before the installation of the main body case 13 is completed.

Therefore, the main body case 13 installed on the base 1 is prevented from being inadvertently disengaged to the front side by the engagement with the locking claw 12, and the lateral movement is prevented by the handle 2. It is something. Therefore, in order to remove the main body case 13 from the top of the base 1, first, the rear side of the main body case 13 is slightly raised and the opening edge 17 of the main body case 13 is locked.
After removing the main body case 13, the main body case 13 may be pulled forward and moved. It should be noted that the opening edge 17 is provided with a groove that engages with the locking claw 12, or a convex edge portion is further extended integrally with the opening edge 17, and both ends of the convex edge portion are a pair of locking claws. It may be arranged such that the main body case 13 is prevented from moving in the left-right direction by bringing the locking claws 12 into engagement with each other so as to be close to the facing surface of each other.

In FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, reference numeral 18 denotes a wire net formed by assembling wires, which is supported by the net support portion 14 at both ends in any state of the inside of the main body 13 in either state of upside down. The front and back sides of the main body case 13 have different height positions from the bottom surface.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the upper surface opening of the main body case 13 is adapted to be opened and closed by a lid body 19 having lid handles 19a attached to the outer surfaces of both side walls. This lid 19
Is made of metal and has a box shape with an open lower surface, and a perspective window 20 made of plate glass or the like is detachably attached to the oblique front wall. As shown in FIG. 9, the rear wall 19b of the lid body 19 is formed with a horizontally long through hole 21 as a heat source passage portion, and convex engagement holes 22 are formed on both left and right sides thereof. Has been done. Moreover, a locking projection 24 having a locking groove 23 is provided in the center of the rear wall 19b in the longitudinal direction so as to project rearward by welding or the like.

Retaining metal fittings 25 and 26 are provided on the inner surface of the lid body 19 by welding or the like. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 10, the holding metal fitting 25 on the rear side has a holding groove 25 facing forward.
In addition to having a, it is formed to have a recessed groove 25b continuous with this groove 25a. Further, the holding metal fitting 26 on the front side has a holding groove 26a facing forward, and
It is formed to have a heat source supporting groove 26b facing rearward.

A metallic reflecting plate 27 is detachably held on the inner surface of the lid 19 through the holding metal fittings 25 and 26. That is, as shown in FIG. 10, the reflecting plate 2 is provided with mounting holes 28 and 29 having a substantially triangular shape corresponding to the holding fittings 25 and 26, and these mounting holes 28 and 29 are held respectively. After fitting to the metal fittings 25 and 26, the reflecting plate 27 is moved to the rear side and inserted into the holding grooves 25a and 26a with a slight press fit, whereby the reflecting plate 27 is attached and held,
In addition, the reflection plate 27 can be detached from the lid body 19 by the operation reverse to the above. Reference numeral 30 in FIG. 10 denotes a bulge portion provided near the mounting hole 29, which is the concave groove 2
5b is tightly engaged to further stabilize the holding state of the reflection plate 27.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, an upper hinge member 31 forming a hinge A together with the lower hinge member 4 is provided above the lower hinge member 4. The hinge member 31 includes a resin hinge cover 32.
And an upper hinge fitting 33 provided by closing the inner open surface of the cover 32. The upper hinge metal fitting 33 is superposed on the lower hinge metal fitting 8 and these are arranged on the hinge shaft 34.
Is rotatably connected via.

A closing plate 35 made of a horizontally elongated metal band plate that closes the through hole 21 is attached to the upper hinge fitting 33 through a fitting 36 such as a nut. Lid stop pieces 37 are bent at both ends of the plate 35, respectively. The lid stopper piece 37 has a substantially triangular shape facing upward, and the engaging hole 2
It is supposed to be engaged and disengaged in 2. Further, a heat source 38 such as a sheath heater is attached to the upper hinge fitting 33 so as to penetrate the closing plate 35. This heat source 38 is the lid 1
9 is arranged inside the heat source 3, and in that arrangement, the heat source 3
The front end portion of 8 is engaged with and supported by the heat source support groove 26b.

Further, the lid member 19 is detachably attached to and supported by the hinge member 31 via a supporting member 39 shown in FIGS. This member 39 is for attaching and detaching the lid body 19, and is movably attached to the hinge member 31 located outside the lid body 19 as described later. As shown in FIG. 4 to FIG.
Is made of a metal strip, and a notch groove 40 and a lid stopper projection 41 that narrows the opening of the groove 40 are formed in the substantially central portion in the lengthwise direction. The lid stopper projection 41 is the lid 19
The engaging projection 24 provided on the upper and lower sides is engaged with and disengages from the engaging groove 23, and the downward facing approximately 3 formed by the slopes facing each other.
It has a square shape.

This support member 39 is the upper hinge fitting 3
It is provided so as to pass through 3 in the left-right direction and is movable in any of the up, down, left, and right directions, and operating portions 39a, 39b are formed by bending at both left and right ends thereof. A coil spring 42 is stretched between the support member 39 and the upper hinge fitting 33, and the spring force constantly urges the support member 39 leftward in FIG. 4, for example. In addition, reference numeral 39c in FIG. 5 denotes upper and lower bent edges of the support member 39, which are prevented from coming off from the upper hinge fitting 33 by hitting the edges of through holes (not shown) provided in the upper hinge fitting 33. . A longitudinally long lid stop hole 43 having a width substantially equal to the width of the opening of the cutout groove 40 is formed on the front surface of the upper hinge fitting 33. The opening side of the notch groove 40 is
When the lid body 19 is removed from the hinge member 31, it just faces the lid stopper hole 43. The latching projection piece 24, the supporting member 39, the tension coil spring 42, and the lid fixing hole 43 form a lid supporting means B for detachably attaching the lid body 19 to the upper hinge member 31. Reference numeral 44 in FIGS. 1 to 3 is a cord connected to the heat sources 11 and 38 through the hinge members 4 and 31.

In the electric roaster having the above-mentioned structure, the lid body 19 has the engaging projections 24 inserted into the lid fastening holes 43, and the engagement grooves 23 and the lid fastening projections 41 of the support member 39.
Is supported by the hinge member 31 by the engagement with
It is supported by the engagement between the engagement hole 22 and the lid stopper piece 37 of the closing plate 35. That is, the lid 19 is supported at three points and attached to the hinge member 31. Therefore, the lid 19
Since it is securely supported by the hinge member 31, there is no risk that the lid body 19 will accidentally come off when the lid is opened and closed, and the lid body 19 can be smoothly and reliably opened and closed. It is possible to prevent damage to the heat source 38 and the like.

When the electric roaster is used, the through holes 15 and 21 of the main body case 13 and the lid 19 are closed from the outside by the closing plates 10 and 35 attached to the hinge members 4 and 31, respectively, so that the thermal efficiency is improved. Good.

Also, in this electric roaster, the lid 1
In order to remove 9 from the hinge member 31, first, the operation portion 39a on the removal side of the support member 39 is pushed with the lid 19 kept closed. Then, by moving the support member 39 from the state of FIG. 8 to the left in the figure, the cover stop projection 41 of the support member 39 passes over the locking projection 24 while the support member 39 is slightly displaced upward as shown in FIG. The state shown in FIG. 6 is obtained. Immediately after overcoming this, the support member 39
Is pulled down by the coil spring 42, so that the above-mentioned overcoming is accompanied by a feeling of motion and sound. Thereafter, the rear side of the lid body 19 is slightly raised to disengage the left and right lid stopper pieces 37 and the engagement holes 22, and the lid body 19 is pulled out to the front side. As a result, the heat source 3
The lid 19 is removed, leaving 8 as the number.

On the contrary, the lid 19 is attached to the hinge member 3
In order to attach the cover 1 to 1, the cover 19 is inserted into the through hole 21 of the cover 19 through the heat source 38, and then the wall is applied to the closing plate 37. By this operation, the locking projection 24 is passed through the lid stop hole 43 and inserted into the notch groove 40 of the support member 39 (this state is shown in FIG. 6), and the lid stop pieces 37 are inserted in the left and right engagement holes 22. Insert each. Next, the operation portion 39b on the stop side of the support member 39 is pushed. Then, the supporting member 39 is moved to the right side in the drawing with the upward displacement as shown in FIG. 7 against the spring force of the coil spring 42, and the lid stop projection 41 of the support member 39 is locked by the locking projection piece 24. While overcoming the groove 23, the support member 39 is slightly lowered and the locking projection 24 and the lid stopper projection 41 are engaged with each other as shown in FIG. Then, at the same time when the support member 39 is lowered, the through hole 22 and the lid stopper piece 37 of the closing plate 35 are engaged with each other, and the lid body 19 is attached to the hinge member 31 via the support member 39.
In addition, also in this case, there is a feeling of movement and sound.

When the lid 19 is detached as described above, the operation of releasing the support of the lid 19 to the upper hinge member 31 supporting the lid 19 is performed by the lid supporting means B located outside the lid 19. Since it can be performed based on the operation of the support member 39, the labor of opening the lid body 19 at that time is unnecessary.

Moreover, since the lid supporting means B for detachably attaching the lid body to the upper hinge member 31 is arranged outside the lid body 19, the tension coil spring 42 and the like of the supporting member 39 of the supporting means B are provided. It is prevented that the food is polluted with oil or the like. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the hands from getting dirty when the lid 19 is removed, and the lid supporting means B is provided between the heat source 38 and the rear wall 19b of the lid 19 and the upper hinge metal fitting 33. Therefore, the tension coil spring 42 of the supporting member 39 of the supporting means B is
8 is not directly heated, and its thermal damage can be prevented. Therefore, a cooker with a long life can be obtained as described above.

Further, in this embodiment, not only the lid 19 can be removed, but also the reflector 27 can be easily removed from the lid 19 without using a hand tool. Can be easily removed without using a hand tool, and the grill 18 can also be easily removed from the main body case 13. Therefore, the main body case 13, the grill 18, the lid body 19, and the reflection plate 27 can be individually washed in a single-piece state and washed as a whole. At the same time, the base 1, the heat sources 11 and 38, the closing plates 10 and 35, and the like are exposed by removing these detachable parts, so that they can be easily cleaned.

The present invention can be applied to a gas roaster that uses a gas burner as a heat source, and can also be applied to a cooker with a fixed main body case or a cooker without a lower heat source.

In addition, in carrying out the present invention, the specific structure and shape of the case, the lid, the heat source passage portion, each hinge member, the hinge shaft, the heat source, the lid supporting means, etc. The position, the material, etc. are not limited to the one embodiment described above, and it goes without saying that the invention can be implemented in various modes.

[0032]

In the cooker of the present invention described in detail above, the lid body for opening and closing the upper opening of the main body case and having the heat source arranged therein is detachably attached to the upper hinge member provided on the hinge. Since the lid supporting means to be attached is arranged outside the lid body, it is possible to prevent the means from being directly exposed to heat from the heat source or oil from the cooking product, and therefore to prevent damage to the lid supporting means due to dirt or heat. . Moreover, the lid supporting means can be operated outside the lid without opening the lid, and the lid supporting means does not become dirty or hot with oil during the operation, so that the lid can be easily attached and detached. Can be done.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an electric roaster according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Sectional drawing shown along the center ZZ line.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the entire electric roaster according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the entire electric roaster according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing a configuration around a hinge of the electric roaster according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a support member of the electric roaster according to the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an operation explanatory view showing an operation of the lid supporting means according to the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an operation explanatory view showing the operation of the lid supporting means according to the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an operation explanatory view showing the operation of the lid supporting means according to the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view showing a rear portion and a closing plate of the lid of the electric roaster according to the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of a reflector and a holder of the electric roaster according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

4 ... Lower hinge member, 13 ... Main body case, 19 ... Lid,
19b ... Rear wall, 21 ... Through hole (heat source passage part), 31 ... Upper hinge member, 34 ... Hinge shaft, A ... Hinge, 38 ... Heat source, B ... Lid supporting means, 24 ... Locking projection piece, 39 ... Support Members, 40 ... Notch groove, 41 ... Lid stop projection, 42 ... Tension coil spring, 43 ... Lid stop hole.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A box-shaped main body case having an upper surface opened,
A lid having a box shape with an opened lower surface, a heat source passage portion on a rear wall thereof, and opening and closing an upper surface opening of the main body case, a lower hinge member positioned outside the rear portion of the main body case, and A hinge having an upper hinge member rotatably connected to an upper portion of the member via a hinge shaft, and a hinge attached to the upper hinge member and arranged to freely pass through the heat source passage portion and arranged in the lid body. A cooker comprising: a heat source; and a lid support means that is located outside the lid and is attached to the upper hinge member, and the lid is detachably attached to the hinge member.