JPH074653A - Heating output adjusting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable the adjustment of a heating output by a foot by providing an interlocking mechanism having the backlash between an adjusting means and an operating member. CONSTITUTION:In a heating output adjusting device 4 in a heating cooker, a pair of gear pairs 11, 12 are provided, and one gear 12 is connected to a variable resistance 9 for adjusting the heating output or a rotary shaft 9a of a gas cock, while the other gear 11 is connected to an arm 5 for operating the heating cooker by a foot. In this case, when a user operates the arm 5, the gear 11 connected to the arm 5 is rotated or horizontally moved according to the operation of the arm 5, so as to rotate or horizontally move the other gear 12 to be meshed with it. The variable resistance 9 for adjusting the heating output and the rotary shaft 9a of the gas cock are connected to the other gear 12. As a result, the heating output is adjusted by the operation of the arm 5.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a heating device installed in a kitchen or the like for cooking and keeping heat, for example, a heating output adjusting device for a cooking stove, a Chinese range or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, the heating output of a cooking stove, a Chinese cooking stove, or the like is adjusted by a knob provided on a device, and consideration should be given to a method of operating the knob with hands other than hand. Was not done. For this reason, when an operator holds a pot or ladle and both hands are occupied, the heating output cannot be adjusted, and the pot or the like has to be placed and then operated. .

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a novel heating power adjustment device that allows the heating power to be adjusted by the legs. In this case, if a leg arm is operated directly on the knob, a large force is applied to operate it with the leg as compared with the case where the arm is operated by hand, and the variable resistor or gas cock that adjusts the output is easily damaged. There is a problem.

Due to this problem, the output cannot be adjusted instantaneously, especially during cooking, so that the food being cooked is burned,
Problems such as the cook not finishing as expected may occur. Further, there is a problem that it takes time to perform operations after placing a pot or the like. Furthermore, in the case where a leg arm is used to operate it with the legs,
There is also a problem that the arms stick out in front of the device and become an obstacle when not in use.

Therefore, the present invention provides a heating power adjusting device which not only allows the heating power to be adjusted by the legs but also solves these various problems that may result.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided a heating output adjusting device for a heating device such as a cooking device which is movable to adjust a heating output of the heating device and a leg of a user of the heating device. And an operating member disposed between the adjusting member and the operating member, and a backlash-type interlocking mechanism that moves the adjusting member by transmitting the movement of the operating member to the adjusting member.

The interlocking mechanism includes a pair of gears that are engaged with each other, one gear of the pair of gears is connected to the adjusting means, and the other gear is connected to the operating member. The operating member is a brace, and the pair of gears has a rotating shaft arranged substantially vertically. The rotating shaft of one gear is connected to the adjusting means, and one end of the arm is connected to the rotating shaft of the other gear. The other end of the brace is 40 down from the middle
The free end is bent in the range of 90 ° to 90 °.

Further, in the state where the heating output of the heating device is set to the minimum, the free ends of the arms are parallel to the front surface of the heating device.

[0009]

In a heating output adjusting device for a cooking device, a pair of gears is provided, and one gear is connected to a rotary shaft such as a variable resistor or a gas cock for adjusting the heating output.
The other gear is connected to the arm for operation of the cooking device which can be operated by the leg. In this case, when the user operates the arm, the gear connected to the arm rotates or translates in accordance with the operation of the arm, and the other gear meshed with this rotates or translates. A rotating shaft such as a variable resistor or a gas cock for adjusting the heating output is connected to the other gear, and as a result, the heating output is adjusted by operating the arm.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. As is clear from FIG. 1, the electromagnetic induction heating type Chinese range includes a box-shaped main body 1, a crater 2 provided at the upper portion, a Chinese Gotoku 3 and arms 5 for adjusting the heating power during cooking provided on the front surface 1a of the main body. It is composed by. A coil 6 for electromagnetic induction heating is provided in the crater 2, and the heating coil 6 is protected by a ceramic top plate 7. A heating unit 8 for electromagnetic induction heating is built in the main body, and the heating output can be adjusted by the variable resistor 9 (see FIG. 2) of the output adjusting device 4 connected to the unit 8. .

As shown in FIG. 2, in the output adjusting device 4 according to the present invention, since the gear 11 in the gear box 10 is connected to the arm 5 through the shaft 11a, the gear 11 is rotated by moving the arm 5. be able to. The gear 12 is provided so as to mesh with the gear 11, and the shaft 12 a of the gear 12 is connected to the shaft 9 a of the variable resistor 9.
The variable resistor 9 is connected to the heating unit 8, and the heating output can be adjusted by moving the shaft 9a of the variable resistor 9.

As shown in FIG. 3, the arm 5 has a bend in the middle thereof. This bend has a top view when the output is minimum, a bend parallel to the front surface of the main body as shown in FIG. 4a, and a downward bend as shown in the front view and FIG. 3b. The bent tip is a free end. The downward bending angle is preferably set in the range of 40 ° to 90 ° when the angle perpendicular to the rotation axis on the plane including the rotation axis of the arm is 0 °.

As is apparent from FIG. 3, according to the above configuration, the cook 13 stands in front of the main body 1, shakes the pan on the crater 2 at the top of the main body, and adjusts the heating power through the operation of the arms 5. You can cook while you cook. In this case, since the cook 13 can adjust the heat power by the legs during the cooking work, the cooker 13 adjusts the output of the heating and cooking device even when the cook 13 holds both the pot and the ball. There is an advantage that you can. Further, since the arm 5 has a lower tip position, it is less likely to interfere during cooking. When the armrest 5 is set low as described above, the operating position becomes far in the case of manual operation, but the rear end position of the armrest 5 is still set high as shown in FIG. It is possible to operate with the legs without setting the operation position of the so low. Further, when the output is the minimum, the protrusion of the arm 5 on the main body 1 is minimized, so that the arm 5 is less likely to get in the way when the device is not used.

Since the pair of gears 11 and 12 for interlocking the arm 5 and the variable resistor 9 have backlash (backlash), a force for operating the arm 5 is applied to the gear 12 connected to the arm 5 or something. Even if it collides with arm 5,
Since the flexure and the shock are absorbed by the backlash, they are not transmitted to the variable resistor 9 on the driven side and have an advantage that they are not damaged.

Further, since the pair of gears 11 and 12 is interposed,
There is also an advantage that the reduction gear ratio can be set arbitrarily, and by appropriately selecting the reduction gear ratio, the angle of the arm 5 which can be easily operated can be set with respect to the angle of the variable resistor 9. Furthermore, since the relationship between the operation angle of the arm and the rotation angle of the variable resistor can be set almost arbitrarily by using the elliptical gear pair or the eccentric gear pair, the cooker 13 can obtain a thermal power adjustment characteristic that is easy to operate. it can.

Another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the same external configuration (appearance) as the main body 1 shown in FIG. 1, a gear box 16 composed of a rack 14 and a pinion 15 is provided inside the front surface 1a of the main body, and the arm 17 is a rack in the gear box 16. It is connected to 14. The rack 14 has a groove 14a and a rear surface 14
A shaft 20a of a variable resistor 20 is connected to a pinion 15 which is movably supported in the longitudinal direction by rollers 18 and 19 at b, and which engages with the rack 14. The rack 14 is moved by manipulating the arm 17 with the above-described structure, which causes the meshing pinion 15 to rotate, and the variable resistor 2
The 0 shaft 20a rotates to perform output adjustment.

The operation of the above configuration is the same as that of FIG. Also in this case, the advantages of the present invention are fully exerted.
That is, the cook 13 can operate with his legs during the cooking work, and even if the cook 13 holds his pot or ladle etc. with both hands closed, the output of the cooking device can be adjusted. Even if a force for operating the arm 17 is applied to the rack 14 or something collides with the arm 17, the flexure or shock is absorbed by the backlash and is not transmitted to the variable resistor 20 on the driven side. It has the advantage of not being damaged.

Further, in the case of the configuration shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the arm 17 moves parallel to the front surface of the main body, so that the arm 17 does not project in the front direction of the main body 1a depending on the operation angle of the arm 17. It is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments and can be carried out with various modifications within a range not departing from the gist of the present invention.

[0019]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION The heating output can be operated by the legs, so that the output of the heating and cooking device can be adjusted even when the operator is holding both the pot and the ladle with both hands closed. Since the arms are attached to the output adjusting element such as the variable resistor or the gas cock via the gear pair, even if a large force is applied to the arm, the backlash of the gear pair does not absorb the force to the adjusting element, This has the effect of not damaging the adjustment element.

By setting the angle of the arms to be parallel to the front surface of the device when the output is minimum, the protrusion of the arms to the device is minimized and there is no obstruction when the device is not used. At this time, the angle of bending the arm downward is set in the range of 40 ° to 90 ° when the angle perpendicular to the axis of rotation on the plane including the axis of rotation of the arm is 0 °. This has the effects of lowering the height and preventing it from being a hindrance during cooking, and allowing the user to operate the legs without setting the operating position too low when operating manually.

Since the pair of gears is used for the connection between the arm and the adjusting element, the reduction ratio can be arbitrarily set, and by appropriately selecting the operation ratio, the operating portion can be easily operated with respect to the opening of the gas cock and the angle of the variable resistance. Can be angled.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view showing a connecting portion between the arm and the heating output device.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing an operation of the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing angles of the arms of the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Main Body 1a Main Body Front 2 Crater 3 Chinese Gotoku 4 Output Adjuster 5 Arm 6 Heating coil 7 Ceramic Top Plate 8 Electromagnetic Heating Unit 9 Variable Resistor 9a Variable Resistor Shaft 10 Gearbox 11 Gear 11a Gear Shaft 12 Gear 12a Gear Shaft 13 Cooker 14 Rack 14 a Rack groove 14 b Rear of rack 15 Pinion 16 Gear box 17 Arm bracket 18 Roller 19 Roller 20 Variable resistor 20a Variable resistor axis

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A heating output adjusting device for a heating device such as a cooking device, wherein the adjusting device is movable for adjusting the heating output of the heating device and a position where a user of the heating device can operate with a leg. And an operating member disposed between the adjusting unit and the operating member, and a backlash-type interlocking mechanism that moves the operating unit by transmitting the movement of the operating member to the adjusting unit. And a heating output adjusting device. 2. The interlocking mechanism includes a pair of gears that are engaged with each other, one gear of the pair of gears is connected to the adjusting means, and the other gear is connected to the operating member. The heating output adjusting device according to claim 1. 3. The operating member is a brace, and the pair of gears has a rotating shaft arranged substantially vertically,
The rotating shaft of the one gear is connected to the adjusting means, one end of the arm is connected to the rotating shaft of the other gear, and the other end of the arm is 40 downward from the middle.
The heating output adjusting device according to claim 2, wherein the heating output adjusting device has a free end bent in the range of 90 ° to 90 °. 4. The armrest is arranged such that the free end is parallel to the front surface of the heating device when the heating output of the heating device is set to a minimum.
The heating output adjusting device described.