EP0283449B1 - Agencement de sécurité pour éviter la rotation accidentelle des boutons de commande des appareils de cuisson à fonctionnement à gaz ou électrique - Google Patents

Agencement de sécurité pour éviter la rotation accidentelle des boutons de commande des appareils de cuisson à fonctionnement à gaz ou électrique Download PDF

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EP0283449B1
EP0283449B1 EP88830109A EP88830109A EP0283449B1 EP 0283449 B1 EP0283449 B1 EP 0283449B1 EP 88830109 A EP88830109 A EP 88830109A EP 88830109 A EP88830109 A EP 88830109A EP 0283449 B1 EP0283449 B1 EP 0283449B1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24C—DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES ; DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F24C3/00—Stoves or ranges for gaseous fuels
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    • F24C3/126—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices on ranges

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  • the present invention is directed to a safety device preventing incidental opening of the gas-taps or switches in the gas operated or respectively electric kitchens, hobs or ovens.
  • a simple mechanical device actuated by lowering of the kitchen or hob cover, prevents any control knob from an incidental rotation, whenever the utilization of gas-burners or electric hot-plates is to be excluded, at the same time being avoided a complete lowering of the cover whenever at least one of the controls is not at an "OFF" or "closed” position.
  • GB-A-2177790 discloses a safety device for moving control knobs (taps or switches) of gas-or electric hobs or cookers to the "OFF" position on movement of the hob lid or cover to its closed position and holding any control knob in this "OFF" position whilst the lid remains in its closed position.
  • a complex linkage means comprising levers and a rack with pinion drive for each knob to be controlled.
  • the object of the present invention to provide a safety device which overcomes the above-mentioned drawbacks while being of simple construction and not very expensive, as well as easy to be used. Furthermore, if cooperating with simple locking means, the device of the invention can provide a complete prevention measure against an incidental opening of the gas-taps or electric switches, so as to involve a necessarily voluntary intervention of the user to operate the control knobs.
  • a device comprising an elongated rigid element, substantially bi-dimensional and suitable to be slidably reciprocated in the direction of its length, parallel to and at the inside of a front control panel to which said knobs to be checked are mounted by means of pivotable pins, in association with each knob said element being formed with a shaped opening, whereby said element is moved away, against the bias of a spring, from a first rest position to which it is urged again by said spring whenever all the knobs are at the "OFF” position, there being also provided a means integral with the appliance cover which is adapted to prevent anyone of said knobs from rotating, as they are kept at said "OFF” position, characterized in that said opening has a protruding tongue along part of its periphery, said tongue being able to engage an eccentric cam fixed to said knob pin whenever the knob is at a different position from the "OFF” position, and said means preventing knob rotation controls, with the cover lowered, a downward movement of a latch means with a return spring able to lock said
  • a position of said elongated element different from said rest position, thereby corresponding to at least one knob rotated from "OFF”, causes an abutment against the bottom of said latch means which cannot move downward, thus obstructing the complete closure of the cover which remains partly upraised.
  • the slidable element or slider in its traverse from the rest position as a consequence of the operation of at least one knob causes, by means of a microswitch contact, a circuit to be made which lights a warning lamp provided on the control panel, thus furnishing as a further safety measure a visual signaling of a situation in which at least one tap or switch is "ON".
  • a total realiabiLity is given by the device according to the invention if it is associated with simple cover locking means to keep it closed down, or means for locking the slider at the rest position, so as to render impossible the knob operation unless through an intervention onto proper release means such as push-buttons, locks, etc.
  • the safety device of the invention provides that the rotation pin 4 of each control knob 3 is formed with a cam 5 being equally shaped for all the knobs and having the same orientation when considering the knobs all at the same position.
  • knob as used in this specification means a rotatory control whichsoever (gas-tap, switch or thermostat) suitable to electric or gas-kitchens (and the associate oven) or cooking hobs, electrically or gas operated as well, of the built-in type.
  • knobs 3 are mounted on the control panel of a gas kitchen 1 which in the following will be generally called "appliance" bearing in mind that, within the objects of the invention, no substantial differences would be appreciated if it were an electric range or an electric or gas hob.
  • the device of the invention further comprises an elongated element or slider 6, substantially bi-dimensional, formed of a plate extending throughout almost the whole width of the appliance and being positioned at the inside thereof, out of sight, parallel to the control panel 2, guided for sliding longitudinally with a reciprocating movement, as shown by the double arrow F.
  • the element 6 that will be called “slider” is formed with an opening 7, preferably shaped as an arc of circle having its centre on the rotation axis of pin 4.
  • Opening 7 is also provided, along a portion of its preiphery, a rectilinear tongue 8 outwardly projecting to close at one side the arc portion of opening 7, and having a distance from the centre of the latter which is less than the cam 5 length.
  • the eccentric shape of the cam is such as to allow the same to be normally housed within opening 7 with the knob being at its "OFF" position, but suitable to engage the tongue 8 as soon as the knob is rotated to the direction of arrow G. This engagement does not cause the knob to stop, but the slider 6 to be traversed in either direction of the double arrow F (to the right hand direction in the angle shown).
  • the slider 6 is driven in operation towards the appliance side where is provided the remaining portion of the safety device comprising a pin 11 fixed to the appliance cover 10 and mounted directed downwardly to the lower side of the cover near to a side edge thereof (on the right-hand side in this case) and in proximity of the front edge.
  • a latch means 14, aligned with said pin 11, can slide vertically being guided at the inside of a side 13 of the appliance, so that at a lowered position reached against a spiral spring 15 reaction, its bottom engages, as it is seen in Fig. 2, the right hand side of slider 6 and in particular a portion 16 thereof inwardly bent to such an extent to cause this engagement.
  • the latch 14 is pushed downward under action of the pin 11 with cover 10 completely lowered, preferably through an intermediate rod 12 which during the usual operation extends from the upper plane 18 of the appliance within a through hole 19 thereof guiding its vertical movement.
  • knobs 3 can be rotated in the arrow G direction when cover 10 is raised, as a consequent movement of slider 6 to the right-hand side does not tamper with the latch 14 (see Fig. 1), upon lowering of cover 10 all the knobs must be positioned on "OFF" and the slider 6 at its rest position on the left-hand side, to which it automatically returns under action of the spring 9, no longer stretched as it is shown in Fig. 1.
  • a further visual safety system can be provided, associated to the device of the invention, according to which the slider 6 in its movement due to the working of a knob, i.e. towards the right-hand side in Fig. 1, causes a microswitch 20 to trigger for closing a feeding circuit of a light source 21 which thereby signals turning on of at least one gas-tap or heating of at least one electric plate.
  • the device according to the invention is substantially comprised of simple metallic parts, which in practice cannot be altered or warped through their work and form a mechanism being out of sight as it is housed in the control panel 2, with only the almost negligible exception of pin 11 and partly of the rod 12, both being of very small size.
  • This device is reliable in operation and, above all, does not need to be connected to the electric network, whereby it can work even if the feeding cable of the kitchen or hob (if at least partially electric or, if totally gas operated, for auxiliary services such as oven lighting, etc.) is not plugged in the socket.
  • the additional light signalling as described above can namely be battery-fed.

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1. Agencement de sécurité pour éviter la rotation accidentelle, à partir d'une position de repos ou position "HORS FONCTION", des boutons de commande (3) d'appareils de cuisson (1) équipés d'un couvercle (10), ledit agencement comprenant un élément longiligne (6) sensiblement bidimensionnel et conçu pour être animé d'un coulissement alternatif dans le sens de sa longueur, parallèlement à un panneau frontal de commande (2) et à l'intérieur de ce panneau, sur lequel lesdits boutons devant être contrôlés sont montés au moyen de broches pivotantes (4), ledit élément (6) étant percé d'un orifice (7) configuré en concordance avec chaque bouton (3), ledit élément (6) étant alors animé, en s'opposant à la sollicitation d'un ressort (9), d'un mouvement à l'écart d'une première position de repos vers laquelle il est de nouveau poussé, par ledit ressort (9), à chaque fois que tous les boutons occupent la position "HORS FONCTION", agencement dans lequel est également prévu un moyen (11) qui fait corps avec le couvercle (10), pour interdire la rotation de l'un quelconque desdits boutons (3) lorsqu'ils sont verrouillés dans ladite position "HORS FONCTION", caractérisé par le fait que ledit orifice (7) présente une languette (8) faisant saillie le long d'une partie de sa périphérie, ladite languette (8) pouvant venir en prise, avec une came excentrée (5) assujettie à ladite broche (4) d'un bouton, toutes les fois que ce bouton (3) occupe une position différant de la position "HORS FONCTION", et ledit moyen (1) commande, lorsque le couvercle est abaissé, le mouvement descendant d'une targette (14) associée à un ressort de rappel (15) en mesure de verrouiller ledit élément (6) dans ladite position de repos.
2. Agencement selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que, dans une position dudit élément (6) différant de ladite position de repos et correspondant au décalage d'au moins l'un des boutons (3) par rapport à la position "HORS FONCTION", l'une des extrémités dudit élément (6), du côté vers lequel celui-ci a été déplacé à partir de la position de repos, vient s'appliquer contre la région inférieure de ladite targette (14), de sorte qu'un mouvement descendant de cette dernière est entravé et que le rabat intégral du couvercle (10) est empêché.
3. Agencement selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé par le fait que, dans ladite position de repos de l'élément (6), chacun desdits orifices (7) est délimité, en plus de ladite languette (8) sensiblement rectiligne et dirigée vers le côté antérieur de l'appareil (1), par un arc de cercle dont le centre se trouve sur l'axe de ladite broche (4), et en mesure de loger ladite came (5) lorsque le bouton associé (3) occupe la position "HORS FONCTION", la distance comprise entre ladite languette (8) et le centre dudit arc de cercle étant plus courte que la longueur radiale de ladite came (5).
4. Agencement selon au moins l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que ledit moyen (11) revêt la forme d'une cheville dirigée verticalement vers le bas et montée, par rapport à la face inférieure dudit couvercle (10), à proximité du côté de l'appareil en direction duquel ledit élément (6) se déplace au cas où une rotation est imprimée à au moins l'un des boutons (3) à partir d'une position "HORS FONCTION", à une courte distance du côté antérieur du couvercle (10), une pièce (16) faisant corps avec l'élément (6), prévue à l'extrémité dudit élément (6) du même côté que la cheville (11), étant dirigée vers l'intérieur d'une distance propre à former une butée pour la position inférieure de ladite targette (14), dans l'alignement de ladite cheville (11).
5. Agencement selon la revendication 4, dans lequel une tige (12) alignée avec la targette, pouvant coulisser librement dans le sens vertical directement au-dessus de ladite targette (14), et logée à l'intérieur d'un flanc latéral (13) de l'appareil (1), est prévue pour transmettre à la targette (14) le poids du couvercle (10), par l'intermédiaire de la cheville (11), de sorte que la targette (14) est poussée, en s'opposant à l'action du ressort (15), à une position telle que son fond se trouve à un niveau plus bas que ladite région (16) de l'élément (6).
6. Agencement selon au moins la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait qu'il présente, en outre, un micro-interrupteur (20) pour fermer le circuit d'alimentation d'un signal lumineux (21), au moyen de contacts commandés par ledit élément (6) lors de son mouvement à partir de ladite position de repos, lors de la rotation d'au moins l'un des boutons (3).
7. Agencement selon au moins la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait qu'il présente, en outre, des moyens de verrouillage connus pour maintenir le couvercle (10) fermé en position basse, ou l'élément (6) dans ladite position de repos.
EP88830109A 1987-03-20 1988-03-18 Agencement de sécurité pour éviter la rotation accidentelle des boutons de commande des appareils de cuisson à fonctionnement à gaz ou électrique Expired EP0283449B1 (fr)

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IT8719786A IT1215391B (it) 1987-03-20 1987-03-20 Dispositivo di sicurezza contro l'apertura accidentale dei rubinetti o dei commutatori dicomando nelle cucine o piani di cottura a gas o elettrici.
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