EP1910906A2 - Improvement in control button used in cookers - Google Patents

Improvement in control button used in cookers

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EP1910906A2
EP1910906A2 EP06784309A EP06784309A EP1910906A2 EP 1910906 A2 EP1910906 A2 EP 1910906A2 EP 06784309 A EP06784309 A EP 06784309A EP 06784309 A EP06784309 A EP 06784309A EP 1910906 A2 EP1910906 A2 EP 1910906A2
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Prior art keywords
control button
slot
displacing
piece
assembly
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1910906B1 (en
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Nurettin Ocak
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Ocak Kalip Imalat San VE Tic Ltd Sti
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05G—CONTROL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS INSOFAR AS CHARACTERISED BY MECHANICAL FEATURES ONLY
    • G05G1/00—Controlling members, e.g. knobs or handles; Assemblies or arrangements thereof; Indicating position of controlling members
    • G05G1/08—Controlling members for hand actuation by rotary movement, e.g. hand wheels
    • G05G1/087—Controlling members for hand actuation by rotary movement, e.g. hand wheels retractable; Flush control knobs
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05G—CONTROL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS INSOFAR AS CHARACTERISED BY MECHANICAL FEATURES ONLY
    • G05G1/00—Controlling members, e.g. knobs or handles; Assemblies or arrangements thereof; Indicating position of controlling members
    • G05G1/08—Controlling members for hand actuation by rotary movement, e.g. hand wheels
    • G05G1/10—Details, e.g. of discs, knobs, wheels or handles
    • G05G1/12—Means for securing the members on rotatable spindles or the like

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  • the present invention relates to control buttons used in electricity- and gas-based cookers.
  • the present invention more particularly relates to a safe, cost-efficient, and highly- endurable control button used in electricity- and gas-based cookers, said control button being assembled easily, providing the necessary gas or electricity for burning the burner or cooker, and diminishing or increasing the gas- or electricity- flow amount to adjust the flame intensity of the burner or cooker, if it becomes necessary to do so.
  • buttons are being used.
  • the currently-available push-button type control buttons furnished with safety-catch control mechanisms are widely employed in any kind of electrified cookers. These buttons are generally provided in slots in some embodiments for aesthetic reasons. During use or operation, they are raised by a push-down touch so that the cooker control is ensured by rotating such button.
  • the locking mechanism in conventional type push-buttons is ensured by means of a metal piece engaging to a slot, or by means of a leaf, or blade, coupled to a stem, or body, in other embodiments. While such metal piece is displaced right- or leftward within a slot, a displaceable body with a guide path is driven horizontally by means of a spring. In this manner, said metal piece is settled into the slot so as to lock the mechanism.
  • the locking intensity depends on the strength of spring. Particularly in embodiments with inadequate heat insulation for lowering the manufacturing costs, said metal piece can become overheated and embedded to the slot or may become expanded. This unwanted circumstance may cause such buttons, which actually must be movable or rotatable by origin, to loose their functions with becoming firm and locked. As for the case of body-coupled leaf structures, there is the risk that they become broken while being rotated for controlling the cooker, or the risk that they become disengaged from their slot.
  • the lid is fixed to the moving body, and since the moving section, the slot and lid displace on the same axis, and the button is stationary on the cook or the button's axis, such pieces may be deflected from their axes during assembly. Such a circumstance may lead both to difficulties in assembly and to aesthetically unpleasant circumstances.
  • the objective of the present invention is to eradicate the drawbacks encountered in the relevant background art, by developing a safe, cost-efficient, and highly- endurable control button for electricity- and gas-based cookers; said control buttons being assembled easily, providing the necessary gas or electricity to burn the cooker or burner, and diminishing or increasing the gas- or electricity-flow amount to adjust the flame intensity of the cooker or burner when it becomes necessary to do so.
  • a control button comprising a body, an eccentric element placed interior of said body, a slot provided on said eccentric element, a locking tongue displacing together with said slot, a displacing element displaceable in said slot, a guiding element formed on said displacing element, a spring in connection with said displacing element, a fixation piece formed to prevent said displacing element from springing out from said slot, and a safety piece.
  • Figure 1 gives a perspective view of the subject control button.
  • Figure 2 gives a lower cross-sectional view of the subject control button.
  • Figure 3 gives a lateral cross-sectional view of the subject control button.
  • Figure 4 gives a lateral cross-sectional view of the subject control button. Reference Numbers
  • the subject control button (1 ) illustrated in Figure 1 in a perspective manner is used in electricity- or gas-based cookers.
  • the subject control button consists in general of a body (2), an eccentric element (7) placed in the interior of said body (2), a slot (4) positioned on said eccentric element (7), a displacing element (10) displaceable in said slot (4), and of a spring (8).
  • the locking tongue (6) will be displaced together with the displacing element (10). Furthermore, since the locking tongue (6) and slot (4) share the same plane, they are independent of the body's (2) displacement. Additionally, in order to avoid said displacing element (10) from springing out from the slot (4) against the pushing force of said spring (8), a fixation piece (3) and a second safety piece (5) are formed.
  • an assembly piece (11 ) is used on the tip of displacing element (10) in order to more properly carry out the connection of said control button (1 ) with the cock.
  • Said assembly piece (11 ) facilitates the mutual assembly and disassembly of the cock and the displacing element (10).
  • a laminated spring is used as the assembly piece (11 ) shown in Figure 4.

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Automation & Control Theory (AREA)
  • Feeding And Controlling Fuel (AREA)
  • Cookers (AREA)
  • Electric Stoves And Ranges (AREA)

Abstract

The present invention relates to a control button (1), which provides the necessary gas or electricity to burn a cooker, and diminishes or increases the gas- or electricity-flow amount to adjust the flame intensity of the same in electricity- and gas-based cookers, which further comprises a body (2), an eccentric element (7) placed interior of said body (2), a slot (4) provided on said eccentric element (7), a locking tongue (6) displacing together with said slot (4), a displacing element (10) displaceable in said slot (4), a guiding element (9) formed on said displacing element (10), a spring (8) in connection with said displacing element (10), a fixation piece (3) formed to prevent said displacing element (10) from springing out from said slot (4), and a safety piece (5).

Description

IMPROVEMENT IN CONTROL BUTTON USED IN COOKERS
Technical Field
The present invention relates to control buttons used in electricity- and gas-based cookers.
The present invention more particularly relates to a safe, cost-efficient, and highly- endurable control button used in electricity- and gas-based cookers, said control button being assembled easily, providing the necessary gas or electricity for burning the burner or cooker, and diminishing or increasing the gas- or electricity- flow amount to adjust the flame intensity of the burner or cooker, if it becomes necessary to do so.
Background of Invention
Nowadays in cookers, push-button type control buttons are being used. The currently-available push-button type control buttons furnished with safety-catch control mechanisms are widely employed in any kind of electrified cookers. These buttons are generally provided in slots in some embodiments for aesthetic reasons. During use or operation, they are raised by a push-down touch so that the cooker control is ensured by rotating such button.
The locking mechanism in conventional type push-buttons is ensured by means of a metal piece engaging to a slot, or by means of a leaf, or blade, coupled to a stem, or body, in other embodiments. While such metal piece is displaced right- or leftward within a slot, a displaceable body with a guide path is driven horizontally by means of a spring. In this manner, said metal piece is settled into the slot so as to lock the mechanism. The locking intensity depends on the strength of spring. Particularly in embodiments with inadequate heat insulation for lowering the manufacturing costs, said metal piece can become overheated and embedded to the slot or may become expanded. This unwanted circumstance may cause such buttons, which actually must be movable or rotatable by origin, to loose their functions with becoming firm and locked. As for the case of body-coupled leaf structures, there is the risk that they become broken while being rotated for controlling the cooker, or the risk that they become disengaged from their slot.
In current embodiments, additionally, the lid is fixed to the moving body, and since the moving section, the slot and lid displace on the same axis, and the button is stationary on the cook or the button's axis, such pieces may be deflected from their axes during assembly. Such a circumstance may lead both to difficulties in assembly and to aesthetically unpleasant circumstances.
Brief Description of Invention
The objective of the present invention is to eradicate the drawbacks encountered in the relevant background art, by developing a safe, cost-efficient, and highly- endurable control button for electricity- and gas-based cookers; said control buttons being assembled easily, providing the necessary gas or electricity to burn the cooker or burner, and diminishing or increasing the gas- or electricity-flow amount to adjust the flame intensity of the cooker or burner when it becomes necessary to do so.
In order to achieve said objective, a control button is developed comprising a body, an eccentric element placed interior of said body, a slot provided on said eccentric element, a locking tongue displacing together with said slot, a displacing element displaceable in said slot, a guiding element formed on said displacing element, a spring in connection with said displacing element, a fixation piece formed to prevent said displacing element from springing out from said slot, and a safety piece.
Brief Description of Figures
Figure 1 gives a perspective view of the subject control button.
Figure 2 gives a lower cross-sectional view of the subject control button.
Figure 3 gives a lateral cross-sectional view of the subject control button.
Figure 4 gives a lateral cross-sectional view of the subject control button. Reference Numbers
1. Control button
2. Body
3. Fixation part
4. Slot
5. Safety piece
6. Locking tongue
7. Eccentric element
8. Spring
9. Guiding element
10. Displacing element
11. Assembly piece
Detailed Description of Invention
The subject control button (1 ) illustrated in Figure 1 in a perspective manner is used in electricity- or gas-based cookers.
The subject control button consists in general of a body (2), an eccentric element (7) placed in the interior of said body (2), a slot (4) positioned on said eccentric element (7), a displacing element (10) displaceable in said slot (4), and of a spring (8).
The operation of the locking mechanism of the control button (1 ) is achieved once a locking tongue (6) moving together with said slot (4) connects to a guiding element (9) provided on said displacing element (10). Since said locking tongue (6) is on the displacing element (10) and since the cock or switch entrance is connected to the displacing element (10), when the control button (1 ) is rotated, -A-
the locking tongue (6) will be displaced together with the displacing element (10). Furthermore, since the locking tongue (6) and slot (4) share the same plane, they are independent of the body's (2) displacement. Additionally, in order to avoid said displacing element (10) from springing out from the slot (4) against the pushing force of said spring (8), a fixation piece (3) and a second safety piece (5) are formed.
One of the significant problems encountered in assembling the control button (1 ) is that the axes of the cock or switch and the button's coupling axis may deflect in the assembly of control buttons at electricity- and gas-based cookers. In order to eliminate such axis-deflections and to avoid axis adjustment during assembly, an clover-shaped eccentric element (7) that provides eccentric displacement is placed in the interior of the body (2) of the subject control button (1 ). Said slot (4) and said displacing element (10) are fastened to the eccentric element shown in Figure 2. These parts provides an eccentric placement that avoids axis deflections of around 3 to 4 mm during the rotational displacement of the eccentric element (7).
In addition, an assembly piece (11 ) is used on the tip of displacing element (10) in order to more properly carry out the connection of said control button (1 ) with the cock. Said assembly piece (11 ) facilitates the mutual assembly and disassembly of the cock and the displacing element (10). Preferably a laminated spring is used as the assembly piece (11 ) shown in Figure 4.
The present invention is not to be restricted with the representative embodiments given in this section. Any embodiments to be realized by persons skilled in the art according to the basic principles and to the aforesaid alternative embodiments, which all are under the protection scope as set forth in the Claims, shall be an infringement of the present invention.

Claims

1. A control button (1) comprising a displacing element (10) and a slot (4) to provide the necessary gas flow for burning the cooker in electricity- and gas-based cookers, characterized in that at least one guiding element (9) is comprised which is formed on said displacing element (10) where a locking tongue (6) is connected displacing together with said slot (4) in order to lock said control button (1).
2. A control button (1) according to Claim 1 , characterized in that at least one fixation piece (3) is comprised in order to avoid said displacing element (10) from springing out from the slot (4) against the pushing force of a spring (8) where said element (10) is connected to.
3. A control button (1 ) according to claims 1 or 2, characterized in that at least one safety piece (5) with safety functions is comprised in order to avoid said displacing element (10) from springing out from the slot (4) against the push force of said spring (8) where said element (10) is connected to.
4. A control button (1 ) according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one clover-shaped eccentric element (7) is placed in the interior of the body (2) of the subject control button (1) so as to provide eccentric displacement thereat, in order to avoid any axis deflections after the assembly of cock or switch to the control button (1 ), and to avoid any axis adjustment work during assembly.
5. A control button (1 ) according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one assembly piece (11 ) is formed on the tip of said displacing element (10) in order to facilitate the mutual assembly and disassembly of said control button (1 ) and the cock.
6. A control button (1 ) according to Claim 5, characterized in that preferably at least one laminated spring is used as said assembly piece (11 ).
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TR200502678 2005-07-08
PCT/TR2006/000029 WO2007008182A2 (en) 2005-07-08 2006-06-28 Improvement in control button used in cookers

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