JP2001299477A - Cooking utensil elevating device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an inexpensive device which can elevator cooking utensils easily with a single operation without requiring almost any human power, can be used easily, and has an efficient storing space. SOLUTION: This cooling utensil-elevating device is provided with an elevating support device 36 having an electric drive means 5 for supporting rotary arms 34 and 35 rotatably in both forward and backward directions that supports a microwave oven 39 that is arranged in cabinet so that it can be elevated freely, and a mounting tool 41 between the microwave oven 39 and the rotary arms 34 and 35, thus providing the cooking utensil-elevating device that can easily elevate cooling utensils with a single operation without requiring almost any human power, is inexpensive, can be used easily, and has improved practical accommodation space efficiency.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cooking device elevating device used in a kitchen or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional cooking appliance elevating device will be described below with reference to the drawings. Conventionally, there is a cooking appliance of this kind as described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-45249. FIG. 4 is a front view and FIG. 5 is a side view. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the conventional appliance is a cooking appliance 2.
When using 0, the operation panel 16 is first operated to lower the elevating shelf 5 in the main body 1 by the driving device 14, and thereafter,
By pulling the handle 29a of the box 29 provided in the elevating rack 5, the link mechanism including the three rods 24, 25 and 26 allows the cooking appliance 20 and the box 29 to be largely extended to near the counter C surface of the floor cabinet A. Had to be used. Reference numeral 7b denotes a shelf plate which is divided into right and left by a partition plate 7a inside the elevating shelf 5 which moves up and down.

[0003]

In such a conventional cooking apparatus elevating apparatus, the main body 1 and the elevating rack 5 have a double structure, and furthermore, it is necessary to avoid extending the arm when gripping the handle 29a. Requires a costly drive unit 14, and requires two operations, a lowering operation by the operation panel 16 and a lowering operation by the link mechanism, and furthermore, a connecting rod inside the side plate 9a of the elevating rack 5. 24, 2
A box 29 that can be drawn forward by drawing a circular trajectory by a link mechanism having the links 5 and 26 is provided. The so-called triple configuration has the problem of not only being expensive, but also reducing the practical storage space.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an inexpensive, convenient, and practical storage space efficient cooking apparatus elevating apparatus which can be easily moved up and down by one operation with almost no human power. And

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a cabinet, cooking equipment arranged in the cabinet, a rotating arm for supporting the cooking equipment so as to be able to move up and down, and a rotating arm. The apparatus includes a lifting and lowering support device having an electric driving means rotatably supported and rotating forward and backward, and a fixture provided between the cooking appliance and the rotating arm.

According to the present invention, cooking equipment directly arranged in a cabinet via a rotating arm and a fixture can be operated in one operation by a lifting and lowering support device having a rotating arm and an electric driving means with almost no human power. It is possible to provide a cooking appliance elevating device which can be easily moved up and down, is inexpensive, easy to use, and has high practical storage space efficiency.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cabinet, cooking equipment disposed in the cabinet, a rotary arm for supporting the cooking equipment so as to be able to move up and down, and rotatably supporting the rotary arm. Then, a lifting and lowering support device having an electric driving means that rotates forward and backward is provided, and a fitting is provided between the cooking appliance and the rotating arm. With this configuration, cooking equipment directly arranged in a cabinet via a rotating arm and a fixture can be used with almost no manpower by a lifting / lowering support device having a rotating arm and electric driving means.
It is possible to provide a cooking appliance elevating device that can be easily moved up and down by operation, is inexpensive, easy to use, and has high practical storage space efficiency.

[0008] In the invention according to claim 2, the attachment is fixed to the cooking appliance so as to move with a substantially constant angle posture even when the rotating arm rotates. As a result, even when the rotating arm rotates, the fixture moves with a fixed angle posture, and the cooking appliance can be moved up and down in a substantially horizontal posture simply by fixing the fixture directly to the cooking appliance with screws or rivets. At the same time, the power required for raising and lowering the cooking equipment is only the weight of the cooking equipment and the weight of the lightweight fixture, and it is not necessary to raise and lower to the extra box weight as in the past,
The lifting operation can be performed lightly with little force. Therefore, the size of the electric driving means can be reduced.

[0009] In the invention according to claim 3, the cabinet includes a storage section at the bottom of the cabinet. By providing this storage unit at the bottom of the cabinet, accessories and instruction manuals for cooking equipment, as well as many kitchen-related items and the like can be stored, thereby improving the workability of cooking. In addition, the space inside the cabinet other than the space occupied by the cooking equipment can be effectively used, and the storage unit does not move up and down, so the power required when moving the cooking equipment up and down is limited only by the weight of the cooking equipment. It does not need to include the weight of instruction manuals and kitchen-related items, etc. Therefore, the size of the electric driving means can be reduced.

[0010] In the invention according to the fourth aspect, a partition member made of a plate, a net, a bar, or the like is provided between the storage unit at the bottom of the cabinet and the cooking appliance. This allows
At the bottom of the partition member, accessories and instruction manual of cooking equipment,
In addition, many kitchen-related items can be stored, thereby improving the workability of cooking. In addition, when the cooking equipment goes up and down due to the presence of this partition member, it is possible to prevent the contact collision between the cooking equipment accessories and instruction manuals stored in the bottom of the cabinet, and kitchen-related items and the cooking equipment, and to raise and lower the cooking equipment. Can be made smoother. Therefore, the electric drive means can be operated with ease.

In the invention according to claim 5, a handle is provided integrally with the cooking appliance or the fixture, and the handle is provided with a remote control switch of electric drive means. Thereby, the remote control switch for lowering the cooking appliance by the electric drive means is operated by the operation of pulling down the handle, the cooking appliance is taken out to the front, and the remote control switch for raising the cooking appliance by the electric drive means is operated by the operation of pushing up the handle. Cooking equipment is stored in the cabinet. In this way, the cooking appliance can be moved in and out in a single operation with the sensation of raising and lowering the lifting device without the electric driving means, and it is easy to use, and the electric driving means can be operated lightly with little human power. In addition, even when the power of the electric driving means is insufficient, the power can be applied manually.

In the invention according to claim 6, the remote control switch is configured to be detachable. As a result, the cooking appliance can be easily moved up and down and out simply by operating the remote control switch at hand without reaching the handle.

[0013] In the invention according to claim 7, a handle is provided at a lower front portion of the cooking appliance. This allows
When the cooking appliance is moved up and down from the cabinet, the handle is most easily reachable and the cooking appliance can be easily moved up and down.

In the invention according to claim 8, the rotary arm is composed of two arms, a substantially S-shaped arm and a substantially V-shaped arm. The two rotating arms are substantially V-shaped arms that avoid contact with the storage portion and the partition member at the bottom of the cabinet, and one end is a substantially S-shaped arm bent again in the opposite direction. Thus, the cooking appliance can be lowered to a lower position than a simple linear arm without the lower surface of the cooking appliance coming into contact with the storage portion when the cooking appliance is moved up and down, and without the two rotating arms interfering with each other.

In the invention according to claim 9, the two rotating arms are formed on the same plane. As a result, the planar space required for the operation of the rotary arm is minimized, and the volume of the cooking appliance and the storage unit is increased accordingly.

In the invention according to the tenth aspect, the rotary arm includes a correcting means for preventing the cooking appliance from leaning forward. By slightly deforming the parallelogram formed by the two rotating arms, the cooking appliance is prevented from leaning forward due to its own weight.

[0017] In the invention according to claim 11, the lifting support device includes at least one of a damper and / or an urging body that is linked to the lifting operation of the cooking appliance. The damper acts to lower the cooking appliance slowly and prevents rapid lowering. In addition, the urging body acts so as to reduce the force required when moving the cooking appliance up and down, and moves up and down with a smaller driving force. Therefore, the size of the electric driving means can be reduced.

In the twelfth aspect of the invention, the elevating support device includes a driving stop means and a stopper for regulating the elevating end position of the cooking appliance. At the lifting end position of the cooking appliance, the electric drive means is stopped by the drive stop means. Even if the drive stop means breaks down, the rotary arm comes into contact with the stopper to stop safely.

In the invention according to claim 13, the cooking appliance is a microwave oven using an inverter power supply as a power supply device. Since the power supply device built into the cooking appliance is an inverter power supply, the weight and volume of the power supply device can be reduced to a light weight and a small volume of 1/2 to 1/3 as compared with the transformer power supply. As a result, the cooking appliance becomes lighter and can be moved up and down with a smaller driving force. Therefore, the size of the electric driving means can be reduced.

[0020] In the invention according to claim 14, the cooking appliance is a microwave oven using a solid-state oscillating element for a food heating radio wave generator. Since the food heating radio wave generator incorporated in the cooking appliance is a solid-state oscillating device, the weight and volume of the food heating radio wave generator are 1 compared to a magnetron.
Light weight and small volume of 1/2 to 1/3. As a result, the cooking appliance becomes lighter and can be moved up and down with a smaller driving force. Therefore, the size of the electric driving means 54 can be reduced.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described.

[0022]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a right side sectional view showing a lowered state of the cooking appliance of the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a front view showing a lowered state of the cooking appliance, and FIG. 3 is a left side sectional view showing a lowered state of the cooking appliance.

1 to 3, reference numeral 31 denotes a cabinet installed above a wall of a kitchen or the like. On both inner side surfaces of the cabinet 31, a storage portion 33 provided on the bottom 32 of the cabinet 31 in front is provided. The first rotation arm 34 having a substantially S-shape, which is bent to avoid contact with the tip and the tip is bent again in the opposite direction, and the second rotation arm 35, which is substantially L-shaped rearward, are the same. An elevating and lowering support device 36 is installed in a flat plate shape on a plane and rotatably supports the first rotating arm 34 and the second rotating arm 35.

Reference numeral 37 denotes a stopper provided on the lifting and lowering support device 36 and having a rubber-like cushioning material.
5 is configured to regulate the rotation angle. Reference numeral 38 denotes an interlocking connection shaft that connects between the bases of the first rotation arms 34 that are opposed to each other on the left and right. The first rotation arms 34 are configured to rotate together by the interlocking connection shaft 38.

Numeral 39 denotes a cooking appliance normally stored in the cabinet 31, for example, a microwave oven, and an operation section 40 such as a heating timer is provided in front of the cooking appliance.

Reference numeral 41 denotes a microwave oven 39 and screws 42, and both the rotating arms 34 and 35 have a pin shaft 43.
It is a fixture that is rotatably connected by the The attachment 41 moves up and down while maintaining a substantially constant angle posture (substantially horizontal) even when the rotating arms 34 and 35 rotate, and a member provided between the microwave oven 39 and the rotating arms 34 and 35. It is. Specifically, the attachment 41 is formed of a substantially U-shaped sheet metal member, and pin shafts 4
3 and connected to the rotating arms 34 and 35,
Microwave oven 39 is a fixture 4 made of a substantially U-shaped sheet metal member
1 and fixed with screws 42. Further, a handle 44 is provided integrally with the mounting tool 41, and the position of the handle 44 is a position corresponding to a lower front part of the microwave oven 39.

The first pivotally supported by the lifting support device 36
The distal ends of the rotary arm 34 and the second rotary arm 35 are pivotally supported by the fixture 41, respectively, to form a four-sided parallel link mechanism, and the microwave oven 39 is supported so as to be able to move up and down while being horizontal.

The first and second rotating arms 34, 35
Is configured as a correcting means 45 for preventing the microwave oven 39 from tilting forward so that the linear dimension between the shafts of the first rotating arm 34 is longer by several mm than the dimension between the shafts of the second rotating arm 35. You.

In addition, at least one of the damper 46 and / or the urging member 47 which operates in conjunction with the rotation of the second rotary arm 35, that is, the elevation of the microwave oven 39, is provided inside the lifting support device 36 at least on one side. One is configured (only shown in FIG. 3).

Reference numeral 54 denotes electric drive means provided on at least one of the left and right elevating and lowering support devices 36 provided in the cabinet 31. The electric drive means 54 is configured to be rotated forward and reverse by a remote control switch 55. .

Numeral 56 denotes a speed reducing means such as a gear provided between the electric driving means 54 and the second rotating arm 35 and provided inside the lifting and lowering support device 36. The electric driving means 54 is provided via the speed reducing means 56. , The second rotation arm 35 is configured to rotate forward and backward.

Numeral 57 denotes control means for controlling the electric driving means 54. The electric driving means 54 is arranged in the cabinet 11, and the electric driving means 54 is driven in reverse by a signal transmitted from a remote control switch 55 which is detachably provided on the handle 44. It is to be rotated.

Numeral 58 denotes drive stopping means such as a micro switch provided on the lifting / lowering support device 36,
9, the electric drive unit 54 is electrically stopped by contacting the second rotating arm 35 at the lifting end position of the microwave oven 3.
9 is stopped. The drive stopping means 58 is disposed on one of the right and left lifting support devices 36.

The cabinet 31 is assumed to be a standard system kitchen wall cabinet, and has an outer dimension of 600 mm in height and 350 mm in depth. Cabinet 3
The standard installation height of 1 is 2 from floor to cabinet top
It is 300 mm.

At the maximum descent position of the microwave oven 39,
The height of the operation unit 40 is about 1400 mm from the floor surface,
It is configured to be as high as the line of sight of about 90% of adult women except for the elderly.

Similarly, at the maximum lowering position of the microwave oven 39, the microwave oven 39
The distance to the back surface 49 is determined by the distance between the shafts of the rotary arms 34 and 35, the rotation angle, and the like so that the distance to the rear surface 49 is 500 to 650 mm.

In general, in a system kitchen, a floor cabinet (sink, etc.) is installed below the cooking appliance elevating device having the above-mentioned configuration, and the height of the top surface (counter) of the floor cabinet is 850 mm from the floor surface, and Depth 650
Many adopt mm.

The operation of the above configuration will be described.
When the user operates the remote control switch 55 when the microwave oven 39 is lowered, the control unit 57, the electric driving unit 54,
The microwave oven 3 is moved by the lifting / lowering support device 36, the second rotating arm 35, and the first rotating arm 34 via the speed reduction means 56.
Numeral 9 rotates in an arc shape by a gentle descent operation, and is stopped at the maximum descent position set by the drive stop means 58. Note that the detachable remote control switch 55 is
4, the remote control switch 55 can be operated by the user holding the handle 44 for raising and lowering operation and pulling down the mounting tool 41, and the microwave oven 39 includes the two rotating arms 34 and 35 and the lifting support device. As shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 1 and FIG. Incidentally, the stopper 37 is provided with the drive stopping means 58 by any chance.
Even if the control means 57 fails, the rotating arms 34, 3
5 and the operation of the microwave oven can be safely stopped.

Since the rotary arms 34 and 35 constitute a parallel link mechanism, the microwave oven 39 is always kept substantially horizontal.
Can be moved up and down, and the user can perform a cooking operation in an easy posture at the descent position, and can put and take out stored items without using a stepping board or the like.

When the microwave oven 39 is raised and stored, when the remote control switch 55 is operated, the microwave oven 39
As in the case of the descent, it rotates in a circular arc with a gentle ascent operation, and is stopped and stored in the cabinet 11 by the drive stop means 58.

At the maximum descent position, the user can perform a cooking operation in a comfortable posture, and can put in and out of stored items without using a stepping board or the like.

The height at which a person can take in and out is approximately up to the height of the thumb with both arms raised, and can be as high as the finger joint. In an adult woman (excluding the elderly), the 10th percentile value obtained by subtracting the fingertip length (third finger length) from the fingertip height (upper limb fist tip height) is 180.
0 mm, that is, the microwave 39 is installed in the cabinet 3
1, the height of the handle 44 is about 180.
If it is 0 mm or less, about 90% of the adult women can raise and lower the microwave oven 39 in one operation by the above-described configuration. Incidentally, in this embodiment, the height to the handle 44 in a state where the microwave oven 39 is stored in the cabinet 31 is about 1750 mm.

Next, assuming a kitchen space, the kitchen utensils usually placed on the top surface of a floor cabinet (sink, etc.) are approximately 280 mm or less in an electric rice cooker, excluding fixed-type appliances such as dishwashers and dryers. Generally 200 mm or less, beer bottles are 300 mm or less, and most articles are 300 mm or less. Therefore, at the maximum descent position, the distance from the top surface of the floor cabinet (such as a sink) to the lower surface 50 or the handle 44 of the microwave oven 39 is about 3
If it is 00 mm or more, it is possible to prevent collision with these kitchen utensils. Incidentally, in this embodiment, the microwave oven 3
9, the distance from the top surface of the floor cabinet (such as a sink) to the handle 44 is about 400 mm.
It is.

As described above, the rotary arms 34, 3 for supporting the microwave oven 39 arranged in the cabinet so as to be able to move up and down.
5 is provided with an elevating and lowering support device 36 having an electric drive unit 54 that rotatably supports and rotates the motor 5 forward and backward, and a fixture 41 between the microwave oven 39 and the rotating arms 34 and 35.
The conventional main body 1 and the elevating shelf 5 have a double configuration, and the so-called triple configuration of the box 29 does not increase the cost or reduce the practical storage space. It is possible to provide a cooking appliance elevating device which can be easily moved up and down, is inexpensive, easy to use, and has high practical storage space efficiency.

Further, the mounting tool 41 includes the rotating arms 34, 3
Even if 5 rotates, it moves with a substantially constant angle posture, and the microwave oven 39 and the fixture 41 are fixed. Even when the rotary arms 34 and 35 rotate, the fixture moves with the constant angle posture. Thus, the microwave oven 39 can be moved up and down in a substantially horizontal posture only by directly fixing the mounting tool 41 to the microwave oven 39 with screws 42 or rivets, and the force required to move the microwave oven 39 up and down is reduced. It is not necessary to move up and down to the weight of the extra box 29 as in the conventional case only by the weight of the light fixture 41 and the weight of the light fitting 41, and the lifting operation can be performed lightly with a small force. Therefore, the electric drive unit 54 can also be reduced in size.

Further, by providing the storage section 33 at the bottom 32 of the cabinet 31, it is possible to store accessories (turntable, square plate, etc.) of the microwave oven 39, instruction manuals, and many kitchen-related articles. Cooking workability can be improved. Further, the space inside the cabinet 31 other than the space occupied by the microwave oven 39 can be effectively utilized. Also, since the storage unit 33 does not move up and down,
The force required to move the microwave oven 39 up and down
It does not need to include extra accessories, instruction manuals, kitchen-related items, etc., and can be easily moved up and down with little force. That is, the bottom 32 of the cabinet 31
The location of the storage section 33 provided for is easily reachable, so that accessories (turntables, square dishes, etc.) and instruction manuals for the microwave oven 39, and many kitchen-related items can be stored and taken out. The interior of the cabinet 31 can be effectively used, and the microwave oven 39 and the attachment 41 move up and down, so that the lifting operation can be performed lightly with a small force. Therefore, the electric drive unit 54 can also be reduced in size.

When the microwave oven 39 is stored, a partition member 51 made of a plate material, a net material, a bar, or the like is provided between the storage portion 33 of the bottom portion 32 of the cabinet 31 and the microwave oven 39. Accordingly, accessories (turntable, square plate, etc.) of the microwave oven 39, instruction manuals, and many kitchen-related items can be stored below the partition member 51, and the workability of cooking is improved. Further, when the microwave oven 39 is moved up and down by the presence of the partition member 51, accessories (turntable, square plate, etc.) of the microwave oven 39 stored in the bottom 32 of the cabinet 31, instruction manuals, kitchen-related articles, etc. And the microwave oven 39 can be prevented from contacting with each other, and the microwave oven 39 can be easily moved up and down smoothly. Therefore, the electric drive means 5 can be safely provided.
4 can be operated.

Also, the handle 44 is provided integrally with the microwave oven 39 or the mounting tool 41, and the remote control switch 55 of the electric drive means 54 is provided on the handle 44. When the remote control switch 55 for lowering the microwave oven 39 is operated, the microwave oven 39 is taken out toward the user, and the operation of pushing up the handle 44 causes the electric drive means 54 to operate the remote control switch 55 for raising the microwave oven 39, and the microwave oven 39 is moved to the cabinet. Is stored. Thus, the electric driving means 5
Microwave oven 3 with the feeling of raising and lowering a lifting device without 4
9 can be put in and taken out in one operation, and it is easy to use, and the electric driving means 54 can be operated lightly with almost no human power. In addition, even when the power of the electric driving means 54 is insufficient, it is possible to energize with human power.

Further, by making the remote control switch 55 detachable, the microwave oven 39 can be easily moved up and down by simply operating the remote control switch 55 without reaching the handle 44.

A handle 4 is provided at the lower front of the microwave oven 39.
With the configuration including 4, the handle 44 is most easily reachable when the microwave oven 39 is moved up and down from the cabinet 31,
The operation of raising and lowering the microwave oven 39 can be easily performed.

Further, by configuring the operation unit 40 of the microwave oven 39 at a height approximately equal to the height of the eyes at the maximum lowered position of the microwave oven 39, the cooking operation can be performed in an easy posture and the microwave oven 39 can be operated. Can be fully checked.

The rotating arms 34, 35 are bent forward and the distal ends are bent again in the opposite direction.
By providing the rotating arm 34 and the second rotating arm 35 having a substantially rectangular shape at the rear, the bottom 32 of the cabinet 31 and the partition member 51 can be provided when the microwave oven 39 is moved up and down.
And the rotating arms 34 and 35 do not interfere with each other.
9 can be lowered to a lower position than a simple linear arm.

The two rotating arms 34, 35 are formed on the same plane, so that the rotating arms 34, 35
The horizontal space required for the above operation can be minimized, and the volumes of the microwave oven 39 and the storage section 33 can be increased accordingly.

Each of the rotating arms 34 and 35 is provided with a correcting means 45 for preventing the microwave oven 39 from tilting forward. The parallelogram formed by the rotating arms 34 and 35 is slightly deformed so that its own weight is reduced. Forward tilting of the microwave oven 39 caused by this can be prevented.

Further, at least one of the lifting and lowering support devices 36 is provided with a damper 46 interlocking with the raising and lowering operation of the microwave oven 39.
By providing both or any one of the urging members 47, the damper 46 acts so that the microwave oven 39 descends slowly, and can prevent rapid depression. Further, the urging body 47 acts so as to reduce the force required when moving the microwave oven 39 up and down, and can move up and down with a smaller driving force. Therefore, the size of the electric driving means 54 can be reduced.

The elevating and lowering support device 36 is provided with the microwave oven 3.
By providing the drive stopping means 58 and the stopper 37 for regulating the lifting end position of the microwave oven 9, the drive stopping means 58 stops the electric driving means 54 at the lifting end position of the microwave oven 39. Even if the drive stop means breaks down, the second rotation arm 35 can safely stop by coming into contact with the stopper 37.

The cooking appliance 39 is a microwave oven using an inverter power supply 52 as a power supply device. Microwave oven 3
Since the power supply device built in 9 is the inverter power supply 52, the weight and volume of the power supply device can be reduced to 1/2 to 1/3 the weight and volume compared to the transformer power supply. This is because the transformer power supply is made by applying a large amount of copper winding to a yoke formed by stacking heavy iron plates, and requires a large capacitor. On the other hand, the inverter power supply 52 can be reduced in volume and weight by using a light ferrite yoke, a light coil, a semiconductor circuit and a small capacitor. This allows
The microwave oven 39 becomes lightweight, and can be moved up and down with a smaller driving force. Therefore, the size of the electric driving means 54 can be reduced.

The cooking appliance 39 is a microwave oven using a solid-state oscillating element 53 as a food heating radio wave generator. Since the food heating radio wave generator incorporated in the microwave oven 39 is the solid-state oscillation element 53, the weight and volume of the food heating radio wave generator are reduced to 1/2 to 1 /
3. Light weight and small volume. This is because a magnetron requires a large magnet and the like in a heavy magnetic circuit yoke. On the other hand, since the solid-state oscillation element 53 is a relatively small semiconductor element, it can be reduced in volume and weight. As a result, the microwave oven 39 becomes lightweight and can be moved up and down with a smaller driving force. Therefore, the size of the electric driving means 54 can be reduced.

Although a microwave oven has been described as an example in the embodiment, the present invention is not limited to a microwave oven, and the same effect can be obtained in other cooking appliances.

[0060]

As is apparent from the above description, the following effects can be obtained according to the cooking appliance elevating device of the present invention.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cooking appliance directly disposed in a cabinet via a rotating arm and a fixture.
With the lifting support device having the rotating arm and the electric driving means, it is possible to provide a cooking device lifting device which can be easily moved up and down by one operation with almost no human power, and which is inexpensive, easy to use, and has a practical storage space efficiency. .

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the cooking appliance can be moved up and down in a substantially horizontal posture by fixing the attachment and the cooking appliance which move while maintaining a substantially constant angle posture even when the rotary arm rotates. The power required for raising and lowering the cooking equipment is only the weight of the cooking equipment and the weight of the lightweight fixture, and it is not necessary to raise and lower the weight of the extra box as in the past,
The lifting operation can be performed lightly with little force. Therefore, the size of the electric driving means can be reduced.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the storage unit is provided at the bottom of the cabinet, so that it is possible to store accessories and instruction manuals for cooking appliances and many kitchen-related items.
Improve the workability of cooking. In addition, the space inside the cabinet other than the space occupied by the cooking equipment can be effectively used, and the storage unit does not move up and down, so the power required when moving the cooking equipment up and down is limited only by the weight of the cooking equipment. It does not need to include the weight of instruction manuals and kitchen-related items, etc. Therefore,
The electric driving means can be reduced in size.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a structure in which a partition member made of a plate, a net, a bar, or the like is provided between a storage section at the bottom of a cabinet and a cooking appliance. Products, instruction manuals, and many kitchen-related items can be stored, improving the workability of cooking. In addition, when the cooking equipment goes up and down due to the presence of this partition member, it is possible to prevent the contact collision between the cooking equipment accessories and instruction manuals stored in the bottom of the cabinet, and kitchen-related items and the cooking equipment, and to raise and lower the cooking equipment. Can be made smoother. Therefore, the electric drive means can be operated with ease.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a handle is integrally provided with a cooking appliance or a fixture, and the handle is provided with a remote control switch of an electric driving means, so that the lifting device without the electric driving means can be moved up and down. In addition, the cooking device can be easily moved in and out in one operation, and can be operated easily, and can be operated lightly with almost no human power by the electric driving means. In addition, even when the power of the electric driving means is insufficient, the power can be applied manually.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, since the remote control switch is detachable, the cooking appliance can be easily moved up and down by simply operating the remote control switch without reaching the handle.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the handle is most easily reached when the cooking appliance is moved up and down from the cabinet, and the cooking appliance can be easily moved up and down by the configuration having the handle at the lower front part of the cooking appliance.

[0068] In the invention according to claim 8, the rotating arm includes:
The provision of the substantially S-shaped arm and the substantially V-shaped arm enables the cooking appliance to be kept in contact with the storage unit when the cooking appliance is moved up and down, without causing both rotating arms to interfere with each other. Can be lowered to a lower position than a simple linear arm.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, since the two rotating arms are formed on the same plane, a planar space required for the operation of the rotating arms can be minimized, and the cooking appliance is accordingly reduced. In addition, the capacity of the storage section can be increased.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, the rotary arm has a correcting means for preventing the cooking appliance from tilting forward,
By slightly deforming the parallelogram formed by the two rotating arms, it is possible to prevent the cooking appliance from leaning forward due to its own weight.

According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, the up-and-down support device includes at least one of a damper and / or an urging body interlocking with the up-and-down operation of the cooking appliance. It acts as a slow descent and can prevent a rapid descent. In addition, the urging body acts so as to reduce the operation force when moving the cooking appliance up and down, and can move up and down with a lighter operation force. Therefore, the size of the electric driving means can be reduced.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, the elevating and lowering support device is provided with a driving stop means and a stopper for restricting the elevating end position of the cooking appliance, so that even if the driving stop means breaks down, the rotating arm is provided with the stopper. The stop can be safely stopped by abutting the.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, since the power supply device built in the cooking appliance is an inverter power supply, the weight and the volume of the power supply device are reduced by 1 / compared to the transformer power supply.
Lightweight and small volume of 2/3 can be achieved. As a result, the cooking appliance becomes lighter and can be moved up and down with a smaller driving force. Therefore, the size of the electric driving means 54 can be reduced.

According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, since the food heating radio wave generator incorporated in the cooking appliance is a solid-state oscillating device, the weight and volume of the food heating radio wave generator are reduced by half compared to the magnetron. Lightweight and small volume of up to 1/3. As a result, the cooking appliance becomes lightweight and can be moved up and down with a small driving force. Therefore, the size of the electric driving means can be reduced, and the cooking appliance can be moved up and down freely without relying on human power, so that a more convenient cooking appliance lifting device can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a right side sectional view showing a lowered state of a cooking appliance in a cooking appliance lifting device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a state in which the cooking appliance is lowered in the cooking appliance lifting device.

FIG. 3 is a left side sectional view showing a state where the cooking appliance is lowered in the cooking appliance lifting device.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing a configuration of a conventional cooking appliance elevating device.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing the configuration of a conventional cooking appliance elevating device.

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 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 31 Cabinet 32 Bottom part 33 Storage part 34 1st rotating arm (substantially S-shaped arm) 35 2nd rotating arm (substantially U-shaped arm) 36 Elevating support device 37 Stopper 39 Microwave oven (cooking appliance) 40 Operation part 41 Mounting fixture 44 Handle 45 Correction means 46 Damper 47 Biasing member 51 Partition member 52 Inverter power supply 53 Solid-state oscillation element 54 Electric drive means 55 Remote control switch 57 Control means 58 Driving stop means

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Claims (14)

[Claims] An elevator comprising: a cabinet; a cooking appliance disposed in the cabinet; a rotating arm for supporting the cooking appliance so as to be able to move up and down; and an electric driving means for rotatably supporting the rotating arm and rotating forward and backward. A cooking appliance elevating device including a support device and a fixture provided between the cooking appliance and the rotating arm. 2. The cooking appliance elevating device according to claim 1, wherein the attachment is fixed to the cooking appliance so as to move with a substantially constant angle posture even when the rotating arm rotates. 3. The cooking appliance elevating device according to claim 1, wherein the cabinet has a storage portion at a bottom portion of the cabinet. 4. The apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising a partition member made of a plate, a net, a bar, or the like, between the storage section at the bottom of the cabinet and the cooking appliance. 5. The cooking appliance elevating device according to claim 1, wherein a handle is integrally provided with the cooking appliance or the fixture, and the handle is provided with a remote control switch of an electric driving means. 6. The cooking appliance elevating device according to claim 5, wherein a remote control switch is detachably provided. 7. The cooking appliance elevating device according to claim 5, wherein a handle is provided at a lower front part of the cooking appliance. 8. The cooking appliance elevating device according to claim 1, wherein the rotating arm comprises two arms, a substantially S-shaped arm and a substantially V-shaped arm. 9. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the two rotating arms are formed on the same plane. 10. The cooking appliance elevating device according to claim 1, wherein the rotating arm is provided with correction means for preventing the cooking appliance from leaning forward. 11. The lifting support device includes at least one of a damper and / or an urging member that is linked to a lifting operation of the cooking appliance.
The cooking appliance elevating device according to any one of claims 1 to 7. 12. The cooking equipment lifting device according to claim 1, wherein the lifting support device includes a driving stop means and a stopper for regulating a lifting end position of the cooking equipment. 13. The cooking appliance elevating device according to claim 1, wherein the cooking appliance is a microwave oven using an inverter power supply as a power supply device. 14. The cooking appliance is a microwave oven using a solid-state oscillating element for a food heating radio wave generator.
The cooking appliance elevating device according to any one of claims 3 to 7.