JP2002325691A - Grill - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a grill which enables a user to check how the food inside the grill is cooked by an easy operation. SOLUTION: A shutter 32 is provided below an opening 30e for illumination located on a top plate 30 for the grill and a lower part 30f of an opening, and the shutter 32 is urged toward the forward direction (front) by a tension spring 35 by the shutter 32. As the shutter 32 is closed, grease G and oily smoke coming from the food F hardly get onto the inner wall of a room 31 for accommodating a light source, a bulb 34, and a view window 80 during cooking. If a user wants to check how the food is cooked, he/she can turn a knob 46 for opening and closing to the opening position. Turning the knob 46 for opening and closing to the opening position slides the shutter 32 into the back, links the opening 30e for illumination and the lower part 30f of the opening with the inside 12 of the grill, and lights up the bulb 34. As a result, the light from the view window 80 and the reflection from the bulb 34 illuminate the inside 12 of the grill.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a grill for heating food such as fish in a grill storage.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, there has been known a grill provided with a viewing window on a grill ceiling surface. In such a grill, light is obtained in a grill storage through a viewing window, and the viewing window is viewed from above to stand. It is possible to check the burning condition of the food in the grill storage at any time while keeping the posture.

[0003]

However, the light from the viewing window alone is not enough to illuminate the whole inside of the grill storage, and there are dark places, so that the cooking condition of the whole object to be cooked can be checked well. Did not. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a grill that solves the above-mentioned problems and that can easily confirm the degree of burning of an object to be cooked in a grill storage by a simple operation.

[0004]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a grill according to the present invention, wherein a cooking object placed in a grill storage is heated and cooked by a combustion heat of a burner. And a lighting means for illuminating the inside of the grill chamber, and an opening for opening and closing the lighting means, which scatters from the object to be cooked. Irradiation port guard means for preventing oil from entering the irradiation port, and a viewing window guard provided on the lower surface of the viewing window so as to be openable and closable to prevent oil scattered from the object to be cooked from adhering to the viewing window. The gist of the present invention is to include an opening / closing operation means for opening and closing the irradiation port guard means and the observation window guard means in conjunction with each other.

[0005] Further, the grill according to claim 2 of the present invention,
The grill according to claim 1, wherein the lighting means comprises:
A light source storage chamber that houses a light source in communication with the grill storage via an irradiation port opened to the grill storage, and the light source storage chamber is formed of a heat-resistant reflective member that reflects light of the light source, The gist is that the light source is arranged at a position where the light does not directly hit the object to be cooked, and the object to be cooked is indirectly illuminated with reflected light passing through the irradiation port.

A grill according to a third aspect of the present invention includes:
3. The grill according to claim 1, wherein the lighting unit is turned on in response to an opening operation of the opening / closing operation unit,
The gist is that a lighting interlocking means for turning off the light in conjunction with the closing operation is provided.

The grill according to claim 4 of the present invention,
The gist according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the irradiation port guard means and the viewing window guard means are normally closed by urging and opened by an opening operation.

In the above-described grill having the above-described structure, when the opening / closing operation means is operated, the irradiation port guard means and the viewing window guard means are opened in conjunction with each other, so that the daylight enters the grill storage from the viewing window. While being obtained, the light from the light source illuminates the inside of the grill storage through the irradiation port. Therefore, the inside of the grill becomes bright, and the user can satisfactorily check the degree of burning of the food in the warehouse while standing. After the confirmation, the irradiation port and the observation window are closed by the irradiation port guard means and the observation window guard means, and the light source and the observation window are isolated from the grill cabinet. Does not enter the irradiation port, and the oil hardly adheres to the viewing window or the light source.

The grill according to claim 2 of the present invention,
When you want to check the degree of burn of the food, open the irradiation port guard means and the viewing window guard means by opening and closing operation means,
Light from the light source is reflected on the inner wall of the light source storage room to illuminate the grill storage from the irradiation port. By this lighting and the lighting from the viewing window, the degree of burning of the object to be cooked can be confirmed well. Moreover,
Since the light source is provided at a position where the light from the light source does not directly hit the object, even at this time, the grilled oil scattered from the object is unlikely to adhere to the light source. After the confirmation, by closing the irradiation port guard means and the viewing window guard means, oil from the object to be cooked hardly adheres to the reflection member of the light source storage chamber in addition to the light source and the viewing window.

Further, the grill according to claim 3 of the present invention,
When the irradiation port guard is opened, the light source is automatically turned on, and the light reaches the inside of the grill storage, so that the degree of burning of the food can be confirmed well. After the confirmation, when the irradiation port guard means and the viewing window guard means are closed, oil smoke and grilled oil from the object to be cooked are prevented from adhering to the light source and the viewing window, and the light is automatically turned off by this closing operation.

Further, the grill according to claim 4 of the present invention,
Since the irradiation port guard means and the viewing window guard means are constantly urged in the closing direction, the light source is usually prevented from being contaminated by grilled oil or oil smoke from the object to be cooked. Stopping the opening of the irradiation port guard means and viewing window guard means automatically closes the irradiation port guard means and viewing window guard means without performing the closing operation. Oil smoke can be blocked from the light source and the viewing window by the irradiation port guard means and the viewing window guard means, so that the light source and the viewing window are less likely to become dirty.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In order to further clarify the structure and operation of the present invention described above, a preferred embodiment of the grill of the present invention will be described below.

FIG. 7 is an external view of a table stove provided with a rear exhaust grill as one embodiment of the grill of the present invention. Table stove top plate 10
Is provided with two sets of stove burners 74a and 74b, and a cooking pot (not shown) is placed on the gotoku 75a and 75b provided therearound, and the operation buttons 71a and 71b provided on the front of the table stove are pressed. Thus, each of the stove burners 74a and 74b is ignited, and the cooking pot is heated. At the center of the body between the stove burners 74a and 74b, a grill 1 for baking objects such as fish.
Is provided, and the operation button 71c is pressed to ignite and heat cooking is performed.

As shown in FIG. 1, the grill 1 is a grill of a single-sided grill type and has a grill storage 12 for heating and cooking an object to be cooked F. The grill storage 12 includes a burner 20 provided on the left and right side surfaces of the upper stage to burn the fuel gas to heat the object F, a grill 22 provided in the middle stage for placing the object F, and a grill provided at the bottom. And a receiving tray 24 which can be slid out and pulled out with the 22 placed thereon.

At the center of the front of the grill storage 12, there is provided a handle 62 which is fixed integrally with the tray 24 and pulls the tray 24 forward. When the handle 62 is pulled out to the front, the tray 24 fixed to the handle 62 slides on the bottom surface of the grill storage 12, and the grill 22 placed on the tray 24 is simultaneously pulled out.

Burners 2 provided on the left and right side surfaces of grill storage 12
Reference numeral 0 denotes an all-primary-air burner having a combustion surface formed by penetrating a large number of small flame openings in a plane plate of porous ceramics and inhaling most of air required for combustion as primary air. An ignition electrode (not shown) is provided facing the burner 20.

An exhaust chamber 50 is provided at the back of the grill chamber 12 through a partition wall 52, and a communication port 54 which opens to the partition wall 52 and communicates the grill chamber 12 and the exhaust chamber 50 is provided with a grill 22. It is provided below. Therefore, the exhaust path is configured so that the combustion exhaust gas generated from the burner 20 is discharged from the exhaust port 51 through the exhaust chamber 50.

The top plate 10 includes five swords 75a, 7
In the center in front of 5b, as shown in FIG.
A rectangular top opening 10a for confirming the food F in 2 is formed in a horizontally long shape. This top opening 10a is
It is bent upward to prevent the infusion of the broth transmitted to the top plate 10. This top plate 10
Below, a grill storage 12 is provided, and a grill top plate 30 serving as a ceiling thereof is formed at a predetermined distance from the top plate 10.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, the grille top plate 30 is provided with a projection 30a having a front and rear inclined surface 30b, 30c formed in a mountain shape, and protruding from the top opening 10a. A rectangular grill opening 30d is formed on the inclined surface 30b. A flat window plate mounting portion 30b is formed all around the grill opening 30d.

The viewing window 80 is placed from above the protrusion 30a formed as described above. As shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 6, the viewing window 80 covers a window plate 82 formed of a transparent heat-resistant glass having a rectangular shape larger than the grill opening 30d, and an outer periphery of the window plate 82 from above. And a frame 81 made of aluminum die-cast. The frame 81 is provided with a window plate 82
Is set at a predetermined position, and the inclination angle thereof is the same as the inclined surface of the window plate attachment portion 30b of the grill top plate 30. In addition, the grill top plate 30 has a protruding portion 30a.
A guide plate 83 for guiding the frame 81 of the viewing window 80 by sliding the frame 81 is provided on the front side. The above-mentioned viewing window 80
Then, the frame body 81 is fitted to the guide plate 83 and slid downward, and the window plate 82 is placed in direct contact with the window plate attachment portion 30 b of the grill top plate 30.

Further, the grill top plate 30 has a protruding portion 30a.
(Right side in FIG. 3) and a rectangular irradiation port 3 on the near side
0e is opened, and the light source storage chamber 31 is fixed to face the irradiation port 30e. This light source storage room 31
Is composed of a box made of stainless steel with a high reflectance and an open bottom surface. On the lower surface of the grill top plate 30, as shown in FIG. 4, a stainless flat shutter 32 that slides in the front-rear direction to open and close the irradiation port 30e and the lower opening 30f that is the lower end of the protruding portion 30a. (Guard means) is provided. Further, the grill top plate 30 has a spring locking hole 30 between the lower opening 30f and the irradiation port 30e at a position forward of the lower opening 30f and the irradiation port 30e.
g is formed.

As shown in FIG. 3, the shutter 32 is supported by left and right holding plates 33 provided on the grill top plate 30 and having an L-shaped cross section. Thereby, the grill top plate 3
The shutter 32 can slide back and forth on the holding plate 33 below 0. The shutter 32 has a spring hook 32a opened at the front thereof and a spring locking hole 30g of the grill top plate 30.
Then, the tension spring 35 is locked, and the shutter 32 is urged in the forward direction (forward).

At the rear of the shutter 32, a metal flexible wire hooking portion 32b is opened and connected to the metal flexible wire 40. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the metal flexible wire 40 includes an upper roller 41 provided at the upper center of the back of the grill cabinet 12 and a lower roller 42 provided at the center bottom surface of the center of the grill cabinet 12. And its tip is connected to one end 43b (rear side) of a lever 43 provided below the bottom surface of the grill warehouse 12. The lower roller 42 is configured to rotate left and right around a shaft 44 fixed to the bottom surface of the grill storage 12 and change its direction freely. The lever 43 is the grill storage 1
The pivot 43 is provided rotatably about a fulcrum 45 provided on the bottom surface, and its tip 43a projects to the front right side of the body, and an opening / closing knob 46 is fitted thereto.

An illumination switch 37 for a light bulb 34 (light source) to be described later is provided on the bottom surface of the grill storage 12.
The illumination switch 37 is arranged so as to be turned on only when the tip 43a of the lever 43 rotates rightward (to open the shutter 32). A dry battery 36 serving as a power source for the electric bulb 34 is provided on the bottom surface of the grill storage 12. Also, the rear wall 3 in the light source storage chamber 31 on the grill top plate 30
1a, a light bulb 34 is provided as shown in FIG. The light bulb 34 is illuminated with the irradiation port 30 e in the light source storage chamber 13.
The light from the light bulb 34 does not directly hit the object to be cooked F, and is provided on the inner side (reflection plate) of the light source storage chamber 31.
And is arranged in a positional relationship of hitting the object to be cooked F after being reflected.

Normally, the lever 43 is urged in the clockwise direction in FIG. 5 through the metal flexible wire 40 by the pulling force of the tension spring 35, and reaches the closed position (left) where it comes into contact with a stopper (not shown). . When the opening / closing knob 46 is turned to the open position (right), the front end 43a of the lever 43 presses the illumination switch 37 to turn on the light bulb 34, and the rear end 43b of the lever 43 turns left to rotate the lower roller. Moving away from 42, the metal flexible wire 40 is pulled, and the shutter 32 is slid from the state of FIG. 2 to the state of FIG.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 1, the shutter 32 is hidden behind the protruding portion 30a of the grill top plate 30, and the irradiation port 30e and the lower opening 3 which is the lower end of the protruding portion 30a.
0f appears. Thereby, the grill storage 12 is communicated with the light source storage chamber 31, and the light of the light bulb 34 illuminates the interior of the grill storage 12 while reflecting the inner wall of the light source storage chamber 31, and the viewing window 8 is opened.
From 0, through the grill opening 30d and the lower opening 30f, the state of the inside of the warehouse can be easily checked from the depth to the back of the grill warehouse 12.

According to the grill 1 described above, the operation buttons 7
When 1c is pressed, an on-off valve for opening and closing a gas flow path to the burner 20 is opened, fuel gas is ejected from the burner 20, and ignition is performed by continuous discharge of an ignition electrode. The high-temperature combustion exhaust gas generated by the burner 20 during cooking temporarily accumulates in the upper part of the grill chamber 12 and overflows from the communication port 54, and the exhaust chamber 5
Exhausted through 0. Therefore, the food F is heated by the radiant heat and the retained exhaust heat, and the food F is efficiently cooked.

Normally, since the opening / closing knob 46 is in the closed position and the shutter 32 is closed, the food F
The burning oil G and the smoke from the air do not adhere to the inner wall (reflection plate) of the light source storage chamber 31, the light bulb 34, and the viewing window 80.

When it is desired to check the state of cooking, the shutter 32 is opened and the bulb 34 is turned on by operating the opening / closing knob 46 to the open position. The light of the light bulb 34 reflects the reflection plate of the light source storage chamber 31 while emitting light 30.
The interior of the grill storage 12 can be illuminated via e. Therefore, the interior of the grill storage 12 is illuminated by the indirect illumination of the electric bulb 34 in addition to the lighting from the viewing window 80 placed above the grill 1. Then, the user can satisfactorily confirm the degree of burning of the food in the grilled cabinet in a comfortable posture while standing.

Since the light source storage chamber 31 is formed of a reflecting member, even if the bulb 34 is provided at a position where the grilling oil G does not reach, the inside of the grill cabinet 12 can be indirectly illuminated, and the degree of burning of the food F can be reduced. Good visibility. In addition, since the light source storage chamber 31 has a high airtightness and a small air flow, oil smoke does not easily enter from the irradiation port 30e, and the light bulb 34 and the reflection plate of the light source storage chamber 31 are contaminated by the oil smoke while checking the burn condition. Is almost none.

After confirming the cooking condition, when the user releases the opening / closing knob 46, the shutter 32 is automatically returned to the closed position by the urging force of the tension spring 35, and the shutter 32 is closed. Again prevent soiling. Therefore, as long as the opening / closing knob 46 is not operated, the shutter 32 is always closed by the urging force of the extension spring 35, thereby preventing forgetting to close. That is, except when necessary, the viewing window 80, the bulb 34, and the reflector are isolated from the cooking space to prevent these stains.

In this manner, the light from the bulb 34 and the reflecting plate are prevented from being stained by the burning oil G or the oil smoke from the cooking object F, so that the light from the bulb 34 is hardly blocked by the oil stain and the illuminance is hardly reduced. Moreover, since the interior of the refrigerator is indirectly illuminated from the irradiation port 30e after being well reflected by the reflection plate, grill illumination by the bulb 34 can be performed for a long period of time. Also,
Since the view window 80 is also prevented from being stained, the inside of the grill storage 12 can be checked well.

Further, since the lighting of the light bulb and the opening and closing of the shutter 32 are linked, the turning on and off of the light bulb 34 can be automatically switched only by opening and closing the shutter 32.
Easy to operate and very easy to use. Further, it is not necessary to newly provide a mechanism for manually switching the lighting, so that the manufacturing cost can be suppressed and the space for the mechanism is not required. In addition, since the light bulb 34 is turned on only when it is desired to check the degree of burning of the food F, the life of the light bulb 34 and the dry battery 36 is extended, and grill lighting can be performed for a long period of time.

Further, the lower opening 30f for the viewing window 80 and the irradiation opening 30e for lighting the bulb can be simultaneously opened and closed by a single shutter 32. Since the opening and closing structure is very simple, it can be manufactured at low cost. Further, since the light of the light bulb 34 does not directly enter the eyes, it is easy to see the inside of the refrigerator. Moreover, since the light bulb 34 is provided in the light source storage room 31 outside the grill housing 12, the grill housing 12
, The durability of the bulb 34 is improved, and illumination can be performed for a long period of time. Further, since a tension spring 35 for urging the shutter 32 toward the front is provided between the lower opening 30f and the irradiation port 30e,
Even when the shutter 32 moves in the depth direction, the field of view is not obstructed by the tension spring 35 when looking through the viewing window 80, and the shadow does not become a shadow of indirect light from the irradiation port 30e.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments at all, and it goes without saying that the present invention can be carried out in various modes without departing from the gist of the present invention. is there. For example, the shutter (guard means) may be a rotating door instead of a sliding door type (sliding type). Further, the shutter 32 is divided into a shutter for opening and closing the lower opening 30f and the irradiation port 30.
e may be provided separately from the shutter for opening and closing, and these may be opened and closed in conjunction with each other.

Further, as the material of the light source storage chamber 31 and the shutter 32, a plate material having high heat resistance and high reflectance, such as Altite, galvanized steel plate, or aluminum plate, may be used. Also, an irradiation port 30e through which light from the light bulb 34 passes.
May be formed behind the projection 30a of the grill top plate 30, or may be formed on the left and right side walls and the partition wall 52 of the grill storage 12 to perform indirect illumination. In the present embodiment, a description has been given of a single-sided grill, but the present invention may be applied to a double-sided grill having burners provided above and below a grill.

[0037]

As described in detail above, claim 1 of the present invention
According to the grill described, the opening of the opening and closing operation means only causes the irradiation port and the viewing window to be opened in conjunction with each other, so that the interior of the grill is brightened by the light from the viewing window and the light from the lighting means. The user can easily check the degree of burning of the food in the grill storage from above with an easy posture. On the other hand, when it is not confirmed, the irradiation port and the observation window are closed by the irradiation port guard means and the observation window guard means, and the observation window and the light source can be prevented from being stained by oil from the object to be cooked. As a result, at the time of confirmation, the cooking condition of the object to be cooked can be seen well, and the light source can be used for a long time. In addition, since the irradiation port and the viewing window are opened and closed in conjunction with each other, only one opening and closing operation is required and the operation is easy.

Further, according to the grill according to the second aspect of the present invention, since the light from the light source is reflected in the light source storage room to illuminate the object to be cooked, even if the irradiation port is open, the object to be cooked can be obtained. The oil does not hit the light source and oil stains can be prevented. In addition, the light from the light source does not directly enter the eyes, making it easy to see inside the refrigerator. In addition, since the light source is provided in the light source storage room outside the grill storage and is not much heated by the grill storage, the durability of the light source is improved and illumination can be performed for a long period of time.

Further, according to the grill of the third aspect of the present invention, the light source can be automatically turned on and off simply by performing opening and closing operations with the opening and closing operation means, so that the operation is simple and easy to use. Further, it is not necessary to newly provide a mechanism for manually switching the illumination separately from the opening / closing operation means, so that the manufacturing cost can be suppressed, and further, a space for the manual operation mechanism for the illumination switching becomes unnecessary. In addition, since the light source is turned on only when it is desired to check the degree of burning of the food, the life of the light source is extended, and the light source can be used for a long time.

Further, the grill according to claim 4 of the present invention,
Stopping the opening of the irradiation port guard means and viewing window guard means automatically closes the irradiation port guard means and viewing window guard means without performing the closing operation. Oil smoke can be shielded from the light source and the viewing window by the irradiation port guard means and the viewing window guard means, so that the light source and the viewing window are less likely to become dirty.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a grill as one embodiment as viewed from a side.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a grill as one embodiment as viewed from a side.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a grill as one embodiment as viewed from the front.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a light source storage chamber and a shutter as one embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a lever as one embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an external view of a table stove with a viewing window removed.

FIG. 7 is an external view of a table stove.

[Explanation of Signs] 1 ... Grill, 10 ... Top Plate, 12 ... Grill Storage,
Reference numeral 20: burner, 30: grill top plate, 30a: protrusion, 3
0b: Window plate mounting part, 30d: Grill opening, 30e: Irradiation port, 30f: Lower opening, 31: Light source storage room, 32: Shutter, 34: Light bulb, 35: Tension spring, 37: Lighting switch, 40: Metallic Flexure, 43 ... lever, 46 ... open / close knob.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A grill in which a cooking object placed in a grill storage is heated and cooked by a combustion heat of a burner, and a cooking condition of the cooking object can be visually recognized from a viewing window provided on a grill ceiling surface. Illumination means for illuminating the interior of the grill; illumination port guard means provided at the illumination port of the illumination means so as to be openable and closable to prevent oil scattered from the cooking object from entering the illumination port; A viewing window guard means that is provided to be openable and closable on the lower surface of the object and prevents oil scattered from the object to be cooked from adhering to the viewing window, and opens and closes the irradiation port guard means and the viewing window guard means in conjunction with each other. A grill comprising opening and closing operation means. 2. The lighting means includes a light source storage chamber that communicates with the grill storage via an irradiation port opened to the grill storage and stores a light source, and reflects the light of the light source through the light source storage chamber. Forming a heat-resistant reflective member, arranging the light source at a position where the light does not directly hit the object, and indirectly illuminating the object with reflected light passing through the irradiation port. The grill according to claim 1, wherein: 3. An illumination interlocking means for turning on the illumination means in conjunction with the opening operation of the opening / closing operation means and turning off the illumination means in association with the closing operation.
The described grill. 4. The grill according to claim 1, wherein said irradiation port guard means and said viewing window guard means are normally closed by urging and opened by an opening operation. .