JP2002357322A - Heating cooking device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve design characteristics by making relatively small a space between a door and the upper surface of an operating part without making the door supported rotatably abut on the upper surface of the operating part. SOLUTION: A heating cooking device comprises a heating cooking device main body 1 having a heating chamber 1a in which a material to be heated is accommodated from its front side, the door 3 for opening and closing the heating chamber 1a, which has a lower part with both sides supported to rotate to the front surface side of the heating cooking device main body 1 and the operating part 4 disposed below the door 3 and having an operating button for operating a control part to control cooking temperature. On the upper surface 4a of the operating part 4, a recessed part 6 lower than the rotary area X of the door 3 is provided.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cooking device such as a microwave oven for heating an object to be heated at a high frequency.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A heating cooker has a heating cooker main body having a heating chamber for accommodating an object to be heated from the front side thereof, and both lower portions thereof are turned to the front side of the heating cooker main body via a pair of brackets. A vertically-opening door that is movably supported and opens and closes the heating chamber, and an operation unit that is disposed below the door and has an operation button for operating a control unit for controlling a cooking temperature is provided. ing. The upper surface of the operation unit is flat.

[0003] The heating cooker constructed as described above inserts an object to be heated into a heating chamber by rotating a door to an open position / close position by grasping a handle protruding from a front surface of the door.
Can be taken out.

[0004]

However, in a heating cooker having a vertically-opening door as described above, the upper surface of the operation unit disposed below the door is flat, and Since the door is turned to the open position / closed position with respect to the operation unit having a flat upper surface, the operation unit is arranged below the rotation area of the door, and the door contacts the upper surface of the operation unit. It must be banned. Therefore, the gap between the door and the upper surface of the operation unit becomes relatively large, and dust and the like easily enter the gap, and the boundary between the door and the operation unit becomes conspicuous, improving the design. Was requested.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and a main object thereof is to provide a concave portion on the upper surface of an operation portion disposed below a door, the concave portion being lower than a rotation area of the door. Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a heating cooker in which the gap between the door and the upper surface of the operation unit can be made relatively small without bringing the door into contact with the upper surface of the operation unit.

Another object of the present invention is to mount a dust receiving plate which can be inserted into and removed from a gap between a door and an operation unit in the recess so that the dropped dust can be received by the dust receiving plate. It is another object of the present invention to provide a heating cooker that can easily dispose of the waste and the like received by the waste receiving plate.

[0007] Still another object of the present invention is to provide a cooking method in which the waste receiving plate is formed of a metal plate so that the thickness of the waste receiving plate can be made relatively thin while maintaining the shape and durability of the waste receiving plate. To provide equipment. Another object of the present invention is to provide a heating device in which the dust receiving plate is configured to have a thickness equal to or less than the depth of the concave portion so that the dust receiving plate is less noticeable from a gap between the lower edge of the door and the upper surface of the operation unit. It is to provide a cooker.

Another object is to provide a guide surface between the trailing edge of the operating portion and the concave portion for guiding the dropped debris to the dust receiving plate, so that the dropped debris and the like can be moved to the rear edge of the upper surface of the operating portion. It is an object of the present invention to provide a heating cooker that can make it difficult to collect in a part. Another object of the present invention is to provide a recess at both ends of the recess and to provide projections inserted into the recess at both ends of the dust receiving plate, so that the dust receiving plate can be easily inserted into and removed from the gap. It is another object of the present invention to provide a heating cooker capable of reliably determining the position of the waste receiving plate. Also, for other purposes,
By providing the scrap receiving plate with a knob that can be picked on the front of the operation unit, even when the fingers of both hands cannot be inserted on both sides of the cooking device in the arrangement area where the cooking device is arranged, It is an object of the present invention to provide a heating cooker in which a waste receiving plate can be easily inserted into and removed from the gap.

[0009]

A heating cooker according to the present invention comprises a heating cooker body for heating an object to be heated having a heating chamber having an open front surface, and a lower portion of both sides of the heating cooker body. An operating unit rotatably supported on the front side and opening / closing the heating chamber, and an operating unit disposed below the door and having operating means for operating a control unit for controlling a cooking temperature; , Wherein the upper surface of the operation section has a concave portion below the rotation area of the door.

According to the present invention, since the concave portion which is lower than the rotation area of the door is provided on the upper surface of the operation portion, the door and the upper surface of the operation portion can be kept from contacting the upper surface of the operation portion. Can be made relatively small, dust and the like can hardly enter the gap, and the boundary between the door and the operation unit can be made inconspicuous, so that design can be improved.

Further, the cooking device according to the present invention is characterized in that the recess is provided with a dust receiving plate which can be inserted into and removed from a gap between the door and the operation unit.

According to the present invention, when the debris of the object to be heated inserted / removed into / from the heating chamber falls onto the operation unit from the space (gap) between the door and the cooking device body. In this case, the dust can be received by the dust receiving plate, and by removing the dust receiving plate from the gap,
Since the debris received by the debris receiving plate can be easily discarded, it is easy to treat the debris dropped on the operation unit.

Further, in the cooking device according to the present invention, the waste receiving plate is formed of a metal plate. According to the present invention, since the thickness of the waste receiving plate can be made relatively thin while maintaining the shape and durability of the waste receiving plate, it is possible to insert and remove the waste receiving plate with respect to the waste receiving plate. The gap can be made relatively small. In addition, since the thickness of the dust receiving plate is relatively thin, the dust receiving plate can be easily inserted and removed, and the dust receiving plate can be easily cleaned.

Further, the cooking device according to the present invention is characterized in that the waste receiving plate has a thickness equal to or less than the depth of the recess. According to the present invention, since the dust receiving plate can be located in the concave portion on the upper surface of the operation unit, the dust receiving plate becomes less noticeable from the gap between the door and the upper surface of the operating unit, and the split having the dust receiving plate is provided. The design can be improved.

Further, in the cooking device according to the present invention, the upper surface of the operating portion has a guide surface between the trailing edge of the operating portion and the concave portion for guiding fallen debris to the debris receiving plate. It is characterized by being. According to the present invention, since the debris and the like dropped from the front edge of the heating chamber can be guided to the debris receiving plate by the guide surface, it is possible to make it difficult for the dropped debris and the like to collect on the rear edge portion of the upper surface of the operation unit. it can.

Further, in the heating cooker according to the present invention, the recess is formed by a groove that is long in the left-right direction, and has a recess at both ends of the recess that is lower than the groove bottom of the recess. It has a projection piece inserted in the above-mentioned crevice in both ends, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

According to the present invention, the fingers of both hands are brought into contact with the outer surfaces of the protruding pieces provided at both ends of the dust receiving plate, and the dust receiving plate is easily inserted into the gap while holding the dust receiving plate. When the dust receiving plate is inserted into the concave portion on the upper surface of the operation section, the projecting piece is inserted and locked in the concave portion, so that the position of the dust receiving plate can be reliably determined.

Further, the cooking device according to the present invention is characterized in that the waste receiving plate has a knob which can be picked at the front of the operation unit.

According to the present invention, since the knob can be picked from the front side of the operation unit, even when the fingers of both hands cannot be inserted on both sides of the cooking device in the arrangement area where the cooking device is arranged. The waste receiving plate can be easily inserted into and removed from the gap.

[0020]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings showing the embodiments. Embodiment 1 FIG. 1 is a front view showing a configuration of a heating cooker according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part with a dust receiving plate removed, and FIG. 3 is a side view showing a configuration of the cooking device. FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part, and FIG. 5 is an enlarged side view of the main part.

The heating cooker shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 is a microwave oven for heating an object to be heated at a high frequency, and has a heating cooker main body having a heating chamber 1a opened at a front surface for heating a stored object to be heated. 1 and the lower both sides thereof are the heating cooker body 1
A vertically opening door 3 rotatably supported on a front side of the heating chamber 1 via a pair of brackets 2 and 2 for opening and closing the heating chamber 1a.
And an operation unit 4 disposed below the door 3 and having a plurality of operation buttons 41 as operation means for operating a control unit for controlling a cooking temperature.

The heating cooker main body 1 has the heating chamber 1a in an area about 4/5 from the upper end, and has the operating section 4 in the remaining 1/5 area. On the front side of the heating cooker main body 1, a pair of brackets 2, 2 is provided on both sides below the heating chamber 1 a so as to project forward, and a pair of pivot shafts 5 are provided on the brackets 2, 2. The lower side of the door 3 is supported via 5 so that when the door 3 is turned to the open position about the pivot shafts 5, the door 3 is substantially horizontal.

The door 3 has a rectangular front wall 3a having a length substantially equal to the right and left dimensions of the heating cooker main body 1, a lower wall 3b, an upper wall 3c, and both side walls 3d, 3d connected to the periphery of the front wall 3a. The lower front sides of the side walls 3d, 3d are pivotally supported by the brackets 2, 2.

The operation section 4 is formed in a rectangular shape having a length substantially equal to the right and left dimensions of the cooking device main body 1, and the upper surface 4 a of the operation section 4 faces the lower wall 3 b of the door 3. On the upper surface 4a of the operation unit 4, the door 3 is
The door 3 has a recess 6 that is lower than the rotation area X of the lower edge of the front wall of the door 3 when the door 3 rotates about the center 5.

The recess 6 is formed in a groove shape on both sides between the front edge 4b and the rear edge 4c of the upper surface 4a.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view showing a state where the door is turned to the open position. As described above, the upper surface 4a of the operation unit 4 has the recess 6 that is lower than the rotation area X of the door lower edge 3e when the door 3 rotates around the pivot shafts 5 and 5. Therefore, the gap Y between the door 3 and the upper surface 4a of the operation unit 4 can be made relatively small without bringing the lower edge 3e of the door into contact with the upper surface 4a of the operation unit 4. It is possible to make it harder to penetrate, to make the boundary between the door 3 and the operation unit 4 less noticeable, and to improve the design.

Embodiment 2 As shown in FIGS. 2, 4 and 5, a heating cooker according to Embodiment 2 is provided in the recess 6 from the gap Y between the door 3 and the operation section 4. An insertable / removable waste receiving plate 7 is placed, and further, on both side surfaces of the operation unit 4, both ends of the concave portion 6 are connected to the entire width of the concave portion 6 and are lower than the groove bottom of the concave portion 6. Recesses 8,8 are provided.

The dust receiving plate 7 is formed by forming a metal plate into a shape corresponding to the concave portion 6 and has a thickness equal to or less than the depth of the concave portion 6. Protrusions 71, 71 inserted into the recesses 8, 8 via the gap Y are integrally provided at both ends of the waste receiving plate 7. Therefore, the gap Y is equal to the waste receiving plate 7.
Is larger than the sum of the thickness of the protrusions and the height of the protruding pieces 71, 71.

The upper surface 4a of the operating portion 4 has a guide surface 42 between the rear edge 4c of the upper surface 4a and the recess 6 for guiding falling debris and the like to the debris receiving plate 7. I have. The guide surface 42 extends from the rear edge 4c of the upper surface 4a to the rear edge 6a of the concave portion 6.
, And the debris dropped on the guide surface 42 is moved to the debris receiving plate 7 by the falling energy.

In the second embodiment, the dust receiving plate 7 can be held by bringing the fingers of both hands into contact with the outer surfaces of the projecting pieces 71, 71 of the dust receiving plate 7. In this state, the waste receiving plate 7 can be easily inserted into the concave portion 6 from the gap Y, and the concave portion 6 and the gap Y
Can be easily detached from.

When the dust receiving plate 7 is inserted into the concave portion 6 of the upper surface 4a, the projecting pieces 71, 71 projecting from both ends of the dust receiving plate 7 are provided.
Are inserted and locked in the recesses 8, 8, so that the recesses 6
Position can be reliably determined.

As described above, since the dust receiving plate 7 is placed in the concave portion 6 of the upper surface 4a, the dust and the like of the object to be heated which are inserted into and taken out of the heating chamber 1a are removed from the door 3, the cooking device main body, When falling onto the operation unit 4 from the space (gap) therebetween, the dust and the like can be received by the dust receiving plate 7. Therefore, it is possible to prevent dust and the like from collecting on the upper surface 4a of the operation unit 4, and it is possible to easily discard the dust and the like collected on the dust receiving plate 7 by separating the dust receiving plate 7 from the gap Y. it can.

Further, chips and the like dropped from the front edge of the heating chamber 1a come into contact with the guide surface 42 of the upper surface 4a of the operating section 4 and move to the chip receiving plate 7 while being guided by the guide surface 42. In addition, it is possible to make it difficult for fallen debris and the like to accumulate on the rear edge 4c of the upper surface 4a of the operation unit 4.

Since other structures and operations are the same as those of the first embodiment, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals.
The detailed description and the description of the operation will be omitted.

Third Embodiment FIG. 7 is a side view of a main part showing a configuration of a heating cooker, and FIG. 8 is a side view showing a state where a door is turned to an open position. The heating cooker according to the third embodiment includes an upper surface 4 a of the operation unit 4.
The tongue 43 extends from the rear edge 4c beyond the rear edge 6a of the concave portion 6, and the upper surface of the tongue 43 is the guide surface.

In the third embodiment, when the dust receiving plate 7 is inserted and placed in the concave portion 6 of the upper surface 4a, the rear edge of the dust receiving plate 7 is inserted inside the tongue piece 43. The dust and the like dropped on the guide surface 42 can be moved to a position directly above the dust receiving plate 7, and the dust receiving plate 7 can receive the dust and the like satisfactorily.

Other structures and operations are the same as those of the first and second embodiments.
Therefore, the same reference numerals are given to the same components, and the detailed description and the description of the operation are omitted.

Embodiment 4 FIG. 9 is an enlarged perspective view showing a state in which a waste receiving plate of a cooking device is removed. In the heating cooker according to the fourth embodiment, a plurality of knobs 72 that can be picked on the front surface of the operation unit 4 are provided on the front edge of the waste receiving plate 7. Is provided on the upper surface 4a.

In the fourth embodiment, since the knob 72 protrudes from the front edge of the waste receiving plate 7, the fingers of both hands are placed on both sides of the cooking device in the arrangement area where the cooking device is disposed. Can not be inserted, the finger piece 72 can be picked with a finger, and the dust receiving plate 7 can be easily inserted into and removed from the gap Y in this picked state.

When the dust receiving plate 7 is inserted into the concave portion 6 of the upper surface 4a, the knob piece 72 protruding from the front edge of the dust receiving plate 7 is inserted and locked in the concave portion 44. 7 can be reliably determined in the recess 6. In the fourth embodiment, the protruding pieces 71, 71 and the recesses 8, 8 are not necessarily required.

Since other structures and operations are the same as those of the first to third embodiments, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the detailed description and the description of the operations are omitted.

In the above-described embodiment, the dust receiving plate 7 is placed in the concave portion 6 on the upper surface 4a of the operation section 4. However, the dust receiving plate 7 may be omitted. In this case, the gap Y can be made smaller than that having the waste receiving plate 7. In the embodiment described above,
Although the waste receiving plate 7 made of a metal plate is used, the waste receiving plate 7 may be made of a synthetic resin, and its material is not particularly limited.

[0043]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, the gap between the door and the upper surface of the operation unit is made relatively small without causing the pivotally supported door to contact the upper surface of the operation unit. And it is possible to make it difficult for dust and the like to enter this gap,
The boundary between the door and the operation unit can be made less noticeable, and the design can be improved.

Further, according to the present invention, even when the debris of the object to be heated falls on the operating portion from the space (gap) between the door and the cooking device main body, the debris and the like are received. Since the dust receiving plate can be received by the plate and the dust receiving plate is detached from the gap, the dust received by the dust receiving plate can be easily discarded. And other processes are easy.

Further, according to the present invention, the thickness of the dust receiving plate can be made relatively thin while the shape and durability of the dust receiving plate are maintained. The clearance for removal can be made relatively small, and since the thickness of the waste receiving plate is relatively thin, the insertion and removal of the waste receiving plate can be easily performed, and the waste receiving plate can be cleaned. Work is easy.

Further, according to the present invention, since the dust receiving plate can be located in the concave portion on the upper surface of the operation unit, the dust receiving plate becomes less noticeable from the gap between the door and the upper surface of the operation unit, and the dust receiving plate is made inconspicuous. The design can be improved in spite of having the board.

Further, according to the present invention, the debris dropped from the front edge of the heating chamber can be guided to the debris receiving plate by the guide surface, so that the dropped debris collects at the rear edge of the upper surface of the operation unit. Can be difficult.

According to the present invention, the dust receiving plate can be easily inserted into and removed from the gap by using the projections provided at both ends of the dust receiving plate. When inserted into the concave portion, the projecting piece is inserted and locked in the concave portion, so that the position of the waste receiving plate can be reliably determined.

Further, according to the present invention, since the knob can be picked from the front of the operation unit, it is possible to insert fingers of both hands into both sides of the cooking device in the arrangement area where the cooking device is arranged. Also, the waste receiving plate can be easily inserted into and removed from the gap.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a configuration of a heating cooker according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part of the heating cooker according to the present invention with a dust receiving plate removed.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing the configuration of the heating cooker according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part of the heating cooker according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged side view of a main part of the heating cooker according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view of a state in which the door of the heating cooker according to the present invention is turned to an open position.

FIG. 7 is a side view of a main part showing a configuration of the heating cooker according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a side view of the heating cooker according to the present invention in a state where a door is turned to an open position.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged perspective view of the heating cooker according to the present invention with a waste receiving plate removed.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Heating cooker main body 3 Door 4 Operation part 4a Upper surface 42 Guide surface 6 Depression 7 Dust receiving plate 71 Projection piece 72 Knob piece 8 Recess X Rotation area Y Gap

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A heating cooker body for heating an object to be heated having a heating chamber having an open front surface, and both lower sides thereof are rotatably supported by the front side of the heating cooker body, and the heating chamber is A cooking device comprising: a door for opening / closing a door; and an operation unit disposed below the door and having an operation unit for operating a control unit for controlling a cooking temperature, wherein an upper surface of the operation unit is provided. Has a recess below the pivot area of the door. 2. A debris receiving plate which can be inserted into and removed from a gap between the door and an operation part is placed in the recess.
The heating cooker as described. 3. The cooking device according to claim 2, wherein the waste receiving plate is made of a metal plate. 4. The cooking device according to claim 2, wherein the waste receiving plate has a thickness equal to or less than a depth of the recess. 5. The operation unit according to claim 2, wherein an upper surface of the operation unit has a guide surface between the trailing edge of the operation unit and the recess for guiding dropped chips to the chip receiving plate. A heating cooker according to claim 1. 6. The concave portion is formed of a groove that is long in the left-right direction,
The recess according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein the both ends of the recess have recesses lower than the groove bottom of the recess, and both ends of the waste receiving plate have projections inserted into the recess. A heating cooker according to claim 1. 7. The cooking device according to claim 2, wherein the waste receiving plate has a knob that can be picked at a front surface of the operation unit.