JP2004069179A - Cooking stove - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the problem wherein operation buttons are stuck onto a partition plate 72 by the boiled-over drops in a wide range to make operation impossible. <P>SOLUTION: In this cooking stove, an operation panel provided in a front surface of a cooking stove main body is formed with a swelling part 70 to be swelled forward to the nearly same surface with a finger abutment surface 80 of operation buttons when the operation buttons 8G and 8R for a heat source are positioned in non-push positions, and the swelling part is provided with button holes 71 facing to the operation buttons, and an opening edge of the button holes is formed with the partition wall 72 extended backward along a side surface of the operation button. A projective surface of the partition wall 72 to be projected toward the operation buttons 8G and 8R is formed with a recessed part 85 for enlarging a clearance between the partition wall 72 so that a front edge part of the side surface is left as a projection part 84 for narrowing a clearance between the partition wall 72. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a stove in which an operation button for a heat source provided on a stove main body is arranged on an operation panel on a front surface of the stove main body, and the heat source is operated by a pressing operation of the operation button.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, as a stove of this type, a forward bulging portion is formed on the operation panel so as to be substantially flush with a finger contact surface of the operation button when the operation button is not pushed in, and the operation button faces the bulging portion. It is known that a button hole is opened. In this device, when the operation button is pushed in, the space on the back side of the bulging portion is prevented from being visible through the button hole. It forms a partition wall that extends.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, in a stove, when boiling occurs, the boiling juice may drop on the operation panel. In this case, if a button hole is opened in the bulging portion of the operation panel as in the above-described conventional example, boiled juice enters the gap between the operation button and the partition wall from the button hole, and the side surface of the operation button is There is a possibility that the stewed juice sticks to the partition wall over a wide area and the operation buttons become inoperable.
[0004]
Also, when another operation button is arranged adjacent to the operation button, the boiling water may enter the gap between the operation buttons and stick to each other.
[0005]
In view of the above, the present invention can effectively prevent sticking of operation buttons due to boiling water that enters between an operation button and another member formed of a partition wall, another operation button, or the like adjacent to the operation button. The task is to provide a stove that has been prepared.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the present invention relates to a stove in which an operation button for a heat source provided on a stove main body is arranged on an operation panel on a front surface of the stove main body, and the heat source is operated by a pressing operation of the operation button. On the side surface of the operation button that overlaps the non-pressed position of the operation button on the projection surface on the operation button side of the other member adjacent to the operation button, the front edge of the side surface has a gap between the other member. A recess is formed to widen the gap with other members so as to remain as a narrowing ridge.
[0007]
Here, in the operation panel, a forward bulging portion which is substantially flush with a finger contact surface of the operation button at a non-pressed position of the operation button is formed, and a button hole for facing the operation button to this bulging portion is formed. In addition to the opening, when forming a partition wall extending rearward along the side of the operation button on the opening edge of the button hole, or without forming the bulging portion, the opening edge of the button hole opened on the operation panel When forming a partition wall extending rearward along the side surface of the operation button, the concave portion is formed by using this partition wall as the other member. That is, on the side portion of the operation button that overlaps the projection surface of the partition wall toward the operation button side at the non-pressed position of the operation button, a ridge portion whose front edge portion narrows a gap between the side wall portion and the partition wall. Is formed so as to widen the gap between the partition wall and the partition wall.
[0008]
According to the above configuration, even if the boiling water enters between the operation button and another member including the partition wall, another operation button, and the like adjacent to the operation button, the gap between the operation button and the other member is reduced. Since the operation button is widened by the concave portion, the operation button does not stick to other members in a wide range, and operation failure of the operation button does not occur.
[0009]
It should be noted that the appearance of a wide gap due to the concave portion between the operation button and the other member deteriorates appearance, but this wide gap is blinded by a ridge remaining on the front edge of the side portion of the operation button. Therefore, the appearance is not spoiled.
[0010]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
1 and 2 show a tabletop grill with a two-port gas stove, which is an embodiment of the stove of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a stove main body, and a top plate 2 is mounted on an upper surface of the stove main body 1. The top plate 2 is composed of a glass plate 2a and an outer frame 2b surrounding the glass plate 2a. Two right and left stoves are provided on the glass plate 2a so that two right and left stove burners 3 and 4 provided on the stove body 1 are faced. In addition to opening the opening, an exhaust port 2c for the grill is opened at the rear of the outer frame 2b. Then, two left and right pentagons 5 and 5 are placed on the glass plate 2a so as to surround both stove openings. In addition, the stove burner 3 on the left side is constituted by an internal flame type burner, and the stove burner 4 on the right side is constituted by an external flame type burner provided with a pan bottom temperature sensor 4a.
[0011]
On the front surface of the stove body 1, a central grille door 6 and left and right operation panels 7L and 7R are provided. The right operation panel 7R includes a first operation button 8G for the grill, a second operation button 8R for the right stove burner 4 located on the left side thereof, and an upper part of the grill located above the first operation button 8G. a thermal adjusting lever 9G _1, 9G ₂ pair of upper and lower for burning down the burner and for flame burners, and thermal adjusting lever 9R for the right stove burners 4 located above the second operation button 8R, the second operation button 8R A lock lever 10R, which locks the first and second operation buttons 8G and 8R so as to be inoperable, is provided below. The left operation panel 7L has a third operation button 8L for the left stove burner 3, a battery case 11 located on the left side thereof, and a thermal power for the left stove burner 3 located above the third operation button 8L. An adjustment lever 9L and a lock lever 10L that is located below the third operation button 8L and locks the third operation button 8L so as to be inoperable are arranged.
[0012]
As shown in FIG. 4, each of the operation buttons 8G, 8R, 8L has a lever portion 81 extending upward from a button body having a front surface as a finger contact surface 80 and located on the back side of each of the operation panels 7R, 7L. Hinge pins 82 are protrudingly provided on the left and right sides of the upper end of the lever portion 81, and the hinge pins 82 are rotatably locked to hinge receivers (not shown) formed on the back surfaces of the operation panels 7R and 7L, so that each The operation buttons 8G, 8R, and 8L are pushed rearward with the hinge pin 82 as a fulcrum, and can be freely operated. Each of the burners is burned via a gas control device (not shown) by a pressing operation of each of the operation buttons 8G, 8R, 8L. The operation buttons 8G, 8R, and 8L are normally biased and held at a front non-pressed position by a spring incorporated in each gas control device. An operation lock claw 83 is protrudingly provided at the rear end of the lower surface of the button body.
[0013]
On each of the operation panels 7R and 7L, a forward bulging portion 70 is formed which is substantially flush with the finger contact surface 80 of each of the operation buttons 8G, 8R and 8L at the non-pressed position of each of the operation buttons 8G, 8R and 8L. Each of the button holes 71 for opening the operation buttons 8G, 8R, 8L to the bulging portion 70 is formed. Then, as shown in FIG. 3, a partition wall 72 extending rearward along the side surface of each operation button 8G, 8R, 8L is formed at the opening edge of each button hole 71, and each operation button 8G, 8R, 8L is pushed. At this time, the space on the back side of the bulging portion 70 is prevented from being visible through each button hole 71.
[0014]
By the way, when the swelling portion 70 is formed in this way, when spilling occurs, the spilling juice easily falls from the top plate 2 to the swelling portion 70. Then, the dripping spilled juice enters the button holes 71, the side surfaces of the operation buttons 8G, 8R, 8L are stuck on the partition wall 72 by the spilled juice over a wide area, and the operation buttons 8G, 8R, 8L are It may become inoperable.
[0015]
Therefore, in the present embodiment, each of the operation buttons 8G, 8R, 8L that overlaps the projection surface of each of the operation buttons 8G, 8R, 8L on the partition wall 72 at the non-pressed position of each of the operation buttons 8G, 8R, 8L. In the state where the operation buttons 8G, 8R, 8L are in the non-pressed position, in other words, in the state where the operation buttons 8G, 8R, 8L are in the non-pressed position, the operation buttons 8G, 8R, The front edge of the side surface portion, that is, the side edge portion of the finger contact surface 80 is left on the side surface portion of the 8L as a ridge portion 84 that narrows the gap between the side wall portion and the partition wall 72, so that the front edge portion of the side surface portion is separated from the partition wall 72. Are formed to widen the gap.
[0016]
According to this, even if the boiling water enters between each of the operation buttons 8G, 8R, 8L and the partition wall 72 adjacent thereto, the space between each of the operation buttons 8G, 8R, 8L and the partition wall 72 is formed. Since the gap is widened by the concave portion 85, the operation buttons 8G, 8R, and 8L do not adhere to the partition wall 72 over a wide area, and operation errors of the operation buttons 8G, 8R, and 8L do not occur. Further, if a wide gap due to the concave portion 85 between the operation buttons 8G, 8R, 8L and the partition wall 72 appears on the appearance, the appearance is deteriorated, but this wide gap is caused by the side surfaces of the operation buttons 8G, 8R, 8L. Since it is blindfolded by the ridge 84 remaining at the front edge of the portion, the appearance is not impaired.
[0017]
In the present embodiment, the protrusions 84 are formed so as to extend from the side edges of the finger contact surface 80 to the side edges of the front lower surface of the button main body. It is normal to view the operation panels 7R and 7L from above, so that even if the protrusions 84 are formed only on the side edges of the finger contact surface 80, the appearance is not impaired. Further, in the case where the partition wall 72 extending rearward along the side surfaces of the operation buttons 8G, 8R, 8L is formed at the opening edge of the button hole 71 without forming the bulging portion 70 on the operation panels 7R, 7L. Similarly to the above embodiment, the operation buttons 8G, 8R, 8L can be prevented from sticking by forming the recesses 85 on the side surfaces of the operation buttons 8G, 8R, 8L.
[0018]
The case where the partition plate 72 is arranged adjacent to the operation buttons 8G, 8R, 8L has been described above. However, even when another member other than the partition plate 72, such as another operation button, is arranged adjacent to the operation button, the other members are not arranged. On the side surface of the operation button that overlaps the projection surface on the operation button side at the non-pressed position of the operation button, so that the front edge of the side portion remains as a ridge that narrows the gap between other members, By forming the concave portion that widens the gap between the other member, the sticking of the operation button to the other member can be prevented without impairing the appearance.
[0019]
In the above-described embodiment, the operation buttons 8G, 8R, and 8L are of the hinge type that swings with the hinge pin 82 as a fulcrum. The present invention can be applied to the same manner. Further, the present invention is not limited to a gas stove, but can be similarly applied to an electric stove using a heat source such as an electromagnetic induction coil or a halogen lamp which is energized by an operation button.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an example of the stove of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a front view of the stove shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional end view cut along the line III-III of FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is an enlarged side view of an operation button provided on the stove of FIG. 1;
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Stove main body 3, 4 ... Burner (heat source) 7R, 7L ... Operation panel 70 ... Swelling part 71 ... Button hole 72 ... Partition wall 8G, 8R, 8L ... Operation button 80 ... Finger contact surface 84 ... Protrusion part 85 ... recess

Claims (3)

In the stove in which the operation button for the heat source provided on the stove body is arranged on the operation panel on the front of the stove body, and the heat source is operated by pressing the operation button,
The front edge of the side portion of the operation button, which overlaps the projection surface of the operation button adjacent to the operation button on the operation button side at the non-pressed position of the operation button, narrows the gap between the operation button and the other member. A stove characterized by forming a concave portion for widening a gap with another member so as to remain as a ridge portion. 2. The stove according to claim 1, wherein a button hole for the operation button is provided on the operation panel, and a partition wall extending rearward along a side surface of the operation button is formed on an opening edge of the button hole. 3. In things
The stove is characterized by forming the concave portion using the partition wall as the other member. 2. The stove according to claim 1, wherein the operation panel has a forward bulging portion that is substantially flush with a finger contact surface of the operation button at a non-pressed position of the operation button, and the bulge is formed. A button hole that opens the operation button to the part is formed, and a partition wall that extends rearward along the side of the operation button is formed on the opening edge of the button hole,
The stove is characterized by forming the concave portion using the partition wall as the other member.

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