JP2005003273A - Drop-in type cooker - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a drop-in type cooker having good usability and high safety even from the rear facing side and from the side parts, in addition to the front side of a kitchen panel. <P>SOLUTION: This drop-in type cooker 6 is made to be dropped in the panel 5 of the kitchen, and is constituted by arranging a front operation part at the front part of a cooker upper face, and a plurality of operation parts of a rear operation part 10 at the rear part of the cooker upper face. Thereby, the operation can be performed from the front operation part 9 with respect to a front position of the panel 5 in which the cooker is built in, and the operation can be performed from the rear operation part 10 with respect to the rear facing side of the panel 5, and the accessibility to the operating part from the circumference of the panel can be improved. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to the operability of a cooker that uses electricity or gas as a heat source when dropped into a top plate of a kitchen.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, this type of drop-in heating cooker has been dropped into a device mounting hole provided on the top plate of the kitchen, etc., and the side operation part is arranged on the front panel of the container, Some of the operations to be used are arranged on the upper surface of the body as an upper surface operation section, and there are some which are designed so that the operation can be easily performed without bending (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
[0003]
FIG. 6 shows a conventional cooking device described in the above publication. In FIG. 6, 1 is a top plate, 2 is a heating unit, 3 is a side operation unit, and 4 is a top operation unit.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2002-89854 A (FIG. 1)
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in recent years, the adoption ratio of layouts such as a face-to-face kitchen located at the boundary between the kitchen space and the dining space and an island-type kitchen located in the center of the kitchen space has been increasing, and it has been dropped into the kitchen top plate. There is a growing demand for people who want to use a cooking device together from multiple locations around the top. However, in the conventional configuration, when the heating cooker is used from a direction other than the front of the container, the operation unit is too far from the operator, or the cooking unit is put on the heating unit, reaching for the operation unit. However, this could not be recommended for the above-mentioned demands because it may interfere with the operation and may cause burns by touching the pan during operation.
[0006]
The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object thereof is to provide a drop-in type cooker having good usability and safety even from the front side of the kitchen top plate, from the rear facing side or from the side. And
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, the top plate drop-in type cooking device of the present invention has a front operation part on the front side of the upper surface of the cooking device dropped on the top plate of the kitchen, and a rear side of the upper surface of the device. A plurality of operation units of the rear operation unit are arranged.
[0008]
As a result, the cooking device can be operated from the front operation part from the front position of the top plate where the cooking device is installed, and the rear operation unit can be operated from the rear facing side of the top plate, so that the operation from around the top plate can be performed. Department accessibility increases.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
According to the first aspect of the present invention, in the cooking device provided with one or a plurality of heating units, at least a part of the operation function is disposed as a front operation unit in front of the upper surface of the container, and the upper rear of the container. In addition, it is a drop-in type cooker arranged as a rear operation part, so that cooking operation can be done from the front operation part from the front of the top board, and cooking operation can be done from the facing side behind the top board by the rear operation part The operability from the front and rear positions around the top plate can be improved.
[0010]
The invention according to claim 2 is provided with an operation state display unit synchronized with each other in the front operation unit and the rear operation unit, particularly in claim 1, so that a plurality of workers can cook from the front and rear faces of the top plate. When working, it is easy to recognize the operation state of each other, and smooth cooking workability can be ensured.
[0011]
The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the planar shape of the cooking device is substantially rectangular, and the front operation part is disposed at one of the left and right corner parts of the rectangle, and is opposed to the front operation part. A rear operation part is arranged at a corner part forming a corner.
[0012]
As a result, when the cooking operation is performed from either the front, back, left or right direction of the top plate, the front operation unit or the rear operation unit is arranged in front of the operator, so that the cooking operability from around the top plate is reduced. It can be good.
[0013]
The invention according to claim 4 is the one in which, in particular, the operation switches or the explanatory characters of the operation state respectively displayed on the front operation part and the rear operation part in the first to third aspects are described with the character heads substantially opposed to each other. is there.
[0014]
Thus, when cooking operation is performed from around the top plate, the operation notation characters on the operation unit located on the front side of the operator do not turn upside down, so that the visibility is good and the workability is good. Become.
[0015]
The invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to claim 1, in particular, in the first to fourth aspects, the front operation unit is provided with a lock switch that disables the operation from the rear operation unit, or the rear operation unit is disabled from the front operation unit It is possible to provide a highly safe cooker, which makes it easy to perform a locking operation to prevent misoperation or misoperation from the opposite side opposite to the operator. it can.
[0016]
The invention as set forth in claim 6 is such that, in particular, the plurality of heating portions of the cooking device can be selectively locked in claim 5. This makes it possible to provide a finer and more convenient safety function since the operation of the heating section that is insensitive when used is disabled while the operation of the heating section that does not hinder the operation is effective.
[0017]
【Example】
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
[0018]
Example 1
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
[0019]
FIG. 1 is a plan view seen from above with the drop-in type cooking device of the present invention attached to the top plate of a system kitchen, and FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the cooking device.
[0020]
1 and 2, 5 is a top plate laid out at the boundary of the kitchen / dining space, and the drop-in type cooker 6 of the present plan is dropped into the mounting hole provided in the top plate 5. is set up. The drop-in cooking device 6 is provided with a top plate 7 having an upper surface made of glass ceramic or the like, and a heating unit 8 made of a heater, an electromagnetic induction coil, or the like at the center. At the front position corresponding to the kitchen side of the top plate 7, there is provided a front operation unit 9 for turning the heating unit 8 on and off and adjusting the temperature.
[0021]
A rear operation unit 10 similar to the above is also provided at a rear position corresponding to the dining side of the top plate 7. The front operation unit 9 and the rear operation unit 10 are provided with a power on / off switch 11, a heating power adjustment switch 12, and a lock switch 13, and a display lamp A14 and a display lamp B15 for informing the operation state, respectively.
[0022]
The switch operation of the front operation unit 9 and the rear operation unit 10 is input to the control board 17 through the signal line 16 and output to the overheating unit 8 through the lead wire A18.
[0023]
In addition, the display lamps A14 and B15 display the operation state through the lead wire B19. Here, the operation and the operation state display in the front operation unit 9 and the rear operation unit 10 are synchronized with each other on the control board 17.
[0024]
In addition, a circuit is incorporated in the control board 17 that disables the switch operation of the rear operation unit 10 when the lock switch 13 of the front operation unit 9 is continuously pressed for 3 seconds and becomes valid when the lock switch 13 of the front operation unit 9 is continuously pressed again for 3 seconds. . Similarly, an invalid / valid switching operation of the front operation unit 9 can be performed from the lock switch 13 of the rear operation unit 10.
[0025]
Next, the front operation unit 9 and the rear operation unit 10 are each labeled with an operation switch and characters for explaining the operation state. The notation characters 20 and 21 are written with their character heads facing each other.
[0026]
In the figure, 22 is a sink provided on the top plate 5, 23 is a cabinet for placing the top plate, 24 is a storage cabinet installed on the back side of the kitchen, and 25 is on the front side of the drop-in cooking device 6. The provided heat dissipation louver 26 indicates a main power switch. Reference numeral 27 denotes a worker A who uses the drop-in cooking device 6 from the kitchen side, and 28 denotes a worker B who uses the cooking device from the dining side.
[0027]
In the embodiment configured as described above, operations and effects will be described below.
[0028]
In general, when cooking from the kitchen side, the drop-in cooking device 6 can be operated from the front operation unit 9, but there is a high need for heating the cooked food or participating in cooking from the dining side. The person B28 can perform the cooking operation at the rear operation unit 10 close to the work position. Accordingly, it is not necessary to extend the hand to the front operation unit 9 while avoiding the pan placed on the heating unit 8 and perform a safe and easy face-to-face cooking operation.
[0029]
Further, since the operations of the front operation unit 9 and the rear operation unit 10 are synchronously linked, even when a plurality of workers use the front panel 5 from the front-rear direction at the same time, the operation state can be easily recognized from each other, and smooth Cooking operation can be performed.
[0030]
In addition, since the direction of the written characters 20 and 21 in the operation explanation is written with the front of the character facing the front and the rear, the character notation of each operation unit faces the operator close to it, and the visibility is also good. It will be something.
[0031]
Furthermore, since the cooking operation from the facing side of the operator can be invalidated by the lock switch 13, the mischief operation of the child can be restricted in family cooking, etc., which is a safe and convenient function. In addition, if a control circuit is configured so that a plurality of heating units 8 can be selected and disabled by the lock switch 13 here, it is possible to lock only a high-risk cooking unit depending on the situation, Convenience is improved.
[0032]
(Example 2)
3 to 5 are plan views in the second embodiment of the present invention, and the same reference numerals as those described above denote the same elements.
[0033]
In FIG. 3, the drop-in type cooking device 6 incorporated in the top plate 5 has a front operation unit 9 at the front right corner on the upper surface of the container body, and a rear operation unit 10 at a corner diagonally opposite the front operation unit 9. Is arranged. In addition, the notation characters 20 and 21 for explaining the operation switch and the operation state are indicated in an oblique direction of about 45 degrees with the character heads substantially facing each other.
[0034]
Here, the worker A27 located in the front is the front operation unit 9 close to the work position, the worker B28 facing rearward is the rear operation unit 10, and the worker C29 on the left side is also the rear operation unit 9 close to the work position. Easy operation without reaching out.
[0035]
In FIG. 4, the accessibility to the front operation unit 9 and the rear operation unit 10 when the drop-in cooker 6 is installed at any one of the four corners of the island-type top plate 5 laid out in the center of the kitchen space. It is shown.
[0036]
A position where the operation can be easily performed in the vicinity of the operation unit is indicated by an arrow 30 in the drawing. However, an easy-to-access cooking operation can be performed from any of the front, rear, left and right at any installation position.
[0037]
Further, FIG. 5 shows a modified layout of the drop-in cooking device 6 in which the front and rear directions of the front operation unit 9 and the rear operation unit 10 are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the top plate 5.
[0038]
Also in this case, from the lateral direction of the drop-in type cooking device 6, the operation unit can be easily accessed as indicated by the arrow 30, and the flexibility to improve usability for various layout arrangements is excellent.
[0039]
In addition, in Example 1 and Example 2, although both drop-in type cooking appliances 6 were demonstrated with the electric heat source, it is not necessarily limited to an electric heat source, A gas heat source may be sufficient. The cooking device is not limited to a stove, and a hot plate, a grill or the like can exhibit the same effect.
[0040]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 6, in addition to the operability of the cooker from the front of the top plate in the cooker dropped on the top plate of the kitchen, The cooking operability and safety from the side can be improved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a layout of a drop-in cooker in Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of a drop-in cooker in Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a first layout of a drop-in type cooker in Example 2. FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a second layout of a drop-in type cooker in Example 2 of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a third layout of a drop-in cooker in Example 2. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a drop-in cooker showing a conventional example.
6 Drop-in cooker 8 Heating unit 9 Front operation unit 10 Rear operation unit 13 Lock switch 20, 21 Notation characters

Claims (6)

In a cooker equipped with one or more heating units, at least a part of the operation function is arranged as a front operation unit in front of the upper surface of the vessel, and also arranged as a rear operation unit behind the upper surface of the vessel. Drop-in cooker The drop-in cooking device according to claim 1, wherein the front operation unit and the rear operation unit have an operation state display unit that is synchronized with each other. The cooker has a substantially rectangular planar shape, the front operation unit is arranged at one of the left and right corners of the rectangle, and a rear operation unit is arranged at a corner that forms a diagonal with the front operation unit. 1 or 2 drop-in type cooker The drop-in type cooking according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the character of the operation switch or operation state displayed on each of the front operation unit and the rear operation unit is expressed with the character heads substantially opposed to each other. vessel The lock operation switch which invalidates the operation from a rear operation part at least in the front operation part, or the lock switch which invalidates the operation from a front operation part is provided in a rear operation part. Drop-in cooker according to any The drop-in type cooker according to claim 5, wherein the lock switch for disabling the operation can select and lock all or a part of the plurality of heating units.

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