JP2007127365A - Gas cooker - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a gas stove with an operation part arranged on an upper surface of a top panel, which is safe and easy to use by effectively utilizing a burner installing area. <P>SOLUTION: Three sides of a glass top panel 3 are supported by a top panel protection member 18 arranged below the top panel and having a metal frame 19 of which an outer circumference is formed in an approximately U shape. A remaining one side is supported so as to cover an end surface by an exhaust cover 14. At least one or more stove burners 4a, 4b are arranged on the glass top panel 3, one stove burner 4c is arranged on the exhaust cover 14, and the operation part 8 and a display part 9 are arranged on a front side end part of the glass top panel 3. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gas cooker used in a general home, and particularly relates to an arrangement configuration of a stove burner.

  Conventional gas cookers are generally provided with a plurality of burners as heating means on the top surface of the top plate, and a grill chamber is provided below, and exhaust from the grill chamber is provided behind the burner disposed on the top surface of the top plate. The burner is ignited and extinguished (hereinafter referred to as ON-OFF) and the heating power is adjusted by an operation unit provided on a substantially vertical front side of a stove body which is an instrument body. .

However, in recent years, in order to improve operability, an operation unit has been devised on the top plate of the stove body. In what provided this operation part on the top plate of the stove body, as shown in patent document 1, the stove body which provided the heating means in the periphery of the opening part opened in the countertop of a system kitchen is shown. In the built-in stove that is suspended and placed on the countertop that covers the stove plate body, the width of the top plate so that one side of the top plate in the left-right direction projects laterally from the left-right position of the stove device body Is formed wider than the stove body, and an operation portion for operating the heating means provided on the stove body is provided in the overhanging portion. The burner installation area and the exhaust part installation area were clearly divided and arranged. (For example, see Patent Document 1)
JP 2002-89854 A

  However, in the above-described conventional former configuration, when the burner is turned on and off and the thermal power is adjusted by the operation portion on the front side of the stove body, the arrangement configuration of the burner and the exhaust portion can be performed using the entire top plate. It is possible to secure the burner installation place with a margin, but on the other hand, its operation part is usually at the waist level, and it is forced to have an unnatural posture such as bending or bending down, Visibility to confirm by seeing the result of the operation was difficult.

  In the latter latter configuration in which the operation unit is provided on the top plate of the stove body, the operability and visibility can be improved, but the left and right side of the top plate is the stove as the installation position of the operation unit. Since the breadth of the top plate is formed wider than the stove body so as to project laterally from the left and right position of the body, and arranged on the projecting part, the stove body of the countertop of the system kitchen The top plate surface will occupy in an enlarged state, and there is a problem that the cooking space becomes narrow, and the operation part is in the horizontal direction, so it is operated when placing a large pan on it and cooking However, there was a problem that the operability deteriorated.

  Furthermore, the size of the top plate is different from that of the conventional product, such as when replacing by replacement, and there is a problem that replacement by replacement is not possible when the installation space cannot be secured in the lateral direction.

  The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and includes an operation unit and a display unit that can be operated in an easy posture and has high visibility, and without increasing the top plate, the operation unit, the display unit, and the heating unit. The object is to provide a gas cooker that is provided with means to achieve both usability and safety.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a gas cooker according to the present invention includes a plurality of burners facing an opening provided on a glass top plate using a glass body, and a grill burner that is located below the burner and has a built-in grill burner. A grill portion that communicates with an exhaust port disposed on the same plane as the top plate, a ventilation port that is provided in parallel with the exhaust port and ventilates the inside of the appliance, and the exhaust port and the ventilation port are integrally configured and the combustor An exhaust lid, a gas flow control device for supplying and shutting off gas to each burner and controlling the gas flow rate via a valve drive means, and a control for supplying a drive signal to the gas flow control device A gas cooker provided on the glass top plate, and an operation unit for instructing the control means to input a predetermined operation signal and a display unit for displaying the operating state of the stove body. ,That The glass top plate is supported on three sides by a top plate protection member having a metal frame formed on the outer side and having an outer shape formed in a substantially U shape, and the other side is supported by the exhaust lid so as to cover the end surface. In this configuration, at least one stove burner is disposed on the exhaust lid, and one exhaust burner is disposed on the exhaust lid, and an operation unit and a display unit are disposed on the front end of the glass top plate.

  According to the above invention, the gas flow control device that supplies and shuts off the gas to the burner is configured using the valve driving means that drives with an electric signal, so that the operation unit and the display unit for inputting the operation signal are the gas It can be installed at any position independently of the installation position of the flow control device and its control means, and it is installed on the top board in consideration of the thermal effect, operability, visibility, etc. due to the flame of the burner. It is possible to dispose the burner on the upper surface side of the top plate with little thermal influence of the burner that can be installed in terms of temperature, and operability and visibility can be improved. In addition, a glass top plate on which the operation unit, the display unit, and a part of the stove burner are arranged is provided on the front side of the upper surface of the instrument, and an exhaust lid provided with an exhaust port and a ventilation port is disposed on the rear side thereof. Since an opening for mounting the stove burner is provided and one stove burner is provided so as to be sandwiched between the exhaust port and the ventilation port, the installation area of the plurality of burners can be moved to the rear side as a whole. Without changing the size of the plate, it is possible to secure a space for disposing the operation unit and the display unit on the front side of the glass top plate.

  In the gas cooker of the present invention, the operation unit can be freely arranged regardless of the installation position of the gas flow rate control device and its control means, and the operation unit is arranged on the front side near the user on the top surface of the top plate. Thus, operability and visibility can be improved, and a gas cooker equipped with a plurality of stove burners and grill burners can be provided without changing the size of the top plate.

  According to a first aspect of the present invention, there are provided a plurality of stove burners facing an opening provided in a glass top plate using a glass body, and an exhaust port located below the stove burner and incorporating a grill burner and disposed on the same plane as the top plate. A grill portion communicating with the exhaust port, a ventilation port provided in parallel with the exhaust port, for ventilating the inside of the appliance, an exhaust lid having the exhaust port and the ventilation port integrally formed and having an opening of the conoburner, Gas flow control device for supplying and shutting off gas to the burner and controlling the gas flow rate via the valve drive means, control means for supplying a drive signal to the gas flow control device, and predetermined operation to the control means A gas cooker provided on the glass top plate with an operation unit for instructing input of signals and a display unit for displaying the operating state of the stove body, wherein the glass top plate is provided below and has a substantially outer periphery. Molded into a letter shape Three sides are supported by the top plate protection member having a metal frame, and the other one side is supported so as to cover the end surface with the exhaust lid, and at least one or more burners are disposed on the glass top plate, The exhaust lid has a configuration in which a single burner is disposed, and an operation unit and a display unit are disposed at the front side end portion of the glass top plate.

And, by configuring the gas flow rate control device that supplies and shuts off the gas to the burner using the valve drive means that drives with an electric signal, the operation unit and the display unit for inputting the operation signal are the gas flow rate control device, It can be installed independently at any position without being influenced by the installation position of the control means, considering the thermal effect, operability, visibility, etc. due to the flame of the burner, It is possible to dispose the burner on the front side of the top plate with less heat influence of the burner that can be installed, and operability and visibility can be improved. In addition, a glass top plate on which the operation unit, the display unit, and a part of the stove burner are arranged is provided on the front side of the upper surface of the instrument, and an exhaust lid provided with an exhaust port and a ventilation port is disposed on the rear side thereof. Since an opening for mounting the stove burner is provided and one stove burner is provided so as to be sandwiched between the exhaust port and the ventilation port, the installation area of the plurality of burners can be moved to the rear side as a whole. Without changing the size of the plate, it is possible to secure a space for disposing the operation unit and the display unit on the front side of the glass top plate.

  The second invention is characterized in that the glass top plate is supported by being sandwiched by fastening the exhaust lid to the top plate protection member.

  And since a glass top plate can be inserted | pinched and supported also as fixing of an exhaust lid, the simplification of the structure for improving design property can be achieved, ensuring the end surface reinforcement of a glass top plate.

  The third invention is characterized in that a step pushing portion is provided around the opening for installing the stove burner provided on the exhaust lid to constitute a virtuoso receiving portion.

  And since a virtuosity receiving part can be comprised only by adding a step pushing process to an exhaust lid, and it is not necessary to use another member, simplification of a structure can be achieved.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the conoburner disposed on the exhaust lid is disposed at a position such that a part thereof is sandwiched between the exhaust port and the ventilation port.

  And since it has constituted so that a part of stove burner may be arranged in the installation area of an exhaust port and a ventilation opening, the installation area of the burner in the upper surface of an instrument can be moved back generally, A space for arranging the operation unit and the display unit can be secured on the near side of the glass top without changing the size.

  The fifth invention is characterized in that an exhaust port cover and a ventilation port cover which are detachable are mounted on the exhaust port and the ventilation port, respectively, so as to cover the openings.

  And the penetration | invasion of a foreign material can be prevented and the exhaust gas from a grill part can be discharged | emitted uniformly.

  According to a sixth aspect of the invention, an operation unit configured by an electrostatic switch is disposed on the back side of the glass top plate, and a display case that covers the operation unit and accommodates a display unit configured by a liquid crystal unit is disposed. To do.

  And by using an electrostatic switch, the operation knobs and the like are not projected on the top surface of the glass top plate, and the entire top plate including the operation portion can be covered with a glass body, so that operability, design and cleaning properties are improved. In addition to the dramatic improvement, the thermal influence from the burner can be reduced by storing it in the display case.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, the display unit displays a driving state corresponding to each of a plurality of cono burners, and a second indicator displays a state corresponding to all of the plurality of cono burners. It is characterized by comprising.

And since the 1st indicator corresponding to each stove burner is provided, and the 2nd indicator which starts a display operation is provided even if which stove burner operates, the stove burner starts combustion and burner When the installation area is in a high temperature state, it is possible to display the state, and it is possible to urge the user to be alerted with certainty.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the present embodiment.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a usage pattern of a gas cooker according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the gas cooker, and FIG. 3 is an upper surface showing an operation display unit and burner arrangement configuration of the gas cooker. FIG. 4 and FIG. 4 are exploded views constituting the top plate portion of the gas cooker.

  In the figure, a gas cooker 1 according to the present embodiment is fitted into a countertop 2 of a sink, and a plurality of openings are provided so as to face openings 3a and 3b provided on a top plate 3 made of a glass body on the upper surface side. Burners 4a and 4b are provided. A grill portion 5 is provided below the burners 4a and 4b, and cooking of grilled foods and the like can be performed by opening and closing a grill door 5a provided on the front side. On the same surface as the grill door 5a, there is provided an operation unit 6 for instructing a combustion operation of a burner (not shown) of the grill unit 5, and an operation switch 7 for instructing operation / stop of the appliance is provided in the operation unit 6. Is arranged.

  Further, the combustion gas generated by the combustion operation of the grill portion 5 is discharged from an exhaust port 10 provided on the rear side of the upper surface of the appliance 1 via an exhaust passage (not shown). The exhaust port 10 is provided with a plurality of slit-like openings, and an exhaust port cover 11 for discharging exhaust gas uniformly is placed thereon. Furthermore, a ventilation port 12 for ventilating the inside of the device 1 is provided on the upper surface of the device 1 in parallel with the exhaust port 10, and a ventilation port cover 12 is placed on the upper side of the device 1 to prevent foreign matter from entering. Yes.

  And the exhaust port 10 and the ventilation port 12 are integrally comprised by the exhaust lid 14 shape | molded with the sheet metal, and are arrange | positioned behind the apparatus 1 upper surface so that the back end surface of the glass top plate 3 may be covered.

  In addition, the exhaust lid 14 is provided with an opening 15 for mounting the stove burner 4c so as to be sandwiched between the exhaust port 10 and the ventilation port 12 at a substantially intermediate portion, and the virtues 16 are placed around the opening 15. A step pressing portion 17 is provided. A stove burner 4 c is installed in the opening 15, and the virtues 16 are placed on the step pushing portion 17 to constitute a third stove portion. Further, the step pushing portion 17 also has an effect of increasing the strength of the exhaust lid 14.

  In this way, the two stove burners 4a and 4b are arranged on the left and right on the glass top plate 3, and the virtue 16 is placed on the upper part to constitute a stove for calorie, and behind the substantially middle part. A stove burner 4c having a smaller calorie than the stove burners 4a and 4b is disposed so as to straddle the installation area of the glass top plate 3 and the installation area 14a of the exhaust port 10 on the side, and the five virtues 16 are placed on the upper part to place a small calorie. This constitutes the stove section for use.

Further, on the front side of the glass top plate 3, operation units 8a, 8b, 8c and indicators 9a, 9b, 9c are provided corresponding to the respective burners 4a, 4b, 4c. The electrostatic sheet which comprises the electrode is affixed on the back surface side of the glass body which comprises the top plate 3, It comprises with the electrostatic switch which acts only by contacting the glass body surface, and the display part 9 is each burner 4a, Burner installation area in which the operation status of the burner 4 is displayed on the first indicators 9a, 9b, 9c using liquid crystal displays provided corresponding to 4b, 4c, respectively, and the burners 4a, 4b, 4c are installed. Which burner 4a, 4b, 4c is a second display 24 provided at a position that divides the operation units 8a, 8b, 8c and the operation display unit installation area provided with the displays 9a, 9b, 9c. Display even when driving, burner installed Frequency is so as to inform the user that it is in a high temperature state.

  And the operation part 8 and the display part 9 are accommodated in the display case 10, and the influence by the radiant heat from the burner 4 is reduced, and the upper surface side is covered with the top plate 3 of the glass body, so The impact is reduced. Further, a gas supply unit 23 configured by a gas valve for supplying gas as a fuel and a flow rate adjusting valve is disposed below the burner 4, and a control unit for controlling the operation of the gas supply unit 23. 22 is provided. The gas supply unit 23 controls the closing and the gas flow rate by a predetermined drive signal output from the control unit 22 based on the operation signal from the operation unit 8 to adjust the heating power.

  As described above, the gas flow rate supplied to the burner 4 using an electrical signal can be arbitrarily changed, so that the gas supply unit 23 can be installed at any location, and the installation location of the operation unit 8 can be provided. Are no longer restricted. Therefore, it is possible to configure the surface of the glass top plate 3 using an electrostatic switch or the like, and it is possible to realize an operation unit configuration with excellent operability and cleanability.

  Here, a description will be given of the top plate portion 20 composed of the glass top plate 3 and the exhaust lid 14. The glass top plate having the installation ports 3 a and 3 b of the stove burners 4 a and 4 b, the operation unit 8, and the display unit 9. 3 has a shape having a substantially semicircular notch for forming a part of the mounting opening of the stove burner 4c at a substantially middle portion at the rear end. And it mounts on the metal top-plate protection members 18 provided so that the downward direction of this glass top plate 3 might be covered. The top plate protection member 18 includes the mounting ports 3a and 3b of the stove burners 4a and 4b, the operation unit 8, the installation surface of the display unit 9 and the mounting port 15 and the exhaust port 10 of the stove burner 4c formed on the exhaust lid 14. Opening holes 18a, 18b, 18c, 18d, 18e, and 18f are provided at positions corresponding to the mouth 12, respectively. The glass top plate 3 is placed so as to correspond to this hole position.

  Then, the exhaust lid 14 is similarly placed on the rear side of the glass top plate 3 placed on the top plate protection member 18 so that the positions of the opening holes are aligned, and the exhaust lid 14 and the top plate protection member 18 are fastened with screws or the like. At this time, the exhaust lid 14 is joined so as to cover the end surface of the glass top plate 3 at the joint portion between the glass top plate 3 and the exhaust lid 14, and the glass top plate 3 is positioned. Then, the glass top plate 3 and the exhaust lid 14 are integrated with each other by sandwiching the periphery of the top plate protection member 18, the glass top plate 3 and the exhaust lid 14 with a metal frame 19 formed in a substantially U shape. The plate part 20 can be configured.

  Since the installation area of the burner 4 can be moved as a whole to the rear side of the instrument 1 by the configuration of the top plate part 20, a space for installing the operation unit 8 and the display unit 9 on the front side of the instrument 1 is provided. In an apparatus having a burning part due to an open flame on the upper surface side of the appliance 1 such as a gas cooker, an effective configuration for installing the operation portion on the upper surface of the appliance for the purpose of improving operability Can be provided.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the gas supply unit 23 that supplies and shuts off the gas to the burner 4 is configured by using the valve driving unit that drives with an electric signal, thereby inputting the operation signal. 8 and the display unit 9 can be independently installed at any free position regardless of the installation position of the gas supply unit 23 or its control means 22, and the thermal influence, operability, In consideration of visibility, etc., it becomes possible to place the burner on the top plate 3 on the top surface of the top plate 3 where the thermal effect of the burner that can be installed on the top plate 3 is small, improving operability, visibility, and cleanability. can do.

Moreover, the glass top plate 3 which arrange | positions a part of operation part 8, the display part 9, and the stove burner 4 is provided in the near side of the instrument 1 upper surface, and the exhaust cover 14 which provided the exhaust port 10 and the ventilation port 12 in the back side. Is provided, and the exhaust lid 14 is provided with an opening 15 for mounting the cono burner 4c, and the single cover burner 4c is provided so as to be sandwiched between the exhaust port 10 and the ventilation port 12. Therefore, a plurality of burners 4a and 4b are provided. , 4c can be moved to the rear side as a whole, and the space for disposing the operation unit 8 and the display unit 9 on the front side of the glass top plate 3 without changing the size of the top plate 3 is provided. Can be secured.

  Further, the glass lid 3 is supported by sandwiching the exhaust lid 14 to the top protection member 18 so as to sandwich the glass top plate 3, and the glass top plate 3 can be sandwiched and supported while fixing the exhaust lid 14. The structure for improving the design can be simplified while securing the end face reinforcement of the top plate 3.

  In addition, since the step pushing portion 17 provided only by adding a step pushing process to the exhaust lid 14 can constitute the five virtue receiving portion, and it is not necessary to use a separate member, the configuration can be simplified.

  Moreover, since it has comprised so that a part of stove burner 4c may be arrange | positioned in the installation area | region of the exhaust port 10 and the ventilation port 12, the installation area | region of the burner in the instrument 1 upper surface can be moved back generally. Without changing the size of the top 3, it is possible to secure a space for disposing the operation unit 8 and the display unit 9 on the front side of the glass top 3.

  Moreover, since the exhaust port cover 11 and the ventilation port cover 13 are mounted on the exhaust port 10 and the ventilation port 12 so as to cover the openings, respectively, foreign matter can be prevented from entering and from the grill part. Exhaust gas can be discharged uniformly.

  In addition, by using an electrostatic switch for the operation unit, operation knobs and the like are not projected on the top surface of the glass top plate, and the entire top plate including the operation unit can be covered with a glass body. While cleaning property can be improved dramatically, the thermal influence from a burner can be reduced by storing in a display case.

  Furthermore, since the first indicator corresponding to each of the burners is provided and the second indicator that starts the display operation regardless of which of the burners is operated, the burner starts combustion and burners When the installation area is in a high temperature state, it is possible to display the state, and it is possible to urge the user to be alerted with certainty.

  As described above, in the present invention, two stove burners are arranged on the left and right sides of the glass top plate, and the virtues 16 are placed on the upper part to constitute a stove part for calorie, and behind the substantially middle part. By placing a low-calorie stove burner on the side so as to straddle the installation area of the glass top plate and the installation area of the exhaust port, and placing the five virtues 16 on the upper part to constitute a stove part for small calories, The installation area of the burner can be moved rearward as a whole, and a space for arranging the operation unit and the display unit on the near side of the glass top plate can be secured without changing the size of the top plate. Therefore, the present invention can be applied to all burner arrangement configurations of the top surface operating instrument.

The figure which shows the usage condition of the gas cooker in Embodiment 1 of this invention Schematic sectional view of the gas cooker Schematic top view of the gas cooker Exploded view of the top of the gas cooker

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 Glass top plate 4 Burner 5 Grill part 8 Operation part 9 Display part 10 Exhaust port 12 Ventilation port 14 Exhaust lid 18 Top plate protection member 19 Frame 21 Gas supply part (gas flow control device)
22 Control unit

Claims (7)

A plurality of stove burners facing an opening provided on a glass top plate using a glass body, and a grill portion which is located below the stove burner and incorporates a grill burner and communicates with an exhaust port disposed on the same plane as the top plate; A ventilation port provided in parallel with the exhaust port to ventilate the appliance, an exhaust lid having the exhaust port and the ventilation port integrally formed and having an opening of the stove burner, and supply of gas to each burner And a gas flow rate control device for controlling the gas flow rate through the valve drive means, a control means for supplying a drive signal to the gas flow rate control device, and an operation for instructing the control means to input a predetermined operation signal A gas cooker provided on the glass top plate with a display unit for displaying the operation state of the cooking unit and the stove body, wherein the glass top plate is provided below the metal and the outer periphery is formed in a substantially U-shape. Has a frame Three sides are supported by the top plate protection member, and the remaining one side is supported by the exhaust lid so as to cover the end face. At least one or more burner is disposed on the glass top plate, and the exhaust lid has 1 A gas cooker having a configuration in which two stove burners are arranged, and an operation unit and a display unit arranged at the front end of the glass top plate. The gas cooker according to claim 1, wherein the glass top plate is sandwiched by fastening the exhaust lid to the top plate protection member. The gas cooker according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a step pushing portion is provided around an opening for installing the stove burner provided on the exhaust lid to constitute a virtuosity receiving portion. The gas cooker according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the stove burner disposed on the exhaust lid is disposed at a position such that a part thereof is sandwiched between the exhaust port and the ventilation port. The gas cooker according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein an exhaust port cover and a ventilation port cover, which are detachable so as to cover the openings, are placed on the exhaust port and the ventilation port, respectively. 6. An operation unit configured by an electrostatic switch is disposed on the back side of the glass top plate, and a display case that covers the operation unit and accommodates a display unit configured by a liquid crystal unit is disposed. The gas cooker described. The display unit is composed of a first display that displays an operation state corresponding to each of the plurality of cono burners, and a second display that displays the state corresponding to all of the plurality of cono burners. The gas cooker of any one of claim | item 1 -6.

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