JP2008021473A - Induction heating cooking oven - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an induction heating cooking oven enabling to place a seasoning, a cooking guide, and a cooking preparation material or the like near heating coils and user-friendly. <P>SOLUTION: The induction heating cooking oven has three pieces of induction heating coils 6a, 6b, 6c arranged at right and left on the front side and at the rear side in the body 1 with the upper side opened, and a top plate 3 made of heat resistant glass arranged at the upper face of the body 1 so as to cover the induction heating coils 6a, 6b, 6c. Each of the induction heating coils 6a, 6b, 6c is arranged so that the internal angles connecting the centers of the three induction heating coils may be all different. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  In the present invention, a plurality of induction heating coils are arranged in the main body, a plate surrounded by a plate frame is arranged on the upper surface of the main body, and cooking is performed by placing a cooking pot on the plate corresponding to the induction heating coil. It relates to a cooking device.

  A conventional induction heating cooker of this type is arranged so that a total of three induction heating coils are arranged at the front left and right sides and the rear side center in the main body with the upper surface opened, and the induction heating coil is covered on the upper surface of the main body. A heat-resistant glass top plate surrounded by a frame is placed.

  The three induction heating coils are arranged on the left and right sides of the front side of the main body 1 as shown in FIG. 6 in the same manner as the arrangement of the stove part of a three-neck gas stove that has a history more than an induction heating cooker as household kitchen utensils. The induction heating coils 6a and 6b are arranged horizontally and horizontally so that the distance L between the induction heating coils 6a and 6b and the user is equal, and cooking is performed using both induction heating coils 6a and 6b at the same time. In this case, it is considered that the user can cook with little fatigue just by moving horizontally.

  The center heating coil 6c at the rear side is inevitably disposed on the extension of the midpoint of the induction heating coils 6a and 6b from the arrangement of the left and right induction heating coils 6a and 6b. 6c and the left and right induction heating coils 6a, 6b are connected to each other to form isosceles triangles or equilateral triangles (Patent Documents 1, 2, 3, 4).

Further, a total of four induction heating coils 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, two on each of the front side left and right and the rear side left and right in the main body 1, are arranged, and the induction heating coils 6a, 6b, 6c are arranged on the upper surface of the main body 1. , 6d may be provided with a heat-resistant glass top plate surrounded by a plate frame. (Patent Documents 5 and 6)
And also in the induction heating cooker which has arrange | positioned these four induction heating coils 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, similarly to arrangement | positioning of the induction heating coils 6a, 6b, 6c in the above-mentioned three induction heating cookers, The front side left and right induction heating coils 6a, 6b and the rear side left and right induction heating coils 6c, 6d are arranged horizontally and horizontally so that the distance to the user is equal, and the front side left and right induction heating coils 6a, 6b or the rear side left and right induction heating coils 6c, 6d are used at the same time for cooking so that the user can cook both cooking pans just by moving horizontally horizontally. The heating coils 6a, 6b, 6c, and 6d are also arranged in a square or a rectangle when the four middle points are connected.

JP-A-3-114173 JP 2002-8842 A JP 2002-39546 A JP 2004-349350 A Japanese Examined Patent Publication No. 63-31513 JP 2005-243535 A

  In recent years when the nuclear family and the elderly society are progressing, in the induction heating cooker provided with the three induction heating coils 6a, 6b, 6c and the four induction heating coils 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, It is conceivable that the user does not use a plurality of induction heating coils at the same time, and further, it is possible to cook using only the induction heating coil of the location that the user likes among the plurality of induction heating coils. .

  In such a situation, when the cooking pan is placed on the heating part on the top plate corresponding to the two induction heating coils on the front side of the main body and the rear side of the main body in both the former and the latter, There is no free area in the direction, it becomes the free area A of the rear left and right only, the cooking pan does not get in the way, and the cooking pan can not be placed in an easy-to-use place, making it easy to use It was not.

  Unlike the gas stove described above, the induction heating cooker does not use fire as a heating source, so the top plate is not heated except for the heating part. The free space of this top plate, that is, the free area, is used effectively. If you can put seasonings, cooking guides, cooking preparation materials, etc., it will be very convenient.

  Therefore, the present invention improves usability by devising the arrangement of the induction heating coil arranged in the main body.

  According to claim 1 of the present invention, a total of three induction heating coils are arranged on the front left and right sides and the rear side in the main body with the upper surface opened, and a top made of heat resistant glass so as to cover the induction heating coil on the upper surface of the main body. In the induction heating cooker in which the plates are arranged, the induction heating coils are arranged so that the inner angles of the triangles connecting the centers of the three induction heating coils are all different.

  Further, in claim 2, a total of four induction heating coils are arranged on the front side left and right and rear side left and right in the main body having an open top surface, and the top made of heat-resistant glass is covered on the upper surface of the main body so as to cover the induction heating coil. In the induction heating cooker in which the plates are arranged, the induction heating coils are arranged so that the square inner angles connecting the centers of the four induction heating coils are all different.

  In addition, in claim 3, at least three or more induction heating coils are arranged in the main body having an open upper surface, and a heat-resistant glass top plate is arranged on the upper surface of the main body so as to cover the induction heating coils. In the cooker, each induction heating coil is arranged so that at least three of the polygonal inner angles connecting the centers of the plurality of induction heating coils are different.

  When the induction heating cooker of the present invention is configured as in claims 1, 2, and 3, when cooking is performed by the heating part of the top plate corresponding to the induction heating coil in the main body, other than the heating part The free area of the top plate can be secured on the front side or the side of the top plate, and the surface temperature of the top plate, which is the free area, is not so high. It is possible to place a seasoning, a cooking guide, cooking preparation materials, etc. near the pot, and provide an induction heating cooker that is very convenient to use.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an induction heating cooker of the present invention incorporated in a system kitchen, FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the induction heating cooker, and FIG. 3 is a top view of the main part of the induction heating cooker. is there.

  In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a main body of an induction heating cooker, and an intake portion 1a and an exhaust portion 1b serving as intake and exhaust passages are opened on the right and left sides of the upper surface of the rear portion, and a control unit unit ( (Not shown) or cooling air such as a heating coil to be described later is sucked in, and the air that has cooled the control unit or the like by the exhaust unit 1b or smoke exhausted from the grill unit to be described later is exhausted. The main body 1 is installed in the system kitchen 7 by dropping from the upper surface.

  Reference numeral 3 denotes a top plate made of heat-resistant glass or the like, which is arranged so as to cover the upper surface opening of the main body 1 and on which a cooking pan or the like to be heated is placed.

6a, 6b and 6c are induction heating coils which are heating units, and are provided substantially horizontally below the top plate 3 and in the upper part of the main body 1. Of these induction heating coils 6a, 6b, 6c, the induction heating coils 6a, 6b are arranged on the left and right sides of the front surface of the main body 1, the induction heating coil 6c is arranged on the rear side, and more specifically the arrangement thereof. As shown in FIG. 3, the front left induction heating coil 6a is substantially the same position as the conventional one, the front right induction heating coil 6b is slightly behind the front, and the rear induction heating coil is The triangular interior angles θ1, θ2, and θ3 formed by straight lines connecting the centers of the heating coils 6a, 6b, and 6c are all arranged differently.

  And by the arrangement of the induction heating coils 6a, 6b, 6c, free regions A1, A2, A3 indicated by hatching are formed in the left side substantially central portion and from the center to the right front portion and the rear portion of the top plate 3, and this free region A1. , A2 and A3 can be provided with seasonings, cooking guides, preparation materials for cooking, and the like.

  The positions of the induction heating coils 6a, 6b, and 6c and the positions of the free regions A1, A2, and A3 formed by the positions are merely examples, and are not limited thereto.

  The induction heating coils 6a, 6b, and 6c have a diameter of about 200 mm, and are set to a size that can efficiently heat a pot having a diameter of about 200 mm that is often used as a cooking pan.

  In addition, the size of the main body 1 of the induction heating cooker is a size that matches the width of 560 mm and the depth of 460 mm defined in JIS, which is the opening size of the mounting hole provided in the countertop of the system kitchen 7 in which the main body 1 is incorporated. Is set to

  Accordingly, the size of the top plate 3 is also set to a width of about 600 mm and a depth of about 400 mm to block the opening dimension of the mounting hole, and within this range, the three heating coils 6a, 6b and 6c having a diameter of 200 mm are described above. Arranged and free regions A1, A2, A3 are also formed.

A grille 4 is provided on the left or right side (left side in the present embodiment) inside the main body 1 below the induction heating coils 6a, 6b, 6c, and is a sheathed heater (see FIG. (Not shown) as a heat source, a door 4a integrated with a saucer (not shown) that is taken in and out from the front surface of the main body 1, a handle 4b attached to the door 4a, and a grill net (see FIG. (Not shown) etc., and grilled food can be cooked on a grill net by placing an object to be cooked such as fish, pizza or gratin.

  Reference numeral 5 denotes an operation unit, which is composed of a plurality of tact switches, and is arranged on the right front surface of the main body 1 so as to be positioned beside the grill unit 4. The operation unit 5 is turned on and off and the heating output of the heating coils 6 a, 6 b and 6 c A certain heating power is set and the heater of the grill portion 4 is turned on and off. It should be noted that the left-right relationship between the grill portion 4 and the operation portion 5 may be reversed.

  8 is a thermal power control switch composed of a plurality of tact switches, which are provided on the front side of the upper surface of the main body 1. The thermal power control of each heating unit, the setting of the cooking timer, the cooking menu are called, and the heat insulation, boiled food, automatic rice cooking , Fried food cooking setting, cooking temperature setting, heating start and stop, etc. can be performed, and it can be easily operated on the upper surface of the main body 1 without being performed by the operation unit 5 on the front surface of the main body 1 ing.

  Reference numeral 9 denotes a display section provided along the side on the near side of the top plate 3, and displays the thermal power setting, cooking menu, timer value, cooking temperature, etc. set by the thermal power control switches 8 in an easy-to-understand manner for the user. To do.

Further, the display unit 9 is provided with a caution display 9a which is a display unit for displaying the heating state of the heater of the grill unit 4, and the door 4a of the grill unit 4 becomes too hot to be inadvertently touched and burned. It is now possible to alert the user so as not to suffer. The caution display 9a is provided at a position close to the top of the grill portion 4, and the caution display 9a is continuously lit or blinked by a lamp and displayed to the user in an easily understandable manner.

  Next, the case where the user heats the cooking pan using the induction heating coils 6a, 6b, 6c on the front side left and right side or the rear side of the top plate 3 in the above configuration will be described. The use of the grill portion 4 is well known and will not be described.

  First, a cooking pan is placed on the top surface of the top plate 3 and the power-on switch of the operation unit 5 is turned on.

  Next, while setting the heating output of the induction heating coils 6a, 6b, 6c to be used, the thermal power adjustment and cooking are performed by the thermal power control switches 8 provided on the front side of the upper surface of the main body 1 according to the contents to be cooked. Set timer, call cooking menu, set warming, boiled food, automatic rice cooking, fried food cooking, etc., set cooking temperature, start heating and so on.

  At this time, the thermal power setting, cooking menu, timer value, cooking temperature, etc. set by the thermal power control switches 8 are displayed on the display unit 9 so that the user can easily understand.

  In this cooking, the user prepares seasonings, cooking guides, cooking ingredients, etc. by effectively using the free areas A1, A2, A3 near the induction heating coils 6a, 6b, 6c to be used. Use them according to the contents and season them as you like.

  For example, when cooking using the induction heating coil 6a, seasonings and cooking ingredients are placed in the free areas A1 and A2 close to the user, and a cooking guide is placed in the free area A3 on the right back. Cook while watching. This is the same in the case of cooking using the induction heating coils 6b and 6c, and the user uses the easy-to-use place in the free areas A1, A2, and A3 to prepare seasonings, cooking guides, and cooking. Prepare ingredients etc. and use them according to the cooking contents.

  As a result, seasoning, a cooking guide, cooking preparation materials, and the like can be placed by effectively using the empty space of the top plate 3, which is extremely convenient. Moreover, since the induction heating cooker does not use fire as a heating source, unlike the gas stove, the space regions A1, A2, A3 of the top plate 3 do not become hot and are safe.

  4 and 5 show another embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, 6a, 6b, 6c and 6d are induction heating coils which are heating portions, and are provided substantially horizontally below the top plate 3 and in the upper part of the main body 1. Of these induction heating coils 6a, 6b, 6c and 6d, the induction heating coils 6a and 6b are arranged on the left and right of the front side of the main body 1, and the induction heating coils 6c and 6d are arranged on the left and right of the rear side. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the front side left induction heating coil 6a is located slightly behind the conventional position, the front side right induction heating coil 6b is substantially the same as the conventional position, as shown in FIG. The left induction heating coil 6c is located slightly to the right of the center, and the rear right induction heating coil 6d is located slightly to the left of the center and on the near side. The induction heating coils 6a, 6b, 6c, The internal angles θ1, θ2, θ3, and θ4 of the quadrilateral formed by the straight line connecting the centers of 6d are all differently arranged.

  And by the arrangement of the induction heating coils 6a, 6b, 6c and 6d, free regions A1, A2 and A3 indicated by hatching are formed in the substantially central portion on the left side of the top plate 3, the central front portion and the rear right rear portion. Seasonings, cooking guides, cooking preparation materials, and the like can be placed in the areas A1, A2, and A3.

  The positions of the induction heating coils 6a, 6b, 6c, and 6d and the positions of the free regions A1, A2, and A3 formed by the positions are merely examples, and are not limited thereto.

  According to the present embodiment, when cooking, the user effectively uses the free areas A1, A2, A3 near the induction heating coils 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d to be used as a seasoning, a cooking guide, and cooking ingredients. Etc., and use them according to the cooking content, and season the taste.

  For example, when cooking using the induction heating coil 6a, seasonings and cooking ingredients are placed in the free areas A2 and A1 close to the user, and a cooking guide is placed in the free area A3 on the right back. Cook while watching. This is the same when cooking using the induction heating coils 6b, 6c, and 6d, and the user can use seasonings and cooking guides in the free areas A1, A2, and A3 that are easy to use. , Prepare cooking ingredients and use them according to the cooking contents.

  As a result, seasoning, a cooking guide, cooking preparation materials, and the like can be placed by effectively using the empty space of the top plate 3, which is extremely convenient.

  As described above, when cooking on the top plate corresponding to the induction heating coil in the main body, the induction heating cooker according to the present invention has a wide free region other than the heating unit, and the free region is the top plate of the top plate. It can be secured on the front side or the side, and the surface temperature of the top plate, which is the free area, does not become so high, so seasoning, cooking guides, and cooking preparation materials near the pan in the free area It is possible to provide an induction heating cooker that is very convenient to use.

  In Example 1 and Example 2 demonstrated above, although the example using three induction heating coils and four induction heating coils was demonstrated, it can connect the number of induction heating coils, and the center of this induction heating coil. The shape is not limited to a triangle or a rectangle. Even in polygons such as pentagons and hexagons formed by connecting the centers of these induction heating coils by using at least three induction heating coils such as five or six induction heating coils, these inner angles What is necessary is just to comprise so that it may differ. In this case, at least three of the interior angles of the polygon are preferably made different.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is an external appearance perspective view of the state which incorporated the induction heating cooking appliance explaining one Example of this invention in the system kitchen. It is an external appearance perspective view of the induction heating cooking appliance. It is a principal part top view of the induction heating cooking appliance. It is an external appearance perspective view of the induction heating cooking appliance of the other Example. It is a principal part top view of the induction heating cooking appliance. It is explanatory drawing of the use condition of the conventional induction heating cooking appliance.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Main body, 3 ... Top plate, 4 ... Grill part, 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d ... Induction heating coil, 9 ... Display part, A1, A2, A3 ... Free area | region.

Claims (3)

Induction heating cooker in which a total of three induction heating coils are arranged on the front side left and right and rear side in the main body with the upper surface opened, and a heat-resistant glass top plate is arranged on the upper surface of the main body so as to cover the induction heating coil In
An induction heating cooker characterized in that each induction heating coil is arranged so that the inner angles of the triangles connecting the centers of the three induction heating coils are all different. Induction heating cooking in which a total of four induction heating coils are arranged on the front side left and right and rear side left and right inside the main body with the upper surface opened, and a heat-resistant glass top plate is arranged on the upper surface of the main body so as to cover the induction heating coil. In the vessel
An induction heating cooker characterized in that each induction heating coil is arranged so that the inner angles of the squares connecting the centers of the four induction heating coils are all different. In an induction heating cooker in which at least three or more induction heating coils are arranged in the main body whose upper surface is opened, and a heat-resistant glass top plate is arranged on the upper surface of the main body so as to cover the induction heating coil.
An induction heating cooker, wherein each induction heating coil is arranged so that at least three of the polygonal inner angles connecting the centers of the plurality of induction heating coils are different.

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