JP2011169477A - High frequency heating device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a high frequency heating device in which the outer appearance thereof is improved by adjusting the positional relationship between the door and the operation panel in terms of front and back, right and left, and top and bottom, as well as by harmonizing the color tone and gloss of the surface, and also it provides good operability and usability. <P>SOLUTION: Arranging the operation part 10 on the door 5 body enables the production conditions of the door 5 and the operation panel 10 to be consistent, thus allowing complete adjustment of the positional relationship between the door 5 and the operation part 10 in terms of front and back, right and left, and top and bottom thereof, as well as complete harmonization of the color tone and gloss of the surface. Placing a cooking stop switch 9a and a cooking start switch 9b at the bottom of the operation panel 10, and positioning a door handle 7 lower than the operation part, enable the operation time between an cooking operation and an opening/closing of the door 5 to be shorten. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an operation unit of a high-frequency heating device such as a microwave oven or an oven microwave oven.

  Conventionally, in this type of high-frequency heating device, a door and an operation unit are separated, and a door handle for opening and closing the door is disposed on the door (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  FIG. 2 shows a conventional high-frequency heating device described in Patent Document 1. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, it is composed of a device main body 1, a door 2, a door handle 4, an operation panel 6, and operation keys 7.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 07-127866

  However, in the conventional configuration, since the door 2 and the operation panel 6 are separated as separate components, it is difficult to completely match production conditions such as molding conditions and assembly conditions of the door 2 and the operation panel 6. Therefore, the positional relationship of the front and rear, left and right, and top and bottom of the door 2 and the operation panel 6 may not match. Furthermore, it has been difficult to perfectly match the surface color tone, gloss, and the like, resulting in a decrease in appearance quality.

  For example, when the upper ends of the door 2 and the operation panel 6 are not arranged in a straight line and are displaced by 1 mm, they are returned as defective products from the market, and the loss is large. In addition, there has been a problem that the product may be misunderstood such as deterioration or deterioration due to subtle differences in the color tone or gloss of the surfaces of the door 2 and the operation panel 6. Furthermore, since the door handle 4 is disposed in the vicinity of the operation unit, there is a problem that the door handle 4 becomes an obstacle when the operation switch is operated.

  The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and matches the positional relationship of the front and rear, left and right, and top and bottom of the door and the operation panel unit, and further improves the appearance quality by matching the color tone and gloss of the surface. An object of the present invention is to provide a high-frequency heating device that is easy to use and easy to use.

  In order to solve the above-described conventional problems, a high-frequency heating device according to the present invention includes a heating chamber for heating an object to be heated, a heating chamber front opening for taking in and out the object to be heated, and a heating chamber side wall constituting the heating chamber. A door that opens and closes the front opening of the heating chamber, a hinge that opens and closes the door to the front wall of the heating chamber, a door handle that holds the door when the door is opened and closed, and a door on the front wall of the heating chamber when the door is closed A door key that locks and an operation unit having various operation switches, the operation unit is disposed on the door body and provided on the opposite side of the hinge, and the cooking stop switch and the cooking start switch are provided at the lower end of the operation unit. The door handle is provided below the operation unit.

As a result, the door and operation unit are integrated, so that the positional relationship between the front and rear, left and right, and top and bottom of the door and operation unit is perfectly matched, and the color tone and gloss of the surface are also perfectly matched. It also solves the problem that the quality is lowered and returned as a defective product from the market. In addition, the cooking stop switch and the cooking start switch are arranged at the lower end of the operation unit, and the door handle is provided immediately below the operation unit, so that the door handle does not get in the way when operating the operation switch, and Since the door handle can be handed immediately after the switch operation, the time required for interlocking the cooking operation and the opening and closing of the door can be shortened and the usability can be improved.

  The high-frequency heating device of the present invention can improve the appearance quality by matching the positional relationship between the front and back, left and right, and top and bottom of the door and the operation unit, the surface color tone, gloss, etc., and can shorten the interlock operation time between cooking operation and door opening and closing. Therefore, usability can be improved.

The perspective view of the high frequency heating apparatus in Embodiment 1 of this invention Perspective view of a conventional high-frequency heating device

  1st invention opens and closes the heating chamber which heats a to-be-heated object, the heating chamber front opening part which takes in and out a to-be-heated material, the heating chamber side wall which comprises a heating chamber, a heating means, and a heating chamber front opening part Door, a hinge for holding the door on the heating chamber front side wall, a door handle for holding the door when opening and closing the door, a door key for locking the door to the heating chamber front side wall when the door is closed, and various operation switches The operation part is disposed on the door body and provided on the opposite side of the hinge, so that the door and the operation part are integrated, and the positional relationship between the front and rear, left and right, and up and down of the door and the operation part. Match the color tone, gloss, etc. of the surface completely, so it is possible to solve the problem that the appearance quality deteriorates and returned as a defective product from the market. Start switch By placing it at the lower end of the operation section and providing the door handle position directly below the operation section, the door handle does not get in the way when operating the operation switch, and you can put your hand on the door handle immediately after operating the switch. Since it can be hung, it is possible to shorten the interlocking operation time between the cooking operation and the opening and closing of the door, and the usability can be improved.

  In the second invention, in particular, by interlocking the door handle of the first invention with the door key, when the door handle is moved when the door is opened, the door key moves in conjunction with it, and the locking to the front side wall of the heating chamber is released. Therefore, it is possible to easily open the door without pulling the door with a strong force.

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

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a high-frequency heating device according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention.

  In FIG. 1, an operation unit 10 includes a display device 11 that displays various operation switches 9 and heating information, and constitutes a door 5 body in an organic manner in association with a door handle 7 and a door key 8. is doing.

  About the high frequency heating apparatus comprised as mentioned above, the operation | movement and an effect | action are demonstrated below.

First, when the operation unit 10 having various operation switches 9 and the display device 11 is arranged on the door 5 main body, the door 5 and the operation unit 10 are integrated. The positional relationship of front and rear, left and right, and top and bottom of the portion 10 is perfectly matched, and the surface color tone and gloss are also perfectly matched. Furthermore, the cooking stop switch 9a and the cooking start switch 9b are arranged at the lower end of the operation unit 10 and the position of the door handle 7 is provided immediately below the operation unit 10, so that the door handle 7 is obstructed when the operation switch 9 is operated. The door handle 7 can be handed immediately after the operation.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, since the door 5 and the operation unit 10 are integrated, the front / rear, left / right, and upper / lower positional relationships of the door 5 and the operation unit 10 are completely matched, The color tone, gloss, etc. can be perfectly matched to improve the appearance quality. Further, by providing the operation unit 10 on the opposite side of the hinge 6, when the door 5 is closed after the operation key 11 is input, the movement distance of the hand to be operated can be shortened, so that the work time can be shortened and work efficiency can be reduced. It can also be improved. Further, the cooking stop switch 9a and the cooking start switch 9b are arranged at the lower end of the operation unit, and the position of the door handle 7 is provided directly below the operation unit, so that the door handle 7 becomes an obstacle when the operation switch 9 is operated. In addition, since the door handle 7 can be handed immediately after the operation switch 9 is operated, the interlocking operation time between the cooking operation and the opening and closing of the door 5 can be shortened and the usability can be improved.

  Further, in FIG. 1, by interlocking the door handle 7 with the door key 8, when the door 5 is opened, the door key 8 moves when the door handle 7 is moved, and the locking to the heating chamber front side wall 4 is released. Therefore, it is possible to easily open the door 5 without pulling the door handle 7 with a strong force.

  As described above, the high-frequency heating device according to the present invention can match the front / rear, left / right, top / bottom positional relationship between the door and the operation unit, the surface color tone, gloss, etc. Since the operation time can be shortened, the present invention can be applied to applications such as ovens, toasters, refrigerators, and heat insulators that require storage and doors.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 High frequency heating apparatus main body 2 Heating chamber 3 Heating chamber front opening 4 Heating chamber side wall 4a Heating chamber front side wall 5 Door 6 Hinge 7 Door handle 8 Door key 9 Operation switch 9a Cooking stop switch 9b Cooking start switch 10 Operation unit 11 Display device

Claims (2)

A heating chamber for heating an object to be heated; a heating chamber front opening for taking in and out the object to be heated; a heating chamber side wall constituting the heating chamber; a heating means; a door for opening and closing the heating chamber front opening; A hinge that is held on the heating chamber front side wall, a door handle that is held when the door is opened and closed, a door key that locks the door to the heating chamber front side wall when the door is closed, and an operation unit having various operation switches. Prepared,
The high-frequency heating apparatus in which the operation unit is arranged on the door body and provided on the opposite side of the hinge, a cooking stop switch and a cooking start switch are arranged at the lower end of the operation unit, and a door handle is provided below the operation unit. The high frequency heating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the door handle is interlocked with the door key.