JP2015023979A - Cooking device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To inhibit diffusion of radiation heat from a cooking surface without deteriorating usability in cooking.SOLUTION: A cooking device 1 comprises: a device body 10 that includes a cooking part 11 having a uniform cooking surface 11A, on an upper part, a heat source part at a lower side of the cooking part 11 for heating the cooking part 11, and a top plate part 12 at a front side of the cooking part 11; and a heat shield body 20 that openably/closably moves between a storage position located in front of or at a lateral side of the device body 10, and a heat shield position for shielding the front of the heat cooking part 11. The heat shield body 20 moves on a back position on the top plate part 12 along the front side of the cooking surface 11A.

Description

  The present invention relates to a cooking device for cooking a heated object.

  A cooking device called a griddle, a charcoal grill, a griller, or the like includes a cooking unit having a uniform cooking surface for cooking a heated object at the top of the device body. The cooking surface in the heating cooking unit is configured by an iron plate or a net on which an object to be heated is placed according to the cooking method, and a heat source unit such as a gas burner or a heater is disposed below the cooking unit ( For example, see Patent Document 1).

JP-A-8-206033

  The above-described cooking device has a usage situation in which a cooking surface such as an iron plate is kept at a high temperature before starting cooking. In particular, when it is used for business purposes in a kitchen such as a restaurant, it takes too much time from order to food to be provided if the cooking surface is heated after the order is placed. During cooking hours, the cooking surface is always kept at a high temperature so that cooking can be started immediately when spills.

  For this reason, the cooking surface is often kept at a high temperature for a relatively long time, and there is a problem that the working environment of the cook is deteriorated by radiant heat from the cooking surface. In addition, in order to improve such a work environment, the room temperature in the kitchen is lowered by air conditioning, and an increase in energy consumption due to a large air conditioning load is a problem.

  This invention makes it an example of a subject to cope with such a problem. In other words, the spread of radiant heat from the cooking surface is suppressed without deteriorating the usability during cooking, thereby improving the comfort of the cook's work environment and reducing the amount of energy used by reducing the air conditioning load It is the object of the present invention.

  In order to achieve such an object, the cooking device according to the present invention has at least the following configuration. In the following description, “front” or “front” refers to the side where the cook stands and cooks with respect to the cooking device, and “rear” or “rear” refers to the cooking device. The side opposite the side where the cook stands and cooks. “Left and right” refers to the left and right as viewed from the cook standing on the front side of the cooking device.

  An apparatus main body provided with a cooking unit having a uniform cooking surface at the top, a heat source unit for heating the cooking unit below the cooking unit, and a top plate on the front side of the cooking unit; A heat shield that can be opened and closed between a front or side storage position of the device main body and a heat shield position that shields the front of the heating cooking unit, and the heat shield is the top plate A cooking device characterized by moving a rear position on the section along the front side of the cooking surface.

  According to the cooking device having such a feature, the heat shield is moved to the storage position during cooking using the cooking portion, and the heat shield is moved to the heat shielding position when the heating cooking portion is kept warm. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the radiant heat from diffusing from the cooking surface of the cooking section without deteriorating the usability during cooking. Thereby, the comfort of the cooker's work environment can be improved, and the amount of energy used can be reduced by reducing the air conditioning load.

  Moreover, since the heat shield moves along the front side of the cooking surface, the rear position on the top plate provided on the front side of the cooking portion, so that a seasoning or the like is placed on the top plate. Even if it exists, it can open and close a heat shield without affecting it, and can ensure the favorable usability of a heating cooking part.

It is explanatory drawing which showed the heat cooking appliance which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which showed the structure and opening / closing operation | movement of the heat shield of the heating cooking appliance which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which showed the structural example of the side wall part in which the heat shield of the heating cooking appliance which concerns on embodiment of this invention is accommodated. It is explanatory drawing which showed the heating cooking appliance which concerns on other embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing a cooking device according to one embodiment of the present invention. The cooking device 1 includes a device body 10. The apparatus main body 10 includes a heating cooking unit 11 having a uniform cooking surface 11A formed of an iron plate, a net, or the like, and a heat source unit (not shown) for heating the heating cooking unit 11 below the heating cooking unit 11. The heat source unit includes a gas burner, a heater, a solid fuel mounting unit such as charcoal, and the like. Moreover, the apparatus main body 10 is provided with a top plate portion 12 on the front side of the cooking portion 11 and an exhaust portion 13 on the rear side of the cooking portion 11. The exhaust unit 13 is provided as necessary to exhaust the combustion exhaust of the heat source unit disposed in the apparatus main body 10 and the heated air to the outside.

  In addition, the cooking device 1 includes side wall portions 14 (14L, 14R) disposed on the left and right sides of the cooking portion 11 in the device main body 10, and the storage position inside the side wall portion 14 and the front of the cooking portion 11 are provided. A pair of heat shields 20 (20L, 20R) are provided that move freely between the heat shield positions to be shielded. Here, the heat shield position of the heat shield 20 is the front side of the cooking portion 11 and the rear position of the top plate portion 12. Moreover, the storage position of the heat shield 20 is a position for opening the front of the heating cooking unit 11. Each of the heat shields 20 (20L, 20R) is provided with a handle 21 for opening and closing the heat shield 20.

  The side wall portions 14 </ b> L and 14 </ b> R are extended forward and backward at a predetermined height on the left and right sides of the cooking portion 11. In the illustrated example, the side and rear of the cooking unit 11 are surrounded by left and right side walls 14L and 14R and an inner wall 13A of the exhaust unit 13, and a pair of heat shields 20 (20L, 20R) is extended to the left and right, and thereby the front side of the cooking section 11 is surrounded. The cooking device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention thus surrounds the cooking portion 11 from the cooking portion 11 by surrounding the cooking portion 11 with the heat shield 20 (20L, 20R) and the side wall portion 14 (14L, 14R). It is possible to effectively prevent the radiant heat from diffusing around.

  The structure and the opening / closing operation of the heat shield in the cooking device according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 2 (the same parts as those described above are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted). The heat shield 20 has a heat shielding property, and can be constituted by a plate-like member that has flexibility or bendability as a whole and extends to the left and right. The heat shield 20 may be a continuous plate-like member having flexibility or bendability, and has flexibility or bendability as a whole by connecting a strip-like rigid member in a refractive manner. May be used.

  FIG. 2A shows a state in which a pair of heat shields 20 (20L, 20R) is arranged at a heat shield position in front of the cooking portion 11. At the heat shield position of the pair of heat shields 20 (20L, 20R), the heat shield 20 drawn out from the inside of the side wall part 14 is in a state where the front end parts 20T are abutted with each other in front of the cooking portion 11. The radiant heat from the cooking surface 11 </ b> A is prevented from diffusing to the front side of the device body 10. An adsorption member such as a magnet or an engagement member can be provided at the tip 20T of the pair of heat shields 20 (20L, 20R). Thus, the heat shielding effect can be further enhanced by maintaining the abutted state of both.

  The pair of heat shields 20 (20L, 20R) open and close by pulling a handle 21 provided at the tip thereof to the left and right. The cooking surface 11A shielded by the pair of heat shields 20 (20L, 20R) is opened by pulling the handle 21 from the heat shield position shown in FIG. 2 (a) in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 2 (b). As shown in FIG. 3, the pair of heat shields 20 (20L, 20R) are accommodated in the left and right side wall portions 14 (14L, 14R).

  In the illustrated example, the pair of heat shields 20 move so as to be freely opened and closed along the guide rails 20G on the top plate portion 12. The guide rail 20G is on the rear side of the top plate 12 and in front of the cooking portion 11, is provided along the front side of the cooking surface 11A, and regulates the moving range of the heat shield 20. By moving the heat shield 20 along such a guide rail 20G, the movement path of the heat shield 20 can be limited to a narrow space on the top plate 12. Thereby, the other space on the top plate part 12 can be effectively used as a storage space for seasonings and the like.

  FIG. 3 shows a configuration example of the side wall portion in which the heat shield is accommodated. In the illustrated example, the inside of the side wall portion 14 in which the heat shield 20 is accommodated is freely openable. The side wall part 14 can remove the lid member 14S and open the inside by making the lid member 14S detachable. Thus, by making the inside of the side wall part 14 freely openable, cleaning can be easily performed when dust accumulates inside the side wall part 14.

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a cooking device according to another embodiment of the present invention (the same parts as those of the above-described embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted). (A) of the figure shows a state where the heat shield is arranged at the heat shield position, and (b) of the figure shows a state where the heat shield is arranged at the storage position. In the cooking device 1 according to this embodiment, a pair of heat shields 200 (200L, 200R) is configured by a member that can be folded into a curtain shape.

  The pair of heat shields 200 (200L, 200R) opens and closes by pulling a handle 201 provided at the tip thereof to the left and right. The cooking surface 11 </ b> A shielded by the pair of heat shields 200 (200 </ b> L, 200 </ b> R) is opened by pulling the handle 201 in the illustrated arrow direction from the heat shield position shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4B, the pair of heat shields 200 (200L, 200R) is housed in a foldable manner in front of the left and right side wall portions 14 (14L, 14R).

  At the heat shield position shown in FIG. 4A, the pair of heat shields 200 (200L, 200R) are extended and extend left and right along the front side of the cooking surface 11A. . Further, by pulling and moving the handle 201 in the direction of the arrow shown in the figure, the pair of heat shields 200 (200L, 200R) move linearly along the front side of the cooking surface 11A, and FIG. It is arrange | positioned in the storage position of the folding state shown in FIG.

  As described above, when the cooking device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention keeps the cooking unit 11 at a high temperature, the heat shields 20 and 200 are arranged at the heat shielding position, and the cooking unit 1 is heated. The radiant heat from 11 can be prevented from diffusing to the surroundings. As a result, it is possible to prevent the cook from being exposed directly to the radiant heat of the cooking section 11 to deteriorate the work environment of the cook. In addition, by improving the work environment in this way, it is possible to avoid excessive air conditioning in the kitchen, so that energy consumption used for air conditioning can be reduced.

  Moreover, when cooking using the cooking unit 11, the cooking device 1 can move the heat shields 20, 200 to the left and right storage positions by holding the handles 21, 201. 11 can be satisfactorily secured. Moreover, also when using the top-plate part 12 in front of the heating cooking part 11 as storage spaces, such as a seasoning, the heat shields 20 and 200 are moved to open and close without affecting the thing put on the top-plate part 12. Therefore, good usability can be ensured also in this respect.

  The heat shields 20 and 200 are housed on the device main body 10, and the internal space of the device main body 10 is not involved in housing the heat shields 20 and 200 at all. Thereby, the heat source part etc. which are arrange | positioned in the apparatus main body 10 can be arrange | positioned by a desired layout, and the space under the apparatus main body 10 or the apparatus main body 10 is effectively utilized as various storage spaces. be able to.

  In the embodiment described above, a pair of heat shields 20 are provided on the left and right sides to form a double-open structure. Moreover, the side wall part 14 provided in the apparatus main body 10 can be omitted. In that case, the structure etc. which extend the guide rail 20G to the side of the heating cooking part 11, or provide support parts, such as a support | pillar, in the upper part of the apparatus main body 10, and the heat shield body 20 can be employ | adopted. .

  As described above, the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and the design can be changed without departing from the scope of the present invention. Is included in the present invention. In addition, the above-described embodiments can be combined by utilizing each other's technology as long as there is no particular contradiction or problem in the purpose and configuration.

1: cooking device, 10: device body, 11: cooking unit, 11A: cooking surface,
12: Top plate part, 13: Exhaust part,
14 (14L, 14R): side wall, 14S: lid member,
20 (20L, 20R), 200 (200L, 200R): heat shield,
20G: Guide rail, 21, 201: Handle

Claims (5)

An apparatus main body provided with a cooking unit having a uniform cooking surface at the top, a heat source unit for heating the cooking unit below the cooking unit, and a top plate on the front side of the cooking unit; ,
A heat shield that can be freely opened and closed between a front or side storage position of the device main body and a heat shield position that shields the front of the cooking portion;
The said heat shield moves the back position on the said top-plate part along the front side of the said cooking surface, The cooking apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. Deploy side walls on both the left and right sides of the cooking unit in the device body,
2. The heat shield is configured to openably and closably move between a storage position in front of the side wall or inside the side wall and a heat shield position that shields the front of the cooking unit. The cooking equipment described.   The cooking device according to claim 1, wherein the heat shield moves in a freely openable and closable manner along a guide rail on the top plate.   The cooking device according to claim 2, wherein the side wall portion in which the heat shield is accommodated is freely open inside.   The cooking device according to claim 2, wherein the heat shield is foldably housed in front of the side wall.

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