JP2024048504A - Gas appliance unit - Google Patents

Abstract

[Problem] To improve both aesthetics and usability in a gas appliance unit equipped with a built-in stove and a built-in oven. [Solution] A gas appliance unit 1 includes a built-in stove 4 having a grill chamber 50 with a grill door 52 provided on the front side, and a built-in oven 3 with an opening and closing door 20 provided on the front side. The built-in stove 4 is disposed above the built-in oven 3. The grill door 52 is provided with a first handle 54 that extends in the left-right direction and protrudes forward. The opening and closing door 20 is provided with a second handle 24 that extends in the left-right direction and protrudes forward. The first handle 54 and the second handle 24 have the same left-right length and position, and the horizontal position of one of the first handle 54 and the second handle 24 overlaps with the horizontal position of the other over the entire area. [Selected Figure] Figure 1

Description

Application for application of Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Act has been filed. Posted on the company's website on June 1, 2022 at the following address: https://www.paloma.co.jp/vc-files/news/2022/2206-004_gulia_MC.pdf

This disclosure relates to a gas appliance unit.

Patent document 1 discloses a gas appliance in which a gas stove is installed above a gas oven. In the gas appliance disclosed in Patent document 1, the gas stove is provided with a grill door, and the gas oven is also provided with a door.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 59-38645

In the gas appliance disclosed in Patent Document 1, the handle of the grill door on the upper gas range is slightly small and protrudes forward near the center in the left-right direction, while the handle on the gas oven is larger and protrudes forward in an area toward the right. With this type of structure, there is no sense of unity between the grill door and the oven door, and the placement of the handles is unbalanced, which is disadvantageous in terms of usability.

One objective of the technology disclosed herein is to achieve both improved aesthetics and ease of use in a gas appliance unit equipped with a built-in stove and built-in oven.

The gas appliance unit according to the present disclosure includes:
A gas appliance unit comprising a built-in stove having a grill chamber with a grill door on the front side, and a built-in oven with an opening and closing door on the front side, the built-in stove being disposed above the built-in oven,
The grill door is provided with a first handle extending along the left-right direction and protruding forward,
The opening and closing door is provided with a second handle extending along the left-right direction and protruding forward,
The first handle and the second handle have the same length in the left-right direction and the same position in the left-right direction,
A horizontal position of one of the first handle and the second handle overlaps with a horizontal position of the other over an entire area.

The technology disclosed herein can improve both the aesthetics and ease of use in a gas appliance unit equipped with a built-in stove and built-in oven.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a gas appliance unit according to a first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a side view of the gas appliance unit of FIG. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the gas appliance unit of FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the gas appliance unit of FIG.

Below, embodiments of the present disclosure are listed and exemplified. Note that the features exemplified below may be combined in any compatible combination.

[1] A gas appliance unit comprising a built-in stove having a grill compartment with a grill door on the front side, and a built-in oven with an opening and closing door on the front side, the built-in stove being disposed above the built-in oven,
The grill door is provided with a first handle extending along the left-right direction and protruding forward,
The opening and closing door is provided with a second handle extending along the left-right direction and protruding forward,
The first handle and the second handle have the same length in the left-right direction and the same position in the left-right direction,
A gas appliance unit, wherein a horizontal position of one of the first handle and the second handle overlaps with a horizontal position of the other over an entire area.

In the gas appliance unit of [1] above, the first handle on the grill door of the built-in stove and the second handle on the built-in oven have the same length and position in the left-right direction, so the layout of the two handles creates a sense of unity and can improve the aesthetics. Moreover, in this gas appliance unit, the two handles are located in the same range in the left-right direction, so there is no need to move the hand significantly left and right when operating the two handles in sequence, making it easy to use. Furthermore, the horizontal position of one of the first and second handles overlaps with the horizontal position of the other in the entire area. In other words, one handle protrudes within the range in which the other handle protrudes in the horizontal direction, so the protrusion of one handle is less likely to interfere with the protrusion of the other handle, and operability is higher than in a configuration in which the handles protrude in different positions in an unbalanced manner. Therefore, this gas appliance unit can achieve both improved aesthetics and improved usability.

[2] The grill door has a window portion with a front glass,
The opening and closing door has a glass window,
The gas appliance unit according to claim 1, wherein the front glass and the glass window have the same width and position in the left-right direction.

In the gas appliance unit described in [2] above, the front glass and the glass window have the same width and position in the left-right direction, so there is a sense of positional unity between the two glass sections. Furthermore, if the front glass and the glass window have the same width and position in the left-right direction, there is no need to move the body significantly when viewing one window and then the other, making it easy to use.

[3] The gas appliance unit according to [2], wherein the first handle, the second handle, the front glass, and the glass window have the same widths and positions in the left-right direction.

The gas appliance unit of [3] above has the same left-right width and left-right position for the first handle, second handle, front glass, and glass window, further emphasizing the overall sense of unity. Moreover, when operating any of the handles or viewing any of the windows, there is no need to move the body significantly left or right; only up and down movements are required, making it extremely easy to use.

First Embodiment
The gas appliance unit 1 shown in Fig. 1 is a gas appliance to be incorporated into a system kitchen. The gas appliance unit 1 includes a built-in stove 4 having a grill chamber 50 with a grill door 52 on the front side, and a built-in oven 3 with an opening and closing door 20 on the front side. The built-in stove 4 is disposed above the built-in oven 3. The built-in oven 3 is a gas oven. The built-in stove 4 is a gas range.

Figure 1 shows an example in which a gas appliance unit 1 is incorporated into a kitchen counter 100 that constitutes a system kitchen. The kitchen counter 100 has a front portion 101 (Figure 2) and a mounting portion 102, and is configured as a mounting base on which the gas appliance unit 1 is placed. The mounting portion 102 is a plate member with an opening formed therein. The opening of the mounting portion 102 is configured as a through hole that penetrates vertically. The built-in stove 4 is installed with the housing 42 passing through the opening formed in the mounting portion 102, and the peripheral portion of the top plate 44 of the built-in stove 4 is supported on the upper surface of the mounting portion 102. As shown in Figures 1 and 2, an opening 104 is provided in the front portion 101 of the kitchen counter 100, and the built-in stove 4 and the built-in oven 3 are exposed to the front side through the opening 104.

The built-in oven 3 comprises an oven body 10 with an internal combustion chamber, and an opening/closing door 20 that is attached to the oven body 10 in an openable and closable manner. The built-in oven 3 extends from the lower end of the gas appliance unit 1 to a position slightly above the vertical center, and the oven body 10 is provided near the vertical center of the gas appliance unit 1. The front of the built-in oven 3 is exposed from the kitchen counter 100, and for example, the opening/closing door 20 and the like are exposed from the kitchen counter 100.

The front end of the oven body 10 is provided with an opening that leads to a combustion chamber provided within the oven body 10, and an opening/closing door 20 is provided to open and close this opening. In the built-in oven 3, when the opening/closing door 20 is in the open position, the opening formed at the front end of the oven body 10 is exposed to the front, and the object to be burned is loaded and unloaded from the combustion chamber through this opening. Inside the combustion chamber of the oven body 10, there are provided an oven burner, which is a type of gas burner, an ignition plug that ignites the oven burner by spark discharge, a gas supply path that supplies gas to the oven burner, a fan, and the like.

The opening and closing door 20 is configured as a plate having a certain thickness, and has a rectangular shape when viewed from the front. The opening and closing door 20 is provided with a glass window 30. In the opening and closing door 20, the area of the glass window 30 is an area through which the inside of the combustion chamber can be seen. The area of the glass window 30 is configured as a transparent area or a light-transmitting area, and is an area through which light can pass. In the opening and closing door 20, the area around the glass window 30 is an area that blocks light.

A second handle 24 is provided near the upper end of the door 20, extending in the left-right direction and projecting forward. The second handle 24 projects forward from the area surrounding the glass window 30 of the door 20.

The opening and closing door 20 is rotatable around a rotation axis that is set lower than the vertical center of the opening and closing door 20 (specifically, near the lower end), and is displaced between an open state in which the upper end of the opening and closing door 20 is tilted forward and an upright state in which the opening and closing door 20 is raised up along the vertical direction (a closed state in which the oven main body 10 is closed). For example, when the opening and closing door 20 is in the upright state as shown in Figures 1 and 2, the user pulls the second handle 24 and rotates the opening and closing door 20 to tilt it forward, causing the opening and closing door 20 to be displaced to the open state. In the open state, the opening of the oven main body 10 is exposed. On the other hand, when the opening and closing door 20 is in the open state, the user holds the second handle 24 and rotates the opening and closing door 20 to stand up, causing the opening and closing door 20 to be displaced to the upright state (closed state).

The built-in stove 4 comprises a housing 42 and a top plate 44. The housing 42 is open at the top end, and the top plate 44 is installed in the opening. In the example of Figs. 1 and 2, the peripheral portion of the top plate 44 is placed on the placement portion 102. On the top plate 44, a right burner 71 is provided at the front right, a left burner 72 at the front left, and a rear burner 73 at the rear center.

As shown in FIG. 3, the rear end of the top plate 44 is provided with an exhaust port 78 for the grill chamber 50 installed inside the housing 42. The grill door 52 is provided in approximately the center of the front of the built-in stove 4. Two operation knobs 81, 82 are provided side by side in the horizontal direction in the area to the right of the grill door 52. Two operation knobs 83, 84 of the same shape are provided side by side in the horizontal direction at the same height as the operation knobs 81, 82 in the area to the left of the grill door 52. The operation knobs 81 to 84 are operated to ignite, extinguish, and adjust the flame power of the right burner 71, the grill burner (not shown) inside the grill chamber, the rear burner 73, and the left burner 72, respectively.

In the area on the right side of the grill door 52, a panel 88 that forms part of the front of the built-in stove 4 is provided around the two operation knobs 81 and 82. In the area on the left side of the grill door 52, a panel 89 that forms part of the front of the built-in stove 4 is provided around the two operation knobs 83 and 84. A panel 86 is provided below the right operation knobs 81 and 82 (below the panel 88). A panel 87 is provided below the left operation knobs 83 and 14 (below the panel 89). When the panel 86 is pushed in with a finger, a well-known push-on/push-off mechanism (not shown) causes a first operation unit (not shown) fixed to the back of the panel 86 to rotate forward from the bottom and be pulled out. When the panel 87 is pushed in with a finger, the same mechanism causes a second operation unit (not shown) fixed to the back of the panel 87 to rotate forward from the bottom and be pulled out. By pushing these panels 86 and 87 back into the housing 42, the first and second operating units are stored inside the housing 42.

The grill door 52 is formed in a plate shape having a thickness in the front-rear direction and in a generally rectangular shape that is long horizontally when viewed from the front. A resin base 68 is provided on the lower side of the grill door 52. A front glass 56 configured as a glass plate is provided on the upper side. The front part of the grill door 52 is configured with a rectangular base 68 and a rectangular front glass 56 arranged vertically. A metal back plate member (not shown) is fixed so as to support the base 68 and the front glass 56 from the rear, forming a plate-shaped grill door 52 in which the base 68, the front glass 56, and the back plate member are integrally configured.

1 and 2, a first handle 54 is provided on the grill door 52 below the vertical center position, which extends in the left-right direction and projects forward. The first handle 54 is integrally formed with a base 68 formed in a plate shape, and projects forward from the front surface of the base 68. In the example of FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the first handle 54 projects diagonally upward. The left-right width of the grill door 52 is smaller than the left-right width of the opening and closing door 20. The left end of the grill door 52 is located to the right of the left end of the opening and closing door 20, and the right end of the grill door 52 is located to the left of the right end of the opening and closing door 20. The vertical width of the grill door 52 is smaller than the vertical width of the opening and closing door 20.

The grill door 52 has a window section 60 with a front glass 56. Specifically, a part of the area where the front glass 56 is provided constitutes the window section 60, and this window section 60 is configured as a transparent area or a light-transmitting area that allows the inside of the grill chamber 50 to be viewed from the front side. In the area where the front glass 56 is provided, a ring-shaped visibility suppression section 62 is provided around the window section 60. The visibility suppression section 62 is an area that makes it difficult or impossible to view the inside of the grill chamber 50 from the front side. Specifically, a colored area is provided in a ring shape on the back side of the front glass 56, for example, by silk screen printing. In the example of FIG. 1, etc., the window section 60 is a part of the front glass 56 that is not silk screen printed. Note that the window section 60 only needs to be able to transmit at least light, and may be thinly silk screen printed to the extent that the inside can be viewed. In the example of FIG. 1, the visibility suppression section 62 is colored, for example, black in a predetermined shape (for example, mesh shape) and is an area where the inside cannot be seen through the front glass 56.

The grill door 52 thus configured is integral with a receiving tray (not shown). The receiving tray extends rearward from the grill door 52, and when the grill door 52 is in the closed position, the receiving tray is housed in the grill chamber. The unit in which the grill door 52 and the receiving tray are integrally configured is movable in the front-rear direction by a rail unit (not shown) provided in the grill chamber 50. Therefore, the grill door 52 is also movable (slidable) in the front-rear direction. When the unit is in the retracted position, the grill door 52 blocks the front opening of the grill chamber 50, and when the unit moves forward from the retracted position, the grill door 52 moves to a position that opens the opening. A first handle 54 is provided at approximately the middle of the front surface of the grill door 52 in the vertical direction. When the user pulls the grill door 52 toward the front while holding the first handle 54, the rail unit extends, allowing the grill door 52, as well as the grill net and tray (not shown) to be removed from the grill chamber 50 at the same time, opening the opening. On the other hand, when the user holds the first handle 54 and returns the grill door 52 to the closed position (the position that closes the opening), the grill net and tray can be returned to the grill chamber 50 while closing the opening.

As shown in FIG. 1, in the gas appliance unit 1, the first handle 54 and the second handle 24 have the same left-right length and left-right position. Furthermore, the front glass 56 and the glass window 30 have the same left-right width and left-right position. More specifically, the first handle 54, the second handle 24, the front glass, and the glass window 30 have the same left-right width and left-right position. In the example of FIG. 1, the left-right area of the first handle 54 and the front glass 56 is indicated by the symbol W1. In the example of FIG. 1, the first handle 54 and the front glass 56 cover the entire left-right area of the grill door 52, so the left-right area of the grill door 52 is also indicated by the symbol W1. Furthermore, the left-right area of the second handle 24 and the glass window 30 is indicated by the symbol W2.

As shown in FIG. 3, the horizontal position of one of the first handle 54 and the second handle 24 overlaps with the horizontal position of the other in the entire area. Specifically, the horizontal position of the first handle 54 overlaps with the horizontal position of the second handle 24 in the entire area. In the example of FIG. 3, when the first handle 54 and the second handle 24 are projected onto a virtual plane perpendicular to the up-down direction, the outer edge of the projection of the first handle 54 onto the virtual plane is located inside (including the position on the outer edge) of the outer edge of the projection of the second handle 24 onto the virtual plane. Specifically, in the left-right direction, the left end position of the first handle 54 approximately coincides with the left end position of the second handle 24, and the right end position of the first handle 54 approximately coincides with the right end position of the second handle 24. In the front-rear direction, the entire front end of the first handle 54 is located rearward of the front end of the second handle 24. The first handle 54 is located below the vertical center position of the grill door 52, and the second handle 24 is located above the vertical center position of the opening and closing door 20, so that the first handle 54 and the second handle 24 are arranged close to each other in the vertical direction.

3. Example of Effects In the gas appliance unit 1, the first handle 54 provided on the grill door 52 of the built-in stove 4 and the second handle 24 provided on the built-in oven 3 have the same length and position in the left-right direction, so the layout of the two handles creates a sense of unity and can improve the aesthetics. Moreover, in this gas appliance unit 1, the two handles are located in the same range in the left-right direction, so that when the two handles are operated in sequence, the hand does not need to be moved significantly left and right, making it easy to use. Furthermore, the horizontal position of one of the first handle 54 and the second handle 24 overlaps with the horizontal position of the other in the entire area. In other words, one handle protrudes within the range in which the other handle protrudes in the horizontal direction, so the protrusion of one handle is less likely to interfere with the protrusion of the other handle, and the operability is higher than that of a configuration in which the handles protrude unbalanced in different positions. Therefore, this gas appliance unit 1 can achieve both improved aesthetics and improved usability.

The gas appliance unit 1 has the same left-right width and left-right position for the front glass 56 and the glass window 30, creating a sense of positional unity between the two glass sections. Furthermore, since the front glass 56 and the glass window 30 have the same left-right width and left-right position, there is no need to move the body significantly when viewing one window and then the other, making it easy to use.

In the gas appliance unit 1, the first handle 54, the second handle 24, the front glass 56, and the glass window 30 have the same left-right widths and left-right positions. Specifically, the left-right positions of the left ends of the first handle 54, the second handle 24, the front glass 56, and the glass window 30 are the same in the left-right direction, and the left-right positions of the right ends of the first handle 54, the second handle 24, the front glass 56, and the glass window 30 are the same in the left-right direction, further emphasizing the overall sense of unity. Moreover, when operating any of the handles or viewing any of the windows, there is no need to move the body significantly left and right, and it is extremely easy to use because it is sufficient to simply move up and down.

<Other embodiments>
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and in the drawings. For example, the features of the above or later described embodiments can be combined in any combination within a range that does not contradict. Furthermore, any feature of the above or later described embodiments can be omitted unless it is clearly stated as essential. Furthermore, the above described embodiments may be modified as follows.

In the above embodiment, the horizontal position of the first handle overlaps with the horizontal position of the second handle over the entire area, but the horizontal position of the second handle may overlap with the horizontal position of the first handle over the entire area.

The embodiments disclosed herein should be considered to be illustrative and not restrictive in all respects. The scope of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed herein, but is intended to include all modifications within the scope of the claims or within the scope equivalent to the claims.

1: Gas appliance unit 3: Built-in oven 4: Built-in stove 20: Opening and closing door 24: Handle (second handle)
30: Glass window 50: Grill compartment 52: Grill door 54: Handle (first handle)
56: Front glass 60: Window section

Claims (3)

A gas appliance unit comprising a built-in stove having a grill chamber with a grill door on the front side, and a built-in oven with an opening and closing door on the front side, the built-in stove being disposed above the built-in oven,
The grill door is provided with a first handle extending along the left-right direction and protruding forward,
The opening and closing door is provided with a second handle extending along the left-right direction and protruding forward,
The first handle and the second handle have the same length in the left-right direction and the same position in the left-right direction,
A gas appliance unit, wherein a horizontal position of one of the first handle and the second handle overlaps with a horizontal position of the other over an entire area. The grill door has a window portion with a front glass,
The opening and closing door has a glass window,
The gas appliance unit according to claim 1 , wherein the front glass and the glass window have the same width in the left-right direction and the same position in the left-right direction. The gas appliance unit according to claim 2 , wherein the first handle, the second handle, the front glass, and the glass window have the same widths in the left-right direction and the same positions in the left-right direction.

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