JP2710490B2 - Toaster oven - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a heating chamber in which heating is performed by a heater in a main body case, and a control chamber in which a substrate on which electronic components for controlling the heater are disposed is provided below. The present invention relates to an oven toaster provided with a partition plate.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, an oven toaster shown in FIG. 9 has been known.

[0003] In FIG. 9, reference numeral 1 denotes a partition plate provided in the case main body, on which a heating chamber 2 for heating the food with a heater H is formed, and below the partition plate 1, a control chamber 3 is provided. Are formed. Reference numeral 4 denotes a door, and a projection 5 extending downward is provided below the door 4, and the projection 5 is engaged with a hole 6 provided in the partition plate 1 so that the door 4 can be opened and closed in the direction of the arrow. ing. G is a grill on which food is placed.

[0004] Reference numeral 7 denotes an operation panel section continuously formed on the partition plate 1. The operation panel section 7 is provided with a timer 8 for setting the energizing time of the heater H, a power switch (not shown), and the like. On the back side of the operation panel section 7, a circuit board on which electronic components (not shown) for controlling the heater H are arranged.
(Not shown) is attached.

[0005]

In such an oven toaster, the partition plate 1 is heated by the heater H, and the heat is continuously formed on the partition plate 1.
, The temperature of the operation panel section 7 becomes considerably high. For this reason, there has been a problem that the coating of the operation panel unit 7 is bald or discolored.

A circuit board on which electronic components are provided is attached to the operation panel section 7. Since a PC board, electronic components, and the like are particularly vulnerable to heat, it is necessary to attach the circuit board via a heat insulating material. . For this reason, there were problems such as an increase in the number of parts and an increase in cost.

Therefore, if the partition plate 1 and the operation panel section 7 are formed as separate members, the above problem can be solved. However, since a joint portion between the partition plate 1 and the operation panel section 7 is formed, there is some liquid depending on the type of food to be put into the heating chamber, and when this liquid spills, the liquid flows from the joint portion to the control chamber 3 There is a problem that the electronic components reach the embedded electronic components and cause a malfunction of the circuit.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an oven toaster which does not cause a malfunction of a circuit even if liquid is spilled.

[0009]

According to the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, a heating chamber for heating food with a heater is provided at an upper portion of a main body case, and an electronic component for controlling the heater is provided at a lower portion. A control room provided with a substrate is formed by partitioning with a partition plate, and an entrance for food is provided at the front of the heating chamber, and a door for opening and closing the entrance is rotatably provided at the front of the partition, In an oven toaster provided with a front plate portion that covers a front surface of the control room at a position below the door,
A groove along the longitudinal direction of the front plate portion is formed on the upper portion of the front plate portion at a position below the joint portion between the partition plate and the front plate portion, facing the joint portion, and the length of the groove is The length is set to be equal to or longer than the length of the substrate in the longitudinal direction of the front plate portion.

[0010]

According to the present invention, since a groove is formed in the upper part of the front plate below the joint between the partition plate and the front plate, the groove facing the joint, so that the liquid of the food is spilled out. Even if the liquid enters the joint between the partition plate and the front plate, the groove receives the liquid, so that the liquid does not reach the electronic components provided on the substrate.

[0011]

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

1 and 2, reference numeral 10 denotes a main body case constituting a main body of the oven toaster. In the main body case 10, a partition plate 13 for dividing a heating chamber 11 above and a control chamber 12 below is provided. Have been. In the heating chamber 11,
A grill 15 on which the food is placed and a heater 1 for heating the food
6 are provided.

An entrance 17 for taking in and out of food is formed at the front of the heating chamber 11, and a door 18 for opening and closing the entrance 17 is provided to be openable and closable.

A projection 19 extending downward is provided at a lower portion of the door 18, and the projection 19 is attached to the front end 1 of the partition plate 13.
The door 18 is engaged with a slit-shaped hinge hole 20 provided in 3a and is rotatably held with the partition plate 13 as a fulcrum. The door 18 opens and closes in the direction of the arrow by the pivoting operation.

Reference numeral 21 denotes an operation panel (front plate) provided so as to cover the front surface of the control room 12. Below the operation panel 21, a bottom plate 2 connected to the bottom plate 10a of the main body case 10 is provided.
1c is formed. The operation panel 21 is provided with a timer 31 for setting the heating time, a setting switch 32 for setting the intensity of the heating, a display 33 for displaying the intensity, and the like.

On the inner side surface 21b of the operation panel 21, a column 41 for mounting a substrate is formed in a state extending in the lateral direction.
Circuit boards 42 and 43 are attached to the support 41. The lower ends 42c, 43c of the circuit boards 42, 43 are located at positions separated from the bottom plate 21c. On the left side surface 42a (in FIG. 1) of the operation panel circuit board 42, an electronic component 45 for controlling the heating time of the display 33 and the heater 16 and the like is provided. The right side 4 of the circuit board 43
An electronic component 46 for controlling the heating time of the heater 16 and the like are also provided in 3a.

On the upper portion 21a of the operation panel 21, a joining piece 22 for joining with a hanging portion 13b formed at the front end 13a of the partition plate 13 is formed continuously, and from the bottom to the right of the joining piece 22 (see FIG. 1). ) The extended horizontal portion 23 and the horizontal portion 2
An upright portion 24 that rises upward from the tip of No. 3 is formed continuously.

A groove 30 is formed by the joint piece 22, the horizontal portion 23, and the upright portion 24. This groove 30
A state is formed below the joint portion A between the joint piece 22 and the hanging portion 13b, opposite to the joint portion A, and formed above the operation panel 21. The groove 30 is formed along the longitudinal direction of the operation panel 21.

As shown in FIG. 4, the length of the groove 30 is set so that only L extends from both ends of the circuit boards 42 and 43. At both ends of the groove 30, as shown in FIG. 3, passages 50 extending to the bottom plate 21c are formed.

Therefore, when the liquid of the food spills near the door 18 when the food is taken in and out of the heating chamber 11, the liquid flows downward from the joint A and the hinge hole 20 of the partition plate 13. . Then, this liquid is received by the groove 30 and accumulates in the groove 30. Therefore, the liquid is applied to the circuit board 4
It does not reach 2,43.

When the amount of the liquid is large, the liquid flows to both sides along the groove 30 and flows from the passage 50 to the bottom plate 21c. The lower ends 42c and 43c of the circuit boards 42 and 43 are
The liquid flowing to the bottom plate portion 21c does not reach the circuit boards 42 and 43 since it is located at a position away from 1c.

Accordingly, the circuit board 42,
The circuit provided at 43 is prevented from malfunctioning.

In this embodiment, the circuit boards 42, 4
Since no electronic components are provided on the side surfaces 42b and 43b of the third device 3, the space between the circuit boards 42 and 43 can be narrowed, so that the space in the control room 12 can be reduced.

FIGS. 5 and 6 show another embodiment, in which a groove 30 is formed so as to surround the circuit boards 42 and 43. FIG.
Are provided with covers 51 extending rearward from both ends.

FIG. 7 shows that the horizontal portion 23 has, for example, a horizontal portion 52a.
A metal member 52 having a metal member 52 and a side wall 52b is provided, and the groove 30 is formed by the metal member 52 and the joining piece 22. FIG. 8 shows the joining piece 22 and the hanging part 13 of the partition plate 13.
An elastic member 53 for sealing is interposed at the joint A with the b to prevent liquid and debris from entering the gap between the joints A.

[0026]

According to the present invention, as described above, a groove is formed above the front plate at a position below the joint between the partition plate and the front plate, the groove facing the joint. Even if the liquid spills and enters the junction between the partition plate and the front plate, the groove receives the liquid, so that the liquid is prevented from reaching the electronic components disposed on the substrate,
The liquid does not cause a malfunction of the circuit.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing a configuration of a main part of an oven toaster according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the oven toaster,

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a main part of FIG. 1,

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a part of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing another embodiment,

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a part of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of a main part showing a configuration of another embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a sectional view of a main part showing a configuration of another embodiment;

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a main part of a conventional oven toaster.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Main body case 11 Heating room 12 Control room 13 Partition plate 17 Doorway 18 Door 21 Operation panel (front plate part) 30 Groove part 42 Circuit board (board) 43 Circuit board (board)

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A heating chamber for heating food with a heater in an upper part of a main body case, and a control chamber in which a substrate on which electronic components for controlling the heater are arranged is provided in a lower part by a partition plate. A front opening of the cooking chamber, a door for opening and closing the door, and a door for opening and closing the door, which is rotatably provided at a front portion of the partition plate, and a front plate portion that covers a front surface of the control chamber below the door; In the oven toaster provided with, a groove along the longitudinal direction of the front plate portion is formed above the front plate portion at a position below the joint portion between the partition plate and the front plate portion so as to face the joint portion. The length of the groove is set to be equal to or longer than the length of the substrate in the longitudinal direction of the front plate portion. 2. The door according to claim 1, wherein the groove also faces a hinge hole for mounting a door provided in the partition plate.
The oven toaster according to the item.