JP2800211B2 - Bread making machine - Google Patents

Description

Description: FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an operating member that can make a freshly baked bread simply by putting in a predetermined material, has a control device, and issues a cooking instruction. In a bread maker provided in the upper part of the main body.

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional bread maker of this type has a configuration as shown in FIG. 7 or FIG.

That is, the bread making machine shown in FIG. 7 opens and closes an upper opening of a main body 1 containing a motor, a heater, a bread container, a temperature detecting unit (all not shown) and the like with a lid 2, and a temperature detecting unit. (Not shown) has a control device for controlling the energization of the motor and the heater based on the temperature information detected,
A plurality of locking ribs 4 are protruded from the inner surface of the operation member 3 for setting a baking time, starting cooking, and the like.
A hole 5 for screwing is provided at the rear part. The main body 1
A locking rib 6 having a hole 6a with which the locking rib 4 is engaged is provided at an upper end of the lock member, and a fastening rib 7 to which a screw 8 for fixing the operation member 3 to the main body 1 is provided. ing.

In the bread maker shown in FIG. 8, an operation member 10 is fixed to an upper portion of a main body 9 by a plurality of screws 11.
A tightening rib 13 having a hole 12 through which a screw 11 passes is provided at an upper portion of the main body 9.
The operating member 10 is provided with a fastening boss 15 to which the screw 11 is fastened.

In the conventional bread maker described above, in the case of the conventional example shown in FIG. 7, when attaching the operating member 3 to the main body 1, a plurality of locking ribs 4 are press-fitted from above. Since it must be engaged with the locked rib 6, the mounting becomes hard and the assemblability is poor. The locking rib 4 and the locked rib 6 are connected to the main body 1.
When the operating member 3 is once attached to the main body 1, it is very difficult to remove the operating member 3 because the operating member 3 is formed firmly and engaged so that it does not easily come off even if an impact is applied to the operating member 3. Thus, the serviceability of the operation member 3 and the control device built therein was poor.

Further, in the case of the conventional example shown in FIG.
Are tightened to the tightening rib 13 and the tightening boss 15 through the inside of the main body 9 in which various parts are mounted and assembled from below, so that the assemblability is poor and the number of screws 11 increases, resulting in high cost. Had become. In addition, the serviceability of the operating member 3 and the control device built in the operating member 3 is also improved.
After removing the bottom plate (not shown) screwed to the bottom of the main body 9, a driver must be inserted from the bottom of the main body 9 to remove a plurality of screws 11, which is troublesome.

Furthermore, since none of the conventional bread making machines covers a gap generated between the main body and the operation member, if water is accidentally spilled to the upper part of the main body, water is supplied from the gap to the inside of the main body. There was a risk of fire, smoke or electric shock due to short-circuit.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and has as its first object to improve the assemblability and serviceability of an operation member, and to prevent water from dripping to a charged portion in a main body. It has two purposes.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a baking chamber equipped with a temperature detection unit, a heater and a detachable pan container, a motor for material kneading, and a motor and the baking chamber. A built-in main body, an upper main body disposed above the main body, and a fixed frame attached to an outer peripheral portion of an upper end of the firing chamber and fixed to an upper end of the main body; A rain gutter-shaped water receiving rib protrudes from the outer periphery of the fixed frame below a gap or an opening provided in the upper main body to collect leaked water and accumulate in the water receiving rib. The bread maker has an outlet for discharging water.

An operation member having a built-in control device is mounted on the upper body, and the operation member is slidable in a horizontal direction to be detachable, and is screwed and fixed to at least a tightening boss provided on the upper body. It shall be locked by doing.

Operation Since the present invention has the above-described configuration, by slightly sliding the operation member on the upper surface of the main body in the horizontal direction,
The operating member can be easily engaged with the main body, and one surface of the operating member, which is located in the pull-out direction when sliding and has no locking portion, is fixed to the main body integrally with the reinforcing plate with screws and fixed together. By doing so, it is possible to securely fix the one surface in the pulling direction, which has no locking portion and cannot be engaged with the main body, to the main body while preventing deformation and detachment due to impact or the like with one screw. is there.

In addition, since a rain gutter-shaped water receiving rib protrudes from the outer periphery of the fixed frame below the water leakage point on the upper part of the main body, it is possible to prevent water from splashing on the charged part without increasing the number of parts and assembly man-hours. This can be reliably prevented.

Embodiment Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In FIGS. 1 to 6, an outer body is attached to a chassis 20 and formed of sheet metal, and an upper body 22 attached to the lower body 21 and formed of resin.
It is composed of A motor 23 and a firing chamber 24 are mounted on the chassis 20. The rotation of the motor 23 is transmitted from the small pulley 25 via the belt 26 to the large pulley 27 and the lower connector 28, and is rotated inside the firing chamber 24 via the upper connector 29 which is in contact with the lower connector 28. A detachable bread container 31 having a dough blade 30 to be formed, a heater 32 formed in a substantially U-shape, and a temperature detecting unit 33 in contact with the bread container 31 are provided.

An inner lid 34 that opens and closes the baking chamber 24 is attached to an outer lid 35 that is rotatably supported on the upper main body 22, and a yeast container that stores yeast between the inner lid 34 and the outer lid 35. 36 are provided. The lower opening of the yeast container 36 is a valve controlled by a solenoid 39 through a lever 38.
Opened and closed at 37.

Further, after the bread is baked, the fan motor 40 for rotating the fan is driven to release the steam in the baking chamber 24 so as to take the heat. The firing chamber 24
A heat shield plate 41 is provided on the outer periphery of the sintering chamber 24, and a fixing frame 42 for fixing the upper body 22 and the sintering chamber 24 is mounted on the outer periphery of the upper end of the sintering chamber 24. The control device 43 controls the energization of the motor 23, the heater 32, and the like based on the temperature information detected by the temperature detection unit 33, and controls each process of kneading, aging, fermentation, and firing. The operating member 44 including the solenoid 39 and the control device 43 is in contact with the side of the
An operation panel 45 for setting a baking time, starting cooking, and the like, and a display window 46 for displaying a time until baking, a menu, and the like are mounted on an upper surface of the device.

Further, a reinforcing plate 48 formed of an iron plate and provided with an uneven portion 47 for increasing rigidity is provided on an inner surface of a rear portion of the operation member 44.
Are mounted via fixing ribs 49, and a plurality of locking portions 50 having different shapes are provided on the inner surface other than the rear surface.
In addition, the locking portion 50 is engaged with the upper portion of the upper main body 22,
A plurality of locked portions 51 having an opening at the rear and a fastening boss of a screw 52 disposed so as to abut on the reinforcing plate 48 and for integrally fastening and fixing the operating member 44 and the reinforcing plate 48 together. 53
In addition, two waterproof ribs 54 are provided so as to be in contact with the inner surface of the operation member 44 and to hold the same from the inner surface, and to prevent water from entering the inside of the operation member 44. An opening 55 is formed at an upper portion of the upper body 22 between the two waterproof ribs 54, and a locking portion 56 formed on the operation member 44 is inserted into the opening 55. In addition, a water receiving rib 57 formed in a rain gutter shape is provided protruding from the outer periphery of the fixed frame 42 at a position below the opening 55,
The water receiving rib 57 is extended to a lower position where there is no charged part, and an outlet 58 for water is formed at an end thereof. An exhaust duct 59 is attached to the fan motor 40 and communicates the firing chamber 24 with the outside air. Reference numeral 60 denotes a support rib provided on the upper main body 22 so as to abut against the inner surface of the operation member 44, and 61 denotes a fitting rib protruding from the inner surface of the operation member 44 so as to fit the support rib 60. It is.

In the above configuration, the attachment of the operation member 44 to the upper body 22 will be described. First, as shown in FIG.
48, a concave portion 49a of a fixing rib 49 provided at a rear portion of the operation member 44.
Attach to Next, the operating member 44 is tilted in the left-right direction, and while the inner surface on the left side of the operating member 44 is
After inserting 56 into the rear of the opening 55, the operating member 44 is rotated clockwise around the locking portion 56 as a fulcrum, and
The right side inner surface of the operation member 44 is brought into contact with the support rib 60 provided on the 22, and the fitting rib 61 is fitted and set horizontally. Thereafter, the operation member 44 is slid forward to
With the locked portion 51 from the rear opening,
The reinforcing plate 48 is brought into contact with the tightening boss 53 so that the operation member 44 does not come off upward or to the side, and the screw 52 is inserted into the holes 62 and 63.
Through the operation boss 53
44 is attached to the upper body 22. At this time, the rear surface of the operation member 44 is integrally fixed to the tightening boss 53 in a state in which the rear surface of the operation member 44 is in contact with the highly rigid reinforcing plate 48.
By tightening only 52, it is possible to fix firmly over the entire width of the rear surface. Also, on the left and right side surfaces and the front surface of the operation member 44 and the upper main body 22, the engagement of the plurality of locking portions 50 and 56 and the holding of the plurality of water receiving ribs 57 and the support rib 60 from the inside, The direction is firmly fixed. In addition, as described above, the operation member 44 is attached to the upper main body 22 by sliding the operation member 44 lightly, and
, And only one screw 52 needs to be tightened.
In addition, the same operation can be carried out only by performing the same procedure in the reverse order, so that it is extremely easy and the number of parts can be reduced.

Therefore, in one embodiment of the present invention, assemblability and serviceability can be greatly improved while securing sufficient mounting strength with a small number of components.

Further, in one embodiment of the present invention, even if water is accidentally spilled on the upper part of the upper main body 22, the waterproof rib 54 can prevent water from entering the inside of the operation member 44, Even a small amount of water entering from the opening 55 where the rib 54 is not provided is received by the gutter-shaped water receiving rib 57 disposed below the opening 55, and drops from the outlet 58 to a place where there is no charged part. Is done. Therefore, it is possible to prevent water from splashing on the charged part without increasing the number of parts and the number of assembling steps, whereby it is possible to eliminate fire, smoke and electric shock due to a short circuit, and to improve safety.

Effect of the Invention As is clear from the description of the above embodiment, the bread maker of the present invention mounts an operation member having a built-in control device on the upper main body, and slides the operation member in the horizontal direction to attach and detach the operation member. It is possible, and is locked by screwing and fixing to at least a tightening boss provided on the upper body,
The operating member and the main body can be securely fixed with a single screw, and can be easily attached and detached. Therefore, the number of parts can be reduced, and the assembly, serviceability, and mounting strength are large. It can be improved.

A rain gutter-shaped water receiving rib is protruded from an outer periphery of the fixed frame below a gap around the fixed frame or an opening provided in the upper body to collect leaked water, and Since the receiving rib is provided with an outlet for discharging accumulated water, it is possible to reliably prevent water from splashing on the charged part without increasing the number of parts and the number of assembly steps, thereby improving safety. Things.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of an operation member of a bread maker showing one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a method of attaching a reinforcing plate to the operation member, and FIG. Exploded perspective view of
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the operating member, FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of the bread making machine, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the bread making machine, and FIGS. It is an exploded perspective view showing an attachment method. 21 …… Lower body, 22 …… Upper body, 23 …… Motor, 24…
... Baking room, 31 ... Bread container, 32 ... Heater, 33 ... Temperature detection unit, 42 ... Fixed frame, 44 ... Operation member, 48 ... Reinforcement plate, 50 ... Locking unit, 51 ... Locked part, 52 ... Screw, 53 ...
... fastening boss, 54 ... waterproof rib, 55 ... opening, 56 ...
Locking part, 57: Water receiving rib, 58: Outlet.

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued from the front page (72) Inventor Shigeru Yamaguchi 1006 Kazuma Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB name) A47J 37/00 301

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A baking chamber provided with a temperature detecting section, a heater and a detachable pan container, a motor for material kneading, a main body containing the motor and the baking chamber, and a main body provided above the main body. An upper body, and a fixed frame attached to an outer peripheral portion of an upper end of the firing chamber and fixed to an upper end of the main body, and a lower portion of a gap around the fixed frame, an opening provided in the upper body, or the like. A bread maker provided with an outlet for projecting rain gutter-shaped water receiving ribs from the outer periphery of the fixed frame to collect leaked water and discharging the accumulated water to the water receiving ribs. 2. An operation member having a control device built therein is mounted on the upper body, and the operation member is slidable in a horizontal direction so as to be detachable, and at least a fastening boss provided on the upper body. The bread maker according to claim 1, wherein the bread maker is locked by screwing and fixing.