JP3018313U - Electric cooker - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To ensure safety, prevent the heater from generating heat unless used correctly. [Structure] The saucer 3 is detachably placed on the main body 2,
An electric cooker in which the heater holding portion 4b of the heater unit 4 is detachably attached to the main body 2 so that the heater 4a is positioned on the tray 3 and the cooking plate 5 is arranged on the heater 4a. The heater holding portion 4b is pivotally attached to the attachment portion 7 of the main body 2 so as to be tiltable under the weight of the heater 4a, and the tray 3 has a support portion 11 for horizontally supporting the heater 4a.
A switching means is formed between the heater holding portion 4b and the mounting portion 7 of the main body 2 to energize when the heater 4a is horizontal and to de-energize when the heater 4a tilts below the horizontal. Then, the electric cooker 1 is configured such that the heater 4a is properly attached to the main body 2 and the heater 4a generates heat only when the tray 3 is placed.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to an electric cooker using a heater that generates heat when energized, and more particularly to an electric cooker that can be used extremely safely against heat generated by the heater.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Taking an electric BBQ as an example of an electric cooker, this electric BBQ places a water tray on the main body, attaches a heater unit with a heater to the main body, and then attaches a mesh-like structure from the top. It is configured to mount the cooking plate.

However, since the structure is such that the heater is energized at any time when the switch is on, there is a problem in that safety is lacking. In other words, the heater unit alone will generate heat if it is switched on, and the heater will generate heat even if it is used improperly by forgetting to place the water tray. It was a big problem because children's mischief and small mistakes are common.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 Then, this invention makes it a subject to provide a highly safe electric cooker by making a heater generate heat only when used correctly.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 A means for solving the above problems will be described with reference to FIG. 1 of an embodiment. The configuration is such that a tray 3 is detachably mounted on a dish-shaped main body 2, and the tray 3 is detachably mounted. An electric cooker 1 in which the heater holding portion 4b of the heater unit 4 is detachably attached to the main body 2 so that the heater 4a is positioned on the heater 3, and the cooking plate 5 is arranged on the heater 4a. The heater holding portion 4b is pivotally attached to the mounting portion 7 of the second member so as to be tiltable by the weight of the heater 4a, and the supporting portion 11 for horizontally supporting the heater 4a is formed on the tray 3 to form the heater holding portion 4b or Also, the mounting portion 7 of the main body 2 is formed with switching means 9, 12, 15, 15a, 17 which are energized when the heater 4a is horizontal and deenergized when the heater 4a is tilted below the horizontal. Be an electric cooker 1 And it features.

[0006] The switching means, for example, determines whether the heater 4a is in a horizontal state or the heater 15a of the micro switch 15 and the actuator 15a of the micro switch 15 are tilted downward. It may be formed by an operating piece 17 that is erected on the mounting portion 7 of the main body 2 and is switched according to the above.

In order to further enhance safety, a heater plug is formed in the heater holding portion so that a power cord having a magnet plug can be attached and detached, and the heater tilted downward by pulling the magnet plug. In order to disengage the magnet plug from the magnet plug receiver before the horizontal movement occurs, it is possible to set the positional relationship between the magnet plug receiver and the pivotally connected portion between the mounting portion and the heater holding portion.

[0008]

[Action]

 That is, according to the structure of claim 1, the heater generates heat only when the receiving tray is placed on the main body and is horizontally supported by the supporting portion of the receiving tray. When the heater is removed from the main body or when the tray is not placed, the switching means is in the non-energized state.

According to the structure of claim 2, when the heater holding portion of the heater unit is attached to the mounting portion of the main body and the heater is horizontally supported by the supporting portion, the operating piece operates the actuator of the micro switch in the heater holding portion. Operate and switch to the state where electricity can be supplied. Even if the heater holding part is attached to the mounting part of the main body, if the heater is not horizontally supported by the support part and tilts downwards because there is no saucer, the actuator of the microswitch is switched by the operating piece and becomes non-energized.

According to the structure of claim 3, for example, when the heater holding portion of the heater unit is attached to the attachment portion of the main body without the tray, the power cord is pulled for some reason and the heater unit is Even if the heater is tilted in the horizontal direction, the magnet plug of the power cord comes off the magnet plug holder of the heater holder before the power is turned on.

[0011]

[Effect of device]

 As a result of the above, according to the electric cooker of claim 1, since the switching means is formed between the heater holding portion and the attachment portion of the main body or between the heater holding portion and the attachment portion of the main body, the heater has the heater holding portion with respect to the main body. Only when the tray is attached and the tray is placed, current can be turned on and heat is generated. For this reason, it is possible to prevent accidental situations such as being used for mischief and minor mistakes, and to ensure safety.

Further, in the conventional electric cooker, a predetermined portion of the main body has to be made of metal due to the heat generated by the heater, and the electric cooker is composed of a plurality of members made of metal and synthetic resin. In the devised electric cooker, since the main body can be composed of one member made of synthetic resin, the number of parts can be reduced, the manufacturing can be facilitated, and the cost can be largely reduced.

According to the electric cooker of the second aspect, since the switching means is constituted by the micro switch and the operating piece for switching the actuator of the micro switch according to the attachment of the heater holding portion to the attachment portion and the angle, it is simple. It can be manufactured at low cost.

According to the electric cooker of the third aspect, for example, when the heater holding portion of the heater unit is attached to the attachment portion of the main body without the saucer, the power cord is pulled for some reason. Even if the heater unit tilts in the direction to level the heater, the magnet plug of the power cord comes off the magnet plug holder of the heater holder before the power is turned on, and the heater heats up. It is possible to prevent this from happening, and it is possible to further improve high safety.

[0015]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, an electric BBQ machine will be taken up as an example of an electric cooker for description.

FIG. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the electric BBQ 1. As shown in FIG. 1, the electric BBQ 1 has a dish-shaped main body 2 and a detachable mount on the main body 2. A water receiving tray 3, a heater unit 4 detachably attached to the main body 2 so that the heater 4a is located on the water receiving tray 3, and tiltably attached to the water receiving tray 3, and a cooking plate 5 arranged on the heater 4a. Has become.

The main body 2 is integrally formed of synthetic resin. The projecting portions at the front and rear ends are grips 6 and 6 for holding by hand, and a concave mounting portion 7 for mounting the above-mentioned heater unit 4 is provided at the rear portion and two standing wall portions 8 and 8 on both sides. (See FIG. 2 and FIG. 3).

The upper surface of the attachment portion 7 is inclined so that it becomes lower toward the front, so that the heater unit 4 to be attached can be inclined toward the front. In addition, pivot support projections 9 for pivotally mounting the heater unit 4 are formed at predetermined positions on both side surfaces of the mounting portion 7.

The heat shield plate 10 is fixed to the upper surface of the center of the main body 2 so that the water tray 3 can be placed.

The water receiving tray 3 has a support portion 11 standing upright on the inner front surface thereof for supporting the heater 4 a of the heater unit 4 to be attached horizontally, in other words, parallel to the main body 2.

The heater unit 4 has a heater holding portion 4b having a size corresponding to the fitting portion 7 described above, and the bottom surface of the heater holding portion 4b is formed horizontally. Then, on both side surfaces, a pivotally-supporting concave portion 12 is formed which is fitted to the pivotally-supporting convex portion 9 and is pivotally attached to the heater unit 4 so as to be tiltable.

The heater 4a is formed in the shape shown by the broken line in FIG. 2, and the above-mentioned cooking plate 5 has a large number of through holes 5a at positions where the heater 4a is not exposed. It suppresses the generation of smoke.

A magnet plug receiver 14 to which the magnet plug 13 a of the power cord 13 (see FIG. 3) is formed is formed at a predetermined position on the one rear surface of the heater holding portion 4 b of the heater unit 4, and the magnet plug receiver 14 Electricity is input to the heater 4a via the micro switch 15.

The micro switch 15 is built in on the other side of the heater holding portion 4b, and a through hole 16 is formed in a portion of the bottom surface of the heater holding portion 4b corresponding to the actuator 15a of the micro switch 15. An operating piece 17 standing on the mounting portion 7 when the heater holding portion 4b is pivotally mounted on the mounting portion 7 of the main body 2 is inserted into the through hole 16, and the angle of the heater unit 4 is changed. The actuator 15a of the microswitch 15 is switched according to the above. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, when the heater unit 4 is horizontal, the actuator 15a is in a position to turn on the micro switch 15 as shown by the solid line, but the water receiving tray 3 is not provided and the heater unit is pivotally supported. When the actuator 15a is tilted forward around the convex portion 9 and the pivotal concave portion 12, the actuator 15a is in a position to turn off the micro switch 15 as shown by a virtual line.

The above-described pivotal support projection 9 and pivotal support recess 12 and the magnet plug receiver 14 are positioned so as to have the following relationship. That is, the positional relationship in which the magnet plug 13a is disengaged from the magnet plug receiver 14 before the horizontal movement of the heater 4a tilted downward by pulling the power cord 13 attached to the magnet plug receiver 14. Due to this, for example, when the heater holding portion 4b of the heater unit 4 is attached to the attaching portion 7 of the main body 2 without the water tray 3, the power cord 13 is pulled for some reason and the heater unit 4 is In the unlikely event that the heater 4a tilts in the horizontal direction, the magnet plug 13a of the power cord 13 comes off the magnet plug receiver 14 of the heater holding portion 4b before the power is turned on, and the heater 4a is removed. It is possible to prevent the generation of heat.

In the electric BBQ 1 configured as described above, the heater 4 a generates heat only when the tray 3 is placed on the main body 2 and is horizontally supported by the support portion 11 of the tray 3. When the heater 4a is removed from the main body 2 or when the tray 3 is not placed, it is in a non-energized state.

Therefore, for example, it can be prevented from being used for mischief and an unexpected situation caused by a slight mistake, and safety can be secured. Moreover, since the structure for that purpose is constituted by the micro switch 15 and the operating piece 17 for switching the actuator 15a of the heater 15a to the mounting portion 7 of the heater holding portion 4b and switching it depending on the angle, it can be manufactured simply and at low cost. .

Further, unlike the conventional electric cooker, it is not necessary to make a predetermined part of the main body 2 made of metal, and the main body 2 can be configured by one member made of synthetic resin as described above, so that the number of parts is reduced. Can be reduced, manufacturing can be facilitated, and cost can be significantly reduced.

Further, as described above, since the positional relationship between the pivotally projecting portion 9 and the pivotally supporting recess 12 and the magnet plug receiver 14 is set, even if something happens, it will be fully prepared and high safety will be improved. It can be further enhanced.

The correspondence between the configuration of the present invention and the configuration of the above-described embodiment is shown. The electric cooker of the present invention corresponds to the electric BBQ 1 of the embodiment, and the saucer is the water saucer 3. The switching means correspond to the pivotally projecting portion 9, the pivotally supporting recess 12, the microswitch 15, the actuator 15a, and the actuating piece 17, respectively.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of an electric BBQ machine.

FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional plan view showing a main part of the electric BBQ device.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a main body, a water tray, and a heater unit.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing an operating state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Electric roasting machine 2 ... Main body 3 ... Water saucer 4 ... Heater unit 4a ... Heater 4b ... Heater holding part 5 ... Cooking plate 7 ... Mounting part 9 ... Pivoting convex part 11 ... Support part 12 ... Pivoting concave part 13 ... Power supply Cord 13a ... Magnet plug 14 ... Magnet plug receiver 15 ... Micro switch 15a ... Actuator 17 ... Operating piece

Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A saucer is detachably mounted on a dish-shaped body, and a heater holding portion of a heater unit is detachably attached to the body so that a heater is located on the saucer. An electric cooker in which a cooking plate is arranged on a heater, wherein the heater holding portion is pivotally attached to a mounting portion of the main body so as to be tiltable under the weight of the heater, and the heater is horizontally supported on the tray. The electric cooking device is provided with a supporting portion for supporting the heater, and a heater holding portion or a mounting portion of the main body is provided with switching means for energizing the heater when the heater is horizontal and deenergizing when the heater tilts below the horizontal. vessel. 2. A main body of a main body for switching the switching means between a micro switch built in a heater holding portion and an actuator of the micro switch depending on whether the heater is in a horizontal state or in a state in which the heater is tilted downward. The electric cooker according to claim 1, wherein the electric cooker is formed by an operating piece provided upright on the mounting portion. 3. A magnet plug receiver is formed in the heater holding portion so that a power cord having a magnet plug can be attached and detached, and the pulling of the magnet plug causes a magnet plug in a front stage in which a heater tilted downward is horizontally raised. The electric cooker according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a positional relationship between a pivotally connected portion between the mounting portion and the heater holding portion and the magnetic plug receiver is set so that the electric plug is detached from the magnetic plug receiver.