JP3074995U - Hot plate - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To provide a hot plate that can be safely cooked by children. (A) A hot plate main body 1 having a heating plate 3 which generates heat by a power supply at an upper part thereof, and a lid provided at an upper part of the hot plate main body 1 (b) The lid 2 is provided on the hot plate main body 1 The heating circuit 3 is mounted so as to be lockable, and the electric circuit of the heating plate 3 is turned on in conjunction with the locking operation. (C) The lid 2 has one or more holes through which cooking materials are placed. Is formed so that children can't reach it

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001] The present invention relates to a hot plate that enables a child to enjoy cooking a cookie or the like with ease.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Generally, hot plates are known as cooking utensils for cooking okonomiyaki, grilled meat, cookies, and the like. However, the hot plate is designed for use by adults, and no unnecessary care has been taken for safety. Everyone, including adults, knows that the heating plate is hot and there is a danger of burns if touched. This is because there is no need to prepare such information.

[0003] However, children have little fear of heat, and there is a risk of burns by touching the heating plate without their knowledge. For this reason, cooking utensils for cooking by heating have not been developed for children. For children, non-heated items such as ice creamers for making ice cream and juicers for juice were provided.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 However, there was a desire from children to make sweets such as cookies.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a hot plate that can be safely cooked by children so as to meet the above demand.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a hot plate according to the present invention has the following requirements. (B) A hot plate body having a heating plate that generates heat from a power supply at the top thereof, and a lid provided above the hot plate body. (B) The lid portion is lockably mounted on the hot plate body. The heating circuit is switched on in conjunction with the lock operation.

[0007] The hot plate may have the following requirements. (B) The heating plate is provided with a drop for dropping the food. (B) Above the heating plate, a rotating body for moving the food on the heating plate to the drop is provided. And the rotator is operatively connected to an operation handle provided on the hot plate body.

The hot plate may have the following requirements. (A) A locking operation means is provided at the center of the lid, and the operation means is provided with an engaging part provided below the opening through an opening formed in the center of the heating plate. (B) The switch of the electric circuit is formed so as to be turned on and off by an operation of the operating means engaging and disengaging with the locking portion.

[0009] Further, at least one hole for cooking material is formed in the lid, and the height of the hole is such that when a finger is inserted through the hole, the tip of a child's finger contacts the heating plate. It is better to set it to an extent that is not.

[0010] Preferably, a cylindrical punching die filled with cooking material is provided in the hole of the lid so as to be insertable and removable.

Further, it is desirable that a timer be set in the electric circuit together with the switch.

Preferably, the lid is set so that the temperature of the lid is about 50 ° C. or less when the heating plate is heated.

Further, it is preferable that the rotating body is formed in an impeller shape having a plurality of blades extending radially from a central portion.

[0014]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a hot plate according to the present invention. The hot plate includes a hot plate main body 1 and a lid 2 provided on an upper portion of the hot plate main body 1.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the hot plate body 1 is formed in a pot shape from a container 1a, a cylindrical holder 1b, and a decorative frame 1c, and a heating plate 3 is disposed above the hot plate. Have been. A heating means 4 for heating the heating plate 3 and an electric circuit for connecting them are provided inside the container 1a. In addition, a timer 5 is provided on one side of the hot plate main body 1 so as to close the electric circuit for a predetermined time. Reference numeral 7 denotes a power switch of the electric circuit, and reference numeral 8 denotes a timer setting dial. The power supply is a household power supply.

The heating plate 3 has an opening 9 formed in the center and a cutout 10 into which a food is dropped in a radial direction. Corresponding to this, the hot plate body 1 is formed with a take-out portion 12 for guiding the food dropped below the drop 10 of the heating plate 3 to the outside.

A rotating body 13 that carries the food on the heating plate 3 to the drop 10 is provided above the heating plate 3. The rotating body 13 is formed in an impeller shape having a plurality of blades 15 extending radially from a central hexagonal hole 14.

Further, a rotating ring 16 is arranged on the inner periphery of the hot plate main body 1. A gear 17 is formed on the lower surface of the rotating ring 16, and the gear 17 is meshed and connected with a gear 21 of a rotating shaft 20 of an operation handle 19 provided on one side of the hot plate body 1 via an intermediate gear 18. I have. For this reason, the rotation ring 16 is configured to rotate by rotating the operation handle 19. The rotating body 13 is also operatively connected to the rotating ring 16 by the operating handle 19 as described later.

Next, the lid 2 is made of a transparent synthetic resin, and is provided so as to be placed on the rotating ring 16. At this time, the projection 22 on the lower edge of the lid 2 is engaged with the concave portion 23 formed on the upper surface of the rotating ring 16. In the upper part of the lid 2, a plurality of holes 24 are formed in the circumferential direction for receiving the cooking material, and the size of the holes 24 is such that a child's hand cannot be inserted. It is formed so that the tip of the finger does not contact the heating plate 3 when the finger is inserted. Specifically, the height of the hole 24 is set to 65 mm to 75 mm.

Although the temperature of the heating plate 3 rises to about 170 ° C. + / − 10 ° C., the lid 2 is set to be about 50 ° C. or less when the heating plate 3 is heated.

Next, the lid 2 is mounted so as to be lockable by a lock mechanism. That is, the hot plate body 1 is formed with a cylindrical portion 25 projecting upward from the central opening 9 of the heating plate 3. The cylindrical portion 25 is formed at the center of the cylindrical portion holding body 1b, and as shown in detail in FIGS. 4 and 5 (a), a pair of arc-shaped locking pieces (locking portions) are provided inside the upper end of the cylindrical portion 25. ) 26 are formed so as to face each other. An engagement groove 27 is formed between the ends of both locking pieces 26. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a pressing member 28 is disposed inside the cylindrical portion 25, and the upper end thereof is urged by a spring 29 so as to press against the locking piece. Reference numeral 30 denotes a spring receiver. The power switch 7 of the electric circuit is disposed below the pressing member 28. The power switch 7 can be turned on and off by the pressing member 28, and is set to be turned on by moving downward, and to be turned off when the pressing member 28 is above.

On the other hand, a hexagonal cylindrical body 31 which can be fitted into the central hole 14 of the rotating body 13 is formed at the lower center of the lid 2, and a lock operating means 32 is vertically disposed inside the hexagonal cylindrical body 31. It is movably provided. The operating means 32 is formed in a columnar shape, is provided with a knob 33 at the upper end, and a locking pin 34 is formed at the lower end so as to protrude in the diameter direction.

For this reason, the engaging pin 34 at the lower end of the operating means 32 is engaged with the engaging groove 27 inside the cylindrical portion 25 arranged at the central opening of the heating plate 3 to press the pressing member 28. 5A and 5B, the locking pin 34 enters between the upper end of the pressing member 28 and the locking piece as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B. Cannot be locked. At the same time, when the pressing member 28 is pressed down, the power switch 7 is turned on. As described above, the power switch 7 of the electric circuit of the heating plate 3 is turned on in conjunction with the locking operation. When the knob 33 is rotated in the opposite direction, the lock is released and at the same time, the pressing member 28 is released. Since it moves upward, the power switch 7 is turned off.

If the rotating body 13 is placed on the heating plate 3, the cylindrical body 31 of the lid 2 penetrates the center hole 14 of the rotating body 13. Then, the hole of the lid 2 and the space between the blades 15 of the rotating body 13 are aligned vertically.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 35 denotes a punching die 35, which is formed in such a size that the hole 24 of the lid 2 can be inserted. It is preferable to arrange several types of punches 35 having different cross-sectional shapes. 36 is a tong.

Next, the usage of the hot plate having the above-described configuration in the case of making a cookie will be described. First, connect the power supply to a household outlet and put the lid 2 on the heating plate 3. Then, the knob 33 of the operating means 32 of the lid 2 is pushed and turned, and the locking pin 34 at the lower end is locked to the locking piece at the upper center of the hot plate body 1 to lock the lid 2. As a result, the power switch 7 is turned on, and the heating plate 3 is heated. Next, a punch 35 in which cookie dough is placed is inserted through the hole 24 of the lid 2, and the dough is pressed by the tongs 36 to drop the dough onto the heating plate 3. Thereafter, a predetermined time is set by the setting dial of the timer 5. As a result, the fallen dough is heated, and after a predetermined time has elapsed, the electric circuit is cut off and the heating is terminated.

After the cookie is burned, when the rotating ring 16 is rotated by rotating the operation handle 19, the lid 2 placed on the rotating ring 16 is rotated accordingly. When the lid 2 rotates, the cylindrical body 31 also rotates, so the rotating body 13 also rotates. As a result, the cooked cookies on the heating plate 3 are moved on the heating plate 3 by the blades 15 of the rotating body 13, are sequentially carried to the drop 10 and fall, and are taken out of the hot plate body 1 by the take-out portion 12. You can retrieve cookies from here.

Although the energization of the electric circuit has already been interrupted by the timer 5, when the knob 33 of the operating means 32 of the lid 2 is turned in the opposite direction to release the engagement with the hot plate body 1, the lid 2 is opened. It can be removed and the electrical circuit is doubly interrupted.

As described above, according to the hot plate having the above configuration, the power switch is not turned on unless the lid 2 is locked, and if the lid 2 is locked, the child can touch the heating plate 3. Can not. Further, the material is supplied to the heating plate 3 from the hole of the lid 2. The baked cookie is taken out of the outlet 10 by the rotating body 13 and carried to the unit 12. Therefore, since the child cannot touch the heating plate 3 from the beginning to the end of the cooking, safety is ensured, and the child can cook safely.

[0030]

[Actions and effects of the invention]

 According to the invention of claim 1, the power cannot be turned on unless the lid is locked, and if the lid is locked, the child cannot touch the heating plate, so that the child can cook safely. Can be.

According to the invention of claim 2, the food can be taken out without contacting the heating plate because the food can be dropped from the dropper by rotating the rotating body with the operation handle. be able to. Thus, child safety is more complete.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the locking operation means at the center of the lid 2 passes through the opening formed at the center of the heating plate, and is provided below the opening. It is provided so that it can be disengaged, and the switch of the electric circuit is turned on and off by the disengagement operation. As described above, since the switch of the electric circuit is automatically turned on and off by locking the lid, it is very preferable for safety.

According to the invention of claim 4, the height of the hole of the lid is set so that the tip of the child's finger does not contact the heating plate when a finger is inserted through the hole. Therefore, safety is further ensured.

According to the invention of claim 4, even if a child accidentally puts a finger in the hole of the lid, the finger does not reach the plate 3 which also serves as a fingertip, so there is no fear of burns.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since a cylindrical cutting die filled with cooking material is provided in the hole of the lid so as to be insertable and removable, the cooking material is supplied to the heating plate using the cutting die. can do.

According to the invention of claim 6, since the timer is set in the electric circuit together with the switch, the electric circuit is already cut off before the cover is removed. Sometimes the heating plate is already cool, and the potential for burns after cooking is very small.

According to the invention of claim 7, the lid is set so as not to be higher than about 50 ° C. when the heating plate is heated, so that there is no danger of burning when touching the lid.

According to the invention of claim 8, since the rotating body has a plurality of blades extending radially from the central portion, it is possible to cook the cooking material between the blades, and after cooking, By rotating the rotating body, the cooked material can be sequentially conveyed to the outlet.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a hot plate according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the hot plate.

FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the hot plate in which an electric circuit and the like are omitted.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a locking operation of the lid 2.

FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b) are a plan view and a sectional view, respectively, showing the locked state of the operating means.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Hot plate main body 2 Lid 3 Heating plate 7 Power switch 10 Dropout hole 24 hole 32 Locking operation means

Claims (8)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A hot plate having the following requirements. (B) A hot plate body having a heating plate that generates heat by a power supply at an upper portion thereof, and a lid provided at an upper portion of the hot plate body. (B) The lid portion is lockably mounted on the hot plate body. The electric circuit of the heating plate is switched on in conjunction with the locking operation. 2. It has the following requirements:
The hot plate according to claim 1. (A) The heating plate is provided with a drop for dropping the food. (B) At the upper part of the heating plate, a rotating body for moving the food on the heating plate to the drop is provided. The rotating body is operatively connected to an operation handle provided on the hot plate body. 3. It has the following requirements:
The hot plate according to claim 1. (A) A locking operation means is provided at the center of the lid, and the operation means is provided on an engaging part provided below the opening through an opening formed at the center of the heating plate. (B) The switch of the electric circuit is formed so as to be turned on and off by an operation of the operating means engaging and disengaging with the locking portion. 4. The lid has at least one hole for cooking material, and the height of the hole is such that the tip of a child's finger does not contact the heating plate when a finger is inserted through the hole. The hot plate according to claim 1, wherein the hot plate is set to a degree. 5. The hot plate according to claim 1, wherein a cylindrical punch filled with cooking material is detachably provided in the hole of the lid. 6. The hot plate according to claim 1, wherein a timer is set in the electric circuit together with the switch. 7. The heating device according to claim 6, wherein the lid is about 5 mm when the heating plate is heated.
4. The hot plate according to claim 1, wherein the temperature is set to be 0 ° C. or lower. 8. The rotating body is formed in an impeller shape having a plurality of blades extending radially from a central portion.
The described hot plate.