JP3342181B2 - Cooking device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cooking device such as a grill for a gas table.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a cooking device such as a grill of a gas table, a door is opened and closed in a one-sided manner in conjunction with taking a tray into and out of a refrigerator.
No. 709, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 1-100017 and the like.

[0003]

The above prior arts have a structure in which the door is opened and closed in conjunction with the manual operation of the tray by manually taking in and out of the tray. There was something missing.

[0004] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a cooker having an impact, in which, for example, with a one-touch operation only by operating an operation switch, the taking-in / out of a tray and the opening / closing of a door can be automatically performed in conjunction with each other.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a cooking device according to the present invention moves a tray forward and backward by a drive roller rotated forward and reverse by driving a motor, and moves the tray into and out of the refrigerator . With the tray
In a cooker in which the door opens and closes in a half-open manner in conjunction with this ,
A drive roller for moving the tray forward and backward and a rotation shaft of the door are interlocked via a rotation transmission mechanism such as a gear, so that the opening and closing of the door follows the opening and closing of the tray.

[0006]

In the cooking device of the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, the tray is automatically moved forward and backward by a drive roller rotated forward and backward by the motor drive, and the door is automatically opened and closed in conjunction with the forward and backward movement of the tray. . Therefore, for example, opening and closing of the tray and opening and closing of the door can be automatically performed by a one-touch operation only by operating an operation switch.

[0007] A drive roller for moving the tray forward and backward to move the door in and out, and a rotating spindle for rotating the door to open and close the door are responsive to the forward and backward strokes required for the opening and closing of the tray by the rotation angle required for opening and closing the door. Rotation transmission such as gears
Since it was continuously provided through the reach mechanism, open out and the door of the tray
The door is always lightly and reliably closed, and the door is fully opened upon completion of taking out the pan, and the door is fully closed upon completion of storing the pan.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the cooking device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In the embodiment shown in the drawings, the present invention is applied to a grill of a gas table. The grill of the gas table is such that a grill plate 1 having a handle 7 at the bottom of a grill storage 6 slides from a front opening 8. The grill door 2 is provided so that it can be freely taken in and out, and the front opening 8 is provided with a grill door 2 that rotates up and down by a predetermined angle about a support shaft or a rotation support shaft 5. A grill burner 9 is installed at the rear, and an exhaust port 10 is provided at the upper rear. In the drawing, reference numeral 11 denotes a grill placed on the grill plate 1, reference numeral 12 denotes a hot pot, and reference numeral 13 denotes an exhaust cover of the exhaust port 10.

[0010] In the grill, 3 is the drive roller, is provided exposed slightly the refrigerator in front of the longitudinal center of the bottom wall 34 of the grill box 6, contact with the bottom surface of the grill pan 1, glyceraldehyde
Le pan 1 is intended to move back and forth a grill pan 1 to the slide-like by the fact that the drive roller 3 in a state of resting on the drive roller to forward and reverse rotation, for example, heat resistance and slightly resilient, as such a heat-resistant resin It is desirable to use one having a large frictional force. In the embodiment, the grill plate 1 is slid only by the drive roller 3 to move forward and backward. However, if a freely rotatable idle roller (not shown) is provided behind the drive roller 3, the grill plate 1 is taken out. The slide at the beginning and at the end of storage becomes lighter.

Reference numeral M denotes a motor for rotating the drive roller 3 in the normal and reverse directions. The motor M is installed on a mounting table 35 provided below the bottom wall 34 of the grill housing 6. As the motor M, it is desirable to use a gear motor or the like. In this embodiment, a worm wheel 15 is attached to a roller shaft 14 having the drive roller 3 as a means for transmitting rotation from the motor M to the drive roller 3.
And a worm gear 17 fixed to a motor shaft 16 is meshed with the worm wheel 15, and the rotation of the motor M is converted into a predetermined number of predetermined values by converting the number of teeth and the diameter of the worm wheel 15 and the worm gear 17. The speed is reduced to the speed and transmitted to the drive roller 3.

The driving power source for the motor M is, for example, as shown in FIG.
Subcell B of the storage battery B ₁ and battery or the like for charging an electromotive force generated by the thermocouple TC and the thermocouple TC is heated by
Consists configured power supply device D between ₂ and relay 18, said power supply device D and the motor M is connected via a controller C, the motor M is battery B ₁ or subcell B
₂ to be driven by the electric power. In addition,
Relay 18 is for switching to the battery B ₁ or the auxiliary battery B ₂ to supply current to the motor M by a command from the control device C. Further, 19 is a charging detector for detecting the charge capacity of the battery B _1, volume detected by said charging detector 19 monitors and input to the control unit C, for example, the charging current of the battery B ₁ is a certain amount Is reached, switching to the charging circuit is performed in accordance with a command from the control device C.

Further, drawer or storage of grill pan 1 is intended to be performed by continuing push drawer operation switch S _F or storage operation switch S _B is provided on the operation easy location of the grille front panel, when the drawer is motor M to a position where the drawer position regulating limit switch S ₁ is being operated, which will be described later in a push to continue operation of the extraction operation switch S _F is grill pan 1 rotates in the forward direction is fed by the drive roller 3, upon receiving the operation switch and reverse rotation motor M to a position where the stored position regulating limit switch S ₂ to be described later in a push to continue operation of the S _B is activated and forms as grill pan 1 is accommodated narrowing repeated by the drive roller 3.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the advance / retreat stroke required for putting the grill pan 1 in and out is controlled by a storage position restricting projection 20 provided near the front of the bottom wall 34 of the grill pan 1 as shown in FIGS. in the storage position regulating limit switch S ₁ is activated to regulate by operating a drawer position regulating limit switch S ₂ in extended position restricting projection 21 provided at the rear side of the bottom wall 34 of grill pan 1 I am doing it.
Also, when you want to stop the extraction operation or storage operation in the middle may be solved to continue pushing the operation switch S _F or S _B. 22 is a DC converter.

As means for opening and closing the grill door 2 in conjunction with the forward and backward movement of the grill pan 1, the embodiments of FIGS. 1 to 3 and 6 connect the grill pan 1 and the grill door 2 with a connecting rod 4. Then, the grill plate 1 and the grill door 2 are interlocked with each other by the reciprocating stroke of the grill plate 1 when the grill door 2 is fully closed to fully opened.

That is, the connecting rod 4 is formed in a U-shape in plan view, and its distal pivot 4a is pivotally supported on the distal end of an arm rod 23 provided integrally with the grill door 2, and the proximal connecting part 4b is connected to the grill housing. 6
The slide hole 24 that restricts the forward and backward movement of the connecting rod 4 formed in the side wall 33 of the grill plate 1 is inserted into contact with the rear surface 1a of the grill plate 1,
The grill plate 1 and the grill door 2 are interlocked with each other in a fixed forward / backward stroke regulated by the slide hole 24.

Reference numeral 25 denotes a means for engaging and disengaging the grill plate 1 and the connecting rod 4 for interlocking the grill plate 1 and the grill door 2 via the connecting rod 4 for a fixed forward / backward stroke regulated by the slide hole 24. As shown in detail in FIG. 6, a proximal end connecting portion 4 b of the connecting rod 4 is provided on a holding member 25 a formed of a leaf spring or the like fixed to the back portion 1 a of the grill dish 1 so as to be engaged and disengaged. When the base connecting portion 4b of the connecting rod 4 is engaged with the holding member 25a, the grill plate 1 and the grill door 2 are interlocked with each other by a certain forward / backward stroke. The base end connecting portion 4b escapes so that the grill pan 1 alone can move alone.

When the proximal end connecting portion 4b of the connecting rod 4 hits the front end of the slide hole 24 and its forward movement is restricted,
The magnet 32 provided on the side wall 33 of the grill warehouse 6 is attracted to the magnet 32. Thereafter, only the grill pan 1 moves forward, and the base end connecting portion 4b of the connecting rod 4 escapes from the clamp 25a. When the grill pan 1 is housed, the holding fitting 2 is attached to the base end connecting portion 4b of the connecting rod 4 which is attracted and held by the magnet 32 at the front end position of the slide hole 24 and is waiting.
5a is engaged, and the attracting force of the magnet 32 to the base end connecting portion 4b is released by the retreating force of the grill pan 1.

As means for opening and closing the grill door 2 in conjunction with the forward and backward movement of the grill pan 1, the embodiment of FIGS. 4 and 5 employs a drive roller 3 for moving the grill pan 1 forward and backward and a grill door 2
And the rotation support shaft 5 are interlocked via a rotation transmission mechanism such as a gear so that opening and closing of the grill door 2 follows opening and closing of the grill pan 1.

That is, an intermediate gear 27 is meshed with a drive gear 26 fixed to a roller shaft 14 having a drive roller 3, and a pulley 29 fixed to a shaft 28 of the intermediate gear 27.
And a pulley 30 fixed to the rotation support shaft 5 of the grill door 2, a belt 31 is wound around the grill door 2. It opens and closes by turning α. The number of rotations of the drive roller 3 required for taking in and out of the grill plate 1 and the number of rotations of the rotary support shaft 5 required for opening and closing the grill door 2 are determined by the grill door 2 following the advance / retreat stroke a of the grill plate 1. The diameters of the drive gear 26, the intermediate gear 27, and the pulleys 29 and 30 are converted and set so that the rotation of the roller shaft 14 is reduced and applied to the rotation support shaft 5 so that the rotation of the roller shaft 14 is applied to the rotation shaft 5.

[0021] FIG 8 is a flowchart showing an example of a motor drive, so when the grill pan is taken out is shown in its [drawer flowchart] and operates continue pushing the drawer operation switch S _F In step 100, the motor M Rotates forward (step 101).

[0022] Therefore, when the OFF drawer position regulating limit switch S ₂ is checked in step 102, the forward rotation of the motor M even though continued push operation of the extraction operation switch S _F is the stop (step 104) . However, if the OFF of the drawer position regulating limit switch S ₂ is not checked, Step 1
Withdrawing operation switch S _F at 03 is checked whether it is the OFF, when the OFF is checked, the forward rotation of the motor M is stopped (step 104)
But if not OFF, the motor M is to continue the forward rotation (step 101), the lead position regulating limit switch S ₂ to check whether the OFF again returns to step 102.

Next, when the grill pan accommodated as shown in the [housing flowchart], housing control switch S when _B push continues to operate in step 200, the motor M is reversely rotated (step 201).

[0024] Therefore, when the OFF storage position regulating limit switch S ₁ is checked in step 202, the reverse rotation of the motor M even though continued push operation of the storing operation switch S _B is the stop (Step 20
4). However, the storage position regulating limit switch S ₁
If OFF of not checked, if the storage operation switch S _B in step 203 is checked whether it is OFF, the OFF is checked, the motor M
Or reverse rotation of the stops (step 204), if it is not OFF, the motor M is to continue the reverse rotation (step 201), the storage position regulating limit switch S ₁ returns to the step 202 again is OFF Check if not.

The operation of the above configuration will be described below.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS.
When taking out, when the drawer operating switch S _F provided on the front panel of the grill such as a push continues to operate, the motor M is worm Gya 17 and the worm rotates forward by the power from battery B ₁ or the auxiliary battery B ₂ The drive roller 3 is rotated forward through the wheel 15 and the grill pan 1 is advanced by the drive roller 3.

During a predetermined forward stroke regulated by the slide hole 24 at the beginning of the removal operation of the grill plate 1, the grill plate 1 and the grill door 2 are connected to the connecting rod 4.
The grill door 2 is rotated by a predetermined angle about the support shaft 5 as a fulcrum in the clockwise direction in the drawing as the grill pan 1 moves forward and fully opened as the grill pan 1 moves forward (see the state of the solid line in FIG. 1 to the state of the chain line). .

That is, when the grill plate 1 and the grill door 2 are interlocked via the connecting rod 4 and the base connecting part 4b of the connecting rod 4 reaches the front end of the slide hole 24, the base connecting part 4b is connected to the slide hole. At the same time, the forward movement of the connecting rod 4 is restricted by engaging with the front end of the connecting rod 24, and at the same time, the base end connecting portion 4 b of the connecting rod 4 is attracted to the magnet 32. Thereafter, as the grill plate 1 continues to move forward, the base end connecting portion 4b of the connecting rod 4 escapes from the holding bracket 25a, and the connection between the grill plate 1 and the grill door 2 is released. Moves forward. Even if the connection between the grill plate 1 and the grill door 2 is released, the grill door 2 is held at the fully open position by the magnet 32.

[0029] When the grill pan 1 is moved forward to a predetermined take-out position, OFF operates the drawer position regulating limit switch S ₂ in extended position restricting projection 21 Then, the forward rotation stops drive roller of the motor M The forward movement of the grill pan 1 by 3 is stopped, and the take-out operation ends. Incidentally, if the grill pan 1 limit switch S ₂ for forward movement and despite extended position regulation to a predetermined take-out position is not turned OFF, the normal rotation of the motor M by solving a push continued operation of the extraction operation switch S _F is Stop.

Next, when the grill pan 1 is stored, the storage operation switch S provided on the front panel or the like of the grill is provided.
_B continues to be pushed, the motor M
Reversely rotated by the power from _one or the auxiliary battery B ₂ to reverse rotate the drive roller 3 via the worm Gya 17 and the worm wheel 15, the drive roller 3 a grill pan 1
To retreat.

In a retracting stroke regulated by the slide hole 24 at the end of storage of the grill pan 1 during the storage operation, the grill pan 1 and the grill door 2 are interlocked via the connecting rod 4, and the grill door 2 is As the grill pan 1 moves backward, the grill pan 1 rotates counterclockwise by a predetermined angle with the support shaft 5 as a fulcrum and is fully closed (see the state of the chain line in FIG. 1 to the state of the solid line).

That is, when the grill pan 1 is housed and the back surface 1a of the grill pan 1 reaches the front end of the slide hole 24, the connecting rod 4 attracted by the magnet 32 and stands by at the front end of the slide hole 24. The base plate connecting portion 4b is engaged with a holding member 25a integral with the grill plate 1, and the grill plate 1 and the grill door 2 are integrally connected via the connecting rod 4, and when the grill plate 1 retreats thereafter, the magnet 32 is moved. The grill pan 1 and the grill door 2 are interlocked via the connecting rod 4, and the grill door 2 is rotated counterclockwise in the figure with the support shaft 5 as a fulcrum.
The grill pan 1 is fully closed by a retreat stroke until it is engaged with the rear end of the slide hole 24.

[0033] When the grill pan 1 is moved backward to a predetermined storage position, OFF operates the accommodated position regulating limit switch S ₁ in a retracted position regulating protrusion 20 Then, the reverse rotation is stopped drive roller of the motor M 3, the retracting movement of the grill pan 1 is stopped, and the storing operation ends. Incidentally, grill pan 1 is housed position regulating limit switch S ₂ despite moved backward to a predetermined storage position is O
If not FF, the reverse rotation of the motor M stops Solving push continued operation of the storage operation switch S _B.

Next, in the embodiment of FIGS. 4 and 5, when taking out the grill pan 1, when the drawer operating switch S _F provided on the front panel of the grill such as a push continues to operate, the motor M is battery B ₁ or auxiliary battery B
_The drive roller 3 is rotated forward through the worm gear 17 and the worm wheel 15 by the forward rotation with the electric power from ₂ , and the grill plate 1 is advanced by the drive roller 3.

In the operation of taking out the grill pan 1,
Since the grill door 2 is provided so as to follow the grill plate 1 via a rotation transmission mechanism using gears or the like, the grill door 2 follows the forward movement of the grill plate 1 and moves at a predetermined angle clockwise in the drawing. Rotates and opens fully. That is, the drive roller 3 and the rotating shaft 5 are composed of the gears 26 and 27 and the pulleys 29 and 30.
The rotation of the drive roller 3 is transmitted to the rotary support shaft 5 at a reduced speed by the belt 31 spanned therebetween, so that the grill follows the forward stroke a required for taking out the grill pan 1. The door 2 is fully opened by rotating a predetermined angle α required for its full opening (see the state of the chain line from the state of the solid line in FIG. 4).

Next, when the grill pan 1 is stored, the storage operation switch S provided on the front panel or the like of the grill is provided.
_B continues to be pushed, the motor M
Reversely rotated by the power from _one or the auxiliary battery B ₂ to reverse rotate the drive roller 3 via the worm Gya 17 and the worm wheel 15, grill pan 1 is the drive roller 3
Retreat by

In the storing operation of the grill pan 1, the grill door 2 follows the grill pan 1 via a rotation transmission mechanism using gears 26, 27, etc., and is required to fully close the grill door 2 in the counterclockwise direction in the figure. It turns by a predetermined angle α and becomes fully closed (see the state of the solid line from the state of the chain line in FIG. 4).

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and it is needless to say that the present invention can be carried out in various modes without departing from the gist of the present invention. is there. For example,
Was used battery B ₁ to the motor drive power source in the present embodiment, may be used a large capacitor capacity, as a means for transmitting the rotation of the motor M to the drive roller 3, is exemplified worm and worm wheel, other A transmission mechanism using a chain or a belt may be used. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. Was used, but other disengaging and holding means may be used,
Further, in the embodiment of FIGS. 4 and 5, as means for transmitting the rotation of the drive roller 3 to the rotation support shaft 5 of the grill door 2,
Although the rotation transmission mechanism using gears and pulleys and belts has been illustrated, a rotation transmission mechanism using other gears may be used.

[0039]

According to the cooking device of the present invention as described above, the following effects can be obtained.

The tray is automatically moved forward and backward by the drive roller rotated forward and backward by the motor drive, and the door is automatically opened and closed in conjunction with the forward and backward movement of the tray. For example, only the operation switch is operated. Opening and closing of the tray and opening and closing of the door can be automatically performed by one-touch operation. Therefore, it is possible to provide a cooker with a high commercial value that has an impact as compared with a conventional manual cooker.

Further, rotation transmission such as a rotating angle gear required for opening and closing the door back and forth strokes required out of the pan
Since the follow-up operation is performed via the mechanism, the automatic opening and closing of the door when the tray is taken in and out can be performed lightly and reliably at all times.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall cut-away side view showing an embodiment of a cooker according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view cut along line XX of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a main part.

FIG. 4 is a cutaway side view of a main part showing a different embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of only the main part.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing, in an enlarged manner, a means for engaging and disengaging a grill plate and a connecting rod.

FIG. 7 is a circuit diagram showing an example of a motor drive power supply.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an example of motor driving.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Receiving tray (grill dish) 2 Door (grill door) 3 Drive roller M motor 5 Rotation spindle

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] The tray is moved forward and backward by a drive roller that is rotated forward and backward by a motor to move the tray into and out of the refrigerator, and interlocks with the movement of the tray into and out of the refrigerator.
In a cooker in which the door opens and closes in a one-sided manner, a drive roller for moving the tray forward and backward and a rotating shaft of the door are interlocked via a rotation transmission mechanism such as a gear, and the opening and closing of the door follows opening and closing of the tray. A cooking device characterized by being provided so as to perform.