JP4932806B2 - System kitchen - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a system kitchen, and more particularly, to a system kitchen in which electromagnetic induction heating cooking equipment is arranged on the lower surface side of a counter and cooking utensils such as a pan are placed on the counter for cooking.

  There is known a system kitchen in which electromagnetic induction cooking devices are arranged in the counter area. This type of system kitchen includes a kitchen body with a counter provided at the top of a cabinet having a storage area inside, and a sink and an electromagnetic induction heating cooking appliance are provided in the counter area. A known electromagnetic induction cooking device is arranged in a square hole formed in a part of a counter, and the upper surface of the cooking device is exposed on the upper surface of the counter.

  However, in such a system kitchen, the upper surface of the electromagnetic induction heating cooking device shows a texture different from the material of the counter, and it is used for purposes other than cooking, for example, as a table for a face-to-face system kitchen Not suitable for doing. This is due to the structure in which the electromagnetic induction heating cooking device is disposed in the hole formed in the counter.

Therefore, Patent Document 1 proposes a system kitchen in which electromagnetic induction heating cooking equipment is arranged on the lower surface side of the counter, and cooking equipment such as a pan is placed at a predetermined position on the upper surface of the counter and can be cooked. Yes.
JP 2006-110034 A

The system kitchen described in Patent Document 1 has a configuration in which an electromagnetic induction heating cooking device is arranged on the back side of the counter, and aims at purposes other than cooking, for example, convenience as a table for family reunification. .
However, the counter described in Patent Document 1 is a transparent plate material. Therefore, the counter does not have the concealment property that hides the presence of the electromagnetic induction heating cooking equipment, and the members supporting the equipment will be visible, and the appearance on the appearance is not necessarily good, There is an inconvenience. This is for recognizing the position where the cooking utensil is to be placed when using the electromagnetic induction heating cooking appliance.

[Object of invention]
The present invention has been devised by paying attention to such inconveniences, and its purpose is to conceal the equipment in a structure in which electromagnetic induction heating cooking equipment is arranged on the back surface (lower surface) side of the counter, An object of the present invention is to provide a system kitchen that can clearly recognize an area on which a cooking utensil is to be placed even if this concealment is performed.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is arranged on a kitchen body having a counter provided at the top of a cabinet having a storage space inside, a sink provided in the counter area, and a back side of the counter. In the system kitchen including the electromagnetic induction heating cooking equipment,
The counter is formed of a material having translucency and concealment, and when a metal cooking utensil is placed on the upper part of the coil part of the electromagnetic induction heating cooking appliance or on the counter removed from the upper part of the coil part In addition, the counter part corresponding to the coil part is configured to shine as a cooking utensil placement position.

  In this invention, when the cooking utensil is mounted in the said cooking utensil mounting position, the said cooking utensil mounting position is provided so that it may light continuously.

  The cooking utensil placement positions are plural, and the cooking utensil placement position where the cooking utensil is placed continuously shines, while the other cooking utensil placement positions are turned off. .

  It should be noted that the material having concealment as used in the present invention refers to a material in which the electromagnetic induction cooking device placed on the back surface side of the counter is not visible when the counter using the material is viewed from the top surface side. The one where the position where the cooking utensil should be placed when cooking by heating is not visible.

According to the present invention, the electromagnetic induction heating cooking appliance can be concealed by the counter, and even if the metal cooking utensil is placed on the counter that is out of the area corresponding to the coil portion of the appliance, the cooking utensil placement position remains. Since it shines, when performing cooking by heating, it is possible to clearly recognize in which position on the counter the cooking utensil should be placed.
Moreover, when the cooking utensil is placed at the cooking utensil placement position, the cooking utensil placement position is continuously lit, and other placement positions where the cooking utensil is not placed are turned off. It is possible to make a distinction from the area that is present.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a system kitchen according to the present embodiment, and FIG. In these drawings, the system kitchen 10 includes a kitchen main body 13 in which a counter 12 is provided on an upper part of a cabinet 11 having a storage space therein, a sink 15 provided in the area of the counter 12, The electromagnetic induction heating cooking appliance 16 arrange | positioned at the back side is comprised. Here, the cabinet body 11 is provided with a number of drawers 18 that can be taken in and out on the front side, and an operation part 19 of the electromagnetic induction heating cooking appliance 16 is arranged on the upper part of the drawer 18 located on the right end side. Yes.

  In the present embodiment, the counter 12 is made of an artificial marble made of a thermosetting resin having translucency and concealment. The counter 12 is provided with a sink 15 on the left side and an electromagnetic induction heating cooking device 16 on the right side. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the electromagnetic induction heating cooking appliance 16 is of a type having coil portions 16a, 16b, 16c at three locations, and is countered via a fixture 20 made of a bracket or the like. 12 is attached to the back side. In the counter 12, light emitting portions 21, 22, and 23 for specifying the circular cooking appliance placement positions indicated by dotted lines in FIG. 1 are provided on the back side or inside corresponding to the coil portions 16 a to 16 c, and these light emission By arrange | positioning metal cooking utensils P (refer FIG. 2), such as a pan, on the parts 21-23, the heat cooking by electromagnetic induction can be performed. In addition, although the light emission parts 21-23 can be comprised by a light emitting diode etc., another light source can also be used.

  A plurality of known metal sensors 25 are arranged on the back side or inside of the counter 12. These metal sensors 25 detect the light emitting units 21 to 23, that is, the cooking utensil placement position, and when the cooking utensil P is placed on the counter 12 deviated from the position, and detect the detection signal by electromagnetic induction. It is configured to output to the controller 27 of the cooking device 16. Although the reaction area of the metal sensor 25 is preferably set to the area on the right side of the sink 15, the entire area of the counter 12 may be used as the reaction area. In this case, it is necessary to set so as not to react with the faucet 30 disposed at the rear portion of the sink 15.

  The operation unit 19 is a main switch that puts the placing detection function of the cooking utensil P and the light emitting units 21 to 23 into a standby state, or enables use of an electromagnetic induction heating cooking appliance, and individual energization of the coil units 16a to 16c. It is configured to include various switches such as an operation switch, a power (thermal power) adjustment switch, and a timer switch.

  Next, the operation in this embodiment will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 2, when the main switch of the operation unit 19 is turned on, the cooking utensil P is placed on the counter 12 that is out of the light emitting units 21 to 23 that specify the cooking utensil placement area. The metal sensor 25 having the cooking appliance P in its detection area detects this. This detection signal is output to the controller 27, and the controller 27 controls lighting of all the light emitting diodes of the light emitting units 21 to 23 with the detection signal as an input. Thereby, the user can recognize which cooking region is. Here, when it is assumed that the user has transferred the cooking utensil P to the light emitting unit 21, the controller keeps the light emitting unit 21 from turning on while the other light emitting units 22, 23 are turned off. 27 performs predetermined control. Therefore, cooking can be performed by turning on a predetermined switch of the operation unit 19 corresponding to the light emitting unit 21. In addition, in the counter 12, when there is no cooking utensil P in the detection area of the said metal sensor 25, it controls so that the light emission parts 21-23 are not lighted. Therefore, in appearance, only the marble-like counter surface appears. Furthermore, when the cooking utensil P is placed on a specific light emitting unit, for example, the light emitting unit 21, only the light emitting unit 21 on which the cooking utensil P is placed may be turned on, or the light emitting units 21 to 23 are turned on. The light emitting units 22 and 23 may be turned off after a predetermined time, for example, 1 to 5 minutes elapses.

  Here, in a state where the cooking utensil P is placed on the counter 12 that is out of the upper corresponding position of the light emitting units 21 to 23, that is, the coil units 16 a to 16 c, for example, the light emitting unit 21 also has a separate cooking utensil P. Assuming that is placed, the detection signals of the metal sensor P compete. In this case, the controller 27 performs predetermined control with priority given to the detection signal from the metal sensor 25 having the area outside the light emitting units 21 to 23 as a detection area. Specifically, the light emitting unit 21 on which the cooking utensil P is placed is turned on, and the other light emitting units 22 and 23 are also turned on.

  Although not shown here, the function of causing the temperature, cooking time, etc. of the electromagnetic induction heating cooking device 16 to be displayed in a light emitting manner can be provided in the corresponding area of the counter 12.

  Therefore, according to such an embodiment, since the cooking utensil P is placed on the counter 12 removed from the light emitting units 21 to 23, the placement position of the cooking utensil P is clearly indicated by light emission. The position where cooking is performed can be recognized very clearly. Moreover, since the counter 12 can ensure the concealment of the electromagnetic induction heating cooking device 16, the appearance similar to that of a top plate such as a table can be displayed, and the counter can be used like a dining table.

The best configuration, method and the like for carrying out the present invention have been disclosed in the above description, but the present invention is not limited to this.
That is, the present invention has been particularly shown and described with respect to particular embodiments, but is not limited to the embodiments described above without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention. Various modifications may be made by those skilled in the art in terms of position, orientation, and other detailed configurations.
Therefore, the description limited to the shape disclosed above is an example for easy understanding of the present invention, and does not limit the present invention. The description by the name of the member which remove | excluded one part or all part is included in this invention.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the flat counter 12 is illustrated and described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a rising portion may be provided at the rear of the counter 12. In this case, an easy-to-see display effect can be provided if the temperature, time, and the like during cooking are displayed on the rising portion. Further, the counter 12 is not limited to a square shape in a plan view, and can adopt various plane shapes such as a streamline type. In short, the present invention suffices if it is provided so that the position where the cooking utensil should be placed during heating cooking can be lit and displayed while concealing the electromagnetic induction cooking device.

The schematic perspective view of the system kitchen which concerns on embodiment. The principal part schematic block diagram of the said embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... System kitchen, 11 ... Cabinet, 12 ... Counter, 13 ... Kitchen main body, 15 ... Sink, 16 ... Electromagnetic induction heating cooking equipment, 16a, 16b, 16c ... Coil part, 21, 22, 23 ... Light emission part (cooking utensil Placement position), P ... Cookware

Claims (3)

A system kitchen including a kitchen body provided with a counter at the top of a cabinet provided with a storage space inside, a sink provided in the counter area, and an electromagnetic induction heating cooking device arranged on the back side of the counter In
The counter is formed of a material having translucency and concealment, and when the metal cooking utensil is placed on the upper part of the coil part or the upper part of the coil part of the electromagnetic induction heating cooking appliance Moreover, the system kitchen characterized by the counter part corresponding to the said coil part shining as a cooking appliance mounting position.   The system kitchen according to claim 1, wherein when the cooking utensil is placed at the cooking utensil placement position, the cooking utensil placement position continuously shines.   The cooking utensil placement position is plural, and the cooking utensil placement position where the cooking utensil is placed continuously shines, while the other cooking utensil placement positions are turned off. The described system kitchen.

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