JP6049562B2 - Cooking equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a cooking device for cooking a heated object.

  A cooking device called a griddle, a charcoal grill or the like has a cooking unit having a uniform cooking surface for cooking a heated object such as food at the top of the apparatus body. The cooking surface in this cooking section is composed of an iron plate or a net on which the object to be heated is placed according to the application, and a heat source section such as a gas burner or a heater is disposed below the cooking section (for example, Patent Documents). 1).

JP-A-8-206033

  The above-described cooking device has a usage situation in which a cooking surface such as an iron plate is kept at a high temperature before starting cooking. In particular, when it is used for business purposes in a kitchen such as a restaurant, it takes too much time from order to food to be provided if the cooking surface is heated after the order is placed. During cooking hours, the cooking surface is always kept at a high temperature so that cooking can be started immediately when the spilled.

  For this reason, the cooking surface is often kept at a high temperature for a relatively long time, and there is a problem that the working environment of the cook is deteriorated by the radiant heat radiated from the cooking surface. In addition, in order to improve such a work environment, the room temperature in the kitchen is lowered by air conditioning, and an increase in energy consumption due to a large air conditioning load is a problem.

  This invention makes it an example of a subject to cope with such a problem. In other words, without deteriorating the usability during cooking, the diffusion of radiant heat radiated from the cooking surface is suppressed, thereby improving the comfort of the chef's work environment and reducing the air conditioning load to reduce the amount of energy used. It is an object of the present invention to reduce the amount of noise.

  In order to achieve such an object, the cooking device according to the present invention has at least the following configuration. In the following description, “front” or “front” refers to the side where the cook stands and cooks with respect to the cooking device, and “rear” or “rear” refers to the cooking device. The side opposite the side where the cook stands and cooks. “Left and right” refers to the left and right as viewed from the cook standing on the front side of the cooking device.

An apparatus main body provided with a cooking unit having a uniform cooking surface at the top, a heat source unit for heating the cooking unit below the cooking unit, and a top plate on the front side of the cooking unit; A heat shield that is arranged on the front side of the heating cooking unit in the device main body and is arranged to be foldable and unfoldable up and down in a state where the cooking surface is always open, and the heating cooking unit in the device main body. A cooking device, comprising: a support portion disposed forward and supporting the heat shield in a deployed state.

  According to the cooking device having such a feature, the heat shield can be folded when cooking using the cooking portion, and the heat shield can be opened when keeping the cooking portion warm. And it can suppress that the radiant heat from the cooking surface of a heating-cooking part spread | diffuses ahead of an apparatus main body, without deteriorating the usability at the time of cooking. Thereby, the comfort of the cooker's work environment can be improved, and the amount of energy used can be reduced by reducing the air conditioning load.

  In addition, since the heat shield is arranged so that it can be folded and unfolded up and down on the front side of the cooking section, the heat shield is not affected even when a seasoning or the like is placed on the top plate. Can be folded and unfolded. Thereby, the top plate portion can be effectively used as a storage space.

It is explanatory drawing which showed the heat cooking appliance which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 1A shows the unfolded state of the heat shield, and FIG. 1B shows the folded state of the heat shield. It is explanatory drawing which showed the example of the form of the support | pillar part provided with the guide rail. It is explanatory drawing which showed the heating cooking appliance which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. FIG. 3A shows the expanded state of the heat shield, and FIG. 3B shows the folded state of the heat shield. It is explanatory drawing which showed the heating cooking appliance which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. FIG. 4A is a front view showing a developed state of the heat shield, and FIG. 4B is a front view showing a folded state of the heat shield. FIG. 4C shows a detachable structure under the heat shield. It is explanatory drawing which showed the heating cooking appliance which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. FIG. 5A is a front view showing a developed state of the heat shield, and FIG. 5B is a front view showing a folded state of the heat shield. It is explanatory drawing which showed the example of a mechanism for accommodating a support | pillar part with respect to an apparatus main body. It is explanatory drawing which showed the example of a mechanism for accommodating a support | pillar part with respect to an apparatus main body.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing a cooking device according to one embodiment of the present invention. The cooking device 1 includes a device body 10. The apparatus main body 10 includes a heating cooking unit 11 having a uniform cooking surface 11A formed of an iron plate, a net, or the like, and a heat source unit (not shown) for heating the heating cooking unit 11 below the heating cooking unit 11. The heat source unit includes a gas burner, a heater, a solid fuel mounting unit such as charcoal, and the like. Moreover, the apparatus main body 10 is provided with a top plate portion 12 on the front side of the cooking portion 11 and an exhaust portion 13 on the rear side of the cooking portion 11. The exhaust unit 13 is provided as necessary to exhaust the combustion exhaust of the heat source unit disposed in the apparatus main body 10 and the heated air to the outside.

  In addition, the cooking device 1 is disposed on the front side of the cooking unit 11 in the device main body 10, and is disposed in front of the cooking unit 11 in the device main body 10, and a heat shield 20 that can be folded and unfolded up and down. And a support column 30 that is deployed and supports the heat shield 20 in a deployed state. FIG. 1A shows the unfolded state of the heat shield, and FIG. 1B shows the folded state of the heat shield.

  The heat shield 20 can be configured by a plate-like member that is provided at a heat shield position that shields the front of the cooking unit 11 and includes a plurality of linear refracting portions extending in the horizontal direction. The heat shield 20 can be constituted by an integral plate-like member that can be folded and unfolded, but can also be constituted by connecting a rigid horizontally long member in a vertically refractable manner. The material of the heat shield 20 is not particularly limited as long as it has a heat shield function. In the example shown in FIG. 1, the heat shield 20 includes an upper support member 21 and a lower support member 22, and by bringing the upper support member 21 and the lower support member 22 close to each other, FIG. As shown in FIG. 1A, the heat shield 20 is unfolded as shown in FIG. 1A by bringing the heat shield 20 into the folded state as shown in b) and separating the upper support member 21 and the lower support member 22 from each other. To. The upper support member 21 is provided with a handle 23 for unfolding or folding the heat shield 20.

  In the illustrated example, the heat shield 20 stands substantially perpendicular to the upper surface of the device main body 10, but the heat shield 20 may be disposed obliquely with respect to the upper surface of the device main body 10. By inclining the heat shield 20 toward the cooking surface 11A, the heat shield effect can be enhanced.

  The support columns 30 support the heat shield 20 in the unfolded state. In the example shown in FIG. 1, a pair of support columns 30 are provided so as to support the left and right ends of the heat shield 20. The support columns 30 are erected on the left and right sides of the apparatus main body 10 and on the front side of the heating cooking unit 11. Moreover, in the example shown in FIG. 1, the support | pillar part 30 is provided with the guide rail 31 extended up and down. The guide rail 31 supports the upper part (upper support member 21) of the heat shield 20 at the expanded position and the folded position of the heat shield 20, and the lower part (lower support member 22) of the heat shield 20 at the lower end. Hold in place. The upper end of the guide rail 31 is open, and the heat shield 20 can be removed from the open upper end. Since the heat shield 20 can be attached and detached as described above, the guide rail 31 and the heat shield 20 can be easily cleaned, so that the cleanability can be improved.

  FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a form of a support column provided with a guide rail. In the example shown in FIG. 2, the guide rail 31 includes a plurality of locking portions 31A1, 31A2, 31A3,... That adjust the height of the heat shield 20. Further, the guide rail 31 includes a locking portion 31B that holds the lower portion (lower support member 22) of the heat shield 20. In the illustrated example, the locking portions 31A1, 31A2, 31A3,... For adjusting the height of the heat shield 20 are provided at three locations, but may be provided at four or more locations. As shown in FIG. 2A, the heat shield 20 is supported in the highest deployed state by locking the upper support member 21 to the locking portion 31A1, and is shown in FIG. 2B. Thus, the heat shield 20 is supported at an intermediate height by locking the upper support member 21 to the locking portion 31A2. As shown in FIG. 2C, the heat shield 20 is supported in the folded state by locking the upper support member 21 to the locking portion 31A3. Further, since the upper end of the guide rail 31 is open, the heat shield 20 is attached to the support 30 by removing the upper support member 21 and the lower support member 22 from the guide rail 31 as shown in FIG. Can be removed from.

  FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a cooking device according to another embodiment of the present invention. Parts common to the above-described embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted. FIG. 3A shows the expanded state of the heat shield, and FIG. 3B shows the folded state of the heat shield.

  The cooking device 1 according to this embodiment includes a support column 30A that supports the heat shield 20 in the unfolded state. This support | pillar part 30A is arrange | positioned so that tilting is possible in order to fold the heat shield 20. As shown in FIG. That is, when the cooking device 1 according to this embodiment supports the heat shield 20 in the unfolded state, the support 30A is held upright with respect to the upper surface of the device body 10, and the heat shield When the 20 is in a folded state, the lower end of the column 30A is slid rearward along the slide guide 24 formed on the upper surface of the device body 10 to tilt the column 30A, thereby making the heat shield 20 Fold it up. In the illustrated example, the upper portion of the heat shield 20 is supported by the upper support member 21 as in the above-described embodiment, and the left and right ends of the upper support member 21 are pivotally supported by the upper end portion of the support column 30A. Yes.

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a cooking device according to another embodiment of the present invention. Parts common to the above-described embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted. FIG. 4A is a front view showing a developed state of the heat shield, and FIG. 4B is a front view showing a folded state of the heat shield. FIG. 4C shows a detachable structure of the lower part of the heat shield.

  The cooking device 1 according to this embodiment includes a support column 30B that supports the heat shield 20 in a deployed state. This support | pillar part 30B supports the center part of the heat shield 20, and is arrange | positioned so that tilting is possible in order to fold the heat shield 20. FIG. That is, when the cooking device 1 according to this embodiment supports the heat shield 20 in the unfolded state, the support column 30B is held upright with respect to the upper surface of the device body 10, and the heat shield When the 20 is in a folded state, the lower end of the support column 30B is slid in one of the left and right directions along the slide guide 24B formed on the upper surface of the device body 10 to incline the support column 30B. The body 20 is folded. In the illustrated example, the upper portion of the heat shield 20 is supported by the upper support member 21 as in the above-described embodiment, and the central portion of the upper support member 21 is pivotally supported by the upper end portion of the column portion 30B. .

  As shown in FIG. 4C, the lower support member 22 that supports the lower portion of the heat shield 20 is supported by a support portion 25 provided on the upper surface of the device main body 10. The support portion 25 includes an L-shaped locking portion 25A whose upper end is opened, and the heat shield 20 is attached to the device main body 10 by the lower support member 22 being locked to the locking portion 25A. Is retained. And the heat shield 20 can be removed from the apparatus main body 10 by removing the lower support member 22 from the latching | locking part 25A as shown in FIG.4 (c).

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a cooking device according to another embodiment of the present invention. Parts common to the above-described embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted. FIG. 5A is a front view showing a developed state of the heat shield, and FIG. 5B is a front view showing a folded state of the heat shield.

  The cooking device 1 according to this embodiment includes a support column 30C that supports the heat shield 20 in the unfolded state. The column portion 30C is provided so as to be retractable with respect to the device main body 10 in order to fold the heat shield 20. That is, when the cooking device 1 according to this embodiment supports the heat shield 20 in the unfolded state, the support column 30C is held in an upright state with respect to the upper surface of the device main body 10, and the heat shield When the 20 is folded, the heat shield 20 is folded by sinking the support column 30 </ b> C into the storage space inside the apparatus main body 10. A storage space having a depth sufficient to vertically drop most of the column portion 30C is secured inside the apparatus body 10, but this storage space is a space corresponding to the cross section of the column portion 30C in plan view. Therefore, a relatively small space is sufficient. In the illustrated example, the upper portion of the heat shield 20 is supported by the upper support member 21 as in the above-described embodiment, and the left and right ends of the upper support member 21 are fixed to the upper portions of the pair of column portions 30C. .

  6 and 7 are explanatory views showing an example of a mechanism for storing the support column in the device main body. In the example shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the support column 30C is provided with a locking protrusion 30C1 that can be freely projected and retracted on its side surface. The locking projection 30C1 is urged outward by a spring 30C2 and includes a downward tapered surface 30C3. When the post 30C supports the heat shield 20 in the unfolded state, as shown in FIG. 6A, the post 30C is inserted into the locking recess 10P of the device main body 10 by fitting the locking protrusion 30C1. It is held in a state of being erected with respect to the device body 10. When the support column 30C is pushed downward, as shown in FIG. 6B, the tapered surface 30C3 of the locking projection 30C1 is pressed by the side surface of the storage space 10S of the support column 30C, thereby attaching the spring 30C2. The locking protrusion 30C1 is pushed into the support column 30C against the force, and the support column 30C is stored in the storage space 10S.

  In the example shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, a protrusion 30C4 fixed to the side of the column 30C is provided, and the protrusion 30C4 is fitted in the storage space 10S of the column 30C. A concavity 10S1 is provided. When the support column 30C supports the heat shield 20 in the unfolded state, as shown in FIG. 7A, the protrusion 30C4 is raised above the upper surface of the device body 10 so that it does not fit into the recess 10S1. By doing so, the column part 30 </ b> C is held in a state of being erected with respect to the apparatus main body 10. And as shown in FIG.7 (b), the support | pillar part 30C is accommodated in the storage space 10S by rotating the support | pillar part 30C and fitting the projection part 30C4 in the recessed part 10S1.

  As described above, the cooking device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention supports the heat shield 20 in the unfolded state when the heating cooking unit 11 is kept at a high temperature, Radiant heat can be prevented from diffusing forward. As a result, it is possible to prevent the cook from being exposed directly to the radiant heat of the cooking section 11 to deteriorate the work environment of the cook. In addition, by improving the work environment in this way, it is possible to avoid excessive air conditioning in the kitchen, so that energy consumption used for air conditioning can be reduced.

  In addition, when the cooking device 1 cooks using the cooking unit 11, the heat shield 20 is folded and the height of the heat shield 20 is set to a height that does not interfere with the use of the cooking surface 11A. Since it can be lowered, the usability of the heat cooking unit 11 can be ensured satisfactorily. Moreover, since the heat shield 20 can be switched to the expanded state or the folded state without changing the position in a plan view, the top plate portion 12 in front of the cooking portion 11 is used as a storage space for seasonings or the like. In addition, the heat shield 20 can be expanded and folded without affecting the objects placed on the top plate 12. Thereby, the top plate 12 can be effectively used widely as a storage space for seasonings and the like.

  As shown in the example shown in FIG. 1, the heat shield 20 of the cooking device 1 is detachably disposed on the support column 30. Thereby, when using the cooking surface 11A, it is possible to completely remove the heat shield 20 and perform cooking without any obstacles. Further, by removing the heat shield 20 from the support column 30 and opening the guide rail 31 of the support column 30, the inside of the guide rail 31 can be easily cleaned.

  The column portions 30, 30 </ b> A, 30 </ b> B, and 30 </ b> C of the cooking device 1 can be detachably provided to the device main body 10. According to this, since the heat shield 20 can be detached from the apparatus main body 10 together with the support columns 30, 30A, 30B, 30C, the cooking surface 11A can be widely opened and used. By removing the support columns 30, 30 </ b> A, 30 </ b> B, and 30 </ b> C from the device main body 10, the upper portion of the device main body 10 on which the heating cooking unit 11 is formed can be flattened, and the surroundings of the heating cooking unit 11 can be easily cleaned. It becomes possible.

  Not only the example shown in FIG. 2 but also in other embodiments, the height of the heat shield 20 of the cooking device 1 can be adjusted to an arbitrary height as long as it is not more than the maximum height. Thereby, the height of the heat shield 20 can be adjusted according to the temperature at which the cooking surface 11A is kept warm, and when the cooking surface 11A is used, the heat shield 20 is quickly folded to open the cooking surface 11A. be able to.

  In the example shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the heat shield 20 is folded on the device main body 10, and the internal space of the device main body 10 is not involved in the expansion / folding of the heat shield 20. As a result, the heat source section and the like arranged in the device main body 10 can be arranged in a desired layout, and the space inside the device main body 10 and the space below the device main body 10 can be effectively used as various storage spaces. can do.

  In the example shown in FIG. 5, the support 30 </ b> C is housed inside the device main body 10 when the heat shield 20 is folded. However, since this storage space inside the apparatus main body 10 is a space corresponding to the cross section of the column 30C in plan view, it may be a relatively small space. As a result, the heat source section and the like arranged in the device main body 10 can be arranged in a desired layout, and the space inside the device main body 10 and the space below the device main body 10 can be effectively used as various storage spaces. can do.

  In addition, in each embodiment mentioned above, although the heat shield 20 is arrange | positioned only in front of the heating cooking part 11, not only this but the heat shield 20 so that the side of the heating cooking part 11 may be enclosed. It can also be arranged.

  As described above, the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and the design can be changed without departing from the scope of the present invention. Is included in the present invention. In addition, the above-described embodiments can be combined by utilizing each other's technology as long as there is no particular contradiction or problem in the purpose and configuration.

1: cooking device, 10: device body, 11: cooking unit, 11A: cooking surface,
12: Top plate part, 13: Exhaust part,
20: heat shield, 21: upper support member, 22: lower support member, 23: handle,
24, 24B: slide guide, 25: support part,
30, 30A, 30B, 30C: struts,
31: Guide rail, 31A1, 31A2, 31A3, 31B: Locking portion

Claims (9)

An apparatus main body provided with a cooking unit having a uniform cooking surface at the top, a heat source unit for heating the cooking unit below the cooking unit, and a top plate on the front side of the cooking unit; ,
A heat shield that is arranged on the front side of the heating cooking unit in the device main body and is arranged to be foldable and unfoldable up and down in a state where the cooking surface is always open
A cooking device, comprising: a supporting column provided in front of the cooking unit in the device body and supporting the heat shield in an unfolded state. The cooking device according to claim 1, wherein a pair of the support columns are provided so as to support left and right ends of the heat shield. The support column includes a guide rail extending vertically.
The cooking device according to claim 2, wherein the guide rail supports the upper portion of the heat shield at a deployed position and a folded position of the heat shield. The cooking device according to claim 3, wherein the guide rail includes a plurality of locking portions for adjusting the height of the heat shield. The cooking device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the support column is tiltably arranged to fold the heat shield. The cooking device according to claim 1, wherein the support column is provided so as to be tiltable so as to support a central portion of the heat shield and to fold the heat shield. The cooking device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the support column is provided so as to be retractable with respect to the device main body in order to fold the heat shield. The cooking device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the heat shield is detachably disposed on the support column. The cooking device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the support column is detachably arranged with respect to the device main body.

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