JP6151113B2 - toaster - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a so-called pop-up toaster, and particularly to a toaster having a lid at an opening.

  Conventionally, as this type of toaster, a bread insertion opening for inserting a slice bread is provided at the top of the main body, and the slice bread inserted from the bread insertion opening is cooked by a heating unit inside the main body. Yes. However, in such a toaster, the pan insertion port is always exposed, and there is a possibility that foreign matters such as dust may be mixed into the main body from the pan insertion port when not in use.

  In order to solve the above problem, there is a toaster that includes a shutter in the pan insertion opening and closes the pan insertion opening with the shutter when not in use (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent No. 4478503

  The toaster of Patent Document 1 described above has a problem that the structure of the shutter portion becomes large and the entire toaster becomes large.

  An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and to provide a toaster that can close a pan insertion opening when not in use and can be made compact when in use.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a toaster comprising: a pan insertion opening provided at an upper portion of the main body; a heating unit provided inside the main body for heating the bread inserted from the bread insertion opening; When, in a toaster having a lid covering the pan insertion opening openably, wherein the body includes a cover member housing section for housing the lid body, and a movable locking member, and a limiting means, said lifting lever Includes a lifting body, and the restricting means is disengaged from a position immediately below the lifting body when the lid body is stored in the lid housing portion, and the lifting body and the movable locking body can be engaged with each other. The elevator lever is configured to be lowered to a position .

A toaster according to claim 2 of the present invention is the toaster according to claim 1, further comprising: a waste tray that receives bread crumbs generated in the main body and a waste tray storage portion that stores the waste tray in the lower portion of the main body. The lid storage part is provided below the waste tray storage part.

The toaster according to claim 3 of the present invention is characterized in that, in claim 2 , the lid body is housed in the main body from a direction different from the waste tray.

  The toaster according to claim 1 of the present invention is configured as described above, so that when the toaster is not in use, the pan insertion port is covered with the lid so that foreign matter such as dust can be removed from the pan insertion port. It can prevent mixing inside. In addition, by storing the unused lid in the main body, it is possible to provide a compact toaster that is easy to use.

The main body includes a lid housing portion for housing the lid body, a movable locking body, and a restricting unit, the lifting lever includes a lifting body, and the limiting unit includes the lid body. It is configured to be able to move down the lifting lever to a position where the lifting body and the movable locking body can be engaged with each other by detaching from the position directly below the lifting body when stored in the lid storage section. When the lid is removed from the main body and the pan insertion opening is closed, the elevating lever is prevented from being lowered and the elevating lever is lowered when the toaster is not used, and the heating unit is activated. Can be prevented.

  Further, by allowing the lid to be stored below the waste tray of the main body, the lid and the waste tray can be stacked in a compact manner with respect to the main body, and can be stored in a compact manner. Can be satisfactorily received in the waste tray.

  In addition, the lid body is housed in the main body from a different direction from the waste tray, so that the lid handle and the waste tray handle do not overlap in the vertical direction, and the toaster is prevented from growing in the vertical direction. it can.

It is a front view which shows the state which closed the opening part with the cover body in the toaster of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the state which closed the opening part with the cover body similarly. It is a bottom view which shows the state which closed the opening part with the cover body similarly. It is a top view which shows the state which accommodated the cover body in the cover storage part. It is a bottom view which shows the state which accommodated the cover body in the cover storage part. It is AA sectional drawing. It is BB sectional drawing. It is an AA sectional view showing the state where the lid was stored in the lid storage part. It is CC sectional drawing similarly. It is a perspective view of a cover body same as the above.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Reference numeral 1 denotes a toaster of the present invention. The toaster 1 includes a main body 3 having an opening 2 above, a firing unit 4 provided in the main body 3, and a control circuit (not shown).

  The main body 3 includes an upper outer shell body 5 and a lower outer shell body 6. A lever recess 7 is formed in the upper outer shell 5, and an elevating lever 8 is provided in the lever recess 7 so as to be movable up and down. In addition, it is comprised so that the bread receiving part 26 mentioned later may raise / lower in conjunction with raising / lowering of this raising / lowering lever 8. FIG. The upper outer shell 5 is formed with a knob recess 9, and a rotary knob 10 is attached to a rotary shaft of a variable resistor (not shown) protruding from the knob recess 9. The variable resistor is for adjusting the baking time of the bread bread BR. Further, the upper outer shell body 5 is provided with various operation means 11 such as a power switch and a reset switch. A boss 12 is formed on the lower outer shell 6, and the firing unit 4 is attached to the boss 12. The firing unit 4 is disposed in the upper outer shell 5. Further, a first outlet 13 is formed on one side surface portion of the lower outer shell 6, and a waste tray formed by communicating from the first outlet 13 into the main body 3 in the horizontal direction. The waste tray 14 is provided so as to be insertable into the storage portion 13A. In addition, 14A is a handle for the waste tray 14. A second outlet 15 is formed on the other side surface portion of the lower outer shell body 6, and a lid formed by communicating from the second outlet 15 to the inside of the main body 3 in the horizontal direction. The lid 16 of the toaster 1 is provided in the body storage portion 15A so as to be stored. That is, the waste tray 14 and the lid 16 can be stored in different directions with respect to the main body 3 of the toaster 1. Therefore, the handle 14 </ b> A of the scrap receiving tray 14 and the handle 41 (to be described later) of the lid body 16 are exposed at different positions of the main body 3 of the toaster 1. For this reason, when the waste tray 14 and the lid 16 are stored at the same time, the handle 14A of the waste tray 14 and the handle 41 of the lid 16 do not overlap in the vertical direction. It can control that a size becomes large. The lid storage portion 15A is formed below the waste tray storage portion 13A. Therefore, the bread crumbs generated inside the main body 3 are received not by the lid body 16 but by the waste tray 14.

  The firing unit 4 includes a metal casing 17, and an upper portion of the metal casing 17 is exposed from the opening 2 of the upper outer shell body 5. An opening 18 for inserting the bread BR is formed. Note that the opening 18 of the metal casing 17 is disposed inside the opening 2.

  In addition, through holes 19 are formed in pairs in the upper part of the side surface of the metal housing 17, and a through groove 20 is formed vertically in the center of the side surface of the metal housing 17. Further, bearing holes 21 are formed in pairs on the front side and the lower side of the side surface of the metal casing 17. A pair of holding frames 22 formed by joining a plurality of metal wires in a lattice shape are provided inside the metal casing 17 of the firing unit 4 so as to be swingable about a shaft 23. The holding frame 22 is swingably supported by the bearing hole 21 formed in the metal casing 17. Further, bent portions 24 are formed on the upper portion of the holding frame 22, respectively.

  These bent portions 24 are exposed to the outside of the metal casing 17 through the through holes 19. A heater 25 is provided opposite to the inner surface of the metal casing 17 and the holding frame 22. Further, a bread receiving portion 26 for raising and lowering the bread bread BR between the holding frames 22 and between the heaters 25 is provided in the approximate center of the metal casing 17. Note that one end of the pan receiving portion 26 is exposed to the outside of the metal casing 17 through the through groove 20 and is connected to the elevating lever 8 as described above. The lifting lever 8 includes a lifting body 27 that can be lifted and lowered together with the lifting lever 8.

  A lower end of a coil spring 28 is connected to the elevating body 27, and an upper end of the coil spring 28 is connected to an upper portion of the outer surface of the metal casing 17 (not shown). The coil spring 28 applies an upward biasing force to the lift lever 8 and the lift body 27.

  A projecting portion 29 is provided at one lower portion of the lifting body 27, and a locking claw portion 30 is provided at the other lower portion of the lifting body 27. Further, the elevating body 27 is provided so as to be movable up and down while being guided by a shaft member 31 erected in the vertical direction in parallel with the through groove 20.

  The lower outer shell 6 is provided with a blocking member 32 so as to be swingable. The blocking member 32 includes a restriction portion 33, a base portion 34, an operation portion 35, a connection portion 37, a shaft portion 38, and the like. It has. The blocking member 32 is swingably attached to the lower outer shell 6 with the shaft portion 38 as a center. The blocking member 32 is such that the restricting portion 33 is vertical and the base portion 34 is horizontal when the lid body 16 is not housed in the lid body housing portion 15A. The base 34 is provided on the left and right with the shaft 38 interposed therebetween. The operation portion 35 is formed to extend downward from one of the base portions 34. Further, the connecting portion 37 is formed to extend downward from the other of the base portion 34. The connecting portion 37 positions one end of the spring 36.

  The lower end of the operation part 35 can be exposed to the second outlet 15 from a through part 39 formed in the bottom part of the lower outer shell 6.

  The lid body 16 includes a lid body 40 formed of a metal plate and a synthetic resin handle 41. The lid body 40 includes a downward convex fitting portion 42 that can be loosely fitted into the opening 18, and an upward convex shape that allows the operation portion 35 to be operated on the handle 41 side of the lid body 40. The protrusion part 43 formed in this is provided.

  Further, the lower outer shell body 6 includes a movable locking body 44 including a locking portion (not shown) that can be engaged with the locking claw portion 30. The movable locking body 44 is rotatable about the shaft portion 45 as a rotation shaft, and an iron plate (not shown) is provided at the lower portion thereof. Further, an electromagnet 46 is provided below the movable locking body 44.

  Below, operation | movement of the said toaster 1 of the said structure is demonstrated. First, the case where the toaster 1 is used by housing the lid 16 in the toaster 1 as shown in FIG. 9 will be described. When the lid body 16 is accommodated in the lower outer shell body 6 from the second outlet 15, the operating portion 35 of the blocking member 32 is pushed upward by the projecting portion 43. Thereby, the blocking member 32 rotates clockwise around the shaft portion 38 against the elastic restoring force from the spring 36. Accordingly, the restricting portion 33 is tilted to the right side and is detached from a position directly below the protruding portion 29 of the elevating body 27. Thereby, the elevating lever 8 and the elevating body 27 can be lowered to a position where the engaging claw portion 30 of the elevating body 27 and the engaging portion of the movable engaging body 44 can be engaged. Further, when the elevating lever 8 and the elevating body 27 are lowered to a position where the engaging claw portion 30 of the elevating body 27 and the engaging portion of the movable engaging body 44 are engaged, an energization switch (not shown) is turned on. Thus, the heater 25 and the electromagnet 46 are energized. Further, when the elevating lever 8 and the elevating body 27 are lowered, the coil spring 28 is extended. Accordingly, the elevating lever 8 and the elevating body 27 are urged upward by the elastic restoring force of the coil spring 28.

  When cooking the bread bread BR using the toaster 1, the user operates the rotary knob 10 in advance in a state where the lid body 16 is housed in the lid body housing portion 15A of the lower outer shell body 6. The baking time of the bread bread BR is appropriately adjusted. Then, the bread bread BR is inserted from the opening 18 onto the bread receiving portion 26 in the baking unit 4 of the toaster 1. Further, by lowering the elevating lever 8, the bread receiving portion 26 interlocked with the elevating lever 8 is lowered, and the bread bread BR is disposed between the heaters 25 in the baking unit 4. Then, when the locking claw portion 30 of the lifting / lowering body 27 is locked to the locking portion of the movable locking body 44 and the lifting / lowering lever 8 and the lifting / lowering body 27 are temporarily fixed, the heater 25 and the electromagnet 46. Is energized. When the electromagnet 46 is energized, the iron plate of the movable locking body 44 is magnetically attached to the electromagnet 46 and the rotation of the movable locking body 44 is prevented. Thereby, the elevating lever 8 and the elevating body 27 are fixed.

  When the time set by the rotary knob 10 elapses, the energization to the heater 25 is stopped and the energization to the electromagnet 46 is also stopped. When the energization of the electromagnet 46 is stopped, the movable locking body 44 that has been prevented from rotating by the magnetic force of the electromagnet 46 can be rotated about the shaft portion 45 as a rotation center. Here, since the elevating lever 8 and the elevating body 27 are urged upward by the expanded coil spring 28, the engaging portion of the movable engaging body 44 is lifted upward by this urging force, The movable locking body 44 rotates around the shaft portion 45, and the engagement between the locking claw portion 30 and the locking portion of the movable locking body 44 is released. Further, the restoration of the coil spring 28 raises the bread receiving portion 26, and the bread bread BR baked by the heater 25 can be taken out from the opening 18.

  In addition, bread crumbs may fall from the bread loaf BR. The bread crumbs are received by the trash tray 14. The bread crumbs received by the trash tray 14 can be discarded into a trash box or the like by pulling out the trash tray 14 from the trash tray storage unit 13A after the cooking of the bread bread BR is completed. As described above, the handle 14A of the waste tray 14 and the handle 41 of the lid 16 are exposed at different positions of the main body 3 of the toaster 1, so that the user can easily grasp the handle 14A. It can be pulled out.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 7, when the toaster 1 is not in use, that is, the lid 16 is removed from the second outlet 15 to close the opening 18 of the metal casing 17 of the toaster 1. A case where the body 16 is used will be described. When the lid 16 is removed from the second outlet 15, the blocking member 32 rotates counterclockwise around the shaft portion 38 due to the elastic restoring force of the spring 36. As a result, the base portion 34 is in a horizontal posture, the operation portion 35 is lowered and exposed from the penetration portion 39, and the restricting portion 33 stands vertically. As a result, the restricting portion 33 is disposed at a position directly below the protruding portion 29 of the elevating body 27. As a result, when the elevating body 27 is lowered, the projecting portion 29 of the elevating body 27 comes into contact with the restricting portion 33 of the blocking member 32 so that the elevating body 27 is prevented from descending from the position. Is done. That is, in the state of FIG. 7, the energizing switch is turned on because the elevating body 27 cannot be lowered to the position where the engaging claw portion 30 of the elevating body 27 engages with the engaging portion of the movable engaging body 44. In other words, the heater 25 is not energized.

  And the said cover body 16 is installed in the state which made the said fitting part 42 loosely fit in the said opening part 18 with respect to the upper part of the baking unit 4 of the said main body 3, the said opening part 18 is obstruct | occluded, It is possible to prevent foreign matters such as dust from entering the firing unit 4. Here, since the fitting portion 42 is loosely fitted in the opening 18, the lid body 16 is positioned with respect to the upper portion of the firing unit 4, and the lid body 16 is not prepared from the firing unit 4. Can be prevented from falling off.

  As described above, the toaster 1 of the present embodiment is provided in the opening 18 of the baking unit 4 serving as a bread insertion opening provided in the upper part of the main body 3 and in the main body 3, and the opening 2. In the toaster 1 including the heater 25 that heats the bread bread BR inserted from above, the elevating lever 8, and the lid body 16 that covers the opening 2 so as to be openable and closable, By providing the lid housing portion 15A for housing the lid body 16, it is possible to prevent foreign matter such as dust from entering the inside of the main body 3 from the opening 18 when the toaster 1 is not used. By storing the uncovered lid 16 in the main body 3, it is possible to provide a compact toaster that is easy to use.

  Further, when the lid body 16 is stored in the lid body storage portion 15A, a blocking member 32 is provided as a restricting means that enables the elevating lever 8 to be lowered, so that the lid body 16 is removed from the main body 3. When the opening 2 is removed and blocked, the lowering of the elevating lever 8 is restricted to prevent the elevating lever 8 from lowering and operating the heater 25 when the toaster 1 is not used. Can do.

  In addition, a lower portion of the main body 3 includes a waste tray 14 that receives bread crumbs generated inside the main body 3 and a waste tray storage portion 13A that stores the waste tray 14, and the lid storage portion 15A includes the By being provided below the waste tray storage portion 13A, the lid body 16 and the waste tray 14 can be stacked compactly in the main body 3 and stored compactly, and the lid body 16 does not get in the way, Bread waste generated inside the main body 3 can be received well by the waste tray 14.

  Furthermore, the lid 16 is moved from the direction different from the waste tray 14 through the second outlet 15 provided at a position different from the first outlet 13 with respect to the main body 3. By storing in the main body 3, the handle 41 of the lid body 16 and the handle 14 </ b> A of the scrap tray 14 overlap in the vertical direction when the waste tray 14 and the lid body 16 are simultaneously stored in the main body 3. It can avoid and to suppress the said toaster 1 becoming large in an up-down direction.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to embodiment mentioned above, A various deformation | transformation implementation is possible within the range of the summary of this invention. For example, in the said embodiment, it can change suitably about the heater 25, the movable latching body 44, and an electricity supply switch.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Toaster 3 Main body 8 Elevating / lowering lever 13A Scrap tray storage part 14 Scrap tray 15A Cover body storage part 16 Cover body 18 Opening part (bread insertion port)
25 Heater (heating unit)
27 Lifting body 32 Blocking member (limitation means)
44 Movable locking body

Claims (3)

A bread insertion opening provided at the top of the main body;
A heating unit that is provided inside the main body and heats the bread inserted from the bread insertion port;
An elevating lever;
In the toaster comprising a lid that covers the bread insertion opening so as to be openable and closable,
It said body, a lid housing portion for accommodating the lid, comprising a movable locking member, and a limiting means, together with the lifting lever is provided with a lifting body,
When the restricting means is retracted from the position directly below the lifting body when the lid is stored in the lid housing portion, the lifting lever is lowered to a position where the lifting body and the movable locking body can be engaged with each other. A toaster characterized in that it is configured to enable . In the lower part of the main body, a waste tray that receives bread crumbs generated inside the main body,
2. The toaster according to claim 1, further comprising a waste tray storage unit that stores the waste tray, wherein the lid storage unit is provided below the waste tray storage unit. The toaster according to claim 2 , wherein the lid body is accommodated in the main body from a direction different from the waste tray.

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