JPH0141375Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Industrial Application Technique The present invention relates to a hot sandwich maker that makes a hot sandwich by placing ingredients between slices of bread and baking the ingredients so as to seal them with the bread.

Prior Art The above-mentioned hot sandwich maker includes a mold for placing bread on opposing surfaces, a pair of heating plates connected via a hinge so as to be openable and closable, a heater for heating the heating plates, and a pair of heating plates for heating the heating plates. A cover member that is attached to each plate and has a handle on the side opposite to the hinge, and a clamping means that is provided on the handle of the cover member and clamps the heating plates at a position where they abut each other. It has been known.

This type of hot sandwich maker has a problem in that if the cover member is attached directly to the heating plate, the cover member will become hot and various problems will occur, so the cover member must be made of an expensive heat-resistant material. . Therefore, in the past, the heating plate and the cover member were connected with several screws via a heat insulating washer. However, it is necessary to screw in at least two places, preferably four places, so it is difficult to put the washers on the screw holes of the heating plate, fit the cover member together, and then tighten the screws to prevent the washers from slipping. It was a very difficult task.

Further, when baking the ingredients sandwiched between the breads, a considerably large force is applied to the handle of the cover member in order to bring the pair of heating plates into contact with each other. For this reason,
Particular care must be taken when the cover member is made of plastic, as the cover member, especially the handle, may be damaged.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems and provides a hot sandwich maker that has heat insulation properties, allows easy assembly of the cover member to the heating plate, and prevents damage to the cover member. It is intended to.

Means for Solving the Problems The structure of the present invention for solving the above problems is as follows.

A pair of heating plates, each having a mold for placing bread on surfaces facing each other, are connected via a hinge so as to be openable and closable, a heater is attached to each of the pair of heating plates, and the heater is attached to the pair of heating plates, and In the hot sandwich maker, the hot sandwich maker has a cover member provided with a handle on the opposite side thereof, and a clamping means for clamping the heating plates at a position where they come into contact with each other via the cover member, wherein the heating plate and the cover member are , are connected via a thin metal plate consisting of an intermediate portion and attachment portions bent at both ends of the intermediate portion, and a heating plate is attached to one attachment portion of the thin metal plate,
A hot sandwich maker characterized in that a cover member is attached to the other attachment part.

Effects According to the above configuration, the cover member is screwed to the other side of the metal thin plate whose one side is screwed to the heating plate, so the assembly work is easy and heat insulation can be obtained. Further, the thin metal plate acts like a leaf spring to relieve the force applied to the cover member.

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

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 indicates an upper heating plate, and 2 indicates a lower heating plate. The upper and lower heating plates 1 and 2 are formed with molds 1a and 2a on opposing surfaces for placing bread. These upper and lower heating plates 1 and 2 are connected to the hinge pin 3
It is mounted so that it can be opened and closed via the heating plate 1,
A heater 4 is provided on the back side of the molds 2, that is, on the side opposite to the molds 1a and 2a. In this case, heater 4
are installation grooves 1b and 2b formed in each heating plate 1 and 2.
is mated to. Furthermore, four cylindrically protruding screw mounts 5 are provided on the back surfaces of the heating plates 1 and 2, and screw holes (not shown) are formed at the tips of the screw mounts 5.

On the other hand, cover members 6 and 7 attached to heating plates 1 and 2 are provided with handles 8 and 9, respectively, and the cover members in this example are made of plastic. A clamp member 10 having a substantially U-shaped cross section is rotatably provided approximately in the center of the handle 8, and the handle 9 has a groove 11 in which the clamp member 10 is engaged.
is formed. Moreover, four screw holes are formed in each of the cover members 6 and 7.

The heating plates 1, 2 and the cover members 6, 7 configured as above are fixed via rigid thin metal plates 12, 13, 14, and the thin metal plates 12, 13, 14 are
Attachment portions 1 are provided at both ends of the intermediate portions 12c, 13c, and 14c.
2a, 13a, 14a and 12b, 13b, 14
b is formed by bending. As shown in FIG. 2, the thin metal plate 12 has a width that extends to near both ends of the cover member 6, and is formed into a U-shape in cross section. The thin metal plate 12 has a cutout portion 12d formed on the side of the attachment portion 12a that is attached to the cover members 6, 7. That is, the metal thin plate 1
2 is formed in the shape of an intermediate member L with a U-shaped cross section only at both ends. Furthermore, screw holes 15 are formed in the cover member attachment portions 12a provided on both sides, and screw holes 15 are formed in the heating plate attachment portion 12b, which is the lower surface in the figure, within the range of the cutout portion 12d.
6 is formed. In this case, the screw holes 15 are provided to match the screw holes of the cover member attachment parts 6 and 7, and the screw holes 16 are provided to match the screw holes of the heating plates 1 and 2.

The metal thin plates 13 and 14 have substantially the same shape,
As shown in FIG. 2, it consists of a small piece with a cross-section shaped like a square. In this case, the cover member attachment portions 13a, 1
Screw holes 17 and 18 are formed in the heating plate mounting portions 4a and the heating plate mounting portions 13b and 14b. These screw holes 1
7 and 18 are formed to match the screw holes of the heating plates 1 and 2 and the cover members 6 and 7.

The hot sandwich maker configured in this way first attaches thin metal plates 12, 13,
14 with screws 19. In this case, since the metal thin plates 12, 13 and 14 are individually attached to the heating plates 1 and 2, there is no problem in operation even if they are screwed together using washers or the like. Next, the cover members 6, 7 can be attached to the heating plates 1, 2 by simply fixing the cover members 6, 7 to the metal thin plates 12, 13, 14 attached to the heating plates 1, 2 with screws 20. Therefore, the cover member 6,
7 can be installed with insulation properties, and its operation is extremely simple. Further, a thin metal plate 12,
If 13 and 14 are made of stainless steel, the heat insulating effect can be further enhanced since stainless steel has low thermal conductivity.

Further, since the metal thin plates 12, 13, and 14 are made of a rigid material, a plate spring effect can be obtained. Therefore, even when the bread with fillings is pressed by the molds 1a, 2a, the pressure applied to the handles 8, 9 and the clamping means 10 is relieved, and damage to the handles 8, 9, etc. is prevented as much as possible. be able to.

Effects The hot sandwich maker according to the present invention is constructed as described above, has heat insulation properties, and can be assembled to the heating plate with a simple operation. Moreover, the pressing force on the cover member is alleviated,
Effective in preventing damage to handles, etc.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a part of an upper cover member and an upper heating plate. 1, 2...Heating plate, 1a, 2a...Mold, 3...
Hinge, 6, 7...Cover member, 12, 13, 1
4...Thin metal plate, 12a, 13a, 14a...
Cover member attachment part, 12b, 13b, 14b...
Heating plate attachment part, 12c, 13c, 14c... intermediate part.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A pair of heating plates, each having a mold for placing bread on surfaces facing each other, are connected via a hinge so as to be openable and closable, a heater is attached to each of the pair of heating plates, and the heater is attached to the pair of heating plates, and In the hot sandwich maker, the hot sandwich maker has a cover member provided with a handle on the opposite side thereof, and a clamping means for clamping the heating plates at a position where they come into contact with each other via the cover member, wherein the heating plate and the cover member are , are connected via a thin metal plate consisting of an intermediate portion and attachment portions bent at both ends of the intermediate portion, and a heating plate is attached to one attachment portion of the thin metal plate,
A hot sandwich maker characterized in that a cover member is attached to the other attachment part.