JPH0222574Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a toaster oven, and relates to a frame plate on the upper front side of the toaster main body, which is in contact with a door body that opens and closes an opening of a roasting chamber.

[Conventional technology]

In this kind of conventional toaster oven, as shown in FIG. 7, a door body 4 for opening and closing an opening 3 of a roasting chamber 2 of a toaster body 1 has a glass plate 7 fitted into a door frame 6 having a window hole 5. However, a structure was adopted in which the glass plate 7 was held by a presser plate 8 that was fitted from the inner side of the door frame 6. Further, a frame plate 9 is provided above the opening of the roasting chamber 2 of the toaster main body 1, and the inner surface of the door plate 4 is brought into contact with this frame plate 9.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

In the above conventional toaster oven, there is no problem if the inner surface of the door body 4 is on the same surface as the door frame 6 and the presser plate 8 as shown in FIG. 6, but as shown in FIG. If the plate 8 is fitted so as to protrude inward, the holding plate 8 will come into contact with the frame plate 9 of the main body 4 when the door body 4 is closed, and a gap 10 will be created between the main body 1 and the door body 4. This gap 10 is visible from above the toaster,
There is a problem that it spoils the appearance and makes it look bad.
In particular, in a structure in which the upper edge of the door frame 6 of the door body 4 is folded inward and the upper edge of the presser plate 8 is overlapped, since the door frame 6 is folded back, the space between the frame plate 9 and the presser plate 8 is There is a problem in that it is difficult to achieve related dimensional accuracy and the presser plate 8 tends to float inward and protrude.

The present invention was developed in view of the above-mentioned problems.The upper frame plate provided at the opening of the roasting chamber has a concave portion with a step on the inside facing the presser plate that presses the glass plate of the door body. To provide a toaster oven with good appearance without creating a gap between the main body and the door body when the door body is closed even if the presser plate protrudes inward due to poor dimensional accuracy. It is something.

[Means for solving problems]

The toaster oven of the present invention includes a toaster main body that has a roasting chamber that opens at the front, and a door body whose lower part is rotatably attached to the lower front side of the main body and which opens and closes the opening of the roasting chamber. The door body includes a door frame, a glass plate fitted to the door frame,
It consists of a holding plate that holds this glass plate on the inner surface side of the door frame, and at the top of the opening of the main body,
An upper frame plate is provided on which the upper part of the door body abuts, and the frame plate is characterized in that a portion of the frame plate facing the presser plate of the door body is formed into a concave portion with an inward step. be.

[Effect]

When the opening of the roasting chamber of the toaster body is closed with the door body, even if the holding plate of the glass plate that fits into the door frame of the door body protrudes inward, this holding plate will not close to the frame of the main body. It is located in the concave part of the plate, and there is no gap that can be seen from the outside between the door body and the main body.

〔Example〕

The structure of one embodiment of the present invention will be explained with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.

1 to 4, 11 is a toaster oven main body, and this main body 11 includes a pair of left and right main frames 12, 13 molded from metal plates, and an upper reflector plate 1.
4, a lower reflective plate 15, and a bottom plate 16, a roasting chamber 17 that is open at the front is formed in this main body 11, and an elongated frame plate that extends left and right on the front upper side of this main body 11. 18 are provided. Main frames 12 and 13 are vertically fixed to the left and right sides of the bottom plate 16 with screws or the like.

Also, an upper reflector plate 14 is provided between the main frames 12 and 13.
and the lower reflecting plate 14 are fixed by screws and engagement between the engaging claws and the engaging holes, and the frame plate 18 is folded outward to the front of the main frames 12 and 13 with screws. It is fixed to the upper side of the bent edge 19. This frame plate 18 has a concave surface portion 21 formed along its length with a step formed by a step portion 20 bent inward from the middle portion to the lower portion.

Further, the upper reflector 14 has a plurality of inclinations at different angles, the front side of which is sequentially bent downward to the upper part of the front opening of the roasting chamber 17, with the approximate center position of the upper heater 22 or the gridiron 23 serving as a boundary. The heat rays radiated from the upper heater 22 are formed on a reflective surface 24 and formed on a plurality of inclined reflective surfaces 24 having different angles, the rear side of which is bent downward sequentially to the rear lower part of the roasting chamber 17. The light is primarily reflected toward the front and rear portions of the gridiron 23.

Next, 25 is a door body, which includes a door frame 26 and this door frame 26.
Consisting of a glass plate 28 located in the window hole 27 and fitted from the inner side, and a holding plate 29 fitted to the door frame 26 from the inner side and fixed with screws to hold the glass plate 28. has been done. This door frame 26 has edge parts 30 and 31 whose peripheral edges are bent inward, and the upper edge part 31 has an inner surface part 32 which is curved in an arc and further bent vertically. It has a folded portion 33 whose lower edge is bent.

Further, the presser plate 29 has a fitting edge 34 bent at its periphery so as to fit into the door frame 26,
The fitting edge 34 excluding the upper part is the edge part 30 of the door frame 26
The upper fitting edge 34 is fitted into the inner surface of the door frame 2.
The holding plate 29 has a window hole 35 formed therein corresponding to the position of the glass plate 28.
The corners of 5 are formed in an arc shape and are formed into holding edges 36 that engage the corners of the glass plate 28, and are further formed into window holes 35.
A positioning piece 37 of the glass plate 28 is formed by bending on each side.

The lower both sides of the door body 25 are connected to the front protruding pieces 39 of the main frames 12 and 13 of the main body 11 by means of a shaft 38.
The roasting chamber 17 is opened and closed by the rotation of the door body 25, and when the door body 25 is closed, the door frame 26 is attached to the main body 1.
The presser plate 29 is in contact with the frame plate 18 of No. 1 and is opposed to the concave portion 21 of the frame plate 18, and the presser plate 29
Even if the inner surface 32 of the door frame 26 and the frame plate 1 protrude from the inner surface of the door frame 26 due to dimensional errors, assembly errors, etc.
There is no gap between the front surface of 8 and the front surface of 8.

In addition, guide holes 40 are formed in the lower parts of the main frames 12 and 13 of the main body 11 in the front and back direction, respectively, and the grill grate 23, which is provided in the roasting chamber 17 so as to be able to move forward and backward, projects into the guide holes 40 on both rear sides. An engagement shaft 41 is slidably engaged with the engagement shaft 41 . The grill 23 is connected to the door 25 by an arm (not shown), and when the door 25 is closed, the grill 23 is connected to the roasting chamber 1.
7, and when the door body 25 is opened, the grid 2
3 projects forward from the opening of the roasting chamber 17. Incidentally, a projection 42 is provided at the front portion of the main frames 12, 13 to guide the lower part of the grill 23 when the grill 23 moves back and forth.

Further, a lower heater 43 is attached to the lower part of the grill 23 of the roasting chamber 17 so as to be located slightly rearward from the center position of the upper heater 22. The upper and lower heaters 22 and 43 have a heater pipe 46 fitted and supported by insulators 45 and 45 attached to the main frames 12 and 13 of the main body 11, and a coiled heating wire 47 inserted through the heater pipe 46. are formed respectively.

Further, a heat ray diffusion rod 51 is disposed above the lower heater 43 along the longitudinal direction of the heater pipe 46, and this diffusion rod 51 is attached in contact with or close to the heater pipe 46.

Next, reference numeral 55 denotes a waste tray, and when it is inserted through an opening 68 opened at the bottom of the lower reflector 15 at the lower front side of the main body 11, this waste tray 55 slides on the bottom plate 16 and moves into the roasting chamber. 17 grills 23
It is placed below.

Next, in FIGS. 3 and 5, 77 and 78 are side case members molded from synthetic resin, and these side case members 77 and 78 are fixed to the locking pieces at both ends of the bottom plate 16 with screws. . This side case member 77,
An outer case member 79 is attached between 78 and 78 . This outer case member 79 is molded from a metal plate, and has an upper surface portion 82 that covers the upper and rear portions of the main body 11.
and the rear surface portion 83 are integrally formed in a substantially inverted L shape,
Both sides of the upper surface portion 82 of the outer case member 79 are engaged with the side case members 77 and 78, and the lower portion of the rear surface portion 83 is fixed to the bottom plate 16 by engagement with an engagement hole of an engagement claw 88 or the like.

A space is formed between the other main frame 13 and the side case member 78, and a timer switch and the like are stored in this space, and a panel 87 molded from synthetic resin is provided on the front surface. is equipped with operating sections such as various switches.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

When the front opening of the roasting chamber 17 is closed with the door body 25, the inner surface 32 of the door frame 26 of the door body 25 touches the main body 11.
The presser plate 29 is opposed to the concave portion 21 of the frame plate 18, and even if the presser plate 29 protrudes from the inner surface of the door frame 26 due to dimensional errors or assembly errors, the presser plate 29 The protruding portion enters the concave surface portion 21, and no gap is created between the inner surface portion 32 of the door frame 26 and the front surface of the frame plate 18.

In addition, the upper reflector 14 of the roasting chamber 17 has a plurality of reflective surfaces at different angles in the front and rear, so that the heat rays emitted from the upper heater 22 are primarily reflected toward the front and rear parts of the grilling grate 23. , there is no waste of heat source.

Further, the heat rays from the heater 43 are diffused by the diffusion rod 51 provided in contact with or in the vicinity of the heater pipe 43 of the lower heater 43, so that the portion directly above the object to be roasted on the gridiron 23 is not strongly grilled.

[Effect of idea]

According to the present invention, the frame plate provided above the opening of the roasting chamber of the toaster body has a concave portion with an inward step at the portion facing the presser plate of the glass plate of the door body. Even if the presser plate that presses the glass plate on the door frame of the door body protrudes from the inner side, it is tightly attached to the door frame or the frame plate of the main body, and there is no gap between the frame plate and the door plate, and the toaster Since there is no gap above the door, the design appearance is not impaired, and the accuracy of parts of the door body and the frame plate of the main body can be reduced, improving ease of assembly.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of the opening of the roasting chamber of a toaster oven showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the toaster, FIG. 4 is a vertical side view of the toaster, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the toaster, and FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the opening of the roasting chamber of a conventional toaster. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the same door plate when the glass plate pressing plate protrudes. 11... Toaster body, 18... Frame board, 21...
...Concave portion, 25...Door body, 26...Door frame, 28...
...Glass plate, 29...pressing plate.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] The toaster body includes a toaster main body forming a roasting chamber that opens at the front, and a door body whose lower part is rotatably attached to the lower front side of the main body and opens and closes the opening of the roasting chamber, and the door body is , consisting of a door frame, a glass plate fitted to the door frame, and a holding plate that holds the glass plate on the inner surface side of the door frame, and the door body is attached to the upper part of the opening of the main body. The toaster oven is characterized in that an upper frame plate is provided on which the upper part of the door body comes into contact, and the frame plate has a concave portion with an inward step that faces the presser plate of the door body.