JPH0226417Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] This invention relates to a cooking appliance equipped with a hot plate, a so-called hot plate, and particularly relates to its supporting legs.

[Conventional technology and its problems]

Since the hot plate has a flat shape as a whole, it can be stored in an upright position to reduce the area it occupies, but it has the disadvantage of being unstable because it cannot stand on its own. In particular, if the frame is circular, it may roll, making it even more difficult to store.

Therefore, the purpose of this invention is to enable a circular hot plate to stably stand on its own using its support legs.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to solve the above problems, this invention provides three or more support legs at predetermined positions on the bottom of the circular frame, and fixes two adjacent support legs to one end of the lever, respectively. , each lever is installed in a symmetrical position with respect to the center line of the frame, and a part of the support leg fixed to each lever is in the same plane as a part of the frame at the swing limit when the levers move in the direction toward each other. The length and mounting position of the lever are set as shown in FIG. 1, and the swinging range of the lever is set so that the two supporting legs return to their predetermined positions at the other swinging limit.

[Effect]

When the frame is erected at the swing limit when the support legs fixed to the levers are moved in the direction toward each other, the two support legs and a part of the frame stand up in contact with the flat surface of the table or the like. Moreover, when it returns to the other swing limit, it returns to the position of normal use.

〔Example〕

The hot plate shown in the drawing has a heat shield plate 2 attached to the center of a circular annular frame 1, and a heat plate 3 (see FIG. 2) attached above the frame 1 and heat shield plate 2. . Three flat cylindrical support legs 4, 5, 5' are attached to the bottom surface of the frame 1 at positions angularly divided into three equal parts. ' is partially exposed from the outer periphery of the frame 1.

The three supporting legs 4, 5, 5' mentioned above have their bottom surfaces on the same plane in the normal usage state where they are divided into three equal parts, so they cannot be placed on the surface of table a etc. as shown in Figure 2. put into use. One support leg 4 among these support legs is fixed to the frame 1,
The other two support legs 5, 5' are each fixed to one end of the lever 6. These levers 6 are constructed to have a symmetrical structure at symmetrical positions with respect to the center line l of the frame 1.

The lever 6 has an elongated hole 7 at one end, and is swingably attached to the upper surface of the frame 1 by a pin 8 passed through the elongated hole 7. A spring 10 is provided between the protrusion 9 provided in the middle of the lever 6 and the pin 8, which urges the lever 6 to be drawn inward into the frame 1.
In addition, the tip of the lever 6 is bent into an L shape,
The bent portion is inserted into an arcuate slit 11 formed in the frame 1, and a supporting leg 5 or 5' is fixed to the tip of the slit with a screw 12 (see FIG. 4).

At both ends of the slit 11, recesses 13 and 14 are formed which are recessed inwardly into the frame 1, and at the end of the swing of the lever 6, that is, at the swing limit, the spring force of the spring 10 is applied to the recesses. Place 13, 14
A part of the lever 6 is fitted into and positioned.

In addition, inclined protrusions 15 and 16 (FIGS. 5 and 6) are formed inside the recesses 13 and 14, and a pressing piece 17 that bulges downward is formed on the lever 6. ing. These press-contact pieces 17 touch the inclined protrusion 1 when the lever 6 is moved to both swing limits.
5 and 16 to eliminate rattling between the lever 6 and the frame 1.

The above-mentioned slit 11 is formed so as to gradually approach the outer periphery of the frame 1 as it approaches the center line l, and when the lever 6 is fitted into the inner recess 13 (FIG. 5), it is supported. The legs 5 are in a normal use position, and a portion thereof is exposed to the outside of the frame 1. Further, in the state in which the lever 6 is fitted into the outer recess 14 (FIG. 6), the degree of exposure of the support leg 5 is increased. As a result, both support legs 5, 5'
and part of frame 1 are shown in Figures 1 and 7.
located in the same plane as shown in the figure. Therefore, since the entire hot plate is supported at three points, it stands on its own with good stability.

As mentioned above, the lever 6 is designed with its length and mounting so that in one swing limit the support legs 5, 5' are in normal use and in the other swing range they are in the same plane as a part of the frame 1. The position and swing range are set. It is generally difficult to set these values uniformly due to differences in the curvature of the frame 1, the size of the support legs 5, 5', etc., but in normal design, the usage positions of the support legs 5, 5' The lever 6 can be set by determining the length, mounting position, and swing range of the lever 6 so that the lever 6 can be moved by swinging the lever 6 between two positions, i.e., the upright position, and the upright position.

〔effect〕

As mentioned above, this idea allows the hot plate to be erected at three points by changing the position of the two supporting legs when it is stored, together with a part of the frame. Even if it is a hot plate, it has the effect of being able to be stored in a stable manner.

In addition, as in the embodiment, if a locking device (elongated hole 7, spring 10) is provided to fit a part of the lever into the recess at both swing limits, the support leg will be stabilized, and the gap between the lever and the frame will be further stabilized. Providing protrusions 15 and 16 on the frame to eliminate gaps has the effect of further increasing the stability of the support legs.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a plan view of the embodiment with the hot plate removed;
Fig. 2 is a front view of the same as above, Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective view showing a part of the above in cross section, Fig. 4 is a partially enlarged sectional view of the same as above, and Figs. 5 and 6 show the state of movement of the support legs. FIG. 7 is a side view of the self-supporting state. 1... Frame, 2... Heat shield plate, 3... Heat plate, 4,
5, 5'...Support leg, 6...Lever, 7...Elongated hole, 10
... Spring, 11 ... Slit, 13, 14 ... Recess, 15, 16 ... Inclined protrusion, 17 ... Pressing piece.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] (1) In a cooking appliance comprising three or more support legs provided at predetermined positions on the bottom of a circular frame and a heating plate attached to the frame, two or more of the support legs adjacent to each other among the support legs Each support leg is fixed to one end of the lever, each lever is installed at a symmetrical position with respect to the center line of the frame, and one of the support legs fixed to each lever is fixed at the swing limit when the levers move in the direction toward each other. Set the length and mounting position of the lever so that the part is in the same plane as part of the frame,
A cooking appliance equipped with a hot plate, characterized in that the swinging range of the lever is set so that the two supporting legs return to predetermined positions at the other swinging limit. (2) The cooking appliance equipped with a hot plate according to claim 1, which is characterized by having a locking device for the frame at both swing limits of the lever. (3) The heating plate according to claim 1 of the utility model registration claim, characterized in that the frame is provided with a protrusion for eliminating a gap between the lever and the frame at both swing limits of the lever. Cooker with.