JPH086163Y2 - Cooking device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cooker in which a heater is installed below a glass top plate made of heat-resistant glass, and the heat of the heater is transferred to a food item through the glass top plate.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In this type of cooker, a glass top plate is detachably attached to a counter top plate, and the glass top plate is attached and detached at the time of maintenance and inspection of the heater. However, since the glass top plate is heavy and easily broken and difficult to handle, a means for fixing the glass top plate to the counter top plate and detachably fixing the heater case to the lower side of the counter top plate has been considered.

However, since the space below the top plate of the counter is narrow, the work of mounting and removing the heater case is often performed by groping, which makes the work difficult and time-consuming.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily attach and detach the heater case under the counter top plate.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems In the cooker in which a glass top plate and a heater case arranged below the glass top plate are held by a counter top plate, a counter top plate is provided. A case mounting plate is continuously provided on the plate, and a guide mechanism including a guide pin and a bent groove with which the guide pin engages, and a fixing mechanism that fixes the connecting portion are provided at a connecting portion between the case mounting plate and the heater case. The bent groove is characterized by continuously providing a lateral groove in which the guide pin can relatively move in the lateral direction and a vertical groove in which the pin can relatively move in the longitudinal direction.

[0006]

The heater case is lifted from below the glass top plate, the guide pin provided on one member of the connecting portion is inserted into the bending groove provided on the other member, and the guide pin and the lateral groove of the bending groove are placed in the middle of the lateral groove. When engaged in the position or the end position, the connection part is temporarily fixed. Therefore, when the guide pin is in the middle position of the horizontal groove, the heater case is moved horizontally so that it comes to the entrance of the vertical groove, and then it is pushed up. Ascending in the groove, the heater case contacts the glass top plate.
In this state, the fixing member of the fixing mechanism is attached to fix the heater case.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an electric heating cooker for carrying out the present invention, and FIGS. 2 to 5 show a first embodiment. In FIG. 1, 1 is an electric heating cooker, 2 is its counter, 3 is a counter top plate, and in front of the counter 2. The operation section 4, the calciner 5 and the like are provided in the section. The glass top plate 6 is provided so as to close the opening 3a of the counter top plate 3 and is supported by the step portion 3b of the counter top plate 3, and the upper surface of the glass top plate 6 and the upper surface of the counter top plate 3 are different from each other. The top plates 3 and 6 are made flush with each other, and the gap between the top plates 3 and 6 is closed and fixed by a joint seal described later. The glass top plate 6 is provided with a placement mark 6a such as a pot at a position above the heater.

As shown in FIG. 2, on the step portion 3b of the counter top plate 3, a heater case mounting frame 7 is provided together with the glass top plate 6.
Is held, and the case attachment plate 8 fixed to the heater case attachment frame 7 and the side wall 9a of the heater case 9 constitute a connecting portion 10.

Cushions 11 and 11 are adhered to the upper and lower sides of the flange 7a of the heater case mounting frame 7 and sandwiched between the step portion 3b and the glass top plate 6, and the outer periphery of the glass top plate 6 and the flange 7a and the surroundings thereof. The joint seal 12 is filled in the gap between the stepped portion 3b and the upper inner peripheral surface.

As shown in FIG. 3, on the bottom portion 9b of the heater case 9, three heaters 13 using electric heating wires or electric heating lamps are attached, and a wall 14 of the heater 13 is attached.
4 is vertically movably guided by a pin 15 extending upward from a bottom portion 9b of the heater case 9 as shown in FIG. 4, and is urged upward by a spring 15a. The inner wall 14a of the surrounding wall 14 is lined with a heat insulating wall 16 extending beyond the upper end of the inner wall 14a.

In FIG. 3, two left and right case mounting plates 8 are provided with two vertical crank-shaped bending grooves 18, and guide pins 19 that engage with the bending grooves 18 are fixed to the side walls 9a of the case 9. The guide mechanism 20 shown in FIG. 5 is provided. In FIG. 5, the bent groove 18 includes an introduction groove 18a, a lateral groove 18b, and a positioning vertical groove 18c. In addition, a pin hole 21 is formed below the lateral groove 18b.
The fixing pin 22 (FIG. 2) to be inserted therein and the bottom portion 9b of the heater case 9 constitute a fixing mechanism 23. Also,
In order to facilitate the engagement between the guide pin 19 and the bent groove 18, a high guide surface 24 is provided in front of the bent groove 18 in the front part, and the rear wall of the introduction groove 18a is extended downward to form a contact surface 25. .

To assemble the heater case 9 from below the counter top plate 3, lift the heater case 9 from below,
When the front guide pin 19 is applied to the guide surface 24 and then slid rearward to contact the contact surface 25, the front and rear guide pins 19 and 19 are respectively positioned at the entrances of the introduction grooves 18a.
Therefore, when each guide pin 19 is pushed up to each introduction groove 18a and moved laterally when stopped, the guide pin 19 is
Ride on the lateral groove 18b. Here, when the heater case 9 is pushed in the horizontal direction until it stops and then pushed up, the guide pin 19 rises in the vertical groove 18c.

At this time, the surrounding wall 14 is pressed through the spring 15a, and the upper end of the heat insulating material 16 is pressed against the lower surface of the glass top plate 6, so that the heater 13 is sealed. In this state, the fixing pin hole 21 is positioned below the bottom portion 9b of the heater case 9. When the fixing pin 22 is inserted into the fixing pin hole 21 to support the bottom portion 9b, the heater case 9 is
Is fixed in place. When the bottom portion 9b of the heater case 9 rides on the fixing pin 22, the surrounding wall 14 is pressed upward by the spring 15a even if the heater case 9 is slightly lowered. The state of being pressed against the lower surface of is maintained. Since the heater 13 is thus sealed by the surrounding wall 14 and the top plate 6, the heat of the heater 13 is prevented from escaping to the side, and for example, the control member installed in the heater case 9 is protected from the heat. .

In this mounting work, the guide pin 19
As described above, when the heater comes over the lateral groove 18b, the heater case 9 is locked to the case mounting plate 8 and temporarily fixed, and both hands can be separated from the heater case 9, so that one hand is fixed to the fixing pin 22. Holding the guide pin 19 in the vertical groove 18c
When the fixing pin 22 is pushed into the fixing pin hole 21 by pushing up the proper position of the bottom portion 9b from below with one hand from below, the heater case 9 is supported by the fixing pin 22 and all the fixing pin holes 21 The heater case 9 is fixed by inserting the fixing pin 22 into the.

The upper limit of the enclosure wall 14 raised by the spring 15a is set so that a small gap remains between the upper end of the heat insulating material 16 and the glass top plate 6 when the guide pin 19 is temporarily fixed on the lateral groove 18b. It is preferable to set it beforehand, and in this way, the lateral movement of the heater case 9 is smoothly performed.

FIG. 6 shows a second embodiment in which a contact surface 25 extending downward is provided on the right side, that is, on the inlet side of the rear bent groove 18, and the guide pin 19 on the rear part is contacted with the contact surface 25. By hitting the surface 25, the front and rear pins 19, 19 come to the inlet of the introduction groove 18a, respectively, so that both pins 19,
19 can easily enter the bending groove 18.

In the third embodiment shown in FIG. 7, the front bent groove 18 is L-shaped starting from the lateral groove 18b,
The rear bent groove 18 has a crank shape,
The length L of b is the same, and the contact surface 25 is provided in the lower part of the front end.

Therefore, when the front guide pin 19 is brought into contact with the contact surface 25, the rear guide pin 19 comes to the entrance of the rear introduction groove 18a, so that both pins 19 and 19 can be easily inserted into the bending groove 18. Can be introduced to. It should be noted that the same part as the contact surface 25 of FIG. 6 may be provided below the rear bent groove 18.

In each of the above-mentioned embodiments, the fixing means by the fixing pin 22 is not limited to the type for holding the bottom portion 9b of the heater case 9, but the heater case 9 is provided with a stepped portion, a concave portion or a small hole, and the fixing pin is provided on these. 22 may be engaged, and screwing means may be used instead of the fixing pin. Further, the introduction groove 18a can be formed from the flat lower edge without providing the contact surface 25 at the lower edge of the case mounting plate 8 in FIGS.

Next, the fourth embodiment shown in FIGS.
8 is provided on the heater case 9 side, and the guide pin 19 is provided on the mounting plate 8 so that the guide mechanism 20 is upside down from the above-mentioned respective embodiments, and the operation thereof is the same as that of the above-mentioned respective embodiments. However, the fixing mechanism 23 uses the guide pin 19 and fixes the guide pin 19 with the slide bar 26. The slide bar 26 has a groove 26a in the longitudinal direction, is slidably held on the side wall 9a by two headed pins 27, and can move forward and backward across the guide pin 19.

The heater case 9 is pushed up to insert the guide pin 19 into the introduction groove 18a, and the heater case 9 is pushed forward to move the vertical groove 18c to the position of the guide pin 19, as shown in FIG.
The heater case 9 is pushed up against the elastic force of the spring 15a, the guide pin 19 is sunk in the lower part of the vertical groove 18c, and the slide bar 26 is advanced over the guide pin 19 to fix the heater case 9.

Needless to say, the fixing means using the slide bar 26 may be used in each of the above-described embodiments, and in that case, the slide bar 26 slides below the guide pin 19.

In the above embodiment, the heater 13 is described as being installed in the enclosure wall 14 provided in the heater case 9, but the enclosure 13 is not provided and the heater 13 is installed directly in the heater case 9. The heater case 9 in this case has a gap between the upper end of the heater case 9 and the glass top plate when the guide pin 19 is temporarily fixed in the lateral groove 18b, and is fixed by the fixing mechanism 23. When this is done, the gap is eliminated and the upper end of the heater case 9 is brought into contact with the glass top plate. In this case, it is preferable that a heat insulating material acting as a cushioning material is provided at the upper end of the heater case as in the embodiment of FIG. 4 because hot air is prevented from flowing out.

Although an example in which an electric heater is used as the heater 13 has been described, it may be another heat source such as a gas burner. In this case, an exhaust port is provided on the rear wall of the heater case 9.

In preparation for the invasion of broth that leaks from the joint seal 12 portion, a drainage ridge 8a is provided on the outer surface of the case mounting plate 8 as shown in FIG. 10 to bend the broth. It is preferable to prevent transmission to the heater case 9 side through the groove 18 and the like, and plate bodies similar to the case mounting plate 8 are also provided at the front and rear of the motor case mounting frame 7 so that the draining protrusion 8
It is more preferable to provide a on all four sides.

[0026]

As described above, at the connecting portion between the heater case mounting plate and the heater case, the guide pin provided on one member relatively moves in the horizontal groove and the vertical groove provided on the other member. Since the heater case can be temporarily held by the lateral groove and the guide pin and then the heater case can be pushed up for positioning, the heater case can be easily fixed even under the glass top plate of the narrow counter.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electric heating cooker embodying the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of an essential part of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the same as above.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a main part of a heater case.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the guide mechanism.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the essential parts of the second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a main part of the third embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a front view of the main part of the same as above.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view of the essential parts of the fifth embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 counter 3 counter top plate 6
Glass top plate 7 Heater case mounting frame 8
Case mounting plate 9 Heater case 10 Connection part 13
Heater 14 Surrounding wall 18 Bending groove 18b
Horizontal groove 18c Vertical groove 19 Guide pin 2
0 guide mechanism 21 fixing pin hole 22 fixing pin 23
Fixing mechanism

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. In a cooker in which a glass top plate and a heater case disposed below the glass top plate are held by the counter top plate, a case attachment plate (8) is connected to the counter top plate (3). A guide mechanism (20) including a guide pin (19) and a bent groove (18) with which the guide pin (19) engages is provided in a connecting portion (10) between the case mounting plate (8) and the heater case (9), and the connection. A fixing mechanism (23) for fixing the portion (10) is provided, and the bending groove (18) allows the guide pin (19) to relatively move laterally and the lateral groove (18b) allows the pin to relatively move vertically. A cooker characterized by being continuously provided with a vertical groove (18c).