JPH10185198A - Heating cooker - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate a space necessary for opining or closing a door in a heating cooker, by a method wherein the door for opening or closing a heating chamber for heating foods is of a shutter type and is slidable in an upward and downward direction or in a left and right direction in front of the heating storage. SOLUTION: An oven 1 which includes a heating chamber for heating foods is provided with a door 7 of a shutter type which is slidable in an upward and downward direction. The shutter 7 has its left-side portion formed in an operation portion 3 where switches and dials are mounted. The shutter 7 comprises a plurality of shutter plates 7a which extend in a lateral direction. Namely, the door is separated into several portions in a vertical direction. The shutter plate 7a is made of a transparent and heat-resistance material. The shutter plates 7a are connected by means of a flexible connecting member. A grip 5 is mounted on the upper portion of the shutter 7. A shutter accommodating portion 9 is defined at the bottom portion of the heating chamber 11 of the oven 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cooking device such as an oven. In particular, the present invention relates to an easy-to-use and space-saving heating / cooking apparatus that can solve various problems associated with opening and closing a door.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An oven is a device for putting foods in a refrigerator and cooking by heating with radiant heat and convection heat. The oven is used after setting the temperature in the refrigerator, cooking time and the like. Some refrigerators have a fan for forcibly circulating hot air. Also,
Some have an oven cooking function, a steam cooking function, a simultaneous cooking function of an oven and steam, and the like. The door of the heating cabinet has a front handle and can be pulled open. Among them, there are right-opening and left-opening types.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view showing the structure of a conventional steam convection oven. Here, the side with the door 111 on the left side of the figure is called the front side, and the right side is called the rear side. The steam convection oven shown in FIG. 1 is configured around a rectangular parallelepiped heating chamber 101.
A hot air passage 102 that rises upward is formed on the rear side. On the lower left side (inside) of the hot air passage 102, a gas burner 103, a pilot burner for ignition and an igniter 104 are provided as a heating unit.
Reference numeral 04 applies a voltage from a power supply unit (not shown), emits a spark, and ignites the pilot burner 104. Heating room 101
On the rear side of the inside, the fan 10
9 and the fan 109 is provided with the gas burner 1.
The hot air generated in 03 is forcibly introduced into the heating chamber 101 from the hot air passage 102. The fan 109 is connected to the motor 1
08.

[0004] A boiler 106 is attached to the rear surface of the main body 105 as a steam supply unit. Supply. Thereby, the food in the heating chamber 101 can be cooked by hot air and steam.
A door 111 that can be opened and closed is attached to the front of the heating chamber 101. By operating the handle 112 provided on the door 111 by hand to open and close the door 111, food can be taken in and out of the heating chamber 101.

[0005]

When a conventional apparatus such as an oven is installed in a kitchen or a layout is considered, not only the size of the main body but also the space for opening and closing the door must be taken into consideration. Even if the body is compact, it does not really save space. In addition, it is necessary to consider other devices and traffic lines depending on the right or left opening.

This problem will be specifically described. FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a kitchen in which a conventional oven is installed.
An oven 1 'is placed between the worktops 21 and 23. In the figure, the door 7 'of the oven 1' is open. The depth L required to install the oven 1 'extends from the back side of the oven 1' to the end of the door 7 '. As shown in this figure, the size of the oven 1 'is required to be about twice as large as the depth of the main body. In addition, since the opening direction (hand) of the door 7 'is only one side, it is convenient to put the food prepared on the cooking table 21 into the oven 1', but the food prepared on the cooking table 23 'behind the door 7' is convenient. In order to put in the oven 1 ', the cook must turn around the door 7', which is difficult. Furthermore, when the cook 25 passes in front of the oven 1 'with the door 7' open, it must move around the door 7 '.

Further, in the vertical opening / closing type, when the door is opened, the door protrudes downward, so that there is a high risk of burns when taking in and out the food.

An object of the present invention is to provide a heating and cooking apparatus such as an oven which can solve various problems associated with opening and closing a door, and which is easy to use and saves space. I do.

[0009]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, a heating and cooking apparatus of the present invention comprises: a heating chamber for heating food; heating means for the heating chamber; a door for opening and closing the heating chamber;
The door is of a shutter type, and is slid up and down or left and right in front of the heating cabinet to open and close.

[0010]

FIG. 1 is a view showing a heating cooking apparatus (oven) according to an embodiment of the present invention. (A) is a perspective view as viewed from the front, and (B) and (C) are side views. The oven 1 in this figure has a shutter type door (shutter) 7 that slides up and down. Door (shutter) 7
The left side of the figure is an operation unit 3 having a switch and a dial.

The shutter 7 has several shutter plates 7a extending in the lateral direction. That is, the door is divided into upper and lower parts. The shutter plate 7a is made of a transparent and heat-resistant material. The shutter plates 7a are connected by a flexible connection member.

A handle 5 is provided at the upper end of the shutter 7. A shutter housing 9 is provided at the bottom of the heating chamber 11 in the oven 1. FIG.
As shown in (B) and (C), when the handle 5 is first pulled forward and then lowered, the shutter 7 is retracted into the shutter housing 9. The shutter housing 9 may be provided with a light spring that urges the lower end of the shutter 7 in the direction of drawing into the housing 9.

The handle 5 of the door 7 has a lever (not shown).
This lever is a locking means for opening the shutter. In other words, the door cannot be opened unless the lever attached to the handle 5 is squeezed together for safety. A stopper mechanism is provided so that the door 7 stops when the handle 5 is released.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a kitchen in which the oven of FIG. 1 is installed. 2 worktops 21, 2
Oven 1 is located between 3. Further, a work table 27 and a range table 29 next to the work table 27 are placed facing the oven 1. Since the door 7 of the oven 1 is a shutter that slides up and down, the depth required for installation of the oven is only the depth of the oven 1 itself.

The cook 25 can easily move right and left in front of the oven 1 without being blocked by the door. Further, since the door is not in the way, the workbench 27 can be placed at a position facing the oven 1 so that the front surface and the left and right spaces of the oven 1 can be used for work without any trouble.

[0016]

As is apparent from the above description, the cooking device of the present invention has the following effects. Since the door is a shutter system, no space is required for opening and closing the door. Space in the kitchen, restrictions on installation due to left and right door opening and closing, and consideration for traffic lines can be reduced. A relatively large oven can be used even in a small kitchen. It becomes easier to respond to additional purchases or new purchases of existing kitchens.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a heating cooking device (oven) according to one embodiment of the present invention. (A) is a perspective view seen from the front,
(B), (C) is a side view.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a kitchen in which the oven of FIG. 1 is installed.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view showing a configuration of a conventional steam convection oven.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a kitchen in which a conventional oven is installed.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Oven 3 Operation part 5 Handle 7 Shutter (door) 9 Shutter storage part 11 Heating cabinet 21 Cooking table 23 Cooking table 25 Cooker 27 Work table 29 Range

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A cooking device comprising: a heating cabinet for heating food; heating means for the heating cabinet; and a door for opening and closing the heating cabinet; a shutter system for the door; A cooking device characterized by sliding a door to open and close. 2. A sliding housing for the shutter type door is provided at the bottom of the heating chamber, and the door is slid from top to bottom when opened and from top to bottom when closed. Cooking equipment. 3. The cooking device according to claim 1, wherein a handle with a lever is provided on the door, and the lever serves as locking means for opening a shutter. 4. The cooking device according to claim 1, wherein the shutter can be stopped at an arbitrary position during opening and closing.