JPS597880Y2 - Electric fryer safety device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] The invention is based on a heater support that supports a heater located in an oil tank and is rotatably attached to a pair of pillars fixed to the upper surface of a main body having an oil tank, and fixed to the support. This invention relates to an electric fryer configured so that the heater can be taken out of the oil tank by holding the handle and rotating the support body.

As shown in Fig. 1, this type of electric fryer has a well-known structure: a main body 2 having an oil tank 1 with an open upper surface, and a pair of pillars 3 fixed on the left and right sides of the upper surface 2A of the main body, rotatably pivoted. The main components include a heater support 4 and a sheathed heater 5 extending from the support 4 into the oil tank 1.

If necessary, the heater 5 can be taken out of the oil tank 1 by holding a handle 6 fixed to the side of the support 4 and rotating the support 4 as shown by the two-dot chain line.

However, if your hand accidentally slips from the handle 6 while taking the heater 5 out of the oil tank or returning it to the oil tank, the heater 5 will fall into the oil tank with force, causing oil to enter the oil tank 1. If there was, the oil would splash and cause burns.

In view of this, the present invention forcibly stops the rotation of the support before the heater falls into the oil even if the handle is accidentally released while the heater is being taken out of the oil tank or put back into the oil tank. To provide a safety device capable of protecting a worker from high-temperature oil and also surely supporting a heater when it is taken out of the oil tank.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

Note that common parts between the present invention and the above-mentioned well-known electric fryer will be designated by the same reference numerals and detailed descriptions will be omitted.

7 rotatably supports the left and right end shafts 7A on the pillar 3;
A support member that is biased upward by a spring body 8, and has a rotation fulcrum and a receiving part 7 parallel to the longitudinal direction of the support body 4 with a step.
B is held in the normal position (FIG. 2) where it is pressed against the lower surface 4A of the support 4.

When the support body 4 is rotated by holding the handle 6, the support member 7 slides on the lower surface 4A of the support body 4 and the back surface 4B, and the receiving portion 7
The back surface 4B of the support 4 is received at a predetermined height where both ends 7C of the support 4 are in contact with the support column 3, and the support 4 is placed in the raised position (FIGS. 3 and 4) with the heater 5 outside the oil tank 1. hold.

Furthermore, a stopper portion 9 is formed on the lower surface 4A of the support body, which engages with the receiving portion 7B and forcibly stops the rotation of the support body 4 when the support body 4 is returned from the raised position to the normal position.

The stopper portion 9 is threadedly connected to the lower surface 4A of the support and has a rear portion inclined rearward, and this inclination is caused by the upper surface 4A of the support when the support 4 is rotated from the normal position to the raised position.
This acts in such a way that sliding of the receiving portion 7B cannot be prevented.

As explained above, the safety device of the present invention improves safety by reliably supporting the support body 4 in the raised position where the heater 5 is completely exposed outside the oil tank 1. For example, as shown in FIG. If the handle 6 is accidentally released during the work of taking the handle 5 out of the oil tank 1 or returning it into the oil tank 1, especially when the receiving part 7B is sliding on the lower surface 4A of the support, the support 4 will continue to rotate. When the receiving part 7B engages with the stopper part 9, the support body 4
In order to forcibly stop the heater 5, the heater 5 is stopped before falling into the oil tank 1.

Since the present invention is a safety device constructed as described above, even if the handle is accidentally released while the heater is being taken out of the oil tank or returned to the oil tank, the heater support will be removed before the heater falls into the oil tank. Safety is significantly improved because rotation is forcibly stopped to protect workers from burns, and the heater is also securely supported when it is completely removed from the oil tank.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a side view of a conventional electric fryer, Fig. 2 is a side view of the main part of the electric fryer equipped with the device of the present invention showing the heater support in its normal position, and Fig. 3 is a side view of the main part showing the heater support in its raised position. A side view of the part, FIG. 4 is a perspective view,
FIG. 5 is a side view of the main part similarly showing a state in the middle of rotation, and FIG. 6 is a side view of the main part similarly showing a forced stop state. 1... Oil tank, 4... Heater support,
4A: Lower surface of support, 4B: Back of support, 5: Heater 1: Support member, 9: Part of stopper .

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A heater support for supporting a heater located inside the oil tank is rotatably attached to a pair of pillars fixed to the upper surface of the main body having an oil tank, and the heater is moved out of the oil tank by rotating the support. In the electric fryer, the right and left ends of a support member that is urged upward by the spring force are rotatably supported by the support column, and the support member is attached to the heater when the heater is located in the oil tank. It is held in the normal position pressed by the lower surface of the support, and when the support is rotated, the back surface of the support slides from the lower surface of the support with spring force, and the back surface of the support is held at a predetermined height. The support member is held in a raised position in which the heater is moved out of the oil tank in response to the movement of the heater, and the support member is engaged with the support member during the rotation of the support member from the raised position to the normal position, and the rotation of the support member is A safety device for an electric fryer, characterized in that a part of a stopper for forcibly stopping the electric fryer is formed on the lower surface of the support.