JPS6161019B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Field of Application) The present invention relates to a roaster, for example, in a toaster oven, etc., in which a roasting object mounting body is moved forward and backward into an opening of a roasting chamber. The present invention also relates to a roaster in which a heating element can be moved forward and backward with respect to the mounting body.

(Prior art) In a conventional roaster of this kind, a mesh-like roasted object mounting body is moved forward and backward from the roasting chamber by opening and closing the opening/closing door, and a heating element provided in the roasting chamber is moved forward and backward by opening and closing the opening/closing door. A structure was adopted in which the object to be roasted was moved forward and backward by operating a lever regardless of the situation. And in this configuration,
Close the opening/closing door and move the mounting body into the roasting chamber,
Next, operate the lever to bring the heating element close to the object to be roasted, and roast with the heating element close to the object to be roasted on the object to be roasted. After roasting, operate the lever. The heating element is moved away from the object to be roasted, and then the opening/closing door is opened, and the object to be roasted on the mounting body that has advanced outward from the roasting chamber is taken out.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) In the conventional roaster described above, there is a risk that the opening/closing door may be opened while the heating element remains close to the object to be roasted on the mounting body after roasting. In this case, there was a problem in that the object to be roasted was placed in a state where the object to be roasted was in contact with the heating element, and the object to be roasted moved, which could damage the heating element or crush the object to be roasted.

The present invention was made in view of the above problems, and the heating element is separated from the object to be roasted by opening the opening/closing door, and the object to be roasted is moved to the opening of the roasting chamber. To provide a roaster that prevents a roasted object mounting body from being moved in a state where a heating element is in contact with the roasted object, thereby increasing safety and improving operability.

[Structure of the invention]

(Means for Solving the Problems) The roaster of the present invention includes an opening/closing door that opens and closes an opening of a roasting chamber, and an opening/closing door that opens and closes the opening of the roasting chamber. A roasting object mounting body provided to be movable forward and backward, and a heating element disposed above the roasting object mounting body and provided in the roasting chamber so as to be movable forward and backward with respect to the roasting object mounting body. In the roaster equipped with the above, when the door is opened, the heating element is moved to a position away from the object to be roasted by an arm that operates via the object to be roasted which is linked to the door. The object to be roasted is moved and the object to be roasted is advanced into the opening of the roasting chamber.

(Function) In the roaster of the present invention, when the opening/closing door that blocks the opening of the roasting chamber is opened after roasting is completed, the object to be roasted mounting body is moved into the roasting chamber based on the opening/closing of the opening/closing door. The object to be roasted begins to advance toward the opening, and as the object to be roasted moves, the heating element, which had been close to the object to be roasted during roasting, is removed from the object to be roasted. The object to be roasted is separated, and as the opening/closing door is opened, the object mounting body to be roasted is advanced to the opening of the roasting chamber in conjunction with the opening/closing door.
The object to be roasted mounting body is not brought into contact with the heating element.

(Example) The configuration of an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 is the roaster body, and the roasting chamber 2 is formed inside.
The front opening is opened and closed by an opening/closing door 4 having a see-through window 3. Groove-shaped heating element guide parts 6, 6 with open upper edges are formed at the front and rear sides of both side plates 5 of this roasting chamber 2, and these guide parts 6, 6
Roasted material mounting body guide portions 7 are formed in the front and rear directions on both side plates 5, located below the roasting target. Both of the roasted material mounting body guide portions 7 have shaft portions 1 protruding from both sides of the frame portion 9 of the roasted material mounting body 8, respectively.
0 and 11 are engaged so as to be movable in the front-back direction, and a grill grate 12 is formed inside the frame portion 9 of the roasted object mounting body 8.

A bar 13 pivotably supported on a protrusion 4a protruding from the inner surface of the opening/closing door 4 is rotatably attached to a shaft portion 10 protruding from the front side of the frame portion 9 of the roasting object mounting body 8. It is pivoted on.

Further, a rod-shaped fixed electric heating element 14 located below the roasting object mounting body 8 is disposed in the roasting chamber 2, and sockets 15 that removably support both sides of the heating element 14 are attached to the side plates. It is attached to 5.

Reference numeral 16 denotes a heating element which is located above the object to be roasted 8 and is movable up and down. A guard is attached to the lower surface of the substrate 19. Further, at the front and back on both sides of this board 19, lifting guide pieces 21 and 2 formed in a substantially L shape are movably engaged with the heating element guide parts 6 and 6 of the side plates 5.
1 is provided in a protruding manner, and a connecting plate 22 is suspended from both sides of this base plate 19, and a rectangular floating hole 23 is formed in this connecting plate 22.

Reference numeral 24 denotes a lever, which is rotatably attached to the outside of each side plate 5 by a shaft 27, and the tip of the lever 24, which rotates together with one arm 28, is formed on the front surface of the main body 1. The lever 24 protrudes from the guide groove 25 and has a knob 26 at the tip.
is installed. Further, at the front ends of both arms 28, pin-shaped engaging portions 3 are respectively projected into the roasting chamber 2 through arcuate grooves 29 formed in the side plates 5.
0 is provided, and each engaging portion 30 is connected to the heating element 1.
They are respectively engaged with floating holes 23 formed in the connecting plates 22 of No. 6 so as to be freely movable in the vertical direction. Further, the other ends of coil springs 31 each having one end rotatably attached to the side plates 5 are engaged with the tips of both arms 28, respectively.

Further, in the middle part of both arms 28, there is an engaging piece part 32 which is engaged with the shaft part 11 provided on the rear side of the roasted object mounting body 8 when the arm 28 rotates downward.
is formed protrudingly.

Further, the heating elements 14, 1 are provided on the front surface of the main body 1.
A timer 33 having a knob for time-controlling the energization to 6 is provided.

Incidentally, a reflecting plate 34 is provided on the upper surface and the back surface of the roasting chamber 2.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

When the object to be roasted is placed on the object to be roasted 8 protruding from the opening of the roasting chamber 2 and the opening/closing door 4 is closed, the object to be roasted 8 connected by the bar 13 is attached to the shaft. The object to be roasted is moved inward of the roasting chamber 2 by the engagement and guidance between the parts 10 and 11 and the roasting object mounting body guide part 7.

Next, when the lever 24 is turned downward by the knob 26, both arms 28 are rotated by the rotation of the shaft 27.
rotates downward, and the engaging portions 30 of both arms 28
The heating element 16, which is engaged with the floating hole 23 of the connecting plate 22 through the guide part 6 and the lifting guide piece 21, is lowered to a position where the guard of the heating element 16 comes into contact with the object to be roasted. At this time, the engaging portions 30 of both arms 28 descend from the upper edge of the floating hole 23, and the heating element 16, which is in contact with the object to be roasted 8, is not lowered and crushes the object to be roasted. without heating element 1
6 is held at a position corresponding to the thickness of the object to be roasted.
The rotation of both arms 28 rotates the coil spring 31 in the opposite direction, and both arms 28 are held in a downwardly rotated state. Note that when the tip of the lever 24 is rotated upward in this state, both arms 28 are rotated, and the engaging portion 30 thereof engages with the upper edge of the floating hole 23 to close the connecting plate 2.
2, the heating element 16 is raised.

Also, when the opening/closing door 4 is opened after roasting is completed, the bar 13
The object to be roasted mounting body 8 connected by the above moves forward, and when the heating element 16 is lowered at this time, the engagement pieces 32 of both arms 28 come into contact with the rear shaft portion 11, and both arms 28 are moved forward. The arm 28 is rotated upward, the engaging portion 30 engages with the floating hole 23, and the heating element 16 is raised, and the raised state of the heating element 16 is maintained by the reversal of the coil spring 31. With the opening/closing door 4 open, the object to be roasted 8 is projected forward from the opening of the roasting chamber 2, and when the object to be roasted 8 is moved forward in the roasting chamber 2. The object to be roasted on the object to be roasted mounting body 8 does not come into contact with the heating element 16.

The height of the floating hole 23 of the connecting plate 22 maintains a height at which the engaging portion 30 of the arm 28 can freely move, and the distance between the heating element 16 and the object to be roasted is kept constant.

Although the movable upper heating element 16 has been described as having a structure in which a ribbon-shaped heating wire is wound around an insulator, a rod-shaped heating element can be used similarly to the fixed heating element 14.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, when the door is opened, the object to be roasted is advanced to the opening of the roasting chamber, and the heating element is separated from the object to be roasted through the object to be roasted. By installing an arm that moves the object to the desired position, when taking out the object to be roasted from the roasting chamber,
There is no need to move the heating element when the door is opened, and the object to be roasted will not be moved to the opening while being in contact with the heating element, thereby preventing damage to the heating element.
It does not crush the object to be roasted, has safety, and improves operability.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figure is a perspective view of a roaster showing an embodiment of the present invention. 2... Roasting chamber, 4... Opening/closing door, 8... Roasted object mounting body, 16... Heating element, 28... Arm.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. An opening/closing door that opens and closes the opening of the roasting chamber, and an object to be roasted that is provided in the roasting chamber so as to be able to move forward and backward with respect to the opening in conjunction with the opening and closing of the opening/closing door. and a heating element provided in the roasting chamber, which is disposed above the roasting object mounting body and movable toward and away from the roasting object mounting body, and when the opening/closing door is opened. An arm that is activated through the movement of the object to be roasted which is advanced into the opening of the roasting chamber in conjunction with the opening/closing door, and moves the heating element to a position away from the object to be roasted. A roaster characterized by the following: