JPS62293024A - Oven - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To have an oven the display section of which is easy to look at if the oven is placed at a high position and gives no feeling of dislocation to the user if it is placed at a low position by mounting a substrate for printed circuits inclined from the front face of an operation panel. CONSTITUTION:The operation panel 3 of this oven is provided with a display window 4 which is transparent. Inside of the operation panel 3 a substrate 9 for printed circuits which has on it a display tube 7 and control parts 8 is mounted to the operation panel 3 by screws 10 and 11 with the upper end protruding farther than the lower end. With this inclination displays on the display tube 7 are facing downwards so that, as shown by the arrow mark A, the displays look vertical when they are looked at from below. With this constitution, even if the oven is placed above the eyes of the oven user, the displays on the display tube are easy to look at and if it is at a lower position, the user will have no feeling of incompatibility because the operation panel 3 itself is not tilted.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention 3. Detailed Description of the Invention Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to an oven used for heating cooking and the like.

Conventional technology Generally speaking, when an oven was placed in a small kitchen, it was often placed on top of the refrigerator. However, since the oven is placed high above the refrigerator, it is difficult to see the cooking time, etc.
To deal with this, a method has generally been adopted in which the operation panel 1 is tilted downward as shown in FIG. 4, so that the display window 2 that displays cooking time and the like can be easily seen even when looking up from below. However, this configuration feels strange in terms of design (when selling at a store, it is not placed at a high position such as on top of a refrigerator, but placed so that the operation panel 1 is below the customer's eye level). ).

Another problem is that when used in a low position, the entire operation panel is tilted downward, making it difficult to operate. In order to eliminate this drawback, it is possible to make the tilt of the operation panel 1 movable, but the structure is complicated and the cost is high, making it impractical.

The present invention solves the problems of the conventional technology, and has a simple configuration that allows the display to be easily seen even when the oven is placed in a high position.
The purpose is also to ensure that the device does not feel strange even when placed in a low position.

Means for Solving the Problems The oven of the present invention includes a heating chamber and a door body on the front of the heating chamber, and an operation panel for setting the heating state, and the operation panel has a light that displays the timer setting time, etc. A display window made of a transparent material is provided, and a printed circuit board to which a display section such as a display tube and control parts are attached is installed inside the operation panel, and this printed circuit board is installed at an angle with respect to the front surface of the operation panel. The configuration is as follows.

Function: In the oven of the present invention, the display section such as a display tube and the printed circuit board on which control parts are attached are mounted at an angle with respect to the front surface of the operation panel. It is possible to make it easy to see even when only the section is viewed from below, and it does not feel strange even when placed in a position where you can look down from above on a correspondence, making it easier to use.

EXAMPLE Hereinafter, an oven according to an example of the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings. As shown in Figure 1, there is a door 2 in front of the heating chamber 1.
and an operation panel 3 are provided.

The operation panel 3 is provided with a light-transmissive display window 4, a membrane key for selecting a heating state, etc., and a timer knob 6 for setting a heating time. As shown in FIG. 2, inside the operation panel 3, a printed circuit board 9 to which a display tube 7 and control parts 8 are attached is tilted so that its upper end is in front of its lower end. Due to the above-mentioned inclination, the display on the display tube 7 is also oriented downward as shown by arrow A so that it can be seen straight when viewed from slightly below. A mounting plate 12 made of a sheet metal material is attached to the operation panel 3 with screws 13 and 14, and fixes the display window 4 and membrane key 5, and also holds the timer volume 15 with nuts 16 and washers 17 (Fig. 3). ing. In this way, the display on the display tube 7 can be easily seen even if the oven is placed in a high position such as above a refrigerator, above the user's eyes, and conversely, even if the oven is placed in a low position, the operation panel 3 itself can be easily seen. Since it is not tilted, there is no discomfort at all. In addition, when components other than the display tube are attached to the rear surface of the printed circuit board 9 and a wiring foil is configured on the front surface of the printed circuit board 9, the upper end of the printed circuit board 9 is placed in front of the lower end. Dust is less likely to accumulate on the foil surface of the printed circuit board 9, and even if the foil pattern is complex and the intervals between lines are narrow, there is no risk of voltage resistance failure.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the oven of the present invention provides the following effects.

(1) Even if the display section is placed above the user's eyes when placed in a high position such as a refrigerator, only the display section is slanted, making it easy to visually recognize the displayed contents.

? ) On the other hand, even if the oven is placed at a lower position than the user's eyes, there is no discomfort because the operation panel itself is not tilted, and even if the oven is placed at a lower position at a store when selling, it will have a store-front effect, and when used, the operation knob etc. Since there is no slope, it is much easier than before.

(3) The structure is simple and the cost can be reduced.

Furthermore, the insulation reliability of the printed circuit board can be improved, and the life of the product can be extended.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is an external perspective view of an oven according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a side sectional view of its main parts, Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of its main parts, and Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing a conventional oven. It is. 1... Heating chamber, 2... Door body, 3...
...Operation panel, 4...Display window, 7...Display tube (display section), 8...Control parts, 9
·····Printed board. Name of agent: Patent attorney Toshio Nakao and 1 other person No. 1
Figure 3 Figure 4

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A heating chamber, and the front of the heating chamber is equipped with a door body and an operation panel for setting the heating state, and the operation panel is equipped with a display window made of a light-transmitting material that displays the timer setting time, etc. An oven in which a printed circuit board to which a display section such as a tube and control parts are attached is installed inside the operation panel, and the printed circuit board is mounted at an angle with respect to the front surface of the operation panel. (2) A claim in which parts other than the display part, such as a display tube, are arranged on the rear surface of the printed circuit board, and the printed circuit board is mounted at an angle so that the upper end of the printed circuit board is located in front of the lower end. The oven according to item 1.