JPS625311A - Toaster - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a toaster used for toasting sliced bread.

[Technical background of the invention and its problems]

Generally, a toaster has a slit-shaped insertion part formed on the top surface of its main body, and a sliced bread is inserted into the main body through this insertion part, and the sliced bread is roasted via a heater. The upper half of the sliced bread is made to protrude above the insertion part through the elastic force of the bread slicer, and the user picks it up with his or her hands and takes it out.

However, in recent years, from the perspective of saving space when storing the main unit, some devices have been constructed so that the main unit can be hung from the bottom of a kitchen shelf. It is difficult to insert the sliced bread from the inside, so an insertion part is formed on the front side of the main body. However, when the insertion part is placed on the front side of the main body like this one, when the sliced bread protrudes forward from the main body due to the elastic force of the spring after roasting, the insertion part becomes too strong. There is a risk that it may break away and fall onto the floor, etc. In order to avoid this, it is conceivable to suppress the amount of protrusion of the sliced bread to a very small amount, but in such a case, the work of picking out the sliced bread with one's hands becomes troublesome.

[Purpose of the invention]

This invention was made with attention to these points, and its purpose is to be able to reliably prevent sliced bread from falling off, and to make it possible to easily and efficiently pick out the sliced bread. Our goal is to provide a toaster that can be used in a variety of ways.

[Summary of the invention]

That is, this invention has a sliced bread insertion part on the front surface of the main body, and roasts the sliced bread by inserting the sliced bread into the main body from this insertion part via the support, and after roasting, the sliced bread is inserted into the support as described above. In a device that instantly projects forward of the main body along with the body, a door body is arranged on the front side of the main body, and this door body is supported in the front and back direction of the main body so as to be slidable. During roasting, the main body is held in a state of protruding forward, and after the sliced bread is roasted, the sliced bread is projected inside a door body through a support and held by the door body.

[Embodiments of the invention]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes the main body of the toaster, and the main body 1 is formed into a box shape with an open front, and is hung from, for example, the lower surface of a kitchen shelf via holders a, a. On the front surface of the main body 1, a plurality of partition plates 2... are provided in parallel with each other at regular intervals, and these partition plates 2...
A sliced bread insertion section 3 is formed between the two. The lower end of each partition plate 2 is spaced apart from the bottom surface of the main body 1, and the space therebetween is open as a guide port 4. Further, substantially the upper half of each partition plate 2 is bent into a mouth shape so as to protrude toward the front side of the main body 1 by joining the support portion 5.

On the front side of the main body 1, there are the guide port 4 and each insertion section 3...
A door body 6 is provided so as to cover almost the lower half of the door body 6, and a guide 7 is integrally formed on the inner surface of the door body 6 so as to protrude horizontally.
is inserted inside.

The entire door body 6 is supported so as to be slidable along the front and back direction of the main body 1 via a rail (not shown), and between the rear end edge of the guide 7 and the front end edge of the main body 1. The main body 1 is elastically biased toward the front side by a spring 8 stretched therein. A handle 10 is rotatably attached to the front part of the door body 6 via a bin 9, and a clutch plate 1 is attached to the rear side of the handle 10 via a bin 11.
2 is rotatably provided, and this clutch plate 12 is elastically biased clockwise in the figure by a spring 13, and has an engaging portion 14 at one end, and an idler pin at the other end. It is connected to the above-mentioned handle 10 via the handle 15, and this connection allows it to rotate in conjunction with the handle 10.

At the inner bottom of the main body 1, a stopper piece 20 is rotatably provided near the front end, and an interlocking piece 21 is rotatably provided near the rear end, and the tips of the stopper piece 20 and the interlocking piece 21 are connected to each other by a wire 22. Roughly, the stopper piece 20 is elastically urged counterclockwise in the figure by a spring 23. The engaging portion 14 of the clutch plate 12 engages with the stopper piece 20, and this engagement holds the door body 6 in the closed position relative to the insertion portion 3 against the spring 8.

Heaters 25 are provided at the rear of each partition plate 2 so as to face each other, and these heaters 2
A support body 26 is provided horizontally in the lower part between the two. This support body 26 is supported so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction of the main body 1 via a rail (not shown), and has an elastic piece 27 on the rear edge that stands up at right angles upward, and an operation piece that hangs down at right angles downward. 28, and the tip of the operation piece 28 is disposed inside the interlocking piece 21 to face it. Furthermore, a protruding piece 29 is provided at the rear end of the support body 26, a hook 31 is rotatably attached to this protruding piece 29 via a pin 30, and the protruding piece 30 and the lower edge of the partition plate 2 are connected to each other. A spring 32 is tensioned between them, and the spring 32 elastically biases the support body 26 toward the front side of the main body 1. This biasing force causes the tip edge of the support body 26 to come into contact with the inner surface of the door body 6. are in contact with each other.

A solenoid 33 is provided on the rear surface of the main body 1, and a locking body 34 that can be freely engaged with and detached from the hook 31 is attached to the solenoid 33.
is provided. Note that 35 shown in FIG. 1 is an adjustment dial for adjusting the degree of roasting of the sliced bread.

Therefore, when roasting the sliced bread S, the handle 10 of the door body 6 is first rotated so as to be pulled out to the front side of the main body from the state shown in FIG. Then, in conjunction with this operation, the clutch plate 12 rotates counterclockwise in the figure against the spring 13, and this rotation causes the engaging portion 14 of the clutch plate 12 to rotate.
is detached from the stopper piece 20, and due to this detachment, the door body 6 protrudes forward of the main body 1 due to the biasing force of the spring 8.

At the same time, the support body 26 follows the door body 6 and protrudes forward of the main body 1 due to the urging force of the spring 32 (
Figure 4).

In this state, the insertion portion 3 is placed on the upper surface of the support 26.
Place the sliced bread S facing it.

At this time, place the upper half of the rear end of the sliced bread S on the partition plate 2.
．． Have them appear for 2 hours. This prevents the sliced bread S from falling over accidentally and supports it stably. After this, the door body 6 is moved largely toward the rear of the main body 1 against the spring 8.
In other words, the guide 7 is pushed in so that it is located more toward the back of the main body 1 than its original position (FIG. 5). In response to this, the hook 31 engages with the locking body 34 of the solenoid 33, and this engagement locks the support body 26 in its inner portion.

By such movement of the support body 26, the operation piece 28
The interlocking piece 21 is rotated clockwise in the figure via the wire 22, and the stopper piece 20 is accordingly rotated clockwise in the figure via the wire 22, and this state is maintained. Therefore, the clutch plate 12 and the stopper piece 20 cannot be engaged with each other, so that the door body 6 protrudes forward of the main body 1 by the biasing force of the spring 8, and this state is maintained.

On the other hand, the sliced bread S placed on the support 26 is inserted into the main body 1 through the insertion portion 3 by the movement of the support 26, and is placed between the heaters 25, 25. In response to the movement of the support body 26, the heaters 25.25 are energized, and accordingly, the heaters 25.25 generate heat, and the sliced bread S is roasted. Then, when the sliced bread S is roasted to the degree of doneness set by the adjustment dial 35,
The heater 25.25 is de-energized by a temperature regulator (not shown), and the solenoid 33 is energized to attract the locking body 34 and release the engagement between the locking body 34 and the hook 31. Ru. In response to this release, the support body 26 protrudes forward of the main body 1 by the biasing force of the spring 32 (FIG. 6). At this time, the operation piece 28 comes into contact with the rear edge 3 portion of the guide 7 on the door body 6, and the impact caused by this contact causes the elastic piece 27 to
A so-called snap action occurs, which causes the sliced bread S
is momentarily protruded to a large extent until it comes into contact with the inner surface of the door body 6. Even in this protruding state, the upper half of the sliced bread S on the rear end side is interposed between the partition plates 2.2, so that the sliced bread S will not fall over accidentally.

By the sliced bread S coming into contact with the inner surface of the door body 6, the sliced bread S is reliably prevented from being unintentionally removed and kept in a stable state.
By protruding largely forward of the main body 1, it can be easily picked up and taken out with the fingers without any hindrance.

By the way, since the main body 1 is suspended from the bottom surface of a kitchen shelf, it is often placed at the user's eye level, so if the door body 6, the support body 26, and the sliced bread S are
However, in this embodiment, if the door body 6 were to suddenly protrude in front of the main body 1, there would be an unexpected danger such as the door body 6 hitting the user's face.However, in this embodiment,
As mentioned above, when the door body 6 is pushed in to insert the sliced bread S into the main body 1, the door body 6 is pushed in as it is during the operation.
The support body 26 and the sliced bread S return to the main body 1 and stand by again protruding in front of the main body 1, and then, as the sliced bread S is roasted, the support body 26 and the sliced bread S protrude inside the door body 6. In other words, the door body 6 It has the advantage that it functions as a so-called guard and can therefore be used safely without any danger.

The main unit can be removably hung from the bottom of a kitchen shelf, and can be placed on a table etc. as necessary, or can be placed on the top of a kitchen shelf and used in this state. There is no problem in configuring it as follows.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, when the sliced bread is protruded, the sliced bread can be held by the door body to reliably prevent the sliced bread from coming off. The door body can act as a guard when the sliced bread protrudes to the front of the main body through the support. The effect is that there is no danger of protrusion and it can be used safely.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a front view, FIG. 2 is a side view, and FIGS. 3, 4, 5, and 6 are sectional views showing the operation in order. 1... Main body, 3... Insertion part, 6... Door body,
26...Support.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A sliced bread insertion part is provided on the front surface of the main body, and the sliced bread is inserted into the main body from this insertion part via a support and roasted, and after this roasting, the sliced bread is inserted together with the support. In a device that instantly projects forward of the main body, a door body is placed on the front side of the main body, and this door body is supported so as to be slidable along the front and back direction of the main body, and this door body is used when roasting sliced bread. A toaster characterized in that the main body is held in a state of protruding forward, and after the sliced bread is roasted, the sliced bread is projected inside a door body through a support and is held by the door body. (2) The tossuter according to claim 1, wherein the main body is suspended from the lower surface of a kitchen shelf.