KR100420340B1 - Locking structure of bread crumbs tray for microwave oven having toaster - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a breadcrumb locking structure of a microwave oven with a toaster. In the present invention, the breadcrumb 90 is composed of a pedestal body 91 and a pedestal handle 92. The pedestal handle 92 is assembled to the coupling arm 94 is mounted to the pedestal body (91). The coupling arm 94 is configured to simultaneously surround the top, bottom and outer surfaces of both sidewalls 91f of the pedestal body 91, and includes a fastening protrusion 95 to correspond to the bottom surface of the pedestal body 91. do. The fastening protrusion 95 is fastened from a lower portion to a fastening hole 91h formed in the pedestal main body 91 so that the pedestal handle 92 is mounted on the pedestal main body 91. A fixing hook 97 is formed on the rear surface of the pedestal handle 92 corresponding to the coupling arms 94. A locking jaw 98 is formed at the front end of the fixing hook 97, and a locking protrusion 38 is formed at one side of the toaster panel 32 that forms the exterior of the toaster 30 to correspond to the fixing hook 97. Is formed. According to the present invention, it is possible to more easily clean the bread crumb generated in the toaster 30, the assembly work of the bread crumb 90 is easy and the bread crumb 90 is inserted into the toaster case 50 There is an advantage that the maintained state is more surely maintained.

Description

Locking structure of bread crumbs tray for microwave oven having toaster}

The present invention relates to a microwave oven for a toaster, and more particularly, to a lock structure of a breadcrumb support for collecting and removing breadcrumbs generated from a toaster.

A general microwave oven is an apparatus for heating a heating object using a microwave. Looking at the configuration, the cooking chamber 2 is provided inside the cavity assembly (1), the cooking chamber 2 is cooking while heating the food is supplied, the cooking chamber 2 is configured to be opened and closed by the door (4). .

On the one side (right side in the drawing) of the cooking chamber 2, an electrical equipment chamber 10 in which various electronic components for generating microwaves is provided is provided, and the electrical equipment chamber 10 is formed by an external casing 6. It is configured to be shielded. Inside the electric compartment 10, a magnetron 12 for oscillating microwaves, a high pressure transformer 14 for applying high pressure to the magnetron, and an air flow for cooling the electric parts and passing through the inside of the cooking chamber 2. A blowing fan 16 or the like for forming the air is provided.

Such a microwave oven is not suitable for performing a function as a toaster for baking bread because heating is performed using microwaves. In the microwave oven which is an apparatus for heating food, it is natural that it is more preferable to have a toaster function which can bake bread.

In order to meet such a demand, a microwave oven in which a toaster is provided so that an inlet is provided in the front of the electric compartment 10 has been disclosed. A door is installed at the inlet of the toaster to selectively shield the inside of the toaster.

However, the prior art as described above has the following problems.

While baking the bread in the toaster, a lot of crumbs occurs as moisture evaporates from the surface of the bread. The breadcrumbs are collected by falling into the lower part of the toaster case by their own weight. However, in the structure in which the door is installed at the entrance of the toaster, it is difficult to remove the breadcrumbs dropped to the lower part of the toaster case, and the hygiene is not good for hygiene, such as pests gathered by the breadcrumbs that are not removed.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and to make it easier to clean the bread crumbs generated during use of the toaster.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a locking structure for maintaining a state in which the breadcrumbs for collecting and removing breadcrumbs are inserted into the toaster.

1 is an exploded perspective view showing the internal configuration of a typical microwave oven.

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of a microwave oven toaster combined with a preferred embodiment of the breadcrumb locking structure according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of a toaster having a lock structure of the breadcrumb of the embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4a is a plan view showing the main portion of the embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4b is a cross-sectional view showing the main portion of the embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4c is a partial longitudinal cross-sectional view showing the main portion of the embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a plan sectional view showing a main portion of the embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

20: Cavity Assembly 21: Front Plate

22: cooking room 23: battlefield

24: kitchen door 25: handle

27: Outcase 30: Toaster

32: toaster panel 33: mounting ring

34: hinge hole 37: pedestal entrance

38: Jamming 40: Toaster Door

41: door panel 42: hinge pin

43: handle 50: toaster case

51: case front plate 52: entrance

53: case back plate 53 ': spring hanger

54: moving slot 60: toaster front

62: inlet 64: lever slot

70: tray support 72: bushing

74: bread tray 76: connecting lever

77: spring hanger 79: spring

80: heater 90: breadboard

91: pedestal body 91f: side wall

91h: Fastener 92: Pedestal handle

94: coupling arm 95: fastening protrusion

97: fixed hook 98: locking jaw

According to a feature of the present invention for achieving the object as described above, the present invention

According to the present invention having such a configuration it is possible to more easily remove the bread crumb generated during the use of the toaster, there is an advantage that does not need to use a separate tool for assembling the bread crumb support.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, a preferred embodiment of the breadcrumb of the microwave oven toaster combined according to the present invention will be described in detail.

2 is an exploded perspective view showing a configuration of a microwave oven toaster equipped with a preferred embodiment of the breadcrumb according to the present invention. As shown in the drawing, the cooking chamber 22 is formed at one side of the cavity assembly 20, and the electrical equipment chamber 23 is formed at the other side of the cavity assembly 20. Inside the cooking chamber 22, cooking using mainly microwaves is performed. Various electrical components for oscillating the microwave are installed in the electrical equipment room 23. Reference numeral 21 is a front plate.

The cooking chamber 22 is selectively opened and closed by the cooking chamber door 24. The cooking door 24 is closed in close contact with the front plate 21 to shield the inside of the cooking chamber 22 from the outside. Reference numeral 25 is a handle for opening and closing the cooking chamber door 24.

Meanwhile, the outer case 27 shields the cavity assembly 20 and the electric compartment 23. The outer case 27 forms the upper surface and both side appearances of the microwave oven in this embodiment.

The toaster 30 is installed inside the electric compartment 23 so as to penetrate the front plate 21 and positioned at the front of the microwave oven. The configuration of the toaster 30 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3.

The toaster panel 32 forms the front appearance of the toaster 30. The exterior of the toaster panel 32 is formed of the same material as that of the cooking chamber door 24, and the front surface of the toaster panel 32 is formed to have a continuous surface as shown in FIG. 2. A mounting ring 33 for mounting to the front plate 21 is formed along the rear end of the toaster panel 32. A pedestal inlet 37 is formed at an inner lower portion of the toaster panel 32. Both lower ends of the pedestal opening 37 are formed in the direction in which the locking projections 38 face each other. As shown in FIG. 5, the engaging projection 38 and the inclined projection surface 39 and the insertion inclination surface 39 ′ are formed in directions facing each other. Reference numeral 34 is a hinge hole.

The toaster panel 32 is provided with a toaster door 40. The door panel 41 constituting the exterior of the toaster door 40 is also formed of the same material as the exterior of the toaster panel 32 and forms a continuous surface. A hinge pin 42 is inserted into the hinge hole 34 at a lower end of the door panel 41 and serves as a rotation center of the toaster door 40. The toaster door 40 has a center of gravity closer to the handle 43 than the hinge pin 42, and an opening 45 is formed at the lower end of the door panel 41 in which the hinge pin 42 is formed. Is formed.

The toaster case 50 is installed at the rear side of the toaster panel 32. The toaster case 50 is coupled to the toaster panel 32 through one side of the front plate 21 corresponding to the front surface of the electrical equipment room 23. The toaster case 50 is made of metal and forms a space for baking bread therein.

A case front plate 51 forms the front surface of the toaster case 50. The case front plate 51 is formed with an inlet 52 through which bread is introduced into and out of the toaster case 50. A case rear plate 53 forms a rear surface of the toaster case 50. A spring hook 53 'is formed at a lower portion of the case rear plate 53 to extend rearward.

Moving slots 54 are formed at both ends of the lower portion of the toaster case 50 so as to penetrate from the front end toward the rear end. The moving slot 54 is formed in the uneven portion 55 formed in the toaster case 50. The uneven portion 55 is formed so that the outer surface side of the toaster case 50 is recessed and the inner surface side protrudes to regulate the moving height of the breadcrumb 90 to be described below. The bushing 72 to be described below is guided and moved along the movable slot 54.

The toaster front 60 is mounted on the case front plate 51 and is located inside the toaster panel 32 and is formed of a metal material. The toaster front 60 is exposed to the outside when the toaster door 40 is opened, and a plurality of rectangular inlets 62 are formed side by side. The inlet 62 communicates with the inlet 52 of the case front plate 51. Reference numeral 64 is a lever slot.

For reference, a protector 65 is installed in the gap between the toaster front 60 and the toaster panel 32. The protector 65 is formed of an insulating material, and the toaster panel 32 is disposed on the toaster front 60. To prevent heat transfer.

The tray support 70 is installed inside the toaster case 50. Bushings 72 are installed at both ends of the tray support 70, and the bushing 72 is seated in the movable slot 54 of the toaster case 50 to support the tray support 70. The bread tray 74 is provided on the tray support 70 so that the bread stands vertically. The bread tray 74 is provided with a number corresponding to the inlet 62 is protruded a predetermined length to the outside through the inlet 62 at the time of opening the toaster door 40.

On the other hand, one end of the connecting lever 76 is rotatably connected to the bushing 72 and the other end is rotatably connected to the toaster door 40. In this case, the connection lever 76 protrudes forward of the toaster front 60 through the lever slot 64. One end of the spring 79 is connected to one end of the connection lever 76, that is, one end connected to the bushing 72. The other end of the spring 79 is hooked to the spring hanger 53 'of the toaster case 50. The spring 79 exerts an elastic force to pull the connecting lever 76 toward the rear end of the movable slot 54.

Inside the toaster case 50, a heater 80 for generating heat for baking bread is installed. The heaters 80 are respectively installed at positions corresponding to both sides of the bread so as to apply heat to both sides of the bread.

Through the lower part of the toaster panel 32, the breadcrumb 90 is installed in the toaster case 50 so as to be pulled in and out of the drawer type. Pedestal body (91) is formed of a metallic material on the breadcrumb (90). The pedestal main body 91 is formed in a rectangular shape long before and after, and a side wall 91f is formed at a predetermined height around its edge. Therefore, the pedestal body 91 is formed with a receiving space (91 ') to be opened upwards. The side wall 91f is formed at the remaining portion except for the front end of the pedestal main body 91, and a bending flange 91b is formed at the upper end thereof. The bending flange 91b serves to reinforce the upper end of the sidewall 91f and to prevent the sharp metal cross section from being exposed to the outside. A plurality of fastening holes 91h are drilled side by side at the distal end of the pedestal main body 91.

At the tip of the pedestal main body 91, a pedestal handle 92 is mounted. The pedestal handle 92 is formed of the same material as the door panel 41, is extended to the lower side than the lower surface of the pedestal body 91 is configured to be held by the user by hand.

The pedestal handle 92 is provided with a coupling arm 94 to be fitted to the front end of the pedestal body 91. The coupling arm 94 extends toward the rear of the pedestal handle 92, and is formed to surround the lower surface of the pedestal body 91 and the outer surface and the upper end of the side wall 91f. Therefore, the coupling arm 94 surrounds the top, bottom and outer surfaces of the side wall 91f at the same time. Coupling arms 94 are formed at both ends of the pedestal handle 92, respectively. A fastening protrusion 95 inserted into the fastening hole 91h is formed at a surface corresponding to the bottom surface of the pedestal main body 91 of the coupling arm 94. The fastening protrusion 95 is inserted into the fastening hole 91h from the bottom of the pedestal main body 91.

A plurality of fixing hooks 97 are formed on the rear surface of the pedestal handle 92 corresponding to the coupling arms 94 to extend rearward. At the distal end of the fixing hook 97, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the locking jaw 97 is formed in the opposite direction. The latching jaw 97 has an insertion inclined surface 99 corresponding to the insertion direction of the breadcrumb 90 at its tip, and a withdrawal direction of the breadcrumb 90 in a direction opposite to the insertion inclined surface 99. And a withdrawal slope 99 'corresponding thereto.

For reference, the pedestal handle 92 is seated in the opening 45 between the hinge pin 42 of the toaster door 40, the pedestal body 91 is a pedestal inlet 37 of the toaster panel 32 Penetrate The pedestal handle 92 is also formed of the same material as the door panel 41.

Hereinafter, the operation of the toaster door apparatus of the microwave oven for toaster according to the present invention having the configuration as described above will be described.

When the toaster door 40 is opened, the bread tray 74 protrudes a predetermined length through the inlet 62, and when the bread tray 74 is vertically closed, the toaster door 40 is closed. The bread enters the toaster case 50 by the movement of the bread tray 74. When power is applied to the heater 80 in this state, the bread is baked while heat is generated.

On the other hand, the bread is generated in the process of moving and baking the bread as described above, which is collected in the breadcrumbs (90). That is, the breadcrumbs dropped from the bread are collected by the weight and collected in the storage space 91 'of the breadcrumb 91 which is stored in the lower portion of the toaster case 50.

When a lot of bread crumbs are collected in the storage space 91 ′, the bread crumb tray 90 is pulled out by pulling the pedestal handle 92. The bread crumbs of the storage space 91 ′ may be removed and then inserted into the toaster case 50 through the opening 45 of the toaster door 40.

At this time, the concave-convex portion 55 formed at both ends of the toaster case 50 plays a role of regulating the height of the bread crumb tray 90 when entering and exiting. Therefore, the bottom of the breadcrumb 90 is guided to the bottom of the toaster case 50 and the bottom of the pedestal inlet 37, and both side walls 91f of the pedestal body 91 are the uneven portion 55. ), The movement trajectory is determined.

On the other hand, when the breadcrumb 90 is completely inserted into the toaster case 50, the locking jaw 98 of the fixing hook 97 hangs on the locking projection 38 formed at the pedestal inlet 37. Lose. That is, the locking jaw 98 is guided along the leading end of the locking projection 38 in accordance with the insertion of the breadcrumb 90 so that the leading ends of the fixed hooks 97 on both sides are elastically deformed adjacent to each other. When the locking projections 98 pass through the locking projections 38, the locking projections 98 may be restored to a circular shape, and the locking projections 98 may be hung on the locking projections 38. At this time, the insertion inclined surface 99 of the locking jaw 98 is moved while being guided to the insertion inclined surface 39 'of the locking projection 38, in the state that the locking jaw 98 is hooked on the locking projection 38 The withdrawal slope 99 'is engaged with the withdrawal slope 39 of the engaging projection 38. In this state, the breadcrumb 90 is not protruded to the outside arbitrarily.

Next, in the case where the breadcrumb support 90 is drawn out, when the pedestal handle 92 is pulled out, the withdrawal slope 99 'is guided along the withdrawal slope 39 of the locking projection 38 to fix the hook 93. Let the tip of) become elastic deformation. When the locking jaw 98 of the fixing hook 97 exits the locking protrusion 38, the fixing hook 97 is restored to its original shape. In this case, the breadcrumb 90 can be completely withdrawn from the inside of the toaster case 50.

Within the scope of the basic technical idea of the present invention as described above, many other modifications are possible to those skilled in the art, and the present invention should be construed by the appended claims. .

The bread crumb supporter of the microwave oven according to the present invention as described in detail above allows the bread crumbs generated inside the toaster to be easily removed when the toaster door is provided in front of the microwave oven.

Particularly, the handle of the breadboard is fixed to the pedestal body without any tools, so that the workability of the assembling work is improved, and the assembly state of the breadboard base encloses the top and bottom of the side wall of the pedestal body at the same time. The effect of becoming solid can be obtained.

Claims (3)

In the microwave oven having a cooking chamber for cooking food, and an electrical equipment chamber is installed, the electrical component for supplying a heat source for heating to the cooking chamber, the toaster is installed in the electrical equipment room exposed to one side of the front of the electrical equipment room; A pedestal body having a storage space located at an inner lower portion of the toaster and having an open upper portion, Mounted on the front end of the pedestal body to form a part of the front appearance of the toaster and a pedestal handle for handling the pedestal body; A fixed hook formed in pairs to extend along a lower surface of the pedestal body from the rear of the pedestal handle; Locking the breadcrumb support of the microwave oven of the toaster, characterized in that it is formed at the inlet of the toaster panel forming the front appearance of the toaster, and includes a locking protrusion to which the fixing hook is hooked when the pedestal body is inserted into the toaster. rescue. According to claim 1, Toaster case forming the inner space of the toaster bread crumb support of the microwave oven toaster, characterized in that the concave-convex portions for regulating the moving height of the pedestal body protrudes toward the inside of the toaster case Locking structure. According to claim 1 or 2, wherein the fastening projections of the fixing hook and the engaging projections of the toaster panel are provided with the inclined surface and the inclined inclined surface facing each other so as to face the insertion direction and the extraction direction of the pedestal body, respectively. A breadcrumb locking structure for a microwave oven with a toaster, characterized by being guided to each other during insertion and withdrawal.