KR100679425B1 - Oven - Google Patents

Abstract

The support unit for supporting the partition partitioning the cooking space into a plurality of cooking chambers is configured to have a heat insulating structure to provide an oven to prevent heat transfer through the support unit between each cooking chamber. The support unit has a pedestal for supporting the partition, and an air passage formed in the pedestal. The pedestal is formed along the back plate and both side plates, and an outer side of the back plate is provided with a blowing fan communicating with the air passage. The air passage consists of an air inlet portion formed in the rear plate, first and second air passages extending along each side plate from the air inlet portion, and air outlet portions formed at ends of the first and second air passages. Air flowing into the first and second air passages is discharged through the air outlet.

Description

Oven {Oven}

1 is a front view showing a schematic structure of an oven according to the present invention.

2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II of FIG. 1.

3 is a perspective view showing the structure of the support unit shown in FIG.

4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IV-IV of FIG. 3, showing that the air flow path formed inside the support unit is flat.

FIG. 5 is a view corresponding to FIG. 4, which shows that the air flow path formed inside the support unit has a curved surface.

* Description of symbols on the main parts of the drawings *

10a: first cooking chamber 10b: second cooking chamber

40: partition 50: support unit

51: pedestal 60: air passage

61: air inlet 62,63: air flow path

64, 65: air outlet 66: blower fan

The present invention relates to an oven, and more particularly, to an oven configured to support a partition for partitioning a cooking space into a plurality of cooking chambers in an insulating structure so that thermal conduction is not achieved between the cooking chambers through the supporting unit. will be.

Types of ovens include a high frequency oven for cooking food using high frequency, an electric oven for cooking food using an electric heater, and a gas oven for cooking food using gas heat. If a plurality of partitions are arranged so that the inner space is divided into a plurality of cooking chambers, various types of foods may be cooked at the same time or the volume of the cooking chamber may be changed according to the type and size of the food.

As an example of an oven having a plurality of partitions and having a structure in which a plurality of cooking chambers are formed in an internal space, there is JP-A-63-172837.

The oven has a structure in which a plurality of support members are installed on both sidewalls of the cooking space in a vertical direction to partition the cooking space into a plurality of cooking chambers, and partitions are detachably installed on each of the supporting chambers. It is possible to cook the food at the same time or to cook by changing the cooking chamber to match the size and type of food.

However, the conventional oven as described above has a disadvantage that the support member for supporting the partition does not have a structure capable of blocking heat transfer, so that heat conduction is made from the cooking chamber being cooked through the support member to the cooking chamber in which cooking is not made.

Due to the heat conduction through the support member, the cooking chamber during cooking generates heat loss and wastes energy. The cooking chamber, which is not cooked, becomes hot by heat conducted through the supporting member in the cooking chamber during cooking. The temperature of the door portion is also increased as the life of the transparent glass constituting the door is shortened, the handle provided on the outside of the door is also hot, it is difficult to open the door after cooking.

The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, an object of the present invention is to support the partition for partitioning the cooking space into a plurality of cooking chambers configured to have a heat insulating structure through the support unit between each cooking chamber It is to provide an oven that prevents heat transfer.

Oven according to the present invention for achieving this object,

Partition to divide the cooking space into a plurality of cooking chamber,
And a support unit for supporting the partition, wherein the support unit includes a pedestal for supporting the partition;
It is formed inside the pedestal and characterized in that it has an air passage communicating with the outside.

The pedestal is formed along the rear plate and both side plates of the cooking space, a blower fan communicating with the air passage is installed on the outside of the rear plate to force the outside air to flow through the air passage.

The air passages include air inlets formed in the rear plate, first and second air passages extending along the side plates from the air inlets, and air outlet portions formed at ends of the first and second air passages. The air flowing into the air inlet and flowing through the first and second air passages is discharged through the air outlet.

The first and second air flow paths may be formed flat.

The first and second air flow paths may be formed in a curved surface.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a front view showing the schematic structure of an oven according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II of FIG.

As shown in Figure 1 and 2, the oven according to the present invention is made of a box shape with an open front to the cabinet (1) to form a cooking space 10 therein, the cabinet 1 is opened The door 2 is hinged to the lower end of the cabinet 1 to open and close the front surface to form an exterior.

The cooking space 10 is formed by being surrounded by the top plate 11 and the bottom plate 12, and both side plates 13, 14 and the back plate 15, and the top plate 11 and the back plate ( 15 is disposed so as to be spaced apart from the top plate 1a and the back plate 1b of the cabinet 1 by a predetermined interval, respectively.

The cooking space 10 is divided into the first cooking chamber 10a and the second cooking chamber 10b by a partition 40 arranged to partition the cooking space 10 up and down to simultaneously cook different kinds of food. It becomes possible. Of course, when a plurality of partitions 40 are installed in the cooking space 10, more cooking chambers can be formed in the cooking space 10.

Partition 40 is formed in the shape of a plate filled with a heat insulating member 41 therein to prevent heat transfer through the partition 40 between the first and second cooking chambers 10a and 10b. 40 is easily detachable to the cooking space 10 by the support unit 50, the structure of the support unit 50 will be described later with reference to FIGS.

The fan cover 16 is coupled to an outer side of the rear plate 15 so that the first convection fan 17 and the second convection fan circulate air through the first cooking chamber 10a and the second cooking chamber 10b, respectively. 18) is built.

A first electric heater 21 and a second electric heater 22 are installed at the outer peripheries of the first convection fan 17 and the second convection fan 18, and the fan cover 16 and the rear of the cabinet 1 are provided. The first driving motor 19 connected to the first convection fan 17 and the second driving motor 20 connected to the second convection fan 18 are disposed between the plates 1b.

A plurality of first and second suction holes 23 and 24 are formed at upper and lower portions of the rear plate 15 facing the first convection fan 17 and the second convection fan 18, respectively. A plurality of first and second discharge holes 25 and 26 are formed at the edge of the plate 15.

In both side plates 13 and 14, a first rail 27 and a second rail 28 are provided at a lower portion of the first cooking chamber 10a and a lower portion of the second cooking chamber 10b, respectively. In (10a) (10b), the rack (3) which allows food to be raised and cooked is made to be easily detachable.

The heat insulating member 41 of the partition 40 is disposed on the outer side of the top plate 11, bottom plate 12, both side plates 13 and 14, and the fan cover 16, which define the cooking space 10. Likewise, the heat insulating member 29 is disposed to insulate the cooking space 10 from the outside, and the control panel 30 for controlling the cooking process is installed at the upper end of the cabinet 1.

Therefore, the rack 3 is placed on the first rail 27 or the second rail 28, the food to be cooked is placed on the rack 3, the door 2 is closed, and the control panel 30 is closed. When operated, the first electric heater 21 or the second electric heater 22 generates heat, and the first convection fan 17 or the second convection fan 18 is driven by the first driving motor 19 or the second. While being operated by the driving motor 20, air in the first cooking chamber 10a or the second cooking chamber 10b flows into the first suction hole 23 or the second suction hole 24, and thus the first electric heater ( 21 or by being heated by the second electric heater 22 and then circulated back to the first cooking chamber 10a or the second cooking chamber 10b through the first discharge hole 25 or the second discharge hole 26. The food placed on the rack 3 arranged in the first cooking chamber 10a or the first cooking chamber 10b is cooked.

When the food is cooked in any one of the first cooking chamber 10a or the second cooking chamber 10b as described above, the other cooking chamber that is not cooked is blocked from heat transfer by the heat insulating structure of the support unit 50. In the cooking chamber in progress, food can be cooked in an optimal cooking environment without heat loss, and the cooking chamber in which cooking is not performed and the corresponding door portion can be maintained without increasing the temperature. Referring to Figure 5 will be described with respect to the structure and operation of the support unit 50 that makes up the features of the present invention.

3 is a perspective view showing the structure of the support unit shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the support unit 50 according to the present invention is formed along the rear plate 15 and both side plates 13 and 14 of the cooking space 10 to support the partition 40. A pedestal 51 and an air passage 60 formed to penetrate the inside of the pedestal 51 to insulate or cool the pedestal 51 are provided.

Pedestal 51 is formed to protrude inwardly to have a predetermined width from both side plates 13, 14 and the back plate 15 so that the partition 40 is placed thereon, the partition 40 is a pedestal 51 ) May be arranged separately, or may be arranged fixedly.

The air passage 60 formed inside the pedestal 51 has an air inlet 61 formed on the outside of the back plate 15, and each side plate on the back plate 15 on which the air inlet 61 is formed. 13 and 14, the first and second air passages 62 and 63 formed to extend, and the air outlet portions 64 and 65 formed at the ends of the first and second air passages 62 and 63, respectively. Is made of.

In addition, a blower fan 66 is disposed at the air inlet 61 to force the outside air to flow into the air passage 60. A plurality of through holes 1c are formed in the back plate 1b of the cabinet 1 to draw outside air into the air inlet 61 (see FIG. 2).

Accordingly, when the blower fan 66 is operated, external air flows into the air inlet 61 through a plurality of through holes 1c formed in the rear plate 1b of the cabinet 1, thereby allowing the first and second air flow paths 62 to be opened. After nutrient flows into the (63) and flows to the outside of the cabinet (1) through the air outlets (64) (65) again, the inside of the support unit (50) of the lower temperature of the cooking space (10) By forming an air layer, the support unit 50 is cooled and insulated at the same time.

By the action of the support unit 40 as described above, the heat conduction is not made through the support unit 40 between the first cooking chamber 10a and the second cooking chamber 10b, and thus, the first and second cooking chambers 10a. In 10b, different kinds of foods can be cooked simultaneously or separately in an optimal cooking environment.

4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IV-IV of FIG. 3 to show that the air flow path formed inside the support unit is flat, and FIG. 5 is a view corresponding to FIG. It is made of curved surfaces.

As shown in FIG. 4, when both the upper and lower surfaces and the left and right surfaces of the first and second air flow paths 62 and 63 formed inside the support unit 50 are made flat, the flow resistance of the air is minimized. This has the advantage of increasing.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 5, when both the upper and lower surfaces and the left and right surfaces of the first and second air passages 62 and 63 formed inside the support unit 50 are curved, the flow resistance is relatively large. However, the area of contact with air is increased, so that the insulation and cooling effect is improved.

As described in detail above, the oven according to the present invention is configured to have a thermal insulation structure of the support unit for supporting the partition partitioning the cooking space into a plurality of cooking chambers can effectively block the heat conduction through the support unit between each cooking chamber. Therefore, when cooking food in one cooking chamber, the heat loss can be prevented as much as possible, and the door can be prevented from unnecessarily increasing in temperature in the other cooking chamber and the corresponding door part which do not cook food. It improves the durability of the transparent glass to constitute, there is an effect that can easily operate the door.

Claims (5)

And a partition for partitioning the cooking space into a plurality of cooking chambers, and a support unit for supporting the partition, wherein the support unit includes a pedestal for supporting the partition, and an air passage formed in the pedestal and communicating with the outside. Oven featured. According to claim 1, wherein the pedestal is formed along the rear plate and both side plates of the cooking space, a blowing fan communicating with the air passage is installed on the outside of the rear plate to force the outside air through the air passage Oven characterized in that the fluid. 3. The air passage of claim 2, wherein the air passages include air inlets formed in the rear plate, first and second air passages extending from the air inlets along the respective side plates, and the first and second air passages. And an air outlet formed at an end thereof, wherein air flowing from the air inlet and flowing through the first and second air passages is discharged through the air outlet. The oven of claim 3, wherein the first and second air flow paths are flat. The oven of claim 3, wherein the first and second air flow paths are formed in a curved surface.

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