KR101634809B1 - Cooking appliance - Google Patents

Abstract

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a cooking device, and more particularly, to a cooking device having improved drawability of a drawer portion.

A cooking device according to the present invention includes: a drawer which slides forward and backward while having an internal space; A draw heater for heating the inner space of the drawer; A first upper panel that shields an upper surface of the drawer; A second upper panel positioned on the rear side of the first upper panel and protecting the terminal portion of the draw heater; . According to the present invention, there is an advantage that the assembling property and serviceability of the cooking appliance are improved.

A cooking device, a drawer portion, a first upper panel, a second upper panel

Description

Cooking appliance

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a cooking device, and more particularly, to a cooking device having improved drawability of a drawer portion.

A cooking device is one of household appliances for cooking food, and is installed in a kitchen space to cook food according to a user's intention. Such cooking devices can be classified into various types according to the heat source or type used and the type of fuel.

The cooking device can be classified into an open type and a closed type cooking device depending on the type of the space in which the food is placed. The closed cooking device includes an oven, a microwave oven, and the like. The open cooking device includes a cook top and a hop.

The closed type cooking device is a cooking device which shields a space where food is placed and cooks food by heating the shielded space. The open type cooking device is a cooking device in which a container containing food or food is placed in an open space and a food or a food container is heated to cook food.

The closed-type cooking apparatus is provided with a cooking chamber, which is a space in which the food is placed while the food is being cooked. Such a cooking chamber becomes a space where food is substantially cooked. A heat source is provided in the inner or outer space of the cooking chamber to heat the cooking chamber.

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, a closed type cooking device and an open type cooking device are installed at the same time, and a plurality of heat sources are combined, so that various cooking utensils and a plurality of foods can be cooked at the same time. Such a cooking apparatus in which a plurality of heat sources are installed is accompanied by a flow path of cooling air for cooling a plurality of heat sources and electrical components.

In the complex cooking device, the open type cooking appliance is located above the closed cooking device. Also, the open type cooking device is provided with a plurality of heaters or burners, and is installed so that a plurality of dishes can be cooked at the same time.

The combined cooking device is provided with a drawer for warming or warming the food. The drawer is heated or stored by a draw heater installed on the upper side of the inner space.

On the other hand, a draw heater is provided on a drawer upper panel forming the upper surface of the drawer portion. The drawer heater is electrically connected to radiate heat by an external power source, and the heat is stored or warmed by the heat.

In this way, the drawer unit must be electrically connected to the draw heater unit.

The present invention proposes a cooking device that facilitates the installation and installation of the draw heater.

The present invention proposes a cooking appliance in which a terminal portion after fixing the draw heater is assembled.

A cooking device according to the present invention includes: a drawer which slides forward and backward while having an internal space; A draw heater for heating the inner space of the drawer; A first upper panel that shields an upper surface of the drawer; A second upper panel positioned on the rear side of the first upper panel and protecting the terminal portion of the draw heater; .

According to the cooking apparatus of the present invention as described above, it is possible to confirm the connection state between the terminal portion of the draw heater and the power line in the process of assembling the drawer portion.

In addition, an effect of confirming the installation state of a power line for supplying external power to the drawer heater in the process of assembling the drawer can be expected.

Accordingly, it is possible to prevent an erroneous assembly of the drawer portion in which the drawer portion is assembled in a state where the drawer heater and the power line are not connected to each other, and the assembling property and workability of the drawer portion can be greatly improved .

It is possible to improve the assembling property and workability of the drawer portion, thereby reducing the assembly time of the cooking appliance and improving the productivity by reducing the assembly time.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

It is to be understood, however, that the scope of the present invention is not limited by the embodiments described below, and those skilled in the art of the present invention, other than the scope of the present invention, But this is also included in the spirit of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the electric oven range will be described with reference to embodiments for convenience of description. However, the present invention is not limited to the electric oven range but may be applied to cooking utensils provided with a cooktop and a control unit.

In addition, the terms used in the present specification or claims should be interpreted appropriately in accordance with the technical idea of the present invention when grasping the technical content of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of a cooking device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side sectional view showing an internal configuration of a cooking device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to these drawings, the cooking apparatus according to the present invention forms an outer appearance by the main body 10. [ The main body 10 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and is formed of a material having a predetermined strength. This is to protect a plurality of parts installed in the internal space of the main body 10 from external impacts.

The main body 10 includes a cooktop portion 20 for heating a food or food placed on the upper side and cooking food, an oven portion 30 for heating the inside space in which the food or the container containing the food is placed, And a control unit 50 for controlling the oven unit 30 and the drawer unit 40. The control unit 50 controls the oven unit 30 and the drawer unit 40, ).

The cook top (20) is installed at the upper end of the main body (10). The cook top part 20 is a part for cooking food by heating the open space, that is, a container containing food or food placed on the upper side.

The cook top part 20 includes a top glass 21 for supporting a container containing food or food to be cooked while forming an upper surface appearance and a food or food container supported by the top glass 21, A cooktop heater 22 for emitting heat and a cooktop case (not shown) for providing a space in which the cooktop heater 22 is located.

The upper surface glass 21 is made of a ceramic material having a predetermined thickness and excellent heat resistance. The upper surface glass 21 secures the safety of the user while supporting the upper side food or food container.

On top of the upper surface glass 21, there is provided a tri-comb in which a container containing food or food is supported. The tribris is supported on the upper surface of the upper surface glass 21 and supports the food or the food container from the lower side.

The cooktop case is in the form of a hexahedron having a predetermined inner space and an opened upper surface. The upper glass 21 is positioned on the open upper surface of the cooktop case to cover the inner space of the cooktop case.

A plurality of the cooktop heaters 22 are installed in the inner space of the cooktop case. The cook top heater 22 is formed as a disk having a predetermined height and a predetermined inner space as a whole. The cook top heater 22 functions to dissipate heat to heat the food or the food container to be cooked.

That is, the cooktop heater 22 radiates heat by a supplied external power source to heat food or food containers located above the upper surface glass 21 to cook foods.

The cook top heaters 22 are installed to have different outputs so that the user can cook food using the cook top heater 22 suitable for the amount or volume of food. The cook top heater 22 is installed in close contact with the lower surface of the upper surface glass 21 so that heat to be radiated is transmitted to the upper surface glass 21 well.

A supporter (not shown) is provided on the lower side of the cooktop heater 22 to support the upper surface of the cooktop heater 22 so as to be in close contact with the lower surface of the upper surface glass 21. And the cooktop heater 22 is installed in close contact with the lower surface of the upper surface glass 21 while the cooktop heater 22 is supported by the supporter (not shown).

An oven (30) is installed below the cooktop (20). The oven unit 30 includes a cooking chamber 31 for providing a space for cooking food, a door 32 for selectively opening and closing the cooking chamber 31, a plurality of And a heater.

The cooking chamber 31 is in the form of a hexahedron having an opened front face and the door 32 is rotatably installed on the opened front face to selectively open and close the cooking chamber 31.

The user places the food or food container to be cooked in the inner space of the cooking chamber 31 and then shields the cooking chamber 31 and heats the shielded cooking chamber 31 to cook food.

Accordingly, the inside space of the cooking chamber 31 provides a space in which the food is cooked.

An upper heater 34 for heating the inner space of the cooking chamber 31 from above is provided on the upper side of the cooking chamber 31 or the upper end of the inner space of the cooking chamber 31. A lower heater 35 for heating the inner space of the cooking chamber 31 from below is provided on the lower side of the cooking chamber 31.

Further, a convection unit 36 for heating the internal space of the cooking chamber 31 by convecting hot air is further provided on the rear or rear side of the internal space of the cooking chamber 31. The convection section 36 forcibly flows air in the internal space of the cooking chamber 31.

In other words, the air in the internal space of the cooking chamber 31 is sucked and heated, and then the air flows while discharging the air into the internal space of the cooking chamber 31 to heat the internal space of the cooking chamber 31. The food in the inner space of the cooking chamber 31 is uniformly heated by the flow of the air by the convection portion 36.

A drawer (40) is installed below the oven part (30). The drawer 40 is provided with an inner space in which food is placed, and functions to heat the inner space to heat the food or to keep the food in a warm state.

A handle 41 for gripping a user is provided on the front surface of the drawer 40. When the user grips the handle 41 to move the drawer forward, the drawer 40 slides forward to open the inner space.

The drawer (40) places the food in the inner space and moves the drawer backward to shield the inner space of the drawer (40), and then warms or warms the food.

The drawer (40) is provided with a draw heater (42) on the upper side and / or the lower side of the inner space. The inner space of the drawer (40) is heated to a predetermined temperature by the draw heater (42). In this way, the drawer 40 can heat the food or keep it warm by the heat emitted from the draw heater 42.

A control panel 51 is located on the front surface of the cooktop 20, that is, above the door 32. The control panel 51 is in the form of a hexahedron having a predetermined internal space. An input unit 52 is provided on the front surface of the control panel 51 to allow a user to input operation signals for operating the cook top unit 20, the oven unit 30 and the draw unit 40.

The input unit 52 is provided with a plurality of operation switches so that the user can directly input operation signals. Of course, the input unit 52 may have any type of configuration such as a touch screen type or a button type instead of a plurality of operation switch types.

Further, the control panel 51 further includes a display unit for providing operation information of the main body 10, cooking information of food, and the like to the user. The display unit allows the user to check various information in the external space.

The display unit may be formed of an LCD and may transmit information to a user through a screen or an image. The display unit may be formed of an LED or the like to transmit information to a user through symbols or characters. So that the user can easily confirm the information regardless of the configuration.

A space 50 is formed in the space between the cooktop 20 and the oven 30 to provide space in which a plurality of electrical components are located. The control panel (51) is located on the front surface of the front part (50). Therefore, the control panel 51 substantially shields the front surface of the electric field chamber 50. [

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a draw portion of a cooking device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a draw portion configuration of a cooking device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to the drawings, the drawer 40 includes a drawer 43 having a predetermined internal space, the draw heater 42 for heating an internal space of the drawer 43, , A draw frame (44) for supporting the drawer (43), a first upper panel (45) which is supported by the draw frame (44) and shields the upper surface of the drawer (43) And a second upper panel 46 which is supported by the draw frame 44 while supporting the rear end of the upper panel 45.

The drawer 40 is provided with the drawer 43 having a predetermined inner space and sliding in the front-rear direction. The drawer 43 has the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped whose upper surface is opened, and its inner space provides space for food or food container.

The drawer frame 44, which forms the overall skeleton of the drawer portion 40, is located outside the drawer 43 while supporting the drawer 43. The draw frame 44 is formed by connecting a plurality of frames and is provided with a sliding guide portion 441 for guiding sliding of the drawer 43 in the longitudinal direction.

The sliding guide portion 441 may have a rail shape and guide the movement of the rollers fixed to both sides of the drawer 43. So as to guide the sliding of the drawer 43 in any configuration.

The first upper panel 45 is located on the opened upper surface of the drawer 43. The first upper panel 45 is formed of a material having a predetermined thickness and strength to shield the open upper surface of the first upper panel 45.

The front surface of the first upper panel 45 is supported by the draw frame 44 and the rear end of the first upper panel 45 is provided with an extension 451 that extends downwardly. The extending portion 451 extends downward by a predetermined length from the rear side of the rear surface of the drawer 43.

Therefore, when the first upper panel 45 is viewed from the side, the assembly of the first upper panel 45 is guided by the extended portion 451 which is formed in a substantially " .

A heater through hole 452 through which the rear end of the draw heater 42 passes is formed in the extending portion 451. When the rear end of the draw heater 42 passes through the heater through hole 452, the rear end of the draw heater 42 is positioned in the rear space of the drawer 43.

When the rear end of the draw heater 42 is located in the rear space of the drawer 43, a terminal portion for connecting the draw heater 42 with the external power source is located in the outer space of the drawer 43 . When the terminal portion is located in the outer space of the drawer 43, the connection between the terminal portion and the power supply line for supplying external power is facilitated.

That is, the rear end of the draw heater 42 protrudes into the outer space of the first upper panel 45, so that the first upper panel 45 shields the opened upper surface of the drawer 43 The draw heater 42 and the power line can be connected to each other.

The second upper panel 46, which protects the terminal portion of the draw heater 42, is located on the rear side of the first upper panel 45. The second upper panel 46 is formed of a material having a predetermined thickness and strength, and protects the terminal portion of the draw heater 42 from the upper shock.

A panel supporting portion 461 for supporting a rear end portion of the first upper panel 45 is formed at the front end of the second upper panel 46 to protrude forward. The panel supporting portion 461 protrudes forward from the front end of the second upper panel 46 with a predetermined area.

The extended portion 451 of the first upper panel 45 is provided with a support hole 453 through which the panel support portion 461 is inserted. The support hole 453 is formed to correspond to the panel support portion 461.

The rear end portion of the first upper panel 45 is supported by the panel supporting portion 461 while the panel supporting portion 461 passes through the support hole 453. [ In addition, the panel supporting portion 461 penetrates the support hole 453 to guide the engagement of the second upper panel 46.

In other words, the front end portion of the second upper panel 46 is fixed while the panel supporting portion 461 passes through the support hole 453, and the rear end portion of the second upper panel 46 And the second upper panel 46 is fixed to the drawer frame 44 while being supported by the lower frame 44.

The front end of the second upper panel 46 is supported while passing through the support hole 453 and the rear end of the second upper panel 46 is fixed to the drawer frame 44 by the fastening member, ) Is formed.

Air flow holes 454 for cooling the drawers 40 are formed on the left and right ends of the upper surface of the first upper panel 45. The air flowing through the outer surface of the drawer 43 flows into the oven part 30 through the air flow hole 454.

Thus, the outside air of the main body 10 flows along the outer surface of the drawer 43 and flows into the oven part 30 while passing through the air flow hole 454. At this time, the outer space of the drawer 43 is cooled to prevent the heat of the drawer 43 from being transmitted to the outer surface of the main body 10 or forward of the drawer portion 40.

Hereinafter, an assembling process of the drawer will be described.

First, the drawer 43 is assembled to the draw frame 44. The sliding part formed on both sides of the drawer 43 is engaged with the sliding guide part 441 provided on the drawer frame 44 and guided by the sliding guide part 441, The lower portion 43 slides in the front-rear direction.

When the drawer 43 is supported by the draw frame 44, the first upper panel 45 is fixed to the opened upper surface of the drawer 43. At this time, the draw heater 42 is fixed to the lower surface of the first upper panel 45. The rear end of the draw heater 42 passes through the heater through hole 452 formed in the extending portion 451 and is positioned at the outer space of the drawer 43, that is, the rear side.

When the first upper panel 45 is fixed on the upper surface of the drawer 43, the second upper panel 46 is installed. At this time, first, the terminal portion of the draw heater 42 is connected to a power source line to which an external power source is supplied. In this manner, the second upper panel 46 is advantageously provided so that the terminal portion of the draw heater 42 can be connected to the power supply while the first upper panel 45 is fixedly installed.

Also, it is possible to check the power connection state of the draw heater 42 during the assembly of the drawer 40. This advantage has an advantage that the drop assembly 40 is prevented from being misassembled.

The panel supporting portion 461 is inserted into the supporting hole 453 formed in the extending portion 451 and the supporting hole 453 is passed through the panel supporting portion 461 while the terminal portion of the draw heater 42 is connected to the power line.

When the panel supporting portion 461 passes through the support hole 453, the front end portion of the second top panel 46 is fixed. The rear end of the second upper panel 46 is fixed to the drain frame 44 in a state where the front end of the second upper panel 46 is fixed.

When the rear end portion of the second upper panel 46 is fixed to the drain frame 44 as described above, the first upper panel 45 and the second upper panel 46 are used to secure the drawer portion 40 ) Is formed.

In addition, a plurality of heater through holes 452 are formed in the extended portion 451, so that the draw heater 42 of various types can be used, thereby improving convenience of use.

According to the above-described cooking apparatus of the present invention, there is an advantage that assembly, serviceability, and ease of use are improved. This advantage has an effect of improving the productivity.

Accordingly, the cooking apparatus according to the present invention is highly likely to be used in the cooking appliance industry.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of a cooking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; Fig.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001]

3 is a perspective view of a drawer of a cooking device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a draw portion configuration of a cooking device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

Claims (7)

A drawer having an inner space and sliding forward and backward; A draw heater for heating the inner space of the drawer; A first upper panel that shields a part of the space of the drawer and has an extension extending into an inner space of the drawer to support the draw heater; And And a second top panel coupled to the first top panel and configured to shield some other space of the drawer. The method according to claim 1, And a support portion for supporting a rear end portion of the first upper panel is protruded forward from the second upper panel. The method according to claim 1, And a draw frame for supporting the first upper panel and the second upper panel while supporting the drawer is further provided on an outer side of the drawer. The method of claim 3, Wherein the drawer frame is further provided with a guide portion for guiding sliding of the drawer. The method according to claim 1, And the extension portion includes a heater through hole through which the rear end of the drawer heater protrudes to the lower side of the second top panel. 3. The method of claim 2, And a support hole is formed in the extended portion to penetrate the support portion. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the first upper panel is formed with an air flow hole for providing a flow passage for air for cooling the drawer.

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