KR20030072132A - Microwave oven having coffee maker - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A microwave oven is provided to have various functions and to improve convenience by heating food with using the microwave and by making coffee. CONSTITUTION: A coffee maker casing(100) is installed in an electrical component chamber(200) by opening the front part. A water tank(110) is installed inside the casing. A filter cap(120) is removable inside the casing and stores coffee and a paper filter. A jug(130) is located under the filter cap and removable by contacting to the lower face of the casing. A heater is installed under the casing. A heating tube is installed to heat water therein by inducing heat from the heater. A water supply hose transfers water from the water tank to the heating tube. A supply hose guides the boiled water to the upper part of the filter cap. Thereby, a microwave oven has variable purposes.

Description

Microwave oven with coffee maker

The present invention relates to a microwave oven, and more particularly, to a microwave oven having an additional function as a coffee maker in addition to the original function of the microwave oven by mounting the coffee maker using the space inside the electric room.

A general microwave oven as shown in FIG. 1 is an apparatus for heating a heating object using a microwave. Looking at the configuration, at the inner center of the cavity assembly (1) forming the basic frame of the microwave oven, a heating chamber (2) for supplying microwaves to embed the heating object is formed, the adjacent side of the heating chamber In the electrical chamber 10, which is equipped with an electrical component for generating a microwave is formed. The heating chamber (2) is configured to be opened and closed by the door (4) to a space for heating the food by the microwave supplied in the state of the food to be heated therein.

And the electric chamber 10 is configured to be covered by the outer casing (6). Inside the electric compartment 10, a magnetron 12 for oscillating microwaves, a high pressure transformer 14 for applying a high pressure to the magnetron, air for cooling the electric parts and passing through the inside of the heating chamber 2 Blowing fan 16 etc. for forming a flow are provided.

Such a microwave oven is not suitable for performing a function as a toaster for baking bread, for example, because heating is performed using microwaves. In other words, a microwave oven uses a microwave as a main heating source, and in recent years, a separate heater or the like may be installed in the heating chamber to provide more various heating characteristics.

However, such a conventional microwave oven only has a simple function of heating food.

Looking at the product characteristics of the microwave oven, kitchen appliances that can be said to be installed in the kitchen among household appliances. Therefore, it can be said that the microwave oven, which can be used to make food in the kitchen, is more preferably equipped with more various functions in relation to the food.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to meet such a need, and a basic object thereof is to provide a microwave oven having a function of a coffee maker.

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

Figure 2 is an exemplary perspective view showing the internal configuration of the microwave oven according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a side cross-sectional view showing the internal configuration of the microwave oven according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is a bottom perspective view of the coffee maker portion of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

100 ..... Coffee Maker Casing 110 ..... Water Tank

112 ..... water supply hose 114 ..... supply hose

120 ..... Filter Cup 130 ..... Zerg

140 ..... Heater 142 ..... Heating tube

200 ..... Battlefield

According to the present invention for achieving the above object, in the microwave oven having a heating chamber for heating food, and an electrical component chamber is installed therein for generating a microwave supplied to the heating chamber; A coffee maker casing in which the front is installed in a state in which the front is opened; A water tank installed inside the casing; A filter cap detachable inside the casing and capable of storing coffee and paper filters as raw materials; A jug located below the filter cap and detachable in contact with the bottom of the casing; A heater installed below the bottom of the casing; A heating tube installed to conduct heat from the heater to heat water therein; A water supply hose for transferring water from the water tank to the heating tube; It comprises a supply hose for guiding the water cut off from the heating tube to the upper portion of the filter cap.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a microwave oven having a function of a coffee maker, in addition to the original function of heating food in a heating chamber (Cavity) using a microwave. And although it is equipped with the function of the coffee maker, since such a structure is installed in an electric battle room, the advantage which can substantially make the whole size of a microwave oven the same as before is anticipated.

Next, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings.

First, as shown in FIG. 2, in the microwave oven by this invention, the coffee maker casing 100 is provided in the front part of the electrical equipment chamber 200 provided adjacent to the heating chamber of a microwave oven. The coffee maker casing 100 is installed in the front part of the electric room 200, so that the user can make coffee using coffee beans in addition to the inherent food heating function of the microwave oven.

As is well known, the electrical equipment chamber 200 of a microwave oven is a space in which electrical components for generating microwaves for heating food put into a heating chamber of a microwave oven are built. That is, inside the electric chamber 200, a magnetron 202 for oscillating microwaves, a high voltage transformer 204 for applying high pressure to the magnetron, and a blower fan for radiating heat generated during operation of these parts. Parts such as 206 are typically installed.

In addition, according to the present invention, the above-described electrical components are designed to be concentrated in the rear part of the electric compartment 200, and the coffee maker casing 100 is provided in the front part of the electric compartment 200.

With reference to Figure 3 will be described in more detail with respect to the configuration inside the coffee maker casing 100 of the present invention.

As shown, the coffee maker casing 100 is installed in the form of an opening in the front, the water tank 110 in the upper portion, the filter cup 120 in the lower portion, and made of, for example, glass in the lower portion The jug 130 is installed. And the front of the water tank 110 and the filter cup 120, the door 150 is rotatably installed, for example, the door 150 is based on the hinge axis (Ha) of the right portion of the microwave oven It is configured to be rotatable.

The water tank 110 is installed to make the water to be heated when making the coffee, it is installed inside the casing so that the water can be put again inside. In addition, the water tank 110 is designed to expose the inlet 152 when the door 150 is opened, so that the door 150 is opened, the water tank 110 is opened through the inlet 152. It is configured to supply water to the inside.

Alternatively, as another embodiment of the water tank 110, the water tank 110 may be configured to replenish water by being rotated for a predetermined period or configured to come out of a portion of the front. Alternatively, one side of the water tank 110 is provided with a cap (not shown), it is also possible to configure so that the water can be put through the opening and closing of it.

The filter cup 120 is a cup-shaped container that can hold a filter made of paper and ground coffee. The filter cup 120 is mounted to be retractable so as to be taken out or put in front of the casing 100. At this time, to support the filter cup 120 accommodated in the original predetermined position, it may be made by the internal configuration of the casing (100). That is, the inside of the casing 100, the filter cup 120 to be accommodated may be configured to be accommodated at a predetermined position by being structurally coupled with the inside of the casing 100. The lower end of the filter cup 120 is configured to allow water to pass therethrough, and the hot water poured from the upper portion of the filter cup 120 is configured to flow down into a liquid coffee after being in contact with the coffee beans.

And the jug 130 is provided in the lower part of the casing 100. The jug 130 is to hold the coffee flowing down from the filter cup 120 is located at the top. And the jug 130 is heated to a constant temperature level by the heater 140 installed on the bottom surface of the casing 130, it is configured to maintain the coffee in the interior at all times.

Next, the internal configuration of the coffee maker according to the present invention will be described in more detail.

The water supply hose 112 is connected to the bottom of the water tank 110. The water supply hose 112 is connected to supply water from the water tank 110 downward. And, as shown in Figure 4, the lower end of the water supply hose 112 is connected to the heating tube 142, it is to deliver the water therein. And a check valve (not shown) is provided inside the lower end of the water supply hose 112 or the tip of the heating tube.

The heating tube 142 is installed to be in contact with or overlapping the heater 140, and is formed of a metal material of high thermal conductivity, so that water supplied through the water supply hose 112 is discharged from the heater 140. Boil by heating by heat. When the water is boiled inside the heating tube 142, the pressure increases due to the generated steam. When the pressure increases, the check valve inside the water supply hose 112 is rearward (upstream of the water supply direction). The water supply hose 112 is completely blocked by moving to. In this state in which the water supply is temporarily stopped, the water in the heating tube 142 is completely boiled, and is supplied to the filter cup 120 through the supply hose 114.

When the boiled water is supplied and the pressure inside the heating tube 142 drops, the check valve inside the water drop back to the heating tube 142 and water can be supplied again. Here, to control the supply of water by the movement of the check valve, it may be controlled through the adjustment of the diameter of the lower portion of the water supply hose (112). That is, if the diameter of the lowermost part of the heating tube 112 is adjusted to be relatively large, water is supplied when the check valve is located therein, and the pressure increases due to the generation of water vapor so that the check valve flows backward and moves upward. By blocking the middle of the water supply hose 112, it is possible to configure so that no more water comes down.

Alternatively, a separate valve may be installed to temporarily stop the supply of water through the water supply hose 112 while the water supplied to the heating tube 142 is heated to boil.

Since the heating tube 142 is provided adjacent to the heater 140, the water inside the heating tube 142 is boiled using the heat of the heater 140 as described above. 140 is comprised so that heat may be transmitted to the bottom surface of the casing 100 in which the jug 130 is raised. Therefore, the heater 140 also has a function of performing warming of the coffee in the jug 130.

Boiled water heated in the heating tube 142 is supplied through a supply hose 114. The supply hose 114 has an upper end higher than the water level of the water tank 110, the outlet is directed to the filter cup 120. Therefore, the boiling water heated in the heating tube 142 moves through the supply hose 114 to fall into the filter cup 120.

And the boiling water reaches the ground coffee in the filter cup 120, and the finished coffee falls into the jug 130 below through a paper filter (not shown). And when the coffee is completed, the user will grab the handle 132 of the jug 130 and take out the jug 130 to be able to drink coffee.

Thus, according to this invention, making a coffee maker in the front part of the heating chamber 200 makes it the basic technical idea. And within the scope of the basic technical idea of the present invention, of course, many other modifications are possible to those skilled in the art.

Next, a variant embodiment can be described.

In the illustrated embodiment, the coffee maker casing 100 is installed with the front open, and the water tank 110, the filter cup 120, and the jug 130 are installed therein. . And by installing the door 150 for opening and closing the coffee maker casing 100 on the front of the casing 100, the convenience that can prevent the foreign matter such as dust to enter the interior of the coffee maker casing 100. There will be.

In addition, the water supply hose 112 for supplying water into the heating tube 142 from the water tank 110 and the boiling hose guiding boiling water from the heating tube 142 to the filter cup 120, the supply hose 114 is Of course, within the range capable of forming the guide path of the water as described above, it is obvious that many modifications are possible.

In addition, the shape of the water tank 110, the filter cup 120, and the jug 130 and the like for the structure, such as for the structure of the casing 100 will be able to be modified in various forms.

According to the present invention as described above, it can be seen that the microwave oven has a function of a coffee maker capable of making coffee, in addition to a heating chamber in which food is heated using a microwave as a heating source. By the function of such a coffee maker, in addition to food heating, which is a unique function of the microwave oven, there is a function to make coffee, it is convenient to have a more versatile use as household appliances used in the kitchen.

And according to this invention, it turns out that the coffee maker is installed in the front part of an electrical equipment room. Therefore, by using the electric compartment having a relatively free space, it is not necessary to reduce the space of the heating chamber and at the same time it is possible to have a coffee maker function without increasing the size of the microwave oven as a whole. In addition, it is also expected to provide an advantage in that the power supply required by the coffee maker can be easily connected from the battlefield by being installed in the front portion of the battlefield.

Claims (2)

A microwave oven comprising: a heating chamber for heating food and an electrical equipment chamber in which electrical components for generating microwaves supplied to the heating chamber are installed. A coffee maker casing in which the front is installed in a state in which the front is opened; A water tank installed inside the casing; A filter cap detachable inside the casing and capable of storing coffee and paper filters as raw materials; A jug located below the filter cap and detachable in contact with the bottom of the casing; A heater installed below the bottom of the casing; A heating tube installed to conduct heat from the heater to heat water therein; A water supply hose for transferring water from the water tank to the heating tube; A microwave oven having a coffee maker, characterized in that it comprises a supply hose for guiding the water cut off from the heating tube to the upper portion of the filter cap. The microwave oven with a coffee maker according to claim 1, further comprising a door for opening and closing the front portion of the casing.