KR20040001825A - Bread crumbs tray for microwave oven having toaster - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A tray of a microwave oven serving as a toaster is provided to conveniently and uniformly heat bread by easily putting bread on the tray and maintaining an exact position. CONSTITUTION: In a tray(74) of a microwave oven serving as a toaster, a door, to be opened and shut while being rotated around the lower-end portion, is installed in front of the toaster, and the tray to be withdrawn forward according to the opening and shutting of the door is installed to the inside of the toaster. Support ribs(74a,74b,74c) are formed to the front part of the tray. The support ribs are extended from the front-end portion and the sides upward.

Description

Bread crumbs tray for microwave oven having toaster

The present invention relates to a microwave oven for a toaster, and more particularly, to a tray of a microwave oven for toasters, which is configured to accurately support a lower portion of a bread entering the interior of the toaster for baking.

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.

And in a microwave oven having a toaster as described above, when the bread for baking in the interior of the toaster, it is preferable to make the bread is seated in place. For example, when the bread placed on the tray inside the toaster is not seated in place, the surface of the bread is not evenly heated.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a tray for a toaster, which is configured to seat the bread in place in 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 with a preferred embodiment of the breadcrumb according to the present invention.

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

Figure 4 is a plan view illustrating a state in which the bread is placed on the tray 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: entrance 64: lever slot

70: tray support 72: bushing

74: Tray 74a, 74b, 74c ..... support rib

77: spring hanger 79: spring

80: heater 90: breadboard

91: pedestal body 91f: side wall

91h: Fastener 92: Support handle

94: engaging arm 95: fastening protrusion

97: fixed hook 98: locking jaw

According to the present invention for achieving the above object, a cooking chamber for cooking food, and an electrical equipment room is provided with electrical components for supplying a heat source for heating to the cooking chamber, one side of the front of the electrical equipment room In a microwave oven to which the toaster is installed in the electrical room to be exposed; The front of the toaster, the door is opened and opened while rotating based on the lower end; A tray which is drawn out in front of the toaster according to opening and closing of the door is installed; The front portion of the tray, characterized in that the support ribs extending upward from the front end portion and both sides.

According to the present invention, by the support ribs formed in the front portion of the tray, when the bread is placed upright on the tray, it is possible to place it easily and accurately. Therefore, when baking bread using a toaster of the microwave, it is possible to expect the effect of uniform heating as a whole.

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

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.

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.

Both ends of the lower portion of the toaster case 50 have a moving slot 54 formed to penetrate forward and backward. 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 tray 74 is provided on the tray support 70 so that the bread stands vertically. The tray 74 has a number corresponding to the inlet 62 so as to protrude a predetermined length to the outside through the inlet 62 when the toaster door 40 is opened.

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.

The heater 80 is a heat wire that generates heat therein, and is capable of uniformly heating both surfaces of the bread to be raised in a state of standing on the tray 74. Therefore, the bread placed on the tray 74 should be set to the correct position. If the bread is not seated correctly on the tray 74, there is a fear that even heating of the bread is not made.

Therefore, in the present invention, as shown in an enlarged portion of FIG. 3, support ribs 74a, 74b, 74c extending upward are formed at the front end of the tray 74. As shown in FIG. The support ribs are composed of front end support ribs 74c forming the front end of the tray 74 and both side support ribs 74a and 74b forming both front sides of the tray 74.

The support ribs 74a, 74b, and 74c are preferably formed integrally by bending upward from the front end of the tray 74 formed of a metal plate, and have a constant height. 74) It should be easy to position the bread to be placed on the top.

Therefore, according to the present invention, as shown in Figure 4, the bread (B) placed on the upper portion of the tray 74, the front end portion can be supported by the above-described support ribs (74a, 74b, 74c). . And when the bread (B) is put on the tray 74, the bottom of the front end of the bread (B) is placed on the tray 74 while being in close contact with the back of the support ribs (74a, 74b, 74c), In this way, the position of the bread B by the support ribs 74a, 74b, 74c can be seated on the tray 74 very accurately.

And the breadcrumb 90 is installed in the drawer type into the inside of the toaster case 50 through the lower portion of the toaster panel 32. 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.

The pedestal handle 92 is seated in the opening 45 between the hinge pins 42 of the toaster door 40, and the pedestal body 91 opens the pedestal inlet 37 of the toaster panel 32. Penetrates. 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.

Opening the toaster door 40 causes the tray 74 to come forward through the inlet 62. In this state, the bread B is placed on the upper portion of the tray 74. At this time, the front lower portion of the bread B may contact the inner surface of the support ribs 74a, 74b, and 74c described above. To be placed. In this case, as shown in Figure 4, the bread (B) is in close contact with the inside of the support ribs (74a, 74b, 74c) can be accurately positioned on the tray (74). In this way, if the toaster door 40 is closed in a state in which the bread B is vertically placed on the tray 74, the bread enters the inside of the toaster case 50 by the movement of the tray 74. When power is applied to the heater 80 in such a state, the bread is baked while heat is generated.

In this state, when the bread is heated while power is applied to the heater 80, since the bread is accurately positioned on the tray 74, the outer surface of the bread will be uniformly heated and baked as a whole.

As described above, according to the present invention, by forming the support ribs (74a, 74b, 74c) in the front end portion of the tray 74, the basic technical configuration so that the bread can be accurately positioned on the tray 74 I do it with a thought.

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. .

According to the present invention having the above configuration, the bread can be accurately positioned on the tray (74). And the bread can be accurately positioned, substantially means that the position with the heater 80 is set correctly, so that both sides of the bread can be heated uniformly. Therefore, by applying the present invention, it is expected that the bread can be easily placed on the tray, and at the same time, the uniform bread can be heated more conveniently by maintaining the correct position.

Claims (1)

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; The front of the toaster, the door is opened and opened while rotating based on the lower end; A tray 74 is installed inside the toaster to be pulled forward according to the opening and closing of the door; In the front portion of the tray 74, a bread tray for a toaster of a microwave oven, characterized in that the support ribs (74a, 74b, 74c) extending upward from the front end portion and both sides.