KR20070018449A - Cooking equipment by heating - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a heating cooker, and more particularly, to a heating cooker capable of adjusting the height of the rack shelf on which food is supported.

The heating cooking apparatus according to the present invention includes a casing 100 for forming an appearance, a control unit 400 provided inside the casing 100 to control cooking of food, and one side of the control unit 400. And a cooking unit 200 in which food is cooked, a cavity 210 formed in the cooking unit 200 and a space in which food is cooked, and a rack provided in the cavity 210 to support food. 230, a holder 240 on which the rack 230 is supported, and a holder guide 250 for guiding the movement of the holder 240, wherein the holder 240 is formed into a plate shape. A handle 242, a receiving part 248 accommodated in the holder guide 250, a joint part 244 connecting the handle 242 and the receiving part 248, and the joint part 244. It is configured to include a constraint protrusion 246 to be molded. According to the present invention, it is possible to selectively adjust the position of the rack provided in the inside of the heating cooking apparatus, it is easy to cope with various preferences of modern people, there is an advantage that it is possible to cook large food.

Heat Cooker, Convection, Rack, Holder, Holder Guide

Description

Cooking cooker {Cooking equipment by heating}

1 is a schematic perspective view showing a microwave oven in a state in which a door according to the prior art is open.

2 is a schematic front view showing a microwave oven in which the door according to the prior art is removed.

3 is a perspective view showing a microwave oven employing a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a front sectional view showing a cavity of the microwave oven employing a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing a state in which a holder is mounted on a holder guide which is a main component of a microwave oven employing a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a partially enlarged view showing a holder which is a main component of a microwave oven in which a preferred embodiment of the present invention is employed.

Figure 7 is a plan view showing a holder guide and the holder is fastened to a preferred embodiment according to the present invention is adopted.

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

100. Casing 200. Cooker

210.Cavity 220.Tray

230. Rack 232. Edge Bars

234. Supporting rod 240. Holder

242. Handles 244. Joints

246. Restraints 248. Receiving section

250. Holder guide 252. Guide groove

254. Supporting projections 260. Upper heater

300. Door 310. Hinge

320. Viewing window 330. Latch

340. Latch Insert 400. Control Unit

410. Display Window 420. Knob

The present invention relates to a heating cooker, and more particularly, to a heating cooker capable of adjusting the height of the rack shelf on which food is supported.

Representative heating cooking appliances include microwave ovens cooked using microwaves and electric ovens cooked using heat of a heater.

In general, microwave ovens store food and seal it, and then apply power to a magnetron that generates high frequency to irradiate the food with microwaves, causing the molecules constituting the food to cook 2.45 billion times a second. It is a cooking utensil to enable the cooking of food by the frictional heat generated by the.

In addition, the microwave oven is easy to control the temperature, it is possible to uniformly cook food of various sizes and shapes due to the simultaneous heating of each part of the food, the general home because of various advantages such as saving cooking time, convenience of operation The situation is widely distributed in.

Meanwhile, recently, a convection function for applying hot air to food and a grill function for grilling foods have been added, and various more additional functions are being added.

Hereinafter, the microwave oven, which is a representative heating cooking apparatus, will be described. Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a schematic perspective view showing a microwave oven in a state in which the door according to the prior art is open.

When looking at the microwave oven according to the drawing shown, the microwave oven 10 is an out casing 20 to form the appearance of the top and side, the bottom and rear, the cooking unit 30 is a space where food is cooked, and the The door 40 selectively shields the front surface of the cooking unit 30, and the control unit 50 controls the entire microwave oven 10.

First, the outcasing 20 is molded in the shape of a rectangular box with an open front surface, and all surfaces may be integrally formed, and the top, side, and bottom surfaces may be integrally formed, and may be molded into a shape in which the rear surface is separately fastened. .

The cooking unit 30 is provided with a cavity 31 which is a space in which food is cooked. The cavity 31 is formed into a rectangular box shape with an open front surface, and the bottom surface of the cavity 31 is cooked evenly. There is provided a tray 32 for rotating the food inside.

The door 40, which selectively shields the cooking unit 30, is fastened to the hinge 42 by one front edge of the cooking unit 30. Accordingly, the door 40 selectively shields the front surface of the cavity 31 while rotating the hinge 42 about its axis. On the other hand, the door 40, the see-through window 44 is molded transparently so that the user can easily check the state that the food in the cavity 31 is cooked.

The rear of the door 40 is provided with a latch 46 having a longitudinal section in the shape of "a". The latch 26 is formed into a rectangular shape having a long longitudinal direction when viewed from the front at a position corresponding to the latch 26 on the front surface of the cavity 31, and is recessed to be formed to be rearward or molded to punch. 33 is inserted into the door 20 so as to remain elastically supported downward by an elastic member (not shown) mounted inside the door 20.

Accordingly, when the latch 46 is inserted into the latch insertion hole 33, the latch 46 is elastically supported by the elastic member (not shown) so that one end of the latch 46 is restrained by the lower end of the latch insertion hole 33. The door 40 does not open and shields the cavity 31.

The right side of the cooking unit 30 is a control unit 50 for controlling the microwave oven 10 is formed. The control unit 50 is formed with a display window 52 for displaying the operating state of the microwave oven 10, a plurality of knobs for operating the user to operate the microwave oven 10 directly below the display window 52 (Knob, 54) is provided. The knob 54 may be molded in the form of a push-button, not in the form of a knob.

2 is a schematic front view showing a microwave oven in which the door according to the prior art is removed. According to the drawing, the upper surface of the cavity 31 is provided with an upper heater 34 for the convection cooking.

In addition, a rack (Rack, 35) is provided on the upper surface of the tray 32 in order to be able to cook a larger amount of food at once. When the food is cooked using the rack 35, the food is closer to the upper heater 34, thereby shortening the cooking time and efficiently utilizing the internal space of the cavity 31.

Looking at the rack 35, the upper surface of the rack 35 is formed of a plurality of rods of a cylindrical shape having a plurality of constant diameter so that food is supported, the plurality of cylindrical rods are formed into a rod having the same diameter It is fixed to the inner peripheral surface of a circular circular border having a predetermined diameter and is molded. In addition, the circular border is formed by connecting a plurality of supports downward.

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

As described above, in the related art, since the height of the rack 35 used for cooking food cannot be adjusted, there is a problem in that it does not correspond to various preferences of consumers.

In addition, in the case of a large food, there is a problem that it is difficult to cook at a time. Therefore, there is a problem that the cooking time of the food is long.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, to provide a heating cooking apparatus capable of moving the rack provided inside the cavity when cooking food using a microwave oven.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a heating cooking apparatus capable of cooking a large food.

Heating and cooking apparatus according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the casing to form the appearance, the control unit provided in the casing to control the cooking of food, and the food is provided on one side of the control unit A cooking unit to be cooked, a cavity formed inside the cooking unit, and a space in which food is cooked, a rack provided inside the cavity to support food, a holder supporting the rack, and guides the movement of the holder. It is configured to include a holder guide.

The holder includes a handle formed in a plate shape, a receiving portion accommodated in the holder guide, a joint portion connecting the handle and the receiving portion, and a restraining protrusion formed on the joint portion.

The holder guide includes a support protrusion for supporting the holder and a guide groove for guiding the receiving portion, and the holder guide is provided on an inner side surface of the cavity.

According to the present invention, it is possible to selectively adjust the position of the rack provided in the interior of the heating cooking apparatus has the advantage that it is easy to cope with various preferences of modern people, there is an advantage that it is possible to cook a large food .

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to a microwave oven which is a representative heating cooking apparatus. Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 is a perspective view showing a microwave oven employing a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 is a front sectional view showing a cavity of the microwave oven employing a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

According to this, the exterior of the microwave oven has a casing 100, which forms the upper and side, and the lower and rear surfaces, and a door that selectively shields the front of the cooking unit 200 in which food is cooked inside the casing. 300 and a control unit 400 for controlling the microwave when cooking food using the microwave.

The casing 100 may be formed by integrally forming an upper surface, a side surface, a lower surface, and a rear surface, and may be molded in such a manner that the upper surface, side surfaces, and the lower surface are integrally formed, and then the rear surface is fastened.

The cooking unit 200 includes a cavity 210 which is a space where food is cooked and a plurality of members for cooking food. That is, the cavity 210 is formed in a rectangular box shape having an open front surface to provide a space in which food is cooked, and a tray 220 on which a food is placed and supported is provided on a bottom surface of the cavity 210.

Although not shown, the tray 220 is rotated so that the food cooked by the rotary motor and the plurality of rotating members provided below the cavity 210 can be cooked evenly. The tray 220 is typically shaped into a disc shape, and is formed to be recessed downward to have a predetermined width so that food can be accommodated. A lower portion of the tray 220 has a fastening means formed at a central portion of the tray 220 so as to be fastened to the rotating motor and a plurality of rotating members to form the tray 220.

On the other hand, above the tray 220 is provided with a rack (Rack, 230) used for wide cooking such as steak. The rack 230 is formed by forming a round bar-shaped rim bar 232 having a predetermined diameter, and a plurality of support bars 234 are fixed across the inner surface of the rim bar 232.

That is, the edge rods 232 form a rectangular edge, and a plurality of supporting rods 234 both side ends are fixed to the inner side surface corresponding to the inner side of the edge rod 232 is formed, which is viewed from above When it is formed into an approximate “▥” shape. The area of the rack 230 is shaped into an area corresponding to the area of the cross section of the cavity 210.

The edge rods 232 and the support rods 234 may be molded into a round bar shape having a predetermined diameter, or may be molded into a shape of a square pillar having a predetermined width.

On the left and right inner surfaces of the cavity 210, holder guides 250 for guiding the holder 240 to be described in detail below support the left and right edges of the rack 230 (as seen in FIG. 3). It is provided with two spaced apart at a predetermined interval. The holder guide 250 is elongated in the up and down direction on the inner surface of the cavity 210 to guide the up and down movement of the holder 240.

The holder guide 250 is formed on the left inner surface and the right inner surface of the cavity 210, respectively, to guide the upward and downward movement of the holder 240, and constrain the holder 240 as necessary. .

One side of the front of the cavity 210 is provided with a door 300 to selectively shield the front of the cavity 210. The door 300 is fastened to one side of the front surface of the cavity 210 and the hinge 310 to selectively shield the front surface of the cavity 210 while rotating the hinge 310 about its axis.

A portion of the door 300 is provided with a see-through window 320 so that the user can easily check the cooking state of the food being cooked in the cavity 210, the rear side of the door 300, that is, the hinge A latch 330 is provided at a position corresponding to 310 to restrain the movement of the door 300 when the door 300 shields the front surface of the cavity 210. The latch 330 has a longitudinal cross-section formed in an approximately “a” shape so that the door 300 shields the front surface of the cavity 210 so that the food is cooked inside the cavity 210. Redeemed to be rotated.

The latch 330 is recessed in the longitudinally long rectangular shape when viewed from the front at a position corresponding to the latch 330 on the front edge of the cavity 210 is formed in the back of the latch insertion hole 340 is formed or punched Is inserted into The latch 330 inserted into the latch insertion hole 340 maintains a state in which the bending surface bent downward is elastically supported downward by an elastic member (not shown) mounted inside the door 300. Done.

As such, when the latch 330 maintains the elastically supported downward direction, the bent surface of the latch 330 is constrained by the latch insertion hole 340 to restrain the rotation of the door 300. 300 does not open and shields the front surface of the cavity 210.

The right side of the cooking unit 200 is provided with a control unit 400 to control the microwave when the user cooks food using a microwave oven. The control unit 400 is provided with a display window 410 for displaying the state of the microwave oven or the cooking state of the food to be cooked inside the cavity 210, the user below the display window 410 to operate the microwave oven A plurality of knobs Knob 420 are provided to directly manipulate the knobs. The plurality of knobs 420 may be molded in the form of push-buttons rather than the knobs.

Looking at the cavity 210 in more detail with reference to Figure 4, the upper surface of the cavity 210 is provided with an upper heater 260 to enable convection cooking. The upper heater 260 radiates heat energy into the cavity 210 when power is applied.

The rack 230 is provided below the upper heater 260 to support food when the convection cooking is performed, and the rack 230 is supported on the upper surface of the holder 240. The holder 240 is supported by the holder guide 250. In addition, as the holder 240 is guided in the vertical direction by the holder guide 250, the position of the rack 230 can also be moved in the vertical direction.

Then, when the convection cooking is performed using a microwave oven, foreign substances such as oil are generated from the food when the food is heated. The bottom surface of the cavity 210 is provided with a receiving pan 222 on the upper surface of the tray 220 to accommodate the foreign matter such as oil generated in the food when performing the convection cooking. Since the receiving pan 222 is used when performing the convection cooking, when the convection cooking is not performed, it may be stored in a separate storage place.

5 is a partially enlarged perspective view illustrating a state in which a holder is mounted on a holder guide which is a main component of a microwave oven employing a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 illustrates a preferred embodiment of the present invention. A partially enlarged view showing a holder, which is a main component of a microwave oven, is shown, and FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a holder guide and a holder in which a preferred embodiment of the present invention is employed.

”형상(도 5에서 볼 때)으로 형성된다.As shown in these figures, the holder guide 250 is shaped into a long rod shape, the front side (as seen in FIG. 5) is partially opened, and both sides and the rear side (as seen in FIG. 5) are integrally formed. Molded and viewed from above

'' Shape (as seen in Figure 5).

In addition, the first half of the holder guide 250 is protruded inwardly, the protruding portion is formed in the shape of a zigzag to form a support protrusion 254 is supported by the holder 240. The support protrusion 254 formed on the left protrusion (see FIG. 5) of the first half of the holder guide 250 has a shape of approximately “>” when viewed from the front, from the top of the left protrusion of the holder guide 250 to the bottom thereof. It is molded to be continued.

In addition, the support protrusion 254 is formed in a shape corresponding to the support protrusion 254 of the left protrusion in the right protrusion (see FIG. 5) of the first half of the holder guide 250. That is, the support protrusion 254 formed on the right inner circumferential surface (as seen in FIG. 5) is shaped into a substantially "<" shape when viewed from the front.

The plurality of support protrusions 254 are spaced apart from the front to have a predetermined distance from the rear inner peripheral surface of the holder guide 250 (see FIG. 5). A guide groove 252 for guiding the up and down movement of the holder 240 is formed between the spaced apart support protrusion 254 and the inner circumferential surface of the holder guide 250.

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 6, the holder 240 is described in more detail. The holder 240 has a predetermined thickness and is formed in a plate shape with a handle 242 and a guide groove of the holder guide 250. 252 is accommodated in the receiving portion 248, the upper and lower movement of the holder 240 is guided by the guide groove 252 and the joint 244 connecting the handle 242 and the receiving portion 248 and It is configured to include a constraining projection 246 protruding to both sides of the joint portion 244 to restrain the movement of the holder 240.

The handle 242 is formed of an outer surface to which the user's hand directly touches, a side surface having a predetermined height, and an inner surface to which the joint part 244 is fixed, and is formed into a plate shape having a predetermined thickness. The outer surface of the handle 242 is formed to be bent to the front and rear with a predetermined interval in order to prevent sliding when the user wants to move the holder 240.

Then, the handle 242 is bent downward (as seen in Figure 6) from the edge of the upper surface (as seen in Figure 6) is molded to have a predetermined height, the side is formed vertically from the lower end of the side toward the center portion It is bent and the inner surface is formed. On the inner surface of the handle 242, the upper end of the joint 244 (as shown in FIG. 6) is fixedly molded, and the body of the joint 244 has a predetermined height downward (as seen in FIG. 6). It is molded so that.

The body cross-sectional area of the joint 244 is formed to be smaller than the cross-sectional areas of the handle 242 and the receiving part 248, and the body of the joint 244 restrains the up and down movement of the holder 240. Constraints 246 are shaped to protrude in both sides (as seen in FIG. 6). The restraining protrusion 246 is molded into a shape corresponding to the shape of the support protrusion 254 formed on the inner circumferential surface of the holder guide 250.

In addition, the lower end of the joint portion 244 is fixedly molded in the receiving portion 248 is formed in a shape corresponding to the handle 242. The side surface of the receiving portion 248 extending horizontally from the lower end of the joint 244 has a height corresponding to the guide groove 252 to be accommodated in the guide groove 252 formed in the holder guide 250. It is molded to have.

When the holder 240 formed as described above is easily understood, the front view of the holder 240 is viewed in a shape of approximately “wang”, and the upper surface of the front view of the holder 240 is formed by the handle 242. The center portion is formed in a vertical direction from the front view downward to the joint portion 244, the lower surface of the front view is composed of the receiving portion 248, the restraining projection 246 is formed horizontally in the center of the front view. The restraint protrusion 246 is formed to have a predetermined elasticity.

Therefore, the accommodating part 248 of the holder 240 is accommodated in the guide groove 252 of the holder guide 250, and the restraining protrusion 246 of the holder 240 supports the holder guide 250. Located between the protrusions 254, the handle 242 of the holder 240 is formed to protrude forward through the open front (see in Figure 5) of the holder guide 250, the holder ( 240 and the holder guide 250 is coupled.

7 is a plan view showing a form in which the holder 240 and the holder guide 250 are fastened. As shown in the drawing, the rack 230 is formed on the upper surface of the handle 242 of the holder 240 protruding from the holder guide 250 in a state where the holder 240 is engaged with the holder guide 250. The lower end of the side is supported. The holder 240 and the holder guide 250 formed as described above are formed on the left and right inner surfaces of the cavity 210 to support the rack 230.

Hereinafter, the operation of the microwave oven according to the present invention configured as described above will be described.

First, when the microwave oven is operated, the door 300 is rotated forward to open the front surface of the cavity 210, which is a space where food is cooked. After opening the front of the cavity 210, by applying a predetermined force to the handle 242 of the holder 240 is raised upwards or downwards to adjust the height of the rack 230.

When a predetermined force is applied to the handle 242 of the holder 240, a plurality of support protrusions 254 formed on the holder guide 250 by the restraining protrusion 246 of the holder 240 is elastic. As you move, the position moves. At this time, the receiving portion 248 of the holder 240 is guided by the guide groove 252 formed in the holder guide 250, the holder 240 is moved up and down.

Each of the holders 240 provided on both sides of the cavity 210 adjusts the height in the same manner, and the height of the holder 240 also varies according to the taste of the user. For example, when cooking a steak, if the surface of the steak is much ripe, the holder 240 is placed higher so that the steak is located closer to the upper heater 260, and the surface of the steak is slightly ripe. If desired, the holder 240 may be positioned lower so that the stake is located farther from the upper heater 260.

As such, when the height adjustment of each holder 240 is completed, the rack 230 is placed on the upper surface of the handle 242 of the holder 240. As described above, since the bottom surface of the rack 230 is supported on the upper surface of the handle 242 of the holder 240 to support food, the height of the rack 240 may be adjusted by adjusting the height of the holder 240. Will be done.

When the height adjustment of the rack 230 is completed, the food to be cooked is placed on the upper surface of the rack 230. After the food is placed, the door 300 is rotated backward to shield the front surface of the cavity 210. When the front surface of the cavity 210 is shielded, external power is applied to the microwave oven, and the control unit 400 is operated to cook food.

The scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-exemplified embodiments, and many other modifications based on the present invention will be possible to those skilled in the art within the above technical scope.

For example, in the above embodiment, two holder guides 250 are formed on the left and right inner surfaces of the cavity 210, but a plurality of holder guides 250 may be provided instead of two. .

In addition, the holder 240 is to be moved only by its elasticity, it will be possible to be formed to move using a separate elastic member.

And, of course, it is possible to utilize the present invention not only in the microwave but also in the overall heating cooking apparatus.

As described above, according to the present invention, the height of the rack provided in the microwave oven capable of convection cooking is not only adjustable, but also the surface area of the rack supporting food becomes wider.

As the height of the rack can be adjusted, it is possible to satisfy various tastes of modern people, thereby improving the recognition of the product.

In addition, as the surface area of the rack becomes wider, a larger food can be cooked, so that a larger food can be cooked at a time, thereby enabling various foods to be cooked.

In addition, since a larger amount of food can be cooked, there is also an effect of shortening the cooking time of food.

Claims (4)

Casing to form an appearance, A control unit provided inside the casing to control a plurality of parts for cooking food; A cooking unit provided at one side of the control unit and cooking food; A cavity formed in the cooking unit and a space in which food is cooked; A rack provided inside the cavity to support food; A holder which can move up and down while supporting the rack, Heating cooker comprising a holder guide for guiding the up and down movement of the holder. The method of claim 1, wherein the holder, A handle formed into a sheet shape, An accommodation portion accommodated in the holder guide; And the joint portion connecting the handle and the receiving portion, And a restraining protrusion formed on the joint part to restrain free movement of the holder. The method of claim 1, wherein the holder guide, A support protrusion on which the restraint protrusion of the holder is supported; Heating cooking apparatus comprising a guide groove for guiding the up and down movement of the receiving portion. The heating cooking apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the holder guide is provided on an inner side surface of the cavity.

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