KR20070037176A - Microwave oven having a drip pan - Google Patents

Abstract

A microwave oven is provided with a soup tray for accommodating a soup overflowing from a cooking container when cooking food. The tray seat is formed on the bottom plate of the cooking chamber so that the tray can be rotatably installed. A tray motor is installed in the center area of the tray seat, and a coupler coupled to the tray is coupled to the tray motor to transmit the rotational force of the tray motor to the tray. In the cooking chamber, the soup tray is detachably installed so that the soup generated from the food during the cooking of the food does not leak to the bottom plate of the cooking chamber. With this configuration, it is possible to prevent the safety accidents caused by damage and leakage of various parts in the tray motor by accommodating overflowing broth from the cooking vessel when cooking food, and the broth of food is not leaked to the bottom plate of the cooking chamber at all times. Maintaining a clean cooking chamber, it is easy and easy to clean the inside of the cooking chamber.

Microwave, Cooking Room, Soup Dish

Description

Microwave Oven with Soup Dish {MICROWAVE OVEN HAVING A DRIP PAN}

1 is a partially exploded perspective view of a microwave oven equipped with a soup dish according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

2 and 3 are views showing a state in which the soup pan is installed in the cooking chamber according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view of the door is open, Figure 3 is a part of the open door state Cross-section;

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of the use state of the microwave oven equipped with a soup dish according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a perspective view of a microwave oven according to the prior art; And

FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view illustrating a tray installed in the tray seating portion of FIG. 5.

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10: cooking chamber 12: bottom plate

14 tray mounting portion 30 tray

40: tray motor 46: coupler

50: door 60: soup tray

62: outside step portion 64: inside step portion

66: soup bowl 68: handle portion

A: Microwave

The present invention relates to a microwave oven equipped with a soup tray, and more particularly, to prevent damage to the leakage and leakage of parts by preventing the broth generated when cooking food with broth, such as jjigae in the cooking chamber to leak out the bottom plate, After cooking the food relates to a microwave oven equipped with a soup tray for simplifying the cleaning operation inside the cooking chamber.

In general, microwave ovens that cook food by dielectric heating using frictional heat caused by the translational motion of water molecules contained in the food by irradiating the food with microwaves generated from the magnetron have a high thermal efficiency. It is widely used because it can drastically shorten the cooking time of food and reduce the loss of nutritional value during cooking, thawing and warming of food.

In recent microwave ovens, the cooking chamber is equipped with a heat transfer heater, a convection pan, and the like using resistance heat, so that food can be cooked at a very high frequency like a conventional microwave oven, and the surface of the food is directly heated by the heat of the heat transfer heater. It is possible to cook foods that require browning on the surface, such as bread, fish and barbecue.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a microwave oven according to the prior art, Figure 6 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state in which the tray is installed in the tray mounting portion in FIG.

As illustrated in FIGS. 5 and 6, the microwave oven includes a cooking chamber 110 for providing a food storage space and a cooking space, and the door 150 is opened and closed at the front of the cooking chamber 110. Combined.

The cooking chamber 110 is supplied with a microwave generated from the magnetron installed in the electric field chamber (not shown) to heat the contents therein.

On one side of the cooking chamber 110, a control panel 120 having a plurality of buttons for controlling the operation of the microwave oven 100 while selecting a function of the microwave oven 100 is coupled to the front side.

The tray seating part 114 is formed in the bottom plate 112 of the cooking chamber 110 so that the disc-shaped tray 130 on which the cooking container and food are seated can be installed.

As shown in FIG. 6, the tray motor 140 is installed at the rear center portion of the tray seating part 114.

The motor shaft 142 of the tray motor 140 is provided with a coupler 146 coupled to the tray 130 and transmitting the rotational force of the tray motor 140 to the tray 130.

In the microwave oven 100 configured as described above, when the microwave oven 100 is operated, the microwaves generated from the magnetron are irradiated to the cooking chamber 110 and the tray 130 is rotated at a low speed by driving the tray motor 140. Food placed on the tray 130 is cooked by high frequency.

However, when the microwave oven 100 is configured as described above, the soup is overflowing from the container due to carelessness and overheating of the user when cooking the soup with soup in the container, and the soup overflowing from the container is the bottom of the cooking chamber through the tray. Spilled out of the plate, the soup spilled to the bottom plate flows along the bottom plate flows into the coupler and the tray motor, there was a problem that the risk of electric shock due to damage and leakage of parts.

In addition, the inside of the cooking chamber is not only dirty due to the soup spilled into the bottom plate, but there is an inconvenience of cleaning all the parts after cleaning the inside of the cooking chamber.

The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, the technical problem of the present invention is to prevent the soup parts generated when cooking foods such as soup in the cooking chamber to leak out to the bottom plate damage To prevent the short circuit and after cooking the food to provide a microwave oven equipped with a soup tray to simplify the cleaning of the interior of the cooking chamber.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention,

A cooking chamber that opens in the front and provides food storage space and cooking space, a tray installed in the tray seating portion formed on the bottom plate of the cooking chamber, a tray motor installed in the center area of the tray seating portion, and a tray connected to the tray motor. In the microwave oven is coupled to a coupler for transmitting the rotational force of the tray motor to the tray, and the door is installed on the front of the cooking chamber to check the cooking state of the food,

The inside of the cooking chamber provides a microwave oven equipped with a soup tray, characterized in that the soup tray is installed so that the soup generated from the food during the cooking of the food does not leak to the floor of the cooking chamber.

Preferably, the soup bowl portion is installed between the bottom plate and the tray.

Preferably, the soup bowl is detachably accommodated in the inside of the cooking chamber, the center is penetrated so that the outer circumferential edge is bent in the upper direction, the inner circumferential edge is formed in the inner step bent in the upper direction is formed. It is characterized in that the soup receiving portion is formed between the inner step and the outer step.

Preferably, the outer surface of the outer step portion is characterized in that the handle portion for providing a gripping space is formed.

When described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings a preferred embodiment of the present invention having the features as described above.

1 is a partially exploded perspective view of a microwave oven equipped with a soup dish according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figures 2 and 3 are views showing a state in which the soup bowl is installed in the cooking chamber according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a perspective view of a state in which the door is opened, and FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of the state in which the door is opened.

1 to 3, the microwave oven (A) according to the present invention, the front surface is open and the cooking chamber 10 of the rectangular cylindrical shape that provides a storage space for food and space for cooking, for generating ultra-high frequency An electric equipment room (not shown) in which various electric components are installed, and a door 50 coupled to the front of the cooking chamber 10 so as to be openable and closed.

In the electric field chamber, the magnetron (not shown) and the magnetron for generating ultra-high frequency in the cooking chamber 10 are cooled, and the air is circulated to the cooking chamber 10 to circulate the air to produce moisture and odor generated from food during cooking. Blower fan (not shown) is installed to discharge.

On one side of the cooking chamber 10, that is, the front of the electrical equipment room, a control panel 20 having a plurality of buttons for selecting the function of the microwave oven A and controlling the function of the microwave oven A is provided. .

Tray seating portion 14 is formed concavely in the bottom plate 12 of the cooking chamber 10, the tray 30 is provided in the tray seating portion 14 is rotatably installed in the cooking container and food. The tray 30 is formed in a disc shape and installed in the tray seat 14 as described above, and rotates by driving the tray motor 40 to be described later.

As shown in FIG. 3, the tray motor 40 is installed in the center area of the rear surface of the tray seat 14.

The motor shaft 42 of the tray motor 40 is provided with a coupler 46 coupled to the tray 30 and transmitting the rotational force of the tray motor 40 to the tray 30.

As shown in Figures 1 to 3 again, when cooking food with a soup such as jjigae in the interior of the cooking chamber 10, the soup stock so that the soup of the food does not leak to the bottom plate 12 of the cooking chamber 10 ( 60) is installed.

The soup bowl 60 is detachably housed inside the cooking chamber 10, and has an outer stepped portion 62 having a center penetrated therein and an outer peripheral edge bent upward, and an inner peripheral edge upward. The inner stepped portion 64 is formed to be formed, and the soup receiving portion 66 is formed between the inner stepped portion 64 and the outer stepped portion 62.

Subsequently, the soup receiving hole 66 is provided between the bottom plate 12 and the tray 30, and a handle portion 68 is provided on the outer surface of the outer stepped portion 62 to provide a holding space.

Meanwhile, the inner stepped portion 64 is formed in a shape corresponding to the shape of the tray, and the outer stepped portion 62 is formed in a shape corresponding to the inner shape of the cooking chamber 10.

Referring to the operation of the present invention configured as described above as follows.

The soup tray 60 is installed in the cooking chamber 10. That is, after separating the tray 30 coupled to the coupler 46, the soup tray 60 is installed in the cooking chamber 10. Then, as shown in Figures 2 and 3, the soup bowl 60 is seated on the bottom plate 12, the outer step portion 62 is in contact with the inner wall surface of the cooking chamber 10.

When the soup bowl 60 is installed in the cooking chamber 10, the tray 30 separated from the coupler 46 is coupled to the coupler 46 again. At this time, the circumference of the tray 30 is located at the upper end of the soup receiving portion 66.

In this state, if you want to use a microwave oven to cook a general food, put a cooking container containing the food or food to be cooked on the upper surface of the tray 30, and then The microwave oven A is operated by operating the control panel 20. Then, the microwave generated from the magnetron is irradiated to the cooking chamber 10 and at the same time, the tray 30 installed in the tray seat 14 rotates at a low speed by driving the tray motor 40, and the food is placed on the tray 30. It is cooked by high frequency.

And, if you want to cook food containing soup, such as jjigae in the cooking vessel, put the cooking vessel containing the soup on the upper portion of the tray 30 to operate the control panel 20 of the microwave oven (A) Activate the microwave oven (A). Then, the microwave generated from the magnetron is irradiated to the cooking chamber 10 and at the same time, the tray 30 installed in the tray seat 14 rotates at a low speed by driving the tray motor 40 and is cooked by high frequency.

Here, when the soup of the food overflows and flows out of the cooking container due to the user's carelessness or cooking overheating, the overflowed soup falls to the upper surface of the tray 30, and the soup of the food dropped into the tray 30 is placed in the tray ( 30, the food broth is collected while falling to the soup receiving portion 66 of the soup receiving port 60 (see Fig. 4). Accordingly, the broth of the food is not introduced into the bottom plate 12 and the tray motor 40.

On the other hand, when the use of the microwave oven (A) is completed and you want to clean the interior of the cooking chamber 10, the handle portion 68 formed on the outer step portion 62 after separating the tray 30 from the coupler 46 The soup tray 60 is withdrawn from the inside of the cooking chamber 10 by using a. Then, after removing the broth of the food accommodated in the soup receiving portion 66, and wash the soup holder 60 using water and detergent and clean the inside of the cooking chamber. Then, when the cleaning of the soup bowl 60 and the cooking chamber 10 is completed, the soup tray 60 may be installed in the cooking chamber 30 in the same manner as described above to prepare the next food dish.

As described in detail above, in the microwave oven equipped with the soup tray according to the present invention, the soup tray is detachably installed inside the cooking chamber to accommodate the soup stock when the food is cooked. It prevents safety accidents due to damage and short-circuit and prevents the soup from spilling on the bottom plate of the cooking chamber to maintain a clean cooking chamber at all times, thereby making it easy and easy to clean the inside of the cooking chamber. There is an effect that can extend the life of the microwave oven.

The present invention has been described above with reference to preferred embodiments of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and a person skilled in the art does not depart from the gist of the present invention described in the claims below. It will be readily understood that various modifications are possible within.

Claims (4)

A cooking compartment for opening a front surface and providing a food storage space and a cooking space, a tray provided in a tray seating portion formed on the bottom plate of the cooking chamber, a tray motor provided in a center area of the tray seating portion, and a tray motor. In the microwave oven is coupled to the tray and coupled to the tray to transmit the rotational force of the tray motor to the tray, and the door is installed on the front of the cooking chamber to check the cooking state of the food, The inside of the cooking chamber is a microwave oven, characterized in that the soup tray is installed so that the broth generated in the food during the cooking of the food does not leak to the bottom plate of the cooking chamber. The microwave oven according to claim 1, wherein the soup tray is installed between the bottom plate and the tray. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the soup bowl is detachably accommodated in the interior of the cooking chamber, the center is penetrated through the outer periphery edge is formed in the outer step bent in the upper direction, the inner periphery border in the upper direction The bent inner stepped portion is formed, the microwave oven is provided with a soup gutter, characterized in that the soup gutter formed between the inner stepped portion and the outer stepped portion. The microwave oven according to claim 3, wherein a handle part is provided on an outer surface of the outer stepped part to provide a gripping space.

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