KR20090001100A

KR20090001100A - Cookware having folding grip

Info

Publication number: KR20090001100A
Application number: KR1020070065226A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 정효순
Original assignee: 정효순
Priority date: 2007-06-29
Filing date: 2007-06-29
Publication date: 2009-01-08

Abstract

A cooker is provided to keep cookers efficiently and reduce necessary space when cookers are kept by making a handle of a cook to be folded when not in use. A cooker is composed of: a cooking part(110) in which food is put; a handle(160) facilitating the movement of the cooker; and a connection part(150) connected to the cooking part and the handle. The handle can be folded towards the cooking part by a user.

Description

Cookware having Folding Grip

1 is a perspective view of a conventional cooking utensil.

Figure 2 is a state diagram showing the cooking utensil having a folding handle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a side view of the cooking utensil having the folding handle of FIG.

4 is an exploded perspective view showing in detail the connection portion and the handle of the cooking utensil having the folding handle of FIG.

Figure 5 is a state diagram showing the cooking utensil having a handle that is bent to the left according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a state diagram showing the cooking utensil having a handle that is bent to the right according to another embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a state diagram illustrating a cooking utensil having a handle that is folded toward the upper and lower surfaces of the cooking unit according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view illustrating in detail a connection portion of the cooking appliance shown in FIG. 7.

110: cooking unit 120: fixed member

150: connection portion 152: support bracket

154: hinge bracket 160: handle

The present invention relates to a cooking utensil, and more particularly to a cooking utensil applicable to a cooking utensil having a handle.

In general, cooking utensils such as a frying pan and a pan are used when cooking food using heat.

1 is a perspective view of a conventional cooking utensil. Referring to FIG. 1, the cooking utensil 10 is provided in an integrated form in which a cooking unit 11 in which food is accommodated by the fixing member 12 and a handle 13 for moving the cooking utensil are connected.

In particular, the handle has a large, protruding shape compared to the cooking portion to minimize the damage of heat. In addition, the cooking portion and the handle is integrally attached or provided in a welded state, there is a disadvantage that the storage or packaging is not easy. That is, since the handle is integrally provided in the cooking part and has a protruding shape, it is not easy to pack the protruding handle during storage, and the protruding handle is separated from the packaging container during long-term storage.

In addition, since the handle is fixed to the fixing member and installed, the overall size of the cooking utensil increases, which causes a problem of occupying a lot of storage space.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a cooking utensil for efficiently storing the cooking utensils and reducing the space required for storage.

Cooking appliance having a handle according to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object of the present invention is a cooking portion for receiving food, a handle for facilitating the movement of the cooking appliance and a connecting portion for connecting the cooking portion and the handle Including, the handle is folded toward the cooking unit by an external force.

The handle may be folded toward the cooking unit in at least one of left and right directions by a predetermined angle with respect to the connection part by the external force. When the handle is folded toward the cooking unit, the handle may have a curved shape to correspond to the shape of the outer circumferential surface of the cooking unit.

The connection part is attached to the fixing member coupled to the cooking unit, the support bracket attached to the outer surface of the fixing member and the handle so that the U-shaped when the cooking unit is rotated 90 degrees, the support bracket is coupled through the fixing pin The hinge bracket may be included.

In addition, when the hinge bracket is folded toward the cooking unit in at least one of left and right directions by a predetermined angle with respect to the support bracket, the handle may move corresponding to the hinge bracket.

The connection part is the support bracket is hinged to the hinge bracket by the fixing pin to connect the cooking unit and the handle, the connection part is attached to the center of the support bracket, is coupled to the portion in contact with the hinge bracket It may further include a latch for preventing the handle from folding when cooking.

The connection part may be rotated 90 degrees by the external force of the support bracket relative to the fixing member, so that the handle may be folded to at least one of the upper and lower surfaces of the cooking unit. The connection part may further include a locking step that one side is attached to the fixing member and the other side is attached to the support bracket to prevent unnecessary rotation during cooking.

The connection part may further include a fastening member inserted into the fixing member and the support bracket to prevent separation of the support bracket and the fixing member and to facilitate rotation.

As the invention allows for various changes and numerous embodiments, particular embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the written description.

However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, it should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Terms such as first and second may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, it may be named as a first component without departing from the scope of the present invention. The term and / or includes a combination of a plurality of related items or any item of a plurality of related items.

Hereinafter, the cooking utensil may include a pot, a frying pan, or the like, and may be used to heat foods or to store food. In addition, it means a cooking utensil having a handle that can protect from the heat generated by the cooking unit or to facilitate the movement of the cooking utensil.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, it will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the same reference numerals are used for the same components in the drawings, and duplicate descriptions of the same components are omitted.

2 is a state diagram showing a cooking utensil having a folding handle according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a side view of the cooking utensil having a folding handle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 to 3, a cooking appliance having a folding handle according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a cooking unit 110, a connection unit 150, and a handle 160.

The cooking unit 110 and the handle 160 may be connected to each other through the connection unit 150, and the handle 160 may be folded in at least one of the left and right directions toward the cooking unit 110 by an external force.

The connection part 150 may include, for example, a U-shaped support bracket 152 and an I-shaped hinge bracket connection part 154.

The fixing member 120B is attached to a predetermined position of the outer circumferential surface 110B of the cooking unit 110 to facilitate the connection with the handle 160, and the support bracket 152 is attached to the outer surface 120A of the fixing member 120. Can be attached. Here, the support bracket 152 is attached to be U-shaped when the cooking unit 110 is rotated 90 degrees. (See Figure 3)

The hinge bracket 154 is provided on the handle 160. Here, the hinge bracket 154 and the handle 160 may be manufactured in one piece.

4 is an exploded perspective view showing in detail the connection portion 150 and the handle 160 shown in FIG.

The hinge bracket 154 and the support bracket 152 may be connected to each other. A screw hole is formed in the first region 151A of the upper surface of the support bracket 152 and the second region 151B of the lower surface of the support bracket 152, using the same method as the support bracket 152 described above. A screw hole is formed to penetrate through the first region 153A of the upper surface of the hinge bracket 154 and the second region 153B of the lower surface of the hinge bracket 154. The hinge bracket 154 is inserted in the horizontal direction (A direction) between the support brackets 152. At this time, the screw holes of the support bracket 152 and the hinge bracket 154 are positioned in a straight line. The handle 160 is inserted into the screw hole by inserting the fixing pin 156 in the vertical direction of the support bracket 152, that is, the upper surface of the support bracket 152 in the lower surface direction (B direction) (see arrow direction in FIG. 4). When the support bracket 152 and the hinge bracket 154 are separated from each other when folded toward the cooking unit 110 by external force, the cooker may be positioned in a desired direction. Here, the fixing pin 156 is preferably a bolt, nut, rivets and the like can be used.

In addition, the handle 160 may be prevented from being folded during cooking, and a latch 158 may be inserted to protect the body from the heated cooking unit 110. The latch 158 is attached to the center of the support bracket 152 and is positioned at the portion in contact with the hinge bracket 154. The groove 157 is formed at the center of the hinge bracket 154 of the portion which is in contact with the support bracket 152, and the latch 158 can be inserted. When the projection 155 is formed at a predetermined position of the latch 158 and the handle 160 of the cooking utensil is to be folded, the projection 155 is pulled out of the groove by pulling the projection 155 in the horizontal direction (A direction). Let's do it. (See arrow direction in FIG. 4)

The latch 158 may insert a spring along the horizontal direction (A direction) to facilitate movement. (See arrow direction in FIG. 4)

5 and 6 is a state diagram showing the cooking utensil having a handle of the shape of Figure 2 bent to the left or right.

The handle 160 has a curved curved shape and is configured to correspond to the shape of the outer circumferential surface 110B of the cooking portion, and the curved handle 160 has at least one of a left side and a right side toward the cooking unit 110 by an external force. It can be characterized by folding in the direction. That is, the curved handle may be smaller than the straight handle to occupy the space of the cooking utensil.

In the cooking appliance having a folding handle according to an embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 2, the handle 160 is illustrated as being folded to the left and right sides (see arrow direction in FIG. 2) based on the cooking unit 110. 7 indicates that when the support bracket 152 and the hinge bracket 154 connected to each other are rotated by about 90 degrees with respect to the fixing member 120, the support bracket 152 connected to the hinge bracket 154 and each other is also 90 degrees. Is rotated, the handle 160 that was folded to the left and right may be configured to be folded to the upper and lower surfaces.

8 is a cross-sectional view illustrating in detail the connection part 150 illustrated in FIG. 7. After forming through holes 126 in the fixing member 120 and the support bracket 152 in the vertical direction (C direction), respectively, the fastening member 124 is inserted. (See the direction of the arrow in Fig. 8) The fastening member 124 may be a rivet. In order to prevent unnecessary rotation of the support bracket 152, the locking jaw 130 is formed to connect the fixing member 120 and the support bracket 152. On the surface where the holder 138 and the connection portion which are formed in a rectangular contact form each other, an elastic member 132 is formed on the D 'side of the holder 138, and a protruding protrusion 134 is formed on the D' side. The holder 138 and the non-attached elastic member 132 are attached to the fixing member 120, and the holder 138 and the protrusion 134 on the unattached side are provided with a locking groove provided in the support bracket 152. 136). When cooking, the lifting projections 130 may be lifted and mounted to the locking groove 136 to prevent unnecessary rotation of the support bracket 152.

As described above, the cooking utensil of the folding handle according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention is easily stored by folding the handle.

That is, the size of the cooking utensils is reduced by folding the handles of the cooking utensils, so that the space occupied by the handles during storage can be secured and stored efficiently.

Although described with reference to the embodiments above, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications and changes can be made to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the claims below. Could be.

Claims

In the cooking utensil having a handle,

A cooking unit accommodating food;

A handle to facilitate movement of the cooking utensils; And

Includes a connection for connecting the cooking unit and the handle,

The handle is a cooking utensil having a folding handle, characterized in that folded to the cooking unit by an external force.

The method of claim 1, wherein the handle

Cooking apparatus having a folding handle, characterized in that for folding the cooking portion in at least one of the left and right direction by a predetermined angle by the external force with respect to the connecting portion.

The method of claim 2, wherein the handle

The folding cooker having a folding grip, characterized in that when folded toward the cooking unit has a curved shape corresponding to the shape of the outer peripheral surface of the cooking unit.

The method of claim 1, wherein the connection portion

A fixing member coupled to the cooking unit;

A support bracket attached to an outer surface of the fixing member to form a U shape when the cooking unit is rotated 90 degrees; And

And a hinge bracket attached to the handle and coupled to the support bracket through a fixing pin.

The hinge bracket of claim 4, wherein when the hinge bracket is folded toward the cooking unit in at least one of left and right directions by a predetermined angle with respect to the support bracket, the handle moves corresponding to the hinge bracket. A cooking utensil having a foldable handle characterized by the above-mentioned.

The method of claim 4, wherein the connection portion

The support bracket is a cooking utensil having a foldable handle, characterized in that the hinge pin and the hinge bracket is coupled by the fixing pin to connect the cooking unit and the handle.

The method of claim 4, wherein the connection portion

Attached to the center of the support bracket, the cooking utensil having a folding handle, characterized in that it further comprises a latch which is coupled to a portion in contact with the hinge bracket to prevent the handle from being folded during cooking.

The method of claim 4, wherein the connection portion

The support bracket is rotated 90 degrees by the external force relative to the fixing member, the cooking apparatus having a folding handle, characterized in that the handle is folded to at least one of the upper and lower surfaces of the cooking portion.

The method of claim 8, wherein the connection portion

One side is attached to the fixing member and the other side is attached to the support brackets cooking apparatus having a folding handle, characterized in that it further comprises a locking jaw to prevent unnecessary rotation during cooking.

The method of claim 8, wherein the connection portion

And a fastening member inserted into the fixing member and the support bracket to prevent separation of the support bracket and the fixing member and to facilitate rotation.