KR20110056148A - Cooker - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cooking appliance. The cooking apparatus according to the present invention includes a cavity in which a cooking chamber is formed; A heater for heating food in the cooking chamber; A heater supporter for supporting the heater; And a reflector surrounding at least a portion of the heater, the reflector being fixed to the heater supporter by inserting at least a portion of the heater supporter. Included.

Description

Cooker {Cooker}

The present invention relates to a cooking appliance.

In general, the cooking appliance is a cooking appliance that cooks food using microwaves and / or heater heat. Such a cooking apparatus is provided with a heater for generating electric components and / or heater heat for generating microwaves.

In the conventional cooking apparatus, the reflector is fastened using a screw to fix the reflector for reflecting the heater heat generated from the heater to the cooking chamber to the heater supporter. However, when the fastener is fastened using the screw, the torque applied to the screw is applied. There is a problem in that parts of the cooking appliance are deformed by a torque.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to propose a cooking apparatus in which a reflector can be coupled to a heater supporter without using a fastening member and without unnecessary gaps.

In the cooking apparatus according to the present invention, a cavity in which a cooking chamber is formed; A heater for heating food in the cooking chamber; A heater supporter for supporting the heater; And a reflector surrounding at least a portion of the heater, the reflector being fixed to the heater supporter by inserting at least a portion of the heater supporter. Included.

According to the proposed invention, when the reflector is coupled to the heater supporter, there is an advantage that deformation of the heater supporter is prevented by excessive torque of the reflector and / or the fastening member.

In addition, the number of fastening members used in the process of coupling the reflector to the heater supporter is reduced, there is an advantage that the work maneuver is reduced.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, an embodiment of a microwave oven according to the present invention will be described in more detail.

1 is an exploded perspective view of a heater assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is an enlarged view of a portion A of FIG.

1 and 2, a cooking chamber in which food is cooked is provided in a cavity (not shown) of the cooking appliance. The heater assembly 1 is installed on the upper surface of the cavity. The heater assembly 1 supplies heater heat to the inside of the cooking chamber. To this end, a porous portion or a heat transfer opening may be formed on the upper surface of the cavity.

The heater assembly 1 includes a pair of heaters 10, a heater supporter 20, and a reflector 30.

The heater 10 substantially generates heater heat. The food inside the cooking chamber is radiantly heated by the heater heat generated by the heater 10.

The heater 10 is positioned long forward and backward in a state in which the heater assembly 1 is installed on the upper surface of the cavity, that is, the heater supporter 20 is fixed to the upper surface of the cavity. The heater 10 is formed in a tube shape and is installed between the heater supporter 20 and the reflector 30 to be described later. The heater 10 includes a filament, a halogen gas and the like, a heat generating portion 11 for radiating heater heat to a peripheral portion, an encapsulation portion 12 for sealing both ends of the heat generating portion 11, and the heater A terminal portion 13 to which power is supplied for operating 10 is included. The terminal portion 13 may be formed to have a stepped outer circumferential surface.

The heater supporter 20 is for supporting the heater 10. The heater supporter 20 is formed in a substantially rectangular frame shape. In addition, the heater supporter 20 may be fixed to an upper surface of the cavity in a state in which the heater 10 is supported.

The heater supporter 20 includes a first support part 21 supporting the heat generating part 11 of the heater 10 and a second support part 22 supporting the terminal part 13. The hot air radiated during the operation of the heater 10 is introduced into the cooking chamber through the porous part. In order to protect the overflow formed in the porous portion from the hot heat, the first and second support portions 21 and 22 extend from the upper surface of the heater supporter 20.

The first support part 21 includes a first recessed part 210, a groove 211, and a fastening rib 212.

The first recessed part 210 is formed in a shape corresponding to the outer circumferential surface of the heat generating part 11 of the heater 10. That is, since the heat generating portion 11 is formed in a tube shape, the first recessed portion 210 is also formed in a semi-circular shape or a shape having a predetermined curvature to surround the outer circumferential surface of the heat generating portion 11. do.

The upper surface of the first support 21 is formed with a groove 211 into which the protrusion 311 to be described later can be inserted. The shape of the cross section of the groove 211 is formed substantially the same as the shape of the cross section of the protrusion 311. However, in the present embodiment, since the first support part 21 is formed to protrude in the shape of a thin plate, the cross section of the groove 211 is formed in a slit shape that is formed to be long in the left and right directions.

In addition, the first support part 21 is provided with a fastening rib 212 in which the first through hole 213 is formed. The fastening rib 212 may be formed by bending a portion of the first support part 21.

The fastening rib 212 may be bent so that a part of the first support part 21 overlaps the reflector 30 in the vertical direction.

For example, the fastening rib 212 is bent backward in FIG. 2. The first through hole 213 is a fastening member to be described later.

On the other hand, the second support portion 22 is formed spaced apart from the first support portion 21 by a predetermined interval in the longitudinal direction. The first and second support parts 21 and 22 are formed to be spaced apart by a predetermined interval to stably support the heater 10.

The second support part 22 is provided with a second recessed part 220 in which the terminal part 13 can be accommodated. Like the first recessed part 210, the second recessed part 220 is formed in a semicircular shape or a shape having a predetermined curvature corresponding to the outer circumferential surface of the terminal part 13. An end portion of the heater 10 is partially exposed to the outside of the second support 22 through the second support 22 to the outside of the second support 22. In addition, a portion formed stepped on the outer circumferential surface of the terminal portion 13 may be in contact with the second support portion 22 to prevent the heater 10 from moving in the longitudinal direction.

The reflector 30 reflects the heater heat of the heater 10 to the cooking chamber.

The reflector 30 is provided with a pair of recesses 31 surrounding the outer circumferential surface of the heater 10, respectively. The recess 31 is formed by recessing a portion of the reflector 30 so as to be spaced apart from the left and right in a substantially trapezoidal cross section. Heater inserting portions 31a for inserting the heater 10 are formed on the front and rear surfaces of the concave portions 31, respectively. The heater inserting portion 31a may be formed in a shape having a semicircle or a predetermined curvature corresponding to the upper outer circumferential surface of the heat generating portion 11.

Further, second through holes 32 are formed on both side surfaces of the concave portion 31. The fastening member may penetrate the second through hole when the reflector 30 is coupled to the heater supporter 20.

A lower portion of the concave portion 31 is provided with a protrusion 311 inserted into the groove 211 formed in the heater supporter 20. That is, the protrusion 311 is inserted into the groove 211 when the reflector 30 is coupled to the heater supporter 20 with the heater 10 interposed therebetween. The protrusion 311 may be formed at the lower end of the reflector 30 in contact with the heater supporter 20. In addition, the protrusion 311 may be formed by bending a portion of the reflector 30.

The outer shape of the protrusion 311 is formed to be substantially the same as the inner shape of the groove 211. Therefore, when the protrusion 311 is inserted into the groove 211, the reflector 30 may be fixed without shaking or relative movement with respect to the heater supporter 20. In the present embodiment, since the groove 211 is formed in a slit shape formed long in the left and right direction, the protrusion 311 is also formed in a thin plate shape corresponding thereto.

In addition, the protruding portion 311 may also serve as a temporary fixing protrusion for allowing the reflector 30 to be positioned at a proper position on the heater supporter 20.

Therefore, when the protrusion part 311 is first inserted into the insertion part 211, and the reflector 30 covers the heater 20, the first through hole 213 is the reflector 30. It may be positioned so as to be in communication with the second through hole 32 of the. Next, the fastening member may pass through the first through hole 213 and the second through hole 32 at once, and couple the reflector 30 to the heater supporter 20.

Hereinafter, a process of assembling the heater assembly will be described in detail.

First, the heater supporter 20 is coupled to an upper surface of the upper surface of the cavity of the microwave oven.

The heater 10 is then seated on the first and second supports 21, 22 of the heater supporter 20. That is, the heat generating part 11 is supported by the first support part 21, and the terminal part 13 is supported by the second support part 22.

 Next, the protrusion 311 is inserted into the groove 211. When the protrusion 311 is inserted into the groove 211, the reflector 30 is temporarily fixed to the heater supporter 20 so that the second through hole 32 communicates with the first through hole 213. Are located to be.

When the first through hole 31 and the second through hole 32 communicate with each other, the fastening member penetrates through the first through hole 31 and the second through hole 32 so as to reflect the reflector 30. May be fixed to the heater supporter 20.

In the present exemplary embodiment, the heater supporter 20 is coupled to the upper surface of the cavity, and the heater 10 and the reflector 30 are coupled to the heater supporter 20, but the heater supporter 20 is described. ) And the coupling order of the heater 10 and the reflector 30 is not limited thereto. Therefore, the heater supporter 20 may be fixed to the upper surface of the cavity in the state in which the heater 10 and the reflector 30 are combined.

According to the proposed embodiment, the number of fastening members, such as a screw, used to couple the reflector to the heater supporter is reduced, thereby preventing deformation of the reflector and / or heater supporter.

In addition, the number of parts used is reduced, there is an advantage that the production cost and labor.

1 is an exploded perspective view of a heater assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a portion A of FIG. 1. FIG.

Claims (5)

A cavity in which a cooking chamber is formed; A heater for heating food in the cooking chamber; A heater supporter for supporting the heater; And A reflector surrounding at least a portion of the heater, the reflector being fixed to the heater supporter by inserting at least a portion of the heater supporter; Cooking appliance is included. The method of claim 1, A groove is formed in the heater supporter, The reflector is provided with a protrusion that can be inserted into the groove. The method of claim 1, The protrusion is formed by bending at least a portion of the reflector. The method of claim 2, The heater supporter includes a support for supporting the heater, the groove is formed in the upper surface of the support. The method of claim 1, Through-holes through which the same fastening member penetrates are formed in the heater supporter and the reflector, respectively. And the protrusion is inserted into the groove before the fastening member passes through the through hole, whereby the position of the reflector is temporarily fixed so that the through hole of the heater supporter and the reflector can communicate.

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