KR20120054847A

KR20120054847A - Complex microwave range

Info

Publication number: KR20120054847A
Application number: KR1020100116183A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 전인기; 한정수
Original assignee: 삼성전자주식회사
Priority date: 2010-11-22
Filing date: 2010-11-22
Publication date: 2012-05-31
Also published as: CN102478262A; EP2456284A1; KR101474495B1; EP2456284B1; CN102478262B

Abstract

The present invention is to provide a hybrid microwave oven, a tray mounted inside the cooking chamber having a microwave mode heated at a high frequency and an oven mode heated by a separate heater is a metal tray hanger provided on both side walls of the cooking chamber It is equipped with a tray for a microwave oven supported by a portion, and an oven tray mounted on the upper surface of the tray of the microwave oven. The tray for the oven is configured not to be attached to the tray hanger, thereby preventing damage caused by misuse of the tray in the microwave mode. It can be prevented.

Description

Hybrid microwave oven {COMPLEX MICROWAVE RANGE}

The present invention relates to a hybrid microwave oven having a tray used for placing a heating object in a microwave oven having an oven function.

In general, a microwave oven is a device for supplying microwaves into a cooking chamber to cook a heating object.

Recently, a microwave oven having an oven function has been provided by embedding a heater as another heating source inside the microwave oven.

The microwave oven with such an oven function is designed to utilize the heat of the heater in order to give more various heating methods and heating conditions to the heating method by the microwave.

As described above, in the case of a microwave oven heated by a two-way method, it is necessary to change a material of a tray installed in a cooking chamber of the microwave oven according to a heating method, that is, a cooking method of a cooking object.

That is, the microwave tray is used for the heating by microwaves, and the oven tray is used for the heating using a heater.

One aspect of the present invention provides a tray suitable for use in a microwave oven having an oven function.

To this end, a hybrid microwave oven according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a main body having a cooking chamber; and a first heating device having a magnetron for supplying a high frequency into the cooking chamber; and cooking the food inside the cooking chamber. A second heating device for supplying heat to the cooking chamber so as to supply heat to the cooking chamber; and a tray hook portion of a metal material provided on the side wall of the cooking chamber; And a second tray of a thermally conductive metal material not supported by the tray hanger and mounted on the upper surface of the first tray.

In addition, the second tray may be formed to have a relatively smaller size than the first tray.

In addition, the first tray may include any one of ceramic, glass, and reinforced plastic material.

The first tray may include a countertop on which food is placed and a bent part bent around the countertop and supported by the tre part hook part.

The second tray may be formed in a shape corresponding to the countertop so as to be placed on the countertop, and may be provided to be detachable from the first tray.

In addition, the second tray may be provided with a handle for gripping.

In addition, the second heating device may include a radiant heating device for cooking by applying radiant heat directly to the food.

The radiant heating apparatus may include an upper grill heater provided at an upper side of the cooking chamber and a lower grill heater provided at a lower side of the cooking chamber.

In addition, the second heating device may include a convection heater for generating heat, and a convection circulation fan for circulating the air heated by the convection heater in the cooking chamber.

In addition, the second heating device may be disposed inside one side wall of the cooking chamber.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a hybrid microwave oven includes a metal material provided on both side walls of the cooking chamber in a hybrid microwave oven in which cooking in a cooking chamber is combined with high frequency heating and heating by a separate heater. And a tray hook portion of the oven, a microwave tray supported by the tray hook portion to be used for the high frequency heating, and a tray for an oven used for heating by the heater. The tray is formed to be relatively smaller than the area of the tray for the microwave oven so as not to be caught by the tray hanger, and is disposed detachably on the upper surface of the tray for the microwave oven.

In addition, the tray for the microwave oven is made of any one of ceramic, glass, and reinforced plastic material so as to transmit electromagnetic waves, characterized in that the oven tray is made of a thermally conductive metal material.

In the heating of the high frequency method, only the tray for the microwave oven is supported on the tray hanger in the cooking chamber, and then the food is cooked. When heating by the heater, the upper surface of the tray for the microwave oven The food is cooked in a state where an oven tray is placed.

In addition, the tray for the microwave oven includes a concave shape of the kitchen table is placed, and the bent portion bent at the edge of the kitchen table to be supported by the tray hanger, the oven tray may be placed on the kitchen counter It may be formed in a shape corresponding to the countertop.

In addition, the heater may include a grill heater disposed above and below the cooking chamber to apply radiant heat directly to the food.

In addition, the heater may include a convection heater for heating the air discharged by the convection circulation fan for forced convection of the hot air in the cooking chamber.

As described above, the hybrid microwave oven according to the embodiment of the present invention can prevent damage due to misuse of the tray in the microwave mode.

1 is a perspective view schematically showing the internal structure of the cooking chamber of a hybrid microwave oven according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a cross-sectional view of the hybrid microwave oven according to the embodiment of the present invention.
3 is an exploded perspective view showing a tray according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 illustrates a state in which a tray used in the microwave mode according to an embodiment of the present invention is mounted.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings a preferred embodiment according to the technical idea of the hybrid microwave oven of the present invention as described above.

1 is a perspective view schematically showing the internal structure of the cooking chamber of a hybrid microwave oven according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of a hybrid microwave oven according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 2, a hybrid microwave oven according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a main body 10 forming an exterior, a cooking chamber 11 into which food to be prepared and cooked inside the main body 10 is inserted, and It may be configured to include a door 20 installed on the front of the main body 10 to open and close the cooking chamber (11).

One side of the front surface of the main body 10 may be provided with a control panel 30 for adjusting various conditions such as the output and cooking time of the microwave oven.

The control panel 30 is a key input unit 31 for setting and inputting various conditions such as output adjustment of a microwave oven, cooking function, operation start and cancellation, and letters, numbers, and the like. And a display 33 for displaying various symbols or the like.

An insulation material (not shown) is installed between the main body 10 and the cooking chamber 11 to surround the cooking chamber, and one side wall 12 of the cooking chamber 11 circulates to circulate heat to transfer heat into the cooking chamber 11. 50 is provided, the high-frequency heating device 60 by the magnetron 61 may be installed on the other side wall 13 of the cooking chamber 11.

The convection heating device 50 includes a convection heater 51 that generates heat to generate hot air for cooking food, and a convection circulation fan 53 that causes convection by circulating air around the convection heater 51. It may be provided.

The convection circulation fan 53 is installed in the recessed fan pan mounting portion 14 at a predetermined depth in one side wall 12 of the cooking chamber 11, and drives the convection circulation fan 53 at the rear side of the pan mounting portion 14. Motor 54 may be installed.

In front of the pan mounting unit 14, a pan cover 57 is formed to partition the cooking chamber 11 and the pan mounting unit 14, and a plurality of air inlets of the cooking chamber 11 flow into the center of the pan cover 57. Two inflow holes 58 are provided, and a plurality of outflow holes 59 through which air is discharged by the convection circulation fan 53 may be provided at an outer portion of the inflow hole 58.

The convection circulation fan 53 may perform a function of circulating hot air inside the cooking chamber 11.

In addition, the convection circulation fan 53 is provided with a centrifugal fan that sucks air in the axial direction and blows it in the radial direction, and the convection heater 51 is configured to heat the air blown by the convection circulation fan 53. It may be disposed around the outer periphery of the circulation fan 53.

Through this, when the convection circulation fan 53 is operated by the driving of the motor 54, the air inside the cooking chamber 11 is sucked into the center of the convection circulation fan 53 through the inlet hole 58, and the convection circulation fan 53 is operated. Discharged around the outer periphery of 53. The discharged air is heated by the convection heater 51 and then supplied into the cooking chamber 11 to cook the food inside the cooking chamber 11.

On the other hand, the upper and lower sides of the cooking chamber 11 may be further provided with a radiant heating device 70 for cooking by applying radiant heat directly to the object to be cooked.

The radiant heating device 70 may include an upper grill heater 71 provided above the cooking chamber 11 and a lower grill heater 73 provided below the cooking chamber 11.

The upper and lower grill heaters 71 and 73 are accommodated in the grill heater accommodating part 15 provided at the upper and lower sides of the cooking chamber 11 to heat the upper and lower sides of the food, respectively.

The high frequency heating device 60 is disposed in the electrical chamber 17 provided inside the other side wall 13 of the cooking chamber 11 to supply the magnetron 61 for supplying a high frequency and the high pressure for applying a high voltage to the magnetron 61. Trans (not shown) and the like.

The high frequency irradiated from the magnetron 61 is irradiated into the cooking chamber 11 through the high frequency discharge port 63 formed in the other side wall of the cooking chamber 11 to cook the food.

In addition, inside the cooking chamber 11, various heat sources (steam heating devices, etc.) for cooking food may be installed as needed, and among the above-mentioned various heating devices, among the high frequency heating device 60 and other heating sources. It may be installed mixed with any one.

Hereinafter, an operation of cooking food through the high frequency heating device 60 will be referred to as a microwave oven mode, and an operation of cooking food through other heating devices will be referred to as an oven mode.

On the other hand, both side walls (12, 13) forming the cooking chamber 11 may be provided with a tray hanger portion 40 of the metal material protruding so that the tray 80, the food is placed.

Tray hanger 40 may be provided with a plurality of spaced apart from each other in the vertical direction to adjust the installation height of the tray 80 as needed.

3 is an exploded perspective view showing a tray according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Figure 3, the tray 80 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a tray for a microwave oven used for high-frequency heating to be suitable for a hybrid microwave oven in combination with a high-frequency heating and heating by a separate heater. (81) (hereinafter referred to as a first tray business card) and an oven tray 85 (hereinafter referred to as a second tray business card) used for heating by a separate heater can be provided.

The first tray 81 for a microwave oven may be formed of an electromagnetic wave transmitting material so that electromagnetic waves oscillated by the high frequency heating device 60 may be transmitted. The first tray 81 may be made of any one of a ceramic material, a glass material, and a reinforced plastic material.

In addition, the first tray 81 may be provided to have a size that can be caught and supported by the tray hanger 40 provided on both side walls 12 and 13 of the cooking chamber 11.

The first tray 81 may include a countertop 82 on which food is placed, and a bent portion 83 bent at the edge of the countertop 82 to be supported by the tray hanger 40.

The countertop 82 may be formed in a concave pan recessed shape to a predetermined depth to accommodate food.

Through this configuration, the first tray 81 of the electromagnetic wave transmitting material is the tray and the first tray 81 due to the electromagnetic wave oscillated by the high frequency heating device 60 even if the metal tray hanger 40 is supported. Sparks due to the electric field formed between the hook portion 40 and the edge of the first tray 81 can be prevented from melting.

The second tray 85 for the oven may be formed of a metal material having excellent thermal conductivity such as aluminum or an alloy thereof, and may be formed relatively smaller than the size of the first tray 81.

The second tray 85 is provided to have a size such that it is not supported by the tray hanger 40 formed on both side walls 12 and 13 of the cooking chamber 11, and is not used alone inside the cooking chamber 11. It may be provided to prevent.

This is because the second tray 85 for the oven is attached to the cooking chamber 11 alone, and thus the effect of the spark is not used because the oven tray 40 is used in the cooking of the food by the high frequency heating device 60. This is to prevent.

That is, the second tray 85 is evenly distributed on the lower portion of the food placed thereon when the food is heated by another heating source other than the high frequency heating device 60, that is, the convection heating device 50 or the radiant heating device 70. Since the second tray 85 is made of a metal material having excellent thermal conductivity so as to supply heat, the second tray 85 is to solve the problem caused by the spark generated when the second tray 85 comes into contact with the metal tray hanger 40.

The second tray 85 may be formed in a shape corresponding to the shape of the countertop 82 to be seated on the concave countertop 82 of the first tray 81.

In addition, grip portions 86 for gripping may be formed on both sides of the edge of the second tray 85 when separated from the countertop 82 of the first tray 81.

Through such a configuration, when the user cooks food by the high frequency heating device 60, the second tray 85 is not caught by the tray hanger 40, so that the second tray 85 for the oven is incorrect. It can be used to prevent malfunctions that may occur.

Hereinafter, the operation and effects of the hybrid microwave oven according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. 4 illustrates a state in which a tray used in the microwave mode according to an embodiment of the present invention is mounted.

First, when the user wants to use the microwave mode, the food is placed on the first tray 81, the door 20 is opened to open the cooking chamber 11, and then both side walls 12 of the cooking chamber 11 are opened. The first tray 81 is seated on the tray hanger portion 40 provided at (13).

In this case, as the first tray 81 and the second tray 85 are separately provided, the user may confuse the tray used in the oven mode or the microwave mode, but the second tray 85 of the present embodiment Since it is provided so as not to be caught by the tray hanger part 40 of the cooking chamber 11, it is possible to prevent misuse of the tray when using the microwave mode.

Thereafter, the door 20 is closed to seal the cooking chamber 11, and the microwave oven is set through the control panel 30 to operate the hybrid microwave oven.

On the other hand, when the user wants to use the oven mode, the second tray 85 for the oven seated on the countertop 82 of the first tray 81, and then put the food on the upper surface of the second tray (85) The second tray 85 is inserted into the cooking chamber 11 (see FIG. 1).

Then, the oven mode is set through the control panel 30 to operate the hybrid microwave oven.

Referring to the operation of the microwave oven in the oven mode, the air heated by the convection heater 51 is discharged into the cooking chamber 11 through the outlet hole 59 by the blowing force of the convection circulation fan 53. .

The hot air discharged into the cooking chamber 11 heat-cooks the food placed in the second tray 85, and is sucked back into the convection circulation fan 53 through the inflow hole 58. In this way, the air inside the cooking chamber 11 is forced convection by the convection circulation fan 53. At this time, the radiant heating device 70 is operated to heat the interior of the cooking chamber 11 by radiant heat, and the air inside the cooking chamber 11 may be forced convection by the convection circulation fan 53.

Since the heat inside the cooking chamber 11 is conducted through the second tray 85 and evenly transmitted to the lower end of the food placed on the second tray 85, the food is cooked uniformly.

On the other hand, even when the user operates the microwave mode with the second tray 85 placed on the countertop 82 of the first tray 81, the first tray 81 formed of the electromagnetic wave transmission material and the metal material Since no electric field is formed between the tray hangers 40, hot spots due to sparking and melting of the tray are prevented.

In the above, specific embodiments have been illustrated and described. However, it should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the technical idea of the present invention described in the following claims .

10: main body, 11: cooking chamber,
20: door, 30: control panel,
40: tray hanger, 50: convection heater,
51: convection heater, 53: convection circulation fan,
60: high frequency heater, 70: radiant heater,
80: tray, 81: first tray,
82: countertop, 83: bend,
85: second tray, 86: gripping portion.

Claims

A main body having a cooking chamber;
A first heating device having a magnetron for supplying a high frequency into the cooking chamber;
A second heating device for supplying heat to the cooking chamber to heat-cook the food inside the cooking chamber;
A metal tray hanger provided on a side wall of the cooking chamber;
A first tray hooked to the tray hanger and formed of a material through which electromagnetic waves are transmitted;
And a second tray made of a thermally conductive metal material not supported by the tray hanger and placed on an upper surface of the first tray.

The method of claim 1,
And the second tray is formed to have a size relatively smaller than that of the first tray.

The method of claim 1,
The first tray is a hybrid microwave oven, characterized in that it comprises any one of ceramic, glass and reinforced plastic material.

The method of claim 1,
The first tray comprises a concave shape of the kitchen table is placed, and a bent portion that is bent around the kitchen table is supported by the tre hook portion.

The method of claim 4, wherein
And the second tray is formed in a shape corresponding to the countertop so as to be placed on the countertop, and is detachably provided from the first tray.

6. The method of claim 5,
The second tray is a hybrid microwave oven, characterized in that provided with a grip for grip.

The method of claim 1,
The second heating device is a hybrid microwave oven, characterized in that it comprises a radiant heating device for cooking by applying radiant heat directly to the food.

The method of claim 7, wherein
The radiant heating apparatus includes a top grill heater provided at an upper side of the cooking chamber and a lower grill heater provided at a lower side of the cooking chamber.

The method of claim 1,
The second heating device includes a convection heater for generating heat and a convection circulation fan for circulating the air heated by the convection heater in the cooking chamber.

The method of claim 9,
The second heating device is a hybrid microwave oven, characterized in that disposed inside the side wall of the cooking chamber.

In a hybrid microwave oven in which cooking materials in a cooking chamber are heated in parallel with high-frequency heating and heating by a separate heater,
A tray hanger made of metal provided on both side walls of the cooking chamber, a tray for a microwave oven supported on the tray hanger part to be used for the high frequency heating, and a tray for the microwave oven, and for heating by the heater. Includes the oven tray used,
And the oven tray is formed relatively smaller than the area of the tray for the microwave oven so as not to be caught by the tray hanger, and is detachably placed on an upper surface of the tray for the microwave oven.

12. The method of claim 11,
The tray for the microwave oven is made of any one of ceramic, glass and reinforced plastic material so as to transmit electromagnetic waves, the oven tray is a composite microwave oven, characterized in that made of a thermally conductive metal material.

13. The method of claim 12,
In the heating of the high frequency method, only the tray for the microwave oven is supported on the tray hanger in the cooking chamber, and then the food is cooked. When heating by the heater, the oven tray is placed on the upper surface of the tray for the microwave oven. Hybrid microwave oven, characterized in that for cooking the food on the state.

The method of claim 13,
The tray for a microwave oven includes a concave shaped countertop on which the food is placed, and a bent portion bent at the edge of the countertop to be supported by the tray hanger.
The oven tray is a hybrid microwave oven, characterized in that formed in a shape corresponding to the countertop to be placed on the countertop.

The method of claim 13,
The heater is a hybrid microwave oven, characterized in that it comprises a grill heater disposed above, below the cooking chamber to apply radiant heat directly to the food.

The method of claim 13,
The heater comprises a convection heater for heating the air discharged by the convection circulation fan for convection convection hot air inside the cooking chamber.