WO2016189859A1

WO2016189859A1 - Thermal cooker

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Publication number: WO2016189859A1
Application number: PCT/JP2016/002507
Authority: WO
Inventors: 島岡　孝憲
Original assignee: パナソニックＩｐマネジメント株式会社
Priority date: 2015-05-28
Filing date: 2016-05-24
Publication date: 2016-12-01
Also published as: EP3306201A4; JP6481825B2; CA2984593C; CA2984593A1; CN107614978B; EP3306201B1; EP3306201A1; JP2016223661A; CN107614978A

Abstract

Provided is a thermal cooker equipped with: a heating compartment; a cooker main unit containing the heating compartment; a door for opening and closing a heating compartment opening which is disposed at the front surface of the heating compartment; and a damper unit (5) disposed on the cooker main unit and designed to come into contact with the door before the door abuts the cooker main unit during the opening of the door. The damper unit (5) includes a damper (12) having a shock absorbing distal end part (12a) designed to contract due to a shock, and a damper retaining part (13) for retaining the damper (12), the retaining part being attached to a thermal insulating member which is disposed between the wall surfaces of the heating compartment across a space. The damper unit (5) includes a damper cap (14) which is normally pressed towards the direction of contact with the door by the shock absorbing distal end part (12a), and which during the closing of the door abuts the door, makes sliding contact with the damper retaining part (13), and transmits to the shock absorbing distal end part (12a) the shock produced when abutting the door.

Description

Cooker

The present disclosure relates to a heating cooker that heats an object to be heated in a heating chamber using dielectric heating or the like, and particularly relates to a door structure that opens and closes the heating chamber.

As a typical cooking device used in general households, there is a microwave oven for cooking using dielectric heating. In recent years, microwave ovens that have an oven function using a heater and a steam function using steam have become widespread in ordinary households as well as a function of performing dielectric heating by microwave radiation on an object to be heated in a heating chamber. ing.

As described above, in a microwave oven used in a general home, a configuration having multiple functions is desired, and further enhancement of functionality, miniaturization, and improvement in operability are desired.

In a cooking device used in a general household, especially a recent microwave oven, a multi-functional configuration such as a range function, an oven function, and a steam function is housed in a compact cooker casing. . Moreover, in such a microwave oven, since the high heat | fever area | region exists in the inside of a cooking appliance housing | casing, it is necessary to interrupt | block the heat from a high heat | fever area | region about components weak to high heat, such as an electronic component. Also, depending on the parts, it is necessary to provide air cooling means such as a fan to actively cool the parts. As described above, in a high-function heating cooker such as a microwave oven, although there are many components, the arrangement of components is greatly limited, which is an obstacle to miniaturization.

In a microwave oven, a door that opens and closes to put an object to be heated in and out of the heating chamber is an important element for the user from the viewpoint of ease of operation. In a microwave oven, microwaves are radiated into the heating chamber during a dielectric heating operation. For this reason, between the door and the main body, an opening / closing mechanism having a complicated configuration is provided that has traction means for securely bringing the door into close contact with the main body so that microwaves do not leak. In addition, for example, when the user opens the door, the microwave operation stops reliably, and when the door is closed, the microwave operation can be performed, so that the heating operation is performed along with the opening and closing operation of the door. A mechanism for interlocking the controls is provided on the door and the main body.

As described above, in a multi-function and high-function heating cooker, in order to achieve downsizing, it is necessary to efficiently arrange many components in a very small space. In such a multi-function and high-function cooking device, it is an important issue to further promote the widespread use of the cooking device while achieving downsizing and further improving the operability and reliability. .

Also, in the cooking device, it is an important issue to improve the ease of operation and reliability in the door opening / closing operation, which is frequently used for the user. For example, during the closing operation of the door, the on / off sound of the contact of the control switch for interlocking with the heating operation, the collision sound that occurs when the door contacts the main body, and the vibration that occurs at the time of the collision are used. It is uncomfortable for the person.

Various mechanisms for reducing the unpleasant noise generated during the closing operation of the door as described above have been proposed. However, in order to interlock with the door opening / closing mechanism, the mechanism becomes large and complicated. Have. Furthermore, providing such a mechanism within the casing of a small-sized cooker that is multifunctional and highly functional as described above is a major obstacle to achieving miniaturization due to restrictions on the arrangement space and arrangement position. It has become.

JP-A-4-249091 JP 2002-39541 A

The present disclosure has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and reduces unpleasant noise generated during the closing operation of the door, suppresses vibration during the closing operation of the door, and arranges the space and position. Therefore, it is possible to provide a small-sized heating cooker that can easily cope with this limitation, has excellent operability for the user, and has high reliability.

A cooking device of the present disclosure includes a heating chamber, a cooking device main body having a heating chamber, and a door that performs an opening operation and a closing operation with respect to a heating chamber opening of the cooking device main body provided in front of the heating chamber. And a damper unit that is provided in the cooker main body and includes a damper unit that comes into contact with the door before the door contacts the cooker main body during the door closing operation. The damper unit includes a damper having a shock absorbing tip portion that contracts due to an impact, a damper holding portion that is attached to a heat insulating member that holds the damper and is disposed between the wall surface of the heating chamber, and an impact. The absorption tip is always pressed in the direction of contact with the door, and when the door is closed, it contacts the door and slides against the damper holding part. And a damper cap for transmitting to.

With such a configuration, it is possible to reduce unpleasant noise generated during the closing operation of the door, suppress vibration during the closing operation of the door, and easily cope with restrictions on the arrangement space and the arrangement position. It is possible to provide a small and reliable cooking device having a configuration and excellent operability for the user.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an appearance of a heating cooker according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 2 is a front view illustrating an open state in which the door is stopped at the open position in the heating cooker according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. Drawing 3 is a sectional view seen from the side which shows the state at the time of closing operation of a door in a cooking-by-heating machine of an embodiment of this indication. Drawing 4 is a sectional view seen from the side which shows the closed state of the door in the cooking-by-heating machine of an embodiment of this indication. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of a damper unit in the heating cooker according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 6A is a front view illustrating an external shape of a damper unit in the heating cooker according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 6B is a top view illustrating the external shape of the damper unit in the heating cooker according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 6C is a right side view illustrating the external shape of the damper unit in the heating cooker according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 6D is a perspective view of the outer shape of the damper unit in the cooking device of the embodiment of the present disclosure as viewed from the upper right side on the front side. FIG. 6E is a perspective view of the outer shape of the damper unit in the heating cooker according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, as viewed from the upper side on the back side, as viewed from the right side. Drawing 7 is a figure seen from the right side which shows a cooling course of an air flow from a fan which is a cooling part in a cooking-by-heating machine of an embodiment of this indication.

Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings, before describing embodiments in the present disclosure in detail.

First, the heating cooker according to the first aspect of the present disclosure is an opening operation with respect to a heating chamber, a cooking device main body having the heating chamber, and a heating chamber opening provided in front of the heating chamber of the cooking device main body. And a door that performs the closing operation, and a damper unit that is provided in the cooker main body and has a damper unit that comes into contact with the door before the door contacts the cooker main body during the door closing operation. is there. The damper unit includes a damper having a shock absorbing tip portion that contracts due to an impact, and a damper holding portion that is attached to a heat insulating member that holds the damper and is disposed between the wall surface of the heating chamber via a space. The impact-absorbing tip is always pressed in the direction of contact with the door, and when the door is closed, it contacts the door and slides against the damper holding part. And a damper cap that is transmitted to the tip portion.

The cooking device of the first aspect configured as described above can reduce unpleasant noise and vibration generated during the closing operation of the door, and can easily cope with restrictions on the arrangement space and the arrangement position. It becomes a structure, and it becomes possible to comprise a small-sized cooking device with excellent operability and high reliability.

The cooking device according to the second aspect of the present disclosure is the first aspect. In the first aspect, the damper cap is a damper opening formed at the outer edge of the heating chamber constituting the outer peripheral portion of the heating chamber opening in the opened state of the heating chamber. A contact end protruding from the contact end, a flange that is formed at the base of the protrusion of the contact end, and that spreads radially, and after the contact end contacts the door during the door closing operation, the shock absorbing tip And a sliding portion that slides with the damper holding portion in accordance with the contraction operation. And the opening for dampers may be comprised so that it may be block | closed by the collar part, when the contact end protrudes.

In the cooking device of the second aspect configured as described above, intrusion of foreign matters such as moisture and dust from the opening for the damper from which the contact end of the damper cap protrudes is prevented in the opened state of the heating chamber. It becomes the composition which becomes. Therefore, the foreign matter is prevented from being mixed into the damper disposed inside the casing of the outer edge of the heating chamber, so that the reliability of the damper unit is improved, and thus the configuration of improving the reliability of the heating cooker can be realized. .

In the cooking device of the third aspect of the present disclosure, in the second aspect, in the closed state of the door, a leakage preventing member is provided between the door and the outer edge of the heating chamber so as to surround the heating chamber opening. The damper opening may be configured to be disposed outside the leakage preventing member when viewed from the front, in the closed state of the door.

In the cooking device of the third aspect configured as described above, in a closed state of the door, moisture or the like from the opening of the heating chamber is suppressed from leaking outside the leakage preventing member. Through the opening, entry of moisture or the like into the damper unit or the like is prevented, and reliability is improved.

In the second aspect or the third aspect, the heating cooker according to the fourth aspect of the present disclosure may further include a latch switch unit for interlocking the heating operation of the heating cooker with the opening / closing operation of the door. The latch switch unit is configured so that the start of the heating operation can be started after the detection unit of the latch switch unit and the door come into contact with each other. In the shock absorbing state after the contact, the door and the detection unit of the latch switch unit may be configured to contact each other.

The cooking device of the fourth aspect configured in this manner is configured such that the door and the detection unit of the latch switch unit come into contact after the door contacts the contact end of the damper unit. For this reason, in the shock absorbing state where the door contacts the damper unit and the door moves slowly and smoothly, the door contacts the detection part of the latch switch unit, and the door contacts the latch switch unit during the closing operation. It becomes the structure which can reduce the unpleasant sound which arises sometimes.

In the heating cooker according to the fifth aspect of the present disclosure, in any aspect from the first aspect to the fourth aspect, a cooling unit that cools by an air flow is disposed inside the cooking apparatus body, The damper may be held by the damper holding portion so that at least part of the damper is exposed, and the damper may be disposed on the cooling path of the air flow by the cooling portion.

In the cooking device of the fifth aspect configured as described above, the damper of the damper unit is reliably cooled by the cooling unit, so that the shock absorbing ability as the damper is reliably exhibited, and the cooking with high reliability. Can be configured.

Here, as an embodiment according to the cooking device of the present disclosure, a cooking device having an oven function by heater heating and a steam function by steam as well as a dielectric heating function by microwave will be described.

Note that the cooking device of the present disclosure is not limited to the configuration of the cooking device described in the following embodiment, but is a cooking device that has each function alone, and heating that combines several functions. It includes a cooking device or various cooking devices configured based on a technical idea equivalent to the technical features described in the following embodiments.

(Embodiment)
Hereinafter, a cooking device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a heating cooker 50 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in FIG. 1, the cooking device 50 according to the embodiment includes a cooking device body 1 having a heating chamber 2 having an opening (heating chamber opening 2 a) on the front surface that is the front surface of the cooking device 50, and It is the structure which has the door 3 which opens and closes the heating chamber 2. FIG. The cooking device main body 1 according to the embodiment has various operations such as cooking setting for cooking and starting cooking on the right side (this is an example and may be provided in other parts) from the front. An operation unit 4 for performing is arranged.

In the heating cooker 50 according to the present embodiment, a microwave radiating port (not shown) for radiating microwaves is provided in the heating chamber 2 in which the object to be heated that is to be heated is accommodated. It is provided on the lower side of the bottom surface, and is configured so that dielectric heating is performed by the microwave radiated from the microwave radiation port. In addition, heaters (not shown) for heating the inside of the heating chamber 2 are provided on both the lower side of the bottom surface of the heating chamber 2 and the upper side of the ceiling. Is configured to be possible. Further, a steam outlet (not shown) is provided in the upper part of the heating chamber 2 and has a steam heating function.

In addition, although illustration is abbreviate | omitted, in order to detect the interior lamp which illuminates the inside of the heating chamber 2, and the surface temperature of the to-be-heated object, and the chamber temperature (heating chamber temperature) on the wall surface of the heating chamber 2 Various sensors are provided.

As shown in FIG. 1, the heating cooker 50 of the present embodiment is provided with a rotation shaft (hinge) (not shown) in the door 3 at a position below the heating chamber opening 2 a. ing. The user holds the handle 3a on the upper side of the door 3 and pulls it toward the front side to open the heating chamber opening 2a. The door 3 is a door for an open position where the heating chamber opening 2a is fully opened, a closed position where the heating chamber opening 2a is closed and the heating chamber 2 is closed, and hot air and steam in the heating chamber are released. 3 is pivotally connected to the cooker body 1 by an opening / closing mechanism having a traction portion so as to stop at an intermediate position in a slightly opened state.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing an opened state in which the door 3 is stopped at the opened position in the heating cooker 50 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.

The heating chamber outer edge 10 which is the outer peripheral portion of the heating chamber opening 2a of the heating chamber 2 in the cooking device main body 1 is configured with a flat front surface, and when the door 3 is in the closed position, The wall surfaces are in contact and in close contact. In the opened state of the door 3 shown in FIG. 2, a damper in which a contact end 14 a of a damper cap 14 in the damper unit 5, which will be described later, projects on a heating chamber outer edge portion 10 constituting the outer peripheral portion of the heating chamber opening 2 a. An opening 10a is formed. Even when the user releases his / her hand immediately before the closing position during the closing operation of the door 3, the door unit 3 continues to rotate slowly and smoothly. And has an impact absorbing function for reliably closing the heating chamber opening 2a. Accordingly, even when the user releases the door 3 immediately before the door 3 is in the closed position and the door 3 is pulled by the pulling portion of the opening / closing mechanism, the door 3 closes rapidly and the cooker body The door 3 is in an impact absorbing state in which the door 3 moves slowly and smoothly to the closed position without colliding with 1.

Further, two

detection parts

6 and 7 of the latch switch unit 8 are provided on the outer edge 10 of the heating chamber. On the other hand, the door 3 is provided with protruding ends 11a and 11b corresponding to the

detection parts

6 and 7 of the latch switch unit 8 (see FIGS. 1 and 3). In the two

detection units

6 and 7 of the latch switch unit 8, the upper detection unit 6 is a detection unit that controls on / off of the electric circuit of the control system in accordance with the opening / closing operation of the door 3. The unit 7 is a detection part that controls on / off of the electric circuit of the power system in accordance with the opening / closing operation of the door 3.

In the opened state of the door 3, the position of the damper opening 10a from which the contact end 14a of the damper unit 5 protrudes is the arm of the opening / closing mechanism connected so that the door 3 rotates with respect to the cooker body 1. 21 is provided in the vicinity of the top. The damper opening 10a is disposed below the

detection units

6 and 7 of the latch switch unit 8 (see FIG. 1). In the shock absorbing state after the contact end 14a of the damper unit 5 contacts the door 3 during the closing operation of the door 3, the control system detection unit 6 and the power system detection unit 7 in the latch switch unit 8 are Each is configured to come into contact with the projecting ends 11a and 11b provided on the door 3 in order to activate each electric circuit.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the detection unit 6 and the detection unit 7 in the latch switch unit 8 are in the shock absorbing state in which the door 3 is slowly and smoothly rotated in the closing operation of the door 3. Each of them is configured to contact the protruding ends 11 a and 11 b provided on the door 3. For this reason, in the configuration of the embodiment, the sound generated when the

detection units

6 and 7 come into contact with the protruding ends 11a and 11b, respectively, is greatly reduced, and the generation of unpleasant noise is suppressed for the user. Is done.

An annular gasket 9 is provided on the inner wall surface of the door 3 as a leakage preventing member. The gasket 9 is formed of an elastic body, for example, a rubber member, and is disposed so as to surround the outer periphery of the heating chamber opening 2 a of the cooker body 1 when the door 3 is closed. That is, the gasket 9 which is a leakage preventing member is disposed between the heating chamber outer edge 10 and the inner wall surface of the door 3 in the closed state of the door 3, surrounds the heating chamber opening 2 a, and extends from the heating chamber opening 2 a. This prevents moisture from leaking from between the cooker body 1 and the door 3.

The arrangement position of the gasket 9 is a position outside the heating chamber opening 2a when viewed from the front, and is a position inside the damper opening 10a from which the contact end 14a of the damper unit 5 protrudes. In addition, the positions of the control system detection unit 6 and the power system detection unit 7 in the latch switch unit 8 provided at the outer edge 10 of the heating chamber are outside the gasket 9. Therefore, in the closed state of the door 3, the damper opening 10a of the abutting end 14a of the damper unit 5, the detection unit 6 of the control system, and the detection unit 7 of the power system are provided by the gasket 9. Intrusion of moisture and the like from the heating chamber 2 is prevented. 2, the arrangement position of the gasket 9 in the closed state of the door 3 is shown by the arrangement position 9A (two-dot chain line).

3 and 4 are cross-sectional views seen from the side in the heating cooker 50 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 3 shows a state during the closing operation of the door 3, and FIG. 4 shows that the heating chamber opening 2 a on the front surface of the heating chamber 2 of the cooker body 1 is closed by the closing operation of the door 3. The closed state is shown.

As shown in FIG. 3, the contact end 14a of the damper unit 5 protrudes in a substantially horizontal direction when viewed from the side so as to contact the inner surface of the door 3 when the door 3 is closed. The contact end 14a is configured to attenuate the rotational force of the door 3 in the turning direction during the closing operation after contact with the inner wall surface of the door 3.

In the closed state shown in FIG. 4, the contact end 14a of the damper unit 5 is pressed by the inner wall surface of the door 3 and stored in the damper opening 10a. At this time, the projecting ends 11a and 11b of the door 3 are also in contact with the detection unit 6 of the control system and the detection unit 7 of the power system in the latch switch unit 8, and the corresponding circuits are activated. It is possible.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a damper unit 5 is provided in the casing of the cooker body 1, and a latch switch unit 8 is provided in a space on the right side when viewed from the front of the heating chamber 2. In addition, a control system electrical circuit and a power system electrical circuit, a magnetron 16 that is a microwave generation unit for generating microwaves, and a fan that is a cooling unit for cooling the magnetron 16 and electronic components, etc. Various parts such as 17 (see FIG. 7) are arranged. A plurality of

heaters

18 and 19 are provided on the upper and lower positions of the heating chamber 2, respectively.

The above-described components such as the damper unit 5, the latch switch unit 8, the electric circuit, and the fan 17 are disposed between the wall surface of the heating chamber 2 so that heat from the wall surface of the heating chamber 2 is not directly transferred. It is attached to a heat insulating plate 20 which is a heat insulating member provided through an air layer. The air flow from the fan 17 serving as a cooling unit cools the magnetron 16 and then flows to the electric circuit, the damper unit 5 and the latch switch unit 8 to cool the respective components.

In the configuration of the present embodiment, as described above, the detection unit 6 of the control system in the latch switch unit 8 protrudes from the heating chamber outer edge 10 of the heating chamber 2 in the door direction (forward direction of the heating chamber 2). Yes. On the other hand, in the door 3, a protruding end 11 a is provided at a position corresponding to the detection unit 6 of the control system. During the closing operation of the door 3, the detection portion 6 of the control system is pressed by the protruding end 11 a provided on the door 3, and the arm portion of the latch switch unit 8 rotates. In conjunction with the rotation of the arm portion of the latch switch unit 8, the switch mechanism of the electric circuit of the control system operates to perform on / off control of the control system.

The power system detection unit 7 in the latch switch unit 8 is formed in the heating chamber outer edge 10 of the heating chamber 2, and a protruding end 11 b is provided at a position on the door 3 corresponding to the power system detection unit 7. It is provided. In the closed state of the door 3, the protruding end 11 b of the door 3 enters the power system detection unit 7, the switch mechanism of the power system electrical circuit in the latch switch unit 8 is switched, and the power system on / off control is performed. Is called.

In the inside of the door 3 in the present embodiment, a microwave leakage prevention mechanism (not shown) is provided at a position facing the heating chamber outer edge portion 10 of the heating chamber 2 in the closed state of the door 3. ing. The microwave leakage mechanism prevents leakage of microwaves from the inside of the heating chamber 2 from between the heating chamber outer edge 10 and the inner wall surface of the door 3 in the closed state of the door 3.

Here, the configuration of the damper unit 5 will be described.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of the damper unit 5 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.

The damper unit 5 has a shock absorbing tip 12a that contracts to absorb shock when it contacts the door 3, and a heat insulating plate 20 that holds the damper 12 and is a heat insulating member (FIGS. 3 and 4). And a damper cap 14 that is constantly pressed in a direction in contact with the door 3 by the shock absorbing tip 12a of the damper 12.

The damper cap 14 can come into contact with the door 3. The contact end 14 a protruding from the damper opening 10 a of the heating chamber outer edge 10 in the opened state of the door 3, and the outer peripheral portion of the base of the protrusion of the contact end 14 a And a sliding portion 14c that slides along a linear groove formed in the damper holding portion 13. The contact end 14a, the flange portion 14b, and the sliding portion 14c in the damper cap 14 are integrally formed by resin molding.

The sliding portion 14c is formed in a groove formed in the damper holding portion 13 along with the contraction operation of the shock absorbing tip portion 12a after the contact end 14a contacts the door 3 during the closing operation of the door 3. It is comprised so that it may slide linearly along. Further, a flange tip 14d is formed at the outer peripheral end of the flange 14b, and the flange tip 14d constitutes the position of the end on the front side of the sliding portion 14c. A pressing surface 14e is formed on the side opposite to the abutting end 14a of the damper cap 14 that is always pressed by the shock absorbing tip 12a of the damper 12, and the pressing surface 14e is a protrusion of the abutting end 14a. It is formed on the back side of the base, that is, on the back side of the flange 14b.

The damper cap 14 configured as described above slides and moves with respect to the damper holding portion 13 along the front-rear direction of the heating chamber 2 (substantially pressing direction of the contact end 14a against the door 3). It is configured as follows. The damper holding portion 13 is positioned in contact with the positioning protrusion 15 formed on the heat insulating plate 20. Thereby, the damper holding | maintenance part 13 is reliably attached to the predetermined position of the heat insulation board 20. FIG.

The damper 12 used in the damper unit 5 in the present embodiment is an oil damper, and has a configuration in which the shock absorbing tip 12a moves in the contraction direction to attenuate the shock at the time of contact. In the present disclosure, an example in which an oil damper is used as the damper 12 will be described. However, the configuration of the present disclosure is not limited to the oil damper, and an impact at the time of contact between the door 3 and the contact end 14a. Any means may be used as long as it has a shock absorbing function for slowly and smoothly shifting to the closed state, and the specification and shape of the damper are taken into consideration.

As shown in FIG. 5, the damper cap 14 having the abutting end 14 a is constantly pressed by the shock absorbing tip 12 a of the damper 12, and in the opened state of the door 3, at the outer peripheral portion of the heating chamber opening 2 a. The heating chamber is in contact with the inner surface of the outer edge 10 of the heating chamber. In the open state of the door 3, the flange tip 14 d formed at the front side end of the sliding portion 14 c of the damper cap 14 is in reliable contact with the inner surface of the heating chamber outer edge 10.

As shown in FIG. 5, the damper opening 10 a formed at the outer edge 10 of the heating chamber and projecting the contact end 14 a of the damper cap 14 is formed by bending the edge portion inward. A collar part 14b is formed so as to expand radially from the base of the projecting part of the contact end 14a that can project from the damper opening 10a, and a collar part projecting toward the door 3 is formed on the outer peripheral edge of the collar part 14b. The tip 14d is formed so as to surround the heating chamber outer edge 10 (see FIG. 6D). Since the flange tip 14d protrudes in the direction of the inner surface of the heating chamber outer edge 10 where the damper opening 10a is formed, the damper cap 14 is pressed by the damper 12 when the door 3 is opened. The flange tip 14d is in reliable contact with the inner surface of the outer edge 10 of the heating chamber.

As described above, in the opened state of the door 3, the flange tip 14d is surely in contact with the inner surface of the heating chamber outer edge 10, and the damper opening 10a is blocked by the flange 14b. For this reason, it is prevented that the water | moisture content and foreign material by the vapor | steam etc. from the heating chamber 2 enter the inside of the heating chamber outer edge part 10 through the opening 10a for dampers, and especially the penetration | invasion to the damper unit 5 is prevented. . In this way, in the opened state of the door 3, the damper opening 10a is reliably closed by the flange 14b, so that the damper 12 that suppresses vibrations has oil content in addition to moisture that may reduce its function. In addition, foreign substances such as dust can be reliably prevented from entering.

In addition, in the damper unit 5 in the heating cooker 50 of this Embodiment, the protrusion direction of the shock absorption front-end | tip part 12a of the damper 12 is the diagonally upward direction seeing from the side. The pressing surface 14e of the damper cap 14 that is always pressed by the shock absorbing tip 12a of the damper 12 is formed on a surface that is orthogonal to the protruding direction of the shock absorbing tip 12a. For this reason, the pressing surface 14e is a surface inclined with respect to the pressing direction (substantially horizontal direction) of the contact end 14a, which is the front-rear direction of the heating chamber 2 of the damper cap 14. That is, the pressing surface 14 e is formed in an oblique surface shape with respect to the sliding direction of the damper cap 14. As described above, the pressing surface 14e of the damper cap 14 that is always pressed by the shock absorbing tip portion 12a is a surface orthogonal to the protruding direction of the shock absorbing tip portion 12a, and is inclined with respect to the pressing direction of the contact end 14a. It is assumed that the line has been performed. Thereby, it becomes a structure which can raise the tolerance of the arrangement | positioning position of the damper unit 5 in the state which hold | maintained the shock absorption capability of the damper 12. FIG. The pressing surface 14e of the damper cap 14 is preferably provided at an oblique angle of about ± 10 degrees with respect to the pressing direction (substantially horizontal direction) of the contact end 14a.

6A to 6E are diagrams illustrating a specific configuration of the damper unit 5 in the heating cooker 50 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. 6A is a front view, FIG. 6B is a top view, and FIG. 6C is a right side view. 6D is a perspective view seen from the upper right side on the front side, and FIG. 6E is a perspective view seen from the upper right side on the back side.

As shown in FIGS. 6A to 6E, the damper 12, the damper holding portion 13, and the damper cap 14 in the damper unit 5 are unitized and miniaturized, and can be easily attached to a desired position. It is a configuration. Further, in the damper unit 5, the damper holding portion 13 attached to the heat insulating plate 20 is disposed between the damper 12 and the heat insulating plate 20, and the side portion of the damper 12 opposite to the heat insulating plate 20 is largely opened. ing. Thereby, while being able to implement | achieve the structure by which the heat transfer from the heating chamber 2 is prevented, it is reliable by the fan 17 (refer FIG. 7) which is a cooling part which forms the airflow which flows along the heat insulation board 20 which is a heat insulation member. It is comprised so that it may be cooled.

FIG. 7 is a diagram seen from the right side showing a cooling path of the air flow from the fan 17 that is a cooling unit in the heating cooker 50 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 7 shows a state where the cover of the casing of the cooking device body 1 on the right side surface of the cooking device 50 is removed. In the configuration of the heating cooker 50 shown in FIG. 7, the fan 17 as a cooling unit is provided on the back side of the right side when viewed from the front. The airflow blown out from the fan 17 passes through a duct provided on the back side, and is blown out from a plurality of duct outlets 17a to a desired cooling path. In FIG. 7, the airflow from the duct outlet 17a mainly flows in the cooling path in the direction indicated by the arrow. On the cooling path, a magnetron 16, an electric circuit including electronic components connected to the latch switch unit 8, the heat insulating plate 20, and the damper unit 5 are disposed.

In the heating cooker 50 of the present embodiment configured as described above, unpleasant noise and vibration generated during the closing operation of the door 3 can be reliably reduced, and the arrangement space and the arrangement position are limited. Even in such a state, it can be easily handled. In the embodiment, when the door 3 is in a closed state, moisture or the like can be prevented from entering the housing through the damper opening 10a of the contact end 14a of the damper unit 5. ing. Therefore, the heating cooker 50 of the embodiment is excellent in operability, and becomes a small heating cooker with high safety and reliability.

As described above, the heating cooker needs to be multifunctional and highly functional and small in size, and further has a problem that the arrangement of parts is greatly limited due to the existence of a high heat region. Have. However, in the cooking device of the present disclosure, a small and highly reliable cooking device can be obtained by providing a small damper unit that has a drip-proof and dust-proof effect with a simple configuration and a high placement tolerance. It can be configured.

As described above, in the heating cooker of the present disclosure, it is possible to reliably reduce unpleasant noise that occurs during the closing operation of the door, and to suppress vibration during the closing operation of the door, thereby arranging space. In addition, it is possible to easily cope with the restriction of the arrangement position, and it is possible to prevent foreign matter from entering the inside of the housing. Therefore, the cooking device of the present disclosure is a small and reliable cooking device that has excellent operability for the user.

As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated in each embodiment with a certain amount of detail, the disclosure content of these embodiment should change in the detail of a structure, and the element in each embodiment should be changed. Combinations and changes in order may be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the claimed invention.

As described above, according to the present disclosure, it is possible to reduce unpleasant noise that occurs during the closing operation of the door, and to suppress vibration during the closing operation of the door, thereby easily regulating the arrangement space and the arrangement position. It has a configuration that can cope with it, and has an exceptional effect that the operability is excellent and the reliability is high for the user. Therefore, the present disclosure can be applied to various types of heating cookers including a microwave oven that is a microwave heating device, and is useful because it can provide a small and highly reliable cooking device to the market. It is.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cooker body 2 Heating chamber 2a Heating chamber opening 3 Door 3a Handle 4 Operation part 5

Damper unit

6,7 Detection part 8 Latch switch unit 9 Gasket 9A Arrangement position 10 Heating chamber outer edge part

10a Damper opening

11a, 11b Protruding end 12 Damper 12a Shock absorbing tip 13 Damper holding portion 14 Damper cap 14a Abutting end 14b Gutter

14c Sliding portion

14d Gutter tip

14e Pressing surface 15 Positioning projection 16 Magnetron (microwave generating means)
17 Fan (cooling part)

17a Duct outlet

18, 19 Heater 20 Heat insulation plate (heat insulation member)
21 arm 50 cooking device

Claims

A heating chamber;
A cooker body having the heating chamber;
A door that performs an opening operation and a closing operation with respect to a heating chamber opening provided in front of the heating chamber of the cooker body,
A cooking device provided with the damper unit, and a damper unit that contacts the door before the door abuts the cooker body during the closing operation of the door,
The damper unit is
A damper having a shock absorbing tip that contracts upon impact;
A damper holding part that holds the damper and is attached to a heat insulating member disposed through a space between the wall surface of the heating chamber;
The shock absorbing tip is always pressed in the direction of contact with the door, and in the closing operation of the door, it contacts the door and slides with the damper holding portion. A cooking device comprising: a damper cap that transmits an impact to the shock absorbing tip.
The damper cap is
In the opened state of the heating chamber, a contact end protruding from the opening for the damper formed on the outer edge of the heating chamber constituting the outer peripheral part of the heating chamber opening
A flange that is formed at the base of the protruding portion of the contact end and spreads radially;
A sliding portion that slides with the damper holding portion along with the contraction operation of the shock absorbing tip after the abutting end abuts on the door during the closing operation of the door;
2. The cooking device according to claim 1, wherein the damper opening is configured to be blocked by the flange portion when the contact end protrudes.
In the closed state of the door, a leakage preventing member is provided between the door and the outer edge of the heating chamber so as to surround the heating chamber opening,
3. The cooking device according to claim 2, wherein the damper opening is disposed outside the leakage prevention member when viewed from the front side when the door is closed. 4.
A latch switch unit for interlocking the heating operation of the heating cooker with the opening and closing operation of the door;
The latch switch unit is configured to be able to start a heating operation after the detection unit of the latch switch unit comes into contact with the door.
The closing operation of the door is configured such that the door and the detection portion of the latch switch unit are in contact with each other in an impact absorbing state after the door and the contact end are in contact with each other. Or the cooking-by-heating machine of Claim 3.
Inside the cooker body, a cooling unit for cooling by an air flow is disposed,
The damper is held by the damper holding portion so that at least a part thereof is exposed,
The cooking device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the damper is disposed on a cooling path of the air flow by the cooling unit.