Toaster with two-side contact clinging plate

Abstract

The present invention provides a toaster provided with two-sided contact plates, the toaster comprising: a heating space in which a plurality of insertion openings are formed in the upper part of a body, and bread is accommodated in an internal space communicating with the plurality of insertion openings and heated; and two clinging plates longitudinally located on both sides of the bread fed from the heating space, the clinging plates being capable of horizontally moving in the transverse direction, at least one of the two clinging plates moving in the horizontal direction and clinging to both side surfaces of the bread to maintain a contact state and heat the bread when the bread is fed, the clinging plate is formed by a heating plate or a glass plate.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a toaster for toasting bread, and more particularly to an electric toaster having a close contact plate capable of heating bread in a state of close contact with both sides of the bread put therein, thereby being able to toast bread with a good taste. Background Art

[0002] Generally, a toaster is used for toasting bread. An existing electric toaster has an insertion port formed on the upper part, and a heating space formed by a plurality of longitudinal and transverse metal wires is formed in the internal space communicating with the insertion port, and electric heating elements are respectively arranged on both sides of the heating space. In addition, generally, the existing toaster has a lead-out device for raising the heating space in cooperation with a timer, and a timer button is provided on the outer side of the main body.

[0003] When the user inserts the bread into the inner part through the insertion opening on the upper surface of the main body, and sets the time by operating the timer button, the inserted bread will be toasted. After toasting, the bread protrudes outward from the insertion opening through the operation of the extraction device so that it is easy to take out.

[0004] As an example of such a conventional toaster, there is Korean Utility Model No. 20-0468711. Figure 1 To briefly describe the prior art, a toaster includes: a housing 10, providing a bread placement space 11 into which bread B can be inserted and placed; a heating wire support plate 41, which is arranged inside the housing 10 in a manner capable of heating the bread B and is fixed inside the housing 10; an electric heating part 40, which is composed of a heating wire 42 fixed to the heating wire support plate 41; and a control part, which is arranged in front of the housing 10, thereby heating the bread put inside.

[0005] As shown in the figure, the toaster of the prior art has the following structure, in which the heating wire 42 for heating bread is arranged to maintain a predetermined distance from the bread, and the heat released by the heating wire is transferred to the bread through the air to bake the bread.

[0006] However, when toasting bread in the above manner, both sides of the bread are exposed to the air, so heat is transferred to the bread and the bread becomes hard, and moisture in the bread also evaporates. As a result, the bread drawn out of the toaster becomes hard due to the evaporation of moisture therein, and when the bread is eaten, the taste is poor and the taste is reduced by half due to the loss of moisture.

[0007] Prior art literature

[0008] Patent Literature

[0009] Patent Document 1: Korean Authorized Utility Model No. 20-0468711 Toaster with Observation Window Summary of the invention

[0010] An object of the present invention is to provide an electric toaster for toasting bread, that is, a toaster that maintains the moistness and softness of the bread after toasting.

[0011] The present invention provides a toaster with two-sided contact plates, characterized in that it includes: a heating space, a plurality of insertion ports are formed on the upper part of the main body, and bread is stored and heated in an internal space communicated with the plurality of insertion ports; and two contact plates are longitudinally located on both sides of the bread thrown in from the heating space, and the contact plates can move horizontally in the lateral direction. When bread is thrown in, at least one of the two contact plates moves in the horizontal direction and contacts the two side surfaces of the bread to maintain a contact state and heat the bread. The contact plates are formed by heating plates or glass plates.

[0012] The present invention also includes: a spring, which is arranged on one side of at least one of the two close-contact plates and is used to apply elastic force; and a stopper, which is located on the other side opposite to the side of the close-contact plate where the spring is located, and is used to limit the horizontal movement of the close-contact plate. When bread is put into the heating space, the restriction of the stopper is released, and the close-contact plate is moved horizontally and pressed against the bread with the help of the elastic force of the spring.

[0013] Furthermore, the present invention provides a toaster with two-sided contact plates, characterized in that it includes: a heating space, a plurality of insertion ports are formed on the upper part of the main body, and bread is stored and heated in an internal space connected to the plurality of insertion ports; and two contact plates are located on both sides of the bread thrown in from the heating space, at least one of the contact plates can rotate with the lower end as a reference, and when bread is thrown in, at least one of the two contact plates rotates with the lower end as a reference and is in close contact with the two side surfaces of the bread to maintain a contact state and heat the bread, and the contact plates are formed by a heating plate or a glass plate.

[0014] The present invention also includes: a rotating shaft, which is arranged at the lower end of one of the two close-contact plates, and is used to provide a reference for the rotation work; a spring, which is arranged on a side of the close-contact plate having the rotating shaft, and is used to apply an elastic force; and a rotation stopper, which is used to limit the rotation work of the rotating shaft. When bread is put into the heating space, the restriction of the rotating stopper is released, and the close-contact plate is rotated based on the rotating shaft and is in close contact with the bread with the help of the elastic force of the spring.

[0015] The toaster of the present invention has the following advantageous effects: the heating plate or the glass plate bakes the bread put inside in a close contact state, so the moisture inside the bread can be maintained as it is, so that the bread can be baked while maintaining moistness and softness. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 The invention discloses an internal structure of a toaster according to the prior art.

[0017] Figure 2 This is an illustration of the internal structure of the toaster of the present invention.

[0018] Figure 3 and Figure 4 To help understand the various principles of the heating plate in the toaster of the present invention being in close contact with the bread, an exemplary principle in which the heating plates are in close contact with both sides of the bread is shown.

[0019] Figures 5 to 7 This is another embodiment of the toaster of the present invention, in which a transparent tempered glass plate is directly attached to the bread instead of a heating plate, and the bread is toasted in a manner in which the glass plate is attached to both sides of the bread. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] The purpose, specific advantages and new features of the present invention will become more clear through the following detailed description and preferred embodiments related to the drawings. In addition, the terms used are defined in consideration of their functions in this specification, which may change according to the intention or practice of the user or operator. Therefore, the definition of such terms should be defined based on the overall content of this specification.

[0021] Figure 2 is an illustration of the internal structure of the toaster of the present invention, Figure 3 and Figure 4 In order to help understand the various principles of the heating plate in the toaster of the present invention being in close contact with the bread, an exemplary principle of the heating plate being in close contact with both sides of the bread is shown. The greatest feature of the present invention is that during the process of heating the bread inside the toaster, the heating plate is in close contact with both sides of the bread, and for this purpose, the movement of the heating plate can be achieved through various methods and structures. However, Figure 3 and Figure 4 Only one exemplary configuration is shown to illustrate the manner of movement of the heating plate for close contact.

[0022] The core of the present invention is to provide a plate-shaped plate (hereinafter referred to as a "close-fitting plate" for convenience of explanation) that can heat and bake bread while maintaining close contact with both sides of the bread put into the toaster, thereby baking bread with a good taste.

[0023] Moreover, the above-mentioned close contact plate itself has a heating unit (heating wire, etc.) inside, and the close contact plate can also directly toast bread. In this case, the close contact plate itself becomes a heating plate. Moreover, as another example of a close contact plate, it can be a transparent glass plate (tempered glass plate) without heating function that is only close to the two sides of the bread. In this case, the glass plate is in a state of holding the two sides of the bread, and an additional heating unit (electric heating wire, etc.) is arranged inside the toaster. Two implementation shapes are described below.

[0024] Heating plate close fitting structure

[0025] Reference Figures 2 to 4 , the figure exemplifies the case where the above-mentioned close contact plate is a heating plate with a direct heating function. Figures 2 to 4 In the embodiment, the close contact plate is a heating plate, so in this embodiment, the close contact plate is called a "heating plate".

[0026] In the electric toaster of the present invention, a plurality of insertion ports 110 are formed on the upper part of the body 100, and a plurality of heating spaces for storing and heating bread B are formed in the internal spaces communicating with the plurality of insertion ports 110, and a timer 150 is provided outside the body 100. A vertical guide groove is formed on one side of the body, and a rod is provided which is inserted into the guide groove and connected to the heating space 130, so that the inserted bread can be lowered. Moreover, when the time set by the timer is reached, the bread rises and is led out from the heating space 130. However, this structure and method are well-known technical ideas provided in general toasters, which are not the main features of the present invention, and therefore a detailed description thereof is omitted.

[0027] The present invention is characterized in that the heating plates are closely attached to and in contact with both sides of the bread put into the toaster and heat the bread. In the toaster of the present invention, the bread is stored and heated in the heating space which is the internal space communicating with the insertion port at the upper part of the main body 100, and the toaster includes two heating plates longitudinally located on both sides of the bread put into the heating space.

[0028] The heating plate 200 of the present invention is a plate-shaped plate arranged longitudinally in the heating space and can be moved horizontally. Moreover, when bread is put into the heating space, one of the two heating plates 200 moves horizontally and closely contacts the two sides of the bread to maintain the contact state and heat the bread. The two heating plates 200 can also move horizontally in a direction close to each other and closely contact the two sides of the bread.

[0029] Furthermore, the principle of moving the heating plate 200 in the horizontal direction may be a variety of methods, and is not limited to one method. Figure 3 and Figure 4 method.

[0030] Reference Figure 3 The heating plate 200 is composed of two heating plates 210 and 220 facing each other. For example, a case where one of the two heating plates 210 moves in the horizontal direction is used as an example. A spring s that applies elastic force is provided on one side of the moving heating plate 210. A stopper 310 that limits the horizontal movement of the heating plate is provided on the other side opposite to the side of the heating plate where the spring is located. That is, the movement of the heating plate 210 that receives the horizontal force through the spring is limited by the stopper 310.

[0031] In this state, when bread is put into the heating space, the user manually (or automatically by detecting the bread being put into the heating space) releases the restriction of the stopper 310. The heating plate 210, which is subjected to the spring force due to the release of the stopper, moves and makes the heating plates 210 and 220 close to the two sides of the bread. In this case, the elastic strength of the spring is appropriately determined in consideration of the degree to which the elastic force is applied to the heating plate and the degree to which the heating plate closes to the two sides of the bread. Appropriate spring force can make the heating plate close to the bread.

[0032] The heating member 200 is formed in a quadrilateral shape and can be formed of any material such as copper or metal as long as it is a heating plate having a predetermined area. It can also be a form in which metal is coated on other materials formed in a flat plate shape.

[0033] Furthermore, in the present invention, as a method of bringing both sides of the bread into close contact with the heating plate, the heating plate can be rotated (rotated). Figure 4 At least one of the two heating plates 210 can rotate with its lower end as a reference. Moreover, when bread is put in, the heating plate 210 rotates with its lower end as a reference and closely contacts the two sides of the bread to maintain the contact state and heat the bread. In this case, in the rotating state, in order to make the heating plate and the two sides of the bread closely contact and contact, preferably, the interval d between the lower end of the rotating heating plate and the other heating plates is the same as or slightly smaller than the width of the bread.

[0034] At the lower end of the heating plate 210, a rotation shaft 320 that provides a reference for rotation is located at an appropriate position, and the rotation shaft is set at an appropriate position of the internal frame of the main body. In addition, a spring s is provided on one side of the heating plate having the rotation shaft, thereby applying elastic force to the heating plate. In addition, a rotation stopper (not shown) that limits the rotation of the rotation shaft is included. The rotation stopper is used to stop the heating plate 210 from rotating before the bread is put in, so as to maintain the rotation of the heating plate 210. Figure 4 The state of the parts is shown.

[0035] In this state, when bread is put into the heating space, the restriction of the rotation stopper is released, and the heating plate 210 can rotate. Therefore, the heating plate 210 rotates with the rotation axis as a reference and is in close contact with the bread due to the elastic force of the spring s.

[0036] The function of the present invention described above is explained as follows. Bread B is inserted through the insertion port 110 of the main body 100, and the heating plate 200 is horizontally moved or rotated to be in close contact with both sides of the bread by the method described above. After that, the timer is set to an appropriate time, and when the switch is pressed, electricity is supplied to the heating plate to heat it. As described above, the toaster of the present invention toasts bread with the heating plate in close contact with both sides of the bread, so that the moisture inside the bread can be retained, so that the bread can be toasted while maintaining the moist feeling and flexibility.

[0037] Glass panels close together

[0038] Reference Figures 5 to 7 The figure shows an example of a case where the close contact plate is a glass plate formed of transparent tempered glass without direct heating function. The glass plate is close to both sides of the bread to prevent moisture evaporation. For example, in the existing toaster, the heat supply for heating has a separate heating unit. Figures 5 to 7 In the embodiment, the close contact plate is a glass plate, and therefore, in this embodiment, the close contact plate is referred to as a "glass plate".

[0039] The toaster of this embodiment stores and heats bread in a heating space which is an internal space communicating with an insertion port at the upper portion of the main body 100. The various structures for heating the bread put into the heating space are the same as those described above.

[0040] In the embodiment of the present invention, a heating unit 400 for providing a heat source for heating bread and two glass plates 500 longitudinally located on both sides of the bread are also included. The heating unit is a component that can receive power to generate heat, and various forms of heating units used in existing toasters can be used.

[0041] The glass plate 500 of the present invention is in the shape of a plate arranged in the longitudinal direction inside the heating space and can be horizontally moved in the transverse direction. Moreover, when bread is put into the heating space, one of the two glass plates 500 moves in the horizontal direction and closely adheres to the two sides of the bread to maintain the contact state, in which the heat released from the heating unit 400 heats the bread. The glass plate for easily transferring heat from the heating unit to the bread can be formed of transparent tempered glass. Both of the two glass plates 500 can be horizontally moved in a direction close to each other and closely adhere to the two sides of the bread.

[0042] Reference Figure 6The glass plate 500 is composed of two glass plates 510 and 520 facing each other. For example, one of the two glass plates 510 moves in the horizontal direction. A spring s for applying elastic force is provided on one side of the moving glass plate 510. A stopper 610 for limiting the horizontal movement of the glass plate is provided on the other side opposite to the side of the glass plate where the spring is located. That is, the movement of the glass plate 510 subjected to the horizontal force by the spring is limited by the stopper 610. In the figure, 600 is a supporting member for supporting the glass plate from the lower end.

[0043] In this state, when bread is put into the heating space, the restriction of the stopper 610 is released, and the glass plate 510 receiving the spring force moves and closely contacts the two sides of the bread. In this case, the elastic strength of the spring can be appropriately determined by considering the degree of elastic force applied to the glass plate and the degree of close contact with the two sides of the bread.

[0044] Furthermore, in the present invention, as a method of making the glass plates close to both sides of the bread, it can be achieved by rotating (spinning) the glass plates. Figure 7 , and can rotate with the lower end of at least one of the two glass plates as a reference. Moreover, when bread is put in, the glass plate rotates with the lower end as a reference and is closely attached to the two sides of the bread to maintain the contact state and heat the bread. In this case, in the rotating state, in order to make the glass plate closely attached to and in contact with the two sides of the bread, preferably, the interval d between the lower end of the rotating glass plate and the other glass plates is the same as or slightly smaller than the width of the bread.

[0045] The rotating shaft 620 for providing a reference for the rotation operation is located at an appropriate position in the lower end of the glass plate 510, and the rotating shaft is set at an appropriate position of the internal frame of the main body. In addition, a spring s is provided on one side of the glass plate having the rotating shaft, so as to apply elastic force to the glass plate. In addition, a rotation stopper (not shown) for limiting the rotation operation of the rotating shaft is also included. The rotation stopper is a component that stops the rotation of the glass plate in a state before the bread is put in, so as to prevent the glass plate from rotating. The movement operation of the glass plate described above is similar to the movement operation of the heating plate.

[0046] The preferred embodiments of the present invention are described in detail above, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. Various modifications and improvements made by technicians of the present invention using the technical concepts of the present invention defined in the following scope of protection claims also fall within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A toaster with two contact plates, characterized in that: include: A heating space, wherein a plurality of insertion openings are formed on the upper portion of the main body, and bread is stored and heated in an internal space communicating with the plurality of insertion openings; and Two close-fitting plates are longitudinally located on both sides of the bread thrown into the heating space. The above-mentioned close contact plate can move horizontally in the lateral direction. When bread is put in, at least one of the two close contact plates moves horizontally and closely contacts the two sides of the bread to maintain the contact state and heat the bread. The above-mentioned close contact plate is formed by a heating plate or a glass plate.

2. The toaster with double-sided contact plates according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes: a spring, disposed on a side surface of at least one of the two abutting plates, for applying an elastic force; and The stopper is located on the other side opposite to the side of the close contact plate where the spring is located, and is used to limit the horizontal movement of the close contact plate. When bread is put into the heating space, the restriction of the stopper is released, and the contact plate is horizontally moved by the elastic force of the spring to contact the bread.

3. A toaster with two contact plates, characterized in that: include: A heating space, wherein a plurality of insertion openings are formed on the upper portion of the main body, and bread is stored and heated in an internal space communicating with the plurality of insertion openings; and Two close-fitting plates are located on both sides of the bread thrown into the heating space. At least one of the above-mentioned close-contact plates can rotate with the lower end as the reference. When bread is put in, at least one of the two close-contact plates rotates with the lower end as the reference and is close to the two sides of the bread to maintain the connection state and heat the bread. The above-mentioned close-contact plates are formed by heating plates or glass plates.

4. The toaster with double-sided contact plates according to claim 3, characterized in that: Also includes: A rotating shaft, arranged at the lower end of one of the two close-fitting plates, for providing a reference for the rotating work; A spring, disposed on a side of the plate close to the rotating shaft, for applying elastic force; and The rotation stopper is used to limit the rotation of the above-mentioned rotating shaft. When bread is put into the heating space, the restriction of the rotation stopper is released, and the contact plate is rotated with the rotation axis as a reference by the elastic force of the spring to contact the bread.

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