Oven toaster

Abstract

To provide an oven toaster capable of easily cleaning a heating chamber without scattering trash around.SOLUTION: A toaster oven 1 of the present invention comprises a front door body 160 that opens and closes a front opening 111A provided on a front surface 111 of a toaster oven body 110, and a rear door body 170 that opens and closes a rear opening 112A provided on a rear surface 112 of the toaster oven body 110. The rear door body 170 is installed so as to be rotatable relative to a rear surface 111 with its lower edge as a pivot shaft 173, and comprises a flange part 171 formed on an edge part and abutting against the rear surface 112 when the rear door body 170 is closed, and a bulging part 172 formed on the inside of the flange part 171 and bulging rearward from the flange part 171.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a toaster oven, and more particularly to a technique for facilitating cleaning and maintenance of the inside of a heating chamber. [Background technology]

[0002] A toaster oven has a heating chamber equipped with a loading grid on which food items such as bread are placed, and heaters that generate heat by resistive heating are arranged above and below the loading grid in the heating chamber, and the food items on the loading grid are heated and cooked by radiant heat from the heaters.

[0003] The main body forming the toaster oven is formed in a roughly rectangular parallelepiped shape, and is configured so that food to be cooked can be placed in and removed from the heating chamber from the front of the toaster oven by opening a door pivotally supported on the front side.

[0004] As described above, the heating chamber is provided with heaters at the top and bottom, so that the food to be cooked is heated from above and below. When bread, which is a typical example of the food to be cooked, is heated by the heater, its surface is toasted and the bread crumbs tend to fall downward. Therefore, while the bread is being toasted or when the toasted bread is removed, the fine bread crumbs fall and cause dirt on the bottom of the heating chamber.

[0005] It is difficult to remove dirt such as breadcrumbs that have fallen to the bottom of the heating chamber. This is because in conventional toaster ovens, the bottom of the heating chamber can only be accessed by opening a door provided at the front. However, even if the door is opened, the bottom of the heating chamber cannot be cleaned because the placement net provided in the heating chamber gets in the way. Therefore, some toaster ovens adopt a technology in which a tray is provided at the bottom of the heating chamber so that the breadcrumbs that have fallen to the bottom can be easily removed. However, when a tray is provided at the bottom of the heating chamber so that it can be detached from the toaster oven body, it is not preferable because the tray may be forgotten to be attached after it has been removed.

[0006] In view of this situation, a structure has been proposed in which an openable door is provided on the back of the toaster oven body (Patent Document 1).

[0007] The toaster oven described in Patent Document 1 has a door provided on the back of the toaster oven main body that can be opened to allow a user to reach in from the rear of the toaster oven and clean the bottom of the heating chamber.

[0008] However, even in a toaster oven as disclosed in Patent Document 1, when you put your hand in from the back to wipe it, depending on the structure of the door on the back, there is a risk that crumbs and other debris will scatter around when scraping them out, making cleaning difficult. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0009] [Patent Document 1] JP 2021-173423 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0010] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a toaster oven whose heating chamber can be easily cleaned without scattering dust around. [Means for solving the problem]

[0011] The present invention provides the following solutions.

[0012] A toaster oven according to a first feature includes a front door that opens and closes a front opening provided on the front side of the toaster oven main body, and a rear door that opens and closes a rear opening provided on the rear side of the toaster oven main body. The rear door is installed rotatably relative to the rear side with its lower edge as a pivot axis, and includes a flange portion formed on the edge that abuts against the rear side when the rear door is closed, and a bulge portion formed inside the flange portion that bulges rearward from the flange portion.

[0013] According to the first aspect of the invention, when the bottom edge is pivotally opened, the bulge functions as a tray for crumbs, etc. When the rear door is opened, the bulge protrudes downward from the flange, so when crumbs, etc. are scraped out from the rear opening, they accumulate in the bulge, preventing them from scattering around.

[0014] The second feature of the invention is the first feature of the invention, wherein the pivot shaft is positioned below the lower end of the rear opening.

[0015] According to the second aspect of the invention, the pivot shaft is located below the lower end of the rear opening, so the bulge that functions as a tray is located below the lower end of the rear opening, so that the crumbs scraped out from the rear opening can be reliably received.

[0016] The third aspect of the invention is the second aspect of the invention, further comprising a heating chamber formed inside the toaster oven body, a table on which the food is placed, a heater for heating the food from below the table, and a rear reflector located below the heater and inclined upward toward the rear. The position of the upper end of the rear reflector is approximately the same as the position of the lower end of the rear opening.

[0017] According to the third feature of the invention, the bread crumbs can be smoothly scraped out along the rear reflector that is inclined toward the rear. In addition, since the position of the upper end of the rear reflector and the position of the lower end of the rear opening are approximately the same, the bread crumbs scraped out along the rear reflector can be discharged directly from the heating chamber. Moreover, since the pivot shaft is located below the lower end of the rear opening, i.e., the position of the upper end of the rear reflector is located above the pivot shaft, the bulge that functions as a receiving tray is located below the upper end of the rear reflector. Therefore, the discharged bread crumbs can be reliably received by the bulge without being scattered around.

[0018] The invention according to a fourth feature is the invention according to any one of the first to third features, further comprising a bent portion formed so as to protrude rearward at the upper end of the flange portion.

[0019] According to the fourth feature of the invention, the rear door can be easily opened by placing a finger on the bent portion formed to protrude rearward at the upper end of the flange portion, which is the edge opposite the pivot axis, and tilting it rearward. Effect of the Invention

[0020] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a toaster oven whose heating chamber can be easily cleaned without scattering dust around. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0021] [Figure 1] Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a toaster oven according to the present invention as seen from the front, Fig. 1(a) shows the toaster oven with the door closed, and Fig. 1(b) shows the toaster oven with the door open. [Diagram 2] Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the toaster oven according to the present invention as seen from the rear, Fig. 2(a) shows the toaster oven with the door closed, and Fig. 2(b) shows the toaster oven with the door open. [Diagram 3] Fig. 3 is a front view and a rear view showing the overall configuration of a toaster oven according to the present invention, Fig. 3(a) shows the front view, Fig. 3(b) shows the rear view, and Fig. 3(c) is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of Fig. 3(a). [Figure 4] Fig. 4 is a diagram showing details of a rear door of a toaster oven according to the present invention, Fig. 4(a) is a perspective view, and Fig. 4(b) is a cross-sectional view of the door when it is open. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0022] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that this is merely an example, and the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to this example.

[0023] The overall configuration of a toaster oven 1 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to Figs. 1 to 4.

[0024] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a toaster oven according to the present invention as viewed from the front. FIG. 1(a) shows the state in which the door is closed, and FIG. 1(b) shows the state in which the door is open. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a toaster oven according to the present invention as viewed from the rear. FIG. 2(a) shows the state in which the door is closed, and FIG. 2(b) shows the state in which the door is open. FIG. 3 is a front view and a rear view showing the overall configuration of a toaster oven according to the present invention. FIG. 3(a) shows the front view, and FIG. 3(b) shows the rear view. FIG. 3(c) is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 3(a). FIG. 4 is a diagram showing details of the rear door of a toaster oven according to the present invention. FIG. 4(a) shows a perspective view, and FIG. 4(b) shows a cross-sectional view with the door open. In the present invention, the front side of the toaster oven main body is called the front, and the rear side is called the rear.

[0025] As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the toaster oven 1 of the present invention is composed of a toaster oven main body 110, a heating section 120, a placement section 130, a reflector 140, an operation section 150, a front door body 160, a rear door body 170, and a control section (not shown).

[0026] The toaster oven body 110 is formed in a roughly rectangular parallelepiped shape and has a front surface 111, a back surface 112, a top surface 113, a bottom surface 114, and two side surfaces 115, 115, and defines a heating chamber H inside. The front surface 111 is provided with a front opening 111A which serves as an opening for inserting and removing food to be cooked, and the back surface 112 is provided with a back opening 112A which is mainly used when cleaning the heating chamber H. The front opening 111A is covered by a front door body 160 which will be described later, and the back opening 112A is covered by a back door body 170.

[0027] The heating section 120 is composed of an electric heating element that generates heat when electricity is passed through it in the heating chamber H, and in this embodiment, as shown in Figure 3 (c), it is composed of a lower heater 121 located above the mounting section 130 described later, and two lower heaters 122, 122 located below the mounting section 130.

[0028] The placement section 130 is a platform for placing food to be cooked, and is formed of a net-like member in this embodiment. The placement section 130 is connected to the front door 160 so as to follow the movement of the front door 160 described later, and is formed so as to partially protrude forward from the front opening 111A when the front door 160 is open, and to be entirely contained in the heating chamber H when the front door 160 is closed, as shown in FIG. 4(b).

[0029] The reflecting plate 140 is provided inside the heating chamber H to efficiently apply radiant heat from the heating section 120 to the food being cooked, and as shown in Figure 3 (c), is composed of an upper reflecting plate 141 which is behind the upper heater 121 and slopes downward as it approaches the rear opening, and a lower reflecting plate 142 which is below the rear of the lower heaters 122 and slopes upward as it approaches the rear opening.

[0030] Operation unit 150 is formed on the lower part of front surface 111 of toaster oven body 110, and is composed of knobs for operating the heating time and heating mode.

[0031] The front door 160 is made of a plate-like body formed in a substantially rectangular shape, and is pivotally supported on the front surface 111 of the toaster oven body 110. An engagement portion 161 capable of engaging with the placement portion 130 is formed on the back side of the front door 160, i.e., on the heating chamber H side, and the placement portion 130 moves in accordance with the movement of the front door 160 as the engagement portion 161 engages with the placement portion 130. Specifically, the engagement portion 161 is configured in a hook shape capable of being hooked onto the placement portion 130, and by opening the front door 160, the placement portion 130 engaging with the hook-shaped engagement portion 161 is pulled out forward from the front opening as shown in FIG. 4(b).

[0032] As shown in FIG. 4(a), the rear door 170 is a lid-like body formed by bending a substantially rectangular plate-like body, and is installed so as to be able to open and close with respect to the rear 112 of the toaster oven body 110. The rear door 170 is composed of a flange portion 171 formed on the edge, i.e., the outer periphery, and a bulging portion 172 formed inside the flange portion 171. The flange portion 171 abuts against the rear 112 of the toaster oven body 110 when the rear door 170 is closed. The bulging portion 172 bulges backward when the rear door 170 is closed. A pivot shaft 173 is provided on the lower edge of the flange portion 171, and the pivot shaft 173 is pivotally supported on the rear 112, so that the rear door 170 can rotate with respect to the rear 112 and can open and close the rear opening 112A. The pivot shaft 173 is also pivotally supported below the lower end of the rear opening 112A. Furthermore, a bent portion 171A is provided at the upper end of the flange portion 171 so as to protrude rearward.

[0033] [Method of cleaning the toaster oven 1 using the present invention] Next, a procedure for cleaning the toaster oven 1 according to the present invention will be described with reference to Figs. 4(a) and 4(b).

[0034] 4(b) is a cross-sectional view showing the rear door 170 opened backward. To open the rear door 170, a finger is placed on the bent portion 171A formed to protrude backward at the upper end of the flange portion 171, which is the side facing the pivot shaft 173, and the rear door 170 is tilted backward.

[0035] As shown in FIG. 4(b), when the rear door 170 is open, a hand can be inserted into the heating chamber H through the rear opening 112A, and the hand can be inserted into the heating chamber H to scrape out crumbs and the like that have accumulated at the bottom of the heating chamber H.

[0036] 4(a) and 4(b), the bulging portion 172 formed on the inside of the flange portion 171 protrudes downward from the flange portion 171, so that when crumbs or the like are scraped out from the rear opening 112A, they accumulate in the bulging portion 172, and scattering to the surroundings can be prevented. In other words, the rear door body 170 functions as a receiving tray, making cleaning easy.

[0037] In addition, since the pivot shaft 173 for pivotally supporting the rear door 170 to the rear surface 111 is located below the lower end of the rear opening 112A, the bulge 172 functioning as a receiving tray is located below the lower end of the rear opening 112A. Therefore, the rear door 170 can reliably receive scraped out bread crumbs and the like.

[0038] Furthermore, since the rear reflector 142 is located below the lower heater 122 located at the rear and inclined upward toward the rear, the bread crumbs can be smoothly scraped out along the rear reflector 142 inclined toward the rear. Since the position of the upper end of the rear reflector 142 and the position of the lower end of the rear opening 112A are configured to approximately coincide, the bread crumbs scraped out along the rear reflector 142 can be discharged directly from the heating chamber. Moreover, since the pivot shaft 173 is located below the lower end of the rear opening 112A, that is, the position of the upper end of the rear reflector 142 is located above the pivot shaft 173, the bulge 172 functioning as a receiving tray is located below the upper end of the rear reflector 142. Therefore, the bread crumbs guided and discharged along the rear reflector 142 can be reliably received by the bulge 172 without being scattered around.

[0039] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments. Furthermore, the effects described in the embodiments of the present invention are merely a list of the most preferable effects resulting from the present invention, and the effects of the present invention are not limited to those described in the embodiments of the present invention.

[0040] Furthermore, the above-described embodiment has been described in detail in order to clearly explain the present invention, and the present invention is not necessarily limited to having all of the configurations described. [Industrial Applicability]

[0041] The toaster oven of the present invention is useful as a cooking device for heating food such as bread. [Explanation of symbols]

[0042] 1. Toaster oven 110 Toaster oven body 120 Heating section 130 Placement section 140 Reflector 150 Operation section 160 Front door body 170 Rear door body

Claims

1. The toaster oven includes a front door for opening and closing a front opening provided on the front surface of the toaster oven body, and a rear door for opening and closing a rear opening provided on the rear surface of the toaster oven body, The rear door is installed so as to be rotatable with respect to the rear face around a lower edge as a pivot axis, and includes a flange portion formed on the edge and abutting against the rear face when the rear door is closed, and a bulge portion formed inside the flange portion and bulging rearward from the flange portion. Toaster oven.

2. The pivot shaft is located below the lower end of the rear opening. The toaster oven according to claim 1 .

3. The toaster oven further includes a heating chamber formed inside the toaster oven body, a placement section for placing an object to be cooked, a heater for heating the object to be cooked from below the placement section, and a rear reflector located below the heater and inclined upward toward the rear surface, The position of the upper end of the rear reflector and the position of the lower end of the rear opening are substantially aligned. The toaster oven according to claim 2.

4. A bent portion is provided at an upper end of the flange portion so as to protrude rearward. The toaster oven according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

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