Built-in stove

Abstract

To prevent deflection of a decorative panel even when a portion protruding from a mounting wall is pressed in the decorative panel covering a front surface of an operation unit.SOLUTION: A built-in stove 1 has a coil spring 80 that biases a right-side operation unit 30 toward an operation position, and a latch mechanism (latch claw 60B, latch receiving unit 81) that locks the right-side operation unit 30 in a storage position, the latch mechanism configured to release locking when the right-side operation unit 30 in the storage position is pushed backward. A lower right decorative panel 53 attached to a front wall part 60 of the right-side operation unit 30 protrudes to the right side (outward side with respect to a housing 11 part) relative to the front wall part 60, and the front wall part 60 has a protrusion part 67 that protrudes to the right side (outward side).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The technology disclosed in this specification relates to a built-in stove. [Background technology]

[0002] BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, there is known a stove having an operating unit that is rotatably supported around a rotation axis that extends in the left-right direction (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Specifically, the stove described in Patent Document 1 includes a housing that houses a gas burner, a front part that is fixed to the front part of the housing, and an operating part that is attached to the front part and rotates around a rotation axis. The operating part has an operating area, a decorative panel, and a front plate part to which the decorative panel is attached, and is rotatable between a retracted position where the operating area is stored in the housing and the decorative panel faces forward, and a forward position where the operating area is exposed forward and the decorative panel faces diagonally downward and forward.

[0003] The stove described in the document includes a plate-shaped spring member that continuously applies a force to the operating part in a rotational direction toward a forward position, and a known push latch mechanism. The push latch mechanism switches between a state in which it is connected to the front part and a state in which it is disconnected from the front part each time the front surface of the front plate part is pressed. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Patent Publication No. 2021-032493 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] A built-in stove is installed in a kitchen cabinet so that it fills the entire front opening of the kitchen cabinet. Therefore, the decorative panel may have a portion that protrudes from the front panel toward the outside of the housing. If a pushing force is applied to this protruding portion, the pushing force is not transmitted to the operating unit, and the push latch mechanism is not released. As a result, the pushing force continues to be applied to the decorative panel, potentially causing it to bend.

[0006] This specification discloses a technique for preventing the decorative panel from bending even when a portion of the decorative panel covering the front surface of the operating unit that protrudes from the mounting wall is pressed. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] A built-in stove according to one aspect of the present invention is a built-in stove that is assembled into a kitchen cabinet, and includes a housing portion that houses a gas burner, a front portion that is assembled to the front of the housing portion, and an operating portion that is pivotally supported on the front portion so as to be rotatable around a rotation axis that extends in the left-right direction, and the operating portion has an operating panel portion, a decorative panel, and a mounting wall to which the decorative panel is attached, and has a storage position in which the operating surface of the operating panel portion is stored in the housing portion and the decorative panel faces forward, and a mounting wall to which the operating surface of the operating panel portion faces forward, and and an operating position in which the operating surface is exposed forward and the decorative panel faces diagonally downward and forward, and the built-in stove has a biasing portion that biases the operating portion toward the operating position, and a latch mechanism that engages the operating portion in the storage position and releases the engagement when the operating portion in the storage position is pushed rearward, and the decorative panel protrudes outward from the mounting wall on the side of the housing portion, and the mounting wall has a protrusion that protrudes on the outward side. [Effects of the Invention]

[0008] According to the above configuration, even if a portion of the decorative panel covering the front surface of the operating unit that protrudes beyond the mounting wall is pressed, the decorative panel can be prevented from being deflected. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a front view of a stove according to a first embodiment. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the stove with the top plate (not shown) and decorative panel removed. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the battery case and the lower right front part. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the lower right front portion as seen from the rear. [Figure 5] FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the right operating unit in the operating position. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the right-side operating unit. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the right operating unit as seen from the rear side. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the right operating section and the lower right front section. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is a rear view of the right operating unit. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0010] [Outline of the embodiment] First, an outline of the embodiments of the present disclosure will be listed and described.

[0011] (1) A built-in stove according to an embodiment is a built-in stove that is assembled to a kitchen cabinet, and includes a housing portion that houses a gas burner, a front portion that is assembled to the front of the housing portion, and an operating portion that is pivotally supported on the front portion so as to be rotatable around a rotation axis that extends in the left-right direction. The operating portion has an operating panel portion, a decorative panel, and a mounting wall to which the decorative panel is attached. The operating surface of the operating panel portion is housed in the housing portion so that the decorative panel faces forward, and the operating portion has a storage position in which the operating surface of the operating panel portion is housed in the housing portion so that the decorative panel faces forward, and a mounting wall to which the decorative panel is attached. and an operating position in which the operating surface is exposed forward and the decorative panel faces diagonally downward and forward, and the built-in stove has a biasing portion that biases the operating portion toward the operating position, and a latch mechanism that engages the operating portion in the storage position and releases the engagement when the operating portion in the storage position is pushed rearward, and the decorative panel protrudes outward from the mounting wall on the side of the housing portion, and the mounting wall has a protrusion that protrudes on the outward side.

[0012] According to the built-in stove described in (1) above, the mounting wall of the decorative panel is provided with a protrusion that protrudes outward from the housing part (in other words, toward the gap between the housing part and the kitchen cabinet), so even if a pressing force is continuously applied to the part of the decorative panel that protrudes from the mounting wall (in other words, even if the edge of the decorative panel is continuously pressed), the pressing force can be efficiently transmitted to the operating part via the protrusion. As a result, the latch mechanism can be released and the operating unit can be rotated toward the operating position, preventing excessive force from being continuously applied to the portion of the decorative panel covering the front of the operating unit that protrudes from the mounting wall, thereby preventing the decorative panel from bending.

[0013] [Details of the embodiment] The present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the exemplary embodiments, but the present disclosure is not limited to these examples and is defined by the scope of the claims, and is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope of the claims.

[0014] <Embodiment 1> The first embodiment will be described with reference to Figures 1 to 9. In the following description, the up-down direction and the left-right direction refer to the up-down direction and the left-right direction shown in Figure 1, and the front-rear direction refers to the front-rear direction shown in Figure 2. In the following description, the reference numerals in the drawings may be omitted for the same components, with some exceptions.

[0015] 1. Overall structure of the built-in stove The overall configuration of a built-in stove 1 according to embodiment 1 will be described with reference to Figures 1 and 2. The built-in stove 1 is a gas stove that is assembled into a kitchen cabinet. As shown in FIG. 1, the built-in stove 1 includes a housing 11, a top plate 12, three gas burners 13 (left gas burner 13L, right gas burner 13R, rear gas burner 13U), a grill section 14, four heat adjustment levers 15 (heat adjustment lever 15A, heat adjustment lever 15B, heat adjustment lever 15C, heat adjustment lever 15D), four ignition buttons 16 (ignition button 16A, ignition button 16B, ignition button 16C, ignition button 16D), a right-side operating section 30 (an example of an operating section), a left-side operating section 31 (an example of an operating section), and two front sections 17 (lower right front section 17R, lower left front section 17L) shown in FIG. 2.

[0016] 2, the housing 11 is made up of multiple parts mainly made of metal. The housing 11 is box-shaped and opens upward, and has a bottom wall (not shown), a right wall 11R, a left wall 11L, and a rear wall 11U. The two front portions 17 are each made of resin, and are attached to the front portion of the housing portion 11 via a plurality of metal members. The front portions 17 will be described later.

[0017] 1, the top plate 12 is disposed on the housing part 11. The top plate 12 has a rectangular shape when viewed from above, and has openings for exposing the three gas burners 13 formed therein. The three gas burners 13 are housed in the housing 11 and are partially exposed above the housing 11. The three gas burners 13 are arranged at positions corresponding to openings formed in the top plate 12.

[0018] The grill unit 14 is disposed in the center in the left-right direction on the front surface of the housing unit 11. The grill unit 14 has a box-shaped grill chamber, a grill door for opening and closing the grill chamber, and a grill burner disposed inside the grill chamber. The four heat adjustment levers 15 are arranged two on each side of the grill section 14. Heat adjustment lever 15A is a lever for adjusting the heat of the left gas burner 13L. Heat adjustment lever 15B is a lever for adjusting the heat of the rear gas burner 13U, heat adjustment lever 15C is a lever for adjusting the heat of the grill burner, and heat adjustment lever 15D is a lever for adjusting the heat of the right gas burner 13R.

[0019] An ignition button 16 is provided below each heat adjustment lever 15. Ignition button 16A is a button for igniting / extinguishing the left gas burner 13L. Ignition button 16B is a button for igniting / extinguishing the rear gas burner 13U, ignition button 16C is a button for igniting / extinguishing the grill burner, and ignition button 16D is a button for igniting / extinguishing the right gas burner 13R.

[0020] 2. Front section The front portion 17 will be described with reference to Figure 3. As shown in Figure 3, the lower right front portion 17R has a case housing portion 40 that houses a battery case 39. In contrast, the lower left front portion 17L does not have a case housing portion 40, but other configurations are substantially the same as those of the lower right front portion 17R, so the lower right front portion 17R will be described here as an example.

[0021] The right lower front portion 17R is made of resin and has a front wall portion 33, an upper wall portion 34, a bottom wall portion 35, a left wall portion 36, and a right wall portion 37 formed in a frame shape. Two rotation shafts 38 that rotatably support the right-side operating unit 30 (see FIG. 2) are formed spaced apart on the left and right sides on the front surface of the lower end of the front wall 33. These rotation shafts 38 extend in the left-right direction. A case housing section 40 that houses a battery case 39 is integrally formed on the upper surface of the bottom wall section 35. A latch assembly section 41 to which a latch receiving section 81 of a push latch mechanism (described later) is attached is integrally formed on the left side of the case housing section 40 on the upper surface of the bottom wall section 35.

[0022] 4, a spring bearing portion 42 that engages the right end of a coil spring 80 (described later) is integrally formed on the upper surface of the bottom wall portion 35 on the left side of the case housing portion 40. The spring bearing portion 42 extends upward from the upper surface of the bottom wall portion 35 and then extends forward.

[0023] 3.Right side operation section and left side operation section As shown in Figure 1, the right-side operating unit 30 is attached to the right end of the front surface of the housing 11. The left-side operating unit 31 is attached to the left end of the front surface of the housing 11. The right-side operating unit 30 is formed with a recess 64 (see Figure 6) for inserting and removing the battery case 39 described above, whereas the left-side operating unit 31 does not have the recess 64. However, other configurations are substantially the same as those of the right-side operating unit 30, so the right-side operating unit 30 will be described here as an example.

[0024] The right operating unit 30 is pivotally supported by the lower right front portion 17R so as to be rotatable between a storage position shown in FIG. 1 and an operating position shown in FIG. The right-side operation unit 30 includes a rotating body 50 shown in FIG. 6, an operation panel unit 51, a lower right decorative panel 53 (an example of a decorative panel), and an electrical board 52 shown in FIG.

[0025] 3-1. Rotating body The rotating body 50 has a front wall portion 60 (an example of a mounting wall) shown in FIG. 6, a right wall portion 61, a left wall portion 62 shown in FIG. 7, and a bottom wall portion 63 shown in FIG. As shown in Figure 6, the front wall 60 is formed with a recess 64 for inserting and removing the battery case 39 from the front to the rear. Two bearing portions 65 are formed spaced apart from each other on the left and right at the lower end of the front wall 60. The bearing portions 65 are formed in a roughly C-shape when viewed from the right side. The bearing portions 65 are pressed toward the rotating shaft 38 of the lower right front portion 17R and fitted onto the rotating shaft 38, thereby rotatably supporting the rotating body 50 on the rotating shaft 38. Two locking holes 66 for locking the lower right decorative panel 53 are formed spaced apart from each other on the left and right in the front wall 60 above the recess 64.

[0026] A protrusion 67 (67R) that protrudes toward the right side is integrally formed on the front wall 60. The protrusion 67 supports the lower right decorative panel 53 from behind when a protruding portion 53C (see FIG. 9 ), which will be described later, of the lower right decorative panel 53 is pressed, thereby preventing the lower right decorative panel 53 from bending rearward. The protrusion 67 may be formed as a component separate from the rotating body 50 and assembled to the rotating body 50.

[0027] The right wall portion 61 has a generally triangular shape when viewed from the left-right direction. A rotation restricting portion 68 is provided at the rear end of the right wall portion 61 to abut against the upper wall portion 34 of the lower right front portion 17R when the rotating body 50 is rotated to the operating position, thereby restricting further rotation. The shape of the left wall portion 62 is substantially the same as that of the right wall portion 61, so a description thereof will be omitted.

[0028] 8, the bottom wall 63 extends rearward from midway up and down on the front wall 60, and its rear end abuts against the underside of the operation panel 51. The left and right sides of the bottom wall 63 are connected to the right wall 61 and the left wall 62. The bottom wall 63 is located below the operation panel 51, and forms a space between the bottom wall 63 and the operation panel 51 in which the electrical board 52 is housed.

[0029] A spring receiving portion 69 that engages an end of a coil spring 80 (described later) is integrally formed on the left side of the lower surface of the bottom wall portion 63 (the rear side of the paper in FIG. 8). The spring receiving portion 69 is composed of two extension portions 70 that extend downward from the bottom wall portion 63. The two extension portions 70 are spaced apart from each other in the front-to-rear direction, and the end of the coil spring 80 is engaged between these extension portions 70. Here, the right operating part 30 has been described as an example, but as shown in FIG. 2, the left operating part 31 is integrally formed with a protruding part 67 (67L) that protrudes toward the left side.

[0030] 3-2. Operation panel 8, the operation panel 51 is generally plate-shaped, and various buttons, menu lamps, displays, etc. are provided on an operation surface 51A that faces diagonally upward and rearward when in the storage position. A plurality of locking portions 71 are formed on the underside of the operation panel 51. The front locking portion 71 is locked to a recess 60A formed in the rear surface of the front wall 60 of the rotating body 50. The rear locking portion 71 is locked to the edge of an opening 63A formed in the bottom wall 63 of the rotating body 50.

[0031] 3-3. Lower right decorative panel The lower right decorative panel 53 will be described with reference to Figure 7. The lower right decorative panel 53 is a plate-shaped member and is attached to the front surface of the front wall portion 60 of the rotating body 50. The lower right decorative panel 53 is made of resin and has two bearing portions 53A formed integrally at the lower end of the rear surface. The bearing portions 53A are positioned offset in the left-right direction from the bearing portions 65 of the rotating body 50 and are pivotally supported by the rotating shaft 38 of the lower right front portion 17R. Two locking portions 53B are formed spaced apart on the left and right sides on the rear surface of the lower right decorative panel 53. The lower right decorative panel 53 is locked to the rotating body 50 by inserting these locking portions 53B into locking holes 66 in the front wall portion 60.

[0032] 9, the lower right decorative panel 53 protrudes to the right from the front wall 60 of the pivoting body 50. This is to close the gap between the built-in stove 1 and the kitchen cabinet with the lower right decorative panel 53. In the following explanation, the portion 53C of the lower right decorative panel 53 that protrudes to the right from the front wall 60 is referred to as the protruding portion 53C. Although the lower right decorative panel 53 has been described as an example here, the same applies to the lower left decorative panel 54. The lower left decorative panel 54 protrudes from the front wall portion 60 to the left.

[0033] 3-4. Storage and operating positions 1, when the right-side operation unit 30 is in the storage position, the operation surface 51A of the operation panel unit 51 is stored in the housing unit 11 and the lower right decorative panel 53 faces forward. As shown in FIG. 5, when the right-side operation unit 30 is in the operation position, the operation surface 51A is exposed forward and the lower right decorative panel 53 faces diagonally downward and forward.

[0034] 4. Mechanism for biasing the right-side operating unit A mechanism for biasing the right operating unit 30 toward the operating position will be described with reference to Fig. 8. The right operating unit 30 is constantly biased toward the operating position by a coil spring 80 (an example of a biasing unit). Specifically, the coil spring 80 is disposed with its central axis extending in the left-right direction (perpendicular to the plane of the paper in FIG. 8). The left end of the coil spring 80 (the far side of the paper in FIG. 8) extends linearly obliquely upward and rearward, with its tip bent 90 degrees to the left and engaged with the spring bearing portion 69 of the rotating body 50. The right end of the coil spring 80 (the near side of the paper in FIG. 8) extends rearward along the bottom wall portion 35 of the right lower front portion 17R, with its tip bent 90 degrees to the right and engaged with the spring bearing portion 42 of the right lower front portion 17R.

[0035] 5. Latch mechanism The latch mechanism that locks the right-side operating unit 30 in the storage position will be described with reference to Figure 8. The latch mechanism is a so-called push latch mechanism, and is composed of a latch claw 60B extending rearward from the rear surface of the front wall portion 60 of the rotating body 50, and a latch receiver 81 attached to the lower right front portion 17R.

[0036] The push latch mechanism switches between a state in which the latch claw 60B is locked to the latch receiver 81 and a state in which the latch claw 60B is unlocked each time the latch claw 60B is pressed toward the latch receiver 81. Specifically, when the user pushes the right-side operation unit 30, which is in the operating position, backward, the latch claw 60B is locked to the latch receiver 81, as shown in FIG. 8. This locks the right-side operation unit 30 in the storage position. When the user pushes the right-side operation unit 30, which is in the storage position, backward, the latch claw 60B is unlocked, and the biasing force of the coil spring 80 causes the right-side operation unit 30 to rotate to the operating position.

[0037] 6. Effects of the embodiment In the built-in stove 1 of embodiment 1, the right-side operating unit 30 has a protrusion 67 that protrudes to the right side (the side facing outward from the housing unit 11) on the front wall 60 (the mounting wall of the decorative panel) of the rotating body 50, so even if a pressing force is continuously applied to the protruding portion 53C of the lower right decorative panel 53 that covers the front of the right-side operating unit 30 (in other words, even if the right end side of the lower right decorative panel 53 is continuously pressed), the pressing force can be efficiently transmitted to the right-side operating unit 30 via the protrusion 67. As a result, the push latch mechanism can be released and the right-side operating unit 30 can be rotated toward the operating position, preventing excessive force from being continuously applied to the protruding portion 53C, thereby preventing the lower right decorative panel 53 from being bent. Here, the right operation unit 30 has been described as an example, but the left operation unit 31 is similar.

[0038] <Other embodiments> (1) In the above embodiment, the decorative panels of both the right-side operation unit 30 and the left-side operation unit 31 (the lower right decorative panel 53 in the case of the right-side operation unit 30, and the lower left decorative panel 54 in the case of the left-side operation unit 31) protrude outward from the front wall 60 (mounting wall) of the rotating body 50 to the outside of the housing 11. However, the decorative panels may protrude only from the right-side operation unit 30 or only from the left-side operation unit 31.

[0039] (2) In the above embodiment, the built-in stove 1 is illustrated as having a right-side operating unit 30 and a left-side operating unit 31, but the built-in stove 1 may be equipped with only one of the right-side operating unit 30 and the left-side operating unit 31.

[0040] (3) In the above embodiment, the protrusion 67 protrudes from a portion of the right end of the front wall 60 of the rotating body 50, but the entire right end of the front wall 60 of the rotating body 50 may protrude to the right. Multiple protrusions 67 may protrude from the right end of the front wall 60. The same applies to the left-side operating unit 31.

[0041] (4) In the above embodiment, the coil spring 80 is used as an example of the biasing portion that biases the right operating unit 30 toward the operating position. However, the biasing portion is not limited to this and may have any other suitable configuration. For example, the biasing portion may be a leaf spring. [Explanation of symbols]

[0042] 1: Built-in stove 11: Housing 13: Gas burner 17R: Lower right front section (example of the front section) 17L: Lower left front section (example of front section) 30: Right side operation unit (example of operation unit) 31: Left side operation unit (example of operation unit) 38: Rotating axis 51: Operation panel 51A: Operation surface 53: Lower right decorative panel (example of decorative panel) 54: Lower left decorative panel (example of decorative panel) 60: Front wall (an example of a mounting wall) 60B: Latch claw (an example of a latch mechanism) 67R: Protrusion 67L: Protrusion 80: Coil spring (an example of a biasing part) 81: Latch receiving part (an example of a latch mechanism)

Claims

[Claim 1] A built-in stove that can be installed in a kitchen cabinet, a housing portion that houses a gas burner; a front portion attached to a front portion of the housing portion; an operating unit pivotally supported on the front portion so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis extending in the left-right direction; Equipped with The operation unit includes: An operation panel unit; Decorative panels and a mounting wall to which the decorative panel is attached; and the operation panel is rotatable between a storage position in which an operation surface of the operation panel unit is stored in the housing unit and the decorative panel faces forward, and an operation position in which the operation surface is exposed forward and the decorative panel faces diagonally downward and forward, The built-in stove is a biasing portion that biases the operating portion toward the operating position; a latch mechanism that locks the operation unit in the storage position, the latch mechanism releasing the lock when the operation unit in the storage position is pushed rearward; and the decorative panel protrudes outward from the mounting wall toward the outside of the housing, The mounting wall has a protrusion protruding toward the outward side. Built-in stove.

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