Heating Regulator

Abstract

A cooking device capable of improving the shock resistance to a governor. [Solution] The cooking appliance includes a storage chamber having a bottom surface and side surfaces protruding from the bottom surface, for storing a gas cassette, and a reinforcing portion connecting the bottom surface and the side surfaces. Preferably, the reinforcing portion and the side surfaces are integrally molded. More preferably, the cooking appliance includes a governor disposed inside the storage chamber and having a connection portion for connecting to the gas cassette, the reinforcing portion having an opposing plate facing a portion of the governor so that the connection portion can be seen in a direction parallel to the bottom surface and the side surfaces.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present technology relates to a cooking device equipped with a gas cassette. [Background technology]

[0002] There is a cooking appliance having a storage chamber for storing a gas cassette, and a governor is disposed in the storage chamber (see Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2012-237503 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] To ensure safety, the governor must be shock resistant.

[0005] The present disclosure has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has an object to provide a cooking appliance that can improve the impact resistance of the governor. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] A cooking device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure has a bottom surface and a side surface protruding from the bottom surface, and is equipped with a storage chamber for storing a gas cassette, and a reinforcing portion connecting the bottom surface and the side surface. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] In a cooking device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, by providing a reinforcing portion that connects the bottom and side portions of the storage chamber, the strength of the storage chamber around the governor can be increased, and the impact resistance of the governor can be improved. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a cooking device. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the cooking device. [Figure 3] FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. [Figure 5] FIG. 2 is a right side view showing the cooking device to which the gas cassette is connected. [Figure 6] 10A to 10C are explanatory diagrams illustrating an example of a manufacturing process of the reinforcing portion. [Figure 7] FIG. 10 is a right side view showing a cooking device with a partially modified configuration. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] The present invention will be described below based on the drawings showing a cooking device according to an embodiment. In the following description, up, down, front, back, left and right shown in the drawings will be used. The up, down, front, back, left and right shown in the drawings are examples of directions, and the directions are not limited to these. Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the cooking device, Fig. 2 is a plan view showing the cooking device, Fig. 3 is a front view showing the cooking device, and Fig. 4 is a right side view showing the cooking device. In each drawing, the lid covering the upper, right and rear sides of the storage chamber and the grill plate or gridiron placed above the gas burner are omitted from illustration.

[0010] The cooking appliance has a rectangular plate-shaped bottom portion 1 that extends left and right. One side of the bottom portion 1 faces upward, and the other side faces downward. A frame 2 is provided around the periphery of the upper surface of the bottom portion 1. The frame 2 has a front portion 3, a left portion 4, a rear portion 5, and a reinforcing portion 6. The front portion 3, the left portion 4, the rear portion 5, and the reinforcing portion 6 are integrally molded.

[0011] The front surface portion 3 is shaped like a rectangular plate extending from left to right. One surface of the front surface portion 3 faces forward, and the other surface faces rearward. The front surface portion 3 protrudes upward from the entire front edge of the bottom surface portion 1. The front surface portion 3 is formed with multiple windows 3a that penetrate from front to back. The multiple windows 3a are lined up left to right. The left surface portion 4 is shaped like a rectangular plate extending from front to back. One surface of the left surface portion 4 faces left, and the other surface faces right. The left surface portion 4 protrudes upward from the entire left edge of the bottom surface portion 1.

[0012] The rear portion 5 is a rectangular plate extending left and right. One side of the rear portion 5 faces forward, and the other side faces rearward. The rear portion 5 protrudes upward from the rear edge of the bottom portion 1. The left and right dimension of the rear portion 5 is approximately 80% of the left and right dimension of the bottom portion 1. The rear portion 5 is located between the left end of the rear edge of the bottom portion 1 and a position approximately 20% of the left and right dimension of the bottom portion 1 to the left of the right end of the rear edge of the bottom portion 1. In other words, the rear portion 5 is not provided between the right end of the rear edge of the bottom portion 1 and a position approximately 20% of the left and right dimension of the bottom portion 1 to the left of the right end. The rear portion 5 is formed with multiple windows 5a penetrating from front to back. The multiple windows 5a are lined up left and right.

[0013] The reinforcing portion 6 is located slightly to the left of the right edge of the front portion of the bottom portion 1. The configuration of the reinforcing portion 6 will be described in detail later. A partition 7 is located between the right end of the rear portion 5 and a position slightly to the right of the center in the left-right direction of the front portion 3. The partition 7 comprises a partition plate 7a and an upper surface portion 7b. The partition plate 7a is rectangular and extends forward and backward. One side of the partition plate 7a faces to the right, and the other side faces to the left. The partition plate 7a is approximately perpendicular to the rear portion 5 and the front portion 3. The upper surface portion 7b is rectangular and extends forward and backward. One side of the upper surface portion 7b faces upward, and the other side faces downward. The upper surface portion 7b is located on the upper edge of the partition plate 7a. The upper surface portion 7b is approximately perpendicular to the partition plate 7a. A through hole 7c penetrating left and right is formed in the upper part of the front portion of the partition plate 7a.

[0014] On the left side of the partition 7, a chamber (hereinafter referred to as burner storage chamber 15) that is rectangular in plan view is formed by the bottom surface portion 1, partition 7, front surface portion 3, left surface portion 4, and rear surface portion 5. More specifically, the burner storage chamber 15 is formed by the part of the bottom surface portion 1 excluding the part to the right of the partition 7, the entire partition 7, the part of the front surface portion 3 excluding the part to the right of the partition 7, the entire left surface portion 4, and the part of the rear surface portion 5 excluding the part to the right of the partition 7.

[0015] A gas burner 8 that is U-shaped in plan view is stored inside the burner storage chamber 15. The gas burner 8 is supported inside the burner storage chamber 15 so that both ends of the U-shape face rightward. The gas burner 8 has a front end and a rear end at both ends. The front end extends further to the right than the rear end and is inserted into the through-hole 7c.

[0016] To the right of the partition 7, the bottom surface portion 1, the partition 7, and the front surface portion 3 form a cassette storage chamber 10. More specifically, the cassette storage chamber 10 is formed by the portion of the bottom surface portion 1 excluding the area to the left of the partition 7, the entire partition 7, the portion of the front surface portion 3 excluding the area to the left of the partition 7, and a lid (not shown). The lid covers an upper region to the right of the right edge of the top surface portion 7b and rear of the upper edge of the front surface portion 3, a right region rear of the right edge of the front surface portion 3 and above the right edge of the bottom surface portion 1, and a rear region rear of the right edge of the rear surface portion 5 and above the rear edge of the bottom surface portion 1. The lid is configured to be openable and closable.

[0017] Hereinafter, the portion of the bottom surface 1 that forms the cassette storage chamber 10 will be referred to as a lower surface 10a, and the portion of the front surface 3 that forms the cassette storage chamber 10 will be referred to as a front surface 10b. The front surface 10b forms a side surface.

[0018] A governor 11 is disposed inside the cassette storage chamber 10. The governor 11 is fixed to the front portion 10b. The governor 11 protrudes rearward from the front portion 10b. The governor 11 has a connection portion 11a that connects to the gas cassette 20 (see FIG. 5). The connection portion 11a forms the rear end portion of the governor 11.

[0019] The governor 11 and the front end of the gas burner 8 inserted into the through hole 7c are connected by a gas supply pipe 12. Combustible gas is supplied from the governor 11 to the gas burner 8 through the gas supply pipe 12. An operating unit 13 is provided on the front side of the front part 10b. The operating unit 13 is connected to the governor 11. The amount of combustible gas supplied to the gas burner 8 is adjusted by operating the operating unit 13.

[0020] The reinforcing portion 6 includes a reinforcing plate 6a, a notch 6b, and a connecting plate 6c. The reinforcing plate 6a constitutes an opposing plate. The reinforcing plate 6a has a right-angled triangular shape when viewed from the right side. The reinforcing plate 6a is arranged so that the right-angled portion is located on the lower front side, and one of the two sides other than the hypotenuse is located on the lower side and the other side is located on the front side. Hereinafter, as shown in FIG. 4, one side will be referred to as the base side 6aa, the other side as the front side 6ab, and the hypotenuse side as 6ac. The base side 6aa constitutes the lower edge. The front side 6ab is integrally connected to the right edge of the front portion 10b. The hypotenuse side 6ac is inclined with respect to the front portion 10b and the lower surface portion 10a. The hypotenuse side 6ac is inclined downward as it approaches the rear side.

[0021] As shown in Figure 2, the connecting plate 6c has a rectangular strip shape extending in the front-rear direction. The connecting plate 6c protrudes from the entire bottom side 6aa to the left at a substantially right angle. The connecting plate 6c is integrally connected to the bottom side 6aa. The connecting plate 6c is disposed above the lower surface portion 10a and is connected to the lower surface portion 10a by screws.

[0022] Four legs 9 are provided at the four lower corners of the bottom surface portion 1. Four screw holes 1a, 1b are formed at the four corners of the bottom surface portion 1, penetrating vertically. The screw holes 1a, 1b form fixing portions. The screw holes 1a are located at the rear right corner, rear left corner, and front left corner, and the screw hole 1b is located at the front right corner, i.e., the front right corner of the lower surface portion 10a. The legs 9 have screws (not shown) protruding upward, and the screws of each leg 9 are connected to the respective screw holes 1a, 1b.

[0023] As shown in Figure 2, the connecting plate 6c is positioned rearward of the screw holes 1b. That is, the connecting plate 6c is connected to the underside 10a at a position away from the screw holes 1b. Because the connecting plate 6c is away from the screw holes 1b, it does not block the screw holes 1b. That is, it is possible to prevent the connection of the legs 9 to the screw holes 1b from being obstructed.

[0024] As shown in Fig. 4, most of the connection portion 11a is located to the right of the oblique side 6ac. Therefore, when the cassette storage chamber 10 is viewed from the right side (a direction parallel to the bottom surface 10a and the front surface 10b) with the lid open, the connection portion 11a is not obstructed by the reinforcing plate 6a and can be seen. In other words, the reinforcing plate 6a faces a portion of the governor 11 in the left-right direction so that the connection portion 11a can be seen. Here, the portion of the governor 11 is the portion of the governor 11 that cannot be seen due to the reinforcing plate 6a when the cassette storage chamber 10 is viewed from the right side.

[0025] FIG. 5 is a right side view showing a cooking appliance to which a gas cassette 20 is connected. The gas cassette 20 has a cylindrical shape. One end of the gas cassette 20 is connected to the connection portion 11a. As shown in FIG. 5, when the cassette storage chamber 10 is viewed from the right side with the lid open, the connection portion 11a is visible. Therefore, when connecting the gas cassette 20 to the connection portion 11a, the user can easily connect it while visually checking it.

[0026] As shown in Figures 1, 2, and 5, there is nothing covering the left and right sides of the connection portion 11a. In some countries, for example, South Korea, there are standards that cooking appliances must meet, requiring that there be vents on both sides of the container attachment portion, i.e., that there be nothing covering the left and right sides of the connection portion 11a (see KGS AB336 2023 3.2.2.8). The cooking appliance according to the embodiment can meet this standard. Therefore, it can be sold in countries that adopt such standards, thereby increasing the number of countries in which it can be sold.

[0027] The above standards prohibit the provision of a reinforcing member around the governor to improve the impact resistance of the governor. In the cooking device according to the embodiment, the reinforcing portion 6 is configured so as not to obstruct the visibility of the connection portion 11a, thereby facilitating the connection work of the gas cassette 20 and improving the impact resistance of the governor. Furthermore, the impact resistance of the governor can be improved while satisfying the above standards.

[0028] Fig. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of the manufacturing process of the reinforcing part 6. The manufacturing process of the reinforcing part 6 includes a first process and a second process. The upper diagram of Fig. 6 shows the reinforcing part 6' in the first process, and the lower diagram shows the reinforcing part 6' in the second process.

[0029] As shown in the upper diagram of Figure 6, the reinforcing portion 6' includes a reinforcing plate 60. The reinforcing plate 60 has a right-angled trapezoidal shape. An upper base 61 of the reinforcing plate 60 is shorter than a lower base 62. The upper base 61 is located on the rear side and extends vertically. The lower base 62 is located on the front side and extends vertically. The reinforcing plate 60 includes a hypotenuse 64 and a lower base 63 between the upper base 61 and the lower base 62. The lower base 63 is connected to the lower ends of the upper base 61 and the lower base 62 at approximately a right angle. The hypotenuse 64 is connected to the upper ends of the upper base 61 and the lower base 62. Note that the lower base 62 is connected to the front portion 3 during manufacturing, but for ease of understanding, only the reinforcing plate 60 is shown in Figure 6.

[0030] An intersection point P1' between the upper base 61 and the hypotenuse 64 corresponds to the vertex P1. An intersection point P2' between the lower base 62 and the hypotenuse 64 corresponds to the vertex P2. The upper view of Figure 6 shows a rectangular removal area 65 extending along the lower base 62 at the right angle between the lower base 62 and the lower side 63. The removal area 65 is removed by, for example, cutting or punching.

[0031] The lower diagram of Figure 6 shows the reinforcing plate 60 from which the removal region 65 has been removed. In the lower diagram of Figure 6, a dashed line 6aa' extending parallel to the bottom edge 63 from the intersection point P1' corresponds to the bottom edge 6aa. A portion 6c' of the reinforcing plate 60 below the dashed line 6aa' corresponds to the connecting plate 6c. As indicated by the arrow in the lower diagram of Figure 6, of the cutout portion 66 formed by removing the cutout region 65, a portion 6b' above the dashed line 6aa' corresponds to the cutout 6b. The reinforcing portion 6 is manufactured by bending the portion 6c' to the left.

[0032] By manufacturing the reinforcing portion 6 in this manner, the length of the connecting plate 6c in the front-to-rear direction becomes shorter than the lower edge 63. Therefore, when the reinforcing portion 6 is provided in the front right corner of the bottom surface portion 1, it becomes easier to connect the connecting plate 6c to the lower surface portion 10a at a position away from the screw hole 1b. Note that the size of the removed area 65 shown in FIG. 6 is merely an example. For example, the size of the removed area 65 may be such that only the portion below the dashed line 6aa' is removed. In this case, the notch 6b is not formed.

[0033] In the cooking device according to the embodiment, by providing a reinforcing portion 6 that connects the underside portion 10a and the front portion 10b of the cassette storage chamber 10, the strength of the cassette storage chamber 10 around the governor 11 can be increased, and the impact resistance to the governor 11 can be improved.

[0034] Furthermore, since the reinforcing portion 6 and the front portion 10b are integrally molded, the strength of the reinforcing portion 6 and the front portion 10b is improved, and the shock resistance to the governor 11 can be further improved.

[0035] In addition, the oblique side 6ac of the reinforcing plate 6a is inclined relative to the front surface 10b and the lower surface 10a, and is inclined downward toward the rear side, so that the entire right side of the governor 11 can be prevented from being covered.

[0036] Furthermore, since the connecting plate 6c is connected to the underside 10a at a position away from the screw holes 1b, the connecting plate 6c is prevented from blocking the screw holes 1b, which means that the connection of the legs 9 to the screw holes 1b is prevented from being obstructed.

[0037] Fig. 7 is a right side view showing a cooking device with a partially modified configuration. As shown in Fig. 7, the shape of the reinforcing plate 6a may be trapezoidal. That is, the shape of the reinforcing plate 6a may be any shape as long as it does not obstruct the visibility of the connecting portion 11a.

[0038] The embodiments disclosed herein are illustrative in all respects and should not be considered limiting. The scope of the present invention is intended to include all modifications within the scope of the claims and the scope equivalent to the claims. The features described in each embodiment can be mutually combined. Furthermore, independent claims and dependent claims described in the claims can be mutually combined in any and all combinations, regardless of the reference format. Furthermore, although the claims use a format in which a claim references two or more other claims (multiple claim format), this is not limiting. A multiple claim (multi-multi claim) that references at least one other multiple claim may also be used. [Explanation of symbols]

[0039] 1 Bottom part 1b Screw hole (fixing part) 6 Reinforcement 6a Reinforcing plate (opposing plate) 6ac hypotenuse 6c connecting plate 9 legs 10 Storage Room 10a Bottom part 10b Front part (side part) 11 Governor 11a Connection 20 Gas cassette

Claims

1. a storage chamber having a lower surface and a side surface protruding from the lower surface, the storage chamber storing a gas cassette; a reinforcing portion connecting the lower surface portion and the side surface portion; A heating cooker comprising:

2. The reinforcing portion and the side portion are integrally molded. The cooking device according to claim 1 .

3. a governor disposed inside the storage chamber and having a connection portion connected to the gas cassette; The reinforcing portion has an opposing plate that faces a part of the governor so that the connection portion can be seen in a direction parallel to the lower surface portion and the side surface portion. The cooking device according to claim 1 or 2.

4. The opposing plate has a hypotenuse that is inclined with respect to the lower surface portion. The cooking device according to claim 3.

5. A leg is provided below the lower surface portion, a fixing portion for fixing the leg to the lower surface portion is provided, A connecting plate is provided at the lower edge of the opposing plate, the connecting plate being connected to the lower surface portion at a position away from the fixing portion. The cooking device according to claim 3.

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