Heating Regulator

Abstract

To provide a heating cooker 1 which has excellent workability at the time of inspection of a control board 10 and includes the control board 10 connected to dry batteries 8, 8, and in a cooker body 2 of which a battery case 7 is provided being positioned in the vicinity of a front surface 21 of the cooker body 2, where an opening 21a for putting in / taking out a battery is formed at a portion opposing to the battery case 7 of the front surface 21 of the cooker body 2, and where the dry batteries 8, 8 are freely put in / taken out of the battery case 7 through this opening 21a and an open surface 7a on one surface of the battery case 7.SOLUTION: A control board 10 is mounted on a predetermined outer surface other than an open surface 7a of a battery case 7, and the battery case 7 is supported so as to rotate between a normal posture in which the open surface 7a faces an opening 21a for putting in / taking out a battery and an inspection posture in which the control board 10 is visible through the opening 21a for putting in / taking out a battery.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a cooking device including a control board connected to a dry battery. [Background technology]

[0002] Originally, this type of cooking appliance has a battery case located near the front of the appliance within the body of the cooking appliance, an opening for inserting and removing the battery formed in the front of the appliance facing the battery case, and dry batteries can be freely inserted and removed from the battery case through this opening and one open face of the battery case. Among such cooking appliances, there are also known ones in which a control board is attached to a predetermined outer face other than the open face of the battery case (the back or side of the battery case, with the open face of the battery case being the front) (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2). This has the advantage of shortening the wiring connecting the battery case and the control board.

[0003] Incidentally, when inspecting the control board, a diagnostic connector is connected to the control board for inspection. In the above-mentioned conventional example, the top plate of the cooking appliance must be removed to connect the diagnostic connector to the control board. Here, the top plate is designed to be difficult to remove in order to prevent users from touching the internal components of the appliance. Therefore, the above-mentioned conventional example, which requires the removal of the top plate, has the problem of poor workability when inspecting the control board. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 10-132280 [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-147111 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a cooking appliance that is easy to inspect when inspecting a control board. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a cooking appliance equipped with a control board connected to a dry battery, wherein a battery case is provided within the body of the cooking appliance, positioned near the front of the body, and an opening for inserting and removing the battery is formed in the part of the front of the body facing the battery case, allowing the dry battery to be inserted and removed freely from the battery case through this opening and one open face of the battery case, and wherein the control board is attached to a specified outer face other than the open face of the battery case, and the battery case is supported so as to be rotatable between a normal position in which the open face faces the opening for inserting and removing the battery, and an inspection position in which the control board can be seen through the opening for inserting and removing the battery.

[0007] According to the present invention, by rotating the battery case to the inspection position, the diagnostic connector can be connected to the control board through the opening for inserting and removing the battery. This allows inspection of the control board without removing the top plate of the cooking appliance, making inspection easier.

[0008] In the present invention, it is also preferable that a restraining frame be detachably attached to the battery insertion / removal opening to restrain the battery case from rotating from the normal position. By attaching the restraining frame to the battery insertion / removal opening except when inspecting the control board, it is possible to prevent the battery case from rotating to the inspection position. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view of a cooking device according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional side view of a portion of the cooking device according to the embodiment where a battery case is provided. [Figure 3]3(a) is a cross-sectional plan view taken along line IIIa-IIIa in FIG. 2, and FIG. 3(b) is a cross-sectional plan view of the cooking device according to the embodiment with the battery case rotated to an inspection position. [Figure 4] 1A is a front view of the cooking device according to the embodiment with the battery case in a normal position, and FIG. 1B is a front view of the cooking device according to the embodiment with the battery case in an inspection position. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0010] A cooking appliance 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Fig. 1. This cooking appliance 1 is a gas stove equipped with a pair of left and right stove burners 4, 4 exposed on a top plate 3 covering the top surface of a stove body 2, which is the appliance, and a grill 5 disposed within the stove body 2 and having a grill door 51 on the front. On / off buttons 6 for each of the stove burners 4 and the grill burner (not shown) are disposed on a pair of left and right front panels 21, 22 located on both sides of the grill door 51 in the lateral direction and which form the front surface of the stove body 2. A battery case 7 is built into the stove body 2.

[0011] 2 to 4, the battery case 7 can hold two dry batteries 8, 8 arranged side by side and is located near the left front panel 21. The surface of the battery case 7 that faces forward in a normal position (described later) is called the front, and this front is the open surface 7a. On both sides of the battery case 7, there are provided tongue portions 71, 71 that extend forward, and each tongue portion 71, 71 has an opening 71a, 71a that penetrates through the thickness of the plate. A control board 10 is attached to the back of the battery case 7.

[0012] The control board 10 is connected via wiring (not shown) to various electrical components such as dry batteries 8, 8 as power sources and ignition devices for the stove burners 4 and grill burners, and controls the operation of the various electrical components. The control board 10 also has a connector 10a to which a diagnostic connector is connected, and when inspecting the control board 10, the diagnostic connector is connected to the connector 10a.

[0013] A roughly rectangular opening 21a for inserting and removing a battery is formed in the portion of the front panel 21 facing the battery case 7. Dry batteries 8 can be inserted and removed from the battery case 7 through the opening 21a and the open face 7a of the battery case 7. A detachable restraining frame 9 is fitted into the opening 21a. Connecting portions 91 extend rearward from the frame portions on both left and right sides of the restraining frame 9, and claw portions 92 protrude from the tip of each connecting portion 91. When the restraining frame 9 is attached to the opening 21a, the claw portions 92 engage with the openings 71a of the tongue portions 71 of the battery case 7, causing the restraining frame 9 to press against the periphery of the opening 21a. By attaching the restraining frame 9 to the opening 21a, the battery case 7 is restrained so as not to rotate from the normal position (the position of the battery case 7 shown in FIGS. 2, 3(a), and 4(a)) in which the open surface 7a of the battery case 7 faces the opening 21a of the front panel 21. In addition, a lid 94 is attached to the restraining frame 9 via a hinge 95 at the lower end so as to be able to be opened and closed freely.

[0014] Support pins 11a, 11b protrude vertically from the front upper frame 23 and front lower frame 24 of the stove body 2, and approximately C-shaped mating portions 73a, 73b into which the support pins 11a, 11b fit are provided on the upper and lower surfaces of the battery case 7. The support pins 11a, 11b fit into the mating portions 73a, 73b of the battery case 7, allowing the battery case 7 to rotate freely about the vertical axis of the support pins 11a, 11b. The battery case 7 can be rotated between the normal position and an inspection position (the position of the battery case 7 shown in Figures 3(b) and 4(b)) in which the control board 10 on the back of the battery case 7 is visible through the opening 21a. The rotation to the inspection position is performed after the engagement of the claws 92 with the openings 71a is released and the restraining frame 9 is removed.

[0015] By rotating the battery case 7 to the inspection position as described above, the diagnostic connector can be connected to the connector 10a of the control board 10 through the battery insertion / removal opening 21a. This allows the control board 10 to be inspected without removing the top plate 3 from the stove body 2, improving inspection workability. Furthermore, when not inspecting the control board 10, the restraint frame 9 can be attached to the battery insertion / removal opening 21a to prevent the battery case 7 from rotating to the inspection position.

[0016] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, in the above embodiment, the battery case 7 is pivotally supported by support pins 11a and 11b that protrude in the vertical direction. However, support pins that protrude in the horizontal direction may be provided within the stove body 2, and mating portions may be provided on both sides of the battery case 7 to pivotally support the battery case 7 about a horizontal axis. Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the control board 10 is provided on the back of the battery case 7. However, the control board 10 may also be provided on the side, top, or bottom of the battery case 7 as long as the control board 10 can be viewed through the opening 21a in the front panel 21 by rotating the battery case 7 about a vertical or horizontal axis.

[0017] In the above embodiment, the inspection position is the position in which the battery case 7 is rotated approximately 160 degrees clockwise from the normal position around the support pins 11a and 11b, but the rotation angle of the battery case 7 is not limited to this. Any rotation angle can be used as long as the battery case 7 is rotated from the normal position to such an angle that the control board 10 is visible through the opening 21a of the front panel 21 and does not interfere with the components and wiring provided inside the stove body 2. [Explanation of symbols]

[0018] 1...heating cooker, 2...stove body (body of heating cooker), 21...front panel (front of body), 21a...opening for inserting and removing battery, 7...battery case, 7a...open surface, 8...battery, 9...restraint frame, 10...control board

Claims

1. A cooking appliance equipped with a control board connected to a dry cell battery, wherein a battery case is provided in the body of the cooking appliance, positioned near the front of the body, and an opening for inserting and removing the battery is formed in the front of the body in a portion facing the battery case, and the dry cell battery can be freely inserted and removed from the battery case through this opening and one open surface of the battery case; This cooking device is characterized in that a control board is attached to a predetermined outer surface other than the open surface of the battery case, and the battery case is supported so as to be rotatable between a normal position in which the open surface faces the opening for inserting and removing the battery, and an inspection position in which the control board can be seen through the opening for inserting and removing the battery.

2. 2. The cooking device according to claim 1, wherein a restraining frame is detachably attached to the opening for inserting and removing the battery, for restraining the battery case so as not to rotate from a normal position.

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