JP3071121B2 - Grilling equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a grill apparatus, in which a heat source such as a burner is disposed only in, for example, an upper portion of a grill case.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a so-called single-sided grilling apparatus in which a heat source such as a burner is disposed only in an upper portion of a grill case, for example,
Cooking time and firepower are determined based on the experience and intuition of the user,
Very likely to be burnt or burnt and fail.

In order to prevent over-burning, it is necessary to monitor the degree of burning by frequently looking into the grill room.
There is a problem that you cannot leave the instrument.

[0004]

For this purpose, there are those equipped with an information timer and an automatic fire extinguishing timer. However, in this case, the cooking time is set by the user based on his / her experience and intuition. Has not been reached.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to automatically set and inform the cooking time of the object to be cooked by a relatively simple input operation.

[0006]

A bat for placing an object to be cooked is removably housed at the bottom of the grill case, and a heat source is arranged at the top of the grill case. A temperature sensor to detect,
Cooking setting means for selecting and setting the type and heating power of the cooking object, cooking amount setting means for setting and inputting the cooking amount of the cooking object, input by these setting means, and a grill case detected by a temperature sensor And a control means for selecting and setting a cooking time from a preset time table based on the initial temperature therein, and notifying the end of the one-sided cooking after the elapse of the cooking time.

Further, according to the present invention, the control means is provided with an inversion detecting section for detecting an inversion operation of the object to be cooked from the output of the temperature sensor. The cooking time after the reversing operation is set on the table, and the end of the cooking is notified after the elapse of the cooking time.

Further, according to the present invention, a stopper is provided at an appropriate position of the grill case to stop when the bat is pulled out to a predetermined position, and a radiant heat of a heat source is blocked by the bat when the bat is stored. Further, when the bat is pulled out and hits the stopper and stops, the bat is arranged at a position where the bat is directly heated by the heat source.

Further, according to the present invention, the cooking setting means is constituted by a heating power adjusting knob for adjusting the amount of heat of the heat source in a plurality of stages by switching to a plurality of preset positions.

[0010]

[0011]

[Function] The object to be cooked is placed on the bat and set in the grill case, and the type and amount of the object to be cooked are set and inputted by the means for setting the object to be cooked and the amount of cooking to be set, and then the heat source is operated to perform the cooking. By starting, the control circuit detects the initial temperature in the grill case from the output of the temperature sensor,
An appropriate cooking time is selected and set from the time table based on the setting by each setting means, and when the set time has elapsed, the end of the one-sided cooking is notified, so that the user can always heat the object to be cooked. A delicious cooking finish can be obtained without monitoring the condition.

After the end of the one-sided cooking is notified, the bat is pulled out, for example, until the bat hits a stopper and stops, and the temperature sensor is directly heated by the heat source to detect a rise in temperature. After judging the operation, select and set an appropriate cooking time after reversing from the time table, and notify the end of cooking when this set time elapses. By pulling out the bat, inverting the object to be cooked, and pushing the bat into the grill case again, both sides of the object to be cooked can be deliciously cooked by a relatively simple operation.

[0013]

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS First, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. Reference numeral 1 denotes a gas table main body with a so-called single-sided grill. A grill 4 is built in between the stoves.

Reference numeral 5 denotes an operation panel mounted on the front surface of the gas table main body 1, which is located in front of the stoves 2 and 3, and which is mounted on the stove by sliding operation to the left and right, and a grill 4 In FIG. 3, there are provided heat control knobs 10, 11, and 12 for adjusting the heat of the grill burner 9 mounted on the upper portion of the grill case 8 and a push-push operation which is located below these control knobs. Ignition knob for flashing each burner 6,7,9
13, 14, and 15 are arranged.

The heat control knobs 13, 14, and 15 adjust the amount of gas supplied to each burner by operating a gas valve (not shown) provided in a gas passage to each of the well-known burners 6, 7, and 9. Things.

Reference numeral 16 denotes a bat which is housed on a bottom plate 17 of the grill case 8 so as to be able to be put in and out in the front-rear direction. , A grill door 20 for opening and closing the front opening 19 of the grill case 8 is detachably connected.

When the bat 16 is pulled out to the bottom plate 17 to a predetermined position where the object to be cooked can be turned over, the projection 21 projecting downward from the bottom of the bottom comes into contact with the bat 16 to stop the pulling operation. A position where the stopper 22 protrudes and a position slightly behind the protruding portion of the stopper and where the protrusion 21 indicated by a chain line in FIG. 3 abuts against the stopper 22 and is directly heated by the grill burner 9. And a temperature sensor 23 such as a thermistor.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, the operation panel 5 is located below the switching position of the heating power adjustment knob 12 for adjusting the heating power of the grill burner 9, and is set with the high heating power of the grill burner 9. Under the pictogram 24a to be imagined,
The combination of the character "Whole" and the image of a raw fish is displayed 25a, and the character "Dried fish" and the image of the dried fish are also displayed under the high heat image display 24b. Below the display 25b and the picture display 24c, which also image low heat, a display 25c combining characters of "raw / slice" and a picture of raw cut is provided, and "lock" is displayed at the right end position. Is displayed in combination with the character "" and the picture of the key.

Further, the heating power adjustment knob 1 of the operation panel 5
A plurality of cooking amount input keys 27a to 27d for selecting and inputting the amount of the object to be cooked and a cooking restart key 28 are provided between the ignition knobs 14 and 15 and the ignition knobs 14 and 15.

In FIG. 5, reference numeral 29 designates a control circuit comprising a microcomputer or the like for electrically controlling the gas supply to the stove burners 6, 7 and the grill burner 9, and inputs the burners 6, 7, 9 to the input. A flame detection circuit 31 for detecting the presence or absence of a flame from the output of the thermocouple 30 disposed in the combustion section, a knob position detection circuit 32 for detecting the set position of the heating power adjustment knob 12, a cooking amount input keys 27a to 27d, , Cooking resume key 28, ignition knob above
A switch detection circuit 33 for detecting the ignition operation of 15, a temperature sensor 23, a power supply circuit 35 for holding the dry battery 34 and the like at a constant voltage, and performing a reset and the like when the voltage of the dry battery falls below a predetermined voltage. And an electromagnetic valve driving circuit 37 for opening and closing an electromagnetic valve 36 provided in the gas passage of the stove burners 6, 7 and the grill burner 9 at the output, and for igniting the combustion portions of the burners 6, 7, 9 described above. An igniter drive circuit 39 for driving an igniter 38 for discharging the battery, a buzzer 40 for notification, and the like are connected.

The control circuit 29 is connected to the temperature sensor 23.
From the output of the above, the initial temperature in the grill case 8 and the butt
In accordance with the temperature detection circuit 41 for detecting the 16 pull-out operations, the knob position detection circuit 32, and the output of the cooking amount input keys 27a to 27d, for example, a cooking time as shown in Table 1 below is set in advance. An inversion detection unit 43 is provided which detects an inversion operation of the object to be cooked by pulling out the bat 16 from the output of the table 42 and the outputs of the switch detection circuit 33 and the temperature detection circuit 41.

[0023]

[Table 1]

The cooking time shown in Table 1 above is the time described in the upper row of each object to be cooked, that is, the time at the time when the temperature inside the grill case 8 is low at the time of starting cooking, that is, the time at the time of a cold start.
Similarly, the lower stage shows a so-called hot start in which the temperature in the grill case 8 has risen to some extent, and a time for heating the back surface after inversion.

When grill cooking is performed, the bat 16 is pulled out of the grill case 8, and an object to be cooked such as fish is placed on the grill 18, and then the bat 16 is pushed into the grill case 8.

Next, when performing grill cooking in a so-called semi-automatic manner, the heating power control knob 12 is switched to an arbitrary selected position corresponding to the type of the object to be cooked by using the indications 25a to 25c as a guide, and then the cooking is performed. After selecting and operating the amount input keys 27a to 27d to input the amount of the object to be cooked, the ignition knob 15 is pushed in to operate the grill burner 9 to ignite.

Then, the control circuit 29 operates the cooking amount input key.
From the input operation of 27a to 27d, it is determined that the cooking is automatic cooking. Based on the initial temperature in the grill case 8 detected by the output of the temperature sensor 23 and the input type and quantity of the object to be cooked, an appropriate time is determined from the time table 42. The cooking time is selected and set, and time measurement is started. When this time has elapsed, the buzzer 40 or the like notifies the end of the one-sided cooking.

When the user knows the end of the one-sided cooking by notifying the buzzer 40 or the like, the user pulls out the bat 16 until the projection 21 hits the stopper 22 and stops. After the food is inverted, the bat 16 is pushed into the grill case 8 again, and the cooking resume key 28 is operated to resume cooking.

Then, the control circuit 29 operates the cooking restart key 28
, An appropriate cooking time after the inversion is selected and set from the time table 42, and when this time has elapsed, the buzzer 40 or the like notifies the end of the cooking.

If the cooking restart key 28 is not provided or if the key operation is forgotten, the upper surface of the temperature sensor 23 is covered by the bat before the bat 16 is pulled out. The radiant heat generated by the combustion is blocked by the temperature sensor 23, while the butt 16
When the protrusion 21 is pulled out until it hits the stopper 22, the temperature sensor 23 is directly heated by the grill burner 9 and the detected temperature rises rapidly. When the bat 16 is pushed in again, the radiant heat of the grill burner 9 is blocked by the bat 16 The temperature detected by the sensor 23 is lowered, whereby the pull-out operation or the push-in operation of the bat 16 is determined, and the cooking is restarted.

When the end of the cooking is notified, the electromagnetic valve drive circuit 37 may close the electromagnetic valve 36 to stop the combustion of the grill burner 9, or the user may be notified only by performing the notification. After checking the heating state of the object, the grill burner 9 may be extinguished by operating the ignition knob 15.

When grill cooking is not performed automatically,
After setting the heating power adjustment knob 12 to a position suitable for the object to be cooked, the ignition knob 15 is operated to ignite the grill burner 9 and start cooking.

According to the configuration of the present invention, the cooking time for so-called one-sided grilling of grill cooking is determined by the initial temperature in the grill case,
Conventionally used, it is configured to select and set from a preset time table according to the type and amount of the food and to select and set the heating power of the heat source according to the type of the food by the food setting means. By automatically setting the cooking time that was set based on the experience and intuition of the cooker, and by setting the heating power suitable for the type of food, the operability during cooking can be greatly improved. In addition, cooking failure can be prevented as much as possible.

Further, according to the configuration of the present invention, the reversal operation of the object to be cooked is detected by using the output of the temperature sensor for detecting the initial temperature in the grill case, and when the reversal operation is detected, the time table after the reversal operation is displayed in the time table. By setting the cooking time and notifying the end of cooking after the elapse of the cooking time, both sides of the object to be cooked can be deliciously cooked by a relatively simple operation, and the object to be cooked can be cooked. It is not necessary to provide a switch or the like for detecting the reversal operation, and it is possible to reduce the cost by reducing the number of components and to prevent the occurrence of a failure due to a malfunction of a mechanical component.

Further, according to the structure of the present invention, the radiant heat of the heat source is blocked by the bat when the bat is stored, and the temperature sensor for detecting the initial temperature in the grill case is directly controlled by the heat source when the bat is pulled out from the grill case to a predetermined position. It is arranged at the position to be heated, and is configured to detect the reversing operation of the object to be cooked by the output of the temperature sensor, so that there is no need to provide a switch for detecting the reversing operation,
The cost can be reduced by reducing the number of parts, and the operation of reversing the object to be cooked can be more reliably detected.

Further, according to the present invention, the type of the object to be cooked is set and input by a conventional heat-operating control knob for adjusting the heat value of the heat source in a plurality of stages by switching to a plurality of preset positions. With this configuration, the input operation for inputting the type of the food can be simplified,
The type of heat source and the heating power suitable for the heating can be matched, whereby a delicious cooking finish can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a side longitudinal sectional view of the same.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged front view of the main part.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a control circuit.

[Explanation of symbols]

 8 Grill Case 9 Grill Burner 12 Heating Adjustment Knob 22 Stopper 23 Temperature Sensor 28 Cooking Resume Key 29 Control Circuit 32 Knob Position Detection Circuit 33 Switch Detection Circuit 42 Time Table 43 Inversion Detection Unit

────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Tsuyoshi Yonemura 3-201 Minamiyoshikata, Tottori-shi, Tottori Tottori Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Akira Akira 3-201 Minamiyoshikata, Tottori-city, Tottori Tori Tori Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A-5-1822 (JP, A) JP-A-2-77504 (JP, U) JP-A-3-111801 (JP, U) (58) Fields surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) F24C 3/12 F24C 7/04 301 F24C 15/00 A47J 37/06 366

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A with detachably accommodating a bat for placing the food on the bottom of the grill case, in which is arranged a heat source at an upper portion in the grille case, detects the temperature in the grill case A temperature sensor, and a food setting means for selecting and setting the type of the food and the heating power ;
Cooking amount setting means for setting and inputting the cooking amount of the object to be cooked; input by these setting means; and detection by the temperature sensor .
A control means for selecting and setting a cooking time from a preset time table based on an initial temperature in the grill case to be output and notifying the end of one-sided cooking after the elapse of the cooking time. Grill equipment. 2. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control means includes an inversion detecting section for detecting an inversion operation of the object to be cooked from an output of said temperature sensor, and said control means is controlled by said inversion detection section to perform an inversion operation.
When the inversion of the object is detected, the cooking time after the inversion operation is set in the time table, and the cooking is terminated after the elapse of the cooking time.
2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the information is notified.
A grill device according to claim 1. 3. A stopper, which is provided at an appropriate position of the grill case and stops when the bat is pulled out to a predetermined position, and the temperature sensor is stored in the bat.
Sometimes this bat blocks the radiant heat of the heat source,
One bat is pulled out and hits the stopper
3. The grill device according to claim 2, wherein when stopped, the grill device is disposed at a position directly heated by the heat source. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the cooking setting means is constituted by a heating power adjusting knob for adjusting a heat amount of the heat source in a plurality of stages by switching to a plurality of preset positions.
The grill device according to claim 1.