JP5297517B2 - Gas cooking equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention includes a burner with a burner in which a gas burner and a virtues are integrated, and the gas burner passes through an opening provided in the top plate in a state where the virtues are placed on the top plate of the cooking apparatus body. And a flame control device configured to engage with the gas supply mechanism in the cooking apparatus main body and communicate with the gas supply mechanism, and to control a flame generated by the lid and the gas burner. The present invention relates to a gas cooking apparatus.

  Conventionally, a gas burner is engaged with a gas supply mechanism in the cooking apparatus main body through an opening provided in the top plate with the five virtue with a burner being placed on the top plate of the cooking apparatus. The lid that is configured to communicate with the gas supply mechanism and seals the opening is also used for a flame control device that controls the flame generated by the gas burner, for example, an ignition plug that ignites the gas burner and extinguishment of the flame. A gas cooking apparatus that is not provided with a thermocouple to be detected is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In addition, a cover body and a flame control device are provided, the cover body and the flame control device are integrated with the gas burner, and the gas burner having the flame control device protrudes upward from the opening provided in the top plate And a gas supply mechanism that supplies combustion gas to the gas burner and the gas burner so that the lid seals the opening when the gas burner is not in use. The virtues are provided so as to be integrally rotatable about the axis of the gas supply pipe, which is the gas supply mechanism, and are configured separately from the gas burner, so that they can be placed on the top plate of the cooking apparatus main body. Gas cooking apparatuses are also known (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 57-132926 JP 2003-269726 A

However, in the gas cooking device described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, there is no disclosure regarding a lid body or a flame control device such as a spark plug or a thermocouple. There is a problem in terms of safety.
Moreover, in the gas cooking device described in Patent Document 2, the lid and the flame control device are integrated with a gas supply pipe as a gas burner or a gas supply mechanism, so that convenience and safety in use are ensured. However, because the gas burner, gas supply mechanism, etc. rotate as a unit, the structure for holding the gas burner etc. in a freely rotatable manner is complicated, and the gas burner is rotated to be used and not used. When switching to the above, there is a problem that the gas burner or the like is damaged by inserting foreign matter between the gas burner and the top plate opening.

  The present invention pays attention to such conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gas cooking device that can be used conveniently and safely while simplifying the structure.

  In order to achieve such an object, the characteristic configuration of the gas cooking device according to the present invention includes a burner with a burner in which a gas burner and five virtues are integrated, and the virtues are placed on the top plate of the cooking device main body, The gas burner is configured to engage with a gas supply mechanism in the cooking apparatus main body through an opening provided in the top plate and communicate with the gas supply mechanism, and a lid that seals the opening. A gas cooking apparatus provided with a flame control device for controlling a flame generated by the gas burner, wherein the lid body is configured to be able to press downward on one side thereof in a state where the opening is sealed. The flame control device is configured to be freely changeable between a storage position that retracts downward from the top plate via a push-push mechanism and a use position that protrudes upward from the top plate through the opening. Said in the body As the mouth is sealed, the flame control device is pressed downward by the lid and is retracted and held in the storage position by the push-push mechanism, and the lid is sealed in the state where the opening is sealed. As the one side of the body is pressed downward, the flame control device is pressed downward from the storage position on one side of the lid, and is held in the use position by the push-push mechanism. It is in the point which is constituted so that.

According to the above characteristic configuration, the gas burner is provided with the burner with the burner integrated with the gas burner and the virtues, and the gas burner has the opening provided on the top plate in a state where the virtues are placed on the top plate of the cooking apparatus body. Since it is configured to communicate with the gas supply mechanism through the gas supply mechanism in the cooking apparatus main body, a gas burner or the like is provided rotatably as in the gas cooking apparatus described in Patent Document 2 above. There is no need.
Accordingly, the structure can be simplified, there is no risk of foreign matter being caught between the gas burner and the top plate opening, and the flame generated by the lid and the gas burner that seals the top plate opening is further reduced. Since the flame control device to be controlled is provided, the opening can be sealed with the lid when the gas cooking device is not used, for example, by providing an ignition plug for igniting the gas burner as the flame control device. It can be used with good performance and can be used safely by providing a thermocouple for detecting the extinction of the flame.

  The lid is configured so that one side thereof can be pressed downward with the opening sealed, and the flame control device is pushed downward by the lid as the lid is sealed with the lid. With the push-push mechanism, the flame control device is retracted and held in one side of the lid as it is pushed down one side of the lid while the opening is closed with the lid. Pushed downward from the position and pushed and held by the push-push mechanism through the opening of the top plate to the use position. By effectively using the operation of the push mechanism, it is possible to reliably change the position of the flame control device between the storage position and the use position.

  A further characteristic configuration of the gas cooking device according to the present invention is such that an edge member for mounting and holding the lid body is provided below the inner edge portion of the opening, and the edge member has one side of the lid body. The upper surface of the corresponding part is formed as an inclined surface inclined downward, and one side of the lid body is configured to be pressed downward.

According to the above characteristic configuration, since the edge member for placing and holding the lid is provided below the inner edge of the opening, the lid is predetermined by placing the lid on the edge member. It is possible to reliably maintain the blocking posture.
And the upper surface of the part corresponding to one side of the lid in the edge member is formed on the inclined surface downward, and one side of the lid is configured to be freely pressed downward. Effectively utilizing the edge member necessary for mounting and holding, it is possible to press downward on one side of the lid, and as described above, the position between the storage position and the use position of the flame control device Changes can be made reliably.

  A further characteristic configuration of the gas cooking device according to the present invention is that the top surface of the top plate is configured as a flat flat surface, and the top surface of the lid body is sealed with the lid body. It exists in the point comprised so that it may become flush with the flat surface of an upper surface.

  According to the above characteristic configuration, the top surface of the top plate is configured to be a flat flat surface, and the top surface of the lid is flush with the flat surface of the top surface of the top plate in a state where the opening is sealed by the lid. Therefore, when the gas cooking device is not used, the opening of the top plate is sealed with a lid, so that the entire top plate becomes a flat surface with no opening, improving aesthetics and facilitating cleaning. For example, it can be used as a table for multiple purposes.

  The gas cooking device according to the present invention is further characterized in that engagement detection means for detecting that the gas burner is engaged with the gas supply mechanism is provided, and the flame control device is located at the use position. Position detection means is provided, the engagement detection means detects the engagement of the gas burner with respect to the gas supply mechanism, and the position detection means is a position of the flame control device to the use position. In the state where the change is detected, the combustion gas can be supplied from the gas supply mechanism to the gas burner.

  According to the above characteristic configuration, the engagement detection means for detecting that the gas burner is engaged with the gas supply mechanism is provided, and the position detection means for detecting that the flame control device is located at the use position. The gas for combustion from the gas supply mechanism to the gas burner in a state where the detection means detects the engagement of the gas burner with the gas supply mechanism and the position detection means detects the change of the flame control device to the use position. Therefore, it is avoided that combustion gas is supplied from the gas supply mechanism to the gas burner when the gas burner is not engaged with the gas supply mechanism, and therefore gas leakage from between the gas burner and the gas supply mechanism is avoided. In addition, flame control devices such as spark plugs and thermocouples are placed at predetermined positions suitable for use with respect to the gas burner, It is possible to execute the control of the flame as desired.

  A further characteristic configuration of the gas cooking device according to the present invention is that a gas burner switch provided in the cooking device main body is turned on and off by the lid body removed from the opening of the top plate, to the gas supply mechanism. It is in the point comprised so that the provided gas control valve may be controlled.

  According to the above characteristic configuration, the gas control valve provided in the gas supply mechanism is controlled by turning on and off the switch for the gas burner provided in the cooking apparatus main body with the lid removed from the opening of the top plate. In other words, when using the gas cooking device, the lid is configured to also serve as the operation member of the switch for the gas burner, so there is a possibility of losing the lid removed from the opening Very few.

  The further characteristic structure of the cooking device which concerns on this invention exists in the point in which the holding mechanism holding the virtues removed from the said top plate is provided in the said cooking device main body.

  According to the above characteristic configuration, since the holding mechanism for holding the virtues removed from the top plate is provided in the cooking apparatus main body, there is very little possibility of losing the virtues when the gas cooking apparatus is not used.

Overall perspective view of gas cooking device Cross section of the main part of the gas cooking device Arrow view taken along line III-III in FIG. Block diagram of control unit of gas cooking device Perspective view of top plate opening and lid Top view of top plate opening and lid Sectional drawing in the VII-VII line of FIG. Perspective view of operation slit and lid Sectional view showing the operation of the gas cooking device Sectional view showing the operation of the gas cooking device Perspective view showing the holding mechanism of five virtues

An embodiment of a gas cooking device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the gas cooking device of the present invention includes a cooking device body 3 composed of a stove body 1 and a rectangular top plate 2 attached on the stove body 1, and below the stove body 1, One leg portion 4 is attached, and a placement portion 5 on a floor surface or the like is attached below the leg portion 4, and the whole is configured in a table shape.
The top plate 2 of the cooking apparatus main body 3 has a flat top surface, and the center of the top plate 2 is shaped like a racket as shown in FIGS. An opening 6 is provided, and a lid 7 having a shape corresponding to the opening 6 is detachably provided. When the opening 6 is sealed by the lid 7, the upper surface of the lid 7 becomes the upper surface of the top plate 2. It is configured to be flush with the flat surface.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 3, etc., a gas burner 8 having a large number of flame holes 8 a and a virtues 10 with a burner in which a virtues 9 for placing an object to be heated such as a pan are integrated are provided. As shown in FIG. 2B, the attached virtues 10 are configured to be freely mounted on the top plate 2 with the lower part of the gas burner 8 being inserted into the opening 6.
As shown in FIG. 2, a gas supply pipe 12 constituting a gas supply mechanism 11 for supplying combustion gas is positioned below the top plate 2 in the stove body 1 positioned below the opening 6. In a state where the burner 10 with burner is placed on the top plate 2, the gas inlet 8b at the lower end of the gas burner 8 is engaged with the gas supply port 12a at the upper end of the gas supply pipe 12, and the gas burner 8 supplies the gas. It is configured to communicate with the tube 12.
A first micro switch 13 is provided which enters a state when the gas inlet 8b of the gas burner 8 is engaged with the gas supply port 12a of the gas supply pipe 12, and is turned off when the engagement is released. The micro switch 13 functions as an engagement detection unit that detects that the gas burner 8 is engaged with the gas supply pipe 12.

The other end of the gas supply pipe 12 is formed in the gas receiving port 12b, and a gas nozzle 14 constituting the gas supply mechanism 11 is disposed so as to face the center thereof. For example, the city gas G passes through the gas supply mechanism 11. The gas is supplied from the gas supply path 15 to the gas receiving port 12b through the gas nozzle 14. As the city gas G is jetted and supplied to the gas receiving port 12b, the combustion air is sucked into the gas supply pipe 12 from the gas receiving port 12b and is a mixed gas of the city gas G and the combustion air. Is configured to be supplied to the gas burner 8 through the gas supply pipe 12.
In the gas supply path 15, the gas control valves 16 and 17, specifically, the electromagnetic on-off valve 16 for intermittently supplying the city gas G to the gas burner 8 and the supply amount of the city gas G to the gas burner 8 are adjusted. The electromagnetic on / off valve 16 and the adjusting valve 17 are configured to be controlled and operated by a control unit 18 disposed in the stove body 1.

In the stove body 1, a flame control device 19 that controls the flame generated by the gas burner 8, specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, a spark plug 19 a that ignites the gas burner 8 and a thermoelectric that detects the extinction of the flame. A flame control device 19 integrally provided with the pair 19b is provided, and the flame control device 19 is a push-push mechanism 26 (a detailed structure is omitted because it is publicly known in the art, but one push (push) operation is performed on the other hand. As shown by the solid line in FIG. 2A, the top plate is moved through a mechanism for changing the position from the first position to the other position and returning from the second position to the first position by the next pressing (pushing) operation. 2 and the opening provided in the opening 6 of the top plate 2 and the burner-equipped virtues 10 from the storage position as indicated by the phantom line in FIG. 2 and the solid line in (b) in FIG. Diagonally up through section 10a Projects to elevated above the top plate 2 to have been repositioned freely configured and use position facing the burner ports 8a of the gas burner 8.
When the flame control device 19 is in the stowed position, a second micro switch 20 is provided that is turned off, and when in the use position, the second micro switch 20 is provided. The second micro switch 20 is connected to the flame control device 19 in the use position. It functions as a position detecting means for detecting that it is located at the position.

In the racket-shaped opening 6 provided on the top plate 2, a mounting edge for mounting and holding the lid 7 is provided below the inner edge of the circular portion as shown in FIGS. The member 21 is provided, and the upper surface of the edge member 21 on the racket base side is formed on an inclined surface 21a that is inclined downward toward the base side.
Therefore, in a state in which the opening 6 is sealed by the lid 7, the lid 7 is placed and held on the edge member 21 and maintained in the sealed posture as shown by a solid line in FIG. By pressing one side of the body 7 (on the right side in FIG. 7), that is, the base end side of the racket-like lid body 7 downward, as shown by the phantom line in FIG. 7 is configured to swing to a position along the inclined surface 21a of the edge member 21 provided at a portion corresponding to one side of the frame 7. The flame control device 19 is arranged below the base end side of the swingable lid body 7 and is configured to be pressed downward by the base end side of the lid body 7.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 8, an operation slit 22 for turning on and off an ignition and heating power adjustment switch (not shown) as a gas burner switch is opened on one side of the cooking apparatus main body 3. By inserting the base end side of the racket-like lid body 7 into the operation slit 22, the base end side of the lid body 7 is fitted with the operation member of the ignition and heating power adjustment switch. By moving the lid 7 along the operation slit 22, the ignition and heating power adjustment switch provided in the operation slit 22 is operated.
As shown in FIG. 4, the ignition and thermal power adjustment switch is configured to input command information for ignition and thermal power adjustment and further extinguishing to the control unit 18. Then, with respect to the control unit 18, information from the first micro switch 13 that is the engagement detection means and the second micro switch 20 that is the position detection means, and information from the thermocouple 19b that detects the extinction of the flame. And, if necessary, information from an overheat detecting means for detecting an overheat state is also input. Based on the input information, the control unit 18 controls the spark plug 19a, the electromagnetic on-off valve 16, and the electromagnetic type. The operation of the regulating valve 17 and the like is controlled.

Next, a method for using the gas cooking device and a control operation by the control unit 18 will be described.
To remove the lid 7 with the opening 6 sealed by the lid 7 as shown in FIG. 9A, the base end side of the lid 7 is removed as shown in FIG. 9B. Press down to remove. The flame control device 19 is pressed downward from the storage position on the base end side of the lid body 7 by the downward pressing of the lid body 7, and the flame control device 19 is pushed and pushed as shown in FIG. 9C. The mechanism 26 is moved upward by the mechanism 26 so as to protrude and be held at the use position, and the second micro switch 20 is turned on.
Thereafter, the lid 7 is removed, and as shown in FIG. 9 (d), the burner-equipped virtues 10 are placed on the top plate 2, and the gas inlet 8 b of the gas burner 8 is connected to the gas supply port 12 a of the gas supply pipe 12. The first micro switch 13 is turned on by the engagement.

In this way, the first micro switch 13 enters the on state to detect the engagement of the gas burner 8 with the gas supply pipe 12, and the second micro switch 20 enters the on state to detect the flame control device 19. Control by the control unit 18 is possible in a state in which the position change to the use position is detected, and combustion gas can be supplied from the gas supply pipe 12 to the gas burner 8.
In this state, as shown in FIG. 8, the base end side of the lid body 7 is inserted into the OFF position of the operation slit 22 and is fitted to the operation member of the ignition and heating power adjustment switch along the operation slit 22. When it is moved in the ON direction and operated to the fully open position, an ignition command is input to the control unit 18 from an ignition switch (not shown). Then, the electromagnetic on-off valve 16 is opened in response to a command from the control unit 18 and the ignition plug 19a is operated to ignite the gas burner 8. When the hand is released from the fully open position, the operation of the ignition plug 19a is stopped. Is done.

After that, by moving the lid 7 to a medium or strong fire position, the heating power of the gas burner 8 is adjusted by adjusting the opening of the electromagnetic adjustment valve 17 as in the conventional gas cooking device, and the lid 7 is turned off. By moving to the position, the electromagnetic on-off valve 16 is closed and fire extinguishing control is executed. When the flame disappears during the combustion of the gas burner 8, based on a command from the thermocouple 19b, and when a heated object such as a pan is overheated, based on a command from an overheat detecting means (not shown). Thus, the electromagnetic on-off valve 16 is closed and fire extinguishing control is executed.
In addition, even when the gas burner 8 is disengaged from the gas supply pipe 12 during the combustion of the gas burner 8 for some reason, the flame control device 19 is also activated based on a command from the first micro switch 13. Even when the actuator is retracted to the storage position, the electromagnetic on-off valve 16 is closed and fire extinguishing control is executed based on a command from the second micro switch 20.

After the use of the gas cooking device, as shown in FIG. 10 (e), by removing the burner equipped with the burner 10, the engagement of the gas burner 8 with the gas supply pipe 12 is released, and the first micro switch 13 is turned off. It becomes a state.
Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 10 (f), the base end side of the lid body 7 is pressed downward while the opening 6 is blocked by the lid body 7. Then, the flame control device 19 is pressed downward on the base end side of the lid body 7, the flame control device 19 is retracted and held at the lower retraction position by the push-push mechanism 26, and the second micro switch 20 is turned off. By releasing the downward pressing force, the lid body 7 is held in the closing posture of the opening 6 as shown in FIG.
In addition to the configuration in which the flame control device 19 is retracted and held at the retraction position by pressing the flame control device 19 downward on the base end side of the lid 7 as in this embodiment, for example, the lid 7 Accordingly, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which the flame control device 19 is retired and held at the retirement position as the opening 6 is sealed.

In any case, since the lid body 7 removed from the opening 6 serves as an operation member for the ignition and thermal power adjustment switch, the loss of the lid body 7 is avoided in advance.
Moreover, regarding the virtues 10 with a burner, as shown in FIG. 1, the holding mechanism 23 that holds the virtues as shown in FIG. 11 is provided in the stove body 1 of the cooking apparatus body 3. When not in use, the lower portion of the gas burner 8 of the burnt ritual 10 can be inserted and locked in the holding hole 23a of the holding mechanism 23, so that the possibility of losing the burner virtues 10 is low.

[Another embodiment]
(1) In the previous embodiment, in the edge member 21 on which the lid body 7 is placed and held, by providing the inclined surface 21a at a portion corresponding to one side of the lid body 7, one side of the lid body 7 is Although an example in which it can be pressed downward is shown, a portion corresponding to one side of the lid member 7 of the edge member 21 is notched so that it can be pressed downward, or from the opening 6 toward the inside. Various configurations can be adopted for the downward pressing of the lid body 7, such as a configuration in which a pair of protrusions are provided so as to be freely pressed downward around the pair of protrusions.

(2) In the previous embodiment, the configuration in which the ignition and heating power adjustment switch is operated by the lid body 7 removed from the opening 6 has been described. However, the lid body 7 also serves as an operation member for the ignition and thermal power adjustment switch. Without adopting the configuration, the switch for ignition and heating power adjustment can be provided on the side of the cooking apparatus main body 3 as in the conventional gas cooking apparatus.
In that case, in order to avoid losing the lid 7 removed from the opening 6, for example, as shown in FIG. 11, the lid 7 is placed in a slit (not shown) provided in the holding mechanism 23 that holds the five virtues. It is preferable that a holding mechanism dedicated to the lid 7 is provided separately from the holding mechanism 23 for virtues.

(3) In the previous embodiment, an example in which the spark plug 19a and the thermocouple 19b are integrally provided is shown as an example of the flame control device 19. However, for example, only the spark plug 19a that ignites the gas burner 8 is flame controlled. It can be implemented as a device, or only the thermocouple 19b that detects the extinction of a flame can be implemented as a flame control device.
The gas cooking device according to the present invention can be applied to various gas cooking devices such as a gas cooking device for propane, a gas cooking device for propane, and a cylinder type gas cooking device.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 2 Top plate 3 Cooking apparatus main body 6 Opening part 7 Cover body 8 Gas burner 9 Gotoku 10 Gotoku with a burner 11 Gas supply mechanism 13 Engagement detection means 16, 17 Gas control valve 19 Flame control apparatus 20 Position detection means 21 Edge member 21a Inclined surface 23 Holding mechanism 26 Push-push mechanism

Claims (6)

The cooking device includes a gas burner and a virtuosity integrated with the five virtues, and the gas burner passes through an opening provided in the top plate in a state where the virtues are placed on the top plate of the cooking device body. A gas configured to engage with a gas supply mechanism in the main body and communicate with the gas supply mechanism, and is provided with a lid for sealing the opening and a flame control device for controlling a flame generated by the gas burner A cooking device,
The lid is configured to be able to press downward on one side in a state where the opening is sealed,
The flame control device is configured to be freely changeable to a storage position that retracts downward from the top plate via a push-push mechanism and a use position that protrudes upward from the top plate through the opening,
As the opening is sealed with the lid, the flame control device is pressed downward by the lid and is retracted and held in the storage position by the push-push mechanism, and the opening is closed by the lid. As the one side of the lid is pressed downward in the sealed state, the flame control device is pressed downward from the storage position on one side of the lid and is used by the push-push mechanism. A gas cooking device configured to protrude and be held in position.   An edge member for mounting and holding the lid is provided below the inner edge of the opening, and an upper surface of a portion of the edge member corresponding to one side of the lid is formed on an inclined surface inclined downward. The gas cooking device according to claim 1, wherein one side of the lid is configured to be freely pressed downward.   The top surface of the top plate is configured to be a flat flat surface, and the top surface of the lid is configured to be flush with the flat surface of the top surface of the top plate in a state where the opening is sealed by the lid. The gas cooking device according to claim 1 or 2. Engagement detection means for detecting that the gas burner is engaged with the gas supply mechanism is provided, and position detection means for detecting that the flame control device is located at the use position are provided.
In the state where the engagement detection means detects the engagement of the gas burner with respect to the gas supply mechanism, and the position detection means detects a position change of the flame control device to the use position. The gas cooking device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a gas for combustion is supplied from a mechanism to the gas burner.   The lid removed from the opening of the top plate is configured to control the gas control valve provided in the gas supply mechanism by turning on and off the gas burner switch provided in the cooking apparatus body. The gas cooking device according to any one of claims 1 to 4.   The gas cooking device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a holding mechanism that holds the five virtues removed from the top plate is provided in the cooking device main body.

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