JP6000912B2 - Cooking equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a cooking device for cooking a heated object.

  A cooking device called a griddle, a charcoal grill, a griller, or the like includes a cooking unit having a uniform cooking surface for cooking a heated object at the top of the device body. The cooking surface in the heating cooking unit is configured by an iron plate or a net on which an object to be heated is placed according to the cooking method, and a heat source unit such as a gas burner or a heater is disposed below the cooking unit ( For example, see Patent Document 1).

JP-A-8-206033

  The above-described cooking device has a usage situation in which a cooking surface such as an iron plate is kept at a high temperature before starting cooking. In particular, when it is used for business purposes in a kitchen such as a restaurant, it takes too much time from order to food to be provided if the cooking surface is heated after the order is placed. During cooking hours, the cooking surface is always kept at a high temperature so that cooking can be started immediately when spills.

  For this reason, the cooking surface is often kept at a high temperature for a relatively long time, and there is a problem that the working environment of the cook is deteriorated by radiant heat from the cooking surface. In addition, in order to improve such a work environment, the room temperature in the kitchen is lowered by air conditioning, and an increase in energy consumption due to a large air conditioning load is a problem.

  This invention makes it an example of a subject to cope with such a problem. In other words, the spread of radiant heat from the cooking surface is suppressed without deteriorating the usability during cooking, thereby improving the comfort of the cook's work environment and reducing the amount of energy used by reducing the air conditioning load It is the object of the present invention.

  In order to achieve such an object, the cooking device according to the present invention has at least the following configuration. In the following description, “front” or “front” refers to the side where the cook stands and cooks with respect to the cooking device, and “rear” or “rear” refers to the cooking device. The side opposite the side where the cook stands and cooks. “Left and right” refers to the left and right as viewed from the cook standing on the front side of the cooking device.

A cooking unit having a uniform cooking surface at the top, an apparatus main body having a heat source unit for heating the heating cooking unit below the heating cooking unit, and the cooking with the cooking surface being always open A movable heat shield that is swingably supported by the device main body between a heat shield position on the front side of the cooking unit and an open position that opens the front side of the heating cooking unit, and swings the movable heat shield A cooking device characterized by comprising a handle.

  According to the cooking device having such characteristics, when cooking using the heating cooking unit, the movable heat shield is swung to the open position by holding the handle, and when the heating cooking unit is kept warm, the movable heating shield is used. Can be installed at the heat shield position to shield the front side of the cooking unit, so that radiant heat diffuses from the cooking surface of the cooking unit to the front side of the equipment body without deteriorating usability during cooking. Can be deterred. Thereby, the comfort of the cooker's work environment can be improved, and the amount of energy used can be reduced by reducing the air conditioning load.

It is explanatory drawing which showed the heat cooking appliance which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a side view of the cooking device which concerns on embodiment of this invention, (a) has shown the heat insulation position of the movable heat shield, (b) has shown the open position of the movable heat shield. It is a side view of the heating cooking appliance which concerns on other embodiment of this invention, (a) is the heat insulation position of a movable heat shield, (b) has shown the open position of the movable heat shield. (A), (b) has shown the structural example of the movable heat shield in embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which showed the heating cooking appliance which concerns on other embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing a cooking device according to one embodiment of the present invention. The cooking device 1 includes a device body 10. The apparatus main body 10 includes a heating cooking unit 11 having a uniform cooking surface 11A formed of an iron plate, a net, or the like, and a heat source unit (not shown) for heating the heating cooking unit 11 below the heating cooking unit 11. The heat source unit includes a gas burner, a heater, a solid fuel mounting unit such as charcoal, and the like. Moreover, the apparatus main body 10 is provided with a top plate portion 12 on the front side of the cooking portion 11 and an exhaust portion 13 on the rear side of the cooking portion 11. The exhaust unit 13 is provided as necessary to exhaust the combustion exhaust of the heat source unit disposed in the apparatus main body 10 and the heated air to the outside.

  In the illustrated example, the cooking device 1 includes side wall portions 14 (14 </ b> A, 14 </ b> B) disposed on the left and right sides of the cooking portion 11 in the device body 10, and a movable heat shield on the front side of the cooking portion 11. A body 20 is provided. In the illustrated example, the side wall portions 14 </ b> A and 14 </ b> B are extended forward and backward at a predetermined height on the left and right sides of the heating cooking unit 11. Further, the front side of the heating cooking unit 11 is surrounded by a movable heat shield 20, and the rear side of the heating cooking unit 11 is surrounded by left and right side walls 14 </ b> A and 14 </ b> B and an inner wall 13 </ b> A of the exhaust unit 13.

  In the example shown in FIG. 1, the movable heat shield 20 is extended along the front wall portion 20 </ b> A and the side wall portion 14 that are raised along the front side of the heating cooking unit 11, and on the side of the heating cooking unit 11. The extending part 20B which stands along is provided. The movable heat shield 20 is swingably supported by the side wall portion 14 between a heat shield position surrounding the front side of the cooking portion 11 and an open position where the front side of the cooking portion 11 is opened. A handle 21 for swinging the movable heat shield 20 itself is provided. In the illustrated example, a pair of handles 21 are provided on the left and right extending portions 20B, and are arranged so as to extend forward.

  The movable heat shield 20 has a function of blocking radiant heat diffusing forward from the heating cooking unit 11 at the heat shield position shown in FIG. 1 and extends from the front wall portion 20A of the movable heat shield 20. The part 20B has a desired height effective for the heat insulation. The movable heat shield 20 has left and right extending portions 20B supported on the side wall portions 14A and 14B by shafts 22, respectively, so that it can swing up and down.

  FIG. 2 is a side view of the cooking device according to the embodiment of the present invention, in which (a) shows a heat shielding position of the movable heat shield, and (b) shows an open position of the movable heat shield. The method of using the cooking device 1 will be described with reference to this figure. When the heating cooking unit 11 is kept at a high temperature, as shown in FIG. 2 to prevent the radiant heat from the cooking unit 11 from spreading to the surroundings, and when cooking using the cooking unit 11, the movable heat shield 20 is cooked as shown in FIG. By setting it to the open position that stands above or behind the part 11, the front of the heating cooking unit 11 is opened so that the movable heat shield 20 does not interfere with cooking. The extending portion 20 </ b> B of the movable heat shield 20 has a length that does not interfere with cooking when the open position of the movable heat shield 20 is set above the heating cooking portion 11.

  A swinging operation of the movable heat shield 20 is performed by a cook using the cooking device 1 with the handle 21. The handle 21 extending in front of the device body 10 can change the angle with respect to the movable heat shield 20 and can be operated by appropriately changing the angle of the handle 21 with respect to the swing of the movable heat shield 20. I do. Accordingly, even when the movable heat shield 20 is disposed at the open position above the cooking unit 11, it is possible to prevent the cook from getting too close to the overheating cooking unit 11. In the illustrated example, the handle 21 is movable. Although it is attached to the extended portion 20B of the heat shield 20, it is not limited thereto and may be provided on the front wall portion 20A.

  The movable heat shield 20 is held by the side wall portion 14 in the open position as shown in FIG. The means for holding the movable heat shield 20 in the open position may be any means, but as a simple means, the side wall portion is provided with an engaging portion for leaning the movable heat shield 20 in a slightly inclined state. 14 can be realized. Alternatively, the movable heat shield 20 may be turned 180 ° behind the cooking unit 11.

  FIG. 3 shows a cooking device according to another embodiment of the present invention, in which (a) shows the heat shield position of the movable heat shield, and (b) shows the open position of the movable heat shield. The same parts as those in the example shown in FIG. In this embodiment, the device main body 10 does not have a side wall portion, and the movable heat shield 20 is swingably supported by the support portion 14M of the device main body 10. In the illustrated example, the support portion 14 </ b> M protrudes from the upper part of the device main body 10, but the movable heat shield 20 may be directly supported by the side surface of the device main body 10.

  The apparatus main body 10 is provided with a top plate 12 at a position in front of the heat cooking unit 11. This top plate part 12 can be used as a storage space for placing seasonings and the like when cooking is performed in the cooking unit 11. The movable heat shield 20 can swing between the heat shield position and the open position without being affected even when an object is placed on the top plate 12.

  FIG. 4 shows a specific configuration example of the movable heat shield 20. The movable heat shield 20 shown in FIG. 4A includes an air heat insulating layer 20S inside the front wall portion 20A. By providing such an air heat insulation layer 20S inside, it becomes possible to effectively block the diffusion of radiant heat from the cooking portion 11. In the illustrated example, the space of the air heat insulating layer 20S communicates with the lower opening 20S1 opening forward and the upper opening 20S2 opening upward of the front wall portion 20A. As a result, when the front wall portion 20A is heated, an airflow that flows into the air heat insulating layer 20S from the lower opening 20S1 and escapes upward from the upper opening 20S2 is formed. The heat insulation effect of the air insulation layer 20S can be further enhanced.

  As shown in FIG. 4B, the movable heat shield 20 has the above-described air heat insulating layer 20S openable. The movable heat shield 20 is provided with a lid member 20A1 detachably on the front wall portion 20A in order to open the air heat insulating layer 20S. By making the air heat insulating layer 20S freely openable, when the air heat insulating layer 20S having an opening becomes dirty, the lid member 20A1 can be removed and easily cleaned.

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a cooking device according to another embodiment of the present invention. The same parts as those of the above-described embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted. In the cooking device 1, the movable heat shield 20 is divided into two parts on the left and right sides of the device body 10, and each is supported by the side wall part 14 individually. Specifically, the movable heat shield 20 includes a left movable heat shield 201 and a right movable heat shield 202, and each can independently swing between the heat shield position and the open position. ing. The cooking device 1 can cook by partially opening the cooking unit 11 when the cooking unit 11 has a wide width. In this case, the region of the heating cooking unit 11 that is not used for cooking can be covered with the movable heat shield 20 during cooking, and radiant heat can be prevented from diffusing from this region to the surroundings.

  As described above, the cooking device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention arranges the movable heat shield 20 at the heat shielding position when the heating cooking unit 11 is kept at a high temperature, and the heating cooking unit 11. It is possible to prevent the radiant heat from diffusing to the surroundings. As a result, it is possible to prevent the cook from being exposed directly to the radiant heat of the cooking section 11 to deteriorate the work environment of the cook. In addition, by improving the work environment in this way, it is possible to avoid excessive air conditioning in the kitchen, so that energy consumption used for air conditioning can be reduced.

  In addition, when the cooking device 1 is cooked using the cooking unit 11, since the movable heat shield 20 can be swung to the open position with the handle 21, the usability of the cooking unit 11 is improved. Can be secured satisfactorily. Moreover, also when using the top-plate part 12 in front of the cooking-by-heating part 11 as storage spaces, such as a seasoning, the movable heat shield 20 is rocked without affecting the thing put on the top-plate part 12. Therefore, good usability can be ensured also in this respect.

  As described above, the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and the design can be changed without departing from the scope of the present invention. Is included in the present invention. In addition, the above-described embodiments can be combined by utilizing each other's technology as long as there is no particular contradiction or problem in the purpose and configuration.

1: cooking device, 10: device body, 11: cooking unit, 11A: cooking surface,
12: Top plate part, 13: Exhaust part,
14 (14A, 14B): side wall part, 14M: support part,
20: movable heat shield, 201: left movable heat shield, 202: right movable heat shield,
20A: front wall portion, 20A1: lid member, 20B: extension portion,
20S: air insulation layer, 20S1: lower opening, 20S2: upper opening,
21: Handle, 22: Shaft

Claims (7)

An apparatus main body comprising a heating cooking unit having a uniform cooking surface at the top, and a heat source unit for heating the heating cooking unit below the heating cooking unit;
Movable supported by the device main body in a swingable manner between a heat shield position on the front side of the cooking portion and an open position that opens the front side of the cooking portion with the cooking surface always open. A heat shield,
A cooking device comprising a handle for swinging the movable heat shield. Deploy side walls on both the left and right sides of the cooking unit in the device body,
The cooking device according to claim 1, wherein the movable heat shield is supported by the side wall portion.   The movable heat shield includes an extending portion extending along the side wall portion, and the extending portion is provided with the handle extending toward the front of the device main body. 2. The cooking device according to 2.   The cooking device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the movable heat shield is divided into two on the left and right sides of the device main body, and each is supported individually.   The cooking device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the movable heat shield includes an air heat insulating layer therein.   The cooking device according to claim 5, wherein the movable heat shield includes a lid member that opens the air insulating layer so as to be freely removable.   The cooking device according to claim 1, wherein the device body includes a top plate portion in front of the cooking portion.

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