JP6654501B2 - Gas grill - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gas grill, and more particularly, to a gas grill in which a grill door is provided with a window so that the inside of a grill storage can be visually recognized.

  Among gas grills, there is a gas grill in which a window is provided on a grill door so that the inside of the grill storage can be visually checked to check a cooking state of an object to be cooked. As one of such gas grills, there is a gas grill as described in Patent Document 1.

  That is, in Patent Literature 1, a transparent peep window is provided on a grill door that opens and closes a front opening of a grill warehouse, and a cooking product (an object to be cooked) in the grill warehouse is heated by a cooking burner provided in the grill warehouse. 2. Description of the Related Art There is disclosed a gas grill for cooking using a gas mantle provided at an upper part in a grill storage and heated by a gas burner flame as a light source to illuminate the inside of the grill storage.

  According to the gas grill disclosed in Patent Literature 1, since the inside of the grill storage is illuminated, it is easy to check the cooking state by visually observing an object to be cooked in the grill storage from a transparent viewing window.

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  However, the gas grill disclosed in Patent Document 1 uses a gas mantle incandescent by a gas combustion flame as a light source, and converts heat energy from gas combustion into light energy. As compared with the above, more energy is consumed to obtain the same light energy. Therefore, there is room for improvement from the viewpoint of energy saving.

  On the other hand, for example, it is conceivable to provide a light-emitting unit for irradiating light with electricity, such as a light bulb, a cold-cathode tube, or an LED, in the grill storage to save energy. Since the inside of the grill cabinet becomes hot during grill cooking, a new problem arises regarding the heat resistance of the light emitting unit.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and it is possible to easily illuminate the inside of a grill storage and to easily confirm a cooking state of an object to be cooked while suppressing energy consumption, Moreover, it is an object of the present invention to provide a gas grill which does not cause a problem regarding the heat resistance of the light emitting section.

In order to achieve the above object, the gas grill of the present invention
An object to be cooked is stored inside from an opening provided in the front of the grill main body, and a grill storage where grill cooking is performed,
By performing an opening and closing operation, a grill door with a window made of a transparent material, which switches between a closed state in which the opening is closed and an open state in which the opening is opened,
A front panel disposed on a front surface of the grill main body so as to be adjacent to the grill door and configured to be flush with the grill door in the closed state;
A gas grill with
A light emitter that emits light toward the rear, wherein the light emitter faces the window of the grill door, and through the window to a position where light from the light emitter is irradiated into the grill cabinet. A moving body disposed on a front surface of the front panel, in a mode in which the moving member can be moved between a forwardly advanced position and a retracted position retracted to a position that does not hinder opening and closing of the grill door,
When the moving body is at the retracted position, the light emitting body is in a light emitting body OFF state where the light emitting body does not emit light,
When the moving body is at the advanced position, the illuminator emits light, so that the illuminator is in an ON state, and light from the illuminator is illuminated from the front of the window of the grill door toward the inside of the grill storage. It is characterized in that it is configured as follows.

The gas grill of the present invention includes an urging unit that urges the moving body from the advanced position toward the retracted position,
The moving body at the retracted position moves to the advanced position by application of an external force,
When the external force is released when the movable body is at the advanced position, the movable body at the advanced position is configured to move to the retracted position by the urging force of the urging means. Is preferred.

  Further, the moving body includes a grill door closing portion that abuts on a portion of the grill door other than the window when the moving body is at the advanced position, and regulates forward movement of the grill door. Is preferred.

  The gas grill of the present invention is configured as described above, and includes a luminous body that irradiates light backward, the luminous body faces the window of the grill door, and the luminous body enters the grill storage via the window. Is disposed on the front surface of the front panel in such a manner that it can be moved between an advanced position which has advanced to a position where the light is irradiated and a retracted position which has been retracted to a position where the opening and closing of the grille door is not hindered. When the moving body is in the retracted position, the light emitting body is in a light emitting body OFF state in which the light emitting body does not emit light, and when the moving body is in the advanced position, the light emitting body is in a light emitting body ON state in which the light emitting body is irradiated with light. Light from the body is radiated from the front of the window of the grill door into the interior of the grill, so that while consuming energy, the interior of the grill is reliably illuminated, Check the cooking status of the food It can be performed easily, moreover, it is possible to provide a gas grill which issues the heat resistance of the light emitting portion does not occur.

  Further, when the moving body is provided with an urging means for urging the moving body from the advanced position toward the retracted position, the moving body at the retracted position moves to the advanced position by application of an external force, and the moving body is at the advanced position. When the external force is released, the moving body at the advanced position is configured to move to the retreat position by the urging force of the urging means, and the user moves by applying an external force to the moving body at the retreat position. By moving the body to the advanced position, the illuminator is turned on, the light from the illuminator is radiated from the front of the window toward the inside of the grill, and when the user releases the external force in that state, the movable body advances Since the light emitter is turned off after returning from the position to the retracted position and the irradiation toward the inside of the grill storage is automatically terminated, a gas grill which is easy to use can be realized.

  In addition, when the moving body is in the above-described advanced position, when a configuration is provided that includes a grill door closing portion that contacts a portion of the grill door other than the window and regulates the forward movement of the grill door, the advanced position In the above, when the user tries to open the grill door, it is possible to prevent the window from contacting the moving body and to prevent the window from being damaged, and to provide a gas grill which is easy to use.

It is a front view showing the appearance composition of the gas stove with a grill provided with the gas grill concerning an embodiment of the present invention. It is a principal part sectional view of the gas stove with a grill provided with the gas grill concerning an embodiment of the present invention, and is a figure showing a case where a mobile is in a retreat position (illustration of a grill handle is omitted). It is a principal part sectional view of a gas stove with a grill provided with a gas grill concerning an embodiment of the present invention, and is a figure showing a case where a mobile is in an advanced position (illustration of a grill handle is omitted). BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a figure which shows the structure of the grill door closing part and its vicinity of the gas stove with the grill provided with the gas grill concerning embodiment of this invention, (a) is a top view which made the principal part the cross section, (b) It is the front view which made the part a cross section.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described, and features thereof will be described in more detail.

[Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a two-port gas stove with a gas grill provided with a gas grill G according to an embodiment of the present invention (hereinafter, simply referred to as a gas stove with a grill).

  The gas stove 100 with a grill is provided with a grill storage 10 for storing an object to be cooked (not shown) from an opening 1 provided in front of a gas stove main body 5. In addition, the gas stove main body 5 is also the grill main body in the present invention.

  Further, the gas stove 100 with a grill is made of a transparent material (a transparent material (opened) in which the opening 1 is closed and the opening 1 is opened by performing opening and closing operations. In this embodiment, a grill door 3 having a window 2 made of heat-resistant glass is provided.

  A front panel 11 (11a, 11b) is provided on the left and right sides of the grill door 3 on the front side of the gas stove main body (grill grill main body) 5 so as to be adjacent to the grill door 3.

  In addition, on the lower part of the front panel 11 (11a, 11b), when used, it is turned forward and protrudes, and is stored when not in use. Fire extinguishing operation units 12a and 12b are provided. Specifically, a point fire extinguishing operation unit 12a for the left stove 21a is provided on a lower portion of the left front panel 11a of the grill door 3, and a right stove 21b is provided on a lower portion of the right front panel 11b of the grill door 3. A point fire extinguishing operation unit 12b for the right stove 21b is provided, and a front surface of the point fire extinguishing operation unit 12a for the left stove 21a constitutes a part of the left front panel 11a, and a point fire extinguishing for the right stove 21b. The front surface of the operation unit 12b forms a part of the right front panel 11b.

  Further, a point fire extinguishing operation unit 12c for the grill G is disposed above the point fire extinguishing operation unit 12a for the left stove 21a on the left front panel 11a.

  The gas stove 100 with grill is configured such that the front surface of the grill door 3 and the front panels 11 (11a, 11b) are flush with each other when the grill door 3 is closed.

  The gas stove 100 with a grill according to this embodiment is a light-emitting body that irradiates light rearward to an area above the point fire extinguishing operation unit 12b for the right stove 21b on the right front panel 11b of the grill door 3. A moving body 30 including an (LED) 31 is provided (FIGS. 1, 2, and 3).

  The movable body 30 has an advanced position (a position shown in FIG. 3) in which the light emitter 31 has advanced to a position facing the window 2 of the grill door 3, and a retracted position in which the movable body 30 has retracted to a position where the opening and closing of the grill door 3 is not hindered. (Position shown in FIG. 2).

  Then, as shown in FIG. 2, when the moving body 30 is at the above-described retracted position (FIG. 2), the light emitting body (LED) 31 is in a light emitting body OFF state in which no light is emitted, and No light is emitted, and as shown in FIG. 3, when the moving body 30 is at the above-mentioned advanced position (FIG. 3), the light emitting body (LED) 31 emits light to turn on the light emitting body ON. In this state, the light from the illuminant (LED) 31 is irradiated toward the inside of the grill storage 10 from the front of the window 2 of the grill door 3.

  More specifically, in the gas stove 100 with grill according to this embodiment, when the grill door 3 is closed, the moving body 30 is operated by the user, and the light emitting body 31 moves the boundary B between the grill door 3 and the front panel 11b. When it moves until it reaches the grill G side (i.e., reaches the advance position in the present invention), as shown in FIG. 3, a wiring 33 connecting the DC power supply (battery) 32 and the light emitting body (LED) 31 is formed. The contacts 34a and 34b interposed therein are closed, and the illuminator (LED) 31 that emits light is turned on, and the light from the illuminator (LED) 31 passes through the window 2 While being irradiated from the front toward the inside of the grill storage 10, the movable body 30 at the advanced position does not prevent the opening and closing of the grill door 3 when the external force is released (ie, the retracted position in the present invention). It retracts, the contacts 34a and 34b interposed in the wiring 33 are opened, and the illuminator (LED) 31 is turned off in which the illuminator 31 emits no light, so that the illuminator 31 does not emit light. It is configured.

  In addition, the gas stove 100 with a grill of this embodiment is provided with an urging means (spring) 35 for urging the moving body 30 from the advanced position to the retracted position, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. When an operation force by a user's operation is applied to the moving body 30 (FIG. 2) at the retreat position (an external force is applied), the moving body 30 moves to the advanced position, and the moving body 30 at the advanced position It is configured to return to the retracted position in FIG. 2 when the external force is released.

  Further, in this embodiment, when the moving body 30 is at the above-described advanced position, the moving body 30 comes into contact with a portion of the grill door 3 other than the window 2 (in this embodiment, the frame 3a constituting the grill door 3), The grill door 3 includes a grill door closing portion 36 for restricting the grill door 3 from moving forward, that is, opening of the grill door 3. When the movable body 30 is in the advanced position, the movable body 30 and the grill door It is configured such that the window 3 does not abut.

  More specifically, in the gas stove 100 with a grill of this embodiment, the moving body 30 projects toward the front panel 11 (11b) and the grill door 3, as shown in FIGS. And a grille door closing portion 36 which is a convex portion.

  The grille door closing portion 36 is formed to fit into the moving body slide groove 37 formed in the front panel 11 (11b) in the horizontal direction, and has a dimension in a radial direction larger than the width of the moving body slide groove 37. A large engaging portion 38 and a connecting portion 39 which penetrates the moving body slide groove 37 and connects the engaging portion 38 and the grill door closing portion 36 are integrally provided.

  With this configuration, the moving body 30 including the light emitting body (LED) 31 and the grille door closing part 36 moves along the moving body slide groove 37 between the retracted position and the advanced position. It can move smoothly and perform the functions as described above.

  Since the gas stove 100 with a grill of this embodiment is configured as described above, the inside of the grill storage 10 is reliably illuminated while suppressing the consumption of energy, and the cooking state of the food in the grill storage 10 is cooked. Can easily be confirmed, and the problem of heat resistance of the light emitting unit (LED) 31 can be avoided.

2 is provided with the urging means (spring) 35 for urging the moving body 30 as described above. When the moving body 30 at the retracted position in FIG. 2 reaches the advanced position shown in FIG. Since the moving body 30 is configured to return to the retracted position shown in FIG. 2 by releasing the external force after the state in which the light irradiates the light, the user moves the moving body 30 to the retracted position shown in FIG. 2) by applying an external force to move the moving body 30 to the advanced position, the light emitting body (LED) 31 is turned on, and the light from the light emitting body (LED) 31 is transmitted from the front of the window 2 to the grill storage 10. When the user releases the external force, the movable body 30 automatically returns to the retracted position and emits light (LED). Is turned off and goes into the grill storage 10 Light irradiation is completed, it is possible to provide a good grill with gas stove usability.
Note that the point that the above-described urging means (spring) 35 is provided is an arbitrary configuration, and a configuration without the urging means (spring) is also possible.

  Further, in the gas stove 100 with a grill of this embodiment, as described above, the moving body 30 is configured to be movable in the horizontal direction along the front panel 11 (11b) and the grille door 3, and moves. When the body 30 is in the advanced position, the grill door closing portion 36 abuts on the frame 3a without abutting on the window 2 of the grill door 3 to regulate the forward movement of the grill door 3. Therefore, when the moving body 30 is in the advanced position (FIG. 3), the window 2 is prevented from coming into contact with the moving body 30 even when the user tries to open the grill door 3, and 2 can be prevented from being damaged.

  However, as described above, the operation of the moving body 30 is defined, and the grill door closing portion 36 does not abut the window 2 of the grill door 3 but abuts on the frame 3a to move the grill door 3 forward. The configuration for restricting is not limited to the configuration shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, but may be various forms.

  Further, the configuration in which the grill door closing portion 36 is provided is an arbitrary configuration, and may be a configuration in which the grill door closing portion is not provided.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the case where the gas grill of the present invention is applied to a stove with a grill has been described as an example, but the present invention can also be applied to a single-function grill.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and modified examples in other respects, and various applications and modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Opening 2 Window 3 Grill door 3a Frame 5 Gas stove body (grill body)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Grill storage 11 Front panel 11a Left front panel 11b Right front panel 12a Point fire extinguishing operation part for left stove 12b Point fire extinguishing operation part for right stove 12c Point fire extinguishing operation part for grill 21a Left stove 21b Right stove 30 Move Body 31 Light-emitting body (LED)
32 DC power supply (battery)
33 wiring 34a, 34b contact 35 biasing means (spring)
36 Grill door closing part 37 Moving body slide groove 38 Engagement part 39 Connecting part 100 Gas stove with grill G Gas grill B Boundary

Claims (3)

An object to be cooked is stored inside from an opening provided in the front of the grill main body, and a grill storage where grill cooking is performed,
By performing an opening and closing operation, a grill door with a window made of a transparent material, which switches between a closed state in which the opening is closed and an open state in which the opening is opened,
A front panel arranged on the front surface of the grill main body so as to be adjacent to the grill door and configured to be flush with the grill door in the closed state,
A light emitter that emits light toward the rear, wherein the light emitter faces the window of the grill door, and through the window to a position where light from the light emitter is irradiated into the grill cabinet. A moving body disposed on a front surface of the front panel, in a mode in which the moving member can be moved between a forwardly advanced position and a retracted position retracted to a position that does not hinder opening and closing of the grill door,
When the moving body is at the retracted position, the light emitting body is in a light emitting body OFF state where the light emitting body does not emit light,
When the moving body is at the advanced position, the illuminator emits light, so that the illuminator is in an ON state, and light from the illuminator is emitted from the front of the window of the grill door toward the inside of the grill storage. A gas grill, characterized in that it is configured to be configured as follows. An urging means for urging the moving body from the advanced position toward the retracted position,
The moving body at the retracted position moves to the advanced position by application of an external force,
When the external force is released when the movable body is at the advanced position, the movable body at the advanced position is configured to move to the retracted position by the urging force of the urging means. The gas grill according to claim 1, wherein:   The moving body includes a grill door closing portion that abuts on a portion of the grill door other than the window to restrict forward movement of the grill door when the moving body is at the advanced position. The gas grill according to claim 1 or 2, wherein:

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