JP6893019B2 - Lighting equipment and gas cooking system for gas stoves - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a lighting device for a gas stove and a gas cooking system.

Conventionally provided gas stoves are provided with an operation unit for igniting, adjusting the thermal power, setting, etc., and the user can perform a desired operation on the device by performing an appropriate operation on the operation unit. Let me do it. However, depending on the installation condition and usage condition of the gas stove, the vicinity of the operation unit may become dark, resulting in deterioration of visibility and eventually operability. As a countermeasure against such a problem, it is conceivable to provide hand lighting that illuminates the vicinity of the hand, as in the system kitchen disclosed in Patent Document 1.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2005-230419

However, since the system kitchen disclosed in Patent Document 1 is provided with a large-scale hand lighting above the gas stove, the space occupied by the hand lighting becomes large, and the space used by the user is narrowed accordingly. .. In addition, since a large hand lighting is exposed and arranged above the gas stove, there is a risk of deteriorating the aesthetic appearance.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and is a lighting device or a gas cooking system for a gas stove in which the lighting unit can be efficiently arranged and the deterioration of the aesthetic appearance due to the lighting unit can be easily suppressed. The purpose is to realize.

The lighting device for a gas stove, which is the first invention, is
It is incorporated in a cabinet having a gas burner and a stove main body for accommodating the gas burner, and having an upper surface side opening on the upper surface portion and a front side opening on the front surface portion, and a wall portion on the front side of the stove main body portion. A lighting device for irradiating a gas stove whose front panel is exposed to the outside of the cabinet.
A holding member arranged below the upper surface of the cabinet and above the front panel.
An illumination unit that is held by the holding member and irradiates at least the front panel side with illumination light.
Have.

The gas cooking system according to the second invention includes the lighting device for the gas stove and the gas stove.

Since the lighting device for the gas stove of the first invention can irradiate the front panel side with the lighting unit by the lighting unit held by the holding member, the visibility when the user operates the vicinity of the front panel is improved. Can be done. Further, since the holding member is arranged below the upper surface of the cabinet and above the front panel, and the lighting unit is provided so as to be held by the holding member, the appearance is not spoiled and the arrangement of other parts is relatively small. The holding member and the lighting unit can be efficiently arranged at a position where the influence is small.

The gas cooking system of the second invention has the same effect as the lighting device for the gas stove of the first invention.

FIG. 1 is a front view schematically showing a kitchen counter in which the gas cooking system of Example 1 is incorporated in a cabinet. FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view schematically showing a cross section taken along the line AA of FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an electrical configuration of the gas cooking system of Example 1. FIG. 4 is a perspective view schematically showing the gas cooking system of the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a perspective view schematically showing a configuration (gas stove) excluding the lighting device from the gas cooking system of FIG. FIG. 6A is a plan view showing a partial and schematic plan configuration of the lighting device. FIG. 6B is a front view showing a partial and schematic front configuration of the lighting device. It is a cross-sectional enlarged view which shows by enlarging a part of FIG.

The lighting device switches between a detection unit that detects a predetermined operation by the user and an illumination unit when the detection unit detects a predetermined operation, and sets the illumination unit in the irradiation stop state when a predetermined stop condition is satisfied. It may have a switching unit for switching.

When the user performs a predetermined operation, the lighting device can detect this operation and switch the lighting unit to the irradiation state, so that the user can operate the lighting unit at a desired time.

The holding member may also serve as a spacer for filling a gap between the front side arrangement portion located on the front side of the upper surface side opening and the front panel on the upper surface portion of the cabinet.

Since the holding member functions as a spacer for filling the gap between the front side arrangement portion (the portion located on the upper surface portion of the cabinet on the front side of the upper surface side opening) and the front panel, the above lighting device utilizes the position of this gap. In addition to being able to arrange them efficiently, it is also possible to eliminate the deterioration of aesthetics and other disadvantages caused by the existence of gaps.

The lighting device may be provided with a magnet as at least a part of the holding member or as a member to which the holding member is assembled. At least one of the stove body or the cabinet and the holding member may be attracted by a magnet.

Since the lighting device has a configuration in which the holding member can be easily attached to and detached from the gas stove, it becomes easy for the operator to perform work (maintenance, etc.) on the lighting device. Further, since the holding member can be fixed by using the suction by the magnet, the processing of the screw hole or the like on the gas stove side can be reduced or omitted.

The lighting device may be mounted so that the holding member is supported by at least one of the upper end portion of the front panel or the adjacent portion adjacent to the rear end portion of the upper end portion. Then, the magnet provided on the lower surface portion of the holding member may be attracted to at least one of the upper end portion or the adjacent portion of the front panel.

The lighting device can be stably fixed by attracting a magnet to the upper end portion of the front panel or a portion adjacent thereto. Further, since the holding member is fixed by suction by a magnet while being placed on the upper end portion or the adjacent portion of the front panel, the position of the holding member can be shifted, and the position of the holding member can be delicately adjusted (for example, the position of the lighting unit). Adjustment) becomes easier.

In the lighting device, a part of the holding member may be arranged on the front side of the front surface of the front panel. Then, at least a part of the lighting unit may be held in a portion of the holding member arranged in front of the front surface of the front panel, and at least a part thereof may be arranged in front of the front surface of the front panel.

The lighting device has a configuration in which the lighting unit can be arranged in front of the front surface of the front panel, and the amount of light irradiating the front panel can be further increased.

<Example 1>
Hereinafter, the first embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.
The gas cooking system Sy shown in FIG. 1 is configured as a system including a gas stove 1 and a lighting device 100 for the gas stove (hereinafter, also referred to as a lighting device 100).

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the gas stove 1 has a gas burner 4, 5, 6 and a stove body 1A accommodating the gas burners 4, 5, 6 and is configured as a built-in stove incorporated in the cabinet 90. ing. The gas cooking system Sy has an electrical configuration as shown in FIG. 3 and has an appearance as shown in FIG.

The cabinet 90 is a box-shaped furniture having an upper surface side opening 92A and a front surface side opening 94A on the upper surface portion 92 and the front surface portion 94, respectively, and has a configuration for accommodating and holding the gas stove 1. In the example of FIG. 1, a part of the upper side of the gas stove 1 is inserted into the upper surface side opening 92A, and the top plate 3 and the gas burners 4, 5 and 6 are placed on the upper side of the upper surface portion 92 of the cabinet 90. It is placed exposed on the outside of the stove. Further, a part of the front side of the gas stove 1 is inserted into the front opening 94A, and the front panel 20, the ignition buttons 11 to 14, the grill door 7A, and the like are exposed to the outside front side of the cabinet 90. Have been placed.

In the following description, in the gas stove 1, of the plate surface directions of the plate-shaped top plate 3, the lateral direction is the front-rear direction, and the longitudinal direction of the top plate 3, which is orthogonal to the front-rear direction, is the left-right direction. And. Further, the plate thickness direction of the top plate 3, which is a direction orthogonal to the front-rear direction and the left-right direction, will be described as the vertical direction. In FIG. 1, the left-right direction is the left-right direction of the gas stove 1, and the up-down direction is the up-down direction of the gas stove 1. Further, in FIG. 2, the left-right direction is the front-rear direction of the gas stove 1, and the vertical direction is the vertical direction of the gas stove 1. Specifically, in FIG. 4, the diagonally lower left, diagonally upper right, diagonally lower right, and diagonally upper left are the front, rear, right, and left of the gas stove 1, respectively.

First, the gas stove 1 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 2, the gas stove 1 is a built-in stove that is installed by being dropped into an opening provided in the counter top of the system kitchen (that is, an upper surface side opening 92A formed in the upper surface portion 92 of the cabinet 90). Yes, it has the appearance shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 5, the gas stove 1 has an outer shell (case body) formed by the stove main body 1A, and various parts such as a gas burner are housed inside the stove main body 1A. The stove main body 1A includes a box-shaped housing 2, a top plate 3 fixed to the upper end of the housing 2, and a front panel 20 fixed to the front end of the housing 2.

The housing portion 2 is mainly composed of a known metal material and has a box shape with an open upper side. A pair of side wall portions (only one side wall portion 2C is shown in FIGS. 2 and 5) are provided on the left and right sides, and a rear wall portion 2B (FIG. 2) is provided so as to be connected to the rear end portions of these side wall portions. Be done. Further, the front surface portion (not shown) of the housing portion 2 is configured in a frame shape or a wall shape, and the front surface portion, the side wall portion, and the rear wall portion surround the internal space of the housing portion 2 in the front, rear, left, and right directions. None, the bottom wall portion 2E is connected to the lower part of the front portion, the side wall portion, and the rear wall portion. The housing portion 2 has a box-like shape in which the upper portion is opened by these wall portions, and a top plate 3 (top plate) is attached to the upper end portion of the housing portion 2.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the top plate 3 is formed in a plate shape and has a plurality of openings (through holes) for exposing the gas burner. The top plate 3 is arranged on the upper surface portion 92 of the cabinet 90 on the upper side. The front panel 20 is a plate-shaped wall portion that constitutes the front surface portion of the stove main body portion 1A, and is mainly composed of, for example, a metal material or a resin material. In this configuration, the front panel 20 is configured as a separate member from the housing portion 2 and is fixed to the housing portion 2 so as to cover the front end portion of the housing portion 2, but the front panel 20 and the housing The body part 2 may be integrally formed.

As shown in FIG. 5, in the top plate 3, a gas burner (right burner) 4 is on the right front side (position near the right end and near the front end), and a gas burner (left burner) 5 is on the left front side (position near the left end and near the front end). Gas burners (back burners) 6 are provided on the back side of the center. Each of the gas burners 4 to 6 is provided with an igniter 27 (see FIG. 3) for igniting.

A grill portion 8 is provided near the center of the housing portion 2. The grill portion 8 includes a box-shaped grill 8A, a grill door 8B for opening and closing the grill 8A, a grill burner (not shown) arranged as a gas burner and arranged in the grill 8A, and a rear of the grill door 8B. A saucer provided integrally with the grill door 8B on the side, a grill placed on the saucer, and the like are provided. The saucer is placed on the bottom surface of the grill storage 8A, and by operating the grill door 8B so as to pull it forward, the saucer and the grill are integrally pulled out together with the grill door 8B. A rail unit may be provided in the grill storage 8A, and the grill door 8B, the saucer, and the like may be guided in the front-rear direction by the rail unit. A grill exhaust port 9 communicating with the grill storage 8A is provided at a position near the rear end of the top plate 3.

As shown in FIG. 5, two ignition buttons 11 and 14 are provided on the right side of the front surface of the housing portion 2, and two other ignition buttons 12 and 13 are provided on the left side. The ignition button 11 is an operation button associated for operating the ignition and extinguishing of the gas burner 4, and the ignition button 12 is an operation button associated for operating the ignition and extinguishing of the gas burner 5. The ignition button 13 is an ignition button associated with operating the ignition and extinguishing of the gas burner 6. The ignition button 14 is an operation button for operating the ignition and extinguishing of the gas burner (grill burner) of the grill portion 8. Each of the ignition buttons 11 to 14 is provided so as to project forward from the front surface of the front panel 20, and is connected to a control circuit 70 (FIG. 3) provided inside the housing portion 2, and is pushed by the user. Then, by the control by the control circuit 70, the gas burner corresponding to the operated button is ignited or extinguished.

The levers 16A, 16B, 16C, and 16D are thermal power adjusting levers for adjusting the thermal power in the corresponding gas burners 4 to 6 or the grill burner of the grill portion 8, respectively. Below the ignition buttons 12 and 13, a battery box 18 for accommodating a battery for supplying electric power to the gas stove 1 is provided. Below the ignition buttons 11 and 14, an opening / closing panel 19 that can be opened / closed so as to be displaced between the storage position shown by the solid line in FIG. 4 and the front tilting position shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 4 is rotated. It is movably arranged, and an operation unit 30 for performing various setting operations is provided integrally with the opening / closing panel 19.

The electrical configuration of the gas stove 1 will be described with reference to FIG.
The gas stove 1 includes a control circuit 70 as a controller. The control circuit 70 includes a CPU 71, a ROM 72, a RAM 73, a non-volatile memory 74, a timer 75, and the like. The CPU 71 controls various operations of the gas stove 1 in an integrated manner. The ROM 72 stores various control programs of the gas stove 1. The RAM 73 stores various information of the gas stove 1.

A power supply circuit 81, a switch input circuit 82, an operation unit circuit 83, an ignition button operation circuit 84, an igniter circuit 85, a solenoid valve circuit 86, a drive circuit 91, and the like are connected to the control circuit 70, respectively.

The power supply circuit 81 is configured as a known power supply circuit, and has a function of generating power supply voltages to be applied to various circuits based on power supply from two dry batteries 15 housed in the battery box 18. Further, as a circuit attached to the power supply circuit 81, a detection circuit for detecting the output voltage of the battery 15 is also provided, and this circuit has a function of monitoring the output voltage of the battery 15. The switch input circuit 82 detects that the power switch 10 is pressed.

The operation unit circuit 83 detects various external operations on the operation unit 30 and inputs them to the control circuit 70. The ignition button operation circuit 84 detects the pressing of the ignition buttons 11 to 14, and inputs a signal capable of identifying the pressed ignition button to the control circuit 70. The igniter circuit 85 receives a command from the control circuit 70 and drives the igniters 27 provided in each of the various burners 4 to 6 and the grill burner. The solenoid valve circuit 86 receives a command from the control circuit 70 and controls various solenoid valves 28 such as a safety valve and a thermal power regulating valve provided in each gas supply pipe (not shown) of the various burners 4 to 6 and the grill burner. .. In FIG. 3, the igniters provided on the gas burners 4 to 6 and the grill burners (not shown) are simply shown by reference numerals 27, but in reality, a plurality of igniters 27 are individually provided in association with each gas burner. The igniter circuit 85 can individually control the igniter according to the ignition operation. Further, in FIG. 3, the solenoid valves provided in each gas supply path for supplying gas to each gas burner are simply indicated by reference numerals 28, but in reality, a plurality of solenoid valves 28 are provided in each gas supply path. It is provided individually in association with each other so that the solenoid valve circuit 86 can control each solenoid valve individually.

In addition to the circuit shown in FIG. 3, the gas stove 1 can be provided with a voice device including a voice synthesis circuit and a speaker, a light emitting device including a light emitting control circuit and a light emitting unit, a buzzer circuit, and the like. The circuit of is omitted.

Next, the lighting device 100 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 4, the lighting device 100 and the gas stove 1 form a gas cooking system Sy. The lighting device 100 is removable from the gas stove 1, and is configured as a device capable of irradiating at least a part of the front surface portion of the gas stove 1 with illumination light.

As shown in FIG. 5, the gas stove 1 to be attached to the lighting device 100 is formed in a straight line so that the front end portion 3A (front edge portion) of the top plate 3 extends in the left-right direction, and the upper end portion of the front panel 20 is formed. 20A is formed in a straight line so as to extend in the left-right direction. A groove portion 25 extending in the left-right direction is formed by the front end portion 3A and the upper end portion 20A. The front panel 20 is integrally formed with a plate-shaped front wall portion 21 having a plate thickness direction in the front-rear direction and the front wall portion 21, and is flat so as to be bent at a substantially right angle from the upper end of the front wall portion 21. Further, the rear extending portion 22 is provided in a plate shape, and the upper end of the front wall portion 21 and the rear extending portion 22 form the upper end portion 20A. The rear extending portion 22 is made of a magnetic material, and as shown in FIG. 4, the lighting device 100 is installed so as to be placed on the upper surface of the rear extending portion 22.

As shown in FIG. 4, the illuminating device 100 includes an illuminating unit 120, a filler unit 110 as a holding member for holding the illuminating unit 120, and a plurality of magnets 150 for mounting the filler unit 110. The illumination unit 120 and the magnet 150 are integrally assembled with the filler unit 110.

The filler portion 110 is formed of a known resin material or the like in a longitudinal shape and a plate shape, and is below the upper surface portion 92 of the cabinet 90 and on the front side wall of the stove body portion 1A as shown in FIG. It is arranged on the upper side of the front panel 20 that constitutes the portion. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 7, the upper end portion 20A of the front panel 20 constitutes a gap portion 98 extending in the lateral direction from the upper edge portion 95 of the front side opening 94A of the cabinet 90. .. The filler portion 110 is arranged so as to fill the space in the gap portion 98, and is visible from between the upper end portion 20A of the front panel 20 and the upper edge portion 95 of the front side opening 94A when viewed from the front. It has become. In FIGS. 1 and 2, a portion composed of the upper end portion 20A and the upper edge portion 95 is shown as a gap portion 98, and the region of the gap portion 98 is indicated by reference numeral D.

In the example shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the front side arrangement portion 96 is provided so as to be located on the front side of the upper surface side opening 92A in the upper surface portion 92 of the cabinet 90. The front side arrangement portion 96 is a portion of the cabinet 90 on the front side of the upper surface side opening 92A provided on the upper surface portion 92 and a portion on the upper side of the front surface side opening 94A provided on the front surface portion 94. In the examples of FIGS. 1 and 2, the upper end portion 20A of the front panel 20 and the above-mentioned front side arrangement portion 96 are arranged vertically at intervals, and by these, the gap portion 98 (the lower surface portion of the front side arrangement portion 96 and the front panel) is arranged. A portion composed of the upper end portion of 20) is provided. That is, when the filler portion 110 does not exist, a gap is formed between the front panel 20 and the front side arrangement portion 96. The filler portion 110 (holding member) functions as a spacer for filling the gap between the front side arrangement portion 96 and the front panel 20.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 4, and 6, the filler portion 110 is located at a position closer to the lighting portion 120 than the grill portion 8 and at a position closer to the grill portion 8 than both the lighting portions 120 in the left-right direction. The heat transfer suppressing member 180, which has a relatively smaller thermal conductivity than the main material (metal material such as iron or aluminum) constituting the front panel 20 or the front panel 20, may be provided. Then, a second member 182 having a higher thermal conductivity than the heat transfer suppressing member 180 was arranged on both sides of the heat transfer suppressing member 180 in the left-right direction, and the heat transfer suppressing member 180 and the second member 182 were integrated. The longitudinal filler portion 110 may be configured in the form. Then, at the time of installation as shown in FIG. 4, the heat transfer suppressing member 180 may be arranged at a position between both the lighting portions 120 and the grill portion 8 in the left-right direction. With this configuration, the heat transfer suppressing member 180 can suppress the heat generated on the grill portion 8 side from being transferred to the lighting unit 120 via the filler unit 110.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a ventilation hole 118 for passing air may be formed in the filler portion 110. The ventilation holes 118 can be configured to communicate between the first surface and the second surface of the filler portion 110, and in the example of FIG. 6, two ventilation holes are located near the respective illumination portions 112. 118 is formed, and each of the ventilation holes 118 is provided with an opening 118A on one end side on the upper surface portion of the filler portion 110 and an opening 118B on the other end side on the rear surface portion of the filler portion 110. The openings 118A and 118B communicate with each other as a space, and air can flow between them. In the example of FIG. 6, each ventilation hole 118 is formed so that the area provided with each illumination unit 120 and the space in the hole overlap in the left-right direction.

The magnet 150 is configured as a permanent magnet, for example, and is fixed to the lower surface of the filler portion 110 (holding member) by an adhesive medium such as an adhesive or an adhesive sheet, or a connecting member such as a screw. In the example of FIG. 6, for example, a plurality of magnets 150 formed in a plate shape are fixed to one surface (lower surface) in the thickness direction of the filler portion 110 having a long shape and a plate shape, and the filler portion is formed. The 110 and the magnet 150 are integrated. Then, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 4, with respect to the flat portion (specifically, the rear extending portion 22 of the front panel 20 shown in FIG. 5) forming a part of the stove main body portion 1A. The lower surface of the magnet 150 comes into contact with each other, and the rear extending portion 22 and the filler portion 110 (holding member) are attached so as to be attracted by the magnet 150. In this configuration, the rear extending portion 22 is configured as a part of the upper end portion 20A of the front panel 20. That is, the filler portion 110 is configured to be attracted to the upper end portion 20A of the front panel 20 via the magnet 150.

The illumination unit 120 is held by the filler unit 110 (holding member), and is configured to irradiate at least the lower side (specifically, the front panel 20 side) of the filler unit 110 with illumination light. The illumination unit 120 is configured by a known light emitting means such as an LED, and is integrated with the filler unit 110 in a form of being fixed to the lower surface of the filler unit 110, for example. In the example of FIG. 6, a plurality of illumination units 120 are arranged at intervals in a positional relationship separated from each other in the left-right direction, and each is fixed at a position near the front end on the lower surface of the filler unit 110. These illumination units 120 may be directly attached to the filler unit 110, or may be indirectly attached via other members.

In the lighting device 100 configured in this way, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the filler portion 110 (holding member) is placed so as to be supported by the upper end portion 20A of the front panel 20, and the filler portion 110 is mounted. The magnet 150 provided on the lower surface of the (holding member) and the upper end 20A are attracted to each other, and a part of the lower surface of the filler 110 (holding member) is located in front of the front surface of the front panel 20. It is installed to do. Then, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 7, the illumination unit 120 is provided on the lower surface portion of the filler portion 110 (holding member) at a portion arranged in front of the front surface of the front panel 20. Since the illumination unit 120 irradiates the illumination light with a certain degree of spread downward from such a position, the vicinity of the front panel 20 is illuminated by the illumination light.

As shown in FIG. 6, the lighting device 100 has a battery storage unit 160, at least a part of which is arranged inside the filler unit 110. The battery accommodating portion 160 may be entirely embedded in the filler portion 110 as shown in FIG. 6, or a part of the battery accommodating portion 160 may be arranged outside the filler portion 110. The battery 168 stored in the battery storage unit 160 is a battery different from the battery 15 that is the power source of the gas stove 1, and the lighting unit 120 is based on the electric power supplied from the battery 168 stored in the battery storage unit 160. It is configured to irradiate light.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, the lighting device 100 switches the lighting unit 120 to the on state in response to the on operation of the switching operation unit 170 and the switching operation unit 170 that receives the on operation and the off operation from the outside. It has a control unit 140 that switches the lighting unit 120 according to an off operation of the switching operation unit 170. The switching operation unit 170 and the control unit 140 are attached to the filler unit 110. The switching operation unit 170 functions as a detection unit that detects a predetermined operation by the user. For example, the state of the switch can be switched by a human operation, and the on state is maintained when the switch is turned on. , A switch that keeps the off state when it is turned off can be used. Specifically, various known switches such as a DIP switch, a tactile switch, a rocker switch, a toggle switch, and a thumb rotary switch can be used. The control unit 140 functions as a switching unit, switches the illumination unit 120 to the irradiation state when the detection unit detects a predetermined operation, and switches the illumination unit 120 to the irradiation stop state when a predetermined stop condition is satisfied. Specifically, for example, when the switching operation unit 170 is turned on and the switching operation unit 170 is maintained in the ON state, the control unit 140 performs an operation of irradiating the illumination unit 120 with illumination light. When the switching operation unit 170 is turned off and the switching operation unit 170 is maintained in the off state, the control unit 140 stops the lighting operation of the lighting unit 120.

Next, the effect of this configuration will be illustrated.
In the lighting device 100 shown in FIG. 1 and the like, the lighting unit 120 held by the filler unit 110 (holding member) can irradiate the front panel 20 side with the illumination light, so that when the user operates the vicinity of the front panel 20. Visibility can be improved. Further, the filler portion 110 (holding member) is arranged below the upper surface portion 92 of the cabinet 90 and above the front panel 20, and the illumination unit 120 is provided so as to be held by the filler portion 110 (holding member). Therefore, the filler portion 110 (holding member) and the illumination portion 120 can be efficiently arranged at positions that do not spoil the aesthetic appearance and have a relatively small effect on the arrangement of other parts.

The lighting device 100 switches the detection unit (for example, the switching operation unit 170) for detecting a predetermined operation by the user and the illumination unit 120 to the irradiation state when the detection unit detects the predetermined operation, and responds to the establishment of the predetermined stop condition. It also has a switching unit (for example, a control unit 140) that switches the illumination unit 120 to the irradiation stop state.

When the user performs a predetermined operation, the lighting device 100 can detect this operation and switch the lighting unit 120 to the irradiation state, so that the user can operate the lighting unit 120 at a desired time. Become.

The filler portion 110 (holding member) also serves as a spacer for filling the gap between the front side arrangement portion 96 located on the front side of the upper surface side opening 92A and the front panel 20 in the upper surface portion 92 of the cabinet 90.

Since the filler portion 110 (holding member) functions as a spacer for filling the gap between the front side arrangement portion 96 and the front panel 20, the lighting device 100 can be efficiently arranged by utilizing the position of the gap. At the same time, it is possible to eliminate the deterioration of aesthetics and other disadvantages caused by the existence of gaps.

The lighting device 100 is provided with a magnet 150 as at least a part of the filler portion 110 (holding member) or as a member to which the filler portion 110 is assembled. The stove body 1A and the filler 110 are attracted by the magnet 150.

Since the lighting device 100 has a configuration in which the filler portion 110 (holding member) can be easily attached to and detached from the gas stove 1, the operator can easily perform work (maintenance, etc.) on the lighting device 100. Further, since the filler portion 110 can be fixed by utilizing the adsorption by the magnet 150, the processing of the screw hole or the like on the gas stove 1 side can be reduced or omitted.

The filler portion 110 (holding member) is placed so as to be supported by at least one of the upper end portion of the front panel 20 or an adjacent portion adjacent to the rear of the upper end portion. The magnet 150 provided on the lower surface of the filler portion 110 is attracted to at least one of the upper end portion or the adjacent portion of the front panel 20.

The lighting device 100 can stably fix the magnet 150 by attracting the magnet 150 to the upper end portion of the front panel 20 or a portion adjacent thereto. Further, since the filler portion 110 (holding member) is fixed by suction by the magnet 150 while being placed on the upper end portion or the adjacent portion of the front panel 20, the position of the filler portion 110 can be shifted, which is a delicate position. Adjustment (for example, adjustment of the position of the illumination unit 120) becomes easy.

In the lighting device 100, a part of the filler portion 110 (holding member) is arranged on the front side of the front surface of the front panel 20. Then, at least a part of the illumination unit 120 is held in the portion of the filler unit 110 arranged in front of the front surface of the front panel 20, and at least a part of the illumination unit 120 is arranged in front of the front surface of the front panel 20.

The lighting device 100 has a configuration in which the lighting unit 120 can be arranged in front of the front surface of the front panel 20, so that the amount of light emitted to the front panel 20 can be further increased.

<Other Examples>
The present invention is not limited to the examples described in the above description and drawings, and for example, the following examples are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

In the first embodiment, the filler portion 110 is exemplified as the holding member, and the configuration in which the lighting portion 120 is held by the filler portion 110 is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this example. In either the configuration of the first embodiment or the modified configuration of the first embodiment, the holding member is a member arranged below the upper surface portion of the cabinet and above the front panel portion, and the lighting portion is provided. As long as it is a member that can be held, for example, it may be held by another holding member instead of the filler portion. The mounting position of the holding member in this case may be a cabinet or a gas stove.

In the first embodiment, the filler portion 110 is arranged so as to fill the space in the gap portion 98 formed by the upper end portion 20A of the front panel 20 and the upper edge portion 95 of the front side opening 94A in the cabinet 90. However, if the filler portion is visible when viewed from the front, the filler portion fills the space behind the gap formed by the upper end portion of the front panel and the upper edge portion of the front opening. It may be arranged. In this case as well, the lighting unit may be attached directly to the filler unit or indirectly via another member.

In the first embodiment, the filler portion 110 corresponding to the holding member is arranged so as to be supported by the upper end portion 20A of the front panel 20, but the present invention is not limited to this example. For example, the upper end portion of the front panel does not extend so much to the rear side, and another adjacent portion (for example, a part of the frame of the housing portion 2) is fixed so as to be adjacent to the rear of the upper end portion. In the case of the configuration, for example, the holding member may be placed so as to be supported by an adjacent portion adjacent to the rear of the upper end portion. For example, the holding member and the lighting device may be configured so as to be attracted by a magnet to an adjacent portion adjacent to the rear of the upper end portion of the front panel.

In the first embodiment, the magnet 150 is attracted to the stove body 1A, but for example, the lighting device may be attached so that the magnet fixed to the holding member is attracted to the cabinet.

The magnet 150 was configured as a member to be assembled to the filler portion 110 (holding member), but a magnet may be provided as at least a part of the filler portion (holding member).

In the first embodiment, the heat transfer suppressing member 180 is configured as a part of the filler portion 110, but the heat transfer suppressing member may be configured as a separate member attached to the filler portion.

In the first embodiment, the vent hole 118 is illustrated, but the position and shape of the vent hole formed in the filler portion can be changed in various ways.

In addition to the filler portion 110 shown in the first embodiment, a heat radiating member 190 as shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 6 may be provided as a separate member attached to the filler portion 110. The heat radiating member 190 can be made of a material having a higher thermal conductivity than the filler portion 110 (such as a metal material having a high heat radiating property). The heat radiating member 190 may be attached in close contact with the filler portion 110, or the heat radiating member 190 may be attached at a position as shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 6 (B).

In the first embodiment, a configuration in which the battery 168 as a power source for supplying electric power to the lighting unit 120 is arranged in the filler unit 110 is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this example. In either the configuration of the first embodiment or the modified configuration of the first embodiment, the battery 168 and the battery storage unit 160 can be arranged in various places. For example, it may be detachably attached to a cabinet, a side molding, or the like.

In the first embodiment, a battery 168 (dry cell or the like) independent of the gas stove 1 is exemplified as a power source for supplying electric power to the lighting unit 120, but the present invention is not limited to this example. In any of the configurations of the first embodiment or the modified configuration of the first embodiment, for example, the lighting unit 120 may be configured to operate by the electric power from the gas stove. Alternatively, the lighting unit 120 may operate using a secondary battery, a solar cell, or the like as a power source.

The lighting device 100 is displaced to a retracted position (solid line position in FIG. 4) in which the operation unit 30 retracts to the rear side and a front position (position of the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 4) moved to the front side from the retracted position. Since the lighting unit 120 is positioned above the operation unit 30 when it is in the front position, it is configured with respect to the operation unit 30 when the operation unit 30 is in the front position. It may be designed to irradiate at least a part of the illumination light. For example, when a detection unit is provided to detect an operation in which the operation unit 30 moves to the front position as a predetermined operation, and the control unit 140 corresponding to the switching unit detects an operation in which the operation unit 30 moves to the front position. It may function to switch the illumination unit 120 to the irradiation state. In this configuration, when the user moves the operation unit 30 to the front position, the movement operation can be detected and the illumination unit 120 can be switched to the irradiation state. Therefore, the user can bring the operation unit 30 into a highly visible state illuminated by the illumination light by performing a simple operation of moving the operation unit 30 to the front position. In this configuration, the detection unit is configured so that it can detect that the operation unit 30 has been moved to the rear position, and the control unit 140 has the lighting unit 120 when the operation unit 30 is moved to the rear position. You may want to stop the operation of.

In any of the above-described examples, the control unit 140 may function to stop the operation of the illumination unit 120 (illumination light irradiation operation) when a certain time has elapsed from the start of irradiation of the illumination light by the illumination unit 120. ..

In the first embodiment, as an example of the configuration in which the holding member is arranged below the upper surface of the cabinet and above the front panel, as shown in FIG. 7, the upper edge 95 and the front panel of the front opening 94A are arranged. The configuration in which the filler portion 110 is placed between the upper end portion 20A and the upper end portion 20A of 20 is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this example. In any of the configurations of the first embodiment and the modified configurations of the first embodiment, for example, the upper edge portion 95 shown in FIG. 7 or the rear side portion of the upper edge portion 95 is attached to the cabinet or the like. The holding member may be held. Further, in a configuration in which the lower surface of the rear portion of the upper edge portion 95 is located above the upper edge portion 95, the holding member may be attached at this position. In this case, a part of the holding member may be arranged above the front opening 94A.

Sy ... Gas cooking system 1 ... Gas stove 1A ... Stove body 4, 5, 6 ... Gas burner 8 ... Grill (heat source)
20 ... Front panel 30 ... Operation unit 90 ... Cabinet 92 ... Top surface 92A ... Top surface side opening 94 ... Front surface 94A ... Front side opening 95 ... Upper edge 96 ... Front side arrangement 98 ... Gap 100 ... For gas stove Lighting device 110 ... Filler part (holding member)
118 ... Vent hole 120 ... Lighting unit 140 ... Control unit (switching unit)
150 ... Magnet 160 ... Battery storage 168 ... Battery 170 ... Switching operation unit (detection unit)
180 ... Heat transfer suppression member 190 ... Heat dissipation member

Claims (6)

It is incorporated in a cabinet having a gas burner and a stove main body for accommodating the gas burner, and having an upper surface side opening on the upper surface portion and a front side opening on the front surface portion, and a wall portion on the front side of the stove main body portion. A lighting device for irradiating a gas stove whose front panel is exposed to the outside of the cabinet.
A holding member arranged below the upper surface of the cabinet and above the front panel.
An illumination unit that is held by the holding member and irradiates at least the front panel side with illumination light.
Have a,
The holding member is a lighting device for a gas stove that also serves as a spacer for filling a gap between a front side arrangement portion located on the front side of the upper surface side opening in the upper surface portion of the cabinet and the front panel. It is incorporated in a cabinet having a gas burner and a stove main body for accommodating the gas burner, and having an upper surface side opening on the upper surface portion and a front side opening on the front surface portion, and a wall portion on the front side of the stove main body portion. A lighting device for irradiating a gas stove whose front panel is exposed to the outside of the cabinet.
A holding member arranged below the upper surface of the cabinet and above the front panel.
An illumination unit that is held by the holding member and irradiates at least the front panel side with illumination light.
Have,
A magnet is provided as at least a part of the holding member or as a member to be assembled to the holding member.
A lighting device for a gas stove in which at least one of the stove body or the cabinet and the holding member are attracted by the magnet. The holding member is mounted so as to be supported by at least one of an upper end portion of the front panel or an adjacent portion adjacent to the rear end portion of the upper end portion.
The lighting device for a gas stove according to claim 2, wherein the magnet provided on the lower surface portion of the holding member attracts at least one of the upper end portion or the adjacent portion. It is incorporated in a cabinet having a gas burner and a stove main body for accommodating the gas burner, and having an upper surface side opening on the upper surface portion and a front side opening on the front surface portion, and a wall portion on the front side of the stove main body portion. A lighting device for irradiating a gas stove whose front panel is exposed to the outside of the cabinet.
A holding member arranged below the upper surface of the cabinet and above the front panel.
An illumination unit that is held by the holding member and irradiates at least the front panel side with illumination light.
Have,
A part of the holding member is arranged in front of the front surface of the front panel.
At least a part of the lighting unit is held in a portion of the holding member arranged in front of the front surface of the front panel, and at least a part thereof is arranged in front of the front surface of the front panel for lighting for a gas stove. apparatus. A detector that detects a predetermined operation by the user,
A switching unit that switches the lighting unit to the irradiation state when the detection unit detects the predetermined operation, and switches the lighting unit to the irradiation stop state when a predetermined stop condition is satisfied.
The lighting device for a gas stove according to any one of claims 1 to 4. A gas cooking system including the lighting device for a gas stove according to any one of claims 1 to 5 and the gas stove.

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