JP7335751B2 - kitchen equipment - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a kitchen appliance having a signal terminal section capable of inputting/outputting control information related to a predetermined function.

2. Description of the Related Art As a kitchen appliance having a signal terminal section capable of inputting/outputting control information related to a predetermined function, for example, there is a storage box disclosed in Patent Document 1 below. This repository is provided with a USB port capable of inputting and outputting data on the operation panel facing the front, enabling data exchange with an external terminal device via a USB memory.

JP 2019-82272 A

In many kitchen appliances, including the storage of Patent Document 1, water is frequently used during cooking and cleaning because users need to handle ingredients and foods. Therefore, there is a high possibility that the housings and operation panels that make up the appearance of the kitchen equipment will be exposed to water. There is a possibility that water may be splashed on the device, and failure may occur due to such water exposure.

Although it is possible to prevent exposure to water during cooking and cleaning to some extent by urging users to be careful by writing notes in operation manuals, etc., it is possible for some users to wipe off with a wet towel, for example. In some cases, the presence of the signal terminal portion becomes a concern when performing Similar problems can also occur during cooking. Therefore, there is a possibility that the work efficiency during cleaning or cooking may be lowered. Since the signal terminals can be seen from the front, the external appearance was not very good. An object of the present invention is to improve work efficiency during cleaning and cooking.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a kitchen appliance having a signal terminal portion capable of inputting and outputting control information related to a predetermined function , wherein the signal terminal portion is a housing or panel that constitutes the appearance of the kitchen appliance. The recess is provided in the recess of the outer bottom of the bracket, and the recess is separate from the outer bottom and has a recess and a flange provided at the opening of the recess; and an access window opening larger than the flange portion and smaller than the outer peripheral edge of the flange portion .

In the kitchen appliance configured as described above, the signal terminal portion is positioned on the outer bottom portion of the housing or panel that constitutes the appearance of the kitchen appliance. Even if it is exposed to the outside, it is less likely to be exposed to water than when it is open. In addition, since the outer bottom portion of the housing or panel is a position that is likely to be excluded from cleaning such as daily wiping, even if the signal terminal portion exists in such a position, the user's (user's) during cleaning and cooking. It's hard to worry. Therefore, it was possible to improve the work efficiency during cleaning and cooking. In addition, since the outer bottom portion of the housing or panel is inconspicuous in appearance, the existence of the signal terminal portion is less likely to affect the appearance. In addition, since the signal terminal portion is provided in the concave portion of the outer bottom portion, the signal terminal portion is located above (normally in the vertical direction) the installation state of the kitchen equipment compared to the outer peripheral edge of the concave portion. Located in Therefore, for example, since water droplets dripping from above the kitchen equipment fall downward from the outer peripheral edge of the recess, the water droplets are less likely to enter the signal terminal portion above (upper) the outer peripheral edge. The concave portion includes a bracket separate from the outer bottom portion and having a concave portion and a flange portion provided in the opening of the concave portion, and a bracket formed in the outer bottom portion that is larger than the opening of the concave portion and wider than the outer peripheral edge of the flange portion. Since the access window has a small opening, the opening edge of the recess, that is, the corner edge of the flange portion is positioned inside the opening edge of the access window. As a result, for example, even if a worker or the like inserts his or her finger into the recess when connecting a terminal device or the like to the signal terminal portion, the finger is placed on the corner edge of the flange portion rather than touching the opening edge of the access window. easier to touch. Therefore, it is possible to increase the possibility that the operator's finger touches the corner edge of the flange portion, which is more likely to be rounded than the opening edge of the access window.

In the kitchen appliance configured as described above, it is preferable that the signal terminal portion is provided on the bottom surface of the recess, and the bottom surface is inclined laterally outward of the housing or panel. When configured in this manner, the bottom portion provided with the signal terminal portion is slanted to the laterally outward side of the housing or panel within the recess. As a result, the signal terminals are closer to the side outside of the housing or panel when the bottom is oriented obliquely than when the bottom is oriented directly downward. Therefore, for example, connection of the connector to the signal terminals during maintenance work, etc., is facilitated. became able to do it. In other words, it is possible to improve workability such as maintenance work performed by connecting a memory device, a terminal device, or the like to the signal terminal portion.

It is preferable that the kitchen appliance configured as described above is provided with a cover capable of covering the signal terminal portion. When configured in this way, the signal terminal portion is covered with the cover, so that, for example, even if the signal terminal portion is exposed to water, it is possible to prevent water droplets from entering the signal terminal portion and its interior.

It is a front view of one embodiment of the heating cooker of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front view in which the door of FIG. 1 is opened; It is a vertical cross-sectional view at the central portion in the front-rear direction. It is an AA sectional view. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA when the partition plate and the support frame are removed; It is the left side view which removed the left panel of the housing and made it possible to see the machine room. It is the perspective view which looked at the heating cooker from the left front bottom direction. FIG. 4A is a rear view of the operation panel as seen from the rear side, and FIG. They are the enlarged view (a) which looked at the bottom face vicinity of the operation panel from the bottom face direction, and the perspective view (b) of a port bracket single body. It is the perspective view (a) which looked at the port bracket with an input-output port from the wire harness side, and the perspective view (b) which looked at the same port bracket from the cap side. It is a figure of a cap single-piece|unit, It is the top view (a) and side view (b) of an open state, and the top view (c) and side view (d) of a closed state. It is a block diagram of a control device.

An embodiment of the kitchen appliance of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The kitchen appliance of the present invention is called a steam convection oven, which is a cooking device that heats and cooks foodstuffs by convection of hot air containing steam.

As shown in FIG. 1, the heating cooker 10 has a machine room 12 on the left side inside the housing 11, and a cooking chamber 20 for heating and cooking foodstuffs in a part of the housing 11 excluding the machine room 12. It has The front face of the machine room 12 is opened by an opening 11a, and the opening 11a is covered with an operation panel 50 that also functions as a door that is opened and closed by a worker such as a serviceman during maintenance and inspection. As shown in FIG. 2, the front portion of the cooking chamber 20 is provided with an opening 20a through which food is taken in and out. A door 13 for opening and closing a rectangular opening 20a is rotatably supported on the housing 11 .

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the cooking chamber 20 is for storing and cooking foodstuffs. A portion other than the left side of the cooking chamber 20 is used as a food storage chamber 21 for storing food, and the left side of the cooking chamber 20 is used as a hot air generating chamber 22 for generating hot air sent to the food storage chamber 21.例文帳に追加Reference numeral 56 in FIG. 2 denotes an operation unit that implements the original functions of the operation panel 50, which will be described later with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a partition plate 23 is provided on the left side of the central portion of the cooking chamber 20 in the left-right direction to partition the food storage chamber 21 and the hot air generation chamber 22 . The partition plate 23 is provided with a suction port 23a consisting of a large number of openings, and the air in the food storage chamber 21 is sent to the hot air generating chamber 22 through the suction port 23a. In addition, the partition plate 23 is attached to the cooking chamber 20 so that a ventilation passage 23b is formed between the ceiling wall, the bottom wall, the front wall, and the rear wall of the cooking chamber 20, and the air in the hot air generation chamber 22 is ventilated. It is sent to the food storage chamber 21 through the path 23b.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the foodstuff storage chamber 21 of the cooking chamber 20 is provided with a pair of left and right support frames 24 for supporting trays called hotel pans vertically in multiple stages. Each support frame 24 has a pair of front and rear support posts 24a and rails 24b fixed to the front and rear support posts 24a to support the left and right edges of the tray.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, a heater 25 and a convection fan 26 are provided on the left side of the cooking chamber 20 . A heater 25 heats the cooking chamber 20 and a convection fan 26 convects the air in the cooking chamber 20 . The heater 25 is looped around the left wall of the cooking chamber 20 . A convection fan 26 is arranged inside the annularly wound heater 25 . A temperature sensor 27 is provided on the left side wall of the cooking chamber 20 and the temperature sensor 27 detects the temperature inside the cooking chamber 20 .

When the heater 25 and the convection fan 26 are activated, the air in the food storage chamber 21 is sent to the hot air generation chamber 22 through the suction port 23a. The air blown centrifugally outward from the convection fan 26 is heated by the heater 25 in the hot-air generating chamber 22 to become hot air, and the heated hot air flows between the partition plate 23 and each wall of the cooking chamber 20. The food is sent to the food storage chamber 21 through the ventilation path 23b. The heater 25 and the convection fan 26 are controlled by the control device 90 based on the cooking program of the cooking mode selected by the user. It is used for such drive control. The control device 90 is housed, for example, in the machine room 12 (see FIG. 6).

As shown in FIG. 6, the machine room 12 of the housing 11 includes a steam generator 30 that supplies steam to the cooking chamber 20, and a heater 25 and a heater 25 based on cooking mode information and the like input from the operation unit 56. A control device 90 and the like for driving and controlling the convection fan 26 are provided. The steam generator 30 heats water by induction heating using electromagnetic induction to generate steam, and is erected above the drainage tank 14 for draining the drainage from the cooking chamber 20 . Although this embodiment exemplifies an induction-heating configuration, there are also gas-heating configurations.

For example, the steam generating device 30 includes a cylindrical steam generating container 31 that stores water at a predetermined level, a heating element (not shown) that heats the water in the steam generating container 31, and a It has an induction heating coil 32 wound around to heat the heating element, and a steam delivery cylinder 33 for delivering the steam generated in the steam generation container 31 to the cooking chamber 20 . The steam delivery cylinder 33 is connected to the steam introduction port 20b of the cooking chamber 20 shown in FIG. sent to

The control device 90 is connected to the heater 25, the convection fan 26, the temperature sensor 27, the steam generator 30, the pump (not shown), the water supply valve (not shown), the operation unit 56 of the operation panel 50, etc. ( See Figure 12). The control device 90 has a microcomputer (not shown), and the microcomputer has a CPU, a RAM, a ROM and a timer (all not shown) connected via a bus. The control device 90 is provided with a cooking program and the like for cooking foodstuffs in the cooking chamber 20 in the ROM.

In this embodiment, for example, the cooking program includes a hot air mode cooking program in which the heater 25 and the convection fan 26 are operated to heat and cook the ingredients with convection hot air, and a convection fan 26 and the steam generator 30 are operated to cause convection. A steam mode cooking program for cooking foodstuffs with hot air containing steam, and a combination for cooking foodstuffs with high-temperature hot air containing convection steam by operating a heater 25, a convection fan 26 and a steam generator 30. It has 3 types of mode cooking programs.

In addition, each of the above-described cooking programs in which the set temperature, amount of steam, and cooking time in the cooking chamber 20 are set according to the cooking of the ingredients is stored in advance in the ROM. In addition, it is possible to set cooking conditions such as the set temperature, amount of steam, and cooking time in the cooking chamber 20 according to the user's needs by combining each cooking program (such settings are hereinafter referred to as "cooking menu"). ). As will be described later, the control device 90 is electrically connected to the operation unit 57 of the operation section 56 provided on the operation panel 50, and the user operates the operation section 56 to select the cooking program and select the cooking menu. etc. can be entered (see FIG. 12).

Such cooking menu data can be written to and read from an external USB memory device via an input/output port 70, which will be described later. It is also possible to input cooking menu data downloaded from an external data server or the like (for example, a website on the Internet) to the control device 90 via the input/output port 70 . Therefore, the input/output port 70 is also connected to the control device 90 (see FIG. 12).

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the ceiling wall of the cooking chamber 20 is provided with a cleaning nozzle 40, and the bottom wall of the cooking chamber 20 is formed with a drain port 20c. The drain port 20 c is connected to the drain tank 14 by the first drain pipe 15 . A second drain pipe 16 is connected to the drain tank 14 , and a drain valve 17 is interposed in the second drain pipe 16 . The water in the drain tank 14 is discharged to the outside of the housing 11 through the second drain pipe 16 by opening the drain valve 17 .

The introduction end of the cleaning water supply pipe 41 is connected to the second drain pipe 16 upstream of the drain valve 17, and the leading end of the cleaning water supply pipe 41 is provided on the ceiling wall of the cooking chamber 20. connected to the cleaning nozzle 40 . A pump is interposed in the washing water supply pipe 41, and the washing water stored in the drain tank 14 is sent to the washing nozzle 40 by this pump. A water supply pipe for supplying washing water (washing water) from a water supply source such as a tap is connected to the drain tank 14 via a water supply valve. Pumps, water pipes and water valves are not shown.

The operation unit 56 of the operation panel 50 is used by the user of the heating cooker 10 to select a cooking mode and display the setting state of the heating cooker 10, and is a man-machine interface (input/output device) to the control device 90. play the role of

As shown in FIG. 7, for example, the operation unit 56 displays a power button 56a that is pressed when the power is turned on, various cooking modes that can be selected by the user, the current operating state, and the like, or the user touches the screen. A liquid crystal touch panel 56b for inputting selected information, etc., a start button 56c pressed when instructing the start or end of cooking, and a user input when selecting a set temperature displayed on the liquid crystal touch panel 56b. A dial 56d and the like to be operated by turning are provided.

An electronic circuit board and the like constituting such an operation unit 56 are accommodated in an operation unit 57, and as shown in FIG. 8A, the operation unit 57 is attached to the back side of the operation panel 50 . It should be noted that representation of electronic components, electrical wiring, and the like mounted on the printed circuit board that constitutes the operation unit 57 is omitted in FIG.

The operation panel 50 mainly includes a panel main body 51 that constitutes its appearance, a flange portion 53 formed in an L-angle shape at the bottom portion 52 of the main body panel 51, the above-described operation portion 56 and operation unit 57, and a port bracket. 61, an input/output port 70 and the like. In this embodiment, the bottom portion 52 of the operation panel 50 is formed with a recess 60 composed of an access window 52a and a port bracket 61, and an input/output port 70 is provided in this recess 60 (Fig. 8(b)).

Accordingly, since the input/output port 70 is provided in the recess 60 of the bottom portion 52 , the input/output port 70 is positioned more vertically than the outer peripheral edge 60 a of the recess 60 when the heating cooker 10 is installed. is positioned above (in the direction of arrow UP). Therefore, for example, even if water droplets drip from above the heating cooker 10 (in the direction of the arrow UP), the water droplets fall downward (in the direction of the arrow DOWN) from the outer peripheral edge 60a of the recess 60, so that the outer peripheral edge 60a It is difficult for water droplets to enter the input/output port 70 located above. Therefore, when the bottom portion 52 of the heating cooker 10 is vertically downward, it is possible to prevent the input/output port 70 from being exposed to water.

The operation panel 50 also functions as a "door" that covers the opening 11a of the machine room 12, which is not opened in the normal state of use by the user. Therefore, one side of a hinge 54 that supports the operation panel 50 rotatably with respect to the housing 11 is attached to the right side of the back surface of the operation panel 50 (the left side when viewed from the front).

As shown in FIG. 9, the port bracket 61 that is attached to the bottom portion 52 of the operation panel 50 and forms the recess 60 is formed by processing a stainless steel plate having a thickness of about 1 mm, for example. In this embodiment, the port bracket 61 is shaped like a box without a lid, and the opening 61a has a horizontally long rectangular shape in plan view. Side wall portions 63R, 63L corresponding to the two short sides and side wall portions 64F, 64R corresponding to the two long sides, which constitute the oblong rectangle, have outwardly extending portions extending from the respective side wall portions 63R, 63L, 64F, 64R. Outwardly-opening flange portions 65 to 68 are formed by bending. The bent portions 65a to 68a, which are bent portions, are rounded.

In this embodiment, when the port bracket 61 is attached to the bottom portion 52 of the operation panel 50, the bottom portion 62 is slanted toward the front of the body panel 51 (the direction of the arrow FRONT). Therefore, the side wall portions 63R and 63L corresponding to the short sides of the port bracket 61 are formed in a trapezoidal shape. Specifically, the trapezoidal shape of the side walls 63R and 63L includes one leg extending vertically from the side wall 64F corresponding to the lower base toward the side wall 64R corresponding to the upper base, and the side wall 64F extending from the side wall 64F to the side wall 64R. The bottom surface portion 62 inclined at a predetermined angle θ in the front direction (the direction of the arrow FRONT) corresponds to the other leg.

The predetermined angle θ is within a range in which the input/output port 70 (excluding the cap 80) is hidden in the recess 60 and cannot be seen when viewed from the front even if the input/output port 70 attached to the port bracket 61 is tilted forward. is set. Such a predetermined angle θ is appropriately set based on the size and height (protrusion amount) of the exposed portion of the input/output port 70 (the portion that is covered and hidden by the cap 80 when the cap 80 is attached, which will be described later). In this embodiment, for example, it is set to 20 degrees or more and 30 degrees or less.

A mounting hole 62 a for mounting the input/output port 70 is formed in the port bracket 61 substantially in the center of the bottom portion 62 . Female screw holes 69 for screwing the port bracket 61 to the bottom portion 52 are formed in the flange portions 65 and 66 . The female threaded hole 69 is threaded with a female thread groove into which the male screw 59 can be screwed. As shown in FIGS. 8B and 9A, the port bracket 61 is accommodated inside the bottom portion 52 of the operation panel 50 so that the flange portions 65 to 68 are positioned around the access window 52a. , are screwed together by male screws 59 and attached.

In this embodiment, the access window 52a of the bottom portion 52 opens larger than the opening 61a of the port bracket 61 and smaller than the outer peripheral edges K of the flanges 65-68 of the port bracket 61. As shown in FIG. As a result, since the bent portions (corner edges) 65a to 68a of the flange portions 65 to 68 (opening edge of the opening 61a of the recessed portion 60) are located inside the opening edge of the access window 52a, for example, input/output Even when a user or worker inserts his or her finger into the concave portion 60 when connecting a USB memory device, a terminal device, or the like to the port 70, the finger of the user or worker can easily touch and access the bent portions 65a to 68a. It becomes difficult to touch the opening edge of the window 52a.

Since the bent portions 65a to 68a are bent portions and are rounded, the fingers of users and workers are less likely to catch the bent portions 65a to 68a. Therefore, it is possible to increase the possibility that the fingers of a user or an operator touch the bent portions 65a to 68a of the flange portions 65 to 68, which are rounder than the opening edge of the access window 52a, thereby improving safety. became possible. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10, after the input/output port 70 and the cap 80 are attached to the port bracket 61 in the previous process, the port bracket 61 with the input/output port 70 is attached to the bottom of the operation panel 50. 52. A cap 80 is attached to the input/output port 70 so that the cap 80 (body portion 81 ) opens in the longitudinal direction of the port bracket 61 .

As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, the input/output port 70 is an input/output port capable of externally inputting and outputting cooking menu data and the like to the control device 90 as described above. This is the data interface part. In this embodiment, the input/output port 70 is, for example, a serial interface conforming to the USB (Universal Serial Bus) standard, and has a USB receptacle 72 on one end and a wire harness 77 connected to the other end. It is composed of a columnar body portion 71 , nuts 73 and 74 that can be screwed into screw grooves formed on the outer periphery of the body portion 71 , and a gasket 75 interposed between the bottom portion 62 and the nut 73 .

The USB receptacle 72 is, for example, Type-A specification, and is configured to be connectable with a USB memory device or a USB cable having a plug of the same specification. The periphery of the USB receptacle 72 is surrounded by a cylindrical resin mold having excellent flame resistance. In this embodiment, the wire harness 77 and the main body portion 71 are passed through the mounting holes 62a of the bottom portion 62 in this order from the recess side of the port bracket 61, and then the gasket 75 is inserted through the main body portion 71 to Nuts 73 and 74 are screwed onto 71a, and body portion 71 is screwed and fixed to bottom portion 62. As shown in FIG. Nuts 73 and 74 constitute a double nut.

As shown in FIG. 11 , the cap 80 includes a body portion 81 that covers the USB receptacle 72 side of the input/output port 70 , an annular ring portion 82 that is attached to the peripheral portion of the resin mold of the USB receptacle 72 , and a body portion 81 . A connection portion 83 that connects the annular portion 82 and a tab 85 provided at a position facing the connection portion 83 in the main body portion 81. These are integrally made of, for example, hard rubber, polypropylene resin, or the like. It is molded.

In this embodiment, the resin mold of the USB receptacle 72 has a large diameter portion 72a at one end and a small diameter portion 72b having a smaller outer diameter than the large diameter portion 72a at the other end. Therefore, the inner diameter and the like of the body portion 81 are set so that the inner side surface 81a thereof can cover the large diameter portion 72a of the resin mold. The annular portion 82 has an inner peripheral edge 82a with an inner diameter larger than the outer diameter of the small diameter portion 72b and smaller than the outer diameter of the large diameter portion 72a. Accordingly, the cap 80 can be attached to the USB receptacle 72 by inserting the ring portion 82 through the small diameter portion 72b of the resin mold.

By covering the USB receptacle 72 provided at one end of the input/output port 70 with such a cap 80, the cap 80 prevents water droplets from entering the USB receptacle 72 and its interior even if the cap 80 is exposed to water. It became possible. A wire harness 77 provided on the other end side of the input/output port 70 is electrically connected to the control device 90 (see FIG. 12).

In the heating cooker 10 configured as described above, the input/output port 70 is located on the bottom portion 52 of the operation panel 50 that constitutes the appearance of the heating cooker 10. Compared to the case where the input/output port 70 is located, it is less likely to be exposed to water even if it is exposed to the outside. In addition, since the bottom portion 52 of the operation panel 50 is a position that is likely to be excluded from cleaning such as daily wiping, even if the input/output port 70 exists in such a position, the user will not be bothered when cleaning or cooking. Hateful. Therefore, it was possible to improve the work efficiency during cleaning and cooking. In addition, since the bottom portion 52 of the operation panel 50 is inconspicuous in appearance, the existence of the input/output port 70 does not easily affect the appearance.

Further, in the heating cooker 10 configured as described above, the input/output port 70 is provided on the bottom surface portion 62 in the recess 60, and the bottom surface portion 62 extends in the front direction (arrow FRONT direction) where the main body panel 51 is located. direction) at a predetermined angle θ. As a result, the bottom portion 62 provided with the input/output port 70 is oriented obliquely in the front direction (laterally outward) of the operation panel 50 in the recess 60. The input/output port 70 is probably closer to the lateral outside of the operation panel 50 . Therefore, for example, the cooking menu data stored in the USB memory device is input to the control device 90 of the heating cooker 10, or the cooking menu data is output from the control device 90 to be stored in the USB memory device. In the case of (1), it becomes easier to connect a USB memory device to (the USB receptacle 72 of) the input/output port 70 . In other words, workability such as maintenance work performed by connecting a terminal device, a memory device, or the like to the input/output port 70 can be improved.

Furthermore, in the cooking device 10 configured as described above, the port bracket 61 with the input/output port 70 is attached to the bottom portion 52 of the operation panel 50 in a process after the input/output port 70 is attached to the port bracket 61. As compared with the case where the input/output port 70 is attached to the port bracket 61 attached to the bottom portion 52 of the operation panel 50 in the previous step, the attachment of the input/output port 70 is facilitated and the attachment is improved. could improve.

Further, in the cooking device 10 configured as described above, the cap 80 is attached to the USB receptacle 72 of the input/output port 70 so that the body portion 81 opens in the longitudinal direction of the port bracket 61 in the concave portion 60 . is attached. As a result, a sufficient space exists around the right side of the tab 85 of the cap 80, so that the tab 85 can be easily grasped by the user's fingers when the cap 80 is opened. Also, since there is a sufficient space around the left side of the connecting portion 83, after the cap 80 is opened, most of the body portion 81 of the opened cap 80 can be accommodated in the space around the left side of the connecting portion 83. was made. As a result, the body portion 81 of the opened cap 80 does not halfway cover the USB receptacle 72, so that the body portion 81 becomes an obstacle when connecting a USB memory device, a terminal device, or the like to the USB receptacle 72. It became difficult.

The cooking device 10 described above is configured such that the input/output port 70 is provided on the bottom portion 52 of the operation panel 50 . The present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the input/output port 70 may be configured to be provided on the bottom portion 11 c around the housing 11 or the bottom portion 13 a of the cooking chamber door 13 . Further, although the recess 60 is provided in the bottom portion 52 and the input/output port 70 is provided in the recess 60, the recess 60 is provided in the bottom portion 11c around the housing 11 and the bottom portion 13a of the cooking chamber door 13. , and the input/output port 70 may be located inside.

In addition, in the above-described heating cooker 10, the access window 52a and the port bracket 61 are provided so as to form a laterally long concave portion 60 in the bottom portion 52 of the operation panel 50, but the present invention is limited to this. For example, an access window or a port bracket may be provided in the bottom portion 52 of the operation panel 50 so as to form a vertically elongated recess in the front-rear direction. In this case, the cap 80 covering the input/output port 70 is attached to the input/output port 70 so that the tab 85 is located on the rear side in the front-rear direction and the connecting portion 83 is located on the front side in the front-rear direction. As a result, the cap 80 can be easily opened by hooking a finger on the tab 85 at the back of the cap 80 to open the body portion 81 toward the front side.

Further, in the above-described heating cooker 10, the input/output port 70 is configured using the Type-A USB receptacle 72 conforming to the USB standard, but the present invention is not limited to this. A USB receptacle of other specifications such as -B specifications, mini USB Type-A and -B specifications, and micro USB Type-A and -B specifications may be used. Furthermore, as the input/output port 70, a receptacle conforming to RS-232C, RS-422, RS-485, etc., or a receptacle for LAN cable such as RJ-45 may be used.

Moreover, in this embodiment, the case where it is applied to the heating cooker 10 has been exemplified and explained as an example of kitchen equipment. The present invention is not limited to this, and may be applied to kitchen equipment such as ice machines, refrigerators/freezers, dishwashers, electrolyzed water generators, cooking equipment, and drink dispensers.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10... Heating cooker (kitchen equipment), 11... Housing, 13... Cooking chamber door, 11c, 13a... Bottom part (outside bottom part), 50... Operation panel (panel), 52... Bottom part (outside bottom part), 52a... Access window , 56... operation portion, 60... concave portion, 60a... outer peripheral edge, 61... port bracket (bracket), 61a... opening (opening of concave portion), 62... bottom portion (bottom surface, concave portion), 63F, 63R, 64R, 64L... Side wall (concave part), 65 to 68... Flange part, 65a to 68a... Bent part, 70... Input/output port (signal terminal part), 72... USB receptacle, 80... Cap (cover), 90... Control Device, K: Peripheral edge (peripheral edge of flange portion).

Claims (3)

A kitchen appliance having a signal terminal section capable of inputting and outputting control information related to a predetermined function,
The signal terminal portion is provided in a recess provided in the outer bottom portion of the housing or panel that constitutes the appearance of the kitchen appliance,
The recess is
a bracket separate from the outer bottom portion and having a concave portion and a flange portion provided at an opening of the concave portion;
and an access window that is formed in the outer bottom portion and that is larger than the opening of the concave portion and smaller than the outer peripheral edge of the flange portion. In the kitchen appliance of claim 1 ,
The signal terminal portion is provided on the bottom surface within the recess,
The kitchen appliance, wherein the bottom surface is slanted laterally outwardly of the housing or panel. In the kitchen equipment according to claim 1 or 2 ,
A kitchen appliance comprising a cover capable of covering the signal terminal portion.

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