JP7776152B2 - Suspended burner deck and table - Google Patents

Description

Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Act applies 1. From February 18th to 19th, 2023, Zain Arts Co., Ltd. exhibited and publicly displayed the claimed invention at SOTOWAKU PARK2023 [https://sotowakupark.jp/] held at Tokyo Big Sight South Hall 3-4. 2. On May 19th, 2023, Zain Arts Co., Ltd. began publishing still images of the claimed invention on its website [https://zanearts.com/products/] [https://zanearts.com/products/detail.php?id=2428]. 3. On May 21, 2023, Spacekey Corporation began releasing videos about the claimed invention on its YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04e9Nw9x-xs] under the name of the contributor for CAMP HACK, an outdoor web magazine that the company operates. 4. From May 27 to 28, 2023, Zain Arts Co., Ltd. exhibited the claimed invention at the Sabbatical Zain Arts Joint New Product Exhibition [https://zanearts.com/information/detail.php?id=2326] held at the indoor plaza of Akishima Mori Park Outdoor Village. 5. On June 5, 2023, Spacekey Co., Ltd. began publishing articles related to the present invention on the website it manages [https://camphack.nap-camp.com/9023]. 6. On July 24, 2023, ZainArts Co., Ltd. began publishing images of the manual for the present invention on the website it manages [https://zanearts.com/pwzane/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/toadtoadtableburnerdeck_manual1.00.pdf]. 7. On August 5th and 6th, 2023, Zain Arts Co., Ltd. exhibited the present invention at the Sabbatical Zain Arts Joint New Product Exhibition [https://aandf.co.jp/news/event/news_2023_event_namba_sabbatical_and_zainarts] held at the Namba SkyO 7F Convention Hall.

The present invention relates to a hanging burner deck and a table, and more specifically to a hanging burner deck suitable for supporting a burner with a gas canister set in it, and a table to which the hanging burner deck is detachably attached.

Single burners, which use a gas canister, are well known as outdoor gas stoves used for camping and other activities. There are various types of single burners, including those that attach to the opening of a wide-bottomed gas canister called an OD canister, which is used in a vertical position, and those that attach a horizontal gas canister called a CB canister to the burner body with a freestanding stand. Single burners also generally have a trivet attached, on which a pot or other cooking utensil is placed, and food is heated using the burner located directly below.

When cooking outdoors using a single burner, there is a difference in height between the table surface on which the burner is placed and the cooking utensils, such as pots, placed on the burner's grate. It is easier to cook and perform other tasks if the pots and other cooking utensils are positioned as close to the table surface as possible.

Patent Document 1 proposes an outdoor assembly table in which the burner body is located below the table surface and the trivet is attached to the table so that it protrudes above the table surface. Compared to when the burner is placed on top of the table surface, cooking utensils such as pots placed on the trivet attached to the top end of the burner are positioned at a height closer to the table surface.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2022-063676 (see FIG. 3)

In a portable table for outdoor cooking, it is desirable that the installed burner can be held in place so that it does not tip over, that the height of cooking utensils placed on a trivet attached to the top of the burner can be positioned as high as possible, and that a narrow table surface can be used as widely as possible.

In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a hanging burner deck that can hold a burner so that it does not tip over, and when attached to a table, can position cooking utensils placed on a trivet attached to the top end of the burner at a high position as close as possible to the table surface, and further, can be configured to make use of a wider area of the table surface.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a table to which this suspended burner deck is removably attached.

The hanging burner deck according to the present invention comprises a mounting plate having a mounting surface on which a burner with a gas canister set therein is placed, left and right hanging arms each having a gate-like shape extending upward from the left and right edges of the mounting plate to hang the mounting plate, and a cover plate spanning between the left and right hanging arms,
The hanging arm is formed with a hanging hook portion that is positioned on a plane parallel to the mounting surface at a height position above the mounting surface, is bent so as to face outward in the left-right direction, and supports the cover plate from below,
The cover plate is characterized by having a through-hole formed therein through which the components of the burner or the neck of the gas can can be passed from the bottom to the top with some play in order to restrict movement of the burner or gas can placed on the mounting surface.

In the hanging burner deck of the present invention, it is preferable that the through-hole, which corresponds to the shape of the burner's components, and multiple slits extending radially around the outer periphery of the through-hole serve as a penetration section for restricting movement of the burner placed on the mounting surface.

Alternatively, in the hanging burner deck of the present invention, it is preferable that a through hole corresponding to the diameter of the neck of the gas canister is provided as a penetration portion for restricting movement of the gas canister placed on the mounting surface.

In the hanging burner deck of the present invention, the left and right hanging arms may be configured to be rotatable from a hanging position extending upward from the left and right edges to a folded position folded into the back surface of the mounting plate around the left and right edges of the mounting plate.

In this case, in the hanging burner deck according to the present invention, an inclined surface is formed on the left and right edges of the mounting plate, which is continuous with the mounting surface and inclined downward at a predetermined angle relative to the mounting surface,
It is preferable that the front and rear ends of the left and right hanging arms are formed with a rotation stopper portion that abuts against the inclined surface along the slope when rotated to the hanging position, and a clamping portion that clamps the mounting plate from both the front and rear sides.

The table of the present invention comprises a top frame with an opening on the inside, legs supporting the top frame, multiple tabletops removably spanning first and second opening edges of the top frame facing each other across the opening to define the table top, and a hanging burner deck of the above configuration that can be attached to the top frame so as to be suspended from the first and second opening edges in place of at least one of the multiple tabletops. The hanging burner deck's left and right hanging hooks can be hooked from above to the first and second opening edges by passing its left and right hanging arms from top to bottom through the opening in the top frame with the arms extending upward from the left and right edges.

The hanging burner deck of the present invention can hold the burner so that it does not tip over, and when attached to a table, the height position of cooking utensils placed on the trivet attached to the top end of the burner can be as high as possible and as close to the table surface as possible, and furthermore, the table surface can be used more widely.
Furthermore, the table of the present invention is equipped with this hanging burner deck, which can hold the burner so that it does not tip over, and can position cooking utensils placed on a grate attached to the top end of the burner at a high position as close to the table surface as possible, further enabling a wider table surface to be used.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a table according to a first embodiment. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the table of FIG. 1 when a hanging burner deck is set in place of the top plate. FIG. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which a hanging burner deck is set in place of the top plate on the table of FIG. 1 . 4 is a cross-sectional view of the table shown in FIG. 3 with the suspended burner deck set thereon taken along the line AA. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a suspended burner deck used in the table of FIG. 1 with the cover plate removed. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the state in which the suspension arms of the suspension type burner deck shown in FIG. 5 are folded down with the cover plate removed. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which a burner with a gas canister (CB canister) set therein is placed on a hanging burner deck used in the table of FIG. 1. FIG. FIG. 8 is a side view of the suspended burner deck carrying the burner shown in FIG. 7. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a state in which a gas canister (OD canister) is placed on a hanging burner deck according to a second embodiment. FIG. 10 is a side view of the suspended burner deck carrying the burner shown in FIG. 9. FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a suspended burner deck according to a third embodiment. 12 is an explanatory diagram for setting a hanging arm on a mounting plate in the hanging burner deck shown in FIG. 11. FIG. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a modified example of the hanging arm. FIG. 2 is a six-view diagram of the table shown in FIG. 1 with all of the top plates removed and a hanging burner deck set in place. FIG. 2 is a six-view diagram of a suspended burner deck used in the table of FIG. 1. 16 is a six-view diagram of a state in which a burner with a gas canister (CB canister) set therein is placed on the hanging burner deck of FIG. 15. FIG. 6 is a six-view diagram of the suspended burner deck shown in FIG. 5 with the cover plate removed. FIG. 7 is a six-view diagram of the hanging burner deck shown in FIG. 6 with the cover plate removed and the hanging arms folded. 6 is a six-view diagram of a cover plate used in the suspended burner deck shown in FIG. 5. FIG. 10 is a six-view diagram of the suspended burner deck shown in FIG. FIG. 21 is a six-view diagram of a state in which a gas canister (OD canister) is placed on the hanging burner deck of FIG. 20. 10 is a six-view diagram of a cover plate used in the suspended burner deck shown in FIG. 9.

[Embodiment 1]
(Overall table configuration)
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the entire configuration of the table 1 according to the first embodiment when viewed from above, Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view when a hanging deck 5 is set in place of the top plate 4 used in the table 1, Figs. 3(a) and (b) are perspective views of the state when the hanging burner deck 5 is set in place of the top plate 4 when viewed from different directions, and Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A shown in Fig. 3(a). Note that Fig. 3 shows a state in which the two central top plates 4 have been removed to replace them with the hanging burner deck 5, and furthermore, the two front top plates 4 have been removed to make the hanging burner deck 5 easier to see.

As shown in Figures 1 to 3, the table 1 comprises a top frame 2 with an opening on the inside; a pair of legs 3 attached to the underside of the top frame 2 and supporting the top frame 2; multiple tabletops 4 removably spanning the first and second opening edges 2e and 2f of the top frame 2, which face each other across the opening, to define the table top; and a hanging burner deck 5 (hereinafter simply referred to as the "burner deck 5") that can be attached to the top frame 2 so as to be suspended from the first and second opening edges 2a and 2b in place of at least one of the tabletops 4. The pair of legs 3 have the same structure and are arranged symmetrically along the long side of the top frame 2. Note that in this specification, the short side direction of the top frame 2 is referred to as the left-right direction X, the long side direction perpendicular to this is referred to as the front-rear direction Y, and the direction perpendicular to the tabletops 2 (the direction perpendicular to the left-right direction X and the front-rear direction Y) is referred to as the up-down direction Z.

The top frame 2 comprises rectangular plate frames 2a and 2b that face each other in the left-right direction X with an opening in between, and rectangular plate frames 2c and 2d that face each other in the front-to-back direction Y with the opening in between. The opening surrounded by plate frames 2a-2d is rectangular. The top frame 2 has first and second opening edges 2e and 2f that extend inward from the inner edges of plate frames 2a and 2b that define the long side length of the top frame 2, extending in the front-to-back direction Y, along a surface that is lower than the surface of plate frames 2a-2d by the thickness of the tabletop 4. The top frame 2 is formed, for example, from a thin metal plate with folded edges. The top frame 2 may be made of resin, wood, stone, or a combination of these, and may be in a shape other than rectangular, such as a square or oval.

The pair of front and rear legs 3 are each made from metal wire and have legs formed in a symmetrical gate shape that extend in the left-right direction X, and mounting brackets that attach the legs to the top frame 2. The legs are attached in pairs to the underside of the top frame 2, symmetrically from front to back. The legs 3 can also rotate around an axis extending in the left-right direction X relative to the mounting brackets, and can be unlocked when in an upright position and tilted inward. When upright, the legs 3 rest on the ground, supporting the top frame 2 at a predetermined height.

The tabletop 4 is formed, for example, from a thin metal plate with a folded edge. The tabletop 4 spans the first opening edge 2e and the second opening edge 2f of the top frame 2 and fits between the opposing plate frames 2a and 2b in the left-right direction X. It has a rectangular outline with a length in the front-to-back direction Y that closes the opening of the top frame 2 when six tabletops are arranged in a row in the front-to-back direction Y. The tabletops 4 can be removably installed within the frame 2. When six tabletops 4 are arranged in a row in the front-to-back direction Y, each spanning the first opening edge 2e and the second opening edge 2f with its long edges tightly pressed together, they close the opening of the top frame 2 and define a table surface on its upper surface. The tabletop 4 may be made of resin, wood, stone, or a combination of these. Depending on the shape of the opening of the top frame 2, the tabletop 4 may be in a shape other than rectangular, such as a square or oval.

As shown in Figure 2, the burner deck 5 is installed by removing two consecutive tabletops 4 (the two innermost ones in Figure 2), and then, as shown in Figure 4, inserting into the opening in the top frame 2 created by removing the tabletops 4 and spanning the first opening edge 2e and the second opening edge 2f. When the burner deck 5 is installed on the top frame 2, as shown in Figure 3, it closes the opening created by the removal of the two tabletops 4, and the upper surface of the cover plate 30 (described below) can define the table surface together with the upper surface of the tabletops 4.

(Burner deck structure)
5(a) and (b) are perspective views of the burner deck 5 taken out and viewed from different directions, and Figures 6(a) and (b) are perspective views of the burner deck 5 taken out and viewed from different directions with the suspending arms 20 of the burner deck 5 folded in. The structure of the burner deck 5 will be described in more detail with reference to these figures.

The burner deck 5 comprises a mounting plate 10 on which a burner with a gas canister set in it can be placed, and a pair of left and right hanging arms 20 (hereinafter simply referred to as "arms 20") attached to the edges of the mounting plate 10 on both sides in the left-right direction X. The pair of left and right arms 20 have a gate-like shape that can be rotated around the left and right edges of the mounting plate 10 to a hanging position 20A extending upward from the left and right edges as shown in Figure 5, and a folded-in position 20B folded into the back surface of the mounting plate 10 as shown in Figure 6. Furthermore, the burner deck 5 comprises a cover plate 30 that is suspended between the left and right arms 20 rotated to the hanging position 20A.

The mounting plate 10 is formed, for example, from a thin metal plate with a folded edge extending in the left-right direction X. The mounting plate 10 has a roughly rectangular shape with its short side extending in the front-rear direction Y and its long side extending in the left-right direction X. It includes a mounting portion 11 that extends horizontally in the center, inclined portions 12 that are continuous with the left and right edges of the mounting portion 11 and slope downward diagonally to the left and right outside, respectively, and bearing portions 13 that extend cylindrically along the front-rear direction Y at the outer ends of each inclined portion 12 in the left-right direction X. The upper surface of the mounting portion 11 forms a mounting surface 11a on which a burner or the like is placed. The upper surface of the inclined portion 12 is continuous with the mounting surface 11a and forms an inclined surface 12a that slopes downward at a predetermined angle relative to the mounting surface 11a. The left and right bearing portions 13 are provided as a coaxial pair at both ends in the front-rear direction Y and serve as bearings that support the arm 20 so that it can rotate around a rotation axis along the front-rear direction Y.

The arm 20 is formed, for example, by bending a metal wire into a three-dimensional gate-like shape. More specifically, when the arm 20 is rotated to the hanging position 20A, it is provided with a hanging hook portion 21 (hereinafter simply referred to as the "hook portion 21") that is positioned on a plane parallel to the mounting surface 11a at a hooking height H2 above the mounting height H1 of the mounting surface 11a and is bent so as to face outward in the left-right direction X (see Figure 4). Specifically, when the arm 20 is rotated to the hanging position 20A, the central portion of the hook portion 21 extends linearly in the front-to-rear direction Y, and both ends are bent inward in the left-to-right direction X. Furthermore, when the arm 20 is rotated to the hanging position 20A, it is formed with mounting height position determining portions 22 that extend downward from both ends of the hook portion 21 to lower the mounting surface 11a relative to the hooking height position H2, rotation stop portions 23 that extend downward and outward from each end of the front and rear mounting height position determining portions 22 along the slope of the inclined surface 12a of the mounting plate 10, and clamping portions 24 that extend inward from each end of the front and rear rotation stop portions 23 in the front-to-rear direction Y.

The arms 20 of this configuration are attached to both edges of the loading plate 10 in the left-right direction X, symmetrically in the left-right direction X. More specifically, each of the left and right arms 20 is pivotally attached to the center of the bearing parts 13 at a hanging position 20A extending upward from the left and right edges as shown in Figure 5, and at a folding position 20B folded into the back surface of the loading plate 10 as shown in Figure 6, by inserting the pair of front and rear clamping parts 24 of the left and right arms 20 from the outside into the pair of front and rear bearing parts 13 of the corresponding loading plate 10 to clamp the loading plate 10 from both the front and rear.

As shown in FIG. 5, when the left and right arms 20 are rotated to the hanging position 20A, the rotation stoppers 23 abut against the inclined surface 12a of the mounting plate 10 along the slope, functioning as rotation stoppers, and the hook portions 21 are spread outward to the left and right at the hooking height position H2. When the arms 20 are rotated to the hanging position 20A, the burner deck 5 can be passed from top to bottom through the opening of the top frame 2, allowing the left and right hook portions 21 to be hooked from above onto the first and second opening edges 2e, 2f (see FIG. 4). As shown in FIG. 4, the left and right arms 20 rotated to the hanging position 20A can be used to place a cover plate 30 (described below), which is supported from below by the left and right hook portions 21.

On the other hand, when each of the left and right arms 20 is rotated to the folding position 20B, as shown in Figure 6, the mounting height position determining portions 22 extend inward and substantially parallel to the mounting surface 11a, and the hook portions 21 extend upward from the mounting height position determining portions 22 and abut against the underside of the mounting plate 10. With the arms 20 rotated to the folding position 20B, the burner deck 5 has an overall flat shape that is convenient for portability, and when placed on a horizontal surface with the mounting height position determining portions 22 in contact with the ground, it can also be used as a storage space slightly raised above the horizontal surface.

The cover plate 30 is formed, for example, from a thin metal plate with folded edges, resulting in a generally flat cover surface 30a. The cover plate 30 is used by spanning the left and right arms 20 rotated to the hanging position 20A, i.e., between the hook portions 21 (see Figure 4). To restrict movement of the burner placed on the mounting surface 11a of the mounting plate 10 during use (see Figures 7 and 8), the cover plate 30 is formed with a through hole 31a and multiple slits 31b extending radially around the outer periphery of the through hole 31a, as shown in Figures 1 and 2. These through holes 31a and multiple slits 31b extend radially from the outer periphery of the through hole 31a. These through holes serve as penetrations 31 through which the burner components can pass with some play from bottom to top.

(How to use Burner Deck 5)
Figure 7 is a perspective view showing a burner BU with a freestanding stand on which a gas canister CB, known as a CB canister, is placed horizontally on the burner deck 5, and Figure 8 is a side view of the same. This burner BU has a single burner and a trivet BS that extends radially from bottom to top. Cookware such as a pot can be placed on the trivet BS, and ingredients can be heated using the burner located directly below. Using these figures, the method of using the burner deck 5 will be described in detail.

First, as shown in Figure 1, the table 1 is installed at the location where it will be used, with the opening of the top frame 2 sealed with six top plates 4, and the burner deck 5 is prepared. Next, as shown in Figure 2, of the six top plates 4 of the table 1, for example, the two center top plates 4 are removed to create an opening inside the top frame 2. Next, the burner deck 5, with the cover plate 30 removed, is placed in the opening, and the left and right hanging arms 20 are rotated to the hanging position 20A, and the mounting plate 10 is passed from top to bottom. The left and right hanging hook portions 21 are then hooked from above to the first and second opening edges 2e, 2f of the top frame 2. This defines a mounting surface 11a on the table 1 that is lower than the table surface defined by the top plates 4 and extends parallel to the horizontal plane. Next, the burner BU with the gas canister CB set inside is placed on the mounting surface 11 (see Figures 7 and 8). Next, the cover plate 30 is placed between the opposing frame members 2a and 2b of the top frame 2 so as to span the hanging arms 20, with the burner outlet passing through the through-hole 31a of the cover plate 30 and the trivet BS passing through the slit 31b. In this way, the cover plate 30 is fitted and set between the frame members 2a and 2b with the cover surface 30a defined as a table surface at the same height as the surface of the top plate 4, and the trivet BS is guided by the slit 31b to determine the horizontal position of the burner BU, thereby stably installing the burner BU with the gas canister CB set in it. In this state, when the burner deck 5, which stably supports the burner BU in place of the top plate 4, is attached to the table 1, the burner BU's trivet BS, which is stably placed on the lower mounting plate 10, protrudes not too high from part of the cover surface 30a of the cover plate 30, and a wide table surface is formed around the trivet BS, defined by the surface of the top plate 4 and the cover surface 30a. This allows the user to place cooking utensils such as pots on the trivet BS and heat ingredients using the burner located directly below, efficiently cooking while also utilizing the wide table surface around it. To return the table 1 with the burner deck 5 attached to the state shown in Figure 1, where all openings in the top frame 2 are sealed by the top plate 4, simply reverse the steps described above.

14 to 19 are six-sided views of the table 1 with the top plate 4 completely removed and the burner deck 5 set in place, the burner deck 5, the burner deck 5 with the burner BU with the gas canister CB set on it, the burner deck 5 with the cover plate 30 removed, the burner deck 5 with the cover plate 30 removed and the arm 20 folded in, and the cover plate 30 used on the burner deck 5. Each of the six-sided views includes (a) a front view, (b) a left side view, (c) a right side view, (d) a rear view, (e) a plan view, (f) a bottom view, (g) a perspective view seen from above, and (h) a perspective view seen from below. Also, in FIG. 14, (i) an A-A cross-sectional view and (j) an enlarged view of B are shown.
The burner deck 5 of embodiment 1 and the configuration of the table 1 equipped with the burner deck 5 have been described above, but by also referring to these six-sided views, this embodiment can be more clearly understood.

(Actions and Effects)
The burner deck 5 includes a mounting plate 10 having a mounting surface 11a on which a burner with a gas canister set thereon is placed, left and right arms 20 each having a gate-like shape that can be rotated to a hanging position 20A and a folding position 20B, and a cover plate 30 that is suspended between the left and right arms 20 that are rotated to the hanging position 20A. The arms 20 are formed with hook portions 21 that are bent so as to face outward in the left-right direction X when rotated to the hanging position 20A and support the cover plate 30 from below. With this configuration, the portion of the hook portion 21 that faces outward in the left-right direction X can be used to span spaced-apart portions, such as the first and second opening edges 2e, 2f of the top frame 2 of the table 1, allowing the mounting surface 11a of the mounting plate 10 to be positioned low and suspended, thereby enabling the burner BU to be installed in a position lower than the table surface. Furthermore, with this configuration, the cover plate 30 is hung between the left and right arms 20, and the hook portions 21 support the cover plate 30 from below, so that if there is a flat surface around the hanging position, the cover surface 30a of the cover plate 30 can be used as part of the wide table surface when in the hanging position. Furthermore, in order to restrict movement of the burner placed on the mounting surface 11a, the cover plate 30 is formed with penetration portions 31 through which the components of the burner can pass from the bottom to the top with some play, so that the burner does not shift horizontally and can be installed stably without tipping over.

The burner deck 5 therefore holds the burner in place to prevent it from tipping over, and when attached to the table 1, the height of the cooking utensils placed on the trivet attached to the top end of the burner can be positioned as high as possible, close to the table surface, and more widely usable table surface.

The burner deck 5 also has a through-hole 31a and multiple slits 31b extending radially from the outer periphery of the through-hole 31a as the penetration section 31. With this configuration, when the burner BU is passed through the through-hole 31a, the burner BU's trivet BS fits into the slits 31b with a slight amount of play, allowing the burner BU to be positioned and fixed so that it does not shift horizontally.

In addition, in the hanging burner deck 5, the mounting plate 10 is formed with an inclined surface 12a that slopes downward at a predetermined angle relative to the mounting surface 11a, and the left and right arms 20 are each formed with a rotation stopper 23 that, when rotated to the hanging position 20A, abuts the inclined surface 12a along a line to function as a rotation stopper, and a clamping portion 24 that clamps the mounting plate 10 from both the front and back. With this configuration, the inclined surface 12a firmly supports the rotation stopper 23, maintaining a secure hanging configuration and allowing the entire horizontal mounting surface 11a to be used as a mounting area. Furthermore, with this configuration, the clamping portion 24 can firmly hold the mounting plate 10, providing a sense of security when placing a fire device such as a burner on the mounting surface 11a.

Table 1 comprises a top frame 2 with an opening on the inside, legs supporting the top frame 2, multiple tabletops 4 removably spanning the first and second opening edges 2e and 2f of the top frame 2, which face each other across the opening, to define the table top, and a burner deck 5 that can be attached to the top frame 2 so as to be suspended from the first and second opening edges 2e and 2f in place of at least one of the tabletops 4. With its left and right hanging arms 20 rotated to hanging position 20A, this hanging burner deck can be passed from top to bottom through the opening in the top frame 2, allowing the left and right hanging hooks 21 to be hooked from above to the first and second opening edges 2e and 2f. Table 1 is equipped with a burner deck 5 that achieves the above-mentioned effects, which can hold the burner in place and prevent it from tipping over, and allows cooking utensils placed on a trivet attached to the top of the burner to be positioned as high as possible, close to the table surface, and also allows for a wider table surface to be used.

[Embodiment 2]
FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a state in which a gas canister (OD) called an OD canister is placed on a hanging burner deck 105 according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 10 is a side view thereof.

The burner deck 105 basically has the same configuration as the burner deck 5 of embodiment 1, but the object to be placed on it is different from that of the burner deck 5 of embodiment 1, and as a result, the shape of the cover plate is different from that of the burner deck 5 of embodiment 1. Below, the same components as in embodiment 1 are assigned the same reference numerals in Figures 9 and 10 and will not be described again.

As shown in Figures 9 and 10, the burner deck 105 comprises a mounting plate 10 capable of supporting a wide-bottomed gas canister CB known as an OD canister, which is the object to be placed on it, and a pair of left and right arms 20 attached to the mounting plate 10. Furthermore, the burner deck 105 comprises a cover plate 130 that is hung between the left and right arms 20 rotated to the hanging position 20A and corresponds to the gas canister OD placed on the mounting plate 10.

The cover plate 130 differs from the cover plate 30 of embodiment 1 only in the shape of the through-hole formed in the cover plate. To restrict movement of a gas canister placed on the mounting surface 11a of the mounting plate 10 during use, the cover plate 130 has a through-hole 131a formed in the center of the cover surface 130a that corresponds to the diameter of the neck of the gas canister. This through-hole 131a allows the gas canister to pass from the bottom to the top with some play, thereby restricting movement of the gas canister.

In the hanging burner deck 105 of embodiment 2, after an oversized gas canister is placed on the mounting plate 10, the cover plate 130 is placed across the hanging arms 20, with the neck of the oversized gas canister passing through the through-hole 131a in the cover plate 130. The neck of the oversized gas canister is then guided through the through-hole 131a, determining the horizontal position of the gas canister, ensuring stable installation. At this time, the burner mounting portion of the oversized gas canister, which is stably mounted on the lower mounting plate 10, protrudes slightly from a portion of the cover surface 130a of the cover plate 130 through the through-hole 131a, allowing for the attachment of a burner with a trivet that can be set directly on the oversized gas canister. This allows the user to attach the burner to the gas canister OD from the top side of the cover plate 130, place cooking utensils such as pots on the grate, and heat ingredients using the burner, allowing for efficient cooking while also utilizing the large table surface around it.

20 to 22 are six-sided views of burner deck 105, burner deck 105 with a gas canister OD placed thereon, and cover plate 130 used on burner deck 105, respectively. Each of the six-sided views includes (a) a front view, (b) a left side view, (c) a right side view, (d) a rear view, (e) a plan view, (f) a bottom view, (g) a perspective view seen from above, and (h) a perspective view seen from below.
The burner deck 105 of the second embodiment has been described above, but by referring to these six views, this embodiment can be more clearly understood.

[Embodiment 3]
FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a burner deck 205 according to the third embodiment, and FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram for setting a hanging arm 220 on a mounting plate 210 thereof.

The burner deck 205 basically has the same configuration as the burner deck 5 of embodiment 1, but the configuration of the mounting plate and hanging arm differs from that of the burner deck 5 of embodiment 1. That is, while the burner deck 5 of embodiment 1 has a hanging arm 20 that is rotatably integrated with the mounting plate 10, the burner deck 205 differs in that the hanging arm is configured to be detachable from the mounting plate, as shown in Figures 11 and 12. Below, the same components as in embodiment 1 are assigned the same reference numerals in Figures 11 and 12 and will not be described again.

The burner deck 205 comprises a mounting plate 210 on which a burner with a gas canister set in it can be placed, and a pair of left and right hanging arms 220 (hereinafter simply referred to as "arms 220") attached to the edges of the mounting plate 210 on both sides in the left-right direction X. The pair of left and right arms 220 can be removably fixed to the mounting plate 210 and have a gate-like shape. Furthermore, the burner deck 205 comprises a cover plate 30 that is suspended between the left and right arms 220 fixed to the mounting plate 210.

The mounting plate 210 is made of a thin metal plate, and its edges extending in the left-right direction X are bent to form a tunnel in the left-right direction X. It has shaft support portions 214 that include openings 214h at both ends in the left-right direction X. The mounting plate 210 is roughly rectangular, with its short sides in the front-rear direction Y and its long sides in the left-right direction X, and has a mounting portion 211 that extends flatly in the center. The top surface of the mounting portion 211 serves as a mounting surface for placing a burner or the like. The shaft support portion 214 is formed with a diameter large enough to allow the end of an arm 220 made of metal wire (described below) to be inserted into the opening 214h without any play. A pair of shaft support portions 214 are provided at both ends in the front-rear direction Y, and act as bearings to support the arm 220 inserted from the left-right direction X.

The arm 220 is formed, for example, by bending a metal wire into a three-dimensional gate-like shape. More specifically, when the arm 220 is set on the mounting plate 210, it has a hanging hook portion 221 (hereinafter simply referred to as the "hook portion 221") formed on the upper part of the arm 220. The hanging hook portion 221 is positioned on a plane parallel to the mounting surface at a hooking height position higher than the mounting height position H1 of the mounting surface and is bent so as to face outward in the left-right direction X (see Figure 12). Specifically, when the hook portion 221 is set on the mounting plate 210, the center portion extends linearly in the front-to-rear direction Y, and both ends are bent inward in the left-to-right direction X. Furthermore, when the arm 220 is set on the mounting plate 210, the mounting surface can be lowered relative to the hook height position by an amount corresponding to the mounting height position. Mounting height position determining portions 222 extend downward from both ends of the hook portion 221, and a pair of front and rear insertion portions 225 extend inward in the left-right direction X from each end of the front and rear mounting height position determining portions 222. The pair of front and rear insertion portions 225 of the arm 220 are formed at the same pitch as the pair of front and rear shaft support portions 214 of the mounting plate 210. As shown in FIG. 12 , when the arm 220 is moved in the left-right direction X, it is inserted into the pair of front and rear shaft support portions 214 of the mounting plate 210 and fixed to the mounting plate 210, with the hook portions 221 spreading outward to the left and right at the hook height position.

The burner deck 205 configured in this manner has two arms 220 that are inserted and fixed into the pair of front and rear shaft supports 214 on both sides in the left-right direction X of the mounting plate 210, respectively, in the left-right direction X. This gives it the same configuration as the burner deck 5 of embodiment 1, that is, the hook portions 221 are spread outward to the left and right at the hooking height position. Therefore, the burner deck 205 can be used in place of the burner deck 5 of embodiment 1 on the table 1 of embodiment 1.

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Although the present invention has been described based on the above embodiment, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment and can be embodied in various forms without departing from the spirit of the present invention, and for example, the following modifications are also possible.

(1) The number, material, shape, position, size, etc. of the components described in the above embodiment are examples only and may be changed as long as the effects of the present invention are not impaired.

(2) In the above embodiment, the arm 20 of the burner deck 5 was described as being formed into a three-dimensional shape by bending a metal wire, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the arm may be formed by bending a metal plate, as follows:

Figure 13 is a perspective view showing a modified arm. The arm 320 shown in Figure 13 is formed by bending a metal plate and is rotatably fixed to the mounting plate 310 by a hinge 340. When the arm 320 is rotated to the hanging position 320A, the arm 320 has a hook portion 321 formed at the upper part thereof. The hook portion 321 is positioned on a plane parallel to the mounting surface 311a of the mounting plate 310 at a hooking height position higher than the mounting height position of the mounting surface 311a, and is bent so as to face outward in the left-right direction X. Note that even an arm made of a metal plate like the arm 320 can be configured to be inserted into the mounting plate 210 of embodiment 3 by providing an insertion portion corresponding to the shaft support portion 214 of the mounting plate 210 of embodiment 3 rather than being fixed by a hinge.

(3) In the above embodiment, the table 1 is described as being capable of installing up to six tabletops 4 within the top frame 2, and one burner deck 5 can be installed in place of two of the tabletops 4, but the present invention is not limited to this. The planar sizes of the tabletops and the hanging burner deck can be set as appropriate. For example, the table may be configured so that up to three tabletops can be installed within the top frame, and a hanging burner deck can be installed in place of one of the tabletops.

(4) In the above embodiment, the burner deck 5 is described as being installed by hanging it on the top frame 2 of the table 1, but the present invention is not limited to this. The hanging burner deck can be installed by hanging it appropriately at locations spaced a predetermined distance apart where the left and right hook portions can be hooked.

1...table, 2...top frame, 2a-2d...plate frame, 2e...first opening edge, 2f...second opening edge, 3...leg body, 4...top plate, 5, 105, 205...hanging burner deck (burner deck), 10, 210, 310...mounting plate, 11, 211...mounting portion, 11a, 311a...mounting surface, 12...inclined portion, 12a...inclined surface, 13...bearing portion, 214...shaft support portion, 214h...opening, 20, 220, 320...hanging arm (arm), 21, 221, 321...hanging Hook for lifting (hook), 22, 222...positioning portion, 23...rotation stopper, 24...clamping portion, 30, 130...cover plate, 30a, 130a...cover surface, 31, 131...penetration portion, 31a, 131a...penetration hole, 31b...slit, 225...insertion portion, 340...hinge, BS...trivet, BU...burner, CB...gas can (CB can), H1...mounting height position, H2...hooking height position, OD...gas can (OD can), X...left-right direction, Y...front-back direction, Z...up-down direction

Claims (6)

a mounting plate having a mounting surface on which a burner with a gas canister set thereon is placed;
left and right suspension arms each having a gate shape extending upward from the left and right edges of the mounting plate for suspending the mounting plate;
a cover plate that is bridged between the left and right hanging arms,
The hanging arm is formed with a hanging hook portion that is positioned on a plane parallel to the placement surface at a height position above the placement surface, is bent so as to face outward in the left-right direction, and supports the cover plate from below,
A hanging burner deck characterized in that the cover plate has a through-hole formed therein through which the components of the burner or the neck of the gas canister can pass from the bottom to the top with some play in order to restrict movement of the burner or the gas canister placed on the placement surface.
2. The suspended burner deck of claim 1,
The through-hole for restricting movement of the burner placed on the mounting surface is configured to correspond to the shape of a component part of the burner.
A through hole;
a plurality of slits extending radially at an outer periphery of the through hole;
A suspended burner deck is provided.
2. The suspended burner deck of claim 1,
The through-hole for restricting movement of the gas canister placed on the placement surface includes:
A suspended burner deck having a through hole corresponding to the diameter of the neck of the gas canister.
2. The suspended burner deck of claim 1,
The left and right hanging arms are configured to be rotatable from a hanging position extending upward from the left and right edges to a folded position folded into the back surface of the mounting plate around the left and right edges of the mounting plate.
5. The suspended burner deck of claim 4,
The left and right edges of the mounting plate are formed with inclined surfaces that are continuous with the mounting surface and incline downward at a predetermined angle relative to the mounting surface,
A hanging burner deck in which the front and rear ends of the left and right hanging arms are formed with rotation stoppers that abut against the inclined surface along the slope when the arms are rotated to the hanging position, and clamping portions that clamp the mounting plate from both the front and rear.
The top frame has an opening on the inside,
A leg body supporting the top frame;
a plurality of table tops that are detachably spanned across a first opening edge portion and a second opening edge portion of the top frame that face each other across the opening portion to define a table top surface;
A suspension-type burner deck according to any one of claims 1 to 5, which can be attached to the top frame so as to be suspended from the first and second opening edge portions in place of at least one of the plurality of top plates;
It is equipped with
The hanging burner deck is characterized in that, with the left and right hanging arms extending upward from the left and right edges, they are passed from top to bottom through the opening in the top frame, allowing the left and right hanging hook portions to be hooked from above onto the first and second opening edges.