JPS5832974B2 - steam oven - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a steam oven, and particularly to a steam inlet portion thereof, and its purpose is to perform steam cooking corresponding to the type of food to be cooked.

Steam ovens that supply steam into the oven chamber have been put into practical use and are in the spotlight, but the steam open systems currently in use have the following problems, particularly in the steam inlet.

That is, in the steam ovens currently in use, steam is not deflected and is always ejected in one direction, making it difficult to effectively steam cook various foods.

To explain this more specifically, when reheating rice or tempura, if steam hits it directly, the steam condenses on the surface of the food because it is cold, and this As a result, the food becomes sticky.

In the case of vegetables, on the other hand, they will not become sufficiently soft unless they are exposed to direct steam.

Therefore, the present invention attempts to solve the above-mentioned problems by providing a steam deflection means in front of the steam introduction port.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the accompanying drawings.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 4 denotes a steam oven main body, and an open storage 5 is provided within the main body 4, and a door 6 is provided at the front opening of the open storage 5 so as to be openable and closable.

In addition, sheathed heaters 1 and 8 are installed above and below inside the oven chamber 5.
A shelf 9 for placing a cooking plate (not shown), a steam inlet 10, a damper 1 used as a steam deflection means, and a temperature sensor 11 are provided on the wall. There is.

On the other hand, a boiler 13 connected to the steam inlet 10 through a pipe 12 is provided in the gap between the main body 4 and the open storage 5, as shown in FIG.

This boiler 13 generates steam and supplies the steam into the oven chamber 5 through the steam inlet 10. A sheathed heater 14 is brazed to the outer wall of the boiler 13, and water is stored inside. ing.

This water is supplied from a cartridge-type water tank 16 via a water receiver 15, and the water tank 16 can be attached or removed by opening the door 17 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 upward. ing.

In addition, below the door 17 there is an operation knob 18°19.20.
, operation button 21. A drain cock 22 is provided, and its functions are as follows.

In other words, the operation button 21 is used to switch between the sheathed heaters 7.8 and 14, and the operation knob 19 is used to control the energization of the sheathed heaters 7.80, energizes both the sheathed heaters 7.80, or energizes either one of them. It is something to do.

Further, the operation knob 18 is connected to the sheathed heater [7, 8] which is energized by operating the operation button 21 and the operation knob 19.
, or 14, or any one of 7, 8゜140]
The operating knob 20 also controls the time of the energized sheathed heater.

The drain knob 22 is used to drain water from the water tray 15 or overflow tray (not shown) into a water tray (not shown).

In the above configuration, in the present invention, the damper 1 is provided in front of the steam inlet 10 as described above.

Therefore, the steam that has flown straight from the boiler 13 through the pipe 12 as shown by the arrow a in FIG. 3 is deflected by the damper 1 as soon as it exits the steam inlet 10 as shown by the arrow.

Therefore, when reheating rice or tempura, the damper 1 can be operated to prevent steam from directly reaching the food.

Therefore, these foods will not become sticky and the cooking process will not fail.

Furthermore, when cooking vegetables, the steam can be applied directly to the cooked food by operating the damper 1, so that the cooked food becomes soft.

In addition, in this example, an example was explained in which the steam is deflected upward and downward, but as shown in Fig. 4, the steam is deflected to the left and right (front and back).
It may be deflected to

As described above, according to the present invention, since the direction of steam can be freely deflected, steam cooking corresponding to various kinds of food can be performed, and the cooking applications thereof are also considerably expanded.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a steam oven according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the same oven, FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of the main parts of the oven, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a main part of a steam oven according to another embodiment of the present invention. 1... damper (steam deflection means), 4...
... Steam oven body, 5 ... Oven storage, 13 ... Boiler, 16 ... Water tank.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A steam oven body, an oven chamber provided in the main body, and a boiler for supplying steam to the open chamber, and a steam inlet connected to the boiler on the wall surface of the oven chamber. A steam oven characterized by having a mouth and a steam deflection means provided in front of the steam introduction port. 2. The steam opener according to claim 1, wherein the steam deflecting means is constituted by a damper.