JP2002228163A - Attachment panel of cooking unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an attachment panel of a cooking unit having a friendly structure in which hot air discharged out of a ventilation space between the cooking unit and a furniture to surrounding region is prevented from being blown against a person standing in front of the cooking unit. SOLUTION: There is provided an attachment panel 32 attached to a cooking unit 20 stored and mounted in a furniture 10, wherein an electrical component 26 inside the cooking unit 20 is air-cooled with a blower fan 27 and at the same time hot air including heat generated from the electrical component 26 is not discharged out directly in front of a door 23 of the cooking unit 20, but discharged downwardly or upwardly. With such an arrangement as above, even if a person is present in front of the door 23 of the cooking unit 20, the hot air is not directly blown against the person.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an accessory panel used when a cooking device such as a microwave oven is built in furniture or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional structure is shown in FIGS. In the figure, 70 is furniture, 80 is a microwave oven, and 90 is a built-in kit.

The furniture 70 has an installation space 71 which is open at the front and closed at the top, bottom, left and right.
A microwave oven 80 is stored and installed for one by using a built-in kit 90.

[0004] The microwave oven 80 is cooled by a blower fan 83 in order to suppress heat generation of the electric components 82 provided therein. Electric component 82 and blower fan 83
Is disposed in a space between one of the inner surfaces of the left and right side walls of the case 81 and the opposite inner surface of the heating chamber 84.
By driving the blower fan 83, outside air is drawn in from an intake port 85 provided on the inner wall of the case 81, flows toward the electric component 82, and then flows out to an exhaust port 86 provided on the bottom wall of the case 81. ing.

[0005] Further, regarding the built-in kit 90,
The microwave oven 80 includes a mounting table 91 on which the microwave oven 80 is mounted, and four accessory panels 92, 93, 94, and 95 attached to an outer periphery of a horizontally opening door 87 of the microwave oven 80.

[0006] When the microwave oven 80 is incorporated into the furniture 70 using the built-in kit 90, as shown in FIG. 8
0 is separated from the corresponding inner surface of the storage space of the microwave oven 80.
The ventilation space 7 which is introduced into the air outlet 85 and discharges the warm air discharged from the outlet 86 of the microwave oven 20 to the outside.
It becomes 2.

The four accessory panels 92 to 95 are arranged on the outer periphery of the door 87 of the microwave oven 80 so as to be flush with the front surface of the door 87. The two upper and lower accessory panels 92 and 93 are arranged so as to close the upper and lower openings of the ventilation space 72, and the upper and lower portions of the attachment panel 92 are provided with the upper and lower openings of the ventilation space 72 and the outside. An intake vent 93 and an exhaust vent 94 are provided for communication.
The intake vent 93 and the exhaust vent 94 are formed in a horizontally long shape penetrating in the horizontal direction.

[0008]

In the above-mentioned conventional example, the warm air that has cooled the inside of the microwave oven 80 and has come out of the exhaust port 86 passes through the ventilation space 72 and is located at the upper portion of the attached panel 92 for exhaust. It is designed to be blown straight forward from 94.

[0009] Here, suppose that the user supposes that the microwave 8
When working in front of 0, the above-described warm air is directly blown to the user,
Not preferred. It is also pointed out that the suction and exhaust vents 93 and 94 are difficult to wipe because they have a horizontally long shape. There is room for improvement here.

[0010] In view of such circumstances, the present invention relates to an auxiliary panel for a cooking device, in which a warm air discharged from a ventilation space between the cooking device and furniture to the outside is provided to a person in front of the cooking device. It is intended to have a kind structure that does not spray.

[0011]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, an auxiliary panel for a heating cooker includes a heating chamber having an opening for taking in and out an object to be heated, a case covering the heating chamber, and a heating chamber attached to the case. A door for opening and closing the opening of the chamber; an electric component disposed in a space between one of the inner surfaces of the left and right side walls of the case and the opposite inner surface of the heating chamber and generating heat during operation; A heating cooker equipped with a blower fan that draws in outside air from an intake port provided on a wall and flows toward the electric component and sends it to an exhaust port provided on a bottom wall of the case has an opening at the front, and has an upper, lower, left and right inner side. It is used to store and install furniture and the like having a closed installation space in the form of creating a ventilation space between the outer surface of the back wall, ceiling, and bottom wall of the case and the corresponding wall surface of the installation space. Attached panel in a form that closes the upper and lower openings of the ventilation space and along the upper and lower sides of the door of the cooking device. A vent opening for communicating and connecting the upper opening of the ventilation space to the outside, and a lower opening of the ventilation space to the outside on a lower surface of a portion arranged on the lower side of the door. Characterized by being provided with a ventilation hole that makes the air flow.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the first configuration, the two parts arranged on the upper and lower sides of the door are connected at both ends in the left-right direction. It is characterized in that it is formed in a substantially "B" shape when viewed.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the above-mentioned first or second configuration, both of the vents have a plurality of round holes formed in a dot matrix shape over the entire surface to be formed. It is characterized by the fact that it is also made.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the auxiliary panel for a cooking device according to any one of the first to third aspects, the portions arranged on the upper and lower sides of the door protrude most from the center in the left-right direction. It is characterized by being formed into a partial spherical shape when viewed from above.

[0015]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The details of the present invention will be described based on embodiments shown in the drawings.

1 to 3 show one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a front view showing a state in which a microwave oven is incorporated into furniture using a built-in kit, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line (2)-(2) of FIG. 1, and FIG. It is a perspective view showing a built-in kit.

In the figure, 10 is furniture, 20 is a microwave oven, 3
0 is a built-in kit.

The furniture 10 has an installation space 11 which is open at the front and closed at the top, bottom, left and right.
The microwave oven 20 is stored and installed for one by using the built-in kit 30.

The microwave oven 20 is provided with a door 23 of a horizontal opening type at the front opening of a case 22 and an operation display panel 2.
4 is attached. In the space between the inner surface of the one side wall of the case 22 and the opposing inner surface of the heating chamber 25, there are provided an electric component 26 that generates heat during operation such as a magnetron, a high-voltage transformer, and a circuit unit, and a cooling device for cooling the electric component 26. A blower fan 27 is provided.

The blower fan 27 is connected to the back wall 22 of the case 22.
The outside air is drawn in from an intake port 28 provided in a, flows toward the electric component 26, and then flows out to an exhaust port 29 provided in the bottom wall 22 b of the case 22.

The built-in kit 30 includes the microwave oven 20
Table 31 on which is mounted, and door 23 of microwave oven 20
And a single attachment panel 32 of a "b" shape attached along the outer periphery of the bracket, and attachment brackets 35 and 36.

Using this built-in kit 30, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, when the microwave oven 20 is incorporated into the furniture 10, as shown in FIG.
Back wall 22a, bottom wall 22b and ceiling 22c in FIG.
Is separated from the corresponding inner wall of the installation space 11 of the furniture 10, and the separated portion causes the outside air to pass through the microwave oven 20.
Of the microwave oven 2
The ventilating space 12 discharges the warm air discharged from the zero exhaust port 29 to the outside.

In this embodiment, the warm air having absorbed the heat of the electric components 26 provided in the microwave oven 20 does not blow straight out of the attached panel 32 toward the front of the door 23 as in the conventional example, but flows out downward of the door 23. The feature is that it is made to be made.

Specifically, unlike the conventional example, the accessory panel 32 of the built-in kit 30 is installed so as to protrude from the front opening of the installation space 12 of the furniture 10, and has an upper protruding portion 32a. An intake vent 35 is provided on the upper surface, and an exhaust vent 36 is provided on the lower surface of the lower protruding portion 32b.

The intake / exhaust vents 35 and 36 are formed by forming a plurality of round holes in a dot matrix shape over the entire area of the surface to be formed.

The above-mentioned accessory panel 32 is formed so that its center in the left-right direction protrudes most, and is curved so as to have a partial spherical shape when viewed from above. By doing so, the area of the upper surface of the upper protruding portion 32a and the area of the lower surface of the lower protruding portion 32b of the accessory panel 32 can be increased as much as possible. This is advantageous in increasing the number and increasing the total opening area.

Next, the internal air cooling operation of the microwave oven 20 will be described with reference to FIG.

That is, by driving the blower fan 27 during the heating and cooking, the outside air passes through the intake vent 35 and the ventilation space 12 of the accessory panel 32 and the intake port 2.
After being introduced into 8, it will be sprayed on electrical component 26, which cools electrical component 26. The warm air that has absorbed the heat generated from the electric component 26 is
9, the air is guided to the ventilation space 12, and exits downward through an exhaust vent 36 provided in the lower protrusion 32 b of the accessory panel 32.

As described above, outside air draws air existing in the upper space from the intake vent 35 provided on the upper protruding portion 32a of the accessory panel 32, passes through the inside of the microwave oven 20, and then passes through the accessory panel. 32, the outlet 32 is provided downwardly from the exhaust vent 36 provided in the lower protruding portion 32b. Therefore, even if a person stands in front of the microwave oven 20, the person is not exposed to warm air. I'm done.

In addition, with such a flow of the wind, the so-called short cycle phenomenon in which the warm air flowing out of the exhaust vent 36 is sucked into the intake vent 35 can be avoided. This is advantageous for cooling the microwave oven 20 efficiently.

Since the intake / exhaust vents 35 and 36 formed of a plurality of fine holes are provided on the upper and lower surfaces of the accessory panel 32, the horizontally long intake / exhaust vents shown in the conventional example are provided. On the contrary, it is also preferable in that it can be easily wiped and cleaned.

The present invention is not limited only to the above embodiment, and various applications and modifications are conceivable.

(1) In the above embodiment, the back wall 22a of the case 22 of the microwave oven 20 hangs down to a position lower than the bottom wall 22b, as shown in FIG. Fig. 5
As shown in FIG. 5, horizontally long slits 22e, 22e are provided.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6, a forward projecting piece 31b is provided on a back wall 31a of the mounting table 31 of the built-in kit 30, and this projecting piece 31b Slit 2 provided on wall 22a
The microwave oven 20 is positioned in the up, down, left, and right directions by being fitted into the 2e, 22e.

As described above, when incorporating the microwave oven 20 into the furniture 10, the structures of the microwave oven 20 and the built-in kit 30 are devised, so that the
The positioning of 0 is performed.

The hanging portion 22d is provided in the ventilation space 1
2, it also separates the lower area from the lower area.
This is advantageous in preventing the warm air emitted from the ventilation space 12 to the outside from flowing into the deep area of the ventilation space 12 and entering the intake port 28 of the microwave oven 20.

(2) The microwave oven 20 presented in the above embodiment has a structure that can be used in both a built-in type incorporated in furniture and the like and a countertop type installed on a top plate of short furniture. Can be.

In the first place, generally, in the case of a built-in type microwave oven, an expensive round three-wire type cord having a high safety standard is used as a power cord, and in the case of a countertop type microwave oven, It is necessary to use an inexpensive flat three-wire cord having a low safety standard as a power cord to be mounted on each of them. In other words, a dedicated power cord is required for each type, and it is not possible to use both types as described above.

Therefore, as shown in FIG.
Regarding 0, a structure corresponding to a countertop type equipped with an inexpensive flat three-wire power cord 40 having a low safety standard should be provided. If the microwave oven 20 is to be used in a built-in type, an adapter box 50 must be used. Is considered. That is, the adapter box 50
Has a structure in which a round three-wire power cord 51 is attached to the outside at a required position on the outer surface thereof, and a round three-wire power cord is provided in the adapter box 50. A connector 52 for electrically connecting the flat three-wire power cord 40 is provided at a portion where the power cord 51 is attached.

This countertop type microwave oven 2
When using the built-in type 0 in the microwave oven 20, the adapter box 50 is used to
The wire-type power cord 40 is concealed from the outside and housed, and the flat three-wire power cord 40 is connected to a round three-wire power cord 51 provided in the adapter box 50 via a connector 52. Thus, the versatility is increased, for example, the microwave oven 20 of the countertop type can be used as a built-in type.

When such an adapter box 50 is used in a built-in manner, as shown in FIG.
It is preferable to provide a structure that enhances the introduction of outside air into the microwave oven 20 by providing 5.

[0042]

According to the first to fourth aspects of the present invention, the electric parts of the heating cooker are cooled and heat-containing wind is directed downward or upward from the vent provided in the projecting portion below or above the attached panel. This is a kind design for people, such that even if a person stands in front of the door of the cooking device, the person does not need to be heated. Moreover, the attached panel is projected forward from the front opening of the space for installing the door of the heating cooker and the furniture, and the intake vent and the exhaust ventilation for letting wind in and out of the upper and lower projecting portions in opposite directions. Since the mouth is distributed, warm air coming out of the exhaust vent is sucked into the intake vent,
Since the so-called short cycle phenomenon does not occur,
This is advantageous in efficiently cooling the cooking device.

In particular, according to the third aspect of the present invention, since the ventilation panel having a plurality of micro holes is provided on the surface to be formed with the accessory panel, the horizontally long intake / exhaust ventilation port shown in the conventional example is provided. Differently, it is preferable in that wiping and cleaning becomes easy.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the front surface of the accessory panel is curved into a partially spherical shape to increase the area of the surface on which the intake vent and the exhaust vent are formed. The total opening area of the vent and the exhaust vent can be increased, so that the intake and exhaust can be performed efficiently, which can contribute to the improvement of the cooling action of the cooking device.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a state in which a microwave oven is incorporated in furniture using an accessory panel according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line (2)-(2) of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the built-in kit of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a side view showing an application example 1 of the microwave oven shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a rear view showing the back wall of the microwave oven in FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view showing a portion for positioning the microwave oven shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 in a built-in kit.

7 is a side view showing a cross section of a state in which the microwave oven is incorporated in furniture in Application Example 2 of the microwave oven shown in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a built-in kit according to a conventional example.

FIG. 9 is a side view showing a state in which a microwave oven is incorporated in furniture using the built-in kit of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Furniture 11 Furniture installation space 12 Ventilation space 20 Microwave oven 22 Case 22a Case back wall 22b Case bottom wall 22c Case ceiling 23 Door 25 Heating room 26 Electric parts 27 Ventilation fan 28 Case intake port 29 Case exhaust port 30 Built-in Kit 32 Attached Panel 32a Upper Projection of Attached Panel 32b Lower Projection of Attached Panel 35 Intake Vent for Attached Panel 36 Exhaust Vent for Attached Panel

Continuation of front page (72) Inventor Yuki Hayashi 2-5-5 Keihanhondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Tetsuzo Hotta 2-5-5 Keihanhondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka No. Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A heating chamber having an opening for taking in and out a heating target in a front thereof, a case covering the heating chamber, a door attached to the case for opening and closing the opening of the heating chamber, and one of right and left side walls of the case. An electric component disposed in a space between an inner surface of the heating chamber and an opposing inner surface of the heating chamber and generating heat in accordance with an operation, and drawing outside air from an air inlet provided in a back wall of the case toward the electric component. A heating cooker having a blower fan for flowing and sending it to an exhaust port provided on the bottom wall of the case, a back wall of the case with respect to furniture or the like having an installation space in which the front is open and the top, bottom, left and right are closed. A ceiling panel, an auxiliary panel used for storage and installation in the form of creating a ventilation space between the outer surface of the bottom wall and the wall surface of the installation space corresponding thereto, wherein the upper and lower openings of the ventilation space are closed. And is attached along the upper and lower sides of the door of the cooking device, and connects the upper opening of the ventilation space and the outside to the upper surface of a portion arranged on the upper side of the door. A vent is provided, and a vent that connects a lower opening of the ventilation space and the outside is provided on a lower surface of a portion arranged on a lower side of the door. Attached panel for cooker. 2. The attached panel for a cooking device according to claim 1, wherein two parts disposed on each of the upper and lower sides of the door are connected at both ends in the left-right direction, so that the front part is substantially “b”.
An attachment panel for a heating cooker, wherein the attachment panel is formed in a character shape. 3. The accessory panel for a cooking device according to claim 1, wherein the ventilation holes are formed by forming a plurality of round holes in a dot matrix shape over the entire area of the formation target surface. Attached panel for a cooking device characterized by the following. 4. The attached panel for a cooking device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a portion disposed on each of the upper and lower sides of the door has a shape in which the center in the left-right direction protrudes most, when viewed from above. An attachment panel for a cooking device, characterized in that the attachment panel is formed to be curved into a partially spherical shape.