JP3220278U - Electric cooker - Google Patents

Abstract

It is possible to cook cheese fondue and raclette in a single cooker using cooking plates and cooking pans arranged above and below a heater, and simultaneously cook as needed. An electric heating cooker is provided. An electric heating cooker has a heater H disposed between both supports of a cooker body, and bowl-shaped plate guides 3A and 3B on which a cooking plate can be placed above the heater. A tray-like member 4 is provided, which is installed between them and on which a cooking pan can be placed below the heater. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

This invention relates to an electric cooking appliance primarily for use in ordinary households.

Previously, when preparing cheese fondue and raclette, two representative cheese dishes, in an ordinary household, dedicated cooking equipment was required for each dish (see, for example, patent documents regarding raclette).

Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 59-32331

As mentioned above, with conventional cooking appliances, even though cheese fondue and raclette use the same ingredients, it is necessary to prepare separate cookers.

Additionally, additional cooking equipment may be required to prepare side dishes such as grilled vegetables and baguettes that accompany these dishes.

This invention aims to provide a new electric cooking appliance that solves these conventional problems.

As described in claim 1, this invention is an electric cooking appliance in which a heater is disposed between two supports of the cooking appliance body, a rod-shaped plate guide is installed between the two supports on which a cooking plate can be placed above the heater, and a tray-shaped member is provided below the heater on which a cooking pan can be placed.

This invention, based on the configuration described in claim 1, makes it possible to cook cheese fondue and raclette in a single cooker by using cooking plates and cooking pans arranged above and below the heater, and also makes it possible to cook them simultaneously if necessary.

1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of an electric heating cooker according to the present invention; 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of an electric heating cooker according to the present invention; 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a cooking plate used in an electric heating cooker according to the present invention; 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a cooking pan used in an electric heating cooker according to the present invention;

In Figures 1 and 2, A indicates the main body of the electric heating cooker, and the basic structure is such that a base with an upper opening is formed by two supports 1A1B and a horizontal frame 2A2B installed between the supports, and the mutual spacing between the supports 1A1B and the horizontal frame 2A2B that define the upper opening is configured so that a rectangular cooking plate P can be set detachably in a manner that covers the entire opening.
FIG. 1 shows the state in which the cooking plate is not placed, and FIG. 2 shows the state in which the cooking plate is placed and a cheese fondue pot C is placed on the plate.

Heater H is disposed on the cooking appliance body, and is preferably elliptical or U-shaped when viewed from above, with a length that is parallel to the entire length between the two supports 1A and 1B of the body, and is disposed above the center of the body as shown. This configuration allows the radiant heat from heater H to be evenly dispersed, enabling the cooking object to be heated evenly.

Above the heater H, there is a plate guide 3A3B on which the cooking plate P can be placed. In this embodiment, two thin rods are parallel to the horizontal frames 2A2B and are installed between the two supports 1A1B.

The distance between the two plate guides 3A and 3B corresponds to the receiving groove G of the cooking plate P to be placed on it.

Below the heater H, a tray-like member 4 is provided on which a cooking pan F can be placed.

Here, the cooking pan F is assumed to be a dish-shaped cooking utensil with a handle, such as an open-top frying pan, as shown in Figure 4, which is primarily used for cooking raclette.

The tray-shaped member 4 is preferably configured with recessed receiving portions 4A, 4B, etc., corresponding to the size of the cooking pans, so that, for example, two small cooking pans F can be placed side by side, and the cooking pans can be placed stably.

The temperature control dial D protruding from one of the supports 1A is turned fully counterclockwise to be in the "OFF" position, i.e., to maintain a non-energized state, and by turning the dial clockwise, electricity is applied to the heater H, causing the heater H to heat up.
The temperature adjustment dial D is controlled so that the heating temperature increases when it is turned clockwise, and can be set appropriately depending on the cooking contents.

The heated heater H is able to heat both the cooking plate P placed above and the cooking pan F placed below through its radiant heat.

For example, by placing the cheese fondue pot C on the cooking plate P, cheese fondue can be easily prepared by heating it appropriately.

Furthermore, raclette dishes can be easily prepared by placing the ingredients for raclette in the cooking pan F and placing it on the tray-shaped member 4, and then heating it as needed.

As mentioned above, cheese fondue using cooking plate P and raclette using cooking pan F are placed above and below heater H, so both dishes can be cooked simultaneously if necessary.

In addition, cheese dishes are generally served with garnishes such as grilled vegetables or baguettes, but by using the cooking device of this invention, all cooking can be done in one unit using the cooking plate.

By making the front and back cooking surfaces of the cooking plate P different shapes, it can be selectively used to suit the cooking contents. For example, as shown in Figure 3, one side can be used as a grill plate with numerous parallel linear protrusions, and the other side can be used as a plate with a flat surface except for the outer edge (see Figure 2), further increasing the variety of cooking methods that can be performed with a single unit.

As mentioned above, the cooking plate P has recessed receiving grooves G at required locations, and the set is stabilized by engaging these receiving grooves with the plate guides 3A, 3B. Note that for cooking plates that can be used on either the front or back side, these receiving grooves G will be located in corresponding locations.

The distance between the heater H and the cooking plate guide 3A3B or the heater H and the tray-like member 4 is not limited to the embodiment shown in the example, and configurations that allow the distance to be adjusted as needed are also contemplated as long as the effect of the present invention is achieved.

1A1B Support 3A3B Plate guide 4 Tray-shaped member P Cooking plate

Claims (1)

An electric cooking appliance in which a heater is disposed between two supports of the cooking appliance body, a rod-shaped plate guide on which a cooking plate can be placed above the heater is installed between the two supports, and a tray-shaped member is provided below the heater on which a cooking pan can be placed.