JP2011158164A - Radio-frequency heating apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] Even when the door and the operation unit are separated as separate components, the positional relationship between the front and back, left and right, and top and bottom of the door and the operation unit, and the surface color tone, gloss, etc. do not occur, To improve the appearance quality.
A heating chamber for heating an object to be heated, a heating chamber front opening for inserting and removing the object to be heated, a heating chamber side wall constituting the heating chamber, and a heating chamber front opening for opening and closing are opened and closed. A door 15, a hinge 16 that holds the door 15 on the heating chamber front side wall 14, a door key 18 that is locked to the heating chamber front side wall 14 when the door 15 is closed, and an operation unit 20 having various operation switches 19. Since the production conditions of the door 15 and the operation unit 20 are matched by arranging the operation unit 19 on the door 15, the positional relationship between the front and rear, left and right, upper and lower of the door 15 and the operation unit 20, and the surface The color tone and gloss can be perfectly matched.
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Description

  The present invention relates to an operation unit of a high-frequency heating device such as a microwave oven or an oven microwave oven.

  Conventionally, in this type of high-frequency heating device, the door and the operation unit are separated (for example, see Patent Document 1).

  FIG. 2 shows a conventional high-frequency heating device described in Patent Document 1. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, it is composed of a device main body 1, a door 2, a door handle 4, an operation panel 6, and operation keys 7.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 07-127866

  However, in the conventional configuration, since the door 2 and the operation panel 6 are separated as separate components, the production conditions such as molding conditions and assembly conditions of the door 2 and the operation panel 6 must be perfectly matched. In some cases, the positional relationship between the front and rear, the left and right, and the top and bottom of the door 2 and the operation panel 6 may not match. Furthermore, it is difficult to completely match the color tone and gloss of the surfaces of the door 2 and the operation panel 6, and there is a problem that the appearance quality is deteriorated.

  For example, if the upper ends of the door 2 and the operation panel 6 are not arranged in a straight line but are displaced by 1 mm, they may be returned as defective products from the market, and producers and sellers of high-frequency heating devices For him, the loss was significant. In addition, there has been a problem that the product may be misunderstood such as deterioration or deterioration due to subtle differences in the color tone or gloss of the surfaces of the door 2 and the operation panel 6.

  The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, prevents the occurrence of inconsistencies in the positional relationship between the front and rear, left and right, and upper and lower sides of the door and the operation panel, and the occurrence of inconsistencies such as surface color tone and gloss, and has good appearance quality. An object is to provide a high-frequency heating device.

  In order to solve the above-described conventional problems, a high-frequency heating device according to the present invention includes a heating chamber for heating an object to be heated, a heating chamber front opening for taking in and out the object to be heated, and a heating chamber side wall constituting the heating chamber. A door for opening and closing the front opening of the heating chamber, a hinge for opening and closing the door on the front side wall of the heating chamber, a door key for locking the door to the front side wall when the door is closed, and various operation switches The operation unit is disposed on the door body and provided on the opposite side of the hinge.

  As a result, the door and operation unit are integrated, so the positional relationship between the front and rear, left and right, and top and bottom of the door and operation unit is perfectly matched, and the color tone and gloss of the surface are also perfectly matched. It also solves the problem that the quality is lowered and returned as a defective product from the market.

Moreover, the high-frequency heating device of the present invention has a flat portion whose front side wall is larger than the area of the operation portion.

  This makes it possible to clearly indicate the operating method and usage precautions on the wide flat part of the front side wall of the heating chamber, which improves usability for elderly people who are unfamiliar with the usage of electrical appliances, and the high-frequency heating device It is possible to alert the user not to use metal containers or to overheat food.

  The high-frequency heating device of the present invention can improve the appearance quality by matching the positional relationship of the front and rear, left and right, and top and bottom of the door and the operation unit with the surface color tone, gloss, and the like.

The perspective view of the high frequency heating apparatus in Embodiment 1 of this invention Perspective view of a conventional high-frequency heating device

  1st invention opens and closes the heating chamber which heats a to-be-heated object, the heating chamber front opening part which takes in and out a to-be-heated material, the heating chamber side wall which comprises a heating chamber, a heating means, and a heating chamber front opening part A door that holds the door on the front side wall of the heating chamber, a door key that locks the door to the front side wall of the heating chamber when the door is closed, and an operation unit having various operation switches. By arranging it on the door body and on the opposite side of the hinge, the door and the operation part are integrated, so the front and back, left and right, upper and lower positional relationship of the door and operation part are completely matched, Since the color tone, gloss, etc. of the surface are perfectly matched, it is possible to solve the problem that the appearance quality is lowered and returned as a defective product from the market.

  In the second invention, in particular, the door key of the first invention is arranged between the hinge and the operating portion, so that the door key for locking the door to the heating chamber front side wall is arranged close to the heating chamber front opening. Therefore, the heating chamber front opening can be reliably sealed, and the hot air and steam from the heating chamber front opening can be made difficult to leak.

  In the third aspect of the invention, in particular, the heating chamber front side wall of the first or second aspect has a plane portion wider than the area of the operation portion, so that the operation method and use in the wide plane portion of the heating chamber front side wall are increased. Since it is possible to clearly indicate cautions, it improves usability for elderly people who are not familiar with the use of electrical appliances, and the high-frequency heating device must not use metal containers or overheat food. Alerts can be made.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a high-frequency heating device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 1, the high-frequency heating device includes a high-frequency heating device main body 11 and a door 15 that covers the entire front surface of the high-frequency heating device main body 11. A heating chamber 12 is provided in the high-frequency heating device main body 11, and this heating chamber 12 is used when high-frequency dielectric heating is performed on an object to be heated such as food placed in the heating chamber 12.

The door 15 is pivotally supported by a hinge or the like at the left end from the front surface of the high-frequency heating device. An operation unit 20 is provided on the right side of the door 15 (on the side opposite to the door 15), and the operation unit 20 is provided with various operation switches 19 and a display device 21 for displaying heating information. ing. The operation unit 20 constitutes the door 15 in an organic manner in association with the door handle 17 and the door key 18.

  About the high frequency heating apparatus comprised as mentioned above, the operation | movement and an effect | action are demonstrated below.

  First, an operation unit 20 having various operation switches 19 and a display device 21 is disposed on the door 15 body. Thereby, since the door 5 and the operation part 20 are integrated, even when the door 15 is closed, the front / rear, left / right, and upper / lower positional relations of the door 15 and the operation part 20 are naturally perfectly matched. Furthermore, the color tone and gloss of the surface are perfectly matched.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, since the door 15 and the operation unit 20 are integrated, the front / rear, left / right, and upper / lower positional relationships of the door 15 and the operation unit 20 are completely matched, Since the color tone, gloss, etc. are completely matched, the appearance quality can be improved.

  In addition, by providing the operation unit 20 on the opposite side of the hinge 16, when the door 15 is closed after the operation switch 19 is input, the movement distance of the operating hand can be shortened, so that the work time can be shortened and the work efficiency can be reduced. Can also be improved.

  Further, in FIG. 1, by arranging the door key 18 between the hinge 16 and the operation unit 20, the door key 18 that locks the door 15 to the heating chamber front side wall 14 a comes close to the heating chamber front opening 13. Since it arrange | positions, the heating chamber front surface opening part 13 can be sealed reliably, and it can be made hard to leak hot air and a vapor | steam from the heating chamber front surface opening part 13. FIG.

  In addition, in FIG. 1, the heating chamber front side wall 14 a has a plane part wider than the area of the operation unit 20, so that the operation method and usage precautions are clearly shown on the wide plane part of the heating chamber front side wall 14 a. As it can be used, it improves usability for elderly people who are unfamiliar with how to use electrical appliances, and alerts them that high-frequency heating devices must not use metal containers and do not overheat foods. Can be done.

  As described above, the high-frequency heating device according to the present invention can match the positional relationship between the front and rear, left and right, and top and bottom of the door and the operation unit, the surface color tone, the gloss, and the like. It can also be applied to applications such as storage that require storage and doors.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 High frequency heating apparatus main body 12 Heating chamber 13 Heating chamber front opening 14 Heating chamber side wall 14a Heating chamber front side wall 15 Door 16 Hinge 17 Door handle 18 Door key 19 Operation switch 20 Operation unit 21 Display device

Claims (3)

A heating chamber for heating an object to be heated; a heating chamber front opening for taking in and out the object to be heated; a heating chamber side wall constituting the heating chamber; a heating means; a door for opening and closing the heating chamber front opening; A hinge for holding the door on the front side wall of the heating chamber, a door key for locking the door on the front side wall of the heating chamber when the door is closed, and an operation unit having various operation switches,
The operation unit is a high-frequency heating device disposed on the door body and provided on the opposite side of the hinge. The high frequency heating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the door key is disposed between the hinge and the operation unit. The high-frequency heating apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the front side wall of the heating chamber has a flat portion wider than an area of the operation portion.

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