Abstract: Provided is a heating cooker that can efficiently apply steam to the entire food and can also cook the food quickly. A heating cooker (1A) includes a toasting grill (16) provided within a cooking chamber (10) and a lower heater (17b) provided at a lower section within the cooking chamber (10). Steam is blown between the toasting grill (16) and the lower heater (17b) from a steam outlet (25) provided in at least one sidewall of the cooking chamber (10).

Abstract: A gas generator includes a housing containing an accommodation space, a gas generating agent, an igniter, and a sealing tape. The housing includes a cylindrical circumferential wall portion including plural gas discharge openings and the plural gas discharge openings are closed by the sealing tape. The plural gas discharge openings include gas discharge openings set to be different from one another in opening pressure so as to be opened stepwise with increase in pressure in the accommodation space as a result of burning of the gas generating agent. A condition of T>1.8 [mm] and SA?60 [mm2] is satisfied where T represents a thickness of a portion of the housing and SA represents a total opening area of the plurality of gas discharge openings. At least one of the plural gas discharge openings is in a shape of an elongated hole.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a layer structure in a trench includes: simultaneously forming a dielectric film containing a Si—N bond on an upper surface, and a bottom surface and sidewalls of the trench, wherein a top/bottom portion of the film formed on the upper surface and the bottom surface and a sidewall portion of the film formed on the sidewalls are given different chemical resistance properties by bombardment of a plasma excited by applying voltage between two electrodes between which the substrate is place in parallel to the two electrodes; and substantially removing either one of but not both of the top/bottom portion and the sidewall portion of the film by wet etching which removes the one of the top/bottom portion and the sidewall portion of the film more predominantly than the other according to the different chemical resistance properties.

Abstract: A gas generator includes a cylindrical partition wall portion including a plurality of gas passage holes through which a gas generated as a result of burning of a gas generating agent passes. Two sealing tapes in a form of a band are contiguously bonded to the partition wall portion such that a direction of extension thereof matches with a circumferential direction of the partition wall portion and each one of a pair of end portions located in each direction of extension is layered on an adjacent sealing tape. The gas passage hole is closed by a layered bonding region which is a portion where adjacent sealing tapes are layered on each other, and the gas passage hole is closed by a non-layered bonding region which is a portion where adjacent sealing tapes are not layered on each other.

Abstract: A steam generating device (100) includes a heat source (103), a steam generating container (101) made of a metal having the heat source (103) cast therein, and a lid portion (102) covering an upper opening of the steam generating container (101) and forming a steam generating space (P1) together with the steam generating container (101).

Abstract: PCI (Plasmacluster Ion) ions are released for approximately five minutes to a food such as vegetables, at a temperature of around 40° C. in a no-air flowing state and with no steam present.

Abstract: PCI (Plasmacluster Ion) ions are released for approximately five minutes to a food such as vegetables, at a temperature of around 40° C. in a no-air flowing state and with no steam present.

Abstract: A cooking device has a casing 1, a heating chamber 8 provided in the casing 1, an exhaust tube 18 for guiding exhaust from inside of the heating chamber 8 through an electric component chamber 9 in the casing 1 to front face side, and a dew receiving container 4 that is provided on front face side of the casing 1 and that receives and diffuses the exhaust from the exhaust tube 18 to outside of the casing 1.

Abstract: A steam generation device is placed at a lower portion of a side wall of a heating chamber. A steam jet-out part is placed upper than the steam generation device of the side wall of the heating chamber with a distance from the steam generation device. Thus, even if bumping has occurred within a water storage part of the steam generation device, causing boiling water to rush out from a steam supply port into a steam supply pipe, the boiling water is prevented from intruding into a steam jet-out part.

Abstract: A steam generating device (1) is provided with a metal housing (2), a water supply opening (3) for supplying water into the housing (2), a steam generating heater (4) embedded in the lower part of the housing (2) and evaporating the water supplied from the water supply opening (3), a steam temperature raising heater (5) provided above the steam generating heater (4) with a predetermined distance from an inner wall of the housing (2) and raising the temperature of the steam generated by the steam generating heater (4), and a discharge opening (8) for discharging the superheated steam generated by the steam temperature raising heater (5).

Abstract: A steam generation device is placed at a lower portion of a side wall of a heating chamber. A steam jet-out part is placed upper than the steam generation device of the side wall of the heating chamber with a distance from the steam generation device. Thus, even if bumping has occurred within a water storage part of the steam generation device, causing boiling water to rush out from a steam supply port into a steam supply pipe, the boiling water is prevented from intruding into a steam jet-out part.

Abstract: A cooking device has a casing 1, a heating chamber 8 provided in the casing 1, an exhaust tube 18 for guiding exhaust from inside of the heating chamber 8 through an electric component chamber 9 in the casing 1 to front face side, and a dew receiving container 4 that is provided on front face side of the casing 1 and that receives and diffuses the exhaust from the exhaust tube 18 to outside of the casing 1.

Abstract: A gas generator includes an elongated cylindrical housing, a partition plate partitioning the space within the housing into a gas generating agent storing chamber and a filter chamber in the axial direction, and an igniter. A filter is made of a cylindrical member having a hollow portion extending in the axial direction of the housing. The partition plate includes an annular plate portion covering the end face of the filter closer to the gas generating agent storing chamber, a cylindrical portion continuously extending from the inner circumferential edge of the annular plate portion into the hollow portion of the filter to cover the inner circumferential surface of the filter closer to the end face, and a communication hole defined by the inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical portion and providing communication between the gas generating agent storing chamber and the filter chamber.

Abstract: A steam generating device comprising: a housing (2) having a cavity therein; a water supply port (3) open in the housing (2); a water supply device (21) for supplying water into the housing (2) from the water supply port (3); a steam generating heater (4) embedded in the housing (2) and evaporating the water supplied from the water supply port (3); a discharge port (8) open in the housing (2) and discharging the steam generated by the steam generating heater (4); and a temperature sensor (5) for detecting the temperature of the housing (2). The water supply device (21) is driven when the temperature of the housing (2) becomes higher than a predetermined driving temperature (T1), and the water supply device (21) is stopped when the temperature of the housing (2) becomes lower than a predetermined stop temperature (T2) that is lower than the predetermined driving temperature (T1).

Abstract: A heating cooker has a side wall of a heating chamber (20) formed with an outlet (22) for discharging a heating fluid and an engagement portion (3a). A tray (4) has an edge portion (4a), a side wall portion (4b) having a thorough hole (4f), a flat surface portion (4c), an inner wall portion (4d), and a bottom portion (4e). When the tray is engaged with the engagement portion with its front surface side facing up, the through hole faces the outlet. A part of the discharged heating fluid is fed to the rear surface side of the tray through the through hole, and the remaining fluid is fed to the front surface side. When the tray is engaged with the engagement portion with its rear surface side facing up, an opening in a groove portion (4i) defined between the side wall portion and the inner wall portion faces upward.

Abstract: A cooking device comprises: a heating chamber (11) equipped with a placement section (11d), the placement section (11d) being adapted such that a tray (17) is placed thereon, the tray (17) having a placement net (17a) for placing thereon an object to be cooked; a vapor generating device (1) for generating vapor and supplying the vapor between the placement net (17a) and the tray (17); a circulation duct (12) having a circulation fan (16) and circulating gas in the heating chamber (11); a convection heater (15) provided in the circulation duct (12); a gas supply opening (38) provided below the tray (17); a gas discharge opening (41) provided below the tray (17); and a magnetron (33) for supplying a microwave to the heating chamber (11).

Abstract: A steam generating device (1) is provided with a metal housing (2), a water supply opening (3) for supplying water into the housing (2), a steam generating heater (4) embedded in the lower part of the housing (2) and evaporating the water supplied from the water supply opening (3), a steam temperature raising heater (5) provided above the steam generating heater (4) with a predetermined distance from an inner wall of the housing (2) and raising the temperature of the steam generated by the steam generating heater (4), and a discharge opening (8) for discharging the superheated steam generated by the steam temperature raising heater (5).

Abstract: In a ceiling part of a heating chamber, a sub-cavity is provided in which a steam-heating heater is housed. Steam generated by a steam generating device is heated by the steam-heating heater inside the sub-cavity to be brought into an overheated state, and is then jetted out through upper jet holes provided in the ceiling part of the heating chamber and through side jet holes provided in lower parts of the side walls of the heating chamber at both sides thereof. Food is supported on a rack to be in a state floating above the floor surface of the heating chamber, and, through the side jet holes, steam is jetted toward under the food.

Abstract: In a steam cooker, a tray-shaped case (51) of a steam temperature-raising device (50) has a recessed part (51a) into which steam from a steam generator flows through steam supply ports (95A-95C) provided in a first sidewall (91). First and second steam superheaters (52, 53) are placed in the recessed part (51a) of the tray-shaped case (51) so as to be axisymmetrical with respect to a center line (L). A plurality of steam outlets (101A-104A, 101B-104B) for supplying steam into a heating chamber sideways are provided in second and third sidewalls (92A, 92B) adjoining the sidewall (91) having the steam supply ports (95A-95C) of the recessed part (51a), and on the opposite side of the steam supply ports (95A-95C). The tray-shaped case (51) is placed on a ceiling panel of the heating chamber and at steam outlets with an opening of the recessed part (51a) directed downward.

Abstract: A heating cooker (1) wherein a side wall of a heating chamber (20) is formed with an outlet (22) for discharging a heating fluid and an engagement portion (3a). A tray(4) has an edge portion (4a), a side wall portion(4b), a flat surface portion (4c), an inner wall portion(4d), and a bottom portion (4e) in this order from the outer edge side to the inner side. When the tray (4) is engaged with the engagement portion (3a) with its front surface side facing the ceiling side of the heating chamber (20), a through hole (4f) in the side wall portion (4b) faces the outlet (22). A part of the heating fluid discharged from the outlet (22) is fed to the rear surface side of the tray (4) through the through hole (4f), and the remaining of the heating fluid is fed to the front surface side of the tray (4).