JPH0337535Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] This invention is a rice cooker, more specifically, a buffer for a rice cooker that is housed in a rice cooker that can be accessed and removed freely through an opening with a front door, and that is heated by an internal heat source such as a gas burner to cook rice. Regarding equipment.

The present applicant has previously developed a cooking device of this type, in which the rice cooker is supported from the bottom and guided in the front and rear directions into a cooking chamber that accommodates the rice cooker so that the rice cooker can be freely entered and removed through an opening with a door on the front. A support frame and a heat source such as a gas burner on the lower side facing the pot, and
A rice cooker has been proposed which is equipped with a temperature-sensitive sensor that is brought into contact with the bottom of the pot from below, and the operation of the heat source is controlled by the sensor (for example, Utility Model Application No. 59-512).

In this case, if you install a removable saucepan below the rice cooker, you can catch any spills that may occur during cooking, and you can also clean it easily.
Because it is removable, it is inconvenient that it can become loose during transportation, resulting in scratches, etc., and even if a cushioning material is provided, there is a narrow space below the rice cooker, which makes it difficult to work.

Therefore, this invention proposes something that does not have the above-mentioned disadvantages, and will be explained in detail below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a cooking chamber equipped with an opening 2 on the front side. 3
is a support frame provided in the cooking chamber 1, which supports the rice cooking pot 4, which is accommodated in the cooking chamber 1 through the opening 2 so as to be freely accessible in and out of the cooking chamber 1, from its lower surface and guides it in the front-rear direction. In this example, a pair of supporting frames 3 are provided in a U-shape on the left and right side walls of the cooking chamber 1, and the rice cooking pot 4 is moved in and out together with a sliding body 5 that slides on the supporting frames 3.

6 is a heat source on the lower side facing the rice cooker 4;
In this example a gas burner is shown, the heat source 6
According to the ignition, the rice cooker pot 4 is heated and rice is cooked. The heat source 6 is the bottom surface 41 of the rice cooker 4.
The operation of the heat source 6 is controlled in a well-known manner by a temperature sensor 7 which is contacted from below by a spring 71, and when a predetermined temperature is reached, the heat source 6 is extinguished.

Reference numeral 8 denotes a soup receptacle removably provided below the cooking chamber 1, which can easily be removed for cleaning by washing with water to catch any boiling over that occurs during cooking with the heat source 6 ignited. It is something.

9 is a lid of the rice cooking pot 4, and 10 is a door provided in the opening 2 so as to be openable and closable.

12 is an upper buffer piece inserted between the top 11 of the cooking chamber 1 and the rice cooker 4; 13 is a lower buffer piece inserted between the rice cooker 4 and the soup saucer 8;
Both are connected at a connecting portion 14. The upper buffer piece 12, the lower buffer piece 13, and their connecting portion 14 are made of, for example, a band-shaped cardboard sheet or the like, and are formed by being bent into a substantially U-shaped shape. This lower buffer piece 13 is provided with a cutout part 16 with one side open through an opening 15, and when the lower buffer piece 13 is inserted between the rice cooker pot 4 and the soup saucer 8 with the opening 15 facing forward, A temperature sensor 7 enters the cutout 16.

In this embodiment, another cooking chamber 17 equipped with a heat source 18 is provided on the side of the cooking chamber 1.
A composite cooking device 20 is provided with heat sources 19 and 19 above the heating and heating elements 17, respectively.

In the above embodiment, first, the lower buffer piece 13
With the opening 15 facing forward, the upper buffer piece 12 is in contact with the top surface of the rice cooker 4, the lower buffer piece 13 is in contact with the bottom surface of the rice cooker 4, and the connection portion 14 is placed in the cooking chamber 1 with the rice cooker 4 as the opening 2 side. When inserted, the lower buffer piece 13 has an opening 15 formed in the front thereof, so the sensor 7 which comes into contact with the pot bottom 41 of the rice cooker 4 from below enters the cutout part 16 using the opening 15 as an entrance. The temperature sensor 7, which is energized from below the rice cooker pot 4 by the spring 71 so as to come into contact with the pot bottom 41, is provided with a cutout 16 in the lower buffer piece 13, and the sensor Since the sensor 7 acts as a relief part for the rice cooker, the sensor 7 is not pressed down against the force of the spring 71 even after the rice cooker is packed and until the user uses it, thereby preventing the spring 71 from becoming sagging. Nothing happens.

At this time, the lower buffer piece 13 prevents the soup saucer 8 from colliding with the rice cooker 4, and the upper buffer piece 12 prevents the rice cooker 4 from colliding with the top 11 of the cooking chamber 1.
4 is the collision of rice cooker 4 with door 10.

According to the present invention, an upper buffer piece inserted between the top of the cooking chamber and the rice cooking pot and a lower buffer piece inserted between the pot and the soup saucer are connected at a connecting part, and The lower buffer piece is provided with a cutout with one side open to serve as a relief for the temperature sensor that contacts the bottom of the pot from below, preventing collisions with the top of the cooking chamber of the pot and the sauce pan. Collisions with the pot and furthermore, collisions with the door of the pot are prevented, and furthermore, the temperature sensor that comes into contact with the bottom of the rice cooker pot from below escapes through the cutout, allowing the sensor to come into contact with the bottom of the pot. It is possible to prevent the spring that biases the sensor from becoming loose, and the lower buffer piece can be easily inserted between the pot and the saucepan because one side of the cutout is open, without the sensor getting in the way. I can do it.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an example of a composite cooker equipped with a rice cooker for the device of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a cutaway front view of Fig. 1 of the present invention implemented, and Fig. 3 is a cutaway of the present invention implemented. The side view and FIG. 4 are perspective views of the main parts before they are assembled. 1... Cooking chamber, 2... Front opening, 3... Support frame, 4... Rice cooking pot, 41... Pot bottom, 6... Heat source,
7...Temperature sensor, 71...Spring, 8...Soup saucer, 11...Top, 12...Upper buffer piece, 13...
...lower buffer piece, 14...connecting section, 15...opening section, 16...excision section.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A support frame that supports the rice cooker from the bottom and guides it in the front and back direction is provided in the cooking chamber that accommodates the rice cooker so that the rice cooker can be freely entered and taken out through an opening with a front door, and a removable soup stock located at the bottom of the cooking chamber. A saucer, and a gas burner or other heat source below the saucepan facing the pot;
A buffer device for a rice cooker is provided with a temperature-sensitive sensor that is brought into contact with the bottom of the pot from below, and the sensor controls the operation of the heat source. An upper buffer piece inserted between the pot and the lower buffer piece inserted between the rice cooking pot and the soup saucer are connected at a connecting part facing the door, and one side is connected to the lower buffer piece. A buffer device for a rice cooker, characterized in that an open cutout is provided to serve as a relief for the sensor.