JPH0425065Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Field of industrial application) The present invention relates to an electric hot water storage container that pressurizes and dispenses the liquid contained in the container using an air pump. It has a liquid outlet channel that leads to a downward spout located at the top of the front of the container, and the rising part serves as a liquid level display tube that can be seen from the outside through the window in the cover provided at the front of the container. This invention relates to an electric hot water storage container.

(Prior art) This type of electric hot water storage container is equipped with an electric display section that displays the heat retention state and the water boiling state, or an operation section for boiling water. It has been conventional practice to provide a display window on the front cover of the vessel.

However, since the display section and operation section protrude from the back side of the cover, we chose a position that does not overlap the liquid dispensing channel that immediately rises from the bottom of the container in the radial direction of the container, and Prevents the surrounding area from becoming bulky.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) In the conventional method, the positions of the liquid content pouring path and the display section, etc. are shifted to the left and right. At least one of the display section and the display section may be displaced laterally, resulting in a disorganized arrangement, making the display difficult to see, and in some cases, unsightly. Furthermore, if the liquid content pouring path and the display section are shifted vertically, the overall height will be increased by the amount that the display portion and the like are provided below the liquid content pouring path.

The object of the present invention is to provide an electric hot water storage container that can solve such problems.

(Means for solving the problem) In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present invention
It has a liquid outlet channel that extends from the bottom of the container, rises at the front of the container, and connects to a downward spout located at the top of the front of the container. In an electric hot water storage container that can be viewed from the outside through a window in the cover provided at the front of the body, the window in the cover has a spout located at the top end of the cover and an electrical display provided at the bottom end opposite to the spout. The rising part is formed between the display part and the operation part, etc., and the rising part is bent from a position sideways away from the protrusion on the back of the cover of the display part and the operation part, and reaches the top of the protrusion, so that the liquid volume tube is connected to the window. It is characterized by being positioned along the .

(Function) In the above configuration, the liquid content pouring path curves upward from the bottom of the container to the top of the display, etc., so that the liquid liquid pouring path and the display, etc. are provided within the same height range, and the liquid pouring path and the display, etc. It is possible to avoid overlapping in the radial direction, and the vessel body does not become bulky around the sides or below. Moreover, from the part directly above the display, etc.
The liquid volume tube can be placed along the window that is aligned in a straight line between the upper and lower spouts and the display section, and the display can be easily seen by aligning the liquid volume tube and display section directly below the spout. The ease of handling is not compromised, and the liquid volume can be displayed within a sufficient range without the restriction of having to shorten the liquid volume tube.

(Example) As seen in FIG. 1, a container body 1 is formed of an inner container 2 made of metal such as stainless steel, and an outer case 3 made of a steel plate or a stainless steel plate. The exterior case 3 has a synthetic resin bottom plate 4 attached to its lower end and a synthetic resin shoulder ring 5 attached to its upper end.
The outer edge 2a of the inner container 2 is placed on the inner edge 5a of the inner container 2 via the seal packing 6, and the bottom portion 2b of the inner container 2 is connected to the bottom plate 4 with metal fittings and screws (not shown), thereby storing and holding the inner container 2. ing.

Between the inner container 2 and the outer case 3, one end is connected 7 to the bottom 2b of the inner container 2, and the other end has a spout 8 that extends forward from the upper end of the container body 1 and opens downward 8a.
However, a liquid content spouting path 9 communicating with a spout 8 located at the upper front side of the container body 1 is provided. The midway rising portion of the pouring path 9 is formed by a transparent liquid volume display tube 9a. The shoulder ring 5 has a spout 8 in its front part.
A spout cover 5a is provided as a beak-like protrusion that covers the projecting portion from the container body 1 and exposes the downward opening 8a of the spout 8 downward and the splash prevention hole 8b upward. A synthetic resin joint plate 10 is provided at the front of the outer case 3 where the spout 8 is located.
The upper and lower ends thereof are sandwiched and held between the spout cover 5a and the bottom plate 4, and the joint plate 10 is provided with a liquid volume display window 11 through which the liquid volume display tube 9a can be viewed from the outside. A water stop valve 12 in the event of a fall is provided in front of the spout 8 of the content liquid spout path 9.

A heater 13 is wound around the outer periphery of the lower part of the inner container 2 to heat the content liquid to keep it at a predetermined temperature and also to boil it, and a content liquid temperature sensor 14 is provided to control the energization of the heater 13 according to the temperature of the content liquid. , Shujiro 9
It is attached from the outside to the branch port 9b near the connection 7 to the inner container 2.

Between the inner container 2 and the bottom plate 4, electrical components (not shown) for controlling the energization to the heater 13 are installed, and below the window 11 of the connecting plate 10, there is a heat retention display section 15 and a boiling display section 16, and further below there is a content display section. A reboiling switch 17 is provided for reboiling the liquid as required.

Each of the display sections 15 and 16 and the switch 17 protrude from the back side of the joint plate 10 that serves as a cover for the content liquid pouring path 9, and are close to the bottom outer surface of the inner container 2. On the other hand, the content liquid pouring path 9 has a bent part 9b that bends from a position avoiding the protruding part 100 of each display part 15, 16, etc. and reaches the upper part of the protruding part 100, so that the liquid volume pipe 9a is the spout 8 and each display part 15,1
6, etc., along the liquid amount display window 11 located in a straight line with the liquid amount display window 11.

A heat insulating material 18 and a heat reflective coating 19 are sequentially applied around the outer circumference of the inner container 2. A power supply connection port 20 is provided below the rear of the container body 1. A handheld handle 21 of the container 1 is pivotally supported 22 on both sides of the shoulder ring 5.

An exterior lid 23 is provided at the upper end of the container body 1 to cover the upper end. The exterior lid 23 is a flat-shaped synthetic resin cap that covers the upper end of the container body 1, including the spout cover 5a, and has a pivot shaft 24 installed laterally at the rear.
is removably fitted into the L-shaped upper opening groove 5c of the bearing protrusion 5b formed at the rear of the shoulder ring 5, so that it can be opened/closed and pivoted in a removable manner.

A manual bellows pump 25 is housed inside the exterior lid 23, and a pump lower plate 25a forms the lower surface of the exterior lid 23. A heat-resistant stainless steel back plate 26 is provided with a heat insulating material 27 on the lower surface of the lower plate 25a. It is held in place and secured with screws 28. Back plate 26
A seal packing 29 is provided on the outer periphery to be crimped onto the outer lid 2a of the inner container 2, and the outer lid 23 in the closed state shown in FIG. It is crimped to close.

The discharge port 25b of the pump 25 is located in the center of the lower plate 25a.
is opened and exposed inside the inner container 2. A seal packing lip 25c is attached to the discharge port 25b, and is partially held between the lower plate 25a and the back plate 26.

An intake port 25e of the pump 25 is provided at the center of the bellows upper plate 25d. At the intake port 25e,
An intake port valve 31 is attached, and is kept in an upwardly moving open state at all times by a restoring spring 32 that also serves as a bellows 25f. The valve 31 is integrally formed with the steam vent passage pipe 33, and the passage pipe 33 is connected to the intake port 25.
e, the discharge port 25b is passed vertically, and the valve 31 is connected to the upper plate 25d.
When the intake port 25e is open in the upward return state, the discharge port 25b is closed by the discharge port valve 34 provided on the outer periphery of the lower end of the passage pipe 33.

The passage pipe 33 has an upwardly facing valve seat part 33a in the middle of its upper end. A valve body 35 that opens and closes the passage pipe 33 by moving into and out of contact with the valve seat portion 33a connects a steam vent 36 that is integrally formed therewith to the intake valve 31.
The seal cap 37 is provided by penetrating and holding the top plate portion of the seal cap 37, and is biased upwardly by a spring 38.
The valve body 35 is separated from the valve seat portion 33a to maintain a state in which the passage pipe 33 is communicated with the steam vent port 36, so that the steam generated from the content liquid is released to the outside.

A pump press plate 40 whose rear end is pivotally supported by a horizontal shaft 39 is provided on the top plate portion of the exterior lid 23.
An interlocking lever 4 whose one end is pivotally supported by a horizontal shaft 41 inside 3.
2, the pump 25 is pressed. The press plate 40 has an operating piece 40a at its tip, and is prevented from upward movement by contact with the rear vertical surface of the window 23b of the top plate of the exterior lid 23 at the rear end vertical surface. An auxiliary steam venting passage 43 that communicates with the steam venting port 36 so as to be able to freely come and go is provided horizontally along the lower surface.
The passage 43 includes a receiving port 43a that automatically seats the pressure plate 40 on the flange 36a around the upper end of the steam vent 36 and communicates with the steam vent 36 so as to be able to freely enter and leave the steam vent 36; It has a discharge port 43b. The interlocking lever 42 has a bifurcated distal end portion 42a seated around the seating portion of the socket 43a of the flange 36a due to its own weight, and a passive protrusion 42b that receives the pressing force of the pressing plate 40 is formed near the distal end portion.

The free end of the exterior lid 23, that is, the spout cover 5
On both sides of the beak-shaped portion 23a covering the top a, locking members 45 that engage and disengage from the locking portion 44 on the inner periphery of the shoulder ring 5 of the vessel body by sliding back and forth are attached by springs 46 in the direction of engagement with the locking portion 44. When the exterior lid 23 is closed, the exterior lid 23 is automatically engaged with the locking part 44 to lock the exterior lid 23 in the closed state, and the operation part 45a facing the side of the beak-shaped part 23a is used to lock the exterior lid 23 in the closed state. When the outer lid 23 is slid to
can be opened.

When the operating part 40a of the press plate 40 is pushed down with the exterior lid 23 in the closed state shown in FIG. First, move the steam vent port 36 downward. As a result, the valve body 3
5 is crimped onto the valve seat portion 33a to form the steam vent passage pipe 3.
Close 3. After this state, the passage pipe 33 and the intake valve 31 are moved down together with the steam vent 36, the intake valve 31 closes the pump intake port 25e, and the passage pipe 33
3, the discharge port valve 34 at the lower end opens the pump discharge port 25b. When the intake valve 31 is further moved down, the bellows 25f is compressed by the pump upper plate 25d, and
Air is sent into the inner container 2 whose communication with the outside is cut off by closing the passage pipe 33, pressurizes the content liquid, and pushes it out to the outside through the spouting path 9.

When the pressure on the pressure plate 40 is released, the pump 25 and its operating section are returned to the normal state shown in FIG.

(Effect of the invention) According to the invention, the window of the cover is formed between the spout located at the upper end of the cover and the electrical display section, operation section, etc. provided at the lower end opposite thereto. The part is bent to the top of the protrusion from a position that avoids the protrusion on the back side of the cover of the display and operation part to the top of the protrusion, so that the liquid flow tube is in a position along the window. The liquid drain path curves upward from the bottom of the container to the top of the display, etc., so that the liquid drain path and the display, etc. are provided within the same height range to avoid overlapping in the radial direction of the container. The container body does not become bulky around the sides or below. Moreover, the liquid volume tube can be placed directly above the display part, etc., along the window that is aligned in a straight line between the upper and lower spouts and the display part, so that the liquid volume pipe and the display part are connected to the spout outlet. By arranging the tubes directly below the display, the easy-to-read and easy-to-handle display is not impaired, and there is no restriction that the liquid volume tube must be shortened, and the liquid volume can be displayed within a sufficient range.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view, FIG. 3 is a partially sectional plan view, and FIG. 4 is a partially front view. 2... Inner container, 3... Outer case} 1... Container body, 8... Outlet, 9... Content liquid outlet path, 9a...
...Liquid level display tube, 9b...Bent part, 10...Joint plate (cover), 11...Liquid level display window, 13...Heater, 15, 16...Display part, 17...Switch,
100... Protrusion.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] A container having a liquid dispensing channel extending from the bottom of the container, rising at the front of the container, and communicating with a downward spout located at the top of the front of the container; In an electric hot water storage container that can be viewed from the outside through a window in the cover that is installed at the front of the container and serves as a liquid level indicator, the window in the cover has a spout located at the top end of the cover and the bottom end opposite to it. The rising part is formed between the electrical display part, operation part, etc. provided on the display part, and the rising part is bent from a position sideways away from the protrusion of the display part or the operation part on the back surface of the cover to the top of the protrusion part. An electric hot water storage container characterized in that the liquid volume pipe reaches a position along the window.