JPH0428497Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to an electric hot water storage container in which a seat body and a container body supported by the seat body are connected so as to be able to rotate relative to each other.

(Prior Art) In this type of electric hot water storage container, a connection portion to the power source is provided on the seat side so that the rotation of the container body does not interfere with the connection to the power source. Also, in order to protect the connection between the electrical equipment on the container body side and the power connection line on the seat side, is the relative range between the container body and the seat body regulated?
Alternatively, in the case of free rotation, the electrical equipment on the container body side and the power supply connection line on the seat side are connected via a brush.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) By rotating the container body, the liquid content can be easily poured out and used from any side. However, the location and conditions in which electric hot water storage containers are used often differ from time to time. For this reason, if the set rotation range is too large, the device may collide with the spout, the handle wall, or other objects due to excessive rotation, resulting in damage to itself or other objects. Furthermore, when an operation is performed to pour out the liquid, the container body may unintentionally wobble or rotate, making it difficult to pour the liquid into the container.

Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide an electric hot water storage container that can regulate the rotation of the container body depending on the usage condition and necessity, and can solve the above-mentioned problems without sacrificing the convenience of rotating the container body. It is something.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an electric hot water storage container in which a seat body and a container body supported by the seat body are relatively rotatably connected. Provided on the main body side are contact parts that abut each other in the relative rotation direction at both end positions of a predetermined arc rotation range of less than 360 degrees and prevent further relative rotation,
The present invention is characterized in that it includes means for adjusting the position of at least one of the contact portions in the relative rotation direction to adjust the range of circular rotation.

(Function) According to the above structure of the present invention, the container body is connected to the seat body so that they can rotate relative to each other and can be handled as one unit.When placed on a table etc., the container body remains stable on the table. When this relative rotation reaches the end of a predetermined arc rotation range, the contact parts provided on the seat side and the container body side rotate in the relative rotation direction. can abut against each other to prevent further relative rotation.

By adjusting the position of at least one of the abutting parts in the relative rotational direction by the position adjustment means, the position where the abutment parts of the seat body and the container body abut each other is changed to the relative rotational direction, and the seat The range of rotation between the body and the container body can be adjusted.

(Example) A first example of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 1, an inner container 2 having a heater 1 and a temperature-sensitive controller 5 attached to its bottom is housed and held in an outer case 3 to form a container body 4. As shown in FIG. A bellows pump 31 is provided in the lid body 6 which is pivotally attached to the upper part of the inner container 2, and when the bellows pump 31 is pressed, the liquid content in the inner container 2 is pressurized, and a discharge pipe is connected to the bottom of the inner container 2. The liquid is poured out through the spout 7 to the outside from the spout 8.

The bottom member 9 constituting the lower end of the vessel body 4
It consists of an annular bottom body 10 attached to the lower end of the inner container 2, and an annular middle bottom plate 11 attached to the inner peripheral edge of the bottom body 10, which are both fastened with screws 13 to a support fitting 12 fixed to the bottom of the inner container 2 by welding. The bottom body 10 is fixed by pressing it against the lower surface of the exterior body 3.

The rotating base plate 14 is attached from below the bottom member 9 and has an annular outer wall 15 and an annular inner wall 16 that are connected at their lower ends to form an integral ring body.
The rotating base 14 serves as a seat for receiving and supporting the container body 4, and when the container body 4 is fixed, the upper ends of the numerous projections 25 provided on the inner periphery of the outer wall 15 are fixed to the bottom body 1.
The projection of 0 is slidably received so that the body 4 can be rotated easily.

A cover plate 17 is provided on the window formed by the interior wall 16 of the rotary bottom plate 14. A downwardly facing resin microcomputer box 19 is provided between a heat shield plate 34 provided around the bottom of the inner container 2 and the bottom body 10, and a microcomputer board 18 is attached to the microcomputer box 19 with screws 35. The microcomputer board 18 is
A lead wire 24 is connected to both the external power supply connection port 20 on the rotary bottom plate 14 side and electrical equipment such as the temperature-sensitive controller 5 and the heater 1 on the body 4 side through the opening 11b of the middle bottom plate 11. . Microbox 19
A box cover 22 is attached to the top of the box.

The rotary bottom plate 14 and the container body 4 are connected by a hook at the hook portion 33a, and can be handled as one body. On the other hand, when the container body 4 is placed on a table or the like with the rotary bottom plate 14 as a seat, the container body 4 is rotatably received by the plurality of protrusions 25 of the rotary bottom portion 14, and the container body 4 is placed on the rotary bottom plate. 14, it can be rotated relatively easily.

A regulating means 41 is provided between the rotary bottom plate 14 and the container body 4 to regulate the range of rotation. The regulating means 41 includes a plurality of rotation stoppers 10a provided downward on the same circumference on the lower surface of the bottom body 10, rotation restriction stoppers 10c and 10d provided on both sides of the group of stoppers 10a, and rotation stoppers 10c and 10d provided on both sides of the stoppers 10a group. It consists of a locking protrusion 42 provided on the rotary bottom plate 14 so as to be positioned between the stoppers 10a or between the rotation regulating stoppers 10c and 10d. The rotation stopper 10a is formed shorter than the rotation restriction stoppers 10c and 10d, and the locking protrusion 42 is formed in the rotation stopper 10a.
The upward movement position of the solid line in the figure where they engage with each other,
The operating knob 42a of the locking protrusion 42 rotates through a slit 15a that guides this movement and is provided so as to be movable between the lower position of the imaginary line in FIG. It is made to protrude to the outside of the bottom plate 14. Further, the locking protrusion 42 is in pressure contact with a position holding spring 43 provided on the rotary bottom plate 14 so as to rise along the outer surface of the interior wall 16 thereof. This spring 43 has a recess 43a that elastically engages with the protrusions 42b and 42c of the locking protrusion 42, and the locking protrusion 42 is held in the upward movement position by engaging the protrusion 42c with the recess 43a. The engagement of the protrusion 42b with the recess 43a holds the locking protrusion 42 in the lower movement position.

The locking protrusion 42 of the container body 4 is operated to the lower position and is positioned between the rotation restriction stoppers 10c and 10d, so that the rotation restriction stoppers 10c and 1
0d comes into contact with the locking protrusion 42, that is, until the locking protrusion 42 contacts the rotation regulating stopper 10c in FIG.
It can be rotated by a stroke that allows relative movement between 10d and the direction can be changed freely. However, this rotation is limited to the range in which the locking protrusion 42 can move between the rotation restriction stoppers 10c and 10d, and any further rotation will result in the rotation restriction stopper 10c or 10d coming into contact with the locking protrusion 42. blocked by. Therefore, it is convenient to be able to change the direction of the container body 4 by rotating it, but since the rotation does not extend beyond a certain level, it may rotate excessively and cause problems with the internal wiring or cause damage to the surroundings. This prevents unnecessary contact with other objects.

Further, when the locking protrusion 42 is operated to the upward movement position after the container body 43 is set to a predetermined rotational position, the locking protrusion 42
enters somewhere between the rotation stoppers 10a, and the container body 4 is fixed at the rotational position on the rotational bottom plate 14, thereby eliminating the possibility of inadvertent rotation and direction change. In short, the container can be fixed at a predetermined home position, for example, at a position where the reference position indicator 44 (FIG. 4) of the container 4 faces the operating knob 42a, or at a predetermined rotational position.

FIGS. 6 and 7 show a modification of the rotatable connection mechanism between the container body 4 and the rotary bottom plate 14. Vessel 4
and the rotary bottom plate 14 are rotatably connected by a center pin 51. This connection is made using a resin block 5 screwed to the center of the inner bottom plate 11 of the vessel body 4.
A center pin 51 made of resin is inserted between the center pin 2 and a box 53 integrally formed at the center of the cover plate 17 of the rotary bottom plate 14, and one end of the center pin 51 is caulked by heat melting.

And around the pin 51 on the top surface of the box 53, a rattle preventing protrusion 54, which is an annular protrusion or a plurality of protrusions that receives the resin block 52 from below, is integrally formed, so that the body 4 can be rotated easily and without rattling. That's what I do. Further, a plurality of protrusions 55 are formed on the outer periphery of the rotary bottom plate 14 to receive the bottom body 10 so that the container body 4 can be rotated smoothly without wobbling.

Although not shown, a rotation regulating means similar to that of the previous embodiment is provided.

FIGS. 8 and 9 show a second embodiment of the present invention, which is provided with rotation restriction means for switching the rotation restriction range in multiple stages. This rotation regulating means is the body 4
It consists of a locking protrusion 62 on the side and rotation regulating stoppers 63, 64 on the rotating bottom plate 14 side. The locking protrusion 62 is integrally formed with a contact plate 65 for holding the rotating bottom plate 14 that is fixed to the lower surface of the bottom main body 10 of the container body 4, and projects downward. Rotation regulation stopper 6
3 and 64 are rotatably combined with the rotating bottom plate 14 and the other with the rotating bottom plate, and screws 71 are attached to the plate 65.
They are each integrally formed with a cover plate 17 which is rotatably connected and held by.

The lid plate 17 has an engagement unevenness 66 formed on the outer periphery of the upper surface of the portion facing the inside of the rotary bottom plate 14, and
The rear end is pivoted on the side of the shaft 67, and the tip 68a
The engagement lever 68 is engaged with the engagement unevenness 66 by the bias of the spring 69 exerted between the lever 68 and the shaft 67.
is provided. Therefore, the rotary bottom plate 14 and the cover plate 17 are normally prevented from relative rotation by the engagement between the engagement unevenness 66 and the engagement lever 68, and are stable. As a result, the rotation restriction stopper 63 on the rotating bottom plate 14 and the rotation restriction stopper 64 on the lid body 17
For example, as shown in FIG. 9, a fixed positional relationship is maintained between the locking protrusion 62 and the rotation range θ of the container body 4.

However, the engagement unevenness 66 caused by the spring 69 on the cover plate 17
When a rotational force exceeding the engagement holding force between the engagement lever 68 and the engagement lever 68 is applied, the cover plate 17 is pushed against the rotating bottom plate 14 while pushing the tip 68a of the engagement lever 68 away from the engagement unevenness 66 against the spring 69. Rotate. As a result, the rotation regulating stopper 63 on the rotating bottom plate 14 and the cover plate 1
7 can be changed, and the rotation range θ of the container body 4 that is restricted between the stoppers 63 and 64 and the locking protrusion 62 can be adjusted. This adjustment position is stabilized by the engagement of the engagement lever 68 with the engagement unevenness 66. For this adjustment, a turning knob 70 is provided on the outer surface of the cover plate 17.

In this example, when the installation position and surrounding conditions of the electric hot water storage container are specified, the rotation range θ is set to match the conditions, thereby preventing interference with surrounding objects. Excessive rotation can be prevented in advance to prevent damage to itself and surrounding objects.

Figures 10, 11, and 12 are the third figures of the present invention.
In the second embodiment, a knob 70 is provided on the braking means of the cover plate 17, and the braking means is provided on the cover plate 17.
Rotation regulating stoppers 63 and 64 are integrally formed on the cover plate 17 and the cover plate 65 and are operated between the cover plate 17 and the cover plate 65.
The difference is that the rotation range θ of the container body 4 is restricted between it and the locking protrusion 62 on the rotary bottom plate 14.

The knob 70 is provided at the outer end of a brake rod 81 that is held by the cover plate 17 so as to be able to move up and down, and the brake rod 81 is biased upwardly by a spring 82 to form a brake shoe 81a at the upper end on the connecting plate 65. The brake groove 65a is pressed against the brake groove 65a.

The cover plate 17 is normally prevented from rotating with the contact plate 65 due to the braking friction generated when the brake shoe 81a is pressed against the brake groove 65a by the spring 82, and is stable. However, when the brake rod 81 is pulled outward against the spring 82 using the knob 70,
The brake shoe 81a is disengaged from the brake groove 65a, and the cover plate 17 is released from the brake friction and becomes rotatable. Therefore, by rotating the cover plate 17 using the knob 70, the positional relationship between the rotation regulating stoppers 63 and 64 changes, and the rotation range θ can be adjusted. Then, when the knob 70 is released, the brake switch 81
a is again pressed against the brake concave line 65a to prevent rotation of the cover plate 17 and stabilize it. Therefore, the adjusted state of the rotation range θ can be maintained thereafter.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 12, an angle scale 84 is provided on the cover plate 17 to indicate the rotation range θ of the container body 4, which is set according to the rotation position of the cover plate 17, with respect to the indicator 83 provided on the rotary bottom plate 14. It is convenient for adjustment.

FIGS. 13 and 14 show a fourth embodiment of the present invention, in which a cover plate holder 91 is fixed to a cover plate 65 with screws 71. This cover plate holder 91 allows the cover plate 1 to
7, and a gear-shaped hole 93 of the cover plate 17 fits into the gear-shaped boss 92 at the center to prevent rotation. In addition, by applying a spring 94 between the contact plate 65 and the cover plate 17, the cover plate 17 is moved to the cover plate receiver 91.
is pressed to maintain the non-rotating state. In this state, a slight gap is provided between the cover plate 17 and the rotating bottom plate 14, and when this gap is pushed up against the spring 94, the hole 93 is removed from the boss 92. This allows the cover plate 17 to rotate relative to the contact plate 65, and the rotation regulating stoppers 63, 6
You can change the position of 4. Therefore, the rotation restriction range θ between the rotation restriction stoppers 63 and 64 and the locking protrusion 62 can be adjusted.

When the cover plate 17 is released from being pushed up, the cover plate 17 releases the spring 92.
The cover plate receiver 91 is pressed by the bias of the hole 9.
3 is fitted into the boss 92 again, and the rotation is stopped at the adjusted rotational position, and the adjusted state is maintained thereafter.

In each of the above embodiments, only a case where the rotation of the container body 4 is limited is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention can be applied to an electric hot water storage container with no restriction on rotation, and such free rotation can also be applied. It may be made possible by selection.

(Effects of the invention) According to the invention, the container body is connected to the seat body so that they can rotate relative to each other and can be handled as one unit, and when the container body is placed on a table etc., the seat body remains stable on the table. The direction can be changed by relative rotation between the two, making it convenient to use.

When the relative rotation reaches the end of the predetermined arc rotation range, the contact portions provided on the seat side and the container body side come into contact with each other in the relative rotation direction to prevent further relative rotation. When changing the direction of the container body, it prevents excessive relative rotation due to the wiring structure between the seat side and the container body side and the relationship with surrounding objects, thereby ensuring the safety of itself and surrounding objects. can be achieved.

In particular, by adjusting the position of at least one of the abutting parts in the relative rotation direction using a position adjustment means,
The range in which the seat body and the container body can rotate can be adjusted by changing the position where the abutting parts of the seat body and the container body abut each other in the direction of relative rotation.
By obtaining a rotational state according to the position of use, purpose, situation, or handling, it can be used and handled optimally without trouble under any usage or handling conditions.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a side view of the first embodiment of the present invention with the bottom section cut away; Figs. 2 and 3 are sectional views and perspective views of the rotation restriction section; Fig. 4 is a rotation restriction switching section. , FIG. 5 is a developed view of the rotation regulating means, FIGS. 6 and 7 are cross-sectional views of the central and outer peripheral portions showing modified examples of the rotatable coupling mechanism, and FIG. 8 is a diagram of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the bottom showing the second embodiment of
The figure is a partial plan view of the bottom, and Figure 10 is the third part of the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a partially enlarged sectional view of the bottom, FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the bottom, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the bottom showing the fourth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 14 is a plan view of a part of the bottom. 1... Heater, 4... Vessel body, 9... Bottom member, 1
0... Bottom body, 10a, 10b... Rotation stopper, 10c, 10d, 63, 64... Rotation regulating stopper, 14... Rotating bottom plate, 17... Lid plate, 4
2, 62...Latching protrusion, 42a...Operation knob,
43... Position holding spring, 65... Contact plate, 65a...
...Brake groove, 66...Engagement unevenness, 68...Engagement lever, 69...Spring, 70...Knob, 81...
Brake rod, 81a...Brake shoe, 82...Spring,
91...Lid plate holder, 92...Gear type boss, 93...
...Gear mold hole, 94...Spring.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] In an electric hot water storage container in which a seat body and a container body supported by the seat body are connected so as to be able to rotate relative to each other, a predetermined arc of less than 360 degrees between the seat body side and the container body side. Contact portions are provided that abut each other in the relative rotation direction at both end positions of the rotation range and prevent further relative rotation, and the position of at least one of the contact portions is adjusted in the relative rotation direction. An electric hot water storage container characterized by being equipped with means for adjusting an arc rotation range.