JPH08322733A - Knob fitted with alarm whistle of cooking utensil such as pot - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To certainly perform three changeover operations of opening, closing and an alarm whistle even in constitution such that an operation member is slide and to safely perform operation by injecting steam laterally. CONSTITUTION: A knob fitted with an alarm whistle consists of a main body 1 of a required shape having a steam passage 2 opened to the side part thereof provided therein and providing the connection cylinder 6 with a pot lid 5 by providing a steam hole 4 to the underside plate 3 of the central part of the steam passage 2 and having the operation hole 9 provided to the upper plate 8 of the steam passage 2 and the box-shaped operation member 10 housed in the steam passage of the main body 1 in a freely slidable manner by insterting the operation piece 1 at the upper part thereof in the operation hole and opened at one end thereof. The closed end part of the operation member 10 is demarcated by a partition plate 13 and through-holes 15, 16 are provided to the partition plate 13 and a bottom plate to form a sound emitting space 12 and an outflow hole 17 is provided to the bottom plate and positioned on the opening side of the main body 1 to house the operation member 10 in the steam passage 2.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a horn-equipped knob which can be used by being attached to a lid of a cooker such as an ordinary pot or pressure cooker.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional horn-equipped knob of this type is one which slides an operating member to open and close a steam hole.
It is known from Japanese Patent No. 1617. This conventional structure uses a ball valve to open and close the steam hole at the top of the sounding space, and the operation member slidably inserted into the main body removes or closes the ball valve from the small steam hole. Therefore, in order to prevent spillage in a normal pot, and to reduce the pressure in a pressure cooker, there is a difficulty in using the knob to let the steam in the pot flow out to the outside, and it is also possible. Even if there was, there was the inconvenience that the alarm of the steam ejection continued to sound.

Therefore, as a knob with a horn that has a structure that enables the outflow of steam while avoiding the sounding space, it is actually 4-30.
A rotary type as described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 983 is adopted. This conventional structure has a hollow screw member penetrating from the back side to the front side of the pot lid, and a grip portion integrally molded around a cylindrical portion having a concave bottom portion that engages with the screw member, and the bottom side wall is formed. It is composed of a main body having a jet port, and a plug-like operation member having a space inside which is inserted into the main body so as to be rotatable and vertically movable, and forms an annular groove around the inner periphery of the bottom of the cylindrical portion. A whistle hole is formed in the center of the bottom plate, and an opening / closing member for the whistle hole is provided so as to project into the inside of the operating member, while a plurality of opening ports that overlap the ejection port are provided in the lateral direction on the lower side wall of the operating member, That is.

[0004]

In this rotary type, when the jet port on the side of the main body is in communication with the bottom of the operating member, the steam in the pot is jetted from the through hole of the screw member. When the whistle that was closed by the opening and closing member opens due to the upward movement of the operating member by rotating the operating member to switch the opening to the other, the horn and the horn However, in order to switch between the flow path for discharging steam to the outside and the flow path for emitting the horn, each part such as the opening / closing member and the guide groove must be formed on the operation member or the main body side. However, it is difficult to confirm the location where steam spouts from the surface side of the main body, and the steam in the pan that flows out of the spout goes from the bottom of the main body toward the pan lid surface. Be careful when handling as Also it had a problem in operability and safety.

The present invention has been conceived in order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and its object is to make three switching operations of opening and closing and a horn even if the operating member is slid. Another object is to provide a knob with a horn for a cooking device such as a pot having a new structure that can ensure the above-mentioned operation and can perform a safe operation by ejecting steam to the side.

[0006]

According to the present invention according to the above object, a steam passage opened at a side portion is provided inside, and a steam hole is provided in a lower plate of a central portion of the steam passage to connect with a pot lid or the like. While the cylinder is protruding, a main body of the required shape with an operation hole opened in the upper plate of the steam path, and a box shape in which the upper operation piece is inserted into the operation hole and slidably accommodated in the steam path of the main body. An operating member having one end opened, the inside of the closed end of the operating member is partitioned by a partition plate, and a through hole is provided in the partition plate and the bottom plate to form a sounding space, and an outflow hole is formed in the bottom plate on the opening side. The operation member is opened and the operation member is housed in the steam path with the outflow hole located on the opening side of the main body, and the operation member is an index along the side edge of the operation hole of the main body. It has a position display of.

[0007]

[Operation] In the above configuration, when the operation plate is slid to place the through hole of the bottom plate of the sounding space above the steam hole for cooking and boiling, the steam generated in the pan will be emitted from the through hole of the bottom plate. It spouts out of the space through the through hole of the partition into the operating member, and at that time a high sound is generated. This treble alerts the rise in pressure in the pot as a horn, so when you slide the operating member to the position where the outflow hole overlaps the steam hole, the steam in the pan will pass through the operating member to the outside of the steam path of the main unit. Gush out. This prevents spillage in a conventional pan and depressurizes the pressure pan. When the operating member is slid to the front of the sound producing space after the ejection of steam is completed, the bottom plate closes the steam hole to prevent the inflow of outside air, and the temperature in the pan gradually decreases. The sliding operation of the operating member is performed by pinching the operating piece inserted in the sliding hole of the main body, and the switching position of the operating member is confirmed by the position display provided along the sliding hole.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference numeral 1 in the drawing is a main body of a knob having a circular shape in plan view and having a required height, and a steam path 2 which is opened by a projecting portion 1a formed on one side of the main body 1 is defined in the center of the inside. . A steam hole 4 is provided in the central portion of the lower plate 3 of the steam path 2 to form a pan lid 5.
A connecting cylinder 7 that fits into a threaded cylinder 6 that penetrates through is formed in a protruding manner, and an operation hole 9 is formed in the center of the upper plate 8 of the steam path 2.
Has been established.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a box-shaped operating member which has a rectangular planar shape and can be accommodated in the steam passage 2. One end is open and the other end is closed, like the steam passage 2. An operating piece 11 which is inserted into the sliding hole 9 is integrally projected at the center of the upper portion of the operating member 10, and a sounding space 12 is provided in the closed end portion of the partition plate 1.
It is divided by 3. The partition plate 13 and the bottom plate 14 of the operating member 2 are fitted with the sounding space 12, and at the same position of the bottom plate 14a, steam passage holes 15 and 16 are opened, and the opening side of the bottom plate 14 is provided. A steam outflow hole 17 similar to the steam hole 4 is provided.

Reference numeral 18 denotes a decorative seal provided on the upper side plate 8 of the main body 1. The decorative seal 18 indicates the position of "whistle, closed, open" indicating the switching position of the operating member 10 by the length of the operating hole 9. It is given along the side edge of the direction.

The main body 1 and the operating member 10 are formed by molding a thermosetting resin or a heat resistant thermoplastic resin. Further, the main body is formed by being divided into an upper half portion and a lower half portion each having a partition that serves as partition walls 2a and 2b of the steam passage 2, and after housing the sliding member 10 in the steam passage 2 in the lower half portion, Both of them are fitted together and integrally joined by a screw screw 19.

FIGS. 1 and 2 show a state in which the steam hole 4 is closed by the bottom plate 14 of the sliding member 10. In use, the position of the sliding member 10 is switched to the "whistle" position on the left side of the figure. This switching can be easily performed by picking the sliding piece 11, and in the "whistle" position, the through hole 16 of the bottom plate 14a of the sound producing space 12 is located above the steam hole 4 as shown in FIG. Like

When boiling is carried out in this state, steam generated by heating flows into the sound producing space 12 through the through hole 16 and then spouts into the operating member through the through hole 15. When the pressure of the steam is weak, the steam only flows into the operating member, but when the internal pressure rises due to boiling, the steam is passed through the through hole 1
It vigorously gushes from 5 to generate a high-pitched sound, which notifies the rise in pressure in the pan.

Next, when the operating member 11 is picked up and moved to the right in the drawing to the "open" position, the outflow hole 17 overlaps the steam hole 4 and the operating member 10 is placed inside the pan as shown in FIG. And, it communicates with the outside of the pot via the steam path 2, and the steam in the pot is ejected to the outside. This prevents blow-over in conventional pots and reduces pressure in pressure cookers. When the operating member 10 is slid to the front of the sound producing space 12 after the ejection of steam is completed,
The bottom plate 14 closes the steam holes to prevent the inflow of outside air, and the temperature in the pan gradually decreases.

For example, in the case of stewed food, the operation piece 11 of the operation member 10 is first set to the "whistle" position,
Put a strong heat on the other side of the main body 1 of the steam path 2 that serves as a blowout port. When the inside of the pot is in a boiling state and the horn starts to ring, set the heat to low and move the operation piece 11 to the "open" position. The steam in the pan can be spouted, which prevents spillage, then turns off the fire after a lapse of a predetermined time and moves the operation piece 11 to the "closed" position, so that the outside air flows into the pan. Will be blocked and the internal temperature will drop slowly, allowing for better cooking.

[0016]

According to the present invention, since the knob with the horn is constructed as described above, the operation member in the main body can be slid and moved by opening the top plate of the main body and operating the slide hole. The opening and closing and switching of the horn can be done easily, and since the opening for steam injection is on the side, it is possible to cook with the direction facing away from the cooking side, so steam can be directed upward or downward. There is no danger due to the spouting of steam compared to when it is spouted on the side, and since the steam is guided to the side by the box-shaped operating member, it is possible to prevent the rising of the steam around the operation piece, and it is possible for the child and the elderly to spit out the steam. It has features such as safe and easy operation without feeling fear.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional side view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional front view taken along line BB of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional side view when the operation member is set to a “whistle” position.

FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional side view when the operation member is set to the “open” position.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Main body of knob 2 Steam path 3 Lower plate 4 Steam hole 5 Pot lid 6 Screw cylinder 7 Connection cylinder 8 Upper top plate 9 Sliding hole 10 Operating member 11 Operating piece 12 Sounding space 13 Partition plate 14 Bottom plate 15 Through hole 16 Through hole 17 Outflow hole 18 Decorative seal 19 Screw screw

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A steam path having a side opening is provided inside,
A steam hole is provided in the lower plate of the central part of the steam path to project a connecting tube for a pan lid etc., while a main body of the required shape with an operation hole opened in the upper plate of the steam path and the upper part of the operation hole. The operation member is inserted into the steam path of the main body and slidably accommodated in the steam path of the main body, and the operation member has an opening at one end, and the closed end portion of the operation member is partitioned by a partition plate, and the partition plate and the bottom plate. And a through hole is formed in the sound generation space, and an outflow hole is formed in the bottom plate on the opening side, the outflow hole is positioned on the opening side of the main body, and the operation member is accommodated in the steam path. A knob with a horn for boiled cookers such as sushi pots. 2. A knob with a horn for a cooker such as a pot, wherein the main body has a position indication of an operation member with the operation piece as a standard along the side edge of the operation hole.