JPS63179Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] The present invention relates to an improvement of a heat-retaining rice cooker, and in particular, a member that horizontally holds a saucer for storing hot water generated during rice cooking and a valve member that opens and closes a steam hole are integrally formed. be.

In conventional heat-retaining rice cookers, the component that horizontally holds the saucer that collects the steam generated during cooking and the valve component that opens and closes the steam vent are constructed separately, which increases the number of parts and makes assembly difficult. It has the disadvantage that it is troublesome and complicated.

The structure of the present invention includes a rice cooker main body that has both rice cooking and heat retention functions, an inner pot that is removably housed in the rice cooker main body, and a top opening of the inner pot that is closed and a steam vent. an inner lid to be drilled; a saucer disposed on the back side of the inner lid to store the oneba generated during rice cooking; a knob that connects the saucer and the inner lid; It consists of a skirt part that can press the top surface and a pressure gasket that also serves as a valve that integrally forms the on-off valve part that opens the steam hole during cooking and closes it while keeping the rice warm.This structure reduces the number of parts and simplifies assembly. It is a measure of change.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

Reference numeral 1 designates the main body of the heat-retaining rice cooker of the present invention, which includes a prismatic cylindrical frame 2 with an open top and a bottom, a prismatic cylindrical outer pot 3 with a bottom and a space within the frame 2;
A rectangular strip-shaped mounting frame 4 that connects the upper periphery of the outer pot 3 and the upper periphery of the frame 2, a heat insulating material 5 disposed within the interval, and can be freely inserted into and removed from the outer pot 3. A bottomed prismatic cylindrical inner pot 6 disposed in the bottom, a rice cooking heater 7 disposed in the inner bottom of the outer pot 3 and capable of heating the inner pot 6, and a top opening of the main body 1 that opens and closes. It consists of an outer lid 8 etc. that can be closed freely.

A pair of hinge parts 9, 9 are attached to the upper outer periphery of the frame 2, and an engaging part 10 is attached to the upper outer periphery of the frame 2, which faces the hinge parts 9. Both the hinge parts 9, 9 and the engaging part 10 are fixed via reinforcing metal fittings (not shown). The outer cover 8 has a substantially rectangular shape as shown in FIG. 4, and has a recess 10 integrally formed in the center thereof, and a handle 11 is attached to the recess 10 from one end to the other. The outer lid 8 is rotatably attached to the hinge parts 9 and can be freely engaged with and detached from the engaging part 10 via a foot lever 12.

A flat reinforcing frame 13 is attached to the underside of the outer lid 8 with a gap therebetween, and a flat metal heat sink 14 is attached to the underside of the reinforcing frame 13 with a gap therebetween. The reinforcing frame 13 is molded from a synthetic resin such as polypropylene, and has a plurality of bosses 15 integrally formed at appropriate positions on the back surface and a plurality of bosses 15 formed on the top surface of the outer lid 8.
The steam guide tube 16 is integrally formed with the steam refrigerant passage 8 and communicates with the outside through the opening 8a.
A plurality of through holes 17 are drilled in the upper surface of the holder 11.
The outer lid 8 has an inner surface formed with a boss 20 facing the boss 15 of the reinforcing frame 13, and an annular protruding portion 21 is vertically disposed integrally with the inner surface of the reinforcing frame 13 at approximately the center thereof. The lower end surface of the protruding portion 21 is open. The outer peripheral edge of the heat sink 14 is bent upward to integrally form a bent portion 22, a recess 24 is formed on the rear surface of the approximately center thereof, and the steam guide tube 16 is formed near the outside.
Each of the guide holes 25 is formed to communicate with the 26.
is a rectangular band-shaped seal member that is fitted into the bent portion 22 of the heat sink 14, and has an abutment piece 26a formed integrally with the outer periphery.

Assembling the entire outer cover 8 with such a configuration involves bringing the overhang 21 of the reinforcing frame 13 into contact with the outer periphery of the recess 24 of the heat dissipating plate 14, and inserting the communication hole 30 bored in an appropriate position in the sealing member 26 and the reinforcing frame. The steam guide tube 16 of No. 13 and the guide hole 25 of the heat sink plate 14 are communicated with each other, and the outer cover 8, the reinforcing frame body 13, and the heat sink plate 14 are integrally fixed with the mounting screws 31. The sealing member 26 is clamped and fixed between the bent portion 22 and the reinforcing frame 13, and the outer cover 8 and the reinforcing frame 13 form a heat insulating space A, and the reinforcing frame 13 and the heat sink 14 form a sealed space B. It is something that will be done. The communication portion between the steam guide tube 16 and the guide hole 25 of the heat sink plate 14 is completely sealed by the seal member 26. 3
Reference numeral 5 denotes a lid heat-retaining heater attached to the upper surface of the heat sink 14 by a mounting plate 36, which has an annular shape as a whole and has a fixed heater 35a that continuously generates heat, and a variable heater whose energization is controlled by a temperature controller (not shown). It is composed of a heater 35b. 37 is a side heat retention heater wrapped around the upper inner surface of the outer pot 3;
Similarly, it is fixed by a mounting plate 38 and has a larger calorific value than the total calorific value of the lid heat retention heater 35. At least the hinge portion 9 and the engaging portion 10
A reinforcing portion 4a is integrally formed at the lower part of the mounting frame 4 that exists on the surface of the frame 2 that does not have the above-mentioned frame 2, and this reinforcing portion 4a is brought into contact with the inner wall of the frame 2. Note that the reinforcing portion 4a is attached to the frame 2.
They may be formed over the front surface of the inner wall, or may be formed partially at appropriate intervals.

Reference numeral 40 denotes an inner lid having a rectangular shape as a whole, and its outer peripheral edge is removably placed on the upper opening edge of the inner pot 6. 41 is a metal knob 42 in the center
It is a disc-shaped saucer on which a holder is placed upright, and an annular packing 43 is attached to the outer periphery. This circular packing 4
3 are integrally formed with pressing pieces 43a, 43a, 43a which are oriented upwardly at appropriate intervals. A convex portion 45 is integrally formed approximately at the center of the inner lid 40, and an inclined surface 40a that slopes low toward the bottom of the convex portion 45 is formed. A plurality of steam holes 47 are bored around the hole 46, and the convex portion 45
A oneba return hole 48 is bored near the bottom of the.
Reference numeral 49 denotes a pressure gasket which also serves as a valve and is inserted into and fixed in the insertion hole 46 of the inner lid 40, and is inserted into the steam hole 4 during rice cooking.
An opening/closing valve section 50 that opens the valve 7 and closes it during heat retention, and a skirt section 51 that can press the upper surface of the saucer 41 are integrally formed.

To explain the assembly with such a configuration, first, the valve-cum-pressing gasket 49 is inserted and fixed into the insertion hole 46 of the inner cover 40, and then the knob 42, which is erected on the saucer 41, is formed in the valve-cum-pressing gasket 49. The first washer 55 is inserted into the knob 42 through the hole 49a so as to be freely movable, and then the second washer 57 is fixed to the knob 42 by inserting a spring 56 having a biasing force capable of expanding outward. The normally open/close valve section 50 covers the steam hole 47, and the steam hole 47 and the one-bar return hole 48 are positioned above the saucer 41. Further, the inclined surface 40a of the inner lid 40 is inclined downwardly toward the saucer 41.

Reference numeral 60 denotes an operating lever that controls electricity supply to the rice cooking heater 7.

According to such a configuration, when the outer cover 8 is opened,
With the first washer 55 fixed, the spring 56 pushes the second washer 57 upward, and as a result, the entire saucer 41 moves upward as the knob 42 rises, as shown in FIG. , the annular packing 43 is tightly pressed against the back surface of the inner lid 40. Further, when the outer cover 8 is closed from the above-mentioned state, the tip of the knob 42 is inserted into the recess 24 of the heat sink 14 and comes into contact with the heat sink 14 and the knob 42.
The conductive heat from the heat dissipation plate 14 is actively transferred to the receiving plate 41 via the knob 42 by ensuring a large contact area with the heat dissipating plate 14.
It is said to be conveyed to. Even if the outer cover 8 is strongly closed and the knob 42 collides with the recess 24, the protrusion 21 of the reinforcing frame 13 is in contact with the outer periphery of the recess 24, so the periphery of the recess 24 is reinforced. Therefore, the recessed portion 24 does not become depressed.

In addition, the prismatic cylindrical frame 2 is weaker against external forces than conventional cylindrical frames and tends to dent easily, but in the present invention, the frame 2 is strengthened by a reinforcing portion 4a integrally formed with the mounting frame 4. By being reinforced from the inside, it is possible to prevent such a situation from occurring. Then, the hinge part 9 and the engaging part 1
Since reinforcing metal fittings for attaching these parts are provided on the frame surface having 0, it is not necessary to form the reinforcing part 4a, or it may be formed.

Furthermore, when the outer lid 8 is closed, the knob 42 on the heat sink 14 is slightly lowered together with the saucer 41, and a gap is formed between the annular gasket 43 and the back surface of the inner lid 40. The pressing pieces 43a, 43a, 43a of the annular packing 43 come into contact with the back surface of the inner lid 40 to maintain the saucer 41 substantially horizontally.

The rice that is generated during cooking is transferred from the gap to the saucer 4.
1, and a part of it flows out from the steam return hole 48 to the upper surface of the inner lid 40, while the steam is stored in the steam hole 4.
7, push up the on-off valve part 50 and open the steam guide cylinder 1.
6 to the outside. Further, the dew deposited on the back surface of the inner lid 40 is actively guided into the saucer 41 along the inclined surface 40a, and is prevented from falling onto the surface of the rice as much as possible.
Furthermore, since the rice cooker return hole 48 is formed above the saucer 41, the rice cake that has flowed out onto the upper surface of the inner lid 40 after rice cooking can be actively returned to the saucer 41. Moreover, since the steam hole 47 is formed above the saucer 41, the spring 56
Even if the inner pot 6 malfunctions, the steam generated in the inner pot 6 will be transferred to the saucer 4.
1, in order to bypass the gap, push up the on-off valve part 50 from the steam hole 47, and flow out to the outside.
It does not directly hit the user's hands or face. Of course, the same thing will happen even if the on-off valve section 50 breaks down.

The skirt portion 51 of the valve/pressing gasket 49, which is a single component, maintains the saucer 41 substantially horizontally, and the opening/closing valve portion 50 can perform operations such as opening and closing the steam hole 47.

Furthermore, a heat insulating space A and a sealed space B are formed by the reinforcing frame 13, and the outer cover 8 can sufficiently provide a heat insulating effect without using a heat insulating material as in the conventional case. Furthermore, the seal member 26 can reliably prevent steam from entering the closed space B.

Furthermore, since the steam guide tube 16 is integrally formed with the reinforcing frame 13, its molding is extremely simple and leakage of steam can be reliably prevented.

Immediately after rice cooking is finished, a large amount of dew adheres to the upper inner wall of the inner pot 6 and the back surface of the inner lid 40, and when the mode is switched to keeping the rice warm, this dew tends to fall onto the surface of the rice. Because of its large calorific value, the dew that has adhered to the inner wall of the inner pot 6 is evaporated, and the lid heat retention heater 35, which has a small calorific value, does not actively evaporate the dew that has adhered to the back side of the inner lid 40 and evaporates it into the saucer 41. It allows for natural flow storage.
During the heat retention operation, the side heat retention heater 37
The oneba stored in the saucer 41 is evaporated by the lid heat-retaining heater 35, and the steam generated at that time is circulated over the surface of the rice to prevent the rice from becoming dry.

Since the present invention is constructed as described above,
The pressure gasket, which also serves as a valve, allows the steam vent to be opened and closed and the saucer to be held horizontally, reducing parts and simplifying assembly.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the inventive heat-retaining rice cooker with the inner lid removed, Figure 2 is a schematic sectional view of the inventive heat-retaining rice cooker, and Figure 3 is the same view with the outer lid open. 4 is an external perspective view of the outer cover, and FIG. 5 is an external perspective view of the annular packing. 40...Inner lid, 41...Saucer, 47...Steam hole, 49...Press gasket that also serves as a valve, 51...Skirt portion, 50...Opening/closing valve portion.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] The rice cooker itself has both rice cooking and warming functions,
An inner pot that is removably inserted into the rice cooker body, an inner lid that closes the upper opening of the inner pot and has a steam vent, and an inner lid that is arranged on the back side of the inner lid and that A saucer that can store the generated Oneva, a knob that connects the saucer and the inner lid, a skirt that is inserted through the knob and can press the top surface of the saucer, and a steam hole that is opened during cooking to keep the rice warm. A heat-retaining rice cooker characterized in that it is comprised of a pressure gasket that also serves as a valve and which is integrally formed with an on-off valve portion that can be closed.