JP2907526B2 - Rice cooker pot - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Industrial application field) The present invention relates to a rice cooker pot used when cooking rice with a rice cooker.

(Prior Art) When cooking rice with a rice cooker, first, a desired amount of rice and an amount of water corresponding to the amount of rice are stored in a rice cooking pot.
Then, the pot is inserted into the rice cooker body, and the pot is heated by a heat source such as an electric heater or a gas burner to cook rice.

The pot for cooking rice is mainly made of aluminum or the like and processed into a bottomed cylindrical shape by deep drawing press forming, and the inner surface of this pot is applied to obtain non-adhesive and tactile resistance. And a water level display scale provided to display the amount of water to be contained in a part of the peripheral surface of the pot main body.

As shown in FIG. 5, as the water level display scale, a mark 3 is formed on the peripheral surface of the pot main body 2 having the coating film 1 formed on the inner surface from the outer peripheral side to form a convex portion 3 protruding toward the inner peripheral side. ,
The convex portion 3 is used as a water level display scale. As shown in FIG. 6, the peripheral surface of the pot main body 2 having the inner surface coated with the coating film 1 is engraved from the outer peripheral side and protrudes toward the inner peripheral side. The convex portion 3 is formed, and the coating film 1 on the surface of the convex portion 3 is peeled off to expose the convex portion 3 directly to the inner peripheral surface side of the pot main body 2. As shown in FIG. 7, or after the pot main body 2 is press-formed, a stamp 4 is formed from the inner peripheral side of the pan main body 2 to form a concave portion 4 on the inner peripheral surface thereof. Apply paint and color,
Thereafter, a coating film 1 made of a transparent fluororesin is applied to the entire inner surface of the pot main body 2, and a mark 3 having a color tone different from that of the material of the pot main body 2 is formed with the paint in the concave portion 4, and the mark 3 is displayed on a water level display scale. Is known.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the one shown in FIG. 5, the water level indicating scale is simply a convex portion 3 formed on the inner peripheral surface of the pot main body 2, and the color tone of the convex portion 3 is also changed. The color tone of the entire inner surface of the pot main body 2 is not different from the overall color tone, and therefore, there is a difficulty that the contour of the convex portion 3 (water level display scale) and its disposition position are difficult to visually recognize. , Convex part 3 is pot main body 2
Is exposed on the inner peripheral side, a difference is generated between the color tone of the convex portion 3 and the color tone of the inner surface of the pot main body 2 exposed through the coating film 1, and the arrangement position and the contour of the convex portion 3 are relatively clearly defined. Although there is an advantage that it can be distinguished, however, since the coating film 1 corresponding to the convex portion 3 must be peeled off each time, post-processing is troublesome and troublesome, and the peeling exposes the convex portion 3 to the outside. However, there is a disadvantage that the non-adhesiveness and the touch resistance in this portion are lost.
In FIG. 7, the mark 3 is colored, so that the arrangement position and the outline thereof can be clearly identified, and there is an advantage that the non-adhesiveness and the contact resistance can be kept good. 4, the coating film 1 must be applied to the entire inner surface of the pot body 2 after the application of the coating material. Therefore, the entire process is complicated, the work becomes considerably troublesome, and the production efficiency is reduced. However, there is a disadvantage that the cost is high.

The present invention has been made in view of such a point,
Its purpose is to make it possible to clearly identify the arrangement position and contour of the water level display means with a simple structure, to maintain good non-adhesiveness and touch resistance, and to easily and efficiently manufacture. It is to provide a rice cooker pot that can.

[Constitution of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve such an object, the present invention provides a water level display means consisting of an embossed mark on an inner surface of a pot main body and an inner surface color of a pot main body. A water level display scale section is formed by using the water level display section having a different color tone, and a coating film made of a transparent fluororesin is formed on the entire inner surface of the pot main body including the water level display means and the surface of the water level display section. It was made.

And in the invention of claim 2, a water level display part of a color tone different from the inner surface color of the pot main body is partially formed on the inner surface of the main pot body,
It is characterized in that a water level display scale is provided as a water level display means composed of a concave and convex engraved mark at least partially located in the area of the water level display section.

(Operation) In such a pan, since the water level indicator has a different color tone from the inner surface of the pot main body, the difference in the color tone indicates where on the inner surface of the pot main body the water level indicator is located. Immediate and clear recognition. Since the water level display is provided with the water level display, the arrangement position of the water level display can be clearly determined based on the water level display.

(Embodiment) FIGS. 1 to 3 show an embodiment of the present invention.
This will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 3 shows the entire appearance of the pot 10 of the rice cooker.
For example, a pot main body 11 formed by pressing a material made of aluminum into a bottomed cylindrical shape by press molding, a printing film 12 provided as a water level display part on a part of the inner peripheral surface of the pot main body 11, and a printing film A coating film 13 made of a transparent fluororesin applied so as to cover the entire inner surface of the pot main body 11 including 12, and the inner surface side of the pot main body 11 protrudes as a water level display means by embossing the peripheral surface of the pot main body 11 with irregularities. Water level display scale 14 formed as
Consists of The printing film 12 is formed of a color tone different from that of the pot main body 11, for example, a white ink, and has a certain extent larger than the entire outer shape of the water level display scale 14, and the area of the printing film 12 Water level display scale 14 inside
The print film 12 and the water level display scale 14 constitute a water level display scale section.

The manufacturing process of the pot 10 is as follows. First, a printing film 12 is applied to a part of one surface of a circular plate-shaped material, and a coating film 13 made of a transparent fluororesin is applied to the entire one surface of the material. Then, this material is processed into a bottomed cylindrical shape by deep drawing press forming so that the coating film 13 becomes an inner surface. By this processing, the material becomes a pot main body 11,
The printing film 12 is arranged on a part of the inner peripheral surface of the pot main body 11, and the entire inner surface of the pot main body 11 is covered with the coating film 13. Thereafter, in a portion corresponding to the printing film 12,
A mark is formed from the outer peripheral side of the pot main body 11 to form a water level indicating scale 14 protruding toward the inner surface side of the pan main body 11.

In such a pot 10, since the printing film 12 has a different color tone from the material of the pot main body 11, it is possible to immediately determine where on the inner surface of the pot main body 11 the printing film 12 is arranged by the difference in the color tone. And clearly recognizable. Since the water level display scale 14 is provided on the portion of the print film 12, the position of the water level display scale 14 can be clearly determined based on the print film 12. Since the water level display scale 14 is formed by engraving so as to protrude from the inner surface of the pot main body 11, the outline of the water level display scale 14 is clearly recognized, and the amount of water to be accommodated in the pot 10 is accurately and accurately determined. Can be measured.

In the production of the pot 10, a printing film 12 and a coating film 13 are applied to one surface of a flat plate-shaped material, and the material is press-formed to form a pot main body 11, and then a portion of the printing film 12 from the outer peripheral side thereof is formed. Since it is only necessary to engrave the water level display scale 14 on the surface, the operation is easy and the production can be performed efficiently.
And the water level display scale 14 formed on the inner surface of the pot main body 11,
Since the portion is covered with the printing film 12 and the coating film 13, the non-adhesiveness and the touch resistance of this portion can be maintained as good as other portions.

In the above embodiment, the whole of the water level display scale 14 is provided so as to fit within the area of the printing film 12, but as shown in FIG. 4, a part of the water level display scale 14 has a certain spread. It may be provided in a state where it fits within the area of the printing film 12 and other parts protrude from the area, and even in such a state, based on the printing film 12 having a different color tone from the inner surface of the pot main body 11. The arrangement position of the water level display scale 14 can be clearly identified. In addition, the water level display scale 14 is the pot main body 11
May be engraved from the inner peripheral side to form a state protruding toward the outer peripheral side.

Also, on the inner peripheral surface of the pot main body, a plurality of printing films with different color tones are arranged side by side in the circumferential direction, and a plurality of water level display scales corresponding to the rice cooking menu such as white rice, brown rice, okose are formed on these printed films. You may make it.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, the arrangement position and contour of the water level display means can be clearly identified, so that the water amount can be easily and efficiently measured without errors, and the inner surface mainly composed of the pot is provided. This has the advantage that the non-adhesiveness and the contact resistance can be kept good with respect to the whole and can be easily and efficiently produced. Since the water level display means is constituted by the indentation of the uneven shape, the water level can be confirmed by touching the water level with a hand, so that the water level can be measured with high accuracy even in a dim place or a blind person.

In addition, since the swelling of the end of the water level at the water level portion changes at the uneven portion due to the surface tension of the water level surface, the water level can be adjusted using the water level display section of a different color as a guide, and the water level can be confirmed even when the surface state changes. , It becomes easier to adjust the water.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a main part of a pot of an electric rice cooker according to one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the main part, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the whole, and FIG. 5 to 7 show different prior arts, respectively, of a main part of an electric rice cooker pot according to another embodiment, and FIG. 5 (a) is a cross-sectional view of the main part of an electric rice cooker pan. Fig. 5 (b) is a front view thereof, Fig. 6 (a) is a cross-sectional view of a main part of an electric rice cooker pot, Fig. 6 (b) is its front view, and Fig. 7 (a) is FIG. 7 (b) is a front view of a sectional view of a main part of the pot of the electric rice cooker. 10… Pot, 11… Pot, 12… Printed film, 13… Coating film, 14… Water level display scale.

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] A water level display graduation section is formed by combining a water level display means having an embossed mark on the inner surface of a pot main body and a water level display section having a color tone different from the inner surface color of the pot main body, wherein said water level display means is provided. A pot for a rice cooker, wherein a coating film made of a transparent fluororesin is formed on the entire inner surface of the pot main body including the surface of the water level display section. 2. A water level display part having a color tone partially different from the inner surface color of the pot main body is formed on the inner surface of the main part of the pot, and is formed with a concave-convex mark at least partially located in the area of the water level display part. The rice cooker pot according to claim 1, wherein a water level display scale is provided as water level display means.