JPH0429371B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a rice cooking device that cooks rice and keeps it warm while the rice cooker is housed.

Conventional Structures and Their Problems In recent years, in order to make effective use of kitchen space, there has been an increasing demand for rice cookers that can cook rice and keep warm while the rice cooker is stored. However, when the rice cooker is stored, it has disadvantages in that the display section provided on the rice cooker that indicates the rice cooking status cannot be checked from the outside, and the operation section provided on the rice cooker has poor operability.

Purpose of the Invention The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and makes it possible to easily check the rice cooking status from the outside when the rice cooker is stored, and the operation part of the rice cooker has good operability. The present invention provides a rice cooking device.

Structure of the Invention In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a drawer section in the main body of the rice cooker that is equipped with a positioning means for storing the operating section provided in the rice cooker toward the front of the main body of the device, and A hinged operation door made of a transparent material is provided on the drawer part facing the rice cooker, and with this structure, the rice cooking status can be checked from the outside, and operability is improved.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In Figures 1 to 4, 1 is a box-shaped device body;
A storage cabinet 2 is provided at the bottom, a rice bin 3 is provided at the side, and a drawer 4 is provided at the top. 5 is a rice cooker placed on the drawer 4, and the lid 6 has a steam hole 7.
It is equipped with a display board 14 on the side, which is composed of a display section 10 consisting of a rice cooking lamp 8 and a warming lamp 9, and an operation section 13 consisting of a rice cooking button 11 and a warming button 12, and is powered by a power plug 15. . Reference numeral 16 denotes a front plate provided at the upper front of the apparatus main body 1, and is provided with an exhaust port 17. 18
is a recess for placing the rice cooker 5 provided in the drawer 4;
Reference numeral 19 denotes a notch provided in the front part of the drawer 4 on which the display board 14 of the rice cooker 5 is placed. 5 is stored.

20 is a power outlet. Reference numeral 21 denotes a panel that covers the front surface of the drawer 4, and a hinged operation door 22 made of a transparent material is provided opposite the display panel 14. Reference numeral 23 denotes an exhaust passage provided in the upper part of the apparatus main body 1, one end of which communicates with an exhaust port 17 provided in the front plate 16, and the other end provided with a fan 25 driven by an electric motor 24. 26 is a steam inlet provided in the middle of the exhaust passage 23, and when the rice cooker 5 is housed in the main body 1 of the apparatus, the steam hole 7 faces the steam inlet 26.

The operation of the rice cooking device configured as described above will be explained below. First, the rice cooker 5 is placed in the drawer 4. At this time, the rice cooker 5 is fitted into the recess 18, the display board 14 is fitted into the notch 19, and the rice cooker 5 is placed with the display board 14 in front. Next, connect the power plug 15 to the power outlet 2.
0, close the drawer 4, and store the rice cooker 5 in the device main body 1. At this time, the steam hole 7 faces the steam inlet 26 as described above. Next, operation door 2
2 and press the rice cooking button 11 to close the operation door 22. Steam generated during rice cooking enters the steam inlet 26 from the steam hole 7 and is led to the exhaust passage 23, where it is exhausted to the outside from the exhaust port 17 by air blown by a fan 25 driven by the electric motor 24.

The status of the stored rice cooker 5 can be checked through the operation door 22 even when the operation door 22 is closed.
Operation 2 can be easily performed by opening the operation door 22.

Effects of the Invention As explained above, in the present invention, since the operation door is provided opposite to the operation part of the stored rice cooker, the rice cooker can be easily operated from the operation door when the rice cooker is stored. I can do it. It is also easy to use because you can easily check the cooking status just by opening the operation door.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is an external perspective view of a rice cooking device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the operation door of the rice cooking device in an open state, and Fig. 3 is a state in which the drawer of the rice cooking device is opened. FIG. 4 is a partial perspective view showing the
It is a side sectional view of the same rice cooking device. 1... Apparatus body, 4... Drawer, 5... Rice cooker, 13... Operation section, 22... Operation door.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A drawer equipped with a positioning means for storing an operating section of the rice cooker facing the front of the device main body is provided in the main body of the device, and an operating door is provided in the drawer facing the operating section of the rice cooker. A rice cooker equipped with 2. The rice cooking device according to claim 1, wherein the operation door is a hinged door made of a transparent material.