JPH0724619B2 - rice cooker - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a structure of an opening / closing part of a lid of a rice cooker that is used daily in general households and the like.

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, rice cookers are required to have many functions, their usability and excellent design. Therefore, the structure becomes complicated, and some problems remain in terms of the structure of the opening / closing section.

As a conventional rice cooker provided with a hook lever capable of opening the lid body with one touch in the rice cooker body, one shown in FIG. 4 is known. That is, in FIG. 4, the rice cooker body 101 is a body 102.
And an upper frame 104 and an inner frame 103 provided inside thereof. A heating element 105 for heating rice and a thermostat 1 for detecting the completion of rice cooking are provided on the inner bottom of the inner frame 103.
It is equipped with 06 and is equipped with a removable rice cooker 107. 1
Reference numeral 08 denotes a lid body, which has an inner lid 109, and is hingedly supported by a shaft 111 on one side of the rice cooker body 101 so as to be openable and closable. Also, the lid 108 is always connected with the shaft 111.
A spring 112 for urging the rice cooker
A display substrate 113 for displaying the operation of the rice cooker body 101 and a substrate base 114 for supporting the display substrate 113 are provided on the front side of 01.

On the other hand, a hook lever 115 for engaging the lid body 108 in a closed state is provided with a shaft 116 and a biasing force inside the rice cooker body 101 located on the side opposite to the side on which the lid body 108 is pivotally supported so as to be openable and closable. Spring 11
7, the hook lever 115 is exposed to the outside from the side wall of the rice cooker body 101 as an operation unit 118 for pressing a part of the hook lever 115. Further, a hook 119 for engagement is provided on the lid 108 facing the hook lever 115. Then, by pushing the operating portion 118, the engagement between the hook lever 115 and the hook 119 is released, and the lid 108 is opened.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention In the above conventional rice cooker, the hook lever 115 is attached to the upper frame 1.
A projecting port (not shown) for projecting from 04 is provided. In addition, since the hook lever 115 is movable and it is difficult to seal the protruding opening, if steam goes out of the rice cooker 107 during the rice cooking process, steam will enter the rice cooker body 101 through the protruding opening and cook rice. There has been a problem that vapor adheres to the substrate inside the container body 101 and the control circuit malfunctions.

The present invention solves this problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a rice cooker that prevents vapor from adhering to a substrate inside the rice cooker body.

Means for Solving the Problems To solve the above problems, the rice cooker of the present invention has, in order to achieve the above object, an upper surface opened, and a rice cooker main body provided with an upper frame at the upper surface opening, A lid for opening and closing the top opening of the rice cooker main body, a hinge for pivotally supporting the lid on one side of the rice cooker main body, and a hinge on the other side of the hinge. A hook lever that engages the rice cooker body and the lid, a display board that displays an operating state of the rice cooker body, and a substrate base that supports the display board on the hook lever side of the rice cooker body. Provided on the front side,
The hook claw of the hook lever is projected from the hook lever projecting opening of the upper frame to engage with the lid body, and the entire hook lever operation part side of the hook lever projecting port is covered with the upper frame inner surface cover to project the hook lever. The vapor from the mouth is guided in a different direction from the display substrate and the substrate base.

With the above-described configuration, the rice cooker of the present invention covers the entire portion of the hook lever projecting port on the side of the hook lever operating portion with the upper frame inner surface cover, and vapor from the hook lever projecting port is directed in a direction different from that of the display substrate and the substrate base. Therefore, even if steam enters, it is possible to prevent the steam from adhering to the display substrate and the substrate base of the rice cooker body.

Embodiment One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the rice cooker body 1
Is composed of a body 2, an inner frame 4 which is located inside the body 2 and constitutes a storage portion of the pan 3, and an upper frame 5 which is installed in an upper opening of the rice cooker main body 1. A lid 7 is pivotally supported on the upper part of the rice cooker body 1 by a shaft 9 of a hinge portion 8 so as to be openable and closable. The opening / closing spring 10 is attached to the shaft 9
Is urged in the direction to open the lid 7.

On the other hand, a hook lever 11 for engaging the lid body 7 in the closed state is provided inside the rice cooker body 1 located on the side opposite to the hinge portion 8. Then, the board base 13 supporting the display board 12 for displaying the operation state of the rice cooker is attached to the upper frame 5 with screws 14
It is fixed by. The hook lever 11 is provided with an engaging claw 11a that engages with the engaging recess 7a of the lid body 7.
1 is rotatably supported by a hook lever shaft 15 that supports the upper frame 5. The engaging claw 11a engages with an engaging recess 7a protruding from a hook lever protruding port 5b provided on the upper frame 5. Although not shown, a spring for urging the engaging claw 11a toward the engaging recess 7a is provided on the side opposite to the engaging claw 11a via the hook lever shaft 15. Further, the whole of the hook lever projecting port 5b on the hook lever operation part side is the upper frame inner surface cover 5a.
Covered with Hook Lever Protrusion 5b Showing steam from the board 12
Also, it is guided in a direction different from that of the substrate base 13.

Further, the lid body 7 includes an outer lid cover 16 forming an outer surface, an outer lid 17 forming an inner surface, an inner cover 18 and an operation section 23 for operating the rice cooker body 1, and a lower surface of the inner cover 18. An inner lid 19 is provided so as to be in pressure contact with the pot 3 when the lid 7 is closed. The outer lid 17 is provided with an engaging recess 7a that engages with a hook lever 11 for keeping the lid 7 closed. A heating element 21 for heating rice and a thermostat 22 for detecting the completion of rice cooking are provided on the inner bottom of the rice cooker body 1.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, engaging claws 11a are provided on both left and right sides of the substrate base 13, and engaging recesses 7a for engaging with the engaging claws 11a are provided on the lid at corresponding positions. Also, a button 20 for pressing the hook lever 11 to disengage the claw 11a from the engaging recess 7a.
Is arranged on the front side of the body 2 via the hook lever shaft 15 of the claw 11a and slidably supported via the hole 24 of the substrate base 13. This button 20 is supported by the body.

In the rice cooker configured as described above, since the upper frame inner surface cover 5a covers the entire hook lever operation portion side of the hook lever protrusion 5b, even if steam enters from the hook lever protrusion 5b, The vapor is guided by the upper frame inner surface cover 5a to a lower direction, which is a different direction from the display substrate 12 and the substrate base 13, and is cooled by the wall surface of the upper frame inner surface cover 5a and drops as water drops during that time.

Further, in the rice cooker, there is a sufficient possibility that water will enter from the hook lever projecting opening of the upper frame 5 in addition to the steam, and it goes without saying that the countermeasure against this water is also effective.

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION As is apparent from the description of the above embodiments, in the rice cooker of the present invention, the entire portion of the hook lever operation portion side of the hook lever protrusion portion is covered with the upper frame inner surface cover, and steam from the hook lever protrusion portion is displayed on the display substrate and Since it is guided in a different direction from the board base, it is possible to prevent vapor from adhering to the circuit board.

Also, with this configuration, it is possible to expect an effect of a running water channel that guides water in a certain direction, even for measures against water entering from the hook lever protrusion port.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view of the rice cooker of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway front view of the rice cooker, FIG. 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of the hook lever, and FIG. 4 is a conventional rice cooker. FIG. 1 ... rice cooker body, 2 ... body, 5 ... upper frame, 5a ...
... Upper frame inner surface cover part, 7 ... Lid body, 7a ... Engagement concave part, 11
...... Hook lever, 11a …… Engagement claw, 12 …… Display board, 1
3 ... Board base.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A rice cooker main body having an upper surface opened and an upper frame provided on the upper surface opening, a lid body for opening and closing the upper surface opening of the rice cooker body, and the lid body for the rice cooker. A hinge part that is pivotally supported on one side of the main body, a hook lever that is located on the other side of the hinge part and that engages the rice cooker body and the lid body, and an operating state of the rice cooker body Is provided on the front side of the hook lever side of the rice cooker main body for displaying the display board and the display base for supporting the display board, and the engaging claw of the hook lever is projected from the hook lever projecting opening of the upper frame. The rice cooked by engaging with the lid and covering the entire hook lever operation part side of the hook lever protrusion with the inner cover of the upper frame to guide the steam from the hook lever protrusion in a different direction from the display substrate and the substrate base. vessel.