JP2000354539A - Cooker - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cooker provided with a display part easy to be seen according to his taste of a user and an operation part easy to be operated and having excellent usability without an interference of a cover and a handle. SOLUTION: This cooker is provided with a main body 1, a cover 2 covering the main body 1 so as to make the main body 1 openable and closable and a handle for carrying 3 which is rotatable between a vertically standing state and a horizontally laying state on the main body 1 or the cover 2. In this case, the handle 3 is provided with at least one of a display part 26a and an operation part 27a.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cooker such as a rice cooker or an electric pot having a carrying handle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional cooker, a display unit and an operation unit are provided on a front surface of a main body or an upper surface of a lid. In addition, a handle for carrying is provided on the main body.

[0003]

However, if the display unit or the operation unit is fixed to the front surface of the main body or the top surface of the lid as in the conventional case, there is a problem that the display is difficult to see or the operation is difficult. Was. Further, in the case where the handle is provided, there has been a problem that the handle obstructs the opening and closing of the lid, and the handle cannot be used when the lid is opened.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a cooker provided with an easy-to-see display unit and an easy-to-operate operation unit according to the user's preference. It is an object of the present invention to provide a cooker that is easy to use without any problems.

[0005]

As means for solving the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a main body, a lid for opening and closing the main body, and a vertically upright state and a horizontal fall on the main body or the lid. In a cooking device provided with a carrying handle rotatable between a state and a state, the handle is provided with at least one of a display unit and an operation unit. As described above, according to the present invention, since the handle is provided on at least one of the display unit and the operation unit, the display is easy to see and the operation is easy.

It is preferable that the handle can be stopped at an arbitrary angle, so that the handle can be freely adjusted to an easy-to-view and easy-to-operate angle according to the user's preference.

[0007] The handle can be turned only forward from the vertical standing state, thereby preventing the steam discharged from the steam port provided at the rear of the lid from directly hitting the display unit or the operation unit. can do.

The lid can be opened only when the handle is turned forward, so that the lid is not opened when the handle is stopped halfway, The lid can be prevented from hitting the handle.

By turning the handle forward and pressing downward, the lock of the lid can be released, whereby interference between the handle and the lid is eliminated, and a separate unlocking means is provided. There is no need to provide such a structure, and the design of the front part can be simplified.

[0010] The display operation board of the handle can be connected to the control board on the main body side through the hollow center portion of the handle, through the center axis of rotation of the handle, and the connection cord can be externally connected. And a clear appearance can be obtained.

When the cooker is lifted by the handle, the operation by the operation unit can be prevented from being accepted, so that the operation unit is not erroneously operated even when the operation unit is touched by hand.

[0012] When a load exceeding a certain level acts on the handle, the operation by the operation unit can be prevented from being accepted, whereby an erroneous operation can be performed even if the operation unit is touched when the handle is operated. Disappears.

[0013] When the handle approaches the vertical upright state, it is possible to prevent the operation by the operation unit from being received, and when the possibility that the handle is operated increases, the operation unit is touched. Even if it is not operated incorrectly.

[0014] In addition to the display portion and the operation portion of the handle, a display portion or an operation portion can be provided on the front surface of the main body or the upper surface of the lid, so that the minimum display can be confirmed even when the handlebar is turned backward. And operations can be performed.

[0015] A step may be provided on the outer surface of the main body so that when the handle is folded forward, the outer shape of the handle substantially matches the main body. This results in a compact and neat appearance when the handle is turned down.

[0016]

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

FIG. 1 shows a rice cooker as a cooker according to the present invention. This rice cooker includes a main body 1, a lid 2, and a handle 3.

As shown in FIG. 4, the main body 1 has a bottomed cylindrical outer plate 4 and an inner body 6 disposed below a shoulder 5 projecting inward from the upper end of the outer plate 4. And a pot-shaped protection frame 7 disposed at the lower end of the inner body 6. An inner pot 8 is accommodated in a space formed by the inner trunk 6 and the protection frame 7. An induction heating coil 9 is provided on the outer surface of the protection frame 7. Exterior plate 4 and inner body 6 on the front side of main body 1
In between, the lower end is rotatably attached to the protective frame 7,
A lock lever 10 having an upper end extending through the shoulder portion 5 and having a hook 10a which can be engaged with and disengaged from the lid 2 at the tip thereof, and a lock lever 10b in the middle is provided. The lock lever 10 is operated by a spring (not shown).
The hook 10a at the upper end is urged in the direction in which the hook 10a is locked to the lid 2, that is, counterclockwise in FIG. 4, and the lock release button 10b penetrates the exterior plate 4 and protrudes outward.

The gap between the exterior plate 4 and the inner body 6 is wider on the rear side than on the front side of the main body 1, and as shown in FIG. 1B, the inner pan 8 is located closer to the front side. are doing. this is,
As will be described later, the display units 26a, 26, 26
c, since the operation units 27a to 27g are provided not on the main body 1 or the lid 2 but on the handle 3, a display operation board and the like are arranged between the outer plate 4 and the inner body 6 on the front side of the main body 1. This is because there is no need to provide the gap, and the gap can be made as narrow as possible. For this reason, the front side of the rice cooker has a very neat appearance. A sufficient space for disposing the control board 11 and the code reel 12 of the power cord is formed between the outer plate 4 and the inner body 6 on the rear side of the main body 1. By attaching the control board 11 in the vertical direction, the length of the main body 1 in the front-rear direction can be reduced. On a rear surface of the main body 1, a step portion 13 on which the handle 3 is mounted when the handle 3 described later is horizontally laid down rearward.
Are formed.

The lid 2 covers the main body 1 so as to be openable and closable, and is attached to the rear side of the shoulder 5 of the main body 1 by a hinge 14 so as to be openable and closable. The lid 2 is automatically opened when the release button 16 provided on the front side is pressed. As shown in FIG. 4, the lid 2 includes an upper plate 17 and a lower plate 18, and a heat radiator 19 is attached to the lower plate 18. On the upper surface of the heat radiating plate 19, a heat insulating heater 20 is provided.
Are arranged. A packing 21 is attached to the outer peripheral edge of the heat radiating plate 19 so as to press against the upper end of the inner pan 8. Although not shown in detail, a steam port 22 for discharging steam generated during rice cooking to the outside is formed in the lid 2.

The handle 3 has a substantially U-shape. As shown in FIG. 5, shafts 23 integrally formed at both ends thereof are fitted and attached to the side surfaces of the exterior plate 4 of the main body 1. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 1 (B), the handle 3 can rotate between a vertical standing state, a front horizontal lying state, and a rear horizontal lying state, and can be carried in the vertical standing state. It has become. The handle 3 is hollow, and as shown in FIG. 5, a connection cord 24 from a display operation board 28, 29 described later can be guided to the control board 11 of the main body 1 through the shaft portion 23. For this reason, handle 3
The connection cord 24 is not exposed to the outside, and the appearance is neat. In addition, the wiring is not bent when the handle 3 is rotated, and the durability is good.

As shown in FIG. 4, a central portion of the handle 3 has a wide upper wall 25a which is inclined downward toward the front side in a front horizontal lying state, and a front wall 25b which is narrower than the upper wall 25a. , A substantially horizontal bottom wall 25c, and a rear wall 25d along the exterior plate 4 of the main body 1, and have a cross section larger than both ends. As shown in FIG. 3, the upper wall 25a is provided with a display unit 26a at the center, an operation unit 27a for "cooking rice" on the right side thereof, and an LED 26b indicating that "cooking rice" has been pressed above the display unit 26a. ing. On the front wall, in order from the left, “Takeshi”, “Hot”, “Reservation”, “Time”,
Each operation unit 27b, 27 consisting of "minute" and "menu"
c, 27d, 27e, 27f, and 27g, and an LED 26c that indicates that "warming" has been operated is disposed above "warming". As shown in FIG. 4, a display operation board 28 on which a liquid crystal display panel, a “cooking rice” switch and its LED are arranged, and “remove”, “warm”, “reserve” , "Hour", "minute", and "menu", and a display operation board 29 on which LEDs are arranged are accommodated. The liquid crystal display panel of the display operation board 28 can be visually recognized through the display section 26a of the upper wall 25a, and the rice cooker switch can be operated through the "rice cook" operation section 27a of the upper wall 25a. Each switch of the display operation board 29 can be operated via each operation section 27b,..., 27g of the front wall 25b. On the other hand, the rear wall 25d
Is formed with a projection 30 for releasing the lock of the lid 2 by pushing in the lock release button 10b protruding from the main body 1 when the handle 3 is in the front horizontal lying state.

In addition to the display operation boards 28 and 29, a one-chip microcomputer (not shown) for controlling the liquid crystal display panel and each switch is accommodated in the handle 3, so that the axis of the handle 3 is provided. The number of connection cords 24 passing through the section 23 can be reduced. In addition, by transmitting and receiving signals between the display operation boards 28 and 29 in the handle 3 and the control board 11 of the main body 1 wirelessly (remote control), there is no need to pass the connection cord 24 into the handle 3 and assembly is easy. become.

As shown in FIG. 1B and FIG. 6, the handle 3 is stopped by a stopper 31 provided on the side surface of the main body 1 and stopped in a front horizontal lying state. In addition, the handle 3 has concave portions 32 formed at both ends, and engages with any one of a plurality of convex portions 33 projecting from the outer surface of the exterior plate 4 of the main body 1 at predetermined intervals, and is easy for the user to use on the front side. It can be stopped at any suitable angle (for example, in the present embodiment, at four angles). It should be noted that the handle 3 may be stopped at an arbitrary angle even after the vertical standing state, but the steam that has flowed out from the steam port 22 of the lid 2 may be displayed on the display units 26a to 26c or the operation unit 27a. ,
To 27 g directly, and a waterproof structure may have to be adopted. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1 (B), a second stopper 31 'is provided on the side surface of the main body 1, and the handle 3 which has been turned in the vertically laid state is locked to the stopper 31', and Can be prevented from falling down.

In the rice cooker having the above-described configuration, the handle 3 can be set to the front horizontal horizontal state or the rear horizontal horizontal state depending on the user's preference except when rice is being cooked (during cooking, keeping warm or empty). Alternatively, it can be in any state of the vertical upright state. In the front horizontal lying state, the angle can be adjusted to a position where the display sections 26a, 26c are easy to see and the operation sections 27a 27g are easy to operate according to the user's preference. When the handle 3 is in the rear horizontal lying state, the display units 26a, 26
6c and the operation units 27a to 27g are not seen, and the appearance becomes very clean. In the vertical upright state, the projection 30 of the handle 3 is disengaged from the lock release button 10b, and the hook 10a on the upper end of the lock lever 10 is locked by being locked to the lid 2, so that even if the release button 16 is pressed, the lid is closed. Body 2
Cannot be opened, and interference with the handle 3 when the lid 2 is opened can be prevented. In order to carry the rice cooker, the handle 3 may be set upright.

At the start of cooking rice, first, the handle 3 is brought to the front horizontal lying state. Thereby, the protrusion 30 of the handle 3
Presses the lock release button 10b, so that the lock lever 1
The hook 10a at the upper end of the "0" is detached from the lid 2, and the lock is released. Then, the lid 2 is opened by pressing the release button 16, the inner pot 8 containing the rice cooking material is stored, and the lid 2 is closed. Then, the display units 26a,.
The user operates the various operation units 27a to 27g while watching 6c to make settings for performing desired rice cooking, and then “cooking rice”.
Is pressed on the operation unit 27a. After the rice cooking operation is completed in this way, the operation units 27a to 27g and the display units 26b and 2 are used except when the display unit 26a is used instead of a clock.
Since the handle 6c is not required, the handle 3 can be set to the front horizontal lying state or the rear horizontal lying state according to the user's preference. Especially when the rear side is in the horizontal lying state,
Since the lid 2 is locked, there is no danger of the lid 2 being opened by an infant or the like during rice cooking, and the lid 2 is safe. Display unit 26a
Is used as a clock, or when it is desired to check the state of cooking on the display unit 26a, the handle 3 is set to the front horizontal lying state. The angle can be adjusted.

FIG. 7 shows a rice cooker according to another embodiment. This rice cooker is the same as the previous embodiment except that the shape of the handle 34 and the lid opening mechanism 35 are different.
The handle 34 has a wide band shape at the center, and has a display section 36 on the right side and an operation section 37 on the left side (not shown in detail), and a horizontally long hole 38 at the center. The lid opening mechanism 35 includes an opening button 39 provided on the handle 34 and an opening lever 40 provided on the main body 1, instead of the opening button 16 of the lid 2 as in the above embodiment.

The release button 39 is connected to the hole 38 of the handle 34.
Is provided so as to be able to be pushed in the direction toward the main body 1 against the urging force of a spring (not shown). A projection 39a is provided on the surface of the release button 39 facing the main body.
Are formed. The release lever 40 is provided between the exterior plate 4 and the inner trunk 6 on the front side of the main body 1, similarly to the lock lever 10 of the embodiment. That is, the lower end is rotatably attached to the protective frame 7, the upper end extends through the shoulder 5 and has a hook 40a at its tip which can be engaged with and disengaged from the lid 2, and a projection 40b in the middle. I have. The release lever 40 is held by a hook 40 at the upper end by a spring (not shown).
a is urged in the direction of locking the cover 2, that is, in the counterclockwise direction in the figure, and the projection 40 b penetrates the exterior plate 4, and the projection 39 a of the release button 39 of the handle 34 in the front horizontally lying state. And is facing. The distal end surface of the projection 40b of the release lever 40 is flush with or inward from the surface of the exterior plate 4, and cannot be pressed with a finger from the outside.

[0029] Therefore, this rice cooking jar is
(B) As shown by a solid line, when the handle 34 is in the front horizontal horizontal state, the release button 39 is pushed in the direction of the arrow, and the protrusion 39a presses the protrusion 40b of the release lever 40, thereby releasing the handle. The lever 40 pivots clockwise in the figure against the urging force, and the hook 40a moves away from the lid 2, so that the lid 2 is opened.
However, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 7 (B), when the handle 34 is turned upward from the front horizontal lying state, the projection 40b of the opening lever 40 cannot be pushed by a finger, so that the lid 2 is Not released. Accordingly, the cover 2 can be opened only when the handle 34 is in the front horizontal lying state, and it is possible to prevent the cover 2 from being opened and hitting the handle 34 when the handle 34 is upward.

When the rice cooker shown in FIGS. 8 to 10 is carried with the handle 3 in the upright state, there is a risk that the operating parts 27a, 27g, and 27g of the handle 3 may be erroneously operated. This embodiment is the same as the above embodiment except that a structure for preventing the above is provided.

First, the rice cooker shown in FIG. 8 is provided with a main body lifting detection sensor 42 at the bottom of the main body 1.
The main body lifting detection sensor 42 has a detection pin 42a protruding downward. When the main body 1 is placed on the floor F, the detection pin 42a is connected to the floor F as shown in FIG. 8B is pushed into the sensor 42 by contact.
As shown in (1), when the main body 1 is lifted from the floor surface F, the detection pins 42a protrude from the sensor 42 to detect lifting of the main body 1. This body lift detection sensor 4
2 is input to the control board 11 and the control board 1
Numeral 1 prohibits reception of the operation switches of the operation units 27a to 27g of the handle 3. Thereby, when carrying the rice cooker with the handle 3, there is no erroneous operation even if the hands touch the operation units 27 a to 27 g of the handle 3.

The rice cooker shown in FIG. 9 is provided with a handle load detecting sensor 43 for detecting a load applied to the shaft 23 of the handle 3. The handle load detection sensor 43 is provided on the main body 1 so as to be in contact with the shaft portion 23 of the handle 3, and when the main body 1 is lifted up by the handle 3, the load W / which is half the weight W of the rice cooker jar.
2 act via a shaft 23. The detection signal of the steering wheel load detection sensor 43 is transmitted to the control board 1
1 and the control board 11 is operated by the operating unit 27 of the steering wheel 3.
The reception of the operation switches a, to 27g is prohibited, and erroneous operation of the steering wheel 3 is prevented.

The rice cooker shown in FIG. 10 has a reed switch 44A embedded in the main body 1 above the shaft 23 of the handle 3 and a magnet 44B built in the vicinity of the shaft 23 of the handle 3. Reed switch 44A
The handle 3 is turned upright and the handle 3
By generating a signal when approaching the magnet 44B inside, it is detected that the handle 3 has been turned upright. This reed switch 44A
Is input to the control board 11 and the control board 11
Prohibits the reception of the operation switches of the operation units 27a to 27g of the steering wheel 3 and prevents erroneous operation.

The rice cooker shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 is the same as the above-described embodiment except that a display unit and an operation unit are provided on the handle 3 and the main body 1. That is, the rice cooker shown in FIG.
a, "reservation", "hour",
Operation unit 27d, ..., 27 consisting of "minute" and "menu"
g is provided. As shown in FIG. 13, the operation units 27 for “cooking rice” and “heating / cancelling” are located on the right front side of the main body 1.
a, 27b 'and their display LEDs 26b, 26c'
Are arranged. The rice cooker shown in FIG.
“Cooking rice” and “Heat insulation /
Each of the operation units 27a and 27b 'of the "remove" and their display LEDs 26b and 26c' are provided on the right front side of the lid 2. Thus, the minimum display units 26b, 26c
'And the operation units 27a and 27b' are provided on the right side of the front surface of the main body 1 or the lid 2, so that even when the handle 3 is folded in the rear horizontal lying state, it is possible to check and operate the minimum necessary display. it can.

In the rice cooker shown in FIG. 14, the handle 45 is provided not on the main body 1 but on the lid 46 as described below. It is substantially the same as the above-described embodiment except that the outer shapes of the main body 1 and the lid 46 substantially match.

As in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 13,
When the handle 3 is attached to the main body 1, the handle 3 must pass through the outside of the lid 1 when rotating, so that the handle 3 is enlarged and the handle 3 is set upright. The lid 2 cannot be opened. Therefore, in the rice cooker shown in FIG. 14, the handle 45 is attached to the lid 46. Thereby, the handle 45
Is reduced in size and does not become an obstacle when the lid 46 is opened.

In the rice cooker shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, a U-shaped step portion 47 in which the handle 45 is accommodated in the lid 46 is formed from both sides to the front side.
Accordingly, when the handle 45 is in the front horizontal lying state, the outer shape of the handle 45 substantially matches the outer shape of the main body 1 and the lid 46, and the outer shape does not collapse, and a compact and neat design can be obtained.

Further, in the rice cooker shown in FIG. 14, as shown in FIG. 16, an unlocking mechanism 48 is provided for unlocking the lid 46 when the handle 45 is in the front horizontal horizontal state. . That is, an inverted L-shaped lock lever 49 is rotatably attached to the front side of the lid 46. The lower end of the vertical portion of the lock lever 49 extends downward from the lid, and the distal end thereof has a shoulder 5 of the main body 1.
And a hook 49a for locking the hook. Lock lever 4
In the vicinity of the front end of the horizontal portion 9, the step portion 47 projects upward.
A projection 49b is formed on the upper surface of the projection. Also,
The lock lever 49 is urged by a spring (not shown) counterclockwise in FIG. 14 in a direction in which the hook 49a is locked to the shoulder portion 5, that is, in FIG. Thus, when the handle 45 is above the horizontal lying state, the locked state of the lid 46 is maintained, so that even when the handle 45 is lifted, the lid 46 does not open. Further, when the handle 45 is in the horizontal lying state, the locked state of the lid 46 is released, so that the lid 46 can be opened.

In the rice cooker shown in FIG. 17, the handle 3 shown in FIG. 4 is provided on the lid 2 and a lock release restricting mechanism 50 is provided, so that the lock of the lid 2 is released only when the handle 3 is in the horizontal lying state. It is made to be done.
That is, the lock release restricting mechanism 50 has two notches 23 a and 23 b formed at positions approximately 180 degrees apart from the shaft portion 23 of the handle 3, and one end is rotatably attached to the lock lever 10, and the other end is And an arm 10c extending in a crank shape toward the notch 23a. The notches 23a and 23b of the shaft portion 23 of the handle 3
Arm 1 is in the front or rear horizontal lying state.
0c. The width of the notch 23a facing the tip of the arm 10c when the handle 3 is in the front horizontal lying state is the width of the notch 23b facing the tip of the arm 10c when the handle 3 is in the rear horizontal lying state. It is wider than the width.

When the handle 3 is in the front horizontally lying state, the notch 23a of the shaft portion 23 is opposed to the tip of the arm 10c. The arm 10c provided on the shaft 10 moves rightward in FIG. 17, and the tip of the arm 10c enters the notch 23a of the shaft portion 23, whereby the lid 2 is unlocked. In this front horizontal lying state, the width of the notch 23a is wide, so that the handle 3 can be slightly rotated even when the tip of the lever 10c remains in the notch 23a of the shaft portion 23. Therefore, the handle 3 is rotated upward from the front horizontal horizontal state,
When the projection 30 is completely disengaged from the lock release button 10b, the lock lever 10 returns to its original position and the hook 1
At the same time as the lock 0a is locked by the lid 2 and the tip of the arm 10c is separated from the notch 23a of the shaft portion 23, the handle 3 can be further rotated to be in the vertical upright state. Here, if the hook 10a is half-engaged with the lid 2, the tip of the arm 10c does not separate from the notch 23a of the shaft 23, so that the handle 3 can be further rotated. Disappears. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the rice cooker from being lifted up in a half-engaged state and the lid from being opened.

Similarly, when the handle 3 is in the rear horizontally lying state, the notch 23b of the shaft 23 is connected to the arm 10c.
Of the lock release button 10 by hand.
b, the arm 10 provided on the lock lever 10 is pressed.
17 moves to the right in FIG.
Of the cover 2 is unlocked. Further, when the handle 3 is in a state other than the front side and the rear side horizontally lying states, the notches 23a, 23
Since b does not face the tip of the arm 10c, even if the lock release button 10b is pressed, the arm 10c provided on the hook lever 10 does not move, and the lock of the lid 2 is not released. In this case, since the handle 3 rotates freely, the rice cooker can be lifted with the handle 3.

In the above embodiment, the handle 3,
Although both the operation unit and the display unit are provided in 34 and 45, only the operation unit is provided in the handle, and the main body 1 or the lids 2 and 4 are provided.
6 may be provided with a display unit, and vice versa.

[0043]

As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, since at least one of the display unit and the operation unit is provided on the steering wheel, the display is easy to see and the operation is easy.

Further, according to the present invention, the handle can be stopped at an arbitrary angle, so that the handle can be freely adjusted to an easy-to-view and operable angle according to the user's preference.

Further, according to the present invention, since the handle is rotatable only forward from the vertical upright state, it is possible to prevent the steam discharged from the steam port provided at the rear of the lid from directly hitting the display unit or the operation unit. Can be prevented.

Further, according to the present invention, the cover can be opened only when the handle is turned forward, so that the cover is not opened when the handle is stopped halfway, and the cover is not opened. The body can be prevented from hitting the handle.

Further, according to the present invention, the lid can be unlocked by rotating the handle forward and pressing it downward, so that interference between the handle and the lid is eliminated, and a separate unlocking means is provided. There is no need to provide such a structure, and the design of the front part can be simplified.

Further, according to the present invention, the display operation section of the handle is connected to the main body through the rotation center shaft portion of the handle via the hollow portion in the handle, so that the connection cord is connected from the outside. A clear appearance can be obtained without being seen.

Further, according to the present invention, when the cooker is lifted up by the handle, the operation by the operation section is not accepted, so that the operation section is not erroneously operated even if the operation section is touched during carrying.

Further, according to the present invention, when a load exceeding a certain level is applied to the steering wheel, the operation of the operating portion is not accepted. Therefore, even if the operating portion is touched when the steering wheel is operated, an erroneous operation is performed. Disappears.

Further, according to the present invention, when the handle approaches the vertical upright state, the operation by the operation unit is not accepted. Therefore, when the possibility that the handle is operated increases, the operation unit is touched. Even if it is not operated incorrectly.

Further, in the present invention, in addition to the display portion and the operation portion of the steering wheel, the display portion or the operation portion is provided on the front surface of the main body or the upper surface of the lid, so that the minimum display can be performed even when the handle is turned backward. Confirmation and operation can be performed.

Also, according to the present invention, when the handle is folded forward, a step is provided on the outer surface of the main body so that the outer shape of the handle substantially matches the main body. It gives a clean appearance.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1A is a front view of a rice cooker according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1B is a side view thereof.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the rice cooker shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a display operation panel of the rice cooker shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a partially broken side view of the rice cooker shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway front view of the rice cooker shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the rice cooker shown in FIG. 1 taken along the line II.

FIG. 7A is a front view of a rice cooker according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7B is a partially cutaway side view thereof.

FIG. 8A is a side view of a rice cooker according to still another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8B is a bottom view showing the rice cooker raised from the floor.

FIG. 9A is a side view of a rice cooker according to still another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 9B is a view of a lid showing the rice cooker lifted from the floor.

FIG. 10 is a side view of a rice cooker according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11A is a front view of a rice cooker according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 11B is a side view thereof.

FIG. 12 is a plan view of the rice cooker shown in FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a front view of a second display operation panel provided on a main body or a lid.

FIG. 14A is a front view of a rice cooker according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 14B is a side view thereof.

15A is a front view when the handle of the rice cooker of FIG. 14 is in a vertical upright state, and FIG. 15B is a plan view thereof.

FIG. 16 is a partially enlarged sectional view of the rice cooker of FIG. 14;

FIG. 17 is a partial side view of a rice cooker according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body 2 Lid 3 Handle 11 Control board 23 Shaft part 26a,-26c, 26c 'Display part 27a,-, 27g, 27b' Operation part 28, 29 Display operation board 34 Handle 36 Operation part 37 Display part 42 Main body lifting Detection sensor 43 Handle load detection sensor 44A, 44B Reed switch and magnet 45 Handle 46 Lid 47 Stepped portion

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Claims (14)

[Claims] 1. A cooker comprising a main body, a lid for opening and closing the main body, and a carrying handle rotatable between a vertically upright state and a horizontally laid state on the main body or the lid. , Wherein the handle is provided with at least one of a display unit and an operation unit. 2. The cooking device according to claim 1, wherein the handle can be stopped at an arbitrary angle. 3. The steering wheel according to claim 1, wherein the handle is rotatable only forward of a vertical standing state.
A cooker according to claim 1. 4. The cooker according to claim 1, wherein the lid can be opened only when the handle is turned forward. 5. The cooker according to claim 1, wherein the lid is unlocked by rotating the handle forward and pressing the handle downward. 6. The display operation board of the handle is connected to a control board on a main body side through a hollow center portion of the handle, through a rotation center shaft of the handle. Item 6. The cooker according to any one of Items 1 to 5. 7. The cooker according to claim 1, wherein when the cooker is lifted by the handle, the operation by the operation unit is not accepted. 8. The cooker according to claim 1, wherein an operation by the operation unit is not received when a load equal to or more than a predetermined value acts on the handle. 9. The cooker according to claim 1, wherein when the handle approaches a vertical upright state, the operation by the operation unit is not received. 10. The cooking device according to claim 1, wherein a display unit is provided on a front surface of the main body in addition to the display unit of the handle. 11. A display unit provided on an upper surface of a lid in addition to a display unit of the handle.
The cooker according to any one of the above. 12. An operation unit provided on a front surface of a main body in addition to an operation unit of the handle.
The cooker according to any one of the above. 13. An operation unit provided on an upper surface of a lid in addition to an operation unit of the handle.
The cooker according to any one of the above. 14. The body according to claim 1, wherein a step is provided on an outer surface of the main body so that when the handle is folded forward, the outer shape of the handle substantially matches the main body. A cooker as described in Crab.