JP2001245789A - Electric pot - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electric pot in which a workability upon assembly and repair is improved and a cleaning work is easy. SOLUTION: The electric pot includes an inner vessel 13, a heater 14 for heating water in the inner vessel 13 and a hot water supply pump 15 for discharging hot water in the inner vessel 13 from a nose part 4 on the upper part of an outer casing body 1 through a hot water pumping pipe 16 in the outer casing body 1. The outer casing body 1 comprises a body 3 having the nose part 4 protruding forward and an opening 6 continuous from the lower part of the nose part 4 to at least a part of a bottom and a front surface panel 8 made of a resin for closing the opening 6 of the body 3. On the surface of the front surface panel 8, a resin film 9 is provided. The front surface panel 8 has a fit panel configuration curved to the rear side of the body 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electric pot which has good workability at the time of assembly and repair and which is easy to clean.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In an electric pot of this type, water stored in an inner container is heated by a heater, and when a user operates a hot water supply switch, the boiling water is supplied by a hot water supply pump.
It is discharged from the nose part of the exterior body through the water pump.

[0003] The exterior body has a cylindrical body made of a metal material or a resin material, and the nose portion having a discharge port is formed on an upper portion of the body. In addition, this body is closed by a lid that is openably attached to an upper end opening, and is closed by a bottom lid at a lower end opening.

[0004]

However, when the hot water supply pump breaks down, for example,
As described above, it is necessary to remove the bottom cover in a state where the body is turned upside down, and to perform repair in a narrow space between the body and the inner container.

[0005] Further, as a usage situation of the electric pot by the user, there is a case where hot water is poured into a cup containing instant coffee or a container for cup noodles. However, in this case, the melted coffee or the noodles of the cup noodles may be scattered by the force of the hot water discharged from the discharge port and adhere to the surface of the body. Such deposits may soak into the body if not immediately wiped off, and may not be able to be wiped off.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an electric pot that is easy to clean while improving the workability during assembly and repair.

[0007]

Means for Solving the Problems To solve the above problems, an electric pot of the present invention comprises an inner container, a heater for heating water in the inner container, An electric pot provided with a hot water supply pump that discharges hot water from a nose portion above the exterior body through a water pump, wherein the exterior body includes the nose portion protruding forward, and at least a bottom of the nose portion from a lower portion of the nose portion. And a resin-made front panel for closing the opening of the body.

According to the electric pot, a continuous opening is provided in the body from the lower part of the nose to at least a part of the bottom. Therefore, when the front panel closing the opening is removed, the electric body is placed on the bottom of the inner container. The connected hot water supply pump and the water pump are exposed. Therefore, workability at the time of assembling these parts is improved, and workability at the time of repair is improved.

[0009] In the electric pot, it is preferable that a resin film is provided on the surface of the front panel so as to prevent infiltration of attached matter and facilitate wiping.

[0010] It is preferable that the front panel has a fit panel shape that curves toward the rear side of the body so that a cup, a pot, or the like into which hot water is poured can be easily positioned.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 show an electric pot of the present invention. The electric pot includes an inner container 13, a heater 14 for heating water stored in the inner container 13, a hot water supply pump 15 for discharging hot water in the inner container 13, 16 has a known configuration.

The exterior body 1 includes a body 3 and a front panel 8.
And each is formed by injection molding a resin. A lid 2 that closes the upper end opening of the inner container 13 and closes the upper end of the fuselage 3 is rotatably attached to the rear of the upper end of the body 3, and the bottom lid 11 is attached to the bottom. Is attached.

The body 3 has a substantially cylindrical shape with upper and lower openings, and a nose portion 4 protruding forward is formed at an upper portion thereof. The nose portion 4 has a discharge port 5 formed on the lower surface near the protruding end, and a pumping pipe 16 is connected to a pipe and a valve (not shown) communicating with the discharge port 5. Also,
An opening 6 is provided in the body 3 so as to be continuous from a lower portion of the nose portion 4 to an opening 3a at the bottom. At the edge of the opening 6, there is provided a guide portion 7 that supports the rear side of a front panel 8 described later and makes the surface of the front panel 8 flush with the surface of the body 3.

The front panel 8 has an opening 6 in the body 3.
And has a substantially L-shaped cross section corresponding to the inner edge of the opening 6. The front panel 8 has a fit panel shape that curves toward the rear side of the body 3 and substantially matches the outer surface of a cup, a pot, or the like into which hot water is poured. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, a resin film 9 having water repellency is disposed on the front surface thereof. The resin film 9 is integrally formed, for example, by insert molding set in advance in a mold for molding the front panel 8.

In the present embodiment, the front panel 8 is fixed by tightening with the screws 10 in a state where the front panel 8 is slid and attached to the guide portion 7 of the body 3. With the front panel 8 attached to the body 3, an opening 3a having the same shape as that of the related art is formed at the bottom thereof. A metal bottom cover 11 is fixed to the opening 3a by screwing, and a pedestal 12 that enables the exterior body 1 to rotate in the horizontal direction is fixed to the outside thereof.

The cover 2, the bottom cover 11, and the inner container 13, the heater 1
4. Since the hot water supply pump 15 and the water pump 16 are the same as those in the related art, detailed description will be omitted.

When assembling the electric pot constructed as described above, the hot water supply pump 15 and the water supply pipe 16 are kept upright without being inverted as in the prior art in a state where the front panel 8 is not attached to the body 3. To the inner container 13
Connect to At this time, since the body 3 is widely opened from the front surface to the bottom opening 3a by the opening 6, the assembling workability is greatly improved.

In addition, for example, when the hot water supply pump 15 breaks down and needs to be repaired, after the bottom cover 11 is removed,
The screw 10 is removed, the front panel 8 is removed, and repair can be performed with good workability from the widely opened opening 6 without inverting the body 3 as in the conventional example.

Further, when the user uses the electric pot, the front panel 8 has a fitting panel shape that substantially matches the outer surface of the cup, the pot, etc., so that the positioning of the cup or the pot is easy, and the discharge port is formed. The convenience when pouring hot water from 5 is improved. Furthermore, since a water-repellent resin film 9 is provided on the surface of the front panel 8, when hot water is poured from the discharge port 5, the liquid melted in the cup or the pan splatters with the force. Even if attached, it is possible to prevent the attached matter from permeating. Therefore, the attached matter is not immediately wiped off, but can be easily wiped off even after a certain time has passed. As a result, the surface of the exterior body 1 is not stained with the deposit.

Note that the electric pot of the present invention is not limited to the above configuration. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the front panel 8 is fixed to the body 3 by screwing. However, a concave portion provided in one of the body 3 and the front panel 8 and a convex portion provided in the other are fitted with the concave and convex. A well-known structure such as a fixing mechanism to be combined can be applied. Also, fuselage 3
A well-known positioning structure such as one by engagement of a slide groove and a projection can be applied to the positioning structure of the front panel 8 and the front panel 8.

Further, in the above embodiment, the body 3 is provided with the opening 6 so as to be continuous from the front surface to the bottom opening 3a, and the opening 6 is closed by the front panel 8, but the opening 6 is located in front of the bottom. It may include only the portion, or may be provided so as to constitute the entire bottom. That is, if the front panel 8 has a shape forming at least a part of the bottom, the water pump 16 and the hot water supply pump 15 are exposed, so that the workability at the time of assembly and repair can be improved.

Further, in FIG. 1, a viewing window indicating the amount of residual water in the inner container 13 is not provided on either the front panel 8 or the body 3, but this viewing window is provided on either the front panel 8 or the body 3. But it can be formed.

[0023]

As is apparent from the above description, the electric pot of the present invention is provided with a continuous opening in the body from the lower part of the nose to at least a part of the bottom, and this opening is closed by the front panel. When the front panel is removed, the hot water supply pump and the water pump connected to the bottom of the inner container are exposed. Therefore, when assembling or repairing these parts, the worker can work in a wide open space, so that workability is greatly improved.

Further, since a resin film is provided on the surface of the front panel, even if liquid scattered at the time of discharge adheres, the adhering substance is prevented from penetrating, and even after a lapse of time, it can be easily performed. Can be wiped off. For this reason, it is possible to reliably prevent the color of the attached matter from being stained on the front panel, thereby preventing the appearance from being deteriorated.

Furthermore, since the front panel is formed into a curved fitting panel so as to easily position a cup or a pot into which hot water is poured, it is very useful especially for a user with poor vision or an elderly person. It is convenient.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an electric pot of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing an assembled state.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Exterior body, 2 ... Lid body, 3 ... Body, 4 ... Nose part, 5 ...
Discharge port, 6 ... opening, 7 ... guide part, 8 ... front panel, 9
... resin film, 10 screws, 13 inner container, 14 heater, 15 hot water supply pump, 16 pumping pipe.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An inner container, a heater for heating water in the inner container, and a hot water supply for discharging hot water in the inner container from a nose portion on an upper portion of the outer container via a water pump. In an electric pot provided with a pump, the outer body, a body provided with the nose portion protruding forward, and a continuous opening provided from a lower portion of the nose portion to at least a part of the bottom, and an opening of the body An electric pot comprising a resin-made front panel that is closed. 2. The electric pot according to claim 1, wherein a resin film is provided on a surface of the front panel. 3. The electric pot according to claim 1, wherein the front panel has a fitting panel shape that curves toward a rear side of the body.