JP2003265307A - Rice cooking jar - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rice cooking jar which can be used sanitarily by improving cleanable property. <P>SOLUTION: In the rice cooking jar having a body 1, an inner pot 2 freely removably housed in the body 1, a lid 3 for covering the upper portion of the inner pot 2, a heating part 6 for heating the inner pot 2, a control part 5 for controlling the heating part 6 and an operation part 4 for applying an input operation to the control part 5, a stainless steel tray 8 subjected to antibacterial treatment is provided on an upper body frame 1a located on the upper portion of the body 1, and the tray 8 is made freely attachable to and detachable from the body 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a jar rice cooker which is used for general household use and business use, and is used for both cooking and keeping warm. 2. Description of the Related Art A conventional jar rice cooker is known as shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a general jar rice cooker. [0003] In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a jar rice cooker main body;
Reference numeral 3 denotes an inner pot which is detachably stored in the upper opening of the main body 1, and 3 denotes a lid which covers the upper opening of the inner pot 2. Reference numeral 6 denotes a heating unit attached to the lower part of the inner pot housing of the main body 1; Reference numeral 7 denotes a temperature detecting means which comes into contact with the bottom surface of the inner pot 2 and detects the temperature of the inner pot 2. [0004] Reference numeral 1a denotes an upper frame of the main body, which is a portion on the upper end of the main body 1 on which the inner pot 2 is placed, and is formed integrally with the main body 1. In such a configuration, when the lid 3 is opened and closed, water droplets and the like adhering to the inner lid 3a are removed from the upper frame 1 of the main body.
a to hang in the recess. Alternatively, as in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-23148, there is an example in which a receiving ring is fitted to the upper end of the outer case. [0006] In a conventional jar rice cooker, an upper frame portion of the main body is formed integrally with the main body, and a heating device and electronic components for controlling the heating device are provided inside the main body. Because it is built-in, water drops dripping when opening and closing the lid,
When the rice was soiled with dropped rice grains when the rice was dropped, it could not be washed with water, but could only be cleaned by wiping with water, so that there was a problem in that the area around the inner pot was kept clean. In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides an antibacterial treatment on the main body upper frame so as to cover the main body upper frame formed integrally with the main body. A stainless steel tray is provided, and the tray is detachable from the main body. [0008] The present invention relates to a main body, an inner pot detachably housed in the main body, a lid for covering an upper portion of the inner pot,
A heating unit for heating the inner pot, a control unit for controlling the heating unit,
In a jar rice cooker having an operation unit for performing an input operation to a control unit, a tray made of stainless steel subjected to antibacterial treatment is provided on an upper frame portion of the main body at an upper part of the main body, and this tray is detachable from the main body. It is configured. According to the present invention, since the tray is placed so as to cover the upper frame of the main body, water drops and dirt of rice grains are all attached to the stainless steel tray. Since the tray is detachable from the main body, it can be washed with water, which makes it easier to clean than with water wiping, and uses a stainless steel tray with antibacterial treatment. It can be used hygienically. [0010] Further, the tray is made of stainless steel which is not easily deformed, so that it is hard to be damaged during the whole washing,
In addition, there is no possibility of deformation due to high strength. An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a jar rice cooker showing one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a jar rice cooker, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a jar rice cooker showing another embodiment. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a main body of a jar rice cooker, 2 denotes an inner pot which is removably housed in an upper opening of the main body 1, and 2a denotes a flange portion occupying the upper face of the inner pot 2.
Reference numeral 3 denotes a lid that covers the opening of the upper surface of the inner pot 2, and reference numeral 3 a denotes an inner lid that forms the inner surface side of the lid 3. Reference numeral 6 denotes a heating unit attached below the inner pot housing of the main body 1, 5 denotes a control unit for controlling the heating unit 6,
Reference numeral 4 denotes an operation unit for performing an input operation to the control unit 5. Reference numeral 7 denotes a temperature detecting means which comes into contact with the bottom surface of the inner pot 2 and detects the temperature of the inner pot 2. Reference numeral 1a denotes an upper frame of the main body, which is an upper end portion of the main body 1 and is formed integrally with the main body 1 and is a portion on which a tray 8 described later is placed. Reference numeral 8 denotes a tray made of stainless steel that has been subjected to an antibacterial treatment and has a shape that covers the upper surface of the upper frame 1a of the main body and has a thickness that does not easily deform. Further, stainless steel has been subjected to antibacterial treatment, and contains any substance such as silver, copper, bismuth or the like which is generally said to have an antibacterial effect. The tray 8 comprises a front tray 8a, a rear tray 8b, and a connecting portion 8c for connecting the front tray 8a and the rear tray 8b as in the embodiment shown in FIG. Further, the tray 8 receives water drops dripping from the inner lid 3a, and is provided with a rising wall on the inner and outer peripheries so that the water drops and the like do not spill.
Is located inside the outer periphery of the flange portion 2a of the inner hook 2. The end of the tray 8 is subjected to a treatment such as curling so as not to damage the fingers. The upper frame 1a of the main body is provided with an appropriate number of small projections 1b on the upper end side of the end of the tray 8 for fixing the tray 8. FIG. 3 shows another embodiment. In this case, the tray 8 is divided into a front tray 8a and a rear tray 8b at the front and rear of the main body 1 and separately formed. In this embodiment, in both FIGS. 2 and 3, the front tray 8a and the rear tray 8b are configured such that water or the like accumulated in the respective recesses does not come and go. Further, the rear tray 8b has a larger amount of water and the like than the front tray 8a. Next, the operation of the configuration of this embodiment will be described. When the lid 3 is opened after the rice is cooked, water droplets adhering to the inner lid 3a are dripped, and the water droplets are collected in the concave portion of the rear tray 8b of the tray 8. In addition, the rice grains that have spilled around the inner pot 2 when the rice is to be eaten are collected on the tray 8. Thereafter, when the rice in the inner pot 2 is exhausted and the inner pot 2 is removed from the main body 1 and washed with water, the tray 8 is also removed from the main body 1 and can be washed with water. Then, the tray 8 can be set on the main body upper frame 1a and the inner pot 2 can be set to prepare for the next rice cooking. Thus, the inner pot and the periphery of the inner pot can be kept clean and clean forever. According to the present invention, water droplets flowing down from the inner lid at the time of opening and closing the lid and dirt of the rice grains falling at the time of cleaning the rice are all deposited on the stainless steel tray. It will adhere and the tray is detachable from the main body, so it can be washed with water and removed, so that it can be cleaned more easily than with water wiping and can be used sanitarily . Further, by subjecting stainless steel to an antibacterial treatment, it is possible to kill various bacteria or suppress the propagation of various bacteria. In other words, if left unwashed due to water drops dripping from the inner lid, slime may be caused, and by repeating this, germs may propagate in that portion. Therefore, the antibacterial treatment has the effect of suppressing this phenomenon, and is more sanitary. Further, since the tray is made of stainless steel which is not easily deformed, the tray is hardly damaged during washing and has high strength, so that it is not deformed.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a jar rice cooker showing one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which a lid of the jar rice cooker is opened and an inner pot is removed. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a jar rice cooker according to another embodiment with a lid opened and an inner pot removed. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a jar rice cooker showing a conventional example. [Description of Signs] 1: Body 1a: Body upper frame 2: Inner pot 2a: Flange 3: Lid 3a: Inner lid 8: Tray 8a: Front tray 8b: Rear tray

Claims (1)

Claims: 1. A body (1), an inner pot (2) removably housed in the main body (1), and a lid (3) covering an upper part of the inner pot (2). A heating unit (6) for heating the inner pot (2);
A control unit (5) for controlling the heating unit (6), and a control unit (5)
In a jar rice cooker having an operation unit (4) for performing input operation to a main body, a main body upper frame (1a) at an upper part of the main body (1).
A jar rice cooker characterized in that a tray (8) made of stainless steel subjected to an antibacterial treatment is provided on the portion, and the tray (8) is detachably attached to the main body (1).