JP2006334019A - Popcorn making toy - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a popcorn making toy which enables an isolated infant or child to play with by making the user harder to contact popcorns immediately after the production with an open/close lid provided on an opening part for releasing the popcorns. <P>SOLUTION: The popcorn making toy is formed of a base part having a roughly circular body part and a front rim part protruding horizontally from the body part and a roughly semi-spherical cover part securely placed on the body part in the base part has a heater plate and a heating plate within the body part and the opening part for taking out popcorns beside the body part. An open/close lid is made to open or close the opening of the opening part. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a toy that can be made with popcorn by introducing dry corn.

The popcorn manufacturing toy used today has a heating container inside the toy body, a structure that covers the toy body with a hollow cover that covers the heating container, and heats the corn from the top of the cover that covers the toy body. It can be put inside the container.
Then, the popcorn produced by the expansion and bursting of the corn is overflowed from the heating container by being put in the heating container and heated inside the heating container, and the popcorn overflowing from the heating container is placed on the cover side. It is designed to be eaten by dropping it from outside to the main body of the toy and receiving the dropped popcorn on a receiving tray.

Further, as in the popcorn manufacturing toy shown in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-325882 “Popcorn manufacturing machine toy”, there is no lid at the opening from which the popcorn is discharged, and the heated popcorn immediately after being manufactured relatively easily In order to be able to touch, adults had to play together and be careful.
JP 2002-325882

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, and has an opening / closing lid at an opening from which popcorn is discharged, and has a structure that makes it difficult to touch popcorn immediately after it is manufactured. It is an object to provide a popcorn manufacturing toy that only children can play.

  The invention according to claim 1 is a substantially circular main body part and a base part provided with a front edge part projecting horizontally from the main body part, and a substantially hemispherical cover placed and fixed on the main body part of the base part A popcorn manufacturing toy that has a heater plate and a heating plate inside the main body, and has an opening for taking out popcorn on the side of the main body, and opens and closes the opening of the opening An opening / closing lid is provided.

  The invention according to claim 2 has an inner cylinder part in which a heater plate and a heating plate are provided inside the main body part, and the opening part side is low on the outer periphery of the inner cylinder part. And an annular inclined bottom portion which is raised on the opposite side.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect, the opening / closing lid and the cover portion are each formed with a vent hole for radiating the hot air in the popcorn manufacturing toy.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects, a substantially triangular side wall plate is formed on both sides of the opening / closing lid, and each of the outer side surfaces of the side wall plate protrudes in a short cylindrical shape. The opening / closing lid is pivotally supported on the opening by the protrusion so as to be rotatable.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fourth aspects, an engagement convex portion that engages with the main body portion is provided on an inner upper side of the opening / closing lid.

  According to the invention described in claim 1, a substantially circular main body part and a base part provided with a front edge part projecting horizontally from the main body part, and a substantially hemispherical shape placed and fixed on the main body part in the base part A popcorn manufacturing toy having a heater plate or a heating plate inside the main body, and an opening for taking out popcorn on the side of the main body, the opening of the opening By providing an opening / closing lid that opens and closes, it is possible to provide a popcorn manufacturing toy that has a structure that makes it difficult to touch the popcorn immediately after it is manufactured and that can be played by only infants and children.

  According to invention of Claim 2, it has an inner cylinder part by which a heater plate and a heating plate were installed inside the main-body part of Claim 1, and the opening part side is low in the perimeter of an inner cylinder part, After the popcorn is manufactured with the popcorn manufacturing toy by having the annular inclined bottom portion whose side opposite the opening is raised, the popcorn discharged to the inclined bottom portion positioned on the outer periphery of the inner cylinder portion is inclined to the inclined bottom portion. Therefore, it is possible to take out from the opening provided with the opening / closing lid relatively easily.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the opening / closing lid and the cover part according to the first or second aspect are each formed with a vent hole for dissipating hot air in the popcorn manufacturing toy, and above the popcorn manufacturing toy. The heated hot air in the popcorn manufacturing toy is exhausted from the vent hole of the cover portion positioned, and cold air is sucked from the vent hole of the opening / closing lid positioned below the popcorn manufacturing toy. Thereby, the hot air in the popcorn manufacturing toy can be smoothly exhausted so that the temperature of the popcorn manufacturing toy itself does not rise. Further, when the opening / closing lid is opened, more cold air can be sucked, and the temperature of the heated popcorn itself immediately after being manufactured can be lowered.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the substantially triangular side wall plates are formed on both sides of the opening / closing lid according to any one of the first to third aspects, and the outer side surfaces of the side wall plates are short cylindrical shapes, respectively. And the opening / closing lid is pivotally supported on the opening by the protrusion so that the opening / closing lid can be prevented from being lost.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, an engagement convex portion that engages with the main body portion is formed on the inner upper side of the open / close lid according to any one of the first to fourth aspects. The engaging convex portion can be engaged with and fixed to the main body portion, and the opening / closing lid will not be opened carelessly when being carried.

  The main body is formed of a substantially circular main body part and a base part provided with a front edge part projecting horizontally from the main body part, and a substantially hemispherical cover part placed and fixed on the main body part of the base part. A popcorn manufacturing toy having a heater plate or a heating plate inside a part and having an opening for taking out popcorn on the side of the main body part, comprising an opening / closing lid for opening / closing the opening of the opening, And the said cover part is each formed with the vent hole for radiating the hot air in the popcorn manufacturing toy. The top of the cover portion has a cone insertion port.

  In addition, the main body has an inner cylinder part in which a heater plate and a heating plate are installed, and an outer periphery of the inner cylinder part is provided with an annular inclined bottom part having a lower opening side and a higher side opposite to the opening part. ing.

  Further, a substantially triangular side wall plate is formed on both sides of the opening / closing lid, and projections projecting in a short columnar shape are formed on the outside of the side wall plate, and are rotatably suspended on the main body. An engagement convex portion that engages with the main body portion is provided on the inner upper side of the opening / closing lid.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the popcorn manufacturing toy according to the present invention has a base portion 105 having a front edge portion 161 projecting in a rectangular shape from a circular main body portion 131 to the front. A popcorn manufacturing toy 100 having a dome-shaped cover portion 220 with a corn inlet at the top on the main body portion 131 in the portion 105.

  In addition, the base part 105 fixes the body cover 130 on the base member 110 which has the leg part 129 on the lower surface, and the heating plate 381 and the heater plate are placed inside the main body part 131 in the body cover 130. 387, etc., and the cover part 220 is detachably fixed on the main body part 131.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the cover part 220 is composed of an outer cover body 221, an upper ring 231 and a lower ring 241, and has a movable part 250 such as an inner cover 251 inside the outer cover body 221.

  The outer cover body 221 has a substantially hemispherical dome shape, and has an annular body ring part 223 extending inwardly at the upper end of the outer cover body 221, and an upper ring on the body ring part 223. The lower ring 241 is attached to the lower end of the main body ring portion 223, and a plurality of ventilation holes 225 are provided below the main body ring portion 223 which is the upper portion of the outer cover main body 221.

The upper ring 231 has an annular shape, and has an outer peripheral surface 233 that forms a curved surface continuous with the outer cover main body 221 and an inclined surface 235 that is inclined inward and downward, and has a mountain-shaped cross section. is.
The upper ring 231 is fixed on the main body ring portion 223 with screws, and at the time of screwing, three guide bodies 227 are fixed to the main body ring portion 223 below the main body ring portion 223. It is what.

  The guide body 227 is a rod-shaped body having a required length, and when the cover 220 is placed on a horizontal plane, the three guide bodies 227 are vertically parallel with the rod-shaped body as a vertical direction. Inside the guide body 227, there is a groove along the vertical direction as a guide groove.

  The lower ring 241 attached to the lower end of the outer cover main body 221 has an annular flat plate shape and is fixed to the outer cover main body 221 with screws. The lower ring 241 is slightly lowered downward along the outer periphery thereof. It has an annular protrusion 243 that protrudes, and three locking pieces 245 having the same shape on the lower surface of the lower ring 241 at equal intervals.

  This locking piece 245 has an L-shaped cross section in which a horizontal portion 247 having a slight gap with the lower ring 241 protrudes outward from a connecting portion 246 with the lower ring 241. The gap between the horizontal portion 247 and the lower ring 241 is matched to the thickness of the cover top portion 135 of the body cover 130 described later, and the horizontal portion 247 has a predetermined arc shape centered on the center of the circle of the annular lower ring 241. It is a plate with width and length.

  Further, a movable portion 250 such as an inner cover 251 is provided inside the cover portion 220, and an opening for throwing a cone is formed in a throwing cup 291 that is a top portion of the movable portion 250. 291 and the cap portion 271 are projected above the cover portion 220.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the movable portion 250 is formed by an inner cover 251, a connecting cylinder 261, an inner cup 281, a cap portion 271, a charging cup 291, and the like.
The inner cover 251 has a cylindrical lower cylindrical portion 256 and a short cylindrical upper cylindrical portion 252 having a smaller diameter than the lower cylindrical portion 256, and an upper end flattened inward from the upper end of the upper cylindrical portion 252. It has a portion 253, and further has a short cylindrical inner ring 255 on the lower side from the inside of the upper end portion 253, and the upper cylindrical portion 252 has a plurality of heat exhaust ports 259.

  The valve element 331 is disposed inside the inner ring 255, and the valve element 331 includes a short cylindrical outer edge 335 slidably contacting the inner edge of the inner ring 255, and the outer edge 335. The outer periphery of the lower end of the inner ring 255 has an outer bulging portion 337 that slightly protrudes outward, and the outer bulging portion 337 contacts the lower end of the inner peripheral ring 255. The top 333 is fixed to the connecting rod 301 that passes through the connecting cylinder 261 and the inner cup 281 with screws.

  The connecting cylinder 261 fixed to the upper end 253 of the inner cover 251 has an annular flange 265 that protrudes outward on the outer periphery of the lower end of the cylindrical tube body 263, and protrudes from the outer periphery of the flange 265. It has three guide projections 266 and a screw pipe 268 that stands upward from the upper surface of the collar 265.

The guide protrusion 266 provided on the outer periphery of the flange portion 265 is inserted into the guide groove of the guide body 227 suspended from the main body ring portion 223, so that the movable portion 250 is not disturbed in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction. It is to prevent the shake of.
The screw pipe 268 allows a cap 271 to be attached to the upper end of the connecting cylinder 261 by inserting a screw therein.

The cap portion 271 fixed to the upper end of the connecting cylinder 261 has a dish-shaped cap portion main body 273 that is widened downward. Has a plate-shaped guide piece 277 and a pipe-shaped screw fastening portion 279.
The guide piece 277 is suspended from the lower surface of the cap portion main body 273 as a substantially triangular plate-like body having an inside that is a vertical straight line and an outside that is inclined in accordance with the inclined surface 235 of the upper ring 231. 6 pieces are provided at intervals, and three of the guide pieces 277 have pipe-like screwing portions 279 along the inner side of the guide piece 277, and the cylinder body of the connecting cylinder 261 is provided. The upper end of the portion 263 is brought into contact with the inner side of the cap body 273 and the tip of the screw stored in the screw pipe 268 is screwed into the screwing portion 279 to fix the connecting cylinder 261 and the cap portion 271. Thing.

  Further, an inner cup 281 is disposed inside the cylindrical body 263, and the inner cup 281 has a drop port 285 opened at the lower end of the cup-shaped cup body 283, and the cup body 283. The upper end of the cup body 283 of the inner cup 281 is fixed to the bottom 294 of the charging cup 291 disposed above the cap 271 with the outer periphery of the upper end abutting on the inner side of the cap 271.

The throwing cup 291 has a cup-shaped cup body 293 and opens upward, and has a cylindrical cylindrical portion 295 downward from the center of the bottom portion 294, and the bottom portion 294 on the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion 295 includes It has multiple through holes 297.
The length of the cylindrical portion 295 is shorter than the depth of the inner cup 281 described above, and the lower end of the cylindrical portion 295 has a hole portion 296 having a diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the cylindrical portion 295. It is possible to store the spring 321 and the pressing part main body 315 of the pressing part 311 in the inside.

  The pressing portion 311 has a head 313 having a larger outer diameter than the pressing portion main body 315 at the upper end of the cylindrical pressing portion main body 315, and a space defined as a lumen 317 is formed inside the pressing portion main body 315. The inner cavity portion 317 includes an engaging portion 318 that protrudes in the center direction of the pressing portion 311, and includes a through hole portion 319 in which the inner diameter of the inner lumen portion 317 is reduced in the middle. The lower end of the pressing portion main body 315 comes into contact with the upper end of the spring 321 housed in the cylindrical portion 295 of the charging cup 291.

  The outer diameter of the pressing portion main body 315 is approximately equal to the inner diameter of the cylindrical portion 295 of the charging cup 291 so that the lower portion of the pressing portion main body 315 is slidably supported by the cylindrical portion 295. In the lumen 317, the upper end of the connecting rod 301 is inserted and the connecting rod 301 is suspended from the pressing portion 311.

  This connecting rod 301 has a top bulging portion 305 having an outer diameter larger than that of the main body at the upper end of the rod-shaped main body, and also has an annular bulging portion 303 protruding outward in the middle of the main body. The part 305 is positioned above the engaging part 318 formed inside the pressing part main body 315 and is fixed to the pressing part 311 by the engaging part 318 so that the connecting rod 301 does not come off from the pressing part 311.

  In addition, a disc-shaped closing ring 325 is provided above the annular bulging portion 303 of the connecting rod 301, and the closing ring 325 is a drop that has an outer diameter formed at the bottom of the inner cup 281. The diameter is slightly larger than the diameter of the mouth 285, and the center of the closing ring 325 has a through hole 326 that is smaller than the outer diameter of the annular bulging portion 303 and larger than the outer diameter of the top bulging portion 305. .

  Therefore, when the pressing portion 311 is raised by the spring 321 housed in the cylindrical portion 295 of the insertion cup 291, the valve body 331 attached to the lower end of the connecting rod 301 suspended from the pressing portion 311 is pulled up, and the valve body 331 The outer edge portion 335 is slidably brought into contact with the inner peripheral ring 255 of the inner cover 251, and the outer bulging portion 337 is brought into contact with the lower end of the inner peripheral ring 255 to stop the pressing portion 311 and the connecting rod 301 from rising. is.

  When the connecting rod 301 is stopped above, the closing ring 325 provided above the annular bulging portion 303 is located near the lower end of the cylindrical portion 295 of the charging cup 291, and from the upper opening portion of the charging cup 291. The thrown cone can be dropped from the through hole 297 of the throwing cup 291 to the inner cup 281, and the cone dropped to the inner cup 281 can be dropped further onto the valve element 331 from the drop port 285 of the inner cup 281. .

  When the pressing portion 311 is pushed down, the valve body 331 can be lowered. When the valve body 331 is lowered below the inner ring 255, the cone stopped on the valve body 331 is removed from the main body portion 131. The closing ring 325 is placed on the dropping port 285 of the inner cup 281 while the connecting rod 301 and the valve body 331 are lowered, and the inner cover 251 is moved to the inside of the inner cover 251. This prevents the hot air from rising around the pressing part 311.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the base part 105 having a heater for heating the cone dropped from the valve body 331 has a heating plate 381 in the center of the circular main body 131, and around the heating plate 381. A handle having an inclined bottom portion 345 and an opening / closing lid 180 on the side of the main body 131 to allow popcorn to be taken out. A front edge 161 protruding from the main body 131 has a switch body 428 and a handle bar 423. It has a plate 421, a power lamp 415 and a heater lamp 417.

As shown in FIG. 7, the base portion 105 includes a base member 110, a body cover 130 that can be placed and fixed on the base member 110, a tray body 340 that is housed in the main body portion 131, and the like.
The base member 110 has a bottom plate 111 having a shape in which a square forming the front edge 161 is added to a circular portion forming the main body 131, and a peripheral wall 113 erected along the periphery of the bottom plate 111. The bottom plate 111 has two recesses for forming the leg portions 129 on the front edge portion 161 and the body portion 131 at a position away from the front edge portion 161, and protrudes downward from the bottom plate 111. It has a leg 129.

  Further, a part of the peripheral wall 113 has a recess for pulling out the power cord 433 as the cord attachment portion 121, and an opening recess 115 having a U-shaped cut in the side of the main body 131 of the bottom plate 111. The peripheral wall 113 at the position of the opening recess 115 is a discontinuous portion.

  At both end positions of the opening recess 115, there is an opening side wall 118 connected to the peripheral wall portion 113, and at the center of the opening recess 115, there is a recess wall 117 connecting both the opening side walls 118. An opening recess 115 that is a discontinuous portion of the portion 113 is continuous with the opening side wall 118 and the recess wall 117 and surrounds the periphery of the bottom plate 111, and is formed at the upper ends of both opening side walls 118. Each has a locking recess 119.

  The bottom plate 111 of the base member 110 is provided with a rectangular attachment portion side wall 128 to form a fuse attachment portion 127 for accommodating the fuse box, and a fuse lid (not shown) is provided on the bottom surface to provide a fuse box fuse. In addition, a plurality of screwing pipes 123 are erected on the bottom plate 111 so that the body cover 130 and the base member 110 can be coupled, and the bottom plate 111 has a plurality of ventilation holes. A hole 125 is provided.

  The body cover 130 fixed to the base member 110 also forms a circular main body portion 131 and a square front edge portion 161 together with the shape of the bottom plate 111 of the base member 110. The body cover 130 includes a main body peripheral wall 133 and a front edge peripheral wall 167 formed around the front edge 161, and the body cover 130 has a lower end of the main body peripheral wall 133 and the front edge peripheral wall 167 as a peripheral wall of the base member 110. It can be placed so as to be fitted to the upper end of the section 113.

  The body cover 130 has an annular cover top portion 135 having a predetermined width in the horizontal direction from the upper end of the main body peripheral wall 133, and an inner method that is inclined downward from the cover top portion 135 inside the cover top portion 135. It has a part 138 and forms a circular space inside the inner part 138.

The cover top 135 has a circular groove 136 centered on the circular center of the cover top 135. The cover top 135 inside the groove 136 has a first engagement hole 151, a second engagement hole 152, and a first engagement hole 152. It has 3 engagement holes, which are 3 engagement holes 153, at equal intervals.
The first engagement hole 151 to the third engagement hole 153 include an insertion portion 155 that opens to a size that allows the horizontal portion 247 of the locking piece 245 provided on the lower surface of the lower ring 241 to be inserted, and an insertion portion. The engaging portion 156 is narrower than the width of the insertion portion 155 and extends from the inner position of the insertion portion 155 to the side of the insertion portion 155, and the engagement portion 156 is larger than the thickness of the connecting portion 246 in the locking piece 245. Is a slightly wider width.

  The first engagement hole 151 is formed in the side cover top 135 of the side of the main body 131, the second engagement hole 152 is formed in the cover top 135 near the front edge 161, and the third engagement hole 153 is formed in the front edge. It is arranged to be placed on the cover top 135 at a position distant from the part 161.

  Further, the main body peripheral wall 133 has an opening 141 cut out in accordance with the position of the opening recess 115 of the base member 110, and this opening 141 is continuous from the bottom of the groove 136 provided on the cover top 135. It has an opening front edge 148, and has an engagement recess 149 on the upper surface of this opening front edge 148.

  The main body peripheral wall 133 has an end wall 145 that is connected inward from the end of the opening 141, and the length of the end wall 145 toward the inner side of the body cover 130 is the opening side wall of the base member 110. It is assumed that it matches the length of the portion 118, and has a notch 147 at the lower end of the end wall 145 that matches the position of the locking recess 119.

  Further, the front edge portion 161 of the body cover 130 has a front edge upper surface portion 163 connected to the upper end of the front edge peripheral wall 167, and the front edge upper surface portion 163 has a switch body mounting hole 171, a power lamp 415 and a heater. Two small holes for attaching the lamp 417 are provided, and a horizontal portion 165 that is parallel to the bottom plate 111 of the base member 110 is provided in a part of the upper surface portion 163 of the front edge. A recess 175 is formed, and a through hole 176 that penetrates the inside of the body cover 130 is formed in the center of the handle recess 175.

  The opening / closing lid 180 attached to the opening 141 of the body cover 130 has a lid plate 181 that is curved into a shape matching the main body peripheral wall 133 of the body cover 130 and has a slightly higher height than the main body peripheral wall 133. Then, an upper edge plate 183 that covers the opening front edge portion 148 in accordance with the upper end shape of the main body peripheral wall 133 is provided at the upper end of the lid plate 181, and an engagement convex portion 184 that protrudes inside the upper edge plate 183 is provided. At the same time, it has a substantially triangular side wall plate 186 on both sides of the lid plate 181. Further, a plurality of vent holes 185 for sucking air are formed on the side surface of the lid plate 181.

  Projections 188 each projecting in the shape of a short cylinder are provided on the outside of the side wall plate 186, and the projections 188 are provided on the opening sidewall 118 of the base member 110 and the end of the body cover 130. By inserting into a hole formed by a notch 147 formed at the lower end of the part wall 145, the opening 141 can be opened and closed by the lid plate 181 with the projection 188 as a rotation axis. The part 184 is engaged with the engagement recess 149 so that the opening 141 can be closed.

  It should be noted that the size of the hole formed by the notch 147 and the locking recess 119, in particular the diameter in the vertical direction, is slightly larger than the diameter of the projection 188, and the projection 188 serving as the rotation axis of the opening / closing lid 180 is formed. It has a slight play in the vertical direction.

The tray body 340 accommodated in the body portion 131 of the body cover 130 has a mortar-shaped outer cylinder portion 343 that is continuous with the inner portion 138 of the body cover 130, and a part of the outer cylinder portion 343 is cut away. This is the outlet 351.
Further, the tray body 340 has an annular bottom portion extending inwardly from the lower end of the outer cylinder portion 343. This bottom portion makes the position of the discharge port 351 the lowest and makes the position facing the discharge port 351 the highest. The plate-shaped discharge bottom portion 355 protrudes outward from the annular inclined bottom portion 345 at the position of the discharge port 351, and both sides of the discharge bottom portion 355 are externally provided. It has a discharge outlet side wall 353 that protrudes outward from the tube portion 343.

And inside the inclined bottom part 345, it has the cylindrical inner cylinder part 341, and has the annular plate cover ring 361 at the upper end of the inner cylinder part 341, and the outer periphery which faced the discharge port 351 of the inner cylinder part 341. A guard plate 357 is attached to the surface 233.
The guard plate 357 has a width that is the same as or slightly wider than the width of the discharge port 351, and has a height that is approximately the same height as the upper end of the plate cover ring 361 from the immediate vicinity of the inclined bottom portion 345, A plate-like protrusion protruding in the direction of the discharge port 351 is provided in the vertical direction and formed into a thick arc shape.

  Therefore, the upper end of the outer cylindrical portion 343 of the tray body 340 is screwed to the inside of the main body portion 131 of the body cover 130, and the protrusion 188 of the opening / closing lid 180 is placed on the locking recess 119 of the base member 110, and If the heating plate 381 or the like is inserted and arranged in the inner cylindrical portion 341 of the tray body 340 and screwed so that the base member 110 and the body cover 130 are integrated, as shown in FIG. The opening 141 has an opening / closing lid 180, a heating plate 381 is provided at the center of the main body 131, and a heating plate 381 is provided via an inner cylinder 341 having a plate cover ring 361 around the heating plate 381. It can be a main body part 131 having an inclined bottom part 345 around.

  Further, a guard plate 357 is provided on the outer periphery of the inner cylinder portion 341 facing the opening portion 141, and as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the cover top portion 135 and the inner method are arranged at a portion located inside the opening portion 141. The width of the space formed between the portion 138 and the inner cylinder portion 341 is reduced by the thickness of the guard plate 357, and the distance from this space to the heating plate 381 is increased.

  The plate cover ring 361 has an outer peripheral wall portion 369 that matches the outer diameter of the inner cylindrical portion 341 of the tray body 340, and an annular ring top portion 363 that extends horizontally inward from the upper end of the outer peripheral wall portion 369. It has an annular bulging portion 365 that rises vertically upward from the inner periphery of the ring top portion 363, and an inner inclined portion 367 that is a downward inclined surface inside the annular bulging portion 365.

In addition, the heating plate 381 is a flat plate-shaped stainless steel plate having an inclined portion whose periphery is aligned with the inclination of the inner inclined portion 367 of the plate cover ring 361, and has a hole 383 at the center. .
Further, a heater plate 387 having an outer diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the heating plate 381 is disposed below the heating plate 381, and an upper insulating plate 385 of bakelite is disposed above the heater plate 387. Below the plate 387 is a lower insulation plate 389 of bakelite.

  The heater plate 387 is formed by winding a heating element such as a nickel wire around an insulating plate to form an annular heating element or a heating element extending radially from the center of the heating plate 381 in a plurality of directions. The plate 387 is sandwiched between the upper insulating plate 385 and the lower insulating plate 389, and is fixed to the lower surface of the heating plate 381 by a metal support plate 375.

  The support plate 375 has a hole portion 378 in the center, a disk portion 376 having an outer diameter slightly smaller than the heating plate 381, and an outer peripheral wall 379 that rises from the outer periphery of the disk portion 376. The upper insulating plate 385, the heater plate 387, and the lower insulating plate 389 are placed on the disc portion 376 so that the upper insulating plate 385 comes into close contact with the heating plate 381 with the upper end contacting the vicinity of the outer peripheral edge of the heating plate 381. The periphery of the disk portion 376 is supported by the annular support portion 372 of the support ring 371, and is fixed to the inner upper portion of the inner cylinder portion 341 in the tray body 340 by the fixing ring portion 373 of the plate support ring 371.

  In the center of the main body 131, there is a columnar column 395 that passes through the hole 383 of the heating plate 381 and the hole 378 of the support plate 375, and a cap 391 is disposed at the upper end of the column 395. 395 is detachably screwed and fixed, and the stirring bar 393 is fixed to the upper end of the support column 395 and placed on the heating plate 381.

The stirring bar 393 is a metal bar having a length slightly shorter than the diameter of the heating plate 381, and is inserted into a groove formed at the upper end of the support column 395. It is fixed to the top of 395.
A columnar support column 395 has a flange 396 at the lower end, a prismatic column 397 below the flange 396, and a column support pulley 401 that is rotatably attached to the bottom plate 111 of the base member 110. The lower end of the prismatic body 397 is inserted into the support post 402.

The plate support ring 371, the plate cover ring 361, the tray body 340, the support column 395, the cap 391, and the prismatic body 397 are molded from heat-resistant synthetic resin.
As shown in FIG. 10, the column receiving pulley 401 has a tooth portion in the pulley groove and is connected to the intermediate pulley 404 by a cogged belt as a second belt 412, and the upper surface of the column receiving pulley 401 It has a column support 402 that protrudes cylindrically in the center.

  The column receiving portion 402 has a square hole 403 that matches the shape of the prismatic body 397 inside, and supports the prismatic body 397 by inserting the lower end of the prismatic body 397 into the square hole 403 to support the prismatic body 397. As a result, the stirring bar 393 is rotated integrally with the support post pulley 401.

  When the lower end of the prismatic body 397 is inserted into the square hole 403, the elastic body 399 is inserted into the square hole 403 and the lower end of the prismatic body 397 is inserted, and the prismatic body 397 is pushed upward by the elastic body 399. The cap 391 and the stirring bar 393 are kept at a predetermined height above the heating plate 381 by contacting the collar 396 with the lower surface of the support plate 375.

  Further, the intermediate pulley 404 is a structure in which two pulleys are coaxially stacked, and one pulley is connected by the column receiving pulley 401 and the second belt 412 as described above, and the other pulley is a cogged belt. The first belt 411 is connected to the handle pulley 406 having a tooth portion in the pulley groove.

  The handle pulley 406 is rotatably attached to the bottom plate 111 so that the rotation axis is aligned with the position of the through hole 176 in the handle recess 175 provided in the horizontal portion 165 of the body cover 130. A handle bearing portion 407 is integrally formed on the pulley 406, and the handle bearing portion 407 has a square hole-shaped bearing hole 408.

  The handle plate 421 has a circular plate shape having an outer diameter matched to the handle recess 175 and has a bar-like handle bar 423 above the peripheral edge of the upper surface of the handle plate 421. The top has a spherical head 425 that is rotatably attached to the handlebar 423.

  The back surface of the handle plate 421 has a short cylindrical shaft portion that is aligned with the through-hole 176, and has a handle attachment member (not shown) that forms a flange portion having an outer diameter larger than that of the shaft portion. The handle plate 421 is rotatably fixed to the handle recess 175 so that the bottom plate of the handle recess 175 is sandwiched between the mounting member and the lower surface of the handle plate 421.

  Furthermore, this handle mounting member is a member that hangs from the center a square bar that matches the shape of the bearing hole 408 provided in the handle bearing portion 407, and the lower end of this square bar is inserted into the bearing hole 408. The handle pulley 406 can be rotated in accordance with the rotation of the handle plate 421.

  Therefore, when the handle plate 421 rotatably attached to the front edge portion 161 of the body cover 130 is rotated, the handle pulley 406 is rotated, and the intermediate pulley 404 and the column pulley are rotated by the first belt 411 and the second belt 412. The stirring bar 393 can be rotated.

  The switch body 428 provided on the front edge portion 161 of the body cover 130 is also rotatably attached to the switch body mounting hole 171, and this switch body 428 has a picture pattern drawn on the shape or surface of the doll. The switch body 428 has a rod-like body or plate-like body that extends horizontally inside the body cover 130.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the main switch 431 operated by the rod-like body is fixed to the bottom plate 111 of the base member 110, the fuse box 435 is fixed to the fuse mounting portion 127, and the fuse is connected to the back surface of the bottom plate 111. The power cord 433 from the main switch 431 is pulled out to the outside of the base member 110 through the cord mounting portion 121 and is connected to the internal circuit so as to pass through the fuse. It is what connects.

  As shown in FIG. 12, this internal circuit has one lead wire via the main switch 431 via the fuse of the fuse box 435 and the other lead wire via the micro switch 441 to the constant voltage circuit 451. In addition to being connected, it is also connected to the heater plate 387 in series with the control switch 457.

  This constant voltage circuit 451 forms a DC voltage of 5 volts from a household AC voltage of 100 volts and outputs it to the control circuit 455. The control circuit 455 uses a one-chip microcomputer, and operates as a timer. It has a function to control the temperature.

  That is, the temperature sensor 459 for detecting the temperature of the heater plate 387 or the heating plate 381 is connected to the control circuit 455, and the control terminal of the control switch 457 in series with the heater plate 387 is connected to the control circuit 455. No. 455, when the main switch 431 is turned on, the control switch 457 is turned on until a fixed time of about 15 minutes set by the program timer elapses from when the main switch 431 is turned on. If the temperature of the heater plate 387 or the heating plate 381 exceeds a set constant temperature such as 250 to 270 degrees by the input from the temperature sensor 459, the control switch 457 is turned off, and the temperature sensor 459 Control when the detected temperature is below a certain temperature such as 250 degrees The switch 457 is intended to be an on state.

  When the main switch 431 is turned on and the control switch 457 is turned off after a certain time such as 15 minutes has elapsed, the timer is reset unless the main switch 431 is turned off and turned on again. The control circuit 455 does not turn the control switch 457 on again unless the main switch 431 is operated again after a certain period of time.

  The power lamp 415 has a light emitting diode connected in series with the voltage drop circuit and connected in parallel to the constant voltage circuit 451, the main switch 431 is turned on, and an AC voltage is applied to the constant voltage circuit 451 and the control switch 457. The heater lamp 417 is lit when the light emitting diode is connected to the control circuit 455 and the control switch 457 is turned on.

  The micro switch 441 inserted in series with the main switch 431 is attached to the inside of the second engagement hole 152 as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, and is engaged with the second engagement hole 152. At the position of the portion 156, the lead 443 is positioned so that the tip of the lead 443 is close to the back surface of the cover top portion 135, and is fixed to the body peripheral wall 133 of the body cover 130 by the switch mounting portion 449.

  Accordingly, when the locking piece 245 is inserted into the insertion portion 155 of the second engagement hole 152 and the cover portion 220 is rotated to position the locking piece 245 at the position of the engagement portion 156, the locking piece 245 is horizontal. The part 247 is located at the position of the engaging part 156 below the cover top part 135, and the horizontal part 247 pushes down the lead 443 to push in the switch button 445 of the micro switch 441 so that the micro switch 441 is turned on. It is possible.

  For this reason, when the cover part 220 is not correctly attached to the pedestal part 105, even if the main switch 431 is turned on, the micro switch 441 is turned off and no power is supplied to the heater plate 387 or the control circuit 455. The heating plate 381 cannot be heated with the cover 220 removed.

  In addition, the cover portion 220 can be freely attached to and detached from the base portion 105 by positioning the locking piece 245 in the insertion portion 155 of the engagement hole. A portion 216 is provided, and the stopper portion 201 positions the locking portion 216 on the insertion portion 155 so that the locking piece 245 can be prevented from being disengaged from the engaging portion 156 of the first engagement hole 151. Thing.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 15, the first engagement hole 151 is cut into the cover top portion 135 continuously with the insertion portion 155 at a position opposite to the engagement portion 156 in the insertion portion 155 of the first engagement hole 151. A lateral groove 157 is provided, and a stopper body 201 that allows the locking portion 216 to be inserted into the lateral groove 157 is provided on the peripheral wall 133 of the main body at the side of the first engagement hole 151.

  As shown in FIG. 16, the stopper body 201 has a plate-like outer body 203 and inner body 205 that are curved along the peripheral wall 113 of the base member 110 and the main body peripheral wall 133 of the body cover 130. It has a connecting portion 207 that connects 203 and the inner body 205 in parallel.

  The screw hole member 211 connects the outer body 203 and the inner body 205, and the screw hole member 211 has a screw hole penetrating from the outer body 203 to the inner body 205. A support portion 209 is also provided on the inner side, and the lower end of the plate-like locking rod 215 is fixedly supported by the support portion 209, and a locking portion 216 is formed on the upper end of the locking rod 215.

  Further, the lower end of the main body part peripheral wall 133 has a recess 159 for inserting the connection part 207 and the screw hole member 211, the upper part of the inner main body 205 is brought into contact with the inner side of the main body part peripheral wall 133, and The connection part 207 and the screw hole member 211 can be inserted into the recessed part 159 so that the upper part is in contact with the outer surface of the peripheral wall 133 of the main body part.

  Therefore, the stopper body 201 has a concave portion along the peripheral wall portion 113 and the main body portion peripheral wall 133 by sandwiching the peripheral wall portion 113 of the base member 110 and the main body portion peripheral wall 133 of the body cover 130 by the inner main body 205 and the outer main body 203. When the stopper body 201 is moved to one side (the right back side in FIG. 16), the locking portion 216 at the upper end of the locking rod 215 has a first engagement hole. 151 is accommodated in the lateral groove 157, and the locking piece 245 can be inserted into and removed from the insertion portion 155.

  Then, when the cover portion 220 is rotated so that the locking piece 245 is positioned at the engaging portion 156 of the first locking hole and the stopper body 201 is moved to the left front side in FIG. 16, the locking portion 216 is inserted into the insertion portion. 155 is moved to the end of the engaging portion 156 side, and the horizontal portion 247 of the locking piece 245 is prevented from moving from the engaging portion 156 to the insertion portion 155.

  Furthermore, a cube-shaped screw receiving portion 219 is attached to the bottom plate 111 of the base member 110, and the stopper body 201 in which the engaging portion 216 of the engaging rod 215 is positioned at the end of the inserting portion 155 on the engaging portion 156 side. The tip of the screw screwed into the screw hole member 211 at the position can be screwed into the screw receiving portion 219.

  Therefore, the state in which the locking piece 245 of the cover part 220 is positioned at the engaging part 156 of the engaging hole can be reliably maintained, and the cover part 220 can be inadvertently rotated and detached from the base part 105. There is something that can be done.

  Thus, in the popcorn manufacturing toy 100 according to the present embodiment, the cover portion 220 is placed on the main body portion 131 of the base portion 105, and the annular protrusion 243 of the lower ring 241 of the cover portion 220 is formed in the cover top portion 135. The cover portion 220 can be securely fixed to the base portion 105 by the locking piece 245 after being inserted into 136, and the annular bulging portion 365 of the plate cover ring 361 is inserted into the lower end of the lower cylindrical portion 256 of the inner cover 251. As described above, when the inner cover 251 is lowered to insert a predetermined amount of cone from the upper opening of the charging cup 291, the charged cone is temporarily held on the valve body 331, and the switch body 428 is operated to operate the heater. When the pressing portion 311 is pushed down when the heating plate 381 is heated by energizing the plate 387, the heated heating plate 38 is heated. It is what can be dropped a cone on top of the.

And even if the heating plate 381 is hot, the inner cover 251 and the outer cover main body 221 have a double structure. Therefore, the temperature of the outer surface of the popcorn manufacturing toy 100 does not become high, so that the popcorn can be manufactured safely. It can be enjoyed.
Further, when manufacturing the popcorn, if the handle plate 421 is rotated by operating the handle bar 423, the stirring bar 393 disposed on the heating plate 381 can be rotated, and the corn dropped on the heating plate 381 can be rotated. Is something that can be stirred.

For this reason, it is possible to prevent the corn from being overheated, and to have fun to burn the corn by mixing the light corn that has been baked and expanded and ruptured with the heavy corn unburned down. It is something that can be done.
Since the outer cover main body 221 and the inner cover 251 are made of a transparent synthetic resin, it is possible to see how the cone bounces on the flat heating plate 381, bursts and expands and changes. It can produce popcorn.

  When popcorn is produced, the movable portion 250 is lifted by lifting the charging cup 291, the inner cover 251 is lifted from the plate cover ring 361, and the stirring bar 393 is rotated. It can be moved to the inclined bottom 345 of the receiving plate 340, and popcorn can be taken out from the opening 141 by opening and closing the lid 180 and shaking or tilting the popcorn manufacturing toy 100.

In this way, the popcorn is transferred from the heating plate 381 to the inclined bottom portion 345, and the popcorn is taken out by opening the opening / closing lid 180, so that it is possible to prevent inadvertently touching the hot popcorn.
When popcorn is manufactured, even if the switch body 428 is operated to turn on the main switch 431 and the heater plate 387 is energized, the control switch 457 energizes the heater plate 387 when a predetermined time such as 15 minutes elapses. If the switch body 428 is not operated again, the heater plate 387 is not energized. Therefore, even if the main switch 431 is forgotten to be turned off, the energization is interrupted after a predetermined time and can be used safely. Thing.

  Further, when cleaning the heating plate 381, the cover portion 220 is removed for cleaning, but the cover portion 220 must be removed by moving the stopper body 201 by loosening the screw of the stopper body 201 with a screwdriver. Can prevent the cover 220 from being inadvertently removed and touching the heating plate 381 or the like.

  When the cover 220 is removed, power is not supplied to the heater plate 387 and the control circuit 455 by the micro switch 441 provided in series with the main switch 431, and the heating plate 381 is not exposed when the heating plate 381 is exposed. It is a popcorn manufacturing toy 100 that is not heated.

  Also, the heated hot air in the popcorn manufacturing toy 100 is exhausted from the vent hole 225 of the cover portion 220 located above the popcorn manufacturing toy 100, and the vent hole of the opening / closing lid 180 positioned below the popcorn manufacturing toy 100. From 185, cold air is inhaled. As a result, the hot air in the popcorn manufacturing toy 100 is smoothly exhausted so that the temperature of the popcorn manufacturing toy 100 itself does not rise. Also, opening the open / close lid 180 will allow you to inhale more cold airflow and reduce the temperature of the heated popcorn itself just after it is manufactured.

The perspective view which shows the external appearance of the popcorn manufacture toy concerning this invention. The external appearance side view of the popcorn manufacture toy concerning this invention. The partial cross section figure which shows the cover part in the popcorn manufacture toy which concerns on this invention. Sectional drawing which shows the movable part in the popcorn manufacture toy concerning this invention. The determination surface exploded view of the movable part in the popcorn manufacturing toy concerning this invention. The top view which shows the base part of the popcorn manufacture toy concerning this invention. The principal part exploded view of the base part in the popcorn manufacture toy concerning this invention. The perspective view which shows the opening part periphery of the popcorn manufacturing toy concerning this invention. The main sectional view of the main-body part in the popcorn manufacture toy concerning the present invention. The perspective view which shows the state which attaches a pulley to the base member of the popcorn manufacturing toy concerning this invention. The top view which shows the state which attached the main member to the base member of the popcorn manufacturing toy concerning this invention. The figure which shows the circuit structure of the popcorn manufacture toy concerning this invention. The perspective view which shows the 2nd engagement hole periphery of the popcorn manufacturing toy concerning this invention. The figure which shows the attachment structure of the microswitch in the popcorn manufacturing toy concerning this invention. The perspective view which shows the 1st engagement hole periphery of the popcorn manufacturing toy concerning this invention. The disassembled perspective view which shows the stopper member of the popcorn manufacturing toy concerning this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Popcorn manufacturing toy 105 Base part 110 Base member 111 Bottom plate 113 Perimeter wall part 115 Opening recessed part 117 Recessing wall 118 Opening side wall part 119 Locking recessed part 121 Cord attachment part 123 Screwing pipe 125 Ventilation hole 127 Fuse attachment part 128 Attachment part side wall 129 Leg Part 130 Body cover 131 Body part 133 Body part peripheral wall 135 Cover top part 136 Groove part 138 Internal part 141 Opening part 145 End part wall 147 Notch part 148 Opening front edge part 149 Engaging recess 151 First engaging hole 152 Second engagement Joint hole 153 Third engagement hole 155 Insertion part 156 Engagement part 157 Horizontal groove 159 Recessed part 161 Front edge part 163 Front edge upper surface part 165 Horizontal part 167 Front edge peripheral wall 171 Switch body attachment hole 175 Handle recess 176 Through hole Hole 180 Open / close lid 181 Body plate 183 Upper edge plate 184 Engaging projection 185 Ventilation hole 186 Side wall plate 188 Projection body 201 Stopper body 203 Outer body 205 Inner body 207 Connection portion 209 Supporting portion 211 Screw hole member 215 Locking rod 216 Locking portion 219 Screw receiving Part 220 cover part 221 outer cover main body 223 main body ring part 225 vent hole 227 guide body 231 upper ring 233 outer peripheral surface 235 inclined surface 241 lower ring 243 annular protrusion 245 locking piece 246 connecting part 247 horizontal part 250 movable part 251 inner cover 252 Upper cylinder part 253 Upper end part 255 Inner ring 256 Lower cylinder part 259 Heat exhaust port 261 Connection cylinder 263 Tube body part 265 Gutter part 266 Guide projection 268 Screw pipe 271 Shade part 273 Shade part main body 275 Input port 277 Guide piece 279 Screw stopper 281 Inner cup 283 Cup barrel 285 Drop port 287 Trunk top 291 Loading cup 293 Cup body 294 Bottom 295 Cylindrical portion 296 Hole 297 Through hole 301 Connecting rod 303 Ring bulging portion 305 Top bulging portion 311 Pressing portion 313 Head 315 Press part main body 317 Internal cavity part 318 Engagement part 319 Through-hole part 321 Spring 325 Closure ring 326 Through-hole 331 Valve body 333 Top part 335 Outer edge part 337 Outward bulging part 340 Dish body 341 Inner cylinder part 343 Outer cylinder part 345 Inclination Bottom portion 351 Discharge port 353 Discharge port side wall 355 Discharge bottom portion 357 Guard plate 361 Plate cover ring 363 Ring top portion 365 Annular bulging portion 367 Inclined portion 369 Outer peripheral wall portion 371 Plate support ring 373 Annular support portion 373 Fixed ring portion 375 Support plate 376 Plate part 378 Hole part 379 Peripheral wall 381 Heating plate 383 Hole part 385 Upper insulating plate 387 Heater plate 389 Lower insulating plate 391 Cap 393 Stirring bar 395 Supporting part 396 Eave part 397 Square pillar body 399 Elastic body 401 Supporting part receiving pulley 402 Supporting part receiving pillar 402 403 Square hole 404 Intermediate pulley 406 Handle pulley 407 Handle bearing portion 408 Bearing hole 411 First belt 412 Second belt 415 Power lamp 417 Heater lamp 421 Handle plate 423 Handle bar 425 Head 428 Switch body 431 Main switch 433 Power cord 435 Fuse Box 441 Micro switch 443 Lead 445 Switch button 449 Switch mounting portion 451 Constant voltage circuit 455 Control circuit 457 Control switch 4 9 Temperature sensor

Claims (5)

  The main body is formed of a substantially circular main body part and a base part provided with a front edge part projecting horizontally from the main body part, and a substantially hemispherical cover part placed and fixed on the main body part of the base part. A popcorn manufacturing toy having a heater plate or a heating plate inside the part and having an opening for taking out the popcorn on the side of the main body part, comprising an opening / closing lid for opening and closing the opening of the opening part Popcorn manufacturing toy.   In Claim 1, it has an inner cylinder part in which a heater plate and a heating plate were installed in the inside of the main part, and the outer periphery of the inner cylinder part is an annular part with a low opening side and a high side opposite to the opening part. A popcorn manufacturing toy characterized by having an inclined bottom.   3. The popcorn manufacturing toy according to claim 1, wherein the opening / closing lid and the cover part are each formed with a vent hole for radiating the hot air in the popcorn manufacturing toy.   4. The method according to claim 1, wherein a substantially triangular side wall plate is formed on both sides of the opening / closing lid, and a projection projecting in a short cylindrical shape is provided on the outside of the side wall plate, A popcorn manufacturing toy characterized in that the opening / closing lid is pivotally supported on the opening by the protrusion. The popcorn manufacturing toy according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising an engaging convex portion that engages with the main body portion, on an inner upper side of the opening / closing lid.

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