JP2008113985A - Hook lever of rice cooker - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve workability when assembling a hook lever to a rice cooker main body and detaching it, to prevent the surface of the hook lever or the rice cooker main body from being scratched, and to improve quality in the hook lever for holding a lid body for freely openably and closably covering the upper surface opening of the rice cooker main body in a closed state and opening it. <P>SOLUTION: A positioning plate 3 is provided inside a hook lever main body 1, a chamber 4 is formed between the positioning plate 3 and the side wall 17 of the hook lever main body 1, and an elastic body 5 is provided inside the chamber 4. A movable shaft 6 passing through the side wall 17 of the hook lever main body 1 is provided on the outer end face of the elastic body 5, and the inner end face of the elastic body 5 is abutted to the positioning plate 3. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a hook lever that holds and opens a lid that covers an upper surface opening of a rice cooker body in an openable and closable manner.

  Conventionally, this type of rice cooker hook lever is provided at the front part of the rice cooker main body in which the pan is detachably stored, and latches the hook part provided on the lid that covers the top opening of the rice cooker main body so that it can be opened and closed. Thus, the lid body is held in a closed state, and the lid body is opened by releasing the engagement with the hook portion (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

As shown in FIG. 6, such a hook lever has shafts 34 and 35 integrally fixed to both side walls 32 and 33 of the hook lever main body 31, and is connected to the rice cooker main body by the shafts 34 and 35. .
JP 2004-283323 A

  However, in such a conventional configuration, the shafts 34 and 35 are fixed to the side walls 32 and 33 of the hook lever main body 31, and when attached to the rice cooker main body, it is completely installed in the rice cooker main body by deformation of the members. As a result, it is very difficult to assemble and remove. Furthermore, when using a tool or the like (mainly a flat-blade screwdriver), the outer surface of the hook lever or the rice cooker main body is easily damaged by the tool, and there is a problem that quality problems are likely to occur.

  The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, improves the workability when assembling and removing the hook lever from the rice cooker body, prevents the hook lever or the rice cooker body from being damaged, and improves the quality. It aims to improve.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a positioning plate in the hook lever body, forms a chamber between the positioning plate and the side wall of the hook lever body, and provides an elastic body in the chamber. A movable shaft that penetrates the side wall of the hook lever body is provided on the outer end surface of the body, and the inner end surface of the elastic body is configured to contact the positioning plate.

  This can improve the workability when assembling and removing the hook lever from the rice cooker body, can prevent the hook lever or the surface of the rice cooker body from being damaged, and improve the quality. it can.

  The hook lever of the rice cooker of the present invention can improve workability when assembling and removing the hook lever from the rice cooker body, and can prevent the hook lever or the surface of the rice cooker body from being damaged. , Can improve the quality.

  In the first invention, a positioning plate is provided in the hook lever body, a chamber is formed between the positioning plate and the side wall of the hook lever body, an elastic body is provided in the chamber, and an outer end surface of the elastic body Provided with a movable shaft that penetrates the side wall of the hook lever body, and the inner end surface of the elastic body is in contact with the positioning plate, and the chamber provides a space for expansion and contraction / deformation of the elastic body. Since the movable shaft can move left and right due to deformation of the elastic body, the hook lever can be easily attached to or removed from the rice cooker body, improving workability, and hooking When removing the lever from the rice cooker body, the hook lever can be removed simply by applying a small force upward to the elastic body in the chamber with a flathead screwdriver. Simply it can be prevented from being damaged surface of the hook lever or rice cooker body, thereby improving the quality.

  According to a second invention, in the first invention, a positioning shaft is provided on the outer end surface of the elastic body on the same side as the movable shaft, and a positioning hole is provided in the side wall of the hook lever body so that the positioning shaft can be inserted, The positioning hole is a through hole or a non-through hole, and the rotation of the elastic body can be prevented by inserting the positioning shaft into the side wall of the hook lever body.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, two positioning plates are provided in parallel in the hook lever body, and the two positioning plates are respectively disposed between the two positioning plates and the side walls on both sides of the hook lever body. The chambers are formed symmetrically, and an elastic body having a movable shaft that penetrates the side wall of the hook lever body is provided in these chambers, and movable shafts that can move left and right are provided on both sides of the hook lever body. The flexibility can be further improved, the workability when the hook lever is assembled to and removed from the rice cooker body can be further improved, and the hook lever or the rice cooker body surface is damaged. Can be prevented and the quality can be improved.

  According to a fourth invention, in any one of the first to third inventions, the elastic body is formed in a substantially U shape, and since such a structure plays an elastic function, The amount can be further increased, and the work of attachment / detachment can be further facilitated.

  According to a fifth invention, in any one of the first to fourth inventions, the positioning plate is provided substantially in parallel with the side wall of the hook lever body, and the engagement for preventing escape of the inner end of the elastic body at the uppermost end. It has a stopper and a protrusion on the upper surface near the inner end of the elastic body. When a force is applied to the protrusion using a flathead screwdriver, the elastic body can be deformed, and the elastic body is placed inside the chamber. Can be taken out from.

  According to a sixth invention, in any one of the first to fifth inventions, a position limiting plate is provided in the chamber substantially perpendicular to the positioning plate, and a step portion is provided on the upper portion of the position limiting plate. A notch portion corresponding to the step portion is formed on the end surface, the inner end portion of the elastic body is supported on the step portion, and the position of the inner end of the elastic body can be limited by the position limiting plate.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

(Embodiment 1)
As shown in FIG. 1, the hook lever main body 1 is provided in the front part of the rice cooker main body (not shown) which accommodated the pan (not shown) detachably, and can open and close the upper surface opening part of a rice cooker main body. A covering lid (not shown) is locked and held in a closed state, and is unlocked and opened. The shaft 2 is perpendicular to the end surface of one side wall 16 of the hook lever body 1. Is fixed. A positioning plate 3 substantially parallel to the side walls 16 and 17 is provided in the hook lever main body 1, and a chamber 4 is formed between the positioning plate 3 and the side wall 17 of the hook lever main body 1. An elastic body 5 made of a resin material having good deformability and elasticity is provided in the chamber 4. A movable shaft 6 penetrating the side wall 17 is provided on the outer end surface of the elastic body 5, and a shaft hole 7 is formed in the side wall 17 corresponding to the movable shaft 6 as shown in FIG. In a state where the movable shaft 6 is inserted into the shaft hole 7, the inner end surface of the elastic body 5 is configured to contact the positioning plate 3.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a positioning shaft 8 is provided on the outer end surface of the elastic body 5 on the same side as the movable shaft 6, and a positioning hole 9 is provided in the side wall 17 so that the positioning shaft 8 can be inserted. The positioning hole 9 is a through hole or a non-through hole.

  A locking portion 10 is provided at the uppermost end of the positioning plate 3 to prevent the inner end of the elastic body 5 from escaping while the inner end surface of the elastic body 5 is in contact with the positioning plate 3. The elastic body 5 is provided with a projection 11 on the upper surface close to the inner end, the middle portion is recessed downward, and is formed in a substantially U shape.

  In the chamber 4, a position limiting plate 12 is provided substantially perpendicularly to the positioning plate 3, and a stepped portion 13 is provided above the position limiting plate 12. A cutout portion 14 corresponding to the stepped portion 13 is formed on the inner end surface of the elastic body 5. Accordingly, the inner end portion of the elastic body 5 is supported by the step portion 13. Further, by using the reinforcing plate 15 provided on the hook lever body 1 as a position limiting plate, the inner end of the elastic body 3 can be restricted between the position limiting plate and the reinforcing plate 15.

  In the above configuration, when assembling the rice cooker body, first, the elastic body 5 is hooked in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 2 with the shaft 2 inserted into one shaft support hole (not shown) of the rice cooker body. The lever body 1 is moved into the chamber 4, the positioning shaft 8 is inserted into the positioning hole 9, and the movable shaft 6 is inserted into the shaft hole 7 to move the movable shaft 6 to the other shaft support hole of the rice cooker body. (Not shown), and the inner end of the elastic body 5 is in contact with the lower surface of the locking portion 10 of the positioning plate 3 to be pivotally supported. Thereby, a hook lever can be easily attached to a rice cooker main body.

  Next, when removing the hook lever from the rice cooker body, it is possible to deform the elastic body 5 and remove the hook lever by applying a small force upward to the elastic body 5 in the chamber 4 with a flathead screwdriver. Work becomes very convenient and easy.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the positioning plate 3 is provided in the hook lever body 1, and the chamber 4 is formed between the positioning plate 3 and the side wall 17 of the hook lever body 1. Since the elastic body 5 is provided on the outer end surface of the elastic body 5 and the movable shaft 6 penetrating the side wall 17 of the hook lever main body 1 is provided on the outer end surface of the elastic body 5. Since the shaft 6 can be moved to the left and right by the deformation of the elastic body 5, the hook lever can be easily attached to or removed from the rice cooker body, and the workability can be improved. When removing from the rice cooker body, the hook lever can be removed simply by applying a small force upward to the elastic body 5 in the chamber 4 with a flat-blade screwdriver, making the operation very convenient and easy. It can be prevented from being damaged the surface of the lever or rice cooker body, thereby improving the quality.

  Further, a positioning shaft 8 located on the same side as the movable shaft 6 is provided on the outer end surface of the elastic body 5, and a positioning hole 9 is provided in the side wall 17 of the hook lever body 1 so that the positioning shaft 8 can be inserted. Since it is a hole or a non-through hole, the rotation of the elastic body 5 can be prevented by inserting the positioning shaft 8 into the side wall 17 of the hook lever body 1.

  Further, since the elastic body 5 is formed in a substantially U shape, the amount of deformation can be increased, and the work of attaching and removing can be further facilitated.

  The positioning plate 3 is provided substantially parallel to the side wall 16 of the hook lever body 1 and has a locking portion 10 for preventing the inner end of the elastic body 5 from escaping at the uppermost end. Since the protrusion 11 is provided on the upper surface near the elastic body 5, the elastic body 5 can be deformed and the elastic body 5 can be taken out from the chamber 4 by applying a force to the protrusion 11 using a flathead screwdriver.

  Further, a position limiting plate 12 is provided in the chamber 4 substantially perpendicularly to the positioning plate 3, a stepped portion 13 is provided above the position limiting plate 12, and a cutout portion 14 corresponding to the stepped portion 13 is formed on the inner end surface of the elastic body 5. Thus, the inner end portion of the elastic body 5 is supported on the step portion 13, and the position of the inner end of the elastic body 5 can be limited by the position limiting plate 12.

(Embodiment 2)
As shown in FIG. 5, the hook lever main body 18 is provided in the front part of the rice cooker main body (not shown) which accommodated the pan (not shown) so that attachment or detachment was possible, and can open and close the upper surface opening part of a rice cooker main body. A cover lid (not shown) is locked and held in a closed state, and is unlocked and opened. In the hook lever main body 18, 2 substantially parallel to the side walls 19 and 20. The positioning plates 21 and 22 are provided in parallel, and the chambers 23 and 24 are formed symmetrically between the positioning plates 21 and 22 and the side walls 19 and 20 of the hook lever main body 18, respectively. In the chambers 23 and 24, elastic bodies 25 and 26 made of a resin material having good deformability and elasticity are provided. Movable shafts 27 and 28 penetrating the side walls 19 and 20 are provided on the outer end surfaces of the elastic bodies 25 and 26, and shaft holes 29 and 30 are formed in the side walls 19 and 20 corresponding to the movable shafts 27 and 28, respectively. With the movable shafts 27, 28 inserted into the shaft holes 29, 30, the inner end surfaces of the elastic bodies 25, 26 are configured to contact the positioning plates 21, 22. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment.

  In the above configuration, when assembling to the rice cooker body or when removing the hook lever from the rice cooker body, it can be assembled and removed as in the above embodiment, and on both sides of the hook lever body 18 together. By providing the movable shafts 27 and 28 that are movable to the left and right, the workability when the hook lever is assembled to and removed from the rice cooker body can be further improved.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the two positioning plates 21 and 22 are provided in parallel in the hook lever body 18, and the two positioning plates 21 and 22 and the side walls 19 on both sides of the hook lever body 18 are provided. , 20 are formed symmetrically between the chambers 23, 24, and elastic bodies 25, 26 having movable shafts 27, 28 penetrating the side walls 19, 20 of the hook lever body 18 in the chambers 23, 24, respectively. Since it is provided, movable shafts 27 and 28 that can be moved to the left and right can be provided on both sides of the hook lever body 18 to further improve flexibility, and the assembly of the hook lever to the rice cooker body and The workability when removing can be further improved, and the surface of the hook lever or rice cooker body can be prevented from being damaged, improving the quality. It can be.

  As described above, the hook lever of the rice cooker according to the present invention can improve the workability when the hook lever is assembled and removed from the rice cooker body, and the surface of the hook lever or the rice cooker body is damaged. Therefore, it is useful as a hook lever that holds and opens the lid that covers the upper surface opening of the rice cooker body so as to be openable and closable.

Side view where the hook lever of the rice cooker in Embodiment 1 of the present invention is partially cut away Sectional view when attaching the elastic body of the hook lever of the rice cooker in the chamber The perspective view of the hook lever body of the hook lever of the rice cooker Perspective view of elastic body of hook lever of rice cooker Sectional drawing of the hook lever of the rice cooker in Embodiment 2 of this invention The perspective view of the hook lever body of the hook lever of the conventional rice cooker

Explanation of symbols

1 Hook lever body 3 Positioning plate 4 Chamber 5 Elastic body 6 Movable shaft 17 Side wall

Claims (6)

A positioning plate is provided in the hook lever main body, a chamber is formed between the positioning plate and the side wall of the hook lever main body, an elastic body is provided in the chamber, and the hook lever main body is provided on the outer end surface of the elastic body. The hook lever of the rice cooker which provided the movable shaft which penetrates a side wall, and comprised so that the inner end surface of the said elastic body might contact | abut to the said positioning plate. A positioning shaft located on the same side as the movable shaft is provided on the outer end surface of the elastic body, a positioning hole is provided in the side wall of the hook lever body so that the positioning shaft can be inserted, and the positioning hole is a through hole or a non-through hole. Item 1. A rice cooker hook lever. Two positioning plates are provided in parallel in the hook lever body, and chambers are formed symmetrically between the two positioning plates and the side walls on both sides of the hook lever body, and the hook lever body is formed in these chambers. The hook lever of the rice cooker of Claim 1 or 2 which provided the elastic body which has a movable shaft which penetrates a side wall. The hook lever of the rice cooker according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the elastic body is formed in a substantially U shape. The positioning plate is provided substantially parallel to the side wall of the hook lever body, has a locking portion for preventing the inner end of the elastic body from escaping at the uppermost end, and has a protrusion on the upper surface near the inner end of the elastic body. The hook lever of the rice cooker of any one of Claims 1-4. The position limiting plate is provided in the chamber substantially perpendicularly to the positioning plate, a step portion is provided above the position limiting plate, and a notch portion corresponding to the step portion is formed on the inner end surface of the elastic body. The hook lever of the rice cooker of Claim 1.

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