JP2009216258A - Steam discharging device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a compact steam discharging device having no adverse effect on an appearance and a storing space of a storage without lowering a steam discharging capacity. <P>SOLUTION: This steam discharging device for discharging the steam from a steam emission matter of a rice cooker and the like received in a storage to the outside of the storage, comprises a steam discharging fan provided with an air suction opening on its front face and provided with a supply opening disposed in an upward direction, a driving circuit for driving the steam discharging fan, an outlet to which a power source plug of an electric device is inserted, and an electric current detecting means for detecting electric current flowing to the electric device, the steam discharging fan is driven on the basis of an output of the electric current detecting circuit, and the air is distributed from a rear part of the storage to the outside of the storage along a ceiling surface, so that the steam from the steam emission matter is discharged to the external of the storage. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a steam discharge device that discharges steam generated from a rice cooker, a kettle, or the like installed in a storage to the outside of the storage.

Conventionally, when the rice cooker is used in a state where it is stored in the rice cooker storage, the steam discharged from the rice cooker fills the rice cooker storage, adversely affects the rice cooker, corrodes furniture materials, etc. There was a problem.
Therefore, in Patent Document 1, a blower opening of the airflow generator is provided on the top depth side of the storage, and steam is discharged out of the storage by blowing air from the blower.

  Further, in Patent Document 2, a blower in which a blower opening is disposed in contact with an upper side below the inner wall of the storage is provided, and steam is discharged out of the storage by a rising air flow extending along the width of the inner wall from the blower. Like to do. The blower includes a pair of centrifugal fans arranged side by side so that one of the centrifugal fan outlets is directed obliquely upward to the left and the other obliquely upward to the right. The mouth is placed in contact.

  In the steam discharge device of Patent Document 1, since the airflow generator main body is installed on the top surface depth side of the storage case, the device main body is always visible from the outside of the storage case, and the air blowing port faces the front. Therefore, the inside of the apparatus can be seen from the blower opening, which may impair the aesthetic appearance of the entire storage.

Moreover, in the steam exhaust apparatus of the said patent document 2, the air blower is arrange | positioned under the back inner wall of a storage, and when the cooking appliance is mounted in the storage, the apparatus itself on the external appearance of a storage is Although it becomes less conspicuous, the structure having two centrifugal fans requires a certain amount of space in the depth direction, and there is a problem that the storage space in the storage is reduced accordingly. Further, since only two centrifugal fans are provided, it becomes difficult to uniformly blow air to the entire storage as the lateral width of the storage increases, and sufficient steam discharge cannot be performed.
JP-A-10-115445 JP 2008-29773 A

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a compact steam discharge device capable of ensuring a sufficient storage space of the storage without deteriorating the appearance of the storage without reducing the steam discharge capability.

The present invention is a steam discharge device that discharges steam from steam discharged from a rice cooker or the like stored in a storage to the outside of the storage, and the steam is provided with an intake port on the front and an air blower port facing upward An exhaust fan; a drive circuit for driving the steam exhaust fan; an outlet into which a power plug of the electrical device is inserted; and a current detection means for detecting a current value flowing to the electrical device. The steam discharge fan is driven based on the output, and the steam from the steam discharge is discharged out of the storage case by blowing air from the rear side of the storage case along the ceiling surface.
In addition, a cross flow fan is used as the steam discharge fan.

  According to the present invention, it is a steam discharge device that discharges steam from steam discharged from a rice cooker or the like stored in a storage to the outside of the storage, and the air inlet is provided in the front and the air outlet is disposed upward. A steam discharge fan, a drive circuit for driving the steam discharge fan, an outlet into which a power plug of the electrical device is inserted, and a current detection means for detecting a current value flowing to the electrical device, the current detection A rice cooker, etc., drives the steam discharge fan based on the output of the circuit and discharges the steam from the steam discharge to the outside of the storage room by blowing air from the back of the storage room along the ceiling surface. Condensation in the storage room due to steam generated from the electrical equipment can be prevented. Further, by providing the intake port on the front surface of the steam discharge device main body, a duct that has been extended to the lower side of the device is not necessary, and the height of the entire device can be reduced. Furthermore, the space between the bottom of the storage chamber and the device main body, which is required when the air inlet is provided in the lower part of the main body, is no longer necessary, and the mounting position with respect to the storage can be lowered. Become.

  In addition, by using the cross flow fan, the depth direction dimension of the apparatus main body can be reduced to the thickness of the cross flow fan, and the storage space in the depth direction of the storage chamber can be secured. Further, uniform air can be sent over the entire width of the blower port in the left-right direction, and all the steam discharged from the electrical equipment or the like into the storage can be discharged outside the storage.

  Hereinafter, the steam discharge apparatus shown in Example 1.

  Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external front view of a kitchen storage in a state where a steam discharge device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention is installed, and FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of a storage room where the steam discharge device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention is installed. The kitchen storage body 1 is composed of an upper storage part 2, a lower storage part 3, and a storage room 4 provided between upper and lower storage parts and suitable for storing cooking equipment such as a rice cooker. The storage chamber 4 is composed of a space surrounded by a partition plate 5 for partitioning from the lower storage portion 3, side plates 6 and 6, a top plate 7 and a back plate 8, and has an open portion on the front side. A slide table 9 that can be pulled out is provided on the partition plate 5, and can be pulled out to the front side with the rice cooker S and the kettle pot P placed thereon. Reference numeral 10 denotes a steam discharge device installed below the back plate 8 in the storage room.

  3 and 4 show an overall perspective view and a longitudinal sectional view, respectively, of the steam discharge device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The steam discharge device 10 includes a main body 11 having a width substantially equal to the width in the storage chamber 4, a steam discharge fan 12 provided in the main body 11, and a motor (not shown) for driving the steam discharge fan 12. ), And current detection means 14 for detecting the value of the current flowing to the electrical equipment mounted and used in the storage chamber 4. In addition, the outer surface of the main body 11 is provided with first and second outlets 15 and 16 into which a power plug of an electric device such as a rice cooker placed and used on the slide table 9 is inserted. The plug 17 is connected to a power outlet (not shown) disposed on the wall surface of the house, and power is supplied to the electrical equipment connected to the outlets 15 and 16.

  A cross flow fan is used as the steam discharge fan 12. By adopting the cross flow fan, the depth dimension of the steam discharge device main body 11 can be made as small as possible to the thickness of the fan. Further, by using a cross flow fan having a length corresponding to the width of the storage chamber 4, uniform air can be blown with an optimum air volume with respect to the size of the storage chamber 4. It is possible to prevent condensation from occurring.

  The intake port 18 is disposed on the front surface of the main body 11 at a position lower than the height of the steam discharge port of an electric device such as a rice cooker placed in the storage chamber 4. It is formed at a position where it does not enter the main body 11. The blower port 19 is opened on the upper surface of the main body 11 in a direction orthogonal to the direction of intake from the intake port 18. The blower port 19 has a width dimension that matches the length of the fan 12, and is provided in the vicinity of the back plate 8 so that the air sent out flows in a film form along the back plate 8. As a result, the air sucked from the air inlet 18 on the front surface of the main body 11 is blown upward, from the bottom of the back plate 8 on the back side of the storage chamber 4 to the top, and from the back of the top plate 7 to the front of the storage chamber 4. Creates a flow of air that covers the top. Steam or hot air discharged from the electrical equipment or the like in the storage chamber 4 along with the air flow is pushed out of the storage chamber 4.

  FIG. 5 shows a block diagram of the first embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 14 denotes current detection means, 20 denotes a control unit, and 12 denotes a steam discharge fan. The total current consumption value in the first and second outlets 15 and 16 is detected by the current detection means 14, and the change within the predetermined time of the total current value obtained here is determined by the control unit 20, and this determination is performed. Based on this, drive control of the steam discharge fan 12 is performed.

An example of use of the steam discharge apparatus according to the first embodiment configured as described above will be described.
When various electric devices used in the kitchen such as a rice cooker, an electric pot, and a mixer are placed in the storage room 4 and their power plugs are connected to the first and second outlets 15 and 16 and used, the first When the total current value flowing through the second outlets 15 and 16 exceeds the set value continuously for a predetermined time or more, the motor is driven to operate the steam discharge fan 12. Thereby, the vapor | steam discharged | emitted from an electric equipment is discharged | emitted out of a storage chamber. Here, the set value and the predetermined time, which are the criteria for the necessity of the operation of the steam discharge fan 12, are empirically generated from the power consumption and the required time in the rice cooking process of the rice cooker and the boiling process of the electric pot. The condition to be used is obtained, and the value derived from that is used. On the other hand, if the sum of the current values flowing through the first and second outlets 15 and 16 does not exceed the set value continuously for a predetermined time or longer while the steam discharge fan 12 is in operation, the steam from the electrical equipment It is determined that the discharge has been completed, and the drive of the steam discharge fan 12 is stopped after a predetermined time has elapsed.

  It can be used for a steam discharge device that discharges steam or hot air generated in the storage to the outside of the storage.

It is an external appearance front view of the kitchen storage in the state in which the steam exhaust apparatus of Example 1 was installed. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the storage chamber in which the steam exhaust apparatus of Example 1 was installed. 1 is an overall perspective view of a vapor discharge device according to a first embodiment. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the steam discharge apparatus of Example 1. 1 is a block diagram of Example 1. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Kitchen storage main body 2 Upper storage 3 Lower storage 4 Storage chamber 5 Partition plate 7 Top plate 8 Back plate 9 Slide table 10 Steam exhaust device 11 Steam exhaust device main body 12 Steam exhaust fan 13 Motor 14 Current detection means 15 1st 1 outlet 16 second outlet 17 plug 18 air inlet 19 air outlet 20 control unit

Claims (2)

A steam discharge device that discharges steam from steam discharged from a rice cooker or the like stored in a storage to the outside of the storage, and a steam discharge fan that has an intake port disposed in front and an air blower port facing upward. A driving circuit for driving the steam discharge fan, an outlet into which a power plug of the electric device is inserted, and a current detection means for detecting a current value flowing to the electric device,
The steam discharge fan is driven based on the output of the current detection circuit, and the steam from the steam discharge is discharged out of the storage case by blowing air from the inner side of the storage case to the outside of the storage case along the ceiling surface. A steam discharge device characterized by that.   The steam discharge device according to claim 1, wherein the steam discharge fan is a cross flow fan.

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