JP2009285296A - Electric cooker - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent dripping of a soup boiled over from a grill pan from dropping into the body housing of a cooker. <P>SOLUTION: The electric cooker has a heating means 3 for heating a grill pan 2 and a heat insulating plate 4 for preventing radiation downward of the heat of the heating means 3, each arranged in the body housing 1 on which the grill pan 2 is freely attachably/detachably mounted. On the outer circumference of the grill pan 2, there is installed a soup-dripping preventive rib 13 situated in a part perpendicular from the top flat part of the body housing 1, for the purpose of guiding the dripping of the boiled-over soup X from the outer circumference of the grill pan 2 to the outer periphery of the body housing 1. Thus, the soup X boiled over from the grill pan 2 mounted on the body housing 1 is designed to fall on the outer peripheral side of the body housing 1 by being guided with the soup-dripping preventive rib 13 formed on the outer circumference of the grill pan 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an electric cooker, and more specifically, a heating means for heating the grill pan in a body case in which the grill pan is detachably mounted, and a heat shield for preventing downward radiation of the heat of the heating means. The present invention relates to an electric cooker provided with a plate.

  An electric cooker in which a heating means for heating the grill pan and a heat shielding plate for preventing downward radiation of heat of the heating means are disposed in a main body case to which the grill pan is detachably mounted. It is well known from the past (see Patent Document 1).

JP-A-2005-13498

  In the case of the electric cooker disclosed in Patent Document 1 above, the diameter of the grill pan is larger than that of the main body case, so that the soup that overflows from the grill pan falls into the main body case. Although there is no problem, there has been no attempt to reduce the size of the product by making the diameter of the grill pan substantially the same as the diameter of the main body case.

  If the above structure is used, whether the soup that overflows from the grill pan will not fall into the main body case, or if it can fall into the main body case, can the structure be easily cleaned? It has become an important issue.

  This invention is made | formed in view of said point, and it aims at preventing the soup which overflowed from the grill pan from falling in a main body case.

  In the present invention, as a first means for solving the above-mentioned problems, a heating means for heating the grill pan in a main body case to which the grill pan is detachably attached, and radiation of heat downward from the heating means. In the electric cooker comprising a heat shield plate for preventing the heat from the outer periphery of the grill pan, the outer peripheral portion of the grill pan is positioned in the vertical direction from the top surface of the main body case. A drip prevention rib is provided to induce dripping of the drip into the outer peripheral side of the main body case.

  By configuring as described above, the dripping prevention formed in the portion where the soup overflowing from the grill pan attached to the main body case is perpendicular to the top surface flat portion of the main body case in the outer peripheral portion of the grill pan. It will be guided to the rib and dropped to the outer peripheral side of the main body case. Therefore, intrusion of the soup into the main body case is prevented, and the main body case can always be kept clean.

  In the present invention, as a second means for solving the above-mentioned problem, in the electric cooker provided with the above-mentioned first means, the soup prevention ribs are provided over the entire circumference of the grill pan. In the case of such a configuration, it is not necessary to position the grill pan and the main body case corresponding to the position where the dripping prevention rib is formed, and a positioning member or the like is not necessary.

  In the present invention, as a third means for solving the above-mentioned problem, in the electric cooker including the first or second means, the top case of the main body case is dropped from the dripping prevention rib. It is also possible to provide an inclined surface that guides the soup to the outer peripheral side. In such a configuration, after overflowing from the grill pan, the soup that has fallen from the soup prevention rib to the top flat portion of the main body case It will be induced | guided | derived to the inclined surface and will flow down to the outer peripheral side of a main body case, and the penetration | invasion of the soup in a main body case can be prevented effectively.

  In the present invention, as a fourth means for solving the above-mentioned problems, in the electric cooker provided with the first, second or third means, the dripping prevention rib is provided on the heat shield plate. It is also possible to provide a guide groove that catches the soup that has fallen into the main body case and prevents it from going around to the heating means, and in such a case, the soup is between the heating means and the heat shield plate. No matter who invades, the soup that has entered can be received by the guide groove, and can be easily wiped off and cared for.

  According to the first means of the present invention, the heating means for heating the grill pan in the main body case to which the grill pan is detachably attached, and the heat shielding plate for preventing the radiation of the heat from the heating means downward. In the electric cooker, the soup from the outer peripheral portion of the grill pan is placed on the outer peripheral portion of the grill pan at a position perpendicular to the top surface of the main body case. On the outer peripheral side of the grill pan, a dripping prevention rib is provided, and the soup that overflows from the grill pan attached to the main body case is located on the outer peripheral portion of the grill pan in the vertical direction from the top flat portion of the main body case. Since it is guided by the formed dripping prevention rib and allowed to fall to the outer peripheral side of the main body case, the intrusion of the dripping into the main body case is prevented and the inside of the main body case is always kept clean. be able to There is an effect that.

  As in the second means of the present invention, in the electric cooker provided with the first means, the dripping prevention rib can be provided over the entire outer periphery of the grill pan, and as such When comprised, it becomes unnecessary to position a grill pan and a main body case corresponding to the formation position of a dripping prevention rib, and a positioning member etc. become unnecessary.

  As in the third means of the present invention, in the electric cooker provided with the first or second means, the soup falling from the soup prevention rib is guided to the outer peripheral side on the top surface of the main body case. In such a case, the soup that overflows from the grill pan and then falls on the top surface of the main body case from the soup prevention rib is guided to the inclined surface and the main body case. It will flow down to the outer peripheral side of the soup, and soaking of the soup into the main body case can be effectively prevented.

  As in the fourth means of the present invention, in the electric cooker provided with the first, second or third means, the heat shield plate gets over the sag prevention rib and falls into the main body case. It is also possible to provide a guide groove that receives the soaked soup and prevents it from wrapping around to the heating means side, and in such a case, even if soup has entered between the heating means and the heat shield plate, The soup that has entered can be received by the guide groove, and can be easily wiped off and cared for.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, this electric cooker includes a main body case 1 in which a grill pan 2 is detachably mounted, and an electric heater that functions as a heating means in the main body case 1 for heating the grill pan 2. 3 and a heat shield plate 4 that prevents downward radiation of the heat of the electric heater 3. Reference numeral 5 denotes a lid of the grill pan 2.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the main body case 1 is composed of an upper case 1a and a lower case 1b which are divided into upper and lower parts, and the upper case 1a supports the heat shield plate 4, while Circular vents 6, 6... And vertically long vents 7, 7... Are formed in the bottom and side walls of the lower case 1 b. The upper case 1a and the lower case 1b have an arcuate portion 8 that is recessed inward in the coupled state. And the said vent hole 7,7 ... is formed in the vertical wall 1c suspended from the intermediate part of the said circular arc part 8 in the said lower case 1b. This reduces the number of vents 6, 6... Formed in the bottom surface of the lower case 1b, and the reduced amount is the number of vents 7, 7,. It becomes possible to cover, it is possible to suppress an increase in floor surface temperature, and it can be used more safely. Moreover, since the vents 7, 7,... Are formed in the vertical wall 1c suspended from the middle part of the arc portion 8 in the lower case 1b, the vents 7, 7,. And the appearance design is not impaired.

  The grill pan 2 has a bottomed cylindrical shape having an outer diameter substantially the same as the outer diameter of the main body case 1, and the lid 5 is detachably mounted on an upper end opening edge thereof. An annular engagement step portion 9 is formed. That is, this electric cooker assumes a compact cylindrical shape as a whole in a state where the grill pan 2 is placed on the main body case 1.

  The electric heater 3 is configured by casting a sheathed heater 11 into a disk-shaped heat transfer plate 10 made of a good heat conductor such as an aluminum alloy, and is fitted into a fitting recess 12 formed on the bottom surface of the grill pan 2. It is supposed to be inserted.

  In the case of the electric cooker structured as described above, it is possible to make a structure that does not drop the soup overflowing from the grill pan 2 into the main body case 1, or the soup has fallen into the main body case. However, an important issue is whether the structure can be easily maintained.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the outer peripheral portion of the grill pan 2 is located on the outer peripheral portion of the grill pan 2 and is located in a vertical direction from the top surface of the main body case 1. A dripping prevention rib 13 is provided for inducing the dripping of the soup X from the outer periphery of the main body case 1. The soup-preventing rib 13 is a ridge that is integrally projected downward from the lower end of the outer peripheral surface of the grill pan 2, and is provided over the entire outer periphery of the grill pan 2. Furthermore, the top surface of the main body case 1 is provided with an inclined surface 14 that guides the soup X falling from the soup prevention rib 13 to the outer peripheral side. Furthermore, the heat shield plate 4 is provided with a guide groove 15 for preventing the soaking dripping X that has fallen into the main body case 1 over the soup dripping prevention rib 13 and wrapping around the electric heater 3 side. It has been. The guide groove 15 is provided below the outer peripheral wall 12 a of the fitting recess 12 formed on the bottom surface of the grill pan 2.

  By configuring as described above, the soup dripping X overflowing from the grill pan 2 attached to the main body case 1 is guided to the soup dripping prevention rib 13 formed on the outer peripheral portion of the grill pan 2, and It will be dropped to the outer periphery. Therefore, intrusion of the soup X into the main body case 1 is prevented, and the main body case 1 can always be kept clean. In addition, the soup-prevention rib 13 is formed as a ridge that protrudes downward and integrally on the lower end of the outer peripheral surface of the grill pan 2 and is formed over the entire outer periphery. 1 does not need to be positioned corresponding to the position at which the dripping prevention rib 13 is formed, and a positioning member or the like is not necessary. In addition, the top surface of the main body case 1 is provided with an inclined surface 14 for guiding the soup X falling from the soup prevention rib 13 to the outer peripheral side. The soup dripping X that has fallen from 13 to the top surface of the main body case 1 is guided to the inclined surface 14 and flows down to the outer peripheral side of the main body case 1, thereby effectively preventing the soup dripping X from entering the main body case 1. can do. In addition, the heat shield plate 4 is provided with a guide groove 15 for preventing the soaking dripping X that has fallen into the main body case 1 over the soaking dripping prevention rib 13 and preventing the soaking from moving toward the electric heater 3 side. Even if the soup X enters between the electric heater 3 and the heat shield 4, the soup X that has entered can be received by the guide groove 15, and can be easily wiped off and maintained. .

  The invention of the present application is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and it is needless to say that the design can be appropriately changed without departing from the gist of the invention.

It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the electric cooker concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a principal part expansion perspective view of the main body case in the electric cooker concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a principal part expanded sectional view of the electric cooker concerning embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 is body case 2 is grill pan 3 is heating means (electric heater)
4 is a heat shield plate 13 is a dripping prevention rib 14 is an inclined surface 15 is a guide groove X is a dripping

Claims (4)

  An electric cooker in which a heating means for heating the grill pan and a heat shielding plate for preventing downward radiation of the heat of the heating means are disposed in a main body case to which the grill pan is detachably mounted. In the outer peripheral portion of the grill pan, a dripping prevention rib that is located in a portion that is in a vertical direction from the top surface of the main body case and induces the dripping from the outer peripheral portion of the grill pan to the outer peripheral side. An electric cooker characterized in that it is provided.   2. The electric cooker according to claim 1, wherein the soup dripping prevention rib is provided over the entire outer periphery of the grill pan.   The electric cooker according to any one of claims 1 and 2, wherein an inclined surface is provided on the top surface of the main body case for guiding the soup falling from the soup prevention rib to the outer peripheral side. .   2. The heat shield plate is provided with a guide groove that prevents the soaking dripping that has fallen into the main body case from over the soaking prevention rib and prevents the soaking from flowing toward the heating means. The electric cooker according to any one of 2 and 3.

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