JP2009285302A - Electric cooker - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To have a function of displaying on-state of a power source in addition to a function of temperature adjusting operation. <P>SOLUTION: The electric cooker has a heating means 3 for heating a grill pan 2 and a temperature adjusting lever 13 for controlling heating of the heating means 3, each arranged in a body housing 1 on which the grill pan 2 is freely attachably/detachably mounted. The temperature adjusting lever 13 itself is designed to emit light during the on-time of the power source. Thus, the light emission of the temperature adjusting lever 13 functioning as temperature adjusting operation also serves to display that the electric cooker is in use (in other words, the power source is on.). <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 and a temperature adjusting lever for controlling the amount of heating by the heating means are disposed in a body case in which the grill pan is detachably mounted. It is related with the electric cooker formed.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an electric cooker in which a heating means for heating the grill pan and a temperature adjusting lever for controlling the amount of heating by the heating means are disposed in a main body case to which the grill pan is detachably mounted has been well known. (See Patent Document 1).

JP 2003-325360 A

  In the case of the electric cooker disclosed in Patent Document 1, the temperature adjustment lever is merely operated during temperature adjustment, and whether or not the electric cooker is in use (in other words, the power is turned on). It does not have a function of displaying whether or not.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object thereof is to display that the power supply is in an ON state in addition to the function for temperature adjustment operation.

  In the present invention, as a first means for solving the above-mentioned problems, a heating means for heating the grill pan and a temperature for controlling the heating amount by the heating means are provided in the body case in which the grill pan is detachably mounted. An electric cooker including an adjustment lever is configured such that the temperature adjustment lever itself can emit light when the power is turned on.

  With the configuration described above, the temperature adjustment lever that controls the amount of heating by the heating means emits light when the power is turned on. Therefore, it is displayed that the electric cooker is in use (in other words, the power is on) by the light emission of the temperature adjustment lever that functions as a temperature adjustment operation, which is easy for the user to understand. Design and visual effects can be improved.

  In the present invention, as a second means for solving the above-mentioned problems, in the electric cooker provided with the first means, the temperature control lever is constituted by a transparent member, and the temperature control lever is provided at an appropriate position. In addition, it is possible to arrange a light source that is turned on when the power is turned on. In such a configuration, when the power is turned on, the light source arranged at an appropriate position of the temperature control lever is turned on, so that the power-on state can be easily seen. .

  In the present invention, as a third means for solving the above-described problem, in the electric cooker provided with the second means, the light source can be disposed on the movable portion of the temperature control lever. In such a configuration, the light source also moves in response to the movement of the temperature adjustment lever, and the temperature adjustment lever can emit light uniformly.

  In the present invention, as a fourth means for solving the above-mentioned problem, in the electric cooker provided with the second or third means, a power supply line to the light source is slid on the temperature adjusting lever. The movable portion can also be held. In such a configuration, the slide movable portion of the temperature control lever and the power supply line move together, and the slide movable portion does not damage the power supply line.

  In the present invention, as a fifth means for solving the above-mentioned problems, in the electric cooker provided with the first, second, third or fourth means, the main body case is divided into upper and lower parts. The upper and lower cases are formed on the side surfaces of the upper and lower cases, and an arcuate portion is formed inside the upper and lower cases, and the temperature adjusting lever is provided between the upper and lower cases. The operating portion can be slidably disposed in a state where it is positioned at the center of the arc portion. In such a configuration, the temperature adjusting lever can be simplified and the temperature adjusting lever can be simplified. The operating portion is positioned at the center of the arc portion, and the operating portion is guarded by the upper and lower outer shell portions of the arc portion, so that it does not move carelessly due to external force.

  According to the first means of the present invention, a heating means for heating the grill pan and a temperature adjusting lever for controlling the heating amount by the heating means are disposed in the main body case to which the grill pan is detachably mounted. The electric cooker is configured so that the temperature control lever itself can emit light when the power is turned on, and the electric cooker is in use by the light emission of the temperature control lever that functions as a temperature control operation. (In other words, that the power supply is in an ON state) is displayed, and it is easy for the user to understand and there is an effect that the design and visual effects can be improved.

  As in the second means of the present invention, in the electric cooker provided with the first means, the temperature control lever is constituted by a transparent member, and a light source that is turned on at an appropriate position of the temperature control lever when the power is turned on. In such a configuration, when the power is turned on, the light source disposed at an appropriate position of the temperature control lever is turned on, so that it is easy to visually recognize the power-on state.

  As in the third means of the present invention, in the electric cooker provided with the second means, the light source can also be disposed on the movable part in the temperature adjustment lever, and when configured as such, The light source moves in response to the movement of the temperature adjustment lever, and the temperature adjustment lever can emit light uniformly.

  As in the fourth means of the present invention, in the electric cooker provided with the second or third means, the power supply line to the light source can be held on the slide movable portion of the temperature control lever. In such a configuration, the slide movable part of the temperature control lever and the power line move together, and the slide movable part does not damage the power line.

  As in the fifth means of the present invention, in the electric cooker provided with the first, second, third or fourth means, the main body case is divided into an upper case and a lower case which are divided vertically. And an arcuate portion formed on an inner side of the upper and lower case at the center thereof is formed on the side surfaces of the upper and lower cases, and the temperature control lever is disposed between the upper and lower cases with the operation portion of the arc portion. It can also be slidably arranged in a state where it is located in the center, and in such a case, the arrangement structure of the temperature adjustment lever can be simplified, and the operation part of the temperature adjustment lever is at the center of the arc part. The operating portion is guarded by the upper and lower outer shell portions of the arc portion, and is not moved carelessly by an external force.

  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 inwardly (in other words, beaten) 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.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the temperature control lever 13 is positioned between the upper and lower cases 1a and 1b with the operation portion 13a positioned at the center of the arc portion 8, and the shaft support portion 13b is placed in the lower case. It is pivotally supported with respect to the center of the bottom of 1b and is slidable in the left-right direction.

  The temperature control lever 13 is made of a transparent material, and an LED 14 acting as a light source is disposed on the slide movable portion 13c. A power supply line 15 for supplying power to the LED 14 is held by the slide movable portion 13 c of the temperature control lever 13. Note that a lamp may be employed as the light source instead of the LED.

  With the configuration described above, it is displayed that the electric cooker is in use (in other words, the power supply is in the ON state) by the light emission of the temperature adjustment lever 13 that functions as a temperature adjustment operation. As a result, it is easy for the user to understand, and the design and visual effects can be improved. In addition, when the power is turned on, the LED 14 disposed on the movable portion 13c of the temperature control lever 13 is lit, so that it is easy to visually recognize the power-on state. Further, the LED 14 also moves in response to the movement of the temperature adjustment lever 13, and the temperature adjustment lever 13 can emit light uniformly. Further, the arrangement structure of the temperature control lever 13 can be simplified, and the operation portion 13a of the temperature control lever 13 is positioned at the center of the arc portion 8, so that the operation portion 13a is the upper and lower outer shell portions of the arc portion 8. It will be guarded by this and will not move carelessly due to external forces.

  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)
13 is a temperature control lever 13a is an operation part 13b is a shaft support part 13c is a slide movable part 14 is a light source (LED)
15 is a power supply line

Claims (5)

  An electric cooker in which a heating means for heating the grill pan and a temperature adjusting lever for controlling the amount of heating by the heating means are disposed in a main body case to which the grill pan is detachably attached, An electric cooker characterized in that the temperature control lever itself can emit light when turned on.   The electric cooker according to claim 1, wherein the temperature control lever is made of a transparent member, and a light source that is turned on when the power is turned on is disposed at an appropriate position of the temperature control lever.   The electric cooker according to claim 2, wherein the light source is disposed in a movable part of the temperature control lever.   The electric cooker according to any one of claims 2 and 3, wherein a power supply line to the light source is held by a slide movable part of the temperature control lever.   The main body case is composed of an upper case and a lower case that are divided into upper and lower parts, and a side surface of the upper and lower cases is formed with an arcuate portion that is formed on the inside centering on a divided portion of the upper and lower cases, and 5. The temperature control lever is slidably disposed between the upper and lower cases in a state where the operation portion is positioned at the center of the arc portion. An electric cooker according to claim 1.

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