JP2010069016A - Electric kettle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electric kettle readily operated by one hand when supplying hot water where a kettle body is tilted to pour hot water, and further adjusting the amount of poured hot water. <P>SOLUTION: The electric kettle includes a valve mechanism for preventing hot water from flowing out of the body through a spout. The valve mechanism has an opening/closing operation portion provided below a steam port in the vertical direction and on the opposite side to the spout across the steam port. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention includes a heating mechanism for heating water in the main body, a start switch for starting the heating mechanism, a stop mechanism for detecting completion of heating and stopping heating by the heating mechanism, and an opening on the upper side. A main body having a lid that closes the opening of the main body, and the lid is between the closing posture in which the lid closes the opening and the open posture in which the opening is open. The present invention relates to an electric kettle which is configured to be swingable around a swing shaft provided in a body, and which includes a spout and a steam port in the lid and a handle in the main body.

  This type of electric kettle is currently being sold under the catchphrase of “when you want, just as much as you want”, and it receives power from the power plate and the power plate to the kettle body. A heating mechanism is provided for heating the water that has been removed. Hot water obtained by heating can be taken out from the spout by lifting the kettle body from the power supply plate and tilting the kettle body.

  Regarding the detection of the completion of heating, for example, the steam generated from the hot water is guided to a detection unit, and the steam is detected to stop the heating. Therefore, it is possible to accurately and surely detect the boiling state where steam is actually generated with a simple configuration, and supply hot water “as much as you want when you want”. Although this type of electric kettle is widely sold today, there are still few published examples of specific applications, and the prior art cannot be shown in the literature.

A longitudinal sectional view of a conventional electric kettle by the present applicant is shown in FIG.
The electric kettle 100 includes a heating mechanism 101 that heats the water in the main body 103 and a start switch (heating operation switch 115) that starts the heating mechanism 101, and also detects heating completion and heats the heating mechanism 101. A stop mechanism 118 for stopping is provided.
Further, the electric kettle 100 is configured to include a main body body 103 having an opening on the upper side, and a lid body 108 that closes the opening of the main body body 103, and a closing posture in which the lid body 108 closes the opening, The lid 108 is configured to be swingable around a swing shaft provided in the main body body 103 between the open posture and the open posture.
The lid body 108 is provided with a spout 109 and a steam port 112, and the main body body 103 is provided with a handle 110.
Further, conventionally, a hot water operation button 114 for opening and closing a valve body 113 provided in the vicinity of the spout 109 is provided in the upper center of the electric kettle 100, and a heating operation switch 115 is provided on the upper side of the handle 110. It was.
In this structure, it is possible to perform a heating start operation while holding the handle, but it is not possible to operate the hot water operation button with one hand while holding the handle during hot water supply. Therefore, conventionally, the hot water operation button is an open / close operation type that can be operated selectively in either the open / close state, and after opening the hot water operation button, the kettle body is tilted, or the kettle body is tilted, It was necessary to open the hot water operation button with the other hand, and there was room for improvement in operability.
Further, since the valve is only maintained in the fully open state or the fully closed state, the amount of hot water supply cannot be adjusted.
An object of the present invention is to obtain an electric kettle that can be easily operated with one hand during hot water supply in which the kettle body is tilted and poured, and the amount of pouring can be adjusted.

In order to achieve the above object, a heating mechanism for heating water in the main body, a start switch for starting the heating mechanism, a stop mechanism for detecting heating completion and stopping heating by the heating mechanism, A main body having an opening on the side, and a lid for closing the opening of the main body,
The lid body is configured to be swingable around a swing shaft provided in the main body body between a closing posture in which the lid closes the opening and an open posture in which the opening is opened,
A first characteristic configuration of an electric kettle provided with a spout and a steam port in the lid body and a handle in the main body body,
A valve mechanism capable of preventing outflow from the main body of hot water through the spout is provided,
The opening / closing operation part of the valve mechanism is provided at a position on the lower side in the vertical direction with respect to the steam port and at a position on the opposite side of the steam port with respect to the spout.

In this type of electric kettle, the steam port is generally provided in the upper part of the kettle body (specifically, the top surface of the lid). On the other hand, the handle used for hot water supply is located on the opposite side of the pouring spout from the pouring spout in a top view. Therefore, as described above, when the opening / closing operation portion of the valve mechanism is provided at a position on the lower side in the vertical direction with respect to the steam port and on the opposite side of the steam port with respect to the spout, It becomes possible to provide the opening / closing operation part in the vicinity of the handle. In the embodiment described later, it is provided on the upper part of the handle.
As a result, hot water can be supplied with good operability by tilting the kettle body and opening / closing the valve mechanism via the opening / closing operation section.

Now, in order to realize the above configuration, the valve mechanism includes a valve seat provided in the lid body, a valve body that prevents outflow of hot water while being in contact with the valve seat, and the valve body is in a closed state side. Comprising a valve body biasing mechanism that biases
The opening / closing operation unit is configured to be movable between a standby position where the valve mechanism is kept closed and an operation position where the valve mechanism is opened, and the opening / closing operation unit is moved to the standby position. An opening / closing operation unit urging mechanism for urging
In the configuration in which the valve mechanism is opened in the operated state in which the opening / closing operation unit is operated to the operation position side against the urging force of the opening / closing operation unit urging mechanism,
It is preferable that the opening degree of the valve mechanism changes according to the operation amount of the opening / closing operation unit from the standby position. This configuration is the second characteristic configuration of the present application.

In this electric kettle, the valve mechanism is configured as a combination of a valve body and a valve seat, and the valve mechanism opens and closes when the valve body moves relative to the lid body. Here, the valve body is urged to the closed state by the valve body urging mechanism, and the opening / closing operation portion is urged to the standby position by the opening / closing operation portion urging mechanism. Valve opening occurs.
And the amount of hot water supply can be adjusted because the opening degree of a valve mechanism changes according to the operation amount of the opening / closing operation part from a standby position.

As a configuration for performing such adjustment of the hot water supply amount,
A movable member is provided between the valve mechanism and the opening / closing operation unit, which is movable in the front-rear direction of the main body according to the position of the opening / closing operation unit.
The valve body is provided with an operated portion that is movable in the vertical direction, and an operating portion that is in contact with the operated portion on the valve body side of the moving member and is capable of moving the valve body in the valve opening direction. Provided,
In the abutting state where the operated part abuts on the operating part, as the operating part, an opening maintaining part in which the valve opening is maintained at a predetermined opening, and an opening changing part in which the valve opening is increased or decreased It is preferable to comprise. This configuration is the third characteristic configuration of the present application.

  In this configuration, the operation state of the opening / closing operation unit is transmitted to the valve body via the moving member. The operation amount transmission (opening transmission) between the moving member and the valve element occurs between the operated part provided on the valve element and the operating part provided on the moving member. By providing the degree maintaining unit and the opening changing unit, it is possible to adjust the amount of hot water supply according to the operation amount by maintaining the predetermined opening or increasing the operation amount by increasing the operation amount. It becomes possible.

  Now, as a function requested | required of an electric kettle, when a kettle main body falls, it is calculated | required to prevent the water leak in the attitude | position. For such purposes, a fall prevention valve has been provided so far. However, in the electric kettle according to the present application, the fall prevention water valve is provided by providing it between the spout and the opening / closing operation unit. Necessary functions can be arranged compactly across the lid in the direction from the mouth toward the opening / closing operation unit. This configuration is the fourth characteristic configuration of the present application.

In the case of adopting this configuration, the overturn stop valve is provided in a straight line between the spout and the opening / closing operation unit, and the opening / closing operation unit is provided between the valve mechanism and the opening / closing operation unit. In accordance with the position of the main body body is provided with a movable member movable in the front-rear direction, and a bifurcated portion is provided on the opening / closing operation unit side of the movable member,
It is preferable that the bifurcated portion can be brought into contact with the opening / closing operation portion via a side portion of the overturn stop water valve. This configuration is the fifth characteristic configuration of the present application.

In this configuration, in the top view, the spout, the valve mechanism, the overturn stop valve, the moving member, and the opening / closing operation unit are arranged in the order of description from the spout side. Here, the moving member transmits the operation amount of the opening / closing operation unit to the valve mechanism side, but the overturn stop water valve is located at the center side in the body body lateral direction perpendicular to the body body front-rear direction, and both side portions thereof. By disposing the bifurcated portion of the moving member in the electric kettle that can be provided with a tipping water stop valve and can perform water stop well, it is possible to stabilize the transmission of the operation state from the opening / closing operation portion to the valve mechanism.
As in the embodiment shown later, when providing, for example, a pair of tipping stop water valves corresponding to different amounts of hot water as the tipping stop water valve, if each of the above functional parts is provided side by side in the front-rear direction of the body body, With a configuration in which the opening amount of the part is small, the valve can be opened / closed and the water is prevented from falling, and the space inside the lid can be effectively used.

  Furthermore, as a sixth characteristic configuration of the present application, an electric kettle having a neat arrangement as viewed from above can be obtained by providing the steam port between the overturn stop valve and the opening / closing operation unit.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an external view of an electric kettle 1 according to the present application, FIG. 2 is a view showing a use state thereof, and FIGS. 3, 4, and 5 are views showing an internal structure thereof. Here, FIG. 3 shows a state where the hot water supply operation button 14 is not pressed and hot water cannot be supplied even when the kettle body 3 is tilted, and FIG. 5 shows a state where the hot water supply operation button 14 is pressed and hot water can be supplied. . 6 to 11 are detailed views for explaining the characteristic configuration of the electric kettle 1 according to the present application.

The electric kettle 1 is composed of a power supply plate 2 and a kettle body 3.
The power supply plate 2 is configured as an outer circular plate, and includes a power feeding mechanism 4 on the center side of the upper surface thereof. The lower surface serves as a housing portion for the power cable 5. At the time of use, the power cable 5 is pulled out from the lower surface of the power plate 2 and connected to an outlet (not shown), so that power can be supplied to the kettle body 3 through the power supply mechanism 4.
The power supply mechanism 4 is formed at the center side position of the power supply plate 2 so as to protrude from the upper surface thereof, and the external appearance of the power supply mechanism 4 is substantially cylindrical. The power feeding mechanism 4 includes a center hole 4 a and an annular hole 4 b provided concentrically with the center hole 4 a, an electrode portion (for power feeding) provided in the holes 4 a and 4 b, and a cylindrical outer peripheral portion of the power feeding mechanism 4. And a detection electrode 4c provided in a part in the circumferential direction. The detection electrode 4c detects that the power supply plate 2 and the kettle body 3 are in the power feeding posture.
In a power supply state (power supply posture) in which the kettle body 3 is placed on the power supply plate 2, as shown in FIG. 3, the power supply mechanism 4 is fitted into the kettle body 3 and the power receiving mechanism 17 provided in the kettle body 3. Power can be supplied via

The kettle body 3 includes a main body 7 configured in a substantially container shape with an open top and a lid body 8 that covers the opening as main members. The lid 8 is configured to be swingable around a swinging shaft 8a provided at one end in the transverse direction in the upper part of the kettle body 3, and the lid 8 is opened by swinging the lid 8 upward. Water can be poured into the main body body 7 in the state (open posture). On the other hand, hot water can be heated with the lid 8 closing the opening of the main body 7 (closed posture).
In this example, as shown in FIG. 3, the main body 7 is provided with a separate stainless steel inner container 70 separate from the resin main body 7. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 7, the lid body 8 is configured in a substantially cylindrical shape, and has a very complicated configuration of the lid body 80, a lid cover 81 that covers the lid body 80 from above, and the lid body 80. The lower plate 83 includes a container packing 82 that is coupled to the lower side and seals the inner container 70 in a closed state. The lid cover 81 is provided with a steam port 12, and the lower plate 83 is provided with a hot water flow hole 83a and a steam flow hole 83b.
As will be described in detail later, in the electric kettle 1 of the present application, a movable member that is movable in the longitudinal direction of the main body according to the position of the hot water operation button 14 between the valve mechanism 20 for the spout 9 and the hot water operation button 14. 25 is provided. And the upper and lower clamping members 84a and 84b are provided by the structure which clamps the moving member 25 from the up-down direction. The steam port 12 is provided in the upper clamping member 84a.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the kettle body 3 is provided with a spout 9 on the upper side thereof and a handle 10 on the opposite side of the spout 9 in the front-rear direction of the kettle body. Further, a lid body opening / closing operation part 11 for opening and closing the lid body 8 is provided from the spout 9 side between the spout 9 located on the front side and the handle 10 located on the rear side, and the steam port 12 is provided. I have.

  A hot water control valve body 13 is provided on the inner side of the spout 9, and the valve body 13 is controlled to move in the vertical direction in accordance with the operation status of the hot water operation button 14, whereby the kettle body Even if 3 is tilted, hot water does not come out from the spout 9 as long as the hot water operation button 14 is not in the pushed-in position. In the protruding posture (standby position) of the hot water supply operation button 14 shown in FIG. 3, hot water does not come out. On the other hand, hot water can be supplied in the retracted posture (operating position) of the hot water operation button 14 shown in FIG.

A heating operation switch 15 (an example of a start switch) is provided at the bottom of the kettle body 3 and below the handle 10, and heating by the heating mechanism 16 is started by pressing the heating operation switch 15 downward. can do. As shown in FIG. 3, the heating operation switch 15 waits for the heating start operation in a standby posture in which the upper position is taken. On the other hand, the heating operation switch 15 continues the heating in the heating maintenance posture that takes the lower position.
The heating mechanism 16 is composed of an electric heater that receives the supply of electricity from the power receiving mechanism 17, and the electric heater is arranged in a circular shape at the lower part of the kettle body.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the power receiving mechanism 17 is formed at the center side position of the kettle main body 3 by retreating from the bottom surface. The power receiving mechanism 17 also has an approximately cylindrical appearance. Yes. The power receiving mechanism 17 includes a center guide pin 17a, an inner diameter side annular electrode 17b provided concentrically with the center guide pin 17a, and an outer diameter side annular electrode 17c provided on the outer diameter side. These three electrodes are a pair of power receiving electrodes and a power receiving posture detecting electrode.
As described above, in the power feeding state (power feeding posture) in which the kettle body 3 is placed on the power supply plate 2, the power feeding mechanism 4 is fitted into the kettle body 3 and the electrodes are electrically connected to each other. Power can be received.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the power receiving mechanism 17 and the heating operation switch 15 are connected by an interlocking unit 18 widely used in the electric kettle 1. The configuration of the interlocking unit 18 will be described. The power receiving mechanism 17 is provided on the kettle main body 3 side, and the unit main body 18a including a fixed arm portion 18b extending integrally with the power receiving mechanism 17 in the outer peripheral direction, and the arm portion 18b A swing arm portion 18c provided on the upper side and swingable in the vertical direction with respect to the unit main body 18a is provided.

A steam detector 19 (specifically, a steam sensitive plate that deforms in response to steam) is provided at the outer peripheral side end of the fixed arm 18b. The above-described heating operation switch 15 is connected to the tip of the swing arm portion 18c.
The heating operation switch 15 is in a state in which the power receiving mechanism 17 provided in the kettle body 3 is supplied with electricity from the power feeding mechanism 4 provided in the power supply plate 2 and the steam detector 19 is not detecting steam. Is kept in its standby position shown by the solid line. When the heating operation switch 15 is pushed down, the swing arm portion 18c swings downward and is maintained in the heating maintenance posture, and supplies power to the heating mechanism 16. Therefore, heating of water is started.
When the water in the kettle body 3 boils by heating, the steam generated from the hot water reaches the steam detector 19 via the steam path 40 provided on the side of the kettle body, and accompanying the steam detection of the steam detector 19 Then, the posture holding of the swing arm portion 18c held downward is released, the swing swing is returned upward, and the power supply to the heating mechanism 16 is stopped. At the same time, the heating operation switch 15 returns from the heating maintenance posture to the standby posture.

  Therefore, the interlocking unit 18 operates as a stop mechanism that detects steam generated from the generated hot water in conjunction with the power receiving mechanism 17 and stops heating by the heating mechanism 16.

Although the above is the structure of the electric kettle 1 which concerns on this application, below, the characteristic structure employ | adopted as this electric kettle 1 is demonstrated.
The electric kettle 1 according to the present application is provided with a valve mechanism 20 that can prevent outflow of the hot water from the main body body 7 through the spout 9, and a hot water supply operation button 14 that is an opening / closing operation part of the valve mechanism 20 is provided. It is provided at a position on the lower side in the vertical direction with respect to the steam port 12 and at a position on the opposite side of the steam port 12 with respect to the spout 9.

As shown in FIG. 5, the valve mechanism 20 is provided with a valve seat 22 provided in the lid main body 80, a valve body 13 that prevents outflow of hot water while being in contact with the valve seat 22, and the valve body 13. Is provided with a valve body urging mechanism 23 that urges the valve to the closed state side. The valve body urging mechanism 23 includes a spring 23a and a support member 23b that is positioned on the upper side of the lower plate 83 and connected to the lid body, as can be seen from the drawing.
The hot-water supply operation button 14 is movable between a standby position (position shown in FIG. 3) for maintaining the closed state of the valve mechanism 20 and an operation position (position shown in FIG. 5) where the valve mechanism is opened. And an opening / closing operation unit urging mechanism 24 that urges the hot water supply operation button 14 to the standby position. The opening / closing operation unit urging mechanism 24 includes a spring 24 a and a seat 24 b provided on the lid body 80 as can be seen from the drawing. Then, the valve mechanism 20 is opened in the operated state in which the hot water supply operation button 14 is operated to the operation position side shown in FIG. 5 against the urging force of the opening / closing operation unit urging mechanism 24.

The electric kettle 1 according to the present application employs a configuration in which the opening degree of the valve mechanism 20 changes according to the operation amount of the hot water supply operation button 14 from the standby position.
That is, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, a valve member 13 is provided between the valve mechanism 20 and the hot water supply operation button 14, and a movable member 25 movable in the front-rear direction of the main body is provided according to the position of the hot water operation button 14. In addition, an operated portion 13a that is movable in the vertical direction is provided, and an operating portion 25a that can be operated to move the valve body 13 in the valve opening direction by contacting the operated portion 13a on the valve body side of the moving member 25 is provided. ing.
Then, as can be seen from FIGS. 3, 5, 6, and 7, the valve opening is maintained at a predetermined opening as the operation portion 25a in the contact state where the operated portion 13a is in contact with the operation portion 25a. And an opening degree changing unit 27 that increases or decreases the valve opening degree. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, the opening degree maintaining unit 26 is configured as a horizontal abutting surface extending in a substantially horizontal direction with the lid body 8 being closed, and the opening degree changing unit 27 is: In accordance with the pushing operation of the hot water supply operation button 14, it is an inclined contact surface that works in a direction to push down the operated portion 13 a.

In the electric kettle 1 according to the present application, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, the overturn water stop valve 28 is provided between the spout 9 and the hot water supply operation button 14. This overturn stop water valve 28 is a valve that prevents hot water from leaking from the inside through the steam port 12 provided on the upper surface of the lid 8 from the inside when the kettle body 3 falls. It is provided in the body 8 and is provided in a steam path 29 that leads from the inside of the kettle body 3 in which hot water is stored to the steam port 12.
The overturn stop water valve 28 includes a weight body 28a having a substantially triangular frustum shape and a weight housing space 28b provided in a lid body 80 for housing the weight body 28a. The pyramid storage space 28b is also configured in a generally triangular frustum shape, but the cone 28a is configured to be movable at least in the vertical direction in the space 28b, and in a normal state in which the cone 28a has not fallen down, the cone 28a. Is located in the lower part of the cone storage space 28b, so that steam is allowed to flow. In the water-stopped state, the cone 28a is positioned above the cone storage space 28b, so that the steam passage 29 provided on the top surface 28c is blocked, thereby preventing leakage of hot water.

As shown in FIG. 5, in the electric kettle 1 according to the present application, as the overturn stop valve 28, a pair of overturn stop valves having different water stop speeds (specifically, different diameters of the steam passage 29 described above). 28 are arranged in a straight line between the spout 9 and the hot water supply operation button 14. Further, as can be seen from FIG. 6, a moving member 25 is provided between the valve mechanism 20 and the hot water supply operation button 14, which is movable in the longitudinal direction of the main body according to the position of the hot water operation button 14. A bifurcated portion 25 b is provided on the hot water operation button 14 side of the moving member 25, and the bifurcated portion 25 b can be brought into contact with the hot water operation button 14 through the side portion of the overturn stop water valve 28.
The steam port 12 is provided between the overturn stop water valve 28 (cone housing space 28 b) and the hot water supply operation button 14.

  A configuration is adopted in which the bifurcated portion 25b is mainly sandwiched from above and below by the above-described upper and lower clamping members 84a and 84b. Then, as shown in FIG. 11, rattling of the moving member 25 is avoided as much as possible by sandwiching the bifurcated portion 25b between the upper and lower clamping members 84a and 84b.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the lid body 80 is configured so as to surround the pair of fall-off water valves 28 (cone housing space 28 b) between the lid body 80 and the lower clamping member 84 b. An oblong auxiliary rib 85 is provided on the side, and a water stop valve packing 86 is provided on the outer periphery thereof. The water stop valve packing 86 is formed larger than the auxiliary rib 85, and the water stop valve packing 86 does not contact the auxiliary rib 85 and is not forcibly deformed.

  Now, as shown in FIG. 6, the hot water supply operation button 14 is configured to be bifurcated on the moving member 25 side. The bifurcated portion 14a enters a pair of intrusion holes 80a provided in the lid body 80. The intrusion hole 80a is configured as a long hole that is long in the vertical direction. The reason why the long hole is configured as described above is that, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the bifurcated portion 14a of the hot water supply operation button 14 is not limited to the opening / closing operation of the lid body 8 even when the lid 8 is fully pushed. This is to avoid interference with the lid body 80.

[Another embodiment]
(A) In the above embodiment, as the operation part, an opening degree maintaining part that extends in the horizontal direction in a posture in which the lid is closed, and an opening degree changing part that extends obliquely downward toward the side away from the operated part; However, it is also possible to provide either one or both of them in order.
(B) In the embodiments described so far, the boiling completion state is detected and the heating completion state is detected. However, the completion of heating is detected by directly detecting the temperature of hot water or predicting it. However, a stop mechanism may be used.

  As described above, it is possible to obtain an electric kettle that can be easily operated with one hand during hot water supply in which the kettle body is tilted and poured, and the amount of pouring can be adjusted.

Figure showing the appearance of an electric kettle Diagram showing electric kettle in use Vertical section of the electric kettle when the hot water operation button is not pressed Lower vertical section of electric kettle Upper vertical section of the electric kettle with the hot water operation button pressed Exploded perspective view showing main members of lid The figure which shows the relationship between the cover body in a closed state, and a hot-water supply operation button The figure which shows the relationship between the cover body and hot-water supply operation button in an open state Top view showing form and position of seal for water stop valve Main part longitudinal cross-sectional view showing the form and position of the seal for water stop valve Main part longitudinal cross-sectional view showing the rattling structure of the moving member Longitudinal sectional view of a conventional electric kettle

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Electric kettle 7 Main body body 8 Lid body 9 Spout 10 Handle 13 Valve body 13a Operated part 14 Hot-water supply operation button (opening / closing operation part)
15 Heating operation switch (start switch)
16 Heating mechanism 20 Valve mechanism 22 Valve seat 23 Valve body urging mechanism 24 Opening / closing operation part urging member 25 Moving member 25a operation part

Claims (6)

A heating mechanism for heating water in the body, a start switch for starting the heating mechanism, a stop mechanism for detecting completion of heating and stopping heating by the heating mechanism, and a body body having an opening on the upper side; And a lid for closing the opening of the main body,
The lid body is configured to be swingable around a swing shaft provided in the main body body between a closing posture in which the lid closes the opening and an open posture in which the opening is opened,
An electric kettle having a spout and a steam port on the lid and a handle on the main body body,
A valve mechanism capable of preventing outflow from the main body of hot water through the spout is provided,
An electric kettle in which the opening / closing operation part of the valve mechanism is provided at a position on the lower side in the vertical direction with respect to the steam port and at a position opposite to the spout with respect to the steam port. The valve mechanism includes: a valve seat provided on the lid body; a valve body that prevents outflow of hot water while being in contact with the valve seat; and a valve body biasing mechanism that biases the valve body toward a closed state. Configured with
The opening / closing operation unit is configured to be movable between a standby position where the valve mechanism is kept closed and an operation position where the valve mechanism is opened, and the opening / closing operation unit is moved to the standby position. An opening / closing operation unit urging mechanism for urging
In the configuration in which the valve mechanism is opened in the operated state in which the opening / closing operation unit is operated to the operation position side against the urging force of the opening / closing operation unit urging mechanism,
The electric kettle according to claim 1, wherein the opening degree of the valve mechanism changes according to an operation amount of the opening / closing operation unit from the standby position. A movable member is provided between the valve mechanism and the opening / closing operation unit, which is movable in the front-rear direction of the main body according to the position of the opening / closing operation unit.
The valve body is provided with an operated portion that is movable in the vertical direction, and an operating portion that is in contact with the operated portion on the valve body side of the moving member and is capable of moving the valve body in the valve opening direction. Provided,
In the abutting state where the operated part abuts on the operating part, as the operating part, an opening maintaining part in which the valve opening is maintained at a predetermined opening, and an opening changing part in which the valve opening is increased or decreased The electric kettle according to claim 2, comprising:   The electric kettle as described in any one of Claims 1-3 which provided the overturn stop water valve between the said spout and the said opening / closing operation part. A fall stop water valve is provided in a straight line between the spout and the opening / closing operation part,
Between the valve mechanism and the opening / closing operation unit, a moving member that is movable in the front-rear direction of the body body according to the position of the opening / closing operation unit is provided, and a bifurcated portion is provided on the opening / closing operation unit side of the moving member,
The electric kettle according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the bifurcated portion can be brought into contact with the opening / closing operation portion via a side portion of the overturn stop water valve.   The electric kettle according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the steam port is provided between the overturn stop valve and the opening / closing operation unit.

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