JP2012239823A - Water heating container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a water heating container which allows its user to press steadily operation sensing sections of a board with movable operation sections and aims at reinforcement of protection for a board located in its handle to prevent damage by control failure and short circuit caused by water intrusion.SOLUTION: In this water heating container, which includes a container body 2 for containing water, a heating means for heating water in the container body 2, a control board 9 with operation sensing sections 10a and 10b for operation-controlling the heating means, and a handle section 8, the handle section 8 includes a handle base 15 attached to the side of the container body 2 and a handle cover 16 attached to the handle base 15, and a board cover 14 containing the control board 9 and the control board 9 are each fixed to the inside of the handle cover 16. Movable operation sections 18a and 18b with which the operation sensing sections 10a and 10b of the control board 9 can be pressed are unitedly mounted with the handle cover 16.

Description

  The present invention includes a container main body for storing hot water, a heating means for heating the hot water in the container main body, a control board having an operation sensing unit for controlling the heating means, and a grip handle part. The present invention relates to a water heating container that includes a handle base that is provided with a space in which a substrate is disposed and that is provided on a side of the container body and a handle cover that is attached to the outside of the handle base.

  Examples of such a water heating container include an electric kettle and an electric kettle. Conventionally, an electric kettle in which a control substrate is disposed in a space provided in a handle portion is known (for example, Patent Documents). 1).

Registered Utility Model No. 3136182

In the electric kettle described in Patent Document 1, by disposing a control substrate in the handle portion, the electric kettle is moved away from the heater disposed below the container body, and the influence of the heat from the heater on the substrate is affected. It is something that will be mitigated. For this reason, although the substrate is disposed in the handle portion, no special consideration has been given to the mounting structure of the substrate to the handle portion and the protection of the substrate, and there has been a problem in this respect.
That is, in the electric kettle described above, the control panel having the movable operation portion is separate from the handle cover constituting the handle portion, and the substrate having the operation sensing portion pressed by the movable operation portion is further away from the handle cover. When the movable operation unit is pressed, the substrate may move or bend in the pressing direction together with the movable operation unit because it is not fixed. There was a possibility that it could not be pressed.
As for the protection of the substrate, for example, the hot water in the inner container does not necessarily enter the handle part due to unexpected handling, and water may enter the handle part when washing the container body, If hot water enters the handle and comes into contact with the substrate, it may cause control failure of the substrate or damage due to a short circuit, and there is room for improvement in this respect.

  The present invention pays attention to such a conventional problem, and an object of the present invention is to reliably press the operation sensing portion of the substrate by the movable operation portion, and to protect the substrate disposed in the handle portion. An object of the present invention is to provide a water heating container that can be strengthened and can prevent control failure due to ingress of hot water and damage due to short circuit.

In order to achieve the above object, a water heating container according to the present invention comprises a container main body for storing hot water, heating means for heating hot water in the container main body, and an operation sensing unit for controlling the heating means. A control board having a handle and a handle part for gripping, the handle part having a space in which the board is disposed, and a handle base part connected to a side of the container body and the handle base part. It is a water heating container constituted by a handle cover attached to the outside, the characteristic configuration is
A substrate cover for storing the substrate therein and the substrate are fixed to the inner surface side of the handle cover, respectively, and a movable operation unit capable of pressing the operation sensing unit of the substrate is provided integrally with the handle cover. It is in the point.

According to the above characteristic configuration, since the control board is housed inside the board cover, the board is protected by the board cover, and the board cover and the board are respectively fixed to the inner surface side of the handle cover. Furthermore, since the movable operation unit that presses the operation sensing unit of the substrate is provided integrally with the handle cover, the substrate moves in the pressing direction together with the movable operation unit when the movable operation unit is pressed. As a result, the operation sensing part of the substrate can be surely pressed by the movable operation part.
Moreover, even if hot water enters the handle part, the board cover for storing the board prevents the entry to the board, and the movable operation part is provided integrally with the handle cover. Intrusion of hot water is also suppressed, and as a result, waterproofing of the substrate is strengthened, and it becomes possible to prevent control failure due to ingress of hot water and damage due to short circuit.
The substrate cover can be formed in a box shape in which only one of the six surfaces is opened, and is fixed to the inner surface of the handle cover with the opening of the box-shaped substrate cover facing the handle cover side. In this case, the protection of the substrate by the substrate cover and the waterproof effect can be further ensured.

  A further characteristic configuration of the water heating container according to the present invention is that the substrate cover is fixed to the handle cover in a state where a compressible waterproof member is sandwiched between the substrate cover and the handle cover. is there.

  According to the above characteristic configuration, the compressible waterproof member is sandwiched between the substrate cover for storing the substrate and the handle cover, so that ingress of hot water from between the substrate cover and the handle cover is reliably prevented, It is possible to more reliably prevent the substrate from being poorly controlled by hot water and from being damaged by a short circuit.

  The water heating container according to the present invention is further characterized in that the substrate is prevented from moving toward the handle cover side by a fixing rib integrally projecting from the inner surface of the handle cover to the space side. In this state, the handle cover is fixed to the boss portion integrally projecting from the inner surface of the handle cover to the space side with a screw.

  According to the above characteristic configuration, the control board is screwed to the boss part integrally projecting from the inner surface of the handle cover in a state where movement to the handle cover side is prevented by the fixing rib. Even if only one screw is used, the substrate is firmly fixed to the handle cover.

  The water heating container according to the present invention is further characterized in that an accompanying rotation preventing member for preventing the accompanying rotation of the substrate when the substrate is fixed to the boss portion of the handle cover with a screw includes the substrate and the handle cover. It is in the point provided between.

  According to the above characteristic configuration, when the screw is screwed to the boss portion of the handle cover and the substrate is fixed, the accompanying rotation preventing member prevents the substrate from rotating together with the screw, that is, the rotation of the substrate together with the screw. Therefore, the board can be easily and reliably fixed with screws.

  The water heating container according to the present invention is further characterized in that a movement-preventing rib integrally projecting from the inner surface of the handle base to the space abuts the substrate cover, and The handle cover is attached.

According to the above characteristic configuration, when the movable operation unit provided on the handle cover is pressed to press the operation sensing unit of the substrate, the movement preventing ribs protruding from the handle base are configured to accommodate the substrate. Since the movement of the substrate cover toward the handle base side is prevented by contacting the substrate, the operation sensing portion of the substrate can be reliably pressed by the movable operation portion.
The movement prevention rib may be configured to contact substantially the entire circumference of the substrate cover in correspondence with the shape of the substrate cover. It can press more reliably.

Electric kettle perspective view Longitudinal section of the main part of the electric kettle Exploded perspective view of handle The exploded perspective view which shows the fixed state of the substrate to the handle cover The exploded perspective view which shows the fixed state of the board to the handle cover and the handle base

An embodiment of a water heating container according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an electric kettle that is an example of a water heating container includes a power supply plate 1 for supplying power, and a container body 2 that is detachably mounted on the power supply plate 1. An inner container 3 for storing hot water is accommodated in the container body 2, and a heater 4 as a heating means for heating the hot water in the inner container 3 is also disposed.
Above the container body 2, a lid body 5 that can freely open and close the upper opening of the container body 2 is provided. On the lid body 5, the valve operating tool 6 and the spout 7 are disposed at positions facing each other. Further, a handle portion 8 for gripping when pouring hot water in the inner container 3 from the spout 7 in a state positioned below the valve operating tool 6 is continuously provided on the side of the container body 2. .

The valve operating tool 6 pushes it downward to open a valve (not shown) built in the lid 5 so that hot water in the inner container 3 can flow out from the spout 7. Therefore, the hot water in the inner container 3 can be poured from the spout 7 by holding the handle portion 8 and tilting the container body 2 while pressing the valve operating tool 6 downward. .
Commercial power is supplied to the power supply plate 1 via a power cord (not shown), and the container main body 2 is placed on the power supply plate 1 so that the heater 4 on the container main body 2 side can be energized. It is configured as follows.
The operation of the heater 4 is controlled by a control substrate 9, which is disposed in a space S formed inside the handle portion 8.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the control substrate 9 is substantially rectangular as a whole, and includes two operation sensing units 10 a and 10 b for controlling the heater 4, that is, an operation sensing unit 10 a for boiling water. An operation sensing unit 10b for keeping warm, and corresponding to the two operation sensing units 10a and 10b, an LED 11a for displaying that the water is being heated, and an LED 11b for displaying that the temperature is being kept Is provided.
Further, the board 9 is provided with a through hole 12a for screw insertion, a through hole 12b for pin insertion, and two through holes 12c for attaching a cover 13 covering a part of the board 9. The substrate 9 having such a configuration is disposed in the space S of the handle portion 8 in a state of being accommodated in a substrate cover 14 formed in a substantially rectangular box shape with synthetic resin.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the handle portion 8 includes a handle base portion 15 integrally formed of synthetic resin, and a handle cover 16 that is also integrally formed of synthetic resin, and above and below the handle base portion 15. However, as shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of bolts 17 a and 17 b are fixedly connected to the side of the container body 2 while being positioned below the valve operating tool 6, and the handle cover 16 is attached to the handle base 15. It is configured to be attachable to the outside.
The handle cover 16 is provided with a movable operation unit 18a for boiling water and a movable operation unit 18b for keeping warm, which are in contact with and pressed against the operation sensing unit 10a for boiling water on the substrate 9 and the operation sensing unit 10b for keeping warm. Two LED display holes 20a and 20b are provided corresponding to the two LEDs 11a and 11b provided on the substrate 9 integrally with the movable pieces 19a and 19b, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 4, a plate-like fixing rib 22 having a substantially rectangular frame-like fixing rib 21 and a pin 23 is integrally provided on the inner surface of the handle cover 16 on the space S side. A boss portion 25 for screwing the screw 24 and a pair of upper and lower engaged portions 26a, 26b are also integrally projected on the space S side.
The substrate 9 is prevented from moving toward the handle cover 16 by the fixing ribs 21 and 22. Specifically, the frame-like fixing rib 21 contacts the cover 13 that covers the substrate 9. Indirectly, the plate-like fixing ribs 22 abut against the substrate 9 and directly prevent the substrate 9 from moving to the handle cover 16 side, and the pins 23 are further connected to the through holes 12b of the substrate 9. The screw 24 is inserted into the through hole 12a and screwed into the boss portion 25 so as to be fixed to the handle cover 16.
When fixing the substrate 9 with the screw 24, the pin 23 is inserted into the through hole 12b of the substrate 9 so that the screw 24 is rotated and screwed into the boss portion 25. 9 is prevented from rotating together, so that the screw 24 can be easily screwed, and the pin 23 serves as a rotation preventing member provided between the substrate 9 and the handle cover 16. Will work.

In this way, the substrate 9 is fixed to the handle cover 16, and as shown in FIG. 5, the substrate cover 14 formed in a substantially rectangular box shape in which only one of the six surfaces is opened has the substrate 9. Is fixed to the handle cover 16 with the opening side facing the handle cover 16 side. Therefore, the substrate cover 14 has a pair of engaging portions 27a and 27b that engage with a pair of upper and lower engaged portions 26a and 26b protruding from the inner surface of the handle cover 16 at both ends in the long side direction. A plurality of pressing ribs 28 for pressing the back surface of the substrate 9 are integrally provided on the inner surface thereof.
Then, the substrate cover 14 accommodates the substrate 9, and a substantially rectangular frame-shaped compressible waterproof member 29 made of, for example, EPDM (rubber) is provided between the substrate cover 14 and the handle cover 16. In the clamped state, the substrate cover 14 and the handle cover 16 are fixed to the handle cover 16 in a state where the substrate cover 14 and the handle cover 16 are relatively prevented from being separated by the engagement of the engaging portions 27a and 27b with the engaged portions 26a and 26b. The Then, a lead wire (not shown) connected to the substrate 9 extends outward from the notch 14b of the substrate cover 14.
When the waterproof member 29 is sandwiched and attached by the substrate cover 14 and the handle cover 16, the waterproof member 29 is attached to the substrate cover 14 or the handle cover 16 in advance, thereby facilitating the attaching operation. be able to.

In this fixed state, as shown in FIG. 2, since the edge portion 14a of the substrate cover 14 is dimensioned so as to bite into the compressible waterproof member 29, the space between the substrate cover 14 and the handle cover 16 is Watertightness is maintained in perfect condition over the entire circumference. Further, since the sheet 30 having high water-tightness is attached to the movable operation portions 18a and 18b and the LED display holes 20a and 20b of the handle cover 16, the water-tightness in this portion is also reliably maintained, and as a result The substrate 9 is completely covered with the box-shaped substrate cover 14 and the handle cover 16 covering the opening of the substrate cover 14 so that the watertightness is maintained.
When the handle cover 16 to which the substrate 9 or the substrate cover 14 is fixed is attached to the handle base 15, the movement of the substantially rectangular frame is prevented when viewed from the protruding direction integrally protruding from the inner surface of the handle base 15. The ribs 31 are configured to contact the substrate cover 14 and prevent the substrate cover 14 from moving toward the handle base 15 side. Therefore, even if the movable operation portions 18 a and 18 b are strongly pressed, the substrate 9 contacts the pressing rib 28 of the substrate cover 14, and further, the substrate cover 14 contacts the movement preventing rib 31 of the handle base 15. Thus, the substrate cover 14 and the substrate 9 do not move to the handle base 15 side, and the movable operation portions 18a and 18b can be reliably pressed.

And in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, among the bolts 17a and 17b for attaching the handle base 15 to the container body 2, the bolt 17b located below also serves as an inspection member for leakage inspection. It is configured as follows.
In other words, since the cylindrical body plate constituting the container body 2 is formed of a multilayered plate material having a metal plate sandwiched therein, in the final stage of the manufacturing process, the presence or absence of electric leakage to the metal plate is inspected. There is a need to. In this embodiment, a metal bolt 17b located below is screwed to the handle base 15 while penetrating the cylindrical body plate from the inside and in contact with the internal metal plate. Since a gap 32 is formed between the trunk plate and the handle base 15, as shown by an imaginary line in FIG. 2, a leakage check jig 33 is inserted from the gap 32 to contact the bolt 17 b. By doing so, it is not necessary to bother the inspection plate dedicated to the leakage inspection through the body plate, and the leakage inspection can be performed using the bolt 17b that is hidden in the handle base 15 and is not conspicuous.

  As described above, according to the water heating container of the present invention, since the control substrate 9 is accommodated inside the substrate cover 14, the substrate 9 is protected by the substrate cover 14, and the substrate cover is further protected. 14 and the substrate 9 are respectively fixed to the inner surface side of the handle cover 16, and movable operation portions 18a and 18b for pressing the operation sensing portions 10a and 10b of the substrate 9 are integrally provided on the handle cover 16. When the movable operation portions 18a and 18b are pressed, there is little possibility that the substrate 9 moves or bends in the pressing direction, and the operation sensing portions 10a and 10b of the substrate 9 can be reliably pressed. Even if hot water enters the handle portion 8, the substrate cover 14 that accommodates the substrate 9 is prevented from entering the inside, and various types of contact such as the contact of the hot water with the substrate 9 are suppressed. It is possible to expect the use effect.

[Another embodiment]
(A) In the above embodiment, an example in which the compressible waterproof member 29 is sandwiched between the substrate cover 14 and the handle cover 16 has been shown. However, for example, a gap generated between the substrate cover 14 and the handle cover 16 The waterproofing between the covers 14 and 16 can be enhanced without using a compressible waterproofing member 29 such as attaching a waterproofing seal or tape on the inside or outside of the cover.
In addition, although the example in which the board 9 is fixed to the handle cover 16 by using one screw 24 has been shown, it can be fixed by using two or more screws, and the accompanying rotation prevention is also possible. Although the pin 23 is shown as an example of the member, the follow-up preventing member can be configured by a member other than the pin, and in some cases, the follow-up preventing member can be omitted.

(B) In the above embodiment, an example in which the movable operation parts 18a and 18b for pressing the operation sensing parts 10a and 10b of the substrate 9 are provided on the handle cover 16 through the movable pieces 19a and 19b is shown. However, the movable operation portions 18a and 18b can be completely integrated with the handle cover 16, that is, the movable operation portions 18a and 18b can be integrally provided around the movable operation portions 18a and 18b without any gaps. 20b can be eliminated, and in this case, it is not always necessary to attach the waterproof sheet 30 to the surface side of the movable operation portions 18a and 18b.

(C) In the above embodiment, an example is shown in which the movement preventing rib 31 is configured in a substantially rectangular frame shape corresponding to the shape of the substrate cover 14 and is in contact with substantially the entire circumference of the substrate cover 14. However, the shape of the movement-preventing rib 31 is arbitrary, and may be configured to abut at least a part of the substrate cover 14.
Further, as an example of the water heating container, an electric kettle in which the power supply plate 1 for supplying power and the container main body 2 are configured separately is shown. The present invention can also be applied to various types of water heaters such as so-called electric pots, and can also be applied to water heaters that do not include the inner container 3.

  As described above, the movable operation unit can surely press the operation sensing unit of the substrate, and the protection of the substrate disposed in the handle unit is strengthened. A water heating container that can be prevented can be provided.

2 Container body 4 Heater (heating means)
8 Handle part 10a, 10b Operation sensing part 14 Substrate cover 15 Handle base part 16 Handle cover 18a, 18b Movable operation part 21, 22 Fixing rib 23 Pin (accompaniment prevention member)
24 Screw 25 Boss 29 Waterproof member 31 Movement prevention rib S Space

Claims (5)

A container main body for storing hot water, a heating means for heating the hot water in the container main body, a control substrate having an operation sensing unit for controlling the heating means, and a grip handle part. A water heating container in which the handle portion is provided with a space for disposing the substrate, and is constituted by a handle base portion connected to the side of the container body and a handle cover attached to the outside of the handle base portion. There,
A substrate cover for storing the substrate therein and the substrate are fixed to the inner surface side of the handle cover, respectively, and a movable operation unit capable of pressing the operation sensing unit of the substrate is provided integrally with the handle cover. Water heating container.   The water heating container according to claim 1, wherein the substrate cover is fixed to the handle cover in a state where a compressible waterproof member is sandwiched between the substrate cover and the handle cover.   The substrate is integrated from the inner surface of the handle cover to the space side in a state where movement to the handle cover side is prevented by a fixing rib integrally protruding from the inner surface of the handle cover to the space side. The water heating container according to claim 1, wherein the water heating container is fixed to a boss portion projectingly by a screw.   4. The accompanying rotation preventing member for preventing the accompanying rotation of the substrate when the substrate is fixed to the boss portion of the handle cover with a screw is provided between the substrate and the handle cover. Water heating container.   The handle cover is attached to the handle base in a state in which a movement-preventing rib integrally projecting from the inner surface of the handle base toward the space abuts the substrate cover. The water heating container according to claim 1.

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