JP2015181663A - rice cooker - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rice cooker which is excellent in portability and usability without enlarging a body.SOLUTION: The rice cooker includes hand gripping recessed parts 18a, 18b for lifting a body on both sides of an undersurface of the body 1, the hand gripping recessed parts 18a, 18b being shifted relative to each other in a front/rear direction of the body 1. The hand gripping recessed parts 18a, 18b on both sides of an undersurface of the body 1 overlap each other partially in a projection plane of the hand gripping recessed parts viewed from the lateral side, and the gravity center P of the body 1 is located within the range of the body in the front/rear direction where the hand gripping recessed parts overlap each other. Side walls 22a, 22b extending in respective depth directions in a portion where the hand gripping recessed parts 18a, 18b overlap each other are arranged while inclining respectively to the gravity center P side of the body 1 in a horizontal plane.

Description

  The present invention relates to a rice cooker provided with concave portions for handling on both sides of a bottom surface of a main body.

  In a conventional rice cooker, there is a rice cooker provided with concave portions for holding on both sides of the bottom surface of the main body (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP-A-8-010138 (Summary, FIG. 1)

  In recent years, rice cookers have become multifunctional, and it has become mainstream to use IH coils as heating means. And if it becomes multifunctional in this way and uses an IH coil as the heating means, the internal structure becomes complicated by the power supply board and the elements mounted on it, and the handle recess is provided at the position where it is desired to be installed. Is getting harder.

  In order to install the recessed part for the handle, it is necessary to secure an installation space at that position. However, as described above, the internal structure becomes complicated and space saving is difficult. The main body must be enlarged as much as possible.

  In order to avoid an increase in the size of the main body, left and right hand recesses must be installed in a limited space. In that case, the left and right hand recesses have to be arranged at positions shifted in the front-rear direction due to the internal structure of the main body. Therefore, when lifting the main body, the left and right hand recesses are searched for, which is inconvenient. In addition, the left and right hand recesses are displaced from the center of gravity of the main body due to the displacement of the left and right hand recesses in the front-rear direction, resulting in poor portability.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a rice cooker that is easy to carry and use without increasing the size of the main body.

  In the rice cooker according to the present invention, in the rice cooker in which the concave portions for lifting the main body are respectively formed on both side portions of the lower surface of the main body, and the concave portions for the handle are relatively displaced in the front-rear direction of the main body. The handle recesses on both sides of the lower surface of the body overlap with each other in the projection plane of these handle recesses when viewed from the side, and the center of gravity of the main body is located within the longitudinal range of the body where these handle recesses overlap In addition, the side walls extending in the depth direction of the portions where the handle recesses overlap with each other are provided to be inclined with respect to the center of gravity of the main body in the horizontal plane.

  In the rice cooker according to the present invention, the recessed portions for the handle on both sides of the lower surface of the main body are partially overlapped with each other in the projection plane of the recessed portions for the handle as viewed from the side, and the front-rear direction of the main body is overlapped with the recessed portions for the handle Since the center of gravity of the main body is located within the range of and the side walls extending in the depth direction of the portions where the concave portions for the handle overlap are inclined to the center of gravity of the main body in the horizontal plane, When a hand is inserted into the handle recess, a finger hits a side wall inclined toward the center of gravity of the main body in a horizontal plane, and is guided in a direction approaching the center of gravity of the main body. For this reason, even if the concave recesses for holding on both sides are arranged relatively displaced in the front-rear direction of the main body, the position of the fingers can be prevented from moving away from the center of gravity of the main body when carrying, Usability is improved.

It is a perspective view of the state where the lid of the rice cooker concerning the embodiment of the present invention was opened. It is a side view of the state where the lid of the rice cooker concerning the embodiment of the present invention was opened. It is a bottom view of the rice cooker which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view showing the bottom case of the rice cooker concerning the embodiment of the present invention upside down. It is a perspective view of the bottom case of the rice cooker which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on illustrated embodiments. In addition, this invention is not limited by the form of drawing shown below. Moreover, in each figure, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same structure.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a rice cooker according to an embodiment of the present invention with a lid opened. FIG. 2 is a side view of the rice cooker according to the embodiment of the present invention with the lid opened.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the main body 1 of the rice cooker according to this embodiment includes a bottom case 9, a side case 6 placed and supported on the bottom case 9, and a hinge mechanism on the side case 6. And a lid body 2 attached via the. The side case 6 is provided with an inner case 5 made of resin having an opening at the top and a coil base (not shown) fixed at the bottom. Can be stored freely. A heating coil (not shown) for electromagnetically heating the inner hook 4 is disposed on the outer periphery of the bottom of the coil base. The heating coil is supplied with high-frequency power by a driving unit mounted on a power supply board (not shown), and electromagnetically heats the inner pot 4.

  The inner hook 4 is formed with a flange 4 a at the upper end thereof, and this flange 4 a is placed and supported on the peripheral edge of the opening of the inner case 5 when stored in the inner case 5.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the lid body 2 has an operation / display unit 2 a on the upper surface and an inner lid 3 on the lower surface, and is rotatable on the inner case 5 on the rear side of the main body 1. It is connected. The lid 2 is opened and closed by a latch 19 and a release button 7 provided on the side case 6. The operation / display unit 2 a is for starting a rice cooking process or the like for a cooked material such as rice put in the inner pot 4. The operation / display unit 2a is operated by a user to generate an operation signal and transmit the operation signal to a control board (not shown) installed in the main body 1. Moreover, the operation / display part 2a displays the progress status of the rice cooking process, a clock display, and an abnormal display at the time of abnormality.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the bottom case 9 is formed with handle recesses 18 a and 18 b for lifting the main body 1 on both sides of the bottom surface. In addition, an inlet 13 into which the plug of the power cord 8 is inserted is provided adjacent to one (left side when viewed from the front) of the handle recess 18a. Also, as shown in FIG. 2, by making the top surface height a1 of the cord outlet of the inlet 13 different from the top surface height a2 of the adjacent handle recess 18a (a1> a2), When the user holds the vicinity of the cord outlet of the inlet 13, the user feels uncomfortable due to the difference in height, thereby preventing the cord outlet from being touched by mistake. Further, the bottom case 9 is provided with an exhaust port 17 for air for cooling the element at the front edge portion, and is provided with four support portions 10 protruding downward.

  The bottom case 9 will be further described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 based on FIGS. FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the rice cooker according to the embodiment of the present invention. The upper part in the drawing is the front part of the rice cooker, and the lower part is the rear part of the rice cooker. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the bottom case of the rice cooker according to the embodiment of the present invention upside down. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the bottom case of the rice cooker according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the bottom case 9 is provided with an intake port 16 at the rear, and a fan 15 is installed inside the intake port 16 as shown in FIG. 5. The fan 15 can introduce outside air from the intake port 16, cool the heating coil and the power supply substrate in the bottom case 9, and generate a flow of cooling air exhausted from the exhaust port 17.

  By the way, the rice cooker using the IH coil as the heating means generates various noises. In particular, the IH coil is driven by a high-frequency voltage and acts as a kind of high-frequency oscillation coil, and noise associated with the oscillation is a problem. If this noise is large, it will affect the microcomputer of the control unit, causing malfunctions, and also adversely affecting external devices (such as televisions and personal computers) around the rice cooker.

  Therefore, the bottom case 9 is provided with a noise removal substrate 11 on which a capacitor for preventing noise having a relatively large capacity is mounted as a noise countermeasure component so that noise can be absorbed.

  The handle recesses 18a and 18b are installed using empty spaces. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the handle recesses 18 a and 18 b are disposed so as to be relatively shifted in the front-rear direction of the main body 1 on both sides of the front-rear central axis 21 passing through the center of gravity P of the main body. . Further, the center of gravity P of the main body is located within a range in the front-rear direction of the main body 1 where a part of each other overlaps in the projection plane of the hand-operating recesses 18a and 18b as viewed from the side. doing. Furthermore, the side recesses 18a and 18b of the handle recesses 18a and 18b extend in the horizontal plane over the entire lengths of the depth dimensions c1 and c2 of the handle recesses, respectively. The main body is provided so as to be inclined with respect to the center of gravity P side.

  Further, the inlet 13 adjacent to the handle recess 18a is installed so as to be inclined in accordance with the inclination of the handle recess 18a.

  A plurality of ribs 20a and 20b are provided on the top walls of the handle recesses 18a and 18b on both sides of the lower surface of the main body 1 so as to project into the handle recesses. These ribs 20a and 20b function as a slip stopper for fingers inserted into the recesses 18a and 18b for handling.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, screw bosses 12 for attaching the inner case 5 are erected on the bottom case 9 at four locations.

  As described above, the rice cooker according to the embodiment of the present invention includes the side walls 22a and 22b extending in the depth direction of the portions where they overlap each other when viewed from the side of the recessed portions 18a and 18b for the handle on both sides of the lower surface of the main body 1. In the horizontal plane, they are inclined with respect to the center of gravity P of the main body. Therefore, when the fingers are inserted into the hand-clamping recesses 18a and 18b, the fingers hit the side walls 22a and 22b inclined toward the center of gravity P of the main body, and are guided in a direction approaching the center of gravity P of the main body. For this reason, even when the concave recesses 18a and 18b on both sides are arranged relatively displaced in the front-rear direction of the main body 1, it is possible to suppress the finger from moving away from the center of gravity P side of the main body when carrying. It is possible to carry and be easy to use. Further, it is not necessary to enlarge the main body 1 as compared with the case where the front and rear concave positions 18a and 18b on both sides are forcibly aligned with each other ignoring the empty space.

  Further, the side walls 22a and 22b extending in the depth direction of the overlapping portions of the concave portions 18a and 18b for the handle on both sides of the lower surface of the main body 1 are inclined to each other toward the center of gravity P of the main body in the horizontal plane. By providing them, the openings b1 and b2 (FIG. 3) of the handle recess can be easily widened. For this reason, it becomes easy to reach the recesses 18a and 18b for handling even by groping.

  Further, since the inlet 13 adjacent to the handle recess 18a is installed to be inclined in accordance with the inclination of the handle recess 18a, it is not necessary to provide an extra space, and the enlargement of the main body 1 is suppressed. Can do.

  Further, since the plurality of ribs 20a and 20b functioning as slip stoppers are provided on the top walls of the handle recesses 18a and 18b, the fingers inserted into the handle recesses 18a and 18b do not slip and are portable. It becomes better and safety is improved.

  1 body, 2 lid, 2a operation / display unit, 3 inner lid, 4 inner hook, 4a flange, 5 inner case, 6 side case, 7 release button, 8 power cord, 9 bottom case, 10 support unit, 11 noise Removal board, 12 Screw boss, 13 Inlet, 15 Fan, 16 Air inlet, 17 Air outlet, 18a, 18b Hand recess, 19 Latch, 20a, 20b Rib, 21 Center axis, 22a, 22b Side wall, a1 Inlet cord outlet The height of the top surface of the recess, a2 The height of the top of the recess for the handle, b1, b2 The opening of the recess for the handle, c1, c2 The depth of the recess for the handle, P The center of gravity of the body.

Claims (3)

In the rice cooker in which a concave portion for lifting the main body is formed on both sides of the lower surface of the main body, and these concave portions for the handle are relatively displaced in the front-rear direction of the main body,
The recessed portions for the handle on both sides of the lower surface of the main body are partially overlapped with each other in the projection plane of the recessed portions for the handle as viewed from the side, and within the range in the front-rear direction of the main body where the recessed portions for the handle overlap. The rice cooker is characterized in that the center of gravity of the main body is positioned and the side walls extending in the depth direction of the portions where the recesses for hand overlap are inclined to each other toward the center of gravity of the main body in a horizontal plane. vessel.   The rice cooker according to claim 1, wherein an inlet into which a plug of a power cord is inserted is provided along the inclination of the side wall of one of the hand recesses.   3. The rice cooker according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of ribs are provided on the top wall of the handle recess on both sides of the lower surface of the main body to project into the handle recess.

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