JP3106267U - Pot lid pick - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a pot lid knob that can easily grasp a knob body with a finger without worrying about the pot lid.
A base (2) attached to an upper surface of a pot lid (1), a vertically movable knob body (5) mounted on the substrate (2), and a stopper as a stopper for contacting the knob body (5) and holding the knob body (5) at an upper position. The first leaf spring 7 constitutes the pot lid knob 4. The knob body 5 can be moved up and down with respect to the base 2, and the knob body 5 can be held at an upper position by the first leaf spring 7. Therefore, a sufficient distance is secured between the pot lid 1 and the knob main body 5, and the knob main body 5 can be easily grasped with a finger and the pan lid 1 can be easily lifted from the pan main body.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a pot lid pick attached to the upper surface of a pot lid used for cooking.

  As is well known, a cooking pot contains foods such as water and ingredients, and a detachable pot lid is provided at an upper opening of a bottomed pot body, and a center of the upper surface of the pot lid is provided. A knob is provided on the part to facilitate holding the pot lid. In particular, the knob portion serving as the main body of such a pot lid knob is devised in various shapes so that a finger does not slip and is easily picked.

As a knob for this type of pot lid, for example, in Patent Literature 1, a pipe wall is erected at the center of the upper surface of the pot lid, and a steam vent hole is provided on one side of the pipe wall. There is disclosed an apparatus in which an adjustment hole is provided on one side of a rotatable knob main body, and the opening degree of the steam vent hole is adjusted by rotating the knob main body, which is a portion picked by a finger.
JP-A-8-164076

  In the above configuration, when the food in the pot body is heated by an external heating means, steam generated from the food directly hits the back surface of the pot lid. Even with picking, the pot lid is heated to some extent. However, in the conventional pot lid knob, the distance between the flange-shaped finger hook portion formed on the knob portion (the knob main body) and the pot lid in a heated state is narrow, and an attempt is made to lift the pot lid from the pan main body. However, there was a drawback that the pot lid was in the way and it was difficult to grasp the finger at the knob.

  Further, when the pot lid removed from the pot body is placed upside down on the floor, the space between the floor and the pot lid is too narrow, and the flow of air in this space is hindered. For this reason, the pot lid is difficult to cool down, and the steam comes out forever from the back of the pot lid, and the pot lid cannot be moved to another place immediately. Moreover, in the pot lid knob of Patent Literature 1, since the upper surface of the knob body is conical, only the upper surface of the knob body is placed on the floor, and the pot lid including the pot lid knob is turned upside down. Can not be held. For this reason, there has been dissatisfaction that the edge of the pot lid that is difficult to cool directly contacts the floor surface, and that water droplets attached to the back surface of the pot lid flow down from the edge portion of the pot lid to the floor surface.

  In view of the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a pot lid knob that can easily hold a finger on a knob body without worrying about the pot lid.

  Further, the second object of the present invention is to quickly cool the pot lid with the pot lid turned upside down, and to make the pot lid contact the floor surface, It is an object of the present invention to provide a pot lid knob which can be prevented from flowing out into the pan.

  The pot lid knob according to claim 1, wherein the base attached to the upper surface of the pot lid, a vertically movable knob main body mounted on the base, and abutted on the knob main body to hold the knob main body at an upper position. And a stopper.

  According to the above configuration, the knob main body can be moved up and down with respect to the base attached to the upper surface of the pot lid, and the knob main body can be held at the upper position by the stopper. Therefore, a sufficient distance is secured between the pot lid and the main body of the knob, and without worrying about the heated lid, the finger can be easily grasped on the main body of the knob and the pan lid can be easily lifted from the main body of the pot. Can be.

  The knob for a pot lid according to claim 2, when the pot lid is turned upside down, without contacting the pot lid to the floor surface, the mounting surface on which the pot lid knob can be mounted on the floor surface, The knob is formed on the body.

  In this case, when the pot lid was turned upside down while holding the knob body at the upper position with respect to the base with the stopper, the pot lid was placed on the top while ensuring a sufficient distance between the pot lid and the floor surface. In this state, the pot lid knob can be placed on the floor. Therefore, air flows smoothly between the pan lid and the floor surface, and the pan lid can be quickly cooled. Moreover, even if the pot lid is turned upside down, only the mounting surface formed on the knob body can be placed on the floor without making the edge of the pot lid touch the floor, so The attached water drops can be prevented from flowing down from the edge of the pot lid to the floor surface.

  The knob for a pot lid according to claim 3 is configured such that a concave portion for mounting the stopper is formed on an inner surface of a hollow portion through which the base is vertically inserted to form a knob main body, and the knob main body is moved up and down. Sometimes, the stopper is constituted by a leaf spring having an elastically deformable bulging portion abutting on the base.

  By doing so, the bulging portion of the stopper that moves together with the knob main body abuts on the base, so that the vertical movement of the knob main body is once restricted, but when a force for elastically deforming the bulging portion is applied to the knob main body, The knob body can be further moved up and down over the bulging portion. Therefore, the knob main body can be easily held at an arbitrary upper position by the leaf spring having the bulging portion.

  In the pot lid knob according to claim 4, a fitting portion that fits into the stopper is formed in the recess.

  In this case, since the fitting portion acts as a stopper for preventing the stopper from coming off, it is possible to prevent the stopper from falling off the knob main body when the knob main body is being moved in the vertical direction.

  The base of the pot lid knob according to claim 5, wherein a base erected on the upper surface of the pot lid, and an outer periphery of an upper portion of the pedestal, and a bulge portion of the stopper when the knob main body is moved up and down. And a projection which comes into contact with the recess when the knob body is rotated.

  In this case, when the knob body is moved up and down, the convex portion formed on the base comes into contact with the bulging portion of the stopper. However, when the knob body is rotated, the convex portion of the base body becomes concave. Abut. That is, it is possible to make the convex portion abutting on the bulging portion of the stopper formed on the base body function as a detent for the knob main body.

  Since the present invention is as described above, it has the following effects.

  According to the pot lid knob of the first aspect, the finger can be easily grasped by the knob main body without worrying about the pot lid.

  According to the pot lid knob of the second aspect, the pot lid can be cooled quickly with the pot lid turned upside down, and the pot lid comes into contact with the floor surface or water droplets on the back surface of the pot lid are removed from the floor. It can be prevented from flowing to the surface.

  According to the pot lid knob of the third aspect, the knob main body can be easily held at an arbitrary upper position by the leaf spring having the bulging portion.

  According to the pot lid knob of the fourth aspect, it is possible to prevent the stopper from falling off the knob main body.

  According to the pot lid knob of the fifth aspect, the convex portion formed on the base can function as a detent for the knob main body.

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

  1 to 7 show a first embodiment of the present invention, in which 1 is a pot lid detachably provided at an upper opening of a bottomed pot body (not shown), and 2 is the pot lid. 1 is a base of a pot lid knob 4 attached and fixed to the center of the upper surface using a fastening member 3 such as a rivet or a screw. The pot lid knob 4 here is, in addition to the base 2, a vertically movable knob main body 5 arranged to surround the base 2, and between the base 2 and the knob main body 5. Each of the members includes a first leaf spring 7 as a stopper held at one of an upper position and a lower position, and a thin plate-shaped cap 10 for closing the upper opening 9 of the knob main body 5.

  The base 2 has a fitting hole (not shown) for the fastening member 3 on the bottom surface, a column-shaped pedestal 11 erected on the upper surface of the pot lid 1, and projects horizontally from the upper outer periphery of the pedestal 11. It is constituted by the formed flange 12. Further, on the outer periphery of the flange 12, a convex portion 14 which engages with a concave groove 22 of the knob main body 5 to be described later and regulates the movement of the knob main body 5 in the rotation direction is further formed so as to protrude in the horizontal direction. . In the present embodiment, four concave grooves 22 and four convex portions 14 are formed, but the numbers are not particularly limited.

  On the other hand, the knob main body 5 is formed with finger hooks 16 having tapered side surfaces on the outer periphery so that the outer diameter gradually increases from the lower surface to the upper surface, and openings 9 are formed on the upper surface and the lower surface of the knob main body 5, respectively. , 19 and a cylindrical hollow portion 17 through which the base 2 is inserted in the up-down direction is provided at a substantially central portion of the knob main body 5. When the knob body 5 is moved upward with respect to the base 2, the lower surface of the flange 12 abuts on a lower portion of the inner peripheral side surface of the hollow portion 17, and a positioning piece for restricting further movement of the knob body 5. 18 are formed. Further, on the inner peripheral side surface of the hollow portion 17, a concave groove 22 as a concave portion for mounting the first leaf spring 7 and engaging with the convex portion 14 formed on the outer peripheral side surface of the base body 2 has one opening. 9 extends into the other opening 19 in the vertical direction, and a fitting piece 23 that fits into the first leaf spring 7 protrudes below the concave groove 22.

  The first leaf spring 7 has a shape attachable to the concave groove 22, a folded piece 25 as a fitting portion fitted to the outer surface of the fitting piece 23, and a middle of moving the knob main body 5 up and down. And a spring piece 28 having an elastically deformable bulging portion 26 which abuts against the convex portion 14 of the base 2 and slightly protrudes toward the convex portion 14. In this embodiment, four concave grooves 22 are provided on the inner peripheral side surface of the hollow portion 17 at regular intervals, and the same first leaf spring 7 is attached to each concave groove 22. The reference numeral 26 is provided below the spring piece 28 formed in a flat plate shape. Thus, as shown in FIG. 1, when the knob body 5 is at the lower position, the finger hook portion 16 is held until the lower side of the convex portion 14 of the base 2 comes into contact with the bulging portion 26 of the first leaf spring 7. , The knob body 5 can be freely moved upward with a relatively small force. However, as shown in FIG. 2, the convex portion 14 of the base 2 gets over the bulging portion 26 of the first leaf spring 7. Until the knob body 5 is moved to the upper position, the upper portion of the convex portion 14 of the base 2 immediately contacts the bulging portion 26 of the first leaf spring 7 even if the finger is released from the finger hook portion 16. In contact, the knob body 5 hardly moves downward, but is held there.

  On the other hand, as another example, a second leaf spring 8 having a different shape as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 may be attached to each groove 22. The second leaf spring 8 here is formed by a folded piece 25 and a spring piece 28 having a bulging portion 27 in the same manner as the first leaf spring 7. The projecting portion 26 has a shape projecting in a spot shape, whereas the projecting portion 27 formed in the second leaf spring 8 has a comparatively gentle curved shape compared to the projecting portion 26. are doing. In this case, when the knob main body 5 is in the lower position and the knob main body 5 is to be moved upward by using the finger hook portion 16, the lower side of the convex portion 14 of the base 2 immediately becomes the first leaf spring 7. , But the elastic force of the bulging portion 27 is weaker than that of the first leaf spring 7, so that the knob body 5 is moved upward by a small force against the elasticity of the bulging portion 27. Can be moved up.

  The cap 10 closes the upper opening 9 of the knob body 5 as described above. At this time, when the pot lid 1 is turned upside down, the upper surface of the knob body 5 including the cap 10 The whole lid is flat or the center part is slightly recessed below the knob body 5 so that the pot lid knob 4 can be placed on the floor surface without the outer peripheral edge of the lid 1 contacting the floor surface. The mounting surface 29 is formed. Thereby, when the knob main body 5 is extended to the base 2 and held by the first leaf spring 7 and the second leaf spring 8 in particular, a sufficient distance is secured between the pot lid 1 and the floor surface. In addition, the pot lid knob 4 can be placed on the floor with the pot lid 1 upside down placed on the floor without being in contact with the floor.

  Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described. First, the assembling of the pot lid knob 4 will be described. One of the first leaf spring 7 and the second leaf spring 8 is formed on the inner peripheral side surface of the hollow portion 17 in a state where the knob body 5 is alone. It is installed in each of the recessed grooves 22. At this time, since the first leaf spring 7 or the second leaf spring 8 has the folded piece 25, the folded piece 25 is fitted to the outer surface of the fitting piece 23 as the fitting portion. The first leaf spring 7 and the second leaf spring 8 can be prevented from coming off from the concave groove 22, and the first and second bulging portions 26 and 27 are pinched toward the hollow portion 17 of the main body 5. The leaf spring 7 and the second leaf spring 8 can be correctly mounted in the groove 22.

  When the first leaf spring 7 or the second leaf spring 8 is mounted in all the grooves 22, the lower surface of the base 11 of the base 2 is picked and inserted from the upper opening 9 of the main body 5. Finally, the upper opening 9 of the knob main body 5 is closed with the cap 10 so that the base 2 does not fall off from the upper opening 9 and the assembly as the pot lid knob 4 is completed. The pot lid knob 4 is attached to the pot lid 1 of various forms using the fastening member 3.

  Next, the operation of each part at the time of use will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, when the pot main body 5 is positioned below with the pot lid 1 closed, for example, the upper opening of the pan main body, the pot lid 1 is closed. The bottom surface of the knob body 5 is in contact with the upper surface of the knob. At this time, the convex portion 14 of the base 2 is located above the bulging portion 26 formed on the first leaf spring 7. From the state shown in FIG. 1, by grasping the finger hook portion 16 of the knob main body 5 and applying an upward moving force to the knob main body 5, the lower side of the convex portion 14 formed on the base 2 causes the first leaf spring to move. The knob body 5 can be moved without difficulty until it hits the bulging portion 26 of the first plate spring 7. However, when the convex portion 14 of the base 2 contacts the bulging portion 26 of the first leaf spring 7, the bulging portion 26 As long as no force is applied to the knob body 5 to elastically deform it, the knob body 5 is held at the lower position shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, in a state where the lower side of the convex portion 14 formed on the base 2 is in contact with the bulging portion 26 of the first leaf spring 7, when a force for elastically deforming the bulging portion 26 is applied to the knob body 5. As a result, the protrusion 14 moves over the bulging portion 26, and the knob body 5 moves further upward. Then, as shown in FIG. 2, even if the finger is released from the finger hook 16 of the knob main body 5, the upper part of the convex portion 14 of the base 2 expands the first leaf spring 7 due to the weight of the knob main body 5. Immediately comes into contact with the outlet 26. As a result, the knob body 5 hardly moves downward, but is held at a position extending upward.

  Conversely, when the knob main body 5 is pushed into the base 2 side from the state shown in FIG. 2 and a force for elastically deforming the bulging portion 26 is applied to the knob main body 5, the convex portion 14 climbs over the bulging portion 26 and is pinched. The main body 5 moves further downward, and the knob main body 5 is located below the base 2 as shown in FIG.

  In addition, since the convex portion 14 projecting horizontally from the outer periphery of the base 2 is fitted into the concave groove 22 formed on the inner peripheral side surface of the hollow portion 17 of the knob main body 5, the knob main body 5 is Regardless of the position in the vertical direction, only a slight rotation of the knob main body 5 causes the convex portion 14 of the base body 2 to abut against the concave groove 22 of the knob main body 5 to protrude further rotation of the knob main body 5. The part 14 can effectively regulate.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the base 2 attached to the upper surface of the pot lid 1, the knob body 5 which can be moved up and down mounted on the base 2, and the knob main body 5 is brought into contact with the knob body 5 to move the knob body 5 to the upper position. And a first leaf spring 7 (or a second leaf spring 8) as a stopper to be held.

  According to the above configuration, the knob body 5 can be moved up and down with respect to the base 2 attached to the upper surface of the pot lid 1, and the knob body 5 can be held at an upper position by the first leaf spring 7. Therefore, a sufficient distance is secured between the pot lid 1 and the knob body 5, and the finger can be easily grasped on the knob body 5 without worrying about the pot lid 1 in a heated state, and the pot lid is separated from the pot body. 1 can be easily lifted.

  Moreover, when the pot lid 2 is turned upside down, the pot lid knob 4 of the present embodiment can place the pot lid knob 4 on the floor without bringing the pot lid 2 into contact with the floor. The mounting surface 29 is formed on the knob main body 5.

  In this case, when the pot lid 1 is turned upside down while the knob body 5 is held at an upper position with respect to the base 2 by the first leaf spring 7, a sufficient distance is secured between the pot lid 1 and the floor surface. While the pot lid 1 is placed on the top, the pot lid knob 4 can be placed on the floor. Therefore, air flows smoothly between the pot lid 1 and the floor surface, and the pot lid 1 can be cooled quickly. Moreover, even if the pot lid 1 is turned upside down, only the mounting surface 29 formed on the knob main body 5 can be placed on the floor without bringing the edge of the pot lid 1 into contact with the floor. Water droplets attached to the back surface of the pot lid 1 can be prevented from flowing down from the edge of the pot lid 1 to the floor.

  In addition, the pot lid knob 4 of the present embodiment is formed by forming a concave groove 22 as a concave portion for mounting the first leaf spring 7 on an inner surface of a hollow portion 17 through which the base 2 is vertically inserted. In addition, when the knob body 5 is moved up and down, a stopper is constituted by the first leaf spring 7 (leaf spring) having an elastically deformable bulging portion 26 that comes into contact with the base 2. .

  In this case, the bulging portion 26 of the first leaf spring 7 that moves together with the knob main body 5 abuts on the base 2, thereby restricting the vertical movement of the knob main body 5 once. When a force for deformation is applied to the knob main body 5, the knob main body 5 can move over the bulging portion 26 in the vertical direction. Therefore, the knob body 5 can be easily held at an arbitrary upper position by the first leaf spring 7 having the bulging portion 26 (or the second leaf spring 8 having the bulging portion 27). .

  Further, in the pot lid knob 4 of the present embodiment, a fitting piece 23 as a fitting portion to be fitted to the first leaf spring 7 is formed in the concave groove 22.

  In this case, since the fitting piece 23 acts as a stopper for the first leaf spring 7, the first leaf spring 7 may fall off from the knob body 5 when the knob body 5 is moved in the vertical direction. Can be prevented.

  Further, the base 2 of the pot lid knob 4 of the present embodiment includes a pedestal 11 erected on the upper surface of the pot lid 1 and an outer periphery of an upper portion of the pedestal 11. The protrusion 14 is in contact with the bulging portion 26 of the first leaf spring 7 and in contact with the concave groove 22 when the knob body 5 is rotated.

  Then, when the knob main body 5 is moved up and down, the convex portion 14 formed on the base 2 comes into contact with the bulging portion 26 of the first leaf spring 7. When the knob 5 is rotated, it comes into contact with the concave groove 22 of the knob body 5. That is, the convex portion 14 formed on the base 2 and coming into contact with the bulging portion 26 of the first leaf spring 7 can function as a detent for the knob main body 5.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description of the common parts will not be repeated as much as possible. When the knob main body 5 can be sufficiently held above the base 2 by the first leaf spring 7 or the second leaf spring 8, the concave groove 22 and the convex portion 14 are formed as shown in this embodiment. Instead of four places, only two places may be arranged. In this case, the concave groove 22 is preferably provided at a position on the inner peripheral side surface of the hollow portion 17 facing each other, and the convex portion 14 is also provided at a position corresponding to the concave groove 22. In addition, the procedure of assembling the pot lid knob 4 and the operation of each part are as described above.

  It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be changed without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, the shape of the leaf spring as the stopper in the present embodiment is not limited to the shape in the embodiment, and may be appropriately changed according to the weight and size of the pot lid. In addition, the concave groove 22 of the embodiment is literally formed in a groove shape up to the upper surface opening 9 of the knob main body 5, but may be formed in a concave shape without reaching the upper surface opening 9.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the first embodiment of the present invention, in a state in which the pot lid is attached to the pot lid and the knob body is at a lower position. FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the pot lid knob when the knob body is at the upper position. It is a top view of a knob part same as the above. It is a top view of a base same as the above. It is a perspective view of a 1st leaf spring same as the above. It is a perspective view of a 2nd leaf spring same as the above. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the knob for pot lids when a 2nd leaf spring is attached as above. FIG. 4 is a plan view of a knob according to a second embodiment of the present invention. It is a top view of a base same as the above.

Explanation of reference numerals

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pot lid 2 Substrate 5 Knob body 7 1st leaf spring (stopper, leaf spring)
8 Second leaf spring (stopper, leaf spring)
11 pedestal
14 convex
22 Groove (recess)
23 Mating piece (Mating part)
26, 27 bulge

Claims (5)

It has a base attached to the upper surface of the pot lid, a vertically movable knob main body mounted on the base, and a stopper that abuts on the knob main body to hold the knob main body at an upper position. Pot lid pick. When the pot lid is turned upside down, without placing the pot lid on the floor surface, a mounting surface on which a pot lid knob can be mounted on the floor surface is formed on the knob main body. The pick for a pot lid according to claim 1. The knob body is formed with a concave portion for mounting the stopper on an inner surface of a hollow portion through which the base is vertically inserted, and the stopper is configured such that when the knob body is moved up and down, the base is formed. 3. The knob for a pot lid according to claim 1, wherein the knob is constituted by a leaf spring having an elastically deformable bulging portion which comes into contact with the knob. The knob for a pot lid according to claim 3, wherein a fitting portion to be fitted to the stopper is formed in the concave portion. The base is a pedestal erected on the upper surface of the pot lid, and is located on an outer periphery of an upper portion of the pedestal, abuts the bulging portion of the stopper when the knob body is moved up and down, and The knob for a pot lid according to claim 3, further comprising a convex portion that contacts the concave portion when rotated.

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