JP3256177B2 - Electric appliance having a cord reel - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to an electric appliance having a cord reel such as a rice cooker.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 6 shows an example of a conventional rice cooker of electromagnetic induction heating in which a cord reel 1 is stored vertically. The cord reel 1 has a pair of ribs 3 and 3 provided on the body member 2 applied to the upper outer peripheral surface thereof, and a pair of projections 5 and 5 of the bottom member 4 applied to the bottom surface thereof. The plug 6 of the cord reel 1 is pulled out from the plug hole 7 of the bottom member 4 to the outside. In FIG. 6, 8 is a pot, 9 is a protective frame having an induction coil, and 9 'is a hinge of a lid.

[0003] As another example, there has been known one in which a vertically-oriented cord reel is sandwiched between a protection frame of a pot and a bottom member of an appliance body (Japanese Patent Publication No. 6-9805).

[0004]

In any of the above cases, since the outer periphery of the code reel is circular, there is a problem that it is difficult to position the code reel during the assembling operation. Further, since the cord reel is merely held from above and below, there is also a problem that the mounting strength is gradually loosened due to repeated impacts when the cord is taken in and out.

[0005] Further, each of these code reels,
Manufactured exclusively for vertical orientation for convenient storage in a vertical orientation (rotation axis is horizontal), and can also be used with widely used horizontal (vertical axis) code reels that are widely used. Was one of the causes of high costs.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an electric appliance such as a rice cooker having a cord reel storage structure which solves these problems.

[0007]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, a first means of the present invention is to provide a cord between a body member and a bottom member constituting an instrument body, with a rotation axis directed horizontally. In an electric appliance having a cord reel in which a reel is accommodated vertically and a plug of the cord reel is drawn out from a plug hole of the appliance body, a pair of ribs provided on the body member are spaced at a predetermined interval. Touch the upper surface of the code reel and apply the first to third
Protrusions are provided, of which first protrusions provided on the lower surface are engaged with recesses provided on the bottom member, and mounting holes are provided on the third protrusions.
And the other holes provided in the body member in the mounting holes.
This is a structure in which rib projections are engaged .

[0008] The second means is that a cord reel is vertically accommodated between a body member and a bottom member constituting an instrument main body with a rotation axis directed in a horizontal direction, and a plug of the cord reel is inserted into the cord reel. In an electric appliance having a cord reel pulled out from a plug hole of an appliance body, a pair of ribs provided on the body member are applied to an upper surface of the code reel at a predetermined interval, and the outer peripheral surface of the code reel is First to second
Three projections, of which the first projection on the bottom
Engage with the recess provided in the bottom member, and
Sandwiched between the rib provided on the body member and the rib provided on the protection frame.
It is a structure that it has.

[0009]

[0010]

In any of the above cases, the code reel can be used as a horizontally installed type.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The one shown in the drawings relates to a cord reel storage structure of a rice cooker. This rice cooker is provided with a lid 1 on a jar body 10 via a hinge 11.
2 is freely openable and closable. The jar body 10 has a body member 13 and a bottom member 14, in which a pot 15 is housed, and a protective frame 1 is provided on the outer periphery of the bottom of the pot 15.
6 is provided, and an induction heating coil 36 (see FIG. 4) is provided on the outer periphery of the protection frame 16.

A code reel 17 is accommodated below the hinge 11 and inside the body member 13 and the bottom member 14. As shown in FIG. 2, the cord reel 17 winds a power cord inside a disc-shaped flat case and urges the power cord inward by a built-in spring. Direction, and further to the outside through a plug hole 20 provided in the bottom member 14. The first projecting piece 21 is provided on the bottom of the outer peripheral surface of the cord reel 17.
Are provided, and the second projecting piece 2 is provided at a position substantially 90 degrees and about 135 degrees on both sides of the projecting piece 21 as a reference.
Second and third projecting pieces 23 are provided. A mounting hole 24 is provided in the third projecting piece 23. The above-mentioned cord reel 17 is conventionally used in the case of horizontal installation type mounting.

The cord reel 17 is connected to the jar body 10
There are various types of structures that can be installed vertically inside the device. Hereinafter, description will be made in order.

(Part 1) In a first structure, a pair of left and right ribs 25, 25 is provided below the hinge portion 11 of the body member 13, and the lower ends of the ribs 25, 25 And the third protruding pieces 22 and 23. In addition, the first protrusion 21 is inserted into and engaged with the through-hole 26 provided in the bottom member 14. The cord reel 17 is clamped between the pair of ribs 25 and 25 and the recess 26 by coupling the body member 13 and the bottom member 14. In use, the engagement between the first protrusion 21 and the recess 26 positions the cord reel 17 during assembly, and the engagement structure allows the cord reel 17 to withstand the shock during cord storage. .

The recess 26 is formed in such a size that the first protrusion 21 is inserted without play, and a large radius is provided at the entrance thereof, so that the protrusion 21 can be easily inserted. It has become.

In this case, the second and third projections 2
2, 23 are not used.

(Part 2) In addition to the above-mentioned structure, the structure of the second part is such that the hinge portion 11 is provided in the mounting hole 24 of the third projecting piece 23.
The projections 28 of the other ribs 27 extending therefrom are engaged (see FIG. 3C). In this case, the second protrusion 22 is not used.

According to the above structure, the positioning is performed by the engagement between the first projection 21 and the recess 26 and the engagement between the third projection 23 and the rib 27, and the impact when the cord is stored. Can withstand. In this case, the engagement structure between the first protrusion 21 and the recess 26 can be omitted.

(Part 3) The structure of Part 3 is the same as that of Part 1 described above.
In addition to the above structure, a second protruding piece 22 is used.
That is, in this case, the slit 31 (see FIG. 3B) at the lower end of the rib 29 provided on the body member 13 is inserted from above the protruding piece 22, and the protruding piece 22 is inserted by the rib 32 provided on the protection frame 16. To receive the lower end. In this case, the engagement structure between the third protruding piece 23 and the rib 27 is omitted.

According to the above structure, the engagement between the first projection 21 and the recess 26, and the third projection 23 and the two ribs 25,
By the engagement with 27, the positioning can be performed and the shock at the time of storing the cord can be endured. Also in this case, the engagement structure between the first protrusion 21 and the recess 26 can be omitted.

Note that, as shown in FIG.
6 can be prevented from falling down by contacting a part of the cord reel 17 with the inner surface of the cord reel 17.

In FIGS. 1 and 5, reference numeral 33 denotes a steam cover detachably attached to the cover 12, and a steam hole 35 is provided at an eccentric position. By changing the direction of attachment of the steam lid 33, the direction of steam emission can be changed as appropriate.

The embodiment of the present invention is as described above. When assembling, the pot 15 and the protective frame 16 are assembled on the body member 13 by turning upside down from the state shown in FIG. The first plug 21 is inserted into the plug hole 20, the first projection 21 is inserted into the recess 26, and then the bottom member 14 is put on and connected to the trunk member 13. Thus, in the case of the structure (part 1), the lower ends of the pair of ribs 25 of the body member 13 are applied to the upper surface of the code reel 17. In the case of the above (No. 2) structure, when assembling, in addition to the above-mentioned work, the third protrusion 23
And the rib 27 are engaged. In the case of the (3) structure, the second protruding piece 22 and the ribs 29 and 32 are engaged together.

[0025]

As described above, according to the present invention, the pair of ribs provided on the body member are brought into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the cord reel, and at least one of the first to third projections is moved to the bottom portion. By engaging with the recess of the material, the rib of the body member or the protective frame, the positioning of the code reel can be facilitated, and the impact at the time of storing the cord can be withstand.
Further, since a code reel conventionally used as a horizontal installation type can be used, cost can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially omitted cross-sectional view of an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a partially omitted exploded perspective view of the same.

3A is a partially longitudinal side view of the same, and FIG. 3B is a partially longitudinal rear view of the same. FIG.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the same during assembling.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a lid part of the same.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Jar main body 11 Hinge part 12 Lid 13 Body member 14 Bottom member 15 Pot 16 Protection frame 17 Cord reel 19 Plug 20 Plug hole 21 First protruding piece 22 Second protruding piece 23 Third protruding piece 24 Mounting hole 25 Rib 26 recess 27 rib 28 protrusion 29 rib 31 slit 32 rib 33 steam lid 35 steam hole 36 induction heating coil

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A cord reel is vertically accommodated between a body member and a bottom member constituting an instrument main body with a rotation axis directed in a horizontal direction, and a plug of the code reel is inserted through a plug hole of the instrument main body. In an electric appliance having a cord reel drawn out to the outside, a pair of ribs provided on the body member are applied to the upper surface of the code reel at a predetermined interval, and the first to third ribs are attached to the outer peripheral surface of the code reel . Protruding pieces are provided.
Together when the first protrusion provided on the lower surface engages a recess provided in the bottom member, providing a mounting hole in the third projecting piece of
And a projection of another rib provided on the body member in the mounting hole.
An electric appliance having a cord reel characterized by engaging with. 2. A cord reel is vertically accommodated between a body member and a bottom member constituting an appliance main body with a rotation axis directed in a horizontal direction, and a plug of the code reel is inserted through a plug hole of the appliance main body. in the electric instrument having a cord reel comprising a drawer to the outside, against the upper surface of the cord reel with a pair of ribs provided on the body member at a required interval, the
First to third protrusions are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the cord reel, and
The first protruding piece provided on the lower surface of the
And a rib provided with the second protrusion on the body member.
An electric appliance having a cord reel, wherein the electric appliance is held by a rib provided on the protection frame . Wherein said code reel, appliance having a cord reel of claim 1 or 2, characterized in that also serves as a one of the horizontal installation type.