JP3601584B2 - Thermal power regulator for fuel cans - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a thermal regulator for a fuel can used for a fuel can for keeping a dish used in a hotel, a ryokan, or a party venue.
[0002]
[Prior art]
FIG. 6 shows a conventional thermal power regulator for a fuel can. The fuel can 62 used for this thermal power controller is of a type in which the tip of a core (not shown) attached to the inner lid is exposed when the lid 61 provided on the upper wall 60 is removed. The conventional thermal power controller includes a bottomed container 63 for accommodating a fuel can 62, a handle 64 fixed to the outer periphery of the container 63, and a cover placed on the upper end of the container 63. A cover 67 having a peripheral wall 66 and a cover 69, and a lever 69 rotatably supported by the handle 64 and having a lid 68 fixed to the end thereof for opening and closing the opening 65 of the cover 67, are provided at the fulcrum. By rotating about the center 70, the size of the opening 65 can be variably adjusted by the lid 68.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the above-described conventional technology, the size of the opening 65 of the cover 67 is reduced by rotating the lid 68 around the fulcrum 70 of the handle 64 by rotating the lever 69 with the fingers while holding the handle 64 by hand. Since the configuration is adjusted, there are the following problems.
(1) In order to easily operate the lever 69 with a finger, it is preferable to arrange the container 63 so that the handle 64 is located on the near side. In this case, when there is not enough space between the container 63 and a platform on which a pot or the like placed around the container 63 is placed, and the lid 68 cannot be rotated about the fulcrum 70. In this case, it is necessary to change the position of the container or the position of the container 63 so that the lid 68 can be rotated about the fulcrum 70, which is troublesome.
[0004]
(2) When turning the lever 69 with a finger, there is no means for positioning the lever 69 with respect to the handle 64, so that it is difficult to move the lever 69 to a position where a constant heating power is obtained.
[0005]
(3) If a stove with a draft shield is used as a platform for placing pots, etc. in place of Gotoku, put a hand or stick through the air intake of the stove with a draft shield to adjust the thermal power. The lever 69 must be operated, which is difficult.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in view of such conventional problems, and the problem thereof is to make it possible to slide the lid for adjusting the thermal power in a wide angle range, and to surely place the lid at a position where a constant thermal power can be obtained. It is an object of the present invention to provide a fuel can control device for a fuel can that can be moved and that can easily control the heat even when a stove with a windshield is used as a platform for placing a pot or the like.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 comprises a bottomed container having an open top for housing a fuel can, and a cover having an opening at the center with a cover placed on the upper end of the container. On the upper surface of the ring, a ring is fixed at a predetermined height position with respect to the upper surface, and a cover is provided between the ring and the cover to change the size of the opening of the cover, and abuts on the inner periphery of the ring. A possible stopper pin is erected on the lid, and the lid is configured to be slidable within a range regulated by the stopper pin.
According to this configuration, since the lid is configured to be slidable within the range regulated by the stopper pin, the lid can be slid over a wide angle range. By this, the table placed around the container, for example, even if there is not enough space between the legs and the container of Gotoku, do not change the position of the stand such as the container or Gotoku, and replace the lid with the stand of Gotoku etc. The size of the opening of the cover can be changed by sliding in a direction in which the cover does not collide. Also, by rotating the cover placed on the container on the container, it is possible to select a position where the lid does not hit the foot, such as Gotoku. Further, the lid can be reliably moved to a position where the stopper pin hits the inner periphery of the ring. Furthermore, even when a stove with a windshield is arranged around the container, the firepower can be easily adjusted by inserting a stick such as chopsticks from the air intake into a stand with a windshield and moving the stopper pin with the stick. be able to.
[0008]
The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the lid is provided with a plurality of mounting holes for mounting stopper pins at different positions in the radial direction.
According to this configuration, by selecting any one of the plurality of mounting holes and mounting the stopper pin in the selected mounting hole, the position at which a constant heating power can be obtained can be easily changed.
[0009]
The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that a handle is fixed to the outer periphery of the container. According to such a configuration, by tilting the container while holding the handle by hand, the lid can be slid in the tilted direction, and the heating power can be easily adjusted.
[0010]
In the invention according to claim 4, when the lid provided on the upper wall is removed, the tip of the core attached to the inner lid is exposed, and an annular groove is formed on the upper wall outside the inner lid. A heat regulator used for a fuel can, comprising: a cover having an opening in the center and a peripheral wall having a lower end fitted in an annular groove; The ring is fixed at a height position with a plurality of fixing members, and a lid is provided between the ring and the cover to change the size of the opening of the cover, and the lid can abut on the inner periphery of the ring. A special stopper pin is provided upright, and the lid is configured to be slidable within a range in which the lid is restricted by a plurality of fixing members or the stopper pin is restricted by the inner periphery of the ring.
According to this configuration, in addition to the functions and effects of the invention according to claim 1, since the lower end of the peripheral wall of the cover is fitted into the annular groove in the upper wall of the fuel can, the fuel can is stored. This eliminates the need for a container, which reduces the number of parts, thereby reducing costs.
[0011]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a fuel can heat regulator according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view of the fuel can heat regulator shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the thermal power regulator for fuel cans shown in the figure, (A) is a figure which shows the state which made the opening part of the cover fully open, and FIG. (B) shows the state which made the opening part fully closed. FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a thermal power regulator 1 for a fuel can according to the present embodiment includes a metal container 3 having A metal cover 6 having an opening 4 in the center is provided.
[0012]
When the lid 8 provided on the upper wall 7 of the fuel can 2 is removed, the tip of the core 10 attached to the inner lid 9 is exposed, as shown in FIG. Is a type immersed in the liquid fuel in the container 3. The core 10 is made of, for example, ceramic synthetic paper.
[0013]
A metal ring 11 is fixed to the upper surface of the cover 6 at a predetermined height position with respect to the upper surface by three sets of fixing members 12 to 14. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, each set of fixing members 12 to 14 is a spacer 12 a to 14 a (12 a is omitted from the drawing) for maintaining a predetermined interval between the upper surface of the cover 6 and the ring 11. ), Screws 12b to 14b passing through the through holes of the spacers, and nuts 12c to 14c (12c is not shown). The ring 11 is covered by tightening the screws 12b to 14b. 6 is fixed at a predetermined height position on the upper surface.
[0014]
A cover 15 is provided between the ring 11 and the cover 6 to change the size of the opening 4 of the cover 6. The lid 15 is a metal disk, and one stopper pin 16 that can abut on the inner circumference of the ring 11 is provided upright near the outer circumference of the lid 15. The lid 15 is configured to be slidable within a range in which the lid 15 is restricted by the fixing members 12 and 14 of the three sets of fixing members 12 to 14 or the stopper pin 16 is restricted by the inner periphery of the ring 11. Have been. That is, the movement of the lid 15 is limited in a range where the outer periphery thereof abuts on one of the fixing members 12 and 14 or the movement thereof is limited, or the movement of the stopper 15 is limited by the stopper pin 16 abutting on the inner periphery of the ring 11. It can slide within a wide range of angles.
[0015]
The lid 15 has three mounting holes 17 to 19 for mounting the stopper pins 16 at different positions in the radial direction. A female screw is formed on the stopper pin 16 over its entire length, and the stopper screw 16 shown in FIG. 2 is screwed into the female screw and tightened via a washer, so that the stopper pin 16 has three mounting holes 17 to 19. Has been fixed to either. Further, a handle 20 is fixed to the outer periphery of the container 3.
[0016]
As shown in FIG. 3 (A), the fixing members 12 and 14 of the three sets of fixing members 12 to 14 are arranged between the screws 12b and 14b (actually, spacers 12a (not shown) and 14a). (Interval) is sufficiently larger than the diameter of the circular lid 15. The fixing member 13 is provided at a substantially intermediate position between the fixing members 12 and 14. Thereby, the lid 15 is moved in the direction perpendicular to the straight line connecting the fixing members 12 and 14 to the fully open position shown in FIG. Can be slid between the fully closed position shown in FIG. At the same time, the lid 15 moves the stopper pin 16 from the position shown in FIG. 3A to the fixing member 12 side along the inner circumference of the ring 11 so that the stopper pin 16 is in contact with the spacer 12a. It can be moved from the position shown in FIG. 7A to the fixing member 14 along the inner periphery of the ring 11 and slidable within an angular range between the position and the position where it comes into contact with the spacer 14a.
[0017]
In the thermal power regulator for a fuel can according to the present example having the above-described configuration, the lid 15 is set so that the lid 15 is restricted by the fixing members 12 and 14 or the stopper pin 16 is restricted by the inner circumference of the ring 11. The lid 15 is slidable, so that the handle 15 is held by hand and the container 3 and the cover 6 are tilted, or the stopper pin 16 is pushed with a stick such as chopsticks to slide the lid 15 in a wide angle range. Can be. Thereby, even if there is not enough space between the stand placed around the container 3, for example, the legs of the container and the container 3, the position of the table such as the container 3 and the container can be changed without changing the position of the cover 15. The size of the opening 4 of the cover 6 can be changed by sliding in such a direction as not to hit the base. Also, by rotating the cover 6 placed on the container 3 on the container 3, it is possible to select a position where the lid 15 does not hit the foot, such as a god. Also, by sliding the lid 15 to a position where the stopper pin 16 hits the inner circumference of the ring 11 or a position where the outer circumference of the lid 15 hits the fixing members 12 and 14, the lid 15 is surely moved to a position where a constant heating power is obtained. Can be done. Furthermore, even when a stove with a windshield is arranged around the container 3, it is possible to easily adjust the heating power by inserting a stick such as chopsticks from the air intake of the stove with the windshield and moving the stopper pin with the stick. it can.
[0018]
As described above, according to this example, the lid 15 for adjusting the heating power can be slid over a wide angle range, the lid 15 can be reliably moved to a position where a constant heating power can be obtained, and Even when a stove with a windshield is used as a table on which the table is to be placed, the thermal power can be easily adjusted.
[0019]
Further, according to the present embodiment, any one of the plurality of mounting holes 17 to 19 is selected, and the stopper pin 16 is mounted in the selected mounting hole, thereby easily changing the position where a constant heating power is obtained. be able to.
Furthermore, according to the present example, the handle 3 is held by hand and the container 3 is tilted, so that the lid 15 is slid in the tilted direction without touching the lid 15 or the stopper pin 16 erected on the lid 15 and the thermal power is increased. Adjustments can be made easily.
[0020]
FIG. 4 shows a modification of the above example. The heat regulator for a fuel can according to this modification is the same as the above-described example except that the handle 20 (see FIG. 2) is omitted, and the other configuration is the same as the above-described example. In this modification, the lid 15 can be slid by holding the container 3 by hand and tilting the container 3 and the cover 6, or by pressing the stopper pin 16 with a stick such as chopsticks as in the above example. it can. According to this modification, since there is no handle protruding from the outer periphery of the container 3, the degree of freedom in arranging the container 3 is increased as compared with the above example, and the usability is further improved.
[0021]
FIG. 5 shows a thermal regulator for a fuel can according to another example of the embodiment of the present invention. In the thermal power regulator 1A for a fuel can according to this example, when a lid (not shown) provided on the upper wall 22 is removed, the tip of the core 24 attached to the inner lid 23 is exposed, and the upper wall 22 has It is used for a fuel can 26 having an annular groove 25 formed outside the inner lid 23. The thermal power controller 1A includes a cover 30 having an opening 27 at the center and a peripheral wall 29 for fitting the lower end 28 into the annular groove 25. A ring 31 is fixed to the upper surface of the cover 30 at a predetermined height position with respect to the upper surface by three sets of fixing members 32-34. These fixing members 32 to 34 are provided in the same positional relationship as the fixing members 12 to 14 in the above example.
[0022]
In addition, a cover 35 is provided between the ring 31 and the cover 30 so as to make the size of the opening 27 of the cover 30 variable. On this lid 35, a stopper pin 36 that can abut on the inner periphery of the ring 31 is provided upright. Then, the lid 35 is configured to be slidable within a range in which the lid 35 is restricted by the fixing members 32 and 34 of the three sets of fixing members 32 to 34 or the stopper pin 36 is restricted by the inner periphery of the ring 31. Have been. On the ring 31, a windshield 31a is provided upright. The peripheral wall 31a makes it difficult for the flame to hit the wind.
According to the thermal power regulator 1 </ b> A for the fuel can according to the present example, in addition to the functions and effects of the thermal power regulator 1 for the fuel can according to the above example, the lower end portion 28 of the peripheral wall 29 of the cover 30 is Since it is configured to fit in the annular groove 25 of the upper wall 22, the container 3 (see FIG. 1) for storing the fuel can as in the above example is not required, and the number of parts is reduced by that much, thereby reducing the cost. can do. Further, the thermal power controller 1A for a fuel can according to the present example is suitable for use in a smaller fuel can than the one in the above-described example.
[0023]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to slide the lid for adjusting the heating power in a wide angle range, and to surely move the lid to a position where a constant heating power is obtained. In addition, even when a stove with a windshield is used as a table on which a pot or the like is placed, the thermal power can be easily adjusted.
[0024]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, by selecting one of the plurality of mounting holes and attaching the stopper pin to the selected mounting hole, it is possible to easily change the position where a constant heating power is obtained. it can.
[0025]
According to the third aspect of the invention, by tilting the container while holding the handle by hand, the lid can be slid in the tilted direction, and the heating power can be easily adjusted.
[0026]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the functions and effects of the first aspect, the lower end of the peripheral wall of the cover is fitted into the annular groove of the upper wall of the fuel can. Therefore, a container for accommodating the fuel can becomes unnecessary, and the number of parts can be reduced by that much, and the cost can be reduced.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a thermal power regulator for a fuel can according to an example of an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a side view of the thermal power regulator for a fuel can shown in FIG.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of the operation of the thermal power regulator for a fuel can shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a side view similar to FIG. 2, showing a modification of the example shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing a thermal regulator for a fuel can according to another example of the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing a conventional example.
[Explanation of symbols]
1, 1A ... thermal power controller 2, 26 ... fuel can 3 ... container 4, 27 ... opening 5, 29 ... ... Peripheral walls 6, 30 ... Covers 7, 22 ... Upper wall 8 ... Lid bodies 9, 23 ... Inner lid 10 , 24 ... core 11, 31 ... ring 12-14, 32-34 ... fixing member 12a-14a ... spacer 12b-14b ... screw 12c-14c ... · Nuts 15 and 35 ··· Lid 16 and 36 ·························································· Set screw 25 ... Annular groove 28 ... Lower end 31a ... Peripheral wall for windshield

Claims (4)

A container having a bottom with an open top for housing the fuel can, and a cover having an opening at the center with a cover placed on the upper end of the container. A ring is fixed, a lid is provided between the ring and the cover to change the size of the opening of the cover, and a stopper pin that can abut on the inner periphery of the ring is erected on the lid, The thermal power regulator for a fuel can, wherein the lid is configured to be slidable within a range regulated by the stopper pin. The thermal power regulator for a fuel can according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of attachment holes for attaching the stopper pins are provided in the lid at different positions in a radial direction. The thermal power regulator for a fuel can according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a handle is fixed to an outer periphery of the container. When the lid provided on the upper wall is removed, the tip of the core attached to the inner lid is exposed, and a thermal power controller used for a fuel can having an annular groove formed on the upper wall outside the inner lid. A cover having a peripheral wall having an opening at the center and a lower end fitted into the annular groove, and a plurality of rings on an upper surface of the cover at a predetermined height with respect to the upper surface. A lid fixed by a fixing member and provided between the ring and the cover to change the size of the opening of the cover is provided, and a stopper pin capable of contacting the inner periphery of the ring is provided on the lid. Wherein the lid is configured to be slidable within a range where the lid is restricted by the plurality of fixing members or the stopper pin is restricted to the inner periphery of the ring. .

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