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JP4139682B2
JP4139682B2 JP2002506624A JP2002506624A JP4139682B2 JP 4139682 B2 JP4139682 B2 JP 4139682B2 JP 2002506624 A JP2002506624 A JP 2002506624A JP 2002506624 A JP2002506624 A JP 2002506624A JP 4139682 B2 JP4139682 B2 JP 4139682B2
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技術分野
この発明は、非磁性金属材で形成した容器本体と、加圧手段からの加圧操作によって前記容器本体の底外平面部に一体結合された強磁性金属板とを備え、前記強磁性金属板には前記容器本体の基材が少なくとも部分的に露出した開口部が備えられている調理用容器に関する。
背景技術
現在一般に使用されているアルミニウムを素材とする鍋等の調理用容器は、鍋を例に挙げれば、アルミニウム板から鍋形状に成形した鍋の表面に、ミガキ加工又はアルマイト処理を施しただけで市販されており、一部には、打ち出し模様として凹凸を付して、意匠性を改善してある打ち出し鍋風の外観を備えさせた鍋もある。しかし、その鍋により湯を沸かした際の沸騰状態を変化させるような工夫は見られない。つまり、従来の調理用容器には模様を付したものがあるが、調理に供した際の効果をもたらすような模様を付した調理用容器は見られない。
そこで、本発明は、素材をアルミニウムとして調理用容器を使用し易くしてありながら、その底内面に模様を形成し、調理用容器の内面に美観を付与すると共に、その調理用容器を用いて、殊に電磁調理器を用いて調理する際の沸騰状態に変化をもたらすことを目的としている。
発明の開示
本発明は、アルミニウムに代表される非磁性金属材料を基材とする容器本体の底部外面に底外平面部を形成してあり、その底外平面部にステンレス板等の強磁性金属板を一体に結合してある鍋やフライパン等の調理用容器に関するものである。その強磁性金属板には開口部を形成し、その開口縁部を前記底外平面部に重畳させる側に向けて屈曲させて形成した屈曲部を備えさせる。そして、容器本体の底部の内面には底内平面部を形成する。その底内平面部を剛に形成された平面で支持した状態で、強磁性金属板の屈曲部を形成した側を容器本体の底外平面部に向けた姿勢で加圧し、夫々の屈曲部を底部外面側から前記底部内に圧入する。この屈曲部を圧入することで、前記強磁性金属板を底外平面部に一体的に結合して、前記容器本体に重畳させる。また、加圧手段を用いて前記強磁性金属板を前記容器本体に向けて加圧すれば、前記強磁性金属板の少なくとも一部は、前記底外平面部から基材内に沈み込み、前記強磁性金属板の前記底部の基材内での底部内面側への射影領域に圧縮変形を生じさせる。この射影領域に生ずる圧縮変形に伴って、前記強磁性金属板の配置領域に対応する底内平面部に加圧手段の加圧面との圧接に起因する圧迫痕部を形成する。殊に、前記屈曲部に対応する圧迫痕部は、その内側の基材の加圧面から受ける圧縮が激しいために、加圧力を解除した後にも幾分周囲より突出した微高凸部となり、また、前記射影領域の内面である底内平面部では、前記射影領域が全体的に圧縮加工された際に平面状の金型に押しつけられて表面が平滑化し、又は、前記圧迫痕部の周囲よりも圧密されて光輝性を増すように表面状態が変化する。底内平面部における圧迫痕部が平滑化し、或いは光輝性を増すのは、底内平面部の研磨仕上げや精細な機械仕上げの際に残る細かい突部が、押し潰されて細かい溝や凹所を塞ぐからであると考えられる。その形成された圧迫痕部において、圧迫痕部の周囲とは異なる表面状態に変化して、前記内底平面部に模様が形成された点を、本発明は特徴とする。
この模様は、前記強磁性金属板に形成した開口部に備える屈曲部が圧入され、それにより強い圧縮変形を受けた領域に対応する底内平面部が僅かに突出して微高凸部を形成した圧迫痕部が、周囲と外観的に異なることで現れる場合がある。また、前記圧迫痕部は、その内側が圧縮加工を受けたために、表面が圧縮加工に伴い平滑化され、光輝性を増して、光輝性の差異により模様が現れることもある。こうして、容器本体の底内面には、底内平面部の表面状態の差異により模様が形成されるのである。前記屈曲部は、円筒状に形成されていることが望ましい。この屈曲部を容器本体の基材中に圧入する際に、その基材から屈曲部に及ぼされる反力が曲げ外力として前記屈曲部に作用する傾向を有するが、その屈曲部が円筒状に形成されておれば、その曲げ外力に耐えやすいからである。その屈曲部を容器本体に圧入した結果として、前記容器本体の底内平面部には、前記圧入された屈曲部に対応して円環状の圧迫痕部が明瞭に形成されるようになるのである。
こうして形成される圧迫痕部を同一形状に形成するには、前記屈曲部をほぼ同寸のパンチとダイスとで形成することができ、例えばターレットパンチプレスと呼ばれるプレス機械で効率的に加工を行うことができる。つまり加工を効率化できるのである。そして、前記圧迫痕部を、底内平面部に均等に分散配置すれば、この調理用容器を電磁調理器に供した場合に、蒸気泡発生点が均等に分散されるので、偏った加熱や局部沸騰を招くことなく、結果として噴きこぼれを防止できるようになるのである。また、前記圧迫痕部が前記底内平面部における面積比率が均等になるように形成されておれば、調理用容器内で蒸気泡が均等に生成するから、煮物などの場合に部分的に生煮えになることを防止できる。これは、強磁性金属板に形成される開口部を均等配置することで叶えられる。また、前記強磁性金属板に開口径の異なる開口部を備える場合には、前記圧迫痕部の面積を異ならせることで、蒸気泡発生点を調理用容器の底内平面部に均等に配置することが可能となる。
上記表面状態の変化を前記微高凸部によりもたらす場合について説明する。非磁性金属材からなる容器本体の底部の肉厚が、アルミニウム材を用いた場合には1.6〜2.6mm程度が好適である。これに重畳して一体に結合する強磁性金属板は、その材質がフェライト系ステンレス鋼或いはマルテンサイト系ステンレス鋼である場合には、その肉厚が基材の肉厚の15〜25%(即ち、強磁性金属板の肉厚は0.24〜0.65mm程度)であることが好ましい。前記表面状態の変化は、強磁性金属板の厚みによりその態様が異なり、圧迫痕部として20ミクロン程度或いはこれに満たない程度の微小な高さの微高凸部が形成されたり、圧迫痕部の表面の平滑度が高められ、或いは光輝性が高められたりするのである。前記微高凸部は、前記強磁性金属板に形成される屈曲部が前記容器本体の底部に圧入されることで形成される。
ところで、上述のように構成した本発明に係る鍋で湯を沸かすのに、鍋を電磁調理器にかけると、強磁性金属板は発熱するが、非磁性金属材からなる基材は発熱しない。しかも、非磁性金属材がアルミニウムであれば、熱伝導が極めて速やかで、前記底内平面部における圧迫痕部では前記強磁性金属板の発熱に即時に追従する。そのために、上記の模様に対応して、圧迫痕部では強く沸騰し、その周囲に部分では蒸気泡をあまり発生しない。そこで、前記圧迫痕部が形成する模様に対応して、鍋の内部で沸騰状態の模様が生成されるのである。こうして沸騰点を局在させることができるから、噴きこぼれも防止しやすいのである。
この圧迫痕部は、同一の形状で複数を底内平面部に分散配置してある微高凸部を備えることが好ましい。つまり、前記強磁性金属板に複数の同一形状の開口部を形成し、その開口周縁部に形成された屈曲部を夫々前記底外平面部から容器本体の底部内に圧入するのである。
その具体例を示すと、先ず、前記強磁性金属板に表面側から裏面側(つまり、鍋底に重畳する側)に向けて、ダイス(dice)内に前記強磁性金属板を貫通させてパンチ(punch)を打ち込むことにより、周縁から屈曲した筒状部を備える開口を形成するバーリング(barring)加工を施して、前記裏面側に向けて突出する屈曲部を備える複数の開口部を形成しておく。この屈曲部は、夫々の開口部の周部に筒状或いは裂開筒状に形成される。つまり、加工に際して予め穿孔する下孔の径の開口径に対する比により、或いは、パンチの先端部の形状により、前記屈曲部は円筒状に形成されたり、裂開筒状に、また、その先端部が尖端として形成されたりするのである。下孔の径が開口径に比して大きければ筒状になり、下孔の径が小さい場合には、裂開筒状となり、さらに小さければ尖端を形成するようになるのである。
具体的には、この屈曲部は、例えば高さ1〜2.5mm程度の立ち上がり部として形成される。こうして形成した屈曲部は容器本体の底部を構成する基材中に深く圧入されるから、その屈曲部の先端から底内平面部の表面までの距離が短い。例えば底部の厚みが1.6〜2.6mmであれば、前記屈曲部の先端は、前記底内平面部の表面下0.5〜1mmに位置するようになる。その結果、その先端部に近い底部内面に、20ミクロン程度或いはそれに満たない不陸を形成する微高凸部として圧迫痕部が形成される。この圧迫痕部は、僅かに突出すると同時に、表面が平滑化されて、光輝性に富む状態となる。しかも、この鍋を電磁調理器に載せた場合に、その屈曲部が発熱するので、その先端部に近い位置で蒸気泡が生成し、平面的にほぼ均一な温度である場合と異なり、その蒸気泡生成点が移動しない。従って、湯を沸かしている状態で上から見ると、前記圧迫痕部で形成される模様と同様な、蒸気泡で形成される模様が見られるのである。そこで、通常の調理用容器で沸騰する場合には、環状に盛り上がるように湯の沸騰液面が上昇するのに対して、蒸気泡生成点が離散し、且つその位置が固定されているから、沸騰液面の上昇が抑制され、噴きこぼれが防止できるのである。
この蒸気泡の生成点は、鍋の底に均一に分散していることが好ましく、そのためには、底内平面部における模様が均一に形成されていることが好ましい。つまり、屈曲部がほぼ均一に形成されていることが好ましい。例えば同一径の開口部を強磁性金属板に均一に形成する。これをバーリング等の開口部の周りに鍔を形成する加工法を用いて形成すれば、それにより形成される屈曲部を、剛性を有する平面で底内平面部を支持した容器本体の底外平面部に圧入すると、その屈曲部に対応する環状の加圧痕部が形成されるのである。
さらに、本発明は、底外平面部の中央部に対応する位置で、強磁性金属板に中央開口部を形成することも包含する。この中央開口部の開口縁部にも、その開口縁部を裏面側に向けて屈曲させた屈曲部を形成する。そして、その強磁性金属板を底外平面部に対して加圧した際に、この屈曲部は、その強磁性金属板の基材内への沈み込みよりも深く基材内に圧入されるのである。その結果、中央部における強磁性金属板の基材への固着をさらに強くできるのである。また、その中央開口部を円形に形成すれば、その圧入に伴う歪みとその後の熱履歴による前記強磁性金属板内での応力を、中央開口部により開放できるのである。さらに、この調理用容器を電磁調理器用として用いる場合に、中央部に配置されている電磁調理器の温度センサに強磁性金属板の温度を検出させずに済み、調理に際する加熱温度が制限されることを回避できる。
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本発明をより詳細に説明するために、添付の図面に従ってこれを説明する。
本発明を実施するための好ましい形態の一例を図1乃至図7に示す。この例においては、調理用容器は平面視円形の鍋Pであり、その容器本体10の基材14を構成する非磁性金属材はアルミニウム材からなり、ミガキ加工を施したものである。その基材14の厚さは2.3mmであり、これに重畳して固着する強磁性金属板3としては、外径140〜220mm程度で、厚さ0.4mmの十字状に開口部6を形成した強磁性ステンレス板(以下、強磁性金属板3に代えて、強磁性ステンレス板3と記す。)を用いる。図1は、アルミニウム材を基材14として底部1の周囲に側壁部2を立設した容器本体10の底外平面部11に円形の強磁性ステンレス板3を固着した鍋Pの内面を示している。前記鍋Pの底部1には、図2に示すように、中央部を空けた十字型の開口部6を有する円形の強磁性ステンレス板3を、外面に重畳して固着してある。図示のように、鍋Pの底内平面部12には、前記強磁性ステンレス板3の形状とほぼ同形状の輪郭を備える微高凸部が圧迫痕部13として形成されている。前記容器本体10の底部1の厚みは1.6〜2.6mmが好適であるが、この例では、これを2.3mmとする。また、前記強磁性ステンレス板3の厚みは、前記底部の厚みの15〜25%が好適であるが、この例では、この強磁性ステンレス板3の板厚は0.4mmとし、前記底部1の厚みに対する比は17%とする。
前記強磁性ステンレス板3は、図3に示すように、鍋Pを形成する容器本体10の底部1の外面側から底外平面部11に向けて加圧された結果、容器本体10の底部1の外面側に重畳して一体に固着されている。前記強磁性ステンレス板3の開口部6には容器本体10の基材14が露出して、前記開口部6内を一部埋めている。前記強磁性ステンレス板3は円形であり、図4に示すように、中央部を空けた十字状の開口部6が長円形に形成されている。その開口縁部7には、図5に示すように、全周に亘って容器本体10の側(図では上側)に向けて斜めに屈曲した屈曲部5が形成されている。また、前記強磁性ステンレス板3の外周の周縁部4にも、同じ側に向けて全周に亘って斜めに屈曲した屈曲部5が形成されている。
この強磁性ステンレス板3を、プレス機等を用いて、図6(a)に示すように、剛性を有する加圧面を平面に形成した一対の金型15,15の間に容器本体10と共に介装し、容器本体10の底面に向けて加圧する。そうすると、強磁性ステンレス板3は容器本体10の底部1に圧入されて沈み込む。ここで、図6(b)に示すように、その強磁性ステンレス板3の周縁部4及び開口縁部7に形成された屈曲部5が、前記底部1に底外平面部11側からさらに深く嵌入する。そして、前記強磁性ステンレス板3が前記底部1に外面側から沈み込んだ結果、その強磁性ステンレス板3の前記容器本体10内における底内平面部12への射影領域の基材14が圧縮変形する。前記両金型15,15の平面間の距離を、最近接点において前記底部1の厚みにほぼ等しく、2.3mm程度に設定しておくと、図6(b)に示したように、前記底内平面部12には、前記強磁性ステンレス板3に対応する領域が20ミクロン程度突出した微高凸部として、圧迫痕部13が形成される。その結果、鍋Pの内面側には、底内平面部12に、図1に示したように、中央部を空けた十字状の、強磁性ステンレス板3に形成した開口部6と同様の輪郭を示す模様が形成される。
上記強磁性ステンレス板3の周縁部4に屈曲形成された屈曲部5は、図6(a)及び図6(b)に示した圧入工程に際して、底外平面部11から基材14内に斜めに圧入され、前記周縁部4を前記底外平面部11に固着させる。従って、この強磁性ステンレス板3を重畳した鍋Pを繰り返し使用し、前記強磁性ステンレス板3の温度を繰り返し上昇させても、前記強磁性ステンレス板3が容器本体10から浮き上がり剥がれることを防止できる。
このようにして形成した鍋Pを電磁調理器にかけて湯を沸かすと、図7に示すように、前記強磁性ステンレス板3の形状が、前記鍋Pの底内平面部12に蒸気泡Bにより模様として浮かび上がる。つまり、鍋Pの底内平面部12に形成された圧迫痕部13の領域では沸騰して蒸気泡Bを生成し、前記強磁性ステンレス板3に形成された開口部6に対応する前記底内平面部12の領域では強い沸騰が起こらないのである。
この蒸気泡Bにより浮かび上がる模様は、前記底内平面部12に形成された模様とほぼ一致する。前記鍋Pを電磁調理器で加熱すれば、前記強磁性ステンレス板3が発熱し、その熱が基材14であるアルミニウム材を介して底内平面部12に形成された圧迫痕部13に伝達され、その圧迫痕部13の領域で蒸気泡Bを生成する。しかし、前記強磁性ステンレス板3に形成された開口部6においては、ここに露出する基材14を構成したアルミニウム材は発熱しないから、前記開口部6に対応する底内平面部12の領域では、前記圧迫痕部13ほどに温度が上昇せず、蒸気泡Bを生成しないのである。その結果、図示のように、蒸気泡Bが前記底内平面部12を4分割した状態で生成して、模様を形成するのである。従って、前記強磁性ステンレス板3に形成する開口部6の形状及び配置を工夫すれば、鍋Pの底内平面部12に様々な模様を蒸気泡Bで形成できる。例えば開口部6を、強磁性ステンレス板3に星形に配置して形成すれば、蒸気泡Bで形成される模様は星形になる。
図8乃至図14は、本発明を実施するための好ましい形態の他の例を示すものである。この例においても、調理用容器は平面視円形の鍋であり、その容器本体を形成する非磁性金属材はアルミ材であり、その厚さは2.3mm、これに固着する強磁性金属板3としては、厚さ0.4mmで、円形のダイスと丸棒からなるダイスとを用いたバーリング加工により円形に形成した開口部6を分散配置した強磁性ステンレス板を用いる。図8はバーリング加工を施した強磁性ステンレス板3を底外平面部11に重畳して固着した鍋Pの内面を示している。そして、図9にその一部を拡大して示すように、底内平面部12には、円環状の微高凸部が、表面が平滑化されて光輝性を付与された圧迫痕部13として複数、分散して形成されている。図10はその鍋Pの底部外面側から見た平面図であるが、容器本体10の底外平面部11には円形の強磁性ステンレス板3が一体に固着されている。そして、その強磁性ステンレス板3に形成された複数の開口部6には、その一つを拡大した図11に示すように、容器本体10の基材14であるアルミニウム材が露出している。前記開口部6には、その一部にアルミニウム材からなる基材14が充填されている。そして、その周部には、夫々僅かに突出した環状の突出部が形成されている。つまり、屈曲部5のアルミニウム材中への圧入に対する抵抗により、前記屈曲部5の背後、即ち強磁性ステンレス板3における前記開口部6の開口縁部7の位置で、前記強磁性ステンレス板3がわずかに突出するようになるのである。
前記強磁性ステンレス板3には、先に図4に示した周縁部4と同様に、周縁部に屈曲部6を形成してあると同時に、全面にわたって、容器本体10の側に向かって、複数分散形成した円形の開口部6を形成してある。そして、その開口縁部7にも屈曲部6を屈曲形成してある。前記強磁性ステンレス板3に開口部6をバーリング加工等により押し抜き形成する際に、開口部6を拡大して示した図12(a),図12(b),図12(c)に示すように、その開口部6の周囲に屈曲形成される高さ約1.8mmの立ち上がり部8が、前記屈曲部5として形成されるのである。図においては上側がパンチを押し出した裏面側である。この立ち上がり部8の形状は、下孔のサイズや、パンチとダイスのクリアランスと強磁性ステンレス板3の板厚との関係等により変化し、筒状であったり(図12(a)参照)、立ち上がり方向に沿って裂けた裂開筒状であったり(図12(b)参照)、先端部Tが尖鋭に形成された尖突起であったり(図12(c)参照)する。
この強磁性ステンレス板3も先に図6(a)及び図6(b)により説明したように、屈曲部5が夫々屈曲形成された側の裏面側を容器本体10の底外平面部11に向けて圧着させて、前記強磁性ステンレス板3を前記容器本体10に底部1の外面側から圧入することで、前記容器本体10に重畳させて固着するのである。ここでは、屈曲部5が多数形成されており、しかも、ほぼ直角に立設されているから、前記屈曲部5は、図13に例示するように、前記容器本体10の基材14内に、底外平面部11側から深く圧入され、より強固に固着されると同時に、前記立ち上がり部8は比較的剛に形成さえているから、その先端部Tが容器本体10の底内平面部12の内面近傍にまで達する。その先端部Tは、内面からおよそ0.5mmにまで至る。つまり、先述の円環状の微高凸部が圧迫痕部13として形成されるのは、この立ち上がり部8の先端部Tに近接して形成されているのである。
そこで、この鍋Pを用いて電磁調理器で湯を沸かした場合には、図13に示したように、前記屈曲部5を形成する立ち上がり部8の先端部Tに近い底内平面部12に形成された圧迫痕部13に蒸気泡Bの生成点が位置させられるのである。言い換えれば、前記圧迫痕部13はヒートスポットを形成するのである。従って、底内平面部12では、これを拡大表示した図14に示すように、各圧迫痕部13から連続して蒸気泡Bが生成し、その起泡点は移動しない。こうして蒸気泡Bの生成点が移動せず、連続して蒸気泡Bを生成し、そのままほぼ真上に向けて上昇し、対流する沸騰液面Fからの湯Aはその間を下降する。その結果、鍋Pの内部では小さな領域での対流が起こり、大きな対流を起こすことなく、均等に沸騰する。従って、その沸騰状態は穏やかであり、湯Aの沸騰液面Fはあまり上昇せず安定している。その結果、従来の鍋のように、環状に沸騰液面Fが盛り上がって、噴きこぼれを招くことを防止できる。また、発生する蒸気泡が底面に沿って移動しながら合併する通常の鍋底でしばしば見られる突沸を起こすことが防止される。
こうした構成にあっては、複数形成する開口部6の開口縁部7に立設される立ち上がり部8により前記圧迫痕部13が、主としてその先端部Tの近傍に形成される。従って、その開口部6の開口径や配置を変化させれば、前記底内平面部12に形成する模様を変化させることができる。こうして形成される圧迫痕部13が夫々ヒートスポットとなるから、湯Aが沸騰する際に鍋Pの内部における対流の形態を所望の形態に制御でき、沸騰状態を安定させることができる。
本発明を実施するための他の好ましい形態として、さらに、強磁性金属板の中央部を示した縦断面図である図15に示すように、前記強磁性ステンレス板3には、開口部6の一つとして円形の中央開口部9を前記強磁性ステンレス板3の中央部に形成する(尚、図15では中央開口部9以外の開口部6は図示を省略した。)。その中央開口部9の開口縁部7は、図16に示すように、全周にわたって前記強磁性ステンレス板3の容器本体1(図外)側(図では上側)に向けて斜めに屈曲し、前記開口縁部7に屈曲部5を形成する。その外方で、前記強磁性ステンレス板3の周縁部4との間に形成する他の開口部6(図示を省略してある。)には、上記二つの形態で説明した構成が適用できる他、任意の構成が採用できる。図17に示すように、この強磁性ステンレス板3を鍋Pの底外平面部11に重畳させて固着すれば、前記底外平面部11の基材14中に前記屈曲部5が、その中央開口部9の中心に向かう成分を有する嵌入力により周囲よりも深く圧入され、前記強磁性ステンレス板3を確実に前記底外平面部11に固着する。
この場合の強磁性ステンレス板3の底外平面部11への圧入も、図6(a)及び図6(b)に示した工程が応用できる。このようにして強磁性ステンレス板3を容器本体10に固着した状態では、図示のように、前記中央開口部9には前記基材14としてのアルミニウム材が前記強磁性ステンレス板3の板厚のほぼ全体に、或いはその板厚方向の一部に充填されて露出している。そして、その外表面は、前記強磁性ステンレス板3の表面よりも幾分低くなる。こうして中央開口部9内に露出した基材14であるアルミニウム材は、前記開口縁部7によりその中心側への抗力を受けており、前記強磁性ステンレス板3を、その中央開口部9で確実に固定している。その上、前記強磁性ステンレス板3は、その中央開口部9の存在により、中央部で径方向の応力が開放されているから、歪みを抑制でき、電磁調理器により加熱を繰り返しても、容器本体10から剥がれにくくなる。しかも、中央開口部9に対応する底内平面部12の中央部、つまり鍋Pの中央部では蒸気泡Bが生成しない。そこで、湯豆腐鍋として調理用容器を用いる場合には、鍋の中央部に置かれる出汁容器の下からは蒸気泡が生成しないから、出汁容器が蒸気の圧力で踊らされることなく安定し、使いやすくなる。
また、一般に電磁調理器には、その上面の中央部に、鍋底の温度を検出して、過熱を防止する温度センサを備えているが、この温度センサの位置に電磁誘導により発熱する強磁性金属板が存在すれば、実際の調理用容器の温度である容器本体の温度を検知させることなく、それより高温の強磁性金属板の温度を検知するのである。その結果、容器本体の温度が限界温度に達していなくても調理用容器の温度が限界温度に達したとして加熱を停止するようになり、過熱防止のための限界温度よりも低い温度を最高温度として温度調節されてしまうのである。つまり、その温度センサで温度を検知する部位に、発熱する強磁性金属板の中央開口部を位置させているから、前記温度センサは、露出している容器本体を構成する基材の温度を検出するようになり、上述のような調理温度を低くしてしまうというような障害を回避できる。
産業上の利用可能性
以上のように、本発明に係る調理用容器は、内面に模様を形成して美観を高め、且つ、電磁調理器により湯を沸かした場合に、その蒸気泡により模様を形成できる。しかも、容器本体を熱伝導度の良好な非磁性金属材で形成してありながら、電磁調理器に用いた場合の熱効率を改善でき、且つ、噴きこぼれを防止できる。さらに、開口周縁部を容器本体の基材中に圧入することで、強磁性金属板を剥がれにくく容器本体に固着し、繰り返して電磁調理器で加熱することに耐える調理用容器となる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
図1は本発明に係る調理用容器の一例としての鍋の内面を示す要部の平面図であり、
図2はその外面を示す要部の平面図であり、
図3は強磁性金属板を重畳した鍋を模式的に示す縦断面図であり、
図4は圧入前の強磁性金属板の形状を示す縦断面図であり、
図5は重畳前に容器本体側から見た強磁性金属板の斜視図であり、
図6(a)及び図6(b)は強磁性金属板を容器本体の底部に重畳して一体結合する過程を示す要部の縦断面で、図6(a)は結合前を示し、図6(b)は結合させた状態を示した−示す説明図であり、
図7はその鍋で湯を沸かした際の沸騰状態を示す上から見た様を示す平面図であり、
図8は本発明に係る調理用容器の例としての他の鍋の内面を示す平面図であり、
図9はその局部の拡大図であり、
図10はその鍋を底部外面側から見た平面図であり、
図11はその局部の鍋底に平行な断面の拡大図であり、
図12(a),図12(b),図12(c)は夫々、容器本体に固着する強磁性金属板の屈曲部の変化例を示す要部の拡大斜視図であり、
図13はその他の例による鍋を用いて電磁調理器により湯を沸かした場合の沸騰状態を模式的に示す縦断面図であり、
図14はその蒸気泡生成点を模式的に示す拡大断面図であり、
図15は強磁性金属板に形成する開口部の他の例を示す要部の縦断面図であり、
図16は強磁性金属板を重畳した鍋の底部側から見た斜視図であり、
図17は強磁性金属板を重畳して固着した鍋の底部を示す要部の縦断面図である。
Technical field
The present invention includes a container body formed of a non-magnetic metal material, and a ferromagnetic metal plate integrally coupled to an outer bottom plane portion of the container body by a pressurizing operation from a pressurizing unit. The present invention relates to a cooking container provided with an opening in which the base material of the container body is at least partially exposed.
Background art
Containers for cooking such as pots made of aluminum, which are commonly used at present, can be put on the market by simply applying migaki processing or alumite treatment to the surface of the pan formed from an aluminum plate into a pan shape. Some of the pans have a stamped pan-like appearance with irregularities as a stamped pattern and improved design. However, there is no contrivance to change the boiling state when boiling water in the pan. In other words, some conventional cooking containers have a pattern, but no cooking container with a pattern that gives an effect when used for cooking is found.
Therefore, the present invention makes it easy to use a cooking container made of aluminum as a raw material, while forming a pattern on the inner surface of the bottom, giving an aesthetic appearance to the inner surface of the cooking container, and using the cooking container. In particular, the object is to bring about a change in the boiling state when cooking using an electromagnetic cooker.
Disclosure of the invention
In the present invention, a bottom outer flat portion is formed on the bottom outer surface of a container main body made of a nonmagnetic metal material typified by aluminum, and a ferromagnetic metal plate such as a stainless steel plate is integrated with the bottom outer flat portion. It relates to a container for cooking such as a pan or a frying pan. An opening is formed in the ferromagnetic metal plate, and a bent portion is formed by bending the opening edge toward the side where the opening edge is overlapped with the bottom flat surface portion. Then, an in-bottom plane portion is formed on the inner surface of the bottom portion of the container body. With the flat surface in the bottom supported by a rigidly formed flat surface, the side where the bent portion of the ferromagnetic metal plate is formed is pressed in a posture toward the flat surface outside the bottom of the container body, and each bent portion is pressed. It press-fits into the bottom from the bottom outer surface side. By press-fitting the bent portion, the ferromagnetic metal plate is integrally coupled to the bottom outer flat surface portion and is superimposed on the container body. Further, if the ferromagnetic metal plate is pressurized toward the container body using a pressurizing means, at least a part of the ferromagnetic metal plate sinks into the base material from the bottom outer flat surface portion, and Compressive deformation is caused in the projected region of the bottom of the ferromagnetic metal plate on the inner surface side of the bottom within the base material. Along with the compressive deformation occurring in the projection region, a compression mark portion resulting from the pressure contact with the pressing surface of the pressing means is formed on the bottom inner plane portion corresponding to the arrangement region of the ferromagnetic metal plate. In particular, the compression mark portion corresponding to the bent portion is a very high convex portion that protrudes somewhat from the surroundings even after the pressure is released because the compression received from the pressure surface of the base material inside is intense. In the bottom plane part that is the inner surface of the projection area, the projection area is pressed against a flat mold when the projection area is entirely compressed, or the surface is smoothed, or from the periphery of the compression mark part The surface state changes so as to increase the brightness by being consolidated. The surface of the bottom flat surface is smoothed or the glitter is increased because the fine protrusions remaining during polishing and fine mechanical finishing of the flat surface in the bottom are crushed and become fine grooves and recesses. It is thought that it is because it blocks. The present invention is characterized in that, in the formed compression mark portion, the surface state is different from that around the compression mark portion, and a pattern is formed on the inner bottom plane portion.
In this pattern, the bent portion provided in the opening formed in the ferromagnetic metal plate is press-fitted, and thereby the in-bottom plane portion corresponding to the region subjected to strong compressive deformation slightly protrudes to form a slightly high convex portion. The compression scar may appear due to a difference in appearance from the surroundings. Moreover, since the inside of the said compression mark part received the compression process, the surface is smooth | blunted with a compression process, a glitter is increased, and a pattern may appear by the difference in glitter. In this way, a pattern is formed on the bottom inner surface of the container body due to the difference in the surface state of the bottom plane portion. The bent portion is preferably formed in a cylindrical shape. When the bent portion is press-fitted into the base material of the container body, a reaction force exerted on the bent portion from the base material tends to act on the bent portion as a bending external force, but the bent portion is formed in a cylindrical shape. This is because it is easy to withstand the bending external force. As a result of press-fitting the bent portion into the container main body, an annular compression mark portion is clearly formed on the bottom in-plane plane portion of the container main body corresponding to the press-fitted bent portion. .
In order to form the compression mark portion formed in this way into the same shape, the bent portion can be formed by a punch and a die having substantially the same size, and for example, the processing is efficiently performed by a press machine called a turret punch press. be able to. In other words, processing can be made more efficient. And, if the compression marks are evenly distributed and arranged on the bottom plane part, when the cooking container is used in an electromagnetic cooker, the steam bubble generation points are evenly distributed. As a result, spills can be prevented without causing local boiling. Moreover, if the compression mark part is formed so that the area ratio in the flat surface part in the bottom is uniform, steam bubbles are uniformly generated in the cooking container. Can be prevented. This is achieved by evenly arranging the openings formed in the ferromagnetic metal plate. In addition, when the ferromagnetic metal plate is provided with openings having different opening diameters, the vapor bubble generation points are evenly arranged on the bottom in-plane portion of the cooking container by changing the areas of the compression marks. It becomes possible.
A case where the change in the surface state is caused by the slightly high convex portion will be described. The thickness of the bottom portion of the container body made of a nonmagnetic metal material is preferably about 1.6 to 2.6 mm when an aluminum material is used. When the material of the ferromagnetic metal plate overlapping with and integrally bonded thereto is ferritic stainless steel or martensitic stainless steel, its thickness is 15 to 25% of the thickness of the base material (that is, The thickness of the ferromagnetic metal plate is preferably about 0.24 to 0.65 mm. The surface state changes depending on the thickness of the ferromagnetic metal plate, and a very high convex portion having a minute height of about 20 microns or less is formed as the compression mark portion. The smoothness of the surface of the film is increased, or the glitter is increased. The fine convex portion is formed by press-fitting a bent portion formed on the ferromagnetic metal plate into the bottom portion of the container body.
By the way, when boiling the hot water in the pan according to the present invention configured as described above, when the pan is put on an electromagnetic cooker, the ferromagnetic metal plate generates heat, but the base material made of a nonmagnetic metal material does not generate heat. In addition, if the nonmagnetic metal material is aluminum, the heat conduction is extremely rapid, and immediately follows the heat generation of the ferromagnetic metal plate at the compression mark portion in the bottom plane portion. For this reason, corresponding to the above pattern, the pressure mark portion is boiled strongly, and vapor bubbles are not generated much in the surrounding portion. Therefore, a pattern in a boiling state is generated in the pot corresponding to the pattern formed by the compression mark portion. Since the boiling point can be localized in this way, it is easy to prevent spills.
It is preferable that this compression mark part is provided with the minute high convex part by which the plurality is disperse | distributed and arrange | positioned by the bottom inner plane part with the same shape. That is, a plurality of openings having the same shape are formed in the ferromagnetic metal plate, and the bent portions formed on the peripheral edge of the opening are press-fitted into the bottom portion of the container body from the outer flat surface portion.
Specifically, first, the ferromagnetic metal plate is punched by passing the ferromagnetic metal plate through a dice from the front side to the back side (that is, the side overlapping the pan bottom). punching), a burring process is performed to form an opening having a cylindrical part bent from the peripheral edge, and a plurality of openings having a bent part protruding toward the back surface side are formed. . The bent portion is formed in a cylindrical shape or a cleaved cylindrical shape on the periphery of each opening. In other words, the bent portion is formed in a cylindrical shape, a cleaved cylinder shape, or a tip portion thereof, depending on the ratio of the diameter of the pilot hole drilled in advance to the opening diameter or the shape of the tip portion of the punch. Is formed as a point. If the diameter of the lower hole is larger than the diameter of the opening, the shape is cylindrical. If the diameter of the lower hole is small, the shape is a cleaved cylinder, and if the diameter is smaller, the tip is formed.
Specifically, the bent portion is formed as a rising portion having a height of about 1 to 2.5 mm, for example. Since the bent part formed in this way is deeply press-fitted into the base material constituting the bottom part of the container body, the distance from the tip of the bent part to the surface of the flat surface part in the bottom is short. For example, if the thickness of the bottom portion is 1.6 to 2.6 mm, the tip of the bent portion is positioned 0.5 to 1 mm below the surface of the bottom plane portion. As a result, a compression mark portion is formed on the inner surface of the bottom portion near the tip portion as a minute high convex portion that forms unevenness of about 20 microns or less. At the same time, the compression mark portion protrudes slightly, and the surface is smoothed, so that the surface is rich in glitter. Moreover, when this pan is placed on an electromagnetic cooker, the bent portion generates heat, so that steam bubbles are generated at a position close to the tip, and the steam is different from the case where the temperature is substantially uniform in a plane. Bubble generation point does not move. Therefore, when viewed from above with boiling water, a pattern formed with vapor bubbles similar to the pattern formed with the compression marks can be seen. Therefore, when boiling in a normal cooking container, the boiling liquid level of hot water rises so as to rise in a ring, whereas the steam bubble generation points are discrete, and the position is fixed, The rise of the boiling liquid level is suppressed and spilling can be prevented.
It is preferable that the generation points of the vapor bubbles are uniformly dispersed on the bottom of the pan, and for this purpose, it is preferable that the pattern on the bottom plane portion is uniformly formed. That is, it is preferable that the bent portions are formed substantially uniformly. For example, openings having the same diameter are formed uniformly in the ferromagnetic metal plate. If this is formed by using a processing method for forming a ridge around an opening such as a burring, the bent portion formed thereby is an outer bottom plane of the container body that supports the inner plane portion with a rigid plane. When press-fitted into the part, an annular pressure mark part corresponding to the bent part is formed.
Further, the present invention includes forming a central opening in the ferromagnetic metal plate at a position corresponding to the central portion of the bottom outer flat surface portion. A bent portion is formed at the opening edge of the central opening by bending the opening edge toward the back surface. When the ferromagnetic metal plate is pressed against the flat bottom surface portion, the bent portion is pressed into the base material deeper than the subsidence of the ferromagnetic metal plate into the base material. is there. As a result, the adhesion of the ferromagnetic metal plate to the base material at the central portion can be further strengthened. Further, if the central opening is formed in a circular shape, the stress in the ferromagnetic metal plate due to the distortion caused by the press-fitting and the subsequent thermal history can be released by the central opening. Furthermore, when this cooking container is used for an electromagnetic cooker, the temperature sensor of the electromagnetic cooker disposed in the center does not need to detect the temperature of the ferromagnetic metal plate, and the heating temperature during cooking is limited. Can be avoided.
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In order to explain the present invention in more detail, it will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
An example of a preferred embodiment for carrying out the present invention is shown in FIGS. In this example, the cooking container is a pan P having a circular shape in plan view, and the non-magnetic metal material constituting the base material 14 of the container body 10 is made of an aluminum material and subjected to post-processing. The thickness of the base material 14 is 2.3 mm, and the ferromagnetic metal plate 3 that is fixedly superposed on the base material 14 has an outer diameter of about 140 to 220 mm, and the opening 6 in a cross shape with a thickness of 0.4 mm. The formed ferromagnetic stainless steel plate (hereinafter referred to as the ferromagnetic stainless steel plate 3 instead of the ferromagnetic metal plate 3) is used. FIG. 1 shows an inner surface of a pan P in which a circular ferromagnetic stainless steel plate 3 is fixed to an outer bottom plane portion 11 of a container body 10 in which an aluminum material is used as a base material 14 and a side wall portion 2 is erected around the bottom portion 1. Yes. As shown in FIG. 2, a circular ferromagnetic stainless steel plate 3 having a cross-shaped opening 6 with a central portion overlapped and fixed to the outer surface of the bottom portion 1 of the pan P is fixed. As shown in the figure, on the in-bottom plane portion 12 of the pan P, a slightly high convex portion having an outline substantially the same shape as the shape of the ferromagnetic stainless steel plate 3 is formed as the compression mark portion 13. The thickness of the bottom 1 of the container body 10 is preferably 1.6 to 2.6 mm. In this example, the thickness is 2.3 mm. Further, the thickness of the ferromagnetic stainless steel plate 3 is preferably 15 to 25% of the thickness of the bottom portion. In this example, the thickness of the ferromagnetic stainless steel plate 3 is 0.4 mm, The ratio to the thickness is 17%.
As shown in FIG. 3, the ferromagnetic stainless steel plate 3 is pressed from the outer surface side of the bottom portion 1 of the container body 10 forming the pan P toward the bottom outer flat surface portion 11, and as a result, the bottom portion 1 of the container body 10. Are integrally fixed to overlap with the outer surface side. The base material 14 of the container body 10 is exposed in the opening 6 of the ferromagnetic stainless steel plate 3 and partially fills the opening 6. The ferromagnetic stainless steel plate 3 has a circular shape, and as shown in FIG. 4, a cross-shaped opening 6 having a central portion is formed in an oval shape. As shown in FIG. 5, the opening edge portion 7 is formed with a bent portion 5 that is bent obliquely toward the container body 10 side (upper side in the drawing) over the entire circumference. In addition, a bent portion 5 that is obliquely bent over the entire circumference toward the same side is also formed on the peripheral edge portion 4 on the outer periphery of the ferromagnetic stainless steel plate 3.
As shown in FIG. 6A, the ferromagnetic stainless steel plate 3 is inserted together with the container body 10 between a pair of molds 15 and 15 having a flat pressing surface having rigidity, as shown in FIG. And pressurize the container body 10 toward the bottom surface. Then, the ferromagnetic stainless steel plate 3 is pressed into the bottom 1 of the container body 10 and sinks. Here, as shown in FIG. 6B, the bent portion 5 formed on the peripheral edge portion 4 and the opening edge portion 7 of the ferromagnetic stainless steel plate 3 is deeper from the bottom outer flat surface portion 11 side to the bottom portion 1. Insert. Then, as a result of the ferromagnetic stainless steel plate 3 sinking into the bottom 1 from the outer surface side, the base material 14 in the projection region of the ferromagnetic stainless steel plate 3 onto the bottom inner plane portion 12 in the container body 10 is compressed and deformed. To do. When the distance between the planes of the molds 15 and 15 is set to be approximately equal to the thickness of the bottom portion 1 at the closest contact point and about 2.3 mm, as shown in FIG. On the inner plane portion 12, a compression mark portion 13 is formed as a minute high convex portion in which a region corresponding to the ferromagnetic stainless steel plate 3 protrudes by about 20 microns. As a result, on the inner surface side of the pan P, the same contour as the opening 6 formed in the ferromagnetic stainless steel plate 3 in the cross-like shape with the center portion opened, as shown in FIG. Is formed.
The bent portion 5 formed by bending at the peripheral edge portion 4 of the ferromagnetic stainless steel plate 3 is slanted from the bottom outer flat surface portion 11 into the base material 14 during the press-fitting process shown in FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b). The peripheral edge portion 4 is fixed to the bottom outer flat surface portion 11. Therefore, even if the pan P on which the ferromagnetic stainless steel plate 3 is superimposed is repeatedly used and the temperature of the ferromagnetic stainless steel plate 3 is repeatedly raised, the ferromagnetic stainless steel plate 3 can be prevented from being lifted off from the container body 10. .
When hot water is boiled by putting the pot P thus formed in an electromagnetic cooker, the shape of the ferromagnetic stainless steel plate 3 is patterned by steam bubbles B on the bottom inner plane portion 12 of the pot P, as shown in FIG. As it emerges. That is, in the area of the compression mark portion 13 formed on the bottom in-plane flat portion 12 of the pan P, the steam bubble B is generated by boiling, and the inside of the bottom corresponding to the opening 6 formed in the ferromagnetic stainless steel plate 3 is formed. Strong boiling does not occur in the region of the flat portion 12.
The pattern that emerges due to the vapor bubbles B substantially coincides with the pattern formed on the in-bottom plane portion 12. If the pan P is heated by an electromagnetic cooker, the ferromagnetic stainless steel plate 3 generates heat, and the heat is transmitted to the compression mark portion 13 formed on the bottom flat surface portion 12 through the aluminum material as the base material 14. Then, the vapor bubble B is generated in the region of the compression mark portion 13. However, in the opening 6 formed in the ferromagnetic stainless steel plate 3, the aluminum material constituting the base material 14 exposed here does not generate heat, so in the region of the in-bottom plane portion 12 corresponding to the opening 6. The temperature does not increase as much as the compression mark portion 13 and the vapor bubble B is not generated. As a result, as shown in the figure, the vapor bubbles B are generated in a state where the bottom flat surface portion 12 is divided into four, thereby forming a pattern. Therefore, if the shape and arrangement of the opening 6 formed in the ferromagnetic stainless steel plate 3 are devised, various patterns can be formed on the in-bottom plane portion 12 of the pan P with the steam bubbles B. For example, if the openings 6 are formed in a star shape on the ferromagnetic stainless steel plate 3, the pattern formed by the vapor bubbles B becomes a star shape.
FIG. 8 to FIG. 14 show other examples of preferred embodiments for carrying out the present invention. Also in this example, the cooking container is a pan having a circular shape in plan view, the nonmagnetic metal material forming the container body is an aluminum material, the thickness thereof is 2.3 mm, and the ferromagnetic metal plate 3 fixed thereto. In this case, a ferromagnetic stainless steel plate having a thickness of 0.4 mm and in which openings 6 formed in a circular shape by burring using a circular die and a round bar is dispersedly arranged is used. FIG. 8 shows the inner surface of the pan P in which the ferromagnetic stainless steel plate 3 subjected to the burring process is superposed and fixed on the bottom outer flat surface portion 11. As shown in a magnified view in FIG. 9, an annular minute high convex portion is formed on the bottom inner plane portion 12 as a compression mark portion 13 having a smooth surface and imparted with glitter. A plurality are formed in a dispersed manner. FIG. 10 is a plan view seen from the bottom outer surface side of the pan P, and the circular ferromagnetic stainless steel plate 3 is integrally fixed to the bottom outer plane portion 11 of the container body 10. And the aluminum material which is the base material 14 of the container main body 10 is exposed to the some opening part 6 formed in the ferromagnetic stainless steel plate 3, as shown in FIG. A part of the opening 6 is filled with a base material 14 made of an aluminum material. And the annular protrusion part which protruded slightly each is formed in the surrounding part. That is, the ferromagnetic stainless steel plate 3 is placed behind the bent portion 5, that is, at the position of the opening edge portion 7 of the opening 6 in the ferromagnetic stainless steel plate 3 due to the resistance against the press-fitting of the bent portion 5 into the aluminum material. It will come out slightly.
The ferromagnetic stainless steel plate 3 is formed with a bent portion 6 at the peripheral portion, as with the peripheral portion 4 previously shown in FIG. A circular opening 6 formed in a dispersed manner is formed. A bent portion 6 is also bent at the opening edge portion 7. FIGS. 12A, 12B, and 12C are enlarged views showing the opening 6 when the opening 6 is formed by punching the ferromagnetic stainless steel plate 3 by burring or the like. Thus, the rising portion 8 having a height of about 1.8 mm and formed around the opening 6 is formed as the bent portion 5. In the figure, the upper side is the back side from which the punch is pushed out. The shape of the rising portion 8 changes depending on the size of the pilot hole, the relationship between the clearance between the punch and the die and the plate thickness of the ferromagnetic stainless steel plate 3, etc., and may be cylindrical (see FIG. 12A). It may be a cleaved cylinder that is torn along the rising direction (see FIG. 12B) or a sharp protrusion with a sharp tip T (see FIG. 12C).
As described above with reference to FIGS. 6A and 6B, the ferromagnetic stainless steel plate 3 also has the back surface on the side where the bent portions 5 are formed bent to the bottom outer flat surface portion 11 of the container body 10. The ferromagnetic stainless steel plate 3 is press-fitted and pressed into the container body 10 from the outer surface side of the bottom portion 1 so as to be superimposed and fixed on the container body 10. Here, since a large number of bent portions 5 are formed and are erected substantially at right angles, the bent portions 5 are formed in the base material 14 of the container body 10 as illustrated in FIG. At the same time, the rising portion 8 is relatively rigidly formed by being deeply press-fitted from the bottom outer flat surface portion 11 side, and at the same time, the leading end portion T of the bottom inner flat surface portion 12 of the container body 10 is formed. Reach even near the inner surface The tip T reaches about 0.5 mm from the inner surface. That is, the above-described annular minute convex portion is formed as the compression mark portion 13 in the vicinity of the tip portion T of the rising portion 8.
Therefore, when hot water is boiled with an electromagnetic cooker using this pan P, as shown in FIG. 13, the bottom flat surface portion 12 near the tip portion T of the rising portion 8 forming the bent portion 5 is used. The generation point of the vapor bubble B is located in the formed compression mark part 13. In other words, the compression scar 13 forms a heat spot. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 14 in which this is enlarged and displayed on the bottom inner plane portion 12, vapor bubbles B are continuously generated from the respective compression mark portions 13, and the foaming point does not move. In this way, the generation point of the steam bubble B does not move, the steam bubble B is continuously generated, and it rises almost directly as it is, and the hot water A from the convection boiling liquid surface F descends therebetween. As a result, convection occurs in a small area inside the pan P, and the boiling occurs evenly without causing large convection. Therefore, the boiling state is mild, and the boiling liquid level F of the hot water A is not raised so much and is stable. As a result, like the conventional pan, it is possible to prevent the boiling liquid level F from rising and causing spills. Further, it is possible to prevent bumping that is often seen at a normal pan bottom where the generated steam bubbles move along the bottom and merge.
In such a configuration, the compression mark portion 13 is formed mainly in the vicinity of the tip end portion T by the rising portion 8 standing on the opening edge portion 7 of the plurality of opening portions 6 to be formed. Therefore, if the opening diameter and arrangement of the opening 6 are changed, the pattern formed on the in-bottom plane portion 12 can be changed. Since the compression mark part 13 formed in this way becomes a heat spot, respectively, when the hot water A boils, the form of the convection inside the pan P can be controlled to a desired form, and the boiling state can be stabilized.
As another preferred embodiment for carrying out the present invention, as shown in FIG. 15 which is a longitudinal sectional view showing the central portion of the ferromagnetic metal plate, the ferromagnetic stainless steel plate 3 has an opening 6. As one example, a circular center opening 9 is formed in the center of the ferromagnetic stainless steel plate 3 (in FIG. 15, the openings 6 other than the center opening 9 are not shown). As shown in FIG. 16, the opening edge 7 of the central opening 9 bends obliquely toward the container body 1 (not shown) side (upper side in the drawing) of the ferromagnetic stainless steel plate 3 over the entire circumference, A bent portion 5 is formed at the opening edge portion 7. On the other side, the other openings 6 (not shown) formed between the ferromagnetic stainless steel plate 3 and the peripheral edge 4 are not limited to the configurations described in the above two embodiments. Any configuration can be adopted. As shown in FIG. 17, if the ferromagnetic stainless steel plate 3 is superposed and fixed on the bottom outer flat surface portion 11 of the pan P, the bent portion 5 is centered in the base material 14 of the bottom outer flat surface portion 11. The ferromagnetic stainless steel plate 3 is securely fixed to the bottom outer flat surface portion 11 by being press-fitted deeper than the periphery by a fitting input having a component toward the center of the opening 9.
In this case, the process shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B can also be applied to press-fitting the ferromagnetic stainless steel plate 3 into the outer bottom flat surface portion 11. In the state in which the ferromagnetic stainless steel plate 3 is fixed to the container main body 10 in this way, as shown in the figure, the central opening 9 is made of an aluminum material as the base material 14 with the thickness of the ferromagnetic stainless steel plate 3. Almost all or part of the plate thickness direction is filled and exposed. The outer surface is somewhat lower than the surface of the ferromagnetic stainless steel plate 3. The aluminum material, which is the base material 14 exposed in the central opening 9 in this way, is subjected to a drag to the center side by the opening edge 7, and the ferromagnetic stainless steel plate 3 is securely attached to the central opening 9. It is fixed to. In addition, since the ferromagnetic stainless steel plate 3 is free of radial stress at the central portion due to the presence of the central opening 9, distortion can be suppressed, and even if heating is repeated with an electromagnetic cooker, It becomes difficult to peel off from the main body 10. In addition, no steam bubbles B are generated in the central portion of the bottom inner plane portion 12 corresponding to the central opening 9, that is, the central portion of the pan P. Therefore, when using a cooking container as a yudofu pot, steam bubbles are not generated from the bottom of the soup container placed in the center of the pan, so the soup container is stable and used without being danced by the steam pressure. It becomes easy.
In general, an electromagnetic cooker is provided with a temperature sensor at the center of the top surface to detect the temperature of the pan bottom and prevent overheating. A ferromagnetic metal that generates heat by electromagnetic induction at the position of this temperature sensor. If the plate exists, the temperature of the ferromagnetic metal plate higher than that is detected without detecting the temperature of the container body which is the actual temperature of the cooking container. As a result, even if the temperature of the container body does not reach the limit temperature, the heating stops when the temperature of the cooking container reaches the limit temperature, and a temperature lower than the limit temperature for preventing overheating is set to the maximum temperature. As a result, the temperature is adjusted. That is, since the central opening of the ferromagnetic metal plate that generates heat is positioned at the part where the temperature is detected by the temperature sensor, the temperature sensor detects the temperature of the exposed base material constituting the container body. Thus, it is possible to avoid the trouble of lowering the cooking temperature as described above.
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As described above, the cooking container according to the present invention enhances the aesthetics by forming a pattern on the inner surface, and can form a pattern with the steam bubbles when boiling water with an electromagnetic cooker. In addition, while the container body is formed of a nonmagnetic metal material having good thermal conductivity, the thermal efficiency when used in an electromagnetic cooker can be improved and spilling can be prevented. Furthermore, by press-fitting the peripheral edge of the opening into the base material of the container body, the ferromagnetic metal plate is hardly peeled off and is fixed to the container body, and the cooking container can withstand repeated heating with an electromagnetic cooker.
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FIG. 1 is a plan view of the main part showing the inner surface of a pan as an example of a cooking container according to the present invention,
FIG. 2 is a plan view of the main part showing the outer surface,
FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view schematically showing a pan on which a ferromagnetic metal plate is superimposed,
FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the shape of the ferromagnetic metal plate before press-fitting,
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a ferromagnetic metal plate viewed from the container body side before superposition,
6 (a) and 6 (b) are longitudinal cross-sectional views of the main part showing the process of integrally coupling the ferromagnetic metal plate on the bottom of the container body, and FIG. 6 (a) shows the state before the coupling. 6 (b) is an explanatory view showing the combined state--
FIG. 7 is a plan view showing the boiling state when boiling water in the pan, as seen from above.
FIG. 8 is a plan view showing the inner surface of another pan as an example of a cooking container according to the present invention,
FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of the local area.
FIG. 10 is a plan view of the pan as seen from the bottom outer surface side.
FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of a cross section parallel to the local pot bottom,
12 (a), FIG. 12 (b), and FIG. 12 (c) are enlarged perspective views of main portions showing examples of changes in the bent portion of the ferromagnetic metal plate fixed to the container body, respectively.
FIG. 13 is a vertical cross-sectional view schematically showing a boiling state when boiling water with an electromagnetic cooker using a pan according to another example,
FIG. 14 is an enlarged cross-sectional view schematically showing the vapor bubble generation point,
FIG. 15 is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part showing another example of the opening formed in the ferromagnetic metal plate,
FIG. 16 is a perspective view seen from the bottom side of the pan on which the ferromagnetic metal plate is superimposed,
FIG. 17 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the main part showing the bottom of the pan on which the ferromagnetic metal plate is superposed and fixed.

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非磁性金属材で形成した容器本体と、加圧手段からの加圧操作によって前記容器本体の底外平面部に一体結合された強磁性金属板とを備え、前記強磁性金属板には前記容器本体の基材が少なくとも部分的に露出した開口部が備えられている調理用容器であって、
予め前記強磁性金属板の前記開口部の開口縁部に前記容器本体の底外平面部に向けた屈曲部が設けられており、
前記屈曲部は前記加圧操作によって前記容器本体の前記底外平面部から前記容器本体の前記基材の内部に圧入されており、
前記容器本体の底内平面部の前記強磁性金属板の前記屈曲部に対応した箇所に、前記加圧手段の加圧面との圧接に起因する圧迫痕部が形成されている調理用容器。
A container body formed of a non-magnetic metal material; and a ferromagnetic metal plate integrally coupled to an outer bottom plane portion of the container body by a pressurizing operation from a pressurizing unit, the ferromagnetic metal plate including the container A cooking container provided with an opening in which the base material of the main body is at least partially exposed,
A bent portion is provided in advance at the opening edge of the opening of the ferromagnetic metal plate toward the outer flat surface of the container body,
The bent portion is press-fitted into the base material of the container body from the bottom outer flat surface portion of the container body by the pressurization operation,
The cooking container in which the compression trace part resulting from the press-contact with the pressurization surface of the said pressurizing means is formed in the location corresponding to the said bending part of the said ferromagnetic metal plate of the bottom inner plane part of the said container main body.
予め前記強磁性金属板の前記開口部の開口縁部に設けられた前記屈曲部は、前記容器本体の底外平面部に向かって斜めに屈曲している請求の範囲第1項に記載の調理容器。The cooking according to claim 1, wherein the bent portion provided in advance at the opening edge portion of the opening portion of the ferromagnetic metal plate is bent obliquely toward the outer bottom flat surface portion of the container body. container. 前記模様が円環状に形成された複数の圧迫痕部で形成されたものである請求の範囲第1項に記載の調理容器。The cooking container according to claim 1, wherein the pattern is formed of a plurality of compression marks formed in an annular shape. 前記圧迫痕部を、同一の形状に形成してある請求の範囲第3項に記載の調理容器。The cooking container according to claim 3, wherein the compression marks are formed in the same shape. 前記圧迫痕部を、前記底内平面部に均等に分散配置してある請求の範囲第3項に記載の調理容器。The cooking container according to claim 3, wherein the compression marks are evenly distributed on the bottom plane portion. 前記圧迫痕部を、前記底内平面部における面積比率が均等になるように分散配置してある請求の範囲第3項に記載の調理容器。The cooking container according to claim 3, wherein the compression marks are distributed and arranged so that the area ratio in the flat surface portion in the bottom is uniform. 前記圧迫痕部を、面積を異ならせて形成してある請求の範囲第3項に記載の調理容器。The cooking container according to claim 3, wherein the compression marks are formed with different areas. 前記強磁性金属板には、表面側から前記底外平面部側に向けてダイス内にパンチを挿入して穿孔加工を行うバーリング加工又は伸びフランジ加工を施して、複数箇所に前記開口部を形成し、夫々の開口部の周縁に立設形成されるフランジにより前記屈曲部を形成し、前記屈曲部の夫々を、前記底外平面部から前記容器本体の底部中に嵌入させてある請求の範囲第1項に記載の調理用容器。The ferromagnetic metal plate is subjected to burring or stretch flange processing in which a punch is inserted into a die from the surface side toward the bottom outer flat surface side to form the openings at a plurality of locations. The bent portion is formed by a flange standingly formed at the periphery of each opening, and each of the bent portions is fitted into the bottom portion of the container body from the bottom outer flat surface portion. The cooking container according to item 1. 前記開口部が、前記ダイスとして円筒状の内面を備えるものを用いると共に、前記パンチとして円形断面を備えるものを用いて形成されたものである請求の範囲第8項に記載の調理用容器。The cooking container according to claim 8, wherein the opening is formed using a die having a cylindrical inner surface and the punch having a circular cross section. 前記底外平面部の中央部に位置を合わせて、開口縁部を前記底外平面部側に向けて屈曲させた中央開口部を、前記開口部として前記強磁性金属板に形成し、前記開口縁部を前記底部外面から前記底部内に嵌入させて、前記容器本体を前記中央開口部から露出させてある請求の範囲第1項に記載の調理用容器。A center opening portion is formed in the ferromagnetic metal plate as the opening portion by aligning the position with the center portion of the bottom outer flat surface portion and bending the opening edge portion toward the bottom outer flat surface portion side. The cooking container according to claim 1, wherein an edge portion is fitted from the outer surface of the bottom portion into the bottom portion, and the container main body is exposed from the central opening. 前記中央開口部を円形に形成してある請求の範囲第10項に記載の調理用容器。The cooking container according to claim 10, wherein the central opening is formed in a circular shape. 予め前記強磁性金属板に形成された前記開口部は複数分散形成された円形の開口部からなり、この開口部の開口縁部に筒状の立ち上がり部が屈曲形成されている請求の範囲第1項に記載の調理用容器。The opening formed in the ferromagnetic metal plate in advance comprises a plurality of circularly formed openings, and a cylindrical rising part is bent at the opening edge of the opening. The container for cooking as described in the paragraph. 予め前記強磁性金属板に形成された前記開口部は複数分散形成された円形の開口部からなり、この開口部の開口縁部に、立ち上がり方向に沿って裂けた裂開筒状の立ち上がり部が屈曲形成されている請求の範囲第1項に記載の調理用容器。The openings formed in the ferromagnetic metal plate in advance are formed by a plurality of circularly formed openings, and the opening edges of the openings are split cylindrical rising parts that are split along the rising direction. The container for cooking according to claim 1, wherein the container is bent. 予め前記強磁性金属板に形成された前記開口部は複数分散形成された円形の開口部からなり、この開口部の開口縁部に、先端部が尖鋭に形成された尖突起からなる立ち上がり部が屈曲形成されている請求の範囲第1項に記載の調理用容器。The openings formed in the ferromagnetic metal plate in advance are formed by a plurality of dispersedly formed circular openings, and a rising portion formed by a pointed protrusion having a sharp tip is formed at the opening edge of the opening. The container for cooking according to claim 1, wherein the container is bent.
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