JP5765565B2 - Electric hot water storage container - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an electric hot water storage container that performs boiling by heating a liquid.

  Conventionally, various research and development have been conducted on electric hot water storage containers. For example, an electric kettle that improves workability during assembly and repair and is easy to clean is disclosed.

  In the electric pot described in Patent Document 1, an inner container, a heater for heating the water in the inner container, and hot water in the inner container from the nose portion at the upper part of the outer body through a pumping pipe. In an electric pot equipped with a hot water supply pump for discharging, a body having a nose part projecting to the front part and having a continuous opening from the lower part of the nose part to at least a part of the bottom, and an opening of the body It is comprised with the resin-made front panel which obstruct | occludes.

  Moreover, in the electric pot described in Patent Document 2, a main body case, a lid portion located above the main body case, an inner container housed in the main body case, and heating for heating the liquid in the inner container A power source, an operation portion that is provided on the front side of the lid, and that turns the heating source on and off; a liquid amount display window that is provided on the lower side of the front side of the main body case and displays the amount of liquid in the inner container; and the front of the main body case In the electric pot provided with a lower opening cover provided on the side, the front side of the main body case has a recessed fitting portion recessed toward the rear, and the recessed portion is lowered below the upper end portion of the main body case. The lower end cover extends from the position to the curved portion at the lower end portion of the main body case, and the lower end cover extends to the curved portion of the recessed fitting portion, and has a screw-fixing projection at the lower end portion. Is screwed to the lower part of the main body case using a screw fixing protrusion. Is intended to also as the front panel.

JP 2001-245789 A Patent 4215005

  In the electric pot which is an example of the electric hot water storage container, as described in paragraph No. 0004 of Patent Document 1, various liquids are scattered on the body of the electric pot by the momentum of the hot water discharged from the discharge port, and must be wiped off immediately. It may be difficult to wipe off.

  However, in the electric pot described in Patent Document 1, it is disclosed that it is easy to assemble and repair and is easy to clean. However, as long as the front panel of FIG. And the structure which a clearance gap produces under a nose part, ie, the trunk | drum part side, and dirt may accumulate | store in the said clearance gap is not preferable on a cleaning surface.

  For example, when coffee scatters due to the momentum of hot water discharged from the discharge port, it adheres to the body part below the discharge port, so it is preferable from the cleaning surface that there is a gap when wiping the deposit. Absent. It is not preferable that there is a gap at least in the body portion.

  Moreover, in the electric pot described in Patent Document 2, the effects of reducing the component cost, improving the appearance, and facilitating the mounting of the liquid amount display window are sufficient, and the problems described in Patent Document 1 Will be resolved at the same time.

  However, in recent years, it is necessary to improve the appearance and maintain maintenance such as cleaning. However, when the texture of the appearance is simply increased, there is a problem that an increase in the component cost cannot be avoided.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an electric hot water storage container that realizes both heat resistance and appearance quality while further reducing the component cost and improving the maintainability.

(1)
An electric hot water storage container according to one aspect is an electric hot water storage container that heats a liquid, and includes a body portion that includes at least a container that stores liquid and has a front opening formed therein, a first member, and the container. A discharge part that discharges the liquid and a front panel that includes the second member and is fitted to the discharge part and closes the front opening are provided.

In this case, since the first member that forms the discharge portion and the second member that forms the front panel are formed of separate members, the heat resistance and the appearance of the dimensional stability and quality are achieved while realizing low cost. Both of these can be realized.
(2)
In the electric hot water storage container, the material of the first member may be higher than the heat resistance of the material of the second member, unlike the material of the second member.

  In this case, since the material of the first member forms the discharge portion, it is formed of a material having high heat resistance, for example, a resin such as PP, and the material of the second member has the appearance texture, dimensional stability, and quality. It can be formed from a resin such as ABS to enhance.

(3)
In the electric hot water storage container, the front panel has a hot water supply operation arrangement part for attaching a hot water supply operation part for operating the discharge of the liquid.

  In this case, since the front panel member has a hot water supply operation arrangement part for attaching a hot water supply operation part for operating the discharge of the liquid, the front surface of the electric hot water storage container can be formed with a substantially integral member, such as cleaning. Maintenance can be improved.

  In the electric hot water storage container, the front panel preferably has a locking structure that locks with the upper surface.

In this case, since the front panel has a locking structure that locks with the upper surface, it is possible to prevent the lower surface of the nose portion provided to extend forward from the body portion from bending downward.
Here, the locking structure is, for example, that the front end of the discharge part is inserted and the hook member of the front panel locks the rear end part of the discharge part. Further, the boss of the discharge portion is fixed by the concave portion and the screw of the upper surface panel member through the contact member.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce both component cost and maintainability while realizing both heat resistance and appearance texture.

It is a typical perspective view which shows an example of the external appearance of the electric hot water storage container which concerns on this invention. It is a typical perspective view which shows operation | movement of the electric hot water storage container of FIG. It is an enlarged view of the nose part of the electric hot water storage container of FIG. 1 and FIG. It is a typical perspective view which shows an example of the structure of a hot water supply operation lever, a board | substrate, and a discharge part. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the cross section of the center part of the nose part containing a discharge part. It is a schematic diagram which shows the cross section of the structure of a hot water supply operation lever and a board | substrate. It is a schematic diagram which shows the cross section of the structure of a hot water supply operation lever and a board | substrate. It is explanatory drawing explaining the structure of a front panel. It is explanatory drawing explaining the structure of a front panel. It is explanatory drawing explaining the cross-section of a front panel. It is a schematic diagram which shows the other example of FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows the other example of FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows the other example of FIG.

  Hereinafter, an electric hot water storage container according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

<This embodiment>
The electric hot water storage container 100 of the present embodiment is a device for heating a liquid such as drinking water, and is used as an electric pot for home use or an electric kettle. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the electric hot water storage container 100 includes a body part 110, a lid part 200 attached to the upper part of the body part 110, a nose part 300 including an operation part, and a heated liquid that is discharged. And a front panel 600 having a display sticker 690 for displaying a liquid amount.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the upper panel member 301 of the nose portion 300 is provided with a liquid crystal 310 and a plurality of button switches 320, and a part of the front panel 600 is formed in a concave shape below the nose portion 300. The formed pocket portion 600p is arranged, and the hot water supply operation lever 400 is provided in the pocket portion 600p.

<Explanation of usage>
Next, FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing the operation of the electric hot water storage container 100.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the lid portion 200 of the electric hot water storage container 100 is rotated in the direction of the arrow R <b> 1 about the hinge pin provided at the rear upper portion of the body portion 110 by operating the opening / closing lever 210. To do. As a result, the inner container 130 inside the body portion 110 can be exposed, and water can be supplied into the inner container 130.
Further, inside the body portion 110, a support member 140 that supports the inner container 130 and has a strength improving structure inside the nose portion 300 is provided. A hand handle 149 is also attached to the contact member 140. The hand-held handle 149 is used by rotating in the vertical direction when carrying the electric hot water storage container 100.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 2, the electric hot water storage container 100 according to the present embodiment is rotatable in the direction of the arrow R2. As a result, the discharge unit 500 can be moved 360 degrees around the vertical axis.

<Description of the nose part>
FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the nose portion 300 of the electric hot water storage container 100 of FIGS. 1 and 2. As shown in FIG. 3, one of a plurality of button switches 320 provided on the upper surface of the nose portion 300 is provided with an unlock button 320 </ b> L that unlocks the hot water supply operation lever 400. Accordingly, the lock release button 320L is provided on the upper surface of the nose portion 300, and the hot water operation lever 400 is not provided on the upper surface of the nose portion 300 but is disposed in a pocket portion 600p provided below the nose portion 300.

For example, after the user depresses the lock release button 320L, the user operates the hot water supply operation lever 400 (depresses the portion indicated by the arrow P1 or the arrow P2), whereby hot water or water flows from the discharge unit 500 in the direction of the arrow EX. Discharged.
On the other hand, the hot water or water is controlled not to be discharged from the discharge section 500 even if the hot water supply operation lever 400 is operated without pressing the lock release button 320L. Furthermore, the lock release button 320L is controlled to be automatically turned off when the hot water supply operation lever 400 is not operated within a predetermined time.

<Structure of hot water operation lever, substrate, discharge port>
4 is a schematic perspective view showing an example of the structure of the hot water supply operation lever 400, the substrates 351 and 352, and the discharge unit 500. FIG. 5 is an example of a cross section of the center portion of the nose unit 300 including the discharge unit 500. It is a schematic diagram shown.

  First, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a hole 405 is formed in the central portion of the hot water supply operation lever 400, and a discharge nozzle 520 including the discharge portion 500 is disposed through the hole 405. . Accordingly, the hot water supply operation lever 400 can be disposed close to the discharge unit 500 in the vertical direction, and the width H of the hot water supply operation lever 400 can be increased. Details of the width H will be described later.

  A substrate 351 and a substrate 352 are provided above the hot water supply operation lever 400. The substrate 351 and the substrate 352 are connected by a flexible substrate (FPC (Flexible Printed Circuits) 353.

  A liquid crystal 310 is provided on the surface of the substrate 351, and various tactile switches 360 and the like are provided on the surface of the substrate 352 in accordance with the positions of a plurality of button switches 320 (see FIGS. 1 to 3). A hot water supply switch 335 is provided on the back surface of the substrate 352.

  Further, a water stop valve 510 for preventing discharge from the discharge nozzle 520 when the electric hot water storage container 100 falls is provided between the hot water supply operation lever 400 and the substrates 351 and 352 and the flexible substrate 353.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the hot water supply operation lever 400, the substrates 351 and 352, the flexible substrate 353, the water stop valve 510, and the like shown in FIG. 4 are mainly held by the front panel 600, the discharge unit 500, and the contact member 140. . Detailed structures of the front panel 600 and the discharge unit 500 will be described later.

<Hot water operation lever>
6 and 7 are schematic views showing a cross section of the structure of the hot water supply operation lever 400 and the substrates 351 and 352.

  As shown in FIGS. 4, 6, and 7, the hot water supply operation lever 400 has a lever structure, and is provided so as to be rotatable about the rotation shaft 410 in the direction of arrow R <b> 3 (see FIG. 6). In addition, an elastic member 420 is fixed to the rotating shaft 410 and is provided so that an urging force acts in a direction opposite to the direction of the arrow R3.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 4, the hot water supply operation lever 400 is provided with a width H in the horizontal direction (left-right direction) larger than the distance L from the tip (front side) of the operation site to be operated to the rotating shaft 410. Further, a hot water switch push-in portion 435 is provided on the rear side of the hot water supply operation lever 400, that is, on the rear side beyond the rotary shaft 410 in the direction from the front end (front side) of the hot water supply operation lever 400 to the rotary shaft 410.

<Operation of the hot water operation lever>
Here, the movement of the hot water supply operation lever 400 will be described. For example, when hot water is supplied, the user depresses the hot water supply operation lever 400 in the vertically downward direction (the direction of the arrow PF) (see FIG. 6). As a result, the hot water supply operation lever 400 rotates about the rotation shaft 410 and the hot water supply switch push-in portion 435 moves in the direction of the arrow UF. As a result, the hot water supply switch 335 provided on the back surface of the substrate 352 is turned on. Further, a sheet that shields the space is disposed between the hot water switch 335 and the hot water switch push-in portion 435.

  Then, when the user finishes hot water supply, he / she releases the hot water supply operation lever 400. As a result, the hot water supply operation lever 400 is urged in the direction opposite to the direction of the arrow R3 by the action of the elastic member 420, and the tip of the hot water supply operation lever 400 moves in the direction opposite to the arrow PF (vertically upward). Then, the hot water switch push-in portion 435 moves in the direction opposite to the arrow UF. As a result, the hot water supply switch 335 provided on the other surface of the substrate 352 is turned off.

<Structure of front panel>
Then, while explaining the structure of the front panel 600, the hot water supply operation lever 400 and the discharge part 500 which are attached to the front panel 600 are demonstrated. 8 and 9 are explanatory views for explaining the structure of the front panel 600, and FIG. 10 is a schematic view for explaining the sectional structure of the front panel 600 shown in FIGS.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the front panel 600 forms other than the upper surface of the nose portion 300. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1, the front panel 600 is provided so as to cover substantially the entire front surface of the body portion 110 with one member.

  The front panel 600 protrudes greatly forward to form the nose portion 300 and has a shape curved from the body portion 110 to the nose portion 300. Further, the front panel 600 is provided with a placement portion 673 and an opening portion 640 in which the above-described hot water supply operation lever 400 is disposed. In addition, the mounting portion 673 is provided with a rib 641. The rib 641 has a blinding function for preventing the internal structure from being seen from the front through a clearance (gap) for operating the hot water supply operation lever 400. A gap space is formed below the placement portion 673. Further, a reinforcing rib 671 for preventing warpage is provided on the back side of the front panel 600.

  Further, a substantially rectangular hole 670 is formed in a curved shape that protrudes greatly in front of the front panel 600. The discharge portion 500 is inserted into the substantially rectangular hole 670 and is formed to be flush with the external surface of the front panel 600. (See FIG. 5). A hook member 676 is provided on the rear side of the substantially rectangular hole 670.

<Assembly method of front panel, discharge section and hot water supply operation lever>
A part of the discharge unit 500 is disposed through the hole 405 of the hot water supply operation lever 400. Next, the tip of the hot water supply operation lever 400 is inserted into the opening 640, and the rib 641 provided on the mounting portion 673 enters the space of the notch 465 of the hot water supply operation lever 400. Next, the leading end ST of the discharge unit 500 is inserted into a space provided below the placement unit 673 of the front panel 600.
As a result, the front end ST of the discharge part 500 is sandwiched by the front panel 600, and the mounting part 673 has a role of pressing so that the so-called discharge part 500 does not move upward.

  When the leading end ST of the discharge unit 500 is completely inserted, the hook member 676 of the front panel 600 locks the rear end portion of the discharge unit 500. As a result, the discharge unit 500 has a structure that does not come off the front panel 600. Finally, the rotating shaft of the hot water supply operation lever 400 is screwed through the fixing member 490. Further, a transparent plate member 680 and a display seal 690 that form a liquid amount display window are attached to the front panel 600.

  The front panel 600 according to the present embodiment is made of ABS resin (acrylonitrile, butadiene, styrene resin). Moreover, since the ABS resin has a problem with the heat resistance of the steam of hot water discharged from the discharge portion 500, the portion (discharge portion 500) in contact with the steam in the electric hot water storage container 100 according to the present embodiment is PP resin ( Polypropylene).

<Fixing of the front panel, the contact member, and the top surface>
As shown in FIG. 10, the boss 550 of the discharge unit 500 is fixed by the recess F <b> 12 of the upper panel member 301 and the screw FIX via the contact member 140. As described above, in the nose portion 300 of the front panel 600, the tip ST of the discharge portion 500 supports the placement portion 673 from below.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the hook portion 302 of the upper panel member 301 enters the hole 601 provided at the upper end of the front panel 600, and the contact member 140 applies a force toward the front to prevent the hook portion 302 from coming off. Add. As a result, even when the user presses down the hot water supply operation lever 400 with a large force, the front panel 600 can be prevented from hanging down.

<Other examples (one board type) & (hot water operation lever notch type)>
FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing another example of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 11, instead of the substrates 351 and 352 and the flexible substrate 353, a single substrate 352a may be used. Thereby, the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  Further, unlike the hot water supply operation lever 400 shown in FIG. 4, the hole 405 of the hot water supply operation lever 400 is provided as a notch 405a as shown in FIG. You may arrange | position to the notch 405a.

<Other examples (multiple types of hot water operation levers)>
FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram showing still another example of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the hot water supply operation levers 400b1 and 400b2 may be disposed on both sides of the discharge nozzle 520 without straddling the discharge nozzle 520 like the hot water supply operation lever 400 shown in FIG.

  Further, the widths H1 and H2 of the hot water supply operation levers 400b1 and 400b2 are respectively set larger than the distance L from the tip (front side) of the operation site to be operated to the rotating shaft 410.

<Other examples (equal to the hot water operation lever)>
FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram illustrating another example of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 13, the hot water supply operation lever 400c may be formed in a flat plate shape by moving the discharge nozzle 520 to the rear side.
By applying a mirror surface or high-reflectance surface processing (so-called plating) to the surface of the hot water supply operation lever 400, the upper surface portion of the pocket portion 600pa of the front panel 600 is reflected, so that a sense of depth can be produced. Further, printing or engraving characters such as PUSH on the surface of the hot water supply operation lever 400 may appear to be raised, so that the quality of the hot water operation lever 400 can be enhanced.

  In the present embodiment, the lock release button 320L is arranged on the upper surface, and the hot water supply operation lever 400 is arranged in the pocket portion 600p. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and each may be provided in the opposite position. .

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the hot water operation lever 400 is used, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a hot water button may be used. The hot water switch 335 may be provided below the tip of the hot water operation lever 400 and the rotary shaft 410.
In addition, the hot water switch 335 is turned on when the hot water switch push-in portion 435 comes into contact, but is not limited to this, and is opened when the switch position is changed and the hot water switch push-in portion 435 leaves. A type switch may be used.

  As described above, the electric hot water storage container 100 according to the present embodiment has more components because the first member that forms the discharge unit 500 and the second member that forms the front panel 600 are formed of separate members. In addition to reducing costs, both heat resistance and appearance can be realized.

(2)
In the electric hot water storage container 100, the discharge unit 500 may be formed from a material having high heat resistance, for example, a resin such as PP, and the front panel 600 may be formed from a resin such as ABS in order to improve quality.

(3)
The front panel 600 of the electric hot water storage container 100 has a pocket portion 600p for attaching a hot water supply operation lever 400 for operating the discharge of water or hot water, so that the front surface of the electric hot water storage container 100 is formed by a substantially integral member. And maintainability such as cleaning can be improved.

  In the electric hot water storage container 100, since the front panel 600 has a locking structure that locks with the upper surface 301, the lower surface of the nose portion that extends forward from the body portion is prevented from bending downward. Can do.

  In the present embodiment, water or hot water corresponds to a liquid, the electric hot water storage container 100 corresponds to an electric hot water storage container, the body part 110 corresponds to a body part, the discharge part 500 corresponds to a discharge part, and the front panel 600 Corresponds to the front panel, the hot water operation lever 400 corresponds to the hot water operation section, and the pocket portion 600p corresponds to the hot water operation arrangement section.

  A preferred embodiment of the present invention is as described above, but the present invention is not limited thereto. It will be understood that various other embodiments may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Furthermore, in this embodiment, although the effect | action and effect by the structure of this invention are described, these effect | actions and effects are examples and do not limit this invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Electric hot water storage container 301 Upper surface panel member 320L Lock release button 400 Hot water supply operation lever 410 Rotating shaft 500 Discharge part 600 Front panel

Claims (3)

An electric hot water container for heating a liquid,
A container containing at least a liquid is housed, and is provided in a nose portion provided above the container, and below the hot water supply operation portion where the length in the width direction of the power point is larger than the length from the pivot point to the power point. A body part in which a front opening including a part is formed;
A discharge part made of a first member and discharging liquid from the container;
An electric hot water storage container comprising a front panel made of a second member, fitted to the discharge part, and closing a front opening including a part of the nose part .   2. The electric hot water storage container according to claim 1, wherein a material of the first member is different from a material of the second member and is higher in heat resistance than a material of the second member. 3. The electric hot water storage container according to claim 1, wherein the front panel has a hot water supply operation disposition part for attaching a hot water supply operation part for operating discharge of the liquid.