JP6173243B2 - Rice cooker aids - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a rice cooking aid attached to a rice cooker.

Conventionally, it is a rice cooker that comes with a rice cooker, and has a water level indicator that forms convex water level lines and braille on the scooping plate where rice is placed in the rice scoop that is cooked from the inner pot. There is something to have.
For such rice paddies, use a water level display so that the water level when the rice is put in the inner bottom of the inner pot and the water in the inner pot matches the appropriate amount of water that matches the amount of rice. Thus, the water can be adjusted (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2001-9589 (FIG. 7)

However, in the conventional configuration, the water level line in the rice paddle is formed by stamping or integral molding with resin, and is dedicated for the shape of the inner pot.
Therefore, the shape of the rice paddle needs to be made in accordance with the shape of the inner hook, and is a dedicated accessory corresponding to the shape of each inner hook 30. That is, there is a problem that it is necessary to prepare a specially designed rice pad for each product having a different shape of the inner hook.

  This invention was made in order to solve the above subjects, and it aims at providing the auxiliary tool of the rice cooker which can be used in common even if it is a different inner pot shape.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the rice cooker assisting tool that cooks rice that has been cooked from the inner pot that is held inside the rice cooker and cooks rice, the assisting tool serves rice. It has a scooping plate part that becomes a part and a gripping part that the user grips, and the gripping part is formed with a water level scale attachment part that measures the amount of water corresponding to the amount of rice put into the inner pot when preparing rice cooking In addition, the water level scale mounting portion may be configured to be attached with a water level scale body that is a measure of the amount of water to be measured.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the auxiliary | assistant tool of the rice cooker which can be used in common can be obtained with respect to the inner pot with which each shape differs.

The perspective view of the rice paddle concerning Embodiment 1 (A) Front view of rice scoop according to Embodiment 1, (b) Side view of rice scoop, (c) Rear view of rice scoop, (d) Bottom view of rice scoop (A) AA sectional view of FIG. 2, (b) Partial enlarged view of (a) The enlarged view of the water level scale attachment part of the rice scoop according to Embodiment 1 The perspective view of the leg part of the rice paddle concerning Embodiment 1 The perspective view which shows the usage pattern of the rice paddle concerning Embodiment 1 (A) Perspective view of water level scale body according to Embodiment 2, (b) CC sectional view of (a), (c) Partial enlarged view of (b) (A) Perspective view of scoop 10 according to Embodiment 2, (b) (B) cross section of (a), (c) (b) Partial enlarged view The perspective view which shows the modification relevant to each embodiment

(Embodiment 1)
Hereinafter, Embodiment 1 will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a rice scoop. FIG. 2 shows (a) a front view of rice scoop, (b) a side view of rice scoop, (c) a rear view of rice scoop, and (d) a bottom view of rice scoop. 3A is a cross-sectional view of the rice paddle (cross section AA in FIG. 2), and FIG. FIG. 4 shows an enlarged view of the water level scale attachment portion of rice scoop. FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of the leg of the rice scoop. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing how the rice scoop is used.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 5, rice paddle 10 which is an auxiliary tool for a rice cooker (not shown) serves as a part for brewing rice which has been cooked rice from inner pot 30 held inside the rice cooker. The scooping plate part 11, the grip part 12 gripped by the user, the water level scale body 13 provided on the grip part 12 and serving as a reference for measuring the water level in the inner pot 30 when preparing rice cooking, and the self-supporting stand for raising the scoop 10 It has the leg part 14 (henceforth the leg part 14).
The scooping plate portion 11 has a concave shape that is recessed inward from the peripheral edge, thereby forming a scooping surface 11a on which rice is placed.

The grip portion 12 is a rod-shaped portion that is formed integrally with the scooping plate portion 11 and has a width and thickness so that the user can grip it. A plurality of groove portions 12a are formed on the surface of the grip portion 12 by forming a concave shape.
The groove portion 12 a extends in a direction orthogonal to the direction (longitudinal direction) in which the grip portion 12 extends from the scooping plate portion 11, and is continuously formed on the surface of the grip portion 12. Is buried.
That is, the plurality of groove portions 12a forming the recesses, the adjacent groove portions 12a are parallel to each other, and each turn around the surface of the gripping portion 11, and the groove portions 12a are horizontal in a state where the scoop 10 is self-standing.

Thus, the water level scale attaching part 12b which attaches the water level scale body 13 mentioned later by forming the some groove part 12a in the holding part 12 is formed.
Note that the pitch of the adjacent groove portions 12a is such that the user can touch and feel the grooves one by one. For example, by providing each groove portion 12a with an interval of at least 1 mm or more, the user can easily check by touching each groove.

Next, the water level scale body 13 is attached to the water level scale attaching portion 12b, and thus becomes a standard for measuring the amount of water corresponding to the amount of rice to be cooked (total number) in the inner pot 30.
Further, the water level scale 13 has a ring shape and is made of an elastic material such as silicon rubber. The inner peripheral length of the ring opening 13a of the water level scale 13 is configured to be smaller than the outer peripheral length of the grip portion 12 in a normal state where the ring opening 13a is not extended.
The water level scale 13 is not limited to the ring shape, and may be a C-shaped ring 131 having a shape obtained by cutting out a part of the ring.

Next, the leg part 14 is a part for the scoop 10 to stand on its own with the tip of the scooping plate part 11 facing upward, and is formed on the lower side of the scoop 10 under the grip part 12. . The leg portion 14 has a shape extending rearward on the lower side of the grip portion 12, and is opposed to the ground contact position G where the scoop 10 is raised.
The lower surface of the leg part 14 is formed with a front support part 14a and a rear support part 14b that protrude downward on the front side and the rear side, respectively, and serve as support parts. ing.
In other words, the scoop 10 is supported by the support portion, so that a gap d serving as a tunnel-like space is formed between the ground contact position G and the leg portion 14 has an arch shape. The front support portion 14a and the rear support portion 14b have a shape with a width in the left-right direction.

The leg portion 14 formed in this manner supports the scoop 10 by contacting the grounding position G at the front support portion 14a and the rear support portion 14b, and the region from the front support portion 14a to the rear support portion 14b is as follows. The shape is not in contact with the ground contact position G.
In addition, the leg part 14 is comprised so that the magnitude | size of the clearance gap d may become larger than the width | variety of rice. The size of the gap d is, for example, that the general size of rice cooked and eaten is about 5 mm long, about 3 mm wide, and about 2 mm thick, so the largest position of the gap d is 2 mm. It may be configured larger.

Moreover, the lower surface of the leg part 14 from the front side support part 14a to the rear side support part 14 has an arch shape constituted by a smooth curved surface. That is, when the leg portion 14 is viewed from the side, a concave portion 14c that is recessed upward is formed between the front support portion 14a and the rear support portion 14, and the gap d is formed.
The left and right width W of the front support portion 14a and the rear support portion 14b is the same as or larger than the left and right width of the grip portion 12.

Here, the front side support part 14a to the rear side support part 14 are configured in a curved surface shape having a radius of 3 mm or more. Further, the edge 14e of the concave portion 14c facing in the left-right direction is also formed in a curved surface shape having a radius of 3 mm or more.
As described above, the leg portion 14 is formed in a curved surface shape having a radius of 3 mm or more from the lower surface to the upper surface.

In the present embodiment, the support portions 14a and 14b formed on the lower surface of the leg portion 14 are formed in a shape extending in the left-right direction on the front side and the rear side, but are supported in the right and left positions. May be formed.
In addition, by providing a plurality of support portions on the leg portion 14, a gap d may be formed between the ground contact position G and the leg portion 14.

  The scooping plate part 11, the grip part 12, and the self-supporting leg part 14 configured as described above are integrally formed of synthetic resin.

The water level scale body 13 is attached to the water level scale attaching portion 12b of the rice paddle 10 configured as described above as follows.
Referring to FIG. 1, when attaching the water level scale body 13 to the water level scale attachment portion 12 b, first, the ring opening 13 a is widened, the self-standing leg portion 14 is passed through the ring opening 13 a, and the gripping portion in which the groove portion 12 a is formed. To 12. And the water level scale 13 is attached to the groove part 12a by releasing the force which expands the added ring opening 13a in the position of the arbitrary groove part 12a, and shrinking.

  Since the inner circumferential length of the ring opening 13a in a state where the water level scale 13 is not extended is smaller than the outer circumferential length of the grip portion 12, it is contracted in a direction returning to a normal size by an elastic force when attached to the groove portion 12a. The force is applied and the groove portion 12a is fitted and attached so that the grip portion 12 is tightened.

Here, since the water level scale attaching part 12b is comprised by the some groove part 12a, the water level scale body 13 can be attached to arbitrary positions in the water level scale attaching part 12b.
Therefore, by changing the position of the water level scale body 13 in accordance with the shape of the inner pot 30, the water level scale mounting portion 12 serving as a guide when measuring the amount of water corresponding to the amount of rice to be cooked (total number) is provided. It is possible to configure.

Here, the groove part 12a used as the position of the water level scale attaching part 12b to which the water level scale body 13 is attached is determined as follows. In addition, the case where the water level scale in the case of cooking 1 go of rice is formed in the rice scoop 10 will be described.
Referring to FIG. 6, the rice paddle 10 is erected inside the inner pot 30 to be used. The position where the rice paddle 10 of the inner pot 30 is raised is a position where the amount of water is measured using the rice paddle 10 when preparing rice cooking. Then, a single amount of rice and an appropriate amount of water (about 180 cc) for cooking this amount of rice are put into the inner pot 30 where the rice paddle 10 is set up.

Then, since the groove part 12a is horizontal in the state which made the scoop 10 self-supported, it becomes parallel and overlaps with the water surface. And the water level scale body 13 is attached to the groove part 12a which overlaps with a water surface in this state. Thereby, the water level scale which shows the amount of water when cooking one rice is formed in the rice scoop 10.
As described above, the water level scale when cooking rice in amounts of 2 go, 2.5 go, 3 go,... Can be formed by the same procedure. In addition, according to a user's liking, the hardness of cooking can be adjusted by changing the quantity of water and setting the position of the water level scale body 13.
Moreover, even if it attaches to the certain groove part 12a, the water level scale body 13 can be removed again and can be attached to a different groove part 12a.

As another method, the position of each groove part 12a can be specified, for example, by adding numbers, symbols, or colors to the groove parts 12a in advance.
And according to the designation | designated water level corresponding to the rice cooking amount (cooking | cooking number of rice) for every kind of inner pot 30, you may make it instruct | indicate the attachment position of the water level scale body 13 with these indicia.
As an example of the instruction of the attachment position, it may be described in an instruction manual attached to the rice cooker or the rice cooker body.

  As an example of these descriptions, “In the case of the inner pot 30 dedicated to A (model name), attach a water level scale to the position of the No. 5 groove for a water level line with 1 rice cooking amount. Attach a water level scale to the position of the groove No. 10 ... "," In the case of the inner pot 30 dedicated to B (model name), the water level line with 1 rice cooking amount is Attach the water level graduation to the position.For the 2nd water level line, please attach the water level graduation to the position of the groove of No. 14. ”,“ In the case of the inner pot 30 dedicated to C (model name) Attach a water level scale to each red groove.The amount of water when the bottom water level scale is 1 go.The amount of water when the 2nd water level scale is 2 go. ・"..." and the description which shows a position for every inner hook 30 from which a shape differs are prepared.

As described above, the rice paddle 10 which is an auxiliary tool for measuring the amount of water formed corresponding to each inner pot 30 is used as follows.
Referring to FIG. 6, the inner pot 30 is heated by heating means (not shown) provided in the rice cooker main body (not shown) while being held inside the rice cooker main body. It cooks rice held with water.

  First, the rice paddle 10 is made to stand on the inner bottom surface 31 of the inner pot 30 as described above, and the amount of rice to be cooked is put in this state. Then, using the water level scale body 13 attached to the water level scale attaching portion 12b formed in the rice paddle 10 as a guide, water necessary for cooking the amount of the introduced rice is introduced into the inner pot 30.

In addition, when a person with weak eyesight measures the amount of water, the rice cooker 10 is put in an amount of rice to be cooked with the rice paddle 10 standing in the inner pot 30. And water is thrown in in the inner pot 30 in the state which touched the water level scale body 13 which shows the position of the amount of water required in order to cook the quantity of the thrown-in rice by hand.
Then, when the position of the hand touching the water level scale 13 touches the water, the accurate water amount can be poured into the inner pot 30 by stopping the water charging.

Here, even if the rice is put in before the rice paddle 10 is made to stand inside the inner pot 30 or the water amount is measured again after the water is added, The rice paddle 10 can be made independent in the pot 30.
In particular, the lower surface of the leg portion 14 is formed with a gap d that forms a tunnel-like space between the lower surface of the leg portion 14 and the ground contact position G. Easy to move sideways, easy to remove rice from the bottom.
Moreover, even if a small amount of rice is left below the leg portion 14, the size of the gap d is set to be larger than that of the rice grains, so that the rice paddle 10 can be made to stand by straddling the remaining rice. .

Moreover, the front side support part 14a to the rear side support part 14 are comprised by the curved surface shape. Moreover, the edge 14e of the recessed part 14c which faces the left-right direction is also comprised by the curved surface shape. Thus, since the shape of the site | part from the lower surface to the upper surface is comprised by the curved surface shape, the leg part 14 is hard to get caught in rice when the leg part 14 is rice-breaking.
In particular, when the radius of the curved surface is 3 mm or more, when the rice is lifted by the legs 14, it becomes difficult to get caught in the rice, and it becomes easier to remove the rice, and the rice is easily scraped.
Thereby, even if the rice has already been thrown into the inner hook 30, it can be configured to stand up easily inside the rice paddle 10 and the inner hook 30 as auxiliary tools.

As described above, in the rice paddle 10, the water level scale body 13 can be attached to any position of the plurality of groove portions 12 a constituting the water level scale attachment portion 12 b, so that the water level corresponds to the inner pot 30 having a different shape. A scale can be set.
Therefore, the rice scoop 10 which is an auxiliary tool which can be used even in various shapes of the inner pot 30 and can measure the amount of water at the time of preparing rice cooking can be configured.

In addition, the water level scale body 13 attached to the water level scale attachment portion 12b is fixed by being fitted into the groove portion 12a, and protrudes from the groove portion 12a. Therefore, it is the structure which can grasp | ascertain the position of the water level scale body 13 by a user touching.
Thereby, even a user with weak visual acuity can configure an auxiliary tool that can adjust the amount of water.

  Further, by providing the paddle 10 with the water level scale attaching portion 12b as described above, it is not necessary to attach an auxiliary tool for measuring the amount of water separately when selling the rice cooker. Thereby, cost can be reduced.

(Embodiment 2)
The second embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. The second embodiment is a modification of the water level scale 13 of the first embodiment. The same components as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.
FIG. 7A shows a perspective view of a water level scale according to the second embodiment. FIG.7 (b) shows CC sectional drawing of Fig.7 (a). FIG.7 (c) shows the Y partial enlarged view of FIG.7 (b). FIG. 8A shows a perspective view of the scoop 10 according to the second embodiment. FIG.8 (b) shows the BB cross section of Fig.7 (a). FIG.8 (c) shows the Z partial enlarged view of FIG.8 (b).

Referring to FIG. 7A, the water level scale 23 has a ring shape in plan view, and is made of an elastic material such as silicon rubber. The inner peripheral length of the ring opening 23a of the water level scale 23 is configured to be smaller than the outer peripheral length of the grip portion 12 in a normal state where the water level scale body 23 is not stretched.
Also, referring to FIGS. 7B and 7C, the cross-sectional shape of the water level scale 23 has an outer convex portion 23b that protrudes toward the outer side of the ring and an inner surface (ring opening 23a side) of the ring. The first inner convex portion 23c and the second inner convex portion 23d projecting toward the inner side of the ring are formed.

The first inner convex portion 23c and the second inner convex portion 23d are in a vertical relationship, and are sandwiched between two convex portions between the first inner convex portion 23c and the second inner convex portion 23d. A recess 23e is formed to be a valley.
Further, the pitch P1 between the first inner convex portion 23c and the second inner convex portion 23d (the distance between the vertex 231c of the first inner convex portion 23c and the vertex 231e of the second inner convex portion 23d) is a water level scale attachment. The pitch P2 of the adjacent groove portions 12a constituting the portion 12b (the distance between the center positions of the adjacent groove portions 12a) is set to be substantially the same width.
The outer convex portion 23b protrudes outward from a position between the first inner convex portion 23c and the second inner convex portion 23d that overlap in the vertical direction. That is, it has a shape protruding toward the outer side in the ring radial direction (arrow F 1 ) when viewed from the position of the recess 23e.

The water level scale body 23 formed as described above is attached to the water level scale attachment portion 12b as follows.
Referring to FIG. 8, the water level scale 23 widens the ring opening 23a, passes through the leg part 14 and the grip part 12 inside the ring opening 23a, and reaches the grip part 12 where the groove part 12a is formed.
And the water level scale 23 cancels | releases the force which expands the added ring opening 23a in the position of the arbitrary groove parts 12a, and shrinks, The 1st inner convex part 23c and the 2nd inner convex part 23d become The groove 12a is inserted and fitted.

Here, since the pitch P1 of the first inner convex portion 23c and the second inner convex portion 23d and the pitch P2 of the adjacent groove portions 12a constituting the water level scale attaching portion 12b are approximately the same size, The convex portion 23c and the second inner convex portion 23d are fitted into two adjacent groove portions 12a.
Moreover, the partition wall 12c which partitions the adjacent groove part 12a enters in the hollow part 23e of the water level scale body 23. FIG.
In such a state, the water level scale body 23 is attached to the water level scale attaching portion 12b with the outer convex portion 23b facing outward.

Since each part is configured as described above, since the water level scale attaching part 12b is constituted by a plurality of groove parts 12a, the water level scale body 23 can be attached at an arbitrary position within the water level scale attaching part 12b. it can.
Therefore, by changing the position of the water level scale body 23 in accordance with the shape of the inner pot 30, the water level scale mounting portion 12 serving as a guide when measuring the amount of water corresponding to the amount of rice to be cooked (total number) is provided. It is possible to configure.

  Furthermore, even if a force is applied from the direction orthogonal to the direction in which the outer convex portion 23b protrudes, the first inner convex portion 23c and the second inner convex portion 23d are fitted in the groove 12a, respectively. 23 is hard to come off from the water level scale attaching part 12b.

Specifically, referring to FIG. 8C, when force F is applied to the water level scale body 23 from the top to the bottom in the figure, which is a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the outer convex portion 23b protrudes, The water level scale 23 is deformed in such a direction that the first inner convex portion 23c on the upper side is removed from the groove portion 12a with the second inner convex portion 23d serving as a fulcrum.
At this time, the second inner protrusion 23d moves to the inside of the groove 12a and stays inside the groove 12a. Thus, the water level scale body 23 is configured to be difficult to come off from the water level scale mounting portion 12b.

(Embodiment 3)
Although each embodiment was described for the above, in addition to such a structure, when attaching the several water level scale body 33 to the water level scale attaching part 12b in order to show a some water level position, for every water level scale body 23 It is better to use a combination of different features.
For example, as one of the features, the color is changed for each water level scale 33 and attached to the corresponding water level scale attaching portion 12b. If comprised in this way, a water level can be judged with a corresponding color.
In addition, when the colors that can be used are limited, it is sufficient that at least the colors of the adjacent water level scales 23 are not the same.

Moreover, in addition to said form, the tactile sensation when the surface is touched with the whole water level scale body 33 is changed, and it attaches to the corresponding water level scale attaching part 12b. If comprised in this way, a user can judge a water level when the water level scale 33 is touched.
Examples of the surface structure of the water level scale 33 include forming the surface smoothly and forming irregularities on the surface.

  In addition, the color of the water level scale mounting portion 12b may be different from the color of the water level scale body 23. Even a user with weak eyesight can easily grasp the water level scale that is the position of the water level line from the difference in color.

Next, a reference example related to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 9A is a cross-sectional perspective view showing a modified example related to each embodiment, and shows a form in which a position for raising a scoop is formed on the inner bottom surface of the inner hook 30. FIG.9 (b) is a cross-sectional perspective view which shows the form which uses the inner hook 30 shown by (a).

Referring to FIG. 9A, the inner bottom surface 31 of the inner hook 30 is formed with a pair of recesses 32 a and an alignment portion 32 for the scoop 10. The alignment portion 32 is a recess into which the front support portion 14a and the rear support portion 14b that protrude from the lower surface of the leg portion 14 can be fitted.

  Thus, by providing the alignment unit 32, it is easy to understand the position where the rice cooker 10 of the inner pot 30 is set up, and the amount of water can always be measured using the rice paddle 10 at a fixed position when preparing rice cooking each time. Can be configured. This makes it possible to always and accurately measure the amount of water.

  In this modification, the alignment portion 32 is a concave portion and the protruding portion (support portions 14a, 15b) on the side of the scooping side is fitted. However, the positioning portion 32 has a convex shape and the convex shape on the side of the scooping side. You may form the recessed part which fits.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Rice scoop, 11 Scooping board part, 12 Grasp part, 12a Groove part, 12b Water level scale attaching part, 13 Water level scale body, 13a Ring opening, 14 Self-supporting leg part, 14a Front side support part, 14b Rear side support part, 23 Water level scale body , 23a ring opening, 23b outer convex portion, 23c first inner convex portion, 23d second inner convex portion, 30 inner pot, 33 water level scale, 32 alignment portion.

Claims (5)

From the inner pot that cooks rice that is held inside the rice cooker, in the rice cooker aids that cook rice that has been cooked rice,
The assisting tool has a scooping plate part that serves as a part for scooping rice, and a gripping part gripped by a user,
The grip portion is formed with a water level scale mounting portion for measuring the amount of water corresponding to the amount of rice to be put into the inner pot during rice cooking preparation,
An auxiliary tool for a rice cooker, wherein a water level scale body serving as a measure of the amount of water to be measured is attached to the water level scale mounting portion. The water level scale mounting part is composed of a plurality of grooves formed on the surface of the gripping part,
The water level scale body, rice cooker aid according to claim 1, characterized in that it is detachably attached to either any of the plurality of the groove portions.   3. The water level scale body is formed in a ring shape, and the water level scale body is attached to the water level scale mounting portion by passing the gripping portion inside a ring opening and fitting in the groove portion. A rice cooker aid described in 1. The cross-sectional shape of the water level scale includes an outer convex portion projecting toward the outer side of the ring, a first inner convex portion projecting toward the inner side of the ring, and a second inner convex portion projecting toward the inner side. It has a shape that becomes
The pitch of the said 1st inner convex part and the said 2nd inner convex part is substantially the same as the pitch with the said groove part which the said several groove part adjoins, The rice cooker of Claim 3 characterized by the above-mentioned. Auxiliary tool.   5. The rice cooker auxiliary tool according to claim 1, wherein when a plurality of the water level graduations are used, different water level graduations are used in combination.

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