JPH0310927Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention has a cooking cutter that can be rotated approximately horizontally in a generally cylindrical cooking case that is open at the top, and the rotation and stopping of the cooking cutter can be controlled by the above-mentioned method. The present invention relates to a cooking device that opens and closes a lid that closes the opening of a cooking case.

[Conventional technology]

As shown in FIG. 10, in a conventional cooking device, the opening of a generally cylindrical cooking case 1 with an upper opening placed on a main body (not shown) via a suitable rotation prevention mechanism is connected to a lid 2. The lid 2 rotates and stops a cooking cutter holder 3 that holds a cutter (not shown) inside the cooking case 1. )
It has a rotary body 4 that is rotated by. The upwardly protruding part 5 of this rotating body 4 is provided inside the cooking case 1 by penetrating the bottom of the cooking case 1, and has a rectangular cross section, and the cooking cutter holding part 3 is attached thereto. The switch portion 6 of the main body is provided close to the outer periphery of the cooking case 1. A switch operating section 8 is formed on the inner surface of the upper wall of the cover section 7, which is integral with the lid body 2 that covers the switch section 6, and projects downward from the inner surface.
This switch operating section 8 is connected to the cooking case 1 by the lid body 2.
When the opening of the main body is closed and the cover part 7 is pressed, it is inserted into a hole (not shown) provided in the switch part 6 of the main body, and a switch (not shown) provided in this hole for driving the electric motor is inserted. ) is now turned on. Further, when the pressing force of the cover part 7 is released, the switch actuating part 8 of the lid body 2 is pushed up by the return force of the switch itself, and the switch is turned off.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

However, if you put the food to be cooked in cooking case 1,
Close the top opening of the cooking case 1 with the lid 2, press the cover 7 of the lid 2, turn on the switch, rotate the electric motor, rotate the cutter, and cut the food to be cooked. Depending on the material and quality, the cutter holding part 3
may come up and push up the lid body 2 as shown by the imaginary line in FIG. In such a state, a gap is created between the cooking case 1 and the lid 2, and the food to be cooked leaks through this gap, which is not only unhygienic but also problematic in terms of cooking.

[Means for solving problems]

a cooking case that is attached to the main case and has a cylindrical shape with a bottom and has a cutter inside that is rotated by an electric motor; a switch cover part forming a stepped part between the switch cover part and the cooking case, and a lid body having a switch operating part facing the switch in the switch cover,
A groove is provided on one of both side walls of the switch cover portion and an inner wall portion of the lid body facing the both side walls, and a protrusion that engages with the groove is provided on the other side.

[Effect]

According to this cooker, when cooking food, the food is placed in the cooking case, the lid covers the opening of the cooking case and the switch cover of the main case, and the lid is turned on and off. When the part side is pressed toward the switch cover part, the lid body is lowered and the open end of the lid body comes into contact with the stepped part. Along with this, when a protrusion is provided on the lid, this protrusion engages with the groove in the switch cover, and the switch actuating part of the lid closes the switch in the switch cover to prevent cooking inside the cooking case. The cutter rotates. The food to be cooked is cooked in the cooking case by the rotation of the cooking cutter. However, depending on the food to be cooked, pressure is applied to lift the cooking cutter as described above, and as a result, the cutter rises and tries to push up the lid. However, since the lid body is pressed against the switch operating part side and the protrusion engages with the groove of the switch cover part, the protrusion and the groove interfere and prevent the cooking case side from lifting up. can do. Therefore, the force for pressing the lid toward the switch cover is sufficient to close the switch in the switch actuating section, and since there is no gap between the lid and the cooking case, the food to be cooked will not be cooked. It is possible to prevent food from leaking out of the case, and to cook food in a sanitary and convenient manner.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

In the figure, reference numeral 11 denotes a main body case made of synthetic resin or the like, and a rotary body 12 rotated by an electric motor (not shown) projects through the upper surface of the main body case 11. A protruding part 13 having a rectangular cross section is formed at the distal end of the protruding rotating body 12, into which a cooking cutter holding part 16, which will be described later, is fitted. A synthetic resin cooking case 14 is detachably attached to the upper surface of the main case 11 and has an appropriate rotation prevention means (not shown) and has a bottomed cylindrical shape with an open upper side. A tubular portion 15 protrudes into the cooking case 14 from the center of the bottom surface 14 a of the cooking case 14 and extends through the rotating body 12 and surrounding the outer periphery of the rotating body 12 . A cooking cutter holder 16 is detachably attached to the tip of the rotating body 12 passing through the tubular portion 15 with the cutter portions 17, 17a substantially horizontal.

Further, a switch cover portion 18 is formed integrally with the main body case 11 at a position close to the outer periphery of the cooking case 14. And switch cover part 1
8 and the main body case 11 form a stepped portion 19 against which the lower edge of the lid, which will be described later, comes into contact. Two holes 20 are provided in the upper surface of the switch cover 18 at a distance from each other, and a switch for driving the electric motor, which will be described later, is installed in the main body case 11. The actuated part 21 of this switch is exposed from the hole 20 to the upper surface of the switch cover part 18. Further, on both side walls of the switch cover portion 18 near the cooking case 14, grooves 22a and 22b are formed along the vertical direction and spaced apart from each other.
2 is formed. The upper part of the protrusion 22a on the side of the cooking case opposite to the protrusion 22b forms a sloped portion 23 that is inclined upwardly to become narrower. In this embodiment, the groove 22 is formed by the protrusions 22a and 22b that protrude outward from the side wall of the switch cover part 18 as described above, but it goes without saying that the groove 22 may be formed directly on the side wall of the switch cover part 18. be.

Reference numeral 24 denotes a synthetic resin lid with an open bottom that covers the upper opening of the cooking case 14 and the switch cover 18 of the main case 11. An engaging portion 25 that fits is formed, and the main body case 11
Two switch actuating parts 26 (only one is shown) projecting downward are provided on the inner wall facing the switch cover part 18 and are opposed to the switch actuated part 21. Then, use the lid body 24 to open the cooking case 1.
4 and the switch cover portion 18 of the main body case 11, when the switch actuating portion 26 side of the lid body 24 is pressed in the direction of the switch cover portion 18, that is, downward, the switch is closed via the switch actuated portion. When the pressure is released, the return force of the switch itself pushes up the switch operating portion 26 of the lid 24, and the switch is opened. Further, a protrusion 27 (only one is shown) that engages with a portion of the inner wall of the lid body 24 facing the groove 22
are provided to protrude along the vertical direction. Note that a slope portion 28 is formed below the side of the protrusion 27 facing the protrusion 22b so that the protrusion 27 becomes narrower downward. Further, a concave portion in the upper wall of the lid body 24 at approximately the center thereof is a funnel portion 29 through which seasonings and the like flow into the cooking case 14, and 30 is an inflow hole for the seasonings and the like. The bottom surface of the substantially central portion of the wall of the funnel portion 29 is provided with a cooking cutter holding portion 1 that protrudes downward.
A cutter presser portion 31 for holding down the cutter 6 is formed.

In this configuration, when cooking the food, the food is placed in the cooking case 14 and the lid body 2 is placed inside the cooking case 14.
4 to the upper opening of the cooking case 14 and the main case 1
This cover body 2 covers the switch cover part 18 of 1.
4, the switch operating part 26 side is attached to the switch cover part 18
When pressed in the direction, the lid body 24 lowers, and the lid body 24
The open end of the main body case 11 contacts the stepped portion 19 of the main body case 11 . Along with this, the engaging portion 25 of the lid body 24 also fits into the upper opening of the cooking case 14, and the protrusion 27 of the lid body 24 engages with the groove 25 of the switch cover portion 18.
and the switch operating portion 26 of the lid body 24
presses the switch actuated portion 21 of the switch cover portion 18, the switch is closed, and the electric motor inside the main body case 11 rotates. The rotation of the electric motor rotates the rotary body 12, and the cooking cutter holder 16 attached to the rotary body 12 rotates to cook the food. However, as mentioned above, depending on the food to be cooked, pressure is applied that lifts the cutter parts 17, 17a of the cooking cutter holding part 16, and as a result, the cutter holding part 16 rises and the lid body 2
A force is applied to the lid 24 by contacting the cutter presser 31 of No. 4 and pushing the lid 24 up. However, since the lid body 24 presses the switch actuating part 26 side and the protrusion 27 engages with the groove 22 of the switch cover part 18 of the main body case 11, the protrusion 27
This can prevent the cooking case 14 side from lifting up due to interference between the grooves 22 and the grooves 22. Therefore, the force that presses the lid body 24 in the direction of the switch cover portion 18 is:
Only enough pressing force is required to close the switch, and there is no gap on the side of the cooking case 14 of the lid 24, which prevents the food to be cooked from leaking out of the cooking case 14, making it hygienic and convenient. Can cook food. In addition, since the slope portions 23 and 28 as described above are formed in the groove 22 of the switch cover portion 18 and the protrusion 27 of the lid body 24, respectively,
The protrusion 27 can be easily engaged with the groove 22.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6, in which the same parts as in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals.

In the figure, 41 is a grated cutter for cooking, and this grated cutter 41 has a substantially disc-shaped metal cutter part 42.
A cylindrical mounting member 43 is formed approximately at the center of the cylindrical mounting member 43 and is fixed thereto with a screw 44 . This grated cutter 41 is attached to the rotating body 12 and used in combination with the auxiliary shaft 45 during cooking. Note that a fitting portion 47 that fits into the knob 46 of the cooking cutter 16 is formed on the lower side of the attachment member 43 of the grated cutter 41.

Reference numeral 48 denotes a cutter cover made of synthetic resin, and this cutter cover 48 has a partition wall 50 integral with the circumferential wall 49 formed approximately in the middle of the inner side of a substantially cylindrical peripheral wall 49, and a cylindrical partition wall 50 formed approximately in the center of the partition wall 50. protrusion 5
1 is formed. And Katsutakaba 48
The peripheral wall 49 can be stored within the peripheral wall of the cooking case 14, and the protrusion 51 surrounds the body 52 of the cooking cutter holding part 16. In the peripheral wall 49 on the opposite side from the protrusion 51, the cutter part 17 of the cooking cutter holding part 16,
17a is stored. The configuration other than the above points is the same as the first embodiment.

According to this configuration, as described in the first embodiment,
In a cooking device in which the cooking cutter holder 16 is rotated and stopped by opening and closing the lid 24 that closes the upper opening of the cooking case 14, the cooking cutter holder 1
6, etc., the cooking cutter holding part 16 is attached to the rotary body 12 in the cooking case 14, and the cutter cover 48 is covered with the cutter holding part 16, and the peripheral wall 49 and the protruding part of this cutter cover 48 are covered. 51
The auxiliary shaft 45 for the grated cutter 41 is housed in the chamber formed by the cooking cutter holder 16.
Fit the grated cutter 41 onto the knob 46,
By covering the lid 24 above the grated cutter 41, the cooking cutter holder 16, the grated cutter 41, the auxiliary shaft 45, etc., which are accessories of the cooker, can be stored in the cooking case 14. . Therefore, injuries caused by the cut portion can be prevented. Further, it is possible to prevent dust from adhering to each cutter, which is sanitary, and also prevent parts such as the auxiliary shaft 45 from falling and being lost.

Further, FIGS. 11 and 12 show a state in which a conventional cutter cover 53 is covered from above on the cooking cutter holding part 16.

Next, in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, 6
1 is a switch for driving the electric motor, and this switch 6
1 consists of a fixed contact piece 63 attached to a mounting wall 62 inside the main body case 11 and a movable contact piece 64 having elasticity and facing above the fixed contact piece 63. A switch operating section 65 is attached to the upper side of this movable contact piece 64. This switch operation part 65 closes the hole 20 provided in the upper wall part of the switch cover part 18 of the main body case 11, and also forms a cover 66 that covers the upper part of the switch 61. An actuated part 21 of the switch is formed to be exposed on the upper surface of the switch cover part 18. In addition, even if the switch operating part 65 is pressed by the switch operating part 26 of the lid body 24, when the pressing force of the switch operating part 26 is released, it is pushed back to the upper wall part of the switch cover part 18 by the elastic return force of the movable contact piece 64. It's starting to come back. In addition, 67 and 68 are switch cover parts 1
8 is a guide portion of the switch operation portion 65 formed on the inner wall.

When the grated cutter 41 is fitted to the knob 46 of the cooking cutter holder 16 attached to the lid body 24 and inside the cooking case 14, the height of the grated cutter 41 is appropriately selected. Even if the switch actuating part 26 side of the switch cover 24 is pressed, the lower edge of the lid 24 will not touch the step 19 of the switch cover 18.
The switch actuating part 26 of the lid body 24 does not come into contact with the switch actuated part 21 of the switch cover part 18.

According to this configuration, the cooking cutter holding part 16 is attached to the cooking case 14 attached to the main body case 11, and the cutter holding part 16 and the lid body 2 are attached to the cooking cutter holding part 16.
Even if the power is turned on with the grated cutter 41 stored between the switch cover 18 and the switch actuator 26, the switch actuator 26 will not touch the switch actuator 21 of the switch cover 18 even if the switch actuator 26 side of the lid body 24 is pressed. They do not come into contact with each other, and therefore, the attached cooking cutter 16 can be prevented from rotating, which is safe.

[Effect of idea]

According to the present invention, since the lid covering the upper opening of the cooking case can be prevented from being pushed up by the cooking cutter, it is possible to prevent the food to be cooked from leaking out of the cooking case, which is hygienic and convenient. Can cook food well.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 3 show an embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 1 is a partially sectional side view, FIG. 2 is a developed perspective view of the lid and the switch cover, and FIG. 3 is a back view of the lid. Figures 4 to 6 show other embodiments of the present invention, Figure 4 is a partially sectional side view, Figure 5 is a perspective view of the Katsutakaba, and Figure 6 is the state in which the Katsutakaba is used. FIG. 7 to 9 show still other embodiments of the present invention, and FIG.
The figure is a partially cutaway sectional view, FIG. 8 is a partially cutaway side view showing the switch in the ON state, and FIG. 9 is a partially cutaway side view showing the switch in the OFF state. Figures 10 to 12
The figures show a conventional example, Fig. 10 is a sectional view of the cooker part, and Fig. 11 is a plan view showing the Katsutakaba.
FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line XII-XII in FIG. 11. 11...Main case, 14...Cooking case, 1
7, 17a...Cut part, 18...Switch cover part, 19...Step part, 22...Groove, 24...Lid body,
26...Switch operating portion, 27...Protrusion.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] (1) A cooking case that is attached to the main body case and has a bottomed cylindrical cutter that is rotated by an electric motor, and a switch that is installed inside the cooking case and is located close to the cooking case. a switch cover part formed on the main body case and forming a step between the main body case; and a lid body having a switch operating part that covers the switch cover part and the cooking case and faces a switch in the switch cover. A groove is provided on one of both side walls of the switch cover portion and an inner wall portion of the lid body facing the both side walls, and a protrusion that engages with the groove is provided on the other side. Cooking device. (2) The upper side of the side surface of the groove on the cooking case side and the lower side of the side surface of the protrusion opposite to the cooking case side are sloped portions that widen toward the end of each side surface. A cooking appliance according to claim (1) of the utility model registration claim.