JPH03170117A - Rice cooker - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate the operation and to prevent the rice cooker from being splashied with water and viscous rice by providing an operating part related to a rice cooking operation and its process display part on the upper part of the body, and providing a cover. CONSTITUTION:An operating panel 9 provided with an operating part 21 and an emitter 22 being a display part, and a digital timer 23 is provided on the upper part of a body 1. Therefore, when the body 1 is installed in a lower place than height of user's eyes such as a table and a sink base as the time of regular use, the operating panel 9 becomes a high part and easily visible, and also, the operating part 21 can be operated easily. Moreover, since a cover 25 is formed to have transparency, window parts 17, 18 and 19 of the operating panel 9 can be looked at easily through the cover 25 in a state that the cover 25 is closed. Furthermore, since an inclined draining part 26 is formed in the tip part of the cover 25, water, etc., splashed to the upper face of the cover 25 can be allowed to flow easily to the lower part from the draining part 26.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a rice cooker equipped with an operation section for performing operations related to rice cooking operation and a display section for displaying the process of rice cooking operation. .

(Prior Art) In a conventional rice cooker, an operation panel is generally attached to the lower part of the outer circumferential side of the main body along the outer circumferential side, and an operating section is provided on this operation panel so that it can be operated from the outside. A display lamp or. A light-emitting body such as a light-emitting diode is provided, and rice cooking is performed by operating the operation section, and the light from the light-emitting body based on the operation is visually recognized through a window provided on the operation panel. This allows you to check the driving process.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) In general, rice cookers are usually placed on low places such as tables or sinks in order to scoop out the rice from the pot after cooking. Therefore, the position of the user's eyes is also usually higher than the main body. However, in this case,
In the conventional device described above, the operation panel is provided at the lower part of the outer peripheral side of the main body along the outer peripheral side of the main body, so the operation panel is so low that it is not only difficult to see the operation panel without bending down, but also the operation panel is difficult to see without bending down. The drawback was that it was difficult to operate.

This invention is above! This was done in consideration of the IG situation, and its purpose is to improve the legibility of the operation section and display section, as well as improve the operability of the operation section. And to provide an i-cooker that can prevent water or sticky water from splashing on the display part.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a main body including an operation part for performing operations related to rice cooking operation and a display part for displaying the process of rice cooking operation. The device is characterized in that it is provided with a cover that can be opened and closed to cover the operating section and the display section.

(Function) According to the above-mentioned means, since the operation section and the display section are provided at a higher position than in the past, when the main body is placed on a table or a sink as in normal use, they can be The operating section and the display section are easier to see than before, and the operating section is also easier to operate. Since the operating section and the display section are covered by the cover, it is possible to prevent them from getting wet with water or sticky water.

(Example) An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

-1 is the main body, which consists of an outer case 2, an inner case 3, a bottom plate 4, etc. Although not shown, a rice cooking heater is provided at the inner bottom of the inner case 3, and a rice cooker heater is provided at the inner bottom of the inner case 3. A pot is removably housed inside 3. Reference numeral 5 denotes an annular frame body provided between the upper part of the outer case 2 and the upper part of the inner case 3. Reference numeral 6 denotes a vertically elongated case made of synthetic resin, in which an L-shaped engagement protrusion 7 protruding 1 m inside is engaged with an engagement hole 8 formed in the outer case 2, and then the bottom is supported by a bottom plate 4, and is attached to the outer peripheral side of the main body 1 along the outer peripheral surface of the outer case 2 from the bottom plate 4 to the frame body 5. The upper part of the case 6 protrudes outward from the lower part, and the operating panel 9 is provided on the upper part so as to face upward. Particularly in the full-length embodiment, the operation panel 9 is integrally formed with the case 6 so that the upper surface thereof is inclined downwardly slightly forward, and the upper surface thereof is recessed into a substantially rectangular shape. The four name plate attachment parts 10 are shaped, and the front end is formed with a recess 11 recessed from the four temporary name plate attachment parts 10 and a finger rest recess 12 recessed further from the recess 11. Further, an opening 13 for operation, a plurality of openings 14 for display (only one is shown in FIG. 1), and an opening 15 for displaying a digital timer are formed at predetermined locations in the nameplate mounting recess 10. There is. Reference numeral 16 denotes a nameplate made of an elastic sheet stuck to the nameplate attachment recess 1o of the operation panel 9, and this has windows 17, 18, 19 corresponding to the respective openings 13, 14, 15 of the nameplate attachment recess 10. Each of them has its own shape (see Figure 3), especially the window part 1.
Although not shown in the figure, characters 8 indicating the rice cooking process, such as "cooking rice", "keep warm", etc., are attached. Reference numeral 20 denotes a printed circuit board screwed onto the back side of the operation panel 9 along the operation panel 9, and on the top surface thereof there is an operation section 21 for operation switches for performing operations related to the rice cooking operation, and an operation section 21 for operating the rice cooking operation. A light emitting body 22 and a digital timer 23 as a display section for displaying the process are located in the openings 13 and 1 of the operation panel 9, respectively.
4.15 and therefore nameplate 16
The window section 17 facing the operation section 21 in the
The window portions 18 and 19 form part of the display portion. A lead wire 24 is led out from the printed circuit board 20, and is led inside the case 6, along the outer surface of the outer case 2, and from the bottom plate 4 into the main body 1. On the other hand, 2
Reference numeral 5 denotes a light-transmitting cover made of, for example, synthetic resin, one end of which is rotatably pivoted to a portion of the operation panel 9 on the side of the outer case 2 of the nameplate mounting recess 10; 25 covers the operating section 21, the light emitting body 22 as a display section, and the digital timer 23 from above via the name plate 16 so as to be openable and closable. When the cover 25 is closed, the tip of the other end of the cover 25 protrudes from the front end of the nameplate mounting portion 10, and an inclined draining portion 26 that slopes downwardly forward is formed here. and operation panel 9
A space 27 between the recess 11 and the finger rest recess 12
is starting to form. Here, in FIG. 1, the closed state of the cover 25 is shown by a solid line, and the open state is shown by a two-dot chain line.

According to this embodiment having such a structure, since the drying panel 9 equipped with the operation section 21, the light emitting body 22 as a display section, and the digital timer 23 is provided on the upper part of the main body 1, the main body 1 can be used normally. When the operating panel 9 is installed at a location lower than the user's eye level, such as on a table or sink, the operating panel 9 is raised higher than before, making it easier to see.
Moreover, the operation of the operation section 21 becomes easier. Moreover, in this case,
Since the simple panel 9 is provided facing upward, the user's line of sight will not be too oblique to the operating panel 9 even when standing without bending over, making it easier to see the operating panel 9. Therefore, it is possible to improve the visibility of the characters such as "keep warm" attached to the operation unit 21 and the operation panel 9 and the light emitted from the light emitting body 22, and of course, the operation unit 21
The operability of the system can also be improved. In addition, since the operation of the imaging section 21 in this case applies a downward pressing force, unlike the case where the pressing force is applied to the side of the main body like the conventional operation section, the pressing force of the operation section 21 During operation, the main body 1 does not shift laterally.

Furthermore, in the conventional case where the operation part of the operation panel is oriented horizontally, when other objects are moved near the side of the main body,
There is a risk that the utensil may come into contact with the operating section and be operated erroneously, but in this embodiment, the operating section 21 is oriented upward, so that it is possible to prevent the utensil from coming into contact with the operating section 21 as much as possible. On the other hand, when the operation panel 9 is provided facing upward in this way, there is a situation in which the operation panel 9 is easily exposed to water droplets, etc.; Since a cover 25 is provided to cover the light emitting body 22 and the digital timer 23 from above, the operation panel 9 may be exposed to water droplets when the main body 1 is handled, for example, or so-called so-called so-called slime spilled from a pot when cooking rice. Even if water is splashed on the cover 25, the water droplets and spills can be absorbed by the cover 25.
Therefore, water droplets, sticky liquid, etc. can be prevented from entering the inside of the operation panel 9, and therefore the operation section 21, the light emitting body 22, and the digital timer 23 can be prevented from getting wet. Also,
Since the top surface of the operation panel 9 is difficult to get sticky dirt and dust attached, only the cover 25 is needed when cleaning, and cleaning can be easily performed. Furthermore, the cover 25
Therefore, there is no risk of accidentally touching the operating section 21 and operating it incorrectly.

In addition, especially according to this embodiment, since the cover 25 is formed to be transparent, the windows 17 and 18 of the operation panel 9 can be passed through the cover 25 while the cover 25 remains closed. .19 can be easily seen without compromising visibility. Furthermore, according to this embodiment, since the inclined draining part 26 is formed at the tip of the cover 25, water etc. that have been applied to the upper surface of the cover 25 can easily flow downward from the draining part 26. Therefore, water and the like can be prevented from accumulating on the cover 25, and since the space 27 is formed below the drain section 26, the water that has fallen from the drain section 26 can be prevented from remaining between the lower surface of the cover 25 and the nameplate 16. There is no water intrusion between the parts, and water can be drained reliably from the operation panel 9 in general.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and shown in the drawings, but may be applied to a case where the operation panel 9 is configured separately from the cover 6, for example, without departing from the scope of the invention. This can be implemented with appropriate changes.

[Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the above description, the present invention is provided with an operation section for performing operations related to rice cooking operation and a display section for displaying the process of rice cooking operation at the upper part of the main body. When the main unit is installed at a location lower than the user's eye level, such as on a table or sink, the visibility of the operation section and display section can be improved compared to conventional methods, and the operation of the operation section can be improved. In addition, by providing a cover that can be opened and closed to cover the operation section and display section, it has excellent effects such as preventing water and slime from splashing on the operation section and display section. It is something that plays.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a longitudinal cross-sectional side view of the back, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the main parts with the cover closed, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the main parts with the cover open. . In the drawings, 1 is a main body, 1 is an operating section, 22 is a light emitting body (display section), and 25 is a cover.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An operation section for performing operations related to rice cooking operation and a display section for displaying the process of rice cooking operation are provided on the upper part of the main body, and a cover that can be opened and closed to cover the operation section and display section is provided. A rice cooker.