JPH03272713A - Rice cooking device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simultaneously boil rice and heat liquid by providing a rice boiling section provided in a casing to boil rice by means of a heater and a liquid heating section provided in the casing to heat liquid by means of the heater. CONSTITUTION:By turning on a power source, under the condition that water is put into a liquid heating section 5 and also a required amount of rice and water is put in a rice boiling section 4, the rice boiling section 4 and liquid heating section 5 are heated by a heater 3. Under such a condition, when the rice boiling by the rice boiling section 4 is completed, the water in the liquid heating section 5 is heated up to almost 100 deg.C. After the completion of rice boiling in the rice boiling section 4, the power source is turned off, while the temperature of hot water in the liquid heating section 5 is high and maintained so for a considerable time, so that the rice in the rice boiling section 4 is maintained under the heat insulating condition by the heat of the hot water. Also, since the temperature of the hot water is high even after a meal of the rice in the rice boiling section 4 is finished, a liquid pumping-out button 10, if depressed, gets hot water out of a discharge section 11 and utilize it for tea or the like after the meal.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] a. Industrial Application Field The present invention relates to a rice cooker, and in particular, a rice cooker that has a rice cooking section and a liquid heating section in a gauge, and is capable of simultaneously cooking rice and heating a liquid. Concerning new improvements to make it possible.

b. Conventional Technology There are various rice cookers of this kind that have been used in the past, but all of them have only a rice cooking function, and generally have a heat retention function after cooking. is frequently used.

C Problems to be Solved by the Invention Since the conventional rice cooker was configured as described above, the following problems existed.

In other words, since a rice cooker only has a rice-cooking function, for example, in order to obtain hot water for tea after a meal, it is necessary to prepare a separate boiler. Each required energy.

Additionally, rice cookers generally have a function to keep the rice warm after cooking, but to keep the rice warm, the heater must be in a low state and energized, which requires energy. .

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and in particular, has a rice cooking section ε liquid heating section in the casing, so that rice cooking and liquid heating can be performed at the same time. The purpose is to provide rice cookers.

81 Means for Solving the Problems The rice cooker according to the present invention includes a rice cooking part provided in a casing and capable of cooking rice with a heater, and a liquid heating part provided in the casing in which a liquid is heated by a heater. The configuration includes the following.

More specifically, the rice cooking section is located approximately at the center of the casing, and the liquid heating section is located around the rice cooking section.

01 Effect In the rice cooker according to the present invention, the rice cooking part and the liquid heating part are provided in the casing, so one heating operation heats the rice cooking part and the liquid heating part simultaneously, and the rice cooking part cooks rice. When this is completed, heating of the liquid (water etc.) is also completed in the liquid heating section.

After the above-mentioned rice cooking is completed, the rice in the rice cooking part is kept warm by the hot water in the liquid heating part, and when the meal is finished, the hot water in the liquid heating part can be used to make tea, resulting in energy-saving rice cooking and liquid heating. It is possible to do both at the same time.

r. Examples Hereinafter, preferred examples of the rice cooker according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

The third series from Fig. 1 is to show a rice cooker according to the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is a sectional view showing the overall configuration, Fig. 2 is a plan view of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a rice cooker according to the present invention. FIG.

In the figure, the reference numeral 1 indicates a casing having a substantially cylindrical overall shape, and a heater 3 made of nichrome wire or the like is provided on a bottom plate 2 inside the casing 1.

A rice cooking part 4 made of a material with good thermal conductivity and having a shape of a horizontally drawn concave hole is formed on the heater 3, and this rice cooking part 4 is located approximately at the center of the casing 1. .

A hollow ring-shaped liquid heating section 5 is disposed around the rice cooking section 4 so as to surround the hollow rice cooking section 4, and this liquid heating section 5 also has a concave hole shape with a predetermined depth. It is composed of

The rice cooking section 4 and the liquid heating section 5 are integrally formed with a heat conductor 6 interposed therebetween, so that the heat of the liquid in the liquid heating section 5 is well transmitted to the rice cooking section 4. It is composed of

A lid 7 for covering the upper part D4a of the rice cooking section 4 is detachably provided on the upper Mla formed at the upper part of the casing 1, and the lid 7 is rotatably attached to the upper lid 1a. It is configured to be fixed by a horizontally drawn stopper piece 8.

Above the opening 5a of the liquid heating section 5 of the upper lid 1a,
A liquid suction part 9 is detachably provided, and this liquid suction part 9
is composed of a liquid suction button 10 and a discharge section 11.

The rice cooker according to the present invention is horizontally throttled as described above, and its operation will be explained below.

First, by putting the required amount of rice and water into the rice cooking section 4 and, for example, by putting water into the liquid heating section 5 and turning on the power supply (not shown), the rice cooking section 4 and water are heated by the heater 3. The liquid heating section 5 is heated.

In the above-mentioned state, when the time comes for rice cooking in the rice cooking section 4 to be completed, the water in the liquid heating section 5 also becomes hot water at nearly 100°C.

After rice cooking in the rice cooking section 4 is completed, the power is turned off, but the temperature of the water in the liquid heating section 5 remains high and for a considerable time, so the rice in the rice cooking section 4 is kept warm by the heat of this water. The state is maintained.

Furthermore, even when the time has come to finish eating the rice in the rice cooking section 4, the temperature of the hot water is high, so by pressing the Ki body suction button 10, the hot water can be taken out from the discharge section 11 and the meal can be finished. It can be used later for tea, etc.

Incidentally, in the case of maintaining the temperature for a long time, the heater 3 may be turned on.

In addition, the horizontal constriction in this embodiment is shown as an example, and the arrangement of the rice cooking section 4 and the liquid heating section 5 is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and various combinations may be used. It goes without saying that equivalent effects can be obtained.

Furthermore, it goes without saying that the liquid suction unit 9 can also have various configurations such as mechanical, electric, etc.

g4 Effects of the invention Since the rice cooker according to the invention is configured as described above, the following effects can be obtained.

(1) The rice cooking part and the liquid heating part are installed together in the cage jig, and when the rice cooking is completed, hot water etc. are also prepared at the same time.There is no need to prepare a rice bot, and energy and space savings can be achieved. .

(2) After rice cooking is completed, the rice can be kept warm using the hot water in the liquid heating section, resulting in energy savings.

(3) Since there is no longer a need for a bottle, it is possible to not only save energy but also reduce pollution when disposed of after several years.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The third series from Fig. 1 is for the purpose of manufacturing the rice cooker according to the present invention. Fig. 1 is a sectional view showing the overall structure, Fig. 2 is a y-plane view of Fig. is the 1140th external view. ] is a casing, 3 is a heater, 4 is a rice cooking section, and 5 is a liquid heating section. Patent applicant Showa Co., Ltd.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A rice cooking section (4) provided within the casing (1) and capable of cooking rice using a heater (3); and a rice cooking section (4) provided within the casing (1) in which liquid is heated by the heater (3). A rice cooker comprising a liquid heating section (5) for cooking the rice and heating the liquid. (2) The rice cooking section (4) is located approximately in the center of the casing (1), and the liquid heating section (5) is located around the rice cooking section (4). The rice cooker according to claim 1.