JPH0614890B2 - rice cooker - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Field of Industrial Application) [0001] The present invention relates to a rice cooker including an operation unit for performing an operation related to rice cooking operation.

(Prior Art) In a conventional rice cooker, generally, an operation panel is attached to a lower portion of an outer peripheral side surface of a main body along the outer peripheral side surface, and an operation portion is provided on the operation panel so as to be operable from the outside, and A light-emitting body such as a display lamp or a light-emitting diode is disposed in the display panel, and the rice-cooking operation is performed by operating the operation section, and the light from the light-emission section based on the operation is provided on the operation panel. The process of rice cooking operation can be confirmed by visually observing through.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) In general, a rice cooker is usually placed on a low portion such as a table or a sink in consideration of scooping out rice in a pan after cooking, Therefore, the position of the eyes of the user is usually higher than that of the main body. However, in this case,
In the above-mentioned conventional one, since the operation panel is provided on the lower part of the outer peripheral side surface of the main body along the outer peripheral side surface, the operation panel is too low, and it is difficult to see the operation panel unless the user bends down. There was a drawback that it was difficult to operate.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and therefore an object thereof is to provide a rice cooker capable of improving the visibility and operability of the operating portion.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problem) The present invention includes a main body having an inner case in which a pan is detachably accommodated, and an operation unit for performing an operation related to rice cooking operation. It is characterized in that the portion is arranged on the inclined portion which is below the upper surface of the main body and near the upper surface of the main body.

(Operation) According to the above-mentioned means, since the operation portion is provided at a higher portion than the conventional one and is provided on the inclined portion, when the main body is placed on a portion such as a table or a sink as in normal use, The operation unit is easier to see and easier to operate than before. Also, even though the operating part is provided on the upper part of the main body, it does not project upward from the upper surface of the main body, so when removing the pan from the inner case of the main body, the pan touches the operating part carelessly It is possible to prevent problems such as erroneous operation as much as possible.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
1 is a main body, which is an outer case 2, an inner case 3, a bottom plate 4,
Further, it is composed of a frame body 5 and a case 6 which will be described later. Although not shown, a rice cooking heater is arranged on the inner bottom of the inner case 3, and a pan (not shown) is attached and detached in the inner case 3. It is something that can be stored. Reference numeral 5 denotes an annular frame, which is provided between the upper part of the outer case 2 and the upper part of the inner case 3. Reference numeral 6 is a vertically long case made of synthetic resin, which is formed by engaging an L-shaped engaging protrusion 7 projecting on the inner surface with an engaging hole 8 formed in the outer case 2, and then lowering the lower part. It is supported by the bottom plate 4, and is attached to the outer peripheral side portion 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. An upper portion of the case 6 projects outward from a lower portion, and an operation panel 9 as an inclined portion is provided on the upper portion of the case 6. That is, the operation panel 9 is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the main body 1 so as to face downward below the upper surface of the main body 1 and near the upper surface of the main body 1. In particular, in this embodiment, the operation panel 9 is formed integrally with the case 6 so that the upper surface thereof has an inclined shape in which the upper surface is slightly inclined downward to the front. At the front end, a recess 11 recessed from the nameplate mounting recess 10 and a finger hook recess 12 recessed further from the recess 11 are formed. Also, the nameplate mounting recess 10
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 portions of the above. 16
Is a name plate made of an elastic sheet adhered to the name plate mounting recess 10 of the operation panel 9, and has windows 17, 18, 19 corresponding to the openings 13, 14, 15 of the name plate mounting recess 10.
Are formed (see FIG. 3), and in particular, the window portion 18 is provided with characters such as "rice cooked" and "heat retention", which are not shown, which indicate the rice cooking process. Reference numeral 20 denotes a printed circuit board which is arranged on the back side of the operation panel 9 along the operation panel 9 by screwing. On the upper surface of the printed circuit board, an operation portion 21 of an operation switch for performing an operation related to the rice cooking operation, and a rice cooking operation. A light-emitting body 22 and a digital timer 23 as a display section for displaying a stroke are respectively provided in the openings 1 of the operation panel 9.
3, 14 and 15, so that the window portion 17 of the nameplate 16 facing the operating portion 21 constitutes a part of the operating portion 21, and the window portions 18 and 19 are It constitutes a part of the display unit. Reference numeral 24 denotes a lead wire led out from the printed circuit board 20, which is led inside the case 6 from the bottom plate 4 into the main body 1 along the outer surface of the outer case 2. On the other hand, reference numeral 25 denotes a translucent cover made of, for example, a synthetic resin, one end of which is the nameplate mounting recess 1 of the operation panel 9.
No. 0 is rotatably provided at a portion on the outer case 2 side, and thus the cover 25 covers the operating portion 21, the light emitting body 22 as a display portion, and the digital timer 23 so as to be openable and closable from above via the nameplate 16. ing. When the cover 25 is closed, the other end of the cover 25 has a nameplate mounting recess 1
An inclined draining portion 26 that projects downward from the front end portion and is inclined downward toward the front is formed, and a space portion 27 is formed between the draining portion 26 and the recess 11 and the finger hanging recess 12 of the operation panel 9. Are formed. Where the first
In the figure, 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 the present embodiment having such a configuration, since the operation panel 9 including the operation unit 21, the light-emitting body 22 as the display unit, and the digital timer 23 is provided on the outer periphery of the main body 1, the main body 1 is When installed in a place lower than the eye level of the user such as a table or a sink as in normal use, the operation panel 9 becomes a higher part than the conventional one, and is easy to see, and the operation part 21 is also easy to operate. The operation portion 21 does not project upward from the upper surface of the main body 1 even though it is provided on the upper portion of the outer peripheral portion of the main body 1.
When removing the pan from the inner case 3
It is possible to prevent as much as possible a problem that the operation portion 21 is erroneously operated by accidentally touching.

Moreover, in this case, since the operation panel 9 is provided so as to be inclined upward, the line of sight does not become too oblique with respect to the operation panel 9 even when the user stands still without bending his or her waist. Can be easily seen, operation unit 2
1. It is possible to improve the visibility of characters such as "heat retention" attached to the operation panel 9 and the light emitted from the light emitting body 22 and, of course, improve the operability of the operation unit 21. Further, since the operation of the operation unit 21 in this case applies a downward pressing force, unlike the case where a pressing force is applied to the side of the main body like a conventional operation unit,
The main body 1 does not move laterally when the operation portion 21 is pressed. Further, in the conventional case in which the operation section of the operation panel is in the horizontal direction, when another article or the like is moved to the vicinity of the side portion of the main body, the article may come into contact with the operation section and may be erroneously operated. However, in this embodiment, since the operation portion 21 portion is directed upward, it is possible to prevent the object from coming into contact with the operation portion 21 portion as much as possible.

On the other hand, if the operation panel 9 is provided facing upward, the operation panel 9
However, according to this embodiment, the operating panel 9 is provided with the cover 25 that covers the operating portion 21, the light emitting body 22 as the display portion, and the digital timer 23 from above. Therefore, on the operation panel 9 part
For example, even if water drops are splashed when the main body 1 is handled, or if a so-called spillage from a pan is spilled when cooking rice, the water drops or the spillage are covered by the cover 2.
5, it is possible to prevent the water droplets, the bean or the like from entering the inside of the operation panel 9, and thus the operation unit 21, the light emitter 22 and the digital timer 23 can be prevented from getting wet. In addition, since dirt and dust are not easily attached to the upper surface of the operation panel 9, only the cover 25 is required for cleaning, and cleaning can be performed easily. Further, since the cover 25 is provided, there is no possibility that the operating section 21 is erroneously touched and the operating section 21 is erroneously operated.

Further, particularly according to this embodiment, since the cover 25 is formed so as to have a light-transmitting property, the windows 17, 17, 18 of the operation panel 9 are passed through the cover 25 with the cover 25 kept closed. 19 can be easily seen and does not impair visibility. Further, according to the present embodiment, since the inclined water draining portion 26 is formed at the tip end portion of the cover 25, water and the like splashed on the upper surface of the cover 25 can easily flow downward from the water draining portion 26, Therefore, it is possible to prevent water and the like from staying in the cover 25, and since the space portion 27 is formed below the water draining portion 26, the water that has dropped from the water draining portion 26 is not separated between the lower surface of the cover 25 and the name plate 16. It is possible to surely drain the water in the operation panel 9 portion as a whole without invading the space.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and shown in the drawings, and can be applied to the case where the operation panel 9 is formed separately from the cover 6, for example, within the scope of the invention. Can be appropriately changed and implemented.

[Effects of the Invention] As is apparent from the above description, the present invention includes a main body having an inner case in which a pan is detachably accommodated, and an operation unit for performing an operation related to rice cooking operation. To
Since it is arranged on the inclined portion which is lower than the upper surface of the main body and near the upper surface of the main body, when the main body is installed at a place lower than the eye level of the user such as a table or a sink as in normal use, The visibility and operability of the operating part can be improved compared to the conventional one, and since the operating part does not project from the top surface of the main body, the pan touches the operating part carelessly when attaching or detaching the pan. It also has an excellent effect that the malfunction of being erroneously operated can be prevented as much as possible.

[Brief description of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional side view of a main part, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the main part with a cover closed, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the main part with a cover open. is there. In the drawings, 1 is a main body, 3 is an inner case, 9 is an operation panel (inclined part), and 21 is an operation part.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A main body having an inner case in which a pan is detachably accommodated, and an operation section for performing an operation relating to a rice cooking operation, the operation section being below the upper surface of the main body and A rice cooker characterized by being arranged on an inclined portion near the upper surface of the main body.