JPH0625239Y2 - Pot lid - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a lid for use in a pan for cooking food.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, when a cooked miso soup, clear soup, soup, etc. is put on a tableware from a pan, an egg scoop is used. , The ladle was an obstacle and the lid did not close properly, and it dropped with a slight vibration, and the gap between it and the pan was too wide, and the contents easily cooled. For this reason, it is desirable that the lid can be surely and stably applied with the lid kept with a gap as small as possible, even if the ladle is still inserted.

On the other hand, in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 61-180633, an opening is formed in a part of the lid body, a rotatable handle is provided at the central top of the lid body, and the handle is rotated on the lower surface of the lid body. It is disclosed that an auxiliary lid is attached to a shaft, and the opening is opened and closed by rotating the auxiliary lid by rotating the handle. According to such a pot lid, even when the ladle is inserted into the pot, the handle of the ladle is projected from the opening and the auxiliary lid is closed so that only a small gap is produced. The lid can be stably attached to the pot.

However, since the auxiliary lid is attached to the lower surface of the lid main body in the above-mentioned conventional pot lid, when the opening is closed by the auxiliary lid, there is a step between the lid main body and the auxiliary lid in the opening. However, there is a drawback that the appearance of the pan lid is impaired. Further, since the opening is a closed space opened inside the lid main body, when the lid is opened and closed while the handle of the ladle is protruding from this opening, the handle will hit or be caught by the edge of the opening. However, there is also a drawback that the lid cannot be opened and closed smoothly.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a lid for a pan having an opening provided in the lid body and an auxiliary lid openably and closably attached to the lid body. There is no step in the lid, and the lid can be easily opened and closed even when the handle of the ladle is projected from the opening.

[0006]

In order to solve the above problems, the lid of the pot of the present invention is partially provided with a notch having a predetermined width, and the operation knob is provided at the central top with an axial rod integral with the knob. A lid body mounted by being rotatably and vertically movable so as to penetrate; a main body part that fits into the cutout and closes the cutout; An auxiliary lid, which comprises a mounting portion fixed to the shaft rod on the lower surface, and opens and closes the notch by vertical movement and rotation of the knob; when the auxiliary lid closes the notch, the upper surface of the main body fitted in the notch The auxiliary lid is held in the upper moving position so that the auxiliary lid is located on the same plane as the upper surface of the lid main body, and when the notch is opened by the auxiliary lid, the auxiliary lid is moved to the lower moving position so that the main body portion is located below the lid main body. And a holding means for holding.

[0007]

When the notch is closed by the auxiliary lid, the main body of the auxiliary lid is fitted in the notch of the lid main body, and is held at the upper moving position by the holding means, and the upper surface of the main body and the upper surface of the lid main body are held. And are located on the same plane. When opening the auxiliary lid from this state, the auxiliary lid is pushed down by the knob, and the knob is rotated while the main body is located below the lid body, so that the auxiliary lid is rotated around the shaft rod. And open the notch. At this time, the auxiliary lid is
It is held in the down position by the holding means.

When the lid is put in the pot with the ladle inserted, the auxiliary lid is opened halfway and the handle of the ladle is projected outside from the opening. Even if the lid is opened and closed in this state, the lid is easy to open and close because the notch is open on the outer peripheral side of the lid.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1 to 5 show a first embodiment of the present invention, in which 1 is a pot and 2 is an openable / closable lid. Is shown.

The lid 2 is composed of a lid main body 3 having a notch 5 of a predetermined width in a part thereof and an auxiliary lid 4 for opening and closing the notch 5, which are constructed as follows. That is, the operating knob 6 is attached to the top portion 3a of the lid main body 3 by rotatably and vertically moving the shaft rod 6a integral with the knob 6, and the auxiliary lid 4 is attached thereto. The main body 4a is fitted in the cutout 5 to close the cutout 5, and a mounting portion 4b is provided continuously with the main body 4a in a concave step. The mounting portion 4b is a lid. The lower surface of the main body 3 is fixed to the shaft rod 6a, and the notch 5 is opened and closed by vertical movement and rotation of the knob 6.

In addition, when the notch 5 is closed by the auxiliary lid 4, the lid 2 is provided with the upper surface of the main body portion 4a fitted in the notch 5 so as to be flush with the upper surface of the lid body 3. Holding means 8 is provided for holding the lid 4 in the upper moving position and holding the auxiliary lid 4 in the lower moving position so that the main body portion 4a is located below the lid body 3 when the notch 5 is opened by the auxiliary lid 4. The specific configuration is as follows. That is, a protrusion that allows the auxiliary lid 4 to move upward by being fitted to the upper surface of the mounting portion 4b of the auxiliary lid 4 and the lower surface of the top portion 3a of the lid body 3 only when the auxiliary lid 4 is in the closed position. 9 and a recess 10 are formed between the spring seat 11 provided on the top surface of the top of the lid body 3 and the knob 6, and the spring means 12 for biasing the auxiliary lid 4 upward through the knob 6 is contracted. It is set up.

The projection 9 and the recess 10 may be provided in one set or in a plurality of sets. When a plurality of sets are provided, for example, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the device is provided such that it is provided in a plurality of groups having different distances from the center of the shaft rod 6a, provided at random intervals, or the size and shape are changed for each set or a specific set. Is desirable.

The knob 6 and the spring seat 11 are preferably made of heat resistant synthetic resin. Further, an elastic member such as rubber may be interposed between the lower surface of the top portion 3a of the lid body 3 and the upper surface of the mounting portion 4b of the auxiliary lid 4.

In the lid 2 of the pot having the above structure, when the auxiliary lid 4 is in the position of closing the notch 5 (see FIGS. 1 to 3), the projection 9 and the recess 10 are fitted to each other. The auxiliary lid 4 is held in the upper moving position by the urging force of the spring means 12, and the upper surface of the main body 4a fitted in the notch 5 of the auxiliary lid 4 is located on the same plane as the upper surface of the lid body 3. ing.

When the auxiliary lid 4 is opened from this state, as shown in FIG. 4, the auxiliary lid 4 is pushed down by the knob 6 while compressing the spring means 12, and the projection 9 and the recess 10 are not fitted to each other. When the main body 4a becomes lower than the lid body 3, the knob 6 is rotated to rotate the auxiliary lid 4 about the shaft rod 6a by a required angle to open the notch 5. At this time, the auxiliary lid 4 is held in the downward position against the urging force of the spring means 12 by the protrusion 9 contacting the portion of the lower surface of the top portion 3a where the depression 10 is not formed.

When the lid 2 is placed with the ladle inserted in the pot 1, the auxiliary lid 4 is opened halfway so that the handle of the ladle is projected outside from the opening. Even when the lid 2 is opened and closed in this state, since the notch 5 is open on the outer peripheral side of the lid 2, the ladle is not caught by the lid 2 and the lid 2 can be easily opened and closed. Further, when the cooked food is served on tableware, the cooked food can be taken out through the opening only by opening the auxiliary cover 4 while the pan 1 is covered with the cover 2.

In the second embodiment shown in FIG. 6, in the first embodiment, a predetermined temperature is reached between the lower surface of the top portion 3a of the lid body 3 and the upper surface of the mounting portion 4b of the auxiliary lid 4. Sometimes, the auxiliary lid 4 is returned to the memory shape and the spring means 12 is used.
The temperature-sensitive urging means 17 is arranged to move downward against the above. Since the other structure is substantially the same as that of the first embodiment, the same parts are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

Thus, in the second embodiment, when the cooked food is closed and the auxiliary lid 4 is closed, when the cooked food reaches a predetermined temperature (for example, 80 to 90 degrees), the temperature-sensitive urging means 17 stores the data. The auxiliary lid 4 is extended to a shape and pushed down to the position shown in the drawing, a gap is formed between the auxiliary lid 4 and the lid body 3 to allow vapor to escape, and the auxiliary lid 4 can be opened by rotating the knob 6. The temperature-sensitive urging means 17 can be formed in any shape, such as a coil spring shape, a leaf spring shape, or a disc spring shape, from a shape memory alloy, a shape memory resin, or the like.

The third embodiment shown in FIGS. 7 to 10 is a case where the holding means 8 is different. That is, the ring 20 is arranged on the upper surface of the top portion 3a of the lid body 3 so as to be rotatable around the shaft rod 6a of the knob 6, and the upper surface of the ring 20 and the lower surface of the knob 6 are fitted to each other. When the possible depression 21 and the projection 22 are formed and the auxiliary lid 4 is closed, the ring 20 is rotated to position the depression 21 and the projection 22 in a non-fitting state with each other as shown in FIG. , When the auxiliary lid 4 is held in the upward movement position by the projection 22 that abuts on the upper surface of the ring 20 and the auxiliary lid 4 is opened, the ring 20 is rotated to form the depression 21 and the projection 22 as shown in FIG. The auxiliary lids 4 are held in the downward movement position by fitting them together.

Here, in order to smoothly guide the auxiliary lid 4 from the downward movement position to the upward movement position, as shown in FIG. 10, both corners of the depression 21 and the projection 22 may be cut diagonally or rounded. It is desirable to take measures such as attaching.

In the illustrated third embodiment, the projection 22 is provided on the lower surface of the knob 6 and the depression 21 is provided on the upper surface of the ring 20, but conversely, the depression 21 is provided on the lower surface of the knob 6. A protrusion 22 may be provided on the upper surface of the ring 20.

The holding means 8 of the fourth embodiment shown in FIG.
Corrugated cams 25 and 26 are formed on the lower surface of the knob 6 and the upper surface of the ring 20 as a kind of the protrusions and depressions, and the auxiliary lid 4 is moved up and down by the engagement of these cams.

Further, the holding means 8 of the fifth embodiment shown in FIG. 12 has a screw 28 cut around the shaft rod 6a and a metal or a composite screwed to the screw 28 so as to be rotatable. The nut 29 is made of resin, and the auxiliary lid 4 can be moved up and down by the turning operation of the nut 29 and can be held at the upper and lower moving positions. In the screw 28 in this case, the auxiliary lid 4 is 3 to 4 m by one rotation of the nut 29.
It is desirable that the pitch be large so that it can move up and down. Reference numeral 30 in the drawing is a cover for covering the screw 28 and is formed integrally with the nut 29.

[0024]

As described in detail above, according to the pot lid of the present invention, there is no step between the lid body and the lid body when the auxiliary lid is closed, and the opening of the scoop Not only can the lid be opened and closed easily with the handle protruding, but when cooking food is put on dishes, the auxiliary lid can be opened without opening the lid. You can easily take out the food.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a pot lid according to a first embodiment of the present invention in use.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a main part in FIG.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a main part when the auxiliary lid is in a downward movement position.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of a main part of an auxiliary lid.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of an essential part of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of an essential part when the auxiliary lid of the third embodiment of the present invention is in the closed position.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view when the auxiliary lid of the third embodiment is in the downward movement position.

9 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view of a protrusion and a depression.

FIG. 11 is a sectional view showing an essential part of a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a sectional view showing an essential part of a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Pan 2 Lid 3 Lid Main Body 3a Top 4 Auxiliary Lid 4a Main Body 4b Attachment 6 Pick 6a Shaft Rod 8 Holding Means 9 Protrusion 10 Recess 12 Spring Means 17 Temperature Sensing Means 20 Ring 21 Recess 22 Protrusion 28 Screw 29

Claims (5)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A lid body provided with a notch having a predetermined width in a part thereof, and an operating knob attached to a central top portion by rotatably and vertically moving a shaft rod integral with the knob. It consists of a main body part that fits in the notch to close the cutout part, and a mounting part that is connected to the main body part in a concave step shape and is fixed to the shaft rod on the lower surface of the lid body. Auxiliary lid that opens and closes the notch by moving and rotating operation; when closing the notch with the auxiliary lid, move the auxiliary lid upward so that the upper surface of the main body fitted in the notch is flush with the upper surface of the lid body. A lid for a pot, characterized by comprising: holding means for holding the auxiliary lid at a lower position so as to position the main body below the lid body when the notch is opened by the auxiliary lid. 2. The holding means comprises a protrusion and a recess formed on the lid main body and the auxiliary lid, and spring means for urging the auxiliary lid upward, and when the auxiliary lid is in the closed position, the protrusion and the recess are provided. Are engaged with each other to move the auxiliary lid upward, and are held in the upward position by the urging force of the spring means, and when the auxiliary lid is in the open position, the projection is in the non-fitting position with the recess. The pan lid according to claim 1, wherein the auxiliary lid is configured to hold the auxiliary lid in a downward position against the biasing force of the spring means. 3. A temperature-sensitive urging means is provided between the lid main body and the auxiliary lid to restore the memory shape when the temperature reaches a predetermined temperature and move the auxiliary lid downward against the spring means. The lid of the pot according to claim 2, which is characterized in that. 4. A holding means is a ring disposed on the top surface of the top of the lid body so as to be rotatable around the shaft rod, and can be fitted to each other formed on the ring upper surface and the knob lower surface. When the auxiliary lid is in the closed position, the projection is in the non-fitting position with the depression and holds the auxiliary lid in the upward movement position, and when the auxiliary lid is in the open position, The pan lid according to claim 1, wherein the recess and the recess are configured to be fitted to each other to hold the auxiliary lid in the lower position. 5. The holding means comprises a screw cut around the shaft rod and a nut rotatably attached to the screw, and the auxiliary lid is moved upward by the rotating operation of the nut. The lid of the pot according to claim 1, wherein the lid is configured to be held in the position and the downward movement position.