JPH0669415B2 - rice cooker - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a rice cooker that is routinely used in homes and the like.

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional rice cooker provided with a hook lever on the main body of the rice cooker for opening the lid with one touch, there is known one shown in FIG. That is, in FIG. 3, the rice cooker main body 101 is a body 102.
And an upper frame 104 and an inner frame 103 provided inside thereof. A heating element 105 for heating rice and a thermostat 1 for detecting the completion of rice cooking are provided on the inner bottom of the inner frame 103.
It is equipped with 06 and is equipped with a removable rice cooker 107. 1
Reference numeral 08 denotes a lid body, which has an inner lid 109, and is hingedly supported by a shaft 111 on one side of the rice cooker body 101 so as to be openable and closable. Also, the lid 108 is always connected with the shaft 111.
Is provided with a spring 112 for urging the shaft portion 111 to open.
A damper 113 for absorbing a shock when the lid 108 is opened and a damper spring 114 are provided in the vicinity of.

On the other hand, a hook lever 115 for engaging the lid body 108 in a closed state is provided with a shaft 116 and a biasing force inside the rice cooker body 101 located on the side opposite to the side on which the lid body 108 is pivotally supported so as to be openable and closable. Spring 11
7, the hook lever 115 is exposed to the outside from the side wall of the rice cooker body 101 as an operation unit 118 for pressing a part of the hook lever 115. Further, a hook 119 for engagement is provided on the lid 108 facing the hook lever 115. Then, by pushing the operation portion 118, the hook lever 115
The hook 119 is disengaged and the lid 108 is opened.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention In the above-described conventional rice cooker, since the opening 120 is provided in the upper frame 104 for engaging the hook lever 115 and the hook 119, the inside of the body 102 from the opening 120 is formed. Frame 103
There was a risk that foreign matter such as water or rice would enter during the period.

An object of the present invention is to provide a rice cooker that solves such problems.

Means for Solving the Problems In the rice cooker of the present invention for solving the above problems, a rice cooker main body and a lid body are hooked with a hook portion engaging with a lid body of the hook lever. A cover is formed integrally with the upper frame so as to project upward from an opening provided on the upper surface of the upper frame of the main body and to cover a portion of the hook lever excluding the hook portion.

Action With the above configuration, the opening for hook lever penetration provided in the upper frame for engaging the rice cooker main body and the lid can be closed with the cover, and thus foreign matter such as water or rice Can be prevented from entering the inside.

Embodiment One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a partially cutaway view of a rice cooker according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the rice cooker main body 1 includes a body 2, an inner frame 4 which is located inside the body 2 and constitutes a storage portion for the pan 3, and an upper opening of the rice cooker main body 1. And the upper frame 5 installed on the upper frame 5, and the pot 3 is supported by being placed on a ring 6 provided on the upper frame 5. A lid 7 is pivotally supported on the upper part of the rice cooker body 1 by a shaft 9 of a hinge portion 8 so as to be openable and closable. Further, an opening / closing spring 10 is urged in the direction of opening the lid 7 at the shaft 9 portion.

On the other hand, a hook lever 11 for engaging the lid body 7 in the closed state is attached to the inside of the rice cooker body 1 located on the side opposite to the hinge portion 8, and this hook lever 11 is attached. The urging spring 12 constantly urges the body 2 in the outward direction, that is, in the direction in which the hook portion 13 provided at the upper end of the hook lever 11 engages with the engaging portion of the outer lid to be described later.

As shown in FIG. 2, the upper end portion of the hook lever 11 is projected upward from an opening 5a provided on the upper surface of the upper frame 5, and the upper frame 5 does not include the hook portion 13 of the hook lever 11. A cover 14 that covers the closed portion is integrally formed. The lid body 7 is composed of an outer lid cover 15 forming an outer surface, an outer lid 16 forming an inner surface, and an inner cover 17, and an inner lid 18 closes the lid body 7 on the lower surface of the inner cover 17. When it is in a mature state,
It is provided so as to be pressed against the pan 3. The outer lid 16 is provided with an engaging portion 19 which engages with a hook lever 11 for keeping the lid body 7 closed. A heating element 20 for heating rice and a thermostat 21 for detecting the completion of rice cooking are provided on the inner bottom of the rice cooker body 1.

In the rice cooker configured as described above, with the lid 7 opened, for example, in the upper opening of the rice cooker main body 1,
Even if there is water or the like, the portion of the hook lever 11 excluding the hook portion 13 is covered with the cover 14 formed integrally with the upper frame 5, so that the water is removed from the upper frame 5 between the body 2 and the inner frame 4. Foreign matter such as rice and rice will not enter.

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION As is clear from the description of the above embodiments, the rice cooker of the present invention has the hook portion that engages with the lid body of the hook lever that engages the rice cooker body and the lid body in the closed state of the lid body. The hook lever is protruded upward from the opening provided on the upper surface of the upper frame of the rice cooker main body, and the cover for covering the portion excluding the hook portion of the hook lever is integrally formed on the upper frame. The gap between the rear surface of the hook lever and the upper frame that is required to move the hook lever in the front-back direction and the opening for hook lever penetration provided in the upper frame will be covered by the cover. It is possible to reliably prevent foreign matters such as water and rice from entering the inside.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a partial cross section of a rice cooker according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional perspective view of a hook lever portion of the rice cooker, and FIG. 3 is a conventional rice cooker. It is a fracture | rupture side view. 1 ... rice cooker body, 5 ... upper frame, 5a ... opening, 7 ...
Lid, 8 ... Hinge, 11 ... Hook lever, 13 ... Hook, 14 ... Cover.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A rice cooker main body having an upper surface opened and an upper frame provided on the upper surface opening, a lid body for opening and closing the upper surface opening portion of the rice cooker main body, and this lid body for the rice cooker main body. A lid part of the hook lever, which has a hinge part that is pivotally supported on one side so as to be openable and closable, and a hook lever that is located on a side substantially opposite to the hinge part and that engages the rice cooker body and the lid part. A cover having a hook portion that engages with the upper portion of the rice cooker body is projected upward from an opening provided on the upper surface of the upper frame of the rice cooker body, and a cover that covers the hook lever except the hook portion is integrated with the upper frame. Rice cooker formed in.