JPH068831Y2 - Rice cooker - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Industrial field of use [Technical Field] The present invention relates to a rice cooker that cooks rice and keeps it warm while the rice cooker is housed.

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional rice-cooking device of this type is disclosed, for example, in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. Sho 49-337.
As shown in Japanese Patent No. 37, the structure is as shown in FIG.

That is, when rice and water are put in the rice cooker 1 and the rice cooker 1 is heated by the heating device 2 to cook rice, the lid 3 and the rice cooker 1 are heated.
Steam comes out into the rice cooker storage 4 from the gap.

Then, the steam filled in the rice cooker storage 4 is discharged from the upper exhaust port 5 and the rear exhaust port 6. Then, the steam discharged from these exhaust ports 5 and 6 passes through the steam passage 7,
It was designed to be discharged from the upper exhaust port 8 to the outside of the apparatus main body 9.

However, with such a structure, dew condensation is caused on the inner wall of the rice cooker storage box 4 and water droplets adhere to the rice cooker storage box 4, so that the rice cooker storage box 4 is easily corroded and the upper exhaust port 5 The steam discharged from the device has a problem that it is inconvenient because it may contact other equipment placed on the upper surface of the apparatus body 9 to cause dew condensation and corrode other equipment.

The present invention solves such a problem by reducing the chances that steam generated during rice cooking will come into contact with other equipment placed above the steam outlet of the apparatus main body to improve corrosion resistance and The purpose is to improve usability.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is equipped with a rice cooker and a steam exhaust passage in the main body of the device, and the steam exhaust passage is disposed in an upper part of the main body of the device in a substantially horizontal state. In addition, while communicating with the cylindrical steam outlet provided on the front surface of the upper part of the device body, the upper side of the steam outlet is located above the front face of the device body so that steam does not touch the equipment placed on the upper surface of the device body. The bottom side of the steam outlet is projected in the same manner as the top side so as to collect the condensed water condensed on the top side.

Operation With the above configuration, when steam starts to be emitted from the rice cooker housed in the apparatus body, the steam is guided to the steam exhaust passage, and is discharged to the outside of the apparatus main body from the steam outlet communicating with the steam exhaust passage. In this case, the steam smoothly flows through the steam exhaust passage in a substantially horizontal state, and since the upper side of the steam outlet protrudes outward from the front surface of the device body, the steam discharged from the steam outlet goes to the device body. There is no need to touch it, and the influence of steam on other equipment placed on the top of the device body can be reduced, and even if the condensed water on the upper side falls as it is, it can be collected on the lower side. result,
It is possible to provide an easy-to-use rice cooking device that has excellent durability and reduces the influence of steam on other devices.

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

In FIGS. 1 to 3, reference numeral 11 denotes a box-shaped apparatus main body, which is provided with a storage 12 at the lower part and a drawer 13 at the upper part.
Reference numeral 14 is a rice cooker placed on the drawer 13. This rice cooker 1
The lid 15 of No. 4 is provided with a steam hole 16, and the power plug 1
Powered by 7. Reference numeral 18 is a power outlet provided in the drawer 13 and is fed by a power cord 19. Two
Reference numeral 0 denotes a steam exhaust passage arranged in the upper portion of the apparatus main body 11 in a substantially horizontal state, and one end thereof communicates with a cylindrical steam discharge port 21 provided on the front surface of the apparatus main body 11. And the steam outlet 21
The front opening of the device at least projects outward from the front surface above the vapor discharge port 21 of the apparatus body 11. An air blower 22 is provided at the other end of the steam exhaust passage 20. Further, a thermal reed switch 23 connected in series to the blower 22 is provided as a vapor detection device in the portion of the vapor exhaust passage 20 through which the vapor flows. 24 is the apparatus main body 1
It is a door provided on the front surface of 1.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described.

Put rice and water in the rice cooker 14, connect the power plug 17 to the power outlet 18, put the rice cooker 14 on the drawer 13, close the drawer 13, close the door 24, and start cooking rice, steam holes Steam begins to emerge from 16. This steam is introduced into the steam exhaust passage 20, raises the temperature of the thermal reed switch 23 provided in the steam exhaust passage 20, and when this temperature exceeds the set temperature of the thermal reed switch 23, the thermal reed switch 23 It is turned on, the blower 22 starts blowing air, and the steam exhaust passage 2
The steam in 0 is discharged from the steam discharge port 21. When the rice cooking is completed, steam is not generated from the steam holes 16 of the rice cooker 14 and the temperature of the thermal reed switch 23 is also lowered. When this temperature becomes equal to or lower than the set temperature of the thermal reed switch 23, the thermal reed switch 23 is turned off.
Then, the blowing of the blowing device 22 is stopped. After that, the rice is kept warm by the heat retaining function provided in the rice cooker 14.

During the short time until the rice is started to be cooked, the steam starts to be discharged from the steam hole 16, the thermal reed switch 23 is turned on, and the air blower 22 starts to blow air, the steam passes through the steam exhaust passage 20 and the steam discharge port 21 to the apparatus main body. 11 is discharged to the outside by natural convection, but since the upper side of the steam discharge port 21 projects outward from the front surface of the device body 11 above the steam discharge port 21, steam is condensed on the front surface of the device body 11. Without incident,
In addition, the risk of steam coming into contact with other equipment placed above the apparatus body 11 is reduced. After the rice is cooked, the water droplets that have condensed in the steam exhaust passage 20 evaporate due to the heat of the rice cooker 14 and are discharged from the evaporative discharge port 21 as moist air by natural convection. Is low and the temperature of the device body 11 is low, if this moist air touches the device body 11, dew condensation may occur on the device body 11. Since it protrudes outward from the front surface, moist air discharged by natural convection from the steam outlet 21 does not come into contact with it, and therefore, dew condensation does not occur on the outer surface of the apparatus body 11. Also, even if the condensed water that has condensed on the upper side falls, it will be collected on the lower side,
It does not fall out of the device.

As described above, according to the present invention, a rice cooker and a steam exhaust passage are provided in the main body of the device, the steam exhaust passage communicates with a steam outlet provided on one surface of the main body of the device, and Since the upper side of the outlet is projected outward from one surface of the main body of the device, steam will not condense on the surface of the main body of the device, and the risk of steam coming into contact with other equipment placed above the main body of the device is reduced. As a result, it is possible to improve the durability of the device main body and reduce the influence of steam on other devices placed above the device main body, thereby improving usability. It is a thing. Further, since the steam exhaust passage is arranged in a substantially horizontal state, the exhaust is smoothly performed, and the air blower for blowing the exhaust passage can be downsized.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of the essential parts of a rice cooker showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the essential parts, FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the rice cooker, and FIG. 4 is a conventional rice cooker. FIG. 11 ... Device main body, 14 ... Rice cooker, 20 ... Steam exhaust passage, 21 ... Steam outlet.

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Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A tubular steam discharge port provided in the main body of the apparatus, which is provided with a rice cooker and a steam exhaust passage, the steam exhaust passage being disposed in a substantially horizontal state in an upper portion of the main body of the apparatus and provided on a front surface of an upper portion of the main body of the apparatus. While communicating with, the upper side of the steam outlet,
To prevent steam from touching the equipment placed on the top of the device body, it protruded outward from the front of the device body, and the lower side of the steam outlet was made to project in the same way as the upper side to collect the condensed water condensed on the upper side. Rice cooker.