JPH0758B2 - rice cooker - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial application] The present invention relates to a rice cooker, and particularly to improvement of operability thereof.

[Conventional technology]

2 to 4 are perspective views showing a conventional rice cooker, wherein (1) is a rice cooker main body, (2) is a lid, and (3).
Is a handle, (4) is a lid opening / closing button, and (5) is an operation unit, which has a rice cooking key (5a), a heat retaining key (5b), a cancel key (5c), and a timer key (5d).

Next, the operation will be described. For example, when warming is finished and the lid (2) is opened, the user presses the cancel key (5c) of the operation unit (5) provided in front of the rice cooker main body (1) in FIG. The lid opening / closing button (4) provided on the left side of the upper surface of (2) was pressed to lift the handle (3) to open the lid (2). Further, the rice cooker shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 also performed substantially the same series of operations.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

In the conventional rice cooker as described above, the operability was poor because the operating portion (5) and the lid opening / closing button (4) were separated.
Further, as shown in FIG. 5, it is conceivable that the operating portion (5) is provided separately on the left and right sides of the lid opening / closing button (4) on the upper surface of the lid (2). However, it was divided and the operability deteriorated.

The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and an object thereof is to obtain a rice cooker with good operability.

[Means for solving the problem]

The rice cooker according to the present invention includes a rice cooker main body, a lid provided on the upper part of the rice cooker main body, an automatic lid opening mechanism for urging the lid in the opening direction, and a position apart from the lid opening mechanism. An operation section provided on the lid body and an opening operation section for releasing the engagement of the lid body in the closed state provided on the lid body in the vicinity of the operation section are provided.

[Action]

In the present invention, since the handle is unnecessary because the automatic lid opening mechanism is provided, the lid opening button is provided on the lid upper surface near the operation portion provided on the upper front side of the lid.

〔Example〕

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

In the figure, (6) is a rice cooker main body, (7) is a lid provided on the upper side of the rice cooker main body (6) so as to be openable and closable, (8)
Is an automatic lid opening mechanism which is provided at the rear of the lid body and always biases the lid body (7) in the opening direction, and (9) is a lid opening button for releasing the engagement of the lid body (7) in the closed state. , (10) are operation parts provided on the front side of the upper surface of the lid body (7) and have a rice cooking key (10a), a heat retaining key (10b), and a cancel key (10c). Although not shown, the automatic lid opening mechanism (8) is composed of a twist spring or the like, and is unlocked by pushing the lid opening button (9) to push up the lid body (7) by the elastic force of the twist spring. .

Next, the operation will be described. For example, when the user keeps warming and opens the lid (2), the user presses the cancel key (10c) and then presses the lid opening button (9) in the vicinity of the lid, so that the lid (2) is automatically opened. ) Automatically opens.
In other words, the user can obtain a highly practical effect that the operability is extremely improved by simply pressing the key and the button twice in the same operation direction with one finger without moving the position of the hand.

Further, since the operation portion (10) and the lid opening button (9) can be concentrated on the front side of the lid body (7), the assemblability and the repairability are improved. In addition, the appearance will be smooth and beautiful. Although the lid opening button (9) is provided in front of the operation section (10) in the above embodiment, it may be provided inside the operation section (10).

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, according to the present invention, since the handle is unnecessary because the automatic lid opening mechanism is provided and the lid opening operation portion is provided in the vicinity of the operation portion provided on the lid, for example, the operation portion is operated. Immediately after the operation, the lid opening operation section can be operated, and the operability is greatly improved.

Further, if the operating portion is provided on the peripheral surface portion of the lid, the operating portion is easy for the operator to see and the operability is further improved.

Further, since the automatic lid opening mechanism, the operating portion, and the lid opening operating portion are provided on a substantially straight line, the lid body is prevented from swaying to the left and right when the lid body is opened by the urging force in the opening direction. The effect of improving the durability of is obtained. Particularly, the rice cooker is provided with an operation unit on the lid near the lid opening button along the fixed line connecting the lid opening button and the automatic lid opening mechanism that fixes and supports the lid in the closed state. It is what constitutes a vessel. Therefore, the operation pressure of the rice cooking key or the like in the operation unit is applied to the lid opening operation unit including the automatic lid opening mechanism and the lid opening button according to the distance from the rice cooking key or the like while being distributed around the fixed line. Become. As a result, it is possible to provide a rice cooker that not only facilitates the operation of the operation unit but also stabilizes the operation pressure and further increases the durability and withstands long-term use.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 2 to 5 are overall perspective views showing a conventional rice cooker. In the figure, (6) is a rice cooker body, (7) is a lid,
(8) is an automatic lid opening mechanism, (9) is a lid opening button, and (10) is an operating portion. In the drawings, the same reference numerals indicate the same or corresponding parts.

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Toshio Kikuchi 1728 Omaeda, Omaeda, Hanazono-cho, Saitama Prefecture 1 Mitsubishi Electric Home Appliances Co., Ltd. (72) Shingo Kasai 1728 1 Maeda, Haneda-cho, Osato-gun, Saitama Prefecture Mitsubishi Electric Home Appliances Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Toshio Nakajima 1728 Omaeda, Hanazono-cho, Ozato-gun, Saitama 1 Mitsubishi Electric Home Appliances Co., Ltd. (56) Reference JP-A-1-277518 (JP, A) Sho 63-114223 (JP, U)

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A rice cooker body, a lid body provided on an upper portion of the rice cooker body, an automatic lid opening mechanism for urging the lid body in an opening direction, and the lid at a position apart from the automatic lid opening mechanism. A rice cooker comprising: an operation section provided on the body; and an opening operation section for releasing the engagement of the lid in the closed state provided on the lid near the operation section. 2. A rice cooker main body, a lid provided on an upper portion of the rice cooker main body, an automatic lid opening mechanism for urging the lid body in an opening direction, and a position outside the automatic lid opening mechanism. The rice cooker is characterized in that the lid body is provided with an operation portion provided on a peripheral surface portion of the lid body, and an opening lid operation portion provided in the vicinity of the operation portion for releasing engagement of the lid body in a closed state. vessel. 3. A rice cooker main body, a lid provided on an upper portion of the rice cooker main body, an automatic lid opening mechanism provided on a substantially central side of the lid for urging the lid in the opening direction. A lid opening operation section which is provided on the lid body at a position facing the automatic lid opening mechanism of the lid body and which releases the engagement of the lid body in the closed state, on the lid body in the vicinity of the lid opening operation section. The rice cooker is characterized by comprising an operation section provided on a line connecting the lid opening operation section and the automatic lid opening mechanism.