JPH10201624A - Rice cooker - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely detect cooked states of rice such as a boiled or completely cooked state even if a pot is of a large size and outside air temperature has changed. SOLUTION: A sensor 13 for detecting steam released from inside a pot 2 is mounted on the flat part of the top plate of a housing storing the pot, and a steam outlet 27 that opens outward is provided on both or one of the upper edge of the pot and the edge of a lid 26 and is opposed to the sensor to accurately detect the temperature of the steam released from the steam outlet and to facilitate cleaning of the pot and the lid.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a commercial rice cooker for cooking a large amount of rice at a time.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A large-sized rice cooker that cooks a large amount of rice at a time like a commercial rice cooker inserts and removes a large-capacity pot continuously and repeatedly from the rice cooker body. This increases the weight of the pot,
It is necessary to improve the impact resistance of each part. (JP-A-6-13
No. 3860) For such a reason, electric parts are attached to the pan,
It is desirable not to install complicated mechanisms and instruments.

[0003]

However, as a method of detecting the progress or completion of rice cooking without attaching an electric component (such as a temperature sensor) to a lid or a pan, a method similar to a general household rice cooker is used. A temperature sensor provided on the rice cooker body side is applied to the bottom of the pan to detect the temperature of the pan, and indirectly catch the temperature of rice and water so as to know the completion of rice cooking.

In this detection method, since the shape of the pot is large, the temperature difference between the respective parts is considerably large, and even if the temperature of the bottom of the pot corresponding to the temperature sensor rises, the other parts, especially the corners of the rectangular pan, may be used. There was a drawback that the heat was extremely low and it was hardly cooked.

[0005] In addition, since the shape of the pot is large as described above, the temperature change of each part of the pot becomes large due to the change of the outside air temperature. Even when the temperature was detected, there were cases where the inside of the pot was not actually in a boiling state or cooked in a completed state.

The present invention is intended to reliably detect the state of rice cooking (boiling or completion of rice cooking) even when the shape of the pot is large and the outside air temperature changes.

[0007]

According to the present invention, there is provided a housing including a side plate and a top plate, a heating source fixed in the housing, and a storage portion provided inside the top plate and having a flat portion formed around the housing. A pot that is removably provided in the storage unit and that is close to the heating source when stored, a lid body that opens and closes the upper opening of the pan, and a sensor that detects steam released from the pot And a control device for controlling a heating source by the sensor, wherein the sensor is attached to the flat portion, and is opened outward to both or one or both of the upper edge of the pot and the opposite edge of the lid. A steam outlet is provided, and the steam outlet and the sensor face each other when the pan is stored.

Further, the sensor is covered with a ∩-shaped cover which is attached to the flat portion and has a ventilation passage through which air flows toward the steam outlet side.

Further, the vapor outlet is formed by a notch formed by cutting one side of the lid, and is provided with a guide wall surrounding the periphery integrally with the lid leaving an opening toward the outside of the notch. It is.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a partial sectional view of a rice cooker of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partial side sectional view of the whole, and FIG.

(1) is a front side plate (2) and a lateral side plate (3)
A box-shaped housing including (3), a rear plate (not shown), and a top plate (4), and a frame (5).

A rectangular storage portion (6) is formed on the inner side (center side) of the top plate (4), and guide pieces (7) which are bent downward and inclined are formed on the periphery thereof. Flat portions (8), (8),... Are provided all around the storage portion (6).

(9) is a box-shaped storage case stored and fixed in the storage section (6), which is assembled by connecting four side plates (10), (10)... And a bottom plate (11). A side coil (12) is fixed to the wall.

(13) A sensor, such as a thermistor, which is fixed to a part of the flat part (8) and which is fixed to the flat part (8) and detects the steam temperature, has a thin round bar shape and is insulated from the flat part (8). ing. (14) a ∩-shaped metal cover fixed on both sides to the flat portion (8), covering the sensor (13);
Further, a ventilation path (15) through which air flows toward the center of the top plate (4) is formed.

(16) is an insulating base forming the bottom of the storage section (6), and (17) and (18) are insulating bases (1).
The outer coil and the inner coil constituting the heating source housed on the upper surface of 6), (19), (19)... Are support plates made of an insulating material fixed around the upper and outer periphery of the insulating base (16). (20) is attached and fixed. (21)... Are ferrites housed below the insulating base (16), and (22) is a heat sensitive body penetrating upward through the center of the storage case (9).

(23) a rectangular pot made of a cast magnetic material and provided in the storage case (9) so as to be freely inserted and removed;
A step (24) is formed inside the periphery of the opening.
(25) is a pot (23) near the step (24).
Notch formed at the upper end edge of the opening.

A cover (26) is placed on the step (24) to cover the opening of the pot (23) so as to be openable and closable, and is provided with a steam outlet (27) that opens outward. A guide wall (28) surrounding the periphery is integrally formed except for an opening facing the outside of the steam outlet (27). The above-mentioned opening toward the outside of the steam outlet (27) means an opening toward the notch (25) of the pot when the lid (26) is placed on the pot (23).

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the guide wall (28) is formed so as to form an arc toward the outside so that steam can flow out smoothly.

A control device (29) is provided in the housing (1) and controls a high-frequency current of the outer coil (17) and the inner coil (18). A control device (30) is provided in the housing (1). The aforementioned coil and the fan unit for radiating heat of the control device (29), and (31) is an operation control panel provided on the front side plate (2).

Next, the rice cooking operation will be described. Pot (23) containing rice and water, with lid (26) placed on step (24)
Is stored in the storage section (6) by a lifting device (not shown), and the vapor outlet (27) and the sensor (13) are opposed to each other.

Further, with the storage of the pot (23), the side coil (12) is brought closer to the ferrite (20) of the support plate (19), and the lower surface of the bottom wall of the pot (23) is brought into contact with the heat sensitive body (22). Adhere to the top.

The side coil (1) is controlled by the control device (29).
2) A high-frequency current is supplied to the outer coil (17) and the inner coil (18) to generate an eddy current through the pot (23). This eddy current causes the entire pot (23) to generate heat and start the rice cooking operation. However, the application of the high-frequency current generates heat to the respective coils and the electric components of the control device (29), resulting in a high temperature, but the fan unit (30). To perform forced radiation.

The temperature of the pot (23) rises with the progress of rice cooking, and this temperature change is detected by the heat-sensitive body (22), and a high-frequency current is passed according to the progress of rice cooking to change the calorific value of the pot. Let it.

When the temperature of rice and water rises to a temperature near boiling as rice cooks, a large amount of steam generated from the pot (23) flows out from the steam outlet (27). And is guided to the guide wall (28), flows into the cover (14) through the notch (25), passes through the ventilation path (15), hits the sensor (13), and is released to the atmosphere.

The sensor (13) for detecting the steam temperature comprises:
The current is input to the controller (29) to reduce the current to each coil to prevent overflow and maintain the boiling state for a certain period of time.

Thereafter, the current to each coil is stopped, the rice cooking is finished, and the process proceeds to the next step.

Although the steam outlet of the present invention is provided on one of the opposing peripheral edges of the lid, if it is provided on both sides, there is no directionality when placing the lid on the pan, and the convenience is improved.

[0028]

As described above, according to the present invention, the sensor for detecting the vapor released from the inside of the pan is attached to the flat portion of the top plate of the housing, and the sensor is provided on the outer periphery of the upper periphery of the pan and / or the periphery of the lid. Since the steam outlet is provided so as to open to the side, and the steam outlet is opposed to the sensor, it is possible to detect boiling without using electric components on the pot side.

In particular, since the sensor directly detects steam and controls the heating source, the sensor can accurately detect the temperature in the pot, and can control the amount of heat generated in accordance with the rice cooking process.

Further, since the sensor is covered with a ∩-shaped cover having a ventilation passage through which air flows toward the steam outlet side, the outside air flow is blocked while being covered by the cover. The steam emanating from the is guided to a sensor, which detects the exact steam temperature.

The above-described cover prevents the flow of outside air from hitting the sensor, thereby preventing the sensor from being cooled and suppressing the occurrence of dew condensation.

Further, the steam outlet is formed by forming a notch on one side of the lid and surrounding the periphery by a guide wall except for an opening directed to the outside of the notch. The steam discharged from the outlet can be accurately directed to the sensor side, and an accurate steam temperature can be detected.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial sectional view of a rice cooker according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial side sectional view of the whole.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of an essential part of the same.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Housing 2 Front side plate 3 Horizontal side plate 6 Storage part 8 Flat part 13 Sensor 14 Cover 23 Pot 25 Notch 26 Lid 27 Steam outlet 28 Guide wall 29 Control device

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Kazuyoshi Aoto 3-201, Minamiyoshikata, Tottori-shi, Tottori Prefecture Inside Sanyo Tottori Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Akio Arinaka 3-201, Minamiyoshikata, Tottori-shi, Tottori Pref. Inside Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Daisuke Ikemoto 3-201, Minamiyoshikata, Tottori-shi, Tottori Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Masami Fukumoto 3-201, Minamiyoshikata, Tottori-shi, Tottori Sanyo Electric Tottori

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A housing comprising a side plate and a top plate, a heating source fixed in the housing, a storage portion provided inside the top plate and having a flat portion formed around the housing, and a storage portion inserted into and removed from the storage portion. A pot which is freely provided and which is close to the heating source at the time of storage, and a lid which covers an upper opening of the pot so as to be freely opened and closed,
The sensor comprises a sensor for detecting steam released from the inside of the pot, and a control device for controlling a heating source by the sensor. The sensor is attached to the flat portion, and an upper edge of the pot and an opposite edge of the lid are opposed to each other. A steam outlet that is open to the outside on both or one of the two sides, and the steam outlet and the sensor face each other when the pan is stored. 2. The rice cooker according to claim 1, wherein the sensor is covered with a カ バ ー -shaped cover which is attached to the flat portion and has a ventilation passage through which air flows toward the steam outlet side. . 3. The steam outlet is formed by a notch formed by cutting out one side of a lid, and a guide wall surrounding the periphery is provided integrally with the lid, leaving an opening toward the outside of the notch. The rice cooker according to claim 1, wherein: