JPS59219633A - rice cooker - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a rice cooking device that cooks rice and keeps it warm while the rice cooker is housed in the rice cooker.

Conventional configurations and their problems In recent years, the types and quantities of cooking equipment and tableware in the kitchen have increased, and there has been an increasing need to store them well and use space effectively, so cooking equipment is built into the cooking table. is being measured. However, regarding rice cookers, since steam is generated during rice cooking, there are problems such as condensation of steam, humidity, temperature, etc., and these rice cookers have not been sufficient as rice cooking devices.

Hereinafter, the conventional rice cooking device as described above will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a side cross section of a conventional rice cooking device. In FIG. 1, 1 is the main body of the rice cooker, which has a rice cooker storage 6 and houses a heating device 2 and a rice cooker.

The rice cooking pot 3 has a lid 4 that covers the top surface. An opening/closing door 6 is provided on the front surface of the rice cooker storage 6, an intake lower is provided below the opening/closing door 6, and an exhaust port 8 is provided above.

An exhaust port 9 is provided at the upper rear surface of the rice cooker storage 6, an exhaust passage 1o is provided at the rear surface of the main body 1, and an exhaust port 11 is provided above the exhaust passage 10.

The operation of the rice cooking device configured as described above will be explained below. When rice and water are put in a rice cooker pot 3 and rice is cooked by heating the rice cooker pot with a heating device 2, steam comes out into the rice cooker storage 5 from the gap between the lid 4 and the rice cooker pot 3. Furthermore, the steam filling the rice cooker storage 6 is removed from the exhaust port 8.
and is discharged from the exhaust port 9. Steam discharged from the exhaust port 9 passes through the exhaust passage 1o and is discharged to the outside of the main body 1 from the exhaust port 11.

However, with the configuration described in J.:, high-temperature, high-humidity steam is discharged into the room, so a large amount of moisture stays inside the room as humidity, and furthermore, it condenses on walls, etc., making it very inconvenient to use.

Furthermore, the steam that is exhausted is at a high temperature, and if a user accidentally touches it, there is a danger of burns, etc., and there is also a safety problem. Furthermore, the steam condenses on the inner wall of the rice cooker storage and on the inner wall of the opening/closing door, causing water droplets to adhere and corrode.

Purpose of the Invention The rice cooking device of the present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and effectively removes condensed water from the highly condensable steam generated during rice cooking, and discharges it indoors as low-temperature, low-humidity air. The purpose of this invention is to provide a rice cooking device that can.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a drawer section for storing a rice cooker in the main body of the device, removes moisture from the steam discharged from the rice cooker as condensed water in a steam processing device, and The condensed water is drained through a drain provided in the steam processing device and collected in a drip tray located below, and the drain is provided with a valve that opens only when the drawer of the device main body is closed. Based on this configuration, moisture is removed from the steam and low-temperature, low-humidity air is exhausted.

DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 2 to 6. In the figure, 20 is the main body of the rice cooker, which can accommodate the rice cooker 21. The rice cooker 21 has a power plug 22, legs 23, and a steam vent 24 in the top cover.

The device main body 20 has a drawer portion 25 that removably stores the rice cooker 21 and opens and closes the storage of the device main body 2o, and the legs 23 of the rice cooker 21 for positioning the rice cooker 21 are engaged with the bottom surface of the drawer portion 25. A groove 26 is provided. Further, the drawer portion 25 is provided with an outlet 27, and this outlet 2''l: electric.

It is connected to an AC power source (not shown) by a power cord 28. The rice cooker 21 includes a first rice cooking lamp 29 that lights up when cooking rice, and a first warming lamp 30 that lights up when keeping rice warm.
is the provision. On the other hand, a second rice cooking lamp 31 and a second heat retention lamp 32 are provided at the front of the main body 20, and are located at positions facing the first rice cooking tube 29 and the first heat retention lamp 3o. Cooked rice detection sensor 33. According to the signal from the heat retention detection sensor 34, the second rice cooking lamp 31 and the second heat retention lamp 32 display the rice cooking status to the outside. A steam processing device is provided above the rice cooker 21 in the storage of the device main body 2o. In other words, there are intake ports 3 on both ends.
An exhaust passage 35 having an exhaust port 36 and an exhaust port 36 is provided, and the exhaust port 36 opens into the display panel 37 section. Near the intake port 38 side of the exhaust passage 35 is a 77 as a ventilation means.
A motor 4o is provided.

A partition plate 41 is provided in the exhaust passage 35 to divide it into an air passage A and a steam passage B, and a mixing chamber C is provided between the terminal end of the partition plate 41 and the exhaust port 36, where the air passage A and the steam passage B merge. It is being The steam passage B is provided with a steam inflow hole 42, and a steam guide 43 made of a flexible material.
This steam guide 43 has a steam hole 24 of the rice cooker 21.
and the inlet hole 42, and the steam generated during rice cooking is guided through the steam passage BK through the space inside the steam guide 43.

The bottom plate 44 of the steam passage B is inclined so that the front side is lower, and a drain port 45 is provided at a lower position in the front side. The drain port 46 is opened and closed by a valve 46 provided below the drain port 46. The valve 46 is provided at the tip of an L-shaped lever 47, and is configured to close the drain port 45 by a spring 48. I'm being watched. The lever 47 is pressed by the front plate of the drawer 25 with the drawer 26 closed, and when pressed, the valve 46 rotates to open the drain port 45.

A drip tray 49 is detachably provided on the inside of the front plate of the drawer section 26 so as to be located below the drain port 46 when the drawer section 26 is closed.

The operation of the rice cooking device configured as described above will be explained below. First, remove the rice cooker 21 from the drawer part 2.
It will be installed on 5. At this time, the leg 23 engages with the groove 26,
The rice cooker 21 is installed at a predetermined position. Next, the power plug 22 is connected to the outlet 27, the drawer part 26 is closed, and the rice cooker 21 is housed in the main body 1 of the apparatus. At this time, the first rice cooking lamp 29, the rice cooking detection sensor 33, and the first
The heat retention lamp 30 and the heat retention detection sensor 34 face each other, and the steam vent 24 of the rice cooker 21 contacts the steam guide 43.

When the rice cooker 21 is in the rice cooking state, the first rice cooking lamp 2
9 lights up, the rice cooking detection sensor 33 senses this light, lights up the second rice cooking lamp 31, and operates the fan motor 40. The blown air flows through the air passage A and the mixing chamber C, and is discharged to the outside from the bleed air 1''36. Further, the steam discharged from the steam hole 24 of the rice cooker 21 passes through the space in the steam guide 43, and then passes through the steam inlet hole 42.
The steam flows into the steam passage. At this time, the partition plate 41
This prevents the steam from flowing back into the steam inflow hole 42, allowing the steam to flow smoothly. It's ox.
Since the partition 9 plate 41 is made of a material with high thermal conductivity, heat exchange occurs between the steam flowing through the steam passage B and the air flowing through the air passage A, and the steam is cooled and condensed in the steam passage B. . The condensed water is guided by the bottom plate 44 of the steam passage B and flows forward. The steam flowing into the mixing chamber C from the steam passage B is further mixed with the air flowing through the air passage A, the temperature and humidity of which are further reduced, and the steam is extracted from the exhaust port 36. In this state, the drawer part 26 is closed and the drawer part 25 is pushing the lever 47, so the valve 46 opens the drain port 46, and the condensed water flows from the drain port 46 to the drain tray 49. It can be accumulated.

Next, when the rice is cooked and the rice is kept warm, the amount of steam generated decreases. Then, the first heat-retaining lamp 30 is lit, and the heat-retaining detection sensor 34 detects this light, turns on the second heat-retaining lamp 32, and stops the operation of the Noan motor 40.

When the drawer portion 25 is pulled out, the lever 47 is released from the pressure, so the lever 47 returns to its original position and the valve 46 closes the drain port 46. When the drawer section 25 is opened, if a large amount of condensed water is stored in the soup tray 49, the soup tray 49 can be removed.
Dump the condensate.

In the embodiment, the lever 47 provided with the valve 46 is operated by opening and closing the drawer portion 26, but the lever 47 may be pressed by the drip tray 49. In this way, even if the drawer part 26 is closed without attaching the soup receptacle 49, the drain port 45 will not be opened and condensed water will not leak.

Effects of the Invention As is clear from the above description of the embodiments, according to the present invention, the steam treatment device in the device main body separates the moisture of the steam as condensed water and discharges it to the outside of the device main body as moisture-free air. This prevents a large amount of moisture from accumulating inside the room and condensing on walls, etc., and the bleed air is at a low temperature, so even if the user accidentally touches it, there is no risk of burns, etc., and it is safe. can be used. In addition, #: cotton water is stored in the soup receptacle and can be easily disposed of, and since the steam does not condense within the device body, corrosion of the device can be prevented.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a side sectional view of a conventional rice cooker, Figure 2 is a body view of the rice cooker in an embodiment of the present invention when the drawer is closed, and Figure 3 is a partial view of the rice cooker in the stored state. A cutaway front view, FIG. 4 is a full sectional view, and FIGS. 5 and 6 are sectional views of main parts. 20...Apparatus body, 21...Rice cooker, 24
・Steam vent, 26...Drawer part, 35...
-U[Air JuJ path, 36...Exhaust port, 4o...Fan motor, 41...Partition plate, 42...Steam inflow hole, 43...Steam guide, 45... Drain port, 46...Valve, 47...Lever, 49...
Soup receiver, A...air passage, B...steam passage, C...mixing chamber.

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) Provide a drawer section in the main body of the device to store the rice cooker,
The rice cooker is equipped with a steam processing device for processing steam discharged from the rice cooker, a drain port equipped with a valve is provided in the steam processing device, and a soup receptacle is provided in a drawer portion opposite to the drain port. Device. (2) The rice cooking device according to claim 1, wherein the drain valve is opened when the drawer is closed. (3) The rice cooking device according to claim 1, wherein the valve is opened by detecting a soup receptacle provided in the drawer.