JPS5931153Y2 - Electric pot content display device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to an electric kettle for heating and heating, and more particularly to a content display device attached to such an electric kettle.

In addition, this invention is an electric kettle that can be used for both heating and heating purposes.
At least two indicator lamps, each of which indicates the energization status of the heat-retaining heater and the water heater, and which each emit light of a different color, are arranged below the transparent tube section for indicating the water level in the liquid container. By selectively irradiating the light from the indicator lamp toward the transparent tube section depending on whether the water is being boiled or kept warm, the water level inside the tube section can be easily seen, and the light irradiated toward the transparent tube section can be made easier. It is an object of the present invention to propose a content display device that can more clearly distinguish between a boiling state and a keeping-warm state based on the color of the water.

゛Hereinafter, the content display device for an electric kettle of the present invention will be explained based on the illustrated embodiment. Figs. 1 to 3 show an electric kettle equipped with the content display device of the embodiment of the present invention. ing.

This electric kettle can be used for both boiling water and keeping warm water, and is also of a pump-injection type.The electric kettle also has a liquid container 5 housed in an outer case 4, and a dish-shaped lower opening member on the upper part of the outer case 4. 6, a lid body 2 that houses a bellows-type air pump 10 therein, and a water conduit unit 8 for guiding the liquid W in the liquid container 5 to the outside. have.

The lid body 2 is pivotally attached to the upper part of the pot body 1 by a hinge 3.

The liquid container 5 is formed of a thin metal plate, and a heater consisting of a water boiling heater 11 and a heat-retaining heater 12 is attached to the lower outer periphery of the liquid container 5.

The heat generation of each of the heaters 11 and 12 is controlled by temperature control members 13 and 14 provided on the lower surface of the bottom of the liquid container 5, respectively.

The kettle heater 11 heats the liquid W in the liquid container 5 until it reaches 95° C., but after that, it is switched to the heat-retaining heater 12 to keep the liquid W in the liquid container at a constant temperature.

A water supply opening 5a for the liquid container 5 is provided approximately in the center of the lower mouth member 6.
A plug insertion hole 7 is formed which communicates with the plug.

The water conduit unit 8 is configured by attaching to a frame portion 43 a liquid pumping pipe 41 extending downward and a liquid pouring pipe 42 extending laterally.

The liquid pumping pipe 41 and the liquid pouring pipe 42 communicate with each other via a water passage 45 within the plug portion 43.

In addition, liquid pumping pipe 41. The in-stopper water passage 45, the liquid pouring pipe 42, and the spout pipe 44 at its tip constitute a series of liquid passages 9 that communicate between the inside of the liquid container 5 and the outside of the pot.

A ventilation passage 46 is formed in the frame portion 43 and extends vertically, and when the lid is closed, the air pump 10 and the inside of the liquid container 5 are communicated through the in-stop ventilation passage 46.

The air pump 10 housed in the lid 2 is pressed and driven by a pump operation plate 40 disposed on the top of the pump top plate.

In this electric pot, the liquid W in the liquid container 5 is boiled by the water heater 11, and when switched to the heat-retaining heater 12, the liquid W in the liquid container is kept at a constant temperature. When the operation plate 40 is pressed, the air pump 1
Pressurized air from 0 is blown into the liquid container 5, and the pressurized air allows the liquid W in the liquid container to be poured out to the outside through a series of liquid passages 9.

Next, to explain the content display device attached to this electric kettle, this content display device is attached to the front outside of the liquid container 5 with the communication pipe 15 communicating with the inside of the liquid container 5 facing vertically. Further, below the communication pipe 15, two indicator lamps 21 and 22 are provided to indicate the energization of the water boiling heater 11 and the warming heater 12, and which emit light of different colors from each other.
are arranged so that the transparent tube section 16 for displaying the internal capacity of the communication tube 15 can be irradiated with light of a different color when boiling water or keeping the water warm.

In addition to the above-mentioned indicator lamps, for example, an energization indicator lamp may be provided to indicate the ON state of the switch.

The communication pipe 15 includes an upper connecting pipe 17 fixed to the upper side of the liquid container 5 and a lower connecting pipe 1 fixed to the lower surface of the bottom of the liquid container 5.
A vertically long transparent tube 16 made of a glass tube is interposed between the tubes 8 and 8.

The upper and lower connecting pipes 17 and 18 each communicate with the inside of the liquid container 5, and the distal end of each of the connecting pipes 17 and 18 penetrates the outer case 4 and projects outward.

The transparent tube portion 16 of the communication tube 15 is connected to each connecting tube 17.18 through a joint 19.20 at its both ends at a position appropriately spaced from the outer surface of the outer case 4 on the outside of the outer case 4. installed.

Note that liquid flows into the transparent tube portion 16 to the same level as the water level in the liquid container 5.

A cover member 24 for covering the exposed portion of the communication pipe 15 is attached to the front surface of the outer case 4.

Also, inside the cover member 24, there are two display lamps 21 and 22 arranged at the lower part of the communication pipe 15, and a pipe cover part 36 arranged at the rear side of the transparent pipe part 16. A portion of the lamp cover 31. disposed on the rear side of the lamp 21.22.
32 and a back plate 30 formed integrally with each other are respectively accommodated.

The indicator lamps 21 and 22 are arranged one each on both sides of the lower part of the communication pipe 15.

Further, each of the indicator lamps 21 and 22 is mounted and fixed on a support stand 23 attached to the outer surface of the outer case 4.

The display lamps are arranged such that one indicator lamp (indicator lamp for the water heater 11) 21 emits, for example, red light, and the other indicator lamp (indicator lamp for the warming heater 12) 22 emits, for example, a green light. They are designed to emit light of different colors, similar to the way they emit light.

Additionally, the top surface of the lamp support stand 23 and the lamp cover 31, 32
If a reflective surface is formed using a reflective tape or the like on the inner surface of the display lamp, a large amount of light from the display lamps 21 and 22 can be directed upward and forward.

The back plate 30 is fixed to the outer surface of the outer case 4 with screws.

The pipe cover portion 36 of the back plate 30 is formed in the shape of a vertically elongated gutter, and the see-through tube portion 16 is accommodated in the gutter-like recessed portion 37 of the pipe cover portion 36.

Further, a large number of small protrusions 38, 38, .

This small protrusion 38 is connected to the pipe cover recess 3 as described later.
When part of the light from the indicator lamps 21 and 22 is irradiated into the inside of the pipe cover 7, the light is diffusely reflected by the small protrusion 38 to brighten the inside of the pipe cover recess 37.

The lamp cover parts 31 and 32 of the back plate 30 are integrally formed on both sides of the lower end of the pipe cover part 36, and each of the lamp cover parts 31 and 32 has a bowl-shaped recessed part 33 recessed in the rear side. .34 is formed.

An indicator lamp 21.22 is accommodated in each lamp cover recess 33.34.

The inner surfaces of the lamp cover recesses 33 and 34 are reflective surfaces so that the light from the indicator lamps 21 and 22 is concentrated in the forward direction.

A gap S with an appropriate interval is formed in the vertical direction between the back surface of the front plate 25 and the back plate 30 of the cover member 24, and the display lamp 2
1.22 of the light can be irradiated upward through the gap S.

Further, a portion of the light from the indicator lamps 21 and 22 illuminates the inside of the recessed portion 37 of the pipe cover portion 36 to brighten the back side of the transparent tube portion 16.

Note that the light irradiated into the pipe cover recess 37 is reflected by the small protrusion 3.
8. Diffuse reflection due to 38..., the small protrusion 38
Make the forming part brighter than other parts.

The front plate 25 of the cover member 24 has a vertically elongated peep section 26 formed at a position corresponding to the transparent tube section 16.

The viewing portion 26 is formed by attaching a transparent plate 26b to a vertically long narrow window 26a formed in the front plate 25.

Further, lamp display windows 27 and 28 are formed in the front plate 25 of the cover member at positions corresponding to the respective display lamps 21 and 22, respectively.

In this content capacity display device, when electricity is applied to the water boiling heater 11, the display lamp 21 for the water boiling heater 11 lights up, and the light (red light) from the display lamp 21 is irradiated upward, and the area around the see-through tube section 16 is illuminated. brightens to red.

The red light from the indicator lamp 21 can be visually observed from the viewing section 26.

Also, when the water boiling is finished and the switch is switched to the heat retention heater 12, the indicator lamp 22 for the heat retention heater 12 lights up, and the light (green light) from the indicator lamp 22 brightens the area around the transparent tube part 16 in green. It acts to cause

When the indicator lamps 21 and 22 are turned on, the light is intensively reflected forward by the lamp cover part 31 and 32, and the light is further reflected by the back surface of the front plate 25 of the cover part, resulting in the amount of light irradiated upward. At the same time, a part of the light irradiated upward is irradiated into the inside of the pipe cover part 36, partially brightening the small protrusions 38, 38, etc., and the water level in the transparent tube part 16 is increased. to make the height more visible.

Furthermore, if each heater 11, 12 is energized, the water level inside the see-through tube section 16 can be visually checked even if the pot is placed in a dark place, and furthermore, when each heater 11, 12 is not energized, However, if the pot is placed in a bright place, the water level inside the transparent tube section 16 can be visually checked.

Note that the color of the light from the indicator lamps 21 and 22 is not limited to red and green, but can be any color as long as they are different from each other, and a striped pattern may be printed on the inner surface of part 36 of the pipe cover of the back plate 30. The water level in the see-through tube section 16 can also be easily seen.

Next, to explain the effects of the present invention, the electric kettle capacity display device of the present invention has the following effects.

(1) At least two indicator lamps 21.22 are arranged below the see-through tube section 16 for indicating the internal capacity, and each indicator lamp 21.22 is arranged to indicate the energization of the water boiling heater 11 and the heat retention heater 12. Since the light from the indicator lamp (21° 22) can be irradiated toward the transparent tube section 16, when each heater (11 or 12) is energized, the surroundings of the transparent tube section 16 are illuminated by the light from the indicator lamp (21° 22). The transparent tube part 16 is made brighter.
The height of the water level inside can be seen more clearly, and the height of the water level can also be seen visually even in a dark place.

(2) Since the light colors of at least two indicator lamps 21 and 22 are different from each other, it is possible to visually clearly distinguish whether the water is boiling or keeping warm by the color of the content display area. This eliminates the trouble of the user pouring out relatively low-temperature liquid during boiling.

(3) The content display area is brightly illuminated by the indicator lamps 21 and 22, and the light is of a different color depending on whether the pot is being boiled or kept warm, so the pot has a good design.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of an electric kettle equipped with a content display device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a view taken from II-I of FIG.
3 is an exploded perspective view of the content display device in the electric kettle of FIG. 1. 1... Pot body, 2... Lid body, 4...
...Outer case, 5...Liquid container, 10...
... Air pump, 11 ... Heater for boiling water, 12 ... Heater for keeping warm, 15 ...
Communication tube, 16... Transparent tube section, 21.22...
...Indication lamp, 24...Cover part, 26
...Peeking part, 30...Back board.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In an electric kettle in which a liquid container 5 having a water boiling heater 11 and a heat-retaining heater 12 at the bottom is housed in an outer case 4, an outer part of the liquid container 5 communicates with the inside of the liquid container 5 and is connected to the outside of the liquid container 5. A vertically long see-through tube section 16 for displaying the water level in the liquid container that can be visually seen from the outside of the case 4 is attached, while a lower part of the see-through tube section 16 is connected to the water boiling heater 11 and the preheating heater 12. At least two indicator lamps 21°2 emitting mutually different colored lights to indicate energization.
2 is arranged so that the light from each of the indicator lamps 21 and 22 selectively irradiates the transparent tube section 16 from below.