JPS61103422A - Rice cooker - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a rice cooker that reduces steam generated during rice cooking.

(Prior Art) Conventional rice cookers emit steam generated during cooking into the room through a steam vent or the like.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) P Therefore, the steam ejected during rice cooking may increase the humidity in the room, causing discomfort to the user, or may cause condensation on walls, furniture, etc. near the rice cooker. There were problems such as damage.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention has been made in relation to the above-mentioned problem, and includes connecting a cooler that is freely splittable and has cooling fins to the steam hole of the inner lid, and when the outer lid is opened, the cooler is connected to the steam hole of the inner lid. It is equipped with a dew tray to catch the dew condensation water that is discharged.

(Function) With such a configuration, the steam generated during rice cooking can be cooled and a portion of the steam can be condensed to reduce the amount of steam spouted out of the rice cooker.

(Example) An embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

In the figure, 1 is a main body with an outer shell, 2 is an inner container provided inside the main body 1, 6 is a heating plate provided at the bottom of the inner container 2, and 4 is located inside the inner container 2 and placed on the heating plate 3. The inner pot 6 is an outer lid that stores the main body 1 and is equipped with an outer steam hole 3 P 17 and is attached to the main body 1 via a hinge 18 so that it can be opened and closed. Reference numeral 5 denotes an inner lid that covers the inner pot 4 and has a steam hole 7. A cooler 20 is connected to the steam hole 7 through a gasket 8 so as to be housed in the outer lid 6 in an airtight manner.

The cooler 20 includes a base 10 having a steam port 11 which also serves as a mounting part, a plurality of lower cooling fins 16, and a steam outlet 14. The cover 13 includes a discharge port 15 and a plurality of upper cooling fins 16', and has a space 21 that can be disassembled. Numeral 19 is a fin receiver provided on the main body 1 to receive dew water discharged from the outlet 15 of the cooler 20 when the outer cover 6 is opened.

Since the configuration is as described above, its operation will be described below.

When a user puts rice and water into the inner pot 4 and turns on a rice cooking switch (not shown), electricity is applied to the heating plate 6 to start the rice cooking operation.

Due to the rise in temperature inside the inner pot 4, steam
,+Original. From Steamworks□Steam. The steam □ and 7 enter the space 21 from the protruding steam port 11 of the cooler 20. And a top provided on the base 10 and the cover 13.

Steam exit 1 advances while colliding with the lower fins 16' and 16.
4. Exhausted. At this time, the steam flows through the upper and lower fins 16 (
16, a part of it is cooled and condenses. On the other hand, the steam exhausted from the steam outlet 14 is exhausted through the outer cover hole 17 of the outer cover 6. Thereafter, this operation continues until the rice is cooked, and when the user opens the outer lid 6 after cooking, the condensed water accumulated in the cooler 20 is drained from the drain port 15 to between the inner lid 5 and the outer lid 6, and the main body 1 drips into the condensation tray 19 provided at the bottom of the hinge 18. After use, remove the inner cover 5 from the outer cover 6 to expose the cooler 2.
Remove 0 from packing 8, and then remove base 10 and cover 13.
Can be disassembled and cleaned.

(Effects of the Invention) The present invention installs a cooler in the steam hole of the inner lid and blows out the steam from the steam hole of the outer lid through the cooler, so that some of the steam generated during cooking is condensed and The amount of steam that passes through is small, which has the effect of suppressing the rise in indoor humidity and causing discomfort to the user. By reducing the amount of water sprayed into the trench, there is no condensation on the walls, furniture, etc. near the rice cooker, and this has the effect of preventing defects such as damage to these items.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The figure is a sectional view of a rice cooker showing one embodiment of the present invention. 1...Main body, 2...Inner container. 4... Inner pot, 5... Inner lid. 6... Outer lid, 7... Steam vent. 16...lower fin, 16'...upper fin. 19... Dew pan, 20... Cooler.

Claims (1)

[Claims] An inner container (2) is placed inside the main body (1), a removable inner pot (4) is placed inside this inner container (2), an outer lid (6) that can be opened and closed is placed on the main body (1), and this outer lid is placed inside the main body (1). (6) In a rice cooker in which the inner pot (4) is provided with an inner lid (5) which can be freely attached and detached and which can be opened and closed, the inner pot (4) can be freely divided into a steam hole (7) provided in the inner lid (5). A cooler (20) having cooling fins (16) (16') is connected to the outer cover (6) so as to be housed therein, and when the outer cover (6) is opened to the main body (1), the cooler (20)
A rice cooker characterized in that a dew tray (19) is provided to receive dew condensation water discharged from the rice cooker.