JPS6112172B2 - - Google Patents

Description

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

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 demand for storing them well and making effective use of space. It is beginning to change. 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 been insufficient 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 5 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 side of the rice cooker storage 5, an intake port 7 is provided below the opening/closing door 6, and an exhaust port 8 is provided above the opening/closing door 6. An exhaust port 9 is provided above the back of the rice cooker storage 5, an exhaust passage 10 is provided on the back 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 above will be explained below. When rice and water are put in a rice cooker pot 3 and the rice cooker is heated by a heating device 2 to cook rice, steam comes out from the gap between the lid 4 and the rice cooker pot 3 into the rice cooker storage 5. Furthermore, the steam filling the rice cooker storage 5 is removed from the exhaust port 8 and the exhaust port 9.
is discharged from. Steam discharged from the exhaust port 9 passes through the exhaust passage 10 and is discharged to the outside of the main body 1 from the exhaust port 11.

However, with the above configuration, high temperature and 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 the walls, making it very inconvenient to use.

Furthermore, the steam being 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, there was a drawback that steam condensed on the inner wall of the rice cooker storage and the inner wall of the opening/closing door, causing water droplets to adhere and easily 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 present invention provides a rice cooking device that can cook rice.

Structure of the Invention In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a device main body with a drawer portion for storing a rice cooker, removes moisture from steam discharged from the rice cooker as condensed water in a steam processing device, and removes moisture from the steam discharged from the rice cooker as condensed water. is drained into a saucepan below a drain provided in the steam treatment device, 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 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 device, which can accommodate the rice cooker 21. The rice cooker 21 has a power plug 2
2. It has legs 23 and a steam hole 24 in the upper lid. The device main body 20 has a drawer section 25 that removably stores the rice cooker 21 and opens and closes the storage of the device main body 20.
A groove 26 is provided in which the leg 23 of the rice cooker 21 engages with which the rice cooker 21 is positioned. Further, the drawer portion 25 is provided with an outlet 27, and this outlet 2
7 is an AC power source (not shown) via a power cord 28
It is connected to the. The rice cooker 21 is provided with a first rice cooking lamp 29 that is turned on when cooking rice, and a first warming lamp 30 that is turned on when keeping the rice warm. on the other hand,
A second rice cooking lamp 31 and a second warming lamp 32 are provided at the front of the device main body 20, and a rice cooking detection sensor is provided at a position facing the first rice cooking lamp 29 and the first warming lamp 30. 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 state to the outside. In the storage of the device main body 20,
A steam processing device is provided at the top of the rice cooker 21. That is, an exhaust passage 35 having an intake port 38 and an exhaust port 36 at both ends is provided, and the exhaust port 36
is open at 37 parts of the display board. A fan motor 40 equipped with a fan 39 as a ventilation means is disposed near the intake port 38 side of the exhaust passage 35. 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 has a steam guide 43 made of a flexible material,
This steam guide 43 connects the steam hole 24 of the rice cooker 21 and the inflow hole 42, and guides the steam generated during rice cooking to the steam passage B through the space D within 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 45 is opened and closed by a valve 46 provided below, and the valve 46 is provided at the tip of an L-shaped lever 47, and the drain port 45 is closed by a spring 48. It is energized as follows. The lever 47
is when the drawer part 25 is closed.
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 25 so as to be located below the drain port 45 when the drawer section 25 is closed.

The operation of the rice cooking device configured as described above will be explained below. First, rice cooker 21
is mounted on the drawer section 25. At this time, leg 23
is engaged with the groove 26, and the rice cooker 21 is installed in a predetermined position. Next, connect the power plug 22 to outlet 2.
7, close the drawer 25, and open the rice cooker 21.
is stored in the device main body 1. 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 is in contact with the steam guide 43.

When the rice cooker 21 is in the rice cooking state, the first rice cooking lamp 29 lights up, and this light is transmitted to the rice cooking detection sensor 3.
3 senses it, 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,
It is discharged to the outside from the exhaust port 36. Further, steam discharged from the steam hole 24 of the rice cooker 21 passes through the space D in the steam guide 43 and flows into the steam passage A from the steam inflow hole 42. At this time, partition plate 4
1 can prevent steam from flowing back into the steam inflow hole 42, allowing the steam to flow smoothly. Furthermore, since the partition 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. do.
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 are further reduced, and the steam is discharged from the exhaust port 36. In this state, the drawer part 25 is closed, and since the drawer part 25 is pushing the lever 47, the valve 46 opens the drain port 45, and the condensed water flows from the drain port 45 to the soup basin 4.
9 is accumulated.

Next, when the rice is cooked and the rice is kept warm, the amount of steam generated decreases. And the first heat lamp 3
0 lights up, the heat retention detection sensor 34 detects this light, lights up the second heat retention lamp 32, and stops the operation of the fan motor 40.

When the drawer portion 25 is pulled out, the pressure on the lever 47 is released, so the lever 47 returns and the valve 46 closes the drain port 45. When the drawer part 25 is opened, if a large amount of condensed water is stored in the soup receptacle 49, the soup receptacle 49 is removed and the condensed water is thrown away.

In the embodiment, the lever 47 provided with the valve 46 is operated by opening and closing the drawer portion 25, but the lever 47 may be pressed by the drip tray 49. In this way, even if the drawer part 25 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 description of the embodiments above, according to the present invention, moisture in steam is separated as condensed water by a steam treatment device within the apparatus main body, and is discharged outside the apparatus main body as moisture-free air. , there is no possibility of large amounts of moisture getting trapped indoors or condensing on walls, etc., and the exhausted air is at a low temperature, so there is no risk of burns if the user accidentally touches it, so it is safe to use. can do. Further, the condensed water is collected in the drip tray and can be easily disposed of, and the steam does not condense within the device body, so corrosion of the device can be prevented.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a side sectional view of a conventional rice cooker, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the rice cooker according to an embodiment of the present invention when the drawer section is open, and Fig. 3 is a partially cutaway front view of the rice cooker in the stored state. , FIG. 4 is a side sectional view thereof, and FIGS. 5 and 6 are sectional views of essential parts. 20...Device body, 21...Rice cooker, 24...
Steam vent, 25...drawer part, 35...exhaust passage, 36...exhaust port, 40...fan motor, 4
1... 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 (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A device main body is provided with a drawer portion for storing a rice cooker, a steam processing device for processing steam discharged from the rice cooker is provided in the main body, and a drain port equipped with a valve is provided in the steam processing device. and facing this drain,
A rice cooker with a soup tray in the drawer. 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.