JPS6336245B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to appliances that generate steam or the like from inside, such as household cooking appliances.

Conventional Structure and Problems Generally, in an electric rice cooker, etc., the lid 1 is pivotally attached to a support member 3 provided on the upper edge of the main body 2, and the pivot point is used as a fulcrum, as shown in FIG. It can be opened and closed up and down. By the way, in devices such as this type of electric rice cooker that are heated inside and emit steam, dew forms on the inner surface of the lid 1 and the lid 1
When the lid 1 is opened, there is a problem that the dew flows down along the inner surface of the lid 1 and wets the table surface, etc.

For this reason, a holding protrusion 4 located outside the main body 2 is provided at the lower part of the support member 3 of the lid 1,
A dew receiving case 5 was attached to this holding protrusion 4. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the holding protrusion 4 has a water receiving recess 6 on its upper surface, and a water passage hole 7 penetrating downward from the water receiving recess 6.
Further, as shown in FIG. 4, rib-shaped locking protrusions 8 are provided on both sides. On the other hand, the exposure case 5 is open at the top as shown in FIG.
The upper edge of the face plate 9 on the side contacting the main body 2 is lowered so as to fit into the locking protrusion 8, and grooves 10 into which the locking protrusion 8 fits are provided on the inner sides of both sides.

The exposure case 5 is fitted into the holding protrusion 4,
It collects dew that drips from the lid 1, and its holding force is determined by the engagement of the locking protrusion 8 of the holding protrusion 4 with the groove 10, and the dew catching case between both sides of the holding protrusion 4. This is due to the frictional force with the inner surface of the side plate 5.

The dew pan case 5 is made of a synthetic resin molded product, and when hot dew flows into the dew pan case 5, the gap L between both side plates of the dew pan case 5 increases due to thermal expansion, and the holding protrusion 4 When the body 2 is loosely fitted and the main body 2 is subjected to vibration or the main body 2 is tilted, there is a problem in that the dew receiving case 5 falls off. Further, if the interval L is made small in consideration of the thermal expansion, there is a problem that it is difficult to attach the dew receiving case 5.

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and aims to facilitate the installation of the exposure case and to stabilize the installation state.

Structure of the Invention In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a main body of a cooking device, a lid pivotably supported on a support member provided on the upper edge of the main body, and a lid located below the pivot of the lid. a holding protrusion provided on the main body, and a dew receiving case detachably attached to the holding protrusion; a locking protrusion is provided horizontally on the outside of the holding protrusion; A groove is provided in the horizontal direction on the inside of the dew pan, which removably engages with the locking protrusion and extends to the end surface of the dew pan, and further includes a contact portion that comes into contact with the outside of the dew pan. According to this configuration, a groove that removably engages with the locking projection provided horizontally on the outside of the holding projection is provided on the main body side. Since it is installed horizontally inside the dew receiving case so as to reach the end face of the dew receiving case, the dew receiving case can be attached and removed with almost constant force from the initial stage of engagement to the end of engagement. As a result, even when the dew receiving case is full of dew, the dew receiving case can be removed smoothly, so there is almost no chance of dew spilling, and the dew receiving case can be removed smoothly. Even if the receiving case expands outward on both sides due to thermal expansion or repeated use, the abutment part provided on the main body side can prevent this expansion, so it will not engage with the groove of the dew receiving case. The engagement of the locking protrusion becomes stable, and as a result, it is possible to reliably prevent the dew-receiving case from falling off with a simple structure that only includes the abutting part.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. Note that the structure of the main body 2, lid 1, support member 3, holding protrusion 4, and condensation case 5 of the cooker etc. is the same as that of the conventional example described above.

The feature of this embodiment is that abutting portions 11 are provided protruding from the support member 3 on the main body side, corresponding to both sides of the dew receiving case 5 which is fitted into the holding protrusion 4.

In the dew receiving device such as a cooker having the above structure, when hot dew flows into the dew receiving case 5 and both sides expand outward due to thermal expansion, the abutment portion 11 prevents the expansion. At the same time, the exposure case 5 is abutted and supported by this abutting portion 11 . Therefore, the engagement between the dew receiving case 5 and the locking protrusion 8 is stable.
Even if the main body 2 is subjected to vibration or tilted, the exposure case 5 will not fall off. When fitting the dew pan case 5 to the locking protrusion 8, grasp both sides of the dew pan case 5 and insert it inward with a slight bend.
does not have any influence. Further, when the dew pan case 5 is removed due to thermal expansion and deformation, the outer surface of the dew pan case 5 can be grasped and bent inward, so that the dew pan case 5 can be easily removed.

Furthermore, a groove 8 that removably engages with the locking protrusion 8 provided horizontally on the outside of the holding protrusion 4 is provided on the inside of the condenser case 5. Since it is provided in the horizontal direction so as to reach the end face of the receiving case 5, the dew receiving case 5 can be attached and detached with almost constant force from the initial stage of engagement to the end of engagement, and as a result, the dew receiving case 5 Even when the dew receiving case 5 is removed when the dew receiving case 5 is full of dew, the dew receiving case 5 can be removed smoothly, so that there is almost no chance of dew spilling.

Effects of the Invention As is clear from the description of the above embodiments, the exposure device for a cooking appliance or the like of the present invention includes a main body of the cooking appliance, etc., and a lid that is pivotally supported on a support member provided at the upper edge of the main body. and a holding protrusion located below the pivot portion of the lid and provided on the main body, and a dew receiving case that is detachably attached to the holding protrusion, and horizontally located outside the holding protrusion. a locking protrusion is provided in the direction, and a groove is provided in the horizontal direction on the inside of the dew receiving case, the groove removably engages with the locking protrusion and extends to the end face of the dew receiving case; A contact part that comes into contact with the outside of the dew pan is provided on the main body side, and can be freely attached to and detached from the locking projection provided horizontally on the outside of the holding projection. a groove that engages with the
Since it is installed horizontally inside the dew pan so that it reaches the end face of the dew pan, the dew pan can be attached and removed with almost constant force from the beginning of engagement to the end of engagement. As a result, even when the dew pan is full of dew, the dew pan can be removed smoothly, so there is almost no chance of dew spilling, and the dew pan can be removed easily. Even if the case expands outward on both sides due to thermal expansion or repeated use, the abutment part provided on the main body side can prevent this expansion, allowing it to lock into the groove of the dew-receiving case. The engagement of the projections becomes stable, and as a result, the drop-off of the exposure case can be reliably prevented with a simple structure that only includes the abutment part.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a conventional cooking device, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the main part, Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the main part, and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the condensation catch case holder of the same device. Figure, 5th
6 is a perspective view of a dew pan case holding part of a dew pan of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the same device. 1... Lid, 2... Main body, 3... Support member, 4...
...Holding protrusion, 5... Reception case, 7... Water hole, 8... Locking protrusion, 10... Groove, 11... Protrusion.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 A main body of a cooking device, etc., a lid pivoted to a support member provided on the upper edge of the main body, a holding protrusion located below the pivot of the lid and provided on the main body, and this holding a dew pan removably attached to the holding protrusion, a locking protrusion provided horizontally on the outside of the holding protrusion, and an inside of the dew pan case,
A cooking appliance having a horizontal groove that removably engages with the locking protrusion and reaching an end face of the dew pan case, and further includes a contact portion on the main body side that abuts the outside of the dew pan case. etc., etc.