JPS6349208Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the invention] This invention relates to a rice cooker, and is used for cooking (heating) rice.
The purpose of this is to condense a portion of the steam that sometimes radiates to the outside through the steam vent in the lid, and to prevent the cooked rice in the inner pot from becoming dry when it is kept warm.

Conventional rice cookers have a structure in which the steam generated from inside the inner pot passes through the inner lid, passes through the outer lid, and radiates directly to the outside, which has the disadvantage that it cannot completely prevent rice from becoming dry. .

The present invention solves the above-mentioned drawbacks, and provides a rice cooker having an inner lid that is placed on an inner pot housed in an outer shell, in which an opening is provided in the lid of the inner lid, and the opening is By constructing a condenser with a water storage part that has an opening that communicates with To provide a rice cooker in which water is turned into steam and flows back into an inner pot to prevent cooked rice from becoming dry.

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings. 1 is an outer shell, and an inner pot 2 is housed within the outer shell 1. Reference numeral 3 denotes an inner lid, which is placed on the inner pot 2, and which collects condensed water through a lid part 9 having an opening 14 and a water storage part 10 having an opening 13 communicating with the opening 14. It constitutes a container 12. Note that an appropriate number of heat absorbing bodies 1 made of aluminum are formed in a circular shape between the lid part 9 of the condenser 12 and the water storage part 10.
1 is intervening. 4 is an outer lid that covers the outer shell 1 and the inner pot 2, and has an opening 1 that communicates with the outside air.
5 is set. Reference numeral 5 denotes a rice cooking heater, and a heat responsive switch 7 is provided in the center of the rice cooking heater 5. 6 is a heat-retaining heater, which is attached to the side of the inner pot 2. 8 is a power switch.
In addition, the lid part 9 and the water storage part 1 that constitute the condenser 12
The openings in the heat absorbing body 11 and the heat absorbing body 11 are arranged alternately so that water vapor can bypass as much as possible.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be explained. Rice and water are placed in the inner pot 2, and the rice cooking heater 5, heat retention heater 6, etc. are energized to heat the inner pot 2. Steam is generated in the inner pot 2, flows through the opening 13 of the condenser 12, and is heated to the lid 9. The water vapor passes through the opening 14 of the outer lid 4 and is further released from the opening 15 of the outer lid 4. In this case, a part of the water vapor comes into contact with the heat absorbing body 11 in the condenser 12, loses heat, and is condensed due to temperature drop, pressure drop, etc., and is stored in the water storage section 10. Thereafter, when the rice is kept warm after cooking, the water stored in the water storage part 10 flows back into the inner pot 2, and by continuing to keep the rice warm, the cooked rice is prevented from becoming dry, and the rice is not dry.

As described above, the present invention provides a rice cooker having an inner lid that is placed on an inner pot housed in an outer shell, in which an opening is provided in the lid of the inner lid, and an opening that communicates with the opening is provided. By configuring a condenser with a water storage section, the steam generated from the cooked rice in the inner pot is condensed and stored in the condenser, and the water stored in the condenser is used when keeping warm. The water flows back into the inner pot, which is beneficial as it prevents the rice from becoming dry.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a main part of a rice cooker showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a condenser used in the rice cooker showing an embodiment of the present invention. 1...outer shell, 2...inner pot, 3...inner lid, 9...lid part, 1
0... Water storage part, 12... Condenser, 13... Opening part, 14
…Aperture.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a rice cooker having an inner lid 3 placed on an inner pot 2 housed in an outer shell 1, an opening 14 is provided in the lid portion 9 of the inner lid 3, and an opening 13 communicating with the opening 14 is provided. A condenser 12 with a water storage section 10 provided
A rice cooker characterized in that a heat absorbing body 11 is installed in a space surrounded by the lid part 9 and the water storage part 10.