JPS6363205B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a rice cooking device that houses a rice cooker.

Conventional configurations and their problems In recent years, the types and quantities of cooking equipment and food 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, when it comes to rice cookers, steam is generated when cooking rice, so there are problems with steam condensation, humidity, temperature, etc.
This was insufficient as a rice cooking device containing a rice cooker.

Hereinafter, the above-mentioned conventional rice cooking device will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a side sectional view of a conventional rice cooking device. In FIG. It houses 3 rice cookers. 4 is a lid that covers the top surface of the rice cooker 3. The rice cooker storage 5 has an opening/closing door 6 on the front side, and this opening/closing door 6
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. Furthermore, an exhaust port 9 is provided at the upper rear side of the rice cooker storage 5. 10 is an exhaust passage provided on the back side of the main body 1;
1 is an exhaust port provided above the exhaust passage 10.

The operation of the rice cooking device configured as described above will be explained below. When rice and water are put in the rice cooker 3 and the rice cooker 3 is heated by the heating device 2 to cook rice, steam comes out from the gap between the lid 4 and the rice cooker 3 into the rice cooker storage 5. The steam filling the rice cooker storage 5 is discharged from the exhaust port 8 and the exhaust port 9. The steam discharged from the exhaust port 9 passes through an exhaust passage 10 and is discharged to the outside of the main body 1 from an exhaust port 11.

However, the above-mentioned configuration has the disadvantage that steam condenses on the inner wall of the rice cooker storage 5 and the inner wall of the opening/closing door 6, causing water droplets to adhere and corrosion.

Purpose of the Invention In view of the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks, the present invention is capable of maintaining the inside of the device at normal temperature and humidity even if rice is cooked with the rice cooker housed inside the device, and has excellent corrosion resistance. It is an object of the present invention to provide a rice cooking device that allows the rice cooker to be easily positioned when the rice cooker is installed in a drawer.

Composition of the Invention In order to achieve the above object, the rice cooking device of the present invention includes a rice cooker, a steam exhaust passage, a steam exhaust device, and a drawer part for removably storing the rice cooker in the device main body, and A rice cooker positioning frame having a concave and convex shape having approximately the same shape as the outer shape of the rice cooker is provided in the drawer part, and a steam outlet is provided on the top surface of the rice cooker, and the steam exhaust passage is opposite to the steam outlet. It is equipped with a steam inlet.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 2 to 6. In the figure, reference numeral 20 denotes the main body of the rice cooker, which is equipped with a timer 21 and a pilot lamp 22 that displays the status of rice cooking, warming, and timer setting. The rice cooking device main body 2
A steam outlet 23 is provided at the upper front of the rice cooker, and a drawer 24 is provided at the upper part of the rice cooker main body 20.
A storage compartment 25 is provided at the bottom. Furthermore, a rice bin door 26 is provided on the front side of the rice cooker main body 20 and on the side of the drawer section 24 and storage compartment 25. The drawer section 24
A rice cooker 27 is detachably housed in the rice cooker 27, and the rice cooker 27 has a rice cooker lid 28 that covers the top. The rice cooker lid 28 is provided with a steam outlet 29 to blow out steam generated within the rice cooker 27 during rice cooking. The drawer section 24 has an outlet 30 at the rear and is provided with a rice cooker positioning frame 31, which is used to position the rice cooker 27 when the rice cooker 27 is installed in the drawer section 24. To facilitate this, the surface is provided with irregularities that have approximately the same shape as the outer shape of the rice cooker 27.

Reference numeral 32 denotes a measuring rice jug. This measuring rice jug 32 is slidably provided on the sides of the drawer section 24 and storage compartment 25, and is housed within the rice cooker main body 20. Further, a rice input opening lid 33 is provided on the top surface of the measuring rice jug 32, and can be opened and closed with a hinge structure. Furthermore, a see-through window 34 is provided on the front side of the weighing rice bin 32.
You can visually check the amount of rice in 2. Furthermore, there is a lever knob 35 on the front of the measuring rice jug 32.
A rice receiving container 36 is detachably provided at the lower part of the weighing rice jug 32.

37 is a steam exhaust passage; this steam exhaust passage 37
is provided substantially horizontally above the rice cooker lid 29, and the front thereof is connected to the steam exhaust port 23. Further, the steam exhaust passage 37 and the steam inlet 38 are made of a flexible material, and the rice cooker lid 28 is made of a flexible material.
It is provided at a position opposite to the steam outlet 29 provided in the. A steam exhaust device 39 is also provided at the rear of the steam exhaust passage 37, and this steam exhaust device 39 is composed of a motor and a propeller fan, and creates an airflow from the rear of the steam exhaust passage 37 to the front. Steam entering the steam exhaust passage 37 from the steam inlet 38 is transferred to the steam exhaust port 23.
The water is discharged from the rice cooker main body 20. Further, a partition plate 40 is provided above the steam inlet 38 in the steam exhaust passage 37, and this partition plate 40 divides the steam exhaust passage 37 above the steam inlet 38 into two, and the upper part In the lower part, the air blown by the steam exhaust device 39 flows, and in the lower part, the steam led from the steam inlet 38 flows, and in front of the partition plate 40, the steam and air are mixed and the steam is released from the steam exhaust port 23. is discharged.

Reference numeral 41 denotes a condensation water container removably provided at the lower part of the steam exhaust passage 37.
1 receives and stores dew condensed water adhering to the inner wall of the steam exhaust passage 37. 42 is a roller provided at the rear of the lower surface of the drawer section 24, and 43 is a partitioning plate that partitions the rice cooker storage section and the storage compartment 25. Reference numeral 44 indicates a roller provided on the front of the upper surface of the thinning plate 43, 45 indicates a roller provided on the rear of the lower surface of the measuring rice jug 32, and 46 indicates a roller provided on the front of the upper surface of the bottom of the rice cooker main body 20. 47 is a rice measuring device provided in the measuring rice jug 32.

The operation of the rice cooking device configured as above will be described below.

First, when cooking rice, open the drawer 24, open the rice cooker lid 28, put rice and water into the rice cooker 27, close the rice cooker lid 28, and place the rice cooker 27 on the drawer 24. Install. In this case, the rice cooker 27 is installed on the drawer part 24 at a position determined by the rice cooker positioning frame 31.

Next, connect the power source of the rice cooker 27 to the outlet 30, turn on the switch, and close the drawer section 24.
When opening and closing this drawer section 24, the roller 42
The drawer portion 24 can be smoothly opened and closed by the action of the rollers 44. In addition, when the drawer section 24 is closed, the rice cooker 27 is always in a fixed position, and in this case, the steam outlet 29 provided in the rice cooker lid 28 is connected to the steam inlet 38 provided in the steam exhaust passage 37. be in the opposite position.

When the time set by the timer 21 arrives, rice cooking starts and the steam exhaust device 3
9 is operated, the steam generated from the rice cooker 27 passes from the steam outlet 29 to the steam inlet 38 and is guided to the steam exhaust passage 37. Furthermore, the airflow generated in the steam exhaust passage 37 by the operation of the steam exhaust device 39 The steam in the steam exhaust passage 37 is discharged through the steam exhaust port 2.
3 to the outside of the rice cooker main body 20. At this time, a portion of the steam condenses on the inner wall of the steam exhaust passage 37, and water adheres to it and flows downward to be stored in the condensed water receiving container 41.

As described above, by providing the steam exhaust passage 37 and the steam exhaust device 39 and forcibly discharging the steam generated during rice cooking to the outside of the rice cooker main body 20, the inside of the rice cooker main body 20 can be maintained at normal temperature and humidity. As a result, the rice cooker is less likely to corrode and its durability is improved, so that the storage container 25 and measuring rice jug 32 can be stored in the rice cooker main body 20. Further, the partition plate 40 can prevent steam from flowing back into the steam inlet 38, and can smoothly discharge steam from the steam exhaust port 23. Also, when putting rice into the measuring rice bin 32,
2 forward, open the rice input port 33,
Pour rice into measuring rice bin 32. When weighing and taking out rice from the measuring rice jug 32, operate the measuring lever knob 35 to operate the rice measuring device 47, drop the desired amount of rice into the rice receiving container 36, and then remove the rice receiving container 36. Take it out. As mentioned above, since there is no influence of temperature or humidity on the rice in the measuring rice jug 32, it is possible to arrange the measuring rice jug 32 near the rice cooker 27, or on the side of the rice cooker 27. .

Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, the steam exhaust passage and the steam exhaust device are provided in the device main body, and the steam generated during rice cooking is forcibly discharged outside the device main body. The inside of the rice cooker can be kept at normal temperature and humidity, and as a result, the rice cooker is not affected by steam, making it less likely to corrode and improving its durability. This also allows other functions such as a measuring rice bin and storage space to be incorporated into the rice cooker, making effective use of space. Moreover, since the rice cooker is removably housed in the drawer, it is possible to use the rice cooker alone outside the rice cooker. Furthermore, since the drawer section is provided with a rice cooker positioning frame having unevenness approximately the same shape as the outer shape of the rice cooker, the rice cooker can be easily positioned even when the rice cooker is installed in the drawer section. It is possible to provide an easy-to-use rice cooking device.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a conventional rice cooking device, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a rice cooking device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the same rice cooking device when the rice cooker is pulled out, and FIG. The figure is a perspective view of the weighing rice jug when it is pulled out, FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of the rice cooker storage section, and FIG. 6 is a side sectional view of the rice jug storage section. 20...Rice cooking device main body, 23...Steam exhaust port,
24...Drawer section, 27...Rice cooker, 31...
Rice cooker positioning frame, 32...Measuring rice bin, 37...
...Steam exhaust passage, 39...Steam exhaust device, 40...
...condensation water container.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A rice cooker, a steam exhaust passage, a steam exhaust device, and a drawer part for removably storing the rice cooker are provided in the main body of the apparatus, and the drawer part is provided with unevenness having approximately the same shape as the outer shape of the rice cooker. What is claimed is: 1. A rice cooking device comprising: a rice cooker positioning frame having a rice cooker positioning frame; a steam outlet provided on an upper surface of the rice cooker; and a steam inlet in the steam exhaust passage facing the steam outlet.