JPS6363207B2 - - 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. Furthermore, when the steam condenses on the inner wall of the rice cooker storage 5, latent heat of condensation is released, so the wall surface of the rice cooker storage 5 becomes high temperature, which adversely affects other products located near the rice cooker storage 5. It had the disadvantage of being harmful.

Purpose of the Invention In view of the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks, the present invention has been developed to maintain 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. Moreover, it is an object of the present invention to provide a rice cooking device that does not adversely affect other products located near the rice cooking device.

Composition of the Invention In order to achieve the above object, the rice cooking device of the present invention includes a rice cooker, an air blower, a wind tunnel, and a drawer portion for removably storing the rice cooker in the device main body, and also includes a drawer for storing the rice cooker in a detachable manner. A steam cooling chamber provided with a steam outlet on the upper surface, and having a steam inlet and a steam exhaust port is provided in the wind tunnel so that the entire surface is in contact with the flow of air from the blower, and the steam inlet of the steam cooling chamber is provided. is faced to the steam outlet on the top surface of the rice cooker. According to this configuration, the steam generated from the rice cooker is introduced into the steam cooling chamber,
Since heat exchange between this steam and the air from the feeding device takes place over the entire surface of the steam cooling chamber, it is possible to increase the amount of steam condensed, and as a result, the steam leaks out of the device body. Since the amount can be significantly reduced, other products located near the rice cooker will not be adversely affected.
In addition, since the steam flowing out into the wind tunnel from the steam exhaust port of the steam cooling chamber is discharged outside the device body by the blower, the steam does not stay inside the device body, and as a result, the temperature inside the device body is kept at room temperature. Since it can be kept at normal humidity, there is no corrosion due to the influence of steam, improving its durability, and it is also possible to incorporate other functions such as a measuring rice bin or storage space into the device itself. This allows for effective use of space.

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 rice cooking, warming, and timer setting statuses. The rice cooking device main body 20
A steam outlet 23 is provided at the upper front of the rice cooker body 20, a drawer portion 24 is provided at the upper portion of the rice cooker main body 20, and a storage compartment 25 is provided at the lower portion.
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. A rice cooker 27 is removably housed in the drawer portion 24, 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 and a rice cooker positioning frame 31, and the rice cooker positioning frame 31 has a frame 31 that allows the rice cooker 27 to be positioned when it is installed in the drawer section 24. The surface is provided with unevenness.

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.

33 is a wind tunnel provided above the rice cooker main body 20, and the front thereof is connected to the steam exhaust port 23. 34 is a blower device, and this blower device 34 is composed of a propeller fan and a motor.
It is located at the rear of the 35 is a steam cooling room,
This steam cooling chamber 35 is made of a material with good thermal conductivity, and is provided in the wind tunnel 33 so that the air flow from the blower device 34 contacts the entire surface thereof.

36 is a steam inlet provided at the rear of the steam cooling chamber 35, and this steam inlet 36 protrudes from the wind tunnel 33 and faces the steam outlet 29 provided in the rice cooker lid 28. 37 is the steam cooling chamber 35
This steam exhaust port 37 is provided in front of the upper surface of the steam cooling chamber 35. 38
is a condensed water drain port provided near the steam inlet 36, and this condensed water drain port 38 is provided to drain the condensed water that has condensed in the steam cooling chamber 35. 39 is a condensation water receiver, which is located below the drawer part 24 and is detachably provided in front of the rice cooker main body 20. 40 is a drain hose that guides condensed water from the condensed water drain port 38 to the condensed water receiver 39.

41 is a roller provided at the rear of the lower surface of the drawer section 24, and 42 is a partitioning plate that partitions the rice cooker storage section and the storage compartment 25. 43 is a roller provided in front of the upper surface of the cutting board 42.

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

First, when cooking rice, add rice and water to rice cooker 2.
7, and this rice cooker 27 is installed on the drawer part 24. 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 the drawer part 24, the drawer part 24 can be smoothly opened and closed by the rollers 41 and 43. Furthermore, when the drawer section 24 is closed, the rice cooker 27 is always in the fixed position, and in this case, the steam outlet 29 provided on the rice cooker lid 28 is connected to the steam inlet 36 provided in the steam cooling chamber 35. be in the opposite position.

When the time set by the timer 21 arrives, rice cooking starts and the blower 34 starts operating. As a result, air from the blower 34 passes through the wind tunnel 33 and the steam outlet 23
A flow of air is generated that is discharged from the rice cooker body 20 to the outside. Further, the steam generated from the rice cooker 27 is discharged from the steam outlet 29 provided on the rice cooker lid 28, and then guided into the steam cooling chamber 35 through the steam inlet 36, and further into the steam cooling chamber 35 provided at the front of the upper surface of the steam cooling chamber 35. It is discharged from the steam exhaust port 37 into the wind tunnel 33,
Due to the air flow in the wind tunnel 33, the steam outlet 2
3 to the outside of the rice cooker main body 20. In this case, the entire surface of the steam cooling chamber 35 is brought into contact with the air flow from the blower 34, and the entire surface of the steam cooling chamber 35 is air-cooled, so some of the steam condenses within the steam cooling chamber 35. Then, a drain hose 4 is connected to a condensed water drain port 38 provided near the steam inlet port 36.
0 and is stored as dew water in the dew water receiver 39. When the condensation water receiver 39 becomes full, the condensation water receiver 39 is removed and the condensation water is discarded.

In addition, since steam flows inside the steam cooling chamber 35 from the steam inlet 36 provided at the rear of the steam cooling chamber 35 to the steam exhaust port 37 provided at the front of the upper surface of the steam cooling chamber 35, the cooling effect of the steam is high. In addition, the steam discharged from the steam exhaust port 37 provided in the steam cooling chamber 35 is mixed with the air blown by the blower 34 in the wind tunnel 33, and is discharged from the steam exhaust port 23 in this state. The humidity per volume becomes low, thereby preventing dew condensation on the inner wall of the wind tunnel 33 and in the vicinity of the steam exhaust port 23.

In this way, the inside of the rice cooker body 20 can be kept at normal temperature and humidity, so the rice cooker is less likely to corrode.
The durability of the rice cooker can be improved, and the rice cooker body 20 can be equipped with a storage compartment 25 and a measuring rice bin body 32.
Moreover, since the humidity of the air discharged from the steam outlet 23 is low, dew condensation near the steam outlet 23 can be prevented.

Effects of the Invention As is clear from the description of the above embodiments, according to the present invention, a rice cooker, an air blower, a wind tunnel, and a drawer part for removably storing the rice cooker are provided in the main body of the apparatus, and the rice cooker A steam cooling chamber having a steam outlet on the top surface of the vessel, a steam inlet, and a steam exhaust port is provided in the wind tunnel so that the air flow from the blower comes in contact with the entire surface, and the steam in the steam cooling chamber is According to this configuration, the inlet port faces the steam outlet on the top surface of the rice cooker.
The steam cooling chamber, which has a steam inlet and a steam exhaust port facing the steam outlet on the top of the rice cooker, is installed in the wind tunnel so that the air flow from the blower comes into contact with the entire surface. Heat exchange between the air and the steam led into the steam cooling chamber takes place over the entire surface of the steam cooling chamber, and as a result, the amount of steam condensed increases, which greatly reduces the amount of steam flowing out of the equipment. It can be reduced in width. As a result, other products located near the rice cooker will not be adversely affected.

Furthermore, as mentioned above, by increasing the amount of steam condensation, it is possible to prevent dew condensation inside the wind tunnel and at the steam outlet, and also to reduce the humidity of the air discharged outside the device body.
It can also prevent condensation on walls in the kitchen. Furthermore, since the steam is discharged outside the device body by the blower, there is no chance of steam being trapped inside the device body, and the inside of the device body can be kept at normal temperature and humidity, which prevents corrosion from occurring due to the effects of steam. This improves the durability of the device, and also allows other functions such as a measuring rice bin and storage space to be incorporated into the main body of the device, allowing for effective use of space.

[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 showing the weighing rice bin in a pulled out state, and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the rice cooking device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of the rice cooker, FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of the main part, and FIG. 6 is a plan sectional view of the main part. 20...Rice cooking device main body, 24...Drawer part,
27...Rice cooker, 29...Steam outlet, 33...
...Wind tunnel, 34...Blower, 35...Steam cooling room, 36...Steam inlet, 37...Steam exhaust port.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 The device main body includes a rice cooker, a blower device, a wind tunnel, and a drawer portion for removably storing the rice cooker, and a steam outlet is provided on the top surface of the rice cooker, and a steam inlet and a steam exhaust port are provided. A steam cooling chamber having a steam cooling chamber is provided in the wind tunnel so that the entire surface is in contact with the air flow from the blower, and the steam inlet of the steam cooling chamber faces the steam outlet on the top surface of the rice cooker. Device.