JPWO2018042706A1 - rice cooker - Google Patents

Abstract

The rice cooker is housed so that the inner pot can be freely inserted and removed, and a main body portion having a heating means for heating the inner pot, and an opening of the inner pot accommodated in the main body portion that can be freely opened and closed by the hinge. The lid part is closed, the hinge side is the rear part, the main part or the front part of the lid part is provided, and the operation part for instructing rice cooking operation is provided at a position closer to the front part than the operation part of the main body part or the lid part And a wireless sensing unit containing an antenna unit for performing short-range wireless communication with the wireless communication terminal.

Description

  The present invention relates to a rice cooker that performs short-range wireless communication with a wireless communication terminal.

  As a conventional rice cooker, there is one that performs short-distance wireless communication with a rice cooker using a wireless communication terminal (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2013-215556 A

  In a conventional rice cooker, when a wireless sensing unit that wirelessly communicates with a wireless communication terminal is provided on the lid, since the steam port is provided on the lid, the wireless communication terminal is held over the wireless sensing unit There was a risk of burns due to steam from the steam port. In addition, there is a possibility that the wireless communication terminal may malfunction due to heat from the lid.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and provides a rice cooker that has no risk of burns and that does not cause a wireless communication terminal to malfunction due to heat from the lid. With the goal.

  In the rice cooker according to the present invention, the inner pot is accommodated in a freely removable manner, the main body having heating means for heating the accommodated inner kettle, and the hinge can be opened and closed by the main body, and is accommodated in the main body. A lid part that closes the opening of the inner pot, a hinge part as the rear part, an operation part that is provided at the front part of the main body part or the lid part, and that is in front of the operation part of the main body part or the lid part. And a wireless sensing unit in which an antenna unit that performs short-range wireless communication with a wireless communication terminal is accommodated.

  According to the present invention, since the wireless sensing unit is provided at a position closer to the front side than the operation unit of the main body part or the lid part, the rice cooker is cooking rice, even if steam is blown out from the steam port of the lid part, There will be no burns, and the wireless communication terminal will not have problems due to heat from the lid.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the rice cooker which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a front view of the rice cooker shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which opens and shows the cover part of the rice cooker of FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which expands and shows the rice cooker of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the radio | wireless communication terminal of FIG. 4, and a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the rice cooker of FIG. It is a side view of the rice cooker which shows the modification 1 of the radio | wireless sensing part of FIG. In the rice cooker different from the rice cooker of FIG. 1, it is a side view which shows the modification 2 of the radio | wireless sensing part of FIG. It is a front view of the rice cooker which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a side view of the rice cooker shown in FIG. It is a front view of the rice cooker which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is a side view of the rice cooker shown in FIG.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a rice cooker according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of the rice cooker shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the rice cooker of FIG. FIG. 4 and FIG. 4 are enlarged longitudinal sectional views showing the rice cooker of FIG.
1 to 4, a rice cooker 100 according to the first embodiment includes a main body having an induction heating coil 12 that is a heating means that heats the inner pot 11 in which the inner pot 11 is housed in a freely removable manner. 10 and a hinge 33 that can be freely opened and closed on the main body 10 and closes the opening of the inner hook 11 accommodated in the main body 10, and the hinge 33 side as a rear part, for example, the front part of the lid 30. The operation display unit 50 provided on the side wall 30a and having an operation unit 51 for instructing rice cooking operation is provided at a position closer to the operation display unit 50 of the main body unit 10, for example, and closer to the wireless communication terminal 80. And a wireless sensing unit 70 in which an antenna unit 71 that performs distance wireless communication is housed.

  The main body 10 is configured by an outer frame 13 having a side surface formed in a cylindrical shape and a lower frame 14 provided at a lower portion of the outer frame 13 and forming a bottom plate 15 of the main body 10. The main body 10 includes a cylindrical inner heat shield plate 16, a body heater 17 attached in close contact with the outer peripheral surface of the inner heat shield plate 16, and a substantially depth installed below the inner heat shield plate 16. A dish-shaped coil base 18, a temperature sensor 19 provided at the center of the coil base 18, and a power supply substrate 20 are provided. The main body portion 10 is formed with a bottomed cylindrical inner pot accommodating portion 22 with an inner heat shield 16 and a coil base 18.

  The induction heating coil 12 generates an alternating magnetic field when energized, and heats the inner hook 11 by electromagnetic induction. The body heater 17 is energized when cooking and keeping warm, and generates heat. The temperature sensor 19 is composed of, for example, a thermistor and abuts against the bottom of the inner hook 11 to detect the temperature of the inner hook 11.

  The power supply board 20 includes a heater energizing circuit for energizing the body heater 17, a rectifying circuit for converting AC power to DC power, an inverter circuit for converting DC power from the rectifying circuit to high-frequency power and supplying the induction heating coil 12, an inverter A heating control unit for controlling the circuit and the heater energization circuit is mounted. The switching element of the inverter circuit is provided with a heat radiating fin.

  The lid portion 30 is provided with a steam port 31 at a position on the upper hinge 33 side, and includes an inner lid 32 that is detachably attached to the inside. The lid portion 30 is locked by the lid opening / closing button 21 when the opening of the inner hook storage portion 22 formed in the main body portion 10 is closed. The lid opening / closing button 21 is provided on the front outer frame 10a of the main body 10 so as to protrude toward the near side, and the lid 30 is locked by the lock mechanism 21a when the lid 30 is closed. Further, when the lid opening / closing button 21 is pressed to the heel side, the locking of the lid portion 30 by the lock mechanism 21a is released.

  The operation display unit 50 includes an operation unit 51 having a rice cooking key, a heat retention key, a menu selection key, and the like, and a display unit 52 that displays a rice cooking operation, a rice cooking function, and the like according to key operations of the operation unit 51. . The operation display unit 50 is provided with a display window 52 a at a position facing the display unit 52. An operation board 53 is installed at a position facing the operation display unit 50 at the front part inside the lid unit 30. The operation board 53 outputs a command signal for operating the heating control unit of the power supply board 20 in response to an operation signal from the operation unit 51, and displays a rice cooking operation based on the operation signal on the display unit 52. , A buzzer, a communication unit described later, and the like are mounted.

  The wireless sensing unit 70 is directly above the lid opening / closing button 21 provided on the front outer frame 10 a of the main body 10, is installed on the front side wall 30 a of the lid 30, and is closer to the front side than the lid opening / closing button 21. It protrudes (see FIG. 4). As described above, the wireless sensing unit 70 accommodates the antenna unit 71. The antenna unit 71 is printed on a substrate or a film-like sheet, and is attached to the inside of the sensing surface 70a of the wireless sensing unit 70. The sensing surface 70a of the wireless sensing unit 70 is perpendicular to the floor surface. The antenna unit 71 is connected to a thin plate cable or a lead wire connected to a substrate or a film-like sheet. The thin plate cable or the lead wire is connected to a communication unit mounted on the operation board 53.

Here, schematic configurations of the wireless communication terminal 80 and the rice cooker 100 will be described with reference to FIG.
5 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the wireless communication terminal of FIG. 4 and a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the rice cooker of FIG.
The wireless communication terminal 80 includes a terminal control unit 81, a terminal display unit 82, a terminal communication unit 83, and the like. By the user's operation, rice information such as white rice, non-washed rice, brown rice, etc., new information other than this rice information Rice information, quick cooking, rice cooking information, rice cooking information such as porridge, and new rice cooking information other than this rice cooking information are incorporated as a rice cooking menu via the communication network. Moreover, the identification number set in the rice cooker 100 by the operation of the wireless communication terminal 80 is written in the wireless communication terminal 80.

  As described above, the rice cooker 100 is provided with the control unit 60, the heating control unit 61 connected to the control unit 60 on the operation board 53, the communication unit 62, the buzzer 63, the storage unit 64, and the like. The operation display unit 50 connected to the unit 60, the temperature sensor 19, the induction heating coil 12 connected to the heating control unit 61, the body heater 17, and the like are provided.

  When the signal of the identification number from the wireless communication terminal 80 is received via the antenna unit 71, the communication unit 62 extracts the identification number from the received signal and outputs it to the control unit 60. When the rice information and rice cooking information signals are received, the rice information and rice cooking information are extracted from the received signals and output to the control unit 60.

  When the identification number is input, the control unit 60 reads out the identification number of the rice cooker 100 stored in the storage unit 64 and determines whether or not they match. When they match, the control unit 60 sends the reception permission information to the communication unit 62 and the antenna unit. 71 to transmit. Moreover, when the rice cooking menu of rice information and rice cooking information is input by the output of the communication permission information, the control unit 60 stores the rice cooking information in the storage unit 64 and receives the rice cooking instruction of the rice cooking menu selected by the wireless communication terminal 80. Sometimes, the rice cooking menu is read from the storage unit 64 according to the rice cooking instruction, and the heating control unit 61 outputs a command signal corresponding to the rice cooking menu.

  In the rice cooker 100 configured as described above, when the wireless communication terminal 80 is held over the wireless detection unit 70 installed on the front side wall 30a of the lid part 30, as described above, the wireless communication terminal 80 is wirelessly detected. Short-range wireless communication is performed with the unit 70.

  As described above, the wireless sensing unit 70 is installed on the front side wall 30 a of the lid 30 located above the lid opening / closing button 21 provided on the front outer frame 10 a of the main body 10. With this configuration, even when the rice cooker 100 is cooking rice and steam is blown out from the steam port 31 of the lid portion 30, there is no possibility of being burned, and the wireless communication terminal 80 is in trouble due to heat from the lid portion 30. Will not occur.

  In addition, during steamed rice cooking, there is no restriction that short-range wireless communication cannot be performed between the wireless communication terminal 80 and the wireless sensing unit 70, and usability is improved.

  Furthermore, since the wireless sensing part 70 is installed on the front side wall 30a of the lid part 30, an operation contrary to the intention of pressing the key of the operation part 51 with the wireless communication terminal 80 can be prevented.

(Modification 1)
In the first embodiment, it has been described that the sensing surface 70a of the wireless sensing unit 70 is perpendicular to the floor surface. However, as shown in FIG. 6, the sensing surface 70a of the wireless sensing unit 70 is inclined. Also good. FIG. 6 is a side view of a rice cooker showing a first modification of the wireless sensing unit of FIG.

  The sensing surface 70a of the wireless sensing unit 70 according to Modification 1 is inclined such that the lower end in the vertical direction protrudes toward the near side from the upper end. In this manner, by tilting the sensing surface 70a of the wireless sensing unit 70, the wireless communication terminal 80 can be easily held over the wireless sensing unit 70. For this reason, in addition to the effects of the first embodiment, near field communication between the wireless communication terminal 80 and the wireless sensing unit 70 can be easily performed.

(Modification 2)
Further, in the first embodiment, it has been described that the wireless sensing unit 70 protrudes toward the front side from the lid opening / closing button 21, but the wireless sensing unit 70 is connected to the front side wall of the lid 30 as shown in FIG. You may install inside 30a. FIG. 7 is a side view showing a second modification of the wireless sensing unit of FIG. 1 in a rice cooker different from the rice cooker of FIG.

  The sensing surface 70 a of the wireless sensing unit 70 in Modification 2 is provided on the same surface as the front side wall 30 a of the lid 30. Moreover, in this modification 2, the terminal contact part 72 is provided. The terminal abutting portion 72 is provided so as to protrude toward the front side at a position below the wireless sensing portion 70 of the front side wall 30a of the lid portion 30.

When short-range wireless communication is performed between the wireless communication terminal 80 and the wireless detection unit 70, the wireless communication terminal 80 is held over the wireless detection unit 70 and the wireless communication terminal 80 is applied to the terminal contact unit 72.
As described above, since the wireless communication terminal 80 is applied to the terminal contact unit 72 and short-range wireless communication is performed with the wireless sensing unit 70, in addition to the effects of the first embodiment, the wireless communication terminal Short-range wireless communication between 80 and the wireless sensing unit 70 can be performed reliably.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
8 is a front view of a rice cooker according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a side view of the rice cooker shown in FIG. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same part as Embodiment 1, and an equivalent part, and only a different part from Embodiment 1 is demonstrated.

  The wireless detection unit 70 according to the second embodiment is installed so as to protrude to the near side of the lid opening / closing button 21 and surround the lid opening / closing button 21. That is, the wireless sensing unit 70 itself is formed in a ring shape so as to surround the lid opening / closing button 21, and the sensing surface 70 a of the wireless sensing unit 70 protrudes to the near side of the lid opening / closing button 21. When short-range wireless communication is performed between the wireless communication terminal 80 and the wireless sensing unit 70, the wireless communication terminal 80 is placed on the sensing surface 70a of the wireless sensing unit 70.

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, the wireless sensing unit 70 protrudes toward the front side of the lid opening / closing button 21 and is disposed so as to surround the lid opening / closing button 21. The short-range wireless communication can be performed between the wireless communication terminal 80 and the wireless sensing unit 70 without contacting the wireless communication terminal 80. Further, since short-range wireless communication can be performed by placing the wireless communication terminal 80 against the sensing surface 70a of the wireless sensing unit 70, in addition to the effects of the first embodiment, the wireless communication terminal 80 and the wireless sensing unit 70 It is possible to reliably perform short-range wireless communication between them.

Embodiment 3 FIG.
10 is a front view of a rice cooker according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention, and FIG. 11 is a side view of the rice cooker shown in FIG. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same part as Embodiment 1, and an equivalent part, and only a different part from Embodiment 1 is demonstrated.

  In the third embodiment, the lid opening / closing button 21 is provided on the front outer frame 10a of the main body on the heel side with respect to the front outer frame 10a. The wireless sensing unit 70 is installed on the same surface as the front outer frame 10 a so as to surround the lid opening / closing button 21. That is, as in the second embodiment, the wireless sensing unit 70 itself is formed in a ring shape so as to surround the lid opening / closing button 21, and the sensing surface 70 a of the wireless sensing unit 70 is more than the lid opening / closing button 21. Projects to the front side. When short-range wireless communication is performed between the wireless communication terminal 80 and the wireless sensing unit 70, the wireless communication terminal 80 is placed on the sensing surface 70a of the wireless sensing unit 70.

  As described above, according to the third embodiment, the lid opening / closing button 21 is provided on the front outer frame 10a of the main body 10 on the heel side with respect to the front outer frame 10a. It is installed on the same surface as the frame 10 a so as to surround the periphery of the lid opening / closing button 21. With this configuration, short-range wireless communication can be performed between the wireless communication terminal 80 and the wireless sensing unit 70 without touching the lid opening / closing button 21. Further, since short-range wireless communication can be performed by placing the wireless communication terminal 80 against the sensing surface 70a of the wireless sensing unit 70, in addition to the effects of the first embodiment, the wireless communication terminal 80 and the wireless sensing unit 70 It is possible to reliably perform short-range wireless communication between them.

  In the first to third embodiments, the wireless sensing unit 70 that performs short-distance wireless communication with the wireless communication terminal 80 is applied to the rice cooker 100 having the operation display unit 50 in the front part of the lid 30. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. Is not to be done. For example, you may apply to the rice cooker which has the operation display part 50 on the front upper surface of the main-body part 10 by making the hinge 33 side into a rear part. In this rice cooker, the wireless sensing unit 70 is installed on the front frame of the main body 10.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Main body part, 10a Front outer frame, 11 Inner hook, 12 Induction heating coil, 13 Outer frame, 14 Lower frame, 15 Bottom plate, 16 Inner heat shield plate, 17 Body heater, 18 Coil stand, 19 Temperature sensor, 20 Power supply Substrate, 21 Lid opening / closing button, 21a Lock mechanism, 22 Inner hook housing part, 30 Lid part, 30a Front side wall, 31 Steam port, 32 Inner lid, 33 Hinge, 50 Operation display part, 51 Operation part, 52 Display part, 52a display window, 53 operation board, 60 control unit, 61 heating control unit, 62 communication unit, 63 buzzer, 64 storage unit, 70 wireless sensing unit, 70a sensing surface, 71 antenna unit, 72 terminal contact unit, 80 wireless communication terminal , 81 terminal control unit, 82 terminal display unit, 83 terminal communication unit, 100 rice cooker.

The rice cooker according to the present invention is provided with a main body part in which the inner pot is detachably stored, a heating means for heating the inner pot, and a hinge that can be opened and closed by the hinge, and is stored in the main body part. a lid for closing the opening of the kiln, the hinge side as the rear, is provided on a front portion of the main body portion or the lid portion, an operation portion for instructing the cooking operation, the main body portion or the lid portion A wireless sensing unit provided at a position closer to the operation unit and accommodating an antenna unit for performing short-range wireless communication with a wireless communication terminal , wherein the wireless sensing unit is disposed in front of the lid unit. It is provided protruding from the side wall .

Claims (6)

A main body having a heating means for heating the stored inner pot;
A lid that is provided on the main body by a hinge so as to be freely opened and closed, and closes an opening of the inner hook housed in the main body;
With the hinge side as the rear part, an operation part provided at the front part of the main body part or the lid part and instructing rice cooking operation,
A wireless sensing unit that is provided at a position closer to the operation unit than the operation unit of the main body unit or the lid unit and accommodates an antenna unit that performs short-range wireless communication with a wireless communication terminal. Rice cooker. A lid opening / closing button provided on the front outer frame of the main body portion so as to protrude toward the front side,
2. The rice cooker according to claim 1, wherein the wireless sensing unit is directly above the lid opening / closing button, is installed on a front side wall of the lid, and protrudes to the near side from the lid opening / closing button. vessel.   The rice cooker according to claim 2, wherein the sensing surface of the wireless sensing unit is inclined such that the lower end in the vertical direction protrudes toward the near side from the upper end. A lid opening / closing button provided on the front outer frame of the main body portion so as to protrude toward the front side,
The wireless sensing unit is directly above the lid opening / closing button and is installed inside the front side wall of the lid,
2. The rice cooker according to claim 1, further comprising a terminal abutting portion provided on the front side wall of the lid portion so as to protrude to the front side at a position below the wireless sensing portion. A lid opening / closing button provided on the front outer frame of the main body portion so as to protrude toward the front side,
2. The rice cooker according to claim 1, wherein the wireless sensing unit protrudes toward the front side of the lid opening / closing button and is disposed so as to surround the lid opening / closing button. A lid opening / closing button provided on the heel side of the front outer frame on the front outer frame of the main body,
2. The rice cooker according to claim 1, wherein the wireless sensing unit is installed on the same surface as the front outer frame so as to surround the lid opening / closing button.

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