KR100793408B1 - Electric pressure rice cooker - Google Patents

Abstract

An electric pressure rice cooker is provided to reduce a dropped amount of rice water and improve sanitation by installing a water receiver for streaming the rice water collected in a provisional collecting unit. An electric pressure rice cooker comprises a main body(20), a lid(10), a guiding unit(13), a provisional collecting unit(101), and a water receiver(70). The main body has a cooking space inside. The lid capable of rotating, covers the upper part of the main body selectively. The guiding unit drops rice water generated during discharging vapor through a vapor adjusting cap placed at the lid. The provisional collecting unit exposed to the outside of the lid is recessed to one side of the guiding unit to collect the dropped rice water. The water receiver is detached from an edge of the provisional collecting unit to flow the rice water collected in the provisional collecting unit. A communication hole is communicated with the provisional collecting unit at the front of the water receiver. A packing member(72) blocks leakage of rice water to be combined with the edge of the provisional collecting unit at the outside of the communication hole.

Description

Electric pressure rice cooker

1 is a perspective view of a conventional electric pressure cooker.

Figure 2 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the flow of rice in a conventional electric pressure cooker.

Figure 3 is an exemplary view showing the flow of rice stuck in the body surface of the conventional electric pressure cooker.

4 and 5 are a perspective view showing an electric pressure cooker according to an embodiment of the present invention

Figure 6 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a closed state of the lid of the electric pressure cooker according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the drip tray applied to the electric pressure cooker according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a partial cross-sectional view showing an open state of the lid of the electric pressure cooker according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10: lid 13: guide

20: main body 30: steam control cap

70: drip tray 72: packing member

101: temporary collecting part 102: backflow prevention film

105: rotating shaft

The present invention relates to an electric pressure cooker, and more particularly, to an electric pressure cooker capable of sanitarily draining rice.

The use of an electric pressure cooker to accommodate food, such as rice in the inner pot, and to heat the inner pot to a state of high temperature and high pressure to cook food.

When cooking using the electric pressure cooker, the high-pressure steam formed inside the inner pot is discharged through the steam discharge device as the cooking is completed, the internal pressure of the inner pot is reduced. At this time, the condensation of the steam formed in the inner pot is condensed with water droplets on the inside and the surface of the electric pressure cooker lid, the water droplets are combined and moved to collect in the drip tray provided in the main body of the electric pressure cooker.

1 is a perspective view showing a conventional electric pressure cooker.

As shown in FIG. 1, the electric pressure cooker includes a main body 20 and a lid 10 that opens and closes the inside of the main body as it is connected to the upper end of the main body 20, and the lid 10. At the top of the steam control cap 30 is provided. In addition, the rear of the main body 20 is provided with a detachable drip tray (40) for collecting the rice generated when the steam discharged through the steam control cap (30).

Figure 2 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the flow of the rice in the conventional electric pressure cooker, Figure 3 is an exemplary view showing the flow of the rice stuck on the body surface of the conventional electric pressure cooker.

2 to 3, the inner side of the main body 20 forming the body of the electric pressure cooker is provided with an inner pot (80) formed in the shape of a container whose top surface is open to accommodate food, the main body ( The upper part of 20 is selectively opened and closed by the lid 10.

The lid 10 has a pressure weight 32 to adjust the pressure in the inner pot by selectively discharging steam during cooking of the rice, and a steam discharge device 31 for discharging steam by automatic control at the completion of cooking or keeping warm It is provided.

On the other hand, the upper portion of the pressure weight 32 and the steam discharge device 31 is provided with a steam control cap 30, some of the steam discharged through the pressure weight 32 or the steam discharge device 31 is the steam control The water droplets are formed while hitting the lower surface of the cap 30, and the water drops fall on the guide part 13 formed on one side of the upper lid 11.

The bottom surface of the guide portion 13 is formed with a predetermined inclination, and the discharge portion 15 is formed at the bottom. Accordingly, the water drops falling on the guide portion 13 combine to form rice, and the rice flows to the bottom of the guide portion 13 and is discharged to the inside of the lid 10 through the discharge portion 15. .

In addition, the rice discharged through the discharge unit 15 is moved through the flow path portion 17 formed on one side of the lower lid 12, and drained to the outside of the lid 10 through the drain 19. .

On the other hand, the rice is dropped to the upper body portion 21 formed in a flat shape on the upper end of the main body 10, the main body 20 through a drain hole 23 formed through one side of the upper body portion 21 Is moved to the inside of. In addition, the rice moved along the flow path (not shown) formed inside the main body 20 is introduced into the drip tray 40 provided on the outside of the main body 20.

However, the above-described conventional electric pressure cooker has the following problems.

First, in general, the rice is viscous strong and can not be completely discharged to the outside of the lid to remain on the flow path surface to solidify. In particular, when the flow path is narrow, the rice is repeatedly deposited and the area of the flow path becomes smaller and smaller, thereby preventing the discharge of the rice, which causes the flow path to be blocked when repeated for a long time.

Secondly, since the flow path for moving the rice is formed by connecting the lid and the main body, the length of the flow path is long, so that it is difficult to clean, and there is a problem in that the lid side flow path and the main body flow path must have a complicated structure.

Third, the rice discharged from the lid and dropped onto the main body flows into the drainage hole formed in the upper main body. However, the upper part of the main body was formed flat so that part of the rice always hindered appearance when the lid was opened evenly. In addition, if the user does not periodically clean, there is a problem that the hygiene is bad, such as the rice is broken and a bad odor is generated, the surface of the body also discolored.

Fourth, even if the user wants to clean the rice flow path of the rice water is formed on the inside of the lid and the main body there is a problem that is difficult to disassemble easy to clean.

In order to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide an electric pressure cooker having a drip tray structure in the lid so as to conveniently and efficiently collect the rice generated during cooking.

In order to achieve the above object, a preferred embodiment of the present invention is a cooking space formed therein; A lid rotatably installed to selectively cover the top of the body; A guide portion in which the rice generated in the process of discharging steam through the steam control cap provided in the lid is dropped; It is formed to be exposed to the outside of the lid, the temporary collecting portion formed by being recessed on one side of the guide portion so that the dropped rice is collected; And it provides an electric pressure cooker comprising a drip tray detachably installed on the border of the temporary catchment unit so that the water collected in the temporary catchment unit is introduced.

Here, a communication hole communicating with the temporary collection part is formed on the front surface of the drip tray, and an outer side of the communication hole is further provided with a packing member which is coupled with the edge of the temporary collection part to block leakage of rice.

In addition, the communication hole is preferably disposed at a predetermined height from the bottom surface of the temporary collection portion so that when the lid is opened, the water stored in the temporary collection portion flows into the drip tray.

And, the front surface of the packing member is preferably formed to have a slope inclined so that the water stored in the temporary collection portion when the lid is opened to be guided to the drip tray.

Further, it is preferable that a backflow prevention film is provided at the upper side of the temporary collecting part so as to prevent backflow of rice stored in the drip tray when the lid is closed in the open state.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail an electric pressure cooker according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

4 and 5 are a perspective view showing an electric pressure cooker according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Figures 4 and 5, the electric pressure cooker comprises a main body 20 having a cooking space formed therein, and a lid 10 rotatably installed to selectively cover the upper portion of the main body 20. . Here, an inner pot is installed in the cooking space formed in the main body 20, and the food is cooked by heating the inner pot by electric means or the like.

In addition, the upper portion of the lid 10 is provided with a steam control cap 30, the rear of the lid 10, the drip tray 70, the rice generated when the steam discharged through the steam control cap 30 is collected ) Is detachably provided. In this way, the drip tray 70 is provided on one side of the lid 10, not provided in the main body 20, it is possible to shorten the length of the flow path that the rice is moved to the drip tray 70. In addition, since the flow paths on the lid 10 and the main body 20 do not need to be individually formed and connected to each other, the structure can be simplified.

In this way, the drip tray 70 is provided in the lid 10, not the main body 20 of the electric pressure cooker, it is convenient to use and can simplify the structure.

In detail, as shown in Figure 5, the drip tray 70 is detachably coupled to the temporary catchment portion 101 formed on the rear side of the lid.

Figure 6 is a partial cutaway cross-sectional view of the lid of the electric pressure cooker according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 7 is a perspective view of the drip tray is applied to the electric pressure cooker according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 6, the upper portion of the lid 10 selectively discharges steam during cooking of the pressure to control the pressure inside the inner pot 32, and when the cooking is completed or maintained by steam automatic control. A steam discharge device 31 for discharging is provided.

On the other hand, the upper portion of the pressure weight 32 and the steam discharge device 31 is provided with a steam control cap 30, a part of the process in which steam is discharged through the pressure weight 32 or the steam discharge device (31) Water droplets are formed while hitting the lower surface of the steam control cap 30, the water droplets are dropped to the guide portion 13 formed on one side of the upper lid (11).

The bottom surface of the guide portion 13 is formed with a predetermined inclination, and the bottom of the temporary collecting portion 101 is connected, the temporary collecting portion 101 is formed to be recessed from one side of the guide portion 13 do. Accordingly, the water drops falling on the guide part 13 combine to form rice, and the rice flows along the guide part 13 and is collected by the temporary collecting part 101.

Both the guide part 13 and the temporary collecting part 101 are provided inside the lid 10, and in particular, the temporary collecting part 101 is preferably formed to be exposed to the rear side of the lid 10. Here, the upper and lower / left and right edges of the temporary catchment unit 101 may be integrally formed of a mold material forming the lid 10, and the drip tray 70 may be detachable from the edge of the temporary catchment unit 101. Is inserted and installed.

As shown in FIG. 7, the drip tray 70 includes a case 71 and a packing member 72. Here, guide protrusions (111 in FIG. 5) are formed at both edges of the temporary collecting part 101 so that the drip tray 70 can be detachably and smoothly attached to the edge of the temporary collecting part (101 in FIG. 6). (71) It is preferable that guide grooves 71a guided in the state where the guide protrusions 111 are inserted are formed at both sides.

In addition, rice is stored inside the case 71, and a communication hole 73 communicating with the temporary collecting part 101 is formed on the front surface of the case 71. Further, the outer side of the communication hole 73 is further provided with a packing member 72 made of silicon or rubber material coupled to the edge of the temporary collecting portion 101 to block the leakage of rice.

And, the cover 74 for opening and closing the inside of the drip tray 70 may be provided on the bottom surface of the drip tray 70.

On the other hand, in the state in which the lid 10 is closed, so that the rice is collected into the temporary collection unit 101 without flowing into the drip tray 70 through the communication hole 73, the communication hole 73 is a temporary collection unit It is arranged at a predetermined height from the bottom surface of 101. In other words, the temporary collecting part 101 functions as a buffer region in which rice is collected between the drip tray 70 and the guide part 13.

Therefore, as will be described later, the rice introduced into the temporary collecting part 101 is introduced into the drip tray 70 through the communication hole 73 only when the lid 101 is opened.

8 is a partial cross-sectional view of the open state of the lid of the electric pressure cooker according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 8, the lid 10 is opened by being rotated in a vertical state with respect to the pivot shaft 105. When the lid 10 is opened, the bottom surface of the temporary collecting part 101 is almost vertically erected, and the rice flows through the front surface of the packing member 72 provided at the front of the drip tray 70. 73 is introduced into the drip tray case 71.

Here, the front surface of the packing member 72 provided in the outer portion of the communication hole 73 is smoothly guided into the drip case 71 when the water collected in the temporary collecting part 101 when the lid 10 is opened. It is preferably formed to have a gradient as inclined as possible.

Through such a process, before the lid 10 is opened, the rice is collected in the temporary collecting part 101 and when the cooking is completed and the lid 10 is opened, the rice is introduced into the drip tray 70. After all of the water collected in the temporary collection unit 101 flows into the drip tray 70, the lid 10 is closed again and the user removes the drip tray 70 from the edge of the temporary collection unit 101. Can be removed. In addition, since the temporary collecting part 101 is exposed to the outside in the state where the drip tray 70 is removed, the user can easily clean the edge including the bottom surface of the temporary collecting part 101 by using a dishcloth to maintain cleanliness. Can be.

Meanwhile, when the lid 10 is closed again, the rice introduced into the drip tray 70 may be flowed back due to a momentary reaction. When the water level collected in the drip tray 70 is high, the water flows back and forth. Increase the likelihood. In particular, when the counter flowed rice reaches the guide portion 13, but partially falls back to the temporary collection unit 101, some of the rice may be accelerated to dry and deposited in the guide portion (13).

In order to prevent this problem, to prevent the rice stored in the drip tray 70 to flow back to the guide portion 13 when the lid 10 is closed in the open state on the upper side of the temporary collecting part 101 The backflow prevention film 102 is provided. The reverse flow prevention film 102 may be formed to extend downward from the upper edge of the temporary collecting part 101 toward the guide part 13. Therefore, the backflow of the rice hits the backflow prevention film 102 can not be reached to the guide portion 13 can be collected back to the temporary collecting unit 101.

As described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described specific preferred embodiments, and various modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the gist of the present invention as claimed in the claims. It is possible and such variations are within the scope of the present invention.

Electric pressure cooker according to the present invention as described above has the following effects.

First, the drip tray is provided on one side of the lid instead of the main body, thereby reducing the amount of rice is deposited by shortening the length of the flow path that the rice is moved to the drip tray, thereby improving hygiene and odor Can be significantly reduced.

Second, since the drip tray is detachably provided on the lid instead of the main body of the electric pressure cooker, the flow paths on the lid and the main body side do not need to be individually formed and connected, thereby simplifying the structure. In addition, if necessary, only the lid except for the main body can be disassembled to clean the inside.

Third, since the rice discharged from the lid and dropped onto the main body is collected in the lid and processed, the rice does not collect on the upper part of the main body, thereby significantly improving the appearance when the lid is opened.

Fourth, when the lid is opened and then closed again, a backflow prevention film is provided to prevent the rice introduced into the drip tray from flowing back to the guide part due to a momentary reaction, thereby preventing the rice from being deposited on the guide part that is difficult to clean. .

Claims (5)

A main body having a cooking space formed therein; A lid rotatably installed to selectively cover the top of the body; A guide portion in which the rice generated in the process of discharging steam through the steam control cap provided in the lid is dropped; It is formed to be exposed to the outside of the lid, the temporary collecting portion formed by being recessed on one side of the guide portion so that the dropped rice is collected; And An electric pressure cooker comprising a drip tray detachably installed on the edge of the temporary catchment unit so that the water collected in the temporary catchment unit is introduced. The method of claim 1, A communication hole communicating with the temporary collection part is formed on the front surface of the drip tray, and the outer side of the communication hole is coupled to the edge of the temporary collection part, and a packing member for blocking leakage of rice is further provided. . The method of claim 2, The communication hole is characterized in that the communication hole is arranged at a predetermined height from the bottom surface of the temporary collection portion so that when the lid is opened, the water stored in the temporary collection portion flows into the drip tray. The method of claim 3, wherein The front side of the packing member is an electric pressure cooker, characterized in that it is formed to have an inclined gradient so that the water stored in the temporary catchment portion is guided to the drip tray when the lid is opened. The method of claim 3, wherein The upper side of the temporary catcher is an electric pressure cooker, characterized in that the backflow prevention film is provided to prevent the water stored in the drip tray when the lid is closed in the open state.

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