KR200361886Y1 - Locker handle in electric pressure cooker - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is a rocker handle for operating a rocker device for locking or unlocking the lid from the body of the electric pressure cooker, the lower side of the rocker device is rotatably mounted on the lid and the locker device is locked or unlocked A handle body connected to and having a through hole at the center thereof; An opening / closing button fitted to the through hole to enable the vertical operation; And a catch lever that is engaged or released from the rocker protrusion protruding to one side of the main body according to the vertical movement of the opening / closing button. When the rocker device is unlocked by rotating the handle body, the opening / closing button is downward. When pressurized with the catch lever is rotated to release the rocker protrusion and the binding, characterized in that the cap is opened from the body due to the release of the engagement of the catch lever and the rocker projection.

Description

Locker handle in electric pressure cooker

The present invention relates to an electric pressure cooker, and more particularly to a rocker handle for operating a rocker device for locking or unlocking the lid from the body of the electric pressure cooker.

In general, the electric pressure cooker is a device for generating heat by using electricity, cooking the cooking while maintaining the inside of the oven at a high temperature / high pressure by the generated heat.

1 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a lid structure and a rocker device of an electric pressure cooker according to the prior art, Figure 2 is an enlarged view showing an enlarged portion A of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, the conventional electric pressure cooker includes a main body 1 in which an oven 16 is installed inside, and a lid 2 that is installed to be opened and closed at an upper portion of the main body 1.

First, the main body 1 has an outer case 11 forming an outer appearance, a lower plate 12 installed inside the outer case 51 to form a space portion, and a ring case 14 installed at an upper end of the outer case 11. )

Here, the bottom heater 13 is installed on the outer surface of the lower plate 12, and the side heater 15 is installed between the lower plate 12 and the ring case 14 to surround the oven 16. The oven 16 is seated in the inner space formed by the lower plate 12 and the ring case 14.

On the other hand, the lid 2 has a top cover 21 forming an appearance, an inner cover 22 fixed to the lower portion of the top cover 21, and an upper hot plate 23 fixed to the lower portion of the inner cover 22; The upper heater 24 is installed on the upper surface of the upper hot plate 23.

The top cover 11 is a rocker handle 26 is rotatably installed in the state exposed to the outside, the rocker handle 26 is connected to the ring-shaped opening and closing ring 27 of the rocker device.

Due to this configuration feature, the opening and closing ring 27 is caught on the locking jaw of the oven 16 as the rocker handle 26 is rotated to seal the inside of the oven 16, or the locking is released to the lid (2) It becomes the state which can open up.

A hinge portion (H) is installed at the rear of the lid (2) to open and close the lid (2) while rotating the lid (2) about the hinge axis. In front of the lid 2, closing the lid 2 is provided with an opening and closing button 31 to restrain the lid (2).

In addition, a pressure valve 25 is installed to penetrate the top cover 21 and the inner cover 22 and to fix the lower end portion to the upper hot plate 23, and a pressure weight 25a is provided at the upper end of the pressure valve 25. It is installed to be exposed to the outside.

Accordingly, when a predetermined pressure or more is formed in the oven 16, the pressure weight 25a is inclined, and then the steam in the oven 16 is discharged to the outside through the pressure valve 25.

As shown in FIG. 2, a rocker protrusion 28 is formed at the front of the inner cover 22 to protrude forward, and an opening and closing button 31 is formed at the front of the upper end of the main body 1 to correspond to the rocker protrusion 28. ) Is installed. Therefore, when the lid 2 is closed, the rocker protrusion 28 is restricted to the opening / closing button 31 so that the lid cannot be opened. On the other hand, pressing the opening and closing button 31 can release the restriction to open the lid.

The operation of the electric pressure cooker having such a configuration is as shown in Figures 1 and 2, when the user first opens the lid 2 to cook rice, the user grasps the rocker handle 26 to rotate to one side The restraint of the opening and closing ring 27 restrained at the upper end of the oven 16 is released.

After that, when the opening and closing button 31 is pressed, the lid 2 is opened by the spring 32 installed in the hinge portion H.

The user takes out the oven 16 seated in the main body 1, puts a cooking object such as rice, and then mounts the oven 16 inside the main body 1 again.

When the lid 2 is rotated and closed after the oven 16 is seated in this way, the opening / closing button 31 is constrained to the rocker protrusion 28 protruding in front of the inner cover 22 so that the lid 2 does not open. do.

By rotating the rocker handle 26 to the other side to restrain the opening and closing ring 27 at the upper end of the oven 16, the oven 16 is tightly sealed to withstand the pressure generated in the oven 16.

When the user selects the cooking mode in this state, power is applied to the bottom heater 13 installed in the lower plate 12 to generate heat necessary for cooking. When cooking is performed by the heat generated in this way, the pressure increases in the oven 16.

When the inside of the oven 16 reaches a predetermined pressure or more, water vapor in the oven 16 is discharged to the outside by the action of the pressure weight 25a.

As a result, the pressure in the oven 16 does not rise above a certain pressure, thereby preventing an explosion accident from occurring due to excessive pressure rise.

When the cooking process is completed, most of the steam in the oven 16 is discharged to the outside by manually operating the pressure weight 25a or by an automatic steam discharge device (not shown). For this reason, steam is temporarily prevented from being discharged at once when the user opens the lid 2.

After the cooking process is completed, the warming proceeds automatically. At this time, power is supplied to the side heater 15 and the upper heater 24 to maintain the cooking temperature in the oven 16.

Next, when the user opens the lid 2 to eat, the user rotates the rocker handle 26 to one side. At this time, the opening and closing ring 27 connected to the rocker handle 26 is rotated to release the restraint of the opening and closing ring 27 from the upper end of the oven 16.

After releasing the restraint of the opening / closing ring 27 and the oven 16, the user presses the opening / closing button 31 to release the restraint of the rocker protrusion 28 and the opening / closing button 31 of the inner cover 22.

However, since the conventional electric pressure cooker is separately installed on the lid of the rocker handle and the opening and closing button, the user has to find and press the opening and closing button on the lid again to find the locker handle to open the lid and then press it again. There was an uncomfortable problem.

In addition, since the rocker handle and the opening and closing button is installed separately, the assembly of the components is difficult, there is a problem that a lot of labor, production time and production cost.

The present invention was devised to solve the above problems, the user can conveniently open and close the lid, easy to assemble, locker of the electric pressure cooker to reduce the labor, production time, production cost compared to the conventional The purpose is to provide a handle.

1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the lid structure and rocker device of the electric pressure cooker according to the prior art,

2 is an enlarged view illustrating an enlarged portion A of FIG. 1;

3 is a perspective view showing a rocker handle of the electric pressure cooker according to the present invention,

Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a rocker handle of the electric pressure cooker according to the present invention,

5 is an operational state diagram showing a state in which the rocker handle of the electric pressure cooker according to the present invention unlocked the rocker device,

6 is an operation state diagram of the opening and closing button according to the operation state of FIG.

7 is an operation state diagram showing a state in which the rocker handle of the electric pressure cooker lock the rocker device according to the present invention,

8 is an operation state diagram of the opening and closing button according to the operation state of FIG.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawing

40; Rocker handle 50; Handle body

51; Upper member 52; Lower part

53; Knob cam member 54; Through hole

55; First fastening hole 56; Communication

57; Fitting ring 58; 2nd fastening hole

59; Circular arc 61; Connecting rod

62; Guide ring 63; Jam

70; Opening and closing button 71; Button body

72; Knob base 73; boss

74; Load 75; Medial protrusion

76; Fitting hole 77; Clearance

78; Side grooves 79; Jam

80; Pusher member 81; Guide

82; First interlocking projection 90; Catch lever

91; Hole 92 in the catch lever; Second jammer

93; Rockerid 94; Elastic member

95; Engaging ring 96; Hinge rod

300; Rocker device

According to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, a rocker handle for operating a rocker device for locking or unlocking the lid from the body of the electric pressure cooker, rotatably mounted to the lid and the rocker device is locked Or a handle body having a lower portion connected to one side of the rocker device and having a through hole at a center thereof so as to be unlocked; An opening / closing button fitted to the through hole to enable the vertical operation; And a catch lever that is engaged or released from the rocker protrusion protruding to one side of the main body according to the vertical movement of the opening / closing button. When the rocker device is unlocked by rotating the handle body, the opening / closing button is downward. When pressurized by the catch lever is rotated to release the rocker protrusion and the binding, provides a rocker handle of the electric pressure cooker, characterized in that the lid is opened from the body due to the release of the catch lever and the rocker projection. .

A locking plate having at least one boss toward the bottom of the opening / closing button and restraining the boss on the outside of the through hole so that pressing of the opening / closing button is impossible when the handle body is rotated to lock the rocker device. Characterized in having a.

The locking plate is characterized in that it comprises at least one communication hole corresponding to the boss to enable the pressing of the opening and closing button when the handle body is rotated to unlock the rocker device.

At least one rod is provided below the open / close button, and when the handle body is rotated to unlock the rocker device, the rod and one side of the catch lever are transferred to transmit the pressure of the open / close button to the catch lever. It further comprises a pusher member for connecting.

A guide ring is provided below the handle body, and the pusher member further includes a guide groove to which the guide ring is pivotably fitted to guide the rotation direction of the handle body.

The catch member and the pusher member are connected to each other by an elastic member so that the catch lever is elastically supported toward the pusher member.

The catch member and the pusher member is characterized in that it has a locking projection so that one side and the other side of the elastic member is fixed to each other.

The handle member is characterized in that it has a pair of circular arc hole in which the rod is fitted in the lower portion so that the rotation radius is limited by the rod.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings illustrating a preferred embodiment of the rocker handle of the electric pressure cooker according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing a rocker handle of the electric pressure cooker according to the present invention, Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view of the rocker handle of the electric pressure cooker according to the present invention.

First, the rocker handle of the electric pressure cooker according to the present invention is for operating the rocker device for locking or unlocking the lid from the body of the electric pressure cooker. This embodiment is applied to the lid structure of the electric pressure cooker filed with the same as the present invention. However, the present invention may be applied to the rocking device of the opening and closing ring method described in Figs.

As shown in Figure 3 to 4, the rocker handle 40 of the electric pressure cooker according to the present invention consists of a handle body 50, opening and closing button 70 and the catch lever 90 and the like.

First, the handle body 50 is rotatably mounted to the lid 100 and the lower portion is connected to one side of the rocker device 300 so that the rocker device 300 is locked or unlocked, the through hole 54 in the center Have

In the embodiment, the handle body 50 is composed of an upper member 51, a lower member 52 and the knob cam member 53.

First, the upper member 51 forms the upper portion of the handle member 50, and has a through hole 54 in the center so that the upper surface of the opening and closing button 70 is exposed to the outside.

Like the upper member 51, the lower member 52 is formed with a through hole 54 in which the opening and closing button 70 is accommodated in the center, and the outside of the through hole 54 has a lengthwise direction of the opening and closing button 70. The locking plate 63 is provided in the vertical direction.

The locking plate 63 is provided with a pair of first fastening holes 55 for fastening fasteners (not shown) such as bolts and screws, and the opening and closing described below according to whether the handle body 50 is rotated. The boss 73 of the button 70 has a corresponding pair of communication holes 56. Here, at least two communication holes 56 may be formed.

The action of this communication hole 56 will be described in more detail while explaining the boss 73 of the opening and closing button 70 described below. A lower end of the lower member 52 is provided with a fitting ring 57 to be coupled to the upper surface of the knob cam member 53 described below.

The knob cam member 53 is provided below the lower member 52, and the fitting ring 57 of the lower member 52 is fitted to the upper portion, and the lower member 52 is fixed integrally with the lower member 52. Has a second fastening hole 58 so that the fastener inserted into the first fastening hole 55 is engaged.

A through hole 54 is formed in the center of the knob cam member 53, and a pair of circular hole 59 into which the rod 74 of the opening / closing button 70 described below is fitted to the outside of the through hole 54. ) The operation of this arc hole 59 will be described in detail while explaining the rod 74 of the opening and closing button 70 described below.

And one side of the arc hole (59) has a third fastening hole (not shown) to which the fastener is bound. The third fastening hole is formed in the center of the connecting rod 61 formed in the lower portion of the knob cam member 53.

By fastening the fastener to the third fastening hole, the connecting rod 61 and the rocker device 300 can be integrally coupled to each other.

If the rocker device 300 is a clamp method such as 'lid structure of the electric pressure cooker' filed with the same as the present invention, the connecting rod 61 is coupled with the sub-hinge 120 in Figures 5 and 7, If the rocker device 300 is the manner shown in FIG. 1, the connecting rod 61 is coupled with the opening and closing ring (see reference numeral 27 in FIG. 1).

The lower surface of the knob cam member 53 is further provided with a guide ring 62 corresponding to the guide groove 81 of the pusher member 80 described below. The guide ring 62 is pivotally fitted into the guide groove 81 of the pusher member 80 described below.

On the other hand, the opening and closing button 70 is fitted into the through hole 54 of the handle body 50 to enable the vertical operation.

In the embodiment, the opening and closing button 70 is composed of a button body 71 and the knob base 72.

First, the button body 71 is to expose the upper surface to the through hole 54 of the upper member (51). The button body 71 moves up and down when the user applies an external force.

The button body 71 has at least one boss 73 at the edge thereof toward the bottom thereof. In the embodiment, the boss 73 is made of the same number as the number of communication holes 56 formed in the locking plate (63).

The boss 73 is a locking plate formed on the outside of the through hole 54 so that when the handle body 50 is rotated so that the rocker device 300 is locked, it is impossible to press the button body 71 of the opening and closing button 70. (63) is caught and bound.

On the other hand, the boss (73) is a communication formed on the locking plate (63) to enable the button body (71) to press the opening and closing button (70) when the handle body (50) is rotated to unlock the rocker device (300) Corresponds to the ball 56. When the button body 71 is pressed in a state in which the boss 73 and the communication hole 56 correspond to each other, the boss 73 is inserted into the communication hole 56.

At least one rod 74 is provided at a lower end of the button body 71.

In the embodiment, the rod 74 is formed in a pair, and has an inner protrusion 75 on the inner side to be fitted into the side groove 78 of the knob base 72 described below to guide the shangdong of the button body 71. At the same time, the rod 74 is fitted into the arc hole 59 of the knob cam member 53.

As the rod 74 is fitted into the circular arc hole 59 of the knob cam member 53, the rotation radius of the handle body 50 that can rotate to one side and the other side can be limited.

At least one fitting hole 76 is formed on the side of the button body 71 to communicate the inside and the outside.

The fitting hole 76 is fitted with the locking jaw 79 of the knob base 72 described below, 6 and 8 so that the button body 71 can be moved while the knob base 72 is fixed. As shown in FIG. 3, the clearance gap 77 has some clearance in the vertical length direction.

It is preferable that the fitting holes 76 have the same number as the latching jaw 79 of the knob base 72.

The knob base 72 is seated inside the knob cam member 53, and the side groove 78 is fitted into the inner projection 75 formed in the rod 74 of the button body 71 in the vertical direction. Have

The side groove 78 is a button body (when the button body 71 is pressed in a state in which the opening and closing button 70 can be pressed, such as when the handle body 50 is rotated so that the rocker device 300 is unlocked. 71) moves stably up and down without departing the path.

In addition, a pair of locking jaws 79 is provided at an upper portion of the knob base 72.

The locking jaw 79 is fitted into the fitting hole 76 of the button body 71, and the opening and closing button 70 is the same as when the handle body 50 is rotated to unlock the rocker device 300. The button body 71 is stably operated while guiding the clearance gap 77 of the fitting hole 76 when the button body 71 is pressed in a state in which pressing is possible.

On the other hand, when the handle body 50 is rotated so that the rocker device 300 is unlocked, the rod 74 of the button body 71 and the button body 71 to transmit the pressure of the opening and closing button 70 to the catch lever 90 It further includes a pusher member 80 for connecting one side of the catch lever (90).

In the embodiment, the pusher member 80 has a guide groove 81 in which the guide ring 62 provided below the knob cam member 53 of the handle body 50 is pivotably fitted.

The guide groove 81 is an arc-shaped groove having a width slightly larger than that of the guide ring 62, which smoothly rotates the knob cam member 53 of the handle body 50, and stably guides the rotation direction.

The pusher member 80 has a first locking projection 82 toward one side, that is, the lid 100 of the electric pressure cooker. The first locking projection 82 is to be fixed to one side of the elastic member 94 described below.

On the other hand, the catch lever 90 is bound to or released from the rocker protrusion 93 in accordance with the vertical movement of the opening and closing button (70).

Here, the rocker protrusion 93 is provided on the outer circumferential surface of the main body (not shown) of the electric pressure cooker, and the upper and lower portions protrude outward of the main body of the electric pressure cooker to allow the catch lever 90 to be caught.

The action of the catch lever 90 is the pusher member by the rod 74 of the button body 71 when pressing the opening and closing button 70 when the locker device 300 is unlocked by rotating the handle body 50 80 is pressurized, and the binding with the rocker protrusion 93 is released while rotating based on the hinge rod 96 through the pressing of the pusher member 80, and the cap (unlocked with the rocker protrusion 93) is released. 100) is to be opened from the body of the electric pressure cooker.

In the embodiment, the catch lever 90 is formed flat so that the upper part contacts the lower surface of the pusher member 80, and has a hole 91 into which the hinge rod 96 is fitted. Here, the hinge rod 96 is preferably fixed flat to the frame of the lid (100).

And the lower surface of the catch lever 90 is formed flat to be coupled with the rocker projection (93). The upper portion of the catch lever 90 is provided with a second locking projection 92 is fixed to the other side of the elastic member 94 described below.

The elastic member 94 connecting the catch member 90 and the pusher member 80 to each other allows the catch lever 90 to be elastically supported toward the pusher member 80.

In this embodiment, the elastic member 94 is preferably made of a coil spring, it can be caught on the first and second locking projections 82 and 92 of the catch lever 90 and the pusher member 80 on one side and the other side, respectively. To have a locking ring 95.

The elastic member 94 is expanded so as to elastically support the catch lever 90 and the pusher member 80 when the catch lever 90 has a lower surface and a lower surface of the rocker protrusion 93 bound to each other, and the pusher member 80. When the catch lever 90 is rotated on the basis of the hinge rod 96 by pressing, it acts to contract the catch lever 90 so as to quickly pull the catch lever 90 toward the pusher member 80.

5 is an operational state diagram showing a state in which the rocker handle of the electric pressure cooker unlocking the rocker device according to the present invention, Figure 6 is an operating state diagram of the opening and closing button according to the operating state of Figure 5, Figure 7 is the present invention The rocker handle of the electric pressure cooker according to the operation state diagram showing a state of locking the rocker device, Figure 8 is an operation state diagram of the opening and closing button according to the operation state of FIG.

First, the operation of unlocking the rocker device 300 by the rocker handle 40 of the electric pressure cooker according to the present invention is as shown in FIG. 5, when the cooking is completed, the user handles the body of the rocker handle 40 ( 50) to one side.

As such, when the handle body 50 is turned to one side, the sub hinge 120 coupled with the connecting rod 61 of the handle body 50 rotates, and at the same time, the rotating plate 130 coupled to the front end of the sub hinge 120. ) Rotates the other sub-hinges 120 coupled to the rotating plate 130 while rotating, and each of the clamps 110 connected to the sub-hinges 120 are simultaneously opened in the outward direction of the lid 100. It becomes the state of FIG. 5 in which the rocker apparatus 300 is unlocked.

As shown in FIG. 6, the opening and closing button 70 in the state of FIG. 5 is first inserted into the communication hole 56 of the handle body 50 in the state of inserting the boss 73 of the button body 71. When the button body 71 is pressed, the boss 73 is inserted into the communication hole 56 and the button body 71 moves downward. Thus, the rod 74 is pushed by the button body 71 moving downward. The member 80 is pressed downward.

The pressed pusher member 80 presses the upper surface of the catch lever 90 again, and the catch lever 90 on which the upper surface is pressed is locked from the rocker protrusion 93 while rotating based on the hinge rod 96. Is released.

When the catch lever 90 is separated from the rocker protrusion 93, the elastic member 94 assists the catch lever 90 to move quickly to the pusher member 80 side.

Accordingly, the binding between the lid 100 and the main body is released, and the user can open the lid 100 from the main body to put food ingredients into the main body or directly take out the cooked food.

On the other hand, the rocker handle 40 of the electric pressure cooker according to the present invention to lock the rocker device 300, when the handle body 50 is turned to the other side in the state of Figure 5 of the handle body 50 The sub hinge 120 coupled to the connecting rod 61 is rotated to the other side, and at the same time, the rotating plate 130 coupled to the front end of the sub hinge 120 also rotates to the other side and the other sub coupled to the rotating plate 130. The hinges 120 are rotated, and the clamps 110 connected to the sub-hinges 120 are simultaneously gathered inwardly of the lid 100, so that the rocker device 300 is locked. .

As shown in FIG. 8, the operation of the opening / closing button 70 in the state of FIG. 7 is a state in which the boss 73 of the button body 71 cannot be inserted into the communication hole 56 of the handle body 50 first. When the button body 71 is pressed, the boss 73 is caught by the locking plate 63 and the button body 71 does not proceed downward.

In this state, the catch lever 90 is continuously held by the rocker protrusion 93 so that the binding between the lid 100 and the main body is firmly maintained.

The present invention relates to a rocker handle of the electric pressure cooker, the present design has a structure in which the opening and closing button is integrally combined with the handle body, so that the user finds and locks the rocker handle to open the lid as in the prior art There is an excellent effect of eliminating the inconvenience of having to find and press the button again on the lid.

In addition, by having a structure in which the handle body is integrally coupled to the opening and closing button, the assembly of the components is easy, and compared to the conventional workmanship, production time and production cost is significantly reduced.

In addition, there is an advantage to make the appearance of the electric pressure cooker look beautiful.

Claims (8)

A rocker handle for operating a rocker device that locks or unlocks a lid from a body of an electric pressure cooker, A handle body rotatably mounted to the lid and connected to one side of the rocker device so that the rocker device is locked or unlocked and has a through hole in the center thereof; An opening / closing button fitted to the through hole to enable the vertical operation; And And a catch lever that is engaged or released from the rocker protrusion protruding to one side of the main body according to the vertical movement of the opening and closing button. When the rocker device is unlocked by rotating the handle body, pressing the opening / closing button downwards causes the catch lever to rotate and releases engagement with the rocker protrusion. Rocker handle of the electric pressure cooker, characterized in that the lid is opened from the main body. According to claim 1, wherein the edge of the opening and closing button has at least one boss toward the bottom, when the handle body is rotated so that the locker device is locked to the outside of the communication hole so that the pressing of the opening and closing button is impossible Rocker handle of the electric pressure cooker characterized in that it has a locking plate for restraining the boss. According to claim 2, The locking plate is characterized in that it comprises at least one communication hole corresponding to the boss to enable the pressing of the opening and closing button when the handle body is rotated to unlock the locker device Rocker handle of pressure cooker. According to claim 1, At least one rod is provided in the lower portion of the opening and closing button, When the handle body is rotated so that the locker device is unlocked, the rod and the rod to transfer the pressure of the opening and closing button to the catch lever Rocker handle of the electric pressure cooker further comprising a pusher member for connecting one side of the catch lever. According to claim 4, wherein the lower portion of the handle body is provided with a guide ring, the pusher member further comprises a guide groove to which the guide ring is rotatably fitted to guide the rotation direction of the handle body. Rocker handle of electric pressure cooker. The rocker handle of claim 4, wherein the catch member and the pusher member are connected to each other by an elastic member so that the catch lever is elastically supported toward the pusher member. 7. The rocker handle of claim 6, wherein the catch member and the pusher member have a locking protrusion such that one side and the other side of the elastic member are locked to each other. 5. The rocker handle of claim 4, wherein the handle member has a pair of arc holes into which the rod is fitted so that the rotation radius is limited by the rod.