JP2013244106A - Electric rice cooker - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a high-performance electric rice cooker capable of performing uniform and efficient rice cooking by eliminating heating irregularities of an inner pot as much as possible, even when adopting a non-metallic inner pot such as the one made of ceramics.SOLUTION: An electric rice cooker comprises a non-metallic inner pot, a rice cooker body having an inner pot housing port for housing the inner pot, an inner pot heating means provided on the lower part of the inner pot housing port of the rice cooker body, and a lid body openably and closably provided on the upper part of the inner pot housing port of the rice cooker body. In the electric rice cooker, a pressure adjusting means for adjusting the inside of the inner pot to a pressure higher than an ordinary pressure is provided, so that efficient rice cooking without heating irregularities is made possible.

Description

  This invention relates to the structure of the pressure-type electric rice cooker which employ | adopted the non-metallic inner pot.

  Recently, a pressure-type electric rice cooker that is heated by an electric heating means such as a heater or an electromagnetic induction heating means (work coil) and cooked under a high pressure of a predetermined value or more is gaining popularity.

  Such a pressure-type electric rice cooker generally has a pressure adjusting means provided with a pressure regulating valve for keeping the pressure in the inner pan at a predetermined pressure on the lid side, and a microcomputer type that controls the operation of the pressure adjusting means on the main body or the lid side. Equipped with control means.

  Therefore, for example, when the pressure regulating valve of the pressure regulating means is closed, efficient rice cooking can be performed in a state where a predetermined high pressure exceeding the normal pressure is maintained by pressure regulation by the pressure regulating valve, thereby shortening the rice cooking time. In addition, even if the dipping step for absorbing water is omitted or shortened, there is an advantage that delicious rice with no core can be cooked (for example, see Patent Document 1).

  On the other hand, conventional electric rice cookers generally used inner pots made of metal such as stainless steel and aluminum, but recently, non-metallic inner pots such as ceramic ones (for example, earthen pots) and charcoal pots are used. There are also increasing numbers of electric rice cookers (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

  Such a non-metallic inner pot has poor heat conductivity during heating, but once the temperature rises, it has the advantage of high heat storage that is difficult to cool for a long time, so cook slowly over time. If you make it, you can cook delicious rice.

JP-A-9-103358 Japanese Patent No. 4736878

  As mentioned above, when a non-metallic inner pot, especially a ceramic inner pot such as an earthen pot, is adopted for the electric rice cooker, the difficulty is poor heat transfer during heating, resulting in local temperature unevenness. This is a problem that partial burns in the high temperature part, dew dripping in the low temperature part, etc. are likely to occur.

  For this reason, in the conventional rice cooking method, the heating control is devised, the temperature of the inner pan is increased while gradually increasing the output, and the output is appropriately suppressed so as not to burn, and cooked over time. I was trying to control it.

  However, the temperature distribution of the inner pot itself is not always uniform, and the control effect is naturally limited.

  The present invention was made based on such circumstances, and in the electric rice cooker employing the non-metallic inner pot, provided with a pressure adjusting means for adjusting the pressure in the inner pot, the pressure during normal rice cooking It is intended to improve the cooking of rice by improving the passage of heat to cooked rice in the inner pot by enabling cooking with higher pressure.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is configured with the following problem solving means.

(1) Invention of Claim 1 The electric rice cooker of this invention is a non-metallic inner pot, the rice cooker main body which has an inner pot accommodating port which accommodates this inner pot, and the said inner pot accommodation of this rice cooker main body. An electric rice cooker comprising an inner pot heating means provided at the lower part of the mouth and a lid provided in an openable and closable manner at the upper part of the inner pot accommodation opening of the rice cooker body, It is characterized by comprising pressure adjusting means for adjusting to a pressure higher than the pressure.

  According to such a configuration, the temperature in the inner pot can be efficiently cooked at a high boiling temperature state that maintains a predetermined high pressure exceeding the normal pressure by adjusting the pressure in the inner pot by the pressure adjusting means. The rice cooking time can be shortened, the immersion process for absorbing water can be omitted, and even if the cooking process is shortened, delicious rice with no core can be cooked.

(2) Invention of Claim 2 The electric rice cooker of this invention is a non-metallic inner pot, a rice cooker body having an inner pot accommodating opening for accommodating the inner pot, and the inner pot accommodation of the rice cooker body. An electric rice cooker comprising an inner pot heating means provided at the lower part of the mouth and a lid provided to be openable and closable at the upper part of the inner pot accommodation opening of the rice cooker body, wherein the inside of the rice cooker body The pot receiving port is formed by two sets of independent frame bodies, a lower frame body having heating means and an upper frame body, and the inner pot is suspended from the upper frame body. It is characterized by having.

  When adopting an inner pot made of non-metal such as ceramic, which has a variation in finished dimensional accuracy for each product, if you try to secure a good seal between the opening edge of the inner pot and the lid, the above Thus, it is preferable that the inner pan is suspended and fixedly supported on the upper frame, and in this way, variation in the gap between the two due to the difference in product dimensions can be prevented as much as possible.

(3) Invention of Claim 3 The electric rice cooker of this invention is a non-metallic inner pot, a rice cooker body having an inner pot accommodating opening for accommodating the inner pot, and the inner pot accommodation of the rice cooker body. An electric rice cooker comprising an inner pot heating means provided at the lower part of the mouth and a lid provided to be openable and closable at the upper part of the inner pot accommodation opening of the rice cooker body, wherein the inside of the rice cooker body The pot receiving opening is composed of two sets of independent frames, a lower frame having heating means and an upper frame for suspending the inner pot, and the lower frame is the upper frame. It is characterized by being movable relative to the body.

  In the case of adopting a non-metallic inner pot made of ceramic, etc., whose finished dimensional accuracy varies for each product, the above-mentioned is necessary to secure a good sealing property between the opening edge of the inner pot and the lid. Thus, it is preferable that the inner pan is suspended and fixedly supported on the upper frame, and in this way, variation in the gap between the two due to the difference in product dimensions can be prevented as much as possible.

  However, if such a configuration is adopted, the distance between the bottom of the inner pot and the heating means on the frame side on the lower side cannot be maintained at a constant value due to the finishing accuracy of the inner pot. As a result, the heating efficiency varies.

  In order to avoid this, if the storage system in which the inner pan is suspended from the upper frame and the inner pan is placed on the lower frame is avoided, the problem is avoided. As a result, the sealing performance with the lid deteriorates.

  However, as described above, the inner pan is suspended and fixed to the upper frame, while the lower frame is relatively relative to the upper frame while maintaining a predetermined clearance. If it is installed in an independent separate body in a movable state and urged in the ascending direction, for example, to contact uniformly, the distance between the inner pan and the heating means can always be kept constant.

(4) Invention of Claim 4 The electric rice cooker of this invention WHEREIN: The structure corresponding to the said 1st, 2nd, or 3 invention WHEREIN: The part corresponding to the inner pot upper part of the said rice cooker main body side inner pot accommodating opening heat | fever-generates. Means is provided.

  According to such a configuration, the heating power of the upper portion of the inner pot that is far from the heating means and is difficult to increase in temperature is improved, and the dripping of the rice portion in the upper portion of the inner pot is eliminated.

(5) Invention of Claim 5 The electric rice cooker of this invention is a structure of the invention of the said Claim 3 or 4, WHEREIN: A lower frame is an elastic member between the bottom members of a lower-side rice cooker main body. It is characterized by being floating-supported so that it can be moved up and down.

  According to such a configuration, the lower frame body provided with the heating means is always urged upward, so that the distance between the inner pot bottom and the heating means can always be maintained constant. Become.

(6) Invention of Claim 6 The electric rice cooker of this invention is the structure of the said invention of Claim 3, 4 or 5, Between those upper frame bodies and lower frame bodies, those It is characterized in that a packing member for sealing a gap between them is interposed.

  According to such a configuration, even if the lower frame is relatively separated from the upper frame to form a gap, the packing member reliably seals the gap.

  As a result, it is possible to prevent the heat on the inner pot side from being released to the outside of the inner pot accommodation opening.

(7) Invention of Claim 7 In the electric rice cooker of this invention, in the configuration of the invention of Claim 6, the packing member is provided with a centering portion for centering the inner pot with respect to the inner pot accommodating port. It is characterized by.

  According to such a configuration, the inner pot is always accommodated in a state where it is located at the center of the inner pot accommodating port, so that the heating means can keep a uniform distance in the entire circumferential direction of the inner pot. become.

  As a result, according to the invention of the present application, even when a non-metallic inner pot such as ceramic is adopted, the heating unevenness of the inner pot is eliminated as much as possible and uniform and efficient cooking is possible. Can be provided.

It is a top view which shows the structure of the electric rice cooker main body which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the vertical direction cut | disconnected in the front-back direction in the left-right direction center part which shows the structure of the electric rice cooker main body which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a partial cross section figure which shows the structure of the side part of the electric rice cooker which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the relationship between the inner pot of the electric rice cooker shown in FIG. 2, a rice cooker main body side inner case, and a coil stand part. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the protective frame part in the rice cooker main body shoulder part of the electric rice cooker shown in FIG. It is a bottom view which shows the structure of the rice cooker main body shoulder which assembled | attached the shoulder member and the reinforcement member to the protective frame shown in FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view similar to FIG. 3 which combined the shoulder member, the reinforcement member, etc. further with respect to the protective frame part of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of the 1st protection frame and coil stand part of the rice cooker main body side inner case of the electric rice cooker which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the state which removed the bottom case of the rice cooker main body lower part of the electric rice cooker which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the intermediate | middle sleeve member and 2nd sleeve member part of the bottom case corner part of the electric rice cooker which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing similar to FIG. 4 which shows effects | actions, such as a 1st protection frame floating support mechanism of the electric rice cooker which concerns on embodiment of the said this invention. It is a perspective view of the lower-plate upper surface side which shows the structure in the lid body of the electric rice cooker which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the spherical valve part for pressure adjustment provided in the inner cover upper surface part of the electric rice cooker which concerns on embodiment of this invention. Configurations of two sets of pressure adjusting mechanisms including a pressure adjusting spherical valve provided on the upper surface of the inner cover of the electric rice cooker according to the embodiment of the present invention and an electromagnetic solenoid fixed to the lower plate side correspondingly ( FIG. Configurations of two sets of pressure adjusting mechanisms including a pressure adjusting spherical valve provided on the upper surface of the inner cover of the electric rice cooker according to the embodiment of the present invention and an electromagnetic solenoid fixed to the lower plate side correspondingly ( FIG. It is an expanded sectional view by the side of the pressure adjustment mechanism 1 of the electric rice cooker which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is an expanded sectional view by the side of the pressure adjustment mechanism 2 of the electric rice cooker which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the core pressing part of the electric rice cooker which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings of FIGS.

  1 to 18 show the entire electric rice cooker according to the embodiment of the present invention and the configuration of the main part.

<Configuration of the rice cooker body>
The rice cooker main body 1 in the electric rice cooker according to the embodiment of the present invention is, for example, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, an inner pot 3 made of a nonmetallic material containing rice and water (for example, an example). As a clay pot), and a lower synthetic resin dish-shaped first protective frame (lower frame) 4a formed so that the inner pot 3 can be arbitrarily stored and set. An inner case (protection unit) 4 composed of a cylindrical second protective frame (upper frame) 4b that is open at both the upper and lower ends thereof, and a bottomed cylinder that is an outer casing that holds the inner case 4 The lid body 2 that covers the upper side opening so as to be openable and closable is provided on one side (rear part) of the upper side opening of the rice cooker body 1 with the hinge unit 11. It is attached so that it can be opened and closed in the front-rear direction.

  On the upper surface side of the first protective frame 4 a constituting the lower part of the inner case 4, for example, a dish-shaped ceramic heat shield plate 6 is affixed. A bottom wall portion (flat surface portion and round surface portion) 3a of the pot 3 is placed. A center sensor insertion hole 6a corresponding to the center sensor insertion hole 10a at the center of the first protective frame 4a is provided at the center of the heat shield plate 6, and the outer periphery thereof is provided in the circumferential direction. A fitting hole for fitting the convex packing 6b, 6b, 6b for supporting the inner pot is provided at an interval of 120 °. Then, in this fitting hole, convex packings 6b, 6b, 6b having high heat resistance and elasticity such as silicon rubber are fitted as shown in the figure, and the pocket portion P of the lower first protective frame 4a is fitted. , P, P are supported in a stable fixed state.

  And the opening part of the inner pot 3 is suspended by the shoulder member 8 part mentioned later in the state which the hill part of the bottom wall part 3a of the inner pot 3 contact | abuts on the upper part, and a predetermined clearance gap is provided between the heat shield plates 6. It is to be supported in a state that keeps.

  By the way, in the case of this embodiment, the first protective frame 4a and the second protective frame 4b are configured separately from each other. As shown in FIGS. An annular frame member 42 is fitted into the step 41 portion at the upper end of the peripheral wall portion of the frame 4 a via the opening 6 c outer peripheral side flange portion 6 d of the heat shield plate 6, and the annular frame member 42 is interposed through the annular frame member 42. The lower case side of the second protective frame 4b is placed and fitted to the upper portion 42a so as to have an inner case structure in which the inner pot 3 can be stored. As will be described later, the first protective frame 4a is supported on the bottom case 1b by a floating support mechanism.

  On the other hand, the second protective frame 4b is centered on a cylindrical member 40a made of synthetic resin, with a shoulder member projecting outward in a horizontal direction by a predetermined width on the upper end side thereof and mounting edge portions 40c for mounting various reinforcing members, 40d, 40e, and 40f are formed, and a metal cylindrical member 40b having substantially the same vertical width is integrated on the inner peripheral side of the cylindrical member 40a so as to be integrated into a double cylindrical structure while maintaining a predetermined gap. Has been.

  And the heater H1 which consists of a code | cord heater etc. which function as a heating means at the time of rice cooking and heat retention is provided in the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical member 40b made of inner pot side metal, and the above-mentioned inside at the time of rice cooking and heat retention. The side wall 3b of the pot 3 is heated effectively and uniformly.

  Further, at the lower end of the cylindrical member 40b made of the same metal, it is extended to the inner peripheral surface of the opening 6c of the lower-side dish-shaped heat shield plate 6 when fitted, and the fitting portion is sealed inward and outward. When the second protective frame 4b is fitted to the upper ends of the first protective frame 4a and the heat shield plate 6 via the annular frame member 42, the skirt portion of the packing 35 is attached. The (sealing edge) 35a is inscribed in the inner peripheral surface of the upper end side opening 6c of the heat shield plate 6 without a gap (see FIGS. 3 and 4).

  On the other hand, a gap A having a predetermined vertical dimension is formed between the lower end of the annular frame member 42 and the outer peripheral flange portion 6d of the upper end opening 6c of the heat shield plate 6, Moisture is discharged outward through the gap A (see FIGS. 3 and 4).

  Further, on the inner peripheral surface side of the mounting base portion 35b of the packing 35, a centering convex portion 35c that comes into contact with the lower end portion of the side wall portion 3b of the stored inner pot 3 to regulate the center position of the inner pot 3 is provided. , 35c... Are provided at a predetermined interval in the circumferential direction.

  On the other hand, on the outer peripheral surface of the bottom wall portion 3a of the inner pot 3 and the outer peripheral surface of the curved surface between the bottom wall portion 3a and the side wall portion 3b surface, self-heating is possible by eddy current induced inside, For example, first and second induction heating elements G1 and G2 made of metal such as silver paste are individually attached.

  A coil base 9 as shown in FIG. 8 is provided on the lower side of the first protective frame 4a which is the bottom wall portion of the inner case 4, and a ferrite core is provided on the lower surface portion side in the circumferential direction 4 thereof. Ferrite cores 7, 7... Are arranged via the storage portions 9 c, 9 c, and the lower side of the bottom wall portion 3 a of the inner pot 3 and the side curved surface are on the upper side of the coil base 9. First and second sets of work coils C1 which are inner pot heating means in which litz wires are wound concentrically corresponding to the positions of the first and second induction heating elements G1 and G2 on the side. , C2 is arranged, so that when energized, an eddy current is induced in the first and second induction heating elements G1, G2 of the inner pot 3 to indirectly heat the inner pot 3. ing.

  One end of each of the first and second work coils C1, C2 is connected to a power supply line through a rectifier circuit and a smoothing circuit (not shown), and the other end is connected to a collector of an IGBT (power transistor) (not shown). ing.

  On the other hand, the outer case 1a is formed of, for example, a cylindrical cover member in the vertical direction formed of a synthetic resin material, and the upper end portion of the cover member (that is, the outer case 1a) has a rectangular shape made of synthetic resin. The outer peripheral edge portion of the annular shoulder member 8 is coupled in a fitted state, and the circular opening on the inner pot 3 side forms the outer periphery of the opening of the rice cooker body 1 described above. In addition, a synthetic resin bottom case 1b is coupled to the lower end of the cover member (ie, the outer case 1a), and heat insulation having a predetermined width is provided between the inner case 4 and the first protective frame 4a. And the ventilation space part is formed.

  Further, a center sensor fitting opening (center sensor storage space) penetrating concentrically in the vertical direction is formed at the center of the coil base 9 on the lower side of the inner case 4. A center sensor CS comprising an inner pan temperature detection sensor such as a thermistor is provided in a state that it can be moved up and down in a vertical direction and is always upwardly biased by a coil spring.

  By the way, each of the inner case 4, the outer case 1a, the shoulder member 8, and the bottom case 1b has a sufficient reinforcing structure in consideration of the characteristics of a pressure-type electric rice cooker that cooks rice in a high-pressure state. Has been.

  In particular, when the pressure is high, the rice cooker supported by the inner case 4 and the upper end side of the outer case 1a is subjected to a large pushing pressure from the inner pot 3 side on the lid 2 having a large area in the plane direction. The main body 1 side shoulder member 8 portion is strongly pulled upward.

  As a result, a gap is likely to be generated between the lid 2 and the rice cooker body 1 side, and this state is repeated to cause deformation over time. In some cases, a gap is generated, resulting in pressure leakage. is assumed. In addition, when the deformation occurs, the appearance also deteriorates.

  Also, in recent electric rice cookers, since non-metallic pots such as clay pots are adopted as in this embodiment, the weight increases due to the increase in the thickness of the inner pot, and the pressure function as in this embodiment The weight of the rice cooker body 1 tends to increase due to an increase in weight due to the mounting. Therefore, in order to avoid damage to the main body at the time of dropping in the market, the buffer material in the packing box and the packing box itself tend to increase. The current cushioning material at the time of packing is put up and down to cope. Therefore, in order to alleviate the impact when dropped in the lateral direction, this is dealt with by increasing the lateral dimension of the pad. For this reason, the size of the packaging box is increased, and the cost is naturally increased.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, a pair of front and rear reinforcing members 30 and 31 and a pair of left and right reinforcing members 32 are provided on the upper side second protective frame 4b of the inner case 4 which is a basic member to which the shoulder member 8 is attached. , 33 (both are made of metal), and each of the second protective frame 4b is firmly attached to the front and rear and the left and right sides of the second protective frame 4b so that they are sandwiched from both the upper and lower sides. The problem as described above is solved by greatly improving the rigidity (see FIGS. 6 and 7).

  FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the pair of reinforcing members 30, 31, 32, 33 corresponding to the front and rear and the left and right of the second protective frame 4b shown in FIG. 6 is a bottom view showing a state in which the shoulder member 8 is attached to the second protective frame 4b via a pair of front, rear, left and right reinforcing members 30, 31, 32, 33, a hinge unit attaching piece reinforcing member 11a, and the like. FIG. 3 and FIG. 3 are partial cross-sectional views showing the configuration of the main part in the attached state of the reinforcing material and the like.

  As shown in the drawing, the pair of front and rear reinforcing members 30 and 31 are screwed and fastened to the upper surface side of the respective mounting edge portions 40c and 40d on the front and rear sides of the upper end of the second protective frame 4b through a plurality of screws. The pair of left and right reinforcing members 32 and 33 are integrated with each other and are positioned on the lower surface side of the upper end side left and right mounting edge portions 40e and 40f of the second protective frame 4b and on the lower surface of the mounting edge portions 40e and 40f. On the other hand, it is fastened and integrated by a plurality of screws from the lower side.

  The pair of left and right reinforcing members 32 and 33 have a width substantially equal to the width in the left and right direction of the pair of left and right reinforcing member mounting edges 40e and 40f, and one side of the width direction (tubular portion 40a side). Having concave groove portions 32a and 33a that engage along the arc surface of the cylindrical portion 40a of the second protective frame 4b, and reinforcing rib-like ribs 32f and 33f on the other side surface, The length in the front-rear direction reaches the front and rear ends of the pair of front and rear reinforcing member mounting edges 40c and 40d, and the inner portions of the front and rear ends 32b, 32c, 33b, and 33c are attached to the pair of front and rear reinforcing members. The edge portions 40c and 40d are extended by a predetermined length below both ends, and the extended portions 32d, 32e, 33d, and 33e are at the left and right ends 30a, 30b, 31a, and 31b of the pair of front and rear reinforcing members 30,31. Part and predetermined length (and predetermined ) Adapted to overlap, in both screwed mounted state is adapted to be integrated are firmly connected to each other.

  In this case, the pair of front and rear reinforcing members 30 and 31 and the pair of left and right reinforcing members 32 and 33 each have a pair of the same shape and the same size. Since it is sufficient, it is not necessary to increase the number of parts, and the assembly work is easy.

  As described above, the reinforcing members 30, 31, 32, and 33 are provided on the front and rear sides and the left and right sides of the second protective frame 4b that is the basic member of the shoulder portion of the rice cooker body, respectively, and these are provided on the upper end side of the second protective frame 4b. If it attaches and reinforces in the state which pinches | interposes an edge part, the intensity | strength and rigidity of the rice cooker main body 1 side shoulder part will improve, the pressure in the inner pot 3 will become high, and the force which pushes up the cover body 2 will be carried out. Even when it acts, the shoulder member 8 is not deformed, and a uniform level can be maintained over the entire circumferential direction.

  As a result, the sealing performance between the lid 2 and the rice cooker body 1 side shoulder is also maintained.

  In addition, since the reinforcing members 32 and 33 on the left and right sides improve the strength and rigidity in the rice cooker width direction, it is not necessary to increase the size of the buffer absorbent in the rice cooker width direction during packaging.

  In this embodiment, in the same configuration, the front and rear reinforcing members 30 and 31 and the left and right reinforcing members 32 and 33 are the front and rear, left and right mounting edge portions 40c, 40d, 40e, and 40f of the first protective frame 4a. It attaches so that a part may mutually overlap through.

  According to such a configuration, in the attached state, the front and rear and left and right reinforcing members 30, 31, 32, and 33 are integrally attached to the second protective frame 4b in a form of being connected and linked to each other. Therefore, the entire shoulder circumferential direction is reinforced more uniformly and firmly.

  As a result, a more uniform levelness can be maintained over the entire circumferential direction, and the sealing property between the lid 2 and the rice cooker body 1 side shoulder is further enhanced.

  Moreover, the intensity | strength of the rice cooker width direction and rigidity improve more.

  In addition, in this embodiment, the left and right reinforcing members 32 and 33 are provided so as to include at least the left-right width direction maximum dimension portion of the rice cooker body 1.

  According to such a structure, especially the intensity | strength and rigidity of the left-right width direction largest dimension part of the rice cooker main body 1 become high.

  As a result, the size of the cushioning material in the width direction of the rice cooker at the time of packing need not be increased more reliably.

  As a result, according to the configuration, the following beneficial effects can be obtained.

  (1) Compared to the conventional shoulder structure, the strength is greatly improved and no secular deformation occurs, so that stable sealing performance can be maintained over a long period of time.

  Therefore, the reliability of the product is increased.

  (2) Impact resistance against dropping from the side of the product is improved, and the size of the cushioning material at the time of packaging can be reduced.

  As a result, the cost for sales and distribution can be reduced.

  In addition, before and after the pair of left and right reinforcing members 32, 33, holes 32h, 32h, 33h, 33h through which the mounting boss members 40g, 40g of the second protective frame 4b are inserted, and horizontal engaging recesses 32g, 32g are provided. 33g and 33g are provided.

<Configuration of lid>
On the other hand, the lid body 2 includes an upper plate 21 made of synthetic resin that constitutes an upper outer peripheral surface thereof, a lower plate 22 made of the same synthetic resin provided on the inner side (lower side) of the upper plate 21, A metal heat radiating plate 23 having a lid heater (not shown) that is superposed and fixed to the inner side (lower side) of the main body of the plate 22 via a rubber first packing 25, and below the heat radiating plate 23 It is formed from a metal inner cover 24 provided with a rubber-made second packing 14 via a synthetic resin detachable frame member 27 on the outer peripheral edge portion.

  Then, in order to increase the pressure resistance strength, the outer peripheral side portion of the rear end portion 22a of the lower plate 22 main body portion serving as the center is locked to the connecting piece 11c on the hinge unit 11 side via the connecting piece 22b and the screw 22c. In addition, on the upper surface of the main body portion of the lower plate 22, a metal reinforcing plate having a predetermined thickness, a predetermined structure, and a large number of reinforcing ribs are provided across the left and right and front and rear. The whole is formed into a high-strength structure.

  That is, the lower plate 22 has an intermediate portion of the rear end side outer periphery 22a of the main body portion bent upward in the shape of a U, houses the above-described hinge unit 11 on the inner side, and has an outer peripheral end side. The descending portion covers the hinge unit 11.

  And each part part of these lower-plate 22 rear end side outer periphery 22a is made into an attachment bracket, The said cover body 2 has the rear end side with respect to the shoulder member 8 which has formed the opening part of the said rice cooker main body 1 upper part. The hinge unit 11 is pivotably attached to the open end side (front end side) of the lid unit 2 and engages with a predetermined position of the lid body 2 to open and close the lid body 2 in the vertical direction. A lock and unlock mechanism 13 is provided.

<Configuration of pressure adjustment mechanism in lid>
Moreover, as shown in FIGS. 12-17, for example, as shown in FIGS. 12-17, only the vapor | steam escapes outside while collect | recovering a viscous component, and the pressure in the inner pot 3 is according to a rice cooking process. There are provided first and second pressure regulating units 26A and 26B for adjusting to three stages of normal pressure, medium pressure (first pressure), and high pressure (second pressure).

  The first and second sets of pressure regulating units 26A and 26B are provided with first and second sets of steam escape passages 50, 50a to 50c, 50, 50a that detour from the inner pot 3 toward the outside. To 50c and two sets of pressure adjusting mechanisms 1 and 2 provided in the first and second steam escape passages 50, 50a to 50c, 50 and 50a to 50c. The two sets of pressure adjusting mechanisms 1 and 2 include the inner cover 24 of each of the first and second steam escape passages 50, 50a to 50c, 50, 50a to 50c, the steam inlet 50 of the radiator plate 23, 50, the first and second spherical valves B1 (large) and B2 (small) having different weights and sizes are provided, for example, as shown in FIGS. The pressure regulation pressure is set in the above three stages by opening and closing the steam escape passage by the first and second spherical valves B1 and B2.

  The first and second spherical valves B1 and B2 are electrically selected and controlled by the first and second electromagnetic solenoids (electromagnetic plungers) ES1 and ES2 as described below. .

  The first spherical valve (large) B1 of the pressure adjusting mechanism 1 can be adjusted to about 1.2 to 1.4 atm (hereinafter referred to as high pressure) by its own weight. The second spherical valve body (small) B2 can be adjusted to about 1.03 to 1.1 atm (hereinafter referred to as medium pressure) by its own weight.

  That is, the pressure adjusting mechanism 1 is in a state where the spherical valve B1 is seated on the upper part (concave groove) of the valve seat V1 in the valve casing C1 provided in the middle (upstream part) of the first steam escape passages 50, 50a to 50c ( The electromagnetic solenoid ES1 is configured to be driven and controlled in two states: a passage closed state) and a state escaped from the same upper portion (passage open state). When the first electromagnetic solenoid ES1 is turned ON, While the high-pressure spherical valve B1 is placed on the valve seat V1 having the steam vent hole H1, when the solenoid ES1 is turned OFF, the slider R1 connected to the first electromagnetic solenoid ES1 moves the spherical valve B1 through the packing P1. It pushes in a substantially horizontal direction and operates so that the spherical valve B1 is detached from the steam vent hole H1 of the valve seat V1 (see arrows a and b in FIG. 11).

  On the other hand, the pressure adjusting mechanism 2 includes a second electromagnetic solenoid ES2, an operating rod R2, an angled pusher rod R3 slid by the operating rod R2, and a spherical valve that is pushed downward by the pusher rod R3. It consists of a pusher R4 that presses B2, a packing P2 on the outer periphery of the pusher, and a spring SP that urges the pusher rod R3 in a downward direction. Moves in the direction approaching the solenoid ES2 in the horizontal direction, and the pusher R4 slides downward in the vertical direction by the action of the rotation axis X of the pusher rod R3 and the spring SP, and a spherical valve for about 1.05 atm through the packing P2. B2 is pressed against the steam vent hole H2 of the valve seat V2. A load is applied in the direction.

  When the second electromagnetic solenoid ES2 is turned OFF, the pusher rod R3 is moved away from the solenoid ES2, and the pusher R4 slides vertically upward about the rotation axis X of the pusher rod R3. The spherical valve B2 for 05 atm will block the vapor vent hole H2 only by its own weight (see arrows a, b, c and d in FIG. 12).

  When the second electromagnetic solenoid ES2 of the pressure adjusting mechanism 2 is turned on, the load when the pusher R4 presses the ball valve B2 for medium pressure toward the steam vent hole H2 via the packing P2 is Since the pressure is set to a load that can be increased to about 1.2 to 1.4 atm, when the second electromagnetic solenoid ES2 is ON, the intermediate pressure spherical valve B2 is the pressure in the inner pan 3. Therefore, the pressure that actually acts in the inner pot 3 is about 1.2 atm.

  By combining these two pressure adjusting mechanisms 1 and 2, it is possible to realize three pressure controls of medium pressure and high pressure including normal pressure as follows.

(1) Pressure adjustment mechanism 1: OFF, pressure adjustment mechanism 2: OFF to normal pressure (2) Pressure adjustment mechanism 1: ON, pressure adjustment mechanism 2: OFF to medium pressure (3) Pressure adjustment mechanism 1: ON, pressure adjusting mechanism 2: ON → high pressure In addition, the steam escape passages 50, 50a to 50c are provided with a boiling sensor (steam sensor) VS separately from the pressure adjusting mechanism.

  According to the above configuration, it is possible to efficiently cook rice in a high boiling temperature state that maintains a predetermined high pressure exceeding the normal pressure by adjusting the pressure in the inner pot by the pressure adjusting means, The temperature variation is eliminated, the cooking time is shortened, and even if the dipping process for absorbing water is omitted or shortened, delicious coreless rice can be cooked.

<Configuration of other lid parts>
Further, the outer peripheral side of the heat radiating plate 23 is bent at a substantially right angle to the upper side and is formed into a cylindrical wall, and a part (intermediate) of the cylindrical wall is overlapped flatly to be outside in the radial direction. A convex portion is formed in the direction, and a base portion of the first packing 25 made of rubber is fitted into the convex portion.

  The tip of the first packing 25 is in contact with the upper end of the outer peripheral edge 24a of the inner cover 24 described below.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the outer peripheral edge 24 a of the inner cover 24 is bent in a crank shape and extends horizontally from the upper and lower cylindrical walls and the upper end of the cylindrical wall outward in the radial direction. A flange portion is formed.

  And the 2nd rubber-made packing 14 is attached as shown in FIG.2, FIG.3 using the outer side corner space between the cylindrical wall and a flange part. The second packing 14 is fixed in such a manner that the base portion 14a having a hook-shaped cross section is engaged with the inner peripheral side base portion having an H-shaped cross section of a fixing frame member 27 made of synthetic resin. A cylindrical wall portion extending downward is fitted in a shape parallel to the cylindrical wall portion of the inner cover 24.

  And from the lower end of the said cylindrical wall part, the horizontal part 14b of the predetermined | prescribed width extended further in radial direction is provided, and the outer periphery edge of this horizontal part 14b is the outer periphery of the opening part of the inner pot 3 mentioned later Two sets of seal pieces, a first seal piece 14c that comes into contact with the upper surface of the flange portion 3c and a second seal piece 14d that comes into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the neck portion of the inner pot 3 opening, are provided integrally. Yes.

  The second packing 14 having such a structure is engaged with the outer peripheral side crank-shaped outer peripheral portion 24a of the inner cover 24 via the base portion of the frame member 27 and the handle piece portion on the outer periphery thereof. By fixing together, it is fixed as shown.

  On the other hand, in the center of the front part of the upper plate 21 of the lid 2, an opening for operation panel fitting that constitutes the operation part and display part of the rice cooker, and the middle plate 20 part on the lower side, A concave groove portion for fitting the operation panel is formed, and an operation panel 60 made of, for example, a transparent ABS resin is formed so as to form an outer peripheral surface continuous with the outer peripheral surface of the upper plate 21 in the opening and the concave groove portion. It is fitted and covered.

  The operation panel 60 is provided with a substrate having a predetermined depth and a liquid crystal panel storage box on the back side of the panel portion, and a microcomputer substrate 60B and a liquid crystal panel 60A having a microcomputer as control means for the pressure adjusting mechanisms 1 and 2 are provided. The upper plate 21 is fitted into and accommodated in the opening of the upper plate 21 and the recessed groove portion of the middle plate 20. The central portion has a transparent window 60C corresponding to the display surface of the liquid crystal panel 60A. Around the transparent window 60C, a rice cooking reservation switch SW1, a rice cooking switch SW2, a heat retention switch SW8, and a cancel switch are provided. SW3, menu switches SW5 (return), SW6 (recommend), fire burner switch SW4, voice guide switch SW7, clock guide timer, timer menu to select rice cooking menu (for example, white rice, quick-cooking, rice cake, rice porridge, brown rice, etc.) Various operation keys of the time / minute setting switch SW9 are provided.

  If the operation panel 60 and the microcomputer board 60B are provided in the lid 2 as described above, the microcomputer board 60B in the lower liquid crystal box becomes close to the lid heater (not shown) on the heat sink 23, and the temperature is increased by heat. There is a problem of rising.

  The microcomputer board 60B is normally provided with a battery B for backup (see B in FIG. 1). However, it is not preferable from the viewpoint of safety and the like that heat acts on the battery B.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, for example, as shown by B ′ in FIG. 1, a battery-dedicated substrate is separately provided between the outer plate 21 and the middle plate 20 of the lid 2, and this is used as the lid of the lid 2, for example. By arranging it at the side of the rear part which is closer to the outside than the heater position, the influence of heat from the lid heater is avoided as much as possible.

<Composition of the rice cooker body side shoulder>
On the other hand, the shoulder member 8 forming the opening peripheral edge of the inner pot storage opening of the rice cooker body 1 extends from the inner peripheral side to the outer peripheral side, and the inner peripheral wall 81 side is the second case of the inner case 4. A step portion 82 for engaging the inner pot is formed to engage with the upper ends of the cylindrical portions 40a, 40b of the protective frame 4b and engage the flange portion 3c of the inner pot 3 on substantially the entire upper end side circumferential direction. The cross section which is engaging the upper end of the outer case 1a with the inner pot support portion having an inverted U-shaped cross section and the engaging convex portion 84 provided on the outer peripheral wall 73 of the inner pot support portion having the inverted U-shaped cross section It is composed of an inverted U-shaped shoulder frame portion, which is continuously integrated with each other.

  The step 82 for engaging the inner pot is formed low in order to form a handle groove at the maximum dimension position in the left-right direction shown in FIG. 3 (see the arrow in FIG. 6). A gap is formed between the fingers.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, for example, the shoulder frame portion is relatively wide at the front portion 8a and the rear portion 8c, but is extremely narrow at the left and right maximum dimension width portions 8d and 8e. ing.

  Therefore, in this portion, the impact resistance when dropped including the second protective frame 4b is the weakest. For this reason, it reinforces by attaching a pair of left and right reinforcing members 32 and 33 as described above. Thereby, the impact strength can be improved without increasing the maximum width dimension. Further, deformation at high pressure can be prevented.

  However, in the case of a pressure-type electric rice cooker, as already described, the lid 2 itself is also reinforced and its weight is increased. Accordingly, the strength of the shoulder member 8 is not limited to the pressure acting part, but is also required for the hinge unit mounting piece 8b on the rear end shoulder frame part 8c side, for example.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, for example, as shown in FIGS. 1, 4 and 5, from the rear end side of the hinge unit mounting piece 8b portion, a hinge unit mounting piece reinforcing member (hereinafter simply referred to as FIG. 4). 11 a) (referred to as a hinge piece reinforcing member) is inserted and engaged, and is fastened and integrated when assembled.

  The hinge piece reinforcing member 11a is inserted and fitted into a fitting groove in a vertical wall portion below the hinge unit mounting piece 8b extending in the vertical direction and below the shoulder frame portion 8c. Two protective frames 4b having a predetermined width in the vertical direction with two upper and lower stages and a pair of left and right fastening pieces 71a, 71a, 72a, 72a that are screwed and fastened to the rear side reinforcing member mounting edge portion 40d. The body unit 73 is fastened and integrated with the back side of the hinge unit mounting piece 8b. The body unit 73 has hinges located on the left and right side upper parts of the hinge unit mounting piece 8b on the both side back side parts. Hinge shaft support pieces 74a and 74a for fitting and supporting the hinge shaft 11b of the unit 11 are integrally provided.

  And using this, as shown in FIG. 2, the hinge unit mounting piece 8b and the shoulder frame 8c are firmly reinforced, and the hinge shaft 11b of the hinge unit 11 is supported in a stable state.

  As a result, the stable rigidity and shape of the rear part of the shoulder member 8 are ensured despite the large weight of the lid 2.

<Configuration of the first protective frame and the coil stand etc. at the bottom of the inner case>
By the way, the resin-made first protective frame 4a in which the ceramic heat shield plate 6 is integrated is attached upward via a floating support mechanism having a coil spring 62 on the bottom case 1b of the rice cooker body 1. Floating is supported in the state of being urged.

  This floating support mechanism is configured as follows, for example.

  That is, first, the coil base 9 that supports the first protective frame 4a via the first and second work coils C1 and C2 is, for example, as shown in FIG. 8, FIG. 9, and FIG. The dish-shaped first work coil receiver 9a that supports the coil C1 is positioned on the outer peripheral surface side 4 side of the coil base 9 (at intervals of 90 °), and the upper end side extends to the outer periphery of the first protective frame 4a. It consists of second work coil receivers 9b, 9b, 9b, 9b that support the provided second work coil C2.

  The second work coil receivers 9b, 9b, 9b, 9b are made of work coil pads WP, WP, WP, WP that have elasticity on the inner surface side, and ferrite core housing portions (core housing grooves) 9c, 9c, First sleeve members 9d, 9d, 9d, and 9d that extend downward by a predetermined length are integrally formed on the lower surfaces of the side walls. The first sleeve members 9d, 9d, 9d, and 9d are convex guides having a semicircular cross section that protrudes outward at two positions in the diametrical direction (left and right direction) on the outer peripheral surface of the substantially circular cylindrical body 51a. It has parts 51b and 51b.

  Then, the upper end side of the coil spring 62 is fitted and inserted through the intermediate sleeve member 61 in the cylindrical portion 51a of the first sleeve member 9d as described below.

  The intermediate sleeve member 61 has convex portions of the first sleeve members 9d, 9d, 9d, and 9d on two outer peripheral surface portions in the left-right diameter direction of the approximately 2/3 portion of the upper portion of the substantially circular cylindrical body portion 61a. Similarly, substantially semicircular guide convex portions 61b and 61b corresponding to 51b and 51b are provided. However, the convex portions 61b, 61b here are different from the convex portions 51b, 51b of the first sleeve members 9d, 9d, 9d, 9d, and the inner sides of the substantially semicircular convex portions 61b, 61b are substantially semicircular. It has a hollow shape, and the inner diameter of the cylindrical body portion 61a, including the cylindrical portion 61a, is of a size suitable for loosely fitting the first sleeve member 9d up and down.

  And, when fitted in the cylindrical portion 63a of the second sleeve member 63 on the side of the bottom case 1b described below, it engages as a stop piece at the substantially vertical position in the vertical direction, A flange 61c that assumes a position is provided.

  The second sleeve member 63 on the bottom case 1b side is provided at four corners corresponding to the first protective frame 4a side first sleeve members 9d, 9d, 9d, and 9d on the same axis. A cylindrical portion 63a extending above a predetermined height above the bottom plate portion 1b, and a bottomed portion 63b that is continuous with the cylindrical portion 63a and protrudes below the bottom plate portion of the bottom case 1b by a predetermined dimension. As shown in FIG. 10, guide ribs 63c, 63c, 63c, 63c having tapered surfaces for inserting and guiding the lower end side of the intermediate sleeve member 61 at the center axis position are formed on the inner side. Is provided.

  First, the intermediate sleeve members 61, 61, 61, 61 are arranged at the center axis positions in the cylindrical body portions 63a, 63a, 63a, 63a of the second sleeve members 63, 63, 63, 63 on the same bottom case 1b side. The lower end side of the coil spring 62 is inserted into the upper end side of the cylindrical body portions 61a, 61a, 61a, 61a of the intermediate sleeve members 61, 61, 61, 61. The cylindrical body portions 51a, 51a, 51a, 51a of the first sleeve member 9d on the first protective frame 4a side are fitted to the upper end side of the inserted coil spring 62, and the coil spring is further inserted. The cylindrical body portions 51a, 51a, 51a, and 51a of the first sleeve members 9d, 9d, 9d, and 9d are loosely fitted on the intermediate sleeve members 61, 61, 61, and 61 so as to interpose 62 therein.

  Since each of the sleeve members 9d, 61, 63 slides repeatedly, the sleeve members 9d, 61, 63 are molded with a synthetic resin having a particularly high slidability, such as a copolymer polyacetal.

  As a result, the lower first protective frame 4a integrated with the dish-shaped heat shield plate 6 is suspended from the shoulder member 8 and fixed to the lower end of the upper second protective frame 4b. The part is supported in a floating manner in a state where it can be moved up and down in the vertical direction via the coil spring 62 and is urged upward.

  In the above case, the floating support mechanism including the first sleeve member 9d, the intermediate sleeve member 61, and the second sleeve member 63 has an outer periphery that avoids the first and second work coil installation portions of the coil base 9. It is arranged at a close position.

  Therefore, the space in the vertical direction is large, the degree of freedom in design is great at the time of installation, and the desired structure can be adopted.

  Moreover, since the heat generated on the outer surface of the inner pot 3 is large, the temperature of the first protective frame 4a is also increased by radiant heat. For this reason, when a floating support mechanism is provided in the first protective frame 4a, the temperature of the coil spring 62 becomes high, which causes a problem in durability of the coil spring 62 and the like.

  On the other hand, if it is provided between the first and second work coils C1 and C2 of the coil base 9, it will be arranged at a location near the center of the first protective frame 4a, and the first protective frame 4a may be inclined. However, if it is provided on the outer periphery of the coil base 9 as described above, it can be provided on the outer periphery of the first protective frame 4a as much as possible, and the slidability is stabilized. .

  In the case where the ceramic inner pot 3 having variation (tolerance) in individual finished dimensional accuracy is employed as in this embodiment, good sealing performance between the opening edge 3c of the inner pot 3 and the lid 2 is achieved. If it is going to ensure, as above-mentioned, the fluctuation | variation of the clearance gap between both will be prevented by suspending the inner pot 3 on the step part of the shoulder member 8, and fixing and supporting it.

  However, if such a configuration is adopted, the first and second induction heating elements G1 and G2 on the outer peripheral surface of the bottom of the inner pot 3 and the first on the coil base 9 side are now also in relation to the finishing accuracy of the inner pot 3. The distance D between the second work coils C1 and C2 cannot be kept constant, and the electromagnetic induction efficiency varies depending on the product.

  In order to avoid this, if the storage method in which the inner pan 3 is suspended from the shoulder member 8 and the inner pan 3 is placed on the heat shield plate 6 of the first protective frame 4a is adopted, the problem is as follows. Although it is avoided, the sealing performance with the lid 2 is deteriorated as described above.

  However, as described above, conversely, the lower first protective frame 4a provided with the heat shield plate 6 is relatively spaced from the upper second protective frame 4b by a predetermined gap interval A. If it is installed (supported) as an independent separate body in a state where it can be moved relative to it, and lifted and biased uniformly by the coil spring 62 of the lower floating support mechanism, the first on the inner pot 3 side will be provided. The distance D between the second induction heating elements G1, G2 and the first and second work coils C1, C2 on the coil base 9 side can always be kept constant.

  In addition, the gap A and the fluctuation of the gap A generated between the upper end of the lower first protective frame 4a and the lower end of the upper second protective frame 4b (with respect to the design value A0 shown in FIG. 11B). A0 ± α, for example, A0−α in FIG. 11A and A0 + α in FIG. 11C are covered by the skirt portion 35a of the packing 35, as will be described later. The centering of the bottom wall 3a of the inner pot 3 and the first and second work coils C1, C2 also realizes the guide surface of the centering convex portion 35c on the upper end side of the packing 35.

  Among the dimensions shown in (A) to (C) of FIG. 11, the basic design dimensions are those shown in FIG. 11 (B). For example, the height B of the inner pot 3 is a reference. The clearance A is the reference value A0 when the height is B0, and the first and second induction heating elements G1 and G2 on the outer peripheral surface of the bottom wall 3a of the inner pot 3 and the first and second work coils C1 and C2 The standard is set so that the distance is D1, D2 (design value).

  Further, as described above, when the dish-shaped heat shield plate 6 is integrally joined on the lower first protective frame 4a, and these are integrally functioned as the lower first protective frame unit, The side first protective frame unit substantially becomes a protective frame having a double structure of resin and ceramic.

  As a result, for example, the following merits can be obtained.

  (1) A material unity between the bottom of the first protective frame 4a and the ceramic inner pot 3 is generated, and the appearance is improved.

  (2) While the heat shield area and heat storage amount of the heat shield plate 6 are increased, heat after heat storage can be applied over a wide range from the bottom wall portion 3a of the inner pot 3 to the lower portion of the side wall portion 3b. As a result, heat retention is improved.

  (3) The heat-shielding plate 6 increases the heat insulation to the first protective frame 4a made of resin, the first and second work coils C1 and C2, and the coil base 9 side, and the heat resistance and reliability of those portions. Improves.

  (4) As described above, when the ceramic dish-shaped heat shield plate 6 is employed as a part of the first protective frame 4a, there is a difficulty in terms of molding accuracy (dimensions). A gap S for slightly releasing the shape (absorbing variation) is required between the first protective frame 4a made of resin (see FIGS. 3 and 4), but this also functions as a heat insulating air layer. Therefore, the first protective frame 4a made of resin, the first and second work coils C1 and C2, the heat insulation performance to the coil base 9 side, and the heat insulation performance to the inner pot 3 side are further improved.

  (5) Furthermore, assembling can be done by the same assembling method as before, and the assembling property is not deteriorated as compared with the conventional ones.

  In addition to this, when the lower first protective frame 4a in which the heat shield plate 6 is integrated as described above is floatingly supported by the floating mechanism via the coil spring 62, the lower first protective frame 4a is provided. As shown in FIGS. 11A and 11C, for example, the vertical dimension of the inner pot 3 is B1 (B1>) with respect to B0 (design value) in FIG. 11B. B0) and B2 (B2 <0), the distances D1 and D2 between the bottom wall 3a of the inner pot 3 and the first and second work coils C1 and C2 are always constant as shown in the figure. Therefore, the induction efficiency is not changed.

  On the other hand, if it does in this way, there is a relation with part accuracy, the above-mentioned inner pot 3 stores gap A in the predetermined size range between the lower end of upper part side 2nd protection frame 4b in a fixed state. Even if it is not, it is necessary to provide a design value in advance (see A0 in FIG. 11B).

  As a result, it looks bad as it is, and since the heat on the inner pot 3 side escapes from the gap A (A0), the amount of heating on the inner pot side wall surface 3b side is insufficient, and the cooking of the rice becomes worse. .

  For this reason, in the present embodiment, as described above, the lower side of the second protective frame 4b on the upper side is in contact with the upper end side opening inner peripheral surface 6c of the heat shield plate 6 in an overlapping state to seal the silicon. A high-heat-resistant skirt-like packing 35 such as rubber is provided to seal the gap A (A0) in a state where the lower first protective frame 4a can be raised and lowered.

  As a result, the gap A (A0) is reliably sealed, and the above-described problems are solved.

  Moreover, on the inner peripheral surface of the upper end side of the packing 35, the outer peripheral surface of the upper end side R portion of the bottom wall portion 3a of the inner pot 3 to be stored is smoothly guided with a small contact area, and the center of the storage position of the inner pot 3 is stored. A centering convex portion 35c for providing a ring is provided.

  As a result, the convex portion 35c for centering functions as a conventional shoulder packing guide function, and an appropriate centering function of the inner pot 3 is realized. As a result, conventional shoulder packing is not required.

  Further, the centering convex portion 35c is guided by being brought into contact with the R surface portion of the outer periphery of the bottom wall portion 3a of the inner pot 3 with a contact area as small as possible, so that the centering convex portion 35c is less worn and durable. High nature.

  Further, as described above, when the dish-shaped heat shield plate 6 is provided on the upper surface side of the first protective frame 4a so as to extend to the outer peripheral end thereof, the lower end of the second protective frame 4b side frame member 42 is shielded from the lower end. There is a possibility that the flange portion 6d on the outer periphery of the heat plate 6 collides with and is damaged when the first protective frame 4a is raised and lowered. Therefore, in this embodiment, the gap A (design dimension A0) between them is between the upper end of the outer peripheral end 41a of the first protective frame 4a and the outer end of the second protective frame 4b side frame member step portion 42a. By setting the gap larger than the gap a, such a collision is prevented from occurring.

  By the way, when the pressure type electric rice cooker as described above is configured, compared to the case of the non-pressure type electric rice cooker, for example, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. The dimension which protrudes upwards from the shoulder member 8 becomes large, and the non-heating area | region W extended upwards from the upper end of the heat retention heater H1 becomes large. In the region W, not only the heat of the heat retaining heater H1 does not act, but also the amount of heat radiation to the outside of the inner case 4 is large, and it is difficult to ensure a high temperature during cooking and warming. It is also disadvantageous in terms of energy saving.

  Further, the first and second sealing pieces 14c and 14d of the second packing 14 that seal the flange 3c at the outer peripheral edge of the opening of the inner pot 3 are formed longer than each other as compared with the non-pressure type. When the lid is opened, this dew flows into the inner pot 3 and causes white blur and sticky rice.

  Of course, a lid heater is provided on the side of the lid 2 via the heat radiating plate 23, but the distance is too long and the amount of heat radiation is insufficient, so that it cannot sufficiently cope.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, a shoulder heater H <b> 2 having a sufficient calorific value is disposed inside the shoulder member 8.

  Thereby, while heating the intermediate part of the low temperature area | region W of the said inner pot 3 effectively, heating the upper part of the rice in the inner pot 3, and heating the periphery of an opening part, the 1st, 1st of the 2nd packing 14 is carried out. The dew adhering to the second seal pieces 14c, 14d is evaporated to prevent the occurrence of white blur and the like.

  As a result, the energization time of the work coils C1 and C2 can also be shortened, thus saving energy.

  In the case of the present embodiment, the core retainer 16 at the lower part of the coil base 9 is integrated with the core retainer 16a and the cover portion 16b for the overtemperature prevention device in one piece, for example, as shown in FIG. Is formed.

  According to such a configuration, the number of parts is reduced and the number of assembling steps is also reduced, so that the cost is reduced and the assembly work is facilitated.

  1 is a rice cooker body, 1b is a bottom case, 2 is a lid, 3 is an inner pot, 4 is an inner case, 4a is a first protective frame, 4b is a second protective frame, 6 is a heat shield plate, 8 is A shoulder member, 9 is a coil base, 9d is a first sleeve member, 16 is a core presser, 61 is an intermediate sleeve member, 62 is a coil spring, and 63 is a second sleeve member.

Claims (7)

  Non-metallic inner pot, rice cooker main body having an inner pot accommodating opening for accommodating this inner pot, inner pot heating means provided at the lower part of the inner pot accommodating opening of the rice cooker main body, and the rice cooker An electric rice cooker comprising a lid body that can be opened and closed at the upper part of the inner pot accommodating port of the main body, and is configured to include pressure adjusting means for adjusting the inside of the inner pot to a pressure higher than normal pressure. An electric rice cooker characterized by   Non-metallic inner pot, rice cooker main body having an inner pot accommodating opening for accommodating this inner pot, inner pot heating means provided at the lower part of the inner pot accommodating opening of the rice cooker main body, and the rice cooker An electric rice cooker comprising a lid provided in an openable and closable manner at the upper part of the inner pot accommodating port of the main body, wherein the inner pot accommodating port of the rice cooker main body has a lower frame body and an upper part having heating means An electric rice cooker characterized in that it is formed by two sets of frame bodies independent of the side frame body, and the inner pot is suspended from the upper side frame body.   Non-metallic inner pot, rice cooker main body having an inner pot accommodating opening for accommodating this inner pot, inner pot heating means provided at the lower part of the inner pot accommodating opening of the rice cooker main body, and the rice cooker An electric rice cooker comprising a lid provided on the upper part of the inner pot accommodating port of the main body so as to be openable and closable, wherein the inner pot accommodating port of the rice cooker main body includes an inner frame and a lower frame having heating means. It consists of two sets of frames independent of the upper frame that hangs the pan, and the lower frame is movable relative to the upper frame Electric rice cooker.   The electric rice cooker according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein a heating means is provided at a portion corresponding to the upper portion of the inner pot of the inner side of the rice cooker body.   5. The electric rice cooker according to claim 3, wherein the lower frame body is floatingly supported via an elastic member between the lower frame body and a bottom member of the lower rice cooker body.   The electric rice cooker according to claim 3, 4 or 5, wherein a packing member for sealing a gap between them is interposed between the upper frame and the lower frame. vessel.   7. The electric rice cooker according to claim 6, wherein the packing member is provided with a centering portion for centering the inner pot with respect to the inner pot accommodating port.

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