JP3396140B2 - pot - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pot, and more particularly to a pot having a structure which is excellent in cleaning the water passage of a contained liquid and the like and exchanging parts.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in an air pot, an electric pot, or the like, a liquid contained in an inner bottle can be poured through a water passage such as a pumping pipe or a pouring pipe. Such a water passage may be contaminated by long-term use, and it is desired to have a structure that can be cleaned or parts can be easily replaced.

[0003]

However, in the conventional pot, the water injection pipe portion is covered with another member. Fairness 3
In the air pot disclosed in Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 39153 as well, as shown in FIG. 7, the water injection member 2 is attached to the tip of the water injection pipe 1, and the cover member 3 is attached to the shoulder body 4 so as to cover the water injection pipe 1. ing. For this reason, the structure is such that it cannot be easily disassembled by general users, making it difficult to clean.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a pot in which the components can be easily disassembled over the entire range of the water passage, and the pot can be easily washed or replaced.

According to the present invention, as means for solving the above problems, a shoulder body is attached to an upper opening of a container body, a cover accommodating chamber is formed in the shoulder body, and the cover accommodating chamber and the container body are formed. A fitting hole that communicates with the inner bottle accommodated therein is bored, and a water injection part is accommodated in the cover accommodating chamber and connected to the fitting hole, while a pumping part disposed in the inner bottle is connected. By connecting to the fitting hole, the liquid in the inner bottle, in a pot capable of pouring water from the pumping section through the pouring section,
The pot is an air pot that can be filled with water by pushing down the liquid level in the inner bottle with air pressure, the cover accommodating chamber of the shoulder body is opened to the side, and is provided with a locking recess, In the shoulder body, in addition to the fitting hole to which the water injection section and the water pumping section are connected, an exhaust hole for communicating the inside of the inner bottle and the cover storage chamber is bored to hold the water injection section, and By attaching a cover part having a locking projection that engages and disengages with the locking recess to the cover accommodating chamber, the water injection part is connected to the fitting hole, and the water injecting part is connected to the cover accommodating chamber. A plug portion is formed to close the exhaust hole when mounted.

It is preferable that the water injection portion and the cover portion are integrally formed.

[0007]

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[0009]

[0010]

[0011]

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a pot according to the present invention. The pot is generally composed of a container body 11 and a lid 12 provided on the upper portion of the container body 11.

The container body 11 includes a body 13 having a substantially cylindrical shape,
Inner bottle 14 consisting of a vacuum double container housed inside
And a bottom body 15 attached to the lower opening of the body 13 via a bottom ring 15a, and a shoulder body 16 attached to the upper opening of the body 13.

The shoulder body 16 is, as shown in FIG.
7, a pair of shoulder covers 18, 18, a slide cover 19 and an under cover 17a (the shoulder body 17 and the shoulder cover 18 may be integrally formed. The under cover 17a also includes the shoulder body 17 and / or Or shoulder cover 18,1
It may be formed integrally with 8. ). A cylindrical portion 20 is provided on the bottom surface of the shoulder body 17, and the inner bottle 1 is provided with a packing 21.
4 mouth portions 22 are provided (see FIG. 4). Shoulder body 1
Shoulder covers 18 and 18 are attached to both sides of the front part of 7 (see FIG. 6). An under cover 17a is attached to the lower ends of the shoulder covers 18 and 18 so as to contact the wall surface 24a of the shoulder body 17. A packing 17b is provided on the side surface of the under cover 17a to maintain watertightness. As a result, a cover housing chamber 23 partitioned by the shoulder body 17, the shoulder cover 18, and the under cover 17a is formed in the center of the front portion of the shoulder body 17 (see FIGS. 4A and 6). The slide cover 19 is detachably attached to the cover accommodating chamber 23. In addition, a fitting hole 25 penetrating the cylindrical portion 20 is formed in the wall surface 24 a of the shoulder body 17 forming the cover accommodating chamber 23.
a and 25b and an exhaust hole 26 (see FIGS. 2 (f) and 6) are formed, and locking recesses 27 are formed in the wall surface 24b. A bent pipe 29 connected to the pumping pipe 28 from the mouth 22 side of the inner bottle 14 is fitted into the fitting hole 25a. Here, the pumping pipe 28 and the bent pipe 29 constitute the pumping section of the present invention. Further, the connection pipe 4 of the safety valve device 40 described below is inserted into the fitting hole 25b from the cover accommodating chamber 23 side.
4 is fitted. A ring portion 30 is extended at the boundary between the fitting holes 25a and 25b, and the ends of the bending pipe 29 and the connecting pipe 44 are brought into contact with the ring portion 30 for positioning. Incidentally, packings 31a and 31b are respectively provided on the outer peripheral surfaces fitted into the fitting holes 25a and 25b of the bending tube 29 and the connecting tube 44, so that watertightness is maintained. On the other hand, a plug portion 45 provided in the safety valve device 40 is fitted into the exhaust hole 26 from the cover accommodating chamber 23 side. The connection between the connection pipe 44 of the safety valve device 40 and the shoulder main body 17 is not limited to the above-described one, and the cylindrical portion is projected from the shoulder main body 17 and connected to the outside thereof as in the conventional example shown in FIG. The tubes 44 may be joined.

The slide cover 19 has a substantially rectangular shape in plan view,
As shown in FIG. 2, a curved surface 32 that gradually curves upward is formed on the bottom surface on one end side. A water injection cylinder portion 33 extending downward is formed on the curved surface 32, and a water injection port 34 is formed therein. In addition, locking tongues 36 are formed in the upper portions of both side walls 35a rising from the edge of the curved surface 32 by substantially U-shaped notches. A locking projection 37 is provided at the free end of the locking tongue 36 so as to be engaged with and disengaged from the locking recess 27 formed on the wall surface 24b of the shoulder body 16. Further, a notch 38 is formed in the side wall 35b on the other end side of the slide cover. A connection pipe 44 and a plug portion 45 of a safety valve device 40 described below are located in the notch 38. The safety valve device 40 includes a connecting pipe 44.
The plug portion 45 is positioned by being locked to the bulging portion 38a from the edge portion of the notch 38. Further, a guide groove 39 is formed in the vertical direction on the inner surface of the intermediate side wall 35c of the slide cover 19.

The slide cover 19 includes a safety valve device 40.
Is detachably attached. This safety valve device 40
As shown in FIG. 3, is generally composed of a valve body 41, a valve body 42 and a lid 43. On the side wall 41a of the valve body 41, a connection pipe 44 that communicates the inside and the outside and a plug portion 45 that closes the exhaust hole 26 of the shoulder body 16 are formed (see FIG. 3C). Further, the protrusions 46 are provided on the outer surfaces of both side walls 41b of the valve body 41 which are orthogonal to the side wall 41a. Both of the ridges 46 are positioned in the guide groove 39 formed on the side wall of the slide cover 19 to position the safety valve device 40. Further, a conical recess 47 is formed at the bottom of the valve body 41, and a valve body receiving portion 48 is arranged therein. The slide cover 19 and the valve body 41 are not limited to separate bodies as in the present embodiment, and may be integrally formed. The valve element 42 has a cylindrical shape, and the lower half portion thereof has a truncated cone shape along the valve element receiving portion 48. The lid 43 is bonded to the upper opening of the valve body 41 by ultrasonic bonding or the like. It should be noted that, instead of adhesion, it may be detachably joined by forced fitting or the like. In that case, it is preferable to interpose a packing in order to maintain water tightness. A water supply pipe 49 is provided on the upper surface of the lid portion 43 so as to incline so that the opening side thereof faces upward, and an intermediate portion thereof communicates with the lower surface, that is, the inside of the safety valve device 40. The safety valve ball 5 is provided on the closed side (lower side) of the water supply pipe 49.
0 is stored. A water injection pipe 51 is connected to the opening side of the water supply pipe 49. Although the tip of the water injection pipe 51 is bent downward, the length thereof is formed to be as short as possible in order to prevent the hot water from dropping from the tip. When the pot is tilted, the safety valve ball 50 moves while being guided by the protrusion 52 formed in the intermediate portion of the water supply pipe 49 and comes into contact with the stopper 53 to close the water injection pipe 51. The safety valve device 40
The water injection pipe 51 constitutes the water injection portion of the present invention.

The lid 12 is, as shown in FIG.
4, lower lid 55, lock ring 56, push button 5
7, a bellows 58 and the like. Then, if the push button 57 is pushed in against the biasing force of the spring 59, the air in the bellows 58 flows into the inner bottle 14, and the air pressure pushes down the liquid level in the inner bottle 14,
Pumping pipe 28, bent pipe 29, safety valve device 40 and water injection pipe 5
It is possible to inject water through 1.

In the pot having the above construction, the entire area of the water passage can be washed as follows.

That is, with the lid body 12 removed from the container body 11, the bending tube 29 is inserted from the fitting hole 25 of the shoulder body 16.
Pull out. As a result, the bent pipe 29 and the water pump 28, which are the water pumping portion, can be easily disassembled from the container body 11 and washed.

The slide cover 19 is pulled out from the shoulder body 16. A safety valve device 40 is arranged in the slide cover 19, and a protrusion 46 provided on the valve body 41 is located in a guide groove 39 provided on the slide cover 19. Therefore, as described above, simply by pulling out the slide cover 19 from the shoulder body 16, the safety valve device 4 serving as the water injection portion is provided.
0 and the water injection pipe 51 can also be removed at the same time. Further, the safety valve device 40 and the water injection pipe 51 are the slide cover 19
Since both of them are simply placed on, the both can be easily disassembled and washed, and the safety valve device 40 and the water injection pipe 51 can also be easily disassembled and washed. Further, in the safety valve device 40 itself, if the valve body 41 and the lid portion 43 are detachably joined by forced fitting or the like, the valve body 42 can also be disassembled and washed.

As described above, according to the pot having the above structure,
It is possible to disassemble and wash the container body 11 over the entire range of the water passage until the liquid in the inner bottle 14 is poured to the outside. In particular, the water injection portion, which has been difficult to remove in the past, can be disassembled and washed, which is extremely preferable in terms of hygiene.
Further, even when the slide cover 19 and the like are removed from the container body 11, since it is the cover storage chamber 23 covered by the wall surface that is exposed, the cleaning liquid does not enter the container body 11 and the external appearance is improved. There is no problem. Moreover,
Even if the pumping section is attached, the push button 5
Even if 7 is pressed, since the air discharged by the compression of the bellows 58 is discharged to the outside from the exhaust hole 16, the liquid level in the inner bottle 14 is not pushed down.
Therefore, the contained liquid is not discharged to the outside, and there is no concern that the user will get burned or stain the surroundings.

Further, after the cleaning, it is only necessary to insert the water injection section into the cover accommodating chamber 23 from the side while the water injection section is placed on the slide cover 19. That is, the locking projection 37 of the slide cover 19 is locked in the locking recess 27 of the shoulder body 16, the connection pipe 44 of the safety valve device 40 is fitted into the fitting hole 25b, and the plug portion 45 is fitted into the exhaust hole 26. It can be easily installed by fitting to. Further, the pumping section is attached to the shoulder body 16. In this mounted state, the plug portion 45 closes the exhaust hole 26. Therefore, when the push button 57 is pressed, the air pressure is not released to the atmosphere and water can be injected.

In the above embodiment, the pumping pipe 28 and the water injection pipe 51 may be divided along the longitudinal direction. According to this, it is possible to completely wash the entire area of the water passage.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the slide cover 19 and the safety valve device 40 can be attached and detached integrally, but they may be attached and detached independently.

The fitting holes 25a, 25 of the shoulder body 16 are also provided.
In b, the bending ends of the bending pipe 29 and the connecting pipe 44 are fitted and connected to the ring portion 30. However, one of the pipes is fitted and connected to the other pipe. Is preferred. As a connection method, as shown in FIG.
The bending pipe 29 may be connected inside the connecting pipe 41 of the safety valve device 40, or conversely, the connecting pipe 41 may be connected inside the bending pipe 29 as shown in FIG. According to this, unlike the above-described embodiment, the ring portion 30 which is a part of the shoulder body 16 is not exposed in the middle of the water passage, and the water passage can be completely attached to and detached from the container body 11. Is possible.

Further, although the structure in which the water injection section can be disassembled has been described as applied to the air pot, it goes without saying that it may be applied to an electric pot or the like.

[0028]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the pot of the present invention, not only the pumping section but also the water injection section can be detached from the container body, so that they can be washed. It is possible to maintain a hygienic favorable state, and it is possible to easily replace parts. .

[0029]

Further, in the air pot, with the water injection part removed, air holes are formed so that the air pressure does not act on the liquid surface in the inner bottle, so that the stored liquid is discharged by careless operation. Is prevented.

[0031]

[0032]

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of an air pot according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is an exploded sectional view showing the shoulder body of FIG. 1, (a) is a sectional view of a safety valve device, (b) is a sectional view of a slide cover, FIG.
(C) is a side view of (b), (d) is a side view of the shoulder cover,
(E) is a sectional view of a shoulder main body, (f) is a sectional view of a plug part and an exhaust hole, (g) is a sectional view of an undercover.

3A is an exploded sectional view showing the safety valve device of FIG. 2A, FIG. 3B is a partial sectional view showing a plug portion, and FIG. 3C is a bottom view of the safety valve.

FIG. 4A is a partial cross-sectional view of the vicinity of the shoulder body showing a state before mounting the slide cover, and FIG. 4B is a partial cross-sectional view of the vicinity of the shoulder body showing a state after mounting the slide cover. is there.

FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view showing another connection example of the connection pipe and the bent pipe.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the vicinity of the shoulder body showing a state before mounting the slide cover.

FIG. 7 is a partial sectional view of a conventional pot.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 container body 14 Inner bottle 19 Slide cover 23 Cover chamber 28 Pumping pipe 29 Bending tube 40 Safety valve device 51 water injection pipe

Front Page Continuation (72) Inventor Taisuke Nishi, 1-20-5 Tenma, Kita-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture Zojirushi Mahobin Co., Ltd. (56) Bibliographic Reference Showa 57-189528 (JP, U) 68845 (JP, U) Actual Kaihei 7-33239 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A47J 41/00 303 A47J 41/02 103 A47J 27/21 101

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A shoulder body is attached to an upper opening of a container body,
A cover accommodating chamber is formed in the shoulder body, and a fitting hole for communicating the cover accommodating chamber with an inner bottle accommodated in the container body is bored to accommodate a water injection part in the cover accommodating chamber. While connecting to the fitting hole, by connecting the pumping section arranged in the inner bottle to the fitting hole, the liquid in the inner bottle can be injected from the pumping section through the water injection section. In the pot, the pot is an air pot capable of pouring water by pushing down the liquid level in the inner bottle by air pressure, and a configuration in which the cover accommodating chamber of the shoulder body is opened to the side and a locking recess is provided. And, in the shoulder body, in addition to the fitting hole to which the water injection part and the water pumping part are connected, an exhaust hole for communicating the inside of the inner bottle and the cover storage chamber is formed, and the water injection part is held, Further, the cover portion having a locking projection that engages and disengages with the locking recess is The water injection part is connected to the fitting hole by being attached to the storage chamber, and the water injection part has a plug portion that closes the exhaust hole when the cover water is attached to the storage chamber. . 2. The pot according to claim 1, wherein the water injection portion and the cover portion are integrally formed.