JP2775360B2 - Kettle lid prevention device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device for preventing a kettle from being detached.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a water supply port is provided at the upper center of a kettle body, a spout is provided at an upper front side, and a lid is detachably fitted to the water supply port. Kettles with fixed extending handles are known.
When pouring hot water with this type of kettle, if the kettle body becomes too inclined, the lid is likely to come off, and steam may be applied to the hand holding the handle, possibly causing burns. Therefore, it is necessary to pour while pressing the lid with the other hand, which is troublesome. Therefore, there is a type in which a locking claw is formed at a fitting portion of the lid and the locking claw is engaged with an inner edge of a water supply port of the kettle body to prevent the lid from being detached. In this case,
Hot water can be poured to the end without pressing the lid with the other hand.

[0003]

However, even if a locking claw is provided on the lid, the locking claw wears or falls down over a long period of use, so that the locking force of the claw is reduced and the lid comes off. there is a possibility. Further, in the case of a whistle-blowing kettle, there is a problem that the lid floats up during boiling and steam leakage occurs, and the volume of the whistle is not stabilized.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a kettle lid detachment prevention device which can surely prevent the lid from coming off when the kettle body is tilted. The other purpose is
Provide a kettle lid removal prevention device that can prevent steam leakage
It is to be.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a water supply port is provided at the center of an upper portion of a kettle body, a spout is provided at an upper front side, and the water supply port is attached to and detached from the water supply port. A kettle having a lid that fits freely and a handle extending upward from the lid attached to the kettle body, wherein the handle has a lid holding member, and the tip of the lid holding member has a lid.
The cover was movably mounted so as to take a position in contact with or in proximity to the upper surface of the central or rear portion and a position separated by a certain distance from the upper surface of the lid, and the lid holding member prevented the lid from rising. Things.

[0006]

[Action] When pouring hot water with this kettle, hold the handle and tilt the kettle body forward, and the lid will move forward due to its gravity.
An attempt is made to open from the rear end side using the end as a fulcrum. In the present invention
The lid holding member touches the top of the central or rear part of the lid
Or because it is close , the rotation of the lid is restricted, and the lid is
It can be prevented from coming off. Therefore , the hot water can be poured with one hand to the end.

Further, as in claim 2, the case of applying the present invention to whistling kettle, in addition to the above advantageous effects, since the cover holding member is prevented from lifting of the lid, at the boiling <br The effect that the volume of the whistle stabilizes without steam leakage
There is fruit.

The present invention is effective when applied to a kettle provided with an enameled lid. The reason is that, in the case of a cover made of an enamel, it is difficult to perform processing like a locking claw, so that when the kettle is tilted, the cover is likely to drop. In addition, when the kettle body is tilted forward to pour hot water, the lid tends to open from the rear end side with the front end as a fulcrum due to its gravity, so the lid holding member is the upper part of the central part or the rear part of the lid. It is desirable to hold down. Further, since a knob is provided on the upper surface of the central portion of the lid, the upper surface of the knob may be pressed by a lid pressing member. The handle is not limited to one fixed to the kettle body, and may be one that rotates left and right with respect to the kettle body. In the case where the handle rotates with respect to the kettle body, the handle is held in the upright position by pressing the lid with the lid holding member. It will not be heated. In addition, the handle is not limited to the one having a double-ended support structure that is arched around the front and rear portions of the kettle body, but may be a cantilever structure that extends from the front or rear portion of the kettle body to a portion above the lid.

[0009]

FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of a kettle provided with a device for preventing a lid from coming off according to the present invention. A water supply port 2 is provided at the upper center of a kettle body 1 made of enamel. The cover 10 is detachably fitted. Lid 10
A metal stopper 11 is fixed to the upper surface of the central part by welding or the like. The lid 10 is not provided with a locking claw for preventing the lid 10 from coming off the water supply port 2.

A spout 3 is provided on the upper front side of the kettle body 1, and the spout 3 can be opened and closed by a spout lid 22 attached to a handle 20 via a shaft 21.
An opening 23 corresponding to the spout 3 is provided at the tip of the spout lid 22, and the opening 23 has small whistle holes 24 a and 25.
Two whistle plates 24 and 25 having a are attached. When the steam pressure inside the kettle body 1 increases, the steam passes through the whistle holes 24a and 25a at a high speed, and the whistle can be sounded.

At the front and rear ends of the kettle body 1, handle mounting brackets 4 and 5 are fixed.
The front and rear ends of the handle 20 are fixed to 5 by screws 6 and 7. The screw 6 screwed to the front bracket 4 also serves as a mounting screw for the leaf spring 8 for urging the spout lid 22 in the closing direction and holding the spout lid 22 at the open position. The handle 20 has the front and rear ends fixed to the kettle body 1 as described above, and is erected so as to straddle above the lid 10. A holding member 27 is swingably attached. The lid pressing member 27 includes a pressing piece 27a and an operating section 27b. The return spring 28 inserted through the support shaft 26 rotates the counterclockwise direction of FIG. It is urged in the direction of pressing the upper surface of the rear end. A stopper portion 27c is integrally formed on the upper surface of the operation portion 27b. ing.

When the lid 10 is to be removed from the kettle body 1, the operating portion 27b of the lid pressing member 27 is pushed into the handle 20 against the return spring 28, and the pressing piece 27a is separated from the upper surface of the lid 10. Thus, the lid 10 can be easily removed.

In the case of the kettle of this embodiment, the kettle body 1
When the kettle main body 1 is tilted forward while holding the handle 20 when pouring hot water that has entered the inside of the inside, the lid 10 tends to rotate forward with its front end as a fulcrum. However, the lid 10
Since the upper surface of the rear end portion is pressed and supported by the lid pressing member 27, the rotation of the lid 10 is restricted, and the lid 10 does not come off. Also, the lid holding member 27 can be used when boiling hot water.
Suppresses the upper surface of the rear end portion of the lid 10, so that when the vapor pressure inside the kettle body 1 rises, the lid 10 is prevented from floating and the leakage of steam is prevented. Therefore, the steam is efficiently guided to the whistle holes 24a and 25a, and the volume of the whistle can be stabilized.

FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a lid pressing member 30 is attached to the rear end of the handle 20 by a pin 31 so as to be slidable back and forth. In this case, the operation part 32 of the lid holding member 30 protrudes to the rear side of the handle 20, and a long hole 33 in which the pin 31 slides is formed in the center of the lid holding member 30. When the operation unit 32 of the lid pressing member 30 is pushed forward, the pressing piece 34 formed at the distal end of the lid pressing member 30 is
To prevent the lid 10 from lifting up. In this case, the pressing piece 34 does not need to be pressed against the upper surface of the lid 10, and the same effect can be obtained even when the pressing piece 34 approaches through a slight gap.

FIG. 3 shows a third embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a mounting hole 40 having a female screw penetrating vertically is formed in the center of the handle 20, and a shaft-shaped lid pressing member 41 is screwed into the mounting hole 40. Lid holding member 4
1 has a flange portion 42 at the upper end thereof.
Has a knob 43 on its upper surface. A slightly lower portion of the flange portion 42 is formed with a male screw portion 44 that is screwed into the mounting hole 40. A bush 45 made of a soft material is attached to a lower end portion of the lid holding member 41. To prevent the lid 10 from lifting up. The bush 45 also functions as a stopper for preventing the lid pressing member 41 from falling off the handle 20. When removing the lid 10, loosen the lid holding member 41 with respect to the handle 20,
The bush 45 can be easily removed by separating it from the knob 12 by a certain distance or more.

FIG. 4 shows a fourth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a through hole 50 having an inner flange 50a is provided at the center of the handle 20. A cap 51 and a lid pressing member 52 are fitted from above and below the through hole 50, and the cap 51 is attached to the cap 51. The screw portion 52a of FIG. 52 is screwed and integrated. A coil spring 53 is disposed between the outer flange 52b of the lid pressing member 52 and the inner flange 50a of the through hole 50, and constantly urges the lid pressing member 52 downward. Therefore, the tip of the lid pressing member 52 is pressed against the upper surface of the knob 12 of the lid 10 to prevent the lid 10 from rising. In this case, by moving the lid holding member 52 upward against the coil spring 53, the lid 10 becomes detachable from the kettle body.

[0017]

As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, the lid holding member is movably attached to the handle,
Since the lifting of the center or the rear of the lid is prevented by the lid holding member, when the kettle is tilted and hot water is poured, the lid can be removed without pressing the lid with the other hand. Without it, you can pour hot water with one hand to the end. In addition, since the lid holding member prevents the lid from rising, there is no steam leakage at the time of boiling, and the volume of the whistle is stabilized when applied to a whistle kettle.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a first embodiment of a kettle provided with a lid detachment prevention device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial sectional view of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a partial sectional view of a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a partial sectional view of a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Kettle main body 2 Water supply port 3 Spout 10 Lid 12 Knob 20 Handle 27, 30, 41, 52 Lid holding member

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] A water supply port is provided at the upper center of the kettle body, a spout is provided at the upper front side, and a lid is detachably fitted to the water supply port, and the handle extends upward from the lid on the kettle body. In the kettle, a lid holding member is provided on the handle, and a tip of the lid holding member is located at the center of the lid.
Movably mounted so as to be able to take a position that is in contact with or close to the upper surface of the part or the rear part and a position that is separated from the upper surface of the lid by a certain distance, and the lid holding member prevents the lid from being lifted. A device for preventing a lid of a kettle from being detached. 2. A water inlet is provided at the center of the upper part of the kettle main body.
A spout is provided on the front side, and a whistle that opens and closes the spout
A lid provided with a blow-off spout lid, which is detachably fitted to the water supply port.
Body, and the kettle body has a handle that extends above the lid
In the attached kettle, A lid holding member is attached to the handle, and its tip is located at the center of the lid.
Contact or close to the top of the part or rear
It can be located at a certain distance from the top of the lid
So that it can be moved, and the lid
Outside the kettle lid, characterized by preventing lifting
Protection device.