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Title:
LIQUID LEVEL DISPLAY STRUCTURE FOR LIQUID RETAINING CONTAINER
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2003304972
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a structure that displays the amount of liquid without increasing the degree of complexity of the structure or the cost, but can clearly confirm the surface of the liquid inside a transparent pipe and can visually confirm the level of the liquid easily.

The structure that displays the amount of liquid for an electric kettle is composed of a container 18 that houses an internal container 1 that can freely retain hot water furnished with a discharge channel 3 that connects a spout 22 located on top of the container 18 and the bottom part of the internal container 1 and is equipped with an electric pump 2 for discharging the hot water contained inside the container 1 from the spout 22 through the discharge channel 3 and a liquid level display part F that allows the level of the hot water that passes through a liquid tube 7 that runs vertically through the discharge channel 3 visible from outside. The liquid level display part F comprises the liquid tube 7 made of a pipe material of which the inside is freely visible located inside the opening part 11 formed on the container 18 and is equipped with a light guiding member (d) that collects the light that enters the opening part 11 and guides it to the liquid tube 7.


Inventors:
WATANABE MASAHIRO
ENDO MANABU
Application Number:
JP2002113314A
Publication Date:
October 28, 2003
Filing Date:
April 16, 2002
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
TIGER VACUUM BOTTLE CO LTD
International Classes:
G02B25/00; A47J27/21; G02B3/06; (IPC1-7): A47J27/21; G02B3/06; G02B25/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kichi Toshio Kawa