Child care storage having warming-in-water apparatus

Abstract

A child care storage has a warming-in-water compartment in which infant foods contained therein are warmed up by a warming-in-water apparatus. The warming-in-water apparatus includes a cylindrical inner tub, the inner tub having an mounting groove at its inner lower periphery, a warming-in-water tub detachably inserted into the inner tub, the warming-in-water tub containing infant food or goods therein together with water, and a heater, arranged in the mounting groove of the inner tub, for heating the warming-in-water tub to thereby warm up the infant foods or goods therein.

1 . A child care storage having a warming-in-water compartment in which infant foods contained therein are warmed up by a warming-in-water apparatus, wherein the warming-in-water apparatus comprises: 
 a cylindrical inner tub, the inner tub having an mounting groove at its inner lower periphery;    a warming-in-water tub detachably inserted into the inner tub, the warming-in-water tub containing infant food or goods therein together with water; and    means, arranged in the mounting groove of the inner tub, for heating the warming-in-water tub.    
   
   
       2 . The child care storage of  claim 1 , wherein the heating means includes: 
 a silicone rubber heater, the silicon rubber heater being attached on the mounting groove through a fixing member including an adhesive agent and bolts.    
   
   
       3 . The child care storage of  claim 1 , wherein the heating means includes: 
 a thermal diffusion member arranged on the mounting groove; and    an induction heater installed beneath the thermal diffusion member,    wherein the thermal diffusion member is brought into contact with the heater so that heat produced by the heater is readily transferred and diffused to the warming-in-water tub.    
   
   
       4 . The child care storage of  claim 1 , wherein the inner tub further has a hanging groove outwardly recessed at its upper edge periphery and wherein the warming-in-water tub has a flange formed at an upper edge periphery, the flange being mounted and supported on the hanging groove of the inner tub when inserting the warming-in-water tub into the inner tub.  
   
   
       5 . The child care storage of  claim 4 , wherein the silicon rubber heater is arranged to enclose the outer peripheral surface of the warming-in-water tub when inserting the warming-in-water tub into the inner tub.  
   
   
       6 . The child care storage of  claim 3 , wherein the thermal diffusion member is arranged to envelop the outer peripheral surface of the warming-in-water tub when inserting the warming-in-water tub into the inner tub.  
   
   
       7 . The child care storage of  claim 1 , wherein the inner tub is made of an insulating material that acts to prevent a heat loss.  
   
   
       8 . The child care storage of  claim 1 , further comprise: 
 an operation unit for performing a manipulation of the heating means; and    a controller, in response to an operation signal from the operation unit, for controlling the heating means in accordance with the operation signal.