JPS62298323A - Rice-cake maker - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

Detailed Description of the Invention 3. Detailed Description of the Invention Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a rice cake making machine that steams Confucian rice in a hopper and then kneads it to make rice cake.

Conventional technology Generally speaking, a good temperature for rice cake to rise is around 66℃ to 70℃, and in this type of electric rice cake making machine, the lid of the hopper is opened as soon as the rice cake has finished steaming in the hopper. It was necessary to release excess heat and steam inside the hopper.

However, conventional rice cake making machines generally only have a lid 32 placed on a hopper 31 of a main body 33, as shown in FIG.

Problems to be Solved by the InventionTotal 9 In the conventional mochi making machine, a buzzer notifies the user of the completion of steaming of the rice in the hopper 31, and the user quickly closes the lid 3.
1 and then operate a changeover switch to perform the next crosstalk process, which is extremely inconvenient to use.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks and provides a rice cake making machine that can perform a series of operations from "steaming" to "kneading" without requiring any human operations.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a ceiling frame that includes a lid that covers the opening of the hopper, and a bearing that houses the hopper and supports the lid so that it can be opened and closed. a blade rotated by a motor in the hopper, a lid opening/closing device for opening the lid by the motor, a steaming-up detection device for detecting steaming in the hopper, and a steaming-up detection device detecting steaming. The lid opening/closing device is configured to be close to the bearing portion of the large frame.

Function: With the above-described configuration, it is possible to perform the steps from "steaming" to "mixing" in a series without requiring any human operations.

Example An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 and 2, reference numeral 2 denotes a large frame that covers the upper part of the main body 1, and is formed to cover a hopper 3 which serves both as a steamer and a rice cake making chamber. Reference numeral 4 denotes a lid that covers the opening of the hopper 3 in an openable and closable manner, and one end of the lid is fitted with a bearing 6 provided on the ceiling frame 2 via a shaft 6. A blade 7 is installed in the center of the bottom of the hopper 3, and is detachably attached to a rotating shaft 9 of a motor 8 built in the lower part of the main body 1. 1° is a steam tank which is fixed to the motor mounting base 11 and constitutes a steam generation chamber.A heater 12 is attached to the outer bottom part, and a bearing part 13 for the rotating shaft 9 is provided in the center part. A hopper mounting plate 14 is attached to the outer bottom of the hopper 3, and is removably engaged in an airtight manner via a backing 16 provided on a fitting step 101L provided at the upper end of the steam tank 1°.

Reference numeral 16 denotes a temperature regulator provided in the steam tank 10vc thermally. Reference numeral 17 denotes a steam hole which is opened in the center of the bottom of the hopper 3 and also serves as a through hole for the rotating shaft 9.

18 is a main pulley fixedly provided below the steam tank 10 of the rotating shaft 9; 19 is a main pulley 18;
A slave pulley 21 rotationally driven by a belt 20 from
is an engagement pulley that rotates in conjunction with the slave pulley 19 via a connecting shaft 22.

Reference numeral 23 denotes a push-up rod that penetrates near the bearing portion of the lid 4 provided on the top frame 2, and urges the lid 4 in the opening direction by a compression spring 24. Reference numeral 26 denotes a hook piece rotatably provided on a projection piece 231L provided at the lower part of the push-up bar 23, and is configured to be biased in the engaging direction of the hook piece 26 by a hook spring 26. The engagement pulley 21 is provided with a claw 211L for disengaging the hook piece 25. 27 is a slave pulley 19. Engagement pulley 21. Connection shaft 22. Push-up bar 23. Compression spring 24. Hook piece 26. This is a support for the lid opening/closing device consisting of a hook spring 26. The support 27 has an upper portion attached to the ceiling frame 2 and a lower portion attached to the motor mount 1o.

Reference numeral 35 denotes a control unit that rotates the motor 8 when the temperature regulator 16 detects a sudden temperature rise in the hopper 3.

Next, the operation of the rice cake making machine will be explained.

First, a predetermined amount of water is poured into the steam tank 10, wet rice is put into the hopper 3, and the lid 4 is set to complete preparations.

At this time, by setting the lid 4, the push-up bar 23 is pressed against the compression spring 24.
, and the hook piece 26 is engaged with the engagement pulley 21 . When the switch is turned on manually, the heater 12 is energized, and after a predetermined time, steam is generated from the steam tank 1o, and the steamed rice is steamed in the hopper 3 through the steam hole 17.

When the water in the steam tank 10 has completely evaporated, the temperature controller 1 controls the temperature of the steam tank 1o from rising rapidly in the greenhouse.
6, the control unit 35 cuts off the power to the heater 12, and at the same time the motor 8 starts rotating, and the main boot IJ-18
Then, the engagement pulley 21 starts to rotate through the entire slave pulley 19 via the belt 2o. Then, the claw 211L releases the hook piece 25, the push-up bar 23 is raised by the compression spring 24 to open the lid 4, and the blades 7 also start kneading, and a few minutes later, the rice cake is completed.

As mentioned above, it is possible to perform a series of steps from "steaming" to "mixing" without any human intervention in between.
By placing the lid opening/closing device composed of the push-up bar 23 and the like close to the bearing portion 6 of the top frame 2, the stroke of the push-up bar 23 when opening the lid 4f can be made small. Therefore, even when the lid 4 is open, the push-up rod 23 does not protrude much from the top frame 2, and does not get in the way when putting in Confucian rice or taking out rice cakes. Further, when closing the lid 4, by pressing the side away from the bearing portion 13, the lid 4 can be closed with a small force based on this principle.

In the above embodiment, the lid opening/closing device is explained using a locking/unlocking configuration using the rotation of the motor 8, but the effect can be obtained even if the design of this lid opening/closing device is changed as appropriate, such as locking/unclosing using an electric magnet. It is.

In addition, although the temperature controller 16 has been described as a device for detecting steaming, this device may be configured to use a timer or the like to switch the contacts after the time has elapsed for the rice in the hopper 3 to be sufficiently steamed. good.

Effects of the Invention As is clear from the description of the embodiments, the present invention comprises a lid that covers the opening of the hopper, a ceiling frame that is completely inside the hopper and is provided with a bearing that supports the lid so that it can be opened and closed freely, and a lid that covers the opening of the hopper. A lid opening/closing device for opening, a steaming detection device for detecting steaming,
and a control unit that moves a motor using a steaming-up detection device, and by bringing the lid opening/closing device close to the bearing part of the top frame, it is possible to perform a series of operations from "steaming" to "kneading", Its operability is further improved.

Moreover, the lid opening/closing device does not get in the way when adding Confucian rice or taking out mochi, and the lid can be closed smoothly, which is very effective.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 and 2 are sectional views of a rice cake making machine showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a conventional rice cake making machine. 1...Main body, 2...Top frame, 3...
...hopper, 4...lid, 6...bearing section, 7...blade, 8...motor, 10
・・・・・・Steam tank, 36・・・・・・System (Foundation) Department. Name of agent: Patent attorney Toshi Nakao and 1 other person? -Jinshi J--Hopper 4-Stem Fig. 1 6 Parts Goo blade 8-Motor 10--Steam tank, M-f%'J, lr 1 part Fig. 2

Claims (1)

[Claims] A main body that includes a motor and a steam tank, a hopper that engages with the steam tank, a lid that covers the opening of the hopper, and a ceiling that houses the hopper and has a bearing that supports the lid so that it can be opened and closed. a frame, a lid opening/closing device for opening the lid by the motor, a blade rotatably driven by the motor within the hopper, a steaming-up detection device for detecting steaming in the hopper, and the steaming-up detection device a control unit that drives the motor when steaming is detected, and the mochi making machine has the lid opening/closing device close to a bearing part of the top frame.