KR101867860B1 - Automatic rice cooking apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an automatic cooking apparatus. More specifically, the automatic cooking apparatus provides a simple configuration to automatically execute the entire processes of inputting, washing, and cooking the rice while cooking the amount of rice appropriate for a single consumer in each container in a quantitative manner, thereby providing meals for multiple consumers in a place such as a restaurant and enhancing user convenience. The automatic cooking apparatus includes a rice storage unit, a rice washing unit, and a cooking unit. The rice washing unit includes: an inlet unit connected to the rice storage unit; a first control unit controlling the operation of supplying rice input through the inlet unit; a washing unit for washing the rice supplied through the first control unit; a second control unit for controlling the operation of supplying the rice washed by the washing unit; and an outlet for supplying the rice supplied through the second control unit.

Description

[0001] Automatic rice cooking apparatus [0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic cooking apparatus, and more particularly, to an automatic cooking apparatus capable of automatically performing the entire process of feeding, washing and cooking rice by a simple configuration, The present invention relates to an automatic catering apparatus that can be conveniently used in a place where a large number of people, such as a restaurant, should provide a meal.

Since ancient times, Korea has made rice made from rice. Therefore, all households or restaurants in Korea are equipped with cooking utensils for cooking rice such as an electric rice cooker or a pressure cooker.

The rice cooking process through the cooking tool generally includes a process of washing the rice stored in the rice cask to the number of people, a process of putting the washed rice into the cooking device and heating the rice, and a process of cooking the cooked rice from the cooking device However, conventionally, all of these steps must be manually performed by the user, which causes a disadvantage that the process of cooking rice becomes troublesome.

Also, in general, when the rice is cooked several times at a time, the amount of rice required is determined by the rule of empirical rule.

In order to solve these problems, there have been proposed a number of automatic cooking tools that can automatically perform the above-described cooking process. Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2006-0032522 discloses a fully automatic cooker, Method is published.

1, a fully automatic cooker is provided with a rice storage 21 for storing rice, a water tank 31 for storing water used for washing and cooking rice stored in the rice storage, A washing means for washing the rice supplied from the rice storage by using the water supplied from the tank; a drain means for draining the water from which the rice has been washed by the washing means to the outside; A transfer means for transferring the rice stored in the intermediate storage together with the water supplied from the water tank; a plurality of ovens (71) containing rice and water transferred by the transfer means; And a plurality of heating means 73 for heating the rice and water contained in the oven to cook the rice, so that the rice can be cooked for one person.

That is, in the conventional technique, rice and water corresponding to one person are supplied to a plurality of ovens 71, respectively, so that they can be cooked at the same time. However, one conveying pipe 63 is provided with a plurality of ovens 71 Therefore, it is difficult to cook a large amount of rice at the same time.

The rice and water passing through one conveyance pipe 63 are connected to the conveyance pipe 63, respectively, and the rice and water are supplied to the conveyance pipe 63, It is not easy to quantitatively put in a plurality of ovens 71. In addition, since cooking is performed all at once in a state where both rice and water are put into each oven, the degree of cooking of cooked rice in each oven is different There is also a problem.

1. Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2006-0032522 (published on April 17, 2006)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for automatically feeding rice, which is structurally equivalent to one serving of rice, Thereby providing a cooking device.

In addition, the present invention provides a bridge member and a wheel member at the lower part of the rice storage part to facilitate the joining and separation of the rice storage part, thereby making it easier to replenish rice and to clean the rice storage part and to easily move the rice storage part There is another purpose in providing an automatic cooking device for allowing the cooking device to function.

In addition, the present invention allows the cooking in the cooking section to be performed individually and continuously, so that a large amount of rice can be quickly cooked while being cooked quantitatively for one person at a time, and a planned cooking is possible. Therefore, unnecessary waste of rice It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic cooking device capable of reducing the amount of food to be cooked.

According to an aspect of the present invention,

A rice washing unit, and a cooking unit, wherein the rice washing unit comprises a charging port connected to the rice storage unit, a first control unit for controlling supply of the rice charged through the charging port, A second control unit for controlling the supply of the rice washed in the cleaning unit, and an outlet for supplying the rice supplied through the second control unit to the cooking unit, .

At this time, the rice storage portion includes a body portion in which rice is housed inside, a plurality of leg members provided at a lower portion of the body portion, and a wheel member coupled to a lower portion of the leg portion, And a support member having a receiving groove for receiving the leg member and the wheel member.

The first control unit may include a first motor, a first cam member connected to the first motor, and a second cam member connected to one end of the first cam member, A first moving plate connected to the other end of the first driving shaft for controlling the supply of rice to the washing unit, and a second moving plate coupled to the outer surface of the first driving shaft for moving the rice introduced through the inlet, And a first blocking member for blocking the first blocking member.

A first receiving space is formed between the first moving plate and the first blocking member to accommodate the rice introduced into the washing section by rotational driving of the first cam member.

The washing unit may include a receiving unit for receiving the rice introduced from the first control unit, a first water pipe connected to the upper portion of the receiving unit to supply water used for washing rice, And a drain pipe connected to a lower portion of the receiving portion for discharging water used for washing the rice.

The second control unit includes a third motor, a second cam member connected to the third motor, and a second cam member having one end connected to the second cam member, A second moving plate connected to the other end of the second driving shaft for controlling the supply of rice to the cooking unit through the outlet and a second moving plate coupled to the outer surface of the second driving shaft, And a second blocking member for blocking movement of the second blocking member.

In addition, a second receiving space is formed between the second moving plate and the second blocking member so that the rice washed in the washing unit can be accommodated for one serving.

The cooking utensil includes a turntable, a plurality of heating means provided at an upper portion of the turntable, a bowl placed at an upper portion of the heating means so as to cook rice for one person, And a second water supply pipe for supplying water to the bowl into which the rice is introduced by the rice supply unit.

The rice supply unit includes a support plate fixed to an inner upper portion of the cooking unit and having a through hole through which rice is dropped at a position located on an upper end of the rice cooking unit, And a driving device connected to the quantitative container to allow the quantitative container to reciprocate at an upper portion of the supporting plate, wherein the quantitative container includes: .

In addition, an upper part of the cooking part is provided with a bowl feeding part for receiving the bowl therein and dropping the bowl one by one on the upper part of the heating means rotating by the turntable.

In addition, a lid supply unit is further provided on the upper portion of the cooking unit, and the lid is housed in the upper portion of the bowl rotated by the turntable.

According to the present invention, the amount of rice equivalent to one serving of rice can be structurally and accurately supplied without using any separate control means, so that homogenous rice can be obtained even if cooked for one person, So that the overall configuration can be simplified.

In addition, according to the present invention, a bridge member and a wheel member are provided at a lower portion of the rice storage unit to enable the rice storage unit to be coupled and separated, thereby simplifying the supplementing of rice and the cleaning of the rice storage unit, And further has an effect of being convenient.

In addition, according to the present invention, cooking in the cooking section can be performed individually and continuously, so that a large amount of rice can be quickly cooked while being cooked quantitatively for one serving, and planned cooking is possible, It is possible to reduce the waste of the battery.

1 is a conceptual view showing a conventional fully automatic cooker;
2 is a perspective view showing an automatic cooking apparatus according to the present invention.
3 is a cross-sectional view showing an inner appearance of the rice storage portion of the present invention shown in FIG. 2;
4 is a cross-sectional view showing an inner appearance of the rice washing unit of the present invention shown in FIG. 2;
5 (a) and 5 (b) are views showing in detail the operating relationship of the first control unit of the present invention shown in Fig. 4;
6 (a) and 6 (b) are views showing in detail the operating relationship of the second control section of the present invention shown in Fig. 4; Fig.
FIG. 7 is a detailed view showing the shape of a cooking part of the present invention shown in FIG. 2; FIG.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the automatic cooking apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an automatic cooking apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing an inner appearance of the rice storage portion of the present invention shown in FIG. 2, (A) and 5 (b) are views showing in detail the operation of the first control unit of the present invention shown in Fig. 4, and Figs. 6 (a) and 6 FIG. 7 is a detailed view showing the shape of the cooking part of the present invention shown in FIG. 2; FIG.

The present invention can automatically perform the whole process of feeding, washing and cooking rice by a simple constitution, and it is possible to quantitatively cook one person's rice in an individual container, The rice cooker 200 and the cooker 300 as shown in FIG. 2. The automatic cooker 10 includes a rice storage unit 100, a rice washing unit 200, and a cooking unit 300, .

More specifically, the rice storage unit 100 is a storage unit for storing rice for cooking rice, and is installed at the top of the automatic cooking apparatus 10, 200). ≪ / RTI >

3, the rice storage unit 100 includes a lid 110, a body 120, a leg 130, and a wheel 140. The body 100, 120 are formed with an opening 122 and a discharge portion 124 at the upper and lower ends, respectively, so that the rice can be introduced into the inside or the rice housed inside can be discharged to the outside.

The lid 110 may be provided at an upper end of the body 120. The lid 110 selectively opens and closes the opening 122 of the body 120, The first handle 112 is provided on the upper portion of the cover 110 and the step 122a is formed on the opening 122 of the body 120 to support the lower end of the cover 110.

In addition, two or more second knobs 126 may be provided on the outer side of the body part 120, and the second knob 126 may be provided on the outer side of the body part 120 so that the user can more easily lift the body part 120 And can be used when the rice storage section 100 is connected to the automatic cooking apparatus 10 or is detached from the automatic cooking apparatus 10. [

That is, the automatic cooking apparatus 10 according to the present invention is used in a restaurant or an on-site restaurant where a large number of people can eat at the same time, and the automatic replenishing of rice to the inside of the body part 120, The rice storage section 100 can be easily cleaned and removed, and the rice storage section 100 can be easily combined and separated so that the operation can be more easily performed.

A plurality of leg members 130 are provided under the body 120 and a wheel member 140 is coupled to a lower portion of the leg member 130. The leg members 130 Is inserted into the receiving groove 212 formed in the supporting part 210 of the rice washing part 200 to be described later and supports the rice storage part 100 so as to be fixed to the upper part of the rice washing part 200 And the wheel member 140 is coupled to the lower portion of the leg member 130 to facilitate the movement of the rice washing unit 200 when the rice washing unit 200 is detached.

At this time, the leg members 130 may be installed at 2 to 4 positions spaced apart from each other at a lower part of the body part 120. In order to facilitate the installation, It is preferable to form the three leg members 130.

Meanwhile, although the rice for storing rice is stored inside the rice storage part 100, it is needless to say that various grains such as barley, brown rice, and soybean may be mixed and stored in addition to rice.

In addition, a door (not shown) is provided in the discharge part 124 formed at the lower part of the body part 120 to selectively move the rice supplied from the rice storage part 100 to the rice washing part 200 .

The rice washing unit 200 is installed at a lower portion of the rice storage unit 100 to wash rice supplied from the rice storage unit 100 and supply the washed rice to the cooking unit 300. First, A support part 210 for supporting the rice storage part 100 is formed on the outside of the part 200.

That is, as described above, since the rice storage part 100 of the present invention is connected to the upper part of the rice washing part 200 so as to be removable, the rice washing part 200 is provided on the outside of the rice storage part 100 The support member 210 is formed with a number of support portions 210 corresponding to the number of the leg members 130 and the wheel member 140. The support member 210 has a receiving groove 212 formed therein, The leg member 130 and the wheel member 140 of the rice storage unit 100 can be inserted and supported.

4, the rice washing unit 200 further includes an inlet 220, a first controller 230, a cleaner 240, a second controller 250, and an outlet 260 The inlet 220 is formed at the upper end of the rice washing part 200 and is connected to a discharge part 124 formed at the lower end of the body part 120 of the rice storage part 100. The rice storage part 100 to the inner side of the rice washing unit 200.

At this time, an inlet passage 222 through which the rice introduced into the inside of the rice washing section 200 moves is formed through the inlet port 220 inside the inlet port 220. The inlet passage 222 extends in the vertical direction Or may be formed to have a constant slope, i.e., a downward slope.

4, the inlet 220 is provided so as to be eccentrically arranged from one side of the center of the rice washing part 200 to the other side of the rice washing part 200. In other words, the inlet passage 222 is formed in a tubular shape having a circular or polygonal cross- And the inlet passage 222 connected to the inlet 220 is formed to have a downward inclination toward the center of the rice washing section 200 so that the rice introduction from the rice storage section 100 to the rice washing section 200 is smooth And so on.

The first control unit 230 controls the supply of rice to the washing unit 240 through the inlet 220 and the inlet 222 at the lower part of the inlet 220 .

More specifically, the first control unit 230 includes a first motor 231, a first cam member 232, a first drive shaft 233, a first blocking member 234, and a first moving plate 235, The first motor 231 is connected to the first cam member 232 and serves to provide power for rotating the first cam member 232. The first cam member 232 is connected to the first cam member 232, 232 is connected between the first motor 231 and the first drive shaft 233 and receives power from the first motor 231 and rotates to reciprocate the first drive shaft 233.

At this time, the structure for reciprocating the drive shaft by the motor and the cam structure as described above is widely used in various technical fields, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The first drive shaft 233 is connected between the first cam member 232 and the first moving plate 235 and reciprocates left and right by rotational driving of the first cam member 232, The first moving plate 235 is connected to the end of the first driving shaft 233 and is connected to the first moving plate 235 by the first cam member 232, And controls whether or not the rice is put into the cleaning unit 240 by selectively opening the passage connected between the feeding passage 222 and the cleaning unit 240 by reciprocating movement of the drive shaft 233. [

The first blocking member 234 is coupled to the outer surface of the first driving shaft 233 to selectively block the movement of the rice supplied through the feeding passage 222.

That is, the first control unit 230 controls the flow of rice introduced into the rice washing unit 200 through the inlet port 220 and moving through the feeding path 222 to the washing unit 240 The first moving plate 235 is provided adjacent to the inlet of the washing unit 240 to block the movement of the rice flowing into the washing unit 240 and the first motor 231 The position of the first moving plate 235 can be adjusted by the reciprocating movement of the first driving shaft 233 generated when the first cam member 232 is driven to rotate so that the movement of the rice introduced into the washing unit 240 As shown in FIG.

At this time, the first blocking member 234 and the first moving plate 235 are formed to have a cross-section having the same size and shape as the cross-section of the passage through which the rice moves, so that the rice introduced through the feeding passage 222 is washed And blocks the movement in a direction other than the direction of the portion 240.

A first accommodating space 236 is formed between the first moving plate 235 and the first blocking member 234. The first accommodating space 236 is formed with a through- That is, the rice immediately before being injected into the cleaning part 240 is accommodated.

5 (a) and 5 (b), a horizontal passage 237 and a vertical passage 237, through which the rice moves, are provided between the end of the charging passage 222 and the inlet of the cleaning portion 240 The first moving plate 235 is formed to have the same size and shape as the cross section of the horizontal passage 237 to block the horizontal passage 237 and the first cam member 232 The first drive shaft 233 moves the first moving plate 235 in the direction of the vertical passage 238 so that the horizontal passage 237 and the vertical passage 238 communicate with each other, The rice introduced into the receiving space 236 flows into the inside of the washing unit 240 through the opened vertical passage 238.

The length of the horizontal passage 237 is equal to the width of the first accommodating space 236, that is, the distance between the rear end of the first moving plate 235 and the front end of the first blocking member 234 When the first moving plate 235 is moved to open the vertical passage 238, the end of the feeding passage 222 is blocked by the first blocking member 234, Only the rice contained in the first accommodating space 236 flows into the inside of the washing unit 240 through the vertical passage 238.

That is, when the amount of the rice that has been structurally loaded into the cleaning unit 240 during one rotation of the first cam member 232 is limited to the rice contained in the first accommodation space 236, The amount of rice to be injected into the washing unit 240 can be determined by the volume of the space 236.

The length of the horizontal passage 237 formed between the end of the closing passage 222 and the vertical passage 238 is shorter than the width of the first accommodation space 236, 234 prevents the first moving plate 235 from blocking the horizontal path 237 and the vertical path 238 even when the end of the closing path 222 is not blocked, 5 (a) and 5 (b)), the rice may be supplied continuously to the inside of the cleaning unit 240 The first moving plate 235 is moved in the horizontal direction by driving the first driving shaft 233 so that the length of the horizontal passage 237 formed between the first accommodating space 238 and the second accommodating space 238 is longer than the width of the first accommodating space 236. [ When the passage 237 and the vertical passage 238 are opened, the first blocking member 234 is closed by the closing passage 222, May be configured such that the rice that has been accommodated in the interior of the block to the end portion by the first receiving space (236) supplied to the inside of the cleaning part 240 through the vertical passage 238. The

The washing unit 240 is provided below the first control unit 230 and serves to wash the rice supplied to the inside through the first control unit 230. The washing unit 240 includes a receiving unit 242, (244), a cleaning means (248), and a drain pipe (246).

More specifically, the accommodating portion 242 may be cleaned by collecting a predetermined amount or more of rice inside the accommodating portion 242 into a space for accommodating the rice supplied through the first controller 230, thereby improving the cleaning efficiency .

The first water supply pipe 244 is connected to the storage unit 242 and supplies water required for washing rice to the inside of the storage unit 242. The first water supply pipe 244 is connected to the first water supply pipe 244, A valve 244a is provided to control the amount of water supplied to the inside of the accommodating portion 242. [

The washing means 248 is installed inside the receiving portion 242 to wash the rice. The washing means 248 includes a second motor 248a, a rotating rod 248b, and a washing blade 248c.

4, when the second motor 248a fixed to the inside of the rice washing part 200 is driven, the rotation rod 248b connected to the second motor 248a rotates, The plurality of washing vanes 248c connected to the ends of the receiving portion 248b are rotated to wash the rice accommodated in the receiving portion 242 by using the water supplied through the first water supply pipe 244. [

The drain pipe 246 is connected to a lower portion of the receiving portion 242 to discharge the water used for washing rice to the outside. The drain pipe 246 is provided with a second valve 246a And is configured to control the flow of water through the water discharge pipe 246.

A drainage pipe 246b is provided at a connecting portion between the inlet 242 of the drainage pipe 246 and the drainage pipe 246 so that the rice inside the storage 242 is discharged through the drainage pipe 246 And the like.

A door (not shown) that can be opened and closed is installed in the lower end of the accommodating portion 242, that is, the passage through which the washed rice is discharged, to prevent the rice, which has not been cleaned, from being discharged to the second controller 250 .

That is, when a certain amount of rice is received in the receiving portion 242 through the first controller 230, the first motor 231 of the first controller 230 is operated to move the first moving plate 235 The supply of the rice is stopped by turning off the horizontal passage again and the water for washing the rice through the first water supply pipe 244 is introduced into the receiving portion 242 by opening the first valve 244a .

At this time, the second valve 246a provided in the water discharge pipe 246 is kept in the closed state so that the water flowing through the first water supply pipe 244 does not escape through the water discharge pipe 246.

The first valve 244a is shut off to stop the inflow of water through the first water supply pipe 244 and the second motor 248a is driven So that the washing blade 248c is rotated to wash the rice contained in the receiving portion 242. [

When the washing of the rice is completed, the second valve 246a provided in the drain pipe 246 is opened to allow the water used for washing to escape through the drain pipe 246. At this time, Thereby preventing the rice from escaping through the drain pipe 246 by the provided sieve 246b.

The washing process of the rice in the washing unit 240 proceeds by the above-described process. It is needless to say that the above processes may be repeatedly performed as needed.

The second controller 250 controls the supply of the cleaned rice from the cleaning unit 240 to the lower part of the cleaning unit 240, that is, between the cleaning unit 240 and the discharge port 260 (Not shown), a second cam member 252, a second driving shaft 253, a second moving plate 255, and a second blocking member 254.

The configuration of the third motor, the second cam member 252, the second driving shaft 253, the second moving plate 255, and the second blocking member 254 is the same as that of the first control unit 230 The third motor is connected to the second cam member 252 and serves to provide power for rotating the second cam member 252, and the second cam member 252 252 is connected between the third motor and the second drive shaft 253 and rotates by driving the third motor to reciprocate the second drive shaft 253 in the left and right directions.

The second moving plate 255 is connected to the end of the second driving shaft 253 to control the movement of the washed rice in the washing unit 240. The second blocking plate 254, Is coupled to the outside of the second driving shaft 253 to block the movement of the rice washed in the washing unit 240.

A second accommodating space 256 is formed between the second moving plate 255 and the second shielding member 254. The inside of the second accommodating space 256 is provided with a cleaning part 240, Only one serving of rice is accepted.

6 (a) and 6 (b), between the passage through which the rice is discharged from the cleaning section 240 and the discharge port 260 for discharging the rice to the cooking section 300, And the length between the passage through which the rice is discharged from the horizontal passage 257, that is, the cleaning portion 240, and the discharge port 260 is equal to the width of the second accommodation space 256, The distance between the second moving plate 255 and the second blocking member 254 is longer than the distance between the second moving plate 255 and the second blocking member 254 by the movement of the second driving shaft 253 during the rotation of the second cam member 252 by the driving of the third motor. The second blocking member 254 coupled to the outside of the second driving shaft 253 is also moved in the direction of the discharge port 260 so that the rice is removed from the washing unit 240 The amount of rice discharged through the discharge port 260 by the rotation of the second cam member 252 is reduced to the second accommodating space 25 6).

Accordingly, by limiting the volume of the second accommodating space 256 to a volume capable of accommodating one serving of rice, the amount of rice discharged through the outlet 260 by the rotational driving of the second cam member 252 It can be structurally quantified as one person.

When the second rotation of the second cam member 252 is completed, the second driving shaft 253 returns to its original position, and one minute of fresh rice is accommodated in the second accommodation space 256, The washed rice is discharged to the discharge port 260 through the second control unit 250 every time the second cam member 252 makes one rotation.

The discharge port 260 is formed at a lower portion of the second control unit 250 to discharge the rice supplied through the second control unit 250 to the inside of the cooking unit 300.

Meanwhile, the cooking unit 300 is installed at a lower portion of the rice washing unit 200 and serves to individually receive the rice, which is washed through the rice washing unit 200 and supplied for one person, into the bowl 332, And includes a turntable 310, a heating means 320, a rice feeder 350, and a second water supply pipe 360, as shown in FIG.

In more detail, the turntable 310 is installed at a lower portion of the cooking unit 300, and serves to enable continuous cooking by continuous rotational driving.

The heating means 320 is provided on the turntable 310 to supply heat for cooking rice and a plurality of heating means 320 are disposed on the turntable 310 So that they can be individually cooked.

That is, in the conventional automatic cooking apparatuses, since the washed rice is put into a large rice cooker at the same time and heated simultaneously, or even if the rice is contained in a small container, the rice is cooked at the same time to heat the cooked rice at the same time. In the present invention, since the turntable 310 and the plurality of heating means 320 placed on the turntable 310 are continuously and individually cooked, the disadvantages such as the difficulty or the time consuming to make a large amount of rice, So that it is possible to shorten the time required to cook rice accurately while keeping the amount of rice suitable for the number of people.

Next, the rice supply unit 350 serves to supply one serving rice to the inside of the bowl 332, that is, the rice bowl 332 for one person, placed on each of the heating means 320, A plate 352, a metering bowl 354, and a drive device 356.

More specifically, the support plate 352 is horizontally installed on the inner upper portion of the cooking unit 300 to support the quantitative vessel 354, and the quantitative vessel 354 is connected to the rice washing unit 200 The rice is discharged from the discharge port 260 by being installed on the upper portion of the support plate 352 so as to be positioned below the discharge port 260 of the rice.

At this time, the quantitative vessel 354 is open at the upper part and the lower part is located at the upper end of the supporting plate 352, that is, the upper part of the bowl 332 rotating on the turntable 310 A through hole 352a is formed.

Next, the driving unit 356 is connected to the quantitative bowl 354 so that the quantitative bowl 354 is positioned below the discharge port 260 of the rice washing unit 200 and the through hole 352a of the support plate 352. [ (Not shown) that moves a motor and a cam structure, such as a conventional piston type device or the first control unit 230 or the second control unit 250, (356).

That is, when one portion of the rice washed from the discharge port 260 of the rice washing unit 200 is discharged to the inside of the quantitative vessel 354 placed on the support plate 352, the driving device 356 is operated, (354) in the direction of the through hole (352a) of the support plate (352).

At this time, the rice contained in the quantitative bowl 354 is dropped into the bowl 332 on the turntable 310 through the through-hole 352a by the shape of the lower-opened quantitative bowl 354, The quantitative vessel 354 is returned to its home position by driving the driving device 356 again and the above procedure is repeated so that each dish 332 rotated on the turntable 310 is cleaned It will be possible to supply rice.

Next, the second water supply pipe 360 is connected to the cooking unit 300, and the amount of water required to cook rice for one person is supplied to the inside of the bowl 332 to which one person's rice is supplied by the rice supply unit 350 And a third valve 362 is provided in the second water supply pipe 360 to control the supply of water through the second water supply pipe 360.

The cooking utensil 300 may further include a bowl feeding part 330 and a lid feeding part 340. The bowl feeding part 330 has a hollow tube shape protruding upward from the cooking part 300, A bowl 332 accommodated in the bowl feeding part 330 is placed in the upper part of the heating means 320 rotated by the turntable 310 so that the bowl 332, .

At this time, the material of the bowl 332 may be a metal or a magnetic material, or a paper material.

The lid feeder 340 has a hollow tube shape protruding upward from the cooking cavity 300 and a lid 342 for covering the bowl 332 is housed inside the lid feeder 340, So that the lid 342 can be dropped one by one on the upper portion of the vessel 332 that has been dropped into the vessel 332.

At this time, considering the whole rice making process and the rotating direction of the turntable 310, the bowl feeding part 330 is located at the frontmost position and the rice feeding part 350 discharges the rice at the rear side of the bowl feeding part 330 The water is supplied by the second water supply pipe 360 after the rice is drained and the lid 342 is dropped from the lid feeder 340 and then joined to the upper portion of the bowl 332 Do.

2, a part of the rice washing part 200 may be wrapped around the bowl feeding part 330 or the lid feeding part 340 protruding from the upper part of the cooking part 300, So that the cleaning unit 200 can be more firmly fixed and supported.

Although not shown, it is preferable that a transparent window or a transparent door is provided on the front surface of the cooking unit 300 so that the user can visually confirm the cooking process inside the cooking unit 300.

A control unit (not shown) may be provided to control the cooking process by the automatic cooking apparatus 10 as described above. The control unit includes first to third motors 231 and 248a (not shown) The opening and closing of the first to third valves 244a, 246a and 362 provided in the first water supply pipe 244, the water discharge pipe 246 and the second water supply pipe 360, the rotation speed of the turntable 310 The rice supply unit 350, the bowl supply unit 330, and the lid supply unit 340, so that the entire process for building rice can be sequentially performed without delay.

It is also possible to control the temperature generated by each of the heating means 320 individually through the control unit so that the rotation period of the turntable 310 coincides with the time required for cooking one person's rice.

Thus, according to the automatic cooking apparatus 10 of the present invention as described above, it is possible to supply structurally and accurately the amount of rice equivalent to one serving of rice without using any separate control means, It is possible to simplify the overall configuration of the automatic cooking apparatus 10 and to provide the rice storage unit 100 with the leg member 130 and the wheel member 140 at the bottom of the rice storage unit 100, It is possible to simplify the supplementing of the rice and the washing of the rice storage part 100 and the movement of the rice storage part 100 can be facilitated and the cooking part 300 So that a large amount of rice can be quickly cooked while being cooked quantitatively one by one and at the same time, It will have a variety of benefits, such as help to reduce the waste of John Rice.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that many modifications are possible in the exemplary embodiments without materially departing from the novel teachings and advantages of this invention.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic cooking apparatus, and more particularly, to an automatic cooking apparatus capable of automatically performing the entire process of feeding, washing and cooking rice by a simple configuration, The present invention relates to an automatic catering apparatus that can be conveniently used in a place where a large number of people, such as a restaurant, should provide a meal.

10: (Automatic) cooking device 100: Rice storage
110: lid part 112: first handle
120: body portion 122: opening
122a: step portion 124:
126: second handle 130: leg member
140: wheel member 200: rice washing unit
210: support part 212: receiving groove
220: input port 222: input port
230: first control unit 231: first motor
232: first cam member 233: first drive shaft
234: first blocking member 235: first moving plate
236: first accommodation space 237, 257: horizontal passage
238: vertical passage 240:
242; Receiving portion 244: first supply pipe
244a: first valve 246: drain pipe
246a: second valve 246b:
248: Cleaning means 248a: Second motor
248b: rotation rod 248c: cleaning blade
250: second control unit 252: second cam member
253: second driving shaft 254: second blocking member
255: second moving plate 256: second accommodating space
260: Outlet port 300:
310: turntable 320: heating means
330: bowl feeder 332: bowl
340: lid supply part 342: lid
350: rice feeder 352: support plate
352a: Through hole 354: Quantitative bowl
356: Driving device 360: Second supply pipe
362: third valve

Claims (11)

1. An automatic cooking apparatus comprising a rice storage section, a rice washing section, and a cooking section,
The rice washing section,
A first control unit for controlling the supply of the rice introduced through the inlet, a washing unit for washing the rice supplied through the first control unit, a supply unit for supplying the rice washed in the washing unit, And a discharge port for supplying the rice supplied through the second control unit to the cooking unit,
Wherein the cooking unit comprises:
A turntable, a plurality of heating means provided on an upper portion of the turntable, a bowl placed at an upper portion of the heating means to cook rice for one person, and rice for feeding one person's rice into the bowl And a second water supply pipe for supplying water to the bowl into which the rice is introduced by the rice supply section,
The rice supply unit includes:
A support plate fixedly installed on an inner upper portion of the cooking unit and having a through hole through which rice is dropped at a position located on an upper end of the one end plate,
A quantitative bowl which is placed on the upper part of the support plate and opens upwards and downwards to receive one rice of rice discharged from the rice washing unit,
And a driving device connected to the metering vessel to reciprocate the metering vessel at an upper portion of the supporting plate.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the rice storage portion includes a body portion for receiving rice therein, a plurality of leg members provided at a lower portion of the body portion, and a wheel member coupled to a lower portion of the leg member,
Wherein the rice washing portion is provided with a support portion having a receiving groove for receiving the leg member and the wheel member.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first control unit includes:
A first drive shaft connected to one end of the first cam member and driven to reciprocate left and right by rotation of the first cam member; A first moving plate connected to the other end of the first driving shaft to control the supply of rice to the washing unit and a first blocking member coupled to the outer surface of the first driving shaft to block movement of rice introduced through the inlet, And an automatic cooking device.
The method of claim 3,
Wherein a first accommodating space is formed between the first moving plate and the first blocking member to accommodate rice introduced into the washing section by rotational driving of the first cam member.
The method according to claim 1,
The cleaning unit includes:
A first water supply pipe connected to an upper portion of the storage unit to supply water to be used for washing rice, a cleaning means for cleaning the rice contained in the storage unit, And a drain pipe connected to a lower portion of the accommodating portion and discharging water used for washing rice.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the second control unit comprises:
A second drive shaft connected to one end of the second cam member and driven to reciprocate left and right by rotation of the second cam member; A second moving plate connected to the other end of the second driving shaft for controlling the supply of rice to the cooking unit through the discharge port and a second moving plate coupled to the outer surface of the second driving shaft for blocking movement of the rice introduced through the inlet, And an automatic cooking device comprising a member.
The method according to claim 6,
Wherein a second receiving space is formed between the second moving plate and the second blocking member so that rice cooked by the washing unit can be accommodated for one serving.
delete delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein an upper part of the cooking unit is provided with a bowl feeding part for receiving the bowl inside and for feeding the bowl one by one to the upper part of the heating means rotating by the turntable.
11. The method of claim 10,
Further comprising a lid feeder for feeding a lid one by one to an upper portion of the bowl, the lid being housed in an upper portion of the cooking portion and rotated by a turntable.

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