JP2001000322A - Rice-washing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform rice-cooking control with a rice washer by inputting rice-cooking data of a rice cooker into program data of the rice washer and allowing communication control between the rice cooker and the rice washer. SOLUTION: Processes A of a rice washer 1 include processes of measuring, rich washing, rice-discharge start, water adjusting, and rice discharge. The rice washer 1 programs these processes and performs the processes A from an input of a start signal. Processes B of a rice cooker 2 are dipping, ignition, rice cooking, and steaming. The rice cooker 2 programs these. Among the programs of the rice cooker 2, rice cooker data C is fed into program data D of the rice washer 1 to allow communication between the rice cooker 2 and the rice washer 1. The rice cooker data includes at least data for setting a rice cooking amount, a washing method, and a hardness, and data for setting a dipping period and a steaming period.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a rice washing processing apparatus, and more particularly to a rice washing machine capable of controlling rice cooking by enabling communication control between a rice washing machine and a rice cooker.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In order to reduce the labor involved in cooking rice, which has conventionally been troublesome, a series of work processes from rice storage, weighing, washing, water addition, immersion, cooking, and steaming in rice cooking are automatically processed by a program. An automatic rice cooker is known (JP-A-58-105723, JP-B-58-8-8).
848). Among the rice cooking operations, there is also known a rice washing machine in which operation steps such as storage, weighing, washing, water addition and draining of rice are programmed (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-140869).
Reference).

[0003]

In a conventional automatic rice cooker, since the present rice cooker and the rice cooker can be controlled by communication, the rice cooker can be managed and is useful for business use. However, since the entire apparatus is large and cannot be installed depending on the kitchen room, and the cost is high, there is a problem in terms of purchasing desire. On the other hand, the rice washing machine is smaller than the rice cooker, regardless of the jet water flow, the rotation of the stirring blades, etc., and is not only useful in kitchen room installation and cost performance, but also suitable for large quantity rice cooking. Is attracting attention.

[0004] However, in the conventional rice washing machine, there is a problem that the rice cooking cannot be managed because the rice washing machine and the rice cooker cannot perform communication control. Therefore, the present invention provides a rice washing processing device (rice washing machine (rice washing) capable of controlling rice cooking even in a rice washing machine by controlling communication between a rice washing machine and a rice cooker (including any of an electric type, a gas type, and an electromagnetic type). Processing machine).

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention takes the following technical measures. That is, the rice washing processing device according to claim 1 includes a rice washing machine 1 that programs each of the steps of weighing, washing, draining, adding and subtracting water, and draining rice, and executes each step by inputting a start signal. Rice cooker 2 which programs each process of cooking, rice cooking and steaming
The rice cooking data of the rice cooker 2 is inputted to the program data of the rice washing machine 1 so that communication control between the rice cooker 2 and the rice washing machine 1 can be performed (claim 1).

[0006] By adopting such a configuration, for example, it is possible to manage rice cooking by counting the time after start of rice discharge or completion of rice discharge, and notifying completion of soaking and steaming, and the like. If the rice cooker 1 presses the start of rice cooking at the time of ignition, the time counting can be restarted from the rice cooking (even if the soaking time has not elapsed or exceeded, the counting can be restarted). here,
The rice cooker 2 may be of any type such as an electric type, and a rice cooker (inner pot) 2C is provided immediately below the rice washing tank (tank) 15 of the rice washer 1.
Is placed, and the cooker 2C is put into the cooking room of a multi-stage rice cooker (vertical rice cooker) that separates the rice cooking room from side to side or up and down to control communication with the rice cooker. You may.

The rice washing apparatus according to claim 2 has a sensor 15A for supplying water to the rice washing tank 15 of the rice washing machine 1 or for measuring the temperature of the supplied water. Is controlled so that the immersion time is long when the measured temperature is low. By adopting such a configuration, the season and the type of rice grains (refer to varieties, old rice, new rice, etc.)
Regardless, the water absorption of the washed rice is almost constant, and the cooked quality (including hardness) can be kept constant.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 (1) and 1 (2) are rice washing machines 1
FIG. 1 (1) shows each step A of the rice cooker 2 and each step B of the rice cooker 2,
FIG. 1 (2) shows the entirety of a rice washing processing device 3 including a rice washing machine 1 and a rice cooker 2. Each step A of the rice washing machine 1 includes each of the steps of weighing, washing rice (which may include polishing rice), start of rice discharge (rice discharge S), water addition and removal, and rice discharge. The rice washing machine 1 executes each step A by inputting a signal.

The respective steps B of the rice cooker 2 are soaking (including acceptance of rice from a rice washer), ignition, rice cooking, and steaming, and these are programmed by the rice cooker 2, and the program of the rice cooker 2 is performed. Among them, the rice cooker data C is input to the program data D of the rice washing machine 1 to enable communication control between the rice cooker 2 and the rice washing machine 1. Here, the rice cooker data includes at least data for setting the amount of cooked rice, how to wash, hardness, and the like, and data for setting the soaking time and the washing time. The rice washing machine 1 includes a base 4 having wheels 4A for movement (portability).
The left and right vertical frames 5 are erected on one side (from the back to the rear side), and a box 6 is provided above the left and right vertical frames 5.

The wheels 4A are preferably caster wheels, and the base 4 is provided with an adjuster (not shown) for installing and fixing the wheels 4A in a kitchen room or the like after carrying. A gantry 7 is provided on the base 4 so as to be horizontally movable in a direction indicated by an arrow E in FIG. 2 (front-back direction), and the rice cooker 2 is placed on the gantry 7. When the gantry 7 is moved in the direction of arrow E by operating 7A, the rice cooker 2 is also horizontally movable along with it. The rice cooker 2 is of an electric type, a gas type, or an electromagnetic type. In any case, the cooker 2A and the cooker 2A
An outer pot 2B removably placed on the upper part, an inner pot (cooking pot) 2C removably inserted into the outer pot 2B, and an inner pot 2C.
An example in which a lid 2D that allows the C to freely open and close is provided as an example.
The rice can be cooked in the respective steps B of soaking, cooking, and steaming according to the following. The program C can also input a signal of the rice cooking temperature detected by the thermosensitive device 2F.

A control panel 8 is provided on the front of the box 6 with a hinge 8.
A control panel 9 for programming the rice cooking process A and performing rice cooking according to the program data D is mounted on the panel 8 and a power switch 10 and the like. It has.
Further, a lid 11 which can be opened and closed with a hinge 11A as a fulcrum is mounted on the upper surface of the box 6, and the lid 11 is opened so that rice can be put into the rice storage 12 in the box 6. ing.

At the lower part of the rice storage 12, a measuring device 13 is mounted. The measuring device 13 has a drum which is rotated around a horizontal axis by a motor 14, and the amount of rice cooked is determined by the volume and the number of rotations in the drum. It can be weighed according to the program D and put into the rice washing tank 15 below. The rice washing tank 15 has a cylindrical shape, and the lower half thereof is formed in a funnel shape.
6 and stirring means 17 at the center of the tank.
Is provided. In the figure, the stirring means 17 is provided with stirring blades (bars) 17B on a cylindrical rotating shaft 17A which rotates around the center of the vertical axis via bevel gears, pulleys and the like. (For example, see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-294935).

The rice discharging valve 16 is formed in an umbrella shape and is detachably attached to the lower end of the valve stem 16A.
6A is vertically movably inserted into the rotary shaft 17A, and can be moved up and down by a valve driving means such as a crank or a cam (not shown) provided on an upper portion of the valve rod 16A. A water supply means 18 is provided in an upper part of the rice washing tank 15, and a drainage means 19 is provided in a lower part of the tank 15. The water supply means 18 is for supplying rice washing water, water addition / reduction water, etc. to the rice washing tank 15 in accordance with the program data D, and is provided with a valve means 18B in a water supply pipe 18A connected to a pressure water source such as a water supply. The water supply device 18C such as a nozzle and a shower is provided.

The rice discharging means 19 includes a drain box 19A provided in the rice washing tank 15, a branch pipe 19B branched and connected from the drain box 19A, and a vertical pipe 19C connected to an upper overflow hole of the rice washing tank 15. , And the other end of the branch pipe 19B and the connecting pipe 19C are connected and connected to a drainage hose outside the machine via a drainage valve. The drain box 19A has a funnel-shaped filter (not shown) surrounding the rice discharge port (rice discharge valve 16).
Is installed therein, and the haji has a net hole through which the sewage (washed water) such as bran can flow out through the branch pipe 19B, but does not allow the rice grains to flow out.

The illustrated rice cooker 2 has a rice insertion hole formed at the center of the lid 2D, and the hole can be opened and closed by a horizontally movable shutter 2G. In succession,
A series of operations of the rice washing processing machine 3 having the above configuration will be described. Since the rice cooker data C is input to the program data D, that is, is incorporated, the amount of rice cooked, the completion of rice cooking (rice cooking time), and the like are set in the data D according to the data C. Then, when a start signal is input, the measuring device 13 is operated according to the amount of cooked rice and the like, the rice is put into the rice washing tank 15 and the agitation means 17 is operated and the water supply means 18 is operated when the rice discharge valve 16 is closed. After a water supply, the rice washing process for a predetermined time is completed.

When the rice washing process is completed, the rice discharging switch is turned on, and the opening (flow rate) of the valve 18B in the water supply means 18 is turned on.
The process proceeds to the rice discharging process by water control by control and the downward movement of the rice discharge valve 16. At this time, since the shutter 2G of the rice cooker 2 has opened the input port, the rice cooker 2C cooks rice together with water addition and reduction. Rice is introduced and the process is shifted to the soaking process. At this time,
It counts the time after the start of rice discharge or the completion of rice discharge and reports the completion of soaking and steaming completion. On the other hand, when the immersion step is completed, the ignition switch 2E is operated to ignite, and the rice cooking is completed through the rice cooking and steaming steps. Yes, you can count again even if the soaking time has not elapsed or is over.

Thus, even if the rice washer 1 is used, the rice cooker 2
Can be cooked and the quality of the cooked rice becomes good. By controlling so that the rice washing operation by the rice washing machine 1 is started after the soaking step in the rice cooker 2, even the rice washing machine 1 can cope with the continuous rice cooking operation. FIGS. 2 and 3 show another embodiment of the present invention. The basic configuration is the same as the configuration and operation already described with reference to FIG. 1, and therefore, differences will be described below.

FIG. 2 shows a sensor 15A provided on the side of the rice washing tank 15 or on the water supply pipe to supply water to the rice washing tank 15 or detect the temperature of the supplied water, and send a signal to the programmed water absorption time setting data F to measure the water absorption time. When the temperature is high, the immersion time is shortened to control F1, and when the measured temperature is low, the immersion time is increased to control F2, so that the water absorption time is automatically corrected. The cooked quality is constant (the dotted line in FIG. 2 indicates the detection signal 1 of the water supply temperature).
5B). In addition, in FIG.
5 is provided with a heater 15C.
By controlling C (including stopping), the temperature of water is controlled to be constant irrespective of the season, and the quality of cooked food is to be kept constant.

[0019]

The present invention is as described above. Even in a rice washing machine, rice cooking can be controlled and the quality of cooked rice can be kept constant.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Rice washing machine 2 Rice cooker C Rice cooking data D Program data

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Minoru Nakajima 2-2-27 Mizuhashi, Higashiosaka-shi, Osaka Daiwa Seiko Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 4B054 AA16 AA23 AB01 AB03 AB15 AB20 AC02 CB10 CE04 CE05 CH02 CH05 CH14 4D043 BC10 BC32 BC40

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A rice washing machine (1) for programming each step of weighing, washing, draining, adding and subtracting water, and draining rice, and executing each step by inputting a start signal, soaking, igniting, cooking, and steaming. A rice cooker (2) programming each step is provided, and the rice cooker (2) and the rice washer (1) are inputted by inputting the rice cooker data of the rice cooker (2) into the program data of the rice washer (1). A rice washing processing device characterized in that communication control is possible. 2. A sensor (15A) for supplying water to the rice washing tank (15) of the rice washing machine (1) or for measuring the temperature of the supplied water, and when the measured temperature of the sensor (15A) is high, the immersion time is shortened. On the other hand, when the measured temperature is low, the rice washing processing apparatus is controlled so as to lengthen the immersion time.