JP2001096175A - Rice polishing/washing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rice polishing/washing apparatus which can remove an oxidized layer generated on the surface of polished rice, bran adherent to the surface, and bran caught in grooves without roughening the surface of rice. SOLUTION: An apparatus has a rice polishing chamber 14, a rice charging port 13, rice polishing plates 15, 16 having embedded brushes 17, a rice polishing plate cover 19 which surrounds the plate 15, 16 to prevent the scattering of rice outside the plates 15, 16, a rice polishing plate driving means 18 for driving the plates 15, 16, a rice polishing chamber cover 20 for preventing the scattering of rice outside the chamber 14, a polished rice discharging opening 21, a polished rice passage communicating with the port 13 from the opening 21, and a polished rice sending means 22 for sending rice from the opening 21 to the port 13. The port 13 and the opening 21 communicate with each other through the chamber 14, the brush tips of a pair of the rice polishing plates 15, 16 are made to face and approach each other, the plates 15, 16 are placed in the chamber 14, and numbers of holes are bored in the cover 19.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a polished rice washing apparatus having a function of polishing polished rice and polished rice and a function of rinsing polished rice.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 4A is a sectional view of a main part of a conventional rice grinder, and FIG. In the conventional rice polishing apparatus, the feeding chamber 2 and the bran removing chamber 3 are provided so as to be able to communicate with the polished rice hopper 1, and the rice flowing down from the polished rice hopper into the feeding chamber is provided in the milling chamber 4. This is a polishing rice mill configured to be pressed into the above-mentioned bran removing chamber by a milling roll 7 and milled while swirling.

Next, the operation will be described. Unpolished rice hopper
When the rice to be polished is put in 1, the rice falls into the feeding chamber 2. When the milling roll 7 is rotated by a motor or the like, the rice in the feeding chamber 2 is guided to the bran removing chamber 3 communicating with the feeding chamber 2 by the feeding roll 5 having a feed spiral. Since the rice in the bran removing chamber 3 is swirled by the bran removing roll 6, the surface of the rice is polished by frictional force with other rice and the wall surface of the bran removing chamber 3. The polished rice is discharged out of the machine through the polished rice discharge port 8. Oxidized film and skin bran removed from rice
Is taken out of the bran removal chamber 3 through the slit.

Further, the force for pressing the resistance lid 9 against the polishing rice discharge port 8 is adjusted by a pressure adjusting device 10 to change the time during which rice is polished in the rice bran removing chamber, thereby adjusting the degree of polished rice. Was.

[0005]

In this rice polishing apparatus, the oxidized film on the rice surface and the skin bran are removed by grinding the rice by rubbing the rice with the rice and the rice with the wall surface of the bran removing chamber. There is a problem that the taste of cooked rice is significantly reduced when cooked.

[0006] Also, fine bran, so-called skin bran, adhering to the rice surface can be removed, but it is difficult to remove the bran that has entered the grooves, and the rice must be washed with water before cooking. . The sharpening juice generated here causes water pollution in the river.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a polished rice washing apparatus capable of removing an oxidized layer formed on the surface of polished rice, skin bran, and bran entering a groove without roughening the surface of rice. And

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a rice polishing room, a rice inlet, a rice polishing plate in which a brush is buried, and a rice polishing plate surrounding the rice polishing plate. A rice polishing plate cover for preventing the rice from coming out, a rice polishing plate driving means for driving the rice polishing plate, and a rice polishing room cover for preventing the bran from leaving the rice polishing room
And a polished rice discharge port, a polished rice passage communicating from the polished rice discharge port to the rice input port, and a polished rice transfer means for transferring rice from the polished rice discharge port to the rice input port. The rice discharge port communicates through the rice polishing room, and a pair of rice polishing plates are installed inside the rice polishing room with the brush tips facing and close to each other, and many holes are drilled in the rice polishing plate cover. It is assumed that. ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the polished rice washing apparatus which can remove the oxidized layer which generate | occur | produced on the surface of rice, the skin bran, and the bran which went into the groove | channel without roughening the surface of rice is obtained.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The invention according to claim 1 is directed to a polishing room, a rice input port, a polishing rice plate in which a brush is buried, a rice polishing plate surrounding the polishing rice plate, and rice being outside the polishing rice plate. Polished rice plate cover to prevent
A rice polishing plate driving means for driving the rice polishing plate, a rice polishing room cover for preventing bran from going out of the rice polishing room, and a rice polishing discharge port;
It has a polished rice passage communicating from the polished rice discharge port to the rice input port, and a polished rice transfer means for transferring rice from the polished rice discharge port to the rice input port,
The rice input port and the polishing rice discharge port communicate with each other through the polishing rice room, and a pair of polishing rice plates are installed inside the polishing rice room with the brush tips facing and close to each other, and a number of holes are drilled in the polishing rice plate cover. A rice-washing machine that allows rice to pass through the rice-milling room several times and use a brush to completely clean not only the oxide film on the surface of the polished rice and fine skin bran, but also the bran that has entered the grooves on the rice surface. Has the effect of removing it.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the polished rice transferring means is a polished rice washing device comprising a compressor or a blower for blowing air from the polished rice discharge port side to the rice input port side into the polished rice passage. In addition to the effect of the first aspect, the present invention has the effect of lowering the temperature of rice that has been raised by grinding rice and preventing deterioration in quality.

The invention according to claim 3 is an apparatus for washing rice in which a brush is buried in a passage for polishing rice, and the brush is used not only for an oxide film on a surface of polished rice and fine rice bran but also for a surface of rice. It has the effect of completely removing even the bran that has entered the groove.

[0012] The invention according to claim 4 is a rice input port, a polishing rice room, a polishing rice section disposed in the polishing rice room, a polishing rice plate in which a brush is embedded, and a polishing rice entrance to the polishing rice section. A rice polishing exit from the rice polishing unit, a rice polishing unit cover surrounding the rice polishing unit and preventing rice from leaving the rice polishing unit, and rice polishing plate driving means for driving the rice polishing plate; Rice padding room cover to prevent rice bran from leaving the rice padding room
And the rice-inlet and the rice-inlet outlet communicate with each other through the rice-milling room, and the rice-milling unit consists of a pair of rice-milling plates with the brush tips facing and close to each other. A rice-washing device that connects the rice-milling outlet of the rice-milling unit to the rice-milling inlet of the rice-milling unit at the next stage, and oxidizes the surface of the milled rice with a brush. It has the effect of completely removing not only the film and fine skin bran, but also the bran that has entered the grooves on the rice surface.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for washing and polishing rice in which the diameter of a brush buried in a rice polishing plate forming a rice polishing section is larger than that of the next step. It has the effect of improving rice washing performance.

[0014]

(Embodiment 1) An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. In the figure, reference numeral 13 denotes a rice input port and the polishing rice room 1
It is provided to lead rice to 4. In the polishing room 14, a substantially cylindrical upper polishing plate 15 and a lower polishing plate 16 each having a resin brush 17 planted on one side thereof are arranged between the tips of the brushes 17. They are arranged so as to have an interval of 1.0 mm. The lower polishing plate 16 is rotated by a motor 18 as a polishing plate driving means. A wall made of punched metal is provided on the outer side of the upper rice polishing plate 15 and the lower rice polishing plate 16, and the rice that has been polished and washed between the upper rice polishing plate 15 and the lower rice polishing plate 16 is provided. It functions as a polishing plate cover 19 so that it does not come out of the brush. Reference numeral 20 denotes a rice polishing room cover provided outside the rice polishing plate cover 19, so that an oxide film and bran separated from rice in the rice polishing room 14 do not go outside the rice polishing room. Reference numeral 21 denotes a polishing rice discharge port, which is installed so as to discharge the rice processed in the polishing rice room 14. 25 is a rice polishing room where rice polished by the rice recovery section is polished.
To the polishing rice discharge port 21, and a belt conveyor 22 is provided in the middle thereof. When the belt conveyor 22 is being driven, the polishing rice passage 23 is formed.

The operation of the above configuration will be described. An oxidized film is formed on the surface of the polished rice, which has passed since the rice polishing, and reduces the taste when cooked. Even freshly polished rice has a very small grain of rice bran attached to the surface of the polished rice, and the bran that has entered the grooves on the rice surface has not been removed. The rice must be washed with water before. When the polished rice to be polished and washed is put into the rice inlet 13, the polished rice is guided between the brushes 17 of the upper rice polishing plate 15 and the lower rice polishing plate 16 in the rice polishing room 14. When the motor 18 is rotated in this state, the rice is brushed on the surface by the upper and lower brushes. At this time, the rice receives the centrifugal force and the resistance of the upper and lower brushes, so that the rice gradually moves to the polishing rice discharge port 21 side. The surface of the rice is brushed with the brushes of the upper and lower polishing plates, so that the oxide film and the bran on the surface are scraped off, and the tip of the brush enters the grooves on the surface of the rice, so that the bran there is also removed. However, even the rice at the stage of moving from the lower polishing rice plate 16 to the polishing rice discharge port 21 does not have the oxide film and the bran completely removed.

Next, the rice discharged from the polished rice discharge port 21 is transferred again to the rice input port 13 through the polished rice passage 21 by the belt conveyor 23, and the brushing process is performed again. As described above, by repeating the brushing, the rice becomes rice to which no bran is attached, let alone the oxide film. Moreover, since the rice surface is not roughened by brushing, the taste is not reduced even when the rice is cooked.

As described above, the present invention enables rice to be polished without deteriorating the taste of the polished rice and without adhering any oxide film or bran. It is not necessary to wash the rice before cooking. Can also be.

(Embodiment 2) The basic configuration of the embodiment of the present invention is the same as that of Embodiment 1, so that different parts will be described with reference to FIG. Reference numeral 23 denotes a rice polishing passage 23 that connects the rice discharge port 21 and the rice input port 13. A fan 31 is provided below the rice discharge port 21 in the polishing rice passage 23, and the motor 32 is rotated to blow air from the polishing rice discharge port side to the rice input port side into the polishing rice passage 23. I have.

Even if the brushing is completed, the rice is not completely removed from the oxide film and the bran.
The rice discharged from the rice discharge port 21 is guided into the polishing rice passage 23. Since the fan 31 is rotating, the rice is transferred to the rice input port 13 by the airflow generated by the fan 31, and the brushing process is performed again. As described above, by repeating the brushing, the rice becomes rice to which no bran is attached, let alone the oxide film. When the rice is subjected to the brushing treatment, the temperature rises to a considerable extent and causes the taste to deteriorate. However, when the rice is transferred by the airflow generated by the fan 31, the rice is air-cooled to prevent the deterioration of the taste.

As described above, the present invention is capable of polishing rice without deteriorating the taste of the polished rice without adhering any oxide film or bran. It is not necessary to wash the rice before cooking. Can also be.

(Embodiment 3) The basic configuration of an embodiment of the present invention is the same as that of Embodiment 2, so that different parts will be described with reference to FIG. A brush 34 is buried in the wall surface of the polishing rice passage 23, and can be brushed even when the rice is transferred from the rice discharge port 21 to the rice input port 13. The oxide film is removed.

As described above, the present invention can improve the effect of brushing in addition to the effect of the second embodiment.

(Embodiment 4) An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the figure, reference numeral 13 denotes a rice input port, which is provided so as to guide rice to the polishing rice room. The rice polishing room 14 is provided with a first stage rice polishing unit 41 and a second stage rice polishing unit 42 connected to each other.
Each of the polishing portions has a substantially cylindrical upper polishing rice plate 15 and a lower polishing rice plate 16 each having a resin brush 17 planted on one side thereof. 1.
It is arranged so as to have an interval of 0 mm. The rice polishing outlet 43 of the first rice polishing unit 41 and the rice polishing unit 44 of the second stage communicate with each other. Further, the upper polishing plate 15 of each polishing unit is rotated by a motor (not shown). A wall made of punched metal is provided on the outer side of the upper rice polishing plate 15 and the lower rice polishing plate 16, and the rice that has been polished and washed between the upper rice polishing plate 15 and the lower rice polishing plate 16 is provided. It functions as a polished rice birch cover-21 so that it does not come out of the brush. Reference numeral 22 denotes a rice-milling room cover provided outside the rice-milling plate cover 21.
The oxide film and bran separated from the rice in the polishing rice room 14 do not go out of the polishing rice room. 23 is a rice polishing room and rice polishing room 1
The rice treated in step 4 is installed so as to be discharged outside the apparatus.

The operation of the above configuration will be described. When the polished rice is put in from the rice inlet 13, it is led to the first stage polishing unit. When the motor is rotated in this state, the rice between the brushes 17 is moved to the outside of the polishing plate by centrifugal force. However, since the upper grinding rice plate 15 has a resistance, it gradually rolls outward.

At this time, the rice is brushed with the brushes of the upper and lower polishing plates while rotating, so that the oxide film on the surface and the rice bran are scraped off, and the tip of the brush enters the grooves on the rice surface. The bran is also removed. However, even the rice at the stage of moving from the lower polishing rice plate 16 to the polishing rice outlet 43 is not the rice from which the oxide film and the bran have been completely removed.

Since the rice-grinding outlet 43 of the first-stage rice-grinding unit 41 and the second-stage rice-grinding unit 44 are in communication, the second-stage rice-grinding unit 4
In step 2, further brushing is performed to remove oxide film and bran. In other words, the rice discharged from the polished rice discharge port 23 is rice that has no oxide film or even rice bran at all. Brushing does not roughen the rice surface, so that it does not reduce the taste when cooked.

As described above, the present invention can polished rice without deteriorating the taste of the polished rice without adhering any oxide film or bran. It is not necessary to wash the rice before cooking. Can also be.

In this embodiment, the rice-milling unit is provided in two stages, but it is apparent that even if the rice-grinding unit is further connected, the same or better effect can be obtained.

(Embodiment 5) The basic configuration of an embodiment of the present invention is the same as that of Embodiment 4, so that different parts will be described with reference to FIG. The configuration is such that the diameter of the brush 17 embedded in the rice polishing plate of the first-stage rice polishing unit 41 is larger than the diameter of the brush 45 embedded in the rice polishing plate of the second-stage rice polishing unit 42. Have been.

As described above, by brushing with a brush having a diameter larger than that of the next brush, the bran and the peeled oxide film are removed in order from the largest one, thereby improving the effect of the brushing in the rice polishing section. It can be maximized.

As described above, according to the present invention, the polishing and washing performance of each polishing unit can be improved.

[0032]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, since the surface of the polished rice is repeatedly brushed, the oxidized film and the bran adhere to the polished rice without any deterioration in taste. It can be polished and washed as if it were not.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the rice after polishing is transported by air, so that the polished rice is not degraded in taste at all, so that no oxide film and no bran are attached. It can be polished and washed.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the rice is brushed even when the rice is transferred for repeated brushing, so that the efficiency of polishing and washing rice can be improved.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the surface of the polished rice is repeatedly brushed, the polished rice and the rice can be washed so that neither an oxide film nor bran is adhered.

According to the fifth aspect of the invention, since the bran and the peeled oxide film are removed by brushing in order from the largest one, the effect of the brushing in the polishing rice part can be maximized. Things.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of a polished rice washing machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a main part of a polished rice washing machine according to Embodiments 2 and 3 of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of a polished rice washing apparatus in Examples 4 and 5 of the present invention.

FIG. 4 (a) is a cross-sectional view of a main part of a conventional example of a polished rice washing machine, and FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 13 Rice inlet 14 Rice washing room 15 Upper rice polishing plate 16 Lower rice polishing plate 17 Brush 19 Rice polishing plate cover 20 Rice polishing room cover 22 Belt conveyor 23 Rice polishing passage

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Hiromi Hirota 1006 Kazuma Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture Inside Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Satoshi Nakae 1006 Okadoma Kazuma Kadoma City, Osaka Pref. Term (reference) 4D043 DA06

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A polishing rice room, a rice inlet, a polishing rice plate having a brush embedded therein, a polishing rice plate cover surrounding the polishing rice plate and preventing rice from coming out of the polishing rice plate, A rice-milling plate driving means for driving a rice plate, a rice-milling room cover for preventing bran from leaving the rice-milling room, a rice-milling outlet, and a rice-milling passage communicating from the rice-milling outlet to the rice inlet. And a rice transfer means for transferring rice from the rice discharge port to the rice input port. The rice input port and the rice discharge port communicate with each other through the rice polishing room, and a pair of rice polishing plates A rice-washing machine with a configuration in which the rice-milling room is placed facing and close to each other, and many holes are drilled in the rice-milling plate cover. 2. The polished rice transfer device according to claim 1, wherein the polished rice transfer means comprises a compressor or a blower for blowing air from the polished rice discharge port side to the rice input port side into the polished rice passage. 3. The rice polishing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a brush is embedded in the rice polishing passage. 4. A rice input port, a rice polishing room, a rice polishing section disposed in the rice polishing room, a rice polishing plate having a brush embedded therein, a rice polishing entrance to the rice polishing section, and a rice polishing section. Rice polishing outlet, rice polishing part cover surrounding rice polishing part and preventing rice from leaving the rice polishing part, rice polishing plate driving means to drive rice polishing plate, and bran outside the rice polishing room It has a rice polishing room cover to prevent it from coming out and a rice polishing outlet, and the rice input port and the rice polishing outlet communicate with each other through the rice polishing room,
The polished rice unit consists of a pair of polished rice plates with the brush tips facing each other and close to each other. The polished rice unit is connected in multiple stages, and the polished rice outlet of the polished rice unit and the polished rice entrance of the next rice polishing unit Rice washing machine with a configuration to communicate with rice. 5. The rice polishing machine according to claim 4, wherein the diameter of the brush embedded in the rice polishing plate forming the rice polishing section is larger than that of the next step.