JP2002035622A - Automatic rice feeding device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic rice feeding device which facilitates the inspection of the rotating body etc., of a rice washing device having a rice storage section for supplying rice to a rice washing tank and the attachment and detachment of a case of the rice storage section in changing the quality of the rice or the like. SOLUTION: This automatic rice feeding device is constituted by disposing a case 1 of a box type provided with a control display means having control switches, displays, etc., and a washing tank inserted with rotatably disposed agitating means one above the other across a floor panel in-between, providing the inside of this case with a motor and transmission mechanism for driving the agitating means, freely attachably and detachably providing the top surface section of the floor panel facing a communicating port communicating with the washing tank with a storage body 8 which consists of a rotating body for supplying the rice into the washing tank, a lower storage body 6 opened at both top and bottom ends and an upper storage body 7 formed larger in size than the lower storage body 6 and disposing the upper storage body 7 insertably and removably into and out of the case 1 independently from the case 1 and the lower storage body 6.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic rice feeder in which a rotating body supplies rice stored in a storage body to an upper part of a top plate provided with a cleaning tank in a lower part.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art After washing rice in a rice washing tank by stirring rice and washing water measured and supplied from a rice storage unit for storing rice in a rice washing tank, a long vertical axis reaching a lower end portion of the rice washing tank is drawn. There is one that lowers the valve provided at the lower end of the long shaft to open the rice discharge port and discharges the washed rice downward through the rice discharge port.The rotating body rotates and is stored in the storage body. This is a configuration that supplies the washed rice to the washing tank. The storage body may be configured to be detachably attached to the floor panel unit integrally with the case of the rice storage unit, or may be configured to be able to be taken out of the case integrally with the rotating body. ing.

The rice passage from the rotating body to the washing tank is always open. Further, the reservoir has no holes in the side walls.

[0004]

However, if the storage body is configured to be attached to and detached from the floor panel unit integrally with the case of the rice storage unit, the attaching and detaching work is troublesome and maintenance is inconvenient. In the case of a structure that can be taken out of the case integrally with the rotating body, the weight becomes large, so that it is inconvenient to attach and detach the work and to put it on the floor.

When the rice passage from the rotating body to the washing tank is always open, water supplied to the washing tank is applied to the outer surface of the rotating body, and as a result, rice bran adheres. Mold and off-flavors may occur. Further, when it is necessary to remove the rice remaining in the storage body, such as when inspecting a rotating body or when changing rice varieties, it is necessary to remove the rice from above the case. bad. Therefore, it takes a long time to complete the removal, and the quality of the rice may not be stable due to the residual rice.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a cereal washing apparatus which solves such a problem,
The following technical measures were taken. According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a floor panel comprising a box-shaped case 1 provided with operation display means provided with operation switches and display devices at a front portion thereof and a washing tank 2 provided with rotatable stirring means. 3, a motor and a transmission mechanism for driving the stirring means are provided inside the case 1, and the upper surface of the floor panel 3 opposed to the communication port 4 communicating with the washing tank 2. A rotary body 5 for supplying rice into the washing tank is provided in the portion, and a lower storage body 6 having upper and lower ends opened in a case on the receiving side of the rotary body 5 and formed larger than the lower storage body 6. A storage body 8 comprising an upper storage body 7 is detachably provided, and the upper storage body 7 is provided so as to be inserted into and taken out of the case 1 independently of the case 1 and the lower storage body 6. Automatic rice feeder.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a washing tank 2 having a box-shaped case 1 provided with operation display means provided with operation switches and display devices at a front portion thereof and a stirring means rotatably provided.
Are arranged vertically above and below the floor panel 3, and a motor and a transmission mechanism for driving the stirring means are provided inside the case 1, and the floor panel is opposed to the communication port 4 communicating with the washing tank 2. A rotating body 5 for supplying rice into the washing tank is provided on an upper surface of the washing tank 3, and a storage body 8 having upper and lower ends opened in a case on a receiving side of the rotating body 5 is detachably provided.
An automatic rice feeder that opens and closes an opening and closing body 10 that opens and closes a rice passage 9 from the rotating body 5 through the communication port 4 to the washing tank 2 by rotating or stopping the rotating body 5.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a washing tank 2 having a box-shaped case 1 provided with operation display means provided with an operation switch and a display at a front portion thereof and a stirring means rotatably provided.
Are arranged vertically with the floor panel 3 interposed therebetween.
A motor 5 for driving the agitating means and a transmission mechanism are provided inside, and a rotating body 5 for supplying rice into the washing tank is provided on the upper surface of the floor panel 3 opposed to the communication port 4 communicating with the washing tank 2. , The case on the receiving side of the rotating body 5
A storage unit 8 having upper and lower ends open in the upper end and having a hole 11 in the middle is detachably provided, and a shut 12 having both ends opened.
Is attached to the storage body 8 so that one end of the hole is in the hole 11 and a shutter 13 for opening and closing the hole 11 is provided.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automatic rice feeding apparatus according to the third aspect, wherein the length of the shoe 12 is reduced.

[0010]

When the rotating body rotates, the rice stored in the storage body is supplied to the washing tank through the rice passage and the communication port. When the set amount of rice is reached, the rice and the water supplied by appropriate means from the water supply source are stirred and washed by rotating stirring means via a transmission mechanism driven by a motor, and thereafter, Finish the cleaning work.

When the equipment in the case needs to be inspected or cleaned after the work is completed or during the work, and when the rice remains in the upper reservoir 7, the rice is removed by hand or mechanical means. Then, the means for attaching the upper reservoir 7 is operated to be free, and the case 1 and the lower reservoir 6 are freed.
Is fixed to that position, and the upper storage body 7 is placed in case 1.
Take out through the top edge of.

[0012] Thus, a large amount of space can be formed in the case, so that maintenance work such as inspection, replacement, and cleaning of devices such as a motor as a driving source and a transmission mechanism can be easily performed. Thereafter, when the upper storage body 7 is attached, the upper storage body 7 may be inserted from the upper side of the case 1 and set at a predetermined position.

The opening and closing member 1 is related to the rotation of the rotating member 5.
0 opens and closes the rice passage 9 leading to the washing tank 2 through the communication port 4, so that when the rice feeding operation is completed and the rice washing operation is being performed, the rice passage 9 is closed. Therefore, since the water supplied to the washing tank 2 does not splash on the outer surface of the rotating body 5, it is possible to prevent an unpleasant odor due to mold generated by the attachment of foreign substances such as bran and dust, and to improve the quality of cooked rice.

When inspecting the equipment and the control unit in the case due to the occurrence of an abnormality, it is necessary to remove the rice stored in the storage body 8. A container is provided, and the shutter 11 is operated to open the hole 11. Then, rice is shred from hole 11
Since the rice is stored in the container through the port 12, the rice in the reservoir can be easily taken out, and the efficiency of maintenance work such as inspection can be improved. Further, when the residual body 8 is not to be taken out, the case 12 can be accommodated in the case by shortening the length of the housing 12 so that the case 1 can be made compact and work in the kitchen room. And the adaptability of the installation location can be improved.

[0015]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since a large amount of space can be formed in the case, maintenance operations such as inspection, replacement, and cleaning of devices such as a motor as a driving source and a transmission mechanism can be easily performed. It can be performed, and the attaching / detaching operation is simple and easy.

According to the second aspect, since the water supplied to the washing tank 2 does not splash on the outer surface of the rotating body 5, it is possible to prevent the odor caused by the mold generated by the adhesion of foreign substances such as bran and dust, and
In addition, the quality of cooked rice can be improved. According to the third and fourth aspects, it is possible to easily take out rice from the storage body, and to improve the efficiency of maintenance work such as inspection.

According to the fourth aspect, the case 1 can be made compact, and the workability in the kitchen room and the adaptability of the installation location can be improved.

[0018]

Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. First, the configuration of the rice washing / cooking apparatus 14 will be described. In the rice washing / cooking apparatus 14, a rice storage section 16, a washing section 17, and a rice cooking section 18 are sequentially arranged on a frame 15 from above, and the rice cooking section 18 is provided so as to be movable in the front-back direction. ing.

The rice storage unit 16 has a box-shaped case 1 having a rectangular shape in a plan view, which is removably attached to the upper surface of the top plate 3 by opening both upper and lower ends, and the inside of the case 1. A feeder device 20 provided with a rotating body case 19 and a rotating body 5 provided at a position facing the communication port 4 formed by cutting out the floor panel 3 and detachably provided on the upper surface of the floor panel 3. And a storage body 8 including a lower storage body 6 and an upper storage body 7, and the like.

The upper end opening of the case 1 can be opened and closed by attaching and detaching the lid 21, and the front wall of the case 1 rotates in a horizontal direction about a vertical axis (not shown) as a fulcrum. An operation display 22 such as a switch and a display device, which will be described later, is detachably provided.

The rotator case 19 of the feeding device 20 is bulged in an arc shape with the longitudinal middle portion facing outward, and the horizontal ends of the upper and lower ends are extended outward to form upper and lower flange portions 23 and 2.
4 are formed. Then, the lower flange portion 24 is placed on the floor panel 3, and the upper surface of one lower flange portion 24 is fixed to the floor panel 3 and the floor panel 3 (in the embodiment, welding is performed using screws. (May be fixed)
The lower flange portion 24 is inserted into the space formed by the holding plate 26, and the other lower flange portion 24 is clamped and fixed to the floor panel 3 with the holding plate 26 detachably provided on the floor panel 3 by screws 25.

As described above, when performing inspection and maintenance of the feeding device 20, that is, the measuring section, the fixing of one of the rotating body cases 19 can be released by removing the screw 25. By moving the body case 19 in the lateral direction, the other side of the rotating body case 19 can be easily removed from the clamping between the floor panel 3 and the holding plate 26, so that the efficiency of maintenance work can be increased. In addition, since the rotating body case 19 can be positioned by the floor panel 3 and the other holding plate 26 opposite to the side fixed by the screws 25, the assembling efficiency and accuracy of the feeding device 20 are improved. be able to.

The rotary body 5 is formed in a hollow roll body and has a cutout at a fixed outer periphery to form a rice receiving port 27. The rotary body 5 is located at the middle bulge of the rotary body case 19. I have. The outer diameter of the rotating body 5 is set slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the middle bulge of the rotating body case 19. 28
Is a rotating shaft which is positioned in the axial direction of the rotating case 19, is detachably fixed, and is rotatably supported on the rotating case 19, and is outside the side wall of the rotating case 19. A motor 29 detachably attached to the shaft end of the rotating body shaft 28 protruding in the direction and the side wall of the rotating body case 19 on the protruding side.
The motor shaft 30 is detachably connected to the shaft end.
Therefore, when the motor 29 is started, the rotational power is reduced to the motor.
The rotation is transmitted from the shaft 30 to the rotating shaft 28.

The lower storage body 6 has a funnel shape with upper and lower ends open and an upper part larger than the lower part, and this lower end part is detachably attached to the upper flange part 23 of the rotating body case 19. . Upper reservoir 7 is lower reservoir 6
It is formed in a funnel shape so as to overlap with the upper surface of the case, is formed in a hollow box body from the middle part to the upper part, and is further provided with openings at both upper and lower ends so as to be freely inserted and removed in the vertical direction with respect to the case 1. And when attaching the upper storage body 7, first,
The upper surface of the case 1 is opened by removing the lid 21. Then, the upper storage body 7 is viewed from above the case 1 into the case, and the lower part is brought to a predetermined position on the upper surface of the lower storage body 6. It is fixed to a mounting member (not shown) provided on the inner wall of the case 1 via a mounting tool (for example, a screw, not shown). On the other hand, when removing the upper storage body 7, it is sufficient to remove or loosen the attachment, pull out the case 1 upward, and place the lid 21 in the original position.

The washing section 17 has a hollow lower portion formed thinly and is circular in a plan view, and a hollow washing tank 2 having a flange formed on an upper surface thereof detachably attached to a lower surface of the floor panel 3; Stirring device 3 provided at the center of 2
1 and a rice discharge port 3 of a rice discharge passage 33 provided at a lower end of a jacket 32 detachably attached to a lower end of the washing tank 2.
4 is provided with a drop valve 39 for opening and closing.

The stirring device 31 has a hollow stirring shaft 36 having a longitudinal axis and rotatably provided by a transmission mechanism for transmitting the rotational power of a motor 35 whose rotation speed can be arbitrarily adjusted;
And a stirring body 37 attached to the outer peripheral surface of the stirring shaft 36. Although the motor 35 rotates in one direction, when the motor 35 is rotatable forward and backward, the agitating shaft 36 rotates forward and backward, so that the cleaning effect can be further improved.

A drop valve 39 formed in a conical shape is detachably attached to the lower end of the drop valve shaft 38, and a vertical shaft that moves up and down around a fulcrum at an intermediate portion by a cam 41 rotated by driving a motor 40. The upper end of the cam 41 and the upper and lower arms 4 to which the power of the motor 40 is transmitted.
Bearing (not shown) provided inside stirring shaft 36 via
Is configured to slide up and down. That is, when the drop valve 39 is lowered, the rice discharging port 33 is opened, and when it is raised, the rice discharging port 33 is closed.

The opening / closing body 10 is formed of a plate capable of closing the communication port 4, and one end of the opening / closing body 10 is a rotating body case 1.
9 is integrally attached to a horizontal shaft 43 rotatably provided.
The opening / closing body opening / closing arm 44 is rotatably pivotally connected to the other end of a horizontal shaft arm 45 having one end integrally attached to one end of the horizontal shaft 43, and the other end is connected to the other end. The motor arm 46 is rotatably connected to the other end of the motor arm 46 integrally attached to the shaft end of the rotating shaft 28.

Thus, in relation to the rotation of the rotating body 5,
Motor arm 46, opening / closing body opening / closing arm 44 and horizontal axis arm
The communication port 4 can be opened and closed by rotating vertically around the horizontal shaft 43 via the rotary shaft 45, and the opening / closing body 10 closes the communication port 4 when the rotating body 5 stops. Therefore, when supplying an object to be cleaned (hereinafter, referred to as rice in the embodiment), supply to the cleaning tank 2 can be performed without any trouble.

Further, when cleaning is performed in the cleaning tank 2 after the supply operation, the water supplied into the cleaning tank is prevented from adhering to the rotating body by closing the communication port 4, so that the rotating body 5 and the rotating body -It is possible to prevent the generation of mold due to adhesion of bran or small dust to the inside of the rice, and to improve the quality of cooked rice. In addition, since the driving source of the opening and closing member 10 is obtained from the driving means of the rotating member 5, there is no need to provide a separate motor, and the motor can be constructed at low cost.

The jacket 32 has a drain box 47 detachably provided at the lateral end thereof, and opens and closes a circular drain port 49 formed in a side wall 48 of the drain box 47 via an operating mechanism 51 operated by a solenoid 50. Drain opening / closing valve 52
Is provided in the drain box. The rice cooker 18 includes a rice cooker 56 having a heating means of gas, electricity or the like, and having an outer pot 53, an inner pot 54, and a rice cooker 55 for opening and closing the inner pot 54. The rice cooker 55 is provided with a shutter 58 for opening and closing a circular rice slot 57 provided at the center. The shutter 5
Reference numeral 8 denotes a configuration in which the rice opening 57 is opened and closed by moving in the same direction in association with the movement of the shutter opening / closing arm 60 reciprocating in the horizontal direction by the forward / reverse motor 59.

When the rice cooker 61 is pulled out to a predetermined position on the front side, the inner pot 54 of the rice cooker 56 and the like can be placed or removed.
7 moves below the rice discharge port 33 of the washing tank 2 and
It can contain rice and water discharged from 3.

A hole 11 is cut out in the middle of the lower storage body 6 facing the front wall of the case 1 provided with the operation display 22 and both ends are opened so as to communicate with the hole 11. At the same time, a U-shaped shut 12 having at least both lateral walls and a bottom wall as viewed from the discharge port side is detachably attached to the outer wall of the lower storage body 6. The lower guide surface of the shoe 12 is formed with a slope such that the discharge side is located below the communication side with the hole 11. Then, a handle 62 formed at the upper end portion is inserted between the hole 11 and the shoe 12 of the lower storage body 6.
Is provided with a shutter 13 which can open and close the hole 11 by moving vertically along the outer wall of the shutter. The shutter 13 has a configuration in which the hole 11 can be fully opened, fully closed, and the opening area can be adjusted.

The shutter 12 is divided into a plurality of parts at the middle part in the guide direction (two in this embodiment, but may be three or more).
2b so as to be rotatable upward with respect to 2b, and to hold the upward rotation position via a rotation holding means (for example, a holding force adjustment structure by tightening and loosening a screw, a holding force adjustment structure by a screw and a spring). It is configured to be able to.
Therefore, it is possible to easily and quickly switch to the discharge operation or the storage state by the operation of vertically moving the discharge guide end portion 12a.

When the contents are taken out from the lower storage body 6, the rice washing / cooking apparatus 14 is viewed from the side, and the discharge guide terminal 12a.
Is located forward of the virtual vertical line X in the vertical direction passing through the front end of the front wall of the case, and the discharge guide end portion 12a is turned upward after the removal operation of the contents is completed. Is a configuration that can be accommodated in a case.

Therefore, when the contents are taken out from the lower storage body 6, the taking-out work can be easily performed, and the distal end of the discharge guide end portion 12a is imaginary in the vertical direction passing through the frontmost end of the front wall of the case. Because it is located ahead of the vertical line, it is easy to collect in the collection container,
Scattering from the collection container can also be prevented. Discharge guide terminal part 12
In the folded position where "a" is turned upward, it can be stored in the case, so that the rice-washing rice cooker 14 can be made compact and the shoe 12 does not protrude out of the case. In addition, it is possible to prevent the worker from being injured due to collision or contact.

The operation display 22 includes various switches for setting rice cooking conditions, such as switches for setting the amount of rice cooked, water added, how to wash, immersion time, spotting time, one rice cooker, batch rice cooker, and continuous rice cooker mode. Switches, clocks, switches that can be used for manual operations such as clocks, tests, weighing, washing, water supply, sewage, water level, drainage, dropping, resetting, hour / minute setting switches using a reservation timer, and day designation There are provided a work selection switch 63 such as a switch, a help switch, a scheduled pot number switch, etc., a liquid crystal display section 64 for displaying the reservation time, the current time, the total pot number, the day of the week, a rice cooking work state, etc., and a start switch 65. ing. The operating conditions obtained by operating the switches are taken into an arithmetic and control unit (control means, hereinafter referred to as "CPU") 66 of a microcomputer having a memory having necessary data and control programs. In addition, a signal for driving or the like is output.

The block circuit of FIG. 17 will be described.
U66 performs arithmetic, logic and comparison operations. Among the various types of information input to the CPU 66 through the input interface 67, the main information includes, for example, the amount of cooked rice,
Washing method, soaking time, spotting time, one pot / summary / continuous,
There are rice cooking information from each switch for setting ignition (manual / automatic), work selection information by manual operation, power on / off information from the power switch 68, work start information from the start switch 65, and the like.

Among the various types of information output from the CPU 66 through the output interface 69, the main information includes a drive command signal to the motors 28, 35, 40, and 59, and a drive signal to the solenoid 50. There are an excitation signal, an opening / closing command signal to the solenoid valve, a notification command signal to a display unit provided on the operation display 22 and the like.

Next, the operation will be described. First, when the worker takes the lid 21 and supplies grains (hereinafter, rice is used) to the storage body 8, the rice is stored in the lower storage body 6 and the upper storage body 7.
Is stored in Then, turn on the power switch 68,
Further, by operating each switch of the operation selection switch 63 of the operation display 22, the rice cooking condition is set, and the start switch 6 is set.
When the number 5 is turned on, the CPU 6 of the microcomputer which has taken in the working conditions through the input interface 67
6 outputs a drive command signal to the motor 28 via the output interface 69. In connection with the activation of the motor 28, the motor arm 46, the opening / closing body opening / closing arm 44, and the horizontal axis arm 45 are driven to rotate the horizontal axis 43.
0 is pivoted up and down about the horizontal axis and the rice passage 9
Open and close. Therefore, when supplying an object to be cleaned (hereinafter, referred to as rice in the embodiment), supply to the cleaning tank 2 can be performed without any trouble.

The activated rotating body 5 rotates and supplies the stored rice along the rotating body case 19 to the washing tank 2 through the communication port 4 and the rice passage 9. When the rotation speed of the rotating body 5 reaches a predetermined rotation speed, the CPU 66 sets the mode.
The driving is stopped by outputting a stop signal to the data 28. Motor 2
When the motor 8 is stopped, the motor arm 46, the opening / closing body opening / closing arm 44, and the horizontal axis arm 45 also stop driving, so that the opening / closing body closes the rice passage.

Then, the CPU 66 outputs an "open" signal to the solenoid valve, and outputs a drive command signal to the motor 35. In this connection, the water sent from the water supply source is supplied and diffused from the nozzle to the washing tank 2 through the water supply pipe, and the rotational power of the motor 35 is agitated from the motor shaft and the motor shaft gear. The agitation shaft 36 is rotated by being transmitted to a transmission mechanism such as a shaft gear. Thus, the stirring body 37 rotates to stir and wash water and rice.

When cleaning is performed in the cleaning tank 2 after finishing the supply operation, the water supplied into the cleaning tank is prevented from adhering to the rotating body by closing the communication port 4, so that the rotating body 5 or the rotating body case is used. The generation of mold due to the adhesion of bran or small dust to the inside can be prevented, and the quality of cooked rice can be improved. In addition, since the driving source of the opening and closing member 10 is obtained from the driving means of the rotating member 5, there is no need to provide a separate motor, and the motor can be constructed at low cost.

The waste water generated by the washing operation enters the drain box 47 from the washing tank 2 through the drain port 49 of the jacket 32, is guided by the guide pipe, and is discharged outside the machine. When the washing operation is completed, the solenoid valve is closed by releasing the power supply to the solenoid, and the driving of the motor 35 is stopped, so that the water supply and the stirring are stopped.

When the waste water in the washing tank 2 is drained (in the embodiment, time is controlled), the solenoid valve is opened, and the CPU 6
The solenoid 50 excited by the excitation signal from 6 moves the drain opening / closing valve 52 via the operating mechanism 51 to move the drain 4
Since 9 is closed, the sent water is supplied to the washing tank 2 from the nozzle of the pipe and stored therein. Then, when a predetermined time has elapsed, the power supply to the solenoid is released, the solenoid valve is closed, and the water supply operation is completed.

Next, the motor 40, which has received a drive command signal from the CPU 66 via the output interface 69, is started to rotate the motor shaft once. Then, the CPU 66
The output of the drive command signal of the data 40 is stopped. During this time,
The cam 41 provided at the shaft end of the shaft also rotates to move the upper and lower arms 4.
2 is released, the drop valve shaft 38 and the drop valve 39 become free and descend by the weight of the rice and rice cooking water stored in the washing tank 2 to open the rice discharge port 33. .
Then, the rice and water in the washing tank 2 fall and are stored in the rice inlet 57 of the rice cooker 55 of the rice cooker 56 located below.

After a certain period of time (the time for completing the draining of rice and water for cooking, data which is determined in advance by a test is stored in the memory), the CPU 66 outputs the data through the output interface 69. A drive command signal is output to the motor 40 to rotate the motor shaft. In this connection, the rotating cam 41 engages with the upper and lower arms 42 during the rotation and moves downward, so that the drop valve 34 raises the drop valve shaft 38 to the position where the rice discharge port 33 is closed. I do.

In the above-described rice washing and cooking operation, it is necessary to take out rice from the storage body 8 outside the machine in order to inspect and maintain the inside of the case 1 and the feeding device 20, and to remove the upper storage body 7. is there. To take out rice, first, the front wall of the case 1 is opened, and the discharge guide end portion 12a folded upward is turned downward and forward. Then, the collection container is looked up at the discharge guide distal end side of the discharge guide end portion 12a, and the handle 13 of the shutter 13 is further lifted upward with the handle 62. Then, the rice stored in the storage body 8 enters the discharge guide start end portion 12b through the hole 11, and is guided toward the front side by the inclined guide surface of the shoot 12, and
Drops are collected from the discharge guide tip of the discharge guide end portion 12a into the collection container.

When the contents are to be taken out from the lower storage body 6, when viewed from the side of the rice-washing / cooking apparatus 14, the tip of the discharge guide end portion 12a is located forward of a virtual vertical line passing through the frontmost end of the front wall of the case. In the folded position in which the discharge guide terminal portion 12a is turned upward when the removal of the contents is completed and the discharge guide terminal portion 12a is turned upward, the rice can be easily removed from the case. And the tip end of the discharge guide end portion 12a is located forward of the virtual vertical line X in the vertical direction passing through the frontmost end of the case front wall, thereby facilitating collection in the collection container. Also, scattering from the collection container can be prevented.

At the folded position where the discharge guide end portion 12a has been turned upward after the collection operation has been completed, it can be stored in the case, so that the rice washing and rice cooking device 14 can be made compact and the shot can be reduced. The protrusion 12 does not protrude out of the case, so that an injury to an operator due to collision or contact can be prevented.

When at least the work of removing the rice stored in the upper storage body 7 is completed, the lid 21 is removed and the case 1 is removed.
After removing the fixture attaching the upper reservoir 7 and the upper reservoir 7, the upper reservoir 7 can be pulled upward through the upper end opening of the case 1. Accordingly, maintenance such as inspection can be performed without removing all of the case 1, the storage body 8, and the rice, and the maintenance work efficiency of the equipment in the case can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a rice washing / cooking apparatus.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the rice-washing rice-cooking apparatus with a part removed.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of a partially cut tank.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the rice cooker.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the operation display.

FIG. 6 is a side cross-sectional view of the storage portion partially cut away.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional plan view of the storage unit.

FIG. 8 is a side view of a drop valve shaft.

FIG. 9 is a front view of the feeding device.

FIG. 10 is a side view of the feeding device.

FIG. 11 is a side sectional view of the feeding device partially cut away.

FIG. 12 is a side sectional view of a part of the rotating body case cut away;

FIG. 13 is a view showing an opening / closing operation of the opening / closing body.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a rotating body.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a case with the front wall opened.

FIG. 16 is a side cross-sectional view of a partly cut off shoe.

FIG. 17 is a block circuit diagram.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Case 2 Cleaning tank 3 Floor panel 4 Communication port 5 Rotating body 6 Lower storage body 7 Upper storage body 8 Storage body 9 US passage 10 Opening and closing body 11 Hole 12 Shut 13 Shutter

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A floor panel comprising: a box-shaped case 1 provided with operation display means provided with operation switches and indicators at a front portion thereof; and a washing tank 2 provided with rotatable stirring means. 3, a motor and a transmission mechanism for driving the stirring means are provided inside the case 1, and the upper surface of the floor panel 3 opposed to the communication port 4 communicating with the washing tank 2. A rotary body 5 for supplying rice into the washing tank is provided in the portion, and a lower storage body 6 having upper and lower ends opened in a case on the receiving side of the rotary body 5 and formed larger than the lower storage body 6. A storage body 8 comprising an upper storage body 7 is detachably provided, and the upper storage body 7 is provided so as to be inserted into and taken out of the case 1 independently of the case 1 and the lower storage body 6. Automatic rice feeding device. 2. A washing tank 2 having a box-shaped case 1 provided with operation display means provided with operation switches and indicators at the front thereof and a rotatable stirring means provided on a floor panel 3. And a motor and a transmission mechanism for driving the stirring means are provided inside the case 1 and the upper surface of the floor panel 3 opposed to the communication port 4 communicating with the washing tank 2. A rotating body 5 for supplying rice into the washing tank is provided, and a storage body 8 having upper and lower ends opened in a case on the receiving side of the rotating body 5 is detachably provided. An automatic rice feeder that opens and closes an opening and closing body 10 that opens and closes a rice passage 9 that reaches the washing tank 2 through the rotating body 5. 3. A floor panel comprising: a box-shaped case 1 provided with operation display means provided with operation switches and display means at the front part; and a washing tank 2 provided with rotatable stirring means. 3, a motor and a transmission mechanism for driving the stirring means are provided inside the case 1, and the upper surface of the floor panel 3 opposed to the communication port 4 communicating with the washing tank 2. A rotating body 5 for supplying rice into the washing tank is provided in a portion, and a storage body 8 having upper and lower ends opened in a case on the receiving side of the rotating body 5 and having a hole 11 in an intermediate portion is detachably attached. An automatic rice feeder provided with a shutter 13 for mounting and opening one end of a shoe 12 having both ends opened to the storage body 8 so as to look into the hole 11 and opening and closing the hole 11. 4. The automatic rice feeding apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the length of the shoe is reduced.