JP2002095985A - Rice polisher - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent rice deficiency in a rice hopper and overflow in a rice reception by informing a user the proceeding state of rice polishing. SOLUTION: The rice polisher is provided with an addition means for adding the amount of rice to be polished for bran removal in a rice polishing part 4 and calculating the integrated value of the amount and a display means for displaying the rice amount, which is a remaining rich polishing capacity calculated as the difference of the set rice polishing capacity from the integrated value of the polished rice amount.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a rice sharpener used mainly at home.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Japanese Patent Application No. 2000-042535 discloses an example of a rice ripper that performs rice ripper without using water. This type of rice cutting device includes a rice hopper, a rice cutting unit, a rice bran suction unit, a rice tray, an operation unit, and a control device. The rice hopper has a weighing function at its lower part, whereby the weighed rice is discharged to the rice hopping part located further below, and the rice hopper is removed by rotating a blade member of a rotating body disposed in the rice hopping part. After the rice bran is removed, the removed rice is discharged to a rice catcher through a rice discharge opening provided in the rice pad. At this time, the bran removed from the bran is sucked by the bran suction unit and stored in a container such as a paper pack of a vacuum cleaner.

The operation unit is provided with a display unit in addition to switches such as a power switch and a rice polishing amount setting switch, and the control unit controls various loads in accordance with the contents set by the operation unit. For example, a series of rice cutting operations of weighing, bran removal, and rice discharge are repeatedly performed so as to reach the total number set by the rice polishing amount setting switch. In this rice cutting operation, weighing, removing bran, and discharging rice are performed in units of a fixed amount of rice, for example, every 0.5 units.

[0004]

However, in the above configuration, there is a problem that the progress of the rice cutting operation is not known, and it is not possible to know how many rice is to be cut.

[0005] If the situation is not known, it is not known whether the rice stored in the rice hopper is sufficient. If the rice in the rice hopper is lost during the rice hopping operation, accurate rice hopping cannot be performed due to insufficient weighing, so the user cannot leave the side of the rice hopper while driving, and the amount of rice in the rice hopper The trouble of always confirming is generated.

[0006] This also applies to the rice catcher receiving the discharged rice. Since the amount of rice stored in the rice catcher is limited, if the amount of remaining rice is not known, the rice catcher may be in operation. Neither can it determine if it will overflow.

[0007] The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and adds the amount of the rice cutting operation completed, automatically calculates the difference from the set rice amount, and displays the difference. The purpose of this is to inform the user of the progress of the process and to prevent the shortage of rice in the rice hopper and the overflow of rice catchers.

[0008]

In order to solve the above-mentioned object, a rice sharpener according to the present invention comprises an adding means for calculating the added rice amount by adding the amount of rice to be cut off, and a display means for displaying the rice amount. This display means is configured to display the remaining rice gap amount which is the difference between the set rice gap amount and the added rice amount.

As a result, the user can grasp the progress of the rice cutting operation.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
A rice hopper that stores the rice before rice cutting, a weighing unit that weighs a certain amount of rice from inside the rice hopper, and a rotating body that stores the rice weighed by the weighing unit and is disposed inside A rice tongue part for performing rice bran removal, an openable and closable opening for discharging rice from within the rice tongue part, a driving device for driving a rotating body of the rice tongue part, and setting the amount of rice to be rice tongue Control means for controlling the load including the driving device and operating so that the metering, bran removal, and rice discharge are performed in order until the set rice break amount is reached, and the metering is resumed after the discharge; Equipped with an addition means for adding the amount of rice to be cut off at the toe portion and calculating an added rice amount, and a display means for displaying the amount of rice, the difference between the set rice toe amount, the set rice toe amount and the added rice amount The remaining rice break amount is displayed on the display means, and the set rice break amount and Ri rice sharpen the amount of the one in which at the same time can be displayed.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the display means displays either the set rice break amount or the remaining rice break amount, and the set rice break amount during setting and the remaining rice break amount during operation. Is displayed, and either the set rice break amount or the remaining rice break amount can be switched and displayed during setting and operation.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a switching means is provided, and the display means switches and displays the display content during operation according to an input from the switching means. It can be changed arbitrarily.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a notifying means is provided so as to notify when the remaining rice hopping amount becomes zero, and can notify that the remaining rice hopping amount has run out. .

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the display means displays the set rice break amount after a predetermined period of time when the remaining rice break amount becomes zero, and sets again from the display of the remaining rice break amount. The display automatically changes to the display of rice padding.

[0015]

Next, specific examples of the present invention will be described.

(Embodiment 1) Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIGS. 1 and 2 show a specific configuration of a rice sharpener according to the present invention. A rice hopper 2, a weighing unit 3, a rice sharpener 4, a driving device 50, a rice bran suction unit 5, an opening 40 is provided in a main body 1. , A rice receiver 6, and a display operation unit 7.

The rice hopper 2 is for storing rice before cutting, and its bottom is inclined so that the rice gathers in the measuring section 3 arranged below.

As shown in FIG. 3, the measuring section 3 includes a measuring cell 9
Is arranged so as to be sandwiched between the upper weighing lid 8 and the lower weighing lid 10, and the weighing box 9 is rotated through the gear 11 when the weighing motor 12 is driven. The upper metering lid 8 is provided with two rice supply ports 8a as shown in FIG. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the measuring box 9 is provided with four measuring sections 9a and four non-measuring sections 9e.
As shown in the figure, two slits 10a are provided.
Since the upper weighing lid 8 and the lower weighing lid 10 are arranged so that the rice supply port 8a and the slit 10a are perpendicular to each other, when the weighing cell 9 sandwiched therebetween rotates, the cell weighs below the rice supply port 8a. When the portion 9a comes, the rice from the rice hopper 2 is supplied therein, and when the non-raised portion 9e comes, the supply of rice is shut off. When the square 9a comes on the slit 10a, the rice in the square 9a falls down through the slit 10a. For example, here, if the volume of the square 9a is set to 1/8 of 0.5, the square 9a moves twice on the rice supply port 8a and the slit 10a twice when the measuring square 9 makes one rotation. Since it passes through, 0.5 weighing can be performed.

As shown in FIG. 3, the rice cutting unit 4 is composed of a bran removing container 13 having a small hole, a bran removing outer container 14, a blade member 15, and a rotating shaft 16. Bran removal container 1
3 is a part for receiving the rice weighed by the measuring unit 3,
A blade member 15 as a rotating body and a rotating shaft 16 are provided in the inside. The blade member 15 is attached to a rotating shaft 16, and when the rotating shaft 16 rotates, the blade member 15 also rotates. Since the bran removing device 13 has a small hole, when the blade member 15 rotates, the rice stored in the inside is agitated, and the bran adhering to the surface thereof is removed to remove the rice bran. It is discharged outside. Since the outside of the bran removing container 13 is outside the bran removing container 14, the bran of the bran removing container 13 is discharged to the outside of the bran removing container 14.

The driving device 50 is a motor, and drives the rotating shaft 16 to rotate via a belt or a pulley.

The rice bran suction unit 5 functions to suck and store the bran discharged into the outer container 14 for removing bran. Specifically, an outlet is provided in the outer bran removing container 14, a vacuum is suctioned from the outlet, and the bran is discharged from the inside of the outer bran removing container 14, and passed through a paper pack used in a vacuum cleaner. , And store the bran.

The opening 40 is attached to the bran removing vessel 13 and includes the opening valve 17 shown in FIG. 3 and a solenoid 18 for opening and closing the valve. When the blade member 15 is rotated and the opening valve 17 is closed, rice is removed from the rice bran as described above. 13 is discharged outside.

The rice receiver 6 is a container for storing rice discharged from the opening 40.

The operation section 7 has a display section such as an LED and operation switches as shown in FIG. 6, and is provided with a control device for controlling these signals. The user operates the operation switch to give a signal to the control device, and the microcomputer installed in the control device controls the load of the drive device 50 and the like according to a preset process program. . Thus, the microcomputer has the function of the control means.

Further, the operation of the microcomputer will be described with reference to the operation section of FIG. 6 and the flowchart of FIG. In S1 of FIG. 7, the user sets the total number setting switch 27.
Is used to set the set rice break amount Sg in units of 0.5 total, and the value is displayed on the total display LED 20. When the setting is completed, the process proceeds to S2, and the user operates the start switch 28 to start the operation. In S3, the completed rice breaking amount Ng, which is the added rice amount, is set to 0. In S4, the set rice break amount Sg
And the remaining rice separation amount No, which is the difference between the completed rice separation amount Ng. When S4 is reached after S3, the amount of completed rice cuts N
Since g is 0, the remaining rice separation amount No is the same as the set rice separation amount Sg. In S5, the remaining rice break amount No is displayed on the total number display LED31. Thus, the display means is realized by the total number display LEDs 20 and 31.

Then, in S6, the weighing unit 3 is operated to perform 0.5 weighing. The weighed rice is sent to the rice cutting unit 4. In S7, the blade member 15 is rotated to remove the bran. At this time, the bran suction unit 5 is also operated at the same time, and the bran is sucked and removed, and the sucked bran is stored in the paper pack. When the blade member 15 is rotated for a predetermined time, the process proceeds to S8, and the opening 40 is opened while the blade member 15 is rotated,
The rice in the rice gap 4 is discharged into the rice pan 6. In S9, 0.5 is added to the completed rice breaking amount Ng, which is the added rice amount. Thus, the addition means is realized by the microcomputer. Then, in S10, this Ng is determined, and it is determined whether or not it becomes equal to the set rice break amount Sg. Here, if they are not the same, the process returns to S4, and if they are the same, the process proceeds to the next S11. In this way, the work of S4 to S9 is Sg × 2
Since the operation is repeated only twice, for example, if the set rice cutting amount is 2.5 go, the measurement, the removal of bran, and the discharge of rice are repeated 5 times, which is twice 2.5. And S1
In step 1, the remaining rice gap No is calculated as in step S4. Here, since S11 passes after S10, the completed rice separation amount Ng
Is the same as the set rice break amount Sg.
Becomes 0. In S12, the remaining rice skipping amount No is displayed. In S13, the operation of the load is stopped, and the operation is completed.

As described above, the set rice break amount is indicated by the total number display LE.
When the operation is started while displaying on D20, the remaining rice hopping amount can be displayed on the total number display LED31. For example, when the set rice hopping amount is 2.5, when the operation is started, “2.5” is displayed as the remaining rice hopping amount on the total number display LED 31, and when weighing, bran removal, and rice discharge are performed "0.
5 "The value is decreased, and next" 2 "is displayed. Similarly, each time rice is discharged, the content displayed on the total number display LED 31 decreases, and when the same amount of rice as the set amount of rice is discharged, the display becomes "0" and the operation is completed. Things.

(Embodiment 2) In the second embodiment, in the rice sharpener according to the first embodiment, either the set rice break amount or the remaining rice break amount is displayed, and the setting is performed during the setting. During the operation of the rice padding amount, the remaining rice padding amount is displayed. The operation of the microcomputer according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 8 shows the total number display LE on the operation unit shown in FIG.
D31 is deleted, “Setting” LED 32 and “Remaining” LE
D33 has been added. The display of the set rice break amount and the display of the remaining rice break amount were integrated into the total number display LED 20.

Referring to FIG. 7, differences from the first embodiment will be described. First, in step S1, the "setting" LED 32 is turned on, and the set rice break amount Sg is indicated by the total number display LED 20.
To be displayed. In the subsequent S5, the "setting" LED 32 is turned off and the "remaining" LED 33 is turned on, and the display of the respective rice skipping amounts is integrated, so that the display is changed to the remaining rice skipping amount No for the set rice skipping amount Sg.

As described above, the set rice break amount can be displayed during the setting, and the display can be switched to the remaining rice break amount during the operation.

(Embodiment 3) In the third embodiment, a switching device is provided in the rice sharpener according to the second embodiment so that the display content can be switched. This third
The embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 9 shows a configuration in which a display changeover switch 34 is provided as a specific example of the changeover means in the operation unit of FIG. In the above embodiment, the set rice break amount is displayed during the setting, and the remaining rice break amount is displayed during driving.
If the display changeover switch 34 is pressed while the remaining rice break amount during operation is displayed, the microcomputer of the control device detects this and switches to the display of the set rice break amount.

As described above, the set rice skipping amount can be displayed even during driving.

(Embodiment 4) In the fourth embodiment, in the rice sharpener according to the second embodiment, a notifying means is provided so as to notify that the display of the remaining rice skip amount becomes zero. . As a specific example of the notification means, a buzzer is provided on the control device. The operation of the microcomputer according to the fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 10 is a flow chart of FIG. 7 used for explaining the operation of the microcomputer in the second embodiment.
Is added. S14 is inserted after the display of the remaining rice skipping amount No. in S12, the buzzer is notified here, and the process proceeds to S13 to complete the operation.

As described above, in step S12, the remaining rice gap No.
Is 0, the 0 is displayed and the buzzer is notified to complete the operation. The buzzer notification means that the amount of remaining rice toasting has run out and also means that the user is notified of the completion of driving.

(Embodiment 5) In the fifth embodiment, in the rice cutting device according to the second embodiment, the display means displays the set rice cutting amount after a predetermined time from when the remaining rice cutting display becomes 0. Is performed. The operation of the microcomputer of the fifth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 11 is a flow chart of FIG. 7 used for explaining the operation of the microcomputer in the second embodiment.
And the processing of S16. S15 is S1
3 is inserted after the completion of the operation, and a delay for a predetermined time is performed. Here, the delay for 5 seconds is specifically performed. After S15, the process proceeds to S16, where the total display LE
The display of the remaining rice break amount displayed in D20 is changed to the display of the set rice break amount.

As described above, the remaining rice gap is displayed (that is, 0) for 5 seconds after the operation is completed, and thereafter, the display can be replaced with the display of the set rice gap.

Here, the delay time in S15 is set to 5
Seconds were used, but of course it could be 0 seconds. In this case, the display is switched immediately upon completion of the operation.

[0043]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to display the set rice break amount and also display the remaining rice break amount which is the difference between the set rice break amount and the added rice amount. Since the amount of cut off is subtracted each time rice is cut off, it is easy to see how much rice is left off.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the set rice break amount and the remaining rice break amount are displayed on the same display means, and are switched and displayed according to the operating state of the rice breaker.
The area of the display means is reduced, and an easy-to-understand display can be performed.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the display contents can be switched by the switching means, so that the information desired to be known can be selected and displayed.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when the remaining rice hopping amount becomes zero, a buzzer is notified to notify that the remaining rice hopping amount has run out and to notify the user of the completion of the operation at the same time. be able to.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the display of the amount of remaining rice is automatically changed from the display of the amount of remaining rice to the display of the set amount of rice after a while after the operation is completed. You can check the amount again.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a rice sharpener showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a rice cutting device showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a view showing the vicinity of a rice pad portion of the rice paddle device showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of an upper weighing lid of a rice cutting device showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a weighing box and a lower weighing lid of a rice cutting device showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of the operation unit of the rice sharpener according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of the operation unit of the rice cutting device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of the operation unit of the rice sharpener according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a rice cutting device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of a rice cutting device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Rice hopper 3 Measuring unit 4 Rice cutting unit 50 Driving device 5 Rice bran sucking unit 6 Rice tray 7 Operation unit 40 Opening 8 Upper weighing lid 9 Weighing weighing 10 Lower weighing lid 13 Rice bran inner container 14 Outer rice bran container 15 Blade member 20 Number display LED 27 Number setting switch 28 Start switch 31 Number display LED 32 “Setting” LED 33 “Remaining” LED

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A rice hopper for storing rice before rice cutting, a weighing unit for weighing a certain amount of rice from inside the rice hopper, and a rice weighing unit which is weighed by the weighing unit. Rice cutting part for rotating the rotating body to remove rice bran, openable and closable opening for discharging rice from inside the rice cutting part, a driving device for driving the rotating body of the rice cutting part, and rice to be cut The amount can be set as a set rice break amount, and control is performed by controlling the load including the driving device and operating so that the metering, bran removal, and rice discharge are performed in order until the set rice break amount is reached, and then return to the measurement after discharging. Means, adding means for calculating the added rice amount by adding the amount of rice to be cut off in the rice cutting portion, and display means for displaying the amount of rice, wherein the set rice cut amount, the set rice cut amount, and the added rice are provided. A rice-toning device in which the remaining rice-toning amount, which is the difference from the amount, is displayed on the display means. 2. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the display means displays either the set rice break amount or the remaining rice break amount, and displays the set rice break amount during setting and the remaining rice break amount during operation. Item 2. A rice sharpener according to item 1. 3. The rice cutting device according to claim 2, wherein switching means is provided, and the display means switches and displays the display contents during operation in accordance with an input from the switching means. 4. The rice sharpener according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising an alerting means for alerting when the remaining rice scrape amount becomes zero. 5. The display device according to claim 2, wherein the display unit displays the set rice break amount after a predetermined time when the remaining rice break amount becomes zero.
Rice sharpener described.