JP2006247594A - Washing rice washer - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a washing rice washer which can be easily operated even by a single hand without immersing hands in cold water in an ordinary home and which can wash food such as rice and can be easily supplied and drained with water. <P>SOLUTION: A lid body 1 of a bamboo basket shape covers a vessel 2 formed in a bucket shape, a fastener 1a for simply fixing the vessel is provided at the lid body, a shaft inserting implement 5 which enables a washing brush 6 to be horizontally rotated is attached to a central part of the lid body, a shaft 4 is inserted therein, a handle 3 is attached to its upper part and a washing brush is attached to its lower part to form an agitating washing mechanism. By this constitution of the washing rice washer, food accompanied by washing waste water such as rice is held in the vessel, proper amount of water is supplied and then agitating washing is carried out by rotation of the washing brush by operating the handle, dewatering, water supply and water discharging can be carried out without removing the lid body. Thus the washing rice washer can be easily operated even by a single hand without immersing hands in cold water. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

The present invention relates to a washing rice washer used when washing food such as rice with washing wastewater.

Conventionally, when rice is cooked, rice sharpening (hereinafter referred to as “washed rice”) is required before the rice is put into a rice cooker. For example, this washing process is repeated a predetermined number of times by putting a predetermined amount of rice into the inner pot of the rice cooker, putting water into the inner pot, stirring the rice by hand, and discharging muddy water. Since this method is a manual operation, there is a problem that the operation is troublesome. In view of this, a rice washing machine disclosed in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 3-49632 has been proposed as a machine for performing this rice washing.

This rice washer includes a wire mesh basket, and a stirring mechanism including a stirring blade and a handle loaded in the wire mesh basket. And this rice washer puts the wire mesh basket into which the rice has been put into the washing pan, supplies a certain amount of water into the washing pan, operates the handle, rotates the stirring blade, The rice is stirred in water and washed. When the rice washing is finished, the agitation mechanism is removed from the wire netting machine, and the rice in the wire netting machine is drained, and then the rice is returned to the inner pot of the rice cooker.

However, this rice washer has a problem in that rice is easily chipped and it takes time to wash the rice. That is, since the rice bran in which the rice is stored is a wire mesh, it is difficult for the rice to move smoothly due to the mesh of the wire mesh when being stirred by the stirring blade. In particular, the long and narrow portions of the rice are easily caught in the mesh, and the rice is chipped when stirred in this state. In addition, because the wire mesh jar with rice is put in a washing pan, a certain amount of water is supplied into this washing pan, and the rice is washed with this water. It becomes difficult and it takes time to wash the rice.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and the purpose thereof is to easily wash foods with washing wastewater such as rice with one hand without immersing hands in cold water. It is an object of the present invention to provide a washing rice washing machine that prevents chipping and unevenness of washing rice and shortens the washing time.

In order to achieve this object, a washing rice washer according to claim 1 is provided with a stopper for covering a bowl-shaped lid body and simply fixing the container to the lid body in a bowl-shaped container, At the center of the body, attach a shaft insertion tool that enables horizontal rotation to the cleaning brush, insert the shaft, attach a handle to the upper part, and install a washing brush at the lower part. It is characterized in that food with cleaning wastewater is contained in a container, and after supplying an appropriate amount of water, it is stirred and washed by rotation of the cleaning brush by operating the handle, allowing draining and water supply / drainage without removing the lid, Washing and washing machine that can be easily operated with one hand without immersing hands in cold water.

As described above, in the washing rice washer of the present invention, a container formed in a bowl shape is provided with a stopper that covers the bowl-shaped lid body and easily fixes the container to the lid body, and is provided at the center of the lid body. The cleaning brush is equipped with a shaft fixing device that enables horizontal rotation, the shaft is inserted, the handle is attached to the upper part, and the washing brush is attached to the lower part. The food is contained in a container, and after supplying an appropriate amount of water, stirring and washing is performed by rotating the cleaning brush by operating the handle, and draining and water supply / drainage can be performed without removing the lid. It can be easily operated with one hand without immersing hands, and the occurrence of chipping of rice during washing can be prevented. In addition, the water in the bowl-shaped container can be kept clean, and the effect of shortening the time for washing the rice can be achieved.

First, according to the washing rice washer according to claim 1, after pouring food such as rice into the bowl-shaped container, the bowl-shaped lid is fixed to the container, and an appropriate amount is put into the container from the top of the lid Water. In this state, when the handle disposed rotatably on the lid is rotated, the cleaning brush rotates. Vegetable shredder, noodles, and the like are stirred and washed with a washing brush, and the rice is evenly washed one by one by the friction when passing between washing brushes and the friction between rice and rice. The turbid water after washing can be discharged from the bowl-shaped lid by tilting the container without removing the lid and can be drained. Moreover, even if it wash | cleans in the state which supplies water, the food thrown in in the container does not overflow. This series of operations can be quickly performed with one hand without immersing the hand in cold water. In addition, rice washing is different from rice washing using water flow or rice washing using rotating blades, because the washing brush is brought into direct contact with the rice itself so that it can be washed with gentle rotation without requiring high-speed rotation. The rice is not lost when washing.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 is a front view, FIG. 2 is a side view, showing a view of a washing rice washing machine according to the present invention, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of FIG. 1, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of FIG. It is an example figure. In the figure, the washing rice washer has a bowl-shaped container 2, a bowl-shaped lid 1 covering the container 2, a stirring and washing mechanism 3 rotatably mounted on the lid 1.

The bowl-shaped container 2 has a structure to which the container stopper 1a of the bowl-shaped lid 1 can be attached, and has a bottomed cylindrical shape made of metal such as plastics, nylons, resin, or aluminum with a non-slip on the bottom. An inner diameter of about 200 mm and a depth of about 100 mm are used. For example, a commercially available container of the same shape or a rice cooker may be used.

The bowl-shaped lid 1 covering the bowl-shaped container 2 is, for example, a circular shape made of metal such as plastics, nylons, resin or aluminum, and has a size corresponding to the diameter of the bowl-shaped container 2 and distortion in the vertical direction. It is formed so that it does not occur, and at its outer peripheral edge, four container stoppers 1 a fixed to the upper container 2 are provided at equal intervals on the circumference, and the cleaning brush 6 is provided at the center of the upper lid 1. A circular cavity having a diameter of about 30 mm, to which a shaft insertion tool 5 enabling stable horizontal rotation can be attached, is provided and formed. A stirring and washing mechanism 3 and the like are mounted from this cavity through a shaft 4.

In the stirring and cleaning mechanism, a shaft insertion tool 5 capable of horizontally rotating the cleaning brush 6 and an effect of preventing the shaft 4 from shaking left and right and back and forth are attached to the central cavity provided in the bowl-shaped lid 1. The shaft insertion tool 5 is formed in an umbrella shape in which a shaft 4 having a slight margin can be inserted and a screw-like groove on the upper part, and is fixed by a shaft insertion tool fixing tool 5 a on the back surface of the bowl-shaped lid 1. The The shaft 4 is inserted into the cavity of the shaft insertion tool 5. The shaft 4 has a handle 3 connected and fixed to the upper part, and a cleaning brush 6 connected to the lower part of the shaft 4. The upper end of the shaft is connected to the handle 3 and is provided with a screw-like groove of about 15 mm for adjusting the space between the cleaning brush 6 and the bottom of the bowl-shaped container 2, and a space for attaching and fixing the handle fixture 3c at the center. Are provided with a space for mounting the cleaning brush and a cavity with a diameter of about 2 mm for mounting the cleaning brush fixture 6b. The inside of the handle 3 connected to the shaft 4 is formed in a cylindrical lid, and a screw-like groove for connecting to the shaft 4 is provided in the cylindrical inside to adjust the space between the bottom of the cleaning brush 6 and the bowl-shaped container 2. A cavity for mounting the cleaning brush fixture 6b to be fixed is provided on the opposite side.

The handle 3 fixed to the upper end of the shaft 4 extends in the horizontal direction, and a rotary handle column 3b is attached to the tip of the handle 3, and a rotary handle 3a is provided. When the handle 3 is rotated by holding the rotary handle 3a, the shaft 4 rotates as a unit. A plastic cleaning brush 6 is fixed to the lower end of the shaft 4 by a cleaning brush fixture 6b, such as plastics, nylons, a resin such as a resin, aluminum, or a metal cleaning brush 6. The cleaning brush 6 is formed so that the ends of the brush handle 6a having a brush pattern are arranged in parallel with the bottom of the bowl-shaped container 2 in a shape in which the bristles are arranged at regular intervals around the axis.

The cleaning brush 6 has a length of about 10 mm, a width of about 10 mm, a height of about 7 mm and a tip formed on the ball with a diameter of about 5 mm and a length of about 35 mm so as not to contact the inner surface of the bowl-shaped container 1. The bristles of the brush part 6a are arranged at equal intervals in the vertical direction at an interval of about 7 mm except for the fixed part to the shaft 4 with the handle as the center. The lower part of the cleaning brush 6 mainly cleans foods that settle in water such as rice, the upper part cleans the shredded vegetables and the like, and the noodles and the like with the upper and lower brushes. The cleaning brush 6 has a shape that is effective for cleaning each food.

Next, an example of how to use the washing rice washer 10 will be described with reference to FIG. First, the bowl-shaped lid 1 having the stirring / washing mechanism 3 and the like is removed from the bowl-shaped container 2 and the rice 7 is put into the bowl-shaped container 2 before the bowl-shaped lid 1 having the stirring / washing mechanism 3 and the like is removed. Set in a bowl-like container 2 in a state.

At this time, the brush tip 6a formed in the ball shape of the cleaning brush 6 is inserted to a predetermined depth while pushing the rice 7 accommodated in the bowl-shaped container 2 without damaging it. In this state, the handle 3a of the handle 3 is gripped and rotated. The direction of rotation may be either left or right.

When the bowl-shaped lid 1 is set, the bowl-shaped container 2 is set so that the tap faucet 9 is located above, and the faucet 9 is operated to supply an appropriate amount of water 8 from the mesh of the bowl-shaped lid 1.

After supplying an appropriate amount of water 8 from the faucet 9, when the handle 3 of the handle 3 is gripped and the handle 3 is turned, the shaft 4 and the cleaning brush 6 rotate together. The rotation direction may be either left or right. By the rotation of the cleaning brush 6, the rice 7 is stirred and cleaned by the brush tip 6a. At this time, the cleaning brush 6 has a length that does not come into contact with the inner surface of the bowl-shaped container 1, a brush handle having a width of about 10 mm and a height of about 7 mm, and a tip 5 mm in diameter and length. Since the bristle tips 6a of about 35 mm are arranged at equal intervals up and down at an interval of about 6 mm except for the fixed part to the shaft 4 around the handle, the rice 7 passes through the brush tips 6a. It is sharpened by the friction and the friction between the rice 7 and the rice 7, and each grain is evenly washed cleanly. Water that becomes cloudy by washing can be drained by simply tilting the bowl-shaped container without spilling the rice 7 by the pair of bowl-shaped lids 1. The rinsing is performed with water supplied, but the rice 7 is not overflowed by the bowl-shaped lid 1 and can always be washed with clean water. This operation is performed until the water 8 is clean, and the rice washing is completed.

When it is confirmed that the rice washing has been completed, when transferring to the inner pot (not shown) of the rice cooker, drain and leave the appropriate amount of water so that the rice does not adhere to the inside of the bowl-shaped container 2, Remove the rice 7 and transfer it to the inner pot (not shown) of the rice cooker. The completion of the washing can be seen from the bowl-shaped mesh, or can be confirmed visually from the transparent bowl-like container 2.

Thus, in the above-described embodiment, the tip of the brush is formed on the ball with a length such that the cleaning brush 6 does not contact the inner surface of the bowl-shaped container 1, a width of about 10 mm, and a height of about 7 mm. Since the brush bristles 6a having a diameter of about 5mm and a length of about 35mm are arranged at regular intervals up and down at an interval of about 6mm, except for the fixed part of the shaft 4 and the cleaning brush 6, centered on the handle, At the time of stirring by the rotation of the brush 6, the rice 7 is sharpened by the friction between the brush bristles 6a and the friction between the rice 7 and the rice 7 so that each grain is evenly clean without missing the rice. Washed. As a result, delicious rice can be cooked.

Further, since the water 8 can be continuously supplied from the bowl-shaped lid 1 into the bowl-shaped container 2, the water 8 in the bowl-shaped container 2 can be kept clean, and the rice can be washed with this clean water 8. Thus, the work of replacing the water 8 in the bowl-shaped container 2 becomes unnecessary, and the washing of rice can be performed in a short time.

Furthermore, the bowl-shaped lid 1 does not overflow the rice 7 at the time of washing the rice, and does not contaminate the sink, so that the kitchen can be kept clean. In addition, since the bowl-shaped container 2 is positioned below the faucet 9 and the handle 3 can be washed simply by rotating the handle 3 while supplying the water 8, the rice washing operation can be easily performed, It is not soaked in the water 8, so that the housewife's hands can be prevented from being rough and freed from work by the cold water 8.

In addition, the said Example is an example and can be suitably changed according to the magnitude | size etc. of the bowl-shaped container 2. FIG. In addition, the configuration of the bowl-shaped lid 1 and the stirring and cleaning mechanism 3 and the shape of the cleaning brush 6 in the above embodiment are examples, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. Needless to say.

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Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 bowl-shaped cover 1a container stopper 2 bowl-shaped container 3 handle 3a rotation handle 3b rotation handle support | pillar 3c handle fixing tool 4 shaft 5 shaft insertion tool 5a shaft insertion tool fixing tool 6 cleaning brush 6a brush part 7 rice 8 water 9 faucet
10 Washing machine

Claims (2)

Cover the bowl-shaped lid on the bowl-shaped container, provide a stopper to easily fix the container to the lid, and attach a shaft insertion tool that enables horizontal rotation to the cleaning brush at the center of the lid, Insert a shaft, attach a handle to the upper part, and have a stirring and washing mechanism with a washing brush attached to the lower part, store food with washing wastewater such as rice in a container, supply an appropriate amount of water, A washing and washing machine characterized by stirring and washing by rotation of a washing brush by a handle operation, enabling draining and water supply / drainage without removing the lid. The washing rice washer according to claim 1, wherein the tips of the handle of the cleaning brush are arranged at equal intervals in the vertical direction around the handle.

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