JP2010012379A - Pay rice-polisher - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a user from carrying out rice polishing in a state wherein a wrong polishing degree is selected contrary to the user's intent. <P>SOLUTION: There is disclosed a pay rice-polisher including a feed hopper (1) for feeding rice particles, transporting means (2), (3), (5) for transporting rice particles in the feed hopper (1), a slot (12) for putting a charge in, a plurality of polishing-degree selection switches (13) for selecting the degree of polishing, which transporting means (2), (3), and (5) are put into operation after the passage of a pre-set waiting time subsequent to putting a charge into the slot (12) and selecting one of the plurality of the polishing-degree selection switches (13), and a notifying means (15) for notifying a user of the confirmation of the selected polishing-degree selection switch (13) during the waiting time. The pay rice-polisher is constructed in such a manner that the rice polishing is carried out according to a newly selected degree of polishing if another of the plurality of polishing-degree selection switches (13) is selected again during the waiting time. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a charge-type rice milling facility capable of selecting the degree of milling.

Conventionally, there is known a fee-type rice milling facility that starts operation at the same time as pressing a milling degree selection switch (for example, see Patent Document 1).
JP 2001-29815 A

  In the conventional system, since the whitening degree selection switch is pressed and the operation is started at the same time, if this selection switch is pressed by mistake, the redo will not work and the operation must be continued with the mistake made. was there.

  An object of the present invention is to prevent a user from performing a whitening process in a state where an incorrect whitening degree different from his / her intention is selected.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has taken the following technical means.
That is, the present invention according to claim 1 inputs a charge into the input hopper (1) for inputting the grains, and conveying means (2), (3), (5) for conveying the grains in the input hopper. And a milling degree selection switch (13) for selecting the degree of whitening. After charging the inlet (12) and selecting the milling degree selection switch (13), a standby is set in advance. A means for starting operation of the conveying means after time and a notifying means (15) for notifying the user of confirmation of the whitening degree selection switch selected during the waiting time are provided, and the whitening degree selection switch is selected again during the waiting time. Then, it is configured to perform the whitening process with the newly selected whitening degree.

  A user inputs a fee into the fee input port (12) and inputs a grain into the input hopper (1). When the whiteness selection switch (13) is selected and operated, the operation of the conveying means is started after a preset standby time. The user is notified of confirmation of the whiteness selection switch selected during this waiting time. If there is no correction of the whitening degree of the user during this waiting time, the driving of each part of the apparatus is started to perform the whitening process. When is selected, the whitening process is performed with the newly selected whitening degree.

  The present invention described in claim 2 is the operation panel (11) according to claim 1, the operation screen (14), the standard selection switch (13b), the no-wash rice selection switch (13d), the batter selection switch (13c), etc. When the blink selection switch (13c) is operated, a plurality of blink selection displays are displayed on the operation screen (14) within the standby time, and when the blink selection switch is operated, the blink selection display is sequentially changed. It is configured to extend the standby time each time it is operated, and is configured to start the operation of the conveying means when the standby time set since the last change has elapsed.

  When the blink selection switch (13c) is operated, a plurality of blink selection displays “8” to “5” are displayed on the operation screen (14) within the standby time. Further, when the blink selection switch is operated, the blink selection display is changed in order, and the standby time is extended each time the selection switch is further operated.

Then, when the set standby time has elapsed since the last change, the operation of the conveying means is started.
Since the waiting time is extended until the selection of blinking is determined, erroneous operations are reduced. In addition, it can respond to the needs of various users because it can select many blinks with few selection switches.

  In addition, it is possible to select a standard with many users and non-washed rice with a selection switch.

  In short, according to the present invention of claim 1, since the waiting time is set even if the whiteness selection switch is erroneously selected, the user has selected an incorrect whitening degree different from his intention. Thus, it is possible to reliably prevent the whitening process.

  Further, according to the present invention of claim 2, while having the effect of the invention of claim 1, the waiting time is extended until the hitting is determined, so that there are few erroneous operations, and many selection switches are used. Since it is possible to select a whisper, it can meet the needs of various users.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a process diagram of the rice milling equipment. The brown rice put into the feeding hopper 1 is fed to the first elevator 3 by the rotary valve 2 and supplied to the stone removing device 4 from the first elevator 3. To be processed. Then, the stone removed by the stone removing device 4 is supplied to the second elevator 5 through the normal brown rice passage and the stone removal residual rice process passage, and conveyed to the storage hopper (brown rice tank) 6 by the second elevator 5. Is done. The brown rice stored in the storage hopper 6 is supplied to the rice milling device 7, subjected to a whitening process by the pressing plate 8 of the rice milling device 7, and discharged into the white rice tank 9.

  The operation panel 11 includes a charge input port 12 through which a user inputs a charge, and whitening for selecting various whitening degrees such as an upper white selection switch 13a, a standard selection switch 13b, a batter selection switch 13c, and a no-wash rice selection switch 13d. A degree selection switch 13 is provided. Further, the operation panel 11 is provided with an operation screen 14 that also serves as a liquid crystal display 15.

  When a fee is charged into the insertion port 12 and any one of the whiteness selection switches 13 is selected and operated, the operation of the conveying means is started after a preset standby time (about 5 to 6 seconds). By displaying a message on the operation screen 14, it is possible to inform the user and confirm which one of the whiteness degree selection switches has been selected during this waiting time.

  For example, when the upper whiteness selection switch 13a is selected and operated, a message is displayed on the operation screen 14 such as "I will drive at the whiteness that was pressed soon. Whiteness can be changed." The user can confirm this. Then, if there is no change in the whiteness selection, the operation is started after a predetermined time with the upper whiteness selected. In short, if there is no correction of the user's whitening degree during this waiting time, the driving of each part of the apparatus is started and whitening processing is performed. Is selected, the whitening process can be performed with the newly selected whitening degree.

  Further, when the blink selection switch 13c is operated, a plurality of blink selection displays “8”, “7”, “5”, “3”, “1”, etc. are displayed on the operation screen 14 within the standby time. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, each time the blink selection switch is operated, the blink selection display changes from “8” → “7” → “5” → “ It is changed in the order of “3” → “1”, and the standby time is extended each time the operation is performed. When the set standby time has elapsed since the last change, driving of each part of the apparatus is started so that the whitening process can be performed.

  When the blink selection switch 13c is pressed, the blink selection display “8” is displayed first. When the blink selection switch 13c is pressed again, “7” is displayed. Since the “5” selection display is displayed, the user only needs to press the button until the desired selection display is made. In this case, since the standby time is extended every time the operation is performed, erroneous operation of the blink selection can be reduced.

  In the embodiment shown in FIG. 7, a liquid crystal display / touch panel 20 is provided on the operation panel 11, and push buttons for selecting the degree of whitening are arranged on the left and right or top and bottom of the display 20. In the illustrated example, this push button has no washing rice selection switch 13d, upper white selection switch 13a, and standard selection switch 13b as white whiteness on the left side, and eight rolling switches 13c-8 and 5 on the right side as black whiteness. The whirl switch 13c-5, the three whirl switch 13c-3, etc. are arranged separately on the left and right (or vice versa), or are divided into white whiteness at the top and black whiteness at the bottom (or vice versa). The configuration is such that the content of each push button is displayed on the display 20. According to this, by dividing the position of the push button into the white group and the black group, it is easy for the user to understand, and there is no mistake in operation by explaining the function of the push button on the display.

  Further, in a coin rice mill equipped with a display device 20 in which a liquid crystal or a high-intensity lamp is integrated, and a user can select a whiteness value designated in advance, a whiteness lamp is arranged around the display device and a push button is provided on the display device. In the apparatus capable of explaining the above functions, when the maintenance mode is set (the maintenance button 21 is pressed), the display content can be changed each time the whiteness push button is pressed. That is, for example, as shown in FIG. 8, every time the whiteness push button is pressed, “no washing rice” → “upper white” → “standard” → “8” → “7” → “5” → “ The display content is changed in the order of “3” → “1”, and the whiteness of the whiteness push button is changed to the display content by touching the display part of the changed display. Can do. According to this, for example, the content of the blinking can be easily changed, and the types of push buttons can be reduced.

  The initial milled rice and the final milled rice are slightly different in whiteness position, valve rotation speed, etc. depending on the whiteness position. Problems such as brown rice contamination tend to occur. Therefore, the above problems can be solved by controlling so that the whiteness selection cannot be changed during the initial rice polishing and the final rice polishing.

  In particular, at the time of finishing rice polishing, it may be configured to be controllable so that the whiteness selection cannot be changed from a certain time before the finishing rice polishing. Although it is the lower limit sensor 10 of the storage hopper (brown rice hopper) 6 that detects entering the finished milled rice, the rotary valve sensor, the storage hopper (upper limit) sensor, and the storage hopper lower limit sensor indicate when the lower limit sensor is OFF. And the start of the finished rice polishing is predicted when the storage hopper lower limit sensor is OFF. Therefore, when the whiteness is changed after the storage hopper lower limit sensor is turned OFF, it takes time for the whiteness position to move to a fixed position, and it is impossible to secure the brown rice necessary for the finished rice. Therefore, problems such as uneven whitening and brown rice contamination occur as described above. Therefore, the problem can be solved by preventing the whiteness from being changed a predetermined time before entering the finished milled rice as described above.

Next, another embodiment of the coin rice mill will be described.
A rice mill using a stepped rice mill, a washing-free rice apparatus, or a combined rice-milling / washing-free machine is characterized by the following three requirements. That is, as shown in FIG.
(1) Rice milling conditions are set based on two factors: culling accuracy and germ survival rate.
(2) The above two factors can be selected on the two-dimensional map.
(3) A configuration in which jumping sections can be selected continuously.

  Wash-free rice is not cocoon precision, but as a major concept it can be considered cocoon precision. Therefore, at present, only rice milling conditions are set based only on the culling accuracy. In other words, conventionally, factors other than high accuracy could not be controlled. In a two-stage rice mill using a step roll, the finished state changes in a complicated manner by changing the rotational speed of a two-axis rice milling shaft. Although there are partitions on the two-dimensional map, there are also partitions that cannot be substantially realized. Such a section is preferably skipped so that it cannot be selected. By satisfying the above three requirements, a variety of rice milling conditions can be set.

  In FIG. 9, “8” is automatically set in a no-touch state of the liquid crystal screen (touch panel). Count up and move to No.13. If it goes too far and becomes 1, it counts down and sets to 13 again. Have the user confirm that the rice is No. 13 wash-free. Rice milling starts when rice milling starts.

  In a coin milling machine in which a user brings brown rice and coins, a person detection sensor that can detect that the user has entered is provided. If no coin is deposited for a certain period of time after a person is detected, it is determined that the theft has occurred. Then, after this determination, an audio output that prompts payment is issued. After the theft decision is confirmed, a theft alarm is issued. The theft alarm referred to here is an alarm bell alert, a voice alert, and a report to a remote administrator.

  Since the coin-milling machine is unmanned, it is difficult to identify the user and the thief. A person who seems to be a thief can be identified by detecting a person and inserting coins, which is useful for preventing theft.

  In the whiteness control of a rice milling machine in a coin rice mill, conventionally, whiteness position detection includes motor rotation control using a proximity sensor and time control from the origin by determining the origin. There are many malfunctions and false detections because there are few. Also, even if many sensors are to be attached, the movement width is narrow, so there is no place for attachment, and the position adjustment of the sensors is troublesome and lacks feasibility. Therefore, in the case of this example, as shown in FIG. 10, the whiteness motor 22 is controlled using the digital fiber sensor 23, and a plurality of the fiber sensors 23 are used as sensors for the whiteness value. By determining the distance from the origin, no error due to aging occurs. Since each whiteness is sensed independently, there is no malfunction during the push-down operation. Since the set value can be changed arbitrarily, the whiteness position can be easily changed.

  The digital fiber sensor 23 is mounted on the moving table 24. The position setting of whiteness needs to be changed depending on when the grain temperature is low and high throughout the year. For this reason, it is possible to easily change all whitenesses for the time by moving the entire moving table 24 minutely.

  By adopting a sensor operation configuration as shown in FIG. 11, control is simple and no malfunction occurs. In the chart, the selected whiteness sensor is monitored, and if the sensor to be monitored is OFF, it moves to “weak side” until it is turned ON, and then moves to “strong side” until it is turned OFF. If the sensor to be monitored is ON, it moves until it is turned OFF.

  The embodiment shown in FIG. 12 embodies a touch-operable liquid crystal display system that can be used as a touch operation panel during maintenance and functions only as a display during business operation. In FIG. 12, 26 is a mounting plate for mounting the liquid crystal display / touch operation panel 20, 27 is an operation blocking reinforcing plate, 28 is a sheet metal, 29 is a spacer, 30 is a stop plate, 31 is a holder, and 32 is a mounting tool. . The operation blocking reinforcing plate 27 can be attached to an operable position and can be made inoperable. The touch operation panel 20 can be detachably mounted, and the remote control operation from the machine room can be performed by lengthening the connection cable with the controller. A through hole for passing the touch operation panel through the machine room is provided in a part of the operation panel. Since the liquid crystal display has an operation function, the remote control can be performed if the connection line is made long, and the remote control from the machine room can be carried out at a low cost.

Process diagram of rice milling equipment Side view of rice milling equipment flowchart Front view of main parts of operation panel Front view of the main part Front view of the LCD screen Front view of the main part of the operation panel showing the arrangement of whiteness selection buttons Front view showing the whiteness display state of the operation screen Chart showing the relationship map between cocoon accuracy and embryo survival rate Plan view of the main part of the rice milling machine The figure which shows the ON / OFF operation state of the sensor Cross-sectional side view showing the configuration for attaching and detaching the liquid crystal display

Explanation of symbols

1 Loading hopper 2 Rotary valve (conveying means)
3 First elevator (conveying means)
5 Second elevator (conveying means)
11 Operation panel 12 Charge inlet 13 Whitening degree selection switch 13a Upper white selection switch 13b Standard selection switch 13c Buttering selection switch 13d Wash-free rice selection switch 14 Operation screen 15 Liquid crystal display (notification means)

Claims (2)

  The input hopper (1) for inputting the grains, the conveying means (2), (3), (5) for conveying the grains in the input hopper, the input port (12) for inputting the charges, and the degree of whitening Means for selecting a milling degree selection switch (13) to be selected, charging a charge into the slot (12), selecting the milling degree selection switch (13), and then starting the operation of the conveying means after a preset waiting time; And a notification means (15) for notifying the user of confirmation of the whitening degree selection switch selected during the waiting time, and when the whitening degree selection switch is selected again during the waiting time, whitening processing is performed at the newly selected whitening degree. Charge-type rice milling equipment, characterized by being configured to do so.   The operation panel (11) is provided with an operation screen (14), a standard selection switch (13b), a non-washing rice selection switch (13d), a batter selection switch (13c), and the like. A plurality of blink selection displays are displayed on the operation screen (14) within the time, and when the blink selection switch is operated, the blink selection display is sequentially changed and the standby time is extended each time the operation is performed. 2. The fee-based rice milling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus is configured to start operation of the conveying means when a standby time set after the last change has elapsed.

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