JP2010207722A - Washing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a washing apparatus which properly washes a rice cooker. <P>SOLUTION: The washing apparatus 1 includes a rice cooker support 21 that is provided with a recessed part 20 and is turnable and a support turning means 22 that turns the rice cooker support 21. In the recessed part 20, there is freely turnably installed a stopper 26 that is put into a permitted state for permitting insertion of a handle 6 into the recess of the recessed part 20 and that is put into a restricted state for restricting falling off of the handle 6 from the recess of the recessed part 20. The washing apparatus 1 is equipped with a washing means for jetting a washing liquid into the rice cooker 2 in a downward posture in which the handle 6 is prevented from falling from the recess with the stopper 26. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a cleaning device that can properly clean a rice cooker.

  Conventionally, for example, a cleaning apparatus described in Patent Document 1 below is known.

  This cleaning device is disposed in the cleaning chamber so as to be pivotable in the vertical direction, and supports the handle portion of the rice cooker and guides the handle portion of the rice cooker when the rice cooker rotates together with the handle support portion. Washing water is sprayed into the rice cooker in a sideways posture (inverted washing posture) supported by the arcuate guide support portion and the handle support portion and the guide support portion with the top opening facing sideways. And a washing nozzle that can swing up and down.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-328627 (FIG. 9)

  However, in the configuration in which the cleaning water is sprayed into the rice cooking pot in the horizontal orientation as in the conventional cleaning apparatus described above, the cleaning water is horizontally disposed at the lower portion of the rice cooking pot in the horizontal orientation. Because it flows down only through the inner surface of one side plate that faces it, the rice grains and the like flow down along with the washing water that flows down on the inner surface of the other side plate that does not flow down. There is a risk that proper cleaning will not be performed.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a point, and it aims at providing the washing | cleaning apparatus which can wash | clean a rice cooker appropriately.

  The cleaning device according to claim 1 is a rotatable rice cooker support having a concave portion into which a handle portion of the rice cooker is inserted, a support rotating means for rotating the rice cooker support, and the rice cooking A retaining member provided on the hook support body, wherein the retaining member is in an allowable state allowing insertion of the handle portion into the concave portion and in a restricting state restricting the handle portion from coming out of the concave portion; And a cleaning means for injecting the cleaning liquid toward the inside of the rice cooker in a downward posture in which the portion is prevented from coming out of the concave portion.

  The cleaning device according to claim 2 is the cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein the retaining member is rotatable with respect to the rice cooker support, and is pushed by the handle when the rice cooker support is rotated. By rotating in this manner, the permitted state is changed to the restricted state.

  The cleaning device according to claim 3 is the cleaning device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the concave portion of the rice cooker support is attached to the support main body so that the position thereof can be adjusted so as to correspond to a plurality of types of rice cookers. It is what.

  The cleaning device according to claim 4 is the cleaning device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the support rotating means reciprocally rotates the rice cooking pot support during the cleaning to bring the rice cooking pot into a downward posture. The cleaning means sprays the cleaning liquid toward the downwardly-cooked rice cooker that swings in a state where the handle portion is restricted from being pulled out of the concave portion by the retaining member.

  The cleaning device according to claim 5 is the cleaning device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the rice cooking pot support rotates about a horizontal rotation center axis passing through the vicinity of the handle portion of the rice cooking pot. It is possible.

  According to the invention which concerns on Claim 1, a rice cooker can be wash | cleaned appropriately by inject | pouring a washing | cleaning liquid from a washing | cleaning means toward the inside of a rice cooker of a downward attitude | position, and also, a retaining body is in a recessed part. In order to restrict the handle from coming out of the rice cooker, it is possible to prevent the rice cooker in a downward posture from falling from the rice cooker support.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the retaining body is rotatable with respect to the rice cooker support and is restricted from the permitted state by being rotated by being pushed by the handle when the rice cooker support is rotated. Therefore, it is possible to appropriately restrict the handle portion from coming out of the concave portion with the retaining member in this restricted state.

  According to the invention which concerns on Claim 3, it can respond to a multiple types rice cooker appropriately by adjusting the position of the concave part of a rice cooker support body with respect to a support body main-body part.

  According to the invention which concerns on Claim 4, a washing | cleaning means injects washing | cleaning liquid toward the inside of the rice cooker of the downward attitude | position which rocks | fluctuates in the state which the handle part was controlled by the retaining body from slipping out from the inside of a recessed part. The rice cooker can be washed more appropriately.

  According to the invention which concerns on Claim 5, since the rice cooking pot support body can be rotated centering on the horizontal rotation center axis line passing through the handle part vicinity of a rice cooking pot, the whole washing | cleaning apparatus can be made compact. It can be easily achieved.

It is front view sectional drawing of the washing | cleaning apparatus which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is a side view sectional view of a washing device same as the above. It is a front view of a washing apparatus same as the above. It is a top view of a washing device same as the above. It is a side view of a washing apparatus same as the above. It is a perspective view of the support body part of a washing device same as the above. It is a perspective view of the concave part of the washing | cleaning apparatus same as the above, and a retaining body. It is sectional drawing of the concave part of a washing | cleaning apparatus same as the above. It is a side view which shows the retaining body of the allowable state of a washing | cleaning apparatus same as the above. It is a side view which shows the retaining body of the regulation state of a washing | cleaning apparatus same as the above. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing at the time of inversion of a washing | cleaning apparatus same as the above. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing following FIG. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing following FIG. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing following FIG. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing following FIG. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing following FIG. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing at the time of washing | cleaning of a washing | cleaning apparatus same as the above.

  An embodiment of a cleaning apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  In FIG. 1 to FIG. 5, reference numeral 1 denotes a cleaning device, and this cleaning device 1 is, for example, a batch type rice cooker cleaning device that cleans the rice cooker 2 one by one.

  The rice cooker 2 is a commercial rice cooker having a weight of approximately 10 kg, for example, and has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape having an upper surface opening 3 which is a pot opening. The rice cooker 2 includes a bottom plate portion 4 that is substantially rectangular in the left-right direction, four front and rear side plates 5 that protrude upward from the outer peripheral end of the bottom plate portion 4, and two left and right side plate portions 5. It has a handle portion 6 which is a protruding portion protruding horizontally from the upper end portion toward the outside. As shown in FIG. 2, the handle 6 is longitudinal in the front-rear direction, and protrudes outward from the center in the front-rear direction at the upper end of the side plate 5.

  The cleaning device 1 includes a device main body 11 formed in a box shape having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The apparatus main body 11 has a cleaning chamber 13 that opens forward through the shuttle door 12. The shuttle inlet / outlet 12 is opened and closed by a substantially rectangular plate-like opening / closing door 14 constituting a part of the front portion of the apparatus main body 11.

  The open / close door 14 can be pivoted up and down about a horizontal axis 15 based on power from a door pivoting means (not shown) constituted by a drive motor or the like. The open / close door 14 is vertically closed by turning approximately 90 degrees upward to close the shuttle door 12, and is opened horizontally by rotating approximately 90 degrees downward to open the shuttle door. Open 12 The open / close door 14 has a door main body 16 that can be rotated about a shaft 15, and the inner surface of the door main body 16 has rice cooking when the open / close door 12 is open when the open / close door 14 is open. A plurality of free rollers for carrying the shuttle 2 into and out of the cleaning chamber 13 are rotatably attached. The cleaning chamber 13 is provided with a plurality of rotatable contact rollers 30 located on the same plane as the conveying roller of the open / close door 14 in the open state.

  An operation box 18 composed of a plurality of operation buttons including operation buttons is provided on the front surface of the apparatus body 11. The apparatus main body 11 is provided with a cleaning tank 19 in which a cleaning liquid such as cleaning water is stored.

  Further, the cleaning apparatus 1 is disposed in the cleaning chamber 13 of the apparatus main body 11 so as to be rotatable about a horizontal rotation shaft 23 in the left-right direction, and the side surface on which the handle portion 6 of the rice cooker 2 is inserted so as to be able to enter and exit. A rice cooker support 21 having a substantially U-shaped concave portion 20 and a support rotating means 22 for rotating the rice cooker support 21 around a rotation shaft 23 are provided.

  Further, the cleaning device 1 is provided in the concave portion 20 of the rice cooker support 21 so as to be rotatable about a horizontal support shaft 24 in the left-right direction, and is moved into the concave portion 20 by rotation with respect to the rice cooker support 21. A retaining body 26 that is in a permissible state permitting insertion of the handle portion 6 and a restricting state in which the handle portion 6 is prevented from coming out of the recessed portion 20, and the retaining portion 26 causes the handle portion 6 to be within the recessed portion 20. And a cleaning means 27 for injecting a cleaning liquid (cleaning water or the like) toward the inside of the rice cooker 2 in a downward posture that is restricted from coming out of the container.

  The rice cooker support 21 is a horizontal rotation center axis line passing through a position in the vicinity of the handle 6 of the rice cooker 2 at a substantially central position of the cleaning chamber 13 (a line passing through the axis of the rotation shaft 23). ) The rice cooker support 21 rotates based on the power from the support rotating means 22.

  That is, the rice cooker support 21 is shown in FIG. 2 when reversing the rice cooker 2 from the upward posture (the posture in which the upper surface opening 3 faces upward) to the downward posture (the posture in which the upper surface opening 3 faces downward). When the rice cooker 2 is reversed from the downward position to the upward position in the direction a, it is rotated approximately 180 degrees from the reverse position to the normal position in the direction b shown in FIG. To do.

  Further, the rice cooker support 21 is cleaned by a predetermined angle (for example, approximately 30 degrees) α alternately in both the front and rear directions (a direction and b direction) at the time of washing the inside of the rice cooker 2 with the washing liquid sprayed from the washing means 27. It reciprocates (see FIG. 17). As a result, the rice cooker 2 is swung back and forth while keeping the handle 6 in a downward position with the retaining body 26 restricted from coming out of the recessed portion 20 and the top opening 3 facing downward. The cleaning liquid is sprayed from the cleaning means 27 toward the inside of the rice cooker 2 in a downward posture during movement or swing.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the support rotating means 22 is fixed to a drive motor 31, an output shaft 32 of the drive motor 31, a sprocket 33 fixed to the output shaft 32, and an end of the rotation shaft 23. The sprocket 34 is composed of a chain 35 and the like spanned between the sprockets 33 and 34. A rotation shaft 23 that is a left and right drive shaft is pivotally supported by a bearing portion 36 of the apparatus main body 11 so as to be rotatable.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 to 10, the rice cooker support 21 is carried in from the conveying roller 17 and the contact roller 30 of the open / close door 14 when the rice cooker support 21 is in the normal position. It has the support body main body part 40 which is a mounting part which receives the rice cooking pot 2 and supports it in a mounting state. The support body 40 has a pair of left and right concave portions 20 having a plurality of rice cookers 2 having different horizontal dimensions (width dimensions), vertical dimensions (height dimensions), etc., that is, a plurality of different sizes. It is attached to the support body 40 so that the position of the rice cooker 2 can be adjusted in the left-right direction and the up-down direction.

  The support body 40 includes a support frame 41 that is substantially rectangular in the left-right direction, a pair of left and right projecting plates 42 that project upward from the left and right ends of the support frame 41 and face each other. It has two upper and lower connecting plates 43 that connect the rear ends of both protruding plates 42.

  On the upper surface side of the support frame 41, a support roller 44, which is a plurality of placement rollers located on the same plane as the communication roller 30, is rotatably attached. In addition, a pair of left and right guide rods 45 for guiding the rice cooker 2 are attached to the support frame 41 so that the position can be adjusted in the left-right direction (see FIG. 1). The rotating shaft 23 protrudes outward from the outer surface of each protruding plate 42, and the sprocket 34 of the support rotating means 22 is fixed to the end of the rotating shaft 23 protruding from the outer surface of one protruding plate 42. Yes.

  In the vicinity of the left and right ends of the two connecting plates 43, there are a plurality of elongated holes in the vertical direction, for example, four each on the left and right sides, that is, the outer elongated hole part 46 that forms a set of two on the upper and lower sides. A pair of inner long hole portions 47 are formed. Then, one of the outer long hole portion 46 and the inner long hole portion 47 selected according to the size of the rice cooker 2, for example, the concave portion 20 is positioned in the vertical direction with respect to the outer long hole portion 46. It is attached by attachment means 48 made up of bolts, nuts and the like so as to be adjustable (see FIGS. 1 and 8). That is, for example, the concave portion 20 is formed with two upper and lower mounting hole portions 50 that are vertically elongated, and a bolt is inserted into the mounting hole portion 50 and the outer long hole portion 46 that face each other, and a nut is inserted into the bolt. It is screwed.

  The concave portion 20 includes a concave member 51 such as a reversing arm that is substantially U-shaped in a side view, and a resin member 52 such as a resin spacer affixed to the outer surface of the concave member 51. Yes.

  The concave member 51 includes a concave plate portion 51a having the same shape as the resin member 52, an upper plate portion 51b and a lower plate portion 51c projecting outward from the upper and lower ends of the concave plate portion 51a, and a concave plate portion 51a. And a rear plate portion 51d protruding outward from the rear end portion.

  On the front side of the concave plate portion 51a of the concave member 51, a substantially rectangular concave portion 53 into which the handle portion 6 of the rice cooker 2 is inserted in and out is formed. Further, the support shaft 24 protrudes outward from a position slightly above the recessed portion 53 on the outer surface of the concave plate portion 51a, and this support shaft 24 is inserted into the insertion hole 54 of the resin member 52, and this support shaft 24 A retaining member 26 is rotatably attached to a portion of the resin member 52 that protrudes outward. Further, mounting hole portions 50 that are long holes are formed in the vicinity of the upper and lower ends of the rear plate portion 51d.

  As shown in FIG. 7 and the like, the retaining member 26 is constituted by a claw member 56 having a substantially L shape in a side view, for example. The claw member 56 is provided integrally with a main body plate portion 57 that is a longitudinal main body portion and a front end portion of the main body plate portion 57 so as to be orthogonal to the main body plate portion 57 and downward from the main body plate portion 57. And a restricting plate portion 58 that is a substantially rectangular protruding portion. An attachment hole 59 is formed at the longitudinal center of the main body plate 57, and this attachment hole 59 is rotatably attached to the support shaft 24.

  A first abutting surface 61 is formed at the upper corner of the restricting plate portion 58, and this first abutting surface 61 is an upper plate of the concave portion 20 when the retaining member 26 is allowed as shown in FIG. Abutting on the portion 51b, the retaining member 26 is held in an allowable state by this abutment. In this state, the concave portion 53 of the concave portion 20 opens toward the front which is the side of the pot entrance 12, and the handle portion 6 of the rice cooker 2 can enter and leave the concave portion 53.

  Since the portion behind the support shaft 24, which is the pivot point of the retaining body 26, is heavier than the portion ahead of the support shaft 24, the retaining body 26 is recessed in the direction in which the front side rises due to its own weight. The first contact surface 61 is in a desired permissible state in which the first contact surface 61 is in contact with the upper plate portion 51b of the concave portion 20.

  Further, a second contact surface 62 is formed at the upper corner of the rear end of the main body plate portion 57. The second contact surface 62 is a concave portion when the retaining member 26 is in a restricted state as shown in FIG. 20 is in contact with the upper plate portion 51b. That is, the second abutment surface 62 abuts against the upper plate portion 51b when the recessed portion 20 in the state where the recessed portion 53 is opened toward the front which is the shuttle inlet / outlet side is brought into contact with the upper plate portion 51b so that the retaining body 26 is in the restricted state. It is trying to become. That is, as the concave portion 20 is rotated, the upper plate portion 51b located at the upper portion is positioned at the lower portion in the inverted state, and the retaining member 26 is positioned above the upper plate portion 51b. In the retaining body 26, the main body plate portion 57 heavier than the restricting plate portion 58 rotates in the descending direction, and the second contact surface 62 comes into contact with the upper plate portion 51b. Further, as shown in FIG. 10, when the rice cooker support 21 is rotated from the normal position to the reverse position, the rice cooker 2 is supported during the rotation (when it is rotated 90 degrees or more in the direction a). The main body plate portion 57 of the retaining body 26 is separated from the support roller 44 of the body main body portion 40 and is pushed downward by the handle portion 6 of the rice cooker 2 so that it rotates while sliding on the resin member 52 against the concave portion 20. Move. As a result, the retaining member 26 is changed from the permitted state to the restricted state, and the tip opening 53a of the recessed portion 53 of the recessed portion 20 is closed by the restricting plate portion 58 of the retaining member 26 in the restricted state. It is confined in the recess 53. At this time, for example, the handle portion 6 is sandwiched between the concave portion 20 and the retaining body 26 without a substantial gap.

  As shown in FIG. 2 and the like, the cleaning means 27 is fixedly disposed at the lower part of the cleaning chamber 13 and is downwardly supported by the rice cooker support 21 when the rice cooker support 21 is in the inverted position. There are a plurality of cleaning pipes 65 facing the top opening 3 of the rice cooker 2 in the posture, and each of the cleaning pipes 65 is formed with a plurality of injection ports (not shown) for injecting the cleaning liquid. Further, a cleaning pump 66 is connected to the cleaning pipe 65 via a pipe 67 and the like, and this cleaning pump 66 is connected to the cleaning tank 19 via a pipe 68 and the like.

  Then, when the cleaning pump 66 is activated, the cleaning liquid in the cleaning tank 19 is pumped to the cleaning pipe 65, and the cleaning liquid is sprayed from the respective injection port portions of the cleaning pipe 65 toward the inside of the rice cooker 2 in the downward posture while swinging. Is done.

  A finishing cleaning pipe 70 is fixedly disposed on the upper and lower parts of the rear side of the cleaning chamber 13, and each of the finishing cleaning pipes 70 is formed with a plurality of injection ports (not shown). Then, for example, a rinsing finish liquid such as tap water from a water pipe is sprayed mainly into the rice cooker 2 from the spray port portion of the finishing cleaning pipe 70.

  Next, the operation and the like of the cleaning device 1 will be described with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the rice cooking pot 2 is carried into the washing chamber 13 from the pot inlet / outlet 12 by the conveying roller 17 and the contact roller 30 while being held in an upward posture, for example, by being pushed by the operator's hand. The support 21 is placed and supported by the support roller 44 of the support body 40 of the support 21.

  At this time, the retaining member 26 is in an allowable state, and the handle portion 6 of the rice cooker 2 is inserted into the concave portion 53 of the concave portion 20 of the rice cooker support 21.

  The operator pushes the operation button of the operation box 18 after putting the rice cooker 2 into the cleaning chamber 13 with the posture facing upward.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 12, the open / close door 14 is rotated by the power from the door rotating means, and the shuttle door 12 is closed by the open / close door 14.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIGS. 13 to 16, the rice cooker support 21 is reversed from the normal position in the direction a around the rotation axis (rotation center axis X) 23 by the power from the support rotation means 22. The rice cooker 2 turns from an upward posture to a downward posture.

  During the rotation of the rice cooker support 21, the retaining body 26 has a second contact surface of the main body plate portion 57 because the main body plate portion 57 is heavier than the restriction plate portion 58 with the support shaft 24 as a fulcrum. An action of rotating 62 in the direction in which the upper plate portion 51b is brought into contact with the upper plate portion 51b is generated, and when the handle portion 6 of the rice cooker 2 is pushed downward, it rotates with respect to the concave portion 20 around the support shaft 24. Thus, the permitted state is changed to the restricted state, and the leading end opening 53a of the recessed portion 53 of the recessed portion 20 is closed by the restricting plate portion 58 of the retaining body 26.

  For this reason, as long as the retaining body 26 is in a restricted state, the handle portion 6 inserted into the concave portion 53 of the concave portion 20 does not come out of the concave portion 53 of the concave portion 20, and the rice cooker 2 is cooked. It does not fall from the hook support 21.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 17, the rice cooker support 21 reciprocates by a predetermined angle (for example, approximately 30 degrees) α alternately in the a and b directions around the rotation shaft 23 by the power from the support rotation means 22. The rice cooker 2 is pivoted and swings in the downward posture in which the handle 6 is prevented from coming out of the concave portion 20 by the retaining body 26.

  At this time, the cleaning pump 66 is activated, the cleaning liquid in the cleaning tank 19 is supplied to the cleaning pipe 65, and the cleaning liquid is oscillating from the spray ports of the cleaning pipe 65 toward the inside of the rice cooker 2 in the downward posture. The main washing of the rice cooker 2 is performed.

  When this main cleaning is completed, the rice cooker support 21 is rotated about 180 degrees from the reverse position to the normal position in the b direction around the rotation shaft 23 by the power from the support rotating means 22, and the rice cooker 2 is Return from a downward posture to an upward posture.

  During the rotation of the rice cooker support 21, the retaining body 26 is released from the state of being pushed by the handle portion 6 of the rice cooker 2, and the spindle 24 is attached to the concave portion 20 by its own weight. The center portion rotates to change from the restricted state to the permitted state, and the tip opening 53a of the recessed portion 53 of the recessed portion 20 opens.

  Further, during this rotation, before the rice cooker 2 returns to the upward posture, the finishing liquid is mainly sprayed into the rice cooker 2 from each injection port portion of the finishing cleaning pipe 70 to finish the rice cooker 2. Cleaning is performed.

  Thereafter, the operator takes out the cleaned rice cooker 2 from the cleaning chamber 13 while keeping the upward posture, and puts the next rice cooker 2 to be cleaned into the cleaning chamber 13. Thus, the rice cookers 2 are washed one by one.

  And according to such a washing | cleaning apparatus 1, since it is the structure which injects the washing | cleaning liquid from the washing | cleaning means 27 toward the inside of the rice cooking pot 2 of the downward attitude | position which is rocking | swiveling, the washing | cleaning liquid is a rice cooking pot. The rice cooker with the washing water that hits the whole inner surface of 2 evenly and the attached rice grains are sprayed into the rice cooker 2 and flow down along all the side plates 5 facing the vertical direction. Since it flows down smoothly from inside 2, the rice cooker 2 can be efficiently and appropriately cleaned as compared with the conventional configuration.

  In addition, the rice cooker 2 falls from the rice cooker support 21 when the rice cooker 2 is washed to prevent the handle 26 from coming out of the recessed portion 53 of the concave portion 20 by the retaining member 26. Can be surely prevented.

  Furthermore, for example, when cleaning a plurality of types of rice cookers 2 having different sizes, the concave portion 20 of the rice cooker support 21 is positioned in the horizontal and vertical directions with respect to the support body 40 according to each rice cooker 2. It can adjust and can respond appropriately to multiple types of rice cookers 2.

  Further, the rice cooker support 21 is rotatable about a rotation center axis X passing through a position near the handle portion 6 of the rice cooker 2 at a substantially central position of the washing chamber 13. The space for reversing the hook in the chamber 13 can be reduced, and the entire cleaning device 1 can be easily made compact.

  Furthermore, since the rice cooker 2 is swung, it is not necessary to swing the cleaning pipe 65 of the cleaning means 27, and the configuration of the cleaning means 27 can be easily simplified.

  In the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which the rice cookers 2 are put into the washing chamber 13 and washed one by one has been described. For example, a plurality of rice cookers 2 are placed in the washing chamber 13 and washed, for example, three by three. The structure etc. to perform may be sufficient.

  Further, the retaining body 26 is not limited to being rotated by its own weight with the support shaft 24 as a fulcrum, or being configured to be rotated by being pushed by the handle portion 6 of the rice cooker 2, for example, the retaining body 26. The structure etc. which provided the drive means etc. which rotate with respect to the rice cooker support 21 may be sufficient.

  Further, the configuration is not limited to the configuration in which the concave portion 20 is provided so that the position can be adjusted in the horizontal and vertical directions with respect to the support body portion 40. For example, the concave portion 20 can be adjusted in the longitudinal direction in addition to the horizontal and vertical directions. For example, a configuration in which a concave portion is notched in a predetermined portion of the rice cooker support 21 may be used.

  In the above-described embodiment, the configuration has been described in which the opening / closing door 14 is automatically opened / closed by power. However, for example, an operator may open / close the door 14 by hand.

1 Cleaning device 2 Rice cooker 6 Handle part
20 Concave part
21 Rice cooker support
22 Support rotating means
26 Detachment body
27 Cleaning means
40 Support body X Rotation center axis

Claims (5)

A rotatable rice cooker support having a concave portion into which a handle of the rice cooker is inserted;
A support rotating means for rotating the rice cooker support;
A retaining body that is provided on the rice cooker support and is in an allowable state that allows insertion of the handle portion into the recessed portion and a restricted state that restricts the handle portion from coming out of the recessed portion,
A cleaning device comprising: cleaning means for injecting a cleaning liquid toward the inside of the rice cooker in a downward posture in which the handle portion is prevented from coming out of the concave portion by the retaining body. The retaining member is rotatable with respect to the rice cooker support, and when the rice cooker support is rotated, it is pushed by the handle portion and rotated to change from the permitted state to the restricted state. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 1. The washing device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the concave portion of the rice cooker support is attached to the support body so that the position of the concave portion can be adjusted to a plurality of types of rice cookers. The support rotating means swings the rice cooker in a downward posture by reciprocatingly rotating the rice cooker support during cleaning,
The cleaning means injects the cleaning liquid into the downwardly-cooked rice cooker that swings in a state in which the handle portion is restricted from being pulled out of the concave portion by the retaining body. The cleaning apparatus according to any one of the above. The washing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the rice cooker support is rotatable about a horizontal rotation center axis passing through the vicinity of the handle portion of the rice cooker.

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