JP2018075160A - Rice washer and cooker - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rice washer and cooker, even when dew condensation is generated and water is accumulated on an upper part of a rice storage case of the rice washer/cooker under high humidity environment, capable of preventing the accumulated water from flowing down to a side face of the rice storage case and appropriately removing the water accumulated on the upper part of the rice storage case.SOLUTION: The rice washer/cooker includes: a box-shaped rice storage case for storing rice; a rice washer located on a lower side of the rice storage case, receiving rice from the rice storage case and washing the rice; and a placement base on which a rice cooker is placed on the lower side of the rice washer. The rice storage case includes an opening in which the rice is put, and a lid for covering the upper part of the rice storage case and being engaged with the opening. The lid has a frame body upward projecting around the whole side of a peripheral part, at a prescribed height. This configuration can prevent the water generated by dew condensation and accumulated on the upper side of the lid of the rice storage case, from flowing out to the periphery thereof and flowing down to a side wall of the rice storage case.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a rice-washing rice cooker for washing and cooking rice that has been stored.

  In many cases, the rice-washing rice cooker is installed in a kitchen, but generally, the kitchen is likely to be high in humidity, so that there is a problem that the rice-washing rice cooker provided in the kitchen is likely to condense. Therefore, in order to prevent dew condensation from occurring inside the rice storage case of the rice-washing rice cooker, an automatic rice cooker provided with an exhaust pipe and a fan communicating with the exhaust pipe has been proposed (for example, Patent Document 1). reference).

JP-A-10-66650

  However, even in the automatic rice cooker described in Patent Document 1, if the humidity is high, condensation cannot be completely prevented, and the condensed water is not only inside the storage case but also in the storage case. It tends to occur outside, especially when water condenses on the lid that covers the top surface of the rice storage case, and the water accumulated by the condensation flows down to the side of the rice storage case, and the water enters and accumulates inside the rice storage case. In addition to lowering the quality of the rice, there was a problem of causing failure and deterioration of the equipment under the rice storage case.

  Therefore, the present invention prevents the accumulated water from flowing down to the side surface of the rice storage case even when dew condensation occurs on the upper part of the rice storage case of the rice-washing rice cooker in a humid environment. An object of the present invention is to provide a rice-washing rice cooker that can appropriately remove water accumulated in the upper part of a rice storage case.

  The object of the present invention is to provide a box-shaped rice storage case for storing rice, a rice washer that is located below the rice storage case and receives rice from the rice storage case, and is washed below the rice washer. In the rice-washing rice cooker provided with a mounting table on which the rice cooker is mounted, the rice storage case has an upper surface, an opening for introducing rice, and a lid that covers the upper surface and engages with the opening. And the lid has a frame body that protrudes upward at a predetermined height over the entire side of the peripheral edge portion.

  According to the present invention, the rice storage case has, on the upper surface, an opening for introducing rice, and a lid that covers the upper surface of the rice storage case and engages with the opening. Since it has a frame that protrudes upward at a predetermined height over all sides, even if water accumulates due to condensation on the lid of the rice storage case, the accumulated water is Since it does not flow out, it can be prevented from flowing down to the side wall of the rice storage case.

  In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the lid has a handle on the front side, and the back side portion of the frame body is inclined outward.

  According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, since the lid has a handle on the front side, when the handle is gripped and the lid is lifted from the front side, condensation occurs on the lid of the rice storage case. The accumulated water is flowed to the back side of the frame body, and further, since the back side portion of the frame body is inclined outward, the water flowed to the back side of the frame body is transferred to the rear part of the rice storage case Easy to flow down.

  In a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, the back surface of the lid is a mirror surface.

  According to a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, since the back surface of the lid is a mirror surface, when the lid is opened by lifting the front side of the lid, the inside of the rice storage case is reflected on the back surface of the lid by reflection of light. Therefore, it is possible to visually check the amount of rice stored in the rice storage case.

  In a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, the lid is a hook member that extends downward along the left and right inner walls of the rice storage case when the lid is positioned so as to cover the opening of the rice storage case. Is provided on the back side of the lid, and the hook member is bent at a predetermined angle toward the direction in which the tip is away from the inner wall of the rice storage case.

  According to a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, when the lid is positioned so as to cover the opening of the rice storage case, hook members extending downward along the left and right inner walls of the rice storage case are provided on the back side of the lid. Therefore, when closing the lid, it becomes easy to position, and further, since the tip of the hook member is bent at a predetermined angle toward the direction away from the inner wall of the storage case, when removing the lid, The removed lid can be hung on the side wall of the rice storage case.

  In a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, the peripheral edge of the lid protrudes outward from the peripheral wall of the rice storage case.

  According to a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, since the peripheral edge of the lid of the rice storage case protrudes outside the peripheral wall of the rice storage case, the water accumulated by condensation on the lid of the rice storage case, It is possible to prevent the water flowing down from the frame from splashing on the side wall of the rice storage case when the water that has condensed and adhered to the frame flows out beyond the frame.

  According to the present invention, even when dew condensation occurs on the lid of the rice storage case of the rice-washing rice cooker in a high humidity environment, the accumulated water flows down to the side of the rice storage case. In addition, it is possible to provide a rice-washing rice cooker that can appropriately remove water accumulated on the lid of the rice storage case.

It is the front view (a) and side view (b) of the rice-washing rice cooker which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is the longitudinal cross-sectional view which looked at the rice washing machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention from the side surface. It is a perspective view of the rice storage case which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is the longitudinal cross-sectional view which looked at the rice storage case from the front which shows the mode which removed the lid of the rice storage case concerning an embodiment of the invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 shows an overall front view (a) and an overall side view (b) of a rice washing rice cooker according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention having a rice washing machine.

As shown in FIG. 1, a rice-washing rice cooker 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a rice-washing machine S provided with a rice storage case 2 and a rice-washing tank 3 at the upper part thereof, and a lower part of the rice-washing machine S The rice cooker 5 is provided.
The rice washing machine S is configured by integrally connecting a rice storage case 2 provided above a support machine frame and a rice washing tank 3 provided with a water supply / drainage portion at the bottom of the rice storage case 2. The rice cooker 5 is disposed below the rice washing tank 3 with an interval, and includes a rice cooker 6, a pot heating burner 7, and a drawer-type gantry 10.
The rice-washing rice cooker 1 follows the setting of the rice-cooking conditions set in advance, from the measurement process by the rice storage case 2 to the rice-washing process by the rice-washing tank 3, the rice washing process, the immersion, the water addition and the dropping process, and the rice cooking process by the rice cooker 5. It is configured to perform a series of processes.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal side view of the rice washing machine S of the rice washing rice cooker according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 2, the rice storage case 2 is provided with a rice input port 18 having an opening on its upper surface, and has a input lid 19 that engages with the rice input port 18 and opens and closes the rice input port 18. An operation panel 11 is provided on the front. As shown in FIG. 2, the input lid 19 is provided with a handle 193. The lower half of the rice storage case 2 is configured in a hopper shape, and a measuring instrument 12 is attached to the lower end portion of the hopper.

  The meter 12 has a metering feed valve that is driven by a motor 12a. The meter 12 is configured so that rice is supplied from the storage case 2 by a certain amount and filled. Therefore, by rotating the meter 12, a certain amount of rice can be supplied from the rice storage case 2 to the rice washing tank 3, so that the meter 12 can be supplied a predetermined number of times according to the amount of rice to be cooked. The amount of rice to be cooked can be supplied from the rice storage case 2 to the rice washing tank 3 by rotating it only.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the rice washing tank 3 is connected at its upper part to a funnel-shaped receiving part 13 for receiving the rice supplied from the measuring instrument 12, with a cylindrical body part 3b at the middle part and a hopper at the lower part. It has the shape part 3c. A jacket portion 31 is connected below the hopper-like portion 3c of the rice washing tank 3, and a filter 15 having an opening that does not allow the rice grains to leak is provided at the boundary between the hopper-like portion 3c and the jacket portion 31.

  Of the back surface of the charging lid 19, the range that overlaps the opening of the rice charging port 18 is a mirror surface. Accordingly, by grasping and pulling the handle 193 and opening the charging lid 19 by tilting it backward, when the back surface of the charging lid 19 is visually observed, the state in the rice storage case 2 is reflected on the back surface of the charging lid 19 by light reflection. Projected. Thereby, in order to confirm the amount of stored rice in the rice storage case 2, the user does not need to remove the input lid 19 and look into the rice storage case 2, pulling up the input lid 19 and inserting the input lid 19. The amount of stored rice in the stored rice case 2 can be easily confirmed simply by visually observing the back surface of the rice.

  FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the rice storage case 2 of the rice cooker according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention. In the following description, for the rice storage case 2, the surface with the operation panel 11 is called the front surface, the opposite surface is called the back surface, the direction from the back surface to the front surface is the front, the direction from the front surface to the back surface is the back, The front and rear are the front and rear directions, and the side of the storage case 2 that faces the front side of the drawing is the left side, the opposite side is the right side, and the direction that the left side and right side face is the left and right direction. Furthermore, the outer surface of the rice storage case 2 is called an outer wall, and the inner surface is called an inner wall.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the charging lid 19 covering the upper surface of the rice storage case 2 includes a frame body 191 whose peripheral edge portion 194 protrudes upward at a predetermined height over all sides. Thus, since the charging lid 19 includes the frame body 191, the charging lid 19 is surrounded by a wall having a predetermined height. Therefore, the rice-washing rice cooker 1 is installed in a high humidity environment. Even if condensation occurs on the charging lid 19 and water is generated, movement of the condensed water to the outside of the charging lid 19 is prevented, so that the condensed water is prevented from flowing down to the side surface of the rice storage case 2. be able to.

  Further, the peripheral edge portion 194 of the charging lid 19 where the frame body 191 is provided protrudes outward from the peripheral wall of the rice storage case 2. Therefore, a large amount of condensed water accumulates on the charging lid 19 and spills out from the frame body 191, or condensation is generated on the upper side or the outer side surface of the frame body 191, thereby generating water. Even if the water flows down to the outer side surface, the water that flows down drops at the position of the peripheral edge 194 of the charging lid 19, so it is difficult for the water to flow down to the side surface of the rice storage case 2, so condensation has formed on the side surface of the rice storage case 2. Water can be further prevented from flowing down.

  Further, as shown by a broken line in FIG. 3, there are two sets of two hook members 192 separated by a predetermined width in the front-rear direction on the back surface of the insertion lid 19, and the two sets are symmetrical in the left-right direction. It is attached to become. Each hook member 192 projects vertically downward along the left or right inner wall of the rice storage case 2 from the back surface of the loading lid 19 at a position in contact with the left or right inner wall of the rice storage case 2 and has a predetermined length. By the way, the tip of the hook member 192 is bent at a predetermined angle toward the direction away from the inner wall of the rice storage case 2. As described above, since the hook member 192 is provided, the input lid 19 can be engaged with the rice input port 18 of the rice storage case 2, and positioning is easy when the input lid 19 is closed. When the end of the charging lid 19 comes into contact with the upper portion of the side wall of the rice storage case 2, the water adhering to the end of the charging lid 19 flows down to the inside or the side of the rice storage case 2. Can be prevented.

  As shown in FIG. 3, in this embodiment, a handle 193 is provided on the front side of the charging lid 19, and among the four side edges of the frame body 191 of the charging lid 19, Inclined backwards. Therefore, by gripping the handle 193 and pulling up the charging lid 19, when the front side of the charging lid 19 is lifted and the charging lid 19 is tilted and water condensed in the charging lid 19 is accumulated, the condensed water is removed. It can flow to the back side of the charging lid 19. And since the side edge of the back surface side of the frame 191 is inclined toward the rear, the condensed water can flow down to the rear of the charging lid 19 and be discharged, so the condensed water is stored in the rice storage case. 2 can be prevented from flowing down to the side surface.

  Further, as described above, in order to confirm the amount of rice stored in the rice storage case 2, the handle 193 is grasped, the input lid 19 is lifted, and the inside of the rice storage case 2 reflected on the rear surface of the input lid 19 having a mirror surface is reflected. Every time the state of the water is visually checked, the water condensed on the charging lid 19 is discharged to the rear of the charging lid 19, so that every time the amount of stored rice in the rice storage case 2 is confirmed without draining consciously. Since water condensed on the charging lid 19 is removed, it is possible to further prevent the water from flowing down to the side surface of the rice storage case 2 through the frame body 19.

  FIG. 4A is a longitudinal sectional view of the rice storage case 2 viewed from the front, showing a state in which the input lid 19 of the rice storage case 2 is closed, and FIG. It is the longitudinal cross-sectional view which looked at the rice storage case 2 from the front which shows the state which leaned the lid | cover 19 on the edge of the rice storage case 2. FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, when the closing lid 19 is closed, the hook member 192 is in contact with the inner wall of the rice charging opening 18 of the rice storage case 2 and the rice charging of the charging lid 19 and the rice storage case 2 is performed. The mouth 18 is engaged. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4B, the loading lid 19 is removed from the rice storage case 2, and the bent portions at the tips of the two hook members 192 on one side of the loading lid 19 are connected to the upper end of the side wall of the rice storage case 2. The throwing lid 19 can be leaned against the side wall of the rice storage case 2 by being hooked on the portion. In this way, the bent portion at the tip of the hook member 192 is hooked on the upper end portion of the side wall of the rice storage case 2, so that the charging lid 19 does not slide down from the side wall of the rice storage case 2. Further, as described above, since the two hook members 192 are provided so as to be symmetrical with each other in the left-right direction, the input lid 19 can be hung on both the left and right sides of the rice storage case 2 in a shifted manner. .

  In this way, since the charging lid 19 can be stood against the side wall of the rice storage case 2, when the rice is supplied to the rice storage case 2, the charging lid 19 does not get in the way, and the rice can be supplied smoothly. It can be carried out. Therefore, even when the rice is supplied to the storage case 2 in a high humidity environment, it is possible to prevent the rice from being exposed to moisture for a long time, and to suppress the deterioration of the quality of the rice due to moisture. Can do.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Rice-washing rice cooker 2 Rice storage case 3 Rice-washing tank 6 Rice-cooking pot 19 Input lid 191 Frame 192 Hook member 193 Handle 194 Peripheral part S Rice-washing machine

Claims (5)

A box-shaped rice storage case for storing rice, a rice washer for receiving rice from the rice storage case and washing the rice, and a mounting table for placing the rice cooker under the rice washer In the rice-washing rice cooker with
The rice storage case has, on the upper surface, an opening for introducing rice, a cover that covers the opening and engages with the opening,
The lid has a frame that protrudes upward at a predetermined height over the entire edge of the peripheral edge.   The rice-washing rice cooker according to claim 1, wherein the lid has a handle on the front side, and a portion on the back side of the frame body is inclined outward.   The rice-washing rice cooker according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the back surface of the lid is a mirror surface.   When the lid is positioned so as to cover the opening of the rice storage case, a hook member extending downward along the left and right inner walls of the rice storage case is provided on the back side of the lid, The rice-washing rice cooker according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the hook member has a tip bent at a predetermined angle in a direction away from the inner wall of the rice storage case. The rice-washing rice cooker according to claim 1, wherein a peripheral edge of the lid protrudes outward from a peripheral wall of the rice storage case.