JP2018127340A - Rice transporting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve maintainability in a rice transporting device as compared to a conventional structure.SOLUTION: A blower (26) and a rotary valve (14) can be maintained via a first opening (42) provided to a side surface of a housing (11), and further a rotary valve motor (21) can be maintained via a second opening (44) provided to a front surface of the housing (11). Thereby maintainability in a rice transporting device can be improved as compared to a conventional structure.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a rice transport apparatus.

  The technology that rice is conveyed from the rice conveying device connected to the automatic rice-washing rice cooker when the rice in the storage of the automatic rice-washing rice cooker decreases compared to the automatic rice-washing rice cooker that automatically washes and cooks rice Known (Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent No. 434111

In the configuration described in Patent Document 1, a cover (13) in which an opening (12) for air intake of the blower (11) is formed on the front panel (3) of the rice transfer device so as to be freely opened and closed. When a fan or blower breaks down, the front cover (13) is opened to perform maintenance.
However, in the configuration described in Patent Document 1, since the maintenance work is performed by opening the front cover (13), when performing the maintenance of (11) at the back, the feeding device at the front obstructs maintenance. There is a bad problem.

  The subject of this invention is improving the maintainability in a rice conveying apparatus compared with the conventional structure.

The above-described problems of the present invention are solved by the following solution means.
That is, the invention according to claim 1 includes a housing (11), a storage hopper (12) that is disposed inside the housing (11) and stores rice therein, and the storage hopper (12). Below, the rotary valve (14) is supported detachably with respect to the casing (11) and feeds out rice, and is supported detachably with respect to the casing (11). A rotary valve motor (21) for driving), a blower (26) that is detachably supported with respect to the housing (11) and conveys the rice fed by the rotary valve (14) together with air, A first opening (42) provided in a side surface of the housing (11) and formed in a region corresponding to the blower (26) and the rotary valve (14), and the first opening (42) First open / close lid (41 A second opening (44) provided in a front surface of the housing (11) and formed in a region corresponding to the rotary valve motor (21), and a second opening (44) for opening and closing the second opening (44). And a rice transport apparatus comprising two open / close lids (43).

  The invention according to claim 2 is formed on the operation panel (34) supported by the outer surface of the front surface of the casing (11) and allowing the user to perform an input operation, and the first opening / closing lid (41). A suction port (41a) capable of sucking outside air and the second opening / closing lid (43) for preventing water from entering from the outside to the inside of the housing (11). Item 2. The rice conveying apparatus according to Item 1.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the rotary valve motor (21) disposed in front of the rotary valve (14) and the blower (26) disposed in the rear of the rotary valve (14) are provided. The rice transport device according to claim 1, wherein the rice transport device is provided.

  The invention according to claim 4 is the storage hopper (12) formed in a shape in which the lower part (13) is narrowed, and a front inclined surface (13a) which is inclined backward as it goes downward, The storage hopper (12) having a rear inclined surface (13b) inclined forward as it goes downward, and a side inclined surface (13c, 13d) inclined inward in the left-right direction as it goes downward; A rice detection member (32) that is disposed on the front inclined surface (13a) and detects the presence or absence of rice in the storage hopper (12), and is disposed on the rear inclined surface (13b), and the storage hopper (12) And the rotary valve motor (21) and the blower are disposed in a space between a vibration member (36) for vibrating the storage hopper (12), a side inclined surface (13d) of the storage hopper (12), and a side surface of the housing (11). (26) and controlling the vibration member (36) A controller (37), a rice conveying device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recess (33) provided in front of the front inclined surface (13a) and recessed from the outside to the inside of the housing (11), and the recess (33). The rice transport device according to claim 4, further comprising an operation panel (34) supported by the user and capable of an input operation by a user.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the blower (26) and the rotary valve (14) can be maintained from the first opening (42) provided on the side surface of the casing (11), and the casing (11). ) Can maintain the rotary valve motor (21) from the second opening (44) provided on the front surface, so that the maintainability of the rice transfer apparatus can be improved as compared with the conventional configuration.

  According to the invention of claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 1, the blower (26) can be smoothly driven by the intake air from the suction port (41a) on the side surface of the housing (11), Water can be prevented from entering the housing (11) from the second opening / closing lid (43) disposed on the front surface of the housing (11), and failure of the rice transfer apparatus due to water can be reduced.

  According to the invention described in claim 3, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1 or 2, the rotary valve motor (21), the rotary valve (14), and the blower (26) are arranged in order from the front. Thus, the rotary valve (14) and the blower (26) can be easily attached / detached from the first opening (42), and the rotary valve motor (21) can be easily attached / detached from the second opening (44).

  According to invention of Claim 4, in addition to the effect of invention of any one of Claims 1 thru | or 3, according to each inclined surface (13a-13d), the rice detection member (32), By arranging the vibrating member (36) and the controller (37), the space inside the rice transport device can be used effectively, and the rice transport device can be downsized.

  According to the invention of claim 5, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 4, by disposing the operation panel (34) in the recess (33), it becomes easier to operate the operation panel (34). It is reduced that the operator is caught on the operation panel (34) and is broken or erroneously operated. Moreover, the recessed part (33) is formed using the space between the front inclined surface (13a), the rice detection member (32), and the front surface of a housing | casing (11). Therefore, the space can be used effectively.

It is explanatory drawing of the system rice cooker which has the rice conveying apparatus of this invention, FIG. 1 (A) is a front view, FIG.1 (B) is a top view. It is a perspective view of the rice conveyance apparatus of an Example. It is explanatory drawing inside the rice conveying apparatus of an Example, FIG. 3 (A) is a front view, FIG.3 (B) is a side view, FIG.3 (C) is a top view. It is explanatory drawing of the rice conveying apparatus of another form of the Example of this invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
Drawing 1 is an explanatory view of a system rice cooker which has a rice conveyance device of the present invention, and Drawing 1 (A) is a front view and Drawing 1 (B) is a top view.
In FIG. 1, the system rice cooker S which has the rice conveying apparatus of the Example of this invention has the rice conveying apparatus 1 and the automatic rice-washing rice cooker 2. In FIG. The automatic rice cooker 2 has a rice storage 3 at the top. The rice storage 3 can store rice inside.

A hose 3 b extending from the rice transfer device 1 is connected to the upper lid 3 a of the rice storage 3. In FIG. 1B, an air vent opening 3c is formed in the lid 3a of the rice storage 3, and a mesh-like filter 3d is detachably supported in the opening 3c. The filter 3d is supported so as to be slidable forward, and can be cleaned when the filter 3d becomes dirty.
In addition, a sensor (not shown) that detects the remaining amount of rice is disposed inside the rice storage 3.

  An automatic rice washing device 4 is disposed below the rice storage 3. The automatic rice washing device 4 washes the rice supplied from the rice storage 3. A rice cooker 5 is disposed below the automatic rice washing device 4. The rice cooker 5 is supplied with the rice that has been washed by the automatic rice washing device 4 and cooks rice. In addition, since the automatic rice cooker 2 is conventionally well-known (for example, refer patent document 1) and various structures are employable, the detailed description beyond this is abbreviate | omitted.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the rice conveying apparatus of the embodiment.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of the inside of the rice conveying apparatus of the embodiment, FIG. 3 (A) is a front view, FIG. 3 (B) is a side view, and FIG. 3 (C) is a plan view.
1 to 3, the rice transfer apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment includes a housing 11. A storage hopper 12 is disposed in the upper part inside the housing 11. A hopper lid 12 a that opens and closes the upper portion of the storage hopper 12 is disposed on the upper portion of the storage hopper 12. Therefore, it is possible to store the rice in the storage hopper 12 by opening the hopper lid 12a.

  In FIG. 3, the lower portion 13 of the storage hopper 12 is narrowed as it goes downward. The lower portion 13 of the storage hopper 12 has a front inclined surface 13a that inclines backward as it goes downward, a rear inclined surface 13b that inclines forward as it goes downward, and a leftward as it goes downward A right inclined surface (side inclined surface) 13c and a left inclined surface (side inclined surface) 13d inclined rightward as going downward.

A rotary valve 14 as an example of a feeding member is disposed below the lower portion 13 of the storage hopper 12. The rotary valve 14 according to the first embodiment has a configuration in which a plurality of plate-like paddles extending in the axial direction are supported on the outer periphery of the rotating shaft. Rice from the storage hopper 12 is supplied between the paddles of the rotary valve 14, and the rice accommodated between the paddles is sent to the lower conveyance pipe 16 as the rotary valve 14 rotates.
The rotary valve 14 is detachably supported on the housing 11 by a thumbscrew 18 as an example of a detachable tool through an upper valve stay 17.

  A rotary valve motor 21 as a drive source for the rotary valve 14 is disposed in front of the rotary valve 14. The rotary valve motor 21 is detachably supported on the rotary valve by a thumbscrew 23 as an example of a detachable tool via a motor stay 22 at the rear end.

A blower 26 as an example of a conveying member is disposed diagonally to the left rear of the rotary valve 14. The blower 26 has an intake portion 26a disposed on the left side and a blowout portion 26b disposed on the front side. The blower 26 is detachably supported by the housing 11 with a screw 28 as an example of a detachable tool via a blower stay 27.
An upstream end of the transport pipe 16 is connected to the blowout portion 26 b of the blower 26. In FIG. 3, the conveyance pipe 16 extends forward from the blower 26, then curves in a U shape from the front to the rear under the rotary valve motor 21, passes through the lower part of the rotary valve 14, and then passes through the rear center. It curves upward from the part and extends to the downstream end 16a at the upper end. A hose 3 b (see FIG. 1) extending to the rice storage 3 of the automatic rice cooker 2 is connected to the downstream end 16 a of the transport pipe 16. Therefore, when the blower 26 is operated, air is sent into the transport pipe 16, and the rice supplied from the rotary valve 14 to the transport pipe 16 is transported through the transport pipe 16 together with the fed air and sent to the rice storage 3. It is done.

  In FIG. 3, in the rice transport device 1 of the embodiment, a rice shortage detection sensor 32 as an example of a rice detection member is disposed above the front inclined surface 13 a. The rice shortage detection sensor 32 is disposed in a space between the front inclined surface 13 a and the front surface of the housing 11. The rice shortage detection sensor 32 can detect whether or not the remaining amount of rice in the storage hopper 12 is insufficient by detecting the presence or absence of rice in the storage hopper 12.

  2 and 3, a recess 33 is formed in front of the rice shortage detection sensor 32. The recess 33 is formed in a shape that is recessed from the outside toward the inside with respect to the front surface of the housing 11. Therefore, the recess 33 is also formed corresponding to the front inclined surface 13a. An operation panel 34 is supported on the lower surface of the recess 33. The operation panel 34 is provided with a remaining amount display lamp 34a for displaying the remaining amount of rice as an example of a display unit. Further, the operation panel 34 is provided with a power button 34b for turning on / off the power of the rice transport apparatus 1 as an example of an input button. Further, the operation panel 34 is provided with an automatic operation button 34c and a manual operation button 34d as examples of input buttons.

In addition, in the rice conveying apparatus 1 of an Example, when the automatic operation button 34c is input, if the remaining amount of the rice storage 3 of the automatic rice cooker 2 decreases, the rotary valve 14 and the blower 26 are operated for a predetermined time. The rice is automatically sent to the rice storage 3.
Further, when the manual operation button 34d is input, the rotary valve 14 and the blower 26 are operated until the manual operation button 34d is input again or the automatic operation button 34c is input. Send to.

In FIG. 3, a vibration motor 36 as an example of a vibration member is disposed on the rear inclined surface 13b. The vibration motor 36 is disposed in a space between the rear inclined surface 13 b and the rear surface of the housing 11. The vibration motor 36 sends the rice in the storage hopper 12 downward by applying vibration to the storage hopper 12. Note that the vibration member is not limited to a vibration motor, and any configuration capable of applying vibration, such as a pump, a solenoid, a cam, and a vibrator, can be employed.
In addition, it is desirable to provide a vibration member also in the rice storage 3 of the automatic rice cooker 2 and operate the vibration member while the rice is being conveyed from the rice conveying device 1. When the vibration member is not operated, the rice storage 3 is stored in a mountain shape around the lower portion of the hose 3b, and there is a possibility that the rice storage 3 can store less rice than the capacity. By operating the member, the piles of rice stored in the rice storage 3 are leveled by vibration, so that it is possible to store rice according to the capacity.

  In a space between the left inclined surface 13d and the left side surface of the housing 11, a controller 37 and a relay box 38 as an example of an electronic circuit are arranged. The controller 37 receives signals from the rice shortage detection sensor 32 and the operation panel 34, and controls / activates the rotary valve motor 21, the blower 26, the vibration motor 36, the remaining amount display lamp 34a of the operation panel 34, and the like. Is output. The relay box 38 supplies / stops power to each member in accordance with each signal.

  2 and 3, in the rice transfer apparatus 1 of the embodiment, a left cover 41 as an example of a first opening / closing lid is disposed in the lower portion of the left side surface of the housing 11. The left cover 41 is configured to be able to open and close a left opening 42 as an example of a first opening. Note that the left cover 41 of the embodiment is detachably supported with respect to the housing 11 by a knurled screw 41b as an example of a detachable tool. In addition, a suction port 41 a is formed at the rear portion of the left cover 41 at a position corresponding to the intake portion 26 a of the blower 26. The suction port 41a is formed in a net shape.

  The left opening 42 is formed at a position corresponding to the blower 26 and the rotary valve 14. The upper end of the left opening 42 of the embodiment is set to the lower part of the storage hopper 12. Therefore, the left opening 42 is formed in a size that covers a part of the vibration motor 36 in addition to the controller 37 and the relay box 38. In the embodiment, the thumbscrew 18 of the rotary valve 14 is disposed in the region of the left opening 42, but the screw 28 of the blower 26 is disposed below the left opening 42. Note that the screw 28 of the blower 26 can be operated (accessed) through the left opening 42.

  A front cover 43 serving as a second opening / closing lid is disposed at the lower portion of the front side surface of the housing 11. The front cover 43 is configured to be able to open and close a front opening 44 as an example of a second opening. The front cover 43 of the embodiment is supported so as to be detachable with respect to the housing 11 by a knurled screw 43a as an example of a detachable tool, like the left cover 41. In addition, in the Example, although each cover 41 and 43 illustrated the cover which can be attached or detached, it is not limited to this. For example, an arbitrary configuration such as a cover that opens and closes around a hinge (hinge), a sliding door type cover, or a double-spread type cover can be adopted.

  Unlike the left cover 41, the front cover 43 is not formed with a suction port. In the conventional configuration in which an air inlet is formed in the front cover, a person working on the front side of the rice transfer device uses water used for washing hands, water used for cooking work, and an automatic rice cooker 2 Water or water in washing the automatic rice-washing rice cooker 2 may splash, and water may enter the inside of the rice transport device through the air inlet. When water enters the inside of the rice transfer device, there is a risk that electrical products such as blowers will break down. On the other hand, in the rice conveying apparatus 1 of the embodiment, the front cover 43 is not formed with a suction port, and water is prevented from entering from the front side of the casing 11 where water is easily applied.

  The front opening 44 is formed at a position corresponding to the rotary valve motor 21. In addition, the area | region of the front opening 44 of an Example also covers the position corresponding to the rotary valve 14 and the blower 26. FIG. Note that the front opening 44 of the embodiment has an upper end set at a position lower than the left opening 42, corresponds to the height of the lower end portion of the storage hopper 12, and is higher than the position of the thumbscrew 18 of the rotary valve 14. It is set above.

  In the rice conveying apparatus 1 of the above embodiment, when the front cover 43 is removed, maintenance such as checking the rotary valve motor 21 and the rotary valve 14 from the front, attaching and detaching, and the like can be performed. When the left cover 41 is removed, maintenance of the blower 26, the rotary valve 14, the transport pipe 16, the controller 37, and the relay box 38 is possible. In the conventional configuration, only the front cover is provided, and when the innermost blower is to be removed, the blower cannot be maintained unless the rotary valve motor 21 and the rotary valve 14 are removed. In particular, in the conventional configuration, an operation panel is provided on the front surface, and there is a limit in increasing the size of the opening on the front side, and there is a limit in improving maintainability. On the other hand, in the rice conveying apparatus 1 of an Example, maintainability is improving. In addition, maintenance of the controller 37 and the relay box 38, which was difficult with the conventional configuration, is also possible.

  Further, in the rice transfer apparatus 1 of the embodiment, the covers 41 and 43 are configured to be detachable with knurled screws 41b and 43a, and the rotary valve motor 21 and the rotary valve 14 are also detachably mounted with the thumbscrews 23 and 18. Has been. Accordingly, the rotary valve motor 21 and the like can be attached and detached without using a tool, and the maintainability is improved.

  In order to easily remove the rotary valve 14, the boundary portion between the upper end portion of the rotary valve 14 and the storage hopper 12 is provided with, for example, a plate-like ridge projecting outward at the lower end of the storage hopper 12. It is desirable that a U-shaped rail that guides the rod is provided at the upper end of the rotary valve 14 and the rotary valve 14 is slid and mounted. At this time, in accordance with the position where the rotary valve 14 is completely installed, a protrusion is provided on the collar and a recess is provided on the rail. When the installation is completed, the protrusion fits into the recess and the operator who slides knows the completion of the installation. It is also desirable to incorporate such a configuration. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the lock is made by a snap fit, a hook or the like instead of the protrusion and the recess. In addition, it is desirable that the snap fit or the like has a lock configuration that can be removed by operating with a strong force when the rotary valve 14 is removed.

  Further, it is desirable to arrange a packing (sealing member, sealing member) between the rotary valve 14 and the storage hopper 12 in order to ensure the airtightness of the blower 26 against the air blowing. The packing can be disposed at an arbitrary position where airtightness can be ensured, such as being provided at the ridge and rail portion, or disposed so as to surround the lower end of the storage hopper 12.

Moreover, in the rice conveying apparatus 1 of the embodiment, the operation panel 34 is provided on the lower inclined surface of the recess 33. Therefore, the surface of the operation panel 34 faces obliquely upward, so that the operator can easily see the operation panel 34 standing on the front surface of the rice transfer apparatus 1 and the operation becomes easy.
Moreover, in the rice conveyance apparatus 1 of an Example, since the operation panel 34 is arrange | positioned on the inclined surface, even if the water etc. which are used with the automatic rice-washing rice cooker 2 splash on the operation panel 34, it goes down along a slope. It is hard to fall off and collect dirt.

  Further, in the rice transfer apparatus 1 of the embodiment, the operation panel 34 is disposed in the recessed portion 33 that is recessed to the back side, and the remaining amount display lamp 34 a and the buttons 34 b to 34 d protrude forward from the front surface of the housing 1. Absent. Accordingly, when the storage hopper 12 of the rice conveying device 1 is replenished with rice, or when a person passes in front of the rice conveying device 1, the buttons 34b to 34d are hooked and broken, or an erroneous input is made. That has been reduced.

  Moreover, in the rice conveying apparatus 1 of the embodiment, the concave portion 33 is formed using a space between the front inclined surface 13 a, the rice shortage detection sensor 32, and the front surface of the housing 11. Therefore, the space is effectively used. Similarly, the rice shortage detection sensor 32, the vibration motor 36, the controller 37, and the relay box 38 are also arranged using the spaces between the inclined surfaces 13a, 13b, 13d and the outer surface of the housing 11, Space is being used effectively. Therefore, compared with the case where the space inside the housing | casing 11 is not used effectively, the rice conveying apparatus 1 can be reduced in size.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of another embodiment of the rice conveying apparatus according to the present invention.
In FIG. 4, in another embodiment of the rice transfer apparatus 1 ′, a T-joint 61 as an example of a branch joint is connected to the transfer pipe 16 at a position downstream of the rotary valve 14. The T-shaped joint 61 is connected to a transport pipe 62 extending upward from the rear and a discharge pipe 63 extending forward. The downstream end of the transport pipe 62 is connected to the hose 3b via a valve 64 as an example of an on-off valve. A lid 66 is detachably attached to the front end of the discharge pipe 63. Further, in the rice conveying apparatus 1 ′ in the form of FIG. 4, the front cover 43 ′ is supported so as to be openable and closable around the rotation shaft 43a at the lower end.

Therefore, in the rice transfer apparatus 1 ′ shown in FIG. 4, when the blower 26 is operated with the lid 66 of the discharge pipe 63 closed and the valve 64 opened, the rice in the storage hopper 12 passes through the transfer pipe 62. And it is conveyed to the automatic rice-washing rice cooker 2. On the other hand, when the blower 26 is operated with the lid 66 open and the valve 64 closed, the rice in the storage hopper 12 passes through the discharge pipe 63 and is discharged from the front surface of the rice transfer device 1 ′.
In the conventional configuration, when maintenance of the rotary valve 14 or the like is performed, or when the rice of the storage hopper 12 is old or is changed to another type, when the rice is to be discharged, the storage hopper 12 It had to be scraped by hand from the top. On the other hand, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, it is possible to discharge and collect rice from the front surface of the rice transport apparatus 1 ′, and the rice can be easily discharged and recovered.

In particular, in the form shown in FIG. 4, the front cover 43 ′ is an open / close door, and the rice bag 67 can be placed on the upper surface of the front cover 43 ′ when the front cover 43 ′ is opened. Therefore, it is easy to receive the rice discharged from the discharge pipe 63 with the rice bag 67, and it is possible to easily collect the rice.
In the form shown in FIG. 4, the rice conveyance path can be easily changed by switching the valve 64 or opening and closing the lid 66.
Further, in the form shown in FIG. 4, the discharge pipe 63 extends upward, and the rice in the discharge pipe 63 tends to fall toward the T-shaped joint 61 by gravity. Therefore, the accumulation of rice in the discharge pipe 63 is reduced.

  In the form shown in FIG. 4, the transfer pipe 62 and the discharge pipe 63 can be switched by operating the valve 64 arranged outside the housing 11. When the valve 64 is disposed inside the housing 11, it is necessary to open the cover and operate it. However, by providing it outside the housing 11, it is possible to easily switch the rice transport path. .

In addition, in the form of FIG. 4, although the valve | bulb 64 was illustrated as a structure which changes a path | route, it is not limited to this. For example, it is possible to change the path by providing a shutter between the transport pipe 62 and the hose 3b.
Moreover, it is not limited to the T-shaped joint 61, A branch joint of arbitrary shapes, such as Y shape, is employable.
4 can also be applied to the rice transfer apparatus of FIGS.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,1 'Rice conveying apparatus 11 Housing | casing 12 Storage hopper 13 Lower part 13a of storage hopper Front inclined surface 13b Rear inclined surface 13c, 13d Side inclined surface 14 Rotary valve 21 Rotary valve motor 26 Blower 32 Rice detection member 33 Concave part 34 Operation panel 36 Vibration member 37 Controller 41 First opening / closing lid 41a Suction port 42 First opening 43, 43 'Second opening / closing lid 44 Second opening

Claims (5)

A housing (11);
A storage hopper (12) disposed inside the housing (11) for storing rice therein;
Under the storage hopper (12), a rotary valve (14) that is detachably supported with respect to the housing (11) and feeds out rice.
A rotary valve motor (21) that is detachably supported with respect to the housing (11) and drives the rotary valve (14);
A blower (26) supported so as to be detachable from the housing (11) and for conveying rice fed by the rotary valve (14) together with air;
A first opening (42) provided in a side surface of the housing (11) and formed in a region corresponding to the blower (26) and the rotary valve (14);
A first opening / closing lid (41) for opening and closing the first opening (42);
A second opening (44) provided in a front surface of the housing (11) and formed in a region corresponding to the rotary valve motor (21);
A second opening / closing lid (43) for opening and closing the second opening (44);
A rice conveying apparatus characterized by comprising: An operation panel (34) supported by the outer surface of the front surface of the housing (11) and allowing a user to perform an input operation;
A suction port (41a) formed in the first opening / closing lid (41) and capable of sucking outside air;
The second opening / closing lid (43) for preventing water from entering from the outside to the inside of the housing (11);
The rice conveying apparatus according to claim 1, comprising: The rotary valve motor (21) disposed in front of the rotary valve (14);
The blower (26) disposed behind the rotary valve (14);
The rice conveying apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: The storage hopper (12) formed in a shape in which the lower part (13) is narrowed, the front inclined surface (13a) inclined backward as it goes downward, and inclined forward as it goes downward The storage hopper (12) having a rear inclined surface (13b) and side inclined surfaces (13c, 13d) which are inclined inward in the left-right direction as going downward.
A rice detection member (32) disposed on the front inclined surface (13a) for detecting the presence or absence of rice in the storage hopper (12);
A vibration member (36) disposed on the rear inclined surface (13b) and configured to vibrate the storage hopper (12);
The rotary hopper motor (21), the blower (26), and the vibration member (36) are disposed in a space between the side inclined surface (13d) of the storage hopper (12) and the side surface of the housing (11). A controller (37) for controlling
The rice conveying apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising: A recess (33) provided in front of the front inclined surface (13a) and recessed from the outside of the housing (11) toward the inside;
An operation panel (34) supported by the recess (33) and capable of input operation by a user;
The rice conveying apparatus according to claim 4, comprising:

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