JP2021156742A - Rice supply device and method for supplying rice - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a rice supply device that can easily and surely supply different weights of rice to different containers.SOLUTION: The rice supply device includes: an input area 16a where more than one menu can be input from different weight menus of rice to be supplied to a container; a memory 33 for storing the weight menus input in the input area 16a in the order of input; a measuring unit 24 for measuring the rice stored in a hopper 20 and supplying the rice to the container; and a control unit 30 for executing a control to drive measuring supply means so that rice can be supplied to the container according to the weight menus in the order stored in the memory 33.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

The present invention relates to a rice rice supply device and a rice rice supply method, and more particularly to a process of supplying rice rice with different weights to a plurality of containers.

When making lunch boxes, rice bowls, etc., a rice rice supply device for supplying rice to a container has been conventionally known. This rice supply device stores rice in a hopper (rice storage section), transports an appropriate amount of rice from there by a transport screw (transport means), and weighs the rice. A menu with a specific weight, or a menu with an abstract weight such as regular and large servings) that automatically populates the weight menu chelows entered by the input unit consisting of multiple switches. It is a device that supplies food to the container.

In such a rice supply device, when the container is set in a predetermined position and then the switch of the desired weight menu is pressed, the rice in the hopper is supplied to the measuring cup portion having a measuring function, and the measuring cup portion is used. Weighed. Then, when the amount of the weight menu entered by the switch is reached, the measuring cup part opens and the rice is served in the container (the rice is supplied to the container).

As the rice rice supply device for supplying rice rice to the container, for example, those described in Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2018-186748) and Patent Document 2 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2016-109492) are known. There is. Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for quickly supplying a predetermined amount of foodstuff to a container after designating the weight of the foodstuff. Further, Patent Document 2 discloses a technique for efficiently putting foodstuffs weighed with high accuracy into a molding die.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2018-186748 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-109492

In the conventional rice supply device as described above, one cup of rice is served each time the switch on the input unit is pressed. Therefore, after the operator presses the switch once, the rice supply device moves the rice. You cannot press the switch on the weight menu to serve on the next container until the serving is complete.

Then, when multiple orders are placed, the worker must repeat the work of pressing the switch according to the order contents to serve the rice, and when it is completed, pressing the switch according to the next order contents to serve the rice. It takes a lot of time and effort.

In addition, the worker needs to remember the contents of multiple orders, but if the number of ordered items is large, it will cause an order difference, and to prevent this, write it down in a memo. A new complicated work is required.

The present invention has been made from the above-mentioned technical background, and an object of the present invention is to provide a technique for supplying rice rice that can be easily and surely executed to supply rice rice with different weights to a plurality of containers. do.

In order to solve the above problems, the rice rice supply device of the present invention according to claim 1 includes an input means capable of inputting a plurality of types of rice from a plurality of types of weight menus of rice supplied to a container, and the input means. According to the storage means for storing the weight menu in the order input by, the weighing supply means for weighing the rice stored in the rice storage unit and supplying it to the container, and the weight menu in the order stored in the storage means. It is characterized by having a control means for executing control for driving the metering supply means so that the rice is supplied to the container.

The rice rice supply device of the present invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in the invention according to claim 1, it further includes a display means for displaying a weight menu being supplied to the container and a weight menu being waiting for supply. ..

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the second aspect, the display means is provided with a deletion unit for deleting a weight menu in standby for supply, and the storage means is the display. It is characterized in that the weight menu deleted by means is deleted and the subsequent weight menu is moved up.

The rice-rice supply device of the present invention according to claim 4 has the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the measuring supply means has a path through which the rice-rice stored in the rice-rice storage unit falls. An opening / closing cup that can be opened / closed and can store rice, a measuring means for measuring the weight of the rice stored in the opening / closing cup, and the presence / absence of a container in the container installation section where the container to which the rice is supplied are installed. The control means is provided with a container detecting means for detecting, and the control means is in a closed position where the rice is accumulated when measuring the weight of the rice, and when the weight measurement of the rice is completed and the container is detected by the container detecting means. The opening / closing cup is opened / closed so that the accumulated rice is in an open position where it is dropped and supplied to the container.

The rice rice supply device of the present invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the metering supply means has a path through which the rice stored in the rice storage unit falls. An opening / closing cup provided so as to be openable / closable and a measuring means for measuring the weight of the rice stored in the opening / closing cup are further provided. The control means is in a closed position where the rice is accumulated when the weight of the rice is measured, and the accumulated rice falls into the container when the weight measurement of the rice is completed and the supply instruction means is operated. The opening / closing cup is opened / closed so as to be in the supplied open position.

The rice rice supply device of the present invention according to claim 6 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the metering supply means has a path through which the rice stored in the rice storage unit falls. It is provided with an open / close shutter provided so as to be openable, a measuring means for measuring the weight of rice supplied to the container installed in the container installation portion, and a container detecting means for detecting the presence or absence of a container in the container installation portion. The control means is in an open position where rice is supplied to the container when the container is detected by the container detecting means, and is in a closed position where the supply of rice to the container is cut off when the weight measurement of the rice is completed. The opening / closing shutter is controlled to open / close as described above.

The rice rice supply device of the present invention according to claim 7 has the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the metering supply means has a path through which the rice stored in the rice storage unit falls. An open / close shutter provided so that it can be opened and closed, a measuring means for measuring the weight of the rice supplied to the container installed in the container installation unit, and a supply instruction for issuing an instruction to supply the rice rice to the container installed in the container installation unit. The control means is in an open position where the rice is supplied to the container when the supply instruction means is operated, and the control means is closed to shut off the supply of the rice to the container when the weight measurement of the rice is completed. The opening / closing shutter is controlled to open / close so as to be in a position.

In order to solve the above problem, the rice rice supply method of the present invention according to claim 8 is a rice rice supply method in a rice rice supply device that measures and supplies the rice rice stored in the rice rice storage unit to the container, and is a container. Enter a plurality of chelows from a plurality of types of weight menus of the chelows supplied to the chelow, memorize the chelow menus in the input order, and supply the chelows to the container according to the weight menus in the memorized order. The feature is that the rice stored in the rice storage section is weighed and supplied to the container.

The rice supply method of the present invention according to claim 9 is characterized in that, in the invention according to claim 8, when a part of the stored weight menu is deleted, the subsequent weight menu is advanced. ..

According to the present invention, a plurality of weight menus input by the input means capable of inputting a plurality of the weight menus of a plurality of types of rice supplied to the container are stored in the order of input in the storage means. It has become like. Then, the rice stored in the rice storage unit is weighed and supplied to the container according to the weight menu in the order stored in the storage means.

Therefore, it is possible to easily and surely carry out the supply of rice with different weights to a plurality of containers.

It is a perspective view which shows the rice rice supply apparatus which is one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the upper part of the rice rice supply apparatus of FIG. 1 in a state which the upper lid is opened. It is sectional drawing of the rice rice supply apparatus of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the upper hopper of the rice rice supply apparatus of this embodiment and its peripheral mechanism extracted from diagonally above. It is a perspective view which shows the hopper of the rice rice supply apparatus of this embodiment and its peripheral mechanism extracted from diagonally below. It is a perspective view which shows the rice rice supply device of FIG. 1 from diagonally below. It is a block diagram of the rice rice supply apparatus which is one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the screen at the time of rising in the input / display part provided in the rice rice supply device which is one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the rice rice supply process in the rice rice supply apparatus of this embodiment. (A) to (d) are diagrams showing the screens of the input / display unit shown in the rice rice supply process according to the flowchart of FIG. 9 in order. (A) to (d) are diagrams showing the screens of the input / display unit shown in the rice rice supply process according to the flowchart of FIG. 9 in order from FIG. 10 (d). It is a flowchart which shows the rice rice supply process in the rice rice supply apparatus which is a modification of this invention. It is a figure which shows the screen which is displayed in the rice rice supply process in the input / display part provided in the rice rice supply device of FIG.

Hereinafter, embodiments as an example of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, in the drawing for demonstrating the embodiment, the same constituent elements are in principle given the same reference numerals, and the repeated description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a rice rice supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the upper portion of the rice rice supply device of FIG. 1 with the upper lid open, and FIG. 3 is a rice rice supply device of FIG. A cross-sectional view of the device, FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the upper hopper of the rice rice supply device of the present embodiment and its peripheral mechanism extracted from diagonally above, and FIG. 5 is a hopper of the rice rice supply device of the present embodiment and its periphery. A perspective view showing the mechanism extracted from diagonally below, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the rice rice supply device of FIG. 1 from diagonally below.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the rice supply device A of the present embodiment includes a front plate 10 and a back plate 11 located on the back surface of the front plate 10, and on both sides of the front plate 10 and the back plate 11. It has a main body portion 1 having a side plate 12 located and having an opening 13 formed upward. Further, an upper lid 14 for opening and closing the opening 13 is attached to the main body 1 via a hinge unit 15. The upper lid 14 is composed of an outer lid portion 14-1 located on the outer side when the opening 13 is closed and an inner lid portion 14-2 located on the inner side.

As shown in the figure, the front plate 10 is provided with a touch panel type input / display unit 16. The input / display unit 16 is a screen for inputting the weight of the rice to be supplied to the container and displaying information such as the contents of the supply process, and is composed of, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display). On the back side of the main body 1, a substrate 17 (FIG. 3) on which various electronic components such as a control unit (control means: FIG. 7) 30 for controlling the operation of the rice supply device A is mounted is installed. There is. The details of the input / display unit 16 will be described later.

Below the front plate 10, a container installation portion 18 on which a container for serving rice is placed is provided, and a recess having a predetermined depth and height is provided between the front plate 10 and the container installation portion 18. Space 19 is formed. The recessed space 19 is a space sufficient for accommodating the container, and rice is dropped from above and supplied to the container. Further, the container installation unit 18 is provided with a container detection sensor (container detection means: a part of the weighing supply means) 34 shown in FIG. 7 for detecting whether or not a container is installed. In the present embodiment, the container detection sensor 34 uses an optical sensor that optically detects the presence or absence of the container, but the presence or absence of the container changes due to the weight change when the container is placed on the container installation portion 18. Various sensors that can detect the presence or absence of a container in the container installation unit 18, such as a weight sensor that detects the presence or absence of a container, can be applied.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a hopper (chelow rice storage unit) 20 for storing the chelow rice thrown in from the opening 13 is installed in the above-mentioned opening 13. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a transport screw for transporting rice rice (in FIG. 3, from the right side of the drawing to the diagonally upper left side) near the bottom surface of the hopper 20 (transportation means: a part of the weighing supply means). ) 21, and a stirring blade (stirring means) 25 for feeding the rice in the hopper 20 to the transport screw 21 while stirring are provided.

On the downstream side of the transport screw 21 in the transport direction of rice, a drum type having a large number of claws 22a provided on the outer periphery of the transport screw 21 so as to unravel and drop the transported rice in the hopper 20 by the rotation of the transport screw 21. A screw roller (unwinding means: a part of the measuring and supplying means) 22 is arranged. Further, directly below the unraveling roller 22, a pair of opening / closing cups (a part of the measuring supply means) 23 for opening and closing the falling path of the rice fallen from the unraveling roller 22 are provided.

The rotation axis of the unraveling roller 22 has a positional relationship orthogonal to the rotation axis of the transfer screw 21. As a result, the rice stored in the hopper 20 is unraveled by the rotation of the transport screw 21 provided in the hopper 20 and transported to the roller 22. Then, the rice rice conveyed to the unraveling roller 22 falls while being unraveled by the action of the claws 22a accompanying the rotation of the unraveling roller 22.

In the present embodiment, the rice in the hopper 20 is unraveled by the transport screw 21 and sent out to the roller 22, and the rice in the hopper 20 is unraveled and dropped by the unraveling roller 22. The falling mechanism is not limited to this.

The opening / closing cup 23 is located on the fall path of the rice rice that is dropped by the unraveling roller 22 described above. The opening / closing cup 23 has a shape that bulges downward so that rice can be stored, and is formed of a pair of members that can be opened / closed by rotating around the upper portion as a fulcrum. Then, when the rice rice is supplied to the container, the opening / closing cup 23 is opened, and when the supply is stopped, the opening / closing cup 23 is closed, so that the operation of supplying the rice rice to the container and the operation of stopping the supply are performed.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the hopper 20 is composed of an upper hopper 20a having an upper end and a lower end open, and a lower hopper 20b which is fitted into an opening at the lower end of the upper hopper 20a to form a bottom surface of the hopper 20. ing.

The upper hopper 20a is gradually formed to be narrower from the upper side to the lower side, so that the upper end is a wide-mouthed opening and the lower end is a narrow-mouthed opening.

In FIGS. 3 to 5, the above-mentioned transport screw 21 is installed in the substantially semicircular accommodating groove 20b-1 (FIGS. 3 and 5) formed in the lower hopper 20b. The transfer screw 21 is composed of a transfer shaft 21a extending along the transfer direction of the rice rice and a spiral screw 21b provided around the transfer shaft 21a to unravel the rice in the hopper 20 and transfer the rice to the roller 22. Has been done. Then, one end of the transport shaft 21a (the end opposite to the unraveling roller 22) protrudes to the outside of the lower hopper 20b, and a gear 26a constituting the speed reducer 26 is attached to the protruding end. There is.

The stirring blade 25 described above is installed in parallel with the transport screw 21. The stirring blades 25 include a shaft 25a arranged along the direction of conveying rice by the conveying screw 21 and a plurality of stirring rods 25b extending in a direction intersecting the rotation direction of the shaft 25a and provided at intervals from each other. It is composed of. Then, one end of the shaft 25a (the end opposite to the unraveling roller 22) also protrudes to the outside of the lower hopper 20b, and similarly, a gear 27a constituting the speed reducer 27 is attached to the protruding end. ing. The structure of the stirring blade 25 is not limited to that shown in the present embodiment. Further, the stirring blade 25 may not be provided.

The speed reducer 26 including the gear 26a attached to the transport shaft 21a and the speed reducer 27 including the gear 27a attached to the shaft 25a are both housed in the housing 28. Further, on the back side of the housing 28, a transport motor M1 for rotationally driving the transport screw 21 and a stirring motor M2 for rotationally driving the stirring blade 25 are fixed. A gear 26b constituting the speed reducer 26 is attached to the output shaft of the transport motor M1, and a gear 27b constituting the speed reducer 27 is attached to the output shaft of the stirring motor M2. As a result, the rotational force of the transfer motor M1 is transmitted from the gear 26b to the gear 26a via the relay gear 26c to rotate the transfer screw 21. Further, the rotational force of the stirring motor M2 is transmitted from the gear 27b to the gear 27a via the relay gear 27c to rotate the stirring blade 25.

The front surface of the housing 28 is covered with a housing cover 28a for protecting the speed reducers 26 and 27 and supporting the rotation shafts of the speed reducers 26 and 27.

By the way, in FIG. 3, the rice rice supply device A measures the rice rice accumulated in the opening / closing cup 23 (that is, the rice rice to be supplied to the container placed on the container installation portion 18) (measurement). (Part of the supply means) 24 is provided.

A load cell that converts a load into an electric signal is used in the measuring instrument 24. Then, just before the measured value of the rice (measured by the measuring instrument 24) stored in the opening / closing cup 23 in the closed position reaches the target measured value, the rotation operation of the transport screw 21 and the unwinding roller 22 is stopped, and finally. When the target weighing value is reached, the opening / closing cup 23 is in the open position and the rice is dropped and supplied to the container.

The hopper 20 is housed in a heat insulating container 32 (FIG. 3) to which a heater is attached, so that the rice in the hopper 20 is maintained at an appropriate temperature.

As shown in FIG. 6, leg portions 29 are attached to substantially four corners of the bottom surface of the device. Further, a strain gauge (not shown) for load measurement is installed in each leg 29. Then, the total weight of the rice supply device A is measured by summing the loads measured by the strain gauges of the legs 29. Therefore, if the device weight (empty weight) in the state where the rice is not stored in the hopper 20 is registered in advance, the device weight (rice in the hopper 20) obtained by the total of the four strain gauges in the control unit 30 is registered. The weight of the rice in the hopper 20, that is, the remaining amount of the rice is measured by obtaining the difference between the weight of the device in the stored state and the empty weight.

A block diagram of the chelow rice supply device A having the above configuration is shown in FIG.

As shown in the figure, the rice rice supply device A of the present embodiment includes a control unit 30 that controls the operation of the device, and includes the input / display unit 16, the measuring instrument 24, the container detection sensor 34, and the transport screw 21 described above. In addition to the transport motor M1 for rotating and driving the stirring blade 25 and the stirring motor M2 for rotating and driving the stirring blade 25, the unwinding motor M3 for rotating and driving the unraveling roller 22, the cup motor M4 for opening and closing the opening / closing cup 23, and the like. I have. Further, the memory (storage means) 33 for storing the weight menu (described later) in the order input by the input / display unit 16 is provided.

The block diagram shown in the present embodiment extracts and shows the functional blocks related to the present invention, and the control unit 30 also controls members and the like other than those shown in these functional blocks. Of course.

Here, the screen contents of the input / display unit 16 provided in the rice supply device A will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in the figure, the input / display unit 16 is composed of an input area (input means) 16a and a display area (display means) 16b. Further, in the upper part of the display area 16b, when all the rice supply by the stored weight menu is completed, "memory production end" is displayed.

The input area 16a is an area in which a plurality of types of weight menus of rice and rice supplied to the container can be input. In the case of illustration, six types of weight menus are displayed: "small serving", "normal serving", "large serving", "special serving", "half rice" and "children", and selected from these. The weight menu can be entered. Then, the weight menu input in the input area 16a is stored (stored) in the memory 33 described above.

Then, in the rice rice supply device A in the present embodiment, how far the process of supplying the rice rice to the container has progressed (which weight menu of rice rice is being supplied, which weight menu of rice rice is being supplied, etc.). Regardless of, multiple weight menus can be entered in succession. Then, in the memory 33, the weight menu is stored in the order of input by the input area 16a. Therefore, for example, if "normal" is first input, then "large", "small", and "special" are input in that order, the memory 33 stores the weight menu in that order.

The same weight menu may be input consecutively (for example, "normal" and "normal"), or the same weight menu may be input before and after different weight menus (for example, "normal"). , Enter in the order of "Large" and "Normal"). Further, a plurality of weight menus may be input at one time without a time interval, or a plurality of weight menus may be input at a time interval. Further, the number of weight menus stored in the memory 33 may or may not be limited.

Needless to say, other than these or some of these weight menus may be displayed. Therefore, the weight menu is not limited to six types, and may be a plurality of types. Further, instead of the weight menu in an abstract expression as in the present embodiment, a weight menu with a specific weight of rice such as "100 g" and "150 g" may be used.

Further, in the present embodiment, the input means is the input area 16a on the touch panel, but the input form is not limited to this, for example, a plurality of switches or buttons to which each weight menu is assigned. It may be a voice recognition system or the like, or it may be a ticket vending machine installed at the entrance of the store.

Further, the display area 16b is an area in which the weight menu currently being supplied to the container and the weight menu currently waiting for supply are displayed. When the operation of the device is stopped, "Stopped" is displayed, and when a predetermined (for example, "normal") weight menu is being weighed, "measuring normal" is displayed. Further, as described above, the memory 33 stores the weight menu in the order of input by the input area 16a, and the display area 16b is the weight in the supply standby that is scheduled to be supplied to the container. A menu is displayed. Specifically, as described above, if you first enter "normal", then "large", "small", and "special", then "normal" is weighed. Is started, and the weight menus such as "1. Large", "2. Small", and "3. Special" are displayed as standby menus (see FIG. 10A).

The display area 16b may not be provided. This is because it may be possible to determine which weight menu of rice is from the amount of rice that is finally supplied to the container. In particular, when there are few types of weight menus (for example, three types of "small serving", "normal serving", and "large serving"), it is assumed that the judgment is easy. However, it goes without saying that the convenience is higher when the display area 16b is provided.

The control unit 30 drives the various measuring and supplying means described above so that the rice is supplied to the container according to the weight menu in the order stored in the memory 33.

That is, the rice stored in the hopper 20 is unraveled by the transport screw 21 and transported to the roller 22. Then, in the unraveling roller 22, the opening / closing cup is arranged in the fall path and is in the closed position after being torn down and dropped by a large number of claws 22a provided on the outer periphery by the rotation of the unraveling roller 22 so as to unravel the rice. It is accumulated in 23. The weight of the rice stored in the opening / closing cup 23 is sequentially weighed by the measuring instrument 24, and as described above, the rotation operation of the transport screw 21 and the unraveling roller 22 is stopped immediately before the weighed value reaches the target weighing value. Then, the remaining rice is dropped, and the storage of the input weight menu rice, which is the target weighing value, is completed in the opening / closing cup 23. At this time, if the container detection sensor 34 detects that the container is installed in the container installation portion 18, the opening / closing cup 23 is in the open position, and the rice accumulated in the opening / closing cup 23 falls into the container. Be supplied.

When the supply process of the weight menu is completed, the subsequent weight menus on standby are sequentially moved up and processed in the same manner.

Here, the display area 16b is provided with a deletion unit 16be for deleting the weight menu in the supply standby, assuming an erroneous operation by the operator or cancellation of the order of the customer (FIG. 10A). reference). In the present embodiment, the deletion unit 16be is an "x" mark attached to the side of the weight menu, and when the operator deletes a predetermined weight menu by the deletion unit 16be, the memory 33 that receives the deletion unit 16be displays the deletion unit 16be. The weight menu deleted in the area 16b is deleted, and the subsequent weight menu is moved up. If there is no subsequent weight menu to be carried up (for example, the deleted weight menu is the last waiting weight menu, or if the weight menu is deleted, the waiting weight menu disappears), the carry-up process is performed. Of course, it is not done.

As described above, since the weight menu is stored in the memory 33 in the order of input in the input area 16a, when the weight menu is additionally input in the input area 16a after the start of the rice supply process, the memory 33 is stored. At 33, the added weight menu is stored so that it is at the end of the already stored weight menu. Further, in the display area 16b, the added weight menu is displayed at the end of the weight menu on standby for supply.

Next, the operation of supplying rice rice in the rice rice supply device A of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 11. Here, FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the rice rice supply process in the rice rice supply device of the present embodiment, and FIGS. 10 (a) to 10 (d) and FIGS. 11 (a) to 11 (d) are in accordance with the flowchart of FIG. It is a figure which shows the screen of the input / display part shown in the rice supply process step by step.

First, when the power is turned on, the upper lid 14 is opened, the cooked rice is put into the hopper 20, and the upper lid 14 is closed. The screen of the input / display unit 16 before inputting the weight menu, that is, at the time of rising (hereinafter, may be simply referred to as “screen”) is as shown in FIG.

Next, a desired weight menu is selected from six types of weight menus in the input area 16a of the touch panel type input / display unit 16 and input (step S01). If it is found that the remaining amount of rice to be served in the container is insufficient at the stage of inputting the weight menu, a warning sound or screen display will be provided to notify the operator to encourage the replenishment of rice. Is desirable.

If the weight menu is input in step S01, the weight menu is stored in the memory 33 in the order in which the weight menu is input, and the screen is updated accordingly (step S02). As an example, FIG. 10A shows a screen when "normal", "large", "small", and "special" are input in this order. As shown in the figure, the first input "normal" is displayed in the center of the display area 16b as "measuring normal", and the standby menus are "1. large" and "2. small". , "3. Special" and the weight menu are displayed.

Then, the rice of the weight corresponding to the head weight menu stored in the memory 33 is weighed in the manner described above and stored in the opening / closing cup 23 in the closed position (step S03). After that, when the weighing is completed, as shown in FIG. 10 (b), the processing completion notification button 16c is displayed as "arranged in the parallel weighing completed container" (step S04).

Next, it is determined whether or not the container is installed in the container installation unit 18 (step S05), and if it is determined that the container is installed by the container detection sensor 34, the opening / closing cup 23 is in the open position and accumulated. The rice is dropped and supplied to the container (step S06).

If it is determined in step S05 that the container is not installed, it waits until it is installed. At this time, it is desirable to provide a notification means for notifying the operator by a warning sound or a screen display that the container is not installed in the container installation unit 18 to encourage the installation.

By the way, when the supply of rice to the container is completed in step S06, the worker removes the container and the weight menu of the rice supply processed in the memory 33 (here, "normal serving" shown in step S06. "Weight menu" is deleted (step S07), and the order of the subsequent unprocessed weight menus is moved up one by one.

Next, it is determined whether or not there is a weight menu (menu deletion / menu addition) changed by the operator (step S08), and if it is determined that there is no weight menu (menu deletion / menu addition), according to the stored contents of the memory 33 changed in step S07. The screen is updated (step S11). If it is determined that there is (step S09 / step S10), the memory 33 is changed and the screen is updated accordingly (step S11).

That is, if there is a deleted weight menu, the subsequent weight menu is moved up (step S09), and if there is an added weight menu, a new weight menu is added to the end of the already entered weight menu. It is added (step S10).

Next, it is determined whether the memory 33 has an unprocessed weight menu (step S12). Then, in step S12, when it is determined that there is no unprocessed menu, a series of processes is completed and the "memory production end button" is displayed (see FIG. 8).

If it is determined in step S12 that the memory 33 has an unprocessed weight menu, the process proceeds to step S03 described above, and the next weight menu is processed. In the present embodiment, as described above, the weight menus are input in the order of "normal", "large", "small", and "special", so the process proceeds from step S12 to step S03. , The "Large" weight menu will be processed.

Here, the screen in step S03 shifted from step S12 is shown in FIG. 10 (c). Since "normal serving" was deleted in step S07, the remaining weight menus were moved up one by one, and "measuring large serving" was displayed in the center of the display area 16b, and "1. small serving" was displayed as a standby menu. , "2. Special" and the weight menu are displayed.

Hereinafter, in step S12, each of these steps is repeatedly executed until it is determined that there is no unprocessed weight menu.

That is, to explain according to the weight menu input in the present embodiment, in step S03, the weight of rice corresponding to the weight menu of “large serving” is accumulated in the opening / closing cup 23, and when the weighing is completed, FIG. 10 (d) ), The processing completion notification button 16c is displayed (step S04). Then, if it is determined in step S05 that the container is installed in the container installation portion 18, the rice rice accumulated in the opening / closing cup 23 is dropped and supplied to the container (step S06).

After that, in step S07, the weight menu of the “large serving” that has been processed to supply rice and rice stored in the memory 33 is deleted, and the order of the subsequent weight menus is advanced one by one. It is determined that there is no change in the above, and the screen is updated according to the stored contents of the memory 33 changed in step S07 in step S11. Next, in step 12, it is determined that the memory 33 has an unprocessed weight menu, and the process proceeds to step S03. Is displayed, and as a standby menu, "1. Special" and a weight menu are displayed.

Then, in step S03, the weight of the rice corresponding to the weight menu of "small serving" is accumulated in the opening / closing cup 23, and when the weighing is completed, in step S04, as shown in FIG. 11B, "small serving" "Weighing completed and placed in a container" is displayed with the processing completion notification button 16c. Then, if it is determined in step S05 that the container is installed in the container installation portion 18, in step S06, the rice rice accumulated in the opening / closing cup 23 is dropped and supplied to the container.

Subsequently, in step S07, the weight menu of "Komori" whose rice supply processing has been processed is deleted from the memory 33, and the order of the subsequent weight menus is advanced one by one, and in step S08, the weight menu is changed by the operator. It is determined that there is no such thing, and the screen is updated according to the stored contents of the memory 33 changed in step S07 in step S11. Then, in step 12, it is determined that the memory 33 has an unprocessed weight menu, and the process proceeds to step S03. Is displayed, and since this is the last weight menu entered, nothing is displayed as a standby menu.

Then, in step S03, the weight of the rice corresponding to the weight menu of "special serving" is accumulated in the opening / closing cup 23, and when the weighing is completed, in step S04, as shown in FIG. 11D, "special serving" "Weighing completed and placed in a container" is displayed with the processing completion notification button 16c. Then, if it is determined in step S05 that the container is installed in the container installation portion 18, in step S06, the rice rice accumulated in the opening / closing cup 23 is dropped and supplied to the container.

Subsequently, in step S07, the weight menu of the “special” that has been processed to supply rice is deleted from the memory 33, the order of the subsequent weight menus is advanced one by one, and in step S08, the weight menu is changed by the operator. It is judged that there is no. Then, after updating the screen in step S11, it is determined in step 12 that there is no unprocessed weight menu in the memory 33, and a series of processes is completed.

As described above, according to the rice rice supply device A of the present embodiment, a plurality of rice rice input in the input area 16a in which a plurality of types of weight menus of the rice rice supplied to the container can be input. The weight menu is stored in the memory 33 in the order of input. Then, the rice stored in the hopper 20 is weighed and supplied to the container according to the weight menu in the order stored in the memory 33.

Therefore, it is possible to easily and surely carry out the supply of rice with different weights to a plurality of containers.

As a result, when a plurality of orders are placed, the worker can input each weight menu, which is the order content, to the chelow rice supply device A at a time, so that the chelow rice supply device A completes one chelow rice supply process. There is no need to repeat the work of waiting for and performing the next operation.

In addition, since it is not necessary for the worker to remember the contents of the plurality of orders entered, there is no need to make an order difference, and it is not necessary to write it down in a memo to prevent the order difference.

Further, since the selected weight menu is displayed on the input / display unit 16, the operator can definitely select the container corresponding to the weight menu.

Further, the chelow rice supply device A of the present embodiment is a so-called upper weighing type that measures the weight of the chelow rice accumulated in the opening / closing cup 23. Therefore, if the chelow rice is supplied to the container, the next container is used as the container installation unit. Even if it is not installed in 18, the weighing of the next weight menu rice stored in the memory 33 can be started immediately. As a result, the processing speed of serving rice in the container is improved, and the speed of serving to customers is increased.

Here, the rice rice supply device A of the present embodiment is provided with a container detection sensor 34 for detecting the presence or absence of a container in the container installation unit 18, and as described in step S04 of the flowchart of FIG. 9, the container is installed. If the container is detected by the unit 18, rice is to be supplied to the container, but the container detection sensor 34 can be omitted. That is, step S04 shown in FIG. 9 can be omitted.

FIG. 12 shows a flowchart of the rice rice supply process in the upper weighing type rice rice supply device not provided with the container detection sensor 34, that is, the rice rice supply device which is a modification of the present invention. Note that, in FIG. 12, the processes shown by the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 9 have the same contents, and therefore, duplicated description thereof will be omitted here.

By the way, as shown in FIG. 12, in the case of the device not provided with the container detection sensor 34, if the weight of the rice corresponding to the weight menu is accumulated and weighed in the opening / closing cup 23 in step S03, FIG. As shown in the above, a chelow supply instruction button (supply instruction means: a part of the measurement supply means) 16d is displayed, which informs the completion of the measurement. Then, when the operator confirms that the container is installed in the container installation unit 18 and the rice supply instruction button 16d is operated (touched) (step S13), the opening / closing cup 23 is in the open position and is stored. The cooked rice is dropped and supplied to the container (step S06). The supply instruction means may be a separately provided switch or the like.

Therefore, the control unit 30 opens and closes the opening / closing cup 23 so that the accumulated rice is dropped and supplied to the container when the weight measurement of the rice is completed and the rice supply instruction button 16d is operated. Will let you.

Although the invention made by the present inventor has been specifically described above based on the embodiments, the embodiments disclosed in the present specification are exemplary in all respects and are limited to the disclosed techniques. It's not a thing. That is, the technical scope of the present invention is not limitedly interpreted based on the description in the above-described embodiment, but should be interpreted according to the description of the claims, and the scope of claims. All changes are included as long as they do not deviate from the description technology and the technology equivalent to the above and the gist of the claims.

For example, in the above description, the so-called upper weighing rice supply device A for measuring the weight of the rice stored in the opening / closing cup 23 is shown, but the rice is dropped and supplied to the container placed on the container installation unit 18. It may be a so-called lower weighing rice supply device that measures the weight of rice.

In the lower weighing rice supply device A, instead of the above-mentioned opening / closing cup 23, an opening / closing shutter provided so as to open / close the path through which the rice stored in the hopper 20 falls is provided. Further, the measuring instrument (a part of the measuring supply means) 24 for measuring the weight of the rice rice is supplied to the container installed in the container installation unit 18 instead of measuring the rice rice accumulated in the opening / closing cup 23. Weigh rice. A container detection sensor (container detection means: a part of the measuring and supplying means) 34 for detecting the presence or absence of a container in the container installation unit 18 may be provided, and the container installation unit 18 may be provided instead of the container detection sensor 34. A supply instruction switch (supply instruction means) (not shown) that gives an instruction to supply rice to the container installed in the container may be provided.

Then, in the lower weighing rice supply device A provided with the container detection sensor 34, the control unit (control means) 30 receives the container when the container is detected by the container detection sensor 34 (that is, the container is placed in the container installation unit 18). When it is installed), it will be in the open position where the rice is supplied to the container, and when the weight measurement of the rice is completed, the open / close shutter will be opened and closed so that it will be in the closed position where the supply of rice to the container will be cut off. To control.

On the other hand, in the lower weighing rice supply device A provided with the supply instruction switch, the control unit (control means) 30 is in an open position where the rice is supplied to the container when the supply instruction switch is operated, and the rice rice is supplied. When the weight measurement is completed, the opening / closing shutter is controlled to open / close so as to be in a closed position where the supply of rice to the container is cut off.

Further, in the above description, the input area 16a as the input means and the display area 16b as the display means are integrally provided as the input / display unit 16, but both may be separate.

Further, in the present embodiment, the measuring supply means is composed of the transport screw 21, the unraveling roller 22, the opening / closing cup 23, the measuring instrument 24, and the container detection sensor 34, and the rice stored in the hopper 20 is weighed. It suffices if it can be supplied to the container, and is not limited to the configuration of the measuring supply means.

In the above description, the case where the present invention is applied to the rice rice supply device for dropping and supplying the rice rice in the rice rice storage unit to the container is shown, but the container to which the rice rice is supplied is not particularly limited. That is, the container includes a bowl, a bowl, a tray, a plate, a lunch box, and the like, and the shape and size are not particularly limited, and various containers capable of supplying rice can be applied.

16 Input / display unit 16a Input area (input means)
16b Display area (display means)
16be Delete unit 16c Processing completion notification button 16d Chelow supply instruction button (supply instruction means: part of weighing supply means)
18 Container installation part 20 Hopper (rice storage part)
21 Transport screw (Transport means: part of weighing supply means)
22 Unraveling roller (Unraveling means: Part of weighing supply means)
23 Opening and closing cup (part of weighing supply means)
24 Measuring instrument (part of measuring supply means)
25 Stirring blade (stirring means)
30 Control unit (control means)
33 Memory (storage means)
34 Container detection sensor (container detection means: part of weighing supply means)
A Rice supply device M1 Conveying motor M2 Stirring motor M3 Dissolving motor M4 Cup motor

Claims (9)

An input means that allows you to enter more than one from multiple types of weight menus of rice supplied to the container,
A storage means for storing the weight menu in the order input by the input means, and a storage means.
A measuring and supplying means that weighs the rice stored in the rice storage section and supplies it to the container.
A control means for executing the control for driving the weighing supply means so that the rice is supplied to the container according to the weight menu in the order stored in the storage means.
A chelow rice supply device characterized by having. Further having a display means for displaying a weight menu being supplied to the container and a weight menu being waited for supply.
The rice rice supply device according to claim 1, wherein the rice supply device is characterized by the above. The display means is provided with a deletion unit for deleting the weight menu in standby for supply.
The storage means deletes the weight menu deleted by the display means and advances the subsequent weight menu.
The rice rice supply device according to claim 2, wherein the rice supply device is characterized by the above. The weighing supply means
An opening / closing cup provided so that the path through which the rice stored in the rice storage section falls can be opened / closed and the rice can be stored.
A measuring means for measuring the weight of the rice stored in the opening / closing cup, and
It is equipped with a container detection means for detecting the presence or absence of a container in the container installation section where the container to which the rice is supplied is installed.
The control means is in a closed position where the rice is accumulated when the weight of the rice is measured, and when the weight measurement of the rice is completed and the container is detected by the container detecting means, the accumulated rice is dropped and supplied to the container. The opening and closing cup is opened and closed so as to be in the open position.
The rice rice supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The weighing supply means
An opening / closing cup provided so that the path through which the rice stored in the rice storage section falls can be opened / closed, and an opening / closing cup.
A measuring means for measuring the weight of the rice stored in the opening / closing cup, and
It is provided with a supply instruction means for issuing an instruction to supply the rice stored in the opening / closing cup to the container.
The control means is in a closed position where the rice is stored when the weight of the rice is measured, and when the weight measurement of the rice is completed and the supply instruction means is operated, the stored rice is dropped and supplied to the container. Open and close the opening / closing cup so that it is in the open position.
The rice rice supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The weighing supply means
An opening / closing shutter provided so that the path through which the rice stored in the rice storage section falls can be opened / closed, and an opening / closing shutter.
Weighing means for measuring the weight of rice supplied to the container installed in the container installation section,
A container detecting means for detecting the presence or absence of a container in the container installation portion is provided.
The control means is in an open position where the rice is supplied to the container when the container is detected by the container detecting means, and is in a closed position where the supply of the rice to the container is cut off when the weight measurement of the rice is completed. To control the opening and closing of the opening / closing shutter,
The rice rice supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the rice supply device is characterized by the above. The weighing supply means
An opening / closing shutter provided so that the path through which the rice stored in the rice storage section falls can be opened / closed, and an opening / closing shutter.
Weighing means for measuring the weight of rice supplied to the container installed in the container installation section,
It is provided with a supply instruction means for issuing an instruction to supply rice to the container installed in the container installation unit.
The control means is in an open position where the rice is supplied to the container when the supply instruction means is operated, and is in a closed position where the supply of the rice to the container is cut off when the weight measurement of the rice is completed. Controlling the opening and closing of the opening / closing shutter,
The rice rice supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. It is a method of supplying rice in a rice supply device that measures the rice stored in the rice storage section and supplies it to a container.
Enter multiple items from the multiple weight menus of the rice supplied to the container.
Memorize the weight menu in the order entered
The rice stored in the rice storage unit is weighed and supplied to the container so that the rice is supplied to the container according to the weight menu in the memorized order.
A chelow supply method characterized by this. If a part of the stored weight menu is deleted, the subsequent weight menu is moved up.
The rice rice supply method according to claim 8, wherein the method is characterized by the above.

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