JP2528637B2 - Steamed rice cooker for cereals - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a steamed rice cooker for cereals.

(Prior Art) In the publicly known Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 60-12945, a dipping device is provided after the primary steaming device and a secondary steaming device is provided next to the dipping device, and high temperature steam is supplied in the primary steaming device. There is described a steaming rice cooker in which the received grain is immersed in high temperature water in the dipping device and steamed again by high temperature steam in the secondary steaming device to cook rice.

In addition, a known microfilm of Japanese Patent Application No. 56-85389 describes a steamed noodle making machine in which the amount of steam can be adjusted.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) Among the above-mentioned known examples, the steam in the former primary steaming device is not only unadjustable but also only spouts from a predetermined position, which may cause steaming spots.

Further, among the known examples, the latter one is not one in which a dipping device is provided next to the primary steaming device and a secondary steaming device is provided next to the dipping device, so steamed noodles can be produced, but steamed and cooked rice of grains is I couldn't do it.

The present application, in which a dipping device is provided after the primary steaming device and a secondary steaming device is provided next to the dipping device, in which steam spots of the primary steaming device are eliminated and high quality steamed grains are obtained. is there.

(Object of the Invention) In steamed rice cooking of grains, elimination of steam spots of a primary steaming device.

(Means for Solving the Problems) Therefore, according to the present invention, the primary steaming device 1 is provided with a dipping device 5 and the dipping device 5 is provided with a secondary steaming device 6, so that high temperature steam In the steaming rice cooker in which the supplied cereals are immersed in high temperature water in the dipping device 5 and steamed again by high temperature steam in the secondary steaming device 6 to cook rice, the primary steaming device 1 has an upper steam pipe 13 and a lower part. The steam-cooking and rice-cooking device for grains is provided with a steam pipe 14 and means for adjusting the amount of steam ejected from the upper and lower steam pipes 13, 14.

(Embodiment) Explaining one embodiment of the present invention with reference to the drawings, 2 is a steamed rice cooker for cereals, which includes a primary steaming device 1, a conveyor 4, a dipping device 5, a secondary steaming device 6 and the like on an upper portion of a frame 3. It is possible to clean the high temperature steam sent from the motor 7, which is the power source of the drive unit, the hot water regulator 8 which is the supply source of the high temperature water, and the boiler, at the bottom of the frame 3.
Further, the steam controller 9 having a pressure controller (not shown) is provided.

The primary steaming device 1 is provided with an inlet 10 at the upper end for receiving the previously dipped grains, and at the lower end, a switching operation (either manual or automatic) for discharging / stopping the grains may be performed. It is provided with a grain tank 12 provided with a shutter 11 that can be installed, and an upper steam pipe 13 and a lower steam pipe 14 which are arranged in the middle portion of the grain tank 12 and at a predetermined interval in the vertical direction. . The upper steam pipe 13 and the lower steam pipe 14 are each provided with a plurality of steam discharge ports 15 and can adjust the supply amount of steam (the supply can be stopped). 16 are provided. Further, the steam temperature of the steam sent from the steam controller 9 to the upper steam pipe 13 and the lower steam pipe 14 through the steam guide pipe 17 is a constant pressure of about 100 ° C. and a temperature adjusting means (not shown). It is also possible to control the temperature via ().

In FIG. 3, an adjusting tool 16 is provided on the steam guide tube 17 that communicates with the upper steam tube 13 and the lower steam tube 14, respectively. By operating this adjusting tool 16, the steam of the upper steam tube 13 located above is adjusted. The amount can be adjusted (and can be stopped).
In addition, in any of the embodiments, a base adjustment tool (not shown) that can be sent to the steam guide tube 17 is provided.

The dipping device 5 is provided with a dipping tank 18 capable of storing high-temperature water of about 85 ° C., and a carrying device 19 capable of carrying the grains fed into the dipping tank 18.

The secondary steaming device 6 includes an endless belt 20 on which the grains transported by the transporting device 19 to the outside of the dipping tank 18 can be mounted and transported, and a grain transporting side portion and a non-transporting portion of the primary steaming device 1 are provided. A plurality of steam chambers 21 are provided between the endless belt 20 and the space formed between them.

The endless belt 20 is provided with a large number of ventilation holes to the extent that cereals cannot fall and is rotatably provided. The steam chamber 21 is formed in a box shape with its upper surface opened, and is provided with a width substantially the same as the width in the lateral direction with respect to the grain transport direction. And, while the upper surface of each steam chamber 21 is close to or in contact with the lower surface of the grain transport side portion of the endless zone 20, in the room, about 100 ℃ ~ 1 toward the bottom wall.
A steam pipe 22 is provided in which a plurality of discharge nozzles capable of discharging steam at 15 ° C. are provided at predetermined intervals in the width direction. The temperature of the steam sent into the steam pipe 22 via the steam guide pipe is adjusted so that the temperature can be adjusted via the temperature adjusting means. Further, in this embodiment, the steam formation amount in the steamed rice cooker 2 is configured to be substantially constant, but it may be configured to be adjustable by the steam amount adjusting means. 23 is a cover.

Reference numeral 24 denotes a layer thickness adjusting device provided in the grain tank 12 while being capable of adjusting the layer thickness of the grain by being subjected to the primary steaming by the primary steaming device 1 and conveyed by the conveyor 4.

(Operation) Next, the operation will be described. First, the grains soaked in advance are supplied into the grain tank 12. Then, the base adjusting device is operated to send desired steam into the steam guide pipe 17, and then the adjusting device 16 is operated to supply high temperature steam to the grain from the upper steam pipe 13 and the lower steam pipe 14 for a predetermined time. Then, when the preset time is reached, the operator operates the shutter 11 to drop the steamed grains on the conveyor 4. Then, this grain is conveyed by the conveyor 4 and sent into the immersion tank 18. Then, the grains are stored in the immersion tank 18 and absorb the high temperature water, and are transported to the secondary steaming device 6 side by the transport device 19 and supplied onto the endless belt 20 from the transport end. Then, the grain that has been subjected to high-temperature steam in the primary steaming apparatus 1 and subjected to the immersion treatment is further conveyed by this endless belt 20, but is supplied from the steam chamber 21 through the endless belt 20 during this conveyance. The rice is cooked by bathing in high temperature steam. It should be noted that the grains that are sent following the grains that have been dropped to the shutter 11 by the "opening" operation are gradually dropped following the dropped grains. Therefore, since the sent grains are also bathed with the high-temperature steam supplied from the upper steam pipe 13 and the lower steam pipe 14 at the time of this drop, the primary steaming process of the grains can be continuously performed thereafter.

When the amount of steam is reduced depending on the condition of the grain, one of the adjusting devices 16 is operated to reduce or stop the supply of steam supplied from the one steam pipe 22. The amount of steam can be increased or decreased by operating both adjusting devices 16.

Therefore, since it is possible to supply the steam amount according to the condition of the grain, it is possible to prevent the quality from being deteriorated due to insufficient steaming, and it is possible to obtain rice with high commercial value.

(Effect) According to the present invention, a dipping device 5 is provided under the primary steaming device 1 and a secondary steaming device 6 is provided next to the dipping device 5, so that the grain to which the high temperature steam is supplied in the primary steaming device 1 is soaked. In the steaming rice cooker in which the device 5 is immersed in high temperature water and steamed again in the secondary steaming device 6 by high temperature steam, the primary steaming device 1 includes an upper steam pipe 13, a lower steam pipe 14, and upper and lower steam. Since it was a steaming rice cooker for grains provided with a means for adjusting the amount of steam ejected from the pipes 13 and 14, the steam supply pipes were arranged in a plurality of upper and lower stages of the upper steam pipe 13 and the lower steam pipe 14, so steam without unevenness. Not only can you
Since the means for adjusting the amount of steam ejected from the upper and lower steam pipes 13 and 14 is provided, it is possible to further prevent the uneven steaming of grains and obtain high quality cooked rice.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is an overall side view of a rice cooking device, FIG. 2 is a plan view of a primary steaming device, and FIG. 3 is another embodiment. Explanation of symbols 1 ... Primary steaming device, 2 ... Steaming and cooking device, 3 ... Frame, 4 ... Conveyor, 5 ... Immersion device, 6 ... Secondary steaming device, 7 ... Motor, 8 ... Hot water Regulator, 9 ... Steam regulator, 10 ... Inlet, 11 ... Shutter, 12 ... Grain tank, 13, 14 ... Steam pipe, 15 ... Steam outlet, 16 ...
Adjuster, 17 …… Steam guide tube, 18 …… Immersion tank, 19 ……
Conveyor device, 20 …… Endless belt, 21 …… Steam chamber, 22 …… Steam pipe, 23 …… Cover, 24 …… Layer thickness adjuster.

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A dipping device 5 is provided next to the primary steaming device 1, and a secondary steaming device 6 is provided next to the dipping device 5, and the grain to which high temperature steam has been supplied in the primary steaming device 1 is used for the dipping device 5. In the steaming rice cooker which is immersed in high temperature water and steamed again by high temperature steam in the secondary steaming device 6, the primary steaming device 1 includes an upper steam pipe 13, a lower steam pipe 14, and upper and lower steam pipes 13, Steamer and rice cooker for cereals equipped with means for adjusting the amount of steam ejected from 14.