JP2528638B2 - Household white rice storage - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a domestic white rice storehouse capable of preserving white rice and improving its taste by cooling and refining the white rice with a simple structure.

[Prior Art] A conventional domestic white rice storage will be described with reference to FIG. An upper half of a box-shaped machine frame (30) of a domestic white rice storage (29) is formed into a funnel-shaped white rice tank (31), and a plurality of weighing containers (32) are provided below the white rice tank (31). Weighing container with different capacity 32
Each of them is rotatably supported on the support shaft 33, and one end of the measuring container
The operating rods 35 fixed to 32 are pulled by elastic springs 32 to fix the measuring containers 32, respectively. A rice supply port (36) is provided on the upper wall of the weighing container (32) and a rice discharge valve (37) is provided on the lower side. Reference numeral 38 is a rice discharging port, and a take-out container 39 is provided below the weighing container 32.
And a reference numeral 40 is a lid for sealing the white rice tank.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described. White rice tank
White rice is put into 31 and the lid 40 is put on the white rice tank 31 to store the white rice. When taking out the white rice, when the operating rod 35 of the weighing container 32 of the required capacity is released from the locking portion (not shown) for stopping the rice supply, the operating rod 35 moves upward due to the elastic force of the elastic spring 34 and stops. To do. Then, the rice supply port 36 provided on the upper wall portion of the weighing container 32 opens, and the white rice flows down into the weighing container 32 and is filled there. Then, when the operating rod 35 is moved downward, the rice supply port 36 is closed and the rice discharge valve 37 provided on the lower side of the weighing container 32 is opened. The white rice in the weighing container 32 is discharged from the rice discharging port 38 and accumulated in the take-out container 39, and the take-out container 39 is taken out of the machine to wash the white rice and cook rice with an electric pot or the like.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The conventional domestic white rice storage as described above has the following drawbacks.

a. Since white rice is stored at room temperature, when it is stored at a high temperature such as in summer, the temperature of white rice rises, the white rice deteriorates, and harmful insects such as weevil weevil are generated, which is unsanitary.

b. With the spread of air-conditioning equipment at home, household white rice storage is often installed in a low-humidity atmosphere. Therefore, the reduced equilibrium moisture content causes the white rice to dry, and when the dried white rice is immersed in water. Cracks occur in the water, and the rice grains crumble even when you cook rice.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the above-mentioned problems and to provide a domestic white rice storehouse capable of preserving white rice and improving its taste with a simple structure.

[Means for Solving the Problem] In order to achieve this object, the present invention has the following configuration.

A plurality of cylinders are provided in a white rice tank provided in a box-shaped machine frame, and an opening / closing lid is provided at the upper part of the white rice tank to form an airtight chamber and a box-shaped cooling chamber with a built-in cooling body is mounted. The cooling chamber and the supply cylinder are communicated with each other via a ventilation pipe so that cold air can flow through the polished rice in the polished rice tank.

[Operation] The cold and moisture generated by the cooling body placed in the cooling chamber is supplied from the ventilation pipe to the white rice stored in the white rice tank through the cylinder for supplying rice. Due to the supplied cold humidity, the white rice is cooled and tempered at the same time.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway front view of a domestic white rice storage according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side sectional view thereof. An upper half of the box-shaped machine frame 2 of the domestic white rice storage 1 is formed into a funnel-shaped white rice tank 3, and a plurality of weighing containers 4 are provided below the white rice tank 3. The measuring containers 4 having different capacities are rotatably supported by the support shaft 5, and one end of the operating rod 7 fixed to the measuring container 4 is pulled by the elastic springs 6 ...
Fix the tension of each. A rice supply port 8 is provided on the upper wall of the weighing container 4 and a rice discharge valve 9 is provided on the lower side. Sign
Reference numeral 10 denotes a rice discharge port, and a take-out container 11 is provided at the bottom of the weighing container 4 so that it can be freely taken in and out. Further, reference numeral 12 is a locking hole portion for stopping the rice supply provided in the rice discharging guide groove 13 of the operating rod 7. As a cylinder to be installed in the white rice tank 3, a pulse-shaped umbrella 14 having a mountain-shaped cross section
A large number of A and 14B are mounted parallel to each other on the side wall of the white rice tank 3, and a cooling chamber 16 provided with an opening / closing lid 15 on the top of the box-shaped machine frame 2 is openably and closably mounted. A cooling body 17 in which a refrigerant is enclosed is arranged in the cooling chamber 16, and the cooling chamber 16 and the umbilical cords 14A, 14B are connected to the ventilation pipes 18A, 18B,
Communication is performed through the through holes 19A and 19B. It should be noted that the cooling body 17 is placed in the cooling chamber 16 after being frozen in a freezer or the like of a refrigerator.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described. White rice purchased at a rice grain store is opened in the cooling chamber 16 and stored in the white rice tank 3. The cold and moisture generated by the cooling body 17 arranged in the cooling chamber 16 is supplied from the cooling chamber 16 to the umbilical umbrella 14A through the through hole 19A and the ventilation pipe 18A, and the cold and moisture are absorbed in the white rice stored in the white rice tank 3. Supplied, the white rice is cooled and conditioned.
The cold and humidity obtained by cooling and conditioning white rice are circulated from the umbilical cord umbrella 14B to the cooling chamber 16 through the ventilation pipe 18B and the through hole 19B. When the cooled and tempered white rice is taken out, the operating rod 7 corresponding to the weighing container 4 having a required capacity is detached from the locking portion 12 for stopping the rice feeding, and the operating rod 7 is elastically moved by the elastic force of the elastic spring 6. Move up and stop. Then, the rice supply port 8 provided on the upper wall portion of the weighing container 4 opens, and the white rice flows down into the weighing container 4 and is filled there. Then, when the operating rod 7 is moved downward, the rice supply port 8 is closed and the rice discharge valve 9 provided on the lower side of the weighing container 4 is opened. The white rice in the weighing container 4 is discharged from the discharge port 10 and accumulated in the take-out container 11, and the take-out container 11 is taken out of the machine to wash the white rice and cook the rice with an electric kettle or the like.

FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 are side sectional views of the essential portions of another embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 9, a blower 20 is provided in the cooling chamber 16, and the blower 20 communicates with the ventilation pipe 18A through the through hole 19A. Blower
The cold and humid air is supplied to the white rice from the umbilical cord umbrella 14A through the hole 19A and the ventilation pipe 18A by 20.
It is sent from 14B to the cooling chamber 16 through the ventilation pipe 18B and the through hole 19B. In this way, by providing the blower 20, the cooling body
The cold and moisture generated by 17 can be reliably supplied to white rice. In FIG. 4, reference numeral 21 is a water tank, and the water tank 21
Moisture generated from the rice is supplied to the white rice stored in the white rice tank 3 by the blower 20 together with the cold humidity generated by the cooling body 17. By providing the water tank 21 in this way, moisture is constantly supplied to the cooling chamber 16, so that overdrying of white rice can be prevented.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view showing another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a main part thereof. A moist air generator 22 is provided below the box-shaped machine frame 2 of the domestic white rice storage 1. Wet air generator 22
In the lower part of the box-shaped machine frame 2, an opening / closing plate 23 composed of a transparent wall through which the amount of water can be seen is provided so as to be openable and closable, and a water tank 24 is provided on the back surface thereof. A rotating cloth belt 25 is installed inside the water tank 24 so that it can be freely attached and detached, and the air supply path faces the upper half of the rotating cloth belt 25.
26 is provided, and the air supply passage 26 communicates with the ventilation pipe 18A via the air supply pipe 27. Reference numeral 28 is a motor that rotates the rotary cloth belt 25.

When the motor 28 rotates, the rotary cloth belt 25 rotates, and this rotation causes moisture to be generated from the rotary cloth belt 25 supplied with water from the water tank 24. Moisture from the rotating cloth belt 25 is sent to the ventilation pipe 18A via the air supply passage 26 and the air supply pipe 27,
From the umbilical cord 14 with the cool and humidity of the cooling chamber 16 by the blower 20,
It is supplied to the white rice stored in the white rice tank 3. By providing the moist air generator 22 in this way, the contact area between the rotary cloth belt and the atmosphere is large, so that moisture can be efficiently generated.

As the supply cylinder described in the above embodiment, the supply cylinder may be formed by a porous wall plate instead of the mountain-shaped striations, or the supply cylinder may be installed upright.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the domestic white rice storage of the present invention, the following effects are achieved.

A. Since white rice is stored at low temperature, the temperature of white rice does not rise even when it is stored at high temperature such as in summer, the storability of white rice is improved, and pests such as weevil can be prevented.

B. Since the polished rice is conditioned, even if the polished rice is immersed in water, cracks do not occur in the water, and rice with a good taste can be finished.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway front view of a domestic white rice storage according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional side view thereof, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are sectional side views of essential parts of another embodiment, and FIG. Is a side sectional view showing another embodiment, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an essential part thereof, and FIG. 7 is a side sectional view showing a conventional example. 1 ... household white rice storage, 2 ... box-shaped machine frame, 3 ... white rice tank, 4 ... weighing container, 5 ... spindle, 6 ... elastic spring, 7 ... operating rod, 8 ... feed Rice mouth, 9 ... Rice exhaust valve, 10 ...
... Rice discharging port, 11 ... take-out container, 12 ... locking hole for stopping rice supply, 13 ... rice discharging guide groove, 14A, 14B ... vein umbrella, 15 ...
Open / close lid, 16 ... Cooling chamber, 17 ... Cooling body, 18A, 18B ... Ventilation pipe, 19A, 19B ... Through hole, 20 ... Blower, 21 ... Water tank, 2
2 …… Wet air generator, 23 …… Opening / closing plate, 24 …… Water tank, 25…
… Rotating cloth belt, 26 …… Air duct, 27 …… Air duct, 28 ……
Motor, 29 …… Household white rice storage, 30 …… Box machine frame,
31 …… White rice tank, 32 …… Measuring container, 33 …… Spindle, 34…
… Elastic spring, 35 …… Operating rod, 36 …… Rice feeding port, 37 …… Rice discharging valve, 38 …… Rice discharging port, 39 …… Extracting container, 40 …… Lid.

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A box shape in which a plurality of cylinders are provided in a white rice tank provided in a box-shaped machine frame, an opening / closing lid is provided at an upper portion of the white rice tank to form an airtight chamber, and a cooling body is incorporated. The above-mentioned cooling chamber is placed, and the cooling chamber and the supply cylinder are communicated with each other through a ventilation pipe so that cold air is distributed to the white rice in the white rice tank. 2. The domestic white rice storage according to claim 1, wherein a blower is connected to the upper end of the ventilation pipe so that cold air is forced to flow through the white rice. 3. The domestic white rice storage according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a water tank is provided in the cooling chamber.