JP2592264Y2 - Weighing rice bin - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a weighing rice bin capable of weighing out a predetermined amount of rice stored in a rice storage room by operating an operation knob.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 3-41643, a rice inlet opening at an upper end of the outer case of a rice bin main body, and a lid for opening and closing the rice inlet. A hopper for forming a rice storage compartment in the inner space of the outer case, a weighing device disposed below the hopper, and an operation knob for operating the weighing device to discharge a fixed amount of rice. Rice bins are known.

On the other hand, in recent years, the dietary habits have been diversifying, and so-called blended rice, which is a blend of different types of rice, such as germ rice, wheat, brown rice, etc., according to taste, is mixed with white rice, and ingredients such as beans are mixed. Many people eat rice. Then, when blending rice mixed with the above blended rice and ingredients in a general household, a desired amount of white rice is weighed out with a measuring rice bottle and taken out, and different types of rice and ingredients stored in a place different from the place where the measuring rice bin is installed. It was mixed with white rice measured with a measuring rice bin.

[0004]

However, there is a problem in that it is troublesome and troublesome to blend different kinds of rice stored in different places.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of this problem. That is, when rice is stored in the rice storage room of a weighed rice bin, the rice storage room is rarely filled with enough rice, and usually at most 7 to 8 rice is stored in the rice storage room.
Focusing on the fact that you only need to add rice for a minute,
By using the empty space in the rice storage room to store rice of a different type from the rice in the rice storage room, a weighed rice bin that can easily carry out the blending operation of blended rice etc. The purpose is to provide.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A measuring rice bin according to the present invention comprises an outer case, a rice inlet provided at an upper end of the outer case, a lid for opening and closing the rice inlet, and an outer case provided on the outer case. A hopper that forms a rice storage compartment in the inner space of the rice box, a rice bottle main body having a weighing device disposed below the hopper and an operation knob for operating a weighing device to discharge a fixed amount of rice, and the rice input port. An inner container to be inserted above the rice storage room and a left side of the outer case
Tei an engagement holding portion for holding the inner container is provided in each upper end of the right side plate portions over the site of the US storage compartment
You. Furthermore, the engagement holding portion is provided on an outer portion of the engagement holding portion.
A stepped slide surface that is one step higher than the inner case is formed , and the inner container has a length dimension in the front-rear direction of the outer case.
And has a flange at the upper opening edge.
Provided, the flange portion is mounted on the engagement holding portion,
On the slide surface inside the lid,
Inner lid for opening and closing the opening is slidable back and forth
It is shall have been rests.

[0007]

According to the present invention, by opening the lid and opening the rice inlet at the upper end of the outer case, rice can be introduced from the rice inlet into the rice storage room. Then, the rice in the rice storage room is taken out in a fixed amount by operating the operation knob to operate the measuring device. In addition, an inner container is arranged in an empty space above the rice storage room in which rice is stored, and it is possible to store different kinds of rice in the inner container.

[0008]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing a rice bin main body 1 in a metered rice bin according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a rice bin main body 1 includes a vertically long box-shaped outer case 2, a hopper 3 provided inside the outer case 2, and a hopper 3.
And a rice input port 5 provided at the upper end of the outer case 2 (not shown in the figure; see FIG. 2).
And a lid 6 for opening and closing the rice inlet 5, and first to third operation knobs 7, 8, and 9 for operating the measuring device 4 to discharge a fixed amount of rice. And the above hopper 3
As a result, a rice storage room 10 is defined in the inner space of the outer case 2. An insertion space 12 for the rice receiving container 11 is provided below the measuring device 4. A first lever member 13 and a second lever member 14 for operating the measuring device 4 are provided below the hopper 3, and the first lever member 13 is connected to the first operation knob 7 via the first shaft 15. , And the second lever member 14 is operatively connected to the second operation knob 8 via the second shaft 16. The configuration and operation of each part of the rice bin main body 1 will be described in further detail later.

FIG. 2 shows the measuring rice bin of FIG. 1 with the lid 6 removed. FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional front view showing the structure of the upper part of the outer case 2 in the measuring rice bin of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, inwardly projecting ridges 21 and 2 are formed on upper ends of left and right side plates 2a and 2a in the outer case 2.
1 are formed, and stepped engagement holding portions 22, 22 are formed on the upper surface side of these ridges 21, 21. Further, stepped slide surfaces 23, 23 which are one step higher than the engagement holding portions 22, 22 are formed outside the engagement holding portions 22, 22 in the protrusions 21, 21.

Reference numeral 24 denotes an inner container, as shown in FIG.
The inner container 24 has a length approximately half the length of the outer case 2 in the front-rear direction Z, and a flange 25 is provided integrally with the opening edge at the upper end. The inner container 24 is inserted into the upper part of the rice storage chamber 10 through the rice inlet 5 and the flange 25 is engaged with the engagement holding parts 22 and 2.
2 and is held at the upper part of the rice storage room 10 as shown in FIGS. In this case, the upper part of the rice storage room 10 is filled with an appropriate amount of rice R put into the rice storage room 10.
Space that is not filled, ie, empty space 10a
Therefore, it can be said that the inner container 24 is disposed using the empty space 10a of the rice storage room 10. Therefore, even if the inner container 24 is installed, the rice storage capacity in the rice storage room 10 does not decrease. In addition,
The inner container 24 can be slid forward and backward as indicated by arrows A and A ′, and the inner container 24 can be installed at a position behind the rice inlet 5 as shown in FIG. The following description will be made on the case where the unit is installed at the rear part of the rice inlet 5 as shown in FIG.

Reference numeral 26 denotes an inner lid made of a rectangular plate, and both edges of the inner lid are slidably mounted on the slide surfaces 23, 23. When the inner lid 26 is slid backward B ′, the opening 24a of the inner container 24 is closed by the inner lid 26. Conversely, when the inner lid 26 is slid forward B, the opening 24a of the inner container 24 is slid. Is opened,
The rice inlet 5 is closed by the inner lid 26 and the inner container 24.

According to the metering rice bin having the above-described structure,
A desired amount of rice R is discharged into the rice receiving container 11 by depressing any one of the first to third operation knobs 7, 8, 9 to operate the measuring device 4. When, for example, germ rice R1 is put in the inner container 24, a desired amount of germ rice R1 of the inner container 24 can be blended with the rice taken out of the rice receiving container 11 on the spot.

When the rice inlet 5 is opened by sliding the inner lid 26 rearward B ', the opening 24a of the inner container 24 is closed by the inner lid 26 with the opening, so that the opened rice inlet 5 is opened. When refilling rice storage room 10 with rice R
Does not enter the inner container 24 and mix with the germ rice R1 in the inner container 24. Conversely, when the rice lid 5 is closed by sliding the inner lid 26 forward B, the opening 24a of the inner container 24 is opened accordingly, so that when the germ rice R1 is put into the inner container 24, the germ rice R1 is removed. not be mixed in the US R entered the rice storage chamber 10.

FIG. 4 shows a modification of the inner container 24.
In the inner container 24, a large number of measuring boxes 28 can be accommodated side by side. When such an inner container 24 is used, for example, one set of measuring basins 28 is housed side by side in the inner container 24, and embryo rice is put in each of the measuring basins 28.
It is possible to blend the germ rice in the measuring chamber 28 taken out of the inner container 24 on the spot with the rice R taken out in Step 1. Also, how many germ rice in the measuring basin 28 are transferred to the rice receiving container 11.
Depending blending the rice R, which is convenient for the amount thereof is determined.

Next, the configuration and operation of each part of the rice bin main body 1 will be described in detail.

The measuring device 4 shown in FIG. 1 has a function as a measuring cell. In the illustrated example, the measuring device 4 has a cylindrical first measuring cell 17 for measuring one set of rice and a two-cell measuring container. A second cylindrical measuring chamber 18 for measuring rice;
The measuring chambers 17 and 18 are concentrically arranged side by side around a central shaft 19 laid horizontally on the outer case 2.

FIG. 7 and the first metering chambers 1, as shown in FIG. 8
7 has a stopper 31 protruding therefrom.
Reference numeral 1 denotes an opening edge 3 of the exterior plate 32 that covers the first measuring chamber 17.
The rotation of the first measuring chamber 17 is stopped by abutting on 2a. Although not shown, the same configuration is employed for the second measuring basin 18.

The first measuring member 17 corresponds to the first lever member 13. The first lever member 13 has a pressing portion 13 at one end.
a, a gear portion 13b is provided at the other end, and a central portion of the first lever member 13 is rotatably supported by a horizontal shaft 33 laid horizontally on the outer case 2. The gear portion 13b is meshed with a gear portion 34 provided concentrically and integrally with the first measuring chamber 17. The first
The gear portion 13b of the lever member 13 is provided with a rotation stopping portion 13c.
The first lever member 13 is restricted from rotating by contacting the outer peripheral surface of the first lever member 4.

The second measuring member 18 corresponds to the second lever member 14. Although not shown in detail, the second lever member 14 has the same structure as shown in FIG. The center of the second lever member 14 is rotatably supported by the horizontal shaft 33, and
A pressing portion 14a is provided at one end of the lever member 14, and a gear portion (not shown) provided at the other end is provided with the second measuring tub 1
8 is meshed with a gear portion (not shown) provided integrally and concentrically. The second lever member 14 is also provided with a rotation stopper (not shown) similar to that of the first lever member 13, and the rotation stopper restricts the rotation of the second lever member 14. It is supposed to be.

Spring bodies (not shown) are interposed between the horizontal shaft 33 and the first lever member 13 and between the horizontal shaft 33 and the second lever member 14, respectively. The pressing portion 13a of the first lever member 13 and the pressing portion 14a of the second lever member 14 are constantly urged in the upward direction.

The outer case 2 of the rice bottle main body 1 has an open front surface, and a unit-type operating device 40 shown in detail in an exploded perspective view of FIG. 5 is provided on the open front surface. The operation device 40 includes a cover body 41, a main front plate 42, an auxiliary front plate 43, the first to third operation knobs 7, 8, 9 and the first and second shafts 1.
5, 16 are provided.

The cover 41 has a large number of reinforcing ribs 44.
, And a spacer 45. A viewing window 46 made of a transparent plate is provided at a substantially central portion of the viewing window 46, and an opening 47 is formed below the viewing window 46. In addition, 41 a is an upper bent piece provided at the upper end of the cover 41, and 41 b is a lower bent piece provided at the lower end of the cover 21.

The main front plate 42 has folded mounting flanges 48, 48 at left and right ends, respectively.
An opening 49 is provided in the upper half.

The auxiliary front plate 43 includes a rectangular opening 51, a viewing window 52 below the rectangular opening 51, and a lock mechanism mounting hole 53.
(See FIG. 1, FIG. 2, and FIG. 6 ), and a hanging wall portion 54 above the rectangular opening 51 on the back surface side. A lock mechanism 55 is mounted in the lock mechanism mounting hole 53. The lock mechanism 55 is provided with the mounting hole 53.
And a pair of left and right protrusions 57 and 58 provided on the knob 56. The protrusions 57 and 58 are disposed on the back side of the auxiliary front plate 43. I have.

[0026] The front surface of the first operating knob 7 and the protruding portions 61 for pressing is projected, FIG. 7 on the rear surface and 8
An engagement piece 62 having a cut-out hole 63 as shown in FIG.
The first operation knob 7 further has a slide piece 64 protruding upward, and a protrusion 65 provided at a lower part on the front surface. The same applies to the second operation knob 8.
A projecting piece 66 and an engaging piece 6 having a cut-out hole 68
7, a slide piece 69, and a protrusion 70 (see FIG. 6 ), the size of which is the same as that of the first operation knob 7.

The third operation knob 9 has a projection 71 on the front surface which is larger than the projections 61 and 66 of the first and second operation knobs 7 and 8. Also, a pair of left and right legs 72, 72 is provided below the third operation knob 9,
A slide piece 73 protrudes from the upper end.

The first and second shafts 15, 16 have engaging portions 74, 7, the upper ends of which are bent laterally.
5 (see FIG. 1), and U-shaped locking members 76 and 77 are fixed to their lower ends.

The auxiliary front plate 43 is a main front plate 4.
7 and 8 , the second opening 49 is closed on the front side of the main front plate 42, and upper and lower ends thereof are fixed to the main front plate 42 using fasteners 81 such as set screws. Is done. As shown in FIG. 6 , the first operation knob 7 and the second operation knob 8 are loosely fitted between the left and right legs 72, 72 of the third operation knob 9 in a side-by-side state. The lower edge 9a of the third operation knob 9 is mounted on each of the projecting pieces 61 and 66 of the second operation knob 8. Further, the first and second shafts 15, 16 are inserted into the holes 63, 68 of the engagement pieces 62, 67 of the first operation knob 7 and the second operation knob 8.
Are engaged with each other. The first operation knob 7 with the shafts 15 and 16 assembled in this manner
When the second operating knob 8 and the third operation knob 9, 7
And as shown in FIG. 8 , the projecting pieces 61, 66, 71
Is inserted into the rectangular opening 51 of the auxiliary front plate 43 so as to be superimposed on the back surface of the auxiliary front plate 43, and the protrusion 65 of the first operation knob 7 corresponds to the projection 57 of the lock mechanism 55, and the second operation The protrusion 70 of the knob 8 corresponds to the protrusion 58 of the lock mechanism 55. Thereafter, the cover body 41 is superimposed on the mounting flanges 48, 48 of the main front plate 42, and is fixed to the mounting flanges 48, 48 using fasteners 82, such as set screws. Thus, the cover body 41 is attached to the main front plate 4.
2 when the cover 4 is fixed.
The intermediate portions of the first shaft 15 and the second shaft 16 are copied by the left and right lateral deflection regulating guide pieces 85 and the front and rear lateral deflection regulating guide pieces 86, 86 formed on the upper edge of the reference numeral 7.

As described above, the cover body 41, the main front plate 42, the auxiliary front plate 43, the first to third operation knobs 7,
Unit type operating device 40 formed by assembling 8, 9 with first and second shafts 15, 16
Is mounted on the front surface of the outer case 2 of the rice bin main body 1. At this time, the first and second shafts 15, 1
6, the corresponding locking members 76, 77 at the lower ends and the pressing portions 13a, 14a of the first and second lever members 13, 14 are engaged with each other. When the operating device 40 is mounted on the outer case 2, the mounting flanges 48, 48 of the main front plate 42 are used.
The lower ends of the mounting pieces 85 and 85 and the mounting flanges 48 and 48 projecting from the upper ends of the upper case are screwed to the outer case 2 side.

[0031] In a state of mounting the operation unit 40 to the outer case 2, window viewing as in FIGS. 1, 7 and 8 46 and 52
Is disposed above the top end 3a of the hopper 3, and first to third operation knobs 7, 8, 9 are disposed above the viewing windows 46, 52.

With the above configuration, the amount of rice remaining in the rice storage room 10 can be peeped from outside through the peep windows 46 and 52. Then, the first to third operation knobs 7, 8,
Since 9 is provided above the viewing windows 46 and 52, even if the metering rice bin is placed on the floor, the positions of the operation knobs 7, 8, and 9 are different from those on the floor. Become a high place. Therefore, the person who tries to take out the rice can easily press down the operation knobs 7, 8, and 9 without bending down or bending down so much. Further, the rice storage room 10 partitioned by the hopper 3 and the operation knobs 7,
8, 9 and the installation locations of the first and second shafts 15, 16 are separated by the cover body 41, so that the rice in the rice storage room 10 can be installed at the installation locations such as the operation knobs 7, 8, 9 and the like. There is no occurrence of a situation in which the smooth operation is hindered.

In such a metered rice bin, the third operation knob 9 is depressed when it is desired to take out three sets of rice.
By doing so, the first operation knob 7 and the second operation knob 8 are simultaneously pushed down by the lower edge 9a of the third operation knob 9, and the downward movement of the first operation knob 7 and the second operation knob 8 is performed. The first shaft member 15 and the second shaft member 16 transmit the first lever member 13 and the second lever member 14 to each other.
Rotate around the fulcrum. The first metering chambers 17 as shown in FIG 8. FIG 7 with the second metering squares 18 rotates. Along with this, the rice inlet 17a of the first measuring basin 17 is
And the supply of rice from the funnel opening 3b to the first measuring chamber 17 is cut off, and at the same time, the rice discharge port 17b of the first measuring chamber 17
Is released. Although not shown, the same occurs for the second measuring chamber 18. Therefore, the first measuring cell 1
One set of rice is discharged from the seventh measuring box 18, two sets of rice are discharged from the second measuring chamber 18, and a total of three sets of rice are extracted.

When it is desired to take out one set of rice, only the first operation knob 7 is pressed down, and the downward movement of the first operation knob 7 is controlled by the first shaft 15 by the first lever member 1.
3, the first lever member 13 rotates about the horizontal shaft 33 as a fulcrum. Therefore, the first measuring chamber 17 rotates, the rice discharge port 17b is opened, and one set of rice is discharged. When it is desired to take out two sets of rice, if only the second operation knob 8 is pressed down, the downward movement of the second operation knob 8 is transmitted to the second lever member 14 by the second shaft 16 and the second lever member 14 rotates around the horizontal shaft 33 as a fulcrum. Therefore, the second measuring chamber 18 is rotated, the rice discharge port (not shown) is opened, and two-piece rice is discharged.

If the knob 56 of the lock mechanism 55 is slid sideways so that the projections 57 and 58 respectively face the projections 65 and 70 of the first and second operation knobs 7 and 8, It becomes impossible to depress not only the operation knobs 7 and 8 but also the third operation knob 9. Locked. In such a locked state, rice cannot be taken out. If the locking members 76, 77 at the lower end portions of the shafts 15, 16 are formed in a U-shape, if the rice is clogged in the state where the operation knob is pressed down (see FIG. 8 ) and cannot be returned to the original position, The lever members 13 and 14 can be moved up and down, and this operation can eliminate rice clogging.

In this metered rice bin, the first shaft 1
Reference numeral 5 denotes a connection mechanism for interlocking the first operation knob 7 and the first lever member 13, and the second shaft 16 interlocks the second operation knob 8 to the second lever member 14. To form a connection mechanism. When the coupling mechanism is formed by the shafts 15 and 16 in this manner, the configuration of the coupling mechanism is extremely simplified because the configuration of the shafts 15 and 16 is extremely simple. Nevertheless, the operation knobs 7 and 8 and the lever member 13 are nevertheless. , 14
Has the merit that it is reliably linked.

[0037]

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, it is possible to store rice of a different type from the rice in the rice storage room by using the empty space of the rice storage room in the measuring rice bin. There is an effect that it can be easily performed. Moreover, the inner container is in front of and behind the outer case.
It is formed to a length of approximately half the length of the direction.
If the container is located above the rice storage room,
The other half of the entrance in the front-rear direction is open, and
Rice from the open area even with the inner container deployed
Can be conveniently supplied to the rice storage room. Also,
The opening at the upper end of the inner container or about half of the rice inlet
Can be opened and closed with an inner lid that can slide in the front-rear direction.
So, in one of rice storage room or inner container, rice or the rice
When replenishing different kinds of rice etc., the replenished rice etc.
An advantage that can prevent mixing into the other inner container or rice storage room
There is a point.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing a rice bin main body in a measuring rice bin according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the metering rice bin of FIG. 1 with a lid removed.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional front view showing a structure of an upper portion of an outer case in the measuring rice bin of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a modification of the inner container .

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the operation device .

FIG. 6 is a front view showing an operation knob and a lock mechanism of the operation knob.
FIG .

FIG. 7 shows an operating device, a non-operating scale and a lever member.
FIG .

FIG. 8 shows an operating device, a weighing device in an operating state, and a lever member.
It is a longitudinal side view shown .

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Rice bin main body 2 Outer case 3 Hopper 4 Meter 5 Rice inlet 6 Lid 7, 8, 9 Operation knob 10 Rice storage room 24 Inner container 22 Engagement holding part R Rice

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. An outer case, a rice inlet provided at an upper end portion of the outer case, a lid for opening and closing the rice inlet, and a rice storage compartment defined in an inner space of the outer case provided in the outer case. A hopper, a scale disposed below the hopper, and a rice bin main body having an operation knob for operating the scale to discharge a fixed amount of rice; and a rice bin main body inserted through the rice inlet to be positioned above the rice storage room. that the inner container, Yes and an engagement holding portion for holding the inner container is provided in each upper end of the side plate portions of the right and left of the outer case to upper part of the rice storage chamber, the engaging holding part On the outer part of the
A raised stepped slide surface is formed, and the inner container is substantially the same as the length of the outer case in the front-rear direction.
It has a half length and has a flange at the upper opening edge.
The flange is mounted on the engagement holding portion, and the inner surface of the inner container is placed on the slide surface inside the lid.
The inner lid to open and close the end opening slides back and forth
Weighing flour container characterized that you have been rests on standing.