JP2759026B2 - Rice cooker - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a commercial rice cooker .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a commercial炊 rice apparatus, JP-A-4-21
No. 8112 is disclosed. In this method, a rice cooker is provided below a rice washer for washing rice weighed and discharged from a rice cooker, and the rice cooker is fitted into an upper part of an inner pot of the rice cooker to close an upper end opening of the inner pot. An upper lid is provided. The upper lid is provided with an input port through which the rice dropped and supplied from the rice washing machine is passed, and a shutter which is movable in the horizontal direction and closes the input port so as to be able to open and close is provided. Things. In addition, the upper lid can be moved up and down freely by the opening and closing arm, and the rice cooker can be moved horizontally forward. Do.

[0003]

In the prior art, a shutter, that is, a rice slot is opened and closed.
When the moving direction of the closing member is lateral
The next task was to move back and forth (depth direction)
there were. In other words, whether the rice washer is of the horizontal or fixed type
Even so, put rice from rice washer into rice cooker and let it fall
Sometimes, the rice cooker is located directly under the coaxial of the rice washer,
Move the closing member in the depth direction to open the input port.
The rice washer was just above the rice cooker,
The visual inspection of the open state is difficult due to the
Was.

[0004] This type of commercial rice cooker is used for floors such as kitchens.
It is often installed in rice cooker in this installation state
Standing work in a kitchen, etc. because the bowl is at a low position near the floor
Cooking is difficult to visually check the open / closed state of the slot.
It was difficult. To eliminate these, the home
One side of the top lid (closing member) as seen in a rice cooker
And the other end is movable up and down around the pivot.
Not only makes the overall height of the equipment too high, but also
Above, wasteful, large space is required and cooking
The distance between the rice cooker and the rice washing machine has increased,
There is a problem that it always falls from a high position .

[0005] Therefore, the present invention increases the overall height of the apparatus.
Visual inspection of the open / closed state of the closing member (eg, top lid)
It is an object to provide a rice cooker that can be easily checked.

[0006]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention is for washing weighed rice.
Rice washing machine 3 and rice input provided below rice washing machine 3
A rice cooker 4 having a mouth, and a rice opening of the rice cooker 4
And a closing member 10 which is
Cook rice from rice washer 3 through the rice inlet
Receiving in the rice cooker 4 and closing the closing member 10
A rice cooker that cooks rice in a
To this end, the following technical measures have been taken.

That is, the rice cooker according to the present invention comprises
The opening / closing operation of the closing member 10 is performed when the closing member 10 is viewed from the front.
It is supposed to move laterally in an almost horizontal posture in the left and right direction.
The closing member 10 in the open state is engaged with the rice cooker 4 in an overlapping manner.
And the weight of the closing member 10 is supported by the rice cooker 4.
It is characterized by having.

[0008]

[Action] After measuring rice in the rice washer 3, the rice washer 3
To drop the rice into the rice cooker 4, put the rice
Position rice cooker 4 having an input port, and put it through rice input port.
And put it in. Therefore, the closing member 10 is opened.
However, in this opening operation, the closing member 10 is viewed from the front in a substantially horizontal posture.
In the horizontal direction.

The moving direction of the closing member 10 is a lateral shift.
The rice washer 3 is located just above the rice cooker 4
Even if it is, the visual confirmation of the open state becomes easy and reliable.
Also, since it is moved laterally in an almost horizontal posture during the opening operation,
There is no need to increase the vertical distance between the rice washer 3 and the rice cooker 4
In addition, the total height of the apparatus is not so bulky. Further open
In this state, the closing member 10 is engaged with the rice cooker 4 in an overlapping manner.
The weight of the closing member 10 can be supported by the rice cooker 4,
Here, the structure is simplified.

After the rice is received in the rice cooker 4, a closing member
10 is moved in the horizontal direction in a horizontal position and the input port is closed.
In this closed state, the process proceeds to the rice cooking process.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The drawing shows a configuration diagram of a full-automatic rice cooker for business use,
In FIG. 1, a rice cooker has a rice cooker 1 for storing rice in an upper part thereof.
And a meter 2 for measuring and discharging the rice in the rice accumulator 1 is provided below the rice accumulator 1, and below the meter 2,
A rice washer 3 for washing rice discharged from the measuring device 2 is provided, and a rice cooker 4 is provided below the rice washer 3. The rice storage device 1, the rice washer 3, and the like are provided with a body frame (not shown). The rice cooker 4 is attached to the body frame
It can be pulled out in the row) direction.

The rice washer 3 has a shower water supply pipe 5
There is provided a water supply device 6 for supplying water from the inside to the inside, and a rice discharge valve 7 for discharging rice after washing rice is provided at a lower portion. The rice cooker 4 has an inner pot 8 fitted into a main body (not shown) having a heating source such as a burner. The inner pot 8 is a cylindrical container having an open bottom and a bottom, and has a stepped portion 9 which is stepped radially outward over the entire periphery at an upper end portion. The rice cooker 4 is provided with an upper lid 10 which engages with the step 9 to fit over the upper part of the inner pot 8 and close the upper end opening of the inner pot 8 so that it can be opened and closed.

That is, in this embodiment, the upper end opening of the inner pot 8 is provided.
Is a rice input port, and the upper lid 10 allows the input port to be freely opened and closed.
That is, it is a closed member. In addition, rice cookers
Is a closing member (hereinafter referred to as a closing member) for opening and closing the rice inlet of the rice cooker 4.
An opening and closing device 11 for driving the opening and closing of the cover 10 is provided. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the opening / closing device 11 has a horizontal support shaft 12 provided above the upper cover 10, and the support shaft 12 is disposed from the center of the upper cover 10 to the outer peripheral side. In addition, a pair of brackets 13 fixed on the upper lid 10 are pivotally connected to each other so as to be rotatable around an axis.

A link 14 is disposed on each side of the upper lid 10 in the axial direction of the support shaft 12, and one end of the link 14 is connected to the support shaft 1.
2 is pivotally attached to the end of the shaft 2 so as to be rotatable around the axis of the support shaft 12. Each link 14 is disposed in a direction orthogonal to the support shaft 12 from the support shaft 12 toward the opposite side to the center of the upper lid 10. A forward / reverse motor 15 is provided on the other end of one of the links 14. An output shaft 16 of the (drive means) is fixed, and a shaft 17 is fixed to the other end of the other link 14, and the shaft 17 is supported by a bearing member 18. The output shaft 16 and the shaft 17 have an axis parallel to the support shaft 12, and the motor 15 and the bearing member 18 are fixed to the main body frame via a bracket or the like.

[0015] Therefore, according to the configuration, the motor 15, the one end of the link 14 so as to upward move, rotate the other end of the link 14, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 4, the upper cover 10 When the side on which the support shaft 12 is pivotally attached is lifted upward and the link 14 is further rotated in the same direction, the upper lid 10 is lifted on one side and the other side on the inner hook 8.
The upper lid 10 is moved in the horizontal direction by sliding on the upper part, so that the upper end of the upper lid 10 is opened as shown by a virtual line in FIG. In order to close the upper cover 10 , the motor 15 is rotated in the reverse direction, and the operation is performed in the reverse manner.

That is, a rice inlet is provided immediately below the coaxial of the rice washing machine 3.
Rice cooker 4 with rice cooker 4
Opening and closing of the closing member 10 for putting rice into the rice cooker 4
The operation is such that the closing member 10 is substantially horizontally
It is supposed to move laterally in the posture, and the closing member in the closed state
Reference numeral 10 denotes the closed portion which is engaged with the rice cooker 4 in an overlapping manner.
The weight of the material 10 is supported by the rice cooker 4.

The support shaft 12, the bracket 13, and the
The support shaft 12 and the link 14 may be fixed.

[0018]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, rice washing
When rice is discharged with the rice cooker positioned directly below the coaxial
The closing member that opens and closes the rice input port
Since the rice inlet is open, the open state of the closing member can be visually checked.
Confirmation is easy and reliable. Also, the blocking member is almost water
Because it is moved horizontally in a flat posture, rice washer and rice cooker
It is not necessary to increase the vertical space of the
And the open state of the closing member is maintained by the rice cooker
(Holding), the structure can be simplified.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a rice cooker.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a lid opening / closing device.

FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view of a lid opening / closing device.

FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing an opening / closing operation of an upper cover.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference Signs List 1 rice storage device 3 rice washing device 4 rice cooker 8 inner pot 10 closing member (top cover)

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of front page (56) References JP-A-4-218112 (JP, A) JP-A-1-291815 (JP, A) JP-A-2-279113 (JP, A) JP-A-4-218 28310 (JP, A) JP-A-2-8562 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB name) A47J 27/00-27/64

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] A rice washer (3) for washing measured rice, and the rice washer
(3) Rice cooker with rice inlet provided below
(4) and the rice inlet of the rice cooker (4) can be opened and closed freely.
A closing member (10), and opening the closing member (10).
Put the rice from the rice washer (3) through the rice inlet
To the rice cooker (4) and the closing member (1).
0) in a rice cooker in which rice is cooked with the closing member (10) closed.
0) laterally moves in an almost horizontal posture in the left and right direction in front view
The closing member (10) in the open state is a rice cooker.
The closing member (10), which is overlapped with (4) and is engaged.
Characterized by being supported by a rice cooker (4)
Rice cooker .