JP2877067B2 - Grain processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a cereal processing apparatus for processing cereals such as rice.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, means for simultaneously discharging metered rice and water for cooking rice from a tank is used.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned means, water may splash and go out of the collecting container. Therefore, the periphery of the container becomes unsanitary, and when the container is a rice cooker, the amount of water for cooking is different and the quality of rice is not stable.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a grain processing apparatus capable of preventing water for cooking rice from scattering, and employs the following technical means. That is, a supply means is provided near the lower end discharge port of the tank 1 for storing cereals, which is rotated to forcibly supply the grains downward, and at a position directly below the tank 1 in the front-rear direction toward the operation panel. A rice cooker 16 that can be pulled out is provided, and a grain processing apparatus is configured such that a top end of a water supply pipe 19 having a flow rate sensor 31 at an intermediate part of a water supply path is provided above the rice cooker 16.

[0005]

After the weighed grains are stored in the tank 1, they are discharged from the tank 1 and collected by the collecting means. Next, the water for cooking rice is collected by the collecting means containing the rice.

[0006]

[Effect] Since the cereals and the water for cooking rice are separately supplied to the rice cooker 16, the splashing of water from the collecting means is prevented, and the periphery of the collecting means is sanitary. Since the rice cooker 16 which can be pulled out in the front-rear direction toward the operation panel is provided immediately below the tank 1, the width of the grain processing apparatus in the horizontal direction can be made compact, and the rice cooker can cook rice. The shuttle 16 can be easily pulled out. Further, since the distal end of the water supply pipe 19 whose water amount is detected by the flow sensor 31 is viewed above the rice cooker 16, the accuracy of the water supply amount can be improved.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, the structure will be described. The grain processing apparatus 2 has a storage unit 3 for storing grains (hereinafter referred to as rice) and a rice cooking unit 4 arranged vertically. The storage section 3 has a hollow tank 1 having a tapered lower portion and open upper and lower ends, and a fixed supply roll 6 rotatably provided with a part of the outer peripheral portion opened in a space portion 5 having a tapered portion. Etc. are provided.

The case 7 is formed in a box shape by opening a lower wall, and is attached to and detached from an upper end of a main body frame 11 in which a vertical frame 8, a horizontal frame 9 and a leg frame 10 are framed. Freely attached. A hole 12 is provided in the upper wall of the case 7, and an operation panel 13 having various switches and display devices is provided in the front wall. Reference numeral 14 denotes a lid for opening and closing the hole 12, which is provided on the upper surface of the case 7 so as to be openable and closable. The tank 1 is detachably provided on the inner surface of the upper wall of the case 7, and the tank 5 and the hole 12 are communicated.

The rice cooker 4 includes a rice cooker 15 provided to be movable in the front-rear direction with respect to the leg frame 10 in a front view of the grain processing apparatus 2, and a rice cooker 16 comprising an outer cooker, an inner cooker, a lid, and the like. ing. Reference numeral 17 denotes a drawer arm provided at the front end of the rice cooker 15. The water supply device 18 includes a water supply nozzle 20 detachably attached to a distal end of a water supply pipe 19 provided to be able to communicate with a water supply source (for example, water supply), a manual valve 21 provided at an intermediate portion of the water supply pipe 19, an electromagnetic valve 22, A flow sensor 31 and the like are provided.

FIG. 4 relates to a diversion means for diverting the rice discharged from the fixed quantity supply roll 6, and 23 is a conical diversion fluid, and a plurality of stays 24 are integrally provided on the outer surface. . The stay 24 has an upper end formed in the tank 1.
It is removably attached to the lower end of the roller and is located below the fixed amount supply roll 6 when attached. Referring to the block circuit shown in FIG. 4, reference numeral 25 denotes an arithmetic and control unit (hereinafter referred to as a CPU) of a microcomputer having a memory having various data, control programs and the like.
Performs operations such as arithmetic / logic and comparison. And the CP
The information input to the U25 via the input interface 26 includes information from various switches provided on the operation panel 13 (for example, rice amount information from a processing amount switch) and one rotation of the fixed amount supply roll 6. , One-rotation information from the rotation sensor 30 and flow rate information from the flow rate sensor 31 for detecting the flow rate.
The command signal output from the CPU 25 via the output interface 27 includes a drive / stop signal to a fixed-rate supply motor 28 for driving the fixed-rate supply roll 6, and a solenoid valve 2.
2, an open / close signal of the gas solenoid valve 29, a display / indicate signal on the display of the operation panel 13, and the like.

Next, the operation will be described. First, the operator takes off the lid 14 to supply rice to the tank 1 through the hole 12 and opens the manual valve 21. Next, after the lid 14 is placed at the original position and the main switch of the operation panel 13 is turned “ON”, the rice amount is set by the processing amount switch. When the work switch is turned "ON", the CPU 25 which has received the work signal via the input interface 26 outputs a drive command signal to the fixed quantity supply motor 28 via the output interface 27 to drive the motor. I do. In this connection, the fixed-amount supply roll 6 is rotated by the rotational power of the fixed-amount supply motor 28 and discharges a predetermined amount of stored rice toward the lower inner pot. The CPU 25 counts the number of rotations (number of pulses) of the fixed quantity supply roll 6 from the rotation sensor 30 and, when judging that the number of pulses corresponding to the preset rice quantity has been reached, reaches the fixed quantity supply mode via the output interface 27. A stop signal is output to the data 28 to stop the operation.

At the time of discharging the rice, if the flow dividing means is provided (see FIG. 4), the rice dropped from the opening of the fixed amount supply roll 6 is radially divided by the dividing fluid 23. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a plurality of piles from being formed in the rice collected in the inner pot of the rice cooker 16 and to prevent a large pile from being formed in one place, and to eliminate the labor required for the worker to level the rice.
Next, the CPU 25 outputs an open signal to the solenoid valve 22 via the output interface 27. Then, the water from the water supply source is supplied from the nozzle 20 to the inner pot containing the rice through the water supply pipe 19, the manual valve 21, the solenoid valve 22, and the like. As described above, since the rice for cooking is supplied to the inner pot of the rice cooker 16 after the rice is stored (collected) in the inner pot, the rice can serve as a cushion to prevent water from scattering. Therefore, since water does not scatter around the rice cooker 16, it is sanitary and labor for the operator is unnecessary.

In the water supply operation, the CPU 25 inputs the flow rate information from the flow rate sensor 31 to the input interface 2.
6 and the output interface 27 when it is determined that the amount of water corresponding to the set amount of rice has been reached.
And outputs a closing signal to the electromagnetic valve 22 via the controller to stop the water supply operation. Then, the drawer arm 17 is pulled toward the user to move the rice cooker 15 to the front side, cover the inner pot, and then push the drawer arm 17 again to bring the rice cooker 15 and the rice cooker 16 to predetermined positions. set. Then turn on the ignition switch
Then, the gas is ignited and the inner pot is heated to start the rice cooking operation. Thereafter, when the rice cooking operation is completed, the gas supply is automatically stopped. The operator pulls out the rice cooker 15, takes out the inner pot, and carries it to a predetermined processing place.

In this embodiment, since only the rice stored in the tank 1 is discharged and water for cooking rice is not supplied into the tank, no mold is generated on the inner wall of the tank 1 and no washing means is provided in the tank. Therefore, the height of the grain processing apparatus 2 can be reduced, and the work of supplying rice to the tank 1 can be easily and easily performed. Since the cereals and the water for rice cooking are separately supplied to the rice cooker 16, the splashing of water from the collecting means is prevented, and the periphery of the collecting means is sanitary. Since the rice cooker 16 which can be pulled out in the front-rear direction toward the operation panel is provided immediately below the tank 1, the width of the grain processing apparatus in the horizontal direction can be made compact, and the rice cooker can cook rice. The shuttle 16 can be easily pulled out. Further, since the distal end of the water supply pipe 19 whose water amount is detected by the flow sensor 31 is viewed above the rice cooker 16, the accuracy of the water supply amount can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a grain processing device.

FIG. 2 is a side view of a partially broken grain processing device.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the grain processing apparatus provided with a fluid separation and partially broken.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a partially divided fluid.

FIG. 5 is a block circuit.

FIG. 6 is a time chart.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 tank 16 rice cooker 19 water supply pipe 31 flow rate sensor

Continuation of front page (56) References JP-A-4-132523 (JP, A) JP-A-7-67767 (JP, A) JP-A-1-185216 (JP, A) JP-A-3-261413 (JP) , A) Japanese Utility Model 556023 (JP, U) (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB name) A47J 27/00-27/64

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. Near the lower end discharge port of a tank 1 for storing cereals
In particular, supply means for rotating and forcibly supplying grain downward.
Provided immediately below the tank 1 toward the operation panel.
A rice cooker 16 that can be pulled out in the front-rear direction.
A flow sensor 31 is provided above the rice cooker 16 and in the middle of the water supply path.
A grain processing apparatus in which the distal end portion of the water supply pipe 19 having the shape is viewed .