JP3040431U - Insulator for sushi rice - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Problem] The most desirable temperature for sushi rice 3
Be able to keep warm at 6 ℃. A warming heater (20) and a sensor (21) for detecting the internal temperature of the warming cabinet (1) are provided inside the warming cabinet (1). A placing shelf 9 on which a tray-type container 11 containing sushi rice is placed is provided inside the heat insulation box 1. The mounting shelf 9 is guided by a rail 10 provided inside the heat-retaining cabinet 1 and can slide in the front-rear direction. The inside of the warming cabinet 1 is controlled by the warming heater 20 based on the detection signal from the sensor 21, so that the sushi rice stored in the warming cabinet 1 is kept at 36 ° C.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to a warming cabinet for keeping sushi rice warm.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Traditionally, sushi rice, so-called shari, is made by cooking white rice and then adding vinegar.However, sushi restaurants prepare sushi rice in advance by cooking white rice with a rice cooker, but cooked rice can be cooked at once. There is a limit, and it is necessary to newly cook white rice to make sushi rice when the sushi rice is exhausted, which is a hassle to cook white rice multiple times. For this reason, when preparing large quantities of white rice to prepare sushi rice before opening, etc., storage of that becomes a problem. That is, if sushi rice is chilled or too hot immediately after cooking, the taste of sushi will deteriorate, and it is difficult to control the temperature to 36 ° C, which is the most desirable temperature for sushi rice.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve the above problems and provide a sushi rice warming cabinet capable of keeping a large amount of sushi rice in an appropriate temperature.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 According to the invention of claim 1, a warming box having a heating means therein, an opening / closing door for opening and closing an opening of the warming box, a plurality of mounting shelves slidably provided inside the warming box, and a warming box And a control means for controlling an input to the heating means on the basis of a detection signal from the detection means to control the temperature in the heat-retaining chamber to about 36 ° C. The internal temperature of the warming cabinet can be always maintained at 36 ° C by detecting the temperature inside the warming cabinet by the detecting means and controlling the heating means by the control means based on the detection signal. The sushi rice in the refrigerator can be kept at 36 ° C, which is most suitable as sushi rice.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the sushi rice warming cabinet according to the first aspect, since a flat top plate is provided on an upper surface of the warming cabinet, cooking utensils and the like can be placed on the top plate. It can be used effectively as a cooking table.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the sushi rice warming cabinet according to the second aspect, since the outer plate and the inner plate of the warming cabinet are made of stainless steel, excellent heat retaining property and washing with water are possible. It does not corrode and has excellent corrosion resistance.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the sushi rice warming cabinet according to the third aspect, a rotatable caster and a height-adjustable grounding leg are provided at the bottom of the warming cabinet, thereby grounding. In addition to raising the legs to easily move the warming cabinet with casters, lowering the grounding legs to ground the ground regulates the fluctuation of the warming cabinet and allows the warming cabinet to be installed stably.

[0008]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 to 6 show a first embodiment of the present invention, in which 1 is a rectangular parallelepiped type heat-retaining box, in which a heat insulating material 4 is provided between an outer plate 2 and an inner plate 3 made of stainless steel. And a bottom plate, left and right side plates and an upper plate. The opening 5 is opened and closed by an opening / closing door 6 which is rotatably pivoted to the front side of the heat-retaining cabinet 1, and a flat top plate 7 is attached to the upper surface of the heat-retaining cabinet 1 for opening and closing. The door 6 and the top plate 7 are made of stainless steel, like the heat insulation box 1. A frame-shaped packing 8 is provided on the inner surface of the opening / closing door 6 so as to abut the front surface of the heat-retaining compartment 1 to enhance the airtightness of the heat-retaining compartment 1.

Reference numeral 9 denotes a stainless steel mounting shelf provided inside the heat-retaining cabinet 1, which is slidably provided along a rail 10 having a U-shaped cross section, which is fixed to the inner plate 3 of the heat-retaining cabinet 1. ing. In this embodiment, two upper and lower rails 10 are fixed inside the heat-retaining cabinet 1, and the guide plates 10A attached to both side edges of the mounting shelf 9 are fitted into the rails 10 and the sushi rice ( A tray type container 11 containing (not shown) is placed on the placing shelf 9 to store the sushi rice inside the heat-retaining cabinet 1. Further, a rotatable caster 12 and a height-adjustable grounding leg 13 are attached to the bottom surface of the heat retaining cabinet 1.

Reference numeral 15 denotes an operation unit provided on the front surface of the warm box 1, which has an operation lamp 16, a display unit 17 for digitally displaying the set temperature, and an operation switch 18.

Reference numeral 20 is a warming heater as a heating means provided on the bottom and back of the warming cabinet 1, and 21 is a sensor serving as a detecting means provided inside the opening / closing door 6, and a detection signal from the sensor 21. The input of the heat retention heater 20 is controlled based on the above.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration, and 22 is a control means, which has a conventionally known CPU 23, an input circuit 24, an output circuit 25, etc., and the operation switch. Based on the operation signal from 18 and the detection signal from the sensor 21, the drive circuit 27 drives and controls the heat retention heater 20 to keep the temperature in the refrigerator at 36 ° C. which is the optimum temperature for sushi rice, and the drive circuit The driving lamp 16 and the display unit 17 are driven and controlled by 28.

As described above, in this embodiment, the tray type container 11 containing the sushi rice is placed on the placing shelf 9 and stored in the warm keeping cabinet 1, and the temperature inside the warm keeping cabinet 1 is detected by the temperature sensor. The temperature of the sushi rice is detected by 21 and the control means 22 always keeps the inside of the warming cabinet 1 at 36 ° C. based on the detection signal. Therefore, the temperature of the sushi rice stored in the warming cabinet 1 can be kept at the optimum 36 ° C. it can. Therefore, since a large amount of sushi rice can be prepared and the temperature can be controlled in the warming box 1 at a temperature that is always suitable for sushi rice, the sushi rice is always prepared without the hassle of cooking rice whenever there is a shortage of sushi rice. As a result, the sushi rice can be kept warm while maintaining an appropriate temperature, and the sushi rice can be prevented from spoiling, so that the sushi rice can be stored for a long time. Furthermore, since some sushi rice is kept warm at a relatively low temperature of 36 ° C, it is possible to suppress odors and steaming of sushi rice due to steam, as compared with the case where a sushi rice is kept warm at a high temperature such as a rice cooker. Moreover, since the placing rack 9 in the warm storage 1 is slidably provided, if the placing rack 9 is pulled out to the front side along the rails 10, the sushi rice can be put in and taken out easily. Further, it becomes possible to put a cooking utensil (not shown) on the flat plate-shaped top plate 7 attached to the upper surface of the heat insulation box 1, and as shown in FIG. If the top plate 7 of the refrigerator 1 is connected in series, it can be effectively used as a large cooking table, and if the heat-retaining cabinet 1 which becomes a dead space is used as a cooking table, there is no space in terms of space. The kitchen can be used efficiently. Moreover, since the casters 12 are attached to the bottom surface of the warming cabinet 1, the warming cabinet 1 can be easily moved, and after the movement, the movement of the warming cabinet 1 is restricted if the grounding leg 13 is lowered to ground. Therefore, the heat-retaining cabinet 1 can be stably installed.

Further, the heat-retaining cabinet 1 and the opening / closing door 6 attached to the heat-retaining cabinet 1, the top plate 7, the mounting shelf 9 and the rails 10 are all made of stainless steel having excellent rustproof property, so that the heat-retaining cabinet 1 Does not corrode. In addition, the inside can be washed with water, and the growth of various bacteria can be suppressed, which is hygienic.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention. For example, although the case where the heat-retaining box 1 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape and arranged side by side to serve also as a cooking table has been described, even if two heat-retaining boxes 1 are arranged vertically as shown in FIG. Good. In addition, a vertically long heat insulation box 1 may be integrally formed without separating in this way as in the second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 7, and the arrangement and overall shape of the heat insulation box may be appropriately selected. Good. It is also possible to adjust the number of shelves, the rail structure that guides the shelves, or the temperature inside the cabinet.Therefore, the electric circuit configuration that controls the temperature and the mounting position of sensors and heat insulation sheets The basic structure of the heat-retaining box may be selected as appropriate.

[0016]

[Effect of the invention]

 According to the invention of claim 1, a warming box having a heating means therein, an opening / closing door for opening and closing the opening of the warming box, and a plurality of mounting shelves slidably provided inside the warming box. A detection means for detecting the temperature in the warm storage and a control means for controlling an input to the heating means based on a detection signal from the detection means to control the temperature in the warm storage to about 36 ° C. Since it is equipped, a large amount of sushi rice can be kept warm at the optimum temperature.

According to the invention of claim 2, in the sushi rice warming cabinet according to claim 1, a flat top plate is fixed to the upper surface of the warming cabinet, which serves as a dead space. The kitchen can be used as a kitchen table, and a kitchen where space is not available can be used efficiently.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the sushi rice warming cabinet according to the second aspect, the outer plate and the inner plate of the warming cabinet are made of stainless steel, and the heat insulation is provided between the outer plate and the inner plate. Since the layer is provided, it has excellent rust resistance and can be washed with water. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the growth of various bacteria and to provide a hygienic sushi rice warming cabinet.

According to a fourth aspect of the invention, in the sushi rice warming cabinet according to the third aspect, a rotatable caster and a height adjustable grounding leg are provided at the bottom of the warming cabinet. Therefore, the caster can easily move the heat-retaining cabinet, and after moving, the heat-retaining cabinet can be stably installed by the grounding legs.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a warming cabinet showing a first embodiment of the present invention with an opening / closing door opened.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the same warming cabinet.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the same.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing a state where two heat-retaining boxes are arranged side by side.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a state in which two heat insulation boxes are vertically arranged.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a heat retaining cabinet showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Heat insulation box 2 Outer plate 3 Inner plate 5 Opening 6 Opening / closing door 7 Top plate 9 Mounting shelf 12 Casters 13 Grounding leg 20 Heat insulation heater (heating means) 21 Sensor (detection means) 22 Control means

Claims (4)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A warming box having a heating means therein, an opening / closing door for opening and closing an opening of the warming box, a plurality of mounting shelves slidably provided inside the warming box, and an inside of the warming box. It is characterized by comprising a detection means for detecting the temperature and a control means for controlling the input to the heating means on the basis of the detection signal from the detection means to control the temperature in the heat-retaining chamber to about 36 ° C. Insulator for sushi rice. 2. The heat retaining cabinet for sushi rice according to claim 1, wherein a flat top plate is provided on an upper surface of the heat retaining cabinet. 3. The sushi rice warming cabinet according to claim 2, wherein the outer plate and the inner plate of the warming cabinet are made of stainless steel. 4. The sushi rice warming cabinet according to claim 3, wherein a rotatable caster and a height-adjustable grounding leg are provided on the bottom of the warming cabinet.