JP4115059B2 - Brown rice tank remaining amount confirmation device of coin-type rice milling equipment - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a brown rice tank remaining amount confirmation device for confirming the remaining amount of brown rice remaining in a brown rice tank in a coin-type rice milling facility.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art A so-called coin-type rice milling facility that automatically performs a rice milling operation by inserting various coins such as coins and bills is known. In such a coin-type rice milling facility, as shown in FIG. 6, the interior is divided by a partition wall 3 into a guest room 1 where a user can freely enter and exit and a machine room 2 where a staff member can enter and exit. In the machine room 2, a rice mill 23, a stone remover (not shown), and the like are disposed. Further, a brown rice tank 24 for storing brown rice to be supplied to the rice milling machine 23 is disposed substantially above the rice milling machine 23 in the machine room 2. As the conventional rice milling machine 23, a horizontal type is adopted, and if it is arranged on the left and right along the partition wall 3, it will interfere with a control panel (not shown), etc. It is arranged along the direction.
[0003]
In the coin-type rice milling facility, the user confirms from the guest room 1 that the brown rice is sent well from the brown rice tank 24 to the rice milling machine 23 and is polished until the brown rice in the brown rice tank 24 runs out. In addition, as shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, there is a tank-side window 25 provided in a part of the brown rice tank 24, which can be seen from the cabin 1 side through the tank-side window 25. A transparent plate 26 is attached to the tank side window 25. In addition, a remaining amount confirmation window 27 is provided in the partition wall 3 that separates the cabin 1 and the machine room 2, and a visual recognition passage 28 extending from the remaining amount confirmation window 27 toward the tank side window portion 25 is also formed. Has been. The visual recognition passage 28 is arranged in such a posture that the center lines G coincide with each other so that the inside of the brown rice tank 24 can be seen well. In FIG. 6, 16 is a blower for discharging rice cake, 21 is a white rice hopper, and 22 is a rice bag collection bag.
[0004]
When the visual recognition passage 28 is provided in this way, it is possible to push the hand into the machine room 2 from the cabin 1 side for the purpose of theft or the like through the visual recognition passage 28, and this is prevented. Accordingly, a transparent plate 29 is also attached to the remaining amount confirmation window 27, and the transparent plate 29 is disposed along the partition wall 3. In addition, 28a in FIG. 8 is an opening part formed in the back end part of the passage 28 for visual recognition.
[0005]
However, as described above, the conventional coin-type rice milling machine employs the horizontal rice milling machine 23. Therefore, a large installation space is required in the front-rear direction in order to arrange the horizontal rice milling machine 23. Since the discharge direction of the white rice from No. 23 is the forward direction, there is a problem that a space for the discharge path for discharging the polished white rice in the front-rear direction is required.
[0006]
To deal with this problem, as shown in FIG. 9, a vertical type rice mill 4 is adopted, and the white rice discharge port 4a of the rice mill 4 is arranged in a posture facing the white rice hopper 21 from its lower end, What was provided in the position in alignment with the partition wall 3 in the machine room 2 is proposed. In FIG. 9, reference numeral 14 denotes a driving force transmission unit for transmitting the rotational driving force from the driving motor to the rice milling machine main body part such as a rice mill roll, and 15 denotes a transmission unit cover for covering the rotational driving force transmission pulley, etc. 22 is a bag collection bag.
[0007]
When this type of vertical rice milling machine 4 is employed, the space required in the front-rear direction is reduced as compared with the case where the horizontal rice milling machine 23 is arranged in the direction along the front-rear direction orthogonal to the partition wall 3. Therefore, there is an advantage that space saving can be achieved as a coin type rice milling facility. Further, when the horizontal rice mill 23 is arranged in the front-rear direction, the discharge direction from the rice mill is forward, so a space for discharging the polished white rice in the front-rear direction is required. By adopting the rice mill 4, the lower part of the rice mill 4 becomes a white rice discharge space, which also saves space. Moreover, since the blower 16 for discharging rice bran can be disposed immediately behind the rice mill 4, the exhaust efficiency is also improved.
[0008]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Also in the coin-type rice milling equipment employing such vertical rice milling machine 4, in order to see the flow of brown rice in the brown rice tank 5, as shown in FIGS. A tank-side window 6 is provided so that the tank-side window 6 can be seen from the cabin 1 side. A transparent plate 7 is attached to the tank-side window 6 to separate the cabin 1 from the machine room 2. It is conceivable that a remaining amount confirmation window 8 is also provided in the partition wall 3 to form a visual recognition passage 9 extending from the remaining amount confirmation window 8 toward the tank side window 6. Further, the center line G is arranged so that the inside of the brown rice tank 5 can be seen well from the visual recognition passage 9, and the remaining amount confirmation window 8 is also provided to prevent theft through the visual recognition passage 9. The transparent plate 10 is attached along the partition wall 3. In addition, 9a in FIG. 12 is the opening part formed in the back end part of the passage 9 for visual recognition.
[0009]
Thus, even when the center line G of the brown rice tank 5 and the center line G of the visual recognition passage 9 are aligned with each other, the lateral width of the brown rice tank 5 is sufficiently expanded as shown in FIGS. Then, the brown rice flows well from the brown rice tank 5 to the rice mill 4. However, in actuality, various devices such as a control device and a lifting device are disposed in the vicinity of the brown rice tank 5, so that the width of the brown rice tank 5 is limited to a predetermined dimension or less. Therefore, when the brown rice tank 5 is arranged so that the center line G of the brown rice tank 5 coincides with the center line G of the visual recognition passage 9 in a state where the width of the brown rice tank 5 is limited to a predetermined dimension or less, FIG. As shown in FIG. 14, the brown rice tank 5 is biased with respect to the rice milling machine 4 (in FIGS. 13 and 14, the brown rice tank 5 is biased to the left side with respect to the rice milling machine 4), As a result, the flow of brown rice from the brown rice tank 5 to the rice milling machine 4 becomes unstable, or the brown rice tank 5 has an irregular shape, resulting in an increase in manufacturing costs.
[0010]
The present invention solves the above-mentioned problem, and the apparatus for confirming the remaining amount of brown rice tank in a coin-type rice milling facility does not cause the flow of brown rice from the brown rice tank to the rice milling machine to be unstable or increase the production cost. Is intended to provide.
[0011]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention described in claim 1 is a brown rice tank remaining amount confirmation device for a coin-type rice milling facility for confirming the remaining amount of brown rice remaining in a brown rice tank for collecting brown rice to a rice mill. The tank side window provided on the surface of the brown rice tank close to the cabin and attached with a transparent plate, the remaining amount confirmation window drilled in the partition wall separating the cabin and the machine room, and the remaining amount confirmation in the machine room A visual passage provided between the window and the tank side window, the visual passage is disposed at a position offset to the left or right of the center line of the brown rice tank, and the brown rice tank side opening of the visual passage The viewing passage is formed so as to be inclined such that the center line of the portion is shifted to the left or right with respect to the center line of the remaining amount confirmation window which is the cabin side opening of the viewing passage. .
[0012]
In this way, by arranging the visual aisle at a position deviated to the left or right of the center line of the brown rice tank, the center line of the rice milling machine can be arranged so that the center line of the brown rice tank coincides. Since the tank can be shaped right and left, the flow from the brown rice tank to the rice mill can be improved, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.
[0013]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the brown rice tank remaining amount confirmation device of the coin-type rice milling facility according to the first aspect, the remaining amount confirmation transparent plate is attached in an inclined posture in the visual recognition passage.
As described in claim 1, the visual passage is arranged at a position offset to the left or right of the center line of the brown rice tank, and the center line of the brown rice tank side opening of the visual passage is on the cabin side of the visual passage If the viewing passage is tilted so that it is located to the left or right of the center line of the remaining amount confirmation window that is the opening, the brown rice tank will be looked into from an oblique direction through the viewing passage. Compared with the case where the center line of the brown rice tank and the center line of the visual recognition passage are arranged to coincide with each other, the inside of the brown rice tank tends to be difficult to see. In general, in order to make it easier for passengers to use the guest rooms, the entrance doors are made transparent and lighting facilities are provided. On the other hand, since the machine rooms are usually unmanned, the guest rooms are The room is brighter. In such a state, when the user looks into the remaining amount confirmation window, the light on the cabin side is reflected on the transparent plate of the remaining amount confirmation window and enters the user's field of view. May be difficult. In order to cope with this, as described in claim 2, by attaching the remaining amount confirmation transparent plate in the viewing passage in an inclined posture, when the user looks into the remaining amount confirmation window, Light is less likely to be reflected on the transparent plate of the remaining amount confirmation window, and the reflected light is prevented from entering the user's field of view, so that the remaining amount can be confirmed satisfactorily.
[0014]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the brown rice tank remaining amount confirmation device of the coin-type rice milling equipment according to the first or second aspect, the remaining amount confirmation window is drilled in the partition wall, and the visual recognition passage is fixed to the partition wall. It is divided into a passenger-side visual recognition passage and a tank-side visual recognition passage fixed to the brown rice tank, and the rear end side of the passenger-side visual recognition passage is formed with an inclination. A transparent plate for confirmation is attached.
[0015]
With this configuration, the remaining amount confirmation transparent plate can be attached in an inclined posture by a simple operation of simply attaching the remaining amount confirmation transparent plate to the far end side of the visual recognition passage.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the brown rice tank remaining amount confirmation device of the coin-type rice milling facility according to the third aspect, a remaining amount confirmation window is provided in a door body that is openably and closably attached to the partition wall. The passage is provided by being divided into a cabin-side viewing passage fixed to the door body and a tank-side viewing passage fixed to the brown rice tank.
[0016]
The invention according to claim 5 is the brown rice tank remaining amount confirmation device for coin-type rice milling equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the rice milling machine is a vertical type, and the milled rice discharge port is disposed from its lower end. It is arranged in a posture facing the lower white rice discharge point in the cabin, and is provided at a position along the partition wall in the machine room.
According to this configuration, compared to the case of adopting a horizontal rice mill, it is possible to save space without taking a width and a space in the front-rear direction, and a blower for discharging rice bran is used for the rice mill 4. Since it can be arranged immediately behind, there is an advantage that the exhaust efficiency is good, but on the other hand, the driving force transmission part that transmits the driving force from the drive motor to the rice milling machine must be arranged directly above the rice milling machine. The brown rice tank is shifted rearward so as not to interfere with the driving force transmission unit, and thus the length of the visual recognition passage is also increased, and according to the conventional configuration, the interior of the brown rice tank tends to be difficult to see. However, such a matter is also improved by adopting the configurations of claims 2 to 4.
[0017]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the thing of the function substantially the same as the component of the brown rice tank residual amount confirmation apparatus of the conventional coin type rice milling equipment, and the description is abbreviate | omitted.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the brown rice tank remaining amount confirmation device of this coin-type rice milling equipment is provided with a transparent plate 7 provided on the side of the guest room of the brown rice tank 5 that stores the brown rice to the rice milling machine 4. The tank side window 6, the remaining amount confirmation window 8 formed in the maintenance door 11 attached to the partition wall 3 separating the cabin 1 and the machine room 2 so as to be opened and closed, and the remaining amount in the machine room 2 A visual confirmation passage 12 extending from the confirmation window 8 toward the tank side window 6 so as to sag deeper, and a remaining amount confirmation transparent plate 13 comprising an acrylic plate or the like attached in the visual recognition passage 12. And. The visual passage 12 is disposed at a position deviated to the left of the center line G1 of the brown rice tank 5, and the center line G3 of the brown rice tank side opening 12c of the visual passage 12 is the passenger compartment of the visual passage 12. The viewing passage 12 is formed in a shape that is inclined in plan view so as to be shifted to the left or right of the center line G4 of the remaining amount confirmation window 8 that is the side opening. The remaining amount confirmation transparent plate 13 is attached in an inclined posture in the visual recognition passage 12.
[0018]
The visually recognizing passage 12 is divided into a passenger-side visually recognizing passage 12a fixed to the maintenance door 11, and a tank-side visually recognizing passage 12b fixed to the brown rice tank 5, and the passenger-facing visually recognizing passage 12a. The rear end side is formed with an inclination, and a remaining amount confirmation transparent plate 13 is fixed to the rear end side with a screw or the like. On the other hand, the tank-side visual recognition passage 12b is fixed to the driving force transmission unit 14 and the transmission unit cover 15 with screws or the like.
[0019]
Further, a vertical rice mill 4 is disposed immediately behind the maintenance door 11, and behind the rice mill 4 is a rice blower 16 for sucking and discharging rice cake from the rice mill body. Is arranged. Reference numeral 17 denotes a supply screw device for sending the brown rice in the brown rice tank 5 to the rice mill main body.
According to the above configuration, the center line G2 of the rice milling machine 4 and the center line G1 of the brown rice tank 5 are made to coincide with each other by arranging the visual recognition passage 12 at a position offset to the left side of the center line G1 of the brown rice tank. Therefore, the flow of brown rice from the brown rice tank 5 to the rice milling machine 4 is stable and good, and the production cost of the brown rice tank 5 can be reduced at a low cost. .
[0020]
Further, when the rice milling operation is performed in the coin-type rice milling facility, the user checks the remaining amount of the brown rice tank 6 in an oblique direction through the remaining amount confirmation window 8 and the visual passage 12 and the tank side window 6. It can be done by looking. In this case, since the remaining amount confirmation transparent plate 13 is attached to the visual recognition passage 12 in an inclined posture, when the user looks into the remaining amount confirmation window 8, the light on the passenger compartment 1 side confirms the remaining amount. Reflection on the transparent plate 13 for checking the remaining amount of the window 8 is reduced, and the reflected light is prevented from entering the user's field of view. As a result, the remaining amount can be confirmed satisfactorily. Further, it is possible to prevent a hand from being pushed through the visual recognition passage 12 from the cabin 1 side by the remaining amount confirmation transparent plate 13.
[0021]
Further, the visual recognition passage 12 is divided into a passenger-side visual recognition passage 12a and a tank-side visual recognition passage 12b, and is provided on the back end side of the passenger-facing visual recognition passage 12b formed to be inclined. Since the plate 13 is configured to be attached, the remaining amount confirmation transparent plate 13 can be stably attached in an inclined posture by a simple operation.
In addition, the maintenance of the vertical rice milling machine 4 can be easily and satisfactorily performed by opening the maintenance door body 11, and the visual recognition passage 12 has a passenger-side visual recognition passage 12a and a tank-side visual recognition device. Since it is divided into the passage 12b, compared to the case where the entire visual passage 12 is fixed to the maintenance door body 11 or the location near the brown rice tank 6, when the maintenance door body 11 is opened, When performing maintenance on the rice mill 4 of the type, the workability is improved without the visual path 12 getting in the way.
[0022]
In the above embodiment, a vertical type is used as the rice milling machine 4, and the white rice discharge port 4a of the rice milling machine 4 is arranged so as to face the white rice hopper 21 from the lower end thereof. The figure shows the case of a coin-type rice milling facility provided at a position along the wall 3. According to this, compared to the case of adopting a horizontal rice milling machine, it does not take up a width and a space in the front-rear direction, and is saved. Since space can be achieved and the blower 16 for discharging rice bran can be disposed immediately behind the rice mill 4, there is an advantage that the exhaust efficiency is also improved. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a similar configuration can be adopted for a coin-type rice milling machine that employs a horizontal rice milling machine. It is possible to arrange devices for other purposes at the corresponding locations.
[0023]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the center line of the rice milling machine and the center line of the brown rice tank are made to coincide with each other by disposing the visual path in a position that is biased to the left or right of the center line of the brown rice tank. Therefore, the brown rice tank can have a right and left shape, the flow from the brown rice tank to the rice mill can be improved, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.
[0024]
In addition, by attaching a transparent plate for checking the remaining amount in a tilted position in the viewing passage for checking the remaining amount of brown rice in the brown rice tank, the remaining amount checking transparent plate can be handed from the cabin side through the viewing passage. When the user looks into the remaining amount confirmation window in an oblique direction, it prevents the light from the cabin side from being reflected on the transparent plate of the remaining amount confirmation window and entering the user's field of view. As a result, the remaining amount can be confirmed satisfactorily.
[0025]
In addition, the viewing passage is divided into a passenger-side viewing passage fixed to the partition wall and a tank-side viewing passage fixed to the brown rice tank, and the rear end side of the passenger-side viewing passage is inclined. By forming and attaching a remaining amount confirmation transparent plate to the back end side, the remaining amount confirmation transparent plate can be attached in an inclined posture by a simple operation, and workability at the time of assembly is improved. In addition, a remaining amount confirmation window is drilled in the door body that can be freely opened and closed on the partition wall, and the visual passage is visually recognized near the cabin fixed to the passenger compartment and the brown rice tank fixed to the brown rice tank. By separating it from the main passage, maintenance work can be easily performed on the rice milling machine by opening the door body, and it is possible to prevent the visual passage from getting in the way. For example, workability is improved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a brown rice tank remaining amount confirmation device of a coin-type rice milling equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic side cross-sectional view of the coin-type rice milling equipment.
FIG. 3 is a side view of a brown rice tank remaining amount confirmation device of the coin-type rice milling equipment.
FIG. 4 is a plan view of the brown rice tank remaining amount confirmation device.
FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view seen from a remaining amount confirmation window of the brown rice tank remaining amount confirmation device.
FIG. 6 is a schematic side cross-sectional view of a conventional coin-type rice milling facility.
FIG. 7 is a side view of the brown rice tank remaining amount confirmation device of the conventional coin-type rice milling equipment.
FIG. 8 is a front view of the conventional brown rice tank remaining amount confirmation device.
FIG. 9 is a schematic sectional side view of another conventional coin-type rice milling equipment.
FIG. 10 is a side view of the brown rice tank remaining amount confirmation device of the conventional coin-type rice milling equipment.
FIG. 11 is a plan view of the conventional brown rice tank remaining amount confirmation device.
FIG. 12 is a front view of the conventional brown rice tank remaining amount confirmation device.
FIG. 13 is a plan view of still another conventional brown rice tank remaining amount confirmation device.
FIG. 14 is a front view of the conventional brown rice tank remaining amount confirmation device.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Guest room 2 Machine room 3 Partition wall 4 Rice mill 5 Brown rice tank 6 Tank side window part 8 Remaining amount confirmation window 11 Maintenance door body 12 Visual passage 12a Passing direction 12a near the passenger room Visual passage 12b near the tank Passage 13 near the tank Transparent plate

Claims (5)

It is a brown rice tank remaining amount confirmation device of coin-type rice milling equipment that checks the remaining amount of brown rice remaining in the brown rice tank that collects brown rice to the rice milling machine, and it is installed on the side of the brown rice tank near the guest room and a transparent plate is attached Tank side window portion, a remaining amount confirmation window formed in a partition wall separating the cabin and the machine room, and a visual passage provided between the remaining amount confirmation window and the tank side window portion in the machine room And the viewing passage is arranged at a position offset to the left or right of the centerline of the brown rice tank, and the centerline of the brown rice tank side opening of the viewing passage is the cabin side opening of the viewing passage. An apparatus for confirming the remaining amount of brown rice tanks in a coin-type rice milling equipment, wherein the visual recognition passage is formed so as to be inclined to the left or right of the center line of the amount confirmation window. 2. The brown rice tank remaining amount confirmation device for coin-type rice milling equipment according to claim 1, wherein a transparent plate for confirming the remaining amount is attached in an inclined posture in the visual recognition passage. A remaining amount confirmation window is drilled in the partition wall, and the viewing passage is divided into a passenger-side viewing passage fixed to the partition wall and a tank-side viewing passage fixed to the brown rice tank. 3. The brown rice tank remaining amount confirmation device for coin-type rice milling equipment according to claim 1, wherein a rear end side of the visual recognition passage is formed to be inclined, and a remaining amount confirmation transparent plate is attached to the rear end side. A remaining amount confirmation window is perforated in a door body that is openably and closably attached to a partition wall, and a visual passage is a passenger-side visual passage fixed to the door body and a tank-side visual passage fixed to a brown rice tank The brown rice tank residual quantity confirmation apparatus of the coin-type rice milling equipment of Claim 3 provided by dividing | segmenting. The rice milling machine is a vertical type, and the milled rice discharge port is arranged in a posture facing a lower rice white rice discharge location from the lower end of the rice mill, and is provided at a position along the partition wall in the machine room. The brown rice tank residual quantity confirmation apparatus of coin-type rice milling equipment in any one of.

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