JP4587979B2 - Automatic rice washing machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an automatic rice washing apparatus.

  Conventionally, in commercial kitchens of general hotels, restaurants, sushi restaurants, etc., automatic rice washing equipment for business use has been used to wash a large amount of rice efficiently with stable quality without manpower. .

This automatic rice washing apparatus is a sewage that stirs the polished rice and washing water introduced into the rice washing container, and the sewage discharged from the washing sewage discharge port provided at one end of the rice washing container. It is configured to wash the polished rice by repeating the discharge process. The washing wastewater outlet is connected to the drain ditch through the discharge water pipe, washing wastewater discharged from the washing wastewater outlet is adapted to flow directly down the drain.

And after repeating this agitation process and sewage discharge process sufficiently, the rice cooking water required for polished rice and rice cooking is simultaneously discharged from the rice washing outlet provided at the lower part of the rice washing container, and these are discharged below the rice washing outlet. mounting location has been receiving vessel (e.g., the inner hook and buckets) in rice washing process is completed and stored in. In Patent Document 1, receiving incoming containers automatic rice washing device is disclosed in which a receiving vessel mounting plate for for placing beneath the bran rice discharge port, the combined receiving vessel mounting plate to the size of the receiving container Those that can be installed in appropriate locations are known.

  On the other hand, in recent years, in order to increase the customer accommodation rate and increase profits, the kitchen space has been reduced. Therefore, there is only a space in the kitchen where only a minimum amount of equipment can be arranged, and it is becoming difficult to secure a space for arranging the automatic rice washing apparatus.

Therefore, in order to effectively use the small space in the kitchen, it is desirable to arrange the automatic rice washing device above the sink. In such an automatic rice washing apparatus arrangement, dishes and pans can be washed inside the sink, and a receiving container is placed on the bottom surface of the sink instead of the receiving container mounting plate as described in Patent Document 1. since it is also possible to mount location, it is very effective for the food and beverage industry in which the small space of the kitchen is advanced. Furthermore, by arranging the automatic rice washing device above the sink, it becomes possible to flow the washing waste water discharged from the washing waste water discharge port to the sink during the waste water discharge treatment. It is not necessary to prepare a separate drainage channel, and it is possible to prevent the entry of odors, rats, insects, etc. from the drainage channel.

However, as described above, when the automatic rice washing apparatus is disposed above the sink, the following problems occur. That is, before the polished rice and cooking water is discharged from the washing rice discharge port in advance when preparing for placing the receiving vessel to the bottom of the sink, the sink inside filled with washing wastewater discharged from the washing wastewater outlet As a result, a phenomenon that the receiving container floats from the bottom surface of the sink occurred.

Thus, when the receiving container floats from the bottom of the sink, the mounting location positions of the receiving container deviates from the initial position, it can not be reliably accommodated polished rice and rice water discharged from the washing rice discharge port It will be. Therefore, the operator must location mounting the receiving vessel after confirming that the sewage discharging process is no longer cleaning wastewater inside the exit and sink, rice washing operation becomes complicated, decreases the work efficiency Caused.

  Then, this invention is made | formed in view of the said subject, Comprising: It aims at provision of the automatic rice-washing apparatus which can perform a rice-washing operation | work rapidly, while accommodating the discharged | emitted rice reliably.

In order to solve the above problems, an automatic rice washing apparatus of the present invention comprises a rice washing container for containing rice and water, a stirring member for stirring rice and water contained in the rice washing container, and a rice stirred by the stirring member. A rice washing part having a rice washing outlet for discharging water, a sink provided below the rice washing part, and a mounting table for placing a receiving container for storing the rice discharged from the rice washing outlet a is, Ri downward der than receiving port is the rice washing outlet of the receiving container is placed, a mounting location positions located above that at a predetermined distance from the bottom surface of the pre-Symbol sinks, the upper side of the sink A mounting table movably provided at a retreat position to be opened; and a lift mechanism that movably supports the rice washing unit at a lower position for discharging the washed rice and an upper position. Features.

The present invention is provided with the mounting table for placing the receiving vessel above the sink, by for placing the receiving container on the mounting table, also receiving vessel flows washing wastewater in the sink from the initial position It will not shift. Therefore, even if the worker has location mounting in advance the receiving vessel, since it is able Ru reliably accommodated rice discharged by the receiving containers mounting location, it is possible to improve work efficiency . Also, the rice washing unit in retracts the mounting table Rutotomoni link mechanism so retracted upward position can be opened above the sink, sink becomes possible to use for cleaning tableware, to improve the working efficiency in the kitchen Can contribute.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that the technical scope of the present invention is not limited by the terms used in the embodiment of the present invention or the assertive description.
[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a sink-mounted automatic rice washing apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of the automatic rice washing apparatus 1 shown in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the automatic rice washing apparatus 1 includes a support 12, a rice washing unit 14, a drive mechanism housing unit 15, and a receiving container mounting unit 50.

The support column 12 is disposed so as to extend upward, and a support substrate 13 that extends forward in the horizontal direction is supported on the upper portion of the support column 12. A holding member 17 is supported on the support substrate 13 so as to hang downward from the support substrate 13, and a rice washing container 19 is supported below the support substrate 13 and in front of the holding member 17. In addition, a drive mechanism housing portion 15 is provided so as to protrude above the support substrate 13. The central portion of the strut 12, so as to be positioned above the and sink 18 below the rice washing container 19, receiving container platform 50 for for placing the receiving container 100 is disposed detachably.

  A sink 18 supported by four legs 11 each extending in the vertical direction on a horizontal floor surface FL is attached to the lower part of the support column 12. That is, the support column 12 is directly attached to the back surface portion 18b provided on the rear side of the sink 18 by a fixing component such as a screw.

Thus, with integrally formed an automatic rice washing device 1 and the sink 18, placing the receiving container platform 50 above the sink 18, location mounting the receiving vessel 100 on the receiving container platform 50 By having comprised so that it can carry out storage of the polished rice and the water for rice cooking by the receiving container 100 reliably, maintaining a small space.

  The rice washing unit 14 includes a rice washing container 19, an on-off valve 21, and a stirring member 25. The rice-washing container 19 has a conical shape that is hollow inside and opens upward, and a rice-washing outlet 20 for discharging the stored polished rice and rice cooking water is provided at the lower end. The rice washing discharge port 20 is provided with an open / close valve 21 that can move up and down, and the rice washing discharge port 20 is opened or closed by moving the open / close valve 21 up and down.

  Inside the rice washing container 19, an upper end of a rotary shaft 22 that extends from above the opening / closing valve 21 into the rice washing container 19 is provided in a state of extending into the drive mechanism housing portion 15. A drive sleeve 26 is rotatably disposed around the rotary shaft 22, and a stirring member 25 having a rod-like portion extending along the inclined inner peripheral surface of the rice washing container 19 is fixed to the drive sleeve 26. ing. Furthermore, water supply means (not shown) for supplying cleaning water and rice cooking water to the inside of the rice washing container 19 is provided.

In addition, a washing sewage drain 42 for separating the washed sewage from the polished rice and discharging it is provided near the rice washing outlet 20 at the lower end of the rice washing container 19. A cleaning sewage discharge port 43, which is an opening for discharging cleaning sewage, is provided at the lower part of the cleaning sewage drainage unit 42, and the cleaning sewage discharge port 43 has a drain pipe extending toward the bottom surface 18 a of the sink. 41 is continuously provided. Therefore, the cleaning sewage discharged from the cleaning sewage drain 43 flows into the sink 18 through the drain pipe 41 and is discharged from a drainage groove (not shown) provided on the bottom surface 18a.

An overflow water discharge port 37 is provided at the upper part of the cleaning sewage discharge part 42, and the other end of the drain pipe 36, one end of which is connected to the opening provided at the upper part of the washing vessel 19, is connected to the overflow water discharge port 37. It is connected continuously. Therefore, the washing water overflowed from the upper opening of the rice washing container 19 flows into the washing sewage discharge part 42 through the drain pipe 36 and is discharged from the drain groove of the sink 18 through the washing sewage discharge port 43 and the drain pipe 41. .

  A front side portion of the upper end opening of the rice washing container 19, for example, a portion of about 1/3 of the total opening area is directly used as a rice inlet 30, and a lid member 31 for opening and closing the rice inlet 30 is provided behind the rice inlet 30. The side end portion is hinged at the front side end portion of the drive mechanism housing portion 15 so as to be pivotable up and down.

  The drive mechanism accommodating portion 15 is provided in a region that covers a rear side portion that occupies a majority other than the front side portion of the upper end opening of the rice washing container 19. In the drive mechanism housing portion 15, a valve opening / closing motor 27 for driving the opening / closing valve 21 of the rice washing outlet 20, a connecting mechanism for connecting the rotating shaft 22 to the valve opening / closing motor 27, and a stirring motor for rotationally driving the stirring member 25. 28, a connecting mechanism for connecting this to the drive sleeve 26, a control mechanism (not shown) for water supply means, and the like are accommodated.

  An operation panel 45 is provided on the front surface of the drive mechanism housing portion 15. The operation panel 45 includes a display unit and an operation unit. The operator can check the operation status of the apparatus main body through the display unit, and includes a power switch and a rice washing start button provided in the operation unit. By pressing an operation mode switching button or the like, processing corresponding to the switch or button can be executed.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the receiving container mounting part 50. Receiving vessel mounting portion 50, accommodating portion 51, and a mounting base 52, the connecting plate 53, the support shaft 54 and the positioning strap 55.

  The accommodating portion 51 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape with an opening at the front, and one end portions of the positioning cord 55a and the positioning cord 55b are fixed to the substantially central portions of the side end surface 51a and the side end surface 51b formed on both sides of the opening, respectively. Has been. In addition, openings are provided in the lower portions of the side end faces 51a and 51b, respectively.

The mounting table 52 is a rectangular parallelepiped plate formed smaller than the housing part 51, and is configured to be housed so as to fit into the front opening surface of the housing part 51. Further, a side end face 52a and a side end face 52b are provided on the side of the mounting table 52, and a through-hole penetrating to the opposite side end face is formed at one end of each of the side end faces 52a and 52b. ing. A support shaft 54 is inserted so that the opening and the openings of the side end surfaces 51 a and 51 b of the storage portion 51 coincide with each other, and the mounting table 52 can rotate around the support shaft 54 with respect to the storage portion 51. It has become.

Incidentally, the mounting surface side of the mounting table 52, in order to position the mounting location position of the receiving container 100, the positioning member 56 formed of rubber or metal plate is provided. The positioning member 56, thereby preventing slippage of the receiving container 100 that is location mounting the mounting table 52, it is possible for placing reliably receiving container 100 below the bran rice discharge port 20.

As described above, the mounting table 52 is configured to be rotatable about the support shaft 54 with respect to the storage unit 51. When the automatic rice washing apparatus 1 is not used, the mounting table 52 is rotated and stored in the storage unit 51. Therefore, the use of the sink 18 is not hindered by the mounting table 52, and the work efficiency of the worker is further improved.

Further, the other end of the positioning cord 55, one end of which is fixed to the side end surfaces 51 a and 51 b of the accommodating portion 51, is fixed to the center of the side end surfaces 52 a and 52 b of the mounting table 52. Therefore, the mounting table 52 can rotate with respect to the housing part 51 around the support shaft 54 and is positioned in the vertical direction with respect to the front opening surface of the housing part 51 by the tension of the positioning string 55. ing.

The connecting plate 53 includes a thin plate 53a and a thin plate 53b, which are fixed to the back surface (rear) side of the housing portion 51 by a fixing component in a state of being separated by a certain distance. The receiving container mounting portion 50 is attached to the support 12 by arranging the support 12 between the thin plate 53 a and the thin plate 53 b and fixing the thin plates 53 a and 53 b to the support 12 with fixing parts.

In the automatic rice washing apparatus 1 configured as described above, the rice washing process is performed as follows. First operator, vertical mounting table 52 with respect to the opening surface of the rotating housing portion 51 direction, i.e. while positioned so that the horizontal, keep location mounting the receiving vessel 100 on the mounting table 52. Moreover, a predetermined amount of polished rice is introduced by opening the rice washing inlet 30. In this state, when the rice washing start button on the operation panel 45 is pressed, the rice washing process is started in accordance with the rice washing treatment conditions already input on the operation panel 45.

In the rice washing container 19, while supplying cleaning water from above for a predetermined time, the stirring member 25 is rotationally driven to stir the milled rice and the cleaning water, and the waste water discharging process for discharging the cleaning waste water. repeat. Washing wastewater discharged by wastewater discharge process, flows into the inside of the sink 18 through the cleaning sewage drain port 43 and the drain pipe 41, and is discharged from the water discharge port provided on the bottom surface 18a of the sink 18. Thus, by sharing the drain outlet of the washing wastewater sink drain opening and, is prevented because there is no need to provide a separate drains for rice washing device, odor and mice from the drainage ditch, the entry of insects It becomes possible. Incidentally, the receiving container 100, because it is location mounting on the mounting table 52 at a distance from the bottom surface 18a of the sink 18, it does not deviate from the initial position by washing wastewater flowing into the inside of the sink 18.

Then, a predetermined time elapses, when the discharge of the washing wastewater is complete, it is discharged from the washed rice discharge port 20 of the bran rice container 19 cooking water is added to polished rice, placing below the bran rice discharge port 20 location The receiving container 100 is surely accommodated.
[Second Embodiment]
FIG. 4 is a rear perspective view of the sink mounting type automatic rice washing apparatus 1 according to the second embodiment. FIG. 5 is a side view of the automatic rice washing apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 5 (a) is a diagram showing a state where the rice washing unit 14 and the drive mechanism housing unit 15 are on the upper side, and FIG. It is a figure which shows the state which exists in. In addition, about what has the same function as the automatic rice washing apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

As shown in FIG. 4, the automatic rice washing apparatus 1 includes a support 12, a rice washing unit 14, a drive mechanism storage unit 15, a receiving container placement unit 50, and a lift mechanism 60. The automatic rice washing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment is the same as the automatic rice washing apparatus according to the first embodiment except that the rice washing unit 14 and the drive mechanism housing unit 15 are supported by the support column 12 via the lift mechanism 60. It is the composition.

  The support column 12 is composed of a first support column 12a and a second support column 12b each having a horizontal cross section formed in a U-shape, and is arranged in a state of being separated from each other by a certain distance. The first support column 12a includes a side wall 121a and a rear wall 122a, and the second support column 12b includes a side wall 121b and a rear wall 122b.

  The lift mechanism 60 includes a mounting plate 61, a plurality of support rods 62a to 62f, an air damper 63, and connecting members 64a to 64d. The mounting plate 61 is formed in a U shape and includes a side wall 61a, a side wall 61b, and a rear wall 61c. A support bar 62a is fixed to the upper part of the side walls 61a and 61b, and a support bar 62b is fixed to the lower part of the side walls 61a and 61b.

  On the other hand, a support bar 62d for connecting the side walls 121a and 121b to each other is fixed in a horizontal state at the upper part of the side wall 121a and the side wall 121b of the column 12, and a support bar 62e is fixed in a horizontal state at the center part, and further to the lower part The support bar 62f is fixed in a horizontal state.

  One end of a connecting member 64a and a connecting member 64c is rotatably attached to both ends of the support rod 62a, and the other end of the connecting members 64a and 64c is rotatably attached to both ends of the support rod 62d. . Further, one end of a connecting member 64b and a connecting member 64d is rotatably attached to both ends of the support bar 62b, and the other end of the connecting member 64b and the connecting member 64d is rotatable to both ends of the support bar 62e. It is attached.

  A support rod 62c for connecting the connection members to each other is fixed to an intermediate portion of the connection members 64a and 64c. A movable end of the air damper 63 is fixed to a central portion of the support rod 62c. The fixed end is fixed to the support rod 62 f of the support column 12.

  The drive mechanism housing 15 and the rice washing container 19 are attached to the rear wall 61 c of the attachment plate 61 via the holding member 17.

  By such a lift mechanism 60, the drive mechanism housing unit 15, the rice washing unit 14, and the support column 12 are connected. When the operator holds the handle 16 provided in the drive mechanism accommodating portion 15 and applies a slight force in the downward direction, as shown in FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b), the support bars 62d and 62e are supported. As a fulcrum, the connecting members 64a to 64d rotate, and the drive mechanism housing portion 15 and the rice washing portion 14 move up and down while maintaining the posture with the rice washing outlet 20 facing downward. Accordingly, when washing the rice, the rice washing unit 14 is installed at a lower position for discharging the rice, and during operations other than the rice washing, the rice washing unit 14 can be disposed at the upper position, so that the rice can be discharged smoothly. In addition, it is possible to avoid obstructing work other than washing the rice (for example, washing work such as tableware in the sink).

Note that the shape of the receiving container mounting portion 50 is not limited to that described in the first embodiment. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 6, the mounting table 52 is mounted on the storage portion 51 fixed to the side surface of the sink 18. was configured to be accommodated, when used, in the table 52 is taken out from the accommodating unit 51 by hooking the edge 18b of the sink 18, it may be for placing the mounting table 52. The fixing location of the accommodating portion 51 may not be the side surface of the sink 18 and may be appropriately selected according to the convenience of the operator such as the side surface and the front surface of the automatic rice washing apparatus 1. Further, the form of the lift mechanism 60 is not limited to that described in the second embodiment, and for example, a known lift mechanism that can be moved up and down using a motor or a chain can be used.

  Moreover, the form of the automatic rice washing apparatus 1 is not limited to this. For example, the automatic rice washing apparatus 1 is provided with a rice storage that can store polished rice, and is stored in the rice storage when the rice washing start button on the operation panel 45 is pressed. A configuration may be employed in which the polished white rice is automatically put into a rice washing container. In the present embodiment, the sink-attached type automatic rice washing apparatus that is directly attached to the sink has been described. However, the automatic rice washing apparatus may be arranged above the sink without being attached directly to the sink. A sink-integrated automatic rice washing device as a part of the automatic rice washing device may be used.

It is a front view of the sink attachment type automatic rice washing apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a schematic side view of the automatic rice washing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a perspective view of a receiving container mounting part . It is a back perspective view of the sink attachment type automatic rice washing device 1 concerning a 2nd embodiment. It is a side view of the automatic rice washing apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 5A is a diagram showing a state in which the rice washing section and the drive mechanism housing section are on the upper side. FIG. 5B is a diagram showing a state in which the rice washing section and the drive mechanism housing section are below. It is a figure which shows the shape of another receiving container mounting part .

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Sink mounting type automatic rice washing apparatus 12 Support | pillar 14 Rice washing part 15 Drive mechanism accommodating part 18 Sink 19 Rice washing container 20 Rice washing discharge port 21 On-off valve 25 Stirring member 42 Washing waste water discharge part 43 Washing waste water drain part 50 Receipt container mounting part 51 Accommodation part 52 mounting table 53 connecting plate 60 lift mechanism 61 mounting plate 62a~62f support rod 63 the air damper 64a~64d connecting member 100 receiving container

Claims (4)

A rice washing container for containing rice and water, a stirring member for stirring the rice and water contained in the rice washing container, and a rice washing part having a rice washing outlet for discharging rice and water stirred by the stirring member;
A sink provided below the washing part;
The rice washing a mounting table for mounting the receiving vessel for containing rice discharged from the discharge port, Ri downward der than receiving opening of the receiving container is placed is the rice washing outlet, before a mounting location positions located above the the bottom surface of serial sync spaced a predetermined distance, a mounting table which is movable in a retracted position for opening the upper side of the sink,
A lift mechanism that movably supports the rice washing portion to a lower position for discharging the washed rice and an upper position;
Automatic rice washing apparatus comprising the. The rice washing section includes a washing sewage discharge port for discharging washing sewage generated during washing, and the washing sewage discharged from the washing sewage discharge port is poured into the sink through a drain pipe, and the drain provided in the sink is disposed. 2. The automatic rice washing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the automatic rice washing apparatus is discharged from the outlet. Automatic rice washing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the mounting table is rotatable about an axis. The mounting table automatic rice washing apparatus according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that it comprises a positioning member for determining a position of the receiving vessel.

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