JP5488054B2 - Automatic rice milling equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a grain input hopper of an automatic rice milling facility.

  In the automatic rice milling equipment, a net material is installed in a flat shape on the grain input hopper so that foreign matter larger than the brown rice does not enter the machine room, and the depth dimension of the net material is 6 mm or more over the entire circumference of the net. The thing which prevented the entanglement of insect spelled rice is well-known (patent document 1).

JP 2006-297192 A

  The present invention prevents the adhesion of grains to the net body and prevents the grains from remaining in the grain input hopper at the end of the rice milling operation in the automatic rice milling equipment provided with a net body for removing foreign substances in the grain input hopper. It is something to try.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has taken the following technical means.

The invention of claim 1 divides the building (1) into an operation room (2) and a machine room (3) by a partition wall (4), and inputs a grain input hopper (5) and a rice mill (15 ), And a controller for controlling the rice milling operation, a net body for removing foreign matter (34) is provided at the grain input opening of the grain input hopper (5), and vibration means for vibrating the grain input hopper (5) ( 35), and the mesh body (34) is composed of an outer frame body (34a) and round bars (34b, 34c) configured in a lattice shape by being juxtaposed at predetermined intervals in the vertical and horizontal directions. One of the round bars (34b) is attached to the upper surface of the outer frame body (34a), the other round bar (34c) is attached to the lower surface of the outer frame body (34a), and the one round bar ( this is a configuration in which separated 34b) and the intersection portion of the other round bar (34c) in the vertical direction And automatic rice milling equipment according to claim.

The invention of claim 2 divides the building (1) into an operation room (2) and a machine room (3) by a partition wall (4), and inputs a grain input hopper (5) and a rice mill (15 ) And a controller for controlling the rice milling operation, the grain charging hopper (5) has a rear plate (5c) formed in a vertical shape on the machine room (3) side and a downwardly inclined slope on the operation chamber (2) side A front side plate (5d) formed on the front side plate (5d) is provided with a foreign body removing net (34) at the grain input opening of the grain input hopper (5), and the grain is detected at the lower part of the front side plate (5d). A grain throwing sensor (31) is provided, and a grain throwing hopper (5) is provided between the grain throwing sensor (31) and the foreign substance removing net (34) at the middle in the vertical direction of the front plate (5d). The automatic rice milling equipment is characterized by providing a vibrating means (35) for vibrating.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the vibration means (35) for vibrating the grain input hopper (5) is provided, the grains adhering to the net body (34) can be removed.
In particular, the continuous insect bite brown rice can be prevented from being entangled and dropped smoothly .

According to the invention of claim 2, since the vibration means (35) for vibrating the grain input hopper (5) is provided, the grains adhering to the net body (34) can be removed.
Moreover, since the net body (34) and the grain input sensor (31) are vibrated by the vibration motor (35), the brown rice can be reliably dropped and fed into the brown rice feeding means (8), and the grain input The brown rice remains on the sensor (31), and the detection accuracy can be improved.

Top view of the rice milling equipment. Process diagram of rice milling equipment. The front view seen from the operation room side of the rice milling equipment. flowchart. A side view of a grain input hopper. The top view and side view of a net. The top view and side view of a grain input hopper and a 1st elevator. The side view and top view of a grain input hopper. The side view and perspective view of a grain input hopper. A side view of a grain input hopper. The front view and top view of a grain input hopper. The perspective view of a net body.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  First, based on FIG.1 and FIG.2, the whole structure of the fee-type automatic rice milling equipment provided with this invention is demonstrated.

  The fee-type automatic rice milling facility is divided into an operation room 2 and a machine room 3 by a partition wall 4 in the building 1 and is provided with a grain input hopper 5, an operation panel 6 and a white rice take-out tank 7 facing the operation room 2 side. Yes.

  Further, in the machine room 3, a first elevator 11, a stone remover 12, a second elevator 13, a brown rice tank 14, a rice mill 15, a rice bran discharge fan 16 that sucks and removes rice cake from the rice mill 15, a cyclone (not shown) ), A bag transfer device (not shown), and a bag (not shown). The grain input hopper 5 is provided with a brown rice feed means 8 such as a rotary valve and a grain input sensor 31 for detecting the presence or absence of the brown rice, and supplies the brown rice fed from the brown rice feed means 8 to the first elevator 11. . Further, a brown rice hopper 14 for storing brown rice provided on the upper side of the rice mill 15 is provided, and a second grain detection sensor 32 for detecting the minimum amount of brown rice that can be properly polished by the rice mill 15 is provided in the brown rice hopper 14. Provided.

  Although not shown in the figure, the milling machine 15 is provided with a milling roll in the milling chamber, a pressure plate for adjusting the whitening degree is provided at the discharge port of the milling chamber, and the compression plate is adjusted by a compression plate adjusting motor. In this configuration, the soot leaking from the refining net in the refining room is sucked and removed to a cyclone (not shown) by the reed exhaust fan 16.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the operation surface of the operation panel 6 is provided with a rice milling operation procedure display unit 21 on the upper side thereof, which is a rice milling operation procedure (1) “Prices of rice milling”, (2 ) “Press the whiteness selection button”, (3) Insert the rice bran / brown rice, and (4) “Remove the white rice”.

  A rice milling work progress display unit 22 is provided below the rice milling work procedure display unit 21 to indicate the progress of the rice milling work. (1) Rice milling charge input indicator light 22a, grain input indicator light 22b, whiteness selection indicator light 22c, A white rice take-out indicator lamp 22d is provided to light up and display as the rice milling procedure progresses.

  A glutinous rice switch 23, an upper white switch 24 for whiteness selection setting, a standard switch 25, and an eight switch 26 are provided below the whiteness selection indicator light 22c.

  A coin mech 27 is provided below the whiteness selection display unit 22.

  According to the above configuration, when the grain input sensor 31 detects the introduction of brown rice to the grain input hopper 5, each working unit of the rice milling equipment is driven by a command from a controller (not shown) built in the operation panel 6. Driven through. Then, the brown rice feeding means 8 is driven, the brown rice in the grain input hopper 5 is sequentially fed out and transferred to the stone remover 12 via the first elevator 11, and foreign substances such as stones are removed from the brown rice by the stone remover 12. Is done. Next, the brown rice is cerealed by the second elevator 13, supplied to the rice milling machine 15 through the brown rice tank 14, processed by the rice milling machine 15, and the polished rice is taken out to the white rice extraction tank 7. The rice bran of the rice mill 15 is sucked into a cyclone (not shown) by the rice cake discharge fan 16, and stored in the rice bag (not shown) through the rice cake transfer device (not shown).

  Next, the contents of rice milling control by the controller will be described with reference to FIG.

  When the rice milling operation control is started and the rice milling fee is charged (step S1), the open / close door (not shown) of the grain loading hopper 5 is opened to enable the brown rice charging (step S2). Next, when brown rice is put into the grain feeding hopper 5 (step S3) and the whiteness selection switches (23 to 26) are selected (step S4), the rice milling is performed in the operation time corresponding to the rice milling rate according to the command of the controller. The operation of each working unit of the facility is started, the operation time subtraction process is started (step S5), and the rice milling operation is executed (step S6).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the operation time for the input rice milling fee has elapsed (step S7). If No, the step S6 is also returned. If Yes, it is determined whether the grain input sensor 31 has detected no grain (Step S8). If No, the operation of each working unit of the rice milling equipment is stopped (Step S9). Next, it is determined whether or not additional rice milling charges have been added (step S10). If yes, the process returns to step S5, and if no, the process proceeds to step S14 described later.

  Further, it is determined whether or not the grain input sensor 31 has detected no grain (step S8). If Yes, the vibration motor 35 is driven for a predetermined time, and the net body 35 of the grain input hopper 5 is vibrated. And drop the attached grain (step S1). Next, the brown rice feeding means 8 is stopped and a rice milling end operation for a predetermined time is started, and the first elevator 11, the stone remover 12, the second elevator 13, the brown rice tank 14, the rice mill 15, and the rice bran discharge fan 16 are sequentially operated. (Step S12) When the predetermined time is over, the rice milling operation is stopped (Step S13), the open / close door is closed, and the rice milling operation is finished.

  Next, FIG. 5 will be described.

  The grain input hopper 5 is provided with a net body 34 for removing foreign substances and a vibration motor 35 for vibrating the net body 34. The upper part of the grain input hopper 5 is a rectangular grain input opening in a plan view, the vertical left and right side plates 5a and 5b, the vertical rear side plate 5c, the rearwardly inclined front side plate 5d, and the opening. The upper plate 5e that closes the rear side portion forms a hopper, and brown rice feeding means 8 is provided at the bottom of the hopper.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the mesh body 34 is arranged with vertical round bars 34b in the vertical direction at predetermined intervals on the upper surface of the outer frame body 34a having a rectangular shape in plan view, and both ends thereof are welded to the outer frame body 34a, for example. Attached. Lateral horizontal round bars 34c are arranged at predetermined intervals on the lower surface side of the outer frame 34a and attached in the same manner to form a lattice.

  According to the above-described configuration, however, the vertical distance between the vertical round bar 34b and the horizontal round bar 34c is increased, and large foreign objects are locked and removed as compared with brown rice, and the continuous insect bite brown rice is entangled. It can be prevented and dropped smoothly. Further, both ends of the vertical round bar 34b are welded and attached to the upper surface of the rectangular outer frame 34a, and both ends of the horizontal round bar 34c are welded and attached to the lower surface of the outer frame 34a. , It is possible to reduce the number of welding points and reduce the cost.

  Further, when attaching the net body 34 to the grain input hopper 5, as shown in FIG. 5, the rear support piece 34d of the outer frame 34a of the net body 34 is inserted and supported in the support portion of the rear side plate 5c of the grain input hopper 5. The front support piece 34e of the outer frame body 34a is inserted into the support hole of the bracket 36 of the front side plate 5d and is fastened and supported by the mounting bolts 37. And the vibration motor 35 is attached to the intermediate | middle outer side part of the up-down direction of the front side board 5d, and the net | network body 34 is located in the upper vicinity of the vibration motor 35. FIG. In addition, a grain input sensor 31 is attached to the lower part of the front side plate 5d, and the grain input sensor 31 is positioned in the vicinity of the lower part of the vibration motor 35.

  According to the above configuration, since the vertical middle portion of the inclined front side plate 5d of the grain input hopper 5 is vibrated by the vibration motor 35, the brown rice remaining on the front side plate 5d is surely dropped, and also in the vicinity. Since the net body 34 and the grain input sensor 31 are vibrated by the vibration motor 35 that is positioned, the brown rice can be reliably dropped and fed into the brown rice feeding means 8, and the brown rice can be fed to the grain input sensor 31. The residue can be eliminated and the detection accuracy can be improved.

  Moreover, you may comprise as FIG.

  A net body 34 is attached to the grain input hopper 5, and a vibration 35 is attached so as to be positioned on the side of the first elevator 11 on the upper left and right sides of the rear side plate 5c. According to the said structure, the brown rice adhering to the net | network body 34 can be dropped by driving the vibration motor 35 at the time of the completion | finish of rice milling work. Further, when the opening / closing door (not shown) is opened and the grain input hopper 5 is ready to input the brown rice, the vibration motor 35 is provided near the operation chamber 2 of the grain input hopper 5, and maintenance of the vibration motor 35 can be performed easily. it can.

  Moreover, you may comprise as shown in FIG. When attaching the net body 34 to the grain input hopper 5, the net body 34 is inclined forward and inclined so that the left and right front and rear side surfaces of the outer frame 34a are in contact with the left and right side plates 5a and 5b, the front side plate 5d, and the rear side plate 5c. . If comprised in this way, brown rice will fall on the net | network body 34, flowing down along the front-falling inclination, and the residue of brown rice can be decreased.

  Moreover, you may comprise as shown in FIG. When attaching the net body 34 to the grain input hopper 5, the net body 34 is inclined forward and inclined, and the front and rear side surfaces of the outer frame 34a of the net body 34 are contacted and supported by the front side plate 5d and the rear side plate 5c. Spacing portions 5f and 5f are formed between the left and right sides and the left and right side plates 5a and 5b. If comprised in this way, since it is separated from the right-and-left space | interval parts 5f and 5f of the right and left both sides of the net | network body 34 from the brown rice feeding means 8 of the bottom part of the grain throwing hopper 5, it avoids a danger of a user and the net | network body 34 Cost can be reduced.

  Next, FIG. 10 will be described. The front support part of the mesh body 34 is supported in a vertically middle portion of the front side plate 5d of the grain input hopper 5 so as to be rotatable up and down, and the rear support part 34d of the mesh body 34 is movable up and down in the long hole of the rear side plate 5c. To support. Then, a return spring 38 and a solenoid 39 are attached to the rear support portion 34d of the mesh body 34 so that the mesh body 34 can be vibrated up and down. Thus, when the net body 34 is cleaned or when the grain input hopper 5 is detected as having no grain, the solenoid 39 is driven to vibrate the net body 34 and drop the grains of the grain input hopper 5 and the net body 34. .

  Moreover, you may comprise as shown in FIG. A vibration motor 35 is attached to the upper surface of the upper plate 5d of the grain input hopper 5 so that the grain input hopper 5 and the brown rice of the net body 34 are dropped. According to the above configuration, the vibration motor 35 can be attached to the narrow machine room 3 at a position that does not get in the way.

  Moreover, you may comprise as FIG. Front and rear support rods 34f and 34g are provided on both front and rear sides of the outer frame 34a of the net 34 having a quadrangular shape in plan view. The front and rear support rods 34f and 34g are pivotally supported on the front and rear side plates 5d and 5c of the hopper 5 in a reversible manner. . When the vibration motor 35 is attached to either of the front and rear support bars 34f and 34b and the net body 34 is vibrated in an inverted state, the so-called spelled rice that is connected in a string shape can be easily dropped.

  In addition, a net body 34 is detachably attached to the grain charging hopper 5, and the net body 34 is provided with a net body detection sensor (not shown) that can detect a lifted state. Thus, when the net body detection sensor detects the lifting of the net body 34, each working unit of the automatic rice milling equipment and the vibration motor 35 are stopped, and the machine is stopped by lifting the net body 35 on a monitor display device (not shown). Display to the effect. Further, when the mesh body 35 is returned to the original state, it is displayed that the attachment state of the mesh body 34 is normal after a predetermined time, so that the driving is resumed, and the driving of each working unit and the vibration monitor 35 is resumed. It is safe.

  In this embodiment, the building-type automatic rice milling equipment has been described, but it can also be applied to a vending machine type compact automatic rice milling equipment.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Building 2 Operation room 3 Machine room 5 Grain input hopper 6 Operation panel 7 White rice extraction tank 8 Grain feeding means 15 Rice mill 31 Grain input sensor 34 Net body 35 Vibration means

Claims (2)

The building (1) is partitioned into an operation room (2) and a machine room (3) by a partition wall (4),
A grain input hopper (5) for inputting grains, a rice mill (15), and a controller for controlling rice milling operation are provided.
A net body (34) for removing foreign matter is provided at the grain input opening of the grain input hopper (5), and vibration means (35) for vibrating the grain input hopper (5) is provided,
The mesh body (34) is composed of an outer frame body (34a) and round bars (34b, 34c) configured in a lattice shape by being juxtaposed in the vertical and horizontal directions at predetermined intervals. One round bar (34b) is attached to the upper surface of the outer frame body (34a), the other round bar (34c) is attached to the lower surface of the outer frame body (34a), and the one round bar (34b) and the other An automatic rice milling facility characterized in that the intersecting portions of the round bars (34c) are separated in the vertical direction . The building (1) is partitioned into an operation room (2) and a machine room (3) by a partition wall (4),
A grain input hopper (5) for inputting grains, a rice mill (15), and a controller for controlling rice milling operation are provided.
The grain input hopper (5) includes a rear plate (5c) formed vertically on the machine room (3) side and a front plate (5d) formed on the operation chamber (2) side in a downwardly inclined manner,
A net body (34) for removing foreign matter is provided at the grain input opening of the grain input hopper (5), and a grain input sensor (31) for detecting the grain is provided below the front side plate (5d). Vibrating means (35) for vibrating the grain charging hopper (5) is provided between the grain charging sensor (31) and the foreign substance removing net (34) at the middle in the vertical direction of the side plate (5d). Automatic rice milling equipment characterized by

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