JP5645999B2 - rice cooker - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a rice cooker, and more particularly, to a short time for rice cooking.

In the conventional rice cooker, it is performed through processes such as washing of rice, soaking, cooking, and steaming, and it takes a relatively long time to include soaking and steaming time. For this reason, for example, in ordinary households, rice must be cooked over time for each meal, especially when only a small amount of rice is eaten at a time, such as a single person. It was extremely troublesome.
Then, in order to cook rice in a short time, there exist what provided the rice cooking promotion tool in the rice cooking pot, what provided the processing process before cooking, etc. (For example, refer to Patent Documents 1 and 2).

JP 2002-449 (2nd page, FIGS. 1 to 4) JP 05-268892 A (page 2-3, FIG. 1)

  Since the conventional rice cooker normally uses normal temperature water, it took time to increase the water temperature in the early stage of the rice cooking process. In order to cook delicious rice, it is said that the rice will absorb water quickly enough by keeping the temperature inside the rice cooker at 60 degrees, but with conventional rice cookers, the amount of heat transfer to the rice is uneven. There was a problem of becoming.

    The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and is provided by supplying hot water of a predetermined temperature to a rice cooker, and provides a rice cooker that shortens the rice cooking time without taking time and effort. It is intended.

The rice cooker according to the present invention includes an inner pot that is detachably stored in a rice cooker body, a heating means that heats the inner pot, a pan temperature detection means that detects the temperature of the inner pot, and the inner pot. An openable / closable lid that covers the upper surface opening of the rice cooker, wherein water is put into the inner pot and heated by the heating means, and the rice quickly detects moisture by the pot temperature detecting means. After detecting a predetermined temperature to absorb water , the hot water cooking rice course that heats by putting rice in the inner pot is heated, and when the temperature detected by the pot temperature detecting means is equal to or higher than the predetermined temperature, the lid is opened. It is characterized by being locked so that it does not.

  The present invention is such that water is put into the inner pot and heated by the heating means, and after the predetermined temperature is detected by the temperature detecting means, the rice is put into the inner pot and heated, so that the rice inside the rice cooker is Thus, it is possible to obtain a rice cooker that can quickly supply moisture without variation, reduce variation in the amount of heat transfer to rice, and cook more delicious rice in a short time. Further, when the temperature is higher than a predetermined temperature, the lid is locked so as not to be opened, so that rice can be introduced more safely.

[Embodiment 1]
1 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of a rice cooker according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the rice cooker of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a main part operation flowchart of the rice cooker of FIG. .
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a rice cooker body having an open top surface, in which a pot storage portion 2 in the rice cooker body 1 is formed, and an inner pot 5 is detachably stored in the pot storage portion 2. A lid 10 is installed on the upper surface of the inner pot 5 so as to cover the upper side of the inner pot 5. The lid 10 includes an outer lid 10a and an inner lid 10b, and the inner lid 10b is detachably attached to the outer lid 10a via a packing 11. One end of the lid body 10 is pivotally supported by the hinge shaft 6, and the lid body 10 opens around the hinge shaft 6. A packing 9 is disposed between the inner lid 10b and the inner pot 5, and is in a sealed state when the lid 10 is in a closed state. The lid body 10 includes an inner lid 10b, and the lid body 10 includes a communication hole 12a that communicates with the inside of the inner pot 5 and a discharge hole 12b that communicates with the outside of the rice cooker 1. 1 is provided with a steam discharge section 12 for discharging outside.
The inner pot 5 is filled with rice and water, and a heating means 3 for heating the inner pot 5 from the bottom is installed in the pot storage portion 2. The pan temperature detecting means 4 is installed in a state where the pot temperature detecting means 4 is in pressure contact with the inner pot 5 at the bottom center portion 2a of the pot storing portion 2, and the pot temperature detecting means 4 contacts the bottom surface of the inner pot 5 and Detect temperature. Furthermore, the lid body 10 is provided with lid temperature detection means 14 for detecting the internal temperature of the inner pot 5. The rice cooking course menu selection means 13 is configured such that an arbitrary rice cooking course can be selected from a plurality of rice cooking courses by pressing a switch, and the control means 8 is provided for the rice cooking course selected by the rice cooking course menu selection means 13. Depending on the contents, the outputs of the pan temperature detecting means 4 and the lid temperature detecting means 14 are received, the energization of the heating means 3 is controlled, and the heating of the inner pot 5 is driven and controlled.

  And when the hot water cooking rice course is selected by the rice cooking course menu selection means 13, the control means 8 performs a boiling process with a predetermined heating power, and then performs the operation of the rice cooking process.

In the above configuration, the operation and action of the hot water rice cooking course will be described with reference to FIG.
The user first opens the lid 30 and takes out the inner pot 28. Then, a predetermined amount of water is put into the inner pot 28. The inner wall of the inner pot 28 is provided with a water level display (water level line) for a hot water rice cooking course, and the user inputs water in accordance with the total water level line of rice to be cooked.
In step S1, a rice cooking course menu to be cooked before starting rice cooking is selected and input by the menu selection means 4, and the rice cooking switch is pressed. It is determined whether the rice cooking course menu selected in step S2 is a hot water rice cooking course. If the selected rice cooking course is other than the hot water rice cooking course, the process proceeds to step S3, and a rice cooking course menu (usually white rice etc.) other than the hot water rice cooking course is executed.
If it is determined in step S2 that the hot water cooking rice course has been selected, the process proceeds to step S4, and the heating power for the hot water cooking rice course is set in the control means 8. Next, from step S4 to step S5, the temperature of the inner pot 5 is detected by the pot temperature detecting means 3 until it is detected that the temperature of the water charged in the inner pot 5 is a predetermined temperature. S5 is repeated and the water in the inner pot 5 is heated by the heating means 3. At this time, the amount of rice and water in the inner pan 5, that is, the amount of cooked rice, is also detected by the output of the pan temperature detecting means 3 and the output of the lid temperature detecting means 14. When the temperature of the water in the inner pot 5 reaches a predetermined temperature, the process proceeds to step S6 and it is notified that the temperature of the water in the inner pot 5 has reached the predetermined temperature, and the user opens the lid 10, and step S7. Then, the rice is put into the inner pot 5. At this time, a total amount of rice corresponding to the amount of water described above is weighed and introduced. And a user pushes a rice-cooking switch again at step S8, progresses to step S9, and performs the rice-cooking process according to the amount of rice cooking. In addition, between steps S5 to S9, the amount of rice and water in the inner pot 5, that is, the amount of cooked rice is also detected by the output of the pot temperature detecting means 3 and the output of the lid temperature detecting means 14, and the inner pot 5 Even if the amount of water or rice is wrong, the rice cooking process can be performed according to the amount of rice cooked.
In addition, you may make it input the total number of rice quantities at the time of selection of the rice cooking course of step S1.
Moreover, in the detection of the amount of cooked rice in steps S7 to S9, when it is determined that the amount of water is clearly not cookable relative to the amount of rice, an error is notified in step S9 and the rice cooking process is stopped. To do.
If the predetermined temperature of the inner pot 5 is set to, for example, 60 ° C. or lower, and the lid 10 is locked so as not to be opened when the temperature is higher than the predetermined temperature, the rice can be put in more safely.

  What is important here is that the hot water rice cooking course of the present invention is that water is introduced into the inner pot 28 before the rice. With this, preparation of hot water for cooking rice can be performed in the inner pot 28, and the inner pot 28 itself has already been heated at the start of the rice cooking process by boiling the hot water in the inner pot 28 for cooking rice. Therefore, compared with the case where hot water is directly put into the inner pot 28, the initial time of the rice cooking process is shortened, and as a result, the time until the end of rice cooking can be shortened.

  Moreover, you may make it perform the injection | throwing-in of the rice in the inner pot 5 using the container for rice injection | throwing-in. For example, the rice throwing container is a container having a shape along the inner shape of the inner pot 5 and a hole through which water is communicated, and is set in the inner pot 5 with rice inside. If it is made of a material that can be used as it is, the rice can be easily and safely put into water at a predetermined temperature.

In addition, in the above-mentioned, although the user has supplied the water, the rice cooker body 1 may be provided with a water supply means, and after the water is supplied into the inner pot 5 from the water supply means, the heating is performed. The water in the inner pot 5 may be heated by the means 3.
Further, in the above description, the user inputs the rice. However, a rice conveying means may be provided in the rice cooker body 1, and in this case, the water temperature in the inner pot 5 is predetermined. After detecting that the temperature has been reached, the rice is stored in the inner pot 5 automatically by the rice transfer means from the rice storage section where the rice is stored. Even if all the steps up to the rice cooking process are performed automatically, the same effect can be obtained.

[Embodiment 2]
Next, in the configuration of the first embodiment, a rice cooking process when cooking in a hot water rice cooking course will be described. FIG. 4 is an operation time chart for cooking rice. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the structure similar to the said Embodiment 1, and the description is abbreviate | omitted.
As shown in FIG. 4, in the hot water cooking course, the boiling process for boiling the water in the inner pot 5, the preheating process for absorbing water into the rice, the heating process for boiling the inner pot 5 at the maximum output, boiling The boiling step of maintaining the water and gelatinizing the rice with water, and the steaming step of promoting the gelatinization by absorbing the free water remaining on the surface of the rice grain into the rice grain.

  First, in the boiling process, the control means 8 energizes the heating means to heat the water charged in the inner pot 5 to a predetermined temperature. When it is detected by the pan temperature detecting means and the lid temperature detecting means that the water has reached a predetermined temperature, the boiling process is terminated, and when the rice and water are combined, the rice cooking process is started.

  In the rice cooking process, first, the preheating process is entered. At this time, since water is absorbed in the rice by the water boiling step, the preheating step is shorter than the normal rice cooking course. Then, it becomes a temperature rising process, a boiling process, and a steaming process.

  In this way, by performing the preheating process after the boiling process, the peak temperature of reducing sugar production can be maintained immediately without uneven temperature of rice and water in the inner pot 5 in the boiling process, and the sweetness of rice The time can be shortened while increasing the time.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, you may make it enter into a temperature rising process after a boiling process, without performing a preheating process. In this case, the entire inner pot boils without heating unevenness compared to the normal rice cooking course, and the cooked cooking unevenness is suppressed, and the cooking time can be shortened.

[Embodiment 3]
Moreover, for example, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the inner pot 5 of the first embodiment is configured such that the inner diameters W1 and W2 of the inner pot 5 are larger than the heights H1 and H2 of the inner pot 5. As a result, it becomes easier to input rice, and furthermore, the distance between the lid coil 34 and the rice becomes closer, so that the time for boiling hot water and the time for cooking rice are further shortened. Moreover, in FIG. 6, since the rice is distributed widely and thinly, uneven heating of rice and water in the inner pot 5 is reduced.

  In addition, it becomes possible to make the height dimension of the whole rice cooker low by making the inner pan 5 into the shape as described above, and the steam discharge unit 12 and the rice cooker for discharging steam during cooking out of the rice cooker 1. The rice cooker can also be placed in a place with a low ceiling surface.

It is sectional drawing of the rice cooker which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a block diagram of the rice cooker which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a principal part operation | movement flowchart figure which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a rice cooking operation | movement time chart figure of the rice cooker which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a rice cooking operation | movement time chart figure of the rice cooker which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the inner pot of the rice cooker which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the inner pot of the rice cooker which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Rice cooker main body, 2 Pan storage part, 3 Heating means, 4 Pan temperature detection means, 5 Inner pan, 6 Hinge shaft, 8 Control means, 9 Packing, 10 Lid, 10a Outer lid, 10b Inner lid, 11 Packing, 12 steam discharge part, 12a communication hole, 12b discharge hole, 13 rice cooking course menu selection means, 14 lid temperature detection means.

Claims (3)

An inner pot that is detachably stored in the rice cooker body,
Heating means for heating the inner pot;
Pan temperature detecting means for detecting the temperature of the inner pot;
An openable / closable lid that covers the upper surface opening of the inner pot;
A rice cooker equipped with
Hot water cooking in which water is put into the inner pot and heated by the heating means, and after the predetermined temperature at which the rice quickly absorbs moisture is detected by the pot temperature detecting means, the rice is put into the inner pot and heated. While having a rice cooking course, when the temperature which the said pan temperature detection means detects is more than the said predetermined temperature, it locks so that the said cover body may not open | release. The rice cooker characterized by the above-mentioned. The rice cooker according to claim 1, wherein when the temperature detected by the pan temperature detecting means is lower than the predetermined temperature, the lid can be opened. The rice cooker according to claim 1 or 2, wherein when the pan temperature detecting means detects the predetermined temperature, it is notified that the predetermined temperature has been reached.

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