JP6305222B2 - Rice cooker - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a rice cooker.

  Equipped with multiple rice cookers, and with a rice cooker transport device, the rice cooker containing uncooked rice and water is transported and placed on each rice cooker to cook rice for each rice cooker. Rice cookers are known (patent documents 1 to 3).

  In Patent Document 1, a pair of gripping claws and gripping nails are provided so as not to cause misalignment of the rice cooker during conveyance of the rice cooker placed on a plurality of rice cookers arranged in a row. There is disclosed a rice cooker transport device including a drive device that approaches or separates and a moving device that moves a gripping claw. Patent Document 2 includes a rice cooker that cooks rice for each rice cooker using a plurality of rice cookers arranged in a row and a traveling carriage that reciprocates the space above the rice cooker row, and requires a large space for installation. A sanitary rice cooker that does not work is disclosed. Patent Document 3 uses a slide fork that can move in a horizontal direction in a state where a horizontal movement plate and an operation plate are stacked on a fixed substrate in an automatic rice cooking line, and does not require a conventional installation rail or a standing column. A conveying device that can easily and reduce construction costs is disclosed.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2011-19869 JP 2010-194272 A JP 2005-8336 A

  In Patent Documents 1 to 3, a rice cooker receiving portion for receiving an uncooked rice cooker and a rice cooker unloading portion for discharging a cooked rice cooker are provided at both ends of the rice cooker arranged in a line, respectively. Is disclosed. And in order to increase the rice cooking capacity, it is possible to increase the amount of rice cooked per hour by increasing the number of rice cookers in a row, but if the length of the rice cooker row becomes longer, between the rice cooker receiving part and the rice cooker And the drive distance and moving time of the rice cooker conveyance apparatus which moves between a rice cooker and a rice cooker conveyance apparatus become long. Therefore, even if it increased the rice cooker, the problem that the rice cooking ability could not be raised had arisen.

  An object of this invention is to provide the rice cooking apparatus which aimed at the efficiency improvement of carrying in and carrying out of a rice cooker.

  The rice cooker of the present invention is brought in from the outside, at least one rice cooker row composed of a plurality of rice cookers, a rice cooker transport device that is relatively movable along the rice cooker row while holding the rice cooker. A rice cooker receiving portion in which the rice cooker is disposed, and a rice cooker carry-out portion in which the rice cooker is disposed in order to carry out the rice cooker cooked in the rice cooker to the outside, the rice cooker receiving portion And at least 1 of the said rice cooker carry-out part is provided between the two rice cookers in the said rice cooker row.

  As one aspect of the rice cooker of the present invention, for example, both the rice cooker receiving part and the rice cooker carry-out part are provided between two rice cookers in the rice cooker row.

  As one aspect of the rice cooker of the present invention, for example, two rice cooker rows are provided substantially in parallel, and the rice cooker transport device is movably installed between the two rice cooker rows.

  As one aspect of the rice cooker of the present invention, for example, both the rice cooker receiving part and the rice cooker carry-out part are provided between two rice cookers in the rice cooker row.

  As one mode of the rice cooking device of the present invention, for example, the rice cooker receiving part and the rice cooker carry-out part are provided at positions facing each other.

  As one aspect of the rice cooker of the present invention, for example, the rice cooker transport device is fixed to the main body, a temporary placing portion provided in the main body for temporarily disposing the rice cooker, A rice cooker transporting member that takes out the rice cooker arranged in the rice cooker and arranges it in the temporary storage unit.

  As one aspect of the rice cooking device of the present invention, for example, two temporary storage units are provided in the main body, and at least one of the uncooked rice cooking pot and the cooked rice cooking pot is temporarily disposed in the two temporary storage units. Is done.

  As one aspect of the rice cooker of the present invention, for example, the temporary storage part is configured by an opening recess formed on the upper surface of the main body.

  As one aspect of the rice cooking device of the present invention, for example, the rice cooker transport member is movable in the vertical direction relative to the main body, and the support portion fixed to the main body and the support portion A gripping claw that grips the rice cooker is provided on the gripping member.

  As one aspect of the rice cooker of the present invention, for example, the gripping member is composed of a substantially L-shaped arm portion composed of two rod-shaped members coupled substantially at right angles, and the coupling point of the two rod-shaped members is the support The gripping member is rotatable in the horizontal direction around the coupling point, a sub arm portion is fixed to each end of the two rod-shaped members, and at least two ends of the sub arm portion are fixed to each end. Two gripping claws are provided so as to face each other.

  As one aspect of the rice cooker of the present invention, for example, the sub arm portion is fixed so as to intersect with the rod-shaped member at an angle of approximately 45 degrees.

  As one aspect of the rice cooking apparatus of the present invention, for example, two temporary storage units are provided in the main body, an uncooked rice cooking pot or a cooked rice cooking pot is temporarily disposed in the two temporary storage units, and the two The support portion is fixed between the two temporary placement portions.

  Rice cooker which moves along a rice cooker row by arranging a plurality of rice cookers in a row and providing at least one of a rice cooker receiving part and a rice cooker unloading part between two rice cookers in a rice cooker row It is possible to improve the rice cooking ability of the rice cooker by preventing the pot conveying device from holding the rice cooking pot for a long time and reducing the time required to carry in and out each rice cooking pot.

One Embodiment of the rice cooker conveyance apparatus and rice cooker of this invention is shown, (a) Top view, (b) Side view. FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view of FIG. 1. The top view when moving the rice cooker conveyance apparatus of FIG. 1 to the center. The side view of the rice cooking device seen from the arrow A direction in FIG. 2, FIG. 3, (a) The side view at the time of the raising of the rice cooker conveyance member, (b) The side view at the time of the descent of the rice cooker conveyance member. The enlarged view of S part of FIG. Explanatory drawing when the rice cooker conveyance apparatus of this invention hold | grips a rice cooker. The top view of the rice cooking apparatus in the state which the rice cooker conveyance apparatus moved to the position of the other end from the position in FIG. The perspective view which shows the state which the rice cooker conveyance member descend | falls and the holding nail is holding the rice cooker arrange | positioned at the rice cooker and the temporary storage part. The perspective view which shows the state which the rice cooker conveyance member rose in the state which the holding nail has gripped the rice cooker from the state of FIG. 1st conceptual diagram explaining the process in which the rice cooker conveyance apparatus of this invention conveys a rice cooker (a) Rice cooker receiving step, (b) Rice cooker temporary placing step, (c) Rice cooker moving step, (d) Cooking kettle taking out step. The 2nd conceptual diagram explaining the process in which the rice cooker conveyance apparatus of this invention conveys a rice cooker (a) Rice cooker replacement step, (b) Rice cooker moving step, (c) Rice cooker discharge (rice cooker temporary placement) Step. The 3rd conceptual diagram explaining the process in which the rice cooker conveyance apparatus of this invention conveys a rice cooker, (a) Rice cooker moving step, (b) Rice cooker taking out step, (c) Rice cooker replacement step, (d) Rice cooker movement (rotation) step, (e) Rice cooker discharge (cooking pot temporary placement) step. The 4th conceptual diagram explaining the process in which the rice cooker conveyance apparatus of this invention conveys a rice cooker, (a) Rice cooker movement (rotation) step, (b) Rice cooker taking out step, (c) Rice cooker replacement step, (D) Rice cooker moving step, (e) Rice cooker payout (temporary rice cooker placement) step. The 5th conceptual diagram explaining the process in which the rice cooker conveyance apparatus of this invention conveys a rice cooker, (a) Rice cooker moving step, (b) Rice cooker taking out step, (c) Rice cooker replacement step, (d) Rice cooker movement (rotation) step, (e) Rice cooker discharge (cooking pot temporary placement) step.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a rice cooker and a rice cooker transport device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

  An example of the rice cooker and rice cooker transport device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

  The rice cooker 100 includes a rice cooker transport device 1 that transports a rice cooker 110, which will be described later, and two rice cooker rows 90A that are composed of a plurality of rice cookers 90 arranged in a row. Moreover, the rice cooker receiving part 60 in which the rice cooker 110 of the uncooked rice brought in from the outside (before cooking rice) is arrange | positioned in the rice cooking apparatus 100 and the cooked rice cooker 110 after cooking (after cooking rice) are carried out outside. In order to do this, a rice cooker unloading unit 70 in which a cooked rice cooker 110 is disposed is provided. Furthermore, between the two rice cooker rows 90 </ b> A, guide rails 80 that support the rice cooker transport device 1 that moves relative to each rice cooker 90 are arranged.

  In the embodiment, the rice cooker receiving unit 60 and the rice cooker unloading unit 70 are arranged at a substantially central portion of the plurality of rice cookers 90 arranged in a row so as to face each other. In Fig.1 (a), the rice cooker receiving part 60 is arrange | positioned at drawing lower side, and the rice cooker carrying-out part 70 is arrange | positioned at drawing upper side. And at least one or both of the rice cooker receiving part 60 and the rice cooker carrying-out part 70 are provided between the two rice cookers 90 arranged in the rice cooker row 90A. The arrangement of the rice cooker receiving unit 60 and the rice cooker unloading unit 70 in the rice cooking device 100 is not particularly limited by the movement efficiency of the rice cooker transport device 1. And the rice cooker conveyance apparatus 1 is movable right and left on a drawing centering on the rice cooker receiving part 60 or the rice cooker carrying-out part 70.

  The rice cooker transport apparatus 1 is configured to be relatively movable on the guide rail 80 along two rice cooker rows 90A arranged substantially in parallel. The rice cooker transport device 1 conveys the uncooked rice cooker 110 from the rice cooker receiving unit 60 and arranges it in the rice cooker 90, and takes out the cooked rice cooker 110 from the rice cooker 90 to the rice cooker carry-out unit 70. Play a role to place.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the rice cooker transport apparatus 1 includes a main body 10 that can move on a guide rail 80 and a rice cooker 110 (see FIG. 6) for temporary placement provided in the main body 10. 11 and a rice cooker transport member 20 that is fixed to the main body 10 and takes out the rice cooker 110 disposed in the rice cooker 90 and is disposed in the temporary storage unit 11. The main body 10 is provided with a wheel (not shown) driven by a motor, and the main body 10 moves on the guide rail 80 when the wheel is driven. However, a moving mechanism such as a combination of a gear and a chain is not particularly limited. About the structure of the rice cooker conveyance apparatus 1, it demonstrates in detail later.

  The rice cooker row 90A is obtained by arranging a plurality of rice cookers 90 in a row. In this embodiment, the rice cooker 90 is a so-called one pot rice cooker 90 that can accept only one rice cooker 110, and each one pot rice cooker is connected by connecting means (not shown). In addition, the rice cooker 90 is provided with a sensor 91 that detects the temperature of the lid of the received rice cooker 110, and the sensor 91 determines whether the rice cooker 110 heated by the rice cooker 90 has been heated to a predetermined temperature. To do.

  Each rice cooker 90 and rice cooker row 90A are not limited to specific embodiments. For example, there are various types of heating means for the rice cooker 90, such as a gas type and an electromagnetic induction type, but there is no particular limitation. In the present embodiment, ten rice cookers 90 are arranged in each rice cooker row 90A, but the number of rice cookers 90 is not particularly limited. When the number of rice cookers 90 is increased, the length of the guide rails 80 is extended, and when the number of rice cookers 90 is decreased, the length of the guide rails 80 is shortened.

  The rice cooker receiving unit 60 is constituted by a plurality of rollers, and an uncooked rice cooker 110 brought in from the outside such as an operator or another automatic line is temporarily arranged. The rice cooker carry-out section 70 is also constituted by a plurality of rollers, and the cooked rice cooker 110 is temporarily arranged. In the rice cooker receiving unit 60 and the rice cooker unloading unit 70, the rice cooker 110 that is temporarily arranged is positioned on the row formed by the rice cookers 110 arranged in the plurality of rice cookers 90 that constitute the rice cooker row 90A. It is located at the same height as each rice cooker 110 arranged in the plurality of rice cookers 90. By the action of the roller, the rice cooker 110 can be slid on the rice cooker receiving unit 60 and the rice cooker unloading unit 70 and can be easily moved to an operator or another automatic line. The moving direction of the rice cooker 110 arranged on the rice cooker receiving unit 60 and the rice cooker unloading unit 70 is preferably perpendicular to the arrangement direction in which the rice cookers 90 are arranged.

  The guide rail 80 has a box-shaped guide rail main body 81, and a guide member 82 for guiding a wheel provided in the main body 10 of the rice cooker transport device 1 is provided inside the guide rail main body 81. However, the guide rail 80 is not limited to a specific mode.

  Next, the structure of the rice cooker conveyance apparatus 1 is demonstrated in detail using FIGS. As already explained, the rice cooker transport device 1 includes a main body 10 movable on the guide rail 80, a temporary storage portion 11 provided in the main body 10 for temporarily arranging the rice cooker 110, and a main body 10. A rice cooker 110 that is fixed and disposed in the rice cooker 90 is taken out, and the rice cooker transport member 20 disposed in the temporary storage unit 11 is provided.

  In the present embodiment, the temporary placement portion 11 is formed on an upper surface of the main body 10 and is configured by an opening recess having an upper opening. The shape of the opening recess is a circular shape that matches the outer shape of the rice cooker 110, and there is almost no gap between the rice cooker 110 and the opening recess when the rice cooker 110 is placed. Can be arranged. Although the aspect of the temporary storage part 11 is not limited to a specific thing, What can arrange | position the rice cooking pot 110 stably is preferable. In the present embodiment, the bottom surface of the temporary placement unit 11 is closed by a plate, but the bottom plate may be omitted.

  Moreover, although the temporary placement part 11 may be one, in this embodiment, the two temporary placement parts 11 are provided in the main body 10, and, as will be described later, the uncooked rice cooking pot 110 and the cooked rice The rice cooker 110 is temporarily placed in the two temporary storage units 11. With such a configuration, the uncooked rice cooking pot 110 and the cooked rice cooking pot 110 can be efficiently conveyed.

  As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the rice cooker transport member 20 is movable relative to the main body 10 in the vertical direction (the direction of arrow B in FIG. 4A). A support member 22 fixed to the support member 22 and a gripping member 30 fixed to the support member 22 so as to be rotatable relative to the support member 22 in the horizontal direction (arrow C direction in FIG. 5). In the embodiment, the gripping member 30 is a substantially L-shaped arm portion.

  In the present embodiment, the support portion 22 is fixed between the two temporary placement portions 11. If it demonstrates in detail, the support part 22 will be provided with the base part 24 directly fixed to the main body 10, and the movable pillar part 26 which can be expanded-contracted to an up-down direction. A driving mechanism for the movable column portion 26 including a motor (not shown) is provided at the lower portion of the main body 10, and the support portion 22 can move in the vertical direction by driving the movable column portion 26 in the vertical direction. ing. The base portion 24 serves to support the lower portion of the movable column portion 26.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the substantially L-shaped arm portion (gripping member) 30 is composed of two rod-shaped members 31 coupled substantially at right angles, and has a substantially L-shape in plan view. A connection point 30 </ b> A of 31 of these two rod-shaped members is connected to the support portion 22. The substantially L-shaped arm portion 30 is driven by a motor or the like (not shown) around the coupling point 30A and can be rotated in the horizontal direction.

  The substantially L-shaped arm portion 30 is provided with a gripping claw 46 for gripping the rice cooker 110. More specifically, the sub arm portion 40 is fixed to each end portion of the two rod-shaped members 31, and as will be described later, at least two gripping claws 46 are provided so as to face both lower end portions of the sub arm portion 40. ing.

  The sub arm portion 40 is fixed so as to intersect the rod-shaped member 31 at an angle of approximately 45 degrees (see FIG. 5). More specifically, the sub-arm unit 40 includes a horizontal beam 42 directly fixed to the rod-shaped member 31 and two vertical beams 44 fixed to both ends of the horizontal beam 42 in a drivable state. 42 is fixed so as to intersect with the rod-shaped member 31 at an angle of approximately 45 degrees in plan view. A gripping claw 46 is fixed to the lower ends of the two vertical beams 44. Opposing gripping claws 46 have a flange shape in which a predetermined portion of the rice cooker 110, that is, an upper portion is opened, and a peripheral portion of the opening protrudes sideways, and is engaged with a lower portion of the peripheral portion. The rice cooker 110 is sandwiched and held.

  When the sub arm portion 40 intersects the rod-shaped member 31 at an angle of approximately 45 degrees, the distance of the rice cooker 90 can be shortened, and the distance of the rice cooker row 90A is shortened, thereby further improving the efficiency of the work. It is done.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the movement of the sub-arm portion 40, particularly the vertical beam 44 and the gripping claws 46 of the sub-arm portion 40 when gripping the rice cooker 110. When the rice cooker conveying member 20 is in the raised state as shown in FIG. 4A, the vertical beam 44 is lowered vertically from the horizontal beam 42 as shown by the solid line regardless of whether the rice cooker 110 is held or not. It is in the state.

  And when taking out the rice cooker 110 arrange | positioned at the temporary placement part 11 or the rice cooker 90, first, the vertical beam 44 moves so that it may spread outside as shown with a dotted line (opening operation | movement). And the rice cooker conveyance member 20 descend | falls as shown in FIG.4 (b), Then, the vertical beam 44 moves inside so that it may show again as a continuous line, and the holding claw 46 hold | grips the rice cooker 110 (closing operation | movement). . The rice cooker transport member 20 ascends as shown in FIG. 4A in the gripped state, and the rice cooker 110 can be taken out. When the gripping claws 46 are lifted by gripping the rice cooker 110, the upper portion of the gripping claws 46 supports the peripheral edge portion of the rice cooker 110 that is flanged, so that the rice cooker 110 is securely attached. Can be lifted.

  In addition, the upper surface of the main body 10 where the temporary storage unit 11 is opened and the upper surface of the rice cooker 90 are set to have substantially the same height, and the rice cooker 110 when arranged on both sides is provided to have substantially the same height. Therefore, the rice cooker 110 can be smoothly arranged on both the temporary storage unit 11 and the rice cooker 90 by the horizontal and vertical movements of one rice cooker transport member 20.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the rice cooker transport device 1 is movable from one end of the guide rail 80 to the other end, and the substantially L-shaped arm portion 30 rotates in the horizontal direction at any position of the rice cooker transport device 1. It is possible to move. FIG. 7 shows a state where the rice cooker transport apparatus 1 has moved from the position (one end) in FIG. 1 to the other end position.

  FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 are diagrams illustrating an example of a state in which the rice cooker 110 is disposed in the rice cooker 90 and the temporary storage unit 11 and a state in which the gripping claws 46 grip the rice cooker 110 in the state of FIG. 1. In FIG. 8, the rice cooker conveying member 20 is lowered (the state shown in FIG. 4B), and the gripping claws 46 grip the rice cooker 110A disposed in the rice cooker 90 and the rice cooker 110B disposed in the temporary storage unit 11. It shows the state. Normally, the sensor 91 is placed on the lid when the rice cooker 110 is placed in the rice cooker 90, but the sensor 91 stands upright immediately before the rice cooker transport member 20 is lowered (FIG. 8). reference).

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 9, the rice cooker transport member 20 rises with the gripping claws 46 gripping the rice cookers 110 </ b> A and 110 </ b> B (the state of FIG. 4A). And the substantially L-shaped arm part 30 of the rice cooker conveyance member 20 will rotate 90 degree | times in the horizontal direction (arrow C direction of FIG. 5).

  The state in which the rice cookers 110A and 110B are gripped by the gripping claws 46 of the rice cooker transport member 20 is extremely short compared to the time in which the rice cookers 110A and 110B are disposed in the temporary storage unit 11 and the rice cooker 90. Therefore, the risk that the rice cookers 110A and 110B will fall from the rice cooker transport member 20 is reduced.

  The process in which the rice cooker conveyance apparatus 1 conveys the rice cooker 110 is demonstrated in detail using FIGS. First, the rice cooker 90a1 adjacent to the rice cooker receiving portion 60 of the rice cooker row 90A arranged on the lower side of the drawing will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11, and then the rice cooker arranged on the upper side of the drawing. The carrying-in and carrying-out to the rice cooker 90a2 adjacent to the rice cooker carrying-out part 70 of row | line | column 90A are demonstrated in FIG.

  FIG. 10 shows the process from taking out the uncooked rice cooker 110C on the rice cooker receiving unit 60 to taking out the cooked rice cooker 110D.

FIG. 10 (a) Rice cooker receiving step:
(A) Receipt of cooking pot. The state which has gripped the uncooked rice cooking pot 110C arrange | positioned at the rice cooking pot receiving part 60 with the holding nail | claw 46 is shown. The rice cooker transport device 1 is stationary between the rice cooker receiving unit 60 and the rice cooker unloading unit 70. And the rice cooker conveyance member 20 exists in the downward position as shown in FIG.4 (b), and the substantially L-shaped arm part 30 exists in the position of the same horizontal direction as FIG.

FIG. 10 (b) rice cooking pot temporary placing step:
(B) Temporary storage. The rice cooker conveying member 20 that holds the rice cooker 110C is lifted as shown in FIG. 4A, and the substantially L-shaped arm portion 30 is rotated in the horizontal direction by 90 degrees clockwise as shown by an arrow a. Then, the rice cooker conveyance member 20 descends again. As a result, the rice cooker 110C is arranged in the temporary storage unit 11.

FIG. 10 (c) Rice cooking pot moving step:
(C) The shuttle movement. After the rice cooker transport member 20 has moved up, the rice cooker transport device 1 moves away from the rice cooker receiving part 60 and the rice cooker carry-out part 70 along the guide rail 80 as indicated by the arrow b. During the movement of the rice cooker transport device 1, the rice cooker transport member 20 and the substantially L-shaped arm portion 30 do not move.

FIG. 10 (d) Rice cooking pot taking out step:
(D) Take out the hook. After the rice cooker transport device 1 is stopped, the rice cooker transport member 20 is lowered, and the rice cooker 110C disposed in the temporary storage unit 11 and the cooked rice cooker 110D disposed in the rice cooker 90a1 are gripped by the grip claws 46. To do.

  FIG. 11 is a step subsequent to FIG. 10, from the arrangement of the uncooked rice cooking pot 110 </ b> C to the rice cooker 90 a 1 and the arrangement of the cooked rice cooking pot 110 </ b> D to the rice cooking pot unloading unit 70.

FIG. 11 (a) rice cooking pot replacement step:
(A) The pot is replaced. The rice cooker transport member 20 that holds the rice cookers 110C and 110D rises, and the substantially L-shaped arm portion 30 rotates 90 degrees in the horizontal direction counterclockwise as shown by the arrow c, and then the rice cooker transport member 20 descends again. As a result, the uncooked rice cooker 110C is arranged in the rice cooker 90a1, and the cooked rice cooker 110D is arranged in the temporary storage unit 11. In other words, the arrangement locations of the uncooked rice cooking pot 110C and the cooked rice cooking pot 110D are switched.

FIG. 11 (b) rice cooking pot moving step:
(B) Pot movement. After the rice cooker transport member 20 is raised, the rice cooker transport device 1 moves along the guide rail 80 toward the rice cooker receiving portion 60 and the rice cooker unloading portion 70 as indicated by the arrow d. After the movement, the rice cooker conveying member 20 is lowered, and the cooked rice cooker 110D disposed in the temporary storage unit 11 and the uncooked rice cooker 110E newly disposed in the rice cooker receiving unit 60 are gripped by the gripping claws 46. .

Fig. 11 (c) Rice cooker payout (temporary rice cooker placement):
(C) Discharge of the pot. The rice cooker conveyance member 20 that holds the rice cookers 110D and 110E rises, and the substantially L-shaped arm portion 30 rotates 90 degrees in the horizontal direction counterclockwise as shown by the arrow e, and then the rice cooker conveyance member As rice 20 descends again, cooked rice cooking pot 110D is arranged in rice cooking pot carry-out section 70 and is carried out. Moreover, the uncooked rice cooking pot 110 </ b> E is arranged in the temporary storage unit 11.

  FIG. 12 is a step subsequent to FIG. 11, and describes the carry-in and carry-out to the rice cooker 90 a 2.

FIG. 12 (a) rice cooking pot moving step:
(A) Pot movement. After the rice cooker transport member 20 has moved up, the rice cooker transport device 1 moves away from the rice cooker receiving portion 60 and the rice cooker unloading portion 70 along the guide rail 80 as indicated by the arrow f. To do.

FIG. 12 (b) Rice cooking pot taking out step:
(B) Taking out the hook. The rice cooker transporting member 20 is lowered, and the rice cooker 110E disposed in the temporary storage unit 11 and the cooked rice cooker 110F disposed in the rice cooker 90a2 are gripped by the gripping claws 46.

FIG. 12 (c) Rice cooking pot replacement step:
(C) A pot replacement. The rice cooker conveying member 20 holding the rice cooker 110E and the rice cooker 110F is raised, and the substantially L-shaped arm portion 30 is rotated 90 degrees in the horizontal direction counterclockwise as indicated by the arrow g, and then the rice cooker By lowering the conveying member 20 again, the uncooked rice cooker 110E is arranged in the rice cooker 90, and the cooked rice cooker 110F is arranged in the temporary storage unit 11.

FIG. 12 (d) Rice cooker moving (rotating) step:
(D) The hook movement. After the rice cooker transport member 20 has moved up, the rice cooker transport device 1 moves along the guide rail 80 toward the rice cooker receiving portion 60 and the rice cooker unloading portion 70 as indicated by the arrow i. And the substantially L-shaped arm part 30 rotates 90 degree | times in the horizontal direction counterclockwise as shown by the arrow h, and the rice cooker conveyance member 20 descend | falls again after that. Further, the gripping claws 46 grip the cooked rice cooking pot 110 </ b> F disposed in the temporary storage unit 11 and the uncooked rice cooking pot 110 </ b> G newly disposed in the rice cooking pot receiving unit 60.

FIG. 12 (e) Rice cooker payout (temporary rice cooker placement) steps:
(E) Discharge of the pot. The rice cooker conveyance member 20 that holds the rice cooker 110F and the rice cooker 110G rises, and the substantially L-shaped arm portion 30 rotates 90 degrees clockwise as indicated by an arrow j, and then the rice cooker is conveyed. When the member 20 descends again, the cooked rice cooking pot 110F is disposed in the rice cooking pot carry-out section 70 and is carried out. Moreover, the uncooked rice cooking pot 110 </ b> G is arranged in the temporary storage unit 11. By repeating this, the rice cooker 110 is conveyed and cooked efficiently.

  FIGS. 13 and 14 illustrate how rice cooker transport device 1 moves to one end (right side in the figure) of rice cooker row 90A, and how rice cookers 110H and 110J of rice cookers 90b1 and 90b1 at one end are carried in and out.

FIG. 13 (a) Rice cooker moving (rotating) step:
(A) Pot movement. After the rice cooker transport member 20 has moved up, the rice cooker transport device 1 moves away from the rice cooker receiving part 60 and the rice cooker carry-out part 70 along the guide rail 80 as shown by the arrow l, and moves to one end of the rice cooker row 90A. To do. Then, the substantially L-shaped arm portion 30 rotates 90 degrees counterclockwise in the horizontal direction as indicated by an arrow k.

Fig. 13 (b) Rice cooking pot taking out step
(B) Taking out the hook. The rice cooker transport member 20 is lowered, and the gripping claws 46 hold the uncooked rice cooker 110G arranged in the temporary storage unit 11 and the cooked rice cooker 110H arranged in the rice cooker 90b1.

FIG. 13 (c) Rice cooking pot replacement step:
(C) A pot replacement. The rice cooker transport member 20 that holds the rice cooker 110G and the rice cooker 110H rises, and the substantially L-shaped arm portion 30 rotates 90 degrees counterclockwise in the horizontal direction as shown by the arrow m. By lowering the pot conveying member 20 again, the cooked rice cooking pot 110H is disposed in the temporary storage unit 11, and the uncooked rice cooking pot 110G is disposed in the rice cooker 90.

FIG. 13 (d) rice cooking pot moving step:
(D) The hook movement. After the rice cooker transport member 20 has moved up, the rice cooker transport device 1 moves along the guide rail 80 toward the rice cooker receiving portion 60 and the rice cooker unloading portion 70 as indicated by the arrow n. Then, the rice cooker conveyance member 20 descends again. Then, the gripping claws 46 grip the cooked rice cooking pot 110 </ b> H disposed in the temporary storage unit 11 and the uncooked rice cooking pot 110 </ b> I newly disposed in the rice cooking pot receiving unit 60.

FIG. 13 (e) Rice cooker discharge (rice cooker temporary placement) step (e) Pot discharge. The rice cooker conveying member 20 is raised, and the substantially L-shaped arm portion 30 is rotated 90 degrees in the horizontal direction counterclockwise as shown by the arrow o, and then the rice cooker conveying member 20 is lowered again. Uncooked rice cooking pot 110I is disposed in temporary storage unit 11, and cooked rice cooking pot 110H is disposed in rice cooking pot unloading unit 70 and carried out.

  FIG. 14 is a step subsequent to FIG. 13, and describes the carry-in and carry-out to the rice cooker 90 b 2.

The cooking pot moving step in FIG. 14 (a):
(A) Pot movement. After the rice cooker transporting member 20 is raised, the rice cooker transporting device 1 is separated from the rice cooker receiving unit 60 and the rice cooker unloading unit 70 along the guide rail 80 as indicated by the arrow p, and again, one end of the rice cooker row 90A. Move to.

Fig. 14 (b) Rice cooking pot taking out step:
(B) Taking out the hook. The rice cooker transport member 20 is lowered, and the gripping claws 46 hold the uncooked rice cooker 110I arranged in the temporary storage unit 11 and the cooked rice cooker 110J arranged in the rice cooker 90b2.

FIG. 14 (c) Rice cooking pot replacement step:
(C) A pot replacement. The rice cooker transport member 20 that holds the rice cooker 110I and the rice cooker 110J rises, and the substantially L-shaped arm portion 30 rotates counterclockwise by 90 degrees horizontally as indicated by the arrow q, and then the rice cooker By lowering the conveying member 20 again, the cooked rice cooking pot 110J is arranged in the temporary storage unit 11, and the uncooked rice cooking pot 110I is arranged in the rice cooker 90b2.

FIG. 14 (d) Rice cooker moving (rotating) step:
(D) The hook movement. After the rice cooker transport member 20 has moved up, the rice cooker transport device 1 moves along the guide rail 80 toward the rice cooker receiving portion 60 and the rice cooker unloading portion 70 as indicated by the arrow r. And the substantially L-shaped arm part 30 rotates 90 degree | times in the horizontal direction counterclockwise as shown by the arrow s, and the rice cooker conveyance member 20 descend | falls again after that. Further, the gripping claws 46 grip the cooked rice cooking pot 110 </ b> J disposed in the temporary storage unit 11 and the uncooked rice cooking pot 110 </ b> K newly disposed in the rice cooker receiving unit 60.

FIG. 14 (e) Rice cooker payout (temporary rice cooker placement) steps:
(E) Discharge of the pot. The rice cooker conveyance member 20 that holds the rice cooker 110J and the rice cooker 110K rises, and the substantially L-shaped arm portion 30 rotates 90 degrees clockwise as indicated by the arrow t, and then the rice cooker is conveyed. When member 20 descends again, rice cooker 110J that has been cooked is placed in rice cooker carry-out section 70 and is carried out. In addition, the uncooked rice cooking pot 110 </ b> K is arranged in the temporary storage unit 11.

  That is, after the uncooked rice cooker 110 arranged in the rice cooker receiving unit 60 is once arranged in the temporary storage unit 11, after being arranged in the rice cooker 90 and cooked, it is arranged in the temporary storage unit 11 again. It arrange | positions at the rice cooker carrying-out part 70. FIG. By repeating this, the rice cooker 110 is conveyed and cooked efficiently.

  In addition, although each above-mentioned step demonstrated the movement of the rice cooker conveyance apparatus 1 of the right side part on drawing in FIG. 1, and carrying in and carrying out of the rice cooker 110, the movement of the left side part and carrying in and carrying out are the same.

  In this embodiment, the rice cooker transport device 1 does not move in a state where the rice cooker transport member 20 grips the rice cooker 110, and the rice cooker transport member 20 arranges the rice cooker 110 in the temporary storage unit 11. Move in state. Therefore, the danger that the rice cooker 110 may fall from a gripping member such as the rice cooker conveying member 20 due to vibration or the like can be reduced.

  Further, in FIG. 10 (d) from the rice cooker take-out step to FIG. 11 (a) rice cooker replacement step, the arrangement (input) of the uncooked rice cooker 110C to the rice cooker 90 and the cooker 90D of the cooked rice cooker 110D are performed. Taking out (discharging) is performed at the same time. In addition, in FIG. 12 (b) rice cooker take-out step to FIG. 12 (c) rice cooker replacement step, the arrangement of the uncooked rice cooker 110E to the rice cooker 90 and the removal of the cooked rice cooker 110F from the rice cooker 90 are performed. Are performed simultaneously. Further, in FIG. 13 (b) from the rice cooker take-out step to FIG. 13 (c) rice cooker replacement step, the arrangement of the uncooked rice cooker 110G to the rice cooker 90 and the removal of the cooked rice cooker 110H from the rice cooker 90 are performed. Are performed simultaneously. Moreover, in FIG.14 (b) rice cooker take-out step to FIG.14 (c) rice cooker replacement | exchange step, arrangement | positioning to the rice cooker 90 of the uncooked rice cooker 110I and taking out from the rice cooker 90 of the cooked rice cooker 110J are carried out. Are performed simultaneously.

  That is, at the predetermined stop position, (1) the arrangement of the uncooked rice cooker 110 and the take-out of the cooked rice cooker 110 are performed at the same time, so the efficiency of the work of conveying the rice cooker 110 is improved. Will do. The predetermined stop position here refers to the arrangement of the uncooked rice cooker 110 and the removal of the cooked rice cooker 110 (replacement of the uncooked rice cooker 110 and the cooked rice cooker 110). It is a position that is adjacent to the cooker 90 in an oblique direction (replacement work position), and in particular, the support portion 22 that is the rotation center of the substantially L-shaped arm portion 30 is located next to the rice cooker 90.

  In addition, in FIG. 11 (b) from the rice cooker moving step to FIG. 11 (c) in the rice cooker discharge (temporary rice cooker placing) step, the receipt of the uncooked rice cooker 110E from the rice cooker receiving unit 60 and the cooked rice cooker Placement in the 110D rice cooker unloading unit 70 is performed simultaneously. In addition, in FIG. 12 (d) rice cooker moving (rotation) step to FIG. 12 (e) rice cooker discharge (temporary rice cooker placing) step, the receipt of cooked rice cooker 110G from the rice cooker receiving unit 60 and the cooked rice are completed. The rice cooker 110F is placed on the rice cooker unloading section 70 at the same time. In addition, from FIG. 13 (d) rice cooker moving step to FIG. 13 (e) rice cooker discharge (temporary rice cooker placing) step, the receipt of the uncooked rice cooker 110I from the rice cooker receiving portion 60 and the cooked rice cooker. Placement in the 110H rice cooker unloading section 70 is performed simultaneously. Also, in FIG. 14 (d) rice cooker moving (rotating) step to FIG. 14 (e) rice cooker payout (temporary rice cooker placing) step, receipt of cooked rice cooker 110K from rice cooker receiving section 60 and cooked rice are completed. The rice cooker 110J is placed on the rice cooker unloading section 70 at the same time.

  That is, at a predetermined stop position, two operations of (2) receiving the uncooked rice cooker 110 from the rice cooker receiving unit 60 and arranging the cooked rice cooker 110 on the rice cooker unloading unit 70 are simultaneously performed. Therefore, the efficiency of the conveyance work of the rice cooker 110 is further improved. Here, the predetermined stop position is a position between the rice cooker receiving portion 60 and the rice cooker carry-out portion 70 shown in FIG. 10 (a), FIG. 10 (b), etc. (initial position). The support part 22 which becomes the rotation center of the substantially L-shaped arm part 30 is located next to the uncooked rice cooker 110 arranged in the rice cooker receiving part 60.

  In particular, in this embodiment, the rice cooker transport device 1 reciprocates along the guide rail 80 between the replacement work position described in (1) and the initial position described in (2), and further receives the rice cooker. It moves to the right and left sides centering on the part 60 and the rice cooker carrying-out part 70, and is using the rice cooker conveyance member 20 to convey both the uncooked rice cooker 110 and the cooked rice cooker 110. Therefore, the efficiency of the conveyance work of the rice cooker 110 is further improved.

  In addition, energy and cost for operating the apparatus can be reduced by improving the efficiency of the transport operation and shortening the transport time (shortening the tact time). That is, by exchanging the uncooked rice cooker 110 and the cooked rice cooker 110 within a short working time, not only the heat generated by the rice cooker 90 but also the heat of the rice cooker 90 itself is not released into the atmosphere. It is because it can supply to the rice cooker 110 of the uncooked rice arrange | positioned next, and can use the input energy efficiently.

  In the example of FIGS. 10-14, seeing from the rice cooker receiving part 60 and the rice cooker carrying-out part 70, the two rice cookers 90a1, 90a2 adjacent to each other in the first stage (FIG. 10 (a), FIG. 11 (a), 12 (a)) and two rice cookers 90b1 and 90b2 (see FIG. 13 (a) and FIG. 14 (a)) adjacent to each other in the second stage are shown. The same operation is performed on the third and subsequent rice cookers 90. In addition, if replacement | exchange work is implemented, the order of the rice cooker 90 used as the object of replacement | exchange work of a rice cooker will not be specifically limited.

  In addition, the rice cooking capability of how many rice cookers 110 can be heated per hour by the rice cooker 100 is how efficiently the rice cooker transport device 1 can carry the rice cooker 110 into and out of each rice cooker 90. It will have a big impact. Therefore, when the speed of the rice cooker conveying device 1 is kept constant without changing the speed, the rice cooking ability is taken out by the rice cooker conveying device 1 from the rice cooker receiving portion 60 and the rice cooker 110 that has not been cooked is conveyed to the desired rice cooker 90. After the rice cooker 110 has been replaced, the cooked rice cooker is transferred to the rice cooker unloading unit 70 and discharged. For example, when 10 rice cookers 90 are juxtaposed in the rice cooker row 90A, the capacity of the rice cooker 100 is (10 pots x 2 rows) x 3 times (one rice cooker can cook 3 times per hour) Assuming) / hour = 60 pots / hour, the movement allocation time per pot of the rice cooker transport device 1 is 3600 seconds / 60 pots = 60 seconds.

  At this time, when both the rice cooker receiving unit 60 and the rice cooker unloading unit 70 are arranged at one end of the rice cooker row 90A, the rice cooker transport device 1 is farthest from one rice cooker 110 (most Will carry a long distance). Even if it takes nearly 60 seconds to carry in and out of the rice cooker 90 located at the other end of the rice cooker row 90A, both the rice cooker receiving portion 60 and the rice cooker carry-out portion 70 are in the approximate center of the rice cooker row 90A. When arrange | positioning, the rice cooker conveyance apparatus 1 is carrying in in carrying out in carrying out in the rice cooker 90 located in each edge part of 90 A of rice cooker rows which will be conveyed farthest with respect to one rice cooker 110. The time required can be shortened compared with the case where both the rice cooker receiving part 60 and the rice cooker carrying-out part 70 are arranged at one end of the rice cooker row 90A.

  If the movement allocation time can be shortened to, for example, an average of 40 seconds, it is efficient to shorten the moving distance of the rice cooker transport device 1, and the rice cooker receiving unit 60 and the rice cooker unloading unit 70 are connected to the rice cooker row. It is advantageous to arrange it in the vicinity of the approximate center of 90A. From this, it is more advantageous to arrange the rice cooker receiving unit 60 and the rice cooker unloading unit 70 at the approximate center of the rice cooker row 90A and increase the number of rice cookers 90 to the left and right of the rice cooker row 90A. 100 rice cooking ability can be increased. Moreover, the rice cooker 110 is carried in and out of the rice cooker 90 in order from the rice cooker 90 arranged on the right side, for example, from the rice cooker receiving unit 60 and the rice cooker carry-out unit 70, and the rice cooker 90 at the end is loaded. After carrying in and carrying out, it is desirable to carry in and out the rice cooker 90 arranged on the left side, and sequentially go to the left end.

  In addition, in the rice cooker 100 of embodiment, the substantially L-shaped arm part 30 which consists of the two rod-shaped members 31 is used. However, the shape of the arm portion is not limited to a substantially L shape, and may be a substantially T shape, a cross shape, or the like, and is not limited. Moreover, although the shape of the opening of the temporary storage part 11 and the rice cooker 90 is a circular shape which matched the shape of the rice cooker 110, when the shape of the rice cooker 110 is square etc., the opening of the temporary storage part 11 and the rice cooker 90 is used. The shape will also change in accordance with the shape of the rice cooker 110.

  Moreover, in the rice cooking apparatus 100 of embodiment, the guide rail 80 which supports the rice cooker conveyance apparatus 1 so that a movement is possible is provided. However, when the rice cooker conveyance apparatus 1 takes the form which can move independently, the guide rail 80 is not an essential structural requirement. For example, by attaching a wheel under the main body 10 of the rice cooker transport device 1, the rice cooker transport device 1 can move autonomously along the two rice cooker rows 90A.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to embodiment mentioned above, A deformation | transformation, improvement, etc. are possible suitably. In addition, the material, shape, dimension, numerical value, form, number, arrangement location, and the like of each component in the above-described embodiment are arbitrary and are not limited as long as the present invention can be achieved.

  The rice cooking device according to the present invention can be applied to the field of improving the rice cooking ability of the rice cooker carry-in device and reducing the size of the rice cooking device.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Rice cooker conveyance apparatus 10 Main body 11 Temporary placing part 20 Rice cooker conveyance member 22 Support part 24 Base part 26 Movable column part 30 Gripping member (substantially L-shaped arm part)
31 Bar-shaped member 40 Sub-arm part 42 Horizontal beam 44 Vertical beam 46 Grip claw 60 Rice cooker receiving part 70 Rice cooker unloading part 80 Guide rail 90 Rice cooker 90A Rice cooker row 100 Rice cooker 110 Rice cooker

Claims (10)

At least one rice cooker row comprising a plurality of rice cookers;
A rice cooker transport device that is relatively movable along the rice cooker row while holding the rice cooker;
A rice cooker receiving section where a rice cooker brought in from the outside is arranged;
In order to carry out the rice cooker cooked in the rice cooker to the outside, a rice cooker carry-out portion where the rice cooker is arranged, and
Said at least one cooking pot receiving part and the cooking pot unloading unit, the rice cooker et provided between the two rice cooker is in the column,
The rice cooker transport device is
A movable body,
A temporary storage part provided in the main body for temporarily arranging the rice cooker;
A rice cooker transport member fixed to the main body and taking out the rice cooker disposed in the rice cooker and disposed in the temporary storage unit, and
Two temporary storage parts are provided in the above-mentioned main part, and at least one of an uncooked rice cooking pot and a cooked rice cooking pot is temporarily arranged in the two temporary storage parts . A rice cooker according to claim 1,
A rice cooker in which both the rice cooker receiving unit and the rice cooker unloading unit are provided between two rice cookers in the rice cooker row. A rice cooker according to claim 1,
A rice cooker in which two rice cooker rows are provided substantially in parallel, and the rice cooker transport device is movably installed between the two rice cooker rows. A rice cooker according to claim 3,
A rice cooker in which both the rice cooker receiving unit and the rice cooker unloading unit are provided between two rice cookers in the rice cooker row. It is a rice cooker of Claim 4, Comprising:
The rice cooker in which the rice cooker receiving part and the rice cooker carry-out part are provided at positions facing each other. A rice cooker according to claim 1 ,
The rice cooking apparatus in which the temporary storage part is configured by an opening recess formed on the upper surface of the main body. A rice cooker according to claim 1 ,
The rice cooker transport member is movable in the vertical direction relative to the main body, and can be rotated in a horizontal direction relative to the support portion fixed to the main body and the support portion. And the holding member fixed to the said support part, The rice cooking apparatus by which the holding nail which hold | grips a rice cooking pot is provided in the said holding member. A rice cooker according to claim 7 ,
The gripping member is composed of a substantially L-shaped arm portion composed of two rod-shaped members joined at a substantially right angle,
The connection point of the two rod-shaped members is connected to the support part,
The gripping member is rotatable in a horizontal direction around the coupling point;
A rice cooker in which a sub arm portion is fixed to each end portion of the two rod-shaped members, and at least two gripping claws are opposed to both end portions of the sub arm portion. A rice cooker according to claim 8 ,
The said sub arm part is a rice cooking apparatus fixed so that it might cross | intersect at the angle of about 45 degree | times with respect to the said rod-shaped member. The rice cooker according to any one of claims 7 to 9 ,
Two temporary storage parts are provided in the main body, and the uncooked rice cooker or the cooked rice cooker is temporarily disposed in the two temporary storage parts,
A rice cooker in which the support portion is fixed between the two temporary placement portions.

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