JP6326874B2 - Immersion equipment for rice cooking equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an immersion apparatus in a rice cooking facility used in a rice cooking factory, a school, a hospital, or the like.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a rice cooking facility that uses a container different from a rice cooker to immerse rice in water is known (see Patent Document 1).

FIG. 7 shows an overall plan view of the rice cooker described in Patent Document 1. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.
The rice cooking apparatus described in Patent Document 1 includes a dipping container 110 for dipping rice in water, and the rice impregnated with water in the dipping container 110 is transferred to the pot 101, and the rice is cooked in the pot 101. Is.

  In the rice cooking device, the immersion container 110 to which rice and water are supplied by the rice weighing part A1 and the water weighing part A2 is conveyed to the entrance of the immersion rack 120 by an outward conveyor, and then is moved by the horizontal traveling body LH with a lift. It is carried and placed at any position on the immersion rack 120.

  Further, in the above rice cooker, the immersion container 110 after being placed on the immersion rack 120 and completing the immersion is carried out to the entrance of the immersion rack 120 by the horizontal traveling body LH with a lift, and the contents here Is transferred to the hook 101 and then returned to the rice weighing portion A1 by the return conveyor. During this time, the inner surface of the immersion container 110 is washed with water at the cleaning portion.

  By the way, a rice cooker is generally used for soaking rice. However, the rice cooker described in Patent Document 1 needs to prepare a large number of expensive rice cookers in order to use a soaking container 110 different from the rice cooker. There is no.

  However, the rice cooking apparatus is complicated and large due to problems in handling the immersion container 110.

Japanese Patent No. 3608074

  Then, this invention is an immersion apparatus in the rice cooking facility which uses a container different from a rice cooker in order to immerse a rice grain in immersion water, Comprising: It aims at providing the immersion apparatus of a simple structure.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides:
In the dipping apparatus in the rice cooking equipment to transfer the rice grains after dipping in the dipping water in the dipping container to the rice cooking pot, and dipping the rice grains in the dipping water in the dipping container,
A dipping container transfer means for circulating and transferring a plurality of dipping containers in a vertical plane is provided , wherein the dipping container is pivotally supported by the dipping container transfer means, and the dipping container is pivotally supported by the dipping container transfer means. A pair of rollers are pivotally supported, and a rice grain / immersion water supply unit, a rice grain / immersion water discharge unit , a washing unit, and a drying unit are disposed along the circulation transfer path of the immersion container.
Said immersion container transfer means is driven by a circulating transporting the soaking vessel, the supplied rice grains and steep water in the soaking vessel in rice grain-soaking water supply unit, the immersion vessel in the rice grains, soaking water discharge portion By the action of the guide plate provided in the roller and the rice grain / immersion water discharge unit, the rice grains and the immersion water after immersion are discharged from the immersion container by being inverted upside down with the transfer of the immersion container, and the washing The immersion container after washing the rice grains and the immersion water after immersion in the section is washed, and the washing container after the washing is dried in the drying section .

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides:
In the dipping apparatus in the rice cooking equipment to transfer the rice grains after dipping in the dipping water in the dipping container to the rice cooking pot, and dipping the rice grains in the dipping water in the dipping container,
A dipping container transfer means for circulating and transferring a plurality of dipping containers in a vertical plane is provided , wherein the dipping container is pivotally supported by the dipping container transfer means, and the dipping container is pivotally supported by the dipping container transfer means. A pair of rollers are pivotally supported, and a rice grain supply unit, an immersion water supply unit, a rice grain / immersion water discharge unit , a washing unit, and a drying unit are disposed along the circulation transfer path of the immersion container.
By driving the immersion container transfer means and circulatingly transferring the immersion container, rice grains are supplied to the immersion container in the rice grain supply unit, and immersion water is supplied to the immersion container in the immersion water supply unit, In the rice grain / immersion water discharge part, the immersion container is turned upside down with the transfer of the immersion container by the action of the roller and the guide plate provided in the rice grain / immersion water discharge part . The rice grain and the immersion water are discharged , the immersion container after the rice grain and the immersion water are discharged in the cleaning part is cleaned, and the cleaning container is dried in the drying part. To do.

The present invention
After the rice cooking equipment is separated from the immersion water, the washing apparatus for washing the rice cooker, and the rice grains after immersion disposed below the rice grain / immersion water discharge unit in the immersion apparatus and discharged from the immersion container , Equipped with rice distribution and hydration equipment that distributes rice to the rice cooking pot with rice water,
It is preferable that the said immersion apparatus is arrange | positioned in the upper space of the said washing | cleaning apparatus and the said rice distribution and water addition apparatus.

The present invention
The guide plate has a first guide plate and a second guide plate that has an upper surface at a position higher than the upper surface of the first guide plate and is disposed in front of the immersion container in the transfer direction,
After the rice grains and the immersion water are supplied, the immersion container is transported with the opening facing upward, and at least immediately before the rice grain / immersion water discharge part, the pair of rollers are provided on the upper surface of the first guide plate. The first roller positioned forward in the transfer direction comes into contact with the side surface of the second guide plate, and the first roller is in contact with the second guide. It is preferable that the plate is turned upside down by being prevented from being transferred by the plate, and the rice grains and immersion water after immersion are discharged with the opening facing downward in the rice grain / immersion water discharge section.

  In the present invention, it is preferable that the immersion container transfer means is an endless body, and a plurality of immersion containers are attached to a pair of endless bodies arranged in parallel.

  In the present invention, it is preferable that the immersion container transfer means is a rotating body, and a plurality of immersion containers are attached to the rotating body.

  According to the present invention, it is provided with an immersion container transfer means for circulating and transferring a plurality of immersion containers, and a rice grain / immersion water supply section and a rice grain / immersion water discharge section are disposed along the circulation transfer path of the immersion container. And driving the immersion container transfer means to transfer the immersion container to supply rice grains and immersion water to the immersion container in the rice grain / immersion water supply unit, and the immersion in the rice grain / immersion water discharge unit Since the rice grains and the immersion water after immersion are discharged from the container, the immersion device in the rice cooking facility can have a simple structure.

  Further, according to the present invention, it is provided with an immersion container transfer means for circulating and transferring a plurality of immersion containers, and a rice grain / immersion water supply section and a rice grain / immersion water discharge section are disposed along the circulation transfer path of the immersion container. Thus, the dipping operation can be performed continuously and efficiently.

  According to the present invention, it is provided with an immersion container transfer means for circulating and transferring a plurality of immersion containers, and a rice grain supply unit, an immersion water supply unit, and a rice grain / immersion water discharge unit are disposed along the circulation transfer path of the immersion container. By driving the immersion container transfer means and transferring the immersion container, the rice grain supply unit supplies rice grains to the immersion container, and the immersion water supply unit supplies immersion water to the immersion container. And since the rice grain and immersion water after immersion were discharged | emitted from the said immersion container in the said rice grain and immersion water discharge part, the immersion apparatus in rice cooking equipment can be made into a simple structure.

  Further, according to the present invention, it is provided with an immersion container transfer means for circulating and transferring a plurality of immersion containers, and a rice grain / immersion water supply section and a rice grain / immersion water discharge section are disposed along the circulation transfer path of the immersion container. Thus, the dipping operation can be performed continuously and efficiently.

  In the present invention, the immersion container is pivotally supported by the immersion container transfer means, and the rice grains and immersion water after immersion are discharged from the immersion container by being inverted upside down in the rice grain / immersion water discharge unit. It is not necessary to provide a discharge part for discharging rice grains and immersion water at the bottom of the immersion container, and the rice grains and immersion water can be discharged from the immersion container while attached to the immersion container transfer means.

  According to the present invention, a pair of rollers is pivotally supported by the immersion container with a pivot portion pivotally supported by the immersion container transfer means, and the immersion container is provided in the roller and the rice grain / immersion water discharge portion. If the plate is turned upside down with the transfer of the immersion container due to the action of the plate, no new driving means for turning the immersion container upside down is required.

  In the present invention, if the immersion container transfer means circulates and transfers a plurality of immersion containers in a vertical plane, the transfer path of the immersion container can be secured using the upper space of the immersion apparatus. Therefore, it is possible to save space without requiring a large area for installing the dipping device.

  In the present invention, a cleaning unit and a drying unit are further provided along the circulation transfer path of the immersion container, and the cleaning container is moved by driving the immersion container transfer unit to transfer the cleaning container. If the immersion container after washing the rice grains and immersion water after immersion in the part is washed and the immersion container after the washing is dried in the drying part, the immersion container is kept clean. The dipping operation can be performed continuously.

The schematic plan view of a rice cooking facility. The schematic front view of a rice cooking facility. Schematic explanatory drawing of an immersion apparatus. FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 3. Explanatory drawing of an immersion container. Explanatory drawing of an example which reverses an immersion container. The whole top view of the rice cooking device described in patent document 1. FIG. AA sectional drawing of FIG.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a schematic plan view of a rice cooking facility. FIG. 2 shows a schematic front view of the rice cooking facility.
In the embodiment of the present invention, the rice cooking facility includes a cleaning device 10 that cleans the rice cooker 1 and the lid 2, an immersion device 20 that absorbs the immersion water in the rice grains, and the rice grains that have absorbed the immersion water in the immersion device 20. After draining water, the rice distribution / hydration device 30 for adding rice to the rice cooking pot 1 and watering the rice cooking water, the seasoning input / stirring device 40 for adding and stirring the cooking oil and seasoning to the rice cooking pot 1, and the rice cooking An ingredient feeding position 50 for feeding ingredients to the pot 1, a lid covering device 60 for covering the rice cooker 1 with the pot lid 2, a rice cooking section for heating and cooking the rice cooker 1, and a rice cooker 1 after cooking A rice cooking / steaming device 70 having a steaming part that performs steaming while being transported, a vinegar spraying device 80 capable of spraying vinegar to steamed rice, a rice cooking pot 1 is inverted and the cooked rice is taken out, and the taken-out rice is loosened A reversing and loosening device 90 is provided.

The dipping device 20 is disposed in the upper space of the cleaning device 10 and the rice distribution / hydrolysis device 30.
Moreover, each apparatus 10, 30-90 other than the said immersion apparatus 20 is connected by the conveyance conveyor for conveying the rice cooker 1, or is arrange | positioned on the said conveyance conveyor.

3A and 3B are schematic explanatory views of the dipping device, where FIG. 3A is a front view, FIG. 3B is a plan view, and FIG. 3C is a left side view. FIG. 4 shows a partially enlarged view of FIG.
The immersion device 20 in the embodiment of the present invention includes an endless chain 21 as an endless body. A pair of endless chains 21 are arranged in parallel so as to circulate in a vertical plane. A plurality of immersion containers 22 are attached to the pair of endless chains 21.

  Here, the endless chain 21 is arranged so as to form a track extending upward in a zigzag manner via a plurality of sprockets, and circulates and transfers the plurality of immersion containers 22 in a vertical plane.

  Moreover, the immersion apparatus 20 in the embodiment of the present invention includes a rice grain / immersion water supply unit 20B, a rice grain / immersion water discharge unit 20C, a cleaning unit 20D, and a drying unit 20E along the circulation transfer path of the immersion container 22. Arranged.

  In the rice grain / immersion water supply unit 20 </ b> B, rice grains and immersion water are supplied to the immersion container 22. Here, a rice washing machine 23 and an immersion water supply machine (not shown) are provided above, and rice grains and immersion water after the rice washing can be supplied to the immersion container 22.

  In the rice grain / immersion water discharge section 20 </ b> C, the rice grains and the immersion water after immersion are discharged from the immersion container 22. Here, rice grains and immersion water are discharged when the immersion container 22 is turned upside down. Below the rice grain / immersion water discharge unit 20C, a rice distribution / hydrolysis apparatus 30 including a drainer 31 and a rice cooking water supply device (not shown) is disposed, and the rice grains after immersion discharged from the immersion container 22 are disposed. After being separated from the immersion water by the drainer 31, the rice is distributed to the rice cooker 1 together with the rice cooking water.

  In the washing section 20D, the soaking container 22 after the soaked rice grains and the soaking water are discharged is washed. Here, a cleaning nozzle 24 is provided in the lower part, and the inside of the immersion container 22 in an inverted state is cleaned with cleaning water.

  In the drying unit 20E, the immersion container 22 after being cleaned is dried. Here, the drying nozzle 25 is provided in the lower part, and the inside of the immersion container 22 in an inverted state is dried with hot air.

  The dipping device 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention intermittently drives the endless chain 21 to circulate and transfer the plurality of dipping containers 22, and the dipping containers 22 are transferred to the rice grain / immersion water supply unit 20 </ b> B, The immersion water discharging unit 20C, the cleaning unit 20D, and the drying unit 20E are sequentially stopped, and the rice grain / immersion water supply unit 20B supplies rice grains and immersion water to the immersion container 22, and the rice grain / immersion water discharge unit 20C Immersion container after discharging rice grains and immersion water after immersion from the immersion container 22, cleaning the immersion container 22 after discharging rice grains and immersion water after immersion in the cleaning section 20D, and cleaning in the drying section 20E The rice grains and the immersion water are again supplied to the immersion container 22 in the rice grain / immersion water supply unit 20B.

  The rice grains supplied to the immersion container 22 in the rice grain / immersion water supply unit 20B are immersed in the immersion water in the immersion container 22 until they are transferred to the rice grain / immersion water discharge part 20C. .

  As described above, in the dipping apparatus 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of dipping containers 22 are circulated and transferred by driving the endless chain 21, and the dipping process of rice grains is performed while each dipping container 22 makes a round along the circulation path. Is completed and the structure is simple.

  Moreover, the immersion apparatus 20 in the embodiment of the present invention includes immersion container transfer means for circulating and transferring a plurality of immersion containers 20, and a rice grain / immersion water supply unit, rice grains / Since the immersion water discharge portion is provided, the immersion operation can be performed continuously and efficiently.

  Furthermore, since the dipping device 20 in the embodiment of the present invention is disposed in the upper space of the cleaning device 10 and the rice distribution / hydrolysis device 30 in the rice cooking facility, a large space is not required for installation.

  In the dipping device 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention, a pair of endless chains 21 are arranged in parallel so as to be able to circulate in a vertical plane, so that the dipping device 20 utilizes the upper space of the dipping device 20. Since the transfer path of the container 22 can be secured, the installation area can be minimized.

  Here, the rice grain supplied to the immersion container 22 in the rice grain / immersion water supply unit 20B may be non-washed rice. In that case, the rice washing by the rice washing machine 23 is not performed.

  In the above embodiment, the rice grain / immersion water supply unit 20B is disposed along the circulation transfer path of the immersion container 22, and the rice grains and the immersion water are supplied to the immersion container 22 at the same position. However, the rice grain supply unit and the immersion water supply unit are disposed at different positions, the rice grain supply unit supplies the rice grains to the immersion container 22, and the immersion water supply unit supplies the immersion water to the immersion container 22. It can also be.

FIG. 5 shows an explanatory view of the immersion container.
The immersion container 22 has a horizontally long shape with a substantially circular cross section, and has an opening 22a on the upper surface, and pivots 26 and 26 on both side surfaces 22b and 22b.
A pair of rollers 27 and 27 are pivotally supported on both side surfaces 22b and 22b of the immersion container 22 with the pivots 26 and 26 interposed therebetween, respectively.

  The immersion container 22 is pivotally supported on the endless chain 21 by the pivots 26 and 26, and is turned upside down by the action of the rollers 27 and 27 and a guide plate described later as the immersion container 22 is transferred.

FIG. 6 shows an explanatory diagram of an example in which the immersion container is turned upside down.
The immersion container 22 is rotatably mounted on the pair of endless chains 21 and 21 by a pair of pivots 26 and 26 provided on the both side surfaces 22b and 22b.

  In the machine frame of the immersion apparatus 20, three guide plates 28a to 28c are arranged at positions where the immersion container 22 is turned upside down and corresponding to both side surfaces 22b and 22b of the immersion container 22, respectively. It is installed.

  The immersion container 22 is transferred in a state where the opening 22a faces upward after the rice grains and immersion water are supplied in the rice grain / immersion water supply unit 20B, but at least immediately before the rice grain / immersion water discharge unit 20C. The pair of rollers 27 and 27 are guided by the upper surface of the first guide plate 28a and are transferred while rolling on the upper surface (FIG. 6A).

  When the immersion container 22 is further transferred, the roller 27 positioned forward in the transfer direction comes into contact with the side surface of the second guide plate 28b, and the roller 27 is prevented from being transferred by the second guide plate 28b. The rice grains and the immersion water are discharged because the opening 22a faces downward in the rice grain / immersion water discharge portion 20C. At this time, the roller 27 positioned forward in the transfer direction changes its position rearward in the transfer direction (FIGS. 6B to 6D).

  The immersion container 22 is subsequently transferred with the opening 22a facing downward, the inside is cleaned by the cleaning unit 20D, and the inside is dried by the drying unit 20E. At this time, the immersion container 22 is transferred in a state where the roller 27 whose position has been changed rearward in the transfer direction rolls on the upper surface of the second guide plate 28b (FIGS. 6E and 6F).

  The immersion container 22 that has passed through the drying unit 20E returns to the original direction (the direction opposite to the upside down direction) when the roller 27 whose position has been changed rearward in the transfer direction is removed from the upper surface of the second guide plate 28b. It reverses and it will be in the state where opening 22a turned up (Drawing 5 (g)).

  Then, the immersion container 22 is in a state where the pair of rollers 27 and 27 roll on the upper surface of the third guide plate 28c at least immediately after the drying unit 20E, and again enters the rice grain / immersion water supply unit 20B. It is transported toward (Fig. 5 (h)).

  Here, it is assumed that a pair of rollers 27 and 27 are pivotally supported on both side surfaces 22b and 22b of the immersion container 22 with the pivots 26 and 26 interposed therebetween, respectively, and the immersion container 22 includes the rollers 27 and 27 and the guide plate. Although it turned upside down by the action of 28a-28c with the transfer of the immersion container, it may be turned upside down by other means.

  If the immersion container 22 is turned upside down by the action of the rollers 27 and 27 and the guide plates 28a to 28c, the immersion container 22 is turned upside down. Does not require a special driving means.

  Moreover, it is good also as discharging rice grains and immersion water by providing a discharge part in the bottom part of this immersion container 22 instead of turning the immersion container 22 upside down.

In the above embodiment, the pair of endless chains 21 are arranged in parallel so as to be able to circulate in the vertical plane, but for example, the pair is arranged so as to be able to circulate in the horizontal plane. You can also.
Even in this case, since the dipping device 20 can be disposed in the upper space of the cleaning device 10 and the rice distribution / hydrolysis device 30, a large space is not required for installation.

In the said embodiment, although the said immersion container 22 was made into the horizontally long shape with a cross-sectional substantially circular shape, it can also be set as other arbitrary shapes.
In addition, if the said immersion container 22 is made into a horizontally long shape, it will become possible to reduce the size of the immersion apparatus by shortening the pitch of the immersion container 22.

In the above embodiment, the plurality of immersion containers 22 are circulated and transferred by the endless chain 21. For example, a plurality of rotating containers such as one or a plurality of rotating plates and a rotating ring in which a pair are arranged in parallel are used. The immersion container can be circulated and transferred.
Also in this case, as in the case of the endless chain 21, the plurality of immersion containers 22 are circulated and transferred by driving the rotating body, and the rice grains are immersed in a process while each immersion container 22 makes a round along the circulation path. Can be completed, so the structure is simple.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and it goes without saying that the configuration can be appropriately changed without departing from the scope of the invention.

  The dipping device in the rice cooking facility of the present invention has a simple structure and is excellent in practicality.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Rice cooker 2 Pot lid 10 Cleaning device 20 Immersion device 20B Rice grain / immersion water supply unit 20C Rice grain / immersion water discharge unit 20D Cleaning unit 20E Drying unit 21 Endless chain 22 Immersion container 22a Opening portion 22b Side surface 23 Rice washer 24 Cleaning nozzle 25 Drying nozzle 26 Pivot 27 Roller 28a 1st guide plate 28b 2nd guide plate 28c 3rd guide plate 30 Rice distribution / hydration device 31 Drainer 40 Seasoning input / stirring device 50 Ingredient input position 60 Covering device 70 Rice cooking / steaming Device 80 Vinegar spraying device 90 Inverting and loosening device

Claims (4)

In the dipping apparatus in the rice cooking equipment to transfer the rice grains after dipping in the dipping water in the dipping container to the rice cooking pot, and dipping the rice grains in the dipping water in the dipping container,
A dipping container transfer means for circulating and transferring a plurality of dipping containers in a vertical plane is provided , wherein the dipping container is pivotally supported by the dipping container transfer means, and the dipping container is pivotally supported by the dipping container transfer means. A pair of rollers are pivotally supported, and a rice grain / immersion water supply unit, a rice grain / immersion water discharge unit , a washing unit, and a drying unit are disposed along the circulation transfer path of the immersion container.
Said immersion container transfer means is driven by a circulating transporting the soaking vessel, the supplied rice grains and steep water in the soaking vessel in rice grain-soaking water supply unit, the immersion vessel in the rice grains, soaking water discharge portion By the action of the guide plate provided in the roller and the rice grain / immersion water discharge unit, the rice grains and the immersion water after immersion are discharged from the immersion container by being inverted upside down with the transfer of the immersion container, and the washing The soaking apparatus in the rice cooking facility is characterized in that the soaking container after discharging the soaked rice grains and soaking water in the section is washed and the soaking container after the washing is dried in the drying section . In the dipping apparatus in the rice cooking equipment to transfer the rice grains after dipping in the dipping water in the dipping container to the rice cooking pot, and dipping the rice grains in the dipping water in the dipping container,
A dipping container transfer means for circulating and transferring a plurality of dipping containers in a vertical plane is provided , wherein the dipping container is pivotally supported by the dipping container transfer means, and the dipping container is pivotally supported by the dipping container transfer means. A pair of rollers are pivotally supported, and a rice grain supply unit, an immersion water supply unit, a rice grain / immersion water discharge unit , a washing unit, and a drying unit are disposed along the circulation transfer path of the immersion container.
By driving the immersion container transfer means and circulatingly transferring the immersion container, rice grains are supplied to the immersion container in the rice grain supply unit, and immersion water is supplied to the immersion container in the immersion water supply unit, In the rice grain / immersion water discharge part, the immersion container is turned upside down with the transfer of the immersion container by the action of the roller and the guide plate provided in the rice grain / immersion water discharge part . The rice grain and the immersion water are discharged , the immersion container after the rice grain and the immersion water are discharged in the cleaning part is cleaned, and the cleaning container is dried in the drying part. Immersion equipment for cooking rice.   The rice cooking equipment is disposed below the rice grain / immersion water discharge unit in the washing apparatus for cleaning the rice cooker and the immersion apparatus, and after separating the immersed rice grains discharged from the immersion container from the immersion water. , Equipped with rice distribution and hydration equipment that distributes rice to the rice cooking pot with rice water,
  The said immersion apparatus is an immersion apparatus in the rice cooking facility of Claim 1 or 2 arrange | positioned in the upper space of the said washing | cleaning apparatus and the said rice distribution and water addition apparatus.   The guide plate includes a first guide plate and a second guide plate having an upper surface at a position higher than the upper surface of the first guide plate and disposed in front of the immersion container in the transfer direction,
  After the rice grains and the immersion water are supplied, the immersion container is transported with the opening facing upward, and at least immediately before the rice grain / immersion water discharge part, the pair of rollers are provided on the upper surface of the first guide plate. The first roller positioned forward in the transfer direction comes into contact with the side surface of the second guide plate, and the first roller is in contact with the second guide. The rice cooking equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the rice grains and the immersion water are turned upside down by being prevented from being transferred by the plate, and the rice grains and the immersion water are discharged downwardly with the opening facing downward. Dipping equipment.

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