JP6730627B2 - Rice cooking information management system for commercial rice washing rice cooker - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a rice-washing and rice-cooking machine for washing rice with a rice-washing machine to cook rice, and particularly to a field of installing in a kitchen of a store such as a restaurant industry.

Patent Document 1 describes a technique of connecting a rice-washing rice cooker and a smartphone by communication to transmit operation information of the rice-washing rice cooker to the smartphone.

Patent Document 2 describes a technique for transmitting rice amount data of a rice cooker installed in a store.

JP, 2017-29306, A JP, 2005-103171, A

In the restaurant industry, many stores are often managed in a management building separate from the stores. The person in charge of the administration building has a request that each store should be able to smoothly grasp the rice washing and rice cooking operation information.

An object of the present invention is to efficiently transmit information about a rice washing and cooking machine for each store to a branch or a headquarters that manages the store.

In order to solve this problem, the invention according to claim 1 is
Installed a commercial rice-washing rice cooker in the store, which has a rice-washing machine for washing rice and a rice cooker for cooking rice washed with the rice-washing machine.
The commercial rice-washing rice cooker is equipped with a process display lamp that indicates that the rice-washing process and the rice-cooking process are in operation, and an operation panel that includes an operating condition display screen that indicates operating conditions such as the amount of rice cooked and the amount of water added,
Communication connection between a commercial rice washer and rice cooker and a store terminal prepared for the store,
A terminal for a management building that is connected to a terminal for a shop installed in each of a plurality of shops by communication is provided in a management building different from the aforementioned shop,
Sending rice-washing and rice-cooking operation information and information on the amount of rice cooked after the rice-cooking operation is completed from the terminal for the store to the terminal for the administration building,
The terminal for the management ridge displays a screen for selecting a commercial rice washer/rice cooker for each store, and when selected on the screen, switches to a screen corresponding to the operation panel of the selected commercial rice washer/rice cooker,
From the screen corresponding to the operation panel, a screen showing the rice cooking time of the rice cooked in the rice washing and rice cooking operation in one day and the amount of rice cooked in each rice cooking operation, and a screen displaying the cumulative amount of rice cooked per unit period Can be switched to any of the
Also on the screen of the terminal for the store, a screen showing the rice cooking time of the rice cooked in the rice washing rice cooking operation and the amount of rice cooked in each rice cooking operation, and a screen showing the cumulative amount of rice cooked per unit period It is a rice cooking information management system for commercial-use rice cookers that is capable of displaying both .

As a result, the person in charge of the management ridge in charge of the store can understand the cumulative amount of rice cooked per unit period by the rice washer/rice cookers at multiple stores. It is possible to easily collect and manage expenses.
In addition, the person in charge of the administration building can easily understand the current state of the rice washing and cooking operation of the rice washing and cooking machine for each store .
In addition, the worker of each store and the person in charge of the management building can grasp the weekly or monthly cumulative rice cooking amount at a glance, and can easily calculate the sales and expenses. In addition, it is possible to easily manage the amount of rice in each store.

The invention according to claim 2 is
The display screen of the terminal for the administration building preferentially displays the information during the rice washing and cooking operation at the set time zone, and displays the accumulated rice cooking amount information at priority except the set time zone. The rice cooking information management system of the commercial rice cooker according to claim 1 .

Accordingly, it is easy to understand whether or not each store is smoothly performing the rice washing and cooking operation during the busy hours of operation of the rice washing and cooking machine. Further, during the off hours of the operation of the rice washing machine, the person in charge can easily collect and manage the sales and expenses of each store .

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a switch for operating condition setting is provided on the operation panel, the operating condition setting switch is hidden by the opening/closing lid, and the operating condition setting switch is exposed when the opening/closing lid is opened. At the same time, switching from the operating condition display screen to the operating condition setting screen,
3. The management building terminal is provided with a display screen changeover switch for switching between the operating condition display screen and the operating condition setting screen regardless of the opened/closed state of the opening/closing lid. The rice cooker information management system for commercial rice cookers.

According to the present invention, a person in charge of managing a store can easily understand both the current state of washing and cooking rice in each store and the state after washing and cooking rice, making it easy to manage the situation of many stores. it can.

Figure showing a rice washing rice cooker viewed from the side Perspective view of a rice washing rice cooker Diagram showing inside of rice storage and rice washing machine Diagram showing operation panel Diagram showing operation panel Diagram showing the cumulative amount of cooked rice Diagram showing daily driving history Figure showing information on rice washing and rice cookers at each store Diagram showing the communication relationship between each store and the administration building Figure showing that the operation panel is displayed on the display screen of the terminal Figure showing that the operation panel is displayed on the display screen of the terminal Control block diagram of rice washing rice cooker

A rice washing and cooking machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

The rice washing and cooking machine includes a rice storage 2 for storing rice, a rice washing machine 3 for washing rice with water, and a rice cooker 4 for cooking the rice washed by the rice washing machine 3.

A hopper 5 for storing rice is provided inside the rice storage 2, and a rotary valve 6 for delivering the rice to the rice washing machine 3 is provided at the bottom of the hopper 5. The rice washing machine 3 includes a conical rice washing tank 7, and an agitator 8 for agitating rice is provided inside the rice washing tank 7. The stirrer 8 forms a plurality of rods having an attitude that follows the shape of the rice washing tank 7, and is configured to rotate by the rotation of the rotary shaft 9 having the vertical axis. The rotating shaft 9 is driven by a stirring body drive motor 10. An open/close type drop valve 11 is provided at the bottom of the rice washing tank 7. The dropping valve 11 is connected to a moving shaft 12 that moves in the vertical direction, and a moving shaft drive motor 13 opens and closes the bottom of the rice washing tank 7. A water supply pipe 14 is connected to the lower portion of the rice washing tank 7 so that water can be supplied into the rice washing tank 7. A water supply valve 15 for starting and stopping water supply and a flow rate sensor 16 for checking the flow rate of water flowing through the water supply pipe 14 are provided in the middle of the water supply pipe 14. A drainage unit 17 for draining the water in the rice washing tank 7 is provided below the rice washing tank 7. The drain part 17 is provided with a drain valve 18 for draining water and a drain hose 19 for guiding the drained water.

A rice cooker 4 is provided below the rice washing tank 7. The rice cooker 4 is configured to be mounted on a drawer-type mounting table 20 that can be pulled out to the front side. The mounting table 20 is provided with gas type or electric type heating means 21.

An operation panel 29 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 is provided on the front of the rice storage 2.

The operation panel 29 is provided with a rice-washing machine step display mark 30 of the step of the rice-washing machine 3 and a rice-washing machine step lamp 31 indicating that the step of the rice-washing machine 3 is in operation. Further, a rice cooker process display mark 32 of the process of the rice cooker 4 and a rice cooker process lamp 33 indicating that the process of the rice cooker 4 is in operation are provided.

Further, an operating condition display screen 34 is provided for displaying the set rice cooking conditions such as the amount of cooked rice, the immersion time, and the amount of water added during operation. The operation panel 29 is provided with an operating condition setting switch 35. In the present embodiment, the operating condition setting switch 35 is hidden by the opening/closing lid 36 (see FIG. 4). When opened, the operating condition setting switch 35 is exposed (see FIG. 5). Further, when the opening/closing lid 36 is opened, a detecting means (not shown) is activated to switch from the operating condition display screen 34 to the operating condition setting screen 37.

The operation panel 29 is provided with a start switch 38 for starting the rice washing and cooking operation and a reservation switch 39 for starting the rice washing and cooking operation from the set time.

The operation panel 29 has a main controller 40 built therein. Further, the rice cooker 4 has a built-in rice cooker controller 41. The main control unit 40 and the rice cooker control unit 41 are configured to communicate with each other.

Next, the operation of the rice washing and cooking machine will be described.

When the amount of rice cooked and the operating conditions are set on the operation panel 29 and the start switch 38 is pressed, the main controller 40 starts the rice washing and rice cooking operation.

First, the water supply valve 15 is opened, and a water amount check process of checking the flow rate of water flowing through the water supply pipe 14 with the flow rate sensor 16 is performed. Then, the rotary valve 6 is driven to perform a measuring step of supplying the set amount of rice from the rice storage 2 into the rice washing tank 7. When the weighing process is completed, the washing water is supplied from the water supply pipe 14 into the washing rice tank 7, and the stirring body 8 is driven to wash the rice. The so-called sharp juice generated in the rice washing process is drained from the drainage unit 17. When the soup is discharged, the next wash water is supplied to wash the rice again.

When the rice washing process is completed, a water conditioning process of supplying water for water conditioning to the rice cooker 4 is performed. The amount of water supplied to the rice washing machine 3 is adjusted by the flow rate sensor 16 so as to be supplied from the water supply pipe 14 into the rice washing tank 7.

When the water adjustment process is completed, the dropping valve 11 moves downward to open the bottom of the rice washing tank 7, and drops rice and water into the rice cooker 4. For dropping onto the rice cooker 4, a slide-type opening/closing shutter 22 is provided on the lid of the rice cooker 4 and is opened by a solenoid (not shown) or the like. Then, the heating means 21 is automatically ignited (energized) to perform the rice cooking process by the rice cooker 4.

When the rice cooker control unit 41 receives a signal to start cooking rice from the main control unit 40, the rice cooker control unit 41 controls the rice cooker 4 to control the rice cooker and the rice cooker. Then, when cooked, a cooked signal is transmitted to the main control unit 40.

An immersion step of immersing rice in the rice washing tank 7 while sprinkling water on the rice may be inserted between the rice washing step and the water adjusting step, and the selection can be made by operator's setting.

When rice is cooked in the rice cooking process, the operator pulls out the drawer to take out the rice cooker 4, and transfers the cooked rice in the rice cooker 4 to another container.

From the start of the weighing process to the completion of rice cooking, the rice washing machine process lamp 31 and the rice cooker process lamp 33 are appropriately turned on along each process.

Next, a configuration for communicating between the rice washing and rice cooker and a terminal such as a personal computer or a tablet will be described.

The rice washing and cooking machines A1 and A2 set in the first store A and the store terminal 51 (51a) for the first store A are connected by wire or wirelessly. A wireless communication type for short distance is desirable. The terminal 51a for the store A and the terminal 53 for the management building installed in the management building K apart from the first shop A are wirelessly connected for communication. The management ridge K refers to a so-called branch or headquarters that manages the store A. Similar to the first store A, the management ridge K has acquired information on many rice washer/rice cookers such as the rice washer/rice cooker B1 at the store B and the rice washer/rice cookers C1 to C3 at the store C.

Next, the operation information of the rice washing and rice cooker will be described.

FIG. 7 shows the cooking time at which the rice is cooked in one day and the amount of rice cooked in each rice cooking operation. The bar graph shows the amount of cooked rice for each time, and the line graph shows the cumulative amount of cooked rice. Also, the table below the graph shows the amount of cooked rice for each time and the cumulative amount of cooked rice. Thereby, the worker of each store and the person in charge of the management ridge can grasp at a glance the amount of rice cooked and the time of rice cooked in one day, and can calculate the sales/cost and grasp the work situation.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing that the cumulative amount of cooked rice per day acquired in FIG. 7 is further aggregated. Although not shown in FIG. 6, it is desirable to make a graph on a weekly or monthly basis, for example. As a result, the worker of each store and the person in charge of the administration building K can grasp the weekly or monthly cumulative amount of cooked rice at a glance, and can easily calculate the sales and expenses. In addition, it is possible to easily manage the amount of rice in each store.

FIG. 8 is a display screen of the terminal 53 for the management building so that a person in charge of the management building K can understand the operation status of the rice washing and cooking machine for each store. It is shown that the store A has two rice washing and rice cookers A1 and A2, the store B has one B1, and the store C has three C1 to C3. In addition, a column (during rice washing, waiting, etc.) for displaying the current state of each rice washing and cooking machine is provided so that the person in charge of the administration ridge K can easily understand the situation at a glance.

For example, when the person in charge of the management ridge K selects the rice washer/cooker A1, the display screen of the terminal 53 for the management ridge is displayed as shown in FIG. 10 or 11. 10 is a screen corresponding to FIG. 4, and FIG. 11 is a screen corresponding to FIG.

The person in charge of the administration ridge K can visually recognize the operating condition in addition to visually confirming the lighting state of the rice washer process lamp 31 or the rice cooker process lamp 33 displayed in FIG. 10 or FIG. You can check the status during rice cooking operation. Also, when the standby state is displayed in FIG. 8 or the process lamp is not displayed in FIG. 10 or FIG. 11 in spite of the operating time zone, it is possible to check by contacting the store. ..

It should be noted that, in the state in which the opening/closing lid 36 is closed (FIG. 4) and the state in FIG. The operating condition setting screen 37 of FIG. 11 can be switched and displayed from the operating condition display screen 34. Thereby, the person in charge of the management building K can confirm both the operating condition display screen 34 and the operating condition setting screen 37 when the opening/closing lid 36 is opened or closed.

As described above, the display screen of the terminal 53 for the administration building is roughly divided into displaying the information on the cumulative amount of rice cooked after completion of the rice cooking operation on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis, and the current rice-washing and rice-washing operation of the rice-washing rice cooker. Information may be displayed. Depending on the time of day, the screen showing the information during the rice-washing and cooking operation of FIG. 8 is preferentially displayed, and other than the time of day, the screen of FIG. 6 and FIG. May be.

For example, it is necessary to operate the rice washing and cooking machine during the busy hours before the meal hours of 6:00 to 7:00, 11:00 to 12:00, and 17:00 to 18:00. Display with priority. Thereby, the person in charge of the administration building K can easily understand the operation status of the rice washing and cooking machine for each store. In the off-peak hours other than the busy hours, the cumulative amount of cooked rice is preferentially displayed, which makes it easier to manage sales and cost calculations, manage rice volume, and create operation plans.

In the present embodiment, the rice washer/cooker transmits the data to the management ridge terminal 53 via the store terminal 51. However, the rice maker/rice cooker may directly transmit the data to the management ridge terminal 53. ..

The store terminals 51 (51a to 51c) and the administration wing terminal 53 may be either personal computers or tablets.

3 rice washing machine 4 rice cooker
29 operation panel
31 rice washing machine process lamp
33 rice cooker process lamp
34 Operating condition display screen
35 Operating condition setting switch
36 open/close lid
37 Operating condition setting screen 40 Main control unit
51a to 51c Terminal for store 53 Terminal for administration building
54 Display screen changeover switch A Store A1 Rice washer/rice cooker A2 Rice washer/rice cooker B Store B1 Rice washer/rice cooker C Store C1 Rice washer/rice cooker C2 Rice washer/rice cooker C3 Rice washer/rice cooker K Management building

Claims (3)

Installed a commercial rice-washing rice cooker in the store, which has a rice-washing machine for washing rice and a rice cooker for cooking rice washed with the rice-washing machine.
The commercial rice-washing rice cooker is equipped with a process display lamp that indicates that the rice-washing process and the rice-cooking process are in operation, and an operation panel that includes an operating condition display screen that indicates operating conditions such as the amount of rice cooked and the amount of water added,
Communication connection between a commercial rice washer and rice cooker and a store terminal prepared for the store,
A terminal for a management building that is connected to a terminal for a shop installed in each of a plurality of shops by communication is provided in a management building different from the aforementioned shop,
Sending rice-washing and rice-cooking operation information and information on the amount of rice cooked after the rice-cooking operation is completed from the terminal for the store to the terminal for the administration building,
The terminal for the management ridge displays a screen for selecting a commercial rice washer/rice cooker for each store, and when selected on the screen, switches to a screen corresponding to the operation panel of the selected commercial rice washer/rice cooker,
From the screen corresponding to the operation panel, a screen showing the rice cooking time of the rice cooked in the rice washing and rice cooking operation in one day and the amount of rice cooked in each rice cooking operation, and a screen displaying the cumulative amount of rice cooked per unit period Can be switched to any of the
Also on the screen of the terminal for the store, a screen showing the rice cooking time of the rice cooked in the rice washing rice cooking operation and the amount of rice cooked in each rice cooking operation, and a screen showing the cumulative amount of rice cooked per unit period A rice cooking information management system for a commercial rice washer/cooker that can display any of these . The display screen of the terminal for the administration building preferentially displays the information during the rice washing and cooking operation at the set time zone, and displays the accumulated rice cooking amount information at priority except the set time zone. The rice cooking information management system of the commercial rice cooker according to claim 1. A switch for operating condition setting is provided on the operation panel, the switch for operating condition setting is hidden by the opening/closing lid, and the switch for operating condition setting is exposed when the opening/closing lid is opened. Switch from the screen to the screen for operating condition setting,
3. The management building terminal is provided with a display screen changeover switch for switching between the operating condition display screen and the operating condition setting screen regardless of the opened/closed state of the opening/closing lid. Information management system for rice cookers for business use.

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