JP7160083B2 - Rice milling operation system - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a rice milling facility that mills rice with a charge.

In addition to inserting a coin and performing a rice polishing operation with a fee, Patent Literature 1 and Patent Literature 2 describe techniques for withdrawing fees from a mobile terminal by holding a mobile terminal over the rice polishing operation.

JP 2015-123391 A Japanese Patent No. 5560656

An object of the present invention is to improve the usability of rice polishing equipment by performing rice polishing operation based on applications of mobile terminals that have been developed in recent years.

In order to solve this problem, the invention according to claim 1,
A rice milling machine is installed in the building, and the control unit drives and controls the rice milling machine to mill brown rice. The rice milling operation is performed through an application for operation,
The operation time of rice milling operation through the application corresponds to the points acquired by the user,
The points are obtained by inserting cash into the charge slot and operating the charge switch,
A rice milling operation system for a rice milling facility characterized in that, when the rice milling operation is abnormally stopped, a new point is given when a user's portable terminal transmits a notice of the abnormality to the manager's portable terminal through an application. .

As a result, the user is encouraged to report the abnormal stoppage, and the administrator can take prompt action.

According to the second aspect of the invention, an open/close door is provided for opening and closing the input port of the input hopper for inputting brown rice, and when the application is opened on the mobile terminal, the open/close door opens and the brown rice can be input into the input hopper. The rice milling operation system for rice milling equipment according to claim 1 is characterized by:

This makes it easier for the user to put brown rice into the feeding hopper.

According to the third aspect of the invention, the operation time of the rice milling operation through the application corresponds to the points acquired by the user, and when the points remain, opening the application causes the door to open. The rice milling operation system for rice milling equipment according to claim 2 is characterized by:

As a result, the open/close door can be opened when it is determined that the user is a true user.

The invention according to claim 4,
A charge switch is provided for receiving points by inserting cash into the fee slot, and opening and closing of the opening/closing door is regulated when cash is inserted when the charge switch is ON. The rice milling operation system for rice milling equipment according to any one of the above.

As a result, the user can save the trouble of inserting cash each time the rice milling operation is performed. In addition, unnecessary opening operation of the opening/closing door can be regulated when the rice polishing operation is not performed.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide convenient rice polishing equipment.

Illustration showing the guest room seen from the front A plan view showing the inside of the rice milling facility Work process diagram of rice milling equipment Control block diagram Diagram showing the user's mobile terminal screen Example of awarding points

A charge type rice milling facility according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

As shown in FIG. 2, a building 1 is partitioned into a machine room 3 and a guest room 4 by a partition wall 2 in the longitudinal direction. In this embodiment, the passenger compartment 4 side is called the front side, and the machine room 3 side is called the rear side.

An input hopper 5 for storing brown rice brought by a user, a rotary valve 6 for feeding the brown rice in the input hopper 5, an elevator 7 for raising the brown rice, a de-stoner 8 for removing stones from the brown rice, and a rice polisher for polishing the brown rice. A rice polishing machine 9 and a polished rice tank 10 for storing polished rice are provided.

A charging hopper 5 and a polished rice tank 10 are provided on the passenger room 4 side, and an elevator 7, a destoner 8 and a rice milling machine 9 are provided on the machine room 3 side. The charging hopper 5 is provided on one left and right side of the guest room 4, and the polished rice tank 10 is provided on the other left and right side of the guest room 4.例文帳に追加Between the charging hopper 5 and the polished rice tank 10, a polishing degree selection switch 11 for setting the polishing degree, a charge input port 12 for charging the charge, and a change return port 15 are provided. An opening/closing door 13 for closing/opening the input port of the input hopper 5 is provided on the front side of the input hopper 5. - 特許庁A QR code (registered trademark) d is provided near the toll slot.

As shown in FIG. 4, a control unit 14 for controlling the rice polishing operation is provided, and a communication device 15 capable of communicating with the mobile terminal K of the user is connected to the control unit 14 . An unpolished rice presence/absence detection sensor 16 for detecting the presence/absence of unpolished rice is provided in the input hopper 5 . The unpolished rice presence/absence detection sensor 16 can be installed on the front-process side of the rice milling machine 9 other than the input hopper 5 . The control unit 14 is configured to be communicable with the cloud C storing user information. Cloud C, as shown in FIG. 4, is configured to be able to communicate with a plurality of rice milling facilities, and stores information on each of the rice milling facilities.

Next, the procedure of inserting cash into the fee slot 12 and performing the rice polishing operation will be described.

When the fee insertion detection sensor 17 detects that the user has inserted the fee into the fee insertion slot 12, the opening/closing door 13 is opened. When the user puts the unpolished rice he/she has brought into the feeding hopper 5 and selects the desired degree of polishing (for example, non-washed rice, standard, and separate pounding) with the degree-of-polishing selection switch 11, each part of the apparatus starts operating.

Unpolished rice in an input hopper 5 is fed out by a rotary valve 6, conveyed by an elevator 7, destoned by a destoner 8, polished by a rice polisher 9 to be polished rice, and discharged to a polished rice tank 10. - 特許庁When the operation time corresponding to the charge has passed or when the unpolished rice presence/absence detection sensor 16 detects that the unpolished rice supplied to the rice polishing machine 9 has run out, the rice polishing operation ends after a predetermined time. When the set time elapses from the end of the rice polishing operation, the opening/closing door 13 is closed.

Next, rice polishing operation by application A will be described.

When the user holds the portable terminal K over the QR code (registered trademark) d, the user establishes a communication connection with the site (home page, etc.) containing the application A, and acquires the application A. Application A can be obtained for free. When information such as a registered name such as a name, a telephone number, and an e-mail address is registered in the application A (see A and F in FIGS. 5A and 5B), the setting of the application A is completed. The cloud C stores user information and point information. During the rice-polishing operation, if the rice-polishing operation is performed with the application A open and the rice-polishing operation is performed according to the above-mentioned fee, points are given according to the fee used. When the points are given, the rice milling operation can be performed using the points. Alternatively, the rice milling operation may be enabled when a set number of points or more is accumulated.

Next, the case where the rice polishing operation is performed using both points and fees will be described.

For example, it is assumed that 100 yen or 100 points are required for each rice polishing operation for 10 kg of brown rice, and 10 points are given for every 100 yen used as an input charge. Assume that 150 points have already been given at this time.

When the user inserts the fee into the fee input port 12 or opens the application A, the opening/closing door 13 is opened. At this time, if points remain in the application A, the door 13 may be opened. When the user puts the unpolished rice brought by him/her into the feeding hopper 5, sets the points to be used in the application A, and selects the polishing degree selection switch 11, the control unit 14 starts the rice polishing operation. In this embodiment, it is assumed that about 30 kg of unpolished rice is brought, the input fee is 300 yen, and 100 points are set (see C in FIG. 5).

In the rice-polishing operation, first, subtraction processing is performed from the set points, and after the rice-polishing operation time for the points has elapsed, subtraction processing is performed from the charge. 100 points and 200 yen are sequentially subtracted for 30 kg of rice polishing processing, and when it is detected that the brown rice supplied to the rice polishing machine 9 has run out, the rice polishing operation ends and 100 yen change is returned from the change return port. .

Then, application A displays the status of the points used this time (100 points) and the points awarded (20 points based on the input fee of 200 yen) (see D in FIG. 5).

Next, a case where the available points are 150 points, the charged fee is 100 yen, the set point is 100 points, and the brown rice brought by the user is about 25 kg will be described.

After starting the rice-polishing operation, first, as described above, the set 100 points and then the charged fee of 100 yen are subtracted, and at this time, approximately 20 kg of unpolished rice is generally polished. If the unpolished rice presence/absence detection sensor 16 detects presence of unpolished rice when the rice polishing operation time of 100 points and 100 yen has passed, the mobile terminal K displays whether or not the remaining 50 points are to be used. let the person choose. At this time, the rice polishing operation is once stopped. When the user selects to use the points, the rice-polishing operation is restarted and the rice-polishing operation by the points is continued. Alternatively, the rice milling operation may be resumed by newly inputting an input fee. Alternatively, the remaining 50 points may be continuously used for rice polishing operation.

In the case of rice milling equipment configured to subtract 100 yen in the case of cash, in the case of points, the configuration may be such that each point is subtracted. That is, in the case of a configuration in which 10 kg of brown rice can be polished with 100 points, 100 g of rice can be polished with 1 point. As a result, an expensive coin mech in units of 10 yen in cash is not required, and a small amount of unpolished rice can be polished with points while using an inexpensive coin mech in units of 100 yen.

Next, a description will be given of the case where the rice milling operation is started with points without charging fees.

When the user opens the application A already set in the mobile terminal K in the guest room 4, the opening/closing door 13 is opened. When the user puts brown rice into the feeding hopper 5 and selects the polishing degree selection switch 11, the rice polishing operation is started. When the unpolished rice presence/absence detection sensor 16 detects unpolished rice when the operating time corresponding to the available points has passed, the rice polishing operation is temporarily stopped, and the portable terminal prompts the user to newly enter the input fee. to display.

When the points of application A in this embodiment reach a set point (for example, 100 points), they can be used from the start of the rice polishing operation. It may be made available when it reaches and the unpolished rice detection sensor 16 is detecting unpolished rice. In other words, if the above-mentioned usable points are 150 points, the charged fee is 100 yen, the set point is 100 points, and the amount of brown rice brought by the user is about 25 kg, 20 kg is 100 yen in cash. and 100 points for rice polishing, and the remaining 5 kg can be polished for 50 points.

Next, the processing when the rice milling machine 9 stops abnormally during the rice milling operation will be described.

When the rice milling operation is abnormally stopped, a message is displayed on the mobile terminal T of the manager through the application A, for example, to the effect that an e-mail will be sent (see G in FIG. 5). When the user sends that effect, setting points are given. As a result, the user is encouraged to report the abnormal stoppage, and the administrator can take prompt action.

The screen of the mobile terminal K of the user shown in FIG. 5 will be described below.

(A) of FIG. 5 is provided with a switch for setting the display of the usage situation before the rice polishing operation and the usage of the points. FIG. 5B shows a display when communication between the mobile terminal K of the user and the control unit 14 is not possible. Communication in this embodiment uses a communication device capable of communicating in the vicinity of the building 1 . (C) of FIG. 5 is a screen for setting the number of points. (D) of FIG. 5 is a screen showing the usage status of points after the rice polishing operation. (E) of FIG. 5 is a screen showing an example of a receipt for using the rice milling operation. (F) of FIG. 5 is a screen for setting registration of user information. (G) of FIG. 5 is a screen displaying that the rice milling operation has stopped abnormally. (H) of FIG. 5 is a screen of the mail sent by the user and displayed on the mobile terminal T of the administrator.

Points of the rice milling operation using the application A will be described with reference to FIG.

For example, as described above, 10 kg is 100 yen, and 10 points are earned. However, points may be added when the amount of unpolished rice exceeding 30 kg is continuously milled. That is, for example, if you drive 400 yen with 40 kg, 300 yen with 30 kg is 10 points for 100 yen, 30 points, and 20 points for the remaining 100 yen, for a total of 50 points (example of giving points during rice polishing operation) . Alternatively, if rice polishing operation for 400 yen is continuously performed, 20 points per 100 yen may be added to the total of 80 points. As a result, it is possible to promote use by large users who perform a large amount of rice polishing operation.

Next, a method of converting cash into points without performing a rice polishing operation will be described.

When the user operates the charge switch 20 and inserts cash into the charge input port 12 with the application A open, the charge switch 20 is shown in FIG. An example of giving points when ON is shown. Since the rice polishing operation is not performed when cash is input by the charge switch, additional points are given to 100 points corresponding to 100 yen.

In an example of point giving when the charge switch 20 is ON, 10 points are added for every 100 yen, and 20 points are added when 400 yen or more is inserted.

As a result, the user can convert a large amount of charges into points at one time, thereby increasing the available time for rice milling operation by adding points. In addition, it is possible to save the trouble of inserting cash each time the rice milling operation is performed. Also, as described above, points can be used to polish brown rice in smaller units than cash, so efficient rice-polishing operation can be performed.

When the charge switch 20 is operated to insert cash, the door 13 is not opened, or the door 13 is closed when the charge switch 20 is operated after the application A is opened and the door 13 is opened. You can do it.

Next, when the rice polishing operation is performed by the application A, the degree of polishing at the time when the rice polishing operation is performed is stored as user information. Then, in the next rice-polishing operation, the rice-polishing operation may be automatically started when the unpolished rice detection sensor 16 detects that the open/close door 13 is opened and the unpolished rice is thrown in by opening the application A.

As a result, it is possible to save the trouble of operating the polishing degree selection switch 11 every time the rice polishing operation is performed.

1 building 5 input hopper 9 rice mill 13 opening/closing door 14 control unit 15 communication device A application K (user's) portable terminal

Claims (4)

A rice milling machine is installed in the building, and the control unit drives and controls the rice milling machine to mill brown rice. The rice milling operation is performed through an application for operation,
The operation time of rice milling operation through the application corresponds to the points acquired by the user,
The points are obtained by inserting cash into the charge slot and operating the charge switch,
A rice-polishing operation system for rice-polishing equipment characterized in that, when the rice-polishing operation is abnormally stopped, new points are given when a user's mobile terminal sends a notice of the abnormality to a manager's mobile terminal through an application. 2. An opening/closing door is provided for opening and closing the inlet of the charging hopper for charging the brown rice, and when the application is opened on the portable terminal, the opening/closing door opens to allow the brown rice to be charged into the charging hopper. A rice milling operation system for the rice milling facility described. The operation time of the rice milling operation via the application corresponds to the points acquired by the user, and when the points remain, opening the application causes the opening and closing door to open. A rice milling operation system for the rice milling facility described. A charge switch is provided for receiving points by inserting cash into the fee slot, and opening and closing of the opening/closing door is regulated when cash is inserted when the charge switch is ON. A rice milling operation system for rice milling equipment according to any one of the above.

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