JPH02167113A - Automatic rice boiler - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To automatically boil rice of different sort by providing a plurality of rice chest parts for storing rice and discharging by the prescribed amount and an operating part for setting the sort of rice. CONSTITUTION:Initially, when rice is boiled, the sort of the rice and the amount of the boiled rice and the condition of water of its own choice are set through an operating part 13. When a start switch is pressed, the set sort of the rice, the amount of the boiled rice and the condition of water are stored in a storing circuit 14, the set amount of the boiled rice is discharged from a rice chest in which the set sort of the rice is stored, washed in a rice washing part 5 and enters to a pan 1. The amount of water according to the set condition of water is fed to the pan 1 from a water feed part 8. The pan 1 is heated by a heating means 2, the heating means 2 is controlled by a temperature detector 15 to complete a rice boiling. When unpolished rice is boiled, if the sort of the rice is changed to the unpolished rice, the rice of the set amount of boiled rice is discharged from the rice chest part 3 in which the unpolished rice is stored. Thereafter, the unpolished rice is boiled with the optimum amount of water and the condition of fire in a similar process. These serial movements are all controlled by a control circuit 12.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to an automatic rice cooker used in general households.

Conventional technology Automatic rice cookers that perform a series of operations from washing rice to adding water and cooking rice traditionally have only one rice bin, so naturally only one type of rice can be used to cook rice in a series. Fully automatic rice cooking was not possible. Therefore, if you wanted to cook rice with a type of rice other than the one in the rice pot, you had to wash the rice and adjust the water level yourself, just like with conventional rice cookers.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention In this conventional method, even though automatic rice cookers can automatically perform a series of operations from washing rice to adding water and cooking rice without human intervention, Regardless, for example, if you have white rice in a rice bin and you want to cook brown rice, you have no choice but to wash the rice yourself and cook it in a conventional rice cooker.

An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic rice cooker that solves these problems.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the automatic rice cooker of the present invention includes a rice cooking section comprising a pot and heating means for cooking rice, and a plurality of rice bins capable of storing rice and discharging it in predetermined amounts. A rice washing section that washes discharged rice, a water supply section that supplies water necessary for cooking rice, a control circuit section that controls each of these sections, and an operation section that sets the type of rice. It is something that

Further, the automatic rice cooker of the present invention is provided with a changeover switch for setting the type of rice corresponding to each of the plurality of rice pots.

Effect Since the present invention has the above-mentioned configuration, by storing different types of rice such as white rice, brown rice, germ rice, etc. in a plurality of rice bins, even when different types of rice are cooked, it is easy to wash the rice. This makes it possible to cook rice by automating everything from cooking to adjusting the amount of water.

In addition, the present invention is provided with a changeover switch for setting the type of rice corresponding to each of the plurality of rice bins, so if the number of rice bins is less than the types of rice that can be cooked, the number of rice to be put in the rice bin can be changed. The type can be set arbitrarily.

EXAMPLE Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be explained based on FIGS. 1 and 2.

Figure 1 shows the overall configuration of an automatic rice cooker according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which 1 is a pot for cooking rice, 2 is a heating means for heating the pot 1, and 3 is for storing rice. 4 is an undischarge port that discharges a predetermined amount of rice from each rice bin section 3 corresponding to the plurality of rice bin sections 3; 5 is a rice washing section that washes the rice discharged from the undischarge port 4; , 6 is rice washing section 5
7 is a water tank that stores water necessary for cooking rice, 8 is a water pump that supplies water to pot 1, and 9 is a water supply that sends water to pot 1. pipe, 1o
11 is a water supply nozzle for discharging water into the pot 1, and 11 is a control circuit section for automatically cooking rice by controlling each section mentioned above.

FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of an automatic rice cooker according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which the control circuit section 11 is connected to the control circuit 12.
and an operation section 13 for setting the type of rice, amount of rice cooked, and amount of water.
and a memory circuit 14 that memorizes the type of rice, amount of rice cooked, and amount of water.
and a display section 17.

Next, the operation will be explained according to the block diagram of FIG.

First, when cooking rice for the first time, set the desired rice type, amount of rice to be cooked, and amount of water through the operation unit 13. When the start switch is pressed, the set type of rice, amount of rice to be cooked, and amount of water are stored in the memory circuit 14. The set amount of cooked rice is taken out from the rice pot section 3 containing the set type of rice, washed in the rice washing section 6, and placed in the pot 1. Further, the amount of water according to the set amount of water is also supplied to the pot 1 from the water supply section 8.

When the set amount of rice and water are prepared in the pot 1, the pot 1 is heated by the heating means 2, and the temperature sensor 15 detects the temperature of the pot 1 while controlling the heating means 2 to cook the rice. complete.

If the rice you cooked last time was white rice and you want to cook brown rice next time, change the type of rice to brown rice using the operation unit 13, and the set amount of cooked rice will be dispensed from the rice bin 3 containing the brown rice. After that, follow the same process as before and cook the rice using the amount of water and heat that is optimal for brown rice. All of these series of movements are controlled by the control circuit 12.

Also, if the rice cooker can only cook white rice and brown rice, you can pre-determine multiple rice pots 3 for white rice and brown rice, but for example, the rice cooker can cook white rice, brown rice, and germ rice. It is possible to cook the rice separately, and in this case, if the number of rice bins 3 is limited to two, it is necessary to set what kind of rice is contained in each rice bin 3.

However, in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 3, each rice bin section 3 is provided with a changeover switch 16 so that the type of rice contained can be set. This makes it possible to adapt to different types of rice.

Note that even if the changeover switch 16 is a combination of a bush switch and a nonvolatile memory, the same effect as the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 can be obtained.

Effects of the Invention As is clear from the description of the embodiments above, the automatic rice cooker of the present invention is equipped with a plurality of rice pots capable of storing and discharging rice in predetermined amounts, and an operation section for setting the type of rice. Therefore, by storing different types of rice such as white rice, brown rice, germ rice, etc. in multiple rice bins, you can automatically set the rice type by simply setting the rice type using the operation unit. The rice can be taken out from the rice bin, and therefore, even when cooking different types of rice, it is possible to automate everything from washing the rice to adjusting the amount of water.

In addition, the automatic rice cooker of the present invention is provided with a changeover switch for setting the type of rice corresponding to each of the plurality of rice bins, so when the number of rice bins is less than the types of rice that can be cooked. It is possible to arbitrarily set the type of rice to be put in the rice bin.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a side sectional view showing the overall configuration of an automatic rice cooker according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a block diagram of the automatic rice cooker, and Fig. 3 is an automatic rice cooker showing another embodiment of the invention. FIG. 1... Pot, 2... Heating means, 3...
...Rice bin section, 6...Rice washing section, 8...
・Water supply section, 11... Control circuit section, 13...
...Operation unit, 16...Switch switch. Name of agent: Patent attorney Shigetaka Awano and 1 other person/-
--Octopus 2-One-sided Ov! , 9th role 3-Mefuto 6-Rice washing department 8--Water supply department lf-11 system field Circuit section diagram

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A rice cooking section consisting of a pot and heating means for cooking rice, a plurality of rice pot sections capable of storing rice and discharging it in predetermined amounts, a rice washing section that washes the discharged rice, and water necessary for cooking rice. An automatic rice cooker equipped with a water supply section that supplies water, a control circuit section that controls each of these sections, and an operation section that sets the type of rice. (2) The automatic rice cooker according to claim 1, further comprising a changeover switch for setting the type of rice corresponding to each of the plurality of rice pots.