JPH0318443B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] 〔Technical field〕 The present invention relates to a rice cooking device.

[Background technology]

To cook rice, take the required amount of rice from a rice storage container such as a rice bin, wash it in the sink, then set the rice and water in an amount corresponding to the capacity of the rice in the rice cooker, and then operate the rice cooker. It is a time-consuming process, especially when cleaning, and it requires a lot of effort, and the rice storage is sometimes built into the kitchen unit between the rice storage, sink, and rice cooker. Although there were things, there was no connection, and the kitchen was disorganized.

[Purpose of the invention]

The present invention has been made in view of these points, and its purpose is to provide a rice cooking device that requires less effort to cook rice and at the same time allows for good organization in the kitchen.

[Disclosure of the invention]

The present invention provides a rice storage device having a rice storage tank and a rice metering/discharging device in a first cabinet, a rice washing device having rice cleaning means in a second cabinet, and a rice cooking device. a rice cooking device having means in a third cabinet, each cabinet having approximately the same dimensions at least in width, with a rice storage device superimposed on the rice washing device;
An input port for introducing rice into the rice washing device is formed at a position that matches the discharge port for removing rice from the rice storage device, and when the rice washing device is stacked on top of the rice cooking device, the rice washing device The device is characterized in that a connection port for introducing rice into the rice cooking device is formed at a position that matches the discharge port for taking out the rice,
Each device for storing, washing, and cooking rice is housed in a cabinet with uniform width dimensions, and can be stacked one above the other.
The uniformity of the design and the three-dimensional arrangement of the space make the kitchen look cohesive, and each device can be handled as a separate unit, making cleaning and cleaning easier. It becomes.

The present invention will be described in detail below based on the illustrated embodiments.
Figure 1 shows rice storage equipment, Figure 2 shows rice washing equipment,
FIG. 3 shows the respective cross sections of the rice cooking device, which includes a rice storage device cabinet 1, a rice storage tank 11, a rice input opening 16 with a lid 17 attached to the rear of the top surface, and a rice charging opening 16 attached to the bottom surface of the rice storage device. It has a discharge port 18, and the metering discharge part 5 is provided above the discharge port 18. 15 is a pressure sensor for detecting the remaining amount. The cabinet 2 of the rice washing device is equipped with a rice washing tank 12 and has an input port 20 closed with a lid 45 on the top surface, and a shutter 23 on the bottom.
It is provided with a discharge port 24 in which is assembled an agitation blade 22 driven by a motor 21. A water pipe 25 and a drain pipe 26 are connected to the rice washing tank 12 of the cabinet 2, and the water pipe 25 is connected to a water pressure sensor 28, a water amount detector 27, and a water intake valve 29.
However, the drain pipe 26 is provided with a drain valve 30, and a net 31 is installed between the rice washing tank 12 and the drain valve 30.
is installed. The cabinet 3 of the rice cooking device is equipped with a rice cooker storage section 13 in which the rice cooker 6 is housed, and has a connection port 32 closed with a lid 46 on the top surface and a telescopic tube 3 hanging from the connection port 32.
3, and a louver door 34 is provided on the front.
An exhaust fan 35 is provided on the back. The rice cooker 6 housed in the rice cooker storage section 13 of the cabinet 3 is further provided with a connecting port 38 on the lid 36 on the top surface thereof, which is closed with a small lid 37. The lower end portion can be inserted into the connecting port 38 for connection. 39 is a winding reel for the power cord and signal cord connected to the rice cooker 6;
is provided on the inner surface of the As the rice cooker 6, a normal commercially available one may be used.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, both the cabinet 1 and the cabinet 2 can be placed on a pedestal 4. Like the cabinets 1, 2, and 3, the pedestal 4 has a predetermined width and the same depth as the cabinets 1, 2, and 3, and has an open front and upper front surface that extends forward. A removable container 10 is stored.

Although the basic way of using these cabinets 1, 2, and 3 is to stack them vertically, they may also be used side by side side by side. Alternatively, only the two cabinets 2 and 3 may be stacked, and the other cabinet 3 or cabinet 1 may be placed side by side.
When stacking, the cabinet 2 is stacked on top of the cabinet 3 with the lid 46 removed, and the cabinet 1 is stacked on top of the cabinet 2 with the lid 45 removed, without using the pedestal 4. FIGS. 4 and 5 show the state in which all three cabinets 1, 2, and 3 are stacked. Input port 20 to discharge port 18
The connection port 32 is made to communicate with the discharge port 24.

Next, to explain the operation, the cabinets 1 and 2 are each provided with an operating section 8, and inside the cabinet 2 there are a solenoid 42 for driving the motor 21 and the shutter 23, a water intake valve 29, and a drain valve 30.
A control circuit 7 is incorporated in the control circuit 7 to control the
is connected. Now, if you input how much rice to cook in the operation section 8 of the cabinet 1, the solenoid 41 activates the metering/discharging device 5 and transfers the input amount of rice to the rice washing tank 12 of the cabinet 2. throw into. Next, when data on how much rice is to be cooked is entered into the operating section 8 of the cabinet 2 and activated, the rice washing tank 1 is activated through the water amount detector 27 and the water intake valve 29.
Water is sent into the rice tank 2, the stirring blades 22 are operated by the motor 21, and the rice is washed by opening the discharge valve 30 and discharging the rice.
After these sequence operations, the control circuit 7 further closes the drain valve 30, fills the rice washing tank 12 with an amount of water corresponding to the input amount of rice, opens the shutter 23 with the solenoid 42, and drains the rice. After putting the rice and water into the rice cooker 6 through the telescopic tube 33,
Control is performed to close the shutter 23 again. Once the rice has been added, the user retracts the telescopic tube 33 and closes the small lid 37, or turns on the rice cooker 6 with the telescopic tube 33 still connected.

When arranging the rice without stacking them, the container 10 on the pedestal 4 is used to transfer the rice from the cabinet 1 to the cabinet 2 and from the cabinet 2 to the cabinet 3. Information about how much rice to cook may be transmitted between the cabinets 1 and 2. In this case, when washing the rice, it is sufficient to simply turn on the operating switch.
Furthermore, if we consider the case where all of these cabinets 1, 2, and 3 are stacked vertically, for example, a main control circuit 7' is provided in the cabinet 1, and this main control circuit 7' controls the control circuit 7 in the cabinet 2 and the control circuit 7 in the cabinet 3. If the rice cooker 6 and exhaust fan 35 are controlled, each cabinet 1, 2,
Instead of having to operate the rice every 3 times, by first inputting the amount of rice to be cooked using the operation section 8 in the cabinet 1, the rice can be washed and the heater 43 of the rice cooker 6 can be energized in sequence. This means that it can be automatically controlled, and that the remaining amount of rice and water pressure abnormalities such as water outages can be centrally displayed on the display section 9 of the cabinet 1. Incidentally, the metering/discharging device 5 of the cabinet 1 may be operated manually. Furthermore, if a movable arm is provided in the rice cooker storage section 13 and used to open and close the lid 36 of the rice cooker 6, a commercially available normal rice cooker 6 can be used even when stacked vertically. can do.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, since the present invention is equipped with a means for washing rice, the labor required for rice cooking can be greatly reduced, and moreover, the present invention can be used for a rice storage device, a rice washing device, and a rice cooking device. Since the cabinets are housed in a cabinet with uniform width dimensions and can be stacked one on top of the other, the design is uniform and the arrangement space is three-dimensional, resulting in good cohesiveness in the kitchen. moreover,
The rice storage device, rice washing device, and rice cooking device are separate units, so depending on the installation space, you can use either one of them.
It also becomes possible to use only the devices one on top of the other, or to use all the devices side by side. Also,
When cleaning or cleaning each device, each device can be handled as a separate unit, which has the advantage of making cleaning and cleaning easier. That is, it has the advantage of being able to satisfy the conflicting demands of unity in the kitchen and ease of cleaning and washing.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of the rice storage device and the pedestal according to the embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the rice washing device and the pedestal, and FIG. 3 is the sectional view of the rice cooking device of the same example. A sectional view, FIG. 4 is a front view when all the above devices are stacked vertically, and FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the same. 1 is a cabinet for a rice storage device, 2 is a cabinet for a rice washing device, 3 is a cabinet for a rice cooking device, and 5 is a metering/discharging device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A rice storage device including a rice storage tank and a rice measuring/discharging device in a first cabinet, a rice washing device including a rice washing means in a second cabinet, and a rice cooking device in a second cabinet. Each cabinet has at least approximately the same width, with the rice storage device stacked on top of the rice washing device, and the rice storage device stacked on top of the rice washing device. An inlet for introducing rice into the rice washing device is formed at a position that matches the outlet for taking out the rice, and an outlet for removing rice from the rice washing device is formed with the rice washing device stacked on top of the rice cooking device. A rice cooking device characterized in that a connection port for introducing rice into the rice cooking device is formed at a position matching the outlet.