JPH05228054A - Fully automatic rice boiler - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To furnish a fully automatic rice, which has a elemental devices for rice storing, rice washing and rice, transfer means between these elements and a controller which controls the processes, with a system capable of automatically performing rice residual amount controls in an efficient, laborsaving way and rice washing and rice boiling parts having improved constitutions. CONSTITUTION:A fully automatic rice boiler 1 is provided with a rice storage bin 11, a rice washing part, rice boiling part, rice transfer means between the parts, and a controller which controls rice washing, rice transfer, and rice boiling processes. In addition, the fully automatic rice boiler 1 is equipped with a sensor 23 which detects the residual amount of rice in the rice storage bin 11, a network control unit which is connected so that outputs of the sensor 23 are directly input to a terminal device in a rice dealer 28, and improved rice washing and rice boiling parts.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a fully-automatic rice cooker, and more particularly to a fully-automatic rice cooker which is suitable for controlling the amount of remaining rice in a rice storage tank and has an improved configuration of a rice washing section and a rice cooking section. It is a thing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, the issue of rice liberalization has become a hot topic in the world, and even for Japan, which has been eating rice for more than a thousand years, there is a tendency to revisit rice food. By the way, in recent years, the electrification and rationalization of housework have been promoted more and more, but in combination with the history of rice food as described above, many proposals have been made especially for automation of rice cookers. Among them, the so-called fully-automatic rice cooker does not automatically perform only rice cooking, but controls the storage amount of rice, which is the raw material, measures the required amount of rice, a series of processes from washing rice to adding water and cooking rice. Among them, many are configured so that at least most of the steps can be automatically performed, and various proposals have already been made.

[0003] These proposals are roughly divided into those mainly using a rice washing device and those that are carried out by an integrated and automatically controlled process from the storage of rice to the cooking of rice. Regarding the means of supplying rice as a raw material, Each time a necessary amount is supplied from the top, a rice storage tank is provided at the top of the device, a means provided at the bottom to transfer the raw material to the top by various means such as suction or a screw, etc. Various means are shown, such as a container, a shooter with a switch. For example, Japanese Patent Publication No. S59-51856 (providing a rice storage tank at the top and supplying it to the washing layer through a revolver-type measuring container) and Japanese Patent Publication No. S56-9381 are mainly used as rice washing devices. (Transfer from the lowermost rice storage tank to the upper washing layer by suction blower via fixed amount hopper), Jikken 2-39559 (Preventing hanging of raw rice in the upper rice storage tank. While supplying it to the rice washing tank via the rotary type fixed hopper), etc.

On the other hand, as a method directed to integrated automatic control, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 57-132619 discloses a method in which a lowermost rice storage tank is transferred to an upper portion by a suction method to weigh and wash rice, and a transfer fan is used as a filter. Provided), Japanese Patent Publication Sho 58
-8848 gazette (Raw rice is transferred upward from a rice storage tank installed at the bottom by a transfer pipe with a built-in spiral, and a switch is provided on the shooter that leads to the rice washing tank from the opening at the upper end. , The timer starts weighing, and when the preset amount is reached, the spiral drive is turned off), Japanese Patent Publication No. 63-15845 (rice cooker is installed on a table where the installation position of the rice cooker is specified. , The platform can be opened and closed freely, and the power is turned off when it is opened). Some of these technologies have been commercialized and are appearing in the market, and there are some catalogs related to them. The present applicant has already made some proposals for such a fully automatic rice cooker, including Japanese Utility Model Application No. 3-51836.

[0005]

Each of the above-mentioned solid devices has its own characteristics and exhibits its own effects. However, since these devices are often used in general households, when they are actually used, it is pointed out that points to be improved in terms of usability are pointed out one after another. Due to strong demands for labor saving, it is clear that various new proposals will be needed for fully automatic rice cookers in the future.

That is, no prominent proposal has been made so far regarding, for example, means for controlling the amount of remaining rice in the rice storage tank. That is, according to the catalogs of commercially available fully-automatic rice cookers, there is a rice sensor installed in the rice storage tank. However, when the remaining rice amount is below a certain amount on the display panel of the device, It is only a little complicated that the user only needs to go to the store handling the rice grains or contact them to receive the rice supply, as the display only indicates that there is a shortage. It was In addition, in the configuration of the conventional fully automatic rice cooker, generally, crushed rice, rice bran and the like are gradually accumulated in the rice storage tank, which may lead to the generation of grain elephants and the like. In addition, due to the structure of the rice washing part, the rice that is being washed remains on the water supply nozzle, or the water is scattered during the rice transfer and accumulates in the device, or the water enters the bearing part of the shutoff valve and stays there. There may be a problem in hygiene. On the other hand, with regard to the rice cooker, after receiving rice and water from the rice washing section with the lid of the rice cooker open, it is necessary to pull it out of the device to close the lid, which makes the set complicated.
Since the lid of the rice cooker cannot be freely opened and closed in the device, it is not possible to open and close the lid for a short period of time during rice cooking to release excess steam, or when using the rice cooker. There was a problem that it could not always be used at a convenient height position. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to have a system capable of automatically, efficiently, and labor-saving management of the amount of remaining rice in a rice storage tank in a fully-automatic rice cooker, and further to a rice washing section, a rice cooker. An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic rice cooker having an improved partial structure.

[0007]

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and its gist is to provide a rice storage tank for storing rice, which is a raw material, and a rice and water. A rice washing section for washing with stirring blades, a rice cooking section for cooking washed rice with a predetermined amount of water, a rice transfer means between a rice storage tank / rice washing section / rice cooking section, and rice washing / transfer / rice cooking A fully automatic rice cooker provided with control means for controlling each step of
A sensor for detecting the amount of remaining rice is arranged inside the rice storage tank, and a network control unit (NCU) is connected so that the output of the sensor is directly input to a terminal machine in a rice grain store. Located on a fully automatic rice cooker. In addition, another gist of the present invention is to use a rice storage tank for storing rice as a raw material, a rice washing section for washing rice and water while stirring the water with stirring blades, and using a predetermined amount of water for the washed rice. Rice cooker to cook rice, rice transfer means between rice storage tank / rice wash / rice cooker, rice wash / transfer /
A fully automatic rice cooker provided with a control means for controlling each step of rice cooking, which is provided with a net capable of passing crushed rice and rice bran near the lower end of the rice storage tank and a tray for these passed rice. In the bowl. Next, another gist of the present invention is to use a rice storage tank for storing rice as a raw material, a rice washing part for washing rice and water while stirring the rice and water with stirring blades, and using a predetermined amount of water for the washed rice. A fully automatic rice cooker provided with a rice cooking unit for cooking rice, a rice transfer unit between a rice storage tank / rice washing unit / rice cooking unit, and a control unit controlling each step of rice washing / transfer / rice cooking. The part is a rice washing layer consisting of an inner tank and an outer tank, a nozzle for supplying water, a stirring blade for washing rice, a rice washing motor and a rotating shaft for rotating the blade, and a bearing at the lower end of the shaft. A shut-off valve for shutting off the lower part of the inner tank, a blade having these blades, a rotary shaft, a rice washing motor, and a moving plate integrally attached with the shut-off valve, and a shut-off valve opening / closing device that drives the moving plate up and down, and further Fully automatic rice cooker equipped with a fixed plate on which the moving plate is placed Located in. Further, another gist of the present invention is that a rice storage tank for storing rice as a raw material, a rice washing part for washing rice and water while stirring the water with a stirring blade, and a predetermined amount of water for washing the washed rice. A rice cooker for cooking rice, and a means for transporting rice between the rice storage tank / washing unit / rice cooker,
A fully automatic rice cooker provided with a control means for controlling each step of washing, transferring, and cooking rice, wherein the rice cooker includes a rice cooker having a lid, a cradle having an elevating means, the rice cooker and the cradle. Rice cooker moving device for moving the rice cooker to a predetermined position in the fully-automatic rice cooker, dolly on which the rice cooker, the cradle, and the moving device are integrally mounted in a retractable manner, and opening and closing for opening and closing the lid, respectively The fully-automatic rice cooker is provided with a means.

[0008]

In the present invention, a sensor for detecting the amount of remaining rice is provided inside the rice storage tank of the fully automatic rice cooker, and N
Since the output from the sensor is directly input to a terminal such as a personal computer provided inside the rice handling store via the CU, the amount of remaining rice is reduced and detected. When the sensor outputs a signal, it will be displayed and recorded on the terminal in the rice handling store,
Based on this information, rice will be replenished promptly without any trouble for the user. Further, in the present invention, since a net capable of passing crushed rice and rice bran and a tray therefor are provided in the vicinity of the lower end of the rice storage tank, the crushed rice and rice bran are removed at any time to prevent the generation of grain elephants and the like. You can Also,
In the present invention, the rice washing section has a rice washing tank consisting of an inner and an outer tank, a water supply nozzle, a rice washing stirring blade, a rice washing motor and a rotating shaft for rotating the blade, a shutoff valve provided at a shaft end via a bearing, and These blades, shafts, motors, a moving plate integrally attached with a valve, a valve opening / closing device for driving the moving plate up and down, and a fixed plate on which the moving plate is mounted are used. If the rice being washed remains on the top, or the water is scattered during the transfer of rice and collects in the device,
Alternatively, it becomes possible to avoid all sanitary problems caused by water entering the bearing portion of the shutoff valve and staying as it is. Further, in the present invention, a rice cooker having a lid, a pedestal having an elevating means, a moving device for moving the rice cooker and the pedestal to a predetermined position in the device, and a rice cooker mounted integrally on the rice cooker so that they can be pulled out integrally. Since the mounted cart and the opening and closing means for opening and closing the lid respectively, the lid of the rice cooker can be freely opened and closed in the device, which allows the lid to be opened and closed for a short period of time after spotting. Then, the work of discharging excess steam can be performed, and since the rice cooker is provided so that it can be pulled out and moved up and down, the usability is significantly improved for the user.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. First, FIG. 1 shows a front sectional view of an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 11 is a rice storage tank, 40
Indicates a rice washing unit and 60 indicates a rice cooking unit, which form the basic configuration of the fully automatic rice cooker 1. Next, 14 is a spiral, which is built in the transfer pipe 15, has a drive motor 13 for the spiral 14 at its lower end, and stands inside the rice storage tank 11. In addition, a notch portion 2 opened near the lower end of the transfer pipe 15 for collecting rice as a raw material.
On the other hand, in the vicinity of the upper end of the transfer pipe 15, there is provided a cutout portion 16 opened for supplying the rice transferred and raised by the spiral 14 to the rice washing unit 40 via the weighing unit 17. ing. Reference numeral 22 provided at the lower portion of the rice storage tank 11 is a receiving container for receiving crushed rice, rice bran, etc., and the container 22 is attached so that it can be drawn out if necessary.

The rice storage tank 11 shown on the right side of FIG.
FIG. 2 schematically shows a side cross-sectional view in the vicinity and a state of arrangement of the NCU system. Reference numeral 12 is an inlet for rice, which is a raw material, and a remaining amount sensor 23 for detecting the remaining amount level of rice is arranged at an arbitrary position slightly below the middle part of the rice storage tank 11. As the sensor 23, for example, a known appropriate means such as an optical sensor or an infrared sensor can be used. Reference numeral 24 denotes a network control unit (NCU) system, which inputs a signal output from the sensor 23 to a terminal 25 in a rice grain store 28 via a telephone line or the like. As the rice grain handling store 28, any rice grain dealer capable of delivery, its agent, or a large-scale retail store provided with the terminal 25 such as a personal computer can be used.

In FIG. 2, a receiving container 22 for crushed rice, rice bran, etc. is provided at the bottom of the rice storage tank 11, and a mesh for dropping particles smaller than the rice diameter is placed in the open container 22. A net 21 having is provided. The material of the net 21 may be a wire net or a natural or synthetic fiber. In the figure, 50 is a drainage pump,
Reference numeral 46a denotes a damper driving motor, and 65a denotes a lid opening / closing motor, which will be described later.

Next, other configurations of the fully-automatic rice cooker of the present invention will be further described mainly with reference to FIGS. 1 and 3. FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of the left side portion of the apparatus of the embodiment shown in FIG. First, as you can see in Figure 1, spiral 1
A rice measuring unit 17 having a hood 17b for receiving rice supplied from the upper end cutout 16 of the transfer pipe 15 containing 4 is provided above the rice washing unit 40. The measuring unit 17 has a substantially cylindrical container shape and includes a plurality of partition plates 18.
b and the top plate to form a plurality of basins, and the motor 18a and the rotating shaft 17a rotate either the partition plate 18b or the top plate, and the top plate is provided with holes (not shown). The rice is introduced and released so that rice can be introduced and released. Furthermore, the weighing unit 17
A shooter 19 is provided immediately below the paddle, and the rice in the weighing chamber opened from the hole is supplied to the rice washing section 40. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the rice washing unit 40 is mainly composed of a rice washing tank 43 composed of an inner tank 43a and an outer tank 43b, namely, an inner tank 2 and an outer tank 43b, and a stirring blade 44 driven by a rice washing motor 48. It is rotatably built in, and a shutoff valve 45 for shutting off the water in the inner tank 43a of the rice washing tank 43 during the rice washing operation is provided at the lower end of the rotating shaft through a bearing. Further, on the side surface of the shutoff valve 45, the rotary shaft, its bearing, and further, the shutoff valve 4 is provided.
The water that has entered the inside through the gap between the
When the valve is raised, a discharge port 45a is provided for discharging from the side surface of the valve 45. These are integrally attached to the moving plate 42 so that they can be moved up and down in the direction A by the shutoff valve opening / closing device 49.

On the other hand, as a means for supplying water to the rice washing unit 40, a water supply pipe is provided via a flow rate sensor 52 via an electromagnetic valve 51, and a nozzle of, for example, an annular system, which is open at the tip of the inner tank 43a. 47 is provided, and the nozzle 47 is attached to a fixed plate 41 on which the moving plate 42 is placed. In addition, a damper 46 is provided in the lower part of the rice washing tank 43 for draining water if the shutoff valve 45 should leak water, and the opening / closing motor 46a drives the opening / closing operation. Further, a drainage pipe for draining the polishing juice, rinsing water, etc. after the rice washing is made from the lower part of the outer tub 43b of the rice washing tub 43, and partly merges with the water distribution pipe from the damper 46 and through the drainage pump 50. It is configured to be discharged outside the system.

Next, the structure of the rice cooking unit 60 will be described. First, in the rice cooking unit 60, as shown in FIG. 3, a rice cooker 61 having a lid 6 is mounted on a receiving table 62 having a pantograph type ascending / descending means.
It is effective that 2 is preferably provided with a concave portion to which the leg portion of the rice cooker 61 fits or a concave portion to which the entire bottom portion of the rice cooker 61 fits. The pantograph lifting mechanism is mechanically lightweight and has the required strength,
Furthermore, when used after cooking rice, it can be ergonomically arranged in terms of height and the like. In addition, the provision of the recessed portion on the pedestal 62 not only stabilizes the rice cooker but also keeps the positioning constant, so that a very desirable condition for performing fully automatic rice cooking can be obtained.

Reference numeral 66 is a trolley for mounting the rice cooker 60, which is provided so as to be freely pulled out from the main body of the fully automatic rice cooker 1. Reference numeral 63 denotes a rice cooker moving device, which is preferably a combination of a motor and a chain, but is not limited to this. The moving device 63 draws in the trolley 66 on which the rice cooker 61 is placed, moves the rice cooker 61 to the lower part of the rice washing section 40, and positions it so as to receive the washed rice and an appropriate amount of water. The lid opening / closing device 64 is used to open the lid 6 for receiving rice and water.
It is carried out by. The opening / closing device 64 allows the lid 6 to be opened by, for example, releasing or pressing a claw provided on the lid 6 or a notch provided on the rice cooker 61 by using, for example, electrical means. It is composed. Further, 65 is a lid closing lever,
It is driven by a drive motor 65a, and the rice cooker 61 is filled with rice and water, and further moved to the rice cooking position by the moving device 63, and then the lid 6 is closed. In the figure, reference numeral 26 is an exhaust portion, and 27 is an inlet, which is provided for the purpose of efficiently discharging the steam generated during the operation of the rice cooker to the outside of the system. Again 3
0 is an operation unit, ON / OF of the whole automatic rice cooker 1
In addition to the F switch, for example, the amount of rice washing that can be set by program control of the central processing unit (CPU), operating process (during rice washing, cooking rice, keeping warm), timer display, etc. are displayed with LEDs etc. ,
It also has switches for controlling the amount of rice, the amount of water, the amount of rice washed, and the change / setting.

Next, the operation of the apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
-It demonstrates, referring FIG. First, the fully automatic rice cooker of the present invention is operated completely automatically, and if the conditions of the rice cooking program are set in advance, the transfer of rice from the rice storage tank 11, the weighing in the weighing unit 17, and the washing unit 40 are performed. Adjusting the amount of water for washing rice, operating the rice washing motor 48 for stirring,
The drainage by the pump 50, the cooking in the rice-cooking unit 60, the steaming, and the heat retention are all automatically performed, but unlike the ones that can be supplied online such as water and electricity, regarding the supply of rice, Replenishment becomes complicated when the remaining amount is insufficient. Therefore, in the present invention, the rice storage tank 1
A sensor 23 such as an optical sensor or an infrared sensor is arranged as a remaining rice amount detecting means at an arbitrary position slightly lower than the middle portion of 1. Therefore, the remaining amount of rice decreases and the sensor 2
When the position 3 is reached, a signal is output from the sensor 23, and this output is, for example, an NCU using a telephone line or the like.
It is input via the system 24 to a terminal 25 such as a personal computer installed in a rice grain handling store 28, for example, a store such as a rice grain dealer, its agent, or a large retail store. Work such as displaying codes and creating slips by printing out is performed automatically. Therefore, the dealer will carry out the delivery to the corresponding consumer based on the above output result.

In this way, first, rice, which is a raw material, is supplied to the rice storage tank 11 of the fully-automatic rice cooker 1 from the charging port 12, and then the spiral drive motor 13 is driven to rotate the spiral 14 to rotate the rice. The transfer pipe 15 is sampled from the cutout 20 at the lower end and discharged from the cutout 16 at the upper end. The weighing section 17 having the hood 17b is connected to the notch section 16, and the rice that has passed through the hood 17b is a partition wall that divides the inside of the weighing section 17 from the hole provided in the top plate of the weighing section 17. The plate 18b is introduced into a container divided into a plurality of measuring chambers and is weighed. In this case, the rotating shaft 17a is rotatably provided by the motor 18a attached to one end, and even if the partition plate 18b is rotated,
On the other hand, the top plate may be rotated, and in either case, when the positions of both the weighing chamber filled with rice and the hole match, the rice in the weighing chamber is released and passed through the shooter 19. Transferred to the rice washing section 40. In this case, as a concrete weighing means, for example, if the capacity of the container is set to 0.5 and 2 is required, the weighing is repeated 4 times, or the rice is transferred by the spiral transfer pipe 15 during the weighing. Position sensor (not shown) is provided at an appropriate place such as in the weighing chamber of the weighing unit 17 or in the hood 17b so that the spiral drive motor 13 is turned on when rice is filled to some extent.
The motor 13 is constructed so as to emit a signal for making FF.
Of the motor 18a after the driving of the
It is also possible to rotate the rotary shaft 17a to rotate either the top plate or the partition plate 18b and transfer the weighed rice to the rice washing section 40 via the shooter 19. Note that the basic measurement value of the basin is 0.
Although it is set to 5 units, it seems that this will naturally vary depending on the usage frequency of the customers who are the targets of the fully-automatic rice cooker, the personnel composition, and so on. The larger the size, the more efficient.

Next, it is transferred from the weighing section 17 through the shooter 19 to the inner tank 43a provided in the rice washing tank 43 of the rice washing section 40. This transfer has an entrance (not shown) in the fixed plate 41, and is carried out through the entrance. When the rice has been transferred, the fixed plate 41 is passed through the solenoid valve 51 and the flow rate sensor 52.
Water is supplied from a nozzle 47 attached to the inner tank 43
Fill a with water. After that, the rice is agitated by a stirring blade 44 rotating by a rice washing motor 48 attached to the moving plate 42 to be sharpened, and the drainage pump 50 discharges the sharpened juice through a drainage pipe arranged at a lower portion of the outer tub 43b. .. A fine mesh is provided below the inner tank 43a, and the polishing liquid is discharged from the mesh to the outer tank 43b. During the rice washing, the shutoff valve 45 attached to the lower end of the rotating shaft of the rice washing motor 48 is closed, and the rice washing tank 43
Although there is no leakage of water to the outside, drainage is performed via the damper 46 in case of leakage. This polishing step can be repeated multiple times if necessary by changing the water, and it is sufficient to select carefully, standard, light or the like according to the degree of rice washing desired. Finally, as rinsing, water is supplied from the nozzle 47 without rotating the stirring blade 44 to overflow from the net portion provided on the upper portion of the inner tank 43a, and the drainage pump 50 is operated to drain water.

After the rice washing is completed as described above, the shutoff valve opening / closing device 49 is used to integrally raise the rice washing motor 48, the stirring blades 44, and the shutoff valve 45 attached to the moving plate 42 in the A direction. Damper drive motor 46
After moving the damper 46 by a, the rice washing unit 40
Is moved by the rice cooker moving device 63 to the lower part of the table, and the washed rice is dropped into the rice cooker 61 with the lid 6 opened, and the stirring blade 44
Rice remaining in the upper or inner tank 43a is rotated by the blades 44 and dropped by vibration. After that, an appropriate amount of water corresponding to the amount of rice is discharged from the nozzle 47 via the solenoid valve 51 and the flow rate sensor 52, and the remaining rice is washed away and the water content is adjusted. In this case, it is desirable that the amount of water added can be arbitrarily set according to the difference between new rice and old rice and the difference in preference of each individual, such as (rice weight × 1.5) × (1 ± 0.15). It is effective to set a range and program it so that a desired condition can be selected from this range. After the water level is set in this way, the rice cooker 61 is moved to the back of the main body of the fully automatic rice cooker 1 by the moving device 63, and the lid 6 is closed by the lid closing lever 65 driven by the drive motor 65a. After that, the rice is cooked by energization controlled based on a desired rice cooking program.

Since a large amount of steam is generated during rice cooking, the steam is effectively discharged from the exhaust unit 26 to the outside of the system and the intake port 27. In this case, it is possible to slightly open the lid 6 by the lid opening / closing device 64 when the rice is cooked, release excess water vapor in the rice cooker 61, and then close the lid 6 with the lid tightening lever 65 to keep the rice warm. Has the desired effect on the result. Rice cooker 61
When using the rice cooker, the cart 66 is pulled out and the rice cooker 61 is taken out of the main body of the fully automatic rice cooker 1 using the rice cooker moving device 63. In this case, if the pedestal 62 on which the rice cooker 61 is mounted preferably has, for example, a pantograph type elevating means, the rice cooker 61 is positioned at a convenient and appropriate height by raising it. Can be made At the time of use, the rice cooker 61 may be left on the cradle 62, or the rice cooker 61 alone may be transported to another place for use.

In addition, regarding the receiving container 22 for crushed rice, rice bran, etc. provided at the lower end of the rice storage tank 11, the rice storage tank 11
In addition to the crushed rice and rice bran separated from the rice inside, particles containing foreign matter finer than the rice diameter are accumulated in the container 22 through a net having a mesh through which only those diameters can pass, The contents are drawn out and disposed of as necessary. Regarding the operation unit 30, the fully automatic rice cooker 1
It is desirable to be able to operate by using a control means such as a CPU having a program for automatically controlling, and the control items include turning on / off the device itself, and adjusting the amount of rice (careful / standard / light ), Operating process (during rice washing / boiled / warm), various weighing means (weighing rice / number of washings / addition of water), changing these conditions / new setting, and various timer means. By configuring the system so that items can be selected, the operator can cook rice close to ideal without touching rice or water by simply pressing the necessary button.

[0022]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, a fully automatic system equipped with the elements for storing rice, washing rice, and cooking rice, and means for transferring rice between these elements, and means for controlling each step. Rice cooker We have a system that can automatically, efficiently and labor-saving control the remaining rice in the rice storage layer, and also provide a fully automatic rice cooker with an improved configuration of the rice washing section and rice cooking section. There is something that can be done, and its practical value is immeasurable.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front sectional view of an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing a side cross-section of the right side portion of the device of the present invention and the arrangement of NCUs.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of a left side portion of the device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Fully Automatic Rice Cooker 6 Lid 11 Rice Storage Tank 12 Input Port 13 Spiral Drive Motor 14 Spiral 15 Transfer Pipe 17 Measuring Unit 17a Rotating Shaft 17b Hood 18a Motor 18b Partition Plate 19 Shooter 16, 20 Cutout 21 21 Net 22 Receiving Container 23 Sensor 24 NCU 25 Terminal device 26 Exhaust part 27 Inlet port 28 Store 30 Operating part 40 Rice washing part 41 Fixed plate 42 Moving plate 43 Rice washing tank 43a Inner tank 43b Outer tank 44 Stirring blade 45 Shutoff valve 45a Drain port 46 Damper 46a Drive motor 47 Nozzle 48 Rice washing motor 49 Shut-off valve opening / closing device 50 Drain pump 51 Solenoid valve 52 Flow rate sensor 60 Rice cooker 61 Rice cooker 62 Cradle 63 Rice cooker moving device 64 Lid opening / closing device 65 Lid closing lever 65a Lid opening / closing motor 66 Truck

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A rice storage tank for storing rice as a raw material,
A rice washing section for washing rice and water with stirring blades, a rice cooking section for cooking washed rice with a predetermined amount of water, a rice transfer means between a rice storage tank / rice washing section / rice cooking section, and rice washing / A fully automatic rice cooker provided with a control means for controlling each process of transfer / rice cooking, wherein a sensor for detecting the amount of remaining rice is arranged inside the rice storage tank, and the output of the sensor is in a rice grain store. Fully automatic rice cooker, which is equipped with a network control unit that is connected so that it can be directly input to the terminal device of. 2. A rice storage tank for storing rice, which is a raw material,
A rice washing section for washing rice and water with stirring blades, a rice cooking section for cooking washed rice with a predetermined amount of water, a rice transfer means between a rice storage tank / rice washing section / rice cooking section, and rice washing A fully automatic rice cooker provided with a control means for controlling each process of transporting / cooking rice, in which a net capable of passing crushed rice and rice bran and a tray for these passed rice are provided near the lower end of the rice storage tank. A fully-automatic rice cooker. 3. A rice storage tank for storing rice as a raw material,
A rice washing section for washing rice and water with stirring blades, a rice cooking section for cooking washed rice with a predetermined amount of water, a rice transfer means between a rice storage tank / rice washing section / rice cooking section, and rice washing A fully automatic rice cooker provided with a control means for controlling each step of transporting / cooking rice, wherein the rice washing section comprises a rice washing layer including an inner tank and an outer tank, a nozzle for supplying water, and a rice washing operation. Stirring blade, a rice washing motor and a rotating shaft for rotating the blade, a shutoff valve provided at the lower end of the shaft through a bearing for closing the lower part of the inner tank, and the blade, the rotating shaft,
A fully automatic rice cooker comprising a rice washing motor, a moving plate integrally attached with a shutoff valve, a shutoff valve opening / closing device for driving the moving plate up and down, and a fixed plate on which the moving plate is mounted. vessel. 4. The fully automatic rice cooker according to claim 3, wherein a nozzle for supplying water is attached to the fixed plate. 5. The fully automatic shut-off valve according to claim 3, wherein the shut-off valve is provided with a discharge port on its lower side surface for discharging water that has entered the shut-off valve when the valve is raised. rice cooker. 6. A rice storage tank for storing rice as a raw material,
A rice washing section for washing rice and water with stirring blades, a rice cooking section for cooking washed rice with a predetermined amount of water, a rice transfer means between a rice storage tank / rice washing section / rice cooking section, and rice washing / Fully automatic rice cooker provided with a control means for controlling each process of transfer / rice cooker, wherein the rice cooker has a rice cooker having a lid, a cradle having an elevating means, and the rice cooker and the cradle. Rice cooker moving device for moving the rice cooker to a predetermined position in the automatic rice cooker, a dolly on which the rice cooker, the cradle and the moving device are integrally mounted in a retractable manner, and opening / closing means for opening and closing the lid, respectively. , A fully-automatic rice cooker.