JPH06285379A - Rice washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To automatically wash rice simply by supply of city water by introducing the rice supplied onto the intermediate bottom of a rice housing container by the ejected city water into a stagnating box through an outflow port and outflow pipe, rising the rice together with the mist-form city water in a riser and returning the rice from a discharge port via a discharge pipe into the rice housing container. CONSTITUTION:The rice housing container 1 provided with many through-holes 2 for draining on the peripheral wall at the top end is internally provided with the funnel-shaped intermediate bottom 3. The outflow pipe 6 integrally communicated and connected with the outflow port 5 in the central part of the funnel-shaped intermediate bottom 3 is communicated and connected with the stagnating box 7 disposed adjacently to the container 1. An ejection valve 11 is mounted in the lower part of this stagnating box 7 and the riser 14 is made to communicated and connected with the upper part of the stagnating box 7 opposite to the ejection port 11a of the ejection valve 11. The discharge pipe 16 which is formed to an inverted U shape and is opened in its lower part with the discharge port 16a extending to the aperture at the top end of the container 1 is turnably connected to the top end of the riser 14. Consequently, the rice is sufficiently, automatically washed simply by putting the rice into the rice housing container, connecting the container to a city water supply pipe and supplying the city water thereto.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a rice washing machine, and more specifically, it puts rice in a rice container and connects it to a water pipe.
The present invention relates to a rice washing machine capable of automatically performing sufficient rice washing only by supplying tap water.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, when making rice by cooking rice in a rice cooker, the rice is put in the rice cooker and then cooked by hand, and then the amount of water is adjusted. , I usually try to replace dirty water with fresh water at least a few times.

[0003]

Therefore, the rice washing operation is troublesome and the rice cannot be cut off if the fingers are injured. Also, when the dirty water is replaced with new water after the rice is washed, the dirty water is flowing while holding the hand on the opening of the tilted rice cooker, so the rice may flow out along with the dirty water. , Cause inconvenience.

[0004]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made as a result of various studies in view of the present situation. A funnel-shaped inner bottom of a rice container having a large number of drainage through holes in its upper peripheral wall is provided. Inside, the outflow pipe, which is integrally connected to the outflow port at the center of the funnel-shaped insole, is connected to the retention box disposed adjacent to the rice container, and a jet valve is installed at the bottom of the retention box. Install and connect a riser pipe to the upper part of the retention box facing the jet outlet of the jet valve, and connect a reverse U to the upper end of the riser pipe.
By providing a rice washing machine in which a discharge port that opens downward in a letter shape is rotatably connected to an upper end opening of a rice storage container, rice can be placed in the rice storage container and a water pipe can be provided. It is possible to automatically wash enough rice simply by connecting the above and supplying tap water.

[0005]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the rice washing machine of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a rice container, which has a large number of drainage through-holes 2 formed in a peripheral wall of an upper end thereof and a funnel-shaped inner bottom 3 provided therein. 4 is rice, which is supplied and stored on the insole 3 of the rice container 1.

A discharge port 5 is provided at the center of the funnel-shaped insole 3, and a discharge pipe 6 is integrally connected and connected to a retention box 7 disposed adjacent to the rice container 1. Has been done. Reference numeral 8 denotes an opening / closing lid pivotally attached to both side walls of the retention box 7, which is closed by a seal material 9 and opened / closed by a knob 10 so that the inside of the retention box 7 can be cleaned.

Reference numeral 11 is a jet valve attached to the lower part of the retention box 7, and a water pipe connecting port 12 is attached to the lower end thereof.
When the water pipe 13 is connected to the water pipe connecting port 12 and tap water is supplied, the tap water is ejected in the form of a spray from the jet port 11a at the upper end.

Reference numeral 14 is an ascending pipe attached to the upper portion of the retention box 7, and the jet outlet 1 of the jet valve 11 attached to the lower portion.
When sprayed tap water is ejected from 1a, it rises in the ascending pipe 14 together with the rice 4.

At this time, the lower end peripheral wall 14a of the rising pipe 14 is projected downward in the retention box 7, and the rice 4 supplied into the retention box 7 is thoroughly stirred in the retention box 7 and then smoothly raised. It is introduced into the pipe 14 so as to rise. Reference numeral 15 is a connecting rod for fixing the rising pipe 14 to the rice container 1.

Reference numeral 16 denotes an inverted U-shaped discharge pipe having a base end portion fitted and connected to an upper end connection portion 14b of the ascending pipe 14 and having a bearing between an outer peripheral surface of the base end portion and an inner peripheral surface of the connection portion 14b. 17 is rotatably connected with 17 interposed, and the discharge pipe 16 is rotated by a rotating operation.
The discharge port 16 a of the rice storage container 1 reaches the center of the upper end opening of the rice container 1.

Reference numeral 18 denotes a sash used when the drain pipe 16 is rotated from above the rice container 1 to take out the washed rice 4.

When the rice washing machine of the present invention thus constructed is used, a predetermined amount of rice is first supplied onto the insole 3 of the rice container 1. Then, tap water is supplied from the water pipe 13 connected to the water pipe connecting port 12 of the jet valve 11, and the tap water is sprayed into the retention box 7 in a spray form.

By the tap water which is sprayed in the form of spray, the rice 4 supplied onto the inner bottom 3 of the rice container 1 is introduced into the retention box 7 through the outflow port 5 and the outflow pipe 6, and sprayed. Ascend in the ascending pipe 14 with the tap water
It is recirculated into the rice container 1 from the discharge port 16a through the discharge pipe 16.

By the return of rice 4 and tap water as described above,
When the rice 4 is stirred with tap water and washed, and the tap water reaches the upper end of the rice container 1, the water contaminated by the washing of the rice 4 is discharged from a large number of drainage through holes 2 provided on the peripheral wall of the upper end. Be drained. At this time, the rice 4 sinks downward by its own weight and is not discharged from the drainage through hole 2.

Therefore, when the rice 4 and tap water are repeatedly refluxed, the rice 4 is always washed with fresh water, the rice 4 does not spill from the rice container 1, and the tap water is automatically supplied. You can wash the rice thoroughly.

After the refluxed water becomes transparent and the rice is thoroughly washed, the supply of tap water is temporarily stopped, and the discharge pipe 16 is rotated 180 degrees as shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 1
If the sard 18 is placed below 6a and tap water is supplied again, the rice 4 and the tap water are discharged to the sac 18 without being recirculated.

In this bowl 18, only the water is drained, and the rice 4 which has been sufficiently washed with water remains, and this rice 4 is used in a rice cooker and cooked to obtain rice.

In the above embodiment, the retention box 7
Is made sufficiently large, and the lower end peripheral wall 14a of the rising pipe 14 is projected into the retention box 7.
4 does not project the lower end peripheral wall 14a into the retention box 7,
The retention box 7 may be made to have substantially the same size as the rising pipe 14 so that the outflow pipe 6 is connected for communication, and even in this case, the rice is sufficiently washed.

The rice washing machine may be integrally formed of plastic, or may be formed of another material such as metal or ceramics, and the material is not particularly limited.

[0020]

As described above, in the rice washing machine of the present invention, a funnel-shaped inner bottom is provided inside a rice container having a large number of drainage through holes in the peripheral wall of the upper end to form a funnel-shaped container. The outflow pipe, which is integrally connected to the outlet in the center of the insole, is connected to the retention box that is located adjacent to the rice container, and the ejection valve is attached to the bottom of the retention box. The rising pipe is connected to the upper part of the retention box opposite to the upper end of the rising pipe, and the discharge port that opens downward in an inverted U shape at the upper end of the rising pipe is rotatably connected to the upper end opening of the rice container. Therefore, it is possible to sufficiently wash the rice simply by putting the rice in the rice container, connecting it to the water pipe, and supplying the tap water.

Further, since the retention box is disposed adjacent to the rice container and the size is reduced, it is suitable for general household use, is extremely convenient, and does not require the use of hands, so the fingers are injured. You can also wash rice.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an example of a rice washing machine of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially exploded perspective view of the rice washing machine shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Rice container 2 Drainage through hole 3 Middle bottom 4 Rice 5 Outlet 6 Outflow pipe 7 Retention box 11 Jet valve 11a Jet outlet 14 Ascending pipe 16 Discharge pipe 16a Discharge port

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An outflow pipe in which a funnel-shaped inner bottom is provided inside a rice container having a large number of drainage through holes formed in an upper peripheral wall, and which is integrally connected to an outlet of a funnel-shaped middle bottom. Is connected to a retention box disposed adjacent to the rice container, a jet valve is attached to the lower part of the retention box, and an ascending pipe is connected to the upper portion of the retention box opposite to the jet port of the jet valve. A rice washing machine in which a discharge port opening downward in an inverted U shape at the upper end of the rising pipe is rotatably connected to the discharge pipe reaching the upper end opening of the rice container.