JPH0811088B2 - Automatic rice cooker - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an automatic rice cooker used in general households.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional automatic rice cookers that perform a series of operations from washing rice to adjusting the amount of water and cooking, the type of rice and how to cook it, and the amount of cooking and the amount of water are stored in a ROM (read-only memory) of a memory circuit. Used the stored data.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in such a conventional method, each time rice is cooked, the initial state is restored. Therefore, even when the rice is cooked with the same type and method of rice and the amount of rice and the amount of water added every day, I had to set it again.

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

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the automatic rice cooker of the present invention is a rice cooker that stores a rice and a rice cooker consisting of a pot for heating rice and a heating means, and can discharge a predetermined amount at a time. Part, a rice washing part for washing rice discharged from the rice bowl part, a water supply part for supplying water necessary for cooking rice, and a control circuit part for controlling these parts, and the control circuit part, An operation unit for setting the predetermined rice type, cooking method, rice cooking amount, and water addition / decrease, and a rewritable memory circuit that stores the rice cooking amount and water adjustment for the rice type and cooking method once cooked. In addition, when the rice is cooked next time, the type of rice, how to cook the rice, the amount of rice cooked and the amount of water added last time can be called.

Further, the automatic rice cooker of the present invention is configured such that when the type of rice and the cooking method are selected, the amount of cooked rice and the amount of water previously cooked for the selected type of rice and the cooking method can be called. .

Effect According to the present invention, with the above-described configuration, the type and cooking method of rice once cooked, and the amount of cooked rice and the amount of water can be stored in the rewritable memory circuit. By pressing the start switch once, it is possible to cook rice with the same rice type and cooking method as the previous time and the amount of rice and the amount of water added, and when changing the type and cooking method of rice, the same rice cooking amount as the previous time It is possible to cook rice by adjusting the water content.

Example Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

FIG. 1 shows the overall configuration of an automatic rice cooker according to an embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 1 is a pot for cooking rice, and the pot 1 is heated by a heating means 2. Reference numeral 3 is a rice bin for storing rice, and a rice outlet 4 is provided in the rice pot 3 so that a predetermined amount of rice is discharged from the rice outlet 4. Reference numeral 5 denotes a rice washing unit for washing the rice discharged from the rice outlet 4, and the rice washed in the rice washing unit 5 is transferred to the pan 1 by the transfer unit 6. Reference numeral 7 denotes a water tank for storing water necessary for cooking rice. The water in the water tank 7 is put into the pot 1 by a water supply pump 8 through a water supply pipe 9 and a water supply nozzle 10 attached to the tip of the water supply pipe 9. Water is supplied. 11 is a control circuit for controlling the above-mentioned parts to automatically cook rice 12
And an operation unit 13 for setting a predetermined rice type, how to cook, the amount of rice cooked and the amount of water added, and a rewritable memory that stores the amount of rice cooked and the amount of water added to the type of rice once cooked It is a control circuit unit including a circuit 14.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an automatic rice cooker according to an embodiment of the present invention, and the operation will be described according to this block diagram.

First, when the power is turned on, the rewritable memory circuit 14 stores the standard rice type and how to cook, and the amount of rice cooked and the amount of water added, so when you cook rice for the first time, your favorite rice type and how to cook. And, the rice cooking amount and the water adjustment are set through the operation unit 13, and when the start switch is pressed, the set rice type and cooking method, the rice cooking amount and the water adjustment are stored in the memory circuit 14, and the set rice cooking amount is set. Rice is discharged from the rice pot portion 3, washed in the rice washing portion 5, and put in the pan 1. In addition, the amount of water enters the pan 1 from the water supply unit 8 according to the set amount of water.

When the set amount of cooked rice and the adjusted amount of water are prepared in the pan 1, the pan 1 is heated by the heating means 2 and the heating means 2 is controlled while the temperature of the pan 1 is detected by the temperature detector 15. To complete.

All of these series of movements are controlled by the control circuit 12.

In addition, when cooking rice for the second time and later, if the type of rice you like and how you cook it, and the amount of rice cooked and the amount of water do not change, just press the start switch Is called from the memory circuit 14 to start rice cooking, and the rice cooking is automatically completed by a series of operations.

If you want to change the rice type and cooking method, set the rice type and cooking method using the operation unit 13.If you want to change only the cooking method, set the cooking method using the operation unit 13. Just press to cook rice with the same amount and amount of rice as before.

In the above embodiment, the type of rice, how to cook, the amount of cooked rice, and the amount of water added are stored, but it is possible not to store any of these.

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION As is apparent from the description of the above embodiments, according to the present invention, when rice is cooked by first setting the type of rice and how to cook it, the amount of rice cooked and the amount of water added, the second and subsequent times of rice cooking. Is
If the type of rice you cook and how you cook it, and the amount of rice cooked and the amount of water do not change, simply press the start switch and the previous type of rice, how you cook rice, the amount of rice cooked and the amount of water added will be called from the memory circuit. Since rice cooking is started automatically by a series of operations, it is not necessary to reset rice type and cooking method, rice cooking amount and water adjustment each time, so operation is extremely easy Is.

Also, when changing the type and cooking method of rice, if the amount of rice cooked and the amount of water for the cooking type and cooking method do not change, simply set the rice type and cooking method, and then press the start switch. Since it is possible to cook rice with the amount of rice cooked and the amount of water added, it is not necessary for a person to remember and reset the amount of rice cooked and the amount of water added for the type of rice and how to cook it, and the operation is simple and rational. is there.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view of an automatic rice cooker showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the automatic rice cooker. 1 ... pan, 2 ... heating means, 3 ... rice pot, 5 ... rice washing part, 8 ... water supply part, 11 ... control circuit part, 13 ... operation part, 14 ... memory circuit.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A rice cooking unit comprising a pot for heating rice and a heating means, a rice pot for storing rice and discharging a predetermined amount of rice, and a rice washing unit for washing the rice discharged from the rice pot. A water supply unit for supplying water necessary for cooking rice, and a control circuit unit for controlling each of these units, wherein the control circuit unit is
An operation unit for setting the predetermined rice type, cooking method, rice cooking amount, and water addition / decrease, and a rewritable memory circuit that stores the rice cooking amount and water adjustment for the rice type and cooking method once cooked. An automatic rice cooker that is equipped so that the next time you cook rice, you can call the type of rice, how to cook it, the amount of rice cooked, and the amount of water added. 2. When the type of rice and the cooking method are selected, the amount of rice cooked previously and the amount of water added can be called for the selected type and cooking method of rice.
The described automatic rice cooker.