JPH0889426A - Rice container - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To prevent rice quality degradation and insect growth by providing a rice container with a cooing unit which is able to cool the rice in a rice storing room so that a temperature inside a rice storing room is kept at a certain cool level. CONSTITUTION: In a rice container 1, a rice storing room 2 is formed and a rice discharging port 3 is provided at the lower part of the rice container. A cooling unit 7 is composed of an electrically-driven compressor 8, condenser 9, dryer 10, and evaporator 11, and an installing room 13 which is formed by a wall body 12 integrated with a heat insulator is provided at the back of the rice container 1, and the electrically- driven compressor 8, condenser 9, dryer 10 that utilize a compressor of the cooling unit 7 is provided in the installing room 13, and the evaporator 11 is installed at the rice container 1 side outside the installing room 13. A condensation tube 14 is connected between the cooling medium discharging port of the electrically-driven compressor 8 and the condenser 9, the dryer 10 is connected to the condenser 9, a capillary tube 15 of the evaporator 11 is connected to the dryer 10, the capillary tube 15 is connected to the cooling medium suction port of the electrically-driven compressor 8 via a suction tube 16, and the electrically-driven compressor 8 is driven by a commercial power supply.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a rice box used for household and business purposes.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, household rice bins are composed of a rice container having a rice storage portion and a rice discharge port, and usually store 15 kg to 30 kg of rice in the rice storage portion once or twice a month. It can be said that it is common to consume and replenish it in proportion.

[0003]

However, when rice is placed in rice bins for a long period of time, the quality of the rice easily deteriorates due to high temperature and high humidity, and the degree of deterioration especially during the rainy season and summer. However, it has a disadvantage that the rice preserving function is deteriorated due to the generation of an atmosphere in which insects that eat rice such as helminth worms and rice bugs tend to be generated.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is intended to solve such inconvenience, and its gist is to form a rice container having a rice storage portion and a rice discharge port, and to the rice container described above. The rice bin is characterized by comprising a cold storage unit capable of keeping the rice in the rice storage cold.

[0005]

The cooling unit keeps the inside of the rice storage unit cooled to a predetermined temperature, thereby suppressing the deterioration of the quality of rice and the generation of insects.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIGS. 1 to 3 show an embodiment of the present invention, in which 1 is a rice container body, in this case, a square box-shaped, openable and closable upper lid 1a is provided, and rice is inside. Storage part 2
Is formed, the rice discharge port 3 is formed in the lower part, the discharge amount selection knobs 4 for one set, two sets, and three sets are provided on the front face, and the slide knob 5 for opening and closing is provided under the A receiving container 6 is installed inside the container 3 so that it can be freely taken in and out.

Reference numeral 7 is a cold insulation unit, which is composed of an electric compressor 8, a condenser 9, a dryer 10 and an evaporator 11,
Basically, it has the same structure as a household refrigerator, and in this case, the wall 1 having a heat insulating material integrally at the rear of the rice container 1
2, an installation chamber 13 is formed, and an electric compressor 8 composed of a compressor of the cold insulation unit 7, a condenser 9, and a dryer 10 are arranged in the installation chamber 13, and an evaporator 11 is provided outside the installation chamber 13 Installed on the side, the refrigerant discharge port of the electric compressor 8 and the condenser 9 are connected by a condenser pipe 14, and the condenser 9 is connected to the drier 10.
Is connected to the dryer 10, the capillary tube 15 of the evaporator 11 is connected to the dryer 10, the capillary tube 15 is connected to the refrigerant suction port of the electric compressor 8 through the suction pipe 16, and the electric compressor 8 is driven by a commercial power source. It is configured to do.

A heat radiation port 17 is a hole for releasing the heat from the condenser 9 to the outside.

Since this embodiment has the above-mentioned configuration, the cold storage unit 7 capable of keeping the rice W in the rice storage 2 in the rice container 1
Since the stored rice W is stored in the rice storage unit 2 because it is equipped with, it can be kept cold by the cool air from the evaporator 11. Due to this cold keeping effect, the quality of rice produced by high temperature and high humidity can be maintained. Deterioration can be suppressed, especially during the rainy season and in the summer, it can exert a remarkable effect, and it can also suppress the generation of insects that eat rice, such as grain worms and rice bugs, which is the original rice storage function of rice. Can be sufficiently exerted, the practicality can be enhanced, and it becomes easy to use.

The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and for example, the shape of the rice container 1, the structure for taking in and out rice, and the cold air supply structure and position such as four side surfaces, one side surface, and bottom surface are appropriate. The installation chamber 13 is integrally formed on the side of the rice container body 1 in the above embodiment, and the electric compressor 8 and the condenser 9 of the cooling unit 7 are installed in the installation chamber 13. , The dryer 10 is arranged to be compact as an integrated structure, but these are unitized separately from the rice container 1, and this unit and the evaporator 11 on the rice container 1 side are flexible. It may be configured to be connected.

[0011]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the rice container body is provided with the cold storage unit capable of keeping the rice in the rice storage portion cold,
It is possible to keep the stored rice in the rice storage unit while keeping it cool by cold air, and this cooling effect can suppress the deterioration of rice quality caused by high temperature and high humidity, especially during the rainy season. In summer, it can exert a remarkable effect, and can also suppress the generation of insects that eat rice such as helminth worms, beetles, etc., and can fully demonstrate the original rice storage function of rice bins, making it practical. It can be increased and is very easy to use.

Further, by constructing the cold insulation unit with an electric compressor, a condenser, a drier and an evaporator, the structure can be simplified and the manufacturing cost can be reduced accordingly, and the rice container By forming the installation chamber in which the cold insulation unit can be housed by the wall body having the heat insulating material in the body, the overall size and size can be reduced.

The above-mentioned intended purpose can be sufficiently achieved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial cross-sectional perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 W Rice 1 Rice container 2 Rice storage 3 Rice outlet 4 Cooling unit 8 Electric compressor 9 Condenser 10 Dryer 11 Evaporator 13 Installation room

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A rice bin comprising a rice container body having a rice storage portion and a rice outlet, and a cold storage unit capable of keeping the rice in the rice storage portion cold. 2. The rice bin according to claim 1, wherein the cold insulation unit comprises an electric compressor, a condenser, a dryer, and an evaporator. 3. The rice bin according to claim 1 or 2, wherein an installation chamber in which the cold insulation unit can be installed is formed by a wall body having a heat insulating material in the rice container body.