JPH10248372A - Method and device for automatically supplying polished rice - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily possess the kind, which is correspondent to the taste of demander, and required quantity of polished rice without carrying unpolished rice and without degrading taste. SOLUTION: A certain kind of unpolished rice from plural grain tanks 2a, 2b, 2c and 2d storing the unpolished rice at a fixed temperature for each kind is selected by a kind selection instruction part 21 on a control panel 20 and the quantity of rice to be polished and forwarded is set by a demanded quantity setting part 22. When the processing from unpolished rice to polished rice is commanded by a processing selection instruction part 23, at a controller 24, just the prescribed quantity of the selected kind of unpolished rice is measured by a measure 3 and discharged from the plural grain tanks, unpolished rice is provided by executing husk rubbing work while driving a husk rubbing machine 4, work for providing polished rice from unpolished rice is executed by driving a rice polisher 5, and control for storing and packing the polished rice through a packing machine 6 is executed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a method of automatically polishing (refining) and supplying one kind of rice grains or the like, or automatically polishing (refining) rice grains of plural kinds by appropriately blending them. The present invention relates to a supply method and an apparatus therefor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, coin-type automatic rice-milling machines have emerged due to the improvement of the taste tendency of rice in Japan. This means that when a user brings brown rice he / she wants to grind, puts the required amount of brown rice into the hopper of the automatic rice mill, puts a predetermined value of money or coins into the cash slot and presses the switch, the automatic rice mill Is driven, the brown rice is milled into white rice, and discharged from the outlet.

[0003] As a result, it is possible to eat white rice which has been milled in an amount required for eating in a short period of time, rather than storing the milled rice for a long period of time, which has the effect of significantly improving the taste of cooked rice. .

[0004]

However, a certain amount of brown rice must be brought to the place where the automatic rice milling machine is installed, which is troublesome. In addition, if you can only mill brown rice varieties brought and want to eat a blend of rice of multiple varieties,
It was necessary to blend at the stage of brown rice brought by the customer himself, and this work was also troublesome, and there were cases where it was difficult for the customer to obtain rice of that variety.

[0005] Furthermore, if rice is stored in the state of unpolished rice instead of brown rice, there is a reality that the taste will not decrease so much even if it is stored for a long period of time. There was also a problem that paddy rice could not be processed into white rice. The present invention has been made in order to solve these problems, and provides an automatic rice supply method and an automatic rice supply apparatus that can easily select rice grains of a desired variety and can also obtain blended rice. The purpose is to do so.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automatic rice-milling method according to the first aspect of the present invention, wherein a variety of grain such as paddy rice or brown rice is selected from a variety selection instruction section. The quantity setting unit executes control for setting the amount of stock to be released after being polished to release a predetermined amount of grains from a plurality of grain tanks that store grains at a constant temperature for each variety. , This is put into a rice huller to execute a hulling operation, then a rice mill is driven to perform a rice milling operation, and a step of storing and packing white rice after milling in a packaging machine is performed. Is what you do.

[0007] The automatic rice polishing apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention provides a plurality of grain tanks for storing rice at a constant temperature for each variety, and a weighing device for measuring the weight of the rice discharged from each of the grain tanks. Container, a rice hulling machine for hulling the weighed rice, a rice mill for milling brown rice, a packaging machine for storing and packing the milled white rice, and a transport path for transporting the processed material between the respective parts And an operation panel including a variety selection instruction unit for selecting a variety of the rice, a demand setting unit for setting a shipping amount to be polished and released, and a process selection instruction unit; and the operation panel. In accordance with the instruction / setting operation of the above, a predetermined amount of paddy of the selected variety is released from the plurality of grain tanks, the paddy machine is driven to perform paddy work, and the rice polishing machine is driven to perform rice polishing. A system that performs work and stores and packs white rice after polishing using a packaging machine. It is obtained by a control means for the execution.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the automatic rice polishing apparatus according to the second aspect, a cash counting and depositing device for coins or a credit card reader is added in association with the control means, and the deposit is made. In accordance with the determined amount of money, control is performed such that a predetermined amount of paddy of the selected variety is released from the plurality of grain tanks.

[0009]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an automatic rice processing apparatus of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of a control means, and FIG.
1 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a building containing an automatic rice processing apparatus of the present invention. The automatic rice milling apparatus 1 includes a plurality of grain tanks 2a, 2b, 2c, 2 for storing rice at a constant temperature for each variety.
d (four varieties in the embodiment) and the respective grain tanks 2a, 2
b, 2c, 2d, a weighing device 3 for measuring the weight of the polished rice discharged from the weighing device 3, a crusher 4 such as a rubber roller type for crushing all the polished rice weighed by the weighing device 3, and a huller 4 Milling machine 5 such as cylindrical friction type for milling brown rice after hulling
And a packaging machine 6 for storing and packing the milled white rice in a packaging bag
A transport path (not shown) for transporting the rice from the outlet of the measuring device 3 to the input hopper 8 in the rice huller 4;
A transport path (not shown) for transporting brown rice from the outlet of the first screw conveyor 9 of the huller 4 to the input hopper 10 of the rice mill 5 and white rice from the outlet of the rice mill 5 to the input hopper 11 of the packaging machine 6 And a transfer passage (not shown). These transport passages may be only ordinary pipes, or may have a screw conveyor in the pipe.

Each of the grain tanks 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d
Shutters 12a, 12b, 12c, 12
d, and each shutter is provided with opening / closing drive means (not shown) 13 such as a drive motor. In addition, in order to store the stored rice at a constant low temperature (4 ° C. to 15 ° C.) in each of the grain tanks 2a, 2b, 2c, and 2d, the outer wall of each grain tank is made of a heat insulating material (not shown). ), And a blowing mechanism 14 for blowing the dehumidified cool air into each tank.
And a cool air unit 15 for producing cool air.

Reference numeral 20 denotes an operation panel for a user or the like to operate the automatic rice milling apparatus 1. The operation panel includes a variety selection instruction section 21 for selecting a variety of rice, and a delivery amount to be milled and released. And a process selection instructing unit 23 for setting the demand. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 24 denotes a control controller as electronic control means such as a microcomputer, which is selected from the plurality of grain tanks in accordance with an instruction / setting operation on the operation panel 20. A predetermined amount of the released rice varieties is released, the released rice is weighed by the measuring device 3 to determine whether the weight has a predetermined value, and if appropriate, the rice is husked through a transport path. The hulling machine 4 is sent to the input hopper 8 of the machine 4 to drive the hulling machine 4 to execute the hulling work. At this time, one hulling work is 100%
Because it is difficult to make brown rice, the processed material once in the screw conveyor 9 is returned to the input hopper 8 again, and the hulling operation is performed again.
After the first pass, the brown rice that has come out of the first screw conveyor 9 is supplied to the input hopper 10 of the rice mill 5 via the transport path.
Then, the rice milling machine 5 is driven to perform the rice milling operation, and the milled white rice discharged from the outlet is sent to the charging hopper 11 in the packaging machine 6, where the rice is milled in a predetermined packaging bag 28. While executing a series of control of storing and packaging, the temperature sensor 25 and the humidity sensor 26 monitor the temperature and humidity in each grain tank,
And the blower mechanism 14 are driven to execute the above-mentioned constant-temperature storage control.

As disclosed in FIG. 1, a brown rice charging hopper 27 for charging brown rice into the rice polishing machine 5 from outside the automatic rice processing apparatus 1 may be provided. Next, an operation mode of the automatic rice polishing apparatus 1 will be described. First, a consumer or an operator presses a desired one of a plurality of selection buttons on the operation panel 20 as the type selection instruction section 21. In this case, when the consumer desires a blend of a plurality of varieties of paddy, a plurality of predetermined selection buttons are pressed. Then, the amount of white rice desired by the consumer (demand amount) (in the embodiment, the display unit is Kg
[Weight]) by the demand setting unit 22. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, each time the upward arrow is pressed once, the numerical value is incremented by one (increase operation), and each time the downward arrow is pressed once, the numerical value is decremented by one (decrease operation). I do. Since these values are displayed on the display section 22a, the user presses the display section 22a or a decision button (not shown) when he / she wants to determine.

[0013] Next, when the consumer wants to process rice from polished rice to polished rice, the processing selection command unit 23 reads "Rice rice →
Press the "white rice" selection button. Thus, in the controller 24, the shutter of each grain tank is opened for an appropriate period of time for each of the selected varieties, and a predetermined amount of rice is discharged to the measuring device 3 for each of the corresponding varieties. In this case, the rice hulling machine 4 removes the rice husks, and generally reduces the weight by 75% in the processing stage from the rice to brown rice.
Since the bran is removed and the weight is reduced by 90% in the stage of processing from brown rice to white rice, a predetermined amount of paddy rice is controlled to be discharged from each grain tank in consideration of the weight reduction. As described above, the brown rice extracted by the huller 4 is put into the rice mill 5 to make white rice, and the white rice is put into a packaging bag 28 made of synthetic resin or the like by the packaging machine 6 and sealed. A series of controls such as taking out from a predetermined discharge port is executed. The automatic rice milling apparatus 1 can be installed in any store, and an operator may execute the operations such as the selection of the kind and the setting of the demand.

[0014] With this configuration, the user can easily obtain the required amount of white rice without bringing brown rice or paddy rice. In addition, the rice is not stored in large quantities as white rice, but rice is stored at a constant temperature, and only the necessary amount of rice crushed and polished can be provided, so that the taste does not deteriorate. Further, blending of rice of a plurality of varieties can be performed extremely easily, so that it can be easily matched to the tastes of consumers.

As shown in FIG. 2, a cash counting and depositing device 30 for coins and bills (for example, of a well-known structure mounted on a vending machine for tobacco, liquor, etc.) or a credit card reader is used. When added in connection with the controller 24, an unmanned automatic rice processing apparatus can be obtained. In this case, the consumer pays bills and coins to the cash counting and depositing device 30, and then the operation panel 20
Instructing the type and quantity to be purchased in the above, money is paid for a predetermined price, and the remainder is released as change. Then, the controller 24 discharges a predetermined amount of the selected type of paddy from the plurality of grain tanks in accordance with the amount of money received. Description is omitted. If a credit card reader is provided in association with the automatic rice processing device 1,
Money can be withdrawn by credit card instead of cash.

When the consumer brings in brown rice and executes only rice polishing, money corresponding to a predetermined processing cost is deposited, brown rice is input into the brown rice input hopper 27, and the processing selection command unit 23 outputs "brown rice → Just press the "white rice" processing button. As shown in FIG. 3, if a set of the automatic rice processing device 1 is arranged in a house 31, a supermarket, or the like, and the cash counting and depositing device 30 or the credit card reader is provided in association with the above, as shown in FIG. A completely unmanned automatic rice processing device can be obtained.

In each of the above embodiments, if brown rice is stored in the grain tank, the hulling machine 4 is omitted and the rice is fed into the rice mill 5. Needless to say, only one rice variety or brown rice variety may be selected.

[0018]

As described in detail above, the automatic rice-milling method according to the first aspect of the present invention selects a variety of grain such as unpolished rice or brown rice from a variety selection instruction unit and sets a demand amount setting unit. By executing control to set the amount of goods to be released after being polished in rice, a predetermined amount of grains of a predetermined variety is released from a plurality of grain tanks that store grains at a constant temperature for each variety,
This is put into a rice huller to execute a hulling operation, and then a rice mill is driven to perform a rice milling operation, and a step of storing and packing the white rice after milling in a packaging machine is executed. Therefore, the customer can select these varieties without bringing the grain of unpolished rice or brown rice and obtain the required amount of rice as white rice just by setting the demand amount, In addition, since rice of a plurality of varieties can be appropriately blended, there is an effect that it is extremely easy to obtain rice that matches the taste of a consumer.

The automatic rice polishing apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention comprises a plurality of grain tanks for storing rice at a constant temperature for each variety, and a weighing device for measuring the weight of the rice released from each of the grain tanks. Container, a rice hulling machine for hulling the weighed rice, a rice mill for milling brown rice, a packaging machine for storing and packing the milled white rice, and a transport path for transporting the processed material between the respective parts And an operation panel including a variety selection instruction unit for selecting a variety of the rice, a demand setting unit for setting a shipping amount to be polished and released, and a process selection instruction unit; and the operation panel. In accordance with the instruction / setting operation of the above, a predetermined amount of paddy of the selected variety is released from the plurality of grain tanks, the paddy machine is driven to perform paddy work, and the rice polishing machine is driven to perform rice polishing. A system that performs work and stores and packs white rice after polishing using a packaging machine. It is obtained by a control means for the execution.

Therefore, in the grain tank of the present apparatus,
Since rice is stored at a constant temperature in the state of rice, the deterioration of taste is small, it can withstand long-term storage, and rice is stored for multiple varieties. By simply selecting rice varieties and setting the amount of demand, the required amount of rice can be released from the grain tank by the required amount and the rice can be polished from the paddy rice.
There is also an effect that it is extremely easy to obtain rice of a predetermined quality as white rice without bringing in unpolished rice or brown rice.

[0021] In addition, since a plurality of varieties of rice can be appropriately blended, there is also an effect that it is extremely easy to obtain rice that meets the taste of the consumer. According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the automatic rice polishing apparatus according to the second aspect, a cash counting and depositing device for coins or a credit card reader is added in association with the control means, and according to the amount of deposit. Thus, control is performed such that a predetermined amount of the paddy of the selected variety is released from the plurality of grain tanks. Therefore, there is an effect that it is possible to provide an unmanned automatic rice-milling device like a vending machine, in which only a customer can obtain a necessary amount and a desired variety of rice as white rice.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an automatic rice processing device.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of a control unit.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a house in which an unmanned automatic rice polishing apparatus is stored.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Automatic rice processing apparatus 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d Grain tank 3 Meter 4 Rice hulling machine 5 Rice mill 6 Packaging machine 20 Operation panel 21 Type selection command part 22 Demand setting part 23 Processing selection command part 24 Control controller

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A variety of varieties of grain, such as paddy rice or brown rice, is selected from a variety selection instruction unit, and control is performed by a demand setting unit to set an outgoing volume to be polished and released. A predetermined amount of grains of a predetermined variety is released from a plurality of grain tanks for storing the grains at a constant temperature, and is discharged into a hulling machine to execute the hulling operation. An automatic rice-milling method characterized by performing a process and executing a process of storing and packing the milled white rice in a packaging machine. 2. A plurality of grain tanks for storing rice at a constant temperature for each variety, a weighing device for measuring the weight of the rice released from each of the grain tanks, and a rice huller for hulling the measured rice. A rice mill for milling brown rice, a packaging machine for storing and packing the milled white rice, and a transport path for transporting the processed material between the respective parts, while a variety selection for selecting a variety of the paddy rice An operation panel including an instruction unit, a demand amount setting unit for setting an outgoing amount to be released after polishing, and a process selection instruction unit; and the plurality of grains according to an instruction / setting operation of the operation panel. Release a predetermined amount of paddy of the selected varieties from the tank, drive the rice huller to perform the rice hulling work, drive the rice mill to perform the rice polishing work, and pack the white rice after milling in the packaging machine. Control means for executing control for storing and packaging. Automatic rice supply device to. 3. A cash counting and depositing device such as coins or a credit card reader is added in association with the control means, and paddy of a variety selected from the plurality of grain tanks is selected according to the amount of deposit. 3. The automatic rice polishing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the apparatus is controlled to discharge a predetermined amount.