JPH10263422A - Automatic rice-washing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To compactly produce the whole of a rice washing apparatus by fixing a motor blower (suction blower) to the inside of a box provided in a rice storage tank. SOLUTION: An automatic rice-washing apparatus has a structure wherein a rice storage tank 12 and a rice washing tank 13 are vertically integrated and is equipped with a motor blower 19 for supplying a predetermined amt. of cleaned rice into the rice washing tank 13 and temporarily holding the interior of the rice washing tank 13 to reduced pressure and capable of sucking air in the rice washing tank 13. In this case, the motor blower 19 is fixed to the inside of a box 18 mounted in the lower part of the rice storage tank 12 and a dust collection means is arranged to the lower part of the blower motor 19.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic rice washing apparatus having a novel function and structure proposed for the purpose of rationalizing rice washing work suitable for mass cooking rice.

[Prior Art] As a conventional automatic rice washing apparatus,
For example, there is an automatic rice washing apparatus described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 56-9381.

This automatic rice washing apparatus has a vertically integrated structure of a rice storage tank and a rice washing tank, and a series of steps from storage of rice, weighing, washing, polishing, rinsing, draining, draining, draining, and draining rice. The process is completely automated by program control.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In this type of automatic rice washing apparatus, the required amount of milled rice is automatically supplied to the rice washing tank 1 only by reducing the pressure in the rice washing tank. In spite of the fact that the suction blower 2 that holds the inside of the rice washing tank 1 under reduced pressure protrudes from the uppermost part of the rice washing device 3 (see FIG. 1), the rice washing device 3 is protruded by two minutes. , The corresponding weight of the intake blower 2 is concentrated on the top 4 of the rice washing device 3, resulting in an unstable rice washing device.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1, a rice washing apparatus of the type in which the intake blower 2 projects from the top of the rice washing apparatus 3 has a longer overall length, and the weight of the intake blower is added to the top 4 of the rice washing apparatus 3. Therefore, when placing this kind of rice washing equipment in a narrow space or where the ceiling height is low,
Extremely struggling with the arrangement. There is also a problem that the center of gravity of the whole rice washing apparatus is unstable.

In the conventional rice washing apparatus shown in FIG. 1, the suction blower 2 can be operated to suck and transport the polished rice. There is a strong tendency that the air is discharged from the intake blower 2 into the kitchen room by multiplying by the rotational force. In addition, if water is contained in rice, rice bran, etc., rot occurs to cause germs to propagate, and these harmful germs adhere to the intake blower 2 and its surroundings, or diffuse into the kitchen room through the intake blower 2, Make the kitchen room unsanitary.

As means for solving such problems,
Cleaning and maintenance of the intake blower 2 of the rice washing device 3 and its surroundings are required. However, since the intake blower 2 itself is installed at the top of the rice washing device 3 as described above, these operations are difficult, It can be cumbersome and dangerous to work.

[0008] [Means for solving the problem] The present invention has been made for the purpose of solving the problems of the conventional rice washing apparatus, and more specifically, the present invention provides a rice washing tank and a rice washing tank. Automatic rice washing machine equipped with a motor blower that has a vertically integrated structure and temporarily keeps the inside of the rice washing tank at reduced pressure and sucks air in the rice washing tank in order to supply a predetermined amount of milled rice to the rice washing tank. , An automatic rice washing apparatus comprising the motor blower fixed in a box provided inside a rice storage tank and dust collecting means arranged below the motor blower.

Further, the dust collecting means comprises an upper punching metal and a lower receiving tray.

[Effect of the Invention] A conventional automatic rice washing apparatus has a configuration in which an intake blower for depressurizing the inside of the rice washing tank is protruded from the top of the rice washing apparatus, so that the overall length of the rice washing apparatus is increased. And there was a problem in securing stable rice washing equipment. In addition, the operation of the intake blower directly causes the discharge of broken rice, rice bran, various bacteria, and the like, and the broken rice, rice bran, various bacteria, and the like discharged from the intake blower deteriorate the sanitary environment in the kitchen room.

[0011] The apparatus of the present invention is a motor blower itself for maintaining the pressure in the rice washing tank under reduced pressure.
Dust collection is possible because the inside of the box inside the rice storage tank is separated from the outside, so that the discharged air is properly regulated and the motor blower is equipped with dust collection means Thus, hygienic use can be expected, and a good sanitary environment in the kitchen room can be maintained. In addition, the whole rice washing equipment has been made more compact, the center of gravity of the whole rice washing equipment has been stabilized,
Maintenance work such as maintenance and inspection of the motor blower can be facilitated.

[Embodiment] An embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. The rice washing device 11 includes a rice storage tank 12 at a lower part and a rice washing tank 13 connected to an upper part thereof.

The rice storage tank 12 is provided with a rotatable positive displacement type weighing machine 14 and a quantitative hopper 15 for receiving the polished and falling rice that has been weighed and divided. It has an inclined structure to move toward the transport pipe 16.

A box 18 is provided at the inner bottom 17 of the rice storage tank 12, and a motor blower (for example, a product name-Panablower motor manufactured by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.) 19 is fixed inside the box 18. The motor blower 1
A rice transport pipe 16 and a suction pipe 20 are connected to 9, and the rice transport pipe 16 and the suction pipe 20 pass through a hollow column 21 and are provided in a case 23 inside a stirring drive mechanism 22 provided above the rice washing tank 13. Through the upper opening 24 of the rice washing tank 13.

A lower part of the motor blower 19 has an upper punching metal 25 and a lower drawerable tray 26.
And the like. The broken rice, rice bran, and the like to be used for washing rice are supplied to the receiving tray 26 via the suction pipe 20-the exhaust port (not shown) of the box 18-the perforated portion 27 of the punching metal 25. Can be dropped and discarded. In addition,
2 is a suction port of the motor blower 19, and FIG.
The arrow a direction indicates the direction of rice transport, the arrow b direction indicates the suction direction of broken rice, rice bran and the like, and 29 indicates a rice cooker.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, in the apparatus of the present invention, the entire rice washing apparatus can be manufactured compactly by setting the motor blower (intake blower) in the box inside the rice storage tank. In addition, it is possible to stabilize use, facilitate maintenance work such as maintenance and inspection of the motor blower, and furthermore, maintain a good sanitary environment in the kitchen room. In addition, since the motor blower is inside the box inside the rice storage tank and is not exposed to the outside, the air to be discharged is regulated, dust collection is possible, and it is extremely excellent that it can be used sanitarily. effective.

[0017]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a conventional automatic rice washing apparatus.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the automatic rice washing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view of a motor blower and dust collecting means.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Rice washing apparatus 12 Rice storage tank 13 Rice washing tank 14 Rotary displacement type measuring machine 15 Quantitative hopper 16 Rice polishing pipe 17 Inner bottom part of rice storage tank 18 Box 19 Motor blower 20 Suction pipe 21 Column 22 Stirring drive mechanism 23 Case 24 Rice washing tank Top opening 25 perforated metal 26 saucer 27 perforated part of perforated metal 28 suction port for motor blower 29 rice cooker

Claims (2)

[Claims] A rice storage tank and a rice washing tank are vertically integrated, and a predetermined amount of rice is supplied to the rice washing tank so that the inside of the rice washing tank is temporarily maintained at a reduced pressure. In an automatic rice washing apparatus equipped with a motor blower capable of sucking air, the motor blower is fixed in a box provided inside a rice storage tank and a dust collecting means is arranged below the motor blower. Automatic rice washing equipment characterized by the following. 2. The automatic rice washing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said dust collecting means comprises an upper punched metal and a lower tray.