KR0129480B1 - Apparatus for cleansing of rice - Google Patents

Abstract

An automatic rice cleansing device is composed of a storage part(10) where an injection port(11) for rice is formed, an outer tank(20) formed on the lower part of the storage part(10), a water-supply part(70) which is formed on the upper part of the outer tank(20) and supplies water to the inside of the outer tank, a drainage part(80) which is formed on the lower part of the outer tank and drains water out of the outer tank, a rotating tank(30) which is installed on the inside of the outer tank and rotates with being filled with cleansing water, a motor(50) which drives the rotating tank, and a control part(90) which controls the drive of the motor and the operation of a solenoid valve(100) installed on the injection port(11), the water-supply part(70), and the drainage part(80), and so on.

Description

Automatic rice washer

1 is a perspective view of a conventional rice washer.

2 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional rice washer.

3 is a perspective view of a rice washer of the present invention.

4 is an exploded perspective view showing the rice washer of the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

10: body, 20: outer shell,

30: rotating tank, 40: water level sensor,

50: motor, 60: turbidity detection sensor,

70: water supply, 80: drainage,

90: control part, 100: solenoid valve.

The present invention relates to an automatic rice washer, and more particularly, to an automatic rice washer for washing rice filled in the rotating tub by driving a rotating tub installed in the outer tub with a motor.

In general, as shown in FIG. 1, the automatic rice washer is provided with a storage unit 1a for storing rice at an upper end of the main body 1, and an outlet 1b and an outlet 1b below the storage unit 1a. ), A solenoid valve 6 is installed.

2 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional rice washer. As shown therein, a water supply part 7 is formed at an upper end of the washing tank 2 installed at the lower end of the outlet 1b, and a drain part 8 is formed at the lower part of the water supply part 7 and the drain part 8. Solenoid valve 6 is installed.

At the periphery of the washing tank (2) is installed a fan (5) for strongly spraying the water flowing into the water supply (7) into the washing tank (2), the bottom of the washing tank (2) for discharging rice and water after washing The circular plate 3 having the groove 3a is installed, and the circular packing 4 having the groove 4a is installed at the lower end of the circular plate 3.

The automatic rice washer configured as described above opens the solenoid valve 6 installed at the outlet 1b according to the signal input to the control unit 9, and the rice is introduced into the washing tank 2 installed at the bottom of the outlet 1b. do.

After the rice is put into the washing tank (2), the control unit (9) operates the solenoid valve (6) formed in the water supply unit (7) to open, the water delivered to the solenoid valve (6) flows into the fan (5) And, by forming a vortex in the washing tank (2) by the strong injection pressure of the pan (5) to wash the rice. The number of injections into the washing tank 2 is repeated by a signal set in the control unit 9, and when the number of injections set in the control unit 9 is completed, the solenoid valve 6 installed in the drainage unit 8 is opened to wash the washing tank 2. The water filled in) is drained.

When the washing is completed, take out the washed rice by operating the circular plate (3) installed on the bottom of the washing tank (2) to be used for the user needs.

However, the above-described conventional technique is not contained in the rice without the clean washing as the water flowed into the water supply unit 7 is only sprayed by the fan 5 and vortexed inside the washing tank 2, the cleaning is not made well It is difficult to determine the turbidity of the wash because the foreign matter is not easily removed and the number of times to wash the rice is fixed. In addition, there was a problem in that when you take out the rice after washing to operate the circular plate (3) coupled to the circular packing (4).

The present invention is to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to drive the rotating tub installed in the outer tub using a motor, and to detect the turbidity of the washing in the outer tub to wash according to the detected turbidity of the laundry It is to provide an automatic rice washer that can perform the process economically.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an automatic rice washer that can be installed in a rice cooker to reduce the inconvenience when taking out the rice by removing the rotating tank.

Automatic rice washer according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the storage unit is formed in the inlet to guide the input of the rice, the solenoid valve provided in the opening and closing, the outer tank provided in the lower portion of the storage, the upper portion of the outer tank provided in the outer tank A water supply unit with a solenoid valve installed to guide water supply, and a drainage unit provided at a lower part of the outer tank provided with a solenoid valve to discharge water out of the outer tank, a rotary tank installed inside the outer tank containing a washing water, and rotates a rotary tank. Light sensor that controls the opening and closing operation of the solenoid valve installed in the motor, the inlet and the water supply part, and the drainage part, and is electrically connected to the control part and the control part that controls the driving of the motor. The turbidity detection sensor comprises a control unit from the turbidity detection sensor When a turbidity signal higher than the turbidity set in is inputted, the solenoid valve of the water supply part is supplied to supply water, and the motor is driven to perform repeated washing.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a perspective view of a rice washer of the present invention. As shown in the drawing, a part of the main body 10 is provided with a control unit 90, and an upper end of the main body 10 is provided with a storage unit 11 for storing rice. A discharge port 12 is formed below the storage unit 11, and a solenoid valve 100 for controlling the input of rice is installed in the discharge port 12.

A water supply unit 70 is provided at an upper end of the outer tub 20 installed at the lower end of the outlet 12, and a drainage unit 80 is configured at the lower end of the outer tub 20. In the water supply unit 70 and the drain unit 80, a solenoid valve 100 for automatically opening and closing the water flowing in accordance with a signal from the control unit 90 is installed, and the turbidity detection sensor inside the drain unit 8 ( 60) is installed to detect the turbidity of the water in the outer tub (20). The turbidity sensor 60 is composed of an optical sensor, which is installed symmetrically between the transmitter (not shown) and the receiver (not shown) inside the drainage portion 80. Therefore, turbidity is determined according to a reception sensitivity of a signal transmitted from a transmitter (not shown) received by a receiver (not shown). That is, turbidity is determined according to the reception sensitivity of the signal transmitted from the receiver (not shown). That is, if the reception sensitivity is not good at the receiving unit (not shown), the control unit 90 determines that the water is turbid and repeatedly washes the rice. If the receiving sensitivity is good, the control unit 90 determines that the rice is clean and completes the rice washing. It is programmed in advance.

And the water level sensor 40 installed inside the outer tank 20 detects the amount of water flowing from the water supply unit 70.

4 is an exploded perspective view of the rice washer of the present invention. As shown therein, the handle 32 is provided at the upper end of the rotating tub 30 installed in the outer tub 20, and the locking groove 33 for detaching the rotating tub 30 is formed at the lower end thereof. A plurality of holes 31 are formed in the side portion of the rotating tub 30 to remove foreign substances.

A locking jaw 51 is formed at one side of the motor 50 installed at the lower end of the outer tub 20. This is inserted into the engaging groove 33 formed at the lower end of the rotating tub 30, the rotating tub 30 is rotated by receiving the rotational force of the motor 50.

The rice washing unit 110 installed at the bottom of the storage unit 11 is formed in a structure capable of protruding forward by pulling it to the front.

Referring to the washing process of the rice washer according to the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

When the solenoid valve 100 in the outlet 12 formed at the bottom of the storage unit 11 is opened by a signal manipulated by the controller 90, the rice stored in the storage unit 11 is discharged, and the bottom of the outlet 12 is discharged. It is injected into the rotating tub 30 installed inside the outer tub 20. After the rice is added, the solenoid valve 100 installed in the water supply unit 70 is opened and water is introduced, and the introduced water is detected by the water level sensor 40 installed in the outer tank 20. When the set water level is reached, the rotating tub 30 is rotated by the motor 50 installed in the water supply unit 70 to perform washing.

At this time, the foreign matter contained in the rice is centrifuged by the hole 31 formed around the rotating tub 30.

After a predetermined time elapses, the solenoid valve 100 of the drain portion 80 installed at the bottom of the outer tub 20 is opened to drain the water. At this time, the turbidity detection sensor 60 consisting of an optical sensor installed inside the drainage portion 80 is activated, detects the turbidity of the drained water and sends a signal to the control unit 90, in this case set to the turbidity Accordingly, the solenoid valve 100 installed in the water supply unit 70 is opened and closed.

That is, when the drained water is very turbid, the reception sensitivity of the signal transmitted from the transmitter (not shown) is reduced in the receiver (not shown) of the turbidity sensor 60, and the turbidity sensor 60 The signal is transmitted to the controller 90, and the controller 90 repeatedly performs washing of rice based on the input signal.

In addition, when the drained water is clear, the reception unit (not shown) of the turbidity detection sensor 60 is made to have a good reception sensitivity, and when such a signal is input to the control unit 90, the rice washing is stopped here.

When the rice wash is completed by going through this series of processes by the control unit 90, the rice washing unit 110 provided at the bottom of the storage unit 11 is opened to the front to handle the rice contained in the rotating tub 30 by the handle 32 ) And then use it for consumer needs.

As described in detail above, the automatic rice washer according to the present invention can detect the turbidity of the wash in the outer tank to economically perform the washing process according to the detected turbidity of the wash. In addition, as the rotating tub rotates, foreign substances contained in the rice inside the rotating tub can be effectively removed by the holes formed around the rotating tub, and there is an advantage in that the rotating tub can be directly installed in the rice cooker.

Claims (3)

The storage unit 10 is formed in the inlet 11 to guide the introduction of rice, the solenoid valve 100 is provided in the inlet 11 to open and close, the outer tub 20 provided in the lower portion of the storage unit 10, the It is provided on the upper portion of the outer tub 20, the water supply unit 30, the solenoid valve 100 is provided to guide the water supply to the outer tank 20, the difference is provided in the lower portion of the outer tub 20 to discharge the water out of the outer tub 20 Drainage 80, the solenoid valve 100 is installed to guide, the rotating tank 30 is installed inside the outer tank 20 to contain the washing water, the motor 50 for rotating the rotating tank 30 The controller 90 controls the opening and closing operation of the solenoid valve 100 installed in the inlet 11, the water supply unit 30, and the drainage unit 80, and controls the driving of the motor 50. The water is electrically connected to the control unit 90 and installed in the drain 80 When the turbidity signal higher than the turbidity set in the control unit 90 from the turbidity detection sensor 60 is provided with a turbidity detection sensor 60 consisting of an optical sensor for detecting the turbidity of the water supply unit 30 Opening the solenoid valve 100 to supply water and to drive the motor 50, the automatic rice washer, characterized in that to perform a repeated washing. According to claim 1, The rotating tub 30, a plurality of holes 31 for removing the foreign matter in the side portion thereof is formed, is provided in the lower end of the rotating tub 30 and the motor 50 The locking jaw 51 protruding into the locking groove is inserted into the locking groove 33 to receive the rotational force, and is provided on the upper outer side of the rotary tub 30 to detach the rotary tub 30 from the outer tub 20. Automatic rice washer, characterized in that having a handle (32). The water level sensor 40 of claim 2, wherein one side of the outer tub 20 is electrically connected to the control unit 90, and a level sensor 40 is provided to sense the level of water flowing into the outer tub 20. Automatic rice washer.