KR101099548B1 - Rice Vending Machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The rice vending machine opens and closes the first discharge hopper and the first storage hopper which is provided with a cost payment unit arranged to allow the consumer to pay a certain cost, a first outlet for storing the uncooked rice and discharging the stored rice; A first opening / closing valve for regulating discharge of the rice stored in the first storage hopper, a purifier for milling the rice discharged from the first storage hopper, and a temporary storage unit for discharging and temporarily storing the rice milled in the pot And an input unit for inputting an amount of rice discharged from the first outlet when a predetermined cost is settled in the payment unit, an information storage unit for storing information input by the input unit, and information stored in the information storage unit. The vending machine manager is discharged from the vending machine by having a control unit for controlling the time for opening the first outlet opening the first opening and closing valve You may adjust the amount of rice.

Rice, Vending Machine, Pottery, Control Unit, Discharge, Control

Description

Rice Vending Machine {Rice Vending Machine}

The present invention relates to a rice vending machine, and more particularly, to a rice vending machine that can control the amount of rice discharged by the manager of the rice vending machine when a certain amount is settled in the rice vending machine.

As the industry develops rapidly and the number of working-in-law couples increases, people tend to prefer foods that can be easily cooked and eaten.

For example, urban workers often come to work in the morning to eat bread and milk instead of rice, and children are also becoming tasted by instant food. In line with this trend, the consumption of rice as a whole is decreasing.

Korea has been improving rice varieties over the years to produce rice of good taste. Nevertheless, as rice consumption continues to decline in recent years, the amount of rice that the government purchases has accumulated, resulting in rice inventory. As a result, governments are less able to buy rice, making it difficult for farmers to buy the desired amount of rice.

In order to solve these problems, the government is making efforts to make a variety of foods by processing rice, and is trying to promote rice consumption by improving distribution structure.

In the existing rice distribution process, since rice is passed through a variety of distribution stages in which rice is turned into rice, a long time is consumed in the process of distributing rice.

In addition, consumers generally buy more than 20kg of rice at one time and eat over a long period of time, when the milled rice is stored for a long time, the water content of the rice becomes low, the rice taste becomes bad, and in severe cases rice worms.

Studies on rice have shown that the water content of rice is closely related to the taste of rice. In general, rice taste is reported to be the best when rice is cooked with 16 ~ 17% water content. It is also known to contain nutrients in places such as rice bran and rice bran.

Due to this research, efforts are being made to provide consumers with freshly milled rice with a certain amount of moisture without completely drying the harvested rice in order to supply rice with good taste and nutrient richness to consumers. In addition, efforts have been made to supply rice that suits consumers' preferences by allowing consumers to choose the degree of rice being milled.

As part of this effort, rice vending machines have emerged.

Representative examples of the rice vending machine include an instant milling rice vending machine disclosed in Republic of Korea Utility Model No. 0295176 (registered on October 31, 2002), and a brown rice vending machine disclosed in Korean Patent Registration No. 0771580 (registered on October 24, 2007).

In the case of the rice vending machine, a certain amount of rice is always discharged when the user pays a certain amount.

However, the rice vending machine manager needs to change the amount of rice discharged from the rice vending machine according to a certain amount settled in the rice vending machine.

For example, it is necessary to change the amount of rice discharged from the rice vending machine according to the type of rice put into the rice vending machine or the region where the rice vending machine is installed.

Rice varies in price depending on the variety. Therefore, when rice of high-priced varieties are introduced into a rice vending machine, a small amount of rice is discharged, and when rice of a cheap variety is put into a vending machine, a large amount of rice should be discharged.

In addition, the price of rice varies depending on the region where it is sold. For example, rice is expensive where rice is not produced, but rice is relatively cheaper in areas where rice is produced.

Therefore, when a rice vending machine is installed in a region where the price of rice is expensive, a small amount of rice is to be discharged, and when a rice vending machine is installed in a region where the price of rice is cheap, a large amount of rice must be adjusted.

On the other hand, the manager of the rice vending machine may need to change the amount of rice discharged from the rice vending machine according to the settled amount of money based on the degree of rice sales.

However, in a general rice vending machine, when a user pays a certain amount of money, a predetermined amount of rice is always discharged, and thus, it is not possible to cope with the above case.

In addition, the general rice vending machine described above is provided with a packing unit for automatically packing the rice.

In the packaging part, a pair of wrapping paper is fused to each other to wrap rice, but when rice is caught in a portion where the wrapping paper is fused to each other, there is a problem that a defect occurs in rice packaging.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a rice vending machine that can control the amount of rice discharged from the rice vending machine by the manager of the rice vending machine at a certain amount of payment; will be.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a rice vending machine that can prevent a defect from occurring when the rice is discharged and packed from the rice vending machine.

The rice vending machine according to the present invention for achieving the above object is provided with a cost payment unit is provided so that the consumer can pay a certain cost, the first discharge port is stored and the rice is not milled and the stored rice is discharged A storage hopper, a first opening / closing valve for regulating the discharge of rice stored in the first storage hopper by opening and closing the first outlet, a potting device for milling rice discharged from the first storage hopper, and A temporary storage unit for discharged and temporarily stored rice, an input unit for inputting an amount of rice discharged from the discharge port when a predetermined cost is settled in the payment unit, and an information storage for storing information input by the input unit And a control unit which reads the information stored in the information storage unit and adjusts the time when the first opening / closing valve opens the first outlet.

And a minute controller for adjusting the degree of rice milled by the potter, a plurality of selection buttons provided to input a desired minute, and the plurality of selection buttons to be used as the input unit. It further includes a switching button for switching the function.

At this time, the temporary storage unit has a second discharge port is formed in the lower portion and the second storage hopper for temporarily storing the rice that is milled in the pot, the second opening and closing valve for opening and closing the second discharge port, the lower portion of the second outlet It may include a detection sensor for detecting whether the rice wrapping paper is located in, and an opening button for operating the second opening and closing valve to open only when the sensing sensor detects the rice wrapping paper.

And when the cost is settled in the cost payment unit may further include a wrapping paper discharge unit for discharging the rice wrapping paper.

According to the rice vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, the manager of the rice vending machine can adjust the amount of rice discharged from the rice vending machine at a predetermined amount of payment. Therefore, the manager of the rice vending machine can respond appropriately according to the type of rice and the region where the rice vending machine is put into the rice vending machine.

In addition, when the rice is discharged and packaged from the rice vending machine, it is possible to prevent defects in the rice wrapping paper, thereby reducing the user's claim.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a rice vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a perspective view of a rice vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the right front panel is opened in the rice vending machine shown in FIG.

1 and 2, the rice vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention has a main body 10 forming an appearance. The main body 10 may generally have a rectangular parallelepiped shape, but may not necessarily have a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and may be formed in various shapes to suit a place where a rice vending machine is installed.

The main body 10 includes a case 20 having an overall shape, and left and right front panels 21 and 22 that rotate in the front of the case 20 and open and close the front of the case 20. do.

On the front of the right front panel 22, a plurality of selection buttons 30 and a cost payment unit 40 are provided.

The plurality of selection buttons 30 are provided to allow the user to select the desired degree of brown rice.

For example, the plurality of selection buttons 30 may be formed of four buttons, each of which is divided into 5 minutes, 7 minutes, 9 minutes, and 11 minutes (white rice).

Here, 5 minutes means close to brown rice, and 50% of rice snow and whistle remain. It is recommended for consumers who want to lower brown rice a step further, and 7 minutes shows 30% of rice snow and whistle remaining. It is a recommended option for consumers who prefer light brown rice.

Nine minutes is the condition that 15% of the rice flakes and whistle layer remain, and is recommended for consumers who want not only good taste but also nutrient-rich rice, and 11 minutes is white rice, a general packaged rice sold in the market. This is a recommended option for consumers who have a relatively large loss of nutrition but focus on taste.

In addition, the payment unit 40 may include at least one of a cash payment unit and a card payment unit where a user who uses a rice vending machine pays a predetermined amount.

In this case, the cost payment unit 40 may allow the cost to be settled in a predetermined unit. For example, you can have your bills paid in five thousand won or ten thousand won.

The front of the right front panel 22 may be provided with a guide unit 50 for guiding how to use when the user uses the rice vending machine. The guide unit 50 may be provided with a text guide unit 51 for guiding the operation by text to the user and a voice guide unit 52 for guiding the operation by voice.

In addition, the front of the right front panel 22 may be provided with a display unit 55 to display a regular broadcast or commercial broadcast. Since the display unit 55 is installed, the manager of the rice vending machine can obtain advertising revenue.

As shown in FIG. 2, when the right front panel 22 is opened, a power supply unit 60 is provided inside the case 20 to supply power to the rice vending machine, and the rear side of the right front panel 22 is provided. There is a PC (PCB) 70 that controls the overall operation of the rice vending machine.

In the PC 70, the plurality of selection buttons 30, which are usually used to select the fraction of brown rice, are switched to an input unit for inputting the amount of brown rice discharged, and the switching button 71; After the operation of the 71, the information storage unit 72 stores the information input by the plurality of selection buttons 30, and the information stored in the information storage unit 72 to retrieve each part of the rice vending machine. A control unit 73 or the like for controlling is provided.

On the other hand, the upper part of the left front panel 21 is formed of a transparent window or through so that consumers can directly check the process of the brown rice is drawn in the metropolitan government to be described later can contribute to securing the reliability of the product.

In addition, a rice withdrawal unit 80 is formed below the central portion of the left front panel 21 to withdraw the milled rice. The rice extractor 80 is provided with a detachable tray 81 to collect rice that has not been put into the wrapping paper when the rice is discharged from the rice vending machine. Therefore, the user can easily put the rice dropped into the tray 81 into the wrapping paper.

In addition, a lower portion of the left front panel 21 is provided with a wrapping paper discharge part 500 through which the wrapping paper is discharged so that the user can package brown rice or white rice.

Next, with reference to Figure 3 will be described the configuration required for the rice is milled and discharged in the rice vending machine.

3 is a block diagram illustrating an internal structure of the rice vending machine shown in FIG. 1.

As shown in FIG. 3, the main body 10 includes a supply unit 100 capable of storing and supplying brown rice having only the skin layer removed from the rice, and a brown rice or white rice of the desired degree of brown rice supplied from the supply unit 100. The metropolitan government 200, the temporary storage unit 300 in which the brown rice or the white rice milled in the metropolitan government 200 are temporarily stored, and the brown rice is generated through the process of milling the brown rice through the metropolitan government 200. Dust collecting unit 400 that can inhale and remove fine dust, including rice bran or rice bran residue, and the packaging paper discharge unit 500 for discharging the packaging so that the user can package the brown rice or white rice stored in the temporary storage unit 300 Is provided.

Hereinafter, each configuration provided in the main body 10 will be described in more detail.

The supply unit 100 is a portion for storing and supplying brown rice from one side of the main body 10, and a rice storage container 110 in which a large amount of brown rice is stored, and provided in an upper part of the metropolitan government 200. The first storage hopper 120 for supplying brown rice to the furnace, the lower portion is in communication with the rice storage tank 110 and the upper portion is in communication with the first storage hopper 120 to store the first brown rice stored in the rice storage container 110 It includes a rice feeder 130 for transferring to the hopper 120.

The rice reservoir 110 has a size capable of storing about 150kg of brown rice, so the manager of the rice vending machine sometimes visits and fills the rice reservoir 110 when the rice falls.

The rice feeder 130 is supported on both sides of the belt 131 by the rotating shaft 132, the belt 131 is provided with a plurality of transfer hopper 133. In addition, the rotation shaft 132 is driven by receiving a driving force by the driving motor 134, and the driving motor 134 is controlled by the controller 73.

When the driving motor 134 is driven, the transfer hopper 133 formed on the belt 131 is filled with the brown rice stored in the rice storage container 110 and ascends according to the operation of the driving motor 134 and then stored first. When the hopper 120 is reached, the brown rice contained in the transfer hopper 133 is poured into the first storage hopper 120. By repeating this process, the first storage hopper 120 is filled with a certain amount of brown rice.

The first storage hopper 120 may be formed to a size that can accommodate the brown rice of a capacity of at least 5kg or more. In addition, the first storage hopper 120 is equipped with a detection sensor 121 that can detect the amount of brown rice stored in the first storage hopper 120.

If the detection sensor 121 detects that the brown rice is not filled inside the first storage hopper 120 by a predetermined height or more, the signal is transmitted to the control unit 73, and the control unit 73 controls the driving motor 134. It is possible to supply the brown rice to the first storage hopper 120 by controlling to operate.

The first storage hopper 120 is opened and closed at a lower portion of the first storage hopper 120 by opening and closing the first outlet 122 and the first outlet 122 where the brown rice stored in the first storage hopper 120 is discharged. The first opening and closing valve 123 is provided to control the discharge of the brown rice stored in the.

The first open / close valve 123 may be formed of an electronically controlled solenoid valve or other valve.

In this case, the amount of brown rice discharged from the first storage hopper 120 is increased in proportion to the time when the first opening / closing valve 123 opens the first outlet 122 formed in the first storage hopper 120.

For example, when the amount of brown rice discharged from the first storage hopper 120 when the first opening / closing valve 123 opens the first outlet 122 is 5 seconds, the first opening / closing valve 123 may When the opening time of the first outlet 122 is 10 seconds, the amount of brown rice discharged may be 1 kg.

The amount of brown rice discharged from the first storage hopper 120 according to the time when the first opening / closing valve 123 opens the first outlet 122 is data, and the data is stored in the information storage unit 72. .

Therefore, the control unit 500 reads out the data stored in the information storage unit 72 and adjusts the time when the first opening / closing valve 123 opens the first outlet 122 according to the data.

On the other hand, the brown rice stored in the first storage hopper 120 is discharged during the time that the first opening and closing valve 123 opens the first discharge port 122 is supplied to the metropolitan 200.

The potting part 200 is a part for instant milling of brown rice to a desired part, and has a structure in which a screw type potting roller is installed in a potting chamber of a predetermined capacity, and the inside of the potting machine 210. It includes a minute adjuster 220 for changing the type of brown rice is milled in the potentiometer 210 by changing the pressure. Since the metrology part 200 may be formed of a general potter 210 and a protractor 220, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

On the other hand, the presump 200 is operated so that the first opening and closing valve 123 is longer than the time to open the first outlet 122 so that the brown rice injected from the first storage hopper 120 to the prosthesis 200 is completely It is desirable to allow it to be milled.

As described above, the brown rice milled in the metropolitan government 200 is stored in the temporary storage unit 300 provided under the metropolitan government 200.

The temporary storage unit 300 has a second discharge port 311 is formed and the second storage hopper 310 for temporarily storing the rice coming out of the mill 210, and opening and closing the second discharge port 311 The second opening and closing valve 320, the sensor 330 for detecting whether the rice wrapping paper is located in the lower portion of the second outlet 311, and only when the detection sensor 330 detects the rice wrapping paper Two opening and closing valve 320 is provided with an opening button 340 for operating to open the second outlet 311.

Due to such a structure, the rice that is milled out of the potter 210 is temporarily stored in the second storage hopper 310, and the user is placed in the lower portion of the second outlet 311 formed in the second storage hopper 310. The second opening / closing valve 320 opens the second outlet 311 only when the opening button 340 is pressed after applying the pouch-shaped wrapping paper. Therefore, when the user presses the open button 340 in a state where the user does not touch the wrapping paper, it is possible to prevent the rice from spilling.

On the other hand, the bottom of the main body 10 is provided with a wrapping paper discharge unit 500 for discharging the rice wrapping paper when the payment is made in the cost payment unit 40.

The wrapping paper discharge unit 500 includes a roller 510 wound around the wrapping paper, and when the user pays the cost through the cost payment unit 40, the individual wrapping paper in the form of a pouch wound around the roller 510 is discharged. do.

If the user incorrectly positions the inlet of the wrapping paper under the second outlet 311, all or part of the rice discharged through the second outlet 311 may not be put into the wrapping paper, and the tray is installed in the rice outlet 80. Fall to 81. In this case, the user may separate the tray 81 from the rice extraction unit 80, and then input the rice contained in the tray 81 into a wrapping paper.

Meanwhile, rice bran (or rice bran dregs) and fine dust generated during the milling process of the mill 210 are removed through the dust collector 400 connected to the dust discharge pipe 410 in the mill 210.

 The dust collecting unit 400 inhales rice bran and dust with a suction force capable of sucking rice bran and fine dust generated during milling, and then sends rice bran and dust to the dust bag 420 through the dust discharge pipe 410. Therefore, rice bran and dust are collected in the dust bag 420 provided on one side of the main body 10.

The manager of the rice vending machine can cleanly manage the rice vending machine by periodically cleaning by emptying the rice bran and dust collected in the dust bag 420.

Next will be described the operation of the rice vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention configured as described above.

It is necessary to adjust the amount of rice discharged from the settled amount of money according to the place of installing the above-mentioned rice vending machine or the type of rice varieties put into the rice vending machine.

At this time, the manager of the rice vending machine opens the right front panel 22 and operates the switch button 71 in the PC 70 to be used as an input unit for controlling the amount of rice discharged from the plurality of selection buttons 30. Be sure to

At this time, the guide unit 50 helps the administrator of the rice vending machine to easily operate the input unit by guiding how to use the plurality of selection buttons 30 by text or voice.

When the manager of the rice vending machine describes how to operate the input unit, first enter a password using a plurality of selection buttons (30).

Then, by using the plurality of selection buttons 30 is switched to the mode that can adjust the amount of rice discharged from a predetermined amount of payment.

When the manager of the rice vending machine inputs the amount of rice discharged from the predetermined amount of money paid by the selection button 30, the input information is stored in the information storage unit 72 to be data.

In this state, when the user pays the cost through the payment unit 40 and presses the selection button 30 to operate the rice vending machine, the control unit 73 stores the data stored in the information storage unit 72. The amount of rice discharged from the first storage hopper 120 can be adjusted by adjusting the time for opening and opening the first outlet 122 by the first opening / closing valve 123 according to the data.

Therefore, the manager of the rice vending machine can respond appropriately according to the type of rice and the region where the rice vending machine is put into the rice vending machine.

In addition, the rice vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention can solve the problem that a defect occurs when the rice is automatically packed because the user receives the rice drawn out through the rice withdrawal unit 80 directly into a pouch-type wrapping paper. Will be.

In the above described the automatic vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, those of ordinary skill in the art belongs without modification without departing from the concept of the invention It is possible and such variations are within the scope of the present invention.

1 is a perspective view of a rice vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the left, right front panel is opened in the rice vending machine shown in FIG.

Figure 3 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the rice vending machine shown in FIG.

** Description of symbols for the main parts of the drawing **

10: main body 30: selection button

40: payment unit 50: guide

71: switching button 73: control unit

100: supply part 200: metropolitan government

300: temporary storage 400: dust collector

500: wrapping paper discharge

Claims (4)

A cost payment unit designed to allow consumers to pay a certain amount of money; A first storage hopper having a first discharge port through which unmilled rice is stored and the stored rice is discharged; A first opening / closing valve for regulating discharge of rice stored in the first storage hopper by opening and closing the first outlet; A mill for milling rice discharged from the first storage hopper; Temporary storage unit is discharged and temporarily stored in the rice mill in the mill, An input unit for inputting an amount of rice discharged from the first outlet when a predetermined cost is settled in the payment unit; An information storage unit for storing the information input by the input unit; A control unit which reads the information stored in the information storage unit and adjusts the time for opening the first outlet by the first opening / closing valve, The temporary storage unit has a second discharge hopper is formed in the lower portion and the second storage hopper for temporarily storing the rice coming out of the mill; A second opening and closing valve for opening and closing the second discharge port; A detection sensor for detecting whether a rice wrapper is located below the second outlet; And a release button for operating the second open / close valve to open the second outlet only when the sensor senses the rice wrapper. The method of claim 1, A minute adjuster to adjust the degree of rice milled in the mill; A plurality of selection buttons arranged to input a desired degree of the user, The rice vending machine further comprises a switching button for switching the function of the selection button so that the plurality of selection buttons can be used as the input unit. delete The method of claim 1, The rice vending machine further comprises a wrapping paper discharge unit for discharging the rice wrapping paper when the cost is settled in the cost settlement unit.

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